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Home My WebLink AboutSP September 27, 1988 'CA /y,. CITY of ANDOVER ~. .... Special City Council Meeting - September 27, 1988 - Agenda 7:30 P.M. 1. Call to order 2. Assessment Hearing/88-2/Yel10w pine Street 3. Assessment Hearing/88-2/Bluebird Street 4. Assessment Hearing/87-26/Langseth's pine Acres 5. Assessment Hearing/88-4/Round Lake Boulevard 6. Assessment Hearing/88-23/Heisinger 7. Assessment Hearing/88-23/Hedstrom 8. Budget Discussion 9. Computer Consultant Report 10. Ordinance 10/Mining Permits 11. Street Light Policy 12. Adjournment .- - 'CA CITY of ANDOVER 1685 CROSSTOWN BOULEVARD NW.' ANDOVER, MINNESOTA 55304. (612) 755-5100 SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING - SEPTEMBER 27, 1988 MINUTES A Special Meeting of the AndoveL City Council was called to oLdeL by Mayor JeLry Wlndschltl on September 27, 1988, 7:30 p.m., at the AndoveL CIty Hall, 1685 CLosstown BoulevaLd NW, Andover, MInnesota. Councilmen pLesent: Apel, EllIng, Knight, OLttel CouncIlmen absent: None Also present: BRA Engineer, Glenn Cook; CIty AdmlnIstLatoL. James Schrantz; and otheLs AGENDA APPROVAL It was agreed to amend the Agenda as fol]ows: Add Item 12, Election Signs and Item 13, MITS Pipeline; and Delete Item 10, OLdlnance 10/ MInIng Permi ts. MOTION by KnIght, Seconded by E]llng, approval as amended. Motion caLLied unanimously. ASSESSMENT HEARINGS: IP88-2/Yellow PIne StLeet IP80-2/ßluebiLd StLeet IP87-26/Lanaseth's PIne ACLes IP88-4/Round Lake BoulevaLd IP88-23/HelslnaeL IP88-23/HedstLom Mr. Cook reviewed the BlueblLd pLoJect, noting the assessment fOL each of the 16 lots Is $3,585. Dennis Flaata. 17715 B]ueblLd - asked to have Load LestLlctlon signs placed on BlueblLd so the tLucks do not use that road. It has only 2 Inches of bituminous, whIch he felt Isn't suffIcient fOL truck traffic. He only sees a semi-tractor truck on It, but not the sod trucks. Mr. Schrantz saId the road wIll handle that type of traffIc but that repeated heavy use. After further discussion, the Counc 11 agreed "No Through Truck Traffic" sIgns should be posted along BlueblLd. ML. Cook then Levlewed the Langseth Pine Acres PLoJect, notIng the assessment for each of the 52 unIts Is $1,655. Al I of the resIdents but one own two units. That combIned lot was also assessed fOL two units. Counc i I questioned the numbeL of units assIgned to Mr. Olesen. Mr. SchLantz stated he was assigned four units, which LepLesents four 100-foot lots or two buIldable lots, which was agreed to at the publIc hearIng. .--- Special City Council Meeting September 27, 1988 - Minutes Page 2 (Assessment HeaLings, ContInued) Mr. Cook also explained the lower corneL lot off Round Lake Boulevard which belongs to ML. Langseth was assigned a unit, even though water dLains to It. The intent was if the City picks up that iot fOL drainage, the City would pal' the assessment. John Renao. 17425 Mariaold - counted 54 lots. Mr. Cook explaIned ML. Oleson is assessed fOL 4 unIts, not 6. He said the count of 52 is corLect. Mr. Renao - asked If those those lots would have shaLed In the cost If the Load was ImpLoved fLom Poppy on 173Ld Lane thLough the first tIer of lots. The EngIneers stated no; they would have been assessed on 173Ld if that pOLtion weLe constLucted. The inteLsection was built under the MSA proJect. There weLe no comments by Lesidents LegaLding any of the other Assessment Rolls. MOTION by Elling, Seconded by Orttel, to accept the Resolutions adopting the Assessment Rolls fOL PLoJects 88-2, 87-26, 88-4, and 88-23 as presented. (See ResolutIons: R236-88 - IP88-2/Yeliow Pine StLeet R237-88 - IP88-2/BluebiLd StLeet R238-88 - IP87-26/Langseth's Pine Acres R239-88 - IP88-4/Round Lake BoulevaLd R240-88 - IP88-23/Heislnger R241-88 - IP88-23/HedstLom) Motion carried unanImously. TheLe was a bLlef discussion comparing the Lestoration pLoJects of Langseth's, whIch is very satlsfactoLY, and Wobegon Woods, wheLe the residents had so many complaints. It was also noted there is a dIfference In the specifications between BRA and TKDA, as BRA's contract stated the seed and sod must grow. The Council felt the end result of BRA's proJects was better, asking the EngineeLing DepaLtment to review the landscapIng specifications to be used in future contracts and to Include the spec that the seed and sod must grow. The hearings ended at 7:50 p.m. BUDGET DISCUSSION Mr. Schrantz revIewed the affect of the new tax formula by the State on the PLoposed 1989 budget. He noted the PLoposed budget Lalses about $360,000 less than the maxImum, posIng the questIon what happens in the futuLe If building slows up. According to the new tax law, the pLoposed budget puts the City at its maximum levy limit. Special Ci ty Council Meeting September 27, 1988 - Minutes Page 3 (Budget Discussion, ContInued) Counc II discussion noted how complicated the new tax fOLmula is, and felt theLe was little choice but to approve the levy as proposed. MOTION by OLttel, Seconded by Apel, a Resolution establishing the 1989 Levy to be certified to the County AuditoL by the City of AndoveL as pLepared, and note that the non-bonded Indebtedness levy is set at $906,259 and the bonded Indebtedness levy Is set as listed in the þrepaLed resoiutlon. (See ResolutIon RI42-88) Motion caLried unanimously. COMPUTER CONSULTANT REPORT It was agLeed to table the item untl I the Attorney and consultants can be pLesent to discuss the matter. M.. Schrantz was directed to ask the Attorney whether the matter can be discussed In closed sessIon 1 f theLe is a potentlai fOL Ii t igat ion. MOTION by OLttel, Seconded by Elling, to table the item to the next LegulaL meeting and shown on the Agenda as potential I i tI 9a t i on . Motion caLrled unanimously. STREET LIGHT POLICY Mr. SchLantz asked fOL a clarification of the stLeet lIghting policy, noting all aLeas Leceived notice for a public heaLing to be held; however, there wi I I be no assessment in Woodland Meadows. Counc i I didn't think a public heaLing was necessaLY fOL Woodland Meadows or the areas being done by developeLs and thought the publ ic hearing notices should not have gone out. They asked that the AttoLney give an opinIon on the issue. The Counc i ] agreed on the following thLee scenerios: 1) Woodland Meadows would not need a public heaLing, as nothing is assessed since there is no installation charge from Anoka E]ectLic. The Lesidents would be bIlled for usage, f ac I lit I' (a perpetual charge for the cost of light installation and interest) and maIntenance. 2) Woodland TerLace OL any otheL developed area that petitions would follow the 429 procedure to assess fOL the Installation and lIghts as billed by Anoka Electric. The residents would be bIlled for usage and maIntenance. 3) In the pLoJects done by the developeLs, the developeL pays the cost of Installation up front, so no public hearIngs aLe necessary. The Lesidents would be billed fOL usage and maintenance at the same rate as under Number 2. Special City Council Meeting September 27, 1988 - MInutes Page 4 (StLeet Light Po]lcy, Continued) MOTION by OLttel, Seconded by EllIng, that the Council dlLect Staff to check with the City AttoLney Legardlng the publIc heaLing. If no public heaLing Is necessary for Woodland Meadows, a letter be mailed to those people no later than the 29th of SeptembeL advisIng them that the public heaLing notice was In eLLOL and that none will be held. Motion carrIed unanImously. ELECTION SIGNS Council discussed the issue Lalsed by the Zoning Administrator In heL August 23 memo Legardlng the Intrepetation of the oLdlnance fOL election signs. She understood It to say that each election sign needs a peLmlt. Mr. Schrantz stated he has taken the position that peLmlts have not been LequlLed In the past for tempoLaLY signs. Council discussion noted some citIes do not allow any politIcal signs, and others grant one permIt with a fee. It was generally agreed that those types of signs have not been a problem In the past and that no change should be made to the way It has been done. Council noted these signs aLe not allowed on public property and cannot be placed on the propeLty south of the City Hal I which Is now owned by the City. MOTION by OLttel, Seconded by Apel, that the Council concur with the City AdmlnlstLator regarding the recent Interpretation of the Sign Ordinance, in paLticulaL SectIon 8.07 of OLdinance 8 LegaLdlng tempoLaLY signs fOL such things as sales and political signs; and that the Council refeL that matteL of that OLdlnance and Section to the PlannIng CommIssion for revision such that it would be similiaL to surLoundlng cities' ordinances In that Legard, and that the strict interpretation be suspended until such tIme as the ordinance Is Levlsed. DISCUSSION: Councilman Elling suggested a sepaLate section fOL tempoLaLY signs to include rea] estate, electIon, and gaLage sale signs. Motion carLled unanimously. MITS AGREEMENT MayoL Wlndschltl stated he has not signed the agreements with the pipeline company because MITS has refused to put the thlckeL walled pipe up to the nOLth half of Section 14 as asked for by the City. ML. SchLantz reported the AttoLney has advised theLe Is no legal basIs fOL not sIgning the agreements, as the LequiLement was not Included In the CondItIonal Use PeLmlt. MOTION by Orttel, Seconded by Ape!, that the Council dIrect the MayoL to sign the easement agLeement with the MITS Pipeline Company where it Is crossing City park propeLty and to sIgn the crossIng agLeement for City stLeets. Motion caLLled on a 4-yes, I-PLesent (Wlndschit]) vote. , - Special City Council Meeting September 27, 1988 - Minutes Page 5 TONSON TIRE OPERATION DISCUSSION ML. SchLantz reporte wItnesses saw tires beIng hauled into the site, Lelating the IncIdents that took place today. Counc i ] discussed the possibility of hIring pLivate sULvelllance of the opeLatlon, though no decisIon was made at this tIme. MOTION by OLttel, Seconded by Ape], to adJouLn. MotIon caLLied unanImously. Meeting was adjourned at 8:32 p.m. Respectfully submitted, "\\ C'"V' Q O=C,,- >t?~L Mar Ila A. Peach Recor Ing SecLetaLY