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Home My WebLink AboutCC July 20, 1976 CITY 01 ANDOVER REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JULY 20, 1976 AGENDA I. Call to Order - 7:30 P.M. 2. Agenda Approval 3. Public Hearings - 7 :35 P. M a. MSAH-Prairie Road (Imormational) 4. Legal and Engineering - 8:15 P. M. a. Variance _ Dr. R. Rehmann b. . Variance - Ronald Rydh c. , Final Plat - Pankonin Addition d. ' Final Plat - Barnes Rolling Oaks 1st e. ,Award Bids - Street Projects (75-lC, 76-4,5) f. Easement - Tom May 5. OrdinaLces and Resolutions - 9:15 P.M. a. H. R. A. Resolution 6. Petitions, Requests, Communications 9:25 P.M. a. Non-Intoxicating Malt Liquor License - St. PatricUs Church 7. Report of Officers, Boards, Committees - 9:35 P.M. a. Park/Recreation Commission 8. Unfinis ed Business - 9 :45 P. M. a. 9. New B siness - 10:00 P. M. a. Weed Cutting b. Address Changes/Auditors Subd. 82 10. Approv I of Minutes - 10:15 P.M. a. June 29, July 6 II. Payment of Claims - 10:30 P. M. 12. Adjourlent CITY 01 ANDOVER REGULAR CITI COUNCIL I1EETING - JULY 20, 1976 ~ !INurES The Regular Bi-~bnthly ~æeting of the Andover City Council was called to order by ~byor Richard J. Schneider on ,July 20, 1976, 7:30 p.m., at the Andover City Hall, 1685 Crosstown Boulevard N. W., Anoka; Minnesota. Councilpersons present: Holasek, Rither, Windschitl Councilpersons absent: VanderLaan Also Present: City Attorney, William Hawkins; City Engineer, D. R. Kasma; P & Z Chairman, Ken Ortte1; City Clerk, P. K. Lindquist; and others. Agenda Approval mTION by Ri ther, Seconded by Winds chi tl, to approve the agenda with the following changes: Add: . . . .4g - Bridge Replacement 8a - Hiring of Clerk/Steno Sb - ~leeting Date to Select Building Inspector/Assessor Delete:. . .7a - Park/Recreation Commission If). - Approval of künutes Carried unanimously. MSAH-Prairie Road (Informational) i No notices were sent out to residents regarding this informational hearing as no costs will be assessed. Engineer Kasma would like to have this item put on the agenda for the next City Council kæeting as he will have additional information at that time. Engineer Kasma presented maps shrnvin? the proposed right-of-way with consideration that has been taken for trees and other obs~les. One short area is being propos'ed as urban section, which would probably requires some form of storm sewer. Proiec~ costs were reviewed. . I Doug Steel, l40th Lane - Questioned the possible storm sewer and where the drainage would be going.] (Engineer Kasma - FÏnaf determination has not been made but the obvious place would be the creek.) Would it be possible to move the hridge to the East when it is~rePlaced. (The hridge will be moved to the East and will eliminate some of the roa easement problems where houses are very close to the road. Asked about speed li '. t through the proposed urban section of road. (Checked with the State and the speed l'mit will be 50 mph.) Engineer Kasma lans to meet with Ble people involved to show them what is proposed. ~·[)TIœJ hy Ri the , Secnded by Windschi tl, to continue this Information Public Hearing on the ~!itmesot State Highway Prairie Road Project to August 3, 1976, to reviel~ the proposed const ction plans and right-of-way requirments. Carried unanimo ly. I Regular City Council ~æeting July 20, 1976 - ~ünutes Page 2 Agenda Items 4a, b, c, d, will be passed over as they are scheduled for 8:15 p.m. and the residents are not yet in attendance. ANard Bids - Street Projects (75-lC, 76-4,5) Engineer Kasma reviewed the bids received for the street project on 133rd Lane, l34th Avenue, 134th Lane and Arrowhead, and the hreakdown of the actual costs of streets and storm sewer. Price of asphalt has dropped so this project is costing less than anticipated. 'ÐTION by Windschitl, Seconded by Rither, to award the contract for l33rd Lane, 134th Avenue, 134th Lane and Arrowhcad Street to Northern Asphalt Construction Company in the amount of $60 246.24., r .~" ci'.- tw" <" ,1.- /J' Ç)-. K,4srni+ /tS$VA',J ~L',,:!<' L-- bud. Ù<4t-U......-t~.~'-r.$1- é,«.,," .'" Z; ¿ ?~ r~ v, . Carried unanimously. Green Acres project Ivas also reviewed by Engineer Kasma. Three bids were received. Northern Contracting will do the street excavation and this will be done by a Change Order to them. llardrives will comc in and lav the blacktop. This bid is more than anticipated because of the amount of dirt that has to be moved. , - i '~TION by Holasek, Seconded by l1indschitl, that in regard to 75-lC, Green Acres street construction, Commission No. 6473 that the City award the contract to the low bidder, Hradrives, Inc. in the amount of $43,135.70 and they also approve a Change Order No.3 to iorthern Contracting in the amount of $14,640 for the extra excavation. Carried unanimously. Engineer Kasma þxplained that the Northwoods Addition project will be done on a Change Order basis rather than going out for bids. Northern Contracting has been contacted. I . !ÐTION by Winds chi tl, Seconded by Ri ther, to ap~e Change Order relating to Northwoods Additon, 76,-5, allmving additional 22,60 for street construction. .;) ,~~..4,~~ Carried unanimo ly. Brid e RePlacemlnt Resolution Engineer Kasma ead the letter containing the resolution, dated June 21, 1976, (copy attached). ~mION by Windsbhitl, seconded by Holasek, to adopt the Resolution read by ~Ir. Kasma. ea,,',d "''"'""I;'Y' Engineer Kasma eft copies of the Comprehensive Sewer Plan with members of the City Council and fee s that it should be rcviewed and discussed at a future meeting. I Regular City Council Meeting July 20, 1976 Page 3 - Variance~~--Dr ;~R~Rehmann "" MJTI(1\ by Rither, Seconded by Winds chi tl, as follows: "Now Therefore, by the KcsolUtion, by the City of Andover City Council that in accordance with Ordinance No. 10 Section 14.02, the requirements of said Ordinance are hereby waived and the variance approved." (Copy of complete Resolution attached) Councilpersoll Rither stated that the reason for the lengthy Resolution is that he feels all of the matters of fact should be entered into the record so that there is no question as to the chain of events that occurred prior to the Incornoration of the City of Andover. Carried unanimously. Variance - Ronald Rydh ~lrs. Ronald Rydh - TIley wanted to sell 2-1/2 acres to one of their children and are told they cannot due to City Ordinance. Discussion followed regarding the Odinance Ivhich prohibits conveying 2-1/2 acres of land. . '-}[)TION by Rithcr, Seconded by Schneider, that based upon the reconunendation of the City Attorney in a letter dated June 16, 1976, and the reconunendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission dated July 12, 1976, that the application for the variance from the requirements of Ordinance 10, of Ronald I. Rvdh dated Junc 3, 197(" be disapproved. After some dislsion Attorney Hawkins suggested that some of the reasons for dis- approval should be given. I Councilperson Rither amended his ~btion to include tlle rcason,that it has not been shown that an unnecessary hardship will occur and that granting of this variance could have an adversel effect upon the purpose and intent of the nlatting Ordinance and that the nlatting Orµimmce is designed to allow the City to revielv all such subdivision of land in order to insure the early development, extension of streets, roads, etc. <h"P"""""' 'bo tty ~d 'kot <hi, ,,"ld b,~ ~ ,d~~, ,Ho" M =' '"tore "'ility to do that. Mrs. Rydh thcn ked if it would be possible for them to sell their children 5 acres of land. Attorpey Hawkins told her that this is possible and they will not need City Council Action to do so. Councilperson ¡Jindschitl requested that the City Attorney give the City Council an interpretation ~f the Ordinances in question so this type of issue will not be so confusing in th future. Vote: Yes; Win~SChitl, Rither, - Present; Holasek (as he feels Ordinance is too restrictive - SChneider abstained as he felt it was not fair to landowner, is too restrictive. ~s would defeat the motion so Mayor Schneider and Councilperson Ho1asek both ch ged their vote to YES. ImION Carried. Regular City Council Meeting July 20, 1976 - Minutes Page 4 Final Plat - Pankonin Addition Attorney liawkins stated that this could be approved subject to authorization from him that the title is clear. ~mION by Windschitl, Seconded by Holasek, to approve the Final Plat of the Pankonin Addition, subject to the receipt of written opinion from the Attorney that the title of the property is proper. Carried unanimously. Final Plat - Barnes Rolling Oaks - First Addition No one was present at the meeting and the fees have not as yet been paid. This may be due to the proposed culvert on University Extension, which 11r. Barnes was requested to pay for. Easement - Tom lIay Attorney Hawkins reported that his proposed amount of $1475.00 for Torn /.lay for the easement is going to have to be revised. Mr. May is asking more µ for some of te trees th~ \Vill be affected, so the total will be $1,825.00. ¿opl¡;¿,/V-.<~ ..¿z, ...,..u..¿!~t. - JA.~j.,; ,VTION by Wind~chitl, Seconded by Rither, to approve the additional expenditure of $350.00 for the purchase of the easement on ~1r. Thomas Hay's property. . d . I 1 CarrIe unanImous y. I. H. R. A. ResolutIon ~mION by Winds1chi tl, Seconded by Holasek, that the City Council of Andover introduce the County Resolution 37-76 and request that the City of Andover be included in the program to be aliministrated by the County. Carried unanimolslY. Non-Intoxicatinl!! M:llt Liquor License - St. Patrick's Olurch ~VTION by Rithe~, Seconded by Irindschitl, that a temporary On Sale Non-Intoxicating ~hlt Liquor License be issued to St. Patrick's Olurch for August 21, 22, 1976, at a fee of $10.00'1 Vote: Yes; Winâschi tl, Ri ther, Schneider - No; Holasek Motion Carried. Hirin!! of Clerk,Steno ~mION by Rithe~, Seconded by Winds chi tl, that in accordance with the recommendation of the City C1e k dated July 16, 1976, Rae Ellen Bakke be employed by the City of Andover as a full time Clerk/Steno at an hourly rate of $3.75 with a starting date of August 16, 1976. Carried unanimously. Regular City Council ~feeting July 20, 1976 - ~linutes Page 5 Meeting Date - Building Inspector/Assessor ~PTION by Rither, Seconded by Windschitl, that we set a meeting date of July 28, 1976 at 7:30 p.m., Andover City Hall to consider the follO\ving three items: 1. Hiring of Building Inspector/Deputy Assessor 2. Amendment to Persotmel Benefit Resolution 3. Setting rate of pay for election judges. Councilperson Rither than added - simply include any other items which in the opinion of the City Clerk, should be acted upon by the City Council. Carried unanimously. Weed Cutting City Clerk Lindquist reported that the City of Ramsey hires a retired farmer to cut their weeds. ~OTION by Rither, Seconded by HOlasek, to direct the Staff to find someone to do this job for the City of Andover, and come back, if it exceeds the limitation, with a recommendation that the City Council could act on. Carried unanimously. Attorney Hmvkins will check on the maps and report back to the City Council. Address Changes/Auditors Suhd. 82 i City Clerk Lindquist explained that the numbering in Subd. 82 is a complete mess and in order to straighten it out they should start over and completely renumber. I I.OTION by Rither, Seconded by Windschitl, that the City Council concur Ivith the recommendation [; the City Clerk and that the Staff be directed to resolve the inconsistencies in the address numbering system in Auditors Subd. 82. Carried unanimo ly. Councilperson Rlther suggested putting the phone number of the Post Office on the letter that is tent to residents so they can request change of address cards. Payment o~ Claims ,m!ON by Ibl~F' ,_dod by R"be'. to 'PP- ,,",to' of Cbl,". Chock . 771. 772, 773, and 776 th 784, in the amount of $59,857.20. Carried unanimoUSly. ~nrION by HOlasfk, Seconded by Rither, to adjourn the meeting. Carried unanimously. I ~feeting adjourned at 9:40 p.m. ¿8. ,~j J! :øt2+v¿~ (j~ Marilyn K. Webster Recording Secretary