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Home My WebLink About2001-12-27 Council Minutes CITY OF CORCORAN REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 27, 2001 H:\City Hall Information\CITY GOVERNMENT\Council, Commissions & Committees\Council Information\Council Minutes\Previous Years\2001 - Need to PDF\2001- 12-27 Council Minutes.doc 1 Acting Mayor Bucher called the regular council meeting of December 27, 2001 to order at 7:00 p.m. Present were Councilors Bucher, Gageby, Gmach and Thomas, Clerk Vergin, Engineer Vander Top, Police Chief Schutte and Public Works Director Meister. Excused absent was Mayor Guenthner. The Pledge of Allegiance was said. MOTION by Gmach, seconded by Thomas, to approve the agenda with the addition of 8.c.3. Administrator Position. Voting Aye: Bucher, Gageby, Gmach and Thomas. (Motion Carried) Open Forum – No one Acting Mayor Bucher informed those present that he would allow for public comment during the Acacia Hills Sign discussion. Councilor Thomas requested that item 5.b. Council Minutes of December 13, 2001 be removed from the consent agenda. MOTION by Thomas, seconded by Gmach, to approve the Consent Agenda, except for item 5.b. Council minutes of December 13, 2001; and to approve: December 13, 2001 workshop minutes; claims as presented; Tobacco License transfer; Local Board of Review meeting date; and Police Chief Schutte as additional signer of checks for the city. Voting Aye: Bucher, Gageby, Gmach and Thomas. (Motion Carried) Corrections to the December 13, 2001 minutes: “In that letter Mr. Musielewicz referenced the alfalfa in the area where drainage is now occurring, noting that eventually, grasses and other species of lower forage quality will would replace the alfalfa, if excessive ponding were to occur.” and “After considerable discussion by the City Council, it was the consensus that there was no clear right or wrong answer. and that the city and The landowners should work together to resolve the situation, and the City would help facilitate that discussion. “ MOTION by Thomas, seconded by Gmach, to approve the minutes of the December 13, 2001 council meeting as corrected. Voting Aye: Bucher, Gageby, Gmach and Thomas. (Motion Carried) The Council directed that the Certificate of Survey draft ordinance be forwarded to the Planning Commission for their consideration and the public hearing process. Engineer Vander Top gave a brief overview of the request being made to allow access from Hackamore to the Wild Meadows development located within the City of Medina. Vander Top requested that the council defer the matter until January 10 to allow the developer and his engineer to be present for the discussion. The council concurred with deferring the matter. Called to Order Pledge of Allegiance Agenda Approval Open Forum Consent Agenda 12/13/01 Council Minutes Pulled Approval of Consent Agenda Correction to 12/13/01 Council Minutes Approval of 12/13/01 Minutes Certificate of Survey Draft Ordinance Wild Meadows / Hackamore Access CITY OF CORCORAN REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 27, 2001 H:\City Hall Information\CITY GOVERNMENT\Council, Commissions & Committees\Council Information\Council Minutes\Previous Years\2001 - Need to PDF\2001- 12-27 Council Minutes.doc 2 Addressed the violation occurring with the placement of two signs at the entrance of the Acacia Hills development. They have a conditional use permit allowing for one sign. Councilor Gmach gave an overview of the situation and the history of the signs. Raised concerns that there are other signs located within the c ity that are in violation, that the city should not just enforce this one violation. Corcoran’s existing sign ordinance is very restrictive and recommends that the city seriously look at amending the existing sign ordinance. Councilor Thomas commented that he was not ready to pass judgment on the ordinance. The process was followed with Acacia Hills, and they chose to ignore the ordinance. Councilors Bucher and Gageby concurred with Thomas. Chuck Lymangood addressed the council –There are many signs in violation, process to enforce by the City could be arbitrary. Mark Helvick and Brian Holt both spoke on behalf of Acacia Hills. Would like to see both signs allowed; work with city to resolve to allow both signs. MOTION by Bucher, seconded by Thomas, to defer this matter to the Planning Commission for them to review the ordinance, at their convenience. Voting Aye: Bucher, Gageby, Gmach and Thomas. (Motion Carried) MOTION by Gageby, to suspend sign ordinance enforcement in the city until the sign ordinance is reviewed. MOTION WITHDRAWN by Gageby. MOTION by Thomas, seconded by Gageby, to suspend the enforcement of the sign ordinance against the Acacia Hills signs, to allow the Planning Commission and City Council an opportunity to review the sign ordinances, finding that by not enforcing the ordinance against this single violation the city will not create a hazardous situation nor will it fail to protect the safety and welfare of its citizens. Voting Aye: Bucher, Gageby, Gmach and Thomas. (Motion Carried) Charter Commission Chair Lymangood addressed the council on instituting a mayoral primary to be affective in 2002. This would only occur when three or more candidates have filed for the position of Mayor. Charter Member Brian Lother identified the time line for implementation. MOTION by Gmach, seconded by Thomas, to direct staff to proceed with the necessary steps to establish a Mayoral Primary. Voting Aye: Bucher, Gageby, Gmach and Thomas. (Motion Carried) Engineer Vander Top reported to the council on the findings of the feasibility report for the development of public infrastructure to serve the UMC property. There are two primary options to consider. Option #1 – Acacia Hills Entrance Signs Planning Commission Review Ordinance Sign Ordinance Enforcement Suspended Charter Commission Mayoral Primary Establish Primary UMC / Infrastructure Feasibility Report CITY OF CORCORAN REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 27, 2001 H:\City Hall Information\CITY GOVERNMENT\Council, Commissions & Committees\Council Information\Council Minutes\Previous Years\2001 - Need to PDF\2001- 12-27 Council Minutes.doc 3 ▪ Construct a 12-inch water main from approximately 1,700 feet west of Willow Drive to UMC and the study area. ▪ Construct a 10-inch sanitary sewer from UMC and the study area to the City border. Construct a lift station and 6-inch force main to pump to the 15-inch sewer approximately 800 feet east of Willow. ▪ Preliminary Cost Estimate - $980,000 Option #2 – ▪ Construct water supply system within the City of Corcoran including: o 12-inch well, o pump house, and o 200,000 gallon to 300,000 gallon water tower ▪ Construct 12-inch trunk water main within the study area. ▪ Construct the same wastewater collection system identified under Option #1. ▪ Preliminary Cost Estimate - $1.5 – 1.6 Million In either option, UMC could construct an interim on-site wastewater treatment system in lieu of a collection system to Medina. There is 80.55 acres within the benefited area, of which approximately 70 acres are developable. Within this area there would be area charges estimated to be $3,000 per utility per acre. To move the process forward the following steps were identified: continue to work on the completion of the comprehensive land use plan; meet with the three property owners within the benefited area; identify funding options; identify who is willing to participate, and to what extent; and communicate with Phyllis Hanson of the Met Council on this proposal and how it plays into the staging of the comp plan. MOTION by Gmach, seconded by Thomas to accept the budget analysis as presented. Voting Aye: Bucher, Gageby, Gmach and Thomas. (Motion Carried) Clerk Vergin reported on a situation that had occurred regardi ng the placement of a temporary structure for an emergency quarantine situation. The council concurred with the decision by staff and recommended that if additional time is required that at staffs’ discretion the placement of the temporary structure can be extended. Noted that when the zoning ordinances are reviewed an ordinance to deal with these types of situations should be considered. Reviewed the equipment being purchased at this time through the Equipment Certificate program. Agreed that the monies for the plow should come from the Certificates, not the general fund. Addressed the quote presented on the Nextel phones. After considerable discussion, it was the consensus of the council to deny the Nextel phones. The Police department will remain the same, no changes to their phones. The Public Works does appear to have a need. The council directed staff to look into a cell phone allowance and bring it back to the council for further consideration. Budget Analysis Emergency Temporary Structure Equipment Purchases Nextel Phones CITY OF CORCORAN REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 27, 2001 H:\City Hall Information\CITY GOVERNMENT\Council, Commissions & Committees\Council Information\Council Minutes\Previous Years\2001 - Need to PDF\2001- 12-27 Council Minutes.doc 4 Councilor Gmach reported that he and Mayor Guenthner had attended a meeting of the Hanover City Council to address the CSAH 19 project. Hanover will continue to meet with Hennepin County to come to a resolution. At this time, it appears that the 19 / 117 intersection will become a four-way stop. Councilor Bucher announced that he would attend the planning commission meeting, and that Mayor Guenthner could then attend the Highway 55 Corridor meeting. The City Administrator job description has been completed. Advertising for the position will take place the week of January 7. Councilor Bucher will work on the grading system. Addressed the planning commission appointments. Councilor Gageby noted concerns that some of the commissioners’ terms are expiring; yet, appointments would not be made until January. Clerk Vergin informed the council that the commissioners appointments actually extend until such time as reappointments or new appointments are made, as they are a recommending body. MOTION by Thomas, seconded by Gmach, to adjourn the regular council meeting, 9:30 p.m. Voting Aye: Bucher, Gageby, Gmach and Thomas. (Motion Carried) ____________________________ Susan Vergin, CMC, City Clerk Report – CSAH 19 Planning Commission Highway 55 Corridor City Administrator Planning Commission Appointments Adjournment