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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006-09-27 CouncilCITY OF CENTERVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING SEPTEMBER 27, 2006 6:30 p.m. Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the City of Centerville held their regularly scheduled meeting on September 27, 2006, at City Hall, 1880 Main Street. PRESENT: Mayor Mary Capra Council Member Tom Lee Council Member Jeff Paar Council Member Richard Terway Council Member Michelle Lakso ABSENT: None STAFF: City Engineer Statz City Administrator Larson I. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Capra called the September 27, 2006, City Council meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. II. PUBLIC HEARINGS None. III. SET AGENDA Council Added: Fairview Avenue, Center Street Trail, and extend prepayment for Westview. Council removed the closed executive session. Motion by Council Member Paar, seconded by Council Member Lee to approve the Agenda as amended. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. IV. APPROVAL OF COUNCIL MINUTES 1.September 13, 2006 City Council Meeting Minutes Motion by Council Member Lakso, seconded by Council Member Terway, to approve the September 13, 2006 City Council meeting minutes as presented. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. 2. September 13, 2006 City Council Closed Session Meeting Minutes City of Centerville Council Meeting Minutes September 27, 2006 Motion by Council Member Lakso, seconded by Council Member Terway to approve the September 13, 2006 City Council Closed Session meeting minutes as presented. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. V. CONSENT AGENDA 1.City of Centerville September 14, 2006 through September 27, 2006 Claims 2.Centennial Fire District Claims through September 30, 2006 3.Centennial Lakes Police Department Claims through September 14, 2006 4.Interstate Power Systems Proposal for Generator Inspection – Not to Exceed $650 Motion by Council Member Lee, seconded by Council Member Paar, to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. VI. AWARDS/PRESENTATIONS/APPEARANCES None. VII. OLD BUSINESS 1. Bonestroo Recommendation to Delay Pavement, Curb & Gutter Until 2007 – st Backage Road & 21 Avenue Utility & Street Improvement City Engineer Statz provided an update on the recommendation regarding the paving of st 21 Avenue Backage Road. The Contractor has asked for permission to delay bituminous paving and concrete curb and gutter as they are having issues meeting densities in compaction because the soils are really wet and time is needed to allow it to st sit through a freeze thaw cycle. The recommendation is for a gravel access on 21 Avenue to allow for access to Sheehy and the lift station. City Engineer Statz indicated that the proposal is to do the paving and concrete curbing in June 2007 and have the backage road closed until then. City Administrator Larson suggested a change order increasing the time allowed for completion of the project. Council Member Lee indicated that he would like a date certain for the paving to be completed. Council asked for a withholding of funds until the work is done. Council Member Terway asked that the contractor pay for the barriers to close the road. City Engineer Statz will inform the contractor of that requirement. Page 2 of 6 City of Centerville Council Meeting Minutes September 27, 2006 Motion by Council Member Terway, seconded by Council Member Lakso to Authorize Preparation of a Change Order to Extend the Terms of the Project to be completed by June 30, 2007. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. 2. Approval of Grant Agreement & Authorization of Closing on Land Purchase – St. Paul Regional Water Services City Administrator Larson clarified that the property must be used for public park open space for the portion that the grant covers. The property cannot be sold for housing or another purpose in the future. Mayor Capra indicated that the grant allows the City to pay this property off without any financing. Motion by Council Member Lakso, seconded by Council Member Lee, to approve the Grant Agreement & Authorization of Closing on Land Purchase – St. Paul Regional Water Services. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. 3. Fairview Avenue City Administrator Larson explained that the property owners adjoining Fairview Avenue have asked whether the City could add that street to the backage road project and that was not an option at the time because Old Mill Road was being considered. He then said that due to that dropping off and the timing of this project being changed Fairview could again be considered and the amount would be approximately $260,000. The property owners would like to do an expedited process and have it specially assessed to them. City Administrator Larson indicated that the frontage runs past Ebensteiner and Rehbein and it will be assessed approximately 60% to Rehbein and 40% to Ebensteiner with no cost to the City. Council agreed to add Fairview to the project provided the property owners will agree. Motion by Council Member Lee, seconded by Council Member Terway, authorizing Staff to Prepare Assessment Agreement. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. VIII. NEW BUSINESS 1. Mountain Enterprises, Inc., Request for 2:00 a.m. Closing Renewal Mayor Capra indicated that she would like to arrange the renewals to run with the license renewals. Staff will look into that to ensure compliance and ease in keeping track of the situation. Council Member Paar suggested one date that all renewals are due. Page 3 of 6 City of Centerville Council Meeting Minutes September 27, 2006 City Administrator Larson indicated that the insurance should run concurrent with the license year to eliminate the need to deal with this every few months. Council would like to discuss this with the business owner at license renewal time. Motion by Council Member Paar, seconded by Council Member Lee, to approve renewal of the 2:00 a.m. closing for Mountain Enterprises, Inc., dba Trio Inn. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. Mayor Capra asked Staff to look at the ordinance to see if it can be amended to assist Staff with enforcement of these types of issues and notify Centennial Police of the insurance issue. 2. Resolution #06-045 – Expressing Support & Congratulations to the Town of Columbus Mayor Capra noted that Columbus Township has incorporated to become a City. Motion by Council Member Terway, seconded by Council Member Paar, to approve Resolution #06-045 – Expressing Support & Congratulations to the Town of Columbus. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. 3. Center Street City Administrator Larson indicated that the City is in the process of building a trail through Outlot E of Pheasant Marsh Third Addition and the trail stops short of Center Street. Staff has found that there is an outlot that the State of Minnesota owns due to tax forfeit and there is an easement across it, however the easement doesn’t provided for a trail. He then suggested that the City should acquire the property to allow for the trail to cross it and connect with Center Street. He further indicated that there is an adjoining property owner that has extended a fence over to a portion of it and he could claim that he owns the property now by adverse possession. Council Member Lee indicated he would like to have City Attorney Glaser look into having the fence removed to allow room for the trail. City Administrator Larson suggested pursuing a restricted deed and then work out getting the unrestricted deed and work out the specifics with the adjoining property owner. Motion by Council Member Lakso, seconded by Council Member Terway, to approve acquiring the parcel. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. Council Member Terway asked for legal interpretation of the unrestricted and restricted deed and ability to look into the adverse possession situation. 4. Extend Prepayment for Westview Page 4 of 6 City of Centerville Council Meeting Minutes September 27, 2006 City Administrator Larson explained that in the agreement the property owners have until November 1, 2006, to prepay without interest but it took an extra month to get the project going and the property owners have asked to extend prepayment to December 1, 2006. Motion by Council Member Lee, seconded by Council Member Lakso, to approve an extension to prepay to December 1, 2006. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. IX. ANNOUNCEMENTS/UPDATES 1.City Administrator, Mr. Dallas Larson City Administrator Larson reported that the County is considering bump outs at Centerville Road. He also reported that Staff is still waiting for comment on the MOU submitted by the City. City Administrator Larson explained that the demo of buildings in Block 7 will begin as soon as the response is received from the PCA. He also indicated that the City has asked to use a garage for the squads and Staff will continue to negotiate that arrangement with the County. City Administrator Larson indicated that he received a call from Ronnie Burque and he would like to purchase the Studebaker fire truck as his grandfather was Mayor at the time the fire truck was purchased. Council asked Staff to work with him regarding a purchase agreement. 2. CSAH 14 (Update) Nothing further. 3. Downtown Redevelopment City Administrator Larson indicated that the East Block 7 project has a spend down requirement by the end of the year and the City is a little behind where they should have been on that and Staff will work on getting the funds spent down. Staff is also looking at using remaining funds to buy the parcel next to the land that the City owns to build the pond. Mayor Capra asked if the City can apply for the funds not spent this year. City Administrator Larson indicated it may be possible. Motion by Council Member Lee, seconded by Council Member Terway, to authorize securing proposals for construction of utilities to serve Block 7 and to look Page 5 of 6 City of Centerville Council Meeting Minutes September 27, 2006 at purchasing adjoining property for runoff holding pond. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. 4. Centerville Sesquicentennial Mayor Capra informed Council that Mr. & Mrs. L’Allier would be serving on the Committee and invited anyone else interested to contact her. Council Member Paar asked about fireworks for Fete des Lacs next summer because of the sesquicentennial and asked whether the City can increase the funds to do more. Mayor Capra indicated that Council put $5,000 toward the sesquicentennial and Council can revisit the issue if desired. X. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Council Member Lakso, seconded by Council Member Paar to adjourn the September 27, 2006 City Council Meeting at 7:18 p.m. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. 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