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cITY0 F NDOVE A. © 1685 CROSSTOWN BOULEVARD N.W. • ANDOVER, MINNESOTA 55304 • (763) 755 -5100 FAX (763) 755 -8923 • WWW.ANDOVERMN.GOV Regular City Council Meeting — Tuesday, November 19, 2013 Call to Order — 7:00 p.m. Pledge of Allegiance Resident Forum Agenda Approval 1. Approval of Minutes (11/5/13 Regular) Consent Items 2. Approve Payment of Claims — Finance 3. Approve Resolution Accepting Donation from Andover HS Girls Fastpitch Boosters Club/Batting Cage and Fencing/Eveland Fields — Engineering 4. Approve Revised Tournament Application for Softball/Baseball/Fees for Adults — Engineering 5. Approval of Collective Bargaining Agreement/Public Works — Administration 6. Adopt Resolution Hazard Mitigation Plan — Fire 7. Approve Amending Individual Sewage Disposal Systems Ordinance (10 -4) — Building 8. Approve MN Dept. of Health Grant for Wellhead Protection Education — Engineering 9. Approve HVAC Preventive Maintenance Contract /Corval Group — Finance 10. Approve Reimbursement Resolution/2014 Equipment Purchases — Finance 11. Declare Surplus Equipment - Finance Discussion Items 12. Anoka County Sheriff's Dept. Monthly Report — Sheriff 13. Public Hearing — Consider an Ordinance Regulating the Trapping of Animals — Planning 14. Approve a Conditional Use Permit for a telecommunications collocation on the existing water tower ( #2) located at 1717 Crosstown Blvd NW - Verizon Wireless - Planning 15. Approve a Conditional Use Permit for telecommunications collocation on the existing water tower ( #1) and the construction of a shelter located in Rose Park, 14057 Rose St NW - Verizon Wireless - Planning 16. Sketch Plan Review — 18 Lot Single Family Urban Residential Development - 14123 Prairie Road NW — TH Construction —Planning 17. Consider Naming of 40 Acre Sports Complex/3535 - 16151 Avenue NW/l2 -31 — Engineering Staff Items 18. Administrator's Report — Administration Mayor /Council Input Adjournment X REGULAR ANDOVER CITY COUNCIL MEETING — NOVEMBER I9, 2013 MINUTES The Regular Bi- Monthly Meeting of the Andover City Council was called to order by Mayor Mike Gamache, November 19, 2013, 7:00 p.m., at the Andover City Hall, 1685 Crosstown Boulevard NW, Andover, Minnesota. Councilmembers present: Mike Knight, Julie Trade and Tony Howard Councilmember absent: Sheri Bukkila Also present: City Administrator, Jim Dickinson Community Development Director, Dave Carlberg Director of Public Works /City Engineer, David Berkowitz City Attorney, Scott Baumgartner Others 0 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE RESIDENT FORUM No one wished to address the Council. AGENDA APPROVAL Staff submitted supplemental information for Item 12. Motion by Trade, Seconded by Knight, to approve the Agenda as amended above. Motion carried unanimously. APPROVAL OF MINUTES November 5, 2013, Regular Meeting: Correct as written. Motion by Howard, Seconded by Knight, to approve the minutes as presented. Motion carried unanimously. CONSENT ITEMS Item 2 Approve Payment of Claims Item 3 Approve Resolution Accepting Donation from Andover HS Girls Fastpitch Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes — November 19, 2013 Page 2 Boosters Club /Batting Cage and Fencing/Eveland Fields (See Resolution R102- 13) Item 4 Approve Revised Tournament Application for Softball/Baseball/Fees for Adults Item 5 Approval of Collective Bargaining Agreement/Public Works Item 6 Adopt Resolution Hazard Mitigation Plan (See Resolution R103 -13) Item 7 Approve Amending Individual Sewage Disposal Systems Ordinance (10 -4) (See Ordinance 432) Item 8 Approve MN Dept. of Health Grant for Wellhead Protection Education Item 9 Approve HVAC Preventative Maintenance Contract /Corval Group Item 10 Approve Reimbursement Resolution/2014 Equipment Purchases (See Resolution R104 -13) Item 11 Declare Surplus Equipment Motion by Howard, Seconded by Trade, approval of the Consent Agenda as read. Motion carried unanimously. ANOKA COUNTYSHERIFF 'SDEPARTMENTMONTHLYREPORT © Commander Kevin Halweg presented the October 2013 Anoka County Sheriff's Department report to the City Council. PUBLIC HEARING — CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE TRAPPING OF ANIMALS Mr. Carlberg explained the City Council is requested to review and consider an ordinance regulating the trapping of animals in the City of Andover. Motion by Knight, Seconded by Trade, to open the public hearing at 7:15 p.m. Motion carried unanimously. No one wished to address the City Council. Motion by Howard, Seconded by Trade, to close the public hearing at 7:16 p.m. Motion carried unanimously. Mayor Gamache asked on Item C, "Trapping of animals may be performed on private property with permission of the property owner." In that regard it would be problem animals or in the case of a large farm area where they want to trap beavers or some other type of animals. Mr. Carlberg stated these are trappings related to the unattended mechanical devices. There are exceptions such as the cage type live traps, which can be done. This ordinance is also regulating the type of traps. Motion by Trade, Seconded by Howard, to approve the attached ordinance amended to reflect changes submitted to the Council that would limit Round Lake and City controlled property trapping © Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes — November 19, 2013 Page 3 only. Councilmember Trude stated she would like to move to amend the proposed ordinance: "Trapping would be prohibited within Round Lake and any City controlled property or open space." Mayor Gamache asked how far they would consider trapping on Round Lake if they needed to do that. Councilmember Trude stated she discussed this with staff and found all of the properties go up to the lake except they have Kelsey Round Lake Park, which she wanted to include in that. Mr. Carlberg stated staff prepared an ordinance amendment that is specific to Round Lake. He stated in regard to parks and open space, there is Title 8, Chapter 4 that covers hunting and trapping and it is prohibited in City parks and open space already. Motion carried unanimously. (See Ordinance 433) APPROVE A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A TELECOMMUNICATIONS COLLOCATION ON THE EXISTING WATER TOWER ( #2) LOCATED AT 1717 CROSSTOWNBOULEVARD NW— VERIZON WIRELESS © Mr. Carlberg stated Verizon Wireless is seeking to locate twelve (12) antennas on the sides of the City water tower #2 located adjacent to City Hall. A conditional use permit is required to locate antenna above 35 feet in height. The water tower is 166 feet tall. Mr. Carlberg reviewed the staff report with the Council. Motion by Trude, Seconded by Knight, to approve the Conditional Use Permit for telecommunications collocation on water tower #2 located at 1717 Crosstown Boulevard NW. Motion carried unanimously. (See Resolution R105 -13) APPROVE A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS COLLOCATION ON THE EXISTING WATER TOWER ( #I) AND THE CONSTR UCTIONOF A SHELTER LOCATED INROSE PARK,14057ROSE STREETNW— VERIZON WIRELESS Mr. Carlberg stated Verizon Wireless is seeking to locate wireless antennas on the side of City water tower #1 and construct a 308 (14' x 22') square foot structure located on City park property. A conditional use permit is required to locate antennas above 35 feet in height. The water tower is 140 feet tall. Mr. Carlberg reviewed the staff report with the Council. © Councilmember Howard expressed concern about the structure proposed and requested that Verizon make modifications as to deter the climb ability on the structure and fencing. © Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes — November 19, 2013 Page 4 Motion by Knight, Seconded by Howard, to approve the Conditional Use Permit for telecommunications collocation on water tower #1 and the construction of a shelter located in Rose Park, 14057 Rose Street NW. Motion carried unanimously. (See Resolution R106 -13) Mr. Carlberg indicated that staff will work with the applicant on Councilmember Howard's concerns. SKETCH PLAN REVIEW — 18 LOT SINGLE FAMILY URBAN RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT —14123 PRAIRIE ROAD NW— TH CONSTRUCTION Mr. Carlberg stated the City Council is asked to review a residential sketch plan for an 18 -lot single family urban residential development as requested by Mr. Tony Hennen of TH Construction. Mr. Carlberg reviewed the staff report with the Council. Mayor Gamache asked if Plan B would place the homes closer to the front of the lot and not the back. Mr. Carlberg stated the standard 35 foot front yard setback could be maintained with this Qplan. They would be losing three feet off the back of the yard. Mayor Gamache stated the back yards will be backing up to another back yard and because it is only three feet, he wondered if it is better to move the house forward three feet because the entire neighborhood will be that way rather than shortening the back yard. Councilmember Trude stated that would require a PUD because it is a lot of variances. She did not know if they wanted to lower the community standard that much. Councilmember Trude thought the sketch plan is trying to get too much into a little amount of land. She wondered if this developer could try to purchase land from adjacent property owners. Mr. Carlberg stated the developer has met with the adjoining property owner and they have not come to an agreement for purchase. Mr. Carlberg stated there are a couple of options to be looked at. One is to grant variances, another is to look at doing a PUD with options of landscaping or berming and enhanced design standards. The City Council and staff reviewed options for the sketch plan to see what could possibly be done to improve the development without granting variances. Mayor Gamache asked if it requires this development to be a PUD because of the variances. Mr. © Carlberg indicated it did not, the lots can be granted a depth of a three -foot variance in the back yard and when they come to preliminary plat, the lots will be listed with a three -foot variance. These are buildable lots but they are not able to gain the necessary property to meet the minimum lot depth requirements. © Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes — November 19, 2013 Page 5 Councilmember Trude thought it was an economic reason and stated this could be a development that met all of the City's requirements if it were not for the eight additional lots. Mr. Carlberg stated the Council could require this to be a PUD and ask the developer for berming or landscaping as a part of it. Councilmember Trude thought by doing a PUD, a precedent would not be set. She stated three feet could be quite a difference in a backyard when they abut homes. She thought this was imposing a lot on the existing neighborhood. Councilmember Howard stated he would be comfortable with the developer doing this if Lots 8 and 9 were shifted a little bit to give the lots more than the required buildable space because then they get something for letting the lots be little bit shorter. He indicated he is still comfortable with the project. Councilmember Howard thought the lots lines could be pushed to the west to allow more space for the internal lots. Councilmember Knight wondered if Lots 10 -14 were elongated east to west would that help. Mayor Gamache thought that would take care of just one side of the road. Mr. Carlberg noted the only thing that could be done would be to shift the road and either make one side comply and the other side a greater deviation or variance. But, bigger lots cannot be © created by pushing them east or west, the problem is with north and south. Councilmember Howard stated there is the opportunity to go wider with the house rather than deeper. Mr. Carlberg agreed but noted it would not meet the lot depth minimum. He explained the lots need depth because they do not meet the 130 feet. They meet the buildability requirements, the width and the area because they went a little wider to make up for the deviation in depth; the only deviation is the three -foot depth. Councilmember Trude thought seventy -five percent of the lots need some kind of a variance and there should be some amenity or something similar to a PUD. Otherwise, the City standards will mean nothing and she is concerned about that. Mayor Gamache stated he would be fine with the front being moved forward because they have always pushed the front yards back more than other cities. He thought in order to make it fit the neighborhood behind this development, they need to make the back yard the proper size. Mr. Carlberg thought it sounded like a PUD was the right way to go to make this fit into the neighborhood but the question would be, what is the benefit to the City by allowing the deviation or new standard. Councilmember Trude thought this needed to go PUD because if the requirements for a variance Q were looked at they could not justify that it was not economic. She thought Mayor Gamache had some points that would be acceptable to people who live in the area and increasing the density of plantings would make it match some of the neighboring properties. In addition, maybe they look at the fence issue that was brought up at the Planning Commission meeting. She is also © Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes — November 19, 2013 Page 6 concerned with the trail connection taking out a lot of trees. She thought this should go back to the drawing board. Councilmember Knight agreed. Councilmember Howard indicated this should likely be a PUD with some amenities given to the City. Mayor Gamache stated there was discussion about a trail that runs along the creek. Councilmember Trade stated the trail makes a nice walking loop for people in the area and she would hate to see trees lost because of the trail but thought the developer could come back with a PUD with additional plantings and preserve the space in the back yard with the existing homes. Mr. Hennen indicated he would review his options based on the Council input. CONSIDER NAMING OF 40 ACRE SPORTS COMPLEX13 53 5 —1 61sT AVENUE NW 112 -31 Mr. Berkowitz stated the City Council is requested to approve the naming of the 40 Acre Sports Complex. Mr. Berkowitz reviewed the staff report with the Council. © Mayor Gamache thought one of the things they lack in the City is a tie to the history of the City. He thought it was important they begin to look at this. He stated the land was previously owned by Mr. Royce Bennett and they should seriously think about tying back to some of the people that started this City when it was Grow Township, going back and bringing some of those names into the places now being used. Councilmember Trade stated she liked the Park Commission's idea of using the name of the family that owned the land on the trail through the woods or one of the fields but when it comes down to it, it is hard to find where the fields are. She thought the idea of the suggested name "Pine Hills North" was a good name. Councilmember Knight stated he liked the name "Veteran's Memorial." Councilmember Trade thought there were plans to put a park on Veterans Memorial Boulevard. Councilmember Howard liked tying back to tradition. The City Council felt this item should be discussed when all the Councilmembers are at the meeting. Mr. Dickinson indicated staff would bring the topic back at the second council meeting in January. © ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT City Staff updated the Council on the adininistration and city department activities, legislative © Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes — November 19, 2013 Page 7 updates, updates on development/CIP projects, and meeting reminders /community events. MAYORICOUNCIL INPUT (Anoka County Safety System) Mayor Gamache stated on Monday, they had the signing at the Anoka County Sheriff s Department regarding the new public safety records management system. He reviewed some of the features and stated it is a unique system that will make things work even better. (Bunker Lake Boulevard Informational Meeting) Councilmember Trude stated last Tuesday, they had the Bunker Lake Boulevard informational meeting with the Anoka County Highway Department and the biggest feedback was why there was not a railroad overpass and the impact on the trails and removal of trees. (Thanksgiving Wishes) Mayor Gamache and the Council wished everyone a safe and happy Thanksgiving holiday. ADJOURNMENT © Motion by Knight, Seconded by Howard, to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 8:45 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Sue Osbeck, Recording Secretary H © Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes — November 19, 2013 Page 8 REGULAR ANDOVER CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES — NOVEMBER 19, 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE .......................................................................... ............................... 1 RESIDENT FORUM ....................................................................................... ............................... 1 AGENDAAPPROVAL ................................................................................... ............................... 1 APPROVAL OF MINUTES ............................................................................ ............................... 1 CONSENTITEMS .......................................................................................... ............................... 1 ApprovePayment of Claims ........................................................................ ............................... 1 Approve Resolution Accepting Donation from Andover HS Girls Fastpitch Boosters Club/Batting Cage and Fencing/Eveland Fields (See Resolution R102 -13) ...................... 1 Approve Revised Tournament Application for Softball /Baseball /Fees for Adults .................... 2 Approval of Collective Bargaining Agreement/Public Works .................... ............................... 2 Adopt Resolution Hazard Mitigation Plan (See Resolution R103- 13) ........ ............................... 2 Approve Amending Individual Sewage Disposal Systems Ordinance (10 -4) (See Ordinance 432) ...................................................................................................... ............................... 2 Approve MN Dept of Health Grant for Wellhead Protection Education ..... ............................... 2 Approve HVAC Preventative Maintenance Contract/Corval Group ........... ............................... 2 Approve Reimbursement Resolution/2014 Equipment Purchases (See Resolution R104 -13) .. 2 DeclareSurplus Equipment ......................................................................... ............................... 2 ANOKA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT MONTHLY REPORT .... ............................... 2 PUBLIC HEARING — CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE TRAPPING OF ANIMALS (See Ordinance 433) ................................................................. ............................... 2 APPROVE A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A TELECOMMUNICATIONS COLLOCATION ON THE EXISTING WATER TOWER ( #2) LOCATED AT 1717 CROSSTOWN BLVD NW — VERIZON WIRELESS (See Resolution R105 -13) ................... 3 APPROVE A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS COLLOCATION ON THE EXISTING WATER TOWER ( #1) AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SHELTER LOCATED IN ROSE PARK, 14057 ROSE ST NW — VERIZON WIRELESS (See Resolution R106- 13) ....................................................... ............................... 3 SKETCH PLAN REVIEW —18 LOT SINGLE FAMILY URBAN RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT —14123 PRAIRIE ROAD NW — TH CONSTRUCTION ........................... 4 CONSIDER NAMING OF 40 ACRE SPORTS COMPLEX/3535 —161sT AVENUE NW /12 -316 ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT ..................................................................... ............................... 6 MAYOR/COUNCIL INPUT ........................................................................... ............................... 7 AnokaCounty Safety System ...................................................................... ............................... 7 Bunker Lake Boulevard Informational Meeting .......................................... ............................... 7 ThanksgivingWishes ................................................................................... ............................... 7 ADJOURNMENT............................................................................................ ............................... 7