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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC - May 15, 2012C I T Y O F ND OVE ® 1685 CROSSTOWN BOULEVARD N.W. • ANDOVER, MINNESOTA 55304 . (763) 755 -5100 FAX (763) 755 -8923 • WWW.ANDOVERMN.GOV Regular City Council Meeting — Tuesday, May 15, 2012 Call to Order — 7:00 p.m. Pledge of Allegiance Resident Forum Agenda Approval 1. Approval of Minutes (4/24/12 Workshop; 5/1/12 Regular; 5/1/12 Closed) Consent Items 2. Approve Payment of Claims — Finance 3. Update City Project 11 -10 /South Coon Creek Drive NW Reconstruction — Engineering 4. Approve Resolution Authorizing Execution of a Development Agreement /Arbor Oaks Senior Living, LLC — Planning 5. Approve Refuse /Recycler Hauler Licenses —Administration Discussion Items © 6. Anoka County Sheriff's Office Monthly Report — Sheriff 7. Update from the Crooked Lake Area Association - Planning 8. Public Hearing/Vacation of Easement /Grey Oaks /1640 and 1678 - 155th Lane NW - Planning 9. Public Hearing/Vacation of Easement /Parkside at Andover Station 2nd Addition/l927,1933,1943 140th Lane NW - Planning Staff Items 10. Schedule June EDA Meeting — Administration 11. Schedule June Workshop Meeting - Administration 12. Administrator's Report —Administration Mayor /Council Input Closed Session: Negotiations on PID 11- 32 -24 -32 -0001, 11- 32 -24 -31 -0001, & 11- 32 -24 -24 -0001. Negotiations on PID 29- 32 -24 -44 -0022 Adjournment C S ►: J W C I T Y 0 F r,w REGULAR ANDOVER CITY COUNCIL MEETING — MAY 15, 2012 MINUTES The Regular Bi- Monthly Meeting of the Andover City Council was called to order by Mayor Mike Gamache, May 15, 2012, 7:02 p.m., at the Andover City Hall, 1685 Crosstown Boulevard NW, Andover, Minnesota. Councilmembers present: Mike Knight, Sheri Bukkila, Julie Trude, and Tony Howard Councilmember absent: None Also present: City Administrator, Jim Dickinson Community Development, Director Dave Carlberg City Attorney, Scott Baumgartner Others PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE RESIDENT FORUM No one wished to address the Council. AGENDA APPROVAL Mayor Gamache stated there would be three (3) parcel acquisitions discussed at the closed session instead of the current two (2) listed. Motion by Councilmember Trude, Seconded by Councilmember Bukkila, to approve the Agenda as amended. Motion carried unanimously. APPROVAL OF MINUTES April 24, 2012 City Council Workshop Meeting Councilmember Trude stated on page 1, line 30, after 60 -acres insert "from Kuikens, whose property is north of the Selmer property. Together the two (2) parcels plus access would complete the" then continue with the remaining sentence. Councilmember Trude stated on page 3, line 21, insert "a resident who had been president of prior to the Shadowbrook Townhome Association. © Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes — May 15, 2012 Page 2 Councilmember Trude stated on page 4, line 8, add to the end of the sentence, "but is not comfortable with also buying the 20 -acre Kuiken piece." Councilmember Trude stated on page 6, line 24, changed to read "Councilmember Trude asked the sports association representatives whether they would be open to paying a rental fee and whether the parents would accept this fee." Motion by Councilmember Trude, Seconded by Councilmember Howard, to approve the April 24, 2012 City Council Workshop Meeting minutes as amended. The motion carried unanimously. May 1, 2012 Regular City Council Meeting Motion by Councilmember Trude, Seconded by Councilmember Howard, to approve the May 1, 2012, Regular City Council Meeting minutes as presented. The motion carried unanimously. May 1, 2012 Closed City Council Meeting Motion by Councilmember Trude, Seconded by Councilmember Bukkila to approve the May 1, 2012, Closed City Council Meeting minutes as presented. The motion carried unanimously. CONSENT ITEMS Item 2 Approve Payment of Claims. Item 3 Update City Project 11 -10 /South Coon Creek Drive NW Reconstruction. Item 4 Approve Resolution Authorizing Execution of a Development Agreement/Arbor Oaks Senior Living, LLC. (See Resolution R050 -12) Item 5 Approve Refuse /Recycler Hauler Licenses. Motion by Councilmember Bukkila, Seconded by Councilmember Knight, for approval of the Consent Agenda as presented. Motion carried unanimously. ANOKA COUNTYSHERIFFS OFFICE MONTHLY REPORT Lieutenant Shelly Orlando, Anoka County Sheriff's Office, provided the City Council and residents with an update on law enforcement activities within the City for April 2012 including 12 DWI arrests, 6 domestic arrests, arrests for burglaries, obstructive legal process, assault, control substance, a hit and run incident, damage to property, and terroristic threats. UPDATE FROM THE CROOKED LAKE AREA ASSOCIATION © Mr. Dan Anderson, Crooked Lake Area Association, provided a newsletter published by the Crooked Lake Area Association. He explained the Association is a self - proclaimed steward of Crooked Lake. The money they collect goes towards water treatment, education, the newsletter, and other projects for the lake. He thanked the Council for their participation in protecting the © Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes — May 15, 2012 Page 3 quality of Crooked Lake. There will be an annual picnic at the park on July 15a . He stated Crooked Lake has been awarded a Star Lake designation and is one (1) of ten (10) lakes in the state with this designation. He explained the lake is open for everyone to use. Councilmember Knight commended the Association on their work in protecting the quality of the lake. Mayor Gamache thanked the Association for also adopting the boat landing park. Councilmember Knight asked how many rain gardens were in the area that helped with the storm water. Mr. Anderson stated there are 4 gardens on the west side of the lake and this has been the most effective method for storm water runoff for the amount of dollars spent. Councilmember Trude complimented the Association on their newsletter and there was a great article pointing out what is available to the residents. The photos also show this is not an area that is too urban to support wildlife. PUBLIC HEARING: VACATION OF EASEMENT /GREY OAKS 11640 AND 1678 — 155TH LANE NW Community Development Director Carlberg stated the proposed vacation of existing drainage and utility easements is one step in clearing the way for the proposed project. A preliminary plat to combine the two lots and establish new perimeter drainage and utility easements was reviewed by the Planning Commission on May 8, 2012 and is scheduled for review by the City Council on June 5, 2012. The proposed vacation of easement is contingent upon approval of the Arbor Oaks plat and establishment of new drainage and utility easements. The vacation of easement resolution and final plat will be required to be recorded concurrently. The vacation of easement will not affect other easements that exist on the subject property for a natural gas pipeline or overhead power lines. He requested the motion include an amendment to Condition 2 of the resolution to remove the words "and right -of- way". Motion by Councilmember Knight, Seconded by Councilmember Bukkila to open the public hearing. The motion carried unanimously. Mayor Gamache opened the public hearing at 7:27 p.m. Motion by Councilmember Knight, Seconded by Councilmember Bukkila to close the public phearing. The motion carried unanimously. Mayor Gamache closed the public hearing at 7:28 p.m. Motion by Councilmember Trude, Seconded by Councilmember Howard to approve the resolution © Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes — May 15, 2012 Page 4 Granting the Vacation of Easements on Lots 1 and 2, Block 1, Grey Oaks and remove the words "and right -of -way" from Condition 2. The motion carried unanimously. (See Resolution R051 -12) PUBLIC HEARINGIVA CA TION OF EASEMENTIPARKSIDE A TANDO VER STATION 2ND ADDITION11927,1933,1943140TN LANE NW Community Development Director Carlberg stated the EDA had approved a purchase agreement with Capstone Homes for construction of 35 single - family homes after holding a public hearing on April 17, 2012. The proposed vacation of easement is the first step in preparing two of the lots for building permits for the home style that proposes a 60 -foot lot width to allow for a three (3) car garage. The next two steps will be to record the vacation of easement and a lot line adjustment to widen the two (2) lots to 60 -feet in width. These steps will allow the City to close on the sale of two (2) lots and allow the builder to begin construction of the first two (2) homes. The proposed changes will not affect the property lines or easements of the two (2) existing homes to the east. Easements will be re- established adjacent to the new property lines with a future plat. He requested the motion include an amendment to the resolution removing all references to "and right -of- way". © Motion by Councilmember Knight, Seconded by Councilmember Bukkila to open the public hearing. The motion carried unanimously. Mayor Gamache opened the public hearing at 7:30 p.m. Motion by Councilmember Trude, Seconded by Councilmember Bukkila to close the public hearing. The motion carried unanimously. Mayor Gamache closed the public hearing at 7:31 p.m. Motion by Councilmember Bukkila, Seconded by Councilmember Knight to approve a resolution Granting the Vacation of Easement on Lots 3, 5, and 5, Block 1, Parkside at Andover Station 2nd Addition and remove all references to "and right -of -way" from the resolution. The motion carried unanimously. (See Resolution R052 -12) SCHEDULE JUNE EDA MEETING Motion by Councilmember Trude, Seconded by Councilmember Howard to schedule an EDA Meeting at 6:00 p.m. before the June 5, 2012 City Council Meeting. The motion carried unanimously. © City Administrator Dickinson stated if something does not work out prior to this meeting he requested the EDA President cancel the meeting. © Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes — May 15, 2012 Page 5 SCHEDULE JUNE WORKSHOP MEETING Mayor Gamache stated he had a conflict with June 26a' and requested the Council consider June 27fl' for the workshop. Councilmember Trude stated June 27a' would work for her. Councilmember Howard stated he could meet on June 27`h Councilmember Bukkila stated June 27"' would work. City Administrator Dickinson stated he would work with the Artificial Turf Committee and have them meet on June 27th with the Council. Motion by Councilmember Trude, Seconded by Councilmember Howard to schedule a June City Council Workshop for Wednesday, June 27h at 6:00 p.m. The Motion carried unanimously. ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT City Administrator Dickinson updated the City Council and the residents regarding administration and city department activities, development and CIP projects, and upcoming meetings and community events. In a recent meeting with Connexus Energy staff was informed that Connexus will be changing their billing system and this may impact the billing in Andover. The City is working with them on what the City's needs are. The new billing system is likely to be a monthly billing for utilities rather than a quarterly billing and this will spread the City's charges over three months, rather than billing all once a quarter. If this occurs then the City will look at removing the added fee charged for monthly billing as part of the rate analysis. The changes are not expected to occur before 2014. He stated the Wal -Mart proposal is still being reviewed and would not be presented to the Council until July. The Arbor Oaks development project is moving along and will be at the first City Council meeting in June with their site plan. The City is currently working on several property negotiations as well. He stated the City's Recycling Day had been a success with almost 5 tons of shredded paper. Councilmember Trude asked if the meter reading would be changed to remote reading with a new system through Connexus. City Administrator Dickinson stated the City owns the meters so it would need to be determined by the City if the reading would be changed to remote reading. The City currently contracts with someone for meter readers as part of the contract with Connexus. © Community Development Director Carlberg stated staff is continuing to review the Wal -Mart applications. The two (2) topics being focused on at this time are the Watershed review and the traffic study. The City has received a petition submitted by a resident group in opposition to the project, from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency on behalf of the Environmental Quality © Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes — May 15, 2012 Page 6 Board. The City has 30 -days to take action on this EAW. Staff is looking at the June 5, 2012 or June 19, 2012 City Council meeting to bring this forward for the Council to consider if there is a need to do an EAW based on the petition. The Business Appreciation Day is scheduled for June 13`s at the Refuge. There are still openings for golf teams. The Concert in the Park series will be starting on May 30'h with the Oak View Middle School Jazz Band. These concerts will be held at the pergola next to Target starting at 7:00 p.m. City Administrator Dickinson stated Andover would be identified as the most prolific recycling community in Anoka County. He stated the new home construction in the community is currently at 25. The City budget was for 35 new homes in 2012. He also stated there were also no levy limits set at the legislative level and at this point there are no significant impacts from legislative actions. MAYOR/COUNCIL INPUT (Appointment of John Kriesel) Mayor Gamache stated the Anoka County Board had appointed John Kriesel, as the Veterans Service Officer. (Anoka Hennepin Community Education Advisory Council Update) Councilmember Trude provided an update from the Anoka Hennepin Community Education Advisory Council including the success of a program preparing disadvantaged kids for kindergarten, the adult diploma program coordinated with other school districts and with a partnership through the Work Force Center, the increased attendance with Adventures Plus, and they had not needed to cut as many programs as they had initially thought due to the closing of some locations. She stated her year of service will be done at the end of the school year and if anyone is interested in serving, the new term will begin when the school year starts in September. Councilmember Bukkila suggested the Council discuss appointing a representative for the Anoka Hennepin Education Advisory Council in August. (QCTV Update) Councilmember Trude stated QTCV is still advertising for the Executive Director opening. There will be interviews occurring potentially in June. (City Wide Garage Sale) Councilmember Bukkila stated the City Wide Garage Sale is May 17th, 18th and 19th. There will be a map available on the City's website and at City Hall. There are 187 garage sales registered. (Annual Kid's Safety Camp) Fire Chief Dan Winkel stated the Annual Kid's Safety Camp would be June 12 -13. This camp is for 4th and 5th graders and will be filled with presentations for water and fire safety, bike helmet safety, and animal safety. There will also be a kitchen fire simulation to show kids how to handle this situation. There are approximately 75 openings remaining for this event. (Fun Fest) Councilmember Bukkila stated the Fun Fest information is also available on the Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes — May 15, 2012 Page 7 City's website and if anyone is interested in having a booth at the event now is the time to register. (Stop Sign Request Letter) Councilmember Trade stated the Council has been receiving a -mails from residents in regard to the need for stop signs. She asked staff to draft a general response letter for these inquiries. This is a complex topic and Andover does not have a history of the City Council making engineering decisions. City Administrator Dickinson stated staff could provide a general response letter that covers the engineering side of these inquiries. In the current situation on 147h Avenue, the City does anticipate having a notification to the neighborhood identifying a time for the residents to come before the Council to discuss their concerns. Mayor Gamache clarified the current plan is for the stop signs to remain in place until the construction is completed and then they would be removed. In the mean time the Council would have a meeting to discuss these stop signs and the potential for the stop signs to remain in place. Councilmember Trade stated the newer developments tend to have a one (1) major road with © several side roads into neighborhoods with no stop signs on the major road. The design on 1471' is not unique in the plats the City has seen. Councilmember Bukkila stated one (1) of the concerns brought forward was residents using this road as a main thouroughfare. She stated if it would be manageable with staff time, she would like to see the tools the City has put out to do analysis on the traffic speeds. She would like to see a comparison of the traffic before the construction began, during the construction, and after the construction, if possible. She stated drivers need to be aware of driving carefully in all areas of the City. Councilmember Trade stated some of these steps have already started. She suggested the City contact Laura Landes and have her meet with the neighborhood and provide assistance on how to slow the traffic in the area down. Councilmember Bukkila stated Laura's information is available on the Anoka County Sheriff's website under Crime Prevention and she works with communities in providing awareness. Mayor Gamache stated there are a number of neighborhood associations and Laura Landes could work with them to resolve the traffic issues in this area. Councilmember Trade stated the traffic speed currently collected showed 22% of the traffic is © under the speed limit. She stated she is not convinced stop signs could be used effectively to change people's behavior and reduce speed. Mayor Gamache suggested the Council review this at a workshop. Q Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes — May 15, 2012 Page 8 Mayor Gamache recessed the regular City Council meeting at 8:03 p.m. to a closed session of the City Council to discuss property acquisition negotiations for PID #11- 32 -24 -32 -0001, PID #11- 32- 24- 31- OOO1,PID #11-32-24-24-0001, PID #17- 32 -24 -13 -003, PID #17- 32 -24 -12 -0007, and PID #29- 32 -24 -44 -0022. The City Council reconvened at 8:34 p.m. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Councilmember Bukkila, Seconded by Councilmember Trude, to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 8:35 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Tina Borg, Recording Secretary H CW` J Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes — May 15, 2012 Page 9 REGULAR ANDOVER CITY CO UNCIL MEETING MINUTES — MAY 15, 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE .......................................................................... ............................... 1 RESIDENTFORUM ....................................................................................... ............................... 1 AGENDAAPPROVAL ................................................................................... ............................... 1 APPROVALOF MINUTES ............................................................................ ............................... I CONSENTITEMS .......................................................................................... ............................... 2 Item2 Approve Payment of Claims .......................................................... ............................... 2 Item 3 Update City Project 11 -10 /South Coon Creek Drive NW Reconstruction ................... 2 Item 4 Approve Resolution Authorizing Execution of a Development Agreement/Arbor Oaks Senior Living, LLC(See Resolution R050- 12) ........................... ............................... 2 Item 5 Approve Refuse/Recycler Hauler Licenses ................................... ............................... 2 ANOKA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE MONTHLY REPORT ................. ............................... 2 UPDATE FROM THE CROOKED LAKE AREA ASSOCIATION ............. ............................... 2 PUBLIC HEARING: VACATION OF EASEMENT /GREY OAKS /1640 AND 1678 —155TH LANE NW (See Resolution R051- 12) ....................................................... ............................... 3 PUBLIC HEARING/VACATION OF EASEMENT/PARKSIDE AT ANDOVER STATION 2ND ADDITION/1927,1933,1943 140TH LANE NW(See Resolution R052- 12) ............................ 4 SCHEDULE JUNE EDA MEETING .............................................................. ............................... 4 SCHEDULE JUNE WORKSHOP MEETING ................................................ ............................... 5 ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT ..................................................................... ............................... 5 MAYOR/COUNCIL INPUT ........................................................................... ............................... 6 (Appointment of John Kriesel) .................................................................... ............................... 6 (Anoka Hennepin Community Education Advisory Council Update) ......... ............................... 6 (QCTV Update) ........................................................................................... ............................... 6 (City Wide Garage Sale) .............................................................................. ............................... 6 (Annual Kid's Safety Camp) ........................................................................ ............................... 6 (Fun Fest) ..................................................................................................... ............................... 6 (Stop Sign Request Letter) ........................................................................... ............................... 7 C