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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC February 16, 1988 --"..,.,,~ -~ ..~\ CITY of ANDOVER !i " ~ ,: ~>, "~~:' REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - FEBRUARY 16, 1988 - AGENDA -. ,/í' -"::.~ ,~ 7:30 P.M. l. Call to order 2. Resident Forum 3. Agenda Approval 4 Discussion Items a. Canvass Election Results b. SW28 Group/M. Kull c. Anoka-Andover storm Drain Agreement d. Discussion of South Andover Site Feasibility 5. Staff, Committee, Commission a. Red Oaks Manor 5th Addition/Wetland -à, CtOYffl. Draifia~i:. Repart./87 lIB c. Street Lights d. Appoint Park Board Member 6. Non-Discussion Items a. Petition for Improvements/S. Johnson *b. Petition for Improvements/Hills of Bunker Lake 3rd Addition c. Mediation Services Agreement/Approve Expenditure d. Approve Deeds e. 7. Approval of Minutes 8. Approval of Claims 9. Adjournment *Not on published agenda ~ ( \ CITY of ANDOVER .. J it 1685 CROSSTOWN BOULEVARD NW. . ANDOVER, MINNESOTA 55304' (612) 755-5100 .... '1-- ~'è--~.>;1ij'-;:;';--" REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - FEBRUARY 16, 1988 MINUTES The Regular BI-MonthJy Meeting of the Andover City Council was cal led to order by Mayor Jerry Windschitl on February 16, 1988, 7:30 p.m., at the Andover City Hall, 1685 Crosstown Boulevard NW, Andover, Minnesota Councilmen present: Ape], Ell ing, Kn i gh t , OrtteJ Councilmen absent: None Also present: City Attorney, John Burke: City Engineering TechnIcian, Todd Haas; City AdmInIstrator, James Schrantz: and others RESIDENT FORUM Chuck Cook. Developer of Oak Bluffs - thought he was scheduled for final pJat approval this evening. Mr. Haas stated it Is scheduled for the first meeting In March. AGENDA APPROVAL Mayor Windschitl asked for a motion to approve the Agenda as presented. MOTION by Knight, Seconded by EI ling, to so move. Motion carried unanimously. CANVASS ELECTION RESULTS MOTION by Knight, Seconded by Orttel. a Resolution declaring the results of a special election for a Fire Department bond issue as presented. (Bond issue declared disapproved) (See Resolution R023-88) Motion carried unanimousJy. SW28 GROUP/M. KULL Marcia Krul I, Attorney with the Bowman and Brooke lawfirm, stated she is representing the SW28 Group. OriginalJy 12 companies agreed to do the remedial investigation at the WDE site, but that has grown to 16 companies. They are nearing the end of their obJigations under the consent order and are In the process of completing the detailed design report. They need to find out exact costs to implement the recommendatIons of the remedial actIon. Regular City Council Meeting February 16, 1988 - Minutes Page 2 (SW28 Group/M. Kull, Continued) Ms. Kru] ] explained the remedial action, stating they need to test I t fIrst. They are ready to test those wel Is next week, but they fIrst need the approval of the City Council to dump the water into the City's sanitary sewer sytstem. They will test two we I ] s , two days each and wi II be extracting 100,000 gal Ions of water at the rate of 10 gallons per minute over a four-day period. The water going into the sewer system would be metered. They have already received permission from the MWCC. The Counc i I was concerned that the WDE site was never included in the sanitary sewer district nor has it paid any of those charges. They also did not want to set a precedent that if this action proves feasible, then Andover would be forced to allow all the cleanup water to be discharged through the city's sewer system. Ms. Kru] ] explained this request Is only for limited access for this one t ¡me, and approval at this time would not In any way obligate the City to allow it in the future. The recommendation Is for disposal of the cJeanup into Coon Creek. At this time. no one anticipate going into the city's sanitary sewer system with the total cleanup. They are able to do the testing next week if the City approves. If i t is not approved, the alternative would be to hIre an independent trucking company to truck the water to the City of St. Paul to dump i t into theIr sewer system. That is much more expensive, plus such tankers are not readily availabJe; so it mal' take months to get the testing done. DavId Tostenson. 14139 Crosstown - asked what is being talked about and what is the purpose of the testIng. Mayor Windschltl explained the proposa I . Ms. KruJ I stated they wi] J be drawing the water up, treating it, and disposIng of it to keep the contaminated water from going Into the creek. The tests wI I] help to determine how many wells wi II be needed to do the cleanup. Counc i 1 did not have a problem with permitting them to dump into the sanitary sewer system on a limited basis only. However, since the City wi II be charged for the additional flow, it was felt the SW28 Group should pal' for the water they dump Into the system. Ms. Krull agreed. MOTION by Orttel, Seconded by Knight, that the Counc II dIrect Staff to prepare a Resolution giving limited right of access to the CIty's sanitary sewer system for the SW28 Group to do testing on wells on the WDE site in the amount not to exceed 100,000 gallons, and note that they would pal' for that access in the same amount that comparable business would pal' for the same type of disposal in the City, resIdential equivalent rate. (See Resolution R024-88) Moti on carLÍ ed unanimously. Regular City Council Meeting February 16. 1988 - Minutes Page 3 ANOKA-ANDOVER STORM DRAIN AGREEMENT Mayor Windschitl explained he and Mr. Schrantz met with the Anoka City staff regarding the storm drainage agreement between the two ci ties. Agreement has stil I not been reached, as Anoka/s understanting of the agreement is not the same as what Andover had understood. Anoka has now said they want to get addltlonaJ $36,000 for Lary Carlson's property, for Chapman's Addition, both churches and part of the commercial area. It was his understanding at the time agreement was reached that everything would be included for the $100.000 and that Andover would accept the drainage from that portion of Anoka whIch draIns into Andover. Counc i I questioned how the additional $36,000 was arrived at. Mr. Schrantz explained it is 1.5 cents a square foot, which is what was original II' assessed by Anoka to their residents plus inflation. Counc i I discussed past events relating to the storm drainage in the southwestern portion of the City and felt it would not be practical to assess the Chapman's Addition area for storm drainage again. It was also noted that Mr. Carlson had negotiated an agreement for storm drainage with Anoka privately. Rosella Sonstebv - didn't know how the City could trade off with Anoka since Anoka's storm water is dumping onto her Iand. Plus the Good Value property is not being assessed anything. She also pointed out that Good Value did not put in that 9-foot berm that was mentioned In their contract. She stated she is getting 99 percent of the water in a 100-year flood and her land Is basically a reservoir because i t Is basIcally 863 and lower. She said her land is always going to be used as a reservoir and Anoka wi I I on II' be getting water through the pipe one year out of every 99 years. Ms. Sonsteby offered another solution, that of measuring the water that actual II' goes through the pipe into Anoka and pal' them for actuaI water draining throught the pipe. She felt she should be getting some of that monel' because al I her land is being used as a reservoir. Ms. Sonsteby stated she is being assessed 40 percent of the pipe, yet other people can hook Into it. She is appealIng the assessment. She also hoped everyone involved, the City Council, attorneys, and herse]f would meet together, hopefully next week, to resolve this matter before it goes to court. Mayor Windschitl explained clearly the pipe to Anoka is an overflow pipe. The Counci I cannot discuss her lawsuit with the City of Anoka nor her lawsuIt against Andover. He also stated that Good VaJue and the other proJects are paying in excess of 60 percent of that proJect costs. Regular City Council Meeting February 16, 1988 - Minutes Page 4 (Anoka-Andover Storm Drain Agreement. Continued) Ms. SonstebY stated that was interest. Mayor Windschitl said the monel' came from Good Value and the other developments. Plus Good VaJue paid for the one pipe directly. He also expJained the costs paid by Anoka County. He advised if Ms. Sonsteby wants to discuss a settJement to the Jawsuit, her attorney should contact the City's attorney. Discussion continued on the disputed agreement with the City of Anoka and possibJe actions on the part of Andover at this point. Counc i J then directed the Attorney to send a letter of transmittal to the City of Anoka aJong with a signed agreement incidating Andover's origina] understanding, thata11 items would be settled In payment for $100,000 buy-in into Anoka's storm drainage system. Upon receipt of the executed agreement, Andover wi I 1 forward $100,000 to Anoka immediately. DISCUSSION OF SOUTH ANDOVER SITE FEASIBILITY Mayor Windschitl briefly reviewed the EPA's proposal for the cleanup of the South Andover site. Basically the EPA is running the proJect. There is no off-site migration of the contaminates. but the shallow acquifers do show some comtamination. The proposal for cleanup is simi J iar to what is being done on the WDE site. He was pleased to see that they are moving so quickly and was not troubled by what the EPA is trying to do. CouncIlman Ortte]'s only concern was about dumping the water into the creek pr imar I J I' In an untreated state. He understood the heavy metals would remain near the outlet. He was also concerned that they were not able to check all of the area because of the tires, thinking the testing could have been done In a grid fashion. Counc I I agreed to give their comments about the EPA's proposal to the staff , and a prepared statement wi II be acted upon at the March 1 meeting. RED OAKS MANOR 5TH ADDITION/WETLAND Mayor WindschitI explained the DNR wou]d Iike to acquire the wet1and in the north 400 feet of Menkveld's Red Oaks Manor 5th Addition for mitigation on the realignment of Crosstown BouIevard. He would Jlke to present the proposa I to the developers at a meeting Tuesday morning that they abandon the Corp of Engineers' proposa] , and that the City would take that property for public purposes. That would repJace the park dedication and Mr. Menkveld would be giving up the seven lots In there. The City would then give the rights to the DNR. That wou1d satisfy the mitigation question and would also satisfy the concerns residents in Red Oaks have regarding the wetland. Counc i I generaIJy agreed to the proposal, also suggesting some wa]kways be provided from the 5th Addition to the existing parks. Regular City Council Meeting February 16. 1988 - Minutes Page 5 STREET LIGHTS MOTION by Orttel, Seconded by Knight. that the Council approve the installation of lights In the fol lowing locations: 1) Round Lake Boulevard and 144th Avenue; 2) Bunker Lake Boulevard and Yukon Street; 3) Nightingale and 154th Lane; and 4) Narcissus Street and Bunker Lake Boulevard Service Road. Motion carried unanimously. APPOINT PARK BOARD MEMBER Council directed staff to prepare a personal data form to be filled out by anyone wishing to service on the Planning Commission or Park Board. It was also suggested those already serving on those Commissions be asked to filJ it out to have an updated record on file. MOTION by Apel, Seconded by Orttel, that we appoint Ronald Ferris to the Park Board, term as determined by the City Manager. Motion carried unanimously. PETITION FOR IMPROVEMENTS/S. JOHNSON MOTION by Knight. Seconded by Orttel, a Resolution declaring adequacy of petition and ordering preparation of a feasibiJity report for the improvement of watermain and sanitary sewer construction. ProJect No. 88-4 in the 14500 Block of Round Lake BouJevard area. (See Resolution R025-88) Motion carried unanimously. PETITION FOR IMPROVEMENT/HILLS OF BUNKER LAKE 3RD ADDITION MOTION by EJJing, Seconded by Knight, a Resolution declaring adequacy of petitIon and ordering prepration of a feasibiJity report and the improvements of watermain, sanitary sewer. storm drain. and streets with concrete curb and gutter, ProJect No. 88-5. In the Hills of Bunker Lake 3rd Addition area. (See Resolution R026-88) Motion carried unanimously. MEDIATION SERVICE/AGREEMENT/APPROVE EXPENDITURES MOTION by Apel, Seconded by Orttel, that the City Council approve funding for Mediation Services, 13,000 people at 5 cents per capita for a total of $650. Motion carried unanimously. APPROVE DEEDS MOTION by Orttel, Seconded by Knight, that the Mayor and City Clerk be authorized to sign the deeds to be issued for the correction of the deed problem at 133rd Lane and Arrowhead Street NW. Motion carried unanimousJy. Regular City Council Meeting February 16, 1988 - Minutes Page 6 STAFFING Mr. Schrantz reviewed his recommendations of his memo dated February 16, 1988, to meet the staffing needs I n the off 1 ce. MOTION by Orttel, Seconded by Apel, that the Counc i I authorize an annuaJ expenditure of $15.900 for part-time employees In the Finance and Building Departments and Public Works in general; with the monies to come from the buiJding surcharge refund, the balance amount to be financed via the curtalJment of overtime dollars that wI I I be spent in the Finance Department. Motion carried unanimousJy. MOTION by Orttel, Seconded by Knight. that we direct the City Administrator to prepare, with the normal budget recap, a separate recap for salaries showing their compliance to the budget. Motion carried unanImously. NOTIFICATION OF CITY MEETINGS Jack McKelvy and David Tostenson suggested something be done to better inform the residents about meetings held at the City. Mr. McKelvy stated the Crooked Lake Advisory Council is looking into putting up a sign at the school to inform the publIc about activities at the schoo I . He recommended the City also consider instaJJing a bulletin board sign In front of the City Hall. Counc i I noted research done previously found such signs to be very costly. They also explaIned the agenda Is posted at City Hall as soon as it is written and is printed in the Anoka Union. Also, al J those directly affected with proJects receive written notification. Mr. McKelvy stated the sign that will be placed in front of Crooked Lake School wi II be paid for by the Community School, which is supported by the City. Therefore, he felt the City wouJd also be abJe to use that sign to list when meetIngs are held. The Counc i I was receptive to using that sign to Jist City meetings. A suggestion was to get a service organization, bank, or other business to advertise on the sign to reduce the overall cost. Mayor Windschitl stated the CounciJ would also be wilJing Jook at whatever other suggestions residents mal' have to keep them Informed of City activities. (Councilman EI ling left the meeting at this time. 9:10p.m.' Regular City Council Meeting February 16, 1988 - Minutes Page 7 APPROVAL OF CLAIMS MOTION by Knight, Seconded by Orttel, approve Claims Checks 14120 through 14212 for a total amount of $83.899.12. Motion carried on a 4-Yes. I-Absent (EIJing) vote. MOTION by Orttel, Seconded by Apel, to adJourn. Motion carried on a 4-Yes, I-Absent (EI1ing) vote. Meeting was adJourned at 9:15 p.m. Respectfully :~~mitted~~ ~~~~ \. (L' CZ""\ i~c/ Marc ~Ja A. Peach Recordlng Secretary