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Home My WebLink About2000-02-10 Council MinutesCity of Corcoran County of Hennepin State of Minnesota Corcoran City Council Minutes Approved 2/24/00 Page 1 of 3 Council Minutes – February 10, 2000 CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL Mayor Guenthner called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. • Members Present: Mayor Kenneth Guenthner, Councilors John Bucher, George Gmach, Dixie Lindsley, and Ronald Thomas. • Staff Attending: City Administrator Roberta Colotti, City Engineer Vince Vander Top, and City Planner Cindy Sherman. • Also Attending: Pfeffer Co. Inc. Representatives Kevin Conway & Joe Doll, Ken Kluck, Denise Tabor, Pete Dahlheimer, Lee Cornelius, Diane Padrnos-Sommer, Kathleen Dickinson, and Mike Jensen. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Guenthner opened the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance. APPROVAL OF AGENDA • Motion: JB/RT; all in favor – to adopt the agenda with the following additions: a. Consent Agenda – Prepaid Claims as Presented b. Open Forum – John Anderson, Snow Plowing Complaint c. Staff Report – Lake Jubert Estates/Rolling Hills Road - Rolling Hills Road – Approve Phase III Testing - Rolling Hills Road Property Owner – Set Council Meeting - Resolution No. 2000-09 – “Authorizing Beacon Bank to Take Possession of the Project” OPEN FORUM • John Anderson requested that the city plow Old Settlers Road at the same time as Larkin Road. He felt that Old Settlers Road was a main roadway and therefore should be plowed first. The City Council requested that the Public Works Director prepare a written snowplowing plan for review at the next council meeting. CONSENT AGENDA • Motion: DL/RT; all in favor – to approve the consent agenda with the following items pulled for discussion: Approved as Consent Agenda • Authorize payment of pre-paid claims #15541-15544, 15548-15550, 15623, and DW01-03 Pay totaling $33,124.04 and claims pending payment #15630-15674 totaling $92,595.11 for a combined total of $125,719.15. Pulled for Discussion & Approved Separately • Motion: RT/GG; all in favor – to approve the minutes of January 27, 2000 as presented. STANDING COMMITTEE REPORT – PLANNING COMMISSION REPORT – CINDY SHERMAN • Motion: GG/RT; all in favor – to adopt Resolution No. 2000-08 “Providing final plat approval of Park Place Storage final plat and condominiums”. • Motion: GG/RT (Amended by KG); all in favor – to request the City Attorney to review the Raymond Swenson, 9845 Rush Creek Blvd., request for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) amendment, to determine if a hold harmless clause should be signed by the applicant prior to approval by the City. The Council favored registering the conditions of the CUP with the plat in order that future owners of the property would be aware of the site conditions. City of Corcoran County of Hennepin State of Minnesota Corcoran City Council Minutes Approved 2/24/00 Page 2 of 3 • The City Council discussed agricultural preserve as it relates to future development opportunities. Council directed staff to include agricultural preserve guidelines in the comprehensive plan discussions. ENGINEER’S REPORT – VINCE VANDER TOP • City Engineer Vince Vander Top reviewed the options as they relate to the Elm Creek Sewer Interceptor project. There are three access points planned by the Metropolitan Council for the City of Corcoran. The Metropolitan Council staff indicated a willingness to re-allocate capacity to increase the South Corcoran Branch (or Southwest Interceptor) capacity from 0.1283 to 0.600 MGD. The City has been asked to participate in a study group with those cities served by these lines to determine final allocation of the remaining connection points. The City Council was generally in favor of the requested reallocation of capacity to the South Corcoran Branch to create a 0.600 MGD interceptor line. City staff was directed to prepare a resolution for adoption at the 2/24/00 meeting, requesting reallocation of the sewer capacity. The Metropolitan Council is being requested to pay for the cost of increasing the Elm Creek sewer interceptor to 0.600 MGD. The 0.600 MGD line will allow for all commercial, mobile home park, government and civic building activity, existing and planned, within the sewer district and it will allow for 1,000 residential connections. The previously requested 1.2 MGD size would have allowed for the same number of commercial, mobile home park, government and civic building activities as the 0.600 but it would have allowed for 3,000 residential connections. • Motion: GG/JB; all in favor – to authorize Phase III testing for Rolling Hills Road, as presented, in an amount not to exceed $8,000. (MSA Construction Fund/Nedegaard Construction Fund) • Motion: DL/RT; all in favor – to set February 28, 2000 at 7:00 PM at the City Hall as a meeting of the City Council for the purpose of discussing improvements to Rolling Hills Road. • Councilor Bucher stated that the City of Maple Grove might have used deferred assessments on water/sewer projects in the past. City staff was directed to contact the City of Maple Grove for further information on this item. • Motion: JB/RT; all in favor – to adopt Resolution No. 2000-09 “Authorizing Beacon Bank to Take Possession of the Lake Jubert Estates Project in the Event of Default”. ADMINITRATOR’S REPORT – ROBERTA COLOTTI • Motion: DL/RT; all in favor – to adopt Resolution No. 2000-06 “Authorizing Submittal of the 2000 Grant Application for Recycling and Execution of the Grant Agreement”. • Council was in favor of sponsoring a “cleanup day” for appliances in the summer of 2000. • Council was in favor of keeping the recycling fee at $15 per unit for the year 2000. • Council directed staff to investigate alternatives for household recycling and garbage pickup. • Motion: GG/RT; all in favor – to adopt Resolution No. 2000-07 “Setting 2000 Fire Contract Amounts for the Rogers ($35,791.94), Hamel ($37,742.83), Hanover ($30,809.00), Loretto ($26,574.13) Fire Departments”. (Fire Contracts General Fund) • Council requested that the contracted fire departments provide year 2001 cost information by May 31, 2000 to allow for inclusion in the City’s budget process. • Motion: GG/JB; all in favor – to appoint Kenneth Kluck to a one year term (January 2000 – January 2001) as the Representative on the Pioneer/Sarah Creek Watershed. • Motion: DL/RT; all in favor – to appoint Dennis Stieg to a one year term (January 2000 – January 2001) as the Alternative Representative to the Pioneer Sarah Creek Watershed. City of Corcoran County of Hennepin State of Minnesota Corcoran City Council Minutes Approved 2/24/00 Page 3 of 3 • Motion: GG/RT; all in favor – to appoint Dennis Stieg to a one year term (January 2000 – January 2001) as the Representative to the Elm Creek Watershed and to appoint Greg Ebert to the same as the Alternative Representative. • The Council re-opened the application process to find a representative for the Northwest Human Service Council. The City Council stated that they wanted to review the City’s membership in this organization next year. • Council requested that the appointed committee representatives present quarterly reports to the council on their activities. COUNCIL & MAYOR’S REPORT • Councilor Bucher reported that Hope Community Church had approached him about re-opening their construction project application. Bucher requested that they review the internal and external factors in making a decision on the best location for their facility. Then come before the City Council with a revised plan. If the plan appears feasible it will be remitted to the Planning Commission as a formal application. ADJOURNMENT • Motion: RT/JB; all in favor – to adjourn at 8:45 PM Submitted by: Roberta Colotti City Administrator