HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-08-10 Council MinutesDocument No. 03
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August 24, 2000 Adoption
Prepared By: Roberta Colotti, City Administrator
City of Corcoran Council Minutes – August 10, 2000
CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
Mayor Guenther Called the meeting to order at 7:05 PM
Members Present: Mayor Kenneth Guenthner, Councilors George Gmach, Dixie Lindsley, and Ron Thomas.
• Excused: Councilor John Bucher.
• City Representatives Attending: City Administrator Roberta Colotti, Planning Commissioner Dorothy Theis, City
Planner Cindy Sherman, City Engineer Vince Vander Top, City Attorney’s Jeff Carson & Peter MacMillan, and
Police Chief Paul Schutte.
• Also Attending: Sherri Buss, Ali Durgunoglu, Stan Chastek, Ken Kluck, and Dennis Stieg.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
• Mayor Guenthner opened the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
• Motion: DL/RT; all in favor – to adopt the agenda as revised to include:
1) Request for Joint Meeting w/Planning Commission
OPEN FORUM
• No public discussion
CONSENT AGENDA
• Motion: DL/RT; all in favor – to adopt the consent agenda as presented.
Approved as Consent Agenda
1. Minutes of July 27, 2000.
2. Approval of claims pending payment #652-709 totaling $39,810.02 and pre-paid claims
#DW16PAY, #5517-5520 totaling $22,540.68 for a combined total of $62,350.70.
3. The Dalbec Subdivision had been scheduled to request an extension on July 27th by
Resolution No. 2000-50. At that time they requested that the matter be tabled. They have
now formally notified the City that they are not interested in pursuing an extension.
Therefore the subdivision final plat will become null and void.
4. It was proposed at the beginning of this year that the Charter Commission make a
presentation on a regular basis at the council meetings. After further consideration of this
matter by the Charter Commission they have decided to report only when an issue
dictates action.
Two new Charter Commission members are David Gageby and Steven Tillmans.
RESOLUTIONS
• Motion: RT/DL; all in favor – to adopt Resolution No. 2000-52 “Appointing Election Judges for
Primary Election on September 12, 2000”.
PLANNING REPORT – CINDY SHERMAN
• The City is in the process of applying for funding from the Metropolitan Council for the development of
a comprehensive plan that follows the principles of smart growth. Smart growth is a new philosophy,
which allows the City of Corcoran the opportunity to provide definition to the term. The council
discussed the guiding principles of smart growth as they relate to the City of Corcoran. The planning
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August 24, 2000 Adoption
Prepared By: Roberta Colotti, City Administrator
City of Corcoran Council Minutes – August 10, 2000
process is expected to take a full year to complete. The public, planning commission, and council will be
spending the next year working together to write the comprehensive plan and district plans.
• City Council approved holding a joint meeting with the Planning Commission for the purpose of
discussing the draft home occupation ordinance and proposed design standards. The meeting is to be
held on Thursday, September 21, 2000 at 7:00 PM at the city office building.
ENGINEER’S REPORT – VINCE VANDER TOP & SHERRI BUSS
• Sherri Buss, with Bonestroo, Rosene, Anderlik & Associates Inc., provided a detailed review of the
proposed natural resources inventory that is to be completed as part of the comprehensive planning
project. Once completed the inventory will help the city to qualify for grant funding for the preservation
of natural resources.
• Motion: GG/RT; all in favor – to authorize staff to submit comments regarding the proposed rules for
Elm Creek and Pioneer/Sarah Creek Watersheds as presented.
• Ali Durgunoglu stated the Watershed’s timeframe for review of the comments is to receive all comments by the
end of October and to complete the review over the winter months.
COUNCIL & MAYOR’S REPORT
• Councilor George Gmach was awarded the 2000 American Hometown Leadership Award, sponsored by
the Wal-Mart Foundation, for his work with recreational facility development. The City is granted
$1,000 as part of this award.
CLOSED MEETING – JEFF CARSON & PETER MACMILLAN
• Mayor Guenthner adjourned the regular session for the purpose of conducting a closed meeting to
consider the Comb and the Glowacki legal matters.
• Mayor Guenthner re-opened the meeting at 8:35 PM.
• Motion: RT/GG; all in favor – to direct the City Attorney to file an appeal to the Supreme Court in the
matter of State v. William Glowacki.
• Council informed James Comb that based upon the City Attorney’s advice, they would not be taking any
further action on his request for the City to pursue the FEMA contour modeling necessary to remove his
property from the flood plain designation. The council made the City Attorney’s letter dated 8/2/00
public information, so as to permit Mr. Comb the opportunity to review the legal authority upon which
the council decision was made.
ADJOURNMENT
• Motion: GG/RT; all in favor – to adjourn at 8:45 PM.
Submitted by:
Roberta Colotti,
City Administrator