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HomeMy Public PortalAbout12/18/79 CCM282 PAYROLL DECENBER 18, 1979 5580 Charles Hoover 5581 Jerome LaFond 5582 Michael Rouillard 5583 James Dillman 5584 Robert Dressel 5585 Ronald Duran 5586 Robert Derus 5587 Sylvia Rudolph 5588 Farmers State Bank 5589 Director of Int. Rev. 5590 Commissioner of Tax. 5591 State of Minn. Soc Sec. 5592 FDA $581.20 504.26 472.50 397.38 412.90 463.11 216.42 117.05 of Hamel 18.75 557.30 265.80 134.43 264.75 4405.85 ORDER CHECKS 8517 C.S. McCrossan, Inc. 52,547.85 8518 State of Minn. Soc. Sec. 134.43 8519 PERA 386.16 8520 Crow River News 53,068.44 916.80 53,985.24 The Council of the City of Medina met in regular session on Tuesday December 18 at 7:30 p.M. Members present; 1979 v 83 Mayor, Thomas Anderson; Councilmembers, Sarah Lutz, Nancy Laurent, Thomas Crosby, William Reiser; Clerk -Treasurer, Donna xoehl; planning and Zoning Administrator, Robert Derus; Police Chief, Charles Hoover; public Works Director, Ron Duran; Attorney, Richard Schieffer; Engineer, Lyle Swanson 1. MIN[JTES OF DECEMBER 4, 1979 Motion by Reiser, seconded by Lutz to accept minutes of December 4, 1979, as presented. Motion declared carried 2. PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. Motion by Lutz, seconded by Reiser to approve Resolution 79-73, allowing Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. to bury cable to serve 640 Hamel Rd. Motion declared carried Minnegasco Motion by Reiser, seconded by Lutz to approve Resolution .79-74, allowing Minnegasco to gas lines to serve 922 Hamel Rd. Motion declared carried install Water and Sewer Rate Increase Independence Beach Resident, Allen Elsenpeter, questioned the reasons for a suggested rate increase when neighboring communities rates are much less than Medina's. He asked for infor- mation on the method of paying for the newly constructed Hamel well and whether all Medina customers were sharing in the cost. Donna Roehl explained that Community Development Block Grant funds had been used for a portion of the cost and that approximately $13,000 had been borrowed from the Hamel Bond Fund and was being paid for out of Hamel Utility funds. Penny Elsenpeter stated that the quality of the water was poor and perhaps that problem should be corrected before increasing rates. Lyle Swanson stated that they would attempt to clear up the problem by opening some hydrants and allowing the water to run slowly; some improvement should be noted within 2 weeks. He asked for names of 4 homeowners who would-be willing to keep the city informed of the water quality. A -suggestion was made to flush all hydrants each time hydrants were flushed. Allen Elsenpeter questioned why _Medina was paying such a large amount to Metro waste Control Penney Elsenpeter asked if it would be possible to delay increaseing rates for 6 months until it had been determined if the water quality had improved. She stated that it would be easier for residents to agree with an increase if there was improvement of the water quality, William Foss asked if information regarding inspections of the water by the State Health Department was available. He was told that information was available for his inspection. Motion by Crosby, seconded by Laurent to acknowledge receipt of petition of comments regarding water quality and the suggested rate increase. Motion carried Matter was tabled until January 2nd. to allow for investigation of Metro charges and to determine whether or not the water quality had improved. 3. D.M.E.PLAT, UTILITY EASEMENT VACATION, PL]BLIC HEARING, 8:20 p.m. Robert Derus reported that because Mr. Erickson's platted lot was being increased in size it would be necessary to vacate the existing utility easement and new easements would need to be placed on the new perimeter of the property. It was suggested that Mr. Erickson's engineer prepare a legal description of the easement and present to Medina's engineer for approval. Richard Schieffer requested that the following be added to the prepared resolution; Add nc.“ under Item 1; Applicant shall convey to the City of Medina easements as approved by the City engineer. 284 Motion by Crosby, seconded by Lutz to close the public Hearing. Motion declared carried public Hearing closed at 8:30 p.m. Matter was tabled until January 2nd. 4. WALTER TELTEGEN, VARIANCE Mr. Tellegen presented written comments of Denis Jordan stating no opposition to the location of Mr. Tellegen's barn. Motion by Reiser, seconded by Lutz to grant a variance to. Walter Tellegen to construct a barn at 2212 Chippewa Rd.; Hardship being that Mr. Tellegen is unable to construct a barn in area consistent with existing buildings and still follow zoning regulations. Motion declared carried 5• ED CALDWELL, VARIANCE Robert Derus presented Mr. Caldwell's plans to construct a 32' x 32' barn at 2425 Tamarack Dr. Barn to be locared 45 ft. from south property line and 225 ft. from west property line. Motion by Reiser, seconded by Crosby to grant a variance to Ed Caldwell to construct a barn at 2425 Tamarack Dr.; hardship being the inability to construct the barn in the vicinity of the house without securing a variance. Motion declared carried 6. CHESTNUT RD. EASEMENT Discussion of past history regarding attempts to secure dedication of .an easement for Chest- nut Rd. property owner, Morris Holmberg,•explained that he would be willing to dedicate 33 ft. if the property owners on the south side of the road would do likewise. David Moore stated that his deed indicates that a 33 ft. easement has been dedicated. Richard Schieffer explained that easements would be needed from all owenrs in a form that could be filed with Hennepin County. Discussion of the George Carter easement problem. Matter was tabled and Robert Derus vas asked to contact Attorney, Jim Lane, for inform- ation as to what Mr. Carter s position is on the matter. 7. WILLIAM CAVANAUGH Robert Derus presented plans of William Cavanaugh to construct a 50 x 100 ft. concrete block building on Lot 41 Medina 2nd Industrial Addition. He stated that the planning Commission had approved the plans with some conditions. Lyle Swanson stated that he had reviewed the plans and that parking and landscaping were acceptable. Robert Derus recommended entering into Development Agreement, suggested administration fees and bond amount. Motion by Crosby, seconded by Lutz to enter into Development Agreement with William Cavanaugh to construct a concrete block storage building on Lot 4, Medina Industrial Addition contin- gent upon Developer posting a $5500. bond for parking improvements and landscaping; Developer to pay $115. administration fee and..$815. sewer and water connection charges; Completion date to be August 1, 1980; Developer to guarantee plant growth over one growing season. Motion declared carried 8. TOWER DRIVE Don Mayer requested that Tower Dr. be snowplowed by city plows during the 1979-80 season even though streets have not been completed. Lyle Swanson stated that the C.S. McCrossan Co. would have no problem with the city plowing as they failed to.complete the work on the anticipated schedule. . Richard Schieffer stated that there would be no legal problem with snowplowing as requeste' Ron Duran stated that they would need to be able to turn around. Concensus of the Council was to agree to the city doing the snowplowing on T6Wer. Dr. _ dui=_; ing the 1979-80 season. 9. SALARIES 9 g 5 Mayor Anderson suggested that a percentage salary raise be given to all employees but � the police officers who are still negotiating with the city. He also suggested that coucnil members have discussions with individual employees. He stated that Karen Olson, Medina's negotiator, had suggested that insurance rate increases not be provided for the police officers until the contract is settled. Discussion as to what the starting salary of Robert Anderson should be as of January 1st. Thomas Anderson stated that he would like to discuss salaries based upon comparable cities for remainder of staff. Matter was tabled until January 2nd. meeting. 10. RICHARD MfARKLUND Discussion of the request for refund of building permit fee by Mr. Marklund because house was never built. Robert Derus reported that the SAC Charge fee should be returned; that the plan review fee and state fees could not be refunded but a portion of the permit fee could be returned. Donna Roehl stated that Council had denied a refund to Ed Lehto on a permit in the Hunter Farms area; also City Staff had many conversations and problems with Mr. Marklund regarding his house plans and with the road to the property.. Motion by Reiser, seconded by Lutz to refund only the SAC Charge portion of the building permit 0135.00) to Richard Marklund. Motion declared carried 11. ISHAM LAND DIVISION Robert Derus presented a corrected legal description for the 'sham Land Division resolution. Motion by Reiser, seconded by Laurent to add the corrected legal description to Resolution 79-44, Isham Division. Motion declared carried 12. STREET LIGHTING Robert Derus and Donna Roehl presented information on various cities practices regarding street lighting installation procedures and charging. Concensus of the Council was to develop a policyregarding charging for street lights. Motion by Crosby, seconded by Lutz to adopt the following policy regarding street lighting; Any request for street lights, barring benefits to the general public, shall be installed at the discretion of the City Council and all costs associated with installation and mainten- ance shall be assessed against benefiting property owners. Motion declared carried Sarah Lutz left at 10:10 P.M. 13. SHADE TREE PROGRAM Motion by Crosby, seconded by Lutz to adopt the 1980 Shade Tree Program, as follows; A2100 Sanitation 100 Equipment 300 Miscellaneous 500 Reforestration Motion declared carried 14. INSURANCE, STATEMENT OF VALUES Motion by Reiser, seconded by Crosby to raise insurance values by 10%, increase valuation on Hamel water tower to $150,000 and have Ron Duran check valuations on road equipment. Motion declared carried 15. SEWAGE DISPOSAL ORDINANCE Discussion of having ordinances published and paying for publication costs before January 1. Motion by Crosby, seconded by Reiser to adopt Sewage Disposal Treatment Code, have it pub- lished promptly and to authorize the Mayor and Clerk to sign a check for the actual or estimated cost of publishing, prior to the next regular City Council meeting. Motion declared carried 616. SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE Thomas Crosby made several suggestions regarding correcting omissions Motion by Crosby, seconded by Reiser to adopt Subdivision Regulations as December 18, 1979 meeting, publish promptly and pay publication costs in Motion declared carried and typing errors. agreed upon at this 1979. Motion by Crosby, seconded by Reiser to'repeal the Medina platting Code effective upon publication of the Subdivision Regulations. Motion declared carried 17. BILLS Motion by Crosby, seconded by Reiser to apy the bills; Order Checks # 8517-8520 in the amount of $ 53,985.24 and Payroll Checks #5580-5592 in the amount of Motion declared caried 18. w00DLAKE SANITARY LANDFILL Discussion of the information presented at expansion of woodlake Sanitary Landfill. Robert Derus reported that portions of the Consensus of the Council was that it would if an expansion permit is applied for. 84405•85• the public Hearing, held by the pCA, regarding 40 acre expansion site are not zoned properly. need to be reviewed by the planning Commission 19. SEWER LINE TELEVISING Discussion of reallocation of Community Development funds so as to increase the amount of money available to televise the Hamel Sewer lines. Motion by Crosby, seconded by Reiser to adopt Resolution 79-75 reallocating $3600.00 of year V Community Development Block Grant Funds from Medina Morningside Special Assessment Grants to Televising of the Hamel Sewer lines along with the $10,000 previously provided for that purpose. Motion declared carried 20. ELM CREEK POLLUTION Jeanne Mabusth reported that she, Lyle Swanson, and Joel Settles of the Hennepin Soil and water Conservation District had walked the Elm Creek area and had determined that the taking of water sAmples would need to wait until the spring of 1980. Motion by Reiser, seconded by Crosby to Adjourn. Motion declared carried Meeting adjourned at 11;00 p.M. �1 Zeit ) Clerk December 18, 1979