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Home My WebLink AboutCC - September 21, 2010 C I T Y o F 0 NDOVE 1685 CROSSTOWN BOULEVARD N.W. . ANDOVER, MINNESOTA 55304. (763) 755-5100 FAX (763) 755-8923 . WWW.CI.ANDOVER.MN.US Regular City Council Meeting - Tuesday, September 21, 2010 Call to Order-7:00 p.m. Pledge of Allegiance Resident Forum Agenda Approval 1. Approval of Minutes (8/17/10 Closed, 8/24/10 Workshop, 9/7/10 Regular, 9/7/10 Closed) Consent Items 2. Approve Payment of Claims - Finance 3. Receive Assessment RolllWaive Public Hearing/Adopt Assessment Rol1/09-22/Bunker Lake Boulevard NW Frontage Road/Jay Street Alignment - Engineering 4. Receive Assessment Roll/Order Public Hearing/I 0-2/20 I 0 Street Reconstruction - Engineering 5. Accept Petition/Order Feasibility Report/I 0-29/26 19-2623 - 138'h Avenue NW/WM - Engineering 6. Approve 2010-2011 Collective Bargaining Agreement/Public Works - Administration 0 7. Approve Transfer of TIF Funds for Bunker Lake Blvd. Project - Administration Discussion Items 8. Anoka County Sheriff s Department Monthly Report - Sheriff 9. Consider Conditional Use Permit/Telecommunications Tower/Andover Station North - Planning Staff Items 10. Reschedule November 2nd City Council Meeting - Administration 11. Administrator's Report - Administration Mayor/Council Input Adjournment 0 ~.,. NDbVER~ 0 1685 CROSSTOWN BOULEVARD N.W. > ANDOVER, MINNESOTA 55304 > (763) 755-5100 FAX (763) 755-8923 . WWW.CI.ANDOVER.MN.US REGULAR ANDOVER CITY COUNCIL MEETING - SEPTEMBER 21, 2010 MINUTES The Regular Bi-Monthly Meeting of the Andover City Council was called to order by Mayor Mike Gamache, September 21, 2010, 7:00 p.m., at the Andover City Hall, 1685 Crosstown Boulevard NW, Andover, Minnesota. Councilmembers present: Sheri Bukkila, Don Jacobson, Mike Knight and Julie Trude Councilmember absent: None Also present: Director of Public Works/City Engineer, Dave Berkowitz City Planner, Courtney Bednarz City Administrator, Jim Dickinson Others PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 0 RESIDENT FORUM No one wished to address the Council. AGENDA APPROVAL Mr. Dickinson indicated there was supplemental information for Item 7 and Item 9. Motion by Jacobson, Seconded by Knight, to approve the Agenda as amended above. Motion carried unanimously. APPROVAL OF MINUTES August 17, 2010, Closed Meeting: Correct as presented. Motion by Trude, Seconded by Jacobson, to approve the minutes as indicated above. Motion carried unanimously. 0 August 24,2010, Workshop Minutes: Correct as amended. Councilmember Trude stated on page 2 she asked Mr. Berkowitz if the comment made by Mr. Johnson on line 8 was correct. Mr. Berkowitz indicated it was in the southwest area of Andover and not the southern area. - 0 Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes-September 21,2010 Page 2 Councilmember Trude stated on page 2, line 35 she wanted to add the following: "Councilmember Trude suggested they plan a meeting with residents along South Coon Creek Drive to determine ifthey are still opposed to subdividing or developing their lots before the new water main is built." Councilmember Trude stated on page 3, line 35, they were talking about the hazardous tree removal policy and she wanted the following added "Other Councilmembers were concerned this proposal involved very subjective decisions that could prove costly for residents." Councilmember Trude asked for clarification on page 4, line 38, after the word "remove" the following should be added "a reference to the City Hall Park Complex." At the very end of the next line it should read: "From Sunshine Park." Councilmember Trude stated on page 5, the top of the page she asked to replace "the parks" with "Sunshine Park" because the ordinance specifically prohibited certain things in Sunshine Park and not the whole City. Motion by Trude, Seconded by Bukkila, to approve the minutes as indicated above. Motion 0 carried unanimously. September 7, 2010, Regular Meeting: Correct as amended. Councilmember Trude stated on page 3, line 37, after the word "money", insert "remove snow removal and snow storage." She stated they also need to delete "because" and add: "also, they did not have any neighbors close by, etc." Councilmember Trude asked staff about the motion on the taxpayer hearing. It is the Truth and Taxation Hearing and she wondered if the motion on page 6 needed to state this. Mr. Dickinson stated it is not called the Truth and Taxation Hearing; it is called the Budget and Levy Hearing so the motion is accurate. Motion by Trude, Seconded by Bukkila, to approve the minutes as indicated above. Motion carried unanimously. September 7,2010, Closed Meeting: Correct as amended. Councilmember Trude stated she was in attendance at the meeting and it is not reflected as her being in attendance. Motion by Trude, Seconded by Bukkila, to approve the minutes as indicated above. Motion 0 carried unanimously. 0 Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes - September 21,2010 Page 3 CONSENT ITEMS Item 2 Approval of Claims Item 3 Receive Assessment Roll/Waive Public Hearing/Adopt Assessment Roll/09- 22/Bunker Lake Boulevard NW Frontage Road/Jay Street Alignment (See Resolution R075-1 0) Item 4 Receive Assessment Roll/Order Public Hearing/l 0-2/20 1 0 Street Reconstruction (See Resolution R076-1 0) Item 5 Accept Petition/Order Feasibility Report/1O-29/2619-2623 - 138th Avenue NW/WM (See Resolution R077-10) Item 6 Approve 2010-2011 Collective Bargaining AgreementlPublic Works Item 7 Approve Transfer ofTIF Funds for Bunker Lake Boulevard Project Councilmember Jacobson asked on Item 5 it says "North Metro Management" and does not have an individual signature on there and he wondered ifthey needed to have an individual's signature on it. City Attorney Baumgartner stated anybody can sign on behalf of the Corporation and he would suggest the Council move the consent items providing Item 5 has a follow up for a name 0 on the petition. Motion by Jacobson, Seconded by Trude, approval of the Consent Agenda as amended indicating Item five is followed up with an individual's name on the petition. Motion carried unanimously. Councilmember Knight asked if the City Attorney could give them an update on the recent court case involving variances. Mayor Gamache thought it could be put before Mayor/Council input. ANOKA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT MONTHLY REPORT InspectorScott Nealing from Anoka County Sheriffs Department updated the Council on the August Monthly report. Councilmember Bukkila thought there were some significant crimes happening in the last month and she wondered if there is something that could be done to resolve them. Inspector N ealing stated the recent shooting was not something that residents should concern themselves with. He stated there are certain nights of the week that certain establishments have large number of crowds coming into the community and he thought they have been policing themselves fairly well. He noted there will be stepped up enforcement at the establishments to try to stop the cnmes. 0 Councilmember Knight asked if the Sheriff s Office have seen an increase in "car shopping" by teens. Inspector Nealing indicated they are and that adults are also involved. He stressed to residents to not leave anything of value in their vehicles and to leave vehicles unlocked because the likelihood of someone stealing a car is less than someone breaking into a vehicle to steal 0 Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes - September 21,2010 Page 4 something. Inspector Nealing stated it is up to parents to report some ofthis stuff too, it is hard but if a tough stance is taken early in life it will prevent a lot of problems in the future when they become adults. CONSIDER CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT/TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOWER/ANDOVER STATION NORTH Mr. Bednarz explained Clear Wireless has applied for a conditional use permit to locate a wireless internet tower and antenna array in Andover Station North between the easterly and central ball fields. Mr. Bednarz reviewed the information with the Council. Councilmember Jacobson stated in the resolution, Item 2B, the vinyl covered fence, he thought at one time they had this discussion about having a covering or netting over something, a similar 0 situation. Mr. Berkowitz stated it was for a location at Shadowbrook and the Council did not want one. Councilmember Knight asked if the cover would be solid or a net cover. Mr. Bednarz stated the Planning Commission did not specify, their concern was with balls falling within the fence. Councilmember Trude thought the difference is that this is a different structure than others and they have built small cabinets allover the place and none are fenced. She did not think they needed to fence these in because they are not a building and are only waist high. She thought fencing this in would cause more maintenance for the City. The applicant preferred if a fence was not required. Councilmember Trude thought they should take out Item 2B. She did not think this was anything like the Verizon building that was before them previously. Councilmember Jacobson asked if Councilmember Trude would look favorably on asking the applicant to provide some low shrubs to screen the ground mounted equipment. Councilmember Trude thought this would be a problem for baseball players and would like the input from the Baseball Association. She wondered who would take care of the bushes. Councilmember Jacobson indicated the applicant would. Motion by Jacobson, Seconded by Trude, to move the resolution as provided by staff with the 0 change in Item 2B to read: The applicant shall provide low shrubs to screen the ground mounted equipment". Councilmember Trude asked if shrubs would be placed along every side. Mayor Gamache thought every side except the south where they will need to access the equipment. 0 Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes - September 21, 2010 Page 5 Councilmember Trude thought people would see the southern exposure. Councilmember Bukkila asked in regard to coverage maps, she wondered what is expected to happen and what they are planning on doing in the City. The applicant reviewed coverage maps with the Council. Councilmember Trude stated she had not supported Verizon's tower but she walked the park and there is substantial play space remaining since this is such a small pad. She stated after the Shadowbrook Park East was approved she had people from the Baseball Association contact her about how excited they were with the revenues coming to the park and they said it was too bad it was not going to Andover Station North. She stated her opinion has changed and she will support this because the Baseball Association approves this too. Motion carried unanimously. Councilmember Knight indicated he would like to take the court case regarding the variance to a workshop to review with the City Attorney and City Administrator. 0 RESCHEDULE NOVEMBER 2,2010 CITY COUNCIL MEETING The Council is requested to reschedule the November 2, City Council meeting to Wednesday, November 3, 2010 due to elections. Motion by Jacobson, Seconded by Knight, to reschedule the November 2,2010 City Council meeting to Wednesday, November 3,2010 at 7:00 p.m. Motion carried unanimously. ADMINISTRATOR REPORT City Administrator Dickinson updated the Council on the administration and city department activities, meeting reminders, CIP Projects and development activity. MAYOR/COUNCIL INPUT (Utility Providers) - Councilmember Bukkila stated last week she had Qwest come to her house doing sales and she was told they have Broadband access with fiber in the ground and led her to question if they can find out what is available to their residents and how much oftheir City is 0 already covered by somebody. Councilmember Jacobson stated the Cable Commission already looked at that a while ago and they will have difficulty having Qwest or Comcast tell you where their stuff is because it is proprietary. Councilmember Trude stated these companies need to have a peddler's license. 0 Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes - September 21,2010 Page 6 (Youth First Fundraising Event) - Councilmember Trude asked if Mr. Dickinson would explain the fundraising event coming up for Youth First. Mr. Dickinson stated the event is October 14th at Green Haven Golf Course and tickets are available at City Hall, tickets are $30.00. (No Parking Area at Andover Elementary School) - Councilmember Trude stated she has heard from some people about their frustration regarding the no parking on the south pathway from Andover Elementary School. She wondered if there has been any input regarding this. Mr. Dickinson indicated they have not had anything new. Councilmember Trude stated they did the no parking for safety of the children. She also noted that parents' are circling the block and this brings up other safety issues and kids running into the street and getting hit. Mayor Gamache stated they have provided the School District the parking lot at Sunshine Park, both north and south and they will be plowed during the winter months for access. Mr. Berkowitz stated that is correct. He stated this has been done previously on the north side and if needed the south side could be plowed also but there is no trail. Mayor Gamache suggested parents use these parking areas for pick up of children. Inspector Neely indicated the safety of the children outweighs inconvenience of the parent and he thought by not allowing parking on the street they were looking at the safety of the children first. 0 Motion by Jacobson, Seconded by Knight, to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 7:55 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Susan Osbeck, Recording Secretary 0 0 Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes - September 21,2010 Page 7 REGULAR ANDOVER CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES - SEPTEMBER 21, 2010 TABLE OF CONTENTS PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE......................................................................................................... I RESIDENT FORUM ...................................................................................................................... 1 AGENDA APPROV AL.................................................................................................................. 1 APPROVAL OF MINUTES........................................................................................................... 1 CONSENT ITEMS .........................................................................................................................3 Approval of Claims ..................................................................................................................... 3 Receive Assessment Roll/Waive Public Hearing/Adopt Assessment Roll/09-22/Bunker Lake Boulevard NW Frontage Road/Jay Street Alignment (See Resolution R075-10) ............... 3 Receive Assessment RolUOrder Public Hearing/IO-2/20 1 0 Street Reconstruction (See Resolution R07 6-10) ............................................................................................................ 3 Accept Petition/Order Feasibility Report/IO-29/2619-2623 _138th Avenue NW/WM (See Resolution R077 -10) ......... ...................................................... ...... ...... ................................. 3 Approve 2010-2011 Collective Bargaining AgreementlPublic Works ...................................... 3 Approve Transfer ofTIF Funds for Bunker Lake Boulevard Project ........................................ 3 Q ANOKA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT MONTHLY REPORT................................... 3 CONSIDER CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT/TELECOMMUNICATIONS TOWER/ANDOVER STATION NORTH (See Resolution R078-10) ..................................... 4 RESCHEDULE NOVEMBER 2,2010 CITY COUNCIL MEETING .......................................... 5 ADMINISTRATOR REPORT ....................................................................................................... 5 MAYOR/COUNCIL INPUT ..........................................................................................................5 Utility Providers.......................................................................................................................... 5 Youth First Fundraising Event............................ ..................................... ......... .......................... 6 No Parking Area at Andover Elementary School....................................................................... 6 ADJOURNMENT........................................................................................................................... 6 0