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Home My WebLink AboutCC January 6, 2004 ~ \-;;\0-0+ C I T Y o F NDOVE 1685 CROSSTOWN BOULEVARD N.W. . ANDOVER, MINNESOTA 55304. (763) 755-5100 FAX (763) 755-8923 . WWW.CI.ANDOVER.MN.US Regular City Council Meeting - Tuesday, January 6, 2004 Call to Order - 7:00 p.m. Pledge of Allegiance Plaque Presentations! Acknowledge Service Resident Forum Agenda Approval 1. Approval of Minutes (12/01/03 Special; Regular 12/02!03; 12/11/03 Special; 12/15/03 Special; 12/16/03 Regular) Consent Items 2. Approve Payment of Claims - Finance 3, Approve Raffle Perrnit/Minnesota Deer Hunters Assoc. - Clerk 4. Approve AddendumlTimeSaver Secretarial Contract - Clerk 5. Approve 3.2% Malt Liquor On-Sale Liquor License/Tasty Pizza - Clerk 6. Approve 2004 Tri-City GIS Contract - Engineering 7. Approve Joint Powers Agreement/Order Improvement/Order Plans & Specsl04-4/Joint 2004 Seal Coating Program - Engineering 8. Approve Change Order #1/99-8A1Well #8 Pumping System - Engineering 9. Approve Joint Powers Agreement/99-14/Round Lake Boulevard NW - Engineering 10. Approve Resolution/Allocating Off System Expenditure of City MSA Funds onto County System/99- 14/Round Lake Boulevard NW - Engineering 11. Accept Feasibility Report/Waive Public Hearing/03-38/14545 Round Lake Boulevard NW/SS - Engineering 12. Accept Feasibility Report/Waive Public Hearing/03-37/Donohue Creekside Addition - Engineering 13. Accept Feasibility Report/Waive Public Hearing/Order Plans & Specsl03-35/Bunker Lake Village - Engineering 14. Approve Change Order #2 (Compensating)/O 1-30/Prairie Road Reconstruction - Engineering 15. Authorize Update of Local Water Resource Management Plan RFP/03-42 - Engineering 16. Approve Application and Resolution for CDBG Funds in 2004 - Planning Orl!anizational Items 17. Approve Official Depositiories & Banks - Finance 18. Designate Official Newspaper - Clerk 19. Appoint Acting Mayor - Clerk 20, Appoint Standing Committees - Clerk Discussion Items 21. Public Hearing/Issuance of Capital Improvement Bonds - Finance 22. Consider Rezoning/R-I to R-4/1374 - 161" Avenue NW -Planning 23, Consider Preliminary Plat/Oakview Park/I 374 - 161" Avenue NW - Planning 24, Consider Compo Plan AmendmentlExtend MUSA Boundary/W oodland 6th Addition - Planning 25. Consider Residential Sketch PlanIWoodland 6th Addition - Planning Staff Item 26. Schedule January City Council Workshop - Administration Mayor/Council Input Adjournment - - REGULAR ANDOVER CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES - JANUARY 6,2004 TABLE OF CONTENTS PLEDGE OF ALLEGIENCE................................,............................,.............,.........................1 PLAQUE PRESENT A nON ...............................,..............................,...............,.......................1 RESIDENT FORUM................................................................................................,..............." I AGENDA APPROV AL ........,.......................................................................................,..........,.2 APPROVAL OF MINUTES.........................,..,..................................................................,.......2 CONSENT ITEMS Approve Payment of Claims ..........................................................................,......................3 Approve Raffle Permit/Minnesota Deer Hunters Association .............................................3 Approve AddendumlTimesaver Secretarial Contract ............................. ..............................3 Approve 3.2% Malt Liquor Sale Liquor LicensefTasty Pizza ..............................................3 Approve 2004 Tri-City GIS Contract ...................................................................................3 Resolution ROOI-04 approving Joint Powers Agreement/Order Improvement/Order Plans & Specs/04-4/Joint 2004 Seal Coating Program....................................................3 Resolution R002-04 approving Change Order #1/99-8A1Well #8 Pumping System ..........3 Approve Joint Powers Agreement/99-l4/Round Lake Boulevard NW................................3 Resolution R003-04 approving Resolution/Allocating Off System Expenditure of City MSA Funds onto County Systern/99-14/Round Lake Boulevard NW ............................3 Resolution R004-04 accepting Feasibility Report/Waive Public Hearing/03-38/I4545 Round Lake Boulevard NW/SS..................................................................,....................3 Resolution ROOS-04 accepting Feasibility Report/Waive Public Hearing/03-37/ Donohue Creekside Addition ..........................................................................................3 Resolution R006-04 accepting Feasibility Report/Waive Public Hearing/Order Plans & Specs/03-35/Bunker Lake Village ..............................................,.................."................3 Resolution R007-04 approving Change Order #2 (Compensating)/OI-30/Prairie Road Reconstruction...................................................................................... ...........................3 Authorize Update of Local Water Resource Management Plan RFP/03-42 ........................4 Resolution R008-04 approving Application and Resolution for CDBG Funds in 2004......4 APPROVE OFFICIAL DEPOSITORIES AND BANKS Approve Resolution R009-04 ................................................................................................4 DESIGNATE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER Motion to Designate ..............................................................................................................4 APPOINT ACTING MAYOR Motion to Appoint .................................................................................................................4 APPOINT STANDING COMMITTEES Motion to Appoint .....................,...............................,...........................................................5 PUBLIC HEARING/ISSUANCE OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BONDS Motion to open public hearing.......................................................,.......................................5 Motion to close public hearing ......................................................,.........,.............................5 Motion to approve Resolution ROIO-04 ................................................................................6 Motion to approve Resolution ROII-04 ..................................,.....................,................,......6 Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes - January 6, 2004 Table of Contents Page ii CONSIDER REZONING R-I TOR-4/1374-l6lsT AVENUENW Motion to approve (Ordinance 280)..,.........,.............,...,....................................................,.6 CONSIDER PRELIMINARY PLAT/OAKVIEW PARKI1374 -161 ST AVENUE NW Motion to approve Resolution ............................................................................................... 7 Motion to amend Previous Motion Resolution R012-04 ......................................................8 CONSIDER COMPo PLAN AMENDMENT/EXTEND MUSA BOUNDARY/ WOODLAND 6TH ADDITION Motion to approve Resolution R013-04 ................................................................................9 CONSIDER RESIDENTIAL SKETCH PLAN/WOODLAND 6TH ADDITION ......................11 SCHEDULE JANUARY CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP........................................................ 12 MAYOR/COUNCIL INPUT Grey Oaks ..............................................................................................................................12 Temporary School Rooms .....................................................................................................13 Retain Attorney for Waste Disposal Suite .............................................................................13 ADJOURNMENT ......................................................................................................................13 C I T Y o F NDOVE 1685 CROSSTOWN BOULEVARD N.W. . ANDOVER. MINNESOTA 55304 . (763) 755·5100 FAX (763) 755·8923 . WWW.CI.ANDOVER.MN.US REGULAR ANDOVER CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JANUARY 6,2004 MINUTES The Regular Bi-Monthly Meeting of the Andover City Council was called to order by Mayor Mike Gamache, January 6, 2004, 7:03 p.m., at the Andover City Hall, 1685 Crosstown Boulevard NW, Andover, Minnesota. Councilmembers present: Don Jacobson, Mike Knight, Ken Orttel, Julie Trude Councilmember absent: None Also present: City Attorney, Barry Sullivan City Engineer, Dave Berkowitz City Finance Director, Jim DicIånson Community Development Director, Will Neumeister City Administrator, John Erar Others PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PLAQUE PRESENTATIONs/ACKNOWLEDGE SERVICE Mayor Gamache presented a plaque to Mr. Al Grabowski for his dedication as a Park and Recreation Commissioner. Mr. Grabowski gave a history of what has been done in the City regarding the parks system. Mr. Grabowski stated Sunshine Park was a work of perseverance and hard work. He never thought Prairie Knoll Park would happen. He thanked all the volunteers and City staff for all the work and help they have done on the parks. Mr. Grabowski thanked everyone he has worked with over the years. He also thanked the City Council. RESIDENT FORUM No one wished to address the City Council. Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes - January 6, 2004 Page 2 AGENDA APPRO V AL There were no changes to the agenda except for supplemental information to Item 21. Motion by Jacobson, Seconded by Knight, to approve the Agenda as amended. Motion carried unanimously. APPROVAL OF MINUTES December 1, 2003, Special Meeting: Correct as written. Motion by Jacobson, seconded by Knight to approve the December 1,2003 Special Meeting minutes as written. Motion carried 4 ayes, I present (Trude). December 2, 2003, Regular Meeting: Correct as amended. Councilmember Trude stated on page 16, there was a statement made during the Mayor Council input that she was concerned about garbage enclosures being located next to residential property and in the minutes it shows that it is behind the residential property and she would like this reflected correctly. Motion by Trude, seconded by Knight to approve the December 2,2003 Regular Meeting minutes as amended. Motion carried unanimously. December II, 2003, Special Meeting: Correct as amended. Councilmember Trude stated throughout, the road north of here was I 54th and not l57th. Councilmember Trude stated on page three, the very top sentence should be written "Mr. Doug Fischer stated everyone is complaining the turn lanes are too short in the area. Their minimum standards are three hundred foot left turn lane..." Councilmember Trude stated on page four, the second paragraph, the sentence should read "Radisson Road in Blaine has traffic lights near the freeway. one thousand feet apart almost e'/ery !umdreà feet.. . " Councilmember Trude stated on page five, in the middle of the page, Mr. Fischer explained they may have to look at major reconstruction on the roadways because of all the issues they were bringing up and they may have to rewrite their recommendation for a major reconstruction. It states on Hanson and at that point he was suggesting Crosstown needed it or '\_ the) only talking abotlt II".uoull. The Council agreed. ().XY\.Q.(\..(l~Á \_d0-DL\ Councilmember Trude stated on page six, the last paragraph, first sentence "Councilmember Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes - January 6, 2004 Page 3 Jacobson asked if they had an off-site policy in writing. Mr. Fischer stated the City staffwas given a copy earlier that dav." Motion by Trude, seconded by Knight to approve the December 11,2003 Special Meeting minutes as amended. Motion carried unanimously. December 15, 2003, Special Meeting: Correct as written. Motion by Trude, seconded by Knight to approve the December 15,2003 Special Meeting minutes as written. Motion carried 4 ayes, 1 present (Orttel). December 16,2003, Regular Meeting: Correct as amended. Councilmember Trude stated on page 6, the motion should state it was to adopt the amended Resolution. She stated there was quite a bit of discussion in the minutes and they amended the discussion of the reference to the Association covenants and some other things. Councilmember Trude stated on page 16, the name was incorrect and should be Hughes Industrial Park. Motion by Trude, seconded by Knight to approve the December 16,2003 Regular Meeting as amended. Motion carried unanimously. CONSENT ITEMS Item 2 Approval of Claims Item 3 Approve Raffie Perrnit/Minnesota Deer Hunters Association Item 4 Approve Addendum/Timesaver Secretarial Contract Item 5 Approve 3.2% Malt Liquor Sale Liquor License/Tasty Pizza Item 6 Approve 2004 Tri-City GIS Contract Item 7 Approve Joint Powers Agreement/Order Improvement/Order Plans & Specsl04- 4/Joint 2004 Seal Coating Program (See Resolution ROOI-04) Item 8 Approve Change Order # 1/99-8AIW ell #8 Pumping System (See Resolution R002- 04) Item 9 Approve Joint Powers Agreement/99-I4/Round Lake Boulevard NW Item 10 Approve Resolution! Allocating Off System Expenditure of City MSA Funds onto County System/99-I4/Round Lake Boulevard NW (See Resolution R003-04) Item II Accept Feasibility Report/Waive Public Hearing/03-38/l4545 Round Lake Boulevard NW/SS (See Resolution R004-04) Item 12 Accept Feasibility ReportlWaive Public Hearingl03- 37 !Donohue Creekside Addition (See Resolution R005-04) Item 13 Accept Feasibility Report/Waive Public Hearing/Order Plans & Specsl03-35/Bunker Lake Village (See Resolution R006-04) Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes - January 6, 2004 Page 4 Item 14 Approve Change Order #2 (Compensating)/O 1- 30IPrairie Road Reconstruction (See Resolution R007-04) Item 15 Authorize Update of Local Water Resource Management Plan RFP/03-42 Item 16 Approve Application and Resolution for CDBG Funds in 2004 (See Resolution R008-04) Motion by Jacobson, Seconded by Knight, approval of the Consent Agenda as read. Motion carried unanimously. APPROVE OFFICIAL DEPOSITORIES AND BANKS Finance Director Dickinson explained each year the City Council is required by state law to approve a resolution designating the City's ofiicial depositories, supplemental depositories or investments and designating an individual as the approval authority for collateral transactions. Motion by Jacobson, seconded by Ortte1, to approve the attached resolution that designates depositories for City funds and designates the Finance Director of the City of Andover as the approval authority for the release and acceptance of all collateral to be held by the City in conjunction with City funds on deposit with authorized institutions. Motion carried unanimously. (Res. R009-04) DESIGNATE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER City Administrator Erar explained each year the City Council must designate the ofiicial newspaper where publication of official notices is made. The Anoka County Union has submitted their proposal to serve as the city's legal newspaper for 2004. The legal publication rate will be $8.75 per column inch. Electronically transferred legal will be $8.25 per column inch. Motion by Jacobson, Seconded by Orttel, to designate the Anoka County Union as the official newspaper for the city for 2004. Motion carried IIn~nimously. APPOINT ACTING MAYOR City Administrator Erar explained the Mayor is required to appoint an Acting Mayor in the event he is unable to attend a Council meeting. Councilmember Ortte1 is the present Acting Mayor. Motion by Gamache, Seconded by Trude, to appoint Councilmember Orttel as the Acting Mayor for 2004. Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes - January 6, 2004 Page 5 Councilmember Jacobson stated he was not sure if the Mayor could be the presenter of the motion. Councilmember Trude thought this was done that way each year. Councilmember Jacobson stated he did not have an issue with the result but he thought this was a technical issue. Motion by Trude, seconded by Jacobson, to appoint Councilmember Orttel as the Acting Mayor for 2004, Motion carried unanimously. APPOINT STANDING COMMITTEES City Administrator Erar explained each year Standing Committees are appointed based upon the recommendation of the Mayor. Motion by Jacobson, Seconded by Orttel, to appoint Councilmembcrs Knight and Orttel to the Public Works Committee, Councilmember Knight as Chair and Councilmember Jacobson and Councilmember Trude, to the Newsletter Committee, Councilmember Trude as Chair for 2004. Motion carried unanimously. PUBLIC llEARINGffSSUANCE OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BONDS Finance Director Dickinson explained the City Council scheduled a Public Hearing for the issuance of Capital Improvement Bonds to finance capital improvements related to a new fue station and refinance existing obligations related to the Public Works Facility at the December 16,2003 City Council meeting. Mr. Dickinson explained the City of Andover is authorized to issue bonds to fmance certain capital improvements once a five-year capital improvement plan is adopted. The issuance of General Obligation Bonds to refinance the Public Works Facility would yield long-term debt service savings of approximately $118,000 and General Obligation bonds will be the most economical fmancing method for the new fue station. Councilmember Jacobson stated they are issuing two types of bonds and asked what the hearing is for. Mr. Dickinson stated it was for both bonds. Motion by Trude, seconded by Jacobson, to open the public hearing at 7:25 p.m. No one wished to address the City Council. Motion by Knight, seconded by Trude, to close the public hearing at 7:26 p.m. Mr. Dickinson stated the City Council is requested to call for the sale of $3,895,000 General Obligation Capital Improvement Plan Bonds, Series 2004A to provide financing for the construction of a new fire station and to advance refund the outstanding maturities of the EDA's $2,350,000 Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes - January 6, 2004 Page 6 Public Project Revenue Bonds, Series 1997 (public works facility) as a general obligation bond. The City Council is also requested to call for the sale of$4,335,000 General Obligation Tax Increment Refunding Bonds, Series 2004B to refund outstanding maturities of the $6,055,000 General Obligation Tax Increment Bonds, Series I995D. Mr. Dickinson stated the issuance of bonds will provide funding for public improvement projects and provide significant interest expense savings to the General & TIF funds. Motion by Orttel, seconded by Knight, to approve the attached resolution providing for the sale of $3,895,000 General Obligation Capital Improvement Plan Bonds. Motion carried unanimously. (Res. ROIO-04) Motion by Orttel, seconded by Knight, to approve the attached resolution providing for the sale of $4,335,000 General Obligation Tax Increment Refunding Bonds. Series 20048. Motion carried unanimously. (Res, ROII-04) Councilmember Jacobson stated this is on1y a call for bonds and they will be picking this up and awarding in February. Mr. Dickinson stated the bond sale will take place at the second meeting in February. CONSIDER REZONING R-I TO R-4/1374 _I61sT AVENUE NW Community Development Director Neumeister stated the Council is asked to review the proposed rezoning to allow the Oakview Park project to move forward. The rezoning is proposed for only the south 13 acres of the property that will be developed at this time. The residual parcel with the existing house would remain Single Family Rural Residential (R-I). Mr. Neumeister stated there are two additional conditions of approval that need to be added to the Resolution. The fust is"Dedication of a trail easement between Avocet and Drake Streets, between lots 11 & 12 and outlots A & B." Mr. Neumeister stated the second condition that needs to be added is "Dedication of a temporary roadway easement for a turnaround at the end of the cul-de-sac on the south end of the development." This would be vacated once the permanent cul-de-sac would be built. Motion by Jacobson, Seconded by Trude, to approve the rezoning request based on the fact that times and conditions have changed. Motion carried unanimously. CONSIDER PRELIMINARY PLAT/OAKVIEW PARKI1374 _161sT A VENUE NW Community Development Director Neumeister stated the City Council is asked to review a preliminary plat for the subject property. Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes - January 6, 2004 Page 7 Councilmember Trude stated Mr, Neumeister commented about the County saying the project should improve turn lanes that are a half mile away from the project and there are not even two dozen homes. How can they say there is a direct benefit to these homes. It is hard to prove that strong of a benefit. Mr. Berkowitz stated they are responding to the County Highway's requirements when it comes to new development and they are staying consistent with the recommendations from the County and moving those forward to the Council for a decision. Councilmember Trude asked if staff requested the turn lanes be constructed. Mr. Berkowitz stated they did. The developer, Mr. Quigley, stated he felt it is unfair to require turn lanes and by-pass lanes on two County roads. Councilmember Trude did not support imposing this on the development and she felt there should be an overall assessment policy so those who benefit are taxed. Mr. Quigley stated there have been at least two hundred homes that have been developed in this area without needing to provide road improvements and he thought it was unfair. Councilmember Orttel stated he tried to read the plan the County provided that justified their policy. It seems there are two or three different criteria that had to be met. He did not think the thirty and under required construction, it was more for striping. Mr. Berkowitz stated there was a threshold on the number of lots but in this case, they were responding to what the County required for this particular plat. He stated the County does not have any jurisdiction to require the improvements because they do not require a permit. Councilmember Knight asked if this would pass the benefit test if they were to extend it out. City Attorney Sullivan stated dedications are not assessments. He stated it sounded like some type of plat requirement or road construction requirement as a condition of plat approval and different than a special assessment. Councilmember Trude asked how they can require stuff that does not touch the project. Mr. Erar stated there are a number of cities that do area benefit charges. This is a requirement the County is imposing based on the traffic study. Mayor Gamache stated Mr, Berkowitz mentioned it was the County's recommendation but because the development does not touch any of their roads, they will not require a permit. Mr. Berkowitz stated that was correct. Mayor Gamache stated the problem in this case is they are talking about a very small development compared to the rest of the development already in there and it is hard to justify the fact that the one small piece will be producing the traffic. Motion by Jacobson, Seconded by Trude, to approve the proposed plat with the following change, the fIrst page of the resolution, under item two, delete the words "The Anoka County Highway Department" and on item number eight, delete entirely and add the two conditions recommended by the City staff verbally subject to the conditions of the attached resolution. Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes - January 6, 2004 Page 8 Councilmember Knight asked what the County's reaction to this will be, Mr. Berkowitz stated the County does not have any jurisdiction on this and the plat can move forward without the permit. Councilmember Jacobson stated on the fmal plat, he would like to have the outlots nailed down and see something in writing for them. Mr. Quigley stated relative to the recommendation of the construction of the trail he would like to see some consideration given for cost sharing of the trail because the houses to the south also have access to the park. Mr. Berkowitz stated they looked at the trail as part ofthat development and it is not part of the regional trail system. He stated this is similar to Woodland Estates Fourth Addition and the developer did pick up one hundred percent of the cost. Councilmember Trude staled this trail would not benefit the people who live in the houses; it is to benefit the homes south ofthe park. She thought comparing trails to sidewalks was not a fair comparison. Mayor Gamache stated the problem is when they moved the park from the south to the middle of the development. He thought that having the Council and Park Commission request having the park moved they could take into conSideration this trail because it does not serve the development; it benefits developments beyond this one. He would not be opposed to having the City share in the cost of the trails. Mr. Berkowitz stated some of the other trails they fund are regional trails and run along collector strcets Discussion ensued in regard to sharing the cost of a trail system with the developer. Motion by Jacobson, seconded by Knight, to amend the pr~viou~ motion to include "the cost of building the trail, the money from that would come from the ~glhat was donated in cash for the park dedication fee and if the cash is not enough to build the trail, the developer would continue to build it with his own resources" and to amend item nine of the resolution adding language "for any amount beyond the park dedication funds." (Res. ROI2-04) OJ1ì..£.ndtiL h'.D- 0'-\ Councilmember Orttel stated he is having some problems with what they have discussed regarding the road improvements. The biggest problem they have is their lack of transportation on the county roads and the on1y way they have of getting money for this is during the development process. He stated they have already waived several hundred thousand dollars on this in the last few months. The county is not going to do this for them and they can never come back and assess for a county project. He does not think it is fair that the last one in should pay for the entire improvement. Without a policy they are not getting any money for this and residents are complaining and sooner or later they will realize that they have to start planning things out with the county and they cannot continually offend them. He stated there has to be a way to sit down without a dedication being considered an impact fee. CounciImember Trude stated one of the jobs they have in the City is to treat everyone fair and the policy that is asked to be implemented is not fair. If they are going to talk about policy, they have to talk about a fair way to do it. Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes - January 6, 2004 Page 9 The Council discussed the transportation system and what needed to be done. Motion carried unanimously. CONSIDER COMPo PLAN AMENDMENTÆXTEND MUSA BOUNDARY/wOODLAND 6ffi ADDITION Community Development Director Neumeister stated the applicant is requesting a Comprehensive Plan Amendment to extend the Municipal Urban Service Boundary (MUSA) to include a 40 acre parcel to the west of Nightingale Estates Third Addition. The applicalion includes a request to remove this property from the Rural Reserve and place it in the current (2000-2005) stage of sewer expansion. Additionally a forty acre parcel to the west of Woodland Estates would be removed from the MUS A and placed into the Rural Reserve to replace the acreage proposed to be removed from the Rural Reserve. Mr. Dan Johnson, Nightingale Estates, stated after carefully considering the pros and cons of the land swap, he has come to the conclusion that there are on1y two pros; one landowner can sell his forty acres now and you have one developer that can develop the land this summer. He stated on the other hand, there are a number of cons. The major one is the lack of good roads and increases in traffic. The County does not have plans for any upgrades. Traffic now backs up on Nightingale at Crosstown in the mornings before school. With that is a slow down on Crosstown past the school. The travel time has increased considerably. He wondered about the homes with driveways on 1 52nd regarding the traffic in the morning. The new development will have ninety homes in a cul-de-sac for five years or greater. He wondered what they will do about the blowing dirt. In conclusion, the risks are too great to approve the land swap. He asked the Council to think about this before they make their decision. . Councilmember Jacobson asked if ninety homes qualifY for an EIS. Mr. Neumeister stated it did not qualifY for an EA W; it takes approximately four hundred fifty homes to qualify for an EA W to be required. Councilmember Orttel asked if they approved the swap, would both properties remain in the MUSA. Mr. Neumeister stated they would request the one property be put in the MUSA and the other would be removed. Council discussion ensued in regard to what would happen to the properties if they approved a land swap. Councilmember Knight stated his greatest concern is all of the increased traffic to the neighborhood by the construction vehicles. He asked if they could think of another way to get the equipment in and out of the development other than using I 52nd because it is not fair to the people in the development. Mr. Westlund stated he talked to the Slyzuk family and there is an agricultural access road north of Woodland Estates Fourth Addition and they are willing to put Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes-January 6,2004 Page 10 gravel on this to make it fIrmer and they are willing to put gravel to the south for another access. Councilmember Trude asked how they would resolve the Park Commission's recommendation. She asked if they would keep the land for residential development when adjacent land comes out of ago preserve. Mr. Westlund stated the proposed park is within the forty and would become ponding and be part of the lots on the south side of 1 52nd. Councilmember Knight asked if they would use the access road for construction equipment on1y. Mr. Westlund stated they could try. Mr. Berkowitz stated they could make this a requirement of the construction. Mr. Neumeister stated he would not recommend using this access road for equipment access because the road is too close to backyard lot lines. Mr. Dan Johnson stated he had a comment regarding the traffic flow. He lives on 1 54th and when they were doing the street work and gravel work for putting the base in on 152nd, he called the City to ask them to route the trucks down I52nd because I54th is a narrow street and it is 55 mph speed limit. The road is fairly thinned base. He called twice and trucks still went down their street. He did not know how they will control the construction traffic. He suggested they do this development in five years when the traffic and roads improve. Motion by Ortte!, seconded by Trude, to approve the proposed Comprehensive Plan Amendmcnt allowing expansion of the MUSA boundary and adjustment of the sewer staging plan as requested. (Res. R013-04) Councilmember Jacobson stated he is going to vote no on this issue because he does not think it is a wise thing to do without looking at the entire parcel and doing some master planning. Councilmember Knight stated he wants to feel comfortable that every effort is made to keep I52nd as livable as possible. Mr. Westlund, Woodland Development stated he has worked on this in the past and deliveries come at off peak hours and would not interfere with traffic. Motion carried 4 ayes, 1 nay (Jacobson). Motion carried. CONSIDER RESIDENTIAL SKETCH PlAN/WOODLAND 6lli ADDITION Community Development Director Neumeister explained the Council is asked to review a sketch plan for a single family urban residential development. Councilmember Orttel stated he noticed the sketch plan takes into a large area they ghost platted. He wondered how much thought was put into this. Mr. Westlund stated they have had a wetland delineator look at this, soil engineers look at this and probes were done every two hundred feet through 680 acres. The ghost platting was looked at thoroughly. Councilmember Trude asked what they should do regarding a big park going in. Mr. Westlund Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes - January 6, 2004 Page 11 stated he has talked with the owners in the area and discussed contributing 600 hundred acres towards a future park. Councilmember Knight asked if there was a plan for drainage in the area. Mr. Neumeister stated at this point, there are a lot offarm ditches for drainage. Mr. Berkowitz stated they meet all the criteria for this development and they will look at the possibility of eliminating the ditch system in the future. Councilmember.Trude asked if there' would be a good way to shield existing homes fTom the dirt. Mr. Westlund stated they have a plan to grade part of the development at a time and start to build closest to exisIing homes first to mobilize the dirt. Councilmember Jacobson stated on the western side of the plat, they have a shaded area designated as ponding and he wondered if they are going to keep this on their plat or will it extend over to the west. Mr. Westlund stated it will stay on their plat entirely. Councilmember Jacobson stated I52Dd is a standard City Street with an additional width for a proposed trail. He asked if the road is wide enough to handJe the additional proposed traffic or should they take additional right of way with greater setbacks because it will be the major roadway through there. Mr. Berkowitz stated the existing roadway is thirty-five feet back to back. Similar roadways with projected traffic are about thirty-eight feet wide. Councilmember Trude had noticed in neighboring communities they have berming or trees along the roadway instead of fences which creates a parkway effect and make a more attractive route and enhance the homes along there. Mr. Neumeister stated that during the preliminary plat review they can look at berming but it cannot block visibility either, Councilmember Jacobson stated they have an east/west trail shown on the preliminary plat. Should they be looking also at a north/south trail within the plat. Mr. Westlund stated he could work with staff on this. Mr. Neumeister stated in the preliminary review they had that question. He stated normally they put the trail along a collector road and depending on the road, they will not ask for an additional trail or sidewalk. Councilmember Jacobson asked if the trail should be off the roadway also. Mr. Neumeister stated they would look at alternatives. Mr. Johnson requested the City not allow the developer to haul in belly dump trucks or fill into the Sixth Addition. He does not want to see any belly dump trucks brought into the site. The Council did not recall Mr. Westlund making that promise. Mr. Johnson stated he would like to see the entire Rural Reserve developed faster so they can get more roads in and the traffic dispersed faster with more roads. Mayor Gamache stated it would depend on the property owners. Mr. Johnson wondered if they could start collecting funds from this development for County road improvements. Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes - January 6, 2004 Page 12 Mr. Berkowitz stated they will see gravel trucks coming in which is typical for street construction. Mr. Erar stated he was not sure they could hold the developer from the types of equipment he may need for development. SCHEDULE JANUARY CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP City Administrator Erar explained the City Council is requested to schedule a Council workshop to discuss a number of City business items. Consistent with approved Council policy, this meeting is scheduled for the last Tuesday ofthe month. Mayor Gamache stated they will add the issue of a policy to the agenda. Jacobson asked if they could discuss the idea of cul-de-sac lengths and the policy. Councilmember Trude stated another one that came to mind was the review process for commercial applications or the portables going behind school and other structures in the community and make sure the reviews come to a point where they have Council and Planning Commission input. Motion by Jacobson, seconded by Knight, to schedule a City Council workshop for Tuesday, January 27,2004 at 7:00 p.m. Motion carried unanimously. MA YOR/COUNCIL INPUT (Grey Oaks) - Councilmember Knight stated Grey Oaks is selling. He wondered if the city is monitoring the agreement. Mr. Erar stated they have not closely followed who they are selling to and they have no reason to doubt it. He could check to see what the requirements are and how they could monitor it. (Temporary School Rooms) - Councilmember Jacobson wondered if they could discuss the temporary classrooms at the next Council meeting. Mr. Erar stated they could add this onto the next Council meeting if all members agree to it. (Retain Attorney for Waste Disposal Suite) - Mr. Dickinson stated he is seeking authorization from the Council regarding the Waste Disposal Engineering landfill. He stated the State of Minnesota through the Minnesota Environment Response Liability Act is pursuing some cost recovery through the insurance companies that had insured the WDE site and hazardous waste that went to that site. The City of Andover has been named as a third party defendant along with two other cities and they are looking at retaining the same individual to respond to the summons received. Motion by Jacobson, seconded by Knight, to retain the same Attorney with two other cities. Motion Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes - January 6, 2004 Page 13 carried unanimously. Motion by Jacobson, Seconded by Knight, to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 9:04 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Susan Osbeck, Recording Secretary