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Home My WebLink AboutCC July 15, 1975 ,---., -, ~ ~i¡¡{'Il cf} í;jC!,¡Li)@'tJ~¡.~ \ ~ REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING - JULY 15, 1975 ~, AGENDA 1. Call to Order 2. Age da Approval 3. App oval of Minutes a. April 7, 14, June 25, 26, July 1 4. Pub ic Hearings - None 5. Peti ions, Requests, and Communications a. Annexation - Parcel 6320, Plat 65933 b. Variance Request - G. Zimmerman c. Joint Powers Agreement. D. Minder d Animal Control - M. A. P. S. I. Representative e. Northwoods Sanitary Sewer Petition f. 53rd Annual Business Meeting of I. C. B. O. _ W. Arntz,en 6. Ord" nances and Resolutions a Shade Tree Ordinance .~, '-' 7. Rep rts of Officers, Boards, & Committees a. Sanitary Sewer (75.1) Bids b. Jay Street Final Plans & Specifications c. Auditor's Subdivision 82 - Storm Sewer, Final Plans 8< Specifications d. Ward Lake Drive Dust Problem e. Sewer Service/Mobile Home Park 8. Unfi . shed Busines s a Clerk's Mileage/Council Meetings . Abatement - Fire Call Certification, Olson , 9. New Business , a. Discussion on Energy 10. Pay ent of Claims 11. Adj urnment r---. " -_....- .., - .~" -,._~~ ..-.- ,..' .... ~~....-, .- . . . - _.... .-- , ,0 ,- i /~, /---\ --/ ~/ '-/ CITY of ANDOVER ~ REGULAR MEETING - JULY 15, 1975 MINUTES ~' The Regular Mee ing of the Andover City Council was called to order by Mayor, Richard J. Schne'der, July 15, 1975, 7:30 P.M., at the Andover Community Center, 1685 Crosstown oulevard N. W., Anoka, Minnesota. Councilpersons present: Rither, VanderLaan, Windschitl Councilpersons a sent : Holasek Also present: City Attorney, William G. Hawkins; City Engineer, D. R. Kasma; City Building Offici al, Walter Arntzen; City Clerk, Pat Lindquist; and several residents. Agenda Approval MOTION by Rith r, seconded by VanderLaan, to approve the agenda as published with the addition f the following items: (5-g) Shernell, Junk Yard License; (9-b) Weed Inspections and (9-c) Cable TV; and the deletion of items: (6-a) Shade Tree Ordinance; (8-a) lerk's Mileage (Council Meetings. Motion carried unanimously. Minute Approval (~)Due to the absen e of one Councilperson, approval of minutes postponed. Annexation - Par e16320, Plat 65933 The applicant wa not present, and inasmuch as all information had not been supplied, MOTION by Rith r, seconded by Windschitl, to continue the matter to such time as the City Attorney and the Planning and Zoning Commission have had time to review completely. Mo ion carried unanimously. Variance Reques - Gail Zimmerman MOTION by Van erLaan, seconded by Windschit1, that the Gail Zimmerman Variance Request regardin the separation between the garage and property line be granted. MOTION AMEND D by Rither, to specify what is being varied with reference to the appropriate secti n in Ordinance No. 8 giving set-back. Motion by VanderLaan - withdrawn. MOTION by Windschit1, seconded by VanderLaan, that the Variance Request of Gail Zimmerman be approved for City of Andover Ordinance No.8, page 9, Zoning District C assification Chart); R-4 (Side Yard Setback) requires 10' from the property line, and variance is for reducing the required 10' to 8'. , MOTION AMEND D by Rither, seconded by VanderLaan, to include that the , o State Fire Code requires 10' separation between structures, and does not have a I "-.)provision for var ance. Amendment Vote: Yes - Rither, VanderLaan, Windschit1; No - Schneider. enclrnent carried. Motion Vote: Yes - unanimous. Motion and amendment carri d. ~ Regular Meeting - July 15, 1975 Minutes - Page ~ - Joint Powers Ag eement Donovan Minder, Chairman Burns Township Board of Supervisors, informed the Council that Bur s Township would like to work out an arrangement whereby an extension in the dover City Hall could be as signed to Burns Township Building Inspector at a co t to be agreed upon by the partie'S involved. It was estimated by Mr. Arntzen tha approximately five (5) calls per week would go through. Discussion on the pos sibilit of these calls increasing if a daytime number were made available; and of entering a Joint Powers Agreement for Inspectional Services. MOTION by Van erLaan, seconded by Windschitl, that action be deferred until August 5 on the greement with Burns Township. Motion carried unanimously. Councilperson W ndschitl excused because of illness. Animal Control A representative from Metropolitan Animal Patrol Services, Inc., answered questions for the Council w'th reference to costs, patrol, tickets, control, and the M/A. P.S.I. ~ , Contract. The C uncil agreed that animal patrol should remain on an "emergency '- basis ", and advi ed that City Ordinances must be enforced, and tickets is sued for Æ,~d at ~cy calls ~e dispæ:ched throug~ity ~~ a- .3' ð ,.£L- ~.J I :d ~ if. Northwoods Petit'on The petition for anitary Sewer had not been presented, therefore, no action taken. Councilperson W ndschitl resumed attendance at the Meeting 53rd Annual Busi ess Meetin of I. C. B. O. Discussion was h d on the merits and benefits derived from 1. C. B. O. Meetings, costs, attendance by oth Building Officials, etc. MOTION by Van seconded by Rither, that the City of Andover authorize an expenditure for . L. Arntzen, Building Official, to attend the 53rd Annual B~siness Meeting of I. C. B O. in Mont-eTey, California, for the following costs: $110.00 - R gistration $190.00 - Room (Single) $211. 00 - Ai Fare $150.00 - Miscellaneous _, $150.00 of above costs to be paid by Township of Burns, and $511. 00 by the City of - .. Andove r. Mr. Arntzen adv sed that all monies not required would be returned to the City. Vote: Yes - Rith r, VanderLaan, Windschitl; Present - Schneider. ,I~tion carried. '~ Regular Meeting:: July 15, 1'175 - Minutes - Page ~ Junk Yard Licen e - Shernell Mayor Schneider read a letter from W. Arntzel)., Building Official, recommending denial of the lice se for 1) No frontage on a public road,' and 2) Illegal conveyance of property. It as noted by the City Attorney that a junk yard license could be granted if writte permission were given by Mr. Sbernell to allow emergency vehicles to trave over the easement to the property," however, a building permit could not be issu d for a new building Or remo~eling to bring the present building up to requireme s. Mr. Sbernell wa advised that he would have to apply for and be granted a variance on the illegal lot size before the license could be granted, unless hè could present proof that the lot split was made prior to January, 1971. Councilperson W ndschitl excused himself for the balance of the meeting because of illness. Sanitary Sewer ( 5-1) Bids _, Engineer Kasma formed the Council that due to the lowest bid received being approximately 10 0 less than the estimate, the assessment on a 100' lot would be reduced $300.00; and that the contract could be awarded as soon as M. P. C. A. and Metropolitan Wa te Control Commission approve the plans and specifications-within a few days; after which a resolution can be passed for the sale of the temporary bonds. Ja Street and A ditor' s Subdivision 82 - Final Plans and S ecifications MOTION by Van erLaan, seconded by Rither, to accept resolutions approving the Final Plans and pecifications for Jay Street Improvement (75 -4) and Auditor's Subdivision (75-2 and authorize bids be advertised for same. Motion carried unanimously. Ward Lake Drive - Dust Problem Engineer Kasma eported on the application of dust control chemicals to Ward Lake Drive and noted that he did not recommend calcium chloride for sand or dirt roads. Gaveling the roadway first and then covering with calcium chloride would c,ost appro imately $11,000. 00 per mile. The possibility of using S. A. H. monies for this w s mentioned. A resident in attendance questioned the possibility of using oil, how ver, it was noted by the engineer that this is not always successful. MOTION by Rith r, seconded by VanderLaan, to post 30 m. p.h. speed limit signs, .~ ,on Ward LakeBr ve, and direct the County Sberiff's Deputy to increase patrol on - that road and enf rce the speed limit. Motion carried unanimously. Attorney Hawkins was directed to check into State Statutes regarding the posting of signs controlling speed limits, and report his findings to Mr. Arntzen. Regular Meeting_ July 15, 1,_,5 ~ Minutes - Page 4 , , Sewer Service/ obile Home Park Engineer Kasma advised the Council that he had checked into Mr. Smith's request on behalf of Bru e Hay for sewer service to the proposed mobile home park; and that at the prese t time service was not available through Anoka, and that community planning does no provide for Sanitary Sewer in this area for at least five years. MOTION by Rith r, seconded by VanderLaan, that the City Clerk be directed to respond to the t o letters from Wyman Smith regarding the mobile home park in Sections 29 and 0, and convey to him the iilformation 1>,rovided by the City Engineer on sewer servic Motion carried unanimously. Abatement - Fir Call Certification, Olson r, seconded by Vander Laan, to adopt the followi~g resolution: AS, in October, 19$4, the Board of Supervisors of the Township w known as the City of Andover, took formal action to certify ent in the amount of $210. 00 for an unpaid fire bill against the property located at 13~25 Jay Street N. W. (Plat 69277, Parce16600), and purported1 owned by Wayne Olson, and ~ AS, additional information has been provided to the City of - Andover sh wing that Plat 69277, Parcel 6600 was not the correct description of erty, and WHER AS, ilJe¡ as ses sment cannot bel legally levied against said property NGXW¡ê ,~REFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of And ver, that subject assessment against property known as Plat 69277; Parcel 6600, is hereby abated. Motion carried u animously. Discussion on En rg The City Clerk w s directed to contact Mrs. Rosalie Butler, and request that the survey card rete red to in her letter of June 27, 1975, be mailed to the City of Andover for resp nse. Weed Inspection Mayor Schneider, Weed Inspector, noted that he would like as sistance from other Counci1persons i checking out weed complaints. ~ _) Theproposed We d Ordinance is in the hands of the Planning and Zoning Commission for their review nd recommendations. The City Clerk w s directed to contact the City of Champlin to secure information on the person they a e employing to cut the weeds in that City. -, - Regular Meeting - July 15, 1975 Minutes - Page ~ - " Cable Television Mayor Schneider read a letter he had received from John Cottingham, City of Coon Rapids, re arding a resolution from the City of Andover covering said City's approval r disapproval of their being included in the proposed CATV territory. Discussion follo ed - no action taken. Land Use Clerk Lindquist dvised the Council that she had received a request from Senator John Ch noweth's Office to have a representative from the City of Andover make a presenta ion at the meeting scheduled for July 22, 1975 in Anoka, covering Andover's part i community development and land use. MOTION by Rith r, seconded by VanderLaan, that David Jack be remlested to contact Allan R. Miles, ormer Planning and Zoning Commission Chairman, and ask him to represent the Ci of Andover at this Meeting. Motion carried unanimously. Pa ,ment of Clai s MOTION by Van erLaan, seconded by Rither, that Vouchers No. 263 - 270, in the ,~ amount of $3, 114.11 be approved. Motion carried unanimously. - Adjo'ùbì1i1ènt MOTION by Van er Laan, seconded by Rither, to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously. Meeting adjourne - 11:05 P.M. Patricia K. Lind uist Clerk/Treasurer ,~ -