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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC January 4, 1977 CITY of ANDOVER REr.uLAR CIIT COUNCIL '1EETINr, - JA."IUARY 4, 1977 HINlfI'ES The Reglli~r Bi-Monthly Heeting of the Andover City COlIDCil was called to order by ~ ayor ~4,h~indschitl on January 4, 1977, 7:30 p,m" at the Andover City Hall, 1685 Crosstrn>n Boulevard N. W., Anoka, Minnesota, ~ ayor Windschitl and Council- persons Orttel and Lachinski were sworn into office by Attorney Hawkins, Council persons present: Lachinski, Orttel, VanderLaan Councilpersons absent: None Also present: City Attorney, William r,. Hæ\'kins; City Clerk, p, K, Lindquist; and interested residents ARenda Approval ~OTION by VanderLaan, Seconded by Orttel that the agenda he anproved as publised with the fOllrn"ing additions: Item 3e. the phrase "and special committee a~pointI'1ents" Item 5e, Pire Protection Contract Carried unanimously, ~t~YOR l~indschitl read the letter that he wrote to all council members dated .January 4, 197f' Election of Actiga Mayor 1 In the event of Mayor Windschi tIt s absence this person ",ould run the meetin¡>, 'VTION by Lachinski, Seconded by WindschitI, to nominate Ken Orttel as Acti~g Hayor (KesolUtion RIp, attached), Vote: Yes; Windschitl, Lachinski, Orttel - Present; vandeìLaan, '~tion carried, Designation of Legal Newspaper , IVTION by VanderLaan, Seconded by Lachinski, to desi('TIate the Anoka union and Shopper, Inc, as the of~icial newspaper J'or the City oj' Andover (Resolution R2-7, attached), Carried unanimously, Selection oj' O)J'icial Denositories ~OTION by VandJrLaan, Seconded by Orttel, that the J'ol101\'inf' be desirnated as official depositories J'~r the City of Andover: Pirst National Bank of Anoka; TWin City Federal; State Rank of ^r0ka (Resolution R3-7, attached). Carried unanimously, ReYÍCI\' of Council B -Laws Mayor Windschit proposed one change, in Section 4a 1, to add after the call to order a 15 minute per~od which ",ould allow resident J'orum, Other suggestions ,,,ere; delete Canital Improve.ent Committee, restrict agenda items to those received by the Council nrior to the mikting. Councilperson VanderLaan suggested setting up the Rules Committee to m e suggestions on changes, This would be handled lD1der Item 30 of this agenda. Regular City Council ~feeting January 4, 1977 - Hinutes Page 2 Assignment of Committee Duties to Councilperson/Special Committee Appointments ~fayor Windschitl lvould like to withhold making any committee appointment until a couple of meetings have been held. Hayor I~indschitl nominated the follolving to the Rules Committee: Chairman, Ken Orttel, and Ted Lachinski to serve with him, Vote: Yes; Windschi tl, Lachinski, Orttel - Present; VanderLaan. \btion carried. It was felt that the other special committee members should not be appointed until there was afulI council. The committee remaining to be formed are as follows: Capi tal Improvements Advisory Committee, Crime Prevention Comittee, Historical Committee, Road Improvements Committee, Fire Protection, and Resident Communications Cmmni ttee, Carryover Commi ttees : Bi-Centennial Committee, PlruL~ing and Zoning Commission and Park and Pecreation Commission, Approval of Official Bo:1ds 'OTTON by VanderLaan, Seconded by Orttel, that the City Council, City of Andover approve the follm~ing bonds (Resolution R4-7, attached): Clerk Treasurer Position, $25,000, rene1~al date January 10, 1977. Asses~or, $500, effective to July 1, 1978. Deputy A~sessor, $500, effective to December 1, 1978, Employee Blanket, ~20,000, effective to November 13, 1977, Carried unanimously, . I Councll Vacaney; 'VTION by Vande~Laan, Seconded by Windsdlitl, requesting that the Staff prepare a Resolution (R5-17, attached) that the City Council, City of Andover has received and accepted the refignation of .~1Vindschitl for the position of Councilperson and that a vacancy m~ exists in that position, Carried unaniJTIously, ~fayor Nindschi t;L proposed that an ad be prepared -For publishing and would like to have it run this week, stating that the interviews will be held .January 17. Closing date for acceptance rf applications l~ould be .January 13, ~OTION by Lachinski, Seconded by Orttel, to advertize for the vacancy in the position of C'ouncilpersbn in the City of Andover, to he printed durinC( the week ending January 8 and January II' in the Anoka County Union and Shopper, cutoff of applications to be on .January 13; re interview and selection process to be nerformed on January 17. 'fie interviffi~s will begin at 7:30 P,JTI, Carried unaniMOusly, Anpointments - Commission Chairmen Hayor Windschitt appointed .Terry Lanham Acting Chainnan of the Park Comission until such time as a permanent chainnan can be selected, ~OTION by vandehaan, Seconded by Lachinski, that .Terry Lapham be appointed temporary nark board Chai[an at this time, Carried unanimous lv, Set flearing Dat /Street Improvement/Sanitary Sewer Improvements Feasihility stuàies performed by the Engineering Firm and fees charged for these studies were discussed, Attornev Hawkins stated that he is not a1~are of any 1m" cost and high cost feasibility study and feels the Engineers from TKD!I. have a cost and quality as good ~~ or better than the other cities he is familiar with, Regular City Cotmcil Heeting .J:muary 4, 1977 - \!inutes Page 3 'OTION by VanderLaan, Seconded by Windschitl, that the City Staff prepare a Resolution (R6-7, attached) noting that a netition has been received on street improvenents in Section 33, T32, R24 and '11/2 of S34, T32, R24; and direct the City Engineer to prepare a feasibility report to be presented to the Cotmcil on or before January 18, 1977. COtmcilperson Lalinski would like to offer an Amendment to include the residents affected at the meeting, but does not feel the time frame will allow it, Possihly a newspaper notification that the feasibility study 1vas ordered could be included when the meeting agenda is published. ~btion carried tmanimously, ~OTION by VanderLaan I Seconded by Winds chi t1, requesting the staH to prepare a Resolution (R7~7, attached) noting that a petition has been received on sewer and water improvements on properties abutting Btmker Lake Blvd, and Rotmd Lake Blvd, in '11/2 of S32; R32, R24, and the NE 1/4 of ~~ 1/4 of S32, R32, R24j and direct the City Engineer to prepare a feasibility report to be nrepsented to the City Cotmcil on or before January 18, 1977. Carried tmanil'1Ouslv, I Break at 8:55 p,m. I Bi-Cente~~ial Committee The former cha rperson of this committee resigned and former Hayor Schneider has volunteered to take over this committee so the work can be comryleted, 'UI'ION by Lach nski, Seconded hy 0rttel, L~at 1ve anpoint Dick Schneider to Chair the Bi-Centennial îommittee, Carried unanimously, Cotmtry Estate - Preliminary Plat It was deterniAed through discussion that it would not be necessary to refer this plat back to the Park Board, \UI'ION by Lachlnski. Seconded by Orttel, to approve Preliminary Plat, Country Estates, Aadltlon, contJngent upon receipt of revised Preliminary Plat with tec~ical revisions suggested by the Engineer in his letter of November 30, 1976, and also contingent on money in lieu 9f land for nark dedication, Also inclllde r~tionale as suhmitted by the P & Z COmmiss~n on December 15, 1976 from the meeting held December 14, 1976, Carried unani usly. Lloyd Reimann yariance Hayor Windschi~ had done some research of the Ordinances and asked for an interpre- tation from At orney Hmvkins, Attorney Hawkins had not realized there was a conflict of Ordinances d will need additional time for this research. "avor Windschitl suggested thislbe continued tmtil the January 18 meeting, Regular City Council Meeting January 4, 1977 - Minutes Page 4 Assemblies of God - Special Use Permit ~layor Windschitl stated that a favorable recc.mmendation has been received from the P & Z Commission, Vern Ohman, 18420 Rum River Blvd, - The Assemb~ie~J>~~ would have no objection to the poss1.b1.l1ty of havmg a road put in aíö ¡ttliev -line of this property, which would be 135th, lie does feel the flow of traffic would be no problem as it would be going onto a County Road, Rev, Buschow, 4070 l2lst AvelUJe N, W, - Feels any improvements put in along this property would be advantageous, . ," \f!c}t'.\ "} ColDlcilperson VanderLaan SUggi~~ that possibly 1 study could be secured on the traffic patterns and parking nVthis structure would be built to help determine feasibili ty. Attorney Hawkins suggested that one of the City Planners could be used if it is felt necessary, Possibility of service road was discussed, Attorney Hawkins stated that we have no authority to require dedication of property at the time a Special Use Permit is issued, , MOTION by Lachinski, Seconded by Orttel, to grant the Special Use Permit for the Assemblies of God Omrch on the property (same legal description as in P & z recommendation, if correct) and also that this project should have no adverse affect on the ~urrounding property or scenic value and is in harmony with the general purpose and intent of the City of Andover Ordinances and would be subject to the~dicat'ion of right-of-way and construction of the extension of the service road ( -'''-~'~~~) at the owners expense, Vote: Yes; Windschitl, Lachinski, Orttel - No; anderLaan, as she does not feel the Council has sufficiently solved the effect of ~raffic conditions in the entire neighborhood and thereby the criteria for granting of Special Use Permits, 5,03, Section B has not been met much to the detriment of both the aPrlicants and the City. Mayor - Council Conference . ..'! .' ¡ (), f'1DT\~N bel ¡'FK:~ìrJ",'i 'co A ".'. ~u. ...'- úéL1"'" (r",t,( 111[."J U. olft;,<... C.ç';J.~t,u."'- ,)HI~. ).·"'.f..~7.;(,,:.L ~Url(l'l by Lachlnski, Seconded by Orttel, authorizing all Counciï members of the C1.tý Counc1.l, City pf Andover, to attend the conference sponsored by the Government Training Service, Saturday, January 29, 1977, The fee for the conference is $30 per person, Carried unanimously. Recording Secr~tary Appointment City Council h~d copy of one application for this position, however, it ,~as deter- mined that this position should be advertized for at least one week and other applicants interviewed. ~mION by vanlrLaan, Seconded by Windschitl, that the City Council, City of Andover, accept the reslgnation from the position of Recording Secretary, from Marilyn Webster and that the City thanks her for satisfactory service and contribution to the efficient operation of the City during her employment, Carried unanimously, I Regular City Council Meeting January 4, 1977 - Minutes Page 5 Councilperson VanderLaan suggested that the application that they have nOlv, which has been recommended by Staff, be accepted, MJTlON by Orttel, Seconded by Windschitl, that the City Council direct the City Clerk to advertize in the official newspaper for the position of Recording Secretary with the salary as noted in the 12-23-76 memo from p, K, Lindquist, Vote: Yes; Windschitl, Lachinski, Orttel - No; VanderLaan, Clerk has forwarded a recommendation based on interview regarding employment of qualified person, essentially asking her to do this over again. Mayor Windschitl suggested that P & Z members be interviewed on l>Ionday, January 10, ¡"mION by VanderLaan, Seconded by Windschitl, that the City Clerk establish an lIltexview schedule for the City COlmcil to hold Planning and Zoning Commission interviews on l>Ionday, January 10, 1977 to begin at 7:30 p,m. Some of the applications were received after the closing date, Second was \vithdrawn, ¡"DTlON by VanderLaan, Seconded by Windschitl that the City Clerk establish an inter- V1ew sChedule for the City Council to hold Planning and Zoning Cœunission interviews on Monday, January 10,1977, to begin at 7:30 p,m, The City Council has extended the time for presentation of resumes for the Planning and Zoning Commission to Friday, January 7, 1977, 12 noon, Carried unanimously. Cost of LiVingl Increases Through discusbion it was detennined that this percentage increase is across the board figured fn an average, to be fair to all individuals. mTlON by VanderLaan, Seconded by Windschitl, that a 220t per hour per employee cost of living! increase be approved by the City Council. Note that it is represented in the 1977 budget, having been approved by the fonner City Council. Yes; Windschitl, Orttel, Vandertaan - No; Lachinski. Fire Protection Contract /.UI'ION by Vand~rLaan, Seconded by Orttel, that the City Council authorize the City Clerk and the Mayor to execute the contract with the City of Anoka for Fire Protection for the calendhr year 1977, Carried unanimously. Additional Mee~ing mTlON by Lachlnski, that the City Council hold a special meeting on January 11, to d1SCUSS plans and goals forthe coming year, Councilperson VanderLaan would not be able to attend, ¡"Iohon withdrawn, It was decided to try to use part of the January 10 and part of the January 17 meetings to discuss the plans and goals. I Regular City COI.D1cil Heeting January 4, 1977 - Minutes Page 6 Approval of Claims The Park Recreation Commission (Hockey Association) is asking that an additional $300 be approved for the warning house project, Park Recreation Commission should have the final responsibility to see that the project is completed properly, ~urION Orttel, Seconded by Lachinski, to approve the claim for $300 for completion of the wanning house building. Carried unanimously, ~urION by Orttel, Seconded by Lachinski, to adjourn the meeting, ~Ieeting adjourned at 10:50 p,m. ··~>å~0 Ü)¿f~ ; , Marilyn bster Recording Secretary ¡ Iv ,,\ I " I' t, ,\ , . {" \ \ ¡...' ,) o -~ ~,~' .- J\ l' ' "