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Home My WebLink About2010-02-25 - Council MinutesCity of Corcoran City Council Meeting Minutes February 25, 2010 - 7:00 PM The Corcoran City Council met on February 25, 2010, at City Hall in Corcoran, Minnesota. Present were Mayor Guenthner, Councilor Thomas, Councilor Gmach, Councilor Hudok, and Councilor Milbrandt. Also present were City Administrator Donahue, Directory of Public Safety Gormley, Deputy City Clerk Heinecke, City Attorney Jeff Carson and City Engineer Vince VanderTop, City Planner Kendra Lindahl. Mayor Guenthner called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm. 1. Call to Order / Roll Call 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Agenda Approval MOTION: made by Gmach, seconded by Thomas to approve the agenda as presented. Voting Aye: Guenthner, Gmach, Hudok, Milbrandt, and Thomas. (Motion carried 5:0). 4. Open Forum Chad Robran presented the council with two donations from the Corcoran Jaycee's $250.00 for the city spring newsletter and $500.00 for the city T -Ball Fields. Council thanked the Jaycee's for their generosity. 5. Presentations a. 2009 Annual Report of the Parks & Trails Commission Vice Chair Tom Cossette presented the Parks and Trails Commission 2009 Annual Report. Mr. Cossette highlighted the commissions' accomplishments in 2009 along with a year end financial report. b. 2010 Park & Trails Commission Work Plan Vice Chair Tom Cossette presented the Parks and Trails Commission work plan for 2010. Projects include Memorial Garden Phase I, Support for the Greenway Committee, Review and Update of the Park Dedication Ordinance; Update Parks & Trails plan to include 2030 Comp Plan's expanded MUSA, Development of Parks & Trails Standards, Tree Perseveration Ordinance, and Memorial Garden Phase II. Open meeting adjourned at 7:15 to convene a closed session. Open meeting reconvened at 7:45 no action taken in the closed session. 6. Planning Business / Landform None 7. Engineering / Wenck a. TIF and 101 Turn back Summary TIF Project Update Engineer VanderTop presented status updates for the areas identified as possible TIF projects. Transportation: City engineers met with Hennepin County representatives focusing on obtaining county input on the "downtown" area. Wenck has started to review several alternatives for modifying CR10, CR50 and CR 116/CR 10 intersections. WaterlSewer: City Engineers met with Maple Grove City Engineer and Maple Grove Public Works Director. City engineer will receive the water pressure model and example agreement to review and discuss with council. Next steps to formalize process for sewer service are to meet with MCES regarding a lift station location and timing, and to stimulate a discussion with Maple Grove and MCES regarding ownership of the future Corcoran pipe. CR 101 Turn back Hennepin County is seeking approval from Corcoran for 101 turn back at Lions Park. City engineer VanderTop plan is to bring a resolution to council by the end of March. b. Sign off on Flood Plain amendment, Gamble Property, Co Rd 10 and Co. Rd. 19 MOTION: made by Thomas, seconded by Gmach to authorize a city official to sign the FEMA form acknowledging the property meets flood plan requirements. Councilor Thomas recommended documenting the process for Flood Plain review. Voting Aye: Guenthner, Gmach, Hudok, Milbrandt, and Thomas. (Motion carried 5:0). c. Municipal State Aid (MSA) Road Revision Update City of Corcoran City Council Meeting Minutes February 25, 2010 - 7:00 PM City Engineer VanderTop presented an overview of Municipal State Aid Road payments to the city. Based on MnDOT guidelines and the 2030 Comp Plan Corcoran can designate additional needs. Additional needs must be submitted to MnDOT district engineer by March 1, 2010. Formal update of needs must be done by May 1, with a resolution. Council directed engineer VanderTop to proceed. 8. Consent Agenda a. Draft Minutes of 02/11/2010 b. Golf Cart and Trailer purchase Councilor Gmach requested the golf cart and trailer be labeled as "Donated by the Police Reserves ". c. Res. 2010 -004 Police PERA Declaration MOTION: made by Gmach, seconded by Hudok to approve the consent agenda as presented. Voting Aye: Guenthner, Gmach, Hudok, Milbrandt, and Thomas. (Motion carried 5:0), 9. Staff Reports / Memos a. Public Works Facility Update Administrator Donahue presented a photo of the proposed Medina location, will meet again with Medina to continue discussions, Further, Administrator Donahue and Public Works Superintendent Meister toured a facility owned by Greg Ebert. b. Planning and Zoning Projects Update City planner Lindahl presented the list of open planning projects c. Charter Commission Draft Minutes No discussion d. Parks & Trails Commission draft Minutes No discussion e. Commission Training, March 41h, 6 -9:30 PM Administrator Donahue reminded all present of the elected official /commission training. Director of Public Safety Sean Gormley reminded all present of the Public Safety workshop on March 2nd 10. Unfinished Business a. Approval of Ordinance 2010 -251— Amendment section 70 Traffic Rules MOTION: made by Gmach, seconded by Thomas to approve Ordinance 2010 -251 as presented. Voting Aye: Guenthner, Gmach, Hudok, Milbrandt, and Thomas. (Motion carried 5:0). b. Approval of Ordinance 2010 -252- Amendment to 81.02 Dog Licensing MOTION: made by Gmach, seconded by Hudok to approve Ordinance 2010 -252 as presented. Voting Aye: Guenthner, Gmach, Hudok, Milbrandt, and Thomas. (Motion carried 5:0). c. Approval of Ordinance 2010 - 253 - Amendments to 70.02 Weight Restrictions MOTION: made by Thomas, seconded by Hudok to approve Ordinance 2010 -253 as presented. Discussion: Councilor Milbrandt expressed concern about the impact of this ordinance update on seasonal AG deliveries. Councilor Milbrandt further asked for clarification of Section 70.02c., as it refers to Minnesota Statute section 169.87, subds. 2 -6. Stan Chastek of Chastek Greenhouses (7600 Maple Hill Road) voiced concern of how the weight restrictions will negatively impact his business. MOTION: made by Thomas, seconded by Milbrandt to table approval of Ordinance 2010 -253 pending resolution of unanswered questions. Voting Aye: Guenthner, Gmach, Hudok, Milbrandt, and Thomas. (Motion carried 5:0). d. Northern Natural Gas - Review of Permit Process City Planner Lindahl submitted a memo answering the questions posed by council at a previous meeting. Councilor Gmach indicated not much can be done until the spring and the city will ensure landscaping is adequate to hide the facility from the roadway as well as adjacent properties. Councilor Gmach expressed a need for a plan for Corcoran to handle a breech of security or other emergency at the facility. Director of Public Safety Gormley informed the council of a March 17 seminar to be attended by Public Safety and Public Works to discuss pipeline security. 11. New Business City of Corcoran City Council Meeting Minutes February 25, 2010 - 7:00 PM a. Plan for City Ordinance Update Administrator Donahue presented the plan and budget to update ordinances per the 2030 Comp Plan. Council directed staff to proceed based on work plan outline. b. Agreement between City and Bonestroo for CGO Comp Plan Related /Ordinance Updates MOTION: made by Milbrandt, seconded by Thomas to approve the addendum to the Bonestroo engagement letter. Voting Aye: Guenthner, Gmach, Hudok, Milbrandt, and Thomas. (Motion carried 5:0). c. Consideration of Request by P & T Commission to appoint Rachael Tessmer to Greenway Committee MOTION: made by Thomas, seconded by Milbrandt to appoint Rachael Tessmer to Greenway Committee. Voting Aye: Guenthner, Gmach, Hudok, Milbrandt, and Thomas. (Motion carded 5:0). 12. Claims as Presented a. Escrow Claims (Fund #500) MOTION: made by Hudok, seconded by Gmach to accept escrow claims as presented. Voting Aye: Guenthner, Gmach, Hudok, Milbrandt, and Thomas. (Motion carried 5:0). b. Building Inspections Claims None c. All Other Claims As Presented MOTION: made by Gmach, seconded by Hudok to accept all other claims as presented. Voting Aye: Guenthner, Gmach, Hudok, Milbrandt, and Thomas. (Motion carried 5:0). 13. Unscheduled Items a. Greenway Committee Agenda for March 1, 2010 b. Mayor Guenthner reminded all present he will be absent from both meetings in March, Vice Mayor Thomas will conduct the council meetings in March. 14. Review of Upcoming Council Meeting Agenda 15. Adjournment MOTION: made by Gmach, seconded by Hudok to adjourn. Voting Aye: Guenthner, Gmach, Hudok, Milbrandt, and Thomas. (Motion carried 5:0). Meeting was adjourned at 9:20 Daniel Donahue, City Administrator