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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSP October 11, 1988 ,.,"- (CA.. . . CITY of ANDOVER -':.'., . c . Special City Council Meeting - october 11, 1988 7:30 p.m. 1. Call to order 2. Police Department Discussion 3. Multi-Family Zoning District 4. SAC Discussion 5. Rules for use of Senior Center & Council Chambers 6. 7. Adjourn -- 'CA . . .~ CITY of ANDOVER 1685 CROSSTOWN BOULEVARD N.W. . ANDOVER, MINNESOTA 55304. (612) 755-5100 SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING - OCTOBER 11. 1988 MINUTES A Special Meeting of the Andover City Counci I was cai led to ordeL by Mayor Jerry Windschitl on October 11. 1988. 7:30 p.m.. at the Andover Ci ty Hal J . 1685 CLosstown Bou1evaLd NW. Andover. Minnesota. Councilmen present: Ape] . Ell ing. Knight. Ortte] Counci Imen absent: None Also present: City AdministLator. James Schrantz: and otheLs AGErmA It was agreed to add Item 6, Ordinance 33. The PaLklng Ordinance. and It em 7. Coon Creek WateLshed Water Management Organization. POLICE DEPARTMENT DISCUSSION Mayor Windschitl noted the SheLiff's Department has done a good Job of clearing up the pLob]em with three and four wheeJeLs on the south side of the City. Deputy Scott RoessJeL stated most of those tagged were not AndoveL residents. MayoL Windschitl stated there is about $80.000 available in the 1988 budget for increased police coveLage. plus an additiona] $84.000 or more for 1989. He felt there is a need for additional coveLage. feeling the options are to either expand the SheLiff DepaLtment's coverage or to devote the funds to staLting up a City po]ice fOLce. Because of the LecruItment process. It would take about three months for the SheLlff's Department to expand the City's coverage. It was his opinion that the City needs 24-hour coverage and the power car should be on for an extLa two days. The Counc i J Leviewed the pLesent coverage, the needs, the options a v a i I ab Ie. and the costs associated with each. Deputy RoessleL Leviewed the needs as he saw it. Councl]man Orttel obseLved a high cost for an addItional 1 1/2 peLson. that it is only slightly more fOL two fu J ] sh I fts. The Counc i I also discussed the hours of the sh I fts in an attempt to provide the best coveLage. Deputy Roessler didn't feel a total 24-hour coveLage was needed. He Lecommended leaving the 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. caL and adding two days to that shIft. Then back up the houLs of the otheL two cars by one or two hours. so one would staLt at 9 or 10 a.m. and the otheL would start aLound 1 p.m. That would leave about 4 hours in the morning wIthout City coveLage, but there is county coverage available at that time. He felt the extLa CaL dULing the afteLnoon and early evening is important. He also feJt the county would be f1exible In deteLmi n i ng houLs of coveLage fOL AndoveL. -- ~ - -. Special Ci ty Counci i Meeting October 11. 1988 - Minutes Page 2 <Police Department Discussion, Continued) Counci Jman ElJ ing felt theLe is a great need fOL signa1s to help the crossing guard at Crooked Lake School. Deputy Roessler agreed. not i ng even if he weLe on duty. if there was a cal I with mOLe priority. he wouJd have to respond to it ratheL than si t at the schoo J . MayoL Wlndschitl stated the county is working on the insta11ation of a signal there. thinking it was to be approved this week. MOTION by Orttel. Seconded by E1 ling. that the Counc i J direct the ~1ayor to meet with the officiaJs fLom the County SheLiff's Department to negotiate a contract that would provide 32 hOULS of coverage per 24-hour period for the City of Andover: and to negotiate the best pLice possib1e: and to discuss the houLs and shifts such that we get the maximum effect from the increased coverage. DISCUSS ION: Councilman OrtteJ stated the 32 hours of coverage would add one ful1 shift and two days on the swing caL. Motion carLied unanimously. MULTI -FAMILY ZONING DISTRICT M.. SchLantz though t the item was a Lesult of the senior citizens housing committee on which Charlie Veiman is serving in an attempt to set aside property for senioL citizen housing if i t is found to be needed. Me-. SchLantz felt the attoLney's opinion is needed as to the legality of rezoning propeLty to that specific use. Mayor WindschitJ felt it wou1d be better to amend the ordinance to aJ low for such use by Special Use Permit ratheL than by rezoning. Counc i J discussion noted theLe are seveLaJ areas that wouJd be appropLiate for senior citizen housing either along Hanson or Bunker Lake BoulevaLds. They also felt that finding a specific location was premature. It was agreed the com~ittee would be toJd there wouJd be areas that cou1d be made available fOL senioL citizen housing in the City. but that i t is too premature to discuss specific locations or rezonings. SAC DISCUSSION Me-. Schrantz explained that since the 1970s. the City did not tULn over the SACs paid fLom outside the MUSA area to the MetropoJitan Waste Control Commission as was required by the Mw·CC. Those SACs collected are in a City account. though the inteLest accLued on those funds has not been credited to that same account. The MWCC has changed its policy to collecting SACs only when there is access to the Metropolitan Disposal System. Special Ci ty Counci 1 Meeting October 11 . 1988 - Minutes Page 3 (SAC Discussion. Continued) M.. Schrantz asked fOL Council direction on those funds collected but never paid to the MWCC. Should they be Leturned to the owners. retained by the City. or paid to the MWCC? One problem is the amount of the SACs has IncLeased over the years. so the amount coI1ected is less than what must be paid to the MWCC at this time. Counc i I discussed the possibility of Leturning the the SAC to the property owners or to the original owners and the boundarIes beyond which the SAC would be Leturned. It was noted the pLactice of keeping the SeweL Availablllty ChaLges rather than fOLwarding it to the MWCC began in the mid-1970's. Some of the addLesses on the II st show the SAC was paid In the early 1970s. thinking the City would have fOLwaLded those chaLges col lected. M.. SchLantz was asked to research that further and to provide a more accuLate list. ML. Schrantz was a1so asked to deteLmine where the inteLest from that money was credited and how much the interest amounts to. It was felt the interest accLued should have kept up with the Late increases over the years. Counc i I then directed the Staff to prepare a letteL to the propeLty owners in the aLeas outside the yeaL 2000 boundary exp1aining the situation and that they have the option of claiming the SAC that was paid or of 1eaving it with the City. If the propeLty owner wants the SAC retuLned. he would sign the form; and the City will mai I out the refund. It should be made clear that if the SAC is refunded and they have to connect to municipal seweL in the future. the SAC would have to be repaid at the then-cuLrent rate. If the propeLty owneL does not want the SAC LetuLned. theCitywil1 pal' the MWCC fOL the SAC on that pLoperty. So no more SAC funds will be retained by the City. RULES FOR USE OF SENIOR CENTER AND COUNCIL CHAMBERS M.. SchLantz asked to estab1ish rules and guidelines for the use of the Senior Citizen CenteL and the Councl1 chambers. He asked if a fee should be chaLged and whether individual poI i tica1 candidates cou1d use the faci I i ties. The Counc i I fe1t the rules and guidelines should be established by the senior citizens. Since there hasn't been a prob1em. It was fe1t no change should be made in the pol icies. It was also noted a set of published Lu]es weLe approved short1y after the SenioL Citizen Center was constLucted. asking that M.. Schrantz attempt to locate them. No Counc i I action was taken. Special Ci ty Counci 1 Mee ti ng OctobeL 11. 1988 - Minutes Page 4 ORDINANCE 33. PARKING ORDINANCE Councilman El ling read a proposed amendment to the Parking Ordinance that would al low parking on the streets for such situations as sealcoating the dLlveway, pouLlng concrete. etc. The amendment would requiLe the resident to come to City Hal I to obtain a peLmit for each vehicle that would be on the street, would be valid for no longeL than 14 days, would be Issued in tLlpl icate fOL the off I ce . Police Department. and applicant, and would be invalid I f there is a snow emergency in effect. Counc i I general II' agreed. aSking that it be typed and placed on the next Agenda for consideration. It was suggested the amendment be clarified to state it is appl icable to private propeLty and private vehicles and that it does not apply to posted streets. COON CREEK WATERSHED WATER MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION Counc i 1 discussed the proposal of dissolving the Watershed and Leorganizing it as a wateL management organization. simi I iar to the Rum RiveL WateL Management Organization. AI I fOUL cities would have to agree. Mayor Windschitl stated he has been asked if Andover would hold a meeting with all the City managers and MayoLs and have County and State personnel talk about the possibility of creating a water management organization LatheL than a wateLshed. MOTION by Elling, Seconded by Apel, that we authoLize Jim (Schrantz) to contact the otheL cities and see if we can get a joint meeting of the Councils and MayoLs and AdministLatoLs. to meet in the SenioL Ci tizens CenteL to discuss It. Motion caLrled unanimously. MOTION by Orttel. Seconded by Apel. to adjouLn. Motion carried unanimously. MeetIng adjouLned at 9:00 p.m. Respectfully submitted, \0ú~L MaL la A. Peach Recording Secretary