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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC March 2, 1994 C}\ CITY of ANDOVER Regular city Council Meeting - March 2, 1994 Call to Order - 7:00 PM Resident Forum Agenda Approval Consent Aqenda ADProval of Minutes Discussion Items 1. Langfeld Addition Sketch Plan 2. Rezoning/Crown pointe & Crown Pointe East Findings of Fact HRA Meetinq 3. Public Hearing/1994 CDBG Budget Reports of Staff. Committees. Commissions 4. Purchase of 3-Wheel Truckster 5. Purchase 10-1/2 Ft. Large Capacity Mower 6. Purchase 3/4 Ton 4-Wheel Drive Pickup 7. Community School Update Consent Aqenda/Non-Discussion Items 8. Approve Resolution ordering specs for Fields of Dreams/93-7 9. Select Consultant/94-1/city Hall Park Complex Lighting 10. Solicit Quotes/Kelsey-Round Lake Park 11. Adopt Assessment RolljWoodland Pond/93-14 12. Accept Portion of Valley Drive from county 13. Rename Portion of Valley Drive 14. Request Speed StudyjWoodland Meadows 15. Resolution/public Recreation Mayor-Council Input Pavrnent of Claims Adjournment - --.- -,-.. -- --------...- ~ --- REGULAR ANDOVER CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES - MARCH 2, 1994 TABLE OF CONTENTS AGENDA APPROVAL . · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 1 CONSENT AGENDA Purchase of 3-Wheel Truckster · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 1 Purchase 10 1/2-foot large capacity mower · · · · · · · · · 1 Purchase 3/4-ton 4-wheel drive pickup . . . . . . . . . . · 1 Resolution R028-94 ordering specs for Field of Dreams/93-7 · 1 Solicit quotes/Kelsey-Round Lake Park · · · · · · · · · · · 1 Resolution R029-94 adopting assessment roll/Woodland Pond/ IP93-l4 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 1 Resolution R030-94 accepting portion of Valley Drive from county · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 1 Ordinance No. 105 renaming portion of Valley Drive · · · · · 1 Resolution R03l-94 requesting speed study/Woodland Meadows · 1 Resolution R032-94 on public recreation · · · · · · · · · · 1 APPROVAL OF MINUTES · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 1 LANGFELD ADDITION SKETCH PLAN . · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 2 REZONING/CROWN POINTE AND CROWN POINTE EAST FINDINGS OF FACT . . 2 Resolution R033-94 denying rezoning request for Crown pointe and Crown pointe East . · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 4 SELECT CONSULTANT/IP94-l/CITY HALL PARK COMPLEX LIGHTING Resolution R035-94 awarding quote to Wunderlich-Malec Engineering . · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 4 COMMUNITY SCHOOL UPDATE · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 5 MAYOR/COUNCIL INPUT Sheriff Department Report · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 5 APPROVAL OF CLAIMS · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 5 ADJOURNMENT . . . · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 5 ... _ _'nO __ ~ . _____"_4 __. -- - 4.'._-' -- -..- · - --.-0-. .. .. I ~ CITY of ANDOVER REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING - MARCH 2, 1994 MINUTES The Regular Bi-Monthly Meeting of the Andover City Council was called to order by Mayor Jack McKelvey on March 2, 1994, 7:00 p.m., at the Andover City Hall, 1685 Crosstown Boulevard NW, Andover, Minnesota. Councilmembers present: Dalien, Jacobson, Knight, Perry Councilmembers absent: None Also present: City Attorney, William G. Hawkins Assistant City Engineer, Todd Haas City Planner, Dave Carlberg Others AGENDA APPROVAL Move Items 4, Purchase of 3-Wheel Truckster; 5, Purchase 10 1/2-foot large capacity Mower; 6, Purchase 3/4-ton 4-Wheel Drive Pickup, to the Consent Agenda. MOTION by Perry, Seconded by Jacobson, to approve the amended Agenda. Motion carried unanimously. CONSENT AGENDA Item 4 Purchase of 3-Wheel Truckster Item 5 Purchase 10 1/2-Foot Large Capacity Mower (the purchase of the demonstration unit) Item 6 Purchase 3/4-ton 4-Wheel Drive Pickup Item 8 Approve Resolution Ordering Specs for Field of Dreams/IP93-7 (See Resolution R028-94) Item 9 Select Consultant/IP94-l/City Hall park Complex Lighting (removed from Consent Agenda in the motion) Item 10 Solicit Quotes/Kelsey-Round Lake Park Item 11 Adopt Assessment Roll/Woodland Pond/IP93-l4 (See Resolution R029-94) Item 12 Accept Portion of Valley Drive from County (See Resolution R030-94) Item 13 Rename Portion of Valley Drive (Ordinance No. 105) Item 14 Request Speed Study/Woodland Meadows (See Resolution R03l- 94) Item 15 Resolution/Public Recreation (See Resolution R032-94) MOTION by Perry, Seconded by Jacobson, approve the Consent Agenda, removing Number 9. Motion carried unanimously. APPROVAL OF MINUTES February 3, 1994, Special Meeting: Correct as written. r\~ ~ d'r'- 3J'S-)q'( , Regular Andover City council Meeting Minutes - March 2, 1994 Page 2 (Approval of Minutes, Continued) February 15, 1994, Regular Meeting: Page 8, Second Motion, First line, to read, "the City's legal counsel, in conjunction with Staff, . . . " February 15, 1994, HRA Meeting: Correct as written. MOTION by Perry, Seconded by Dalien, approval of all three Minutes as amended. VOTE ON FEB. 3 MEETING MINUTES: Carried on a 4-Yes, I-Present (Knight), vote. VOTE ON FEB. 15 REGULAR AND HRA MINUTES: Carried unanimously. LANGFELD ADDITION SKETCH PLAN Mr. Haas reviewed the comments of the Andover Review Committee on the proposed sketch plan of Langfeld Addition. The proposal is located in the R-l Single family zoning district and consists of six lots. The lot with the existing home will need a variance for size, as it is approximately 2.4 acres. The Review Committee is recommending a street be constructed to the west property line to allow for future development of adjoining property. Of the two sketches provided by Staff which provides for a street to the west property line, both the Planning Commission and the developer have agreed with Sketch B. The developer has provided a revised sketch plan laid out according to Sketch B. The Park Board is recommending cash in lieu of land for park dedication. The Council also agreed with the street layout as shown in Sketch Band as provided by the developer this evening. REZONING/CROWN POINTE AND CROWN POINTE EAST FINDINGS OF FACT Mr. Carlberg noted the Findings of Fact to deny the rezoning request for Crown pointe and Crown pointe East which were prepared by the City Attorney and Staff as directed by the City Council at the February 15 meeting. Councilmember Jacobson stated he submitted another version of Items 3 and 4 of the Findings of Fact and Item 1 of the Conclusions. While he agreed with the basic premise of the Staff copy, he felt it needed some additional clarification and explanation of the thinking at the time. Attorney Hawkins was comfortable with those changes. Mayor McKelvey then read the prepared Resolution denying the application of Ashford Development Corporation for rezoning of property for Crown Pointe and Crown pointe East, substituting the comments of Councilmember Jacobson for Items 3 and 4 of the Findings of Facts and Item 1 of the Conclusions. Garv Gorham, 3538 Mississippi Drive. Coon Rapids - asked what effect this will have on the rezoning request that he will be bringing to the Council for Fox Meadows. Mayor McKelvey speculated there may be no other rezonings until 1995. - , Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes - March 2, 1994 Page 3 (Rezoning/Crown pointe and Crown pointe East Findings of Fact, Cont. ) Mr. Gorham - felt the Council is being inconsistent when it comes to the issue of the MUSA extension and the rezoning issue. After a lot of deliberation, the Council chose the specific 235 acres they wanted to have in the MUSA extension. He only purchased property in that area once the Council made the decisions where it wanted the MUSA to be extended. with the 235 acres in mind, the Council asked for the MUSA extension so the land would be developed with sewer and water. That greatly appreciated the price of that land. Now, if the Council says it is not going to allow this to be developed with sewer and water, within a period of weeks the value of the land will be greatly decreased to 25 cents on a dollar from what it was a couple months ago. That is quite inconsistent. These issues were well-known long before a couple weeks ago. Mayor MCKelvey agreed. Councilmember Jacobson noted the decision was made at the last meeting; tonight they are only approving the Findings of Fact unless someone on the prevailing side wants to bring the entire issue up again. Stephen Nash, Attornev representinq Carol and Jerrv windschitl - wanted the record to be clear that his clients are strictly opposed to this action to deny the rezone of their property. He believes that this action requires that all development in a similar situational area would have to be treated equally. If not, his clients will be that much more upset with this action tonight. Mayor McKelvey stated he spent the entire week talking with various representatives of the school district. Not one of those people will say the letter received at the February 15 meeting had any intention of stopping any building in Andover; in fact, they deny it. They say the letter was simply to tell the City, the developers, and future homeowners that the students would not be going to school in Andover. That has been the policy of the school district as long as he has lived out here. The Mayor asked for a letter to that effect; but no one would send one, arguing the first letter said nothing about not rezoning and did explain about students attending school outside of the City. He was told there is space available in schools to handle the students for the next two years if the bond issue passes this spring, though the students may not necessarily go to the closest schools. Everyone told him that the City should not let the school district be the goat for the rezoning. The school district will not get involved in City politics. Councilmember Dalien felt they already did by sending the letter. councilmember Knight recalled the wording of the letter from Mr. Sullivan, School Board Chairman, to state the students may be sent "well beyond the boundaries of Andover." To him, that doesn't sound like the students will be sent to a school in the next City. As far as he was concerned, it was an unequivocal sentence as to where children would go to school. Councilmember Jacobson stated there is always room in the schools if they go to split shifts or year-round school. The Mayor argued those will only be considered if the bond does not pass, but that may also depend on what the other cities do with regard to development. ., --. -" , Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes - March 2, 1994 Page 4 (Rezoning/Crown pointe and Crown pointe East Findings of Fact, Cont.) The Council discussion on the needs of the school district and the impact of development continued. Attorney Hawkins noted if the rezoning is denied this evening, it cannot be requested by the owner for another year; however, the City Council could initiate a rezoning if it desired in the event a school bond issue would pass within that year's time. Councilmember Jacobson felt everyone agreed that if this is denied in 1994, there is no way it would be denied in 1995 because it is included in the 1990-1995 development time frame. This provides a nine-month breather for the schools to get their act together. MOTION by Jacobson, Seconded by Knight, the Resolution denying application of Ashford Development Corporation for rezoning of property for Crown pointe and Crown pointe East, with Points 3 and 4 of the Findings of Fact and Conclusions No. 1 in the printed copy presented to us be substituted with the alternative language presented this evening. (See Resolution R033-94) VOTE ON MOTION: YES-Dalien, Jacobson, Knight; NO-McKelvey, Perry Motion carried. Councilmember Perry stated in reading the Comprehensive Plan, she couldn't find any support for using the fact that neighborhood schools may not be available to the residents of Andover as a reason to deny a rezoning. Mayor Mckelvey agreed, plus what they have received in writing is inconsistent with what he is being told verbally by school district personnel. The Council recessed at this time to hold an HRA meeting, 7:47; reconvened at 8:06 p.m. SELECT CONSULTANT/IP94-1/CITY HALL PARK COMPLEX LIGHTING Mr. Haas reviewed the quotes from three consultants to prepare plans and specifications for one soccer field and a softball field at the City Hall Complex. The costs of preparing the plans and specifications as well as the cost of lighting the facilities will come from park dedication funds. Council expressed concern over the wide difference between the high and low quotes. Mr. Haas explained all consultants responded to the same criteria. He suggested the Council may wish to include a "not to exceed" clause in the low quote. MOTION by Knight, Seconded by Perry, the Resolution as presented awarding the quote to Wunderlich-Malec Engineering, Inc., for a sum not to exceed $3,320. (See Resolution R035-94) Motion carried unanimously. Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes - March 2, 1994 page 5 COMMUNITY SCHOOL UPDATE Nancy Knop, Community School Coordinator, reported on the community education program for this past year and thanked the City for its support in the program. She summarized the enrollment figures and facility use and highlighted some of the programs. Tim Dahlheimer, Crooked Lake Youth Program Director, commented on the various programs held at Crooked Lake School, and commended the Public Works and Parks Department for their support and assistance in keeping the ice rink in condition. Mary Judd, Youth Program Director at Andover School, stressed some of the benefits the community school program has in building the children's self-esteem and providing family activities. Councilmember Knight asked about rejuvenating the Neighborhood Crime Watch program. Ms. Knop stated she does establish Neighborhood Crime Watch groups when asked. One was done in Red Oaks last fall; however, the program is not actively promoted. If the City wants that as a priority, she will pursue it more actively. After some discussion, the Council suggested Ms. Knop write an article for the next Andover newsletter on the Neighborhood Crime Watch program to make people aware of it. MAYOR/COUNCIL INPUT Sheriff Department Report - Mayor McKelvey stated in a meeting with the Sheriff, the Sheriff suggested the City add another shift and hire a full-time detective. Council discussed the services the City is now paying for and specific instances of poor and unacceptable response times by the Deputies. Mayor McKelvey stated he is pursuing other options of police coverage for the City. He hoped to be able to elaborate before the next budget is considered. The Council also agreed to question the response times when Sheriff Wilkinson addresses the Council. APPROVAL OF CLAIMS MOTION by Perry, Seconded by Jacobson, approval of Claims of 3-1 and 3-2 in the total amount of $66,719.55. Motion carried unanimously. MOTION by Jacobson, Seconded by Dalien, to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 9:07 p.m. ReSpeCtfUllY~ L ~~ ~O-G Mar la A. Peach, Recording Secretary -...-- -, -- - ~. - - ~ .... . - ,_. -_.~ -- '..- . - --------