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Regular City Council Meeting - Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Call to Order- 8:01 p.m.
Pledge of Allegiance
Resident Forum
Agenda Approval
1. Approval of Minutes (2/6/07 Regular Meeting)
Consent Items
2. Approve Payment of Claims - Finance
3. Approve Plans & Specs/Order Advertisement for Bids/07-8/Andover Station North Ball Field Lighting-
Engineering
4. Declare Cost/Order Assessment RoIV05-34/Bluebird Street NW & Hanson Boulevard NW !Intersection
Improvements - Engineering
5. Approve Plans & Specs/Order Advertisement for Bids/07-2/2007 Overlays -Engineering
0 6. Approve Hold Harmless Agreement & Easement Encroachment Agreement/14248 Woodbine Street NW-
Engineering
7. Order Plans & Specs/07-3/2007 Crack Sealing - Engineering
8. Order & Approve Plans & Specs/07-4/2007 Seal Coating - Engineering
9. Accept Feasibility Report/Waive Public Hearing/07-13/13835 Underclift Street NWIWM - Engineering
10. Approve CUP for Tower and Antenna/2980 173rd Lane NW/Great River Energy - Planning
II. Approve Funds Transfer - Community Center Closeout - Finance
Discussion Items
12. Receive Anoka County Sheriff's Department Monthly Report - Sheriff
13. Approve Bond Sale - Finance
14. Hold Public Hearing/03-27/Wellhead Protection Plan - Engineering
15. Consider Access AgreementIForest Meadows Park/Rocket Turf - Engineering
16. Consider Code Amendment/Establishing Farm Wineries as a Home Occupation - Planning
17. Consider Code Amendment/Establishing New Buildability Requirements - Planning
18. Consider Code AmendmentlExpand Public Notice for Rural Properties to 700 Feet - Planning
19. Consider Code AmendmentlEstablish Criteria for Redevelopment PUD's - Planning
Staff Items
20. Discuss State Aid Designations - Engineering
21. Discuss Community Center Advisory Commission Appointments - Administration
22. Schedule March Workshop - Administration
23. Administrator's Report - Administration
0 Mayor/Council Input
Adjournment
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIENCE..................................................................................................... 1
RESIDENT FORUM ................................................................................................................. 1
AGENDA APPROV AL............................................................................................................. 2
APPROVAL OF MINUTES ...................................................................................................... 3
CONSENT ITEMS
Approve Payment of Claims ............................................................................................;...3
Resolution R021-07 approving Plans & Specs/Order Advertisement for Bids/07 -8/ .
Andover Station North Ball Field Lighting .................................................................... 3
Resolution R022-07 declaring Cost/Order Assessment Roll/05-34/Bluebird Street NW
& Hanson Boulevard NWlIntersection Improvements ...................................................3
Resolution R023-07 approving Plans & Specs/Order Advertisement for Bids/07-2/2007
Overlays ... ........ ......... ................................. .............. ....... .................... ......... ........ ..... ...... 3
Approve Hold Harmless Agreement & Easement Encroachment Agreement/14248
Woodbine Street NW ......................................................................................................3
0 Resolution R024-07 ordering Plans & Specs/07-3/2007 Crack Sealing.............................. 3
Resolution R025-07 ordering & Approving Plans & Specs/07-4/2007 Seal Coating .........3
Resolution R026-07 accepting Feasibility Report/Waive Public Hearing/07-13/
13835 Underclift Street NW /WM................................................................................... 3
Resolution R027-07 approving CUP for Tower and Antenna/2980 173rd Lane NW/
Great River Energy .......................... .......................... ................. ...................... .............. 3
Approve Funds Transfer-Community Center Closeout .......................................................4
Accept Bid & Award Sale of Fire Department Excess Firefighter Protection Gear
Turn Out Gear)................................................................................................................ 4
RECEIVE ANOKA COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT MONTIIL Y REPORT
Received................................................................................................................................ 4
APPROVE BOND SALE
Motion to Approve (RES. R028-07 & R029-07).................................................................. 4
HOLD PUBLIC HEARING/03-27/WELLHEAD PROTECTION PLAN
Motion to Open Public Hearing ............................................................................................ 5
Motion to Close Public Hearing ........................................................................................... 5
CONSIDER ACCESS AGREEMENT/FOREST MEADOWS P ARKIROCKET TURF
Motion to Authorize................ ................. .... ...................... ............. ...... .............. ........... ...... 6
CONSIDER CODE AMENDMENT/ESTABLISHING FARM WINERIES AS A HOME
OCCUPATION
Motion to Approve (ORD. No. 339)..................................................................................... 6
0 CONSIDER CODE AMENDMENT/ESTABLISHING NEW BUILDABILITY
REQUIREMENTS
Motion to Approve (ORD. No. 340)..................................................................................... 8
CONSIDER CODE AMENDMENT/EXPAND PUBLIC NOTICE FOR RURAL
PROPERTIES TO 700 FEET ............................................................................................... 8
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CONSIDER CODE AMENDMENT/ESTABLISH CRITERIA FOR REDEVELOPMENT
PUD'S
Motion to Approve (ORD. No. 341 )..................................................................................... 9
ANOKA COUNTY EDA DISCUSSION .................................................................................. 10
DISCUSS STATE AID DESIGNATIONS
Motion to Approve.:.~.................... ........ .............. .................. ......... ................................ ....... 10
DISCUSS COMMUNITY CENTER ADVISORY COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS ......... II
SCHEDULE MARCH WORKSHOP ........................................................................................ 11
ADMINISTRATOR REPORT ................................................................................................., 11
MAYOR/COUNCIL INPUT
Cub Scout Letter.... ...................... ................ ...................... ... ......... ................. ...................... 12
Solar Panels and City WiFi................................................................................................... 12
0 Anoka County Historical Society Celebration...................................................................... 12
North Suburban Home and Garden Show............................................................................. 12
Staff Thanks ....... ........................ ......... .......... ........ .......... ...................................... ................ 12
Council Task Force ............................................................................................................... 12
ADJOURNMENT...................................................................................................................... 12
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6 REGULAR ANDOVER CITY COUNCIL MEETING - FEBRUARY 20,2007
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10 The Regular Bi-Monthly Meeting of the Andover City Council was called to order by Mayor Mike
11 Gamache, February 20, 2007, 8:01p.m., at the Andover City Hall, 1685 Crosstown Boulevard NW,
12 Andover, Minnesota.
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14 Councilmembers present: Don Jacobson, Mike Knight, Ken Orttel, Julie Trude
15 Councilmember absent: None
16 Also present: City Attorney, Scott Baumgartner
17 City Engineer, Dave Berkowitz
18 City Administrator, Jim Dickinson
19 Community Development Director, Will Neumeister
20 Others
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022 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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26 RESIDENT FORUM
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28 Mr. JohnZillhardt-3753 145th Avenue, explained he is on the south shore of Round Lake and sees
29 Kelsey Park directly across the lake. He showed photos of the park, which had tire tracks leading
30 down the hill into the park. He noted this is not a legal road. The area has Bald Eagle nesting and is
31 protected by the DNR. He talked to Kevin Starr, Head of the Parks Department and Tom Haugee
32 from the DNR requesting signs to be put on for the Bald Eagle nests. The Eagles start nesting in
33 March, before the ice goes out on the lake. What he would like is for the City to do some signing
34 and fencing out there to stop the motor vehicles from entering the park and ruining the area. He is
35 asking for metal signs to be put up high out of reach and also a dozen steel bar fence posts driven
36 inalong with the installation of a fence. One of the problems is that people think this is ok to drive
37 on and their right to do this. They have to make an effort to keep the vehicles out.
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39 Mayor Gamache thanked Mr. Zillhardt for bringing this forward to the Council because he has not
40 heard anything about this before. He asked if the area before the hill would be wetlands. Mr.
41 Zillhardt indicated it is. Mayor Gamache wondered if they could use more of a natural barrier such
42 as a boulder to keep people out instead of fencing.
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o 44 Councilmember Jacobson thought they could direct the City Administrator to take appropriate
45 action. Councilmember Knight wondered if they could put up signs indicating no motorized
46 vehicles. Sergeant Day stated the problem with that is the signs are removed by people.
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48 Councilmember Orttel thought they could use all of the dead logs and place them on the hill to deter
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1 this because the violators will fmd ways around it and other places to get in there. He would like to
2 see this done in a natural way, Mr. Zillhardt indicated this has already been done and destroyed.
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4 Mayor Gamache would like to see a barrier as natural as possible because Kelsey Park is supposed to
5 be natural and remain that way. Sergeant Day indicated they are aware of the problem.
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7 The Council suggested staff look into getting something natural done to prevent people from driving
8 in the park.
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10 Mr. T errv Pierce - 3281 162nd A venue, stated he approached the Council on December 5, 2006 when
11 they were doing guidelines for field use. He stated he tried to bring up some red flags at the time and
12 get the Council's input. His son belongs to a team named the Twin City Blades. They were started
13 out of the Andover Baseball Association and were basically kicked out because of their beliefs.
14 Since then, they have been kicked out of tournaments in Champlin by associations, which is not
15 right. No one cares and does anything about it. The way they have been treated by this Association
16 is not right. They still have a president to this day stating that the Andover Baseball Association
17 does not want to see the Twin City Blades ever step foot on the Andover North Station Parks. He is
o 18 a taxpayer and is not at the meeting on behalf of the Twin City Blades but on behalf of his son, his
19 rights and what is entitled to him. He has asked the American Civil Liberties Union for help and he
20 will go forward because the way the kids have been treated is unacceptable. He wished they could
21 have done something about this but no one cared to listen.
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23 Councilmember Trude stated the understanding is that the associations do not allocate fields, the City
24 does. Mr. Pierce stated last year they put in their application for field use; they were the first ones in
25 and the Park Commission asked the Andover Baseball Association what field they wanted to give to
26 the Twin City Blades, which is the same Association that kicked them out. Councilmember
27 Jacobson indicated the regulations have changed since then and the fields will be controlled by the
28 Park Commission.
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31 AGENDA APPROVAL
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33 Add Item lla; (Accept Bid & Award Sale of Fire Department Excess Firefighter Protection Gear
34 (Turn Out Gear)) to the Consent Agenda. Add Item 19a (Anoka County EDA).
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36 Councilmember Trude stated on item 6, there were not any signatures of agreement in their packet
37 and she assumed they had signatures on file. Mr. Berkowitz stated this has been approved by the
38 residents and it will be executed once the Council approves it.
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o 40 Motion by Trude, Seconded. by Jacobson, to approve the Agenda as amended above. Motion carried
41 unanimously.
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1 APPROVAL OF MINUTES
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3 February 6,2007, Regular Meeting: Correct as written.
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5 CounciJ..inember Trude indicated on page 7, line 37, delete the word "not"; page 12, line 42, Mr.
6 Neumeister is making a statement and she thought it was related to neighborhood shopping districts
7 because that is what her questions was about. The sentence should read "Mr. Neumeister stated
8 Commercial needs to be better defined. He stated this is supposed to include all of the neighborhood
9 shopping districts". Another changes is on page 14, line 41, the statement should say "The applicant
10 could pay to upgrade their license". Page 16, lines 27 and 28, she wanted to clarify the sentence
11 because it did not cover her point well" . . . building. She is mainly concerned about the wear and tear
12 day care activities may have on the Community meeting rooms which were not designed for daycare
13 but for community meetings."
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l5 Councilmemberlacobson stated on page 3, line 41, delete "Todd Hagen". Page 4, lines 15 and 16,
16 there is a resolution for the issuance and sale of $6.5 rnillion bonds and they had some discussion
17 regarding this and that was changes. They did issue and sell them at that time; they changed the
o 18 verbiage on that. Mr. Dickinson stated that was providing for the issuance and sale, tonight the
19 Council will ratifY the sale. Councilmember Jacobson asked for staff to listen to the tape because of
20 some controversy.
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22 Councilmember Jacobson stated on page 6, line 31, the sentence reads "...have a little Access
23 capacity" and should be excess capacity.
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25 Motion by Trude, Seconded by Jacobson, approval of Minutes as indicated above. Motion carried
26 unanimously.
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29 CONSENT ITEMS
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31 Item 2 Approval of Claims
32 Item 3 Approve Plans & Specs/Order Advertisement for Bids/07 -8/ Andover Station North
33 Ball Field Lighting (See Resolution R021-07)
34 Item 4 Declare Cost/Order Assessment Roll/05-34/Bluebird Street NW & Hanson
35 Boulevard NW /Intersection Improvements (See Resolution R022-07)
36 Item 5 Approve Plans & Specs/Order Advertisement for Bids/07-2/2007 Overlays (See
37 Resolution R023-07)
38 Item 6 Approve Hold Harmless Agreement & Easement Encroachment Agreement/14248
39 Woodbine Street NW
040 Item 7 Order Plans & Specs/07-3/2007 Crack Sealing (See Resolution R024-07)
41 Item 8 Order & Approve Plans & Specs/07 -4/2007 Seal Coating (See Resolution R025-07 &
42 R026-07)
43 Item 9 Accept Feasibility Report/Waive Public Hearing/07-13/13835 Underclift Street
44 NW IWM (See Resolution R027 -07)
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1 Item 10 Approve CUP for Tower and Antenna/2980 173rd Lane NW/Great River Energy (See
2 Resolution R028-07)
3 Item 11 Approve Funds Transfer-Community Center Closeout
4 Item 11a Accept Bid & Award Sale of Fire Department Excess Firefighter Protection Gear
5 (Turn out Gear)
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7 Motion by Jacobson, Seconded by Trude, approval of the Consent Agenda as read. Motion carried
8 nnanimously.
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11 RECEIVEANOKA COUNTY SHERIFF DEPARTMENT MONTHLY REPORT
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13 Sergeant Tim Day, Anoka County Sheriff's Department, provided an update on law enforcement
14 activities occurring within Andover.
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16 Councilmember Orttel noticed in Forest Lake there was a lot of damage to property because kids
17 were out of school and he wondered if they had that type of problem. Sergeant Day stated when the
018 temperature warms up and kids are off school, crime goes up somewhat.
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20 Mayor Gamache asked if there are other areas in town where the Sheriff's Department has received
21 calls about vehicles driving in the parks. He thought the Council and City should be kept up to date.
22 Sergeant Day thought the lake has a lot to do with it because it is a wild lake; there is not a lot of
23 development around there. 161st and Tulip Street has had some problems. He noted ifresidents
24 video tape the incidences, the Sheriff's Department can review them and take the appropriate actiorL
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26 Councilmember Knight wondered if signs work to keep people out of the parks. Sergeant Day stated
27 they can take appropriate action whether there are signs there or not and people do not notice signs or
28 the signs disappear.
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31 APPROVE BOND SALE
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33 City Administrator Dickinson explained as part of the 2007-2011 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP)
34 the City contemplated the issuance of bonds for various public improvements and equipment
35 purchases. This agenda item initiates that process.
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37 Motion by Knight, Seconded by Jacobson, to approve the attached Resolution ratifying acceptance of
38 offer and providing for the issuance and sale of$760,000 General Obligation Equipment Certificates,
39 Series 2007A, and levying a tax for the payment thereof. Motion carried unanimously. (R029-07)
040 Motion by Knight, Seconded by Jacobson, to approve the attached Resolution ratifying acceptance of
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42 offer and providing for the issuance and sale of $6,570,000 General Obligation Water Revenue
43 Refunding Bonds, Series 2007B, Pledging for the security thereof Net Revenues. Motion carried
44 unanimously. (R.D30-07)
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1 HOLD PUBLIC HEARING/03-27/WELLHEAD PROTECTION PLAN
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3 City Engineer Berkowitz stated the City Council is requested to hold a public hearing at 8:01 p.m.
4 for the Wellhead Protection Plan, Project 03-27.
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6 Mr. Berkowitz discussed the staff report with the Council.
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8 Mr. John Chlebeck, of Short, Elliott, Hendrickson, made a brief presentation to the Council
9 regarding the Wellhead Protection Plan.
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11 Mr. Berkowitz stated the area around City Hall is monitored for pollutants and contaminants.
12 Councilmember Trude wondered if they monitor the schools in the zone for contaminants. Mr.
13 Berkowitz stated this is not as big of an issue as controlling the zoning of each area.
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15 Councilmember Knight wondered if this mandate means they also have to provide some form of
16 protection against criminal activity. Mr. Berkowitz stated they have a separate report they have
17 prepared and is in place that identifies potential areas they could impact by contamination or damage
o 18 to a well.
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20 Councilmember Jacobson wondered since they have a landfill to the south of them, does this impact
21 the plan in any way. Mr. Chlebeck stated he did not see the landfill as being within the area of
22 concern. Mr. Berkowitz stated the area of concern is in yellow and the landfill is outside of the area
23 of concern. The MPCA is actually monitoring some of the wells along Andover Boulevard and as
24 far as he knows there have not been any issues with that.
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26 Councilmember Jacobson asked with the wellhead protection plan by City Hall, would they look
27 more closely at something such as a car wash. Mr. Chlebeck stated car washes are not a huge
28 concern for runoff contHminHtion issues but storm sewer outfall locations for runoff identified in the
29 wellhead protection plan.
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31 Mr. Chlebeck continued with his presentation regarding the second part of the wellhead protection
32 plan, which is to assess the vulnerability of those areas.
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34 Motion by Jacobson, Seconded by Knight, to open the public hearing at 9: 1 0 p.m. Motion carried
35 unanimously.
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37 No one wished to address the Council.
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39 Motion by Knight, Seconded by Jacobson, to close the public hearing at 9: 11 p.m. Motion carried
040 unanimously.
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1 CONSIDER ACCESS AGREEMENT/FOREST MEADOWS PARK/ROCKET TURF
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3 City Engineer Berkowitz stated this item is in regard to a request from Rocket Turf to have an access
4 agreement to cross a portion of Forest Meadows Park.
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6 Motion by Trude, Seconded by Orttel, to authorize staff to negotiate an access agreement with
7 Rocket Turf including indemnification to be reviewed in two years.
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9 Councilmember Knight wanted to make sure they did not damage the park.
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11 Mayor Gamache wondered if they use the back part of the park or do they mainly use the area where
12 the soccer fields are. Mr. Dickinson indicated they mainly use the part where the soccer fields are.
13 Motion carried unanimously.
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16 CONSIDER CODE AMENDMENT/ESTABLISHING FARM WINERIES AS A HOME
17 OCCUPATION
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19 Community Development Director Neumeister explained at a recent City Council workshop, staff
20 was directed to make modifications to the City Code to allow farm wineries in the R -1 zoning district
21 on 2.5 acre lots or larger with a Conditional Use Permit.
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23 Councilmember Jacobson wondered what the rationale is for including R2 and R3 Zones. Mr.
24 Neumeister stated the large lots that are 2.5 acres are also in the R2 and R3 Zones so if they only
25 limited it to the Rl they would be missing out on a large part of the City that is in the rural area that
26 could be eligible because they have large enough lots.
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28 Councilmember Trude indicated she likes the limitation on retail because she thinks that is a big
29 concern in the neighborhood.
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31 Mr. Neumeister reviewed Mr. Hedin's situation and his previous request.
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33 Motion by Orttel, Seconded by Gamache, to approve the attached ordinance and summary ordinance
34 for Farm Wineries with the exception that they set the actual allowable output at the time of the
35 conditional use, insert into Item I use the same language the City has in Code 12-9-7 plus adding to
36 Item F the wording "including but not limited to all provision of Section 12-9-2 of this chapter"; and
37 change Item D to read "six onsite customer sales per day and removing the language of shipping via
38 parcel post".
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040 Councilmember Knight wondered if this is the minimum lot size this could be. The Council agreed.
41 Councilmember Knight wondered if they should set the gallonage for the minimum size because a
42 gallonage causes additional needs such as buildings, vats, tank, depending on what it is in terms of
43 gallonage.
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1 The Council discussed if they should set limits on the number of gallons allowed.
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3 Councilmember Trude indicated she was originally not going to support this but with the limits and
4 the petition from Mr. Hedin's neighborhood and the ability to limit the time of the permit gives them
5 a lot of control. Mr. Dickinson stated the actual application for any winery cannot take effect until
6 this is approved.
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8 Councilmember Jacobson indicated there is a loop hole. Under item D, it does not say how large the
9 sales can be per day, only how many sales in one day. Councilmember Trude thought six
10 transactions should be six vehicles. Councilmember Jacobson stated it could also be six trucks.
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12 Mayor Gamache thought most of Mr. Hedin's deliveries would be by UPS and he was not looking
13 for large fruit deliveries.
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l5 Councilmember Trude asked the City Attorney to look at the condition. The City Attorney agreed
16 that it is not as clear as it should be and the Council may want to be more specific on that. The other
17 thing he noted that was not included was an inspection, which other businesses have. He thought
o 18 they may want to add this to the amendment. Councilmember Trude agreed and asked if this could
19 be included.
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21 Councilmember Orttel agreed and indicated he would agree to add that to the motion. Mayor
22 Gamache also agreed.
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24 Councilmember Trude thought Item D should be six vehicles. Mr. Dickinson suggested in Item F to
25 add where it says other requirements "including but not limited to all provision of Section 12-9-2 of
26 this chapter".
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28 The Council discussed shipping, inspections and other items that may not be covered under State and
29 Federal regulations.
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31 Motion carried 4 ayes, 1 nay (Jacobson). (Ord. 339)
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34 CONSIDER CODE AMENDMENT/ESTABLISHING NEW BUILDABILITY
35 REQUIREMENTS
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37 Community Development Director Neumeister stated changes to the buildability and wetland/storm
38 water pond buffer requirements in the City Code have been discussed on a number of occasions by
39 the Planning Commission and City Council, as have changes that would require decks to be shown
040 on surveys if they are not to be built at the time that the house is built for new construction. Changes
41 were made based on input from these discussions, and the proposed changes are now being brought
42 forward for final consideration by the Council.
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44 Motion by Orttel, Seconded by Knight, to approve the proposed code amendments. Motion carried
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1 unanimously. (ORD. 340)
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3 Motion by Jacobson, Seconded by Trude, to approve the summary ordinance. Motion carried
4 nmmimously.
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7 CONSIDER CODEAMENDMENT/EXPAND PUBLIC NOTICE FOR RURAL PROPERTIES
8 TO 700 FEET
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10 Community Development Director Neumeister stated this item continues the discussion regarding
11 public notification distance in the rural area. The Council discussed this issue at their January 23rd
12 Work Session. The Planning Commission held a public hearing for this item at the February 13th
13 meeting. The Planning Commission was divided on whether or not the notice requirement should be
14 changed.
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16 Councilmember Trude suggested they have it so that if you ate within the current MUSA, the 350
17 applies, if outside of the MUSA, the 700 applies. Councilmember Orttel indicated that would make
018 it a lot simpler than making it subject to the discretion of City Staff. He thought they should keep it
19 as simple as possible.
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21 Motion by Orttel, Seconded by Jacobson, to approve the attached ordinance amendment to read
22 within the MUSA, notify within 350 feet of the subject properties and if outside the MUSA, notify
23 within 700 feet of the subject property.
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25 Councilmember Trude thought they should amend the following items. Item 3 to read "property
26 owners and occupants within 350 feet of the subject properties in the currently served MUSA area.
27 Changing Item 4 to read "Property owners and occupants within 700 feet of subject properties
28 outside of the currently served MUSA". Councilmember Jacobson indicated he likes
29 Councilmember Orttel's language.
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31 Mr. Neumeister indicated he understands what the Council wants and would word this appropriately.
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33 Councilmember Trude stated there is another issue which she had a conversation with Mr.
34 Neumeister about which was if they look at Item A, they are drawing a line through variance for
35 public hearing. She thought they should leave the public hearing in for variances because the public
36 is not being allowed to talk because there is not a public hearing. Councilmember Orttel wondered
37 why there would be a notice sent if there was not a public hearing. He stated anyone who is notified
38 would have the right to speak and they only do this for a public hearing.
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040 The Council discussed further whether or not they should have public hearings for variances.
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42 Councilmember Orttel rescinded his motion. Councilmember Jacobson rescinded his second.
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44 After further discussion, this item was tabled to the next City Council meeting.
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3 CONSIDER CODE AMENDMENTIESTABLISH CRITERIA FOR REDEVELOPMENT
4 PUD'S
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6 Community Development Director Neumeister stated the City Council directed staff to create
7 criteria for Redevelopment Planned Unit Developments (PUDs). These criteria, which would
8 apply to lot splits rather than larger developments, would allow for a PUD to be used to create
9 flexibility in the development standards in older sections of the City, where existing housing
10 rnight not meet current building codes or requirements. This would allow lot splits to occur on..
11 properties that cannot meet the existing requirements for a lot split, but have the potential to be
12 split into two properties that come close to meeting City standards and would fit the character of
13 the surrounding neighborhood. This direction stemmed from the Council's discussion of a
14 proposed lot split on 134th Avenue and Crooked Lake Boulevard that would have required two
15 variances to be approved.
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17 Councilmember Jacobson indicated the lot on Crooked Lake Boulevard is a good example. They
018 did not meet the requirements. Councilmember Trude stated this is what they call contract
19 zoning. There is an unusual parcel in the City and they would have to decide it would improve
20 blight, which is why they would want to do this.
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22 Councilmember Knight wondered if they should put an age factor on this. Councilmember Ortte1
23 stated age is hard to go by because some older homes are nicer than some of the newer homes.
24
25 Councilmember Orttel thought a rehab project should be the decision of the Council and not the
26 applicant. Councilmember Jacobson stated this would be like a PUD where the Council decides
27 if they want to approve it or not.
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29 Councilmember Trude stated this gives them some flexibility where they do not want to stretch
30 the code on variances and it is still going to have a financial obstacle for anyone trying to do this.
31 She thought the fee would be a little bit of a barrier also.
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33 Mr. Neumeister stated on page six, paragraph 13(3)-13(a), they would delete "the existing
34 principal structure on the property that is at least thirty years old" and replace it with "the existing
35 principal structure does not meet current building codes." He thought we should have something
36 in there that states it is non-conforming or does not meet the current building codes.
37 Councilmember Trude stated she was ok with 30 years. Mayor Gamache stated they have a
38 couple of different options so he thought there was enough in there.
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040 The Council felt this was good as written.
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42 Motion by Jacobson, Seconded by Knight, to approve the proposed ordinance without changes.
43 Motion carried unanimously. (ORD. 341)
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1 Motion by Jacobson, Seconded by Knight, to approve the snmmary ordinance. Motion carried
2 unanimously.
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5 ANOKA COUNTY EDA DISCUSSION
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7 Councilmember Jacobson stated the Council received a letter from the County and attached to
8 the letter was a Local Government Inventory questionnaire and he thought the best people to fill
9 that out was City Staff.
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11 Motion by Jacobson, Seconded by Orttel, to allow staff to fill out the Local Government
l2 Inventory questionnaire and send it in for the CounciL
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14 Councilmember Orttel stated he noticed the average number of people per household in Andover.
IS By 2010 they cut down to 2.7 and the other cities around them are up over 3 and he wondered
16 how that would happen. Mr. Dickinson stated the household numbers they will probably take
17 some issue with. The numbers may need to be modified on the households.
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19 Motion carried nnanimously.
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22 DISCUSS STATE AID DESIGNATIONS
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24 City Engineer Berkowitz explained the City Council is requested to consider Municipal State Aid
25 (MSA) designations for 2007.
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27 Mr. Berkowitz reviewed the staff report with the Council and discussed areas for removal.
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29 Motion by Orttel, Seconded by Jacobson, to approve the Public Works Committee's
30 recommendations of the proposed MSA removals, relocations and designations. Motion carried
31 unanimously.
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34 DISCUSS COMMUNITY CENTER ADVISORY COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS
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36 City Administrator Dickinson noted recent correspondence has been received from Wendy Albee
37 indicating her desire to step down as the Park Commission representative on the Community
38 Center Advisory Commission (CCAC). Effective January l, 2007 the term of the Business
39 Representative appointed to the CCAC expired and Ms. Andrea Melberg has decided not to seek
040 reappointment.
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42 Motion by Trude, Seconded by Knight, to accept the resignation of Wendy Albee from the
43 CCAC and to appoint Park and Recreation Commission Member Ted Butler to the CCAC.
44 Motion carried unanimously.
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2 Motion by Knight, Seconded by Jacobson to appoint Mike Quigley as a member from the
3 Andover Business Community to the CCAC. Motion carried nmmimously.
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6 SCHEDULE M4RCH WORKSHOP
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8 The Council is requested to schedule a Special Council Workshop for the month of March for a
9 number of rniscellaneous business items.
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11 Councilmember Jacobson thinks they need to have more than fifteen or twenty minutes to meet
12 with the Planning Commission. He thought they should have a j oint meeting. Councilmember
13 Knight concurred and said he would like to have a joint regular meeting with them. Mr.
14 Dickinson explained the reason why he planned the workshop the way he did.
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16 Motion by Jacobson, Seconded by Trude, to schedule a Special Council and Planning
17 Commission Joint Meeting for Tuesday, March 27,2007 at 7:00 p.m. Motion carried
018 unanimously.
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21 ADMINISTRATOR REPORT
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23 City Administrator Dickinson updated the Council on the Administration and City department
24 activities, meeting reminders, Legislative topics andrniscellaneous projects.
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26 City Engineer Berkowitz updated the Council on road improvement projects in the City.
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28 Community Development Director Neumeister updated the Council on development activity in
29 the City.
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32 M4YOR/COUNCIL INPUT
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34 (Cub Scout Letter) - Councilmember Trude read a letter from a couple of the Scouts that she visited
35 the past week regarding a requested trail. She stated the issue in this area is that it takes a retaining
36 wall but she did not know if they have considered any of the alternatives. Mr. Berkowitz stated the
37 issue is not just the retaining wall but the speed limit on Hanson and the distance a trail needs to be
38 from the road due to reaction times. Councilmember Orttel wondered if they could explain this to
39 the County and see what their reaction.
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41 (Solar Panels & City WiFi) - Councilmember Knight suggested they have someone in the business
42 give them an evaluation or bid of putting solar panels on the Community Center. He thought it
43 would make sense to do something like that. He thought the panels could possibly provide power for
44 the entire building. He also suggested they look at getting WiFi for the City of Andover.
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1 Councilmember Trude thought the hardest thing is that they are a rural community and sparsely
2 settled. Councilmember Knight asked if they could direct Mr. Dickinson to put together a feasibility
3 report on this. The Council felt this would be ok.
4
5 (Anoka County Historical Society Celebration) - Mayor Gamache stated the Anoka County
6 Historical Society has placed a display at the Community Center regarding the History of Anoka
7 County.
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(North Suburban Home and Garden Show) - Mayor Gamache stated March 17 from 9:00 a.m. to
10 4:00 p.m. will be the North Suburban Home and Garden Show at the Community Center.
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12 (Staff Thanks) - Mayor Gamache thanked Jim Dickinson and Dave Berkowitz for coming down to
13 the Capital with him. He noted Mr. Berkowitz had great maps and answered some tough questions
14 regarding the speed limit bill. They had some good discussions with the MnDot individual that was
l5 there which will lead to a task force.
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17 (Council Task Force) - Councilmember Jacobson thought they should set up a small committee to
18 look at how the Council can do things differently. As an example, he wondered if it would be
Q 19 feasible to have laptops instead of bulk paperwork.
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22 Motion by Orttel, Seconded by Jacobson, to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously. The meeting
23 adjourned at 10:45 p.m.
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25 Respectfully subrnitted,
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27 Susan Osbeck, Recording Secretary
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