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Home My WebLink About2002-07-11 Council Minutes CITY OF CORCORAN REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING JULY 11, 2002 H:\City Hall Information\CITY GOVERNMENT\Council, Commissions & Committees\Council Information\Council Minutes\Previous Years\2002 - Need to PDF\07.11.02 Council Minutes.doc 1 The City Council met in regular session on July 11, 2002 at City Hall in Corcoran, Minnesota. Present were Councilors Bucher, Gageby, Gmach Guenthner, and Thomas, Administrator Vergin, Clerk/Treasurer Tillmann, Engineer Vander Top, and Police Chief Schutte. Mayor Guenthner called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m., followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. MOTION by Bucher, seconded by Thomas, and carried unanimously to approve the agenda with the following additions: • Discussion regarding Rush Creek - Staff Reports • Discussion regarding Dobozenski request – Unfinished Business • Creation of SW Corcoran Feasibility Task Force – Unfinished Business There were no requests by the public to speak during Open Forum. MOTION by Bucher, seconded by Thomas, and carried unanimously to approve the consent agenda items as follows: • Approve the Regular Council Meeting Minutes of June 27, 2002 as presented. • Approve claims #2844 – 2884, in the amount of $41,158.17, as presented. • Authorize the installation of a closed loop filtering system for the GEO System at City Hall by Thermal Technologies, Inc., in the amount of $2,055.00. Planning Applications Administrator Vergin provided an overview of the land division application submitted by Ken and Marilyn Bina. They are requesting the subdivision of a 27.11-acre parcel into a 17.11-acre site and a 10-acre site, which will contain the existing home. Right of way dedication is to be provided for County Road 19 at 55 feet from centerline. Hennepin County has revi ewed the land division request and is asking for dedication of additional easement of 15 – 20 feet for trail purposes on a portion of the frontage of County Road 19. Dedication for Pioneer Trail is to be 40 feet from centerline. Additional frontage on Pio neer Trail may also be necessary to accommodate the realignment of the intersection. Mr. Bina has agreed to provide the 55 feet and 40 feet dedication, but has concerns with the additional dedication at this time. Engineer Vander Top explained the County’s cost sharing policy in acquiring right-of-way. Extensive discussion followed regarding options available to the council at this time. The City could approve the split with the traditional right-of- way and acquire the additional ROW later, or negotiate for the additional ROW at this time and process the plat through the County reflecting the additional dedication. Mr. Bina advised that he is not against the additional right-of-way, but would like fair compensation. Councilor Gmach suggested that in this case, park dedication fees be waived in lieu of negotiating a future fair market price for the dedication. Mr. Bina was agreeable to this. The Council directed staff to prepare an agreement between the City and Mr. Bina to waive the park dedication fees for this land division and credit against a future Called to Order Agenda Approval Open Forum Consent Agenda Approval Bina Land Division CITY OF CORCORAN REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING JULY 11, 2002 H:\City Hall Information\CITY GOVERNMENT\Council, Commissions & Committees\Council Information\Council Minutes\Previous Years\2002 - Need to PDF\07.11.02 Council Minutes.doc 2 fair market price for the additional easement. The agreement and plat will be considered again at the July 25, 2002 Council meeting. MOTION by Bucher, seconded by Thomas, and carried unanimously to adopt Resolution No. 2002-47, approving the preliminary and final plat of Greenfield Corcoran Fields with conditions, for Gary Mitsch, as recommended by the Planning Commission. MOTION by Bucher, seconded by Thomas, and carried unanimously to adopt Resolution No. 2002-48, approving the Conditional Use Permit allowing an accessory structure larger than the allowable square footage for a parcel over 10 acres in size, with conditions, for Gary Mitsch, as recommended by the Planning Commission. Unfinished Business Police Chief Schutte was present to discuss the proposal submitted for the lease/purchase of radios for the Police Department. Council was advised that the 2002 CIP allows for $30,000 for the lease or purchase of new radios. The discount available on the purchase of radios expires on July 12. An order was placed with the County for the radios on July 1, but the County has not been advised if the City intends to purchase or lease the radios. Questions were raised concerning the residual value of the radios and the warranty for maintenance and repairs if needed. Administrator Vergin advised the Council that the radios are under warranty for one year. After that, there is an additional maintenance fee paid that would reduce the cost of any repairs needed. The maintenance fee is charged regardless of whether the radios are leased or owned by the City. Staff reported that Attorney Carson is currently reviewing the lease agreement for another community; therefore, the Council could delay action at this time if they chose. After additional discussion, the Council agreed by unanimous consensus to enter into a lease agreement with Hennepin County for the radios. Brief discussion was held regarding the long-range goals and objectives set by the Council for the City in 2002. Administrator Vergin advised that she would like to begin negotiations with Juran and Moody for the revision to the TIF Plan and would like to discuss the Municipal Code revision at the July 25, 2002 workshop. No action taken. Engineer Vander Top presented the feasibility report for improvements to Hage Drive. The estimated costs for the improvements is approximately $148,065.00, with the City’s portion approximately $74,620.00 and the remainder to be assessed to property owners. MOTION by Gmach, seconded by Bucher, and carried unanimously to adopt Resolution #2002-49, designating BRA as the Engineer for the improvement to Hage Drive, estimating the total cost of the improvement at approximately $148,605.00, and setting a public hearing on the proposed improvement for August 22, 2002 at 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible. Resolution No. 2002-47 Greenfield Corcoran Fields Preliminary and Final Plat approved Resolution No. 2002-48 Mitsch CUP approved 800 MHz Radio Update Long Range Goals and Objectives Hage Drive Feasibility Report CITY OF CORCORAN REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING JULY 11, 2002 H:\City Hall Information\CITY GOVERNMENT\Council, Commissions & Committees\Council Information\Council Minutes\Previous Years\2002 - Need to PDF\07.11.02 Council Minutes.doc 3 Resolution No. 2002-49 Hage Drive Designate Engineer and set public hearing Discussion was held regarding a request by Kenneth Doboszenski to possibly rezone some residential property within the southwest corridor for commercial use. This request was discussed at the July 10, 2002 Comp Plan Workshop. Mayor Guenthner agreed to contact Mr. Doboszenski regarding options available to Mr. Doboszenski and report at the July 25, 2002 Council meeting. Discussion was held regarding the creation of a Task Force to collaborate with neighboring communities to develop a vision for the future of southwest Corcoran. Comments were heard from Chuck Lymangood regarding potential opportunities in this area with neighboring communities. A preliminary report will be given at the August 8, 2002 Council meeting. MOTION by Gageby, seconded by Gmach, and carried unanimously to establish the Southwest Corcoran Feasibility Task Force, appointing Councilor Thomas and Planning Commissioner Lymangood, with the support of Engineer Vander Top to pursue opportunities for the City of Corcoran in the southwest corridor. Staff Reports Engineer Vander Top provided an overview of an EAW received for the Field Stone residential development in Maple Grove. This development shares a border with the City of Corcoran south of the Gleason Farm Development. Vander Top advised that the comment period expired on July 10, and there were no comments from the City of Corcoran. The Council was advised that there is a possibility that at some point in the future, Corcoran could be able to connect to the City of Maple Grove’s water supply in this area. The Council directed Engineer Vander Top to initiate a conversation with Maple Grove regarding the feasibility of a future connection. Engineer Vander Top advised the Council of a flooding issue at a residence on Rush Creek Blvd. There is a low home in the area that has been suffering from flooding. Past improvements to the drainage area served by the North Fork of Rush Creek have changed the flood plain for this area. Engineer Vander Top outlined two possible actions for the City to take at this time; restrict the culvert under County Road 30, which would alter the 100 year flood plain, or allow the culvert to continue at its current flow rate and improve the capacity near the low home, with the impact downstream unknown. Engineer Vander Top will contact Hennepin County asking for a resolution to this situation. Mayor Guenthner set the following workshops: • Municipal Codes – July 25, 2002 at 6:00 p.m. • Comp Plan -- August 6, 2002 • Preliminary Budget Overview – August 8, 2002 at 6:00 p.m. MOTION by Thomas, seconded by Bucher, and carried unanimously to adjourn the meeting at 8:22 p.m. ___________________________ __ Kary Tillmann, City Clerk Kenneth Doboszenski rezoning request Southwest Corcoran Feasibility Task Force Appointments to Task Force Field Stone Development EAW Rush Creek Flooding CITY OF CORCORAN REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING JULY 11, 2002 H:\City Hall Information\CITY GOVERNMENT\Council, Commissions & Committees\Council Information\Council Minutes\Previous Years\2002 - Need to PDF\07.11.02 Council Minutes.doc 4 Schedule Workshops Adjournment