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Home My WebLink About2001-10-25 Council Minutes CITY OF CORCORAN REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OCTOBER 25, 2001 H:\City Hall Information\CITY GOVERNMENT\Council, Commissions & Committees\Council Information\Council Minutes\Previous Years\2001 - Need to PDF\2001- 10-25 Council Minutes.doc Page 1 of 4 Acting Mayor Bucher called the regular council meeting of October 25, 2001 to order at 7:00 p.m. Present were Councilors Bucher, Gageby, Gmach and Thomas, Administrator Colotti, Clerk Vergin, Planning Tech Jones, Attorney Carson, Engineer Vander Top and Planner Sherman. Mayor Guenthner was excused absent. The Pledge of Allegiance was said. MOTION by Gmach, seconded by Thomas, to approve the agenda as presented. Voting Aye: Bucher, Gageby, Gmach and Thomas. (Motion Carried) Open Forum – Mr. Chuck Lymangood addressed the council on an article in the local newspaper addressing email correspondence and its potential to create a violation of the open meeting law. Hard copies of all email correspondence between council and staff should be made available to the public. It was the direction of the council for staff to work with Mr. Lymangood to create a policy addressing such activities. MOTION by Gmach, seconded by Thomas, to approve the Consent Agenda, including the October 11, 2001 Workshop Minutes, October 11, 2001 Council Minutes, Description and Claims #2019 – 2062, and Proclamation Recognizing Donation. Voting Aye: Bucher, Gageby, Gmach and Thomas. (Motion Carried) MOTION by Thomas, seconded by Gageby, approve Resolution No. 2001-68, approving the gambling license for the Corcoran Lions Club at the 10 50 Club. Voting Aye: Bucher, Gageby, Gmach and Thomas. (Motion Carried) Clerk Vergin reported on the monthly budget analysis and the third quarter financial reports including investments. Addressed the 2002 Technology CIP budget. Staff recommended that the accounting software portion be reduced from $8,000 to $5,200, based on a recommendation to pursue the Banyon fund accounting program. The $10,000 allocation for hardware for an informational display system in the council chambers was removed; reallocation or deletion of those funds would be further addressed prior to final budget adoption. Staff was directed to place the Police CIP budget on the November 8 council agenda for review. Reviewed the 2002 Planning Department budget. Consensus of the council was to reduce the disbursement budget for Professional Services and the revenue budget for Grant Monies equally, by $13,000. This is for the revisions to the zoning and subdivision ordinances, that could be done in house in the event that the city is unsuccessful in obtaining grant monies for this project. The Council authorized staff to proceed with repairs to the north wall of the civic center, which will include installation of drain tile, re-cementing the sidewalks, and placement of styrofoam, with a not to exceed limit of $2,000. Called to Order Pledge of Allegiance Agenda Approval Open Forum Consent Agenda Approval Resolution No. 2001-68 Corcoran Lions Club Gambling License Budget / Financial Reports 2002 Budget Matters Technology CIP Planning Department Civic Center Repairs CITY OF CORCORAN REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OCTOBER 25, 2001 H:\City Hall Information\CITY GOVERNMENT\Council, Commissions & Committees\Council Information\Council Minutes\Previous Years\2001 - Need to PDF\2001- 10-25 Council Minutes.doc Page 2 of 4 Engineer Vander Top gave an overview of the MnDot application for the proposed frontage road to serve the UMC expansion and proposed development. It is estimated the project will cost $800,000, with $500,000 through MnDot and the remaining $300,000 coming from other sources. The City has the right to withdraw the application after submittal if matters change and Corcoran is not comfortable with proceeding forward. MOTION by Gmach, seconded by Thomas, to approve Resolution 2001-67, authorizing the application to MnDot to request funding for construction of the Highway 55 frontage road from Pioneer Trail to Rolling Hills Road. Voting Aye: Bucher, Gageby, Gmach and Thomas. Councilor Gmach reported on the meeting that was held at the City of Medina with representatives from Medina, Corcoran, Loretto and UMC. The extension of infrastructure, short term and long term was addressed. UMC will be meeting with Medina councilors to address their expansion plans and the necessity of utilities. On November 8th the Corcoran council will be asked to consider moving forward with a feasibility study for the sanitary sewer improvement along Highway 55. Then meetings between all three communities will take place to further address infrastructure matters. MOTION by Thomas, seconded by Gmach, to approve Resolution 2001-69, approving the W. H. Cates Longhorn Estates final plat consisting of four single- family residential lots. Voting Aye: Bucher, Gageby, Gmach and Thomas. (Motion Carried) MOTION by Gmach, seconded by Thomas, to approve Resolution 2001-70, approving a conditional use permit for Peter Benincasa, to construct an accessory building in excess of the permitted square footage. Voting Aye: Bucher, Gageby, Gmach and Thomas. (Motion Carried) Planning staff was directed to identify the circumstances in the planning reports as to why the applications are being made and provide site plans in the council packets. MOTION by Gmach, seconded by Thomas, to approve Resolution 2001-71 approving a conditional use permit for Thomas Schany to construct an accessory building in excess of the permitted square footage. Voting Aye: Bucher, Gageby, Gmach and Thomas. (Motion Carried) MOTION by Gmach, seconded by Thomas, to approve Resolution 2001-72 approving a conditional use permit for Mark Bauer to construct an accessory building in excess of the permitted square footage. Voting Aye: None . Voting Nay: Bucher, Gageby, Gmach and Thomas. (Motion Failed) MOTION by Thomas, seconded by Gageby, to deny the application by Mark Bauer for the construction of an accessory building in excess of the permitted square footage. Voting Aye: Bucher, Gageby, Gmach and Thomas. (Motion Carried) MnDot Funding Application Resolution 2001-67 MnDot Funding Application UMC / Sanitary Sewer Report Resolution 2001-69 W. H. Cates Longhorn Estates Resolution 2001-70 Benincasa CUP Resolution 2001-71 Schany CUP Resolution 2001-72 Bauer CUP Bauer CUP Denied CITY OF CORCORAN REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OCTOBER 25, 2001 H:\City Hall Information\CITY GOVERNMENT\Council, Commissions & Committees\Council Information\Council Minutes\Previous Years\2001 - Need to PDF\2001- 10-25 Council Minutes.doc Page 3 of 4 MOTION by Gageby, seconded by Gmach, to adopt Ordinance 2001-171, amending the subdivision ordinance relating to metes and bounds. Voting Aye: Bucher, Gageby, Gmach and Thomas. (Motion Carried) MOTION by Gmach, seconded by Thomas, to adopt Ordinance 2001-172 amending the zoning ordinance relating to accessory buildings, except that Section 3 shall be deleted. MOTION TO AMEND by Gmach, seconded by Thomas, to amend the motion to also delete Section 4 of Ordinance 2001-172. Voting Aye: Bucher, Gageby, Gmach and Thomas. (Motion Carried) VOTE ON MOTION AS AMENDED: Voting Aye: Bucher, Gageby, Gmach and Thomas. (Motion Carried) Discussed two conditional use permit applications that have been submitted based on the old ordinance. MOTION by Gageby to not proceed with the review of these applications and require them to reapply based on the new ordinance. Motion died due to lack of a second. Planning staff noted that the two applications appear to be for parcels of 10 acres or more, and therefore the cup process is appropriate. Councilor Thomas suggested that the council and planning commission hold a joint meeting to address standards for approving conditional use permits once the comprehensive land plan is completed. Addressed the final draft of the home occupation mailer. The council requested that a statement from the introductory letter be included under the definition of Conditional Home Occupations to clarify restrictions on employees. Staff will proceed with producing an application form to be used for the permitting process. Mr. Lymangood questioned if the matter of right-of-ways for minimum lot sizes was being addressed. Mr. Lymangood was informed that the city attorney is working on that matter and it will be on the Planning Commission’s November 1 meeting. Council directed staff to contact Mr. Mark Bauer and inform him that his application has been denied and that he has thirty days in which to remove the non-complying structure. Planning Technician Jones requested comments from the council on how to proceed with an application that has come forward for a conditional use permit for an accessory structure exceeding the permitted square footage. The applicant has indicated that the building will be used for storage of business equipment, which will require them to apply for a CHOL. Should the city still process the application for the accessory building, or wait for them to apply for the CHOL first. Ordinance 2001-171 Metes and Bounds Ordinance 2001-172 Accessory Buildings CUPs in Process Schedule Joint Meeting Council and Planning Comm. Home Occupation Mailer Final Draft Right-of-ways / Lot Sizes Remove Non-Conforming Structure – Bauer CITY OF CORCORAN REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OCTOBER 25, 2001 H:\City Hall Information\CITY GOVERNMENT\Council, Commissions & Committees\Council Information\Council Minutes\Previous Years\2001 - Need to PDF\2001- 10-25 Council Minutes.doc Page 4 of 4 Planning Directive – Business Use of Accessory Structure The council directive was to inform the applicant in writing that the building can not be used for business until a CHOL has been approved. Building Inspector Loren Kohnen informed the council that if the building is used for commercial purposes, then specific building codes will apply and that the applicants should be made aware of that. MOTION by Thomas, seconded by Gageby, to accept the resignation of Administrator Colotti. Voting Aye: Bucher, Gageby, Gmach and Thomas. Clerk Vergin was directed to place this matter on the next council agenda. Councilor Gmach noted that we would need to authorize another signature for checks. Councilor Gmach requested that budget and levy information be made available to the residents identifying the school district and city impacts. Clerk Vergin noted that a press release has been drafted and that this information can be added. It will be presented to the council prior to publishing. MOTION by Thomas, seconded by Gmach, to adjourn the regular council meeting, 8:15 p.m. Voting Aye: Bucher, Gageby, Gmach and Thomas. (Motion Carried) ____________________________ Susan Vergin, CMC, City Clerk Employee Resignation Press Release – Property Tax Impacts Adjournment