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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC - October 1, 2013u 1685 CROSSTOWN BOULEVARD N.W. • ANDOVER, MINNESOTA 55304 • (763) 755 -5100 FAX (763) 755 -8923 • WWW.ANDOVERMN.GOV Regular City Council Meeting — Tuesday, October 1, 2013 Call to Order — 7:00 p.m. Pledge of Allegiance Resident Forum Agenda Approval 1. Approval of Minutes (9/17/13 Regular; 9/17/13 Closed) Consent Items 2. Approve Payment of Claims — Finance 3. Receive Assessment Roll/Order Public Hearing/l2- 28/Nightingale St. NW Reconstruction —Engineering 4. Receive Assessment Roll/Order Public Hearing/11- 47/174 Ave, Heather St. & 173`d Ln. — Engineering 5. Approve Resolution/Request Anoka County to Conduct Speed Study/Bunker Lake Blvd. NW from Crosstown Blvd. NW to Hanson Blvd. NW - Engineering 6. Approve Purchase Agreements/Drainage and Utility Easement and Open Space Land Acquisition/Aasness - Planning 7. Approve Therapeutic Massage Establishment License/Healthyself Therapeutic Massage /13648 Crosstown Boulevard — Administration © 8. Approve Used Vehicle Sales Business License/Real Auto Sales /16191 Round Lake Boulevard NW — Administration 9. Declare Cost, Order Assessment Roll and Schedule Public Hearing for 2013 Delinquent Utility Service Charges, Mowing Fees, Tree Removal, False Alarm Fines and Misc. Abatement Fees - Finance Discussion Items 10. Public Hearing: Modification to the Development Program for Development District No. 1 and the establishment of Tax Increment Financing District No. 1 -6. Adopt Resolution Approving Program Modification and TIF Plan — Planning 11. Approve resolution for Interfund Loan in connection with TIF District No. 1 -6. — Administration 12. Approve Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Development Agreement — Measurement Specialties, Inc. - Planning Staff Items 13. Administrator's Report — Administration Mayor /Council Input Closed Session — Public Works Union Negotiations Adjournment Em I N N i . • 1' ' r - REGULAR ANDOVER CITY COUNCIL MEETING —OCTOBER 1, 2013 MINUTES The Regular Bi- Monthly Meeting of the Andover City Council was called to order by Mayor Mike Gamache, October 1, 2013, 7:00 p.m., at the Andover City Hall, 1685 Crosstown Boulevard NW, Andover, Minnesota. Councilmembers present: Mike Knight, Julie Trude and Tony Howard Councilmember absent: Sheri Bukkila Also present: City Administrator, Jim Dickinson Community Development Director, Dave Carlberg City Attorney, Scott Baumgartner Others PLEDGE OFALLEGIANCE RESIDENT FOR UM Mr. Jim Olson, 16658 Wren Court, stated he has been watching the development proposals regarding the Putnam property and he was out of town last week when the public hearing on the sketch plan happened. He noted he was a member of the Open Space Commission. It seems to him the question the Council should look at is if they want to revise the Comprehensive Plan and stick an urban development in the middle of a rural area. He stated he did not see any discussion on that and it seems that the developer is going through a lot of hoops now, not knowing for sure what was going to happen. Mr. Olson thought that discussion should occur before development discussion happens. He stated another issue is the fact that most residents who live in the area want this land to be open space. He thought it was important that Andover keep its urban/rural separation and not let things overlap without a good reason. He thought that the people who appeared at the public hearing did a good job and the Council needs to look at what is in the best long -tern interest of Andover. AGENDA APPROVAL Staff presented additional information to the consent items. 9A- Approve Change Order, 1- 12 -31, Sports Complex, 3535 161St Avenue NW j� 9B - Accept Resignation of Andrew Liska, Associate Planner Councilmember Tiede indicated she would like to pull Item 5 for additional discussion. © Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes — October 1, 2013 Page 2 H r4oll LM Motion by Trade, Seconded by Knight, to approve the Agenda as amended above. Motion carried unanimously. APPROVAL OF MINUTES September 17, 2013, Regular Meeting: Correct as written. Motion by Knight, Seconded by Howard, to approve the minutes as presented. Motion carried unanimously. September 17, 2013, Closed Session Meeting: Correct as written. Motion by Howard, Seconded by Trade, to approve the minutes as presented. Motion carried unanimously. CONSENT ITEMS Item 2 Approve Payment of Claims Item 3 Receive Assessment Roll /Order Public Hearing/12- 28/Nightingale St. NW Reconstruction (See Resolution R084 -13) Item 4 Receive Assessment Roll /Order Public Hearing/11- 47/174th Ave, Heather St & 173rd LN (See Resolution R085 -13) Item 6 Approve Purchase Agreements/Drainage and Utility Easement and Open Space Land Acquisition/Aasness Item 7 Approve Therapeutic Massage Establishment License /Healthyself Therapeutic Massage /13648 Crosstown Boulevard Item 8 Approve Used Vehicle Sales Business License /Real Auto Sales /16191 Round Lake Boulevard NW Item 9 Declare Cost, Order Assessment Roll and Schedule Public Hearing for 2013 Delinquent Utility Service Charges, Mowing Fees, Tree Removal, False Alarm Fines and Misc. Abatement Fees (See Resolution R087 -13) Item 9A Approve Change Order, 1- 12 -31, Sports Complex, 3535 161St Avenue NW (See Resolution R091 -13) Item 9B Accept Resignation of Andrew Liska, Associate Planner Motion by Knight, Seconded by Howard, approval of the Consent Agenda as read. Motion carried unanimously. © Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes — October 1, 2013 Page 3 PUBLIC HEARING. MODIFICATION TO THE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NO. I AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRICT NO. I -6. ADOPT RESOLUTION APPROVING PROGRAM MODIFICATIONAND TIFPLAN Mr. Carlberg explained the City Council is requested to consider modification to the Development Program for Development District No. 1, establishment of Tax Increment Financing District No. 1 -6, and to conduct a public hearing accordingly. Mr. Carlberg reviewed the information with the Council. Motion by Knight, Seconded by Howard, to open the public hearing. Motion carried unanimously. No one wished to address the council. Motion by Knight, Seconded by Howard to close the public hearing. Motion carried unanimously. © Councilmember Trude thought residents would be glad to see this parcel of land become productive in the City, bring in some business jobs, and enhance the tax base. She wanted to compliment staff on their effort with this project. Mayor Gamache stated they will also be getting some shared parking for the Andover Station North Ballpark. Motion by Trude, Seconded by Knight, to approve Resolution R088 -13, approving the Program Modification and TIF Plan. Motion carried unanimously. APPROVE RESOLUTION FOR INTERFUND LOAN IN CONNECTION WITH TIF DISTRICT NO. 1-6. Mr. Carlberg explained the City Council is requested to review and approve an Internal Loan for Tax Increment Financing District No. 1 -6. Councilmember Knight asked if the loan is required by the State Auditor. Mr. Dickinson stated the State Auditor does not want a TIF District to be running a negative cash balance so this will provide positive cash. He noted they will likely not reach the dollar amount indicated in the resolution. That is the future value of dollars. © Motion by Trude, Seconded by Howard, to approve Resolution R089 -13, approving the Interfund Loan for TIF District 1 -6. Motion carried unanimously. © Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes — October 1, 2013 Page 4 APPROVE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT— MEASUREMENT SPECL9LTIES, INC. Mr. Carlberg stated the City Council is requested to approve the resolution authorizing the execution of a development agreement with Measurement Specialties, Inc. Mr. Carlberg reviewed the staff report with the Council. Motion by Knight, Seconded by Howard, to approve Resolution R090 -13, authorizing the execution of a development agreement with Measurement Specialties, Inc. contingent upon final review by the City Attorney. Motion carried unanimously. APPROVE RESOLUTION /REQUEST ANOKA COUNTY TO CONDUCT SPEED STUDY /BUNKER LAKE BLVD NW FROM CROSSTOWN BL VD NW TO HANSONBLVD. NW Councilmember Trude stated she asked that this item be discussed because she did not support © this at this time, because right now on Bunker Lake Boulevard from Hanson Boulevard the speed limit is 50 mph to the west border, east of Hanson Boulevard it is 55 mph. When she drives through this section, she continually sees people continue to go 55 mph and if they do a speed study, the County could end up increasing the speed limit. She thought it was important not to have continual changes in speed limit in an area because it is very confusing for the public. She stated as you drive on other County highways that are adjacent to shopping districts such as Main Street, it is posted 50 mph. She did not see any benefit to conducting the speed study, which could change one corridor to be higher or lower to other adjacent finished corridors. She indicated she did not support it. Mayor Gamache stated the reason he is in favor of doing this is because this has become the City's business district and he thought this was where they should probably have a 45 mph speed limit. He stated the potential change would make it feel more of a commercial area so he would be in favor of doing this. He would not want the County to increase the speed limit. Councilmember Knight asked what a speed study will do. Mr. Dickinson stated the State will do counts on the number of cars and speed of the cars and based on the highest quartile, that is where they will set the speeds. Mayor Gamache stated he did not understand how the County and State does speed studies because he wondered if the majority of people will be going the speed limit. Mr. Dickinson stated the more people on the road generally the slower they go so the speed could actually go © down, but he did caution that the speed could increase depending on the study results. Councilmember Trude stated her constituents do not want to go slower on Bunker Lake Boulevard. She liked the idea of consistency. © Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes — October 1, 2013 Page 5 Motion by Howard, Seconded by Knight, to approve Resolution R086 -13, requesting a speed study on Bunker Lake Boulevard NW from Hanson Boulevard NW to Crosstown Boulevard NW. Motion carried 3 ayes, 1 nay ( Trude). ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT City Staff updated the Council on the administration and city department activities, legislative updates, updates on development/CIP projects, meeting reminders /community events and public safety issues. Councilmember Trude stated in the public hearing notices, there was some verbiage on changing the density on the lower density urban area that would go from a 1.5 minimum to a 1.7 minimum. She wondered if this made it difficult for someone who buys a small acreage parcel that would have a large water feature or be in a flood plain, because those are the areas that seem to develop with the 1.5 -acre minimum, not because of the desire to do large lots. Mr. Carlberg stated this will not affect them because in the calculations, it is net buildable, so all of the impediments come out of that. Councilmember Trude did not think there should be any gaps between density minimums on the chart. Mr. Carlberg stated staff will look into this. © MAYOR/COUNCIL INPUT (November 5th Council Meeting) Mayor Gamache stated the November 5th City Council meeting will be held at 8:01 p.m. (Library on the Go) Councilmember Trude stated she was at a meeting for the Library on the Go and received feedback. She stated they were amazed at Andover's love of books and materials and they think the partnership with the Community Center has been ideal. She wanted to compliment staff and Council who supported this project because the residents love it. Councilmember Trude reviewed the numbers of books and materials that were checked out during July- August. She noted the books and tablets are being widely used and the survey taken was very positive. She thought this was operating smoothly. Councilmember Howard wondered if the numbers will go down now that it is getting easier to access the Rum River Library. Councilmember Trude stated they will be doing a follow up review in the spring after hockey season is done. RECESS Mayor Gamache recessed the regular City Council meeting at 7:49 p.m. to a closed session of the © City Council to discuss Public Works Union Negotiations. The City Council reconvened at 8:16 p.m. © Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes — October 1, 2013 Page 6 ADJOURNMENT Motion by Howard, Seconded by Knight, to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 8:17 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Sue Osbeck, Recording Secretary U C © Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes — October 1, 2013 Page 7 REGULAR ANDOVER CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES — OCTOBER 1, 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE .......................................................................... ............................... 1 RESIDENTFORUM ....................................................................................... ............................... 1 AGENDA APPROVAL ................................................................................... ............................... 1 APPROVALOF MINUTES ............................................................................ ............................... 2 CONSENTITEMS .......................................................................................... ............................... 2 Approve Payment of Claims ........................................................................ ............................... 2 Receive Assessment Roll /Order Public Hearing/12- 28/Nightingale St. NW Reconstruction (See Resolution R084- 13) .................................................................... ............................... 2 Receive Assessment Roll /Order Public Hearing/l 1- 47/174"' Ave, Heather St & 173rd LN (See ResolutionR085- 13) ............................................................................ ............................... 2 Approve Purchase Agreements /Drainage and Utility Easement and Open Space Land Acquisition/ Aasness ............................................................................. ............................... 2 Approve Therapeutic Massage Establishment License/Healthyself Therapeutic Massage /13648 CrosstownBoulevard ........................................................................... ............................... 2 Approve Used Vehicle Sales Business License /Real Auto Sales /16191 Round Lake Boulevard NW....................................................................................................... ............................... 2 Declare Cost, Order Assessment Roll and Schedule Public Hearing for 2013 Delinquent Utility Service Charges, Mowing Fees, Tree Removal, False Alarm Fines and Misc. Abatement Fees (See Resolution R087- 13) ......................................... ............................... 2 Approve Change Order, 1- 12 -31, Sports Complex, 3535 161St Avenue NW (See Resolution R091 -13) .............................................................................................. ............................... 2 Accept Resignation of Andrew Liska, Associate Planner ........................... ............................... 2 PUBLIC HEARING: MODIFICATION TO THE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRICT NO. 1 -6. ADOPT RESOLUTION APPROVING PROGRAM MODIFICATION AND TIF PLAN (See Resolution R088- 13) ................. ............................... 3 APPROVE RESOLUTION FOR INTERFUND LOAN IN CONNECTION WITH TIF DISTRICT NO. 1 -6. (See Resolution R089- 13) ......................................... ............................... 3 APPROVE RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT — MEASUREMENT SPECIALTIES, INC. (See Resolution R090- 13) ........... 4 APPROVE RESOLUTION /REQUEST ANOKA COUNTY TO CONDUCT SPEED STUDY /BUNKER LAKE BLVD NW FROM CROSSTOWN BLVD NW TO HANSON BLVD NW (See Resolution R086- 13) ........................................................ ............................... 4 ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT ..................................................................... ............................... 5 MAYOR/COUNCIL INPUT ........................................................................... ............................... 5 © November 5th Council Meeting .................................................................... ............................... 5 Libraryon the Go ......................................................................................... ............................... 5 RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION ................................................................... ............................... 6 RECONVENE................................................................................................. ............................... 6 © Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes — October 1, 2013 Page 8 ADJOURNMENT............................................................................................ ............................... 6 H x