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Home My WebLink AboutCC 02-11-1980 ,. " ~icutet" of Hegl.<1,81:' CCt~nciJ:. H<(:o<"tiTlg Village cf Arden Hill:; Monday, FeblC'Jary II, 1980 - 7 30 p.m. Village Hall Call ro Orde'r Pursuant to -.lue call and !'otice thereof, Acting Hayor Woodburn called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. I Ro 11 C"ll Present:-:::- AcCing Mayor Robert Woodburn, Councilmen Charlie Cr:Lchton, James WingelCt, Ward Hanson. Absent - Mayor Henry J. Crepeau, Jr. Also Present - Engineer Donald Christoffersen, Treasurer Donald Lamb, Clerk Administrator Charlotte McNi<:sh, Deputy Clerk Dorothy Zehm. ~_roval of Minutes Wingert moved, seconded b" Cr'.chton, that the Minutes of the Special Council Meeting of January 24th and Regular Council Meeting of January 28th be approved as amended. Motion carried unanimously. Business from the Flo~L None REPORT OF VILLAGE ENCINEER DONALD CHRISTOFFERSEN Resolution No. 80-9, Awar(_~lLllid for I!T.covement ~;;o. 79-1 Arden Lake Kn.oll ChristoffersnD referred Council tc his letter of 2-.11-80 and attached bid tabulation tE Arden Lake Knoll Improvement SS-W-P-ST 79-1. Christoffersen reported that the low bid waa submitted by C. N. Houle, Inc. Q $40,484.50 Engineers estimate - $40,000); reco~- meads the coutract be awa~ded to C. W. Houle, Inc. Christoffersen explained .hat th. total construction cost is now estimated @ $48,600 to cover legal, engineering and miscellaneous COBts (original total cos estimate - $41,580). Council was "eferred also to letter fron Rice Creek Watershed District (2-7-80) requiritg the developer to o~tain a permit for approvel of land developrn,nt plans and >Jet land alteration, and advising that no construc;ion operations are authorized until permit has been approved. After iiscussion, Council concurlCed that the bid award be deferred pea ding Peti~ioner's obts'uinr the requizsd FCWO Permit and the Cityis receipt of Petitio~cr~~ authorlzati-on to prc}ceed with ~he pi~OjBCt:. I It was the understanding of Cou~~cil that Engineer (:hristoffetsen assist the developer with the FeUD application by Bupplying aveilable information to upport applicuEi6n; cost of preparing additional engineering da a ,t(j be at develope~'s cost~ IIrden Oaks Chri.stcff;rswn briefly reviewed his caleulations re, ~'easibility ofbriDgiag Atreets end u l1itles to the Arden Oaks plat, and ~ndicated the parcels which will be benefitted, outside the plat, as well as tIle plat itself; ccst of project was estimated at $217,OCO. lifter riiscusoion of the e&timated Improvement costs, Council requested Christoffersen :0 complete the study for consideration by the developer. MSA Streets Ch'r:istcffers<!n reported tl'at Hll additJ,onal approx. one mile of straets ia eligible for MSA designation according to rscently completed street cl'llculstione. Mj,n\lteE of Ref~ular Council M~~~1n3 Pag" 1'\/0 F~bruary 11, 1980 I Fea.::ibility Study for .CouEi:Y_Ro_::.~_E I.'!'J~~e_:nt Christcffersen eutlinecl the specifics ~o be covered in tile fea- sibility study; reported that he has turned the lighting and traffic aspects over to Van Wormer (SED), will work vith the City Planner on the proposed plan which he underRtands will incorporate: 1. underground utility lines 2. "alkways 3. landscaping plan 4. traffic lane separation 5. decorative and functional lighting Christoffersen was requested to verifY the costs that have been obtained, and to prepare the feasibility study accordingly. It Was suggested that the NSP costSb~P~WO ~ ~ury lines in front of the properties only, aRi t _~. i.IR' ~ r~ar of the properties; also to determine ~hat the cost does and does not include (i.e. individual hook ups. If not included in cost estimate, estimate of individual connection costs would be desirable). It was noted that the cost of the land9cBpe plan preparation should be included, but not the cost of a~tual plan~ materials, which are to he planted, by and at the individual property owner'e expense. It vas Council's understanding that Christoffersen verify cost estimates, net request engineering studies whi~h woald entail coot reimbursement by the City. Lexington Aveau8 Slope Easements Cricbton reperted that Ramsey County 1s attempting to obtain slope ess~ments in tbe County RORd D to E Lexington Avenue improvement area; explained that a few Arden Hill. residen!s arB Dot amenable to the reduction of their ,ards and/o? 108s of trees to permit a 3-1 slope; advised that, if the City approves. 2-1 slope in these areas, as well as along tbe Ingerson Park pr~perty, the County will not need to encroach on the private properties and will, thirefore, not nBed to obtain EasemeLts~ In disc""sio'", ChriBtoffenl"n remarked that.. '2 to 1 slope 1.s difficult to msintain if it extends more than a few feet up or down; noted that it is conSidered acceptable in tight 8reas~ Ch~~iBtofferS~D 3ugg€~ted that the COllnty be relJuired to tr~n9plant t.,he tr.ees in th,;~ slope ar.ea after ;grading i8 c,omplet.edll as part of their re9tor~tlon agre2meut~ It is Council's understanding that a combined SboreviEw/Arden Hillsl Raasey County meeting will be forthcoming re the Leziagton Avenue improvement plans in the County Road D to E ares. I In discussion of the fence proposed to aeparetl~ the bikeway from the steep slope along the Arden Plaza property, it was reported that the Cou~ty is amenable to 9u81eatioDs, hut feels a substantial "fencetf is needed for safety. REPORT 0],' VIU:,AGE TREASURER DONALD LA~lB Investment $250-;OOOfor 90 days at Ncrth""stern National jJ'ank, St. Paul, at 13.5% intere~t, to mature May 2, 1980. Hanson ~oved that Council ratify the inv8stment .. reported by the Treasur.r. Hotion was secouded by Wingert .ad carried unanimously. OTHER BUSINESS m)Js..!!.!:ion l~9lS1>ecial DE'? Permit.~~.y 3rot'""". In"-, 125L~~ COlfl~e 11'1- A~'e'l~ 2 I I . Mi~uteL of R2g~J_ar Ccuncil M8i~tinj; Pa~;': Three Pebruary' ~lr IraG Council waS Keferred tc Council ~inut8s of D~ceIDber 10th, an~ to HcNiesh's 3.e!:ter 1:0 :Jay EroLle''C", Ie'C. (2'~5-3()). McN~esh repo?ted that neither of the Jay hrothers were available by pboDe, bue " message ..s left advising them that they were expected at tonight's Council meeting; reported that aD Application for Special UBe Permit bas Dot been rEcelwed by thm City tD iate. After discusuion, Council requ.sted that the Code Enforcement Officer notify Jay Brothers that they are in violation of ch. City Code, and are subject to fine, unless ffistter is rectified within thirty (30) day~. Shau L",mber Co\mcil-requested that Squ:l.reB notify ;;lla1M Lumber thst the o~,tside starage on iEs ~roperty is in violation af City Code and must be rec.tified. .9!.~l~i"g Residential SJl.~~'Lg!'!Jts - 118'mB~Y CountL.J~.Lue Request Aftur cliscuasion, Council vot~d unanimously to oppose the resi- dential speed limit change fram 30 tD 25 m.p.h. Se":!!.!--1vailabill ty - CUlllmi.!1F,s..t'rOl?erty. Council concurred thBt sewer is not technically available to the hCH1fle Ii,t 4365 North l,e,,;tngton Avenue, .,b:lch i8 located over 250 ft. fraR tbe sewer main stubbed to the northoast corner of the property. ~!:J~. De par tm en t 3/4 T O!~1L~~...r..!..~J'.....I.!.u c It Council was referred to Buckley's llle.a of 2-8-80 aud attached specifications for a 3/4 tan ( x 4 pick-up. After discussion, Council authorized Backley to obtain lnformml bi4n fDr the 3/4 ton 4 x 4 pick-up. Rid, Attendant coutiCU.-;;as-;e.fer1Ced to Buckley's meUlO <:if 2-8-.80 rcqu!!"ting "pprova.l to.hire David Moberg 8S rink attendant. HannaD moved, seconded by Crichton, that Council approve the em- plDymevt of Duvid Moberg aa a rink attendant for tIle remainder of the skmting season at $3.00/hr4 l~otio~ ~arried unanimously. 3EFORT OF VILLAGE CLERK ADMINISTRATOP CLARLGTTI "CHIESH Clu1ms and F.vroll tii~~';€.-ri.. moved~---;;~.onded by and Fa)'roll aD pressnteci. Criehtt'n~ thD~ Council approve Motion carrlE'a unanirrouuly. th.. Cl alms :!.?i!_~~E:~~:~L_Stat~ID~~nt ..- 1979 C.!H:h R:?,ceiptf;;:> DisblJ:("seL)€~J.ts and, 'I'1:an;'3fera Mcli:~E3t. repo-1::-ted f:hat copies b"a--\:;e- be'eI;.-r;~rwa'Eded~t(}th€FI.rian:-ce--"-'--~ Committee; requested Council '\9yroval of the Stateneutp including th.e trl,nsfertj ~ Aft~r a brief revi.w of the Pin.uclal Statement hy McNiesh, Crichton moveli eeccnded by HanDgn~ th2t Council approve the Financial State- m~nt~ including tr8nEferB~ as gub~itted. Motion c&~rried unsnimoualy. .Sf! r"2:EL.~~~~~2..e I' Ii c 81' I O.!'__.!,: ~'E~ _!:.~:!E." ,~~ :tE.!L~.e !.!L:~d .!Ex.~2.!. Sp~:.!:~~i Asaellt'lmeuts, ,.NorJ_bi'~~,eSi~~.:~~... Coancil WaB referred to a..olution He. 7)-46 and attcched APFlicBtioD fern s.Ed Sen:tor C1~tizen AffadBvi.t ("pXf)~,?(l'!.Hid).. HcKie.t reported receipt of tvo senior citizen inquiles regarding def~rral of Northwest Water special .eB~39rnenE9, noted that the propcaed Affuciavit references the Appl:l(:ation aDd f!stablighes the "L .. hi" . i "m,c-" _ p tlonE ex 3tS. ~ Ccu\cil .approved t:;/t(davlt ,,8 pres"'L>~d. 3, I I . ~1i~utes of R gU~_8~ Cou~cil Me0=ing ::.'3fe FouX' Fsbr'18YY IIp :l580 }jet.hel CollegE - Status !~'eo.ort: ,if"ngert-:repo:,:ted thatB;E:~i-ColJ.ege is :'i.t8t'tingto cesign it.H accth campus (stadium, ballfields etc~), and is requesting in- put from the City as to what the City would like the plans to Include~ Wingert explain~d that mutu~l ,lanning is proposed now; iictual moving of earth ia anticipated io. one year to 18 months. J::.!!'!' Enforc.2IDl.tlt Assistance ~.dtr.!..!:~JLUi!J"~,,LJL.2.A. A.) Council briefly discussed the City's Bntitlement putentials Bnd the options available to be eligible for entitlement Status. No action was taken. 2!.~!.~ HU~!!:'LlliRh ts C~m",issi.s.'!- Haason reported that the State Human Rights Commission is pro- posing a "no-fault" grievance procedure to replace tbe Agreement between the State end City Bu.un Rights Commissions; explained that ur,d.~r the new proc"dur'~ theere might be Some liability on the part of the City. Council referred tbe two docuwents to Attorney Lyuden for bis co.parison and comments; asked Lynden to also advisB to what e%- tent information re grievaDces may be ohared .itl1 Council and vhether Section 2-88 of the City Code Buthorizee Human Rights Commission psrtlcipation in ~hB new procedure. !,d:lcurIllll,.n~ Crichton moved, seconded by Wingert, that the meetiDg adjourn at 9:59 p.m. Motion carried unanimously. L~~_"e'"4- Robel't Woodburn a':ticg l.j"yor "- Charlotte MeNtesh Clerk Administrator .~ t1.ce of }!ee tin... The next Regular Council M~et1ng will be held on Mcuday~February 25) 1980 a~ 1230 p.m. at th~ Village Hall. (