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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 02-14-2005 . . ~ "^~ILLS Approved: February 28, 2005 CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 14, 2005, 7:00 P.M. CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 1245 WEST HIGHWAY 96 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, Mayor Beverly Aplikowski called to order the regular City Council meeting at 7:05 p.m. Present: Mayor Beverly Aplikowski, Councilmembers David Grant, Gregg Larson, and Brenda Holden, Absent: Councilmember Lois Rem, . Also present were City Administrator, Michelle Wolfe; Assistant to the City Administrator, Schawn Johnson; Director of Operations & Maintenance, Thomas Moore; Community Development Director, Scott Clark; City Engineer, Greg Brown; and Recording Secretary, Kathleen Altman. 1. APPROVAL OF MEETING AGENDA MOTION: Councilmember Grant moved and Councilmember Larson seconded a motion to approve the meeting agenda as presented. The motion carried unanimously (4-0). 2, APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. January 24,2005 City Council Work Session Councilmember Holden requested the following changes: Page 3, change the title to read: County Road E Pedestrian Bridge and Sidewalk Improvements, Councilmember Grant requested the following changes: Page 12, under his comments, first bullet should read: The 1-35W Solutions Committee is scheduled.., Councilmember Larson requested the following changes: None. . Mayor Aplikowski requested the following changes: None, . Ms. Wolfe requested the following changes: None, \ \Earth \Admin \Colll1cil\Minutes\Regular\2005\02-14-05, doc , , ARDEN HILLS REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FEBRUARY 14,2005 2 . MOTION: Councilmember Larson moved and Councilmember Grant seconded a motion to approve the January 24, 2005 City Council Work Session Minutes as amended, The motion carried unanimously (4-0), 3. CONSENT CALENDAR a, Claims and Payroll b. Resolution No, 05-24: Approving Pot-O-Gold Bingo Hall License Renewal Request MOTION: Councilmember Grant moved and Councilmember Larson seconded a motion to approve the Consent Calendar and to authorize execution of all necessary documents contained therein, The motion carried unanimously (4-0), 4. PUBLIC INOUlRIESIINFORMATlONAL Marcy Jefferys, 1759 Glenview Avenue, expressed concern about not keeping the public sufficiently informed regarding TCAAP. She suggested a mailing be sent out to the residents informing them of what was going on. She stated she had concerns about the way things . appeared to be heading with TCAAP. 5. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. Representative Char Samuelson Representative Char Samuelson presented a legislative update to the City CounciL 6. NEW BUSINESS A. 2005 PMP-Red Fox/Grev Fox Feasibility Report- PUBLIC HEARING Mr. Brown stated the Feasibility Study for this project included the rehabilitation of Red Fox Road, Grey Fox Road and Northwoods Drive and reconstmction of Dunlap Street and the TH 51 Frontage Road, He presented a PowerPoint presentation highlighting items and alternatives presented in the Feasibility Study. He also presented funding alternatives for the project. . He stated representatives from URS and Tom Moore have met with representatives from the Rice Creek Watershed District, MnDOT, International Paper and Smiths Medical for input regarding frontage road options. In addition letters were sent to the property owners directly affected by this project detailing the potential option of vacating the frontage road and moving the intersection north to Red Fox Road, City staff and URS have received a few phone calls with questions regarding the project, but so far no objections to the vacation of the TH 51 frontage road have been brought to their attention. ARDEN HILLS REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FEBRUARY 14, 2005 3 . Mayor Aplikowski opened the public hearing at 7:53 p.m, Tom Resha, Eastside Beverage Company-1260 Grey Fox Road, expressed concern about one of the accesses being cut off to the building and the traffic problem this would create on Lexington Avenue, Bob Pacyga, Eastside Beverage Company owner, expressed concern about access to Snelling and 694. He stated the other options to get the freeway would be difficult and would create a traffic problem as well as a dangerous intersection, He stated he would like to see sidewalks in this area, Scott Smith, Plan Engineer for International Paper, stated there was no benefit to their business for the frontage road and they were opposed to keeping the frontage road, He indicated he did not see any traffic problems, Bob Pacyga pointed out Allina had emergency vehicles that might also get caught up in the traffic. Mayor Aplikowski closed the public hearing at 8:02 p,m. . Councilmember Larsou asked how Red Fox Road fell into the mill and overlay instead of the reconstruction, He asked if these roads had been constructed the way they constructed roads today. Mr. Brown replied they were trying to ascertain if they should mill the road and put new asphalt down. He stated right now they had a two inch mill which he was uncertain was sufficient and they might have to mill down farther. Councilmember Larson asked what warranted the reconstruction of Dunlap Street and not Grey Fox Road, Mr. Brown replied Dunlap Street had no drainage or curb and the other streets had curbs and drainage systems, He stated the streets were not lacking in structural capacity but they did not have the sand sub-base they put in today for drainage. He indicated if they were doing them over, that sub-base would be put in, He stated Grey Fox met width standards and the curb was generally in good shape, Councilmember Larson asked where the ditch along Highway 51 drained, Mr. Brown replied it went to Valentine and then cut through to Old Highway 10. Councilmember Larson asked if they could have the drainage go to the MnDOT property instead. Mr. Brown replied they had looked at that, but the land was too high. Councilmember Larson asked if they could get a feel for how many people would use the sidewalk. Mr. Moore replied they could send out a survey. . Mayor Aplikowski expressed concern about alternate 4. She stated this was an industrial area and to ask trucks to switch patterns did not make sense, . . ARDEN HILLS REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FEBRUARY 14, 2005 4 Councilmember Larson stated he would favor alternative 4 because of the significant cost savings. He stated he was basing this on the assumption that this was approved by MnDOT, He noted they were assessing two businesses a significant amount of money when it did not really benefit from them, He stated he would favor the least costly improvement as long as MnDOT was supportive, Councilmember Grant stated the disadvantage to going out on Trunk Highway 51 was the weaving, He stated if MnDOT approved the plan and felt there was adequate space, he would be in favor of alternate 4. Conncilmember Holden stated she would also be in favor of alternate 4 if there was MnDOT approval. Mayor ApIikowski asked what type of responses staff had received. Mr. Brown replied they had not received any negative responses to closing the frontage road, except for the comments made at the public hearing tonight. Mayor ApIikowski stated she was not uncomfortable making a decision tonight without the MnDOT information, Ms. Wolfe asked if it was possible to authorize the specification and plans, withholding the frontage road and sidewalk decisions, Councilmember Larson stated it would be more efficient to say if MnDOT allowed them to move forward on alternate 4 they include this in the motion, rather than having to take this up again at another time. MOTION: Councilmember Larson moved and Councilmember Grant seconded a motion to approve the preparation of plans and specifications for the 2005 Pavement Management Project as proposed in the Feasibility Study with the understanding that if MnDOT accepts the plans as proposed in alternative 4 that the City Engineer and Staff move forward for incorporation of alternative 4 and the sidewalk project await the return of surveys of businesses in the area, The motion carried 3- L (Mayor Aplikowski opposed), 7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS None. CITY COUNCIL REPORTS . Ms. Wolfe - None. Councilmember Holden - None. . <. . . . ARDEN HILLS REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FEBRUARY 14, 2005 5 CounciImember Grant - Stated the Assessment Policy Task force met last week. CounciImember Larson - None. Mayor Aplikowski - Stated there was a cable scholarship available and if a resident was interested in it, they had infonnation at City Hall and on the City website. She stated late this evening, she had a communication from a resident sent out to a group of people that looked like it came from her, but this communication did not come from her. She stated if anyone had any questions about this to contact her. She stated she believed the communication had been sent by Planning Commission member Fran Holmes. Fran Holmes, Planning Commissioner, stated that she had sent the communication and it clearly did not come from Mayor Aplikowski, The communication was sent to those people who had questions about the TCAAP project. She stated it was not her intent that this in anyway was to look like it had been sent by Mayor Aplikowski, She indicated she had told the residents who received the email to contact the Mayor or Mr. Clark ifthey had any questions. ~PlikOWSki ad.oum"d the Regul:r Cit~~~un~~I,/~e:,~:~gia),,8, ;30,rm, I: I ~. "./ ,.{ I, I'. Vi .,'.. I ...', .. <\ I,~JJ r).. I..'V'-._\/ '/,' I c' '-....-'. \~.. i'.' Beverly Apli Michelle Wolfe i Mayor City Administrator NOTICE OF MEETINGS The next Council Meeting will be held Monday, February 28, 2005 at 7:00 p,m. at the Arden Hills Council Chambers.