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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2002-04-11 Council Minutes - Part 1 CITY OF CORCORAN REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 11, 2002 H:\City Hall Information\CITY GOVERNMENT\Council, Commissions & Committees\Council Information\Council Minutes\Previous Years\2002 - Need to PDF\04.11.02 Council Minutes.doc 1 Mayor Guenthner called the regular council meeting of April 11, 2002 to order at 7:00 p.m. Present were Councilors Bucher, Gageby, Gmach, Guenthner and Thomas, Clerk Vergin, Attorney Carson, Planner Sherman, Engineer Vander Top, Public Works Director Meister and Police Chief Schutte. The Pledge of Allegiance was said. Mayor Guenthner announced that the City has selected a new City Administrator, current City Clerk Sue Vergin. MOTION by Bucher, seconded by Thomas, to approve the agenda with Dennis Stieg under Open Forum, Greenfield Application under Item 10.a. Staff Reports, and move Planning Application – Great River Energy after Item 5. Consent Agenda. Aye: Bucher, Gageby, Gmach, Guenthner and Thomas. (Motion Carried) Open Forum – Dennis Stieg: Mr. Stieg informed the council of a public input meeting being held on April 24 by the Elm Creek Watershed, which the council may wish to attend. Information regarding the meeting was distributed to the council. MOTION by Gmach, seconded by Bucher, to approve the consent agenda items, Minutes of March 26, 2002 Workshop; Minutes of April 2, 2002 Workshop; and Claims as presented; removed was the Council Minutes of March 26, 2002. Voting Aye: Bucher, Gageby, Gmach, Guenthner and Thomas. (Motion Carried) MOTION by Bucher, seconded by Thomas, to approve the Council Meeting Minutes of March 26, 2002 as corrected: “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. Therefore, consensus that this area can be re-evaluated again in 2008.” Voting Aye: Bucher, Gageby, Gmach, Guenthner and Thomas. (Motion Carried) MOTION by Thomas, seconded by Gmach, to approve Resolution 2002-18, approving the Great River Energy Preliminary Plat, Final Plat, Conditional Use Permit and Site Plan for properties identified as 27-119-23-32-0001 and 28-119- 23-13-0001. Voting Aye: Bucher, Gageby, Gmach, Guenthner and Thomas. (Motion Carried) Local Board of Review Hearing Mayor Guenthner opened the Local Board of Review Hearing. Present were City Assessors Ann Risch and Rolf Erickson, and Chris Bennett representing Hennepin County. Ms. Risch identified that the land and commercial properties saw the largest increases in valuations. Described the process that a property owner needs to follow in order to appeal their property valuation. If unhappy with the City’s decision they may appeal to the County, then from the County can appeal to the State. Alternatively, they have the right to appeal directly to Minnesota Tax Court. Called to Order Pledge of Allegiance Announcement Approval of Agenda Open Forum Consent Agenda 3/26/02 Council Minutes Resolution 2002-18 Great River Energy Board of Review CITY OF CORCORAN REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 11, 2002 H:\City Hall Information\CITY GOVERNMENT\Council, Commissions & Committees\Council Information\Council Minutes\Previous Years\2002 - Need to PDF\04.11.02 Council Minutes.doc 2 Donald Jeszewski at 6215 Willow Drive was present to protest his valuation. Bill Halverstadt stated he had no objections but commented on the dramatic increases to land values. Farmers are not producing more income from land; people are just willing to pay more. Assessor Risch noted that Green Acres and Agriculture Preserve properties are more protected and the values remain more constant. MOTION by Thomas, seconded by Bucher to close the Board of Review Hearing. Voting Aye: Bucher, Gageby, Gmach, Guenthner and Thomas. (Motion Carried) Mr. Jeszewski was informed that he should supply an appraisal for the Board to review before they can consider any action on his property’s valuation. MOTION by Thomas, seconded by Bucher to continue this matter to the next meeting, of April 25, 2002. Voting Aye: Bucher, Gageby, Gmach, Guenthner and Thomas. (Motion Carried) Public Hearing – Dust Control Mayor Guenthner called the Dust Control public hearing to order. Engineer Vander Top provided an overview of the dust control program that has been in place for the past three years, along with an overview of the general maintenance performed on the 38 miles of gravel roads. At this time it is proposed to assess $50,000 of the project costs, with the City contributing $30,000. If individuals are not part of the dust control program, they still can participate in the voluntary program, 300 feet minimum for $180.00. Intend to experiment with the application rate, as some roads seem to be holding more moisture then desired. Improve the gradation of the gravel mix, would like higher fine content. The city can look at adding or deleting roads from the dust control program. They can also look at paving options for some streets. Addressed paving Hage Drive. This is a ½ mile road with 29 units. Preliminary costs estimate at $4,000 per unit. However, there are things that the City could look at to reduce the costs through city participation and in house maintenance. This could reduce the cost to an estimate of $3,000 per unit. Mayor Guenthner opened the floor to public comments: Neeme Marcus, Trail Haven – Take into consideration that when the city paves roads, the density rules change. Randy Eckhoff, Chisholm Trail - Different road bases need different treatments. City should figure out the problem, then fix it. In the 17 years this is the worse the roads have been. Feels that they are being pressured into looking at paving the road. Hearing Closed Jeszewski – Need Appraisal Continue to 4/25/02 Public Hearing – Dust Control Called to Order Overview of Program Public Comments CITY OF CORCORAN REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 11, 2002 H:\City Hall Information\CITY GOVERNMENT\Council, Commissions & Committees\Council Information\Council Minutes\Previous Years\2002 - Need to PDF\04.11.02 Council Minutes.doc 3 Patrick Roehl, Hage Drive – Road is worse then ever, perhaps quality of product was better before then it is now. Stated that his road was not sprayed the second time and that it doesn’t do any good to call the City. The ditches need to be cleaned out. Mike Savitski, Hage Drive – Would like to work together with the City to see the costs of paving Hage Drive reduced. Rick Roberts, Chisholm Drive – Challenged anyone to drive on Chisholm, will not pay for dust control. Marvin Herwig, Fox Valley Drive – Would like to see his road graveled and then update it to bituminous. Wayne Whetston, Hage Drive – Over the last several years the roads have gone down, this year is a disaster. Paving the road with a contribution from the city will be advantages to both. Ernest Underwood, Chisholm Trail – This is the worst year, there is gravel in the yards, can’t mow. What is going to be done? Mr. Eckhoff presented pictures of Chisholm Trail. Patricia Saxton, Chisholm Trail – In 1999 the dust control was successful, this year there is 8 inches of mud at the end of her driveway. Ken Hage, Hage Drive – There has been more problems on Hage since they started putting dust control material on it. Gerald Wickham, Schutte Road – There are six additional property owners that he feels are affected by Schutte Road and should be added to the assessment. Dennis Stieg, Stieg Road – Emphasized that in his area there are residents that use the road, but are not assessed. Should spread the assessment to all that use it. Glen Kero, Hage Drive – Questioned if other material such as crushed concrete or limestone could be used on the road. City enforcing septic compliance and now paving the road, these things cost the residents money. Bill Halverstadt, Old Settlers Road – Placement of dust control holds the gravel in place, cuts down on the dust, and has been successful on their road. In favor of continuing with dust control, but perhaps the Engineer should look at the mixture that is being used. Judy Sicora, Lily Pond Lane – Opposed to spraying the roads. How does this affect the ground water? What about other substitutes, such as an asphalt mixture? Soybean soap is used in Kansas, why not here. Doug Fiore, Hage Drive – Rather then another layer of gravel and dust control would like to see pavement. CITY OF CORCORAN REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 11, 2002 H:\City Hall Information\CITY GOVERNMENT\Council, Commissions & Committees\Council Information\Council Minutes\Previous Years\2002 - Need to PDF\04.11.02 Council Minutes.doc 4 Erick Heinz, Cain Road – Would like to see more city involvement. Dean Strehler, Strehler Road – Would like to see it done on their road. Jerry Aksteter, Fox Valley Drive – Their road was in good condition after it was graded and had dust control, but now it is in very poor condition, it needs more gravel. Dennis Stieg, Stieg Road – In defense of the road crew it is very difficult to control the heights of the plows; this is part of living on a gravel road. Doug Fiore, Hage Drive – Would like to see maintenance monies for paved roads. Joanne Faue, Horseshoe Trail – The plows took off her sod in front of her house. Kevin Tabor, Gleason Road – Questioned what a low maintenance road is, as part of Gleason Road is signed as a low maintenance road. Public Works Director Meister – Raised the clay content in the gravel last year. Roads are sloppy until it dries out. The dust control material draws moisture. The frost line is down about eight inches, that’s why there is 8 inches of slop. Mike Savitski, Hage Drive – What can the residents do to help the city pave Hage Drive? No further comments were heard. MOTION by Gmach, seconded by Thomas, to adjourn the public hearing, 8:30 p.m. Voting Aye: Bucher, Gageby, Gmach, Guenthner and Thomas. (Motion Carried) Regular Council Meeting Continued The council and staff responded to the comments that were made during the hearing. It was a milder winter, roads were not frozen when snow fell, chloride also keeps roads from freezing, and is more prone to producing ice. Addressed the need to keep ditches clean from debris and trees. Trees also provide shade, not allowing the roads to dry out as efficiently. Tiling is some areas would be beneficial. Using a different gravel gradation, i.e. larger rocks, may help bridge the material. Alternatives to the calcium chloride have been tried, black magic, soybean soap, pickle juice, etc. Those did not work. Calcium Chloride environmentally safe? The U of M says yes, the Watershed says they see contamination from deicing salt, which is similar to the chloride. Overall, there is no environmental concerns. Limestone acts very much like class 5 gravel, however it would cost 2 – 3 times more. Over the years, the quality of class 5 material has declined. Dust Control is not an end run to force people to pave their roads. Need to look at the environment and the lifestyles of what people want. Paving is expensive and do not want to jeopardize some one from staying in Corcoran. CITY OF CORCORAN REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 11, 2002 H:\City Hall Information\CITY GOVERNMENT\Council, Commissions & Committees\Council Information\Council Minutes\Previous Years\2002 - Need to PDF\04.11.02 Council Minutes.doc 5 Public Hearing Adjourned Regular Meeting Continued Responses to Public Comments Discussion on moving forward. Re-gravel and grade Chisholm. Eliminate Chisholm and Hage from the assessments. They can proceed with voluntary program if so desired. Exclude Trail Haven between CR 50 and CR 10. Eliminate 81st Place, based on the petition received. Continue dust control on Rush Meadow Lane, regardless of petition to exclude, it had been petitioned for during the public hearing last year, and no one was present to address the assessment this year. MOTION by Thomas, seconded by Gmach, to approve Resolution 2002-17, providing dust control based on Option #2 of the assessment role, with the elimination of Trail Haven, Hage Drive, Chisholm Trail, and 81st Place, and a city contribution of $30,000. Voting Aye: Bucher, Gageby, Gmach, Guenthner and Thomas. (Motion Carried) Addressed how to proceed forward with making improvements to roads such as Hage and other residential cul-de- sacs. Staff was directed to provide an outline on procedures at the next meeting. Mayor Guenthner called a five- minute recess. Meeting was then reconvened. Mayor Guenthner announced that the UMC project on the agenda would not be addressed. A meeting will be held with the City and UMC on Friday, April 12, at 8:00 am with the interested parties. Dan Lange addressed the council on his concerns with drainage from the Kidnation site. One of the building inspector’s informed him that a certificate of occupancy should not have been given until the mound area had been graded properly. Now there is water on the north side of the site coming onto his property. Krystal Zimmerman, owner of Kidnation, responded that the mound runs east to west entirely on their property, has nothing to do with the Lange property. Mayor Guenthner observed that the city can try to resolve disputes, but we are not the courts, the city is limited in solutions. Need to look at how this affects the taxpayers as a whole, what is fair to the community. Without a solution offered from the property owners, the council cannot solve the problem. There is a mediation service that could be utilized by both parties, but it would not be CITY OF CORCORAN REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 11, 2002 H:\City Hall Information\CITY GOVERNMENT\Council, Commissions & Committees\Council Information\Council Minutes\Previous Years\2002 - Need to PDF\04.11.02 Council Minutes.doc 6 appropriate to spend city funds for the service. Dan Lange commented that the City is involved with what occurred. Tim Zimmerman stated that the trees and berm they have on the north side of their property hold the snow as it drifts across the field, causing the melting in the spring. Mayor Guenthner informed Mr. Lange that he can keep asking to be placed on the agenda however we are not getting anywhere. Therefore, the city will move forward on the agenda. Resolution 2002-17 Approve Dust Control Assessments Pavement Improvements Recess / Reconvened UMC Meeting Lange / Kidnation Drainage Mr. Lange disrupted the meeting and Mayor Guenthner requested Police Chief Schutte to escort Mr. Lange from the meeting. Krystal Zimmerman stated that she feels they are being harassed by Mr. Lange. Manure has been mounded next to the day care. His actions are affecting her business. Mayor Guenthner recommended that they consult with an attorney. Reviewed the final draft of the Comprehensive Plan. The council identified edits they want made prior to submittal to the Metropolitan Council. Once it is submitted to the Met Council they have 10 days to respond if the plan is not complete. It then goes through a 60-day review process, including submittal to the adjacent cities, school districts in the City and Hennepin County. A routing letter from Mayor Guenthner will accompany the Plan, which will invite the superintendents to contact the Mayor regarding the Plan. Addressed the placement of a moratorium on areas within the city during the review of the Comp Plan. Staff was directed to CITY OF CORCORAN REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 11, 2002 H:\City Hall Information\CITY GOVERNMENT\Council, Commissions & Committees\Council Information\Council Minutes\Previous Years\2002 - Need to PDF\04.11.02 Council Minutes.doc 7 prepare material for review at the next meeting. Addressed the Financial Analysis. The council concurred that the analysis could be placed on the consent agenda from this point forward, as it can be removed if the council has questions or issues with the analysis. Addressed the CUP application for a trucking operation on Belle Street that is presently being considered by the City of Greenfield. Staff was bringing this to the Council’s attention, as is affects Pioneer Trail. Staff was directed to send a letter to Greenfield identifying that the city does have road restrictions on Pioneer Trail which are enforced, and that a trucking business in that location should be discouraged. Mayor Guenthner announced that the Council would hold a closed session on April 25, 2002 at 6:30 p.m. MOTION by Bucher, seconded by Thomas to adjourn the regular council meeting, 10:35 p.m. Voting Aye: Bucher, Gageby, Gmach, Guenthner and Thomas. (Motion Carried) ______________________________ Susan Vergin, City Administrator Comprehensive Plan Moratorium Financial Analysis CUP – Greenfield Application Closed Session Set Adjournment