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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC November 18, 1975 ¡' , \,~ ~ ~, , '--../ '--/ CITY of ANDOVER "~ REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING - NOVEMBER 18, 1975 ~ AGENDA l. Call to 2. Agenda 3. Approval of Minutes - October 27, November 4, 10, 1975 I 4. Public H arings - a. et date for 1 74th Avenue Street Improvement , I 5. Petitions Requests, Communications I a. 6. Ordinanc s and Resolutions a. ommunity Development Plan ~ b. eed Ordinance , ' ,--' 7. Reports f Officers, Boards and Committees a. ngineer b. ark Advisory Board 8. Old Bus' ess a. otification of Intent - Law Enforcement Contract b. se of Community Center Building for Draft Registration 9. New Busi ess i a. pprove floating holiday for Building Official 10. Payment f Claims , ll. Adjournm nt I I i I , -, I í ì ~, ; ~ ,~, ~ " ;1 --' '~ '-, CITY of ANDOVER , ' EGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - NOVEMBER 18, 1975 '-~ MINUTES The Regular B' -Monthly Meeting of the Andover City Council was called to order by Mayor, Ric ard J. Schneider, November 18, 1975, 7:30 P.M. at the Andover City Hall, 168 Crosstown Boulevard N. W., Anoka, Minnesota. Councilperson present: Holasek, Rither, VanderLaan, Windschitl C ouncilper son absent: None Also present: City Attorney, William G. Hawkins; City Administrator, Norman J. Werner; City Assistant Administrator, Walter L. Arntzen; City ClerklTreasurer, P. K. Lindquist; City Planning & Zoning Commission Chairman, David Jack; and approximately 50 residents. rov 1 MOTION by V nderLaan, seconded by Rither, to approve the agenda with the following delet ons andlor additions: Delete. . . .. . Item No.3 (Approval of Minutes) Delete. . .... Item No. 6-b (Weed Ordinance)... Replace with (Sanitary Sewer ,~ Ordinance)--deferred to November 20, 1975. , , ,--,' Delete. . ....Items No. 7-a, 7-b Add... ... . .. Item 8-c (Planned Use - Revenue Sharing) Motion carried unanimously. The Budget Me ting scheduled for November 24 postponed until November 25, to permit the C uncil to attend the meeting covering the Coon Creek Watershed District. The following i ems were requested to be placed on the December 2, 1975 Agenda: l. Park oard Chairman's request for a person to work on the Anoka CiG' o ehensive Bicycle Pathways Committee. 2. Mayb n Corporation - Cedar Crest Fourth Addition Park Date for 1 74th venue Public Hearin I MOTION by Va derLaan, seconded by Windschitl, to adopt a resolution accepting the feasibility report, and ordering a Public Hearing on December 2, 1975, 8:30 P.M., Andover City H 11, for the improvement of gravel surfacing on 174th Avenue from Round Lake Bo levard to Heather Street N. W. at an estimated cost of $5,400. Motion carried animously. r\ I , .'---/ i i ~ ' ~, ~ '-' '~ " ~ Regular Council Meeting 11/18/75 Minutes - Page .----', '-/ Comprehensive Planning and Zo ing Commission Chairman, David Jack, read Chapter VII - "Effectuation" 0 the Comprehensive Development Plan; and officially presented the Plan to the ity Council. Mayor Schneide informed the Council and audience that a Comprehensive Plan had been done i 1967 by Midwest Planning; and the Plan, although not adopted by the Town Board, was accePte~ n:Qeans of payment in full for same. In 1970 another Plan wa done by the' . Jllil~'B:~~rs as a feasibility-type study. This statement in re y to a question covering zon1ng, etc. without a Comprehensive "Plan. Mayor S hneider further advised that ,,1{'1973, the Town Board signed a contract with ason, Wehrman, Chapman Associates, Inc., in the amount of $26,375 for the omprehensive Plan now being discussed. Councilperson V nderLaan outlined for the benefit of the audience, the background ,6£ the Plan, as t Planning and Zoning Commis sion action, Public Hearings, needs, etc. The following pe sons presented testimony in opposition to the 10-acre minimum lot size in the R ral Planning District, as presently set forth in the Plan: ,~, Lawrence B Carlson, Helen Frantz, Robert Nehring, Ed Gilbe rt, '-.-/ 1Æayor Schn ider, Council person Holasek. Reasons given f r said opposition were 1) will lower land value, 2) pos s ibi lity of litigation whe a land value is lowered because of City policy, 3) inability to secure GI or FH loans on land parcels larger than 2 112 acres, 4) adjoining communities in noka County have 2 1/2 acres or less, ãnd 5) Special rezoning requests becom g political issues. , (\'i. 'hf"\ ''Õ'''.0\\t·¿\ ··\\.{.'-Av'''I:~'!.v.\ ~ J ~h-\\-\~·L Rhlj.}ì'·~\Î'-~(t n_ . .. "~ " r< r; The following pr sented testimony in favor of the l-G---aer'-c-'nrinim.rm lot size in the u,,,,, Rural Planning istrict: Robert Dill n, A. Speaker, Lyle Bradley, Allan Miles, Walter Arntzen, Councilper ons VanderLaan and Rither. Reasons cited w re 1) people purchasing land in the rural area want large parcels, 2) City budget do s not permit the extension of full services throughout the City, 3) open farm lan now under Green Acres Law would prohibit the extension of public utilities t all the out-lying areas on the basis of cost feasibility, 4) in February, 1975, a study indicated 309 buildable parcels available in the rural area, and 394 pa cels in the urban area, and 5) the health, safety and public welfare weFe of rime consideration in the development of the Plan. Discus sion was d on the urbani rural boundaries. It was noted that this line would change wi time and availability of services. ,~ '- ~, ~ "~ Regular Coun ;".,/Meeting ~,_AI18/75 - "- Minutes - Pa e 3 ~, --,. :;'J , ',-, Comprehensiv Develo ment Plan (continued) Also discussed were such items as 1) putting rural land into "land bank", 2) Plan to be u ed as a guideline, 3) cost of Plan preparation, and 4) possible future problems if the Plan is not utilized. MOTION by W d schitl, seconded by Holasek, to adopt the principle concept of the Comprehen ive Development Plan. Motion carried unanimously. Discussion on e urban area being defined as that area able to be serviced with public utilitie s etc., and the rural area as that area with limited services. MOTION by Ri her, seconded by VanderLaan, to establish in principle, the Urban Plannin District and the Rural Planning District in the City of Andover. Motion carried unanimously. MOTION by Ri her, seconded by Windschitl, to refer the question"'of establishment of the boundar of the Urban Planning District to the City Consulting Engineer, D. R. Kasma; a d based on information available to him in regard to the Champlin- Anoka, -Brookl Center and Coon Rapids Interceptors sewer capacity; and that he make recom endations to the City Council relative to establishment of the boundary. Mo on carried unanimously. r--. '-" Discussion on hether development should precede the services or if the services should be avail ble prior to development. Also covered were the pos sibilities of maximum lot s' ze in the Urban Planning District, i. e., permitting or prohibiting an individual to subdivide a 40_acre tract into 4,,1 O-acre tracts; and the managing of Special Use ermits relative to rezoning and subdividing, as well as density requirements i the Urban Planning District. MOTION by Va derLaan, seconded by Rither, that the City Council meet with the Planning and Z ning Commission Chairman on Thursday, December 4, 7:30 P.M., to continue disc ssion on the Comprehensive Development Plan; and if the discussion can ot be completed at that meeting, it be put on the Agenda for the next Regular C uncil Meeting. MOTION AMENDED by Rither, seconded by Vander Laan, t include that the Comprehensive Development Plan be the only item discussed, and that the City Administrator have available the response from the City Engine r regarding the parameters of the Urban Planning Area. Motion and Amendment withdrawn-(full Council unable to attend). MOTION by Va derLaan, seconded by Rither, that Tuesday, December 9, 1975, be set as the da e to get together for the continuation of discussion on the Comprehensive Development Plan. Meeting to be called for 7:30 P.M. at the City Hall, with he only item of bus,in~ß:s being the Comprehensive Development ,--., Plan. MOTION AMENDED by Rither, seconded by VanderLaan, to change the , ~/ date to Monday, December 8, 1975. Amended motion carried unanimously. /', ~~, ~. '-' -- ~' Regular Cou cil Meeting - 11/18/75 Minutes _ Pa e 4 -. - Sanita r Sew r Ordinance MOTION by anderLaan, seconded by Windschitl, to defer action until NOvember 20 1975. Motion carried unanimously. Notice of Inte t MOTION by olasek, seconded by Windschitl, to instruct the City Administrator to advise the noka County Sheriff's Department that the City of Andover does wish to enter into a contract with the Anoka County Department in 1976. Motion carrie unanimously. Draft Registr tion The Clerk wa directed to contact the J. C. Wives, and any other persons she thought may ish to staff the Registration Booth for the Selective Service Draft Registr tion to be held at the Andover City Hall for one day only sometime early in 1976. MOTION by ither, seconded by Windschitl, that the City of Andover convey to Robert P. K "ght, State Director of Selective Service System, Room 1503, ~, 180 Ea~t Kell gg Boulevard, St. Paul, Minnesota 55101, the City's willingness '---- to provide ph sië¡;Ll facilities for the one-day annual registration, with the understanding that this is to occur early in 1976, at the Andover City Hall, 1685 Cros sto n Boulevard N. W., Anoka, Minnesota, and that furthermore, the City will p ovide volunteer help for the project; and that the City Administrator be listed as th person to contact with further details. Vote: Yes - Windschitl, Rither, Vande Laan;- No - Schneider, Holasek (Schneider - would not ask for volunteer s if e could not volunteer himself; Holasek--the staff may have to do this if volunte rs were not available.) Motion carried. Planned Use MOTION by R·ther, seconded by Windschitl, to direct the Staff to prepare a resolution des'gnating the Revenue Sharing monies for the 6th Entitlement Period, and that the Panned Use Report indicates an amount of $16,942 to be designated for Public Saf ty - Operations and Maintenance. Motion carried unanimously. Floating Holid y for Buildin Official MOTION by indschitl, seconded by Holasek, that the Council approve Friday, November 28, 1975, as the floating holiday for the Building Official. Motion catried unani ously. ,- i , '--/ n"T; If CLl' £1:1\. ------- I ~- - .--- /-~-~, ,~ ' ----" Regular Cou cil Meeting - 11/18/75 Minutes _ Pa e 5 ~, - Payment of Cairns MOTION by ither, seconded by Windschitl, to direct the Administrator to get clarificat on on the owner's responsibility on paying for fire calls, and have the Adm nistrator formulate a program to inform the ,citizens tha t they are in violati n of the Burning Ordinance; and possibly issue citations to get compliance 0 said Ordinance. Motion carried unanimously. It was sugges ed that the Staff investigate to determine if tickets were is sued in cases of vi lation of the Burning Ordinance, and correspond with the Council as to the resu ts of the investigation. MOTION by indschitl, seconded by Rither, that the Council approve Vouchers No. 451 - 468 inclusive, in the amount of $2, 096. 71, with the understanding that Voucher o. 457, covering payment of insurance premiums, will not be issued until t e difference between the individual and dependent coverage is collected fro Norman Werner, James Thurston and Jean Babcock. MOTION by V nderLaan, seconded by Windschitl, to adjourn - (Withdrawn), Vote on Claim Motion: Carried unanimously. ,-- ----" Adjournment MOTION by V nder Laan, seconded by Windschitl, to adjourn. Carried unanimously. Meeting adjou ned - 11:35 P.M. I I I ,~ , , ! '-.-'