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Home My WebLink AboutCC January 18, 1977 CITY of ANDOVER REGULAR CIIT COUNCIL 1ŒETING - .TA.\'UARY 18, 1977 'IINUfES The Regular Bi -Honthly '!eeting of the Andover City COl,Íllcil was called to order hy '!ayor ~ Windschitl on January 18, 1977, 7:30 p,m., at the Andover City Hall, 1685 CrosstOlm ifoulevard N, W" Anoka, Ilinnesota. Councilpersons present: Lachinski, Orttel, VanderLaan Councilpersons absent: None Also present: City Attorney, William G, Hawkins; City Engineer, D. R. Kasma; City Clerk, p, K, Lindquist; and interested residents ~i~ Residents , : Bob Rvlander. 2934 l67th Lane N, W, - Ap11reciated the wav the mectin" for selection of C1ty CounC11 member ¡vaS handled but did'not feel the meeting for sel~ction of Planning and Zoning Committee members w"s handled appropriately. lie feels the most quali Hed peoDle were not chosen. If these peoPle did not take the time to familiarize themselves wi th the ordinances, for the intenríew, will they take the time when thev are on the committee, (Part of the Council didn't feel three Of the questions rated as high as the other seven so did not judge annlicants on them.) Boh Snyder, l67th Lane N, W, - Asked of the '!ayor - Why has the senior member on the City Counc11 been cOmnletelv ignored 1vith respect to committee assignments; position of Acting ""jar and important rules committee were filled by COtIDcil members having only minutes of CotIDcil experience. , "ayor Winds chi t1 stated that the 'byor has no control over who is selected for Acting 'Iayor and there 1 are 7 or 8 committee left to he filled, Bob Snvder madel-tr following statement to the Ci tv CotIDcil - I feel it is rood to have 11eople with vanous points of view involved in the City r.ovem~ent so that all of tic residents Of Andover can be better represented, I·lost o11enings in Ci ty ~overnment that have been filled since the nffiv cotIDcil took over have been filled with neo11le¡ho 1vere listed on your camnaign literature as your surporters, By puttinr: in peODle with vie¡vs simi~ar to yours you have decreased the likelihood of having me3J1ingful discussions on ssues concerning all of Andover, 'Iayor 1Vindschit ; the brochure that came out had in excess of 300 names on it. Dick Schneider, 1:'43 Andover Blvd. N,W, - Would like to have five minutes on the agen a 0 reque¡t money or t. e 1- entennial plaque, etc, '.UrIm by """'TOM' So~dod by LAOITNSKI. TIJAT ¡,= '0. Aren"',",,,. O"UnMœ No. ZS be moved after a, Anproval of NC1v Snecial C01'lInittees, then Sb would become 3c, Add 3d. BiCentennia Committee Request for 11oney, Motion withdra¡m. IDTION by Vand~La3J1, Seconded by Lachinski, that Item 6a a~d Item 8a, be combined into one item d that we also add Item Sc. Bi-Centennial Committee Request. Carried unanimoUsly, Regular City Council '!eeting .Tmmary lS, 1<)77 - Ifinutes Page 2 Prairie Road - 15.~1 Attorney lIawkins has sent a letter to the appraiser but has not heard from him as yet. Will contact him again and if no anS11er can be secured, the services of another appraiser will have to be secured. 'OTIO~ by V~,derLaan, Seconded by Orttel, to continue the public hearing on Prairie Road MsAlI, to T'ebruary 15, 1<)77 at 7:45 n.m" Andover City lIall. Carried unanirously, FEASIBILITY REPORTS Street/Storm S~ver - Red Oaks, North110ods Additions Engineer Kasma shoIVed sketches of the area, oxphined the pronosed nroject, reviewed the letter sent to the City Council, gave the description of the nroject, including job costs 311d financing, 'DTIO~ by Lachinski, Seconded by Orttel, that the City Council, City of .~,dover, accent the feasibility report on the Street/storm se,,'er ir.¡provement nroject Çor Red Oaks ~md Northwoods Additions 311d that the date Çor the Public flearing he set Çor Fehruary 10, 1977 at 7:45 p.m" Andover City Hall, Carried unanimously, (Rl'1-7 attached) Break at 9:15 n,m, Street/Storm Sewer - Llmdgren Addition ,",i.", ""CO \h","d ,ke'ch,' ",J mop' m' 'h, "". ,",',i.,d ,he p""",,J .",joe'. revi~ved the Ie ter sent to the City Council, gave a description of the project, including costs and financing. 'nTIO~ by Lachinski, Seconded by Orttel, that the City Council, City of .~dover accept tile teasibility~report for Street/stom selver imryrovements on 13Hh, Eidel1æiss, l33rd Avenue and set he date Çor Public lIearin.!; for T'ebruarv 17, 1977 at 7: 3(1 n ,m., Andover City 11,'111. Votr Yes; Lachinski, Orttel, l\tindschitl - No: VanderLaan, as she feels people from the r,ladiola Street area should be called in in order to inform them of the fact that c nstruction of piecer.¡eal nro;ects in 311 area would result in hi¡oher future costs. 'Resolution Rll-7 attached) - 'byor Winds chi t . stated that :my reductions in costs in this nroject would sirrnly have been shi ft d to other residents in the r,ladiola area. Sewer/1l'ater - L develCJ:'!ed Area, Section 32 Engineer Kasr.¡a ~h~1ed mans and sketches of the proposed nro;ect area, gave a project description, :m1 included proposed costs and financing, 1~TIO~ by Lachi~ki, Seconded by Orttel, that the City Council, City of Andover accept the feas~ ility report Çor the sanitary sewer and water project on Bunker Lake Blvd. and ,ound Lake Blvd, improvement project, and set the rote for Public flearing for T'ebruary 17, 1977, at 8:3'1 p,m. at A,dover City Hall and that all residents within 300 çeet of the porject area be notified, Carried unanimous Iv. Added to the 'lotion: Recor.1mcndation of the Engineer to notify the interested parties of the docur.1ents th:¡t we would like to look at. Regular City Council ~eeting .TmlUary 18, 1'177 - Minutes Page 3 'mro:-< by VanderLaan, Seconded hy I1rttel, to take un onlv the follO\áng items 4'roJ'l the agenda: 5b, 5c., 6b" 7b., 8c., 'Ja. Carried unaniJ'lously. Reim~~ - Vari~~ce City Council has a letter from Attorney Hawkins and diagram, however after further investigation, Attorney Hawkins docs a~ree ,~i th the Building Inspection Dep:lrt~ent regarding the huilding as proposed and that ,~, Reimann does not need :l variQnce 4'or that huilding. 'VTIO'! by Orttel, Seconded by Lachinski, t;:lt the City shoulc1 refund the application fee paid by Lloyd Reim~~~ for variance request, Sec. 504, paragraph 5, nrdinQ~ce 8 as it has been determined that a vari~~ce is not required in this case. Carried unanimously r,r01v-Oa.l( Vic~: Estates - Final Plat Attorney lI:nvkins stated th:lt prelimin:lry ap:>orval was gr:mted suhject to :lpproval of title opinion before the end of 1'176. Requirements have heen complied 1vith but since this did not occur nrior to .Tæluary 1, 1'177, this Hill require :m additional motien, 'VTIO'! by \randerLa:ln, Seconded by Orttel, th:lt the City Council approve r.inal Plat or GroH-Oak Viei~ Est:ltes Q~d direct the Clerk 3I1d the 'byor to sign the Final Plat. C:lrried unanimously, Un" ¡E' . Iversltv Avenue 'xtenslon Attorney H~vkin~ has checked the 0uit ClaiM Deeds, eveT)'thing appe:lrs to be in order so if the counctl so desires they M:lY accept University Extension. Engineer KasMa has not given the roamvay a final inspection at this time, Details will be worked out between [,n.dneer Ka5ma and Ci tv Clerk, This item will be continued until the firstlmeeting in February, . AMendrnent - Resolution 3L'\ ~VTIO:-< by VandetLaa.~, Seconded by art tel, to introduce Resolution '10, R81B-6 'vhich Is aMending Resolution 81'\ a Resolution pro\~ding for the sale of ~S6,00'J 04' 1'176 Impro\~'ent Bon4s, r.ixing the FOTM and Specifications Thereof, Directing the ""MiM, Ik1:r'" Md Pro"idi"" '0' P",","' M "'1l,~' [T,kM 'roM "M"' ro"'¡d) Carried u:lnimo ly, [Ion-Intoxicatin Liquor Licenses 'mro:l by ortte{ Seconded hy Lachinski, that the City Council approve the Off Sale :-ion- Intoxicatin, /.faIt Liquor License for Hockey's Inn :m.d '1emeth's r,rocery: :md 4'or 3I1 On-Sale :-ien-Intoxicating 'hIt Liquor License for Hockey's Inn, Carried unanimouslv. Bi-Cente~nial cd~ittee Dick Schneider explained the type of items that it has been deteTMined should he ordered and the approximate prices, Hhich they feel 'viII not exceed $100, Regular City Cotmcil 'Ieeting January lR, 1977 - 'tinutes Page 4 !OTIO)/ by Lachinski, Orttel Seconded it, that the City Cotmcil approve the request from the Bi-Centennial Committee for money to purchase a granite monument and other miscellaneous items, for an amotmt not to exceed Hoo. Ilcn. I:" "";"'""'> Appointment of Recording Secreta!y Ci ty Clerk stated that there are three good applicants. but she would still recommend !~s. Randall because of her experience in handling Council minutes, 'OTIO)/ by VanderLaan, that we go with the recommendation of the City Clerk to hire !Irs. Randall for the position of Recordinr~ Secretary and to concur \1ith the recor1l'1endCltion of the Clerk-Treasurer \áth respect to salary of $40 per meeting adjourning before 11 p.m. and $50 per meeting that last after that hour, 'btion dies for lack of second. 'OTIO)/ by Lachinski, Seconded 11Y Orttel, to hire 'Iarcie Peach at a rate Of $40 per r.¡eetìng adjourning before 11 p.m, and ~50 per meetin,'t that last after that hour, Vote: Yes; Lachinski, Orttel, 1~indschi t1 - !!o; VanderLaan, again we have a situation \1ith a Staff person recommending someone, obvious Iv giving reasons of experience and based on the intervi~1 indicating that she feels she is ~ualified and I don't tmder- stand the Cotmcil cormletely ignoring that, Councilperson Lachinski gave the following reasons for wanting to hir 'Irs. Peach: (1) The recbmmendation by the City Clerk \1aS that all three were e~ually as good. (2) Person recomMended hy City Clerk did have a full tir.¡e job. (3) 'Irs. Pe/J.ch is a resident in the City of i\ndover. Councilperson vlnderLaaTI; !Ir, Lachinski vou indicate that the Clerk states they are equal but you af'e or.¡itting the fact that'she did request the Cotmcil to hire the person with '!un cipal experience, so feel the first statement is invalid, Payr.¡ent of Claims 'OTION by ortteL Seconded by VanderLaan, for apnroval Of payr.¡ent of claims from the r~neral Acc9unt, Checks No,ll19 thru 1137 in the anotmt of $17,567.69 and payment of claims from 76 ImproveMent "tmd checks No. 138, 139 and 140 in the amotmt of $70,128.09. Carried lmaninously, !OTIONby Lachinfki, Seconded by Orttel, to adjourn the meeting, ,.\eeting adjourn d at 11:25 p,m. r 'hrilyn K. Webs er r( P Recording Secre ary 0 f f'" ~ /1 (11