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ORDER CHECKS - DECEMBER 6, 1994
13960 A T & T $ 157.00
13961 AMEM 20.00
13962 Adam s Pest Control 58.58
13963 American Door Service 230.00
13964 American Public Works Assn 90.00
13965 Earl F. Anderson 1,771.00
13966 Banyon Data Systems 602.74
13967 Barco Municipal Products 37.62
13968 Barton Sand & Gravel 1,763.29
13969 Edgar Belland 588.30
13970 Bonestroo, Rosene, Anderlik 19,950.65
13971 Business Forms & Acctg 56.20
13972 Commercial Life Ins. Co. 81.30
13973 Commissioner of Revenue 1,370.67
13974 Connelly Ind. Elect. 287.89
13975 Copy Duplicating Products 137.00
13976 Delta Dental 696.90
13977 Des Lauriers & Sons, Inc 3,841.00
13978 E-Z-Recycling 2,070.00
13979 ESS Bros. & Sons, Inc. 142.71
13980 Equal Net 15.48
13981 Farmers State Bank of Hamel 5,612.93
13982 Feed Rite Controls 1,187.80
13983 Fortin Hardware 147.99
13984 G & H Distributing 7.10
13985 GAB 1,536.77
13986 Genuine Parts 466.99
13987 Grafix Shoppe 42.60
13988 Greater N.W. Office of R.E. Assessors 2,566.00
13989 Hamel Building Center 368.17
13990 Hamel Fire Dept. 15,968.25
13991 Hardrives, Inc 119,735.69
13992 Henn. Coop. Seed Exchange 88.35
13993 Henn. Co. Dept. of Prop. Tax 173.06
13994 Henn. Co. Treas., Acctg. Svcs. 1,932.00
13995 Henn. Co. Sheriff 9,635.37
13996 Holmes & Graven 9,154.60
13997 ISCO, Inc. 100.64
13998 Intl Assn. of Chiefs of Police 100.00
13999 Paul Kozloski 861.97
14000 LCI, Inc 39.65
14001 G. D. LaPlant Sanitation, Inc. 24.21
14002 Law Enforcement Labor Services 200.00
14003 Lifetech Corp. 394.59
14004 Long Lake Fire Dept. 2,379.50
14005 Long Lake Tractor & Equipment 37.91
14006 Loretto Fire Dept. 6,857.25
14007 Maple Plain Fire Dept. 775.00
14008 Mayer Mobil 41.05
14009 Medica 3,517.67
14010 Metropolitan Waste Control 8,312.00
14011 Metropolitan Council 1,584.00
14012 Minn. Chiefs of Police Assn 110.00
14013 Minnesota Dept. of Health 687.00
14014 Minnesota Rural Water 160.00
14015 Mothers Motors/Loretto Towing 82.65
14016 Donald Nielsen 1,800.00
14017 Northern States Power 2,350.75
14018 Northern States Power 648.42
14019 Northwest Suburban Chamber 52.00
14020 P.E.R.A. 4,256.26
14021 Pitney Bowes Credit Corp 283.38
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ORDER CHECKS - DECEMBER 6, 1994 (CONT'D)
14022 Public Safety Equipment 120.00
14023 Quill Corp 7.99
14024 Randy's Sanitation 73.12
14025 E.H. Renner & Sons 9,456.87
14026 Reynolds Welding 16.61
14027 Steven Scherer 41.90
14028 Shamrock Plastics 833.18
14029 Streicher's 624.48
14030 Superior Ford 581.71
14031 Twin City Office 251.56
14032 U.S. West Cellular 73.96
14033 U.S. West Communications 340.95
14034 Viking Safety Products 352.53
14035 Weekly News 117.00
14036 Wright Hennepin Security Services 35.41
14037 Wright Hennepin Electric 909.38
14141 Barna, Guzy, Steffen (out of sequence) 5,000.00
$257,084.55
PAYROLL CHECKS - DECEMBER 6, 1994
14150 Steven T. Scherer $ 810.39
14151 Richard R. Rabenort 1,352.44
14152 Michael J. Rouillard 960.70
14153 Scott A. Stillman 974.08
14154 James D. Dillman 1,155.96
14155 Robert P. Dressel 1,016.79
14156 Edgar J. Belland 940.90
14157 Jeffrey E. Karlson 1,094.34
14158 Cecilia M. Vieau 680.25
14159 Laura L. Sulander 811.75
14160 Sandra L. Larson 651.59
14161 Joseph R. Heyman 727.95
14162 Jon D. Priem 726.65
14163 Anne E. Theis 207.79
14164 Ann C. Thies 138.52
14165 John B. Ferris 138.52
14166 Philip K. zietlow 138.52
14167 James R. Johnson 138.52
14168 Steven T. Scherer 664.68
14169 Richard R. Rabenort 1,152.44
14170 Michael J. Rouillard 925.91
14171 Scott A. Stillman 985.61
14172 James D. Dillman 1,113.33
14173 Robert P. Dressel 688.57
14174 Edgar J. Belland 924.72
14175 Jeffrey E. Karlson 596.32
14176 Cecilia M. Vieau 388.62
14177 Laura L. Sulander 432.96
14178 Sandra L. Larson 295.05
14179 Joseph R. Heyman 670.28
14180 Jon D. Priem $ 694.92
$22,199.07
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MEDINA CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF DECEMBER 6, 1994
The City Council of Medina, Minnesota met in regular session on
December 6, 1994 at 7:30 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers
with Acting Mayor Ann Thies presiding.
Members Present: John Ferris, James Johnson, Ann Thies and
Philip Zietlow.
Members Absent: Mayor Anne Theis.
Also Present:
Police Chief Rick Rabenort, Public Works
Director Jim Dillman, City Engineer Shawn
Gustafson, Zoning Administrator Loren Kohnen,
City Attorney Ron Batty and Clerk -Treasurer
Jeff Karlson.
1. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
Moved by Zietlow, seconded by Thies, to adopt the agenda with the
following additions:
A. Consideration of Interim Ordinance Regarding Adult Uses
B. Discussion of Long Lake Improvement Project Cooperative
Agreement
C. Discussion of Non -Phosphorous Fertilizers
D. Approval of Permits for Wright -Hennepin Cooperative Electric
[Consent]
E. Approval of Minutes for November 16, 1994 Special Meeting
Motion passed unanimously.
2. CONSENT AGENDA
Moved by Ferris, seconded by Johnson, to approve the consent
agenda, as follows:
A. Approval of Steve Tallen's 1995 Prosecution Proposal
B. Approval of Lawful Gambling License for Holy Name Church for
a Fund Raiser
C. Resolution No. 94-77, "Resolution Granting Conditional Use
Permit to Goodin Company for an Office/Warehouse/Showroom
Facility"
D. Approval of Permits for Wright -Hennepin Electric Cooperative
for the Installation and Upgrade of Overhead Lines
Motion passed unanimously.
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Moved by Zietlow, seconded by Ferris, to approve the minutes of the
regular meeting of November 15, 1994, as written. Motion passed
unanimously.
Moved by Ferris, seconded by Thies, to approve the minutes of the
special meeting of November 16, 1994, as amended, as follows:
Page 1, paragraph 8, to read, "...traffic problem was a sensitive
issue..."
Motion passed unanimously.
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Moved by Zietlow, seconded by Ferris, to approve the minutes of the
special meeting of November 17, 1994, as amended, as follows:
Page 3, item 3, add paragraph 10, to read, "The parcels included in
the deferment of principal and interest payments are described as
follows:" (add list of 9 parcel numbers with corresponding names
and addresses).
Motion passed unanimously.
4. ROBERT PEPIN - REQUEST FOR SUBDIVISION/COMBINATION/VARIANCE
Robert Pepin, 3312 Pioneer Trail, asked to subdivide a portion of
one of the parcels he owned, which was split by Pioneer Trail, and
to add it on to another parcel on the west side of Pioneer Trail.
The subdivided parcel on the east side of Pioneer where Pepin's
home was located was 3.74 acres, requiring a variance of 1.26 acres
to meet the septic requirements. The hardship was the location of
Pioneer Trail.
The Planning Commission recommended approval with two conditions.
Loren Kohnen said the Loretto Fire Department requested that Medina
obtain a 30 foot fire access easement for lake access to Lake Peter
that would be used by fire trucks to get water. Kohnen said the
easement did not mean a road, but simply a place for the fire
trucks to back up to the lake to draw water.
Ron Batty said he could not recall that the City ever required a
similar easement as part of a lot division.
John Ferris said if the Loretto Fire Department needed water from
the lake, it was unlikely that anyone would deny them access to the
lake. Ferris said the Council should not grant an easement under
these circumstances.
Jim Tiller, an attorney representing the Pepin's, said an easement
would put a burden on the property and would reduce the value of
the land.
Jim Johnson said at one time it was the practice of the City to
require easements for lake access.
Phil Zietlow said he had never seen where the City required an
easement for access to a lake.
Ann Thies said lake access for fire trucks was not as important as
it used to be because of larger tankers, water towers, and
hydrants.
Moved by Ferris, seconded by Zietlow, to direct staff to prepare a
resolution granting a subdivision, lot combination and variance for
a substandard lot to Robert Pepin, 3312 Pioneer Trail with two
conditions as recommended by the Planning Commission; the hardship
for the variance being the location of Pioneer Trail and Lake
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Peter. Motion passed unanimously.
5. DENNIS HECKER - REQUEST FOR LOT SUBDIVISION
Dennis Hecker, 3072 Willow Drive, asked to subdivide 40 acres into
two parcels. Lot 1 would be 12.15 acres and Lot 2 would 27.62
acres. Both lots met the soil requirements. There would be an
easement on the south edge of Lot 1 for a driveway to Lot 2.
The Planning Commission recommended that the subdivision be
approved with three conditions.
Moved by Johnson, seconded by Thies, to authorize staff to prepare
a resolution granting a two lot subdivision to Dennis Hecker, 3072
Willow Drive with three conditions as recommended by the Planning
Commission. Motion passed unanimously.
6. DON PEARSON/MICHAEL SEELAND - LOT LINE REARRANGEMENT
Don Pearson, 1242 Homestead Trail, wished to obtain a .193 acre
piece from Michael Seeland to add to his property for a total of
1.21 acres. Several months ago Pearson had applied for a setback
variance to build a detached garage. The Planning Commission
directed Pearson to see if he could add to his property so that a
variance would not be necessary.
The Planning Commission recommended approval of the lot line
rearrangement and plat for Don Pearson and Michael Seeland with two
conditions.
Moved by Johnson, seconded by Zietlow, to direct staff to prepare
a resolution granting approval of a lot line rearrangement and plat
for Don Pearson and Michael Seeland with two conditions as
recommended by the Planning Commission. Motion passed unanimously.
7. UPGRADE OF PUBLIC WORKS FACILITY
Jim Dillman said the estimated cost of upgrading the City's public
works building was $80,000. Dillman said the cost would include a
concrete floor for the entire building, interior remodeling, doors,
insulation, lights, floor drains, heating and ventilation. Dillman
said the City would act as the general contractor and do the
improvements in stages. Dillman said he would like to add an
office/lunch room in the near future. Dillman pointed out that
this proposal did not include any improvements to the exterior of
the building.
Moved by Ferris, seconded by Thies, to authorize Jim Dillman to
proceed with the improvement of the public works facility as
proposed at an estimated cost of $80,000. Motion passed
unanimously.
8. 1995 BUDGET
The Council reviewed the revisions made to the 1995 budget.
Jim Johnson pointed out that the Hamel Athletic Club would assume
the same responsibilities in taking care of the Hamel Legion Park
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even though the City had taken over the ownership of the land.
Johnson said besides ownership of the land, nothing else would
change as far as the maintenance of the field was concerned. As in
previous years, the Council budgeted $8,500 to contribute to the
Athletic Club for park maintenance.
9. INTERIM ORDINANCE REGARDING ADULT USES
Ron Batty said Medina's zoning ordinance did not address adult
uses. He added that most city ordinances were not well -suited for
this type of application. In suggesting that the Council adopt an
interim ordinance regarding adult uses, Batty said this would
prevent such uses from slipping in before the City had an
opportunity to carefully consider how to regulate them. Batty said
the use of an interim ordinance to study and regulate adult uses
had been upheld by the courts.
Ann Thies asked what the next step would be if the Council adopted
the interim ordinance.
Batty said the City would conduct a planning study to determine if
the City had a district where adult uses could be permitted with
restrictions. Batty said if Medina completely banned adult uses,
the City would be open for attack because it involved First
Amendment issues. Batty added that allowing adult uses in a
particular district is more defensible than banning it entirely.
Batty said all the interim ordinance would do is give the Planning
Commission and City Council an opportunity to review the ordinance
and make substantial changes or to leave it as is. It would also
freeze the application process until the City decided what to do.
Moved by Ferris, seconded by Zietlow, to adopt Ordinance No. 281,
"An Ordinance Placing a Moratorium on the Siting of Adult Uses
Within any Zoning District of the City of Medina and Directing a
Study to be Conducted Thereon."
Ayes: Ferris, Johnson, Thies and Zietlow. Nays: None.
Ordinance No. 281 adopted a 4-aye and 0-nay vote.
Moved by Thies, seconded by Ferris, to adopt Resolution No. 94-78,
"Resolution Authorizing Publication of Ordinance No. 281 by Title
and Summary."
Ayes: Ferris, Johnson, Thies and Zietlow. Nays: None.
Resolution No. 94-78 adopted on a 4-aye and 0-nay vote.
10. NO -PHOSPHOROUS FERTILIZERS
Phil Zietlow said there was a campaign to have cities use only non -
phosphorous fertilizers. Zietlow pointed out that the City of
Plymouth was the first city to switch to non -phosphorous
fertilizers and to promote its use by making it available to
residents at a reduced cost.
John Ferris said the problem with non -phosphorous is that it takes
more fertilizer to be equally effective.
Zietlow said he was interested in the idea because the Minnehaha
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Creek Watershed District wanted Medina to contribute to the clean
up of Long Lake, claiming that Medina tributaries to Long Lake were
responsible for much of the phosphate contamination to the lake.
Zietlow suggested that more details be gathered and brought to the
next meeting.
11. LONG LAKE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT
Shawn Gustafson said the proposed Long Lake Improvement Project
Cooperative Agreement that the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District
(MCWD) was asking to City to endorse required cities to prepare a
local water management plan and to share in one -sixth of the
routine operation and maintenance costs of the wet detention ponds.
Gustafson said a surface water management plan could cost up to
$50,000.
Phil Zietlow said there was little benefit to Medina residents in
proportion to the cost.
Ron Batty said according to the August 16, 1994 Council minutes,
the cooperative agreement did not reflect what the Council had
discussed at the meeting.
The Council directed staff to write a letter to the MCWD stating
that the agreement was inconsistent with previous discussions
regarding the proposed project, specifically where the City of
Medina had to prepare a water management plan and share in the
routine operation and maintenance costs.
12. PAYMENT OF BILLS
Moved by Ferris, seconded by Zietlow, to approve the payment of
Order Check Numbers 13960-14037 and 14141 for $257,084.55 and
Payroll Check Numbers 14150-14180 for $22,199.07. Motion passed
unanimously.
13. ADJOURNMENT
Moved by Zietlow, seconded by Thies, to adjourn the meeting at 9:20
p.m. Motion passed unanimously.
(Z Y
Akin C. Thies, Acting Mayor
ATTEST:
e: E.VKarlson, Clerk -Treasurer
December 6, 1994