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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSP April 14, 1994 ) (n\.L""'=""') 't~ r\,y ,~,~' CITY of ANDOVER Special city Council Meeting - April 14, 1994 . Call To Order - 7:00 p.m. 1. BOARD OF REVIEW 2. Assessment Policy: Extending Payments 3. Purchase of Wasteco Site 4. City Hall Committee 5. Arrange strategic Planning Session 6. 7. Adjourn \ ) ) CITY OF ANDOVER REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION DATE AGENDA t-D. SECTION ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT APPROVED FOR AGENDA Board of Review ITEM !\D. Admin. BY: Board of Review v. Volk I. The annual Board of Review has been scheduled for 7:00 p.m. John Leone from Anoka County will be present to answer any questions. MOTION BY: SECOND BY: TO: CITY OF ANDOVER REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION DATE AGENDA t-O. SECTION ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT APPROVED FOR AGENDA ITEM t-O. street Assessment Considerations Administration Dick Fursman ~ c? BACKGROUND: Recently the City Council has considered several street improvement projects brought forward by residents via petitions. All of the most recent petitions have been voted down in response to a majority of residents voting to stop the project form proceeding. , , ) The major concern of the residents has been the high cost of doing the project. All recent projects have had a five year amortization schedule. Using Indian Meadows as an example, residents were left with the choice of paying $5,885 in one lump sum payment or make yearly payments of $1,356 ($113/mo.). A resident from the Indian Meadows subdivision has questioned the procedure for council review. She indicated that a more palatable payment may have been met with less resistance. The same project with alternate. financing would look as follows: Cost $5,885 per lot Five Years: Ten Years: Twelve Years: Fifteen Yrs: $1,356/Year $780/Year $684/Year $600/Year $1l3jMonth $65/Month $57jMonth $50/Month ALTERNATIVES: The current assessment policy allows for the City to extend payments for a ten year period. An additional two - five years for payments could be considered, as the roads built to present standards should last 20 or more years with proper maintenance. MOTION BY: ) TO: \ ) .' \ ,) \ ) Petitioned street Improvements April 14, 1994 Page 2 ACTION REOUESTED: staff would like to contact those previously interested in road improvements and provide alternatives to the financing. Financing more than ten years would require modification to the assessment policy. CITY OF ANDOVER REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION DATE AGENDA t-O. SECTION ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT APPROVED FOR AGENDA ITEM t-O. Purchase of WASTECO site Administration /BV: Dick Fursman ~" 3. BACKGROUND: The City Council has been under advisement concerning the purchase of property known as the WASTECO site. A Phase I Environmental Site Assessment has been completed by Braun Intertec Corporation. staff has reviewed the complete assessment and would recommend further environmental study on the site before considering purchase for the following reasons. \ I CONCLUSIONS: Results of assessment on the property do not indicate the presence of recognized environmental conditions in connection with the WASTECO site according to Braun except for the following: V There are mixed municipal and industrial solid wastes and possible hazardous wastes which are buried at and adjacent to the WASTECO site. The impacts of this waste material on the soils and/or the groundwater at the site are not known. V Chemical contaminants have been identified in several of the groundwater monitoring wells at the WASTECO site. The source of these contaminants is unknown. V The old landfill site adjacent to WASTECO is on the USEPA NPL and the MPCA PLP lists. soils and groundwater beneath the old dump are known to be contaimnated with hazardous substances and are currently being remedied. v Groundwater contamination associated with the South Andover site is known to exist. groundwater contamination beneath the old this time. previous land use at The affect of the dump is not known at MOTION BY: ) TO: Purchase of WASTECO site / Page Two STAFF RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the Council consider having a Phase II Environmental study done on the property before . considering purchasing it. If the option on the site goes beyond the period in which the environmental assessment can be run, it is staff's recommendation that the option be allowed to lapse. This item is requested to be discussed in detail at the meeting. ; \ ) AGENDA t-O. SECTION CITY OF ANDOVER REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION DATE ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT APPROVED FOR AGENDA ITEM NQ city Hall Committee -'I Administration BY: nick Furs':~ SCHEDULE COMMITTEE MEETING: staff is requesting that informational meetings resume with regards to the development of a city hall site. Several other issues involving the use of TIF, commercial development, purchase of wasteco, and the possible sale of City Property for a school have caused confusion over the planning for the City's future space needs. \ MOTION BY: '\ ) ,/ TO: CITY OF ANDOVER REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACfrON DATE AGENDA t-O. SECTION ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT APPROVED FOR AGENDA ITEM t-O. Strategic Planning Session BY: 6-' Administration Dick Funman ~ BACKGROUND: Developing a plan for an expanded City Hall, and other issues such as preparing for additional schools, the expansion of parks, economic development and the use of tax increments are all inter-related items which are difficult to solve independently. Tbe complexities of Growth dictate that all the parts be considered as part of the whole. Historically it has been proven that growth cannot be stopped by local governments, however, it can be handled responsibly and directed for the henefit of the entire community. With the number of important issues facing Andover, staff needs the confidence and flexihility to deal with questions and prohlems on a day-to-day basis. Confidence in dealing with these issues comes from a thorough understanding and knowledge of the direction the City Council wishes to go with basic ideas such as economic development, future MUSA expansions, related school issues and expanding community services such as parks, recreation and related government services. RECOMMKNDADONS: To help identify the City's overall direction, I am recommending some type of strategic planning session be held this spring and early summer in conjunction with the budget process for 1995. Preliminary discussions centered around the results of the school bond issue and City land holdings are due to come up along with periodic development proposals for our commercial property in the City. MOTION BY: SECOND BY: TO: