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Home My WebLink About2002-03-26 Council Minutes - Part 1 CITY OF CORCORAN REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 26, 2002 H:\City Hall Information\CITY GOVERNMENT\Council, Commissions & Committees\Council Information\Council Minutes\Previous Years\2002 - Need to PDF\03.26.02 Council Minutes.doc 1 Mayor Guenthner called the regular council meeting of March 26, 2002 to order at 6:05 p.m. Present were Councilors Bucher, Gageby, Gmach, Guenthner and Thomas, Clerk Vergin, Attorney Carson, Planner Sherman, Planning Technician Jones, and Engineer Vander Top. The Pledge of Allegiance was said. MOTION by Bucher, seconded by Thomas, to approve the agenda. Aye: Bucher, Gageby, Gmach, Guenthner and Thomas. (Motion Carried) Open Forum – No One MOTION by Thomas, seconded by Bucher, to approve the consent agenda items, Claims as presented and Resolution #2002-16 G & M Septic Variance; items removed were the Council Minutes of March 16, 2002 and the CIP Report. Voting Aye: Bucher, Gageby, Gmach, Guenthner and Thomas. (Motion Carried) MOTION by Bucher, seconded by Thomas, to approve the Council Meeting Minutes of March 16, 2002 as corrected. “The city is willing to help facilitate a resolution between the affected parties, and suggests that Mr. Lange come forward with a proposal.” and “Bucher – wants to see the consultant comments tie into the Met Council checklist, and provided written comments to staff with suggestions for general, global and charting changes to the draft.” Voting Aye: Bucher, Gageby, Gmach, Guenthner and Thomas. (Motion Carried) Clerk Vergin clarified the computer replacement identified on the CIP Report. The computer that crashed is a computer that was proposed to be replaced. Therefore, it is the intent to replace it at this time, and to try to retrieve data from the hard drive that was not on the last back up. The cost is estimated between $1300 - $1500. MOTION by Bucher, seconded by Gmach, to approve the CIP Report. Voting Aye: Bucher, Gageby, Gmach, Guenthner and Thomas. (Motion Carried) Mayor Guenthner acknowledged and thanked the Planning Commission and Chair David Anderson for a job well done at the Comprehensive Plan Public Hearing that was held on March 21. At this time, the council will make their review of the Plan, and then on April 11, they will confirm that the plan is complete and ready for submittal to the Met Council. Burschville: Consensus to downsize the Rural Service/Commercial area. NW/SW/SE corners of the intersection of CSAH 19 and CSAH 10 shall extend approximately 550 feet, with the NE extending to County Road 30. This will allow approximately 100 acres for the Rural Service/Commercial area. SW Corner: Agreed that the sewer-phasing map identified as #2 should be used, advocating for sewer in that area. Met Council may feel that this is premature, but the city does not. Called to Order Pledge of Allegiance Approval of Agenda Open Forum Consent Agenda 3/16/02 Council Minutes CIP Report Comprehensive Plan Review CITY OF CORCORAN REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 26, 2002 H:\City Hall Information\CITY GOVERNMENT\Council, Commissions & Committees\Council Information\Council Minutes\Previous Years\2002 - Need to PDF\03.26.02 Council Minutes.doc 2 SE Corner & Downtown: After debating which sewer-phasing plan to use it was the consensus to use map #2, with modifications. ▪ Area west of Shamrock/east of 116 should be green, not pink ▪ Downtown business area should be green, not yellow ▪ Area west and north of Corcoran Trail will be blue ▪ Immediately west of Rush Creek shall be pink, not yellow ▪ Area north of CSAH 10 shall have a triggering mechanism in place that would allow it to go to green if the alignment of CSAH 10 takes place sooner then 2010. ▪ Area south of proposed school location was changed to pink, rather then blue. NE Corner: Consensus to have all Mixed Use on the land use map identified as Mixed Use/PUD, (polka dot). All areas are identified either as 2010 – 2020 or as 2015 – 2020 in the sewer-phasing map. Document Text: Mayor Guenthner informed the council that any technical corrections, such as wording, typos, etc. are to be directed to staff by April 1. Staff will track changes and identify those for the council. (The intent of the Plan will not change.) A complete revised draft will be available by April 5 for final review at the April 11, 2002 council meeting. General Comments: ▪ Triggering mechanisms should be more detailed in the plan. ▪ Notes on Sewer Phasing Map and Transportation Plan Map. ▪ Look into establishing a Park Commission. ▪ Bonus building rights for the preservation of natural resources and/or for improving roads. ▪ Consensus that the city is comfortable with one in ten and one in thirty development rights for the remainder of the City. ▪ Standards can be dealt with during the zoning and subdivision ordinance revision process. MOTION by Bucher, seconded by Thomas, to approve the Comprehensive Draft Plan as modified during this meeting of March 26, 2002. Voting Aye: Bucher, Gageby, Gmach, Guenthner and Thomas. (Motion Carried) Mayor Guenthner called for a five-minute recess. Reconvened at 7:55 pm. Addressed the UMC proposal. Consultants Joanne Foust of Municipal Group and Nick Skarich of Juran and Moody were present for the discussion. Councilor Gmach gave an overview of the project and the proposal being made by the City to retain the business within the community. Use of tax increment financing (TIF) funds would be utilized. A TIF district would be established for a pay as you go (PAYG) plan. The city pays 90% of the taxes collected from UMC on the developed property back to UMC. UMC uses those funds to buy down their development costs. Additional subsidies will be made for the frontage road through existing TIF monies and the MnDot Grant. An agreement will nee d to be reached and entered into which will identify conditions of the finance package. A draft letter had been prepared by the Consultants explaining the proposed package to be forwarded onto UMC. Some minor modifications in wording were recommended by the Council. Approval of Comp Plan Draft As Modified UMC Proposal CITY OF CORCORAN REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 26, 2002 H:\City Hall Information\CITY GOVERNMENT\Council, Commissions & Committees\Council Information\Council Minutes\Previous Years\2002 - Need to PDF\03.26.02 Council Minutes.doc 3 MOTION by Thomas, seconded by Gmach to approve the proposal and submitted the modified letter to UMC. Voting Aye: Bucher, Gageby, Gmach, Guenther and Thomas. (Motion Carried) John and Elaine Anderson were present to address their building rights on a 22- acre parcel. They had been informed by staff and the planning commission that they have only one building right. They disagree and feel tha t they actually should have four, but would be agreeable to two. After discussion by the council it was the consensus that the council is sympathetic to their situation, however at this time the ordinance is what regulates the building rights, the council cannot grant additional rights. One of two things could happen to change this: either Old Settlers becomes a paved road creating an additional building right, or the ordinance is amended allowing additional rights. As the city moves forward policies and ordinances will be reviewed, and the concerns such as the Andersons will be kept in mind. Councilor Bucher questioned if the City should consider placing a moratorium on development until the final phases of the Comp Plan review are completed the Plan is adopted. Staff was directed to make a recommendation on this matter and have it on the April 11 agenda for further discussion. MOTION by Gmach, seconded by Thomas to adjourn the regular council meeting. 8:30 p.m. Voting Aye: Bucher, Gageby, Gmach, Guenthner and Thomas. (Motion Carried) ______________________________ Susan Vergin, CMC, City Clerk UMC Proposal Approved Anderson Building Rights Moratorium Adjournment