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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 03-28-2005 e . . ~ ~H1LLS Approved: April 11, 2005 CITY OF ARDEN HILLS, MINNESOTA REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MARCH 28, 2005, 7:00 P.M. CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 1245 WEST HIGHWAY 96 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL Pursuant to due eall and notiee thereof, Mayor Beverly Aplikowski called to order the regular City Couneil meeting at 7:02 p,m. Present: Mayor Beverly Aplikowski, Couneilmembers David Grant, Gregg Larson, and Brenda Holden, Absent: Councihnemher Lois Rem (excused), Also present were City Administrator, Miehelle Wolfe; Direetor of Operations & Maintenance, Thomas Moore; Finanee Direetor/Treasurer, Murtuza Siddiqui; Community Development Direetor, Seott Clark; Assistant to City Administrator, Sehawn Johnson; and Reeording Seeretary, Kathleen Altman, Mayor Aplikowski requested a moment of silence for the vietims of the Red Lake Reservation, 1. APPROVAL OF MEETING AGENDA MOTION: Couneilmember Grant moved and Couneilmember Larson seeonded a motion to approve the meeting agenda as presented, The motion earried unanimously (4-0), 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES None, 3, CONSENT CALENDAR a, Claims and Payroll MOTION: Couneilmember Larson moved and Couneilmemher Grant seeonded a motion to approve the Consent Calendar and to authorize exeeution of all neeessary doeuments contained therein, The motion carried unanimously (4-0), I \Earth IAdminlCouncillMinuteslRegular\2005103- 28-05 ,de.c . . . ARDEN HILLS REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES MARCH 28, 2005 2 4. PUBLIC INQUIRIES/INFORMATIONAL Tom Steele, 3570 Ridgeview Road, stated he has been a resident of the City just shy of 21 years, He indicated he spent ten years on the volunteer finance committee, He noted he had read a message from the Mayor in whieh she spoke about how things were ehanging in the City, He stated TCA<\P was eoming whether the residents liked it or not. He refen'ed to the Publie Financing Poliey, speeifieally page 5. He stated he agreed with the comments in that poliey and thanked the Couneil for the work they have done on this, He indieated his eoneem was that if the City was to abdieate that TCAAP would be infIueneed and controlled by outsiders who had no eoneern for the City and the residents. However, he believed there was some inconsisteney with the statements in the Pub lie Finaneing Poliey that there would be no effeet to taxpayers, He did not believe TlF Finaneing would not impaet the taxpayers. Mayor Aplikowski replied the City would have further information regarding this after the work session tonight and future meetings. She assured him they were going very slowly forward with this and were taking everything into eonsideration with respeet to the finaneing. Steve Gerieke, 1840 W, County Road E, asked what happened when sehools had to be built beeause of TCAAP and who would pay for it. He stated they also had to plan for future poliee and fire proteetion as well. Mayor Aplikowski replied at this point they were still working on these issues and these items had not been forgotten and would be a part of the resouree plan, 5. PUBLIC HEARINGS None. 6. NEW BUSINESS A, Approve the Appointment of John Mennenl!a as the Buildinl! Inspector for the City of Arden Hills Mr. Johnson stated the position of the Building Inspector beeame vaeant when Erie Nordeen aeeepted the Lake Johanna Fire Marshall position on January 12, 2005. The City reeeived 17 applieations that were reviewed by City staff, After first and seeond round interviews, the reeommended eandidate is John Mennenga, MOTION: Couneilmember Grant moved and Couneilmember Larson seeonded a motion to approve the appointment of John Mennenga as the Building Inspeetor for the City of Arden Hills, The motion earried unanimously (4- 0), B. Purchase Al!reement for the Old City Hall Site Mr. Clark presented the real estate purehase agreement between the City of Arden Hills and Royal Oaks Realty, Ine, for aequisition of the old City Hall site. He indieated it was staffs understanding that the purehaser (Royal Oaks) was intending to make a planning application in . . . ARDEN HILLS REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES MARCH 28, 2005 3 April for a May Planning Commission meeting, Staff was in the proeess of preparing for an April neighborhood meeting. Councilmember Larson asked with respect to the indemnifieation was it tied to remediation procedures that took plaee, or was it a continuing obligation on the part of the purehaser and was it eontinuing in the future if the property ehanged hands - what would happen to the indemnifieation. Mr. Clark replied he believed that would be a question for the City Attorney and he was not eomfortable answering this. MOTION: Couneilmember Larson moved and Couneilmemher Grant seeonded a motion to approve the Purchase Agreement for the Old City Hall Site, The motion earried unanimously (4-0), 7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS A. TCAAP Framework Vision Mr. Clark stated on Mareh 23, 2005, the City Council held a lengthy diseussion on issues relating to the adoption of the TCAAP Framework vision, Part of the diseussion eentered on how Phase IV Planning and other eomponents ofthe TCAAP proeess will unfold so that more speeifie questions ean be answered. He summarized the list of issues Couneil ereated to be memorialized for future diseussions, as well as other items noted that did not relate directly to the TCAAP Framework Vision, MOTION: Couneilmember Larson moved and Couneilmember Grant seeonded a motion to approve Resolution #05-25, Approving TCAAP Framework Vision dated Mareh 28, 2005, Councilmember Holden stated she would vote for this beeause she believed it was possible the City eould do this, but she also believed there would be a eost to the City and she believed they were going forward with this just to get TCAAP developed. Councilmember Larson stated this was one deeision they were making in a long series of deeisions and this one was very important beeause they were adopting a vision so people eould look at this property and see something other than abandoned buildings and eonerete pads, He believed the vision would ehange over time, but it had some themes that were noteworthy including: seeing the site eleaned up, seeing a north/south eonneetion between Highway 96 and County Road I, seeing a gradation of uses from eommereial to the residential, seeing a wildlife eorridor retained, having a eenter for the eommunity, and seeing some new parks with water features, He stated this was exciting beeause there was a vision for the area, He thanked the Advisory Committee in assisting with the development of this vision, he thanked John Shardlow at DSU, he thanked the City Staff in partieular Miehelle Wolfe and Seott Clark for all oftheir work they have done on this. He also thanked Mayor Aplikowski as well as the former Mayor Probst for all of their hard work. He aeknowledged the role of the late Congressman Vento for his vision as to what this was going to look like and how it was going to turn out. . . . ARDEN HILLS REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES MARCH 28, 2005 4 Councilmember Grant stated this was an exeiting time as they were able to get this pieee of property and eome up with a eommunity based plan. He stated if they were not to have this vision, the Army would sell it off in pieees at different times to different buyers, He indieated they needed to realize that and this plan was still a work in proeess and it would go through ehanges as they went through the proeess. He noted this plan had parks as well as a number of other open areas, whieh was part of the Vento plan, He indicated it had open areas between development buildings, whieh were something the residents valued, He thanked everyone that was taking part both in terms of this plan and those who were eontinuing to take part of this plan, including the staff. He stated he would support the vision, Former Mayor Dennis Probst urged the Couneil to support this unanimously as this was a fulfillment of a 55-year dream, He stated the step they were taking tonight was a major one and in the long term it will be a good deeision for the City, He stated the land that was left here was an aeeident of history and now there was an opportunity to make this a fabulous part of the City, He stated this property was going to be developed and he eould think of nothing worse than the City not taking over and fulfilling the vision, Mayor Aplikowski thanked former Mayor Probst for his eomments and noted if it was not for him, this vision would not be where it was, She also thanked the staff for all their hard work, The motion earried unanimously (4-0), CITY COUNCIL REPORTS Councilmember Holden - Stated the newsletter articles are due, She asked if the Newsletter Committee wanted to eomment on the framework vision eould they make eomment. Mayor Aplikowski stated this was something they needed to deeide on as eommittees were established. She noted the PTRC had operated in a unique way and had taken upon themselves many projeets and issues and beeause of the very nature of the committee it had a fund and it had property whieh they dealt with in a different way than the other eommittees, She indieated if the Newsletter Committee wanted to issue a letter of support or ideas, they eould do that and it would be weleomed. Councilmember Larson stated he believed this was one of the most important deeisions the City embarked upon and it would be great if all of the eommittees eame forward with reeommendations and he believed it was appropriate for them to do that. He noted he had made a presentation at the PTRC regarding TCAAP and the PTRC wanted to make eomment on this, Councilmember Grant - Stated he would not be in attendanee at the Planning Commission meeting this month due to being out of town. He stated now that they have approved the vision, one of the items Council should eonsider is instead ofreferring to this area as the TCAAP, Army Ammunition Plan, superfund site, ete, he suggested they eome up with a name for this area that fit the vision, Councilmember Larson stated that was a good idea and they should look at doing this at some point in the future, . . . 'ARDEN HILLS REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES MARCH 28, 2005 5 Council member Larson - Stated the PTRC met last week and three items were diseussed including the framework vision, naming of trails, and a recommendation regarding the County Road E trail. Mayor Aplikowski - Stated she was attending a eoneert at Northwestern College tomorrow, She noted the Arden Hills eelehration was eoming in June and they would be looking for volunteers for that celebration. Mayor Aplikowski adjourned the Regular City Couneil Meeting at 8:07 p,m, ~., . ~ h~' Beverly APlik~ki Mayor ~~aejr Miehelle Wolfe City Administrator NOTICE OF MEETINGS The next Couneil Meeting will be held Monday, April 11, 2005 at 7:00 p,m, in the Arden Hills Couneil Chambers,