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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-04-13 CC CITY OF CENTERVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 13, 2005 6:30 p.m. Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the City of Centerville held their regularly scheduled meeting on April 13, 2005, at City Hall, 1880 Main Street. PRESENT: Mayor Mary Capra Council MemberLee Council MemberLakso Council MemberPaar ABSENT: None. STAFF: City Attorney Mr. Hoeft City Engineer Mr. Peterson City AdministratorMr.Larson I. CALLTOORDER Mayor Capra called the April 13, 2005, City Council meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. II. SET AGENDA The following items were added to the Agenda: Consent Agenda: EDC Recommendation to Expend Funds Not to Exceed $600 for the Business Appreciation Barbeque. New Business: Ordinance Codification – Recommendation of City Administrator; Authorize Negotiation of Purchase Option – St. Paul Water Utilities. Stahl Property.Announcements/Updates: Process for filling Vacant Council Seat; Ordinance #8 Article 1, 15 compliance; Police Commission. The following items were removed from the Agenda: Resolution #05-016 Fees Schedule. Motion by Council Member Lakso, seconded by Council Member Paar to approve the agenda as amended. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. III.APPROVAL OF COUNCIL MINUTES 1.March 23, 2005 City Council Meeting Minutes City of Centerville April 13, 2005 Council Meeting Minutes Mayor Capra requested the following change: On Page 5 add that Council will accept letters of interest until the end of April. Motion by Council Member Lakso, seconded by Council Member Paar to approve the March 23, 2005 City Council Meeting Minutes as amended. All in favor. Motion carried. IV. CONSENT AGENDA 1.City of Centerville March 24, 2005 through April 13, 2005 Claims 2.Centennial Fire District through April 5, 2005 Claims 3.Centennial Fire District Quarterly Claims - $21,868.00 4.Pristine Services - $675.94 (Administrative & P.W. Building Carpet, Floor & Window Cleaning 5.Pay Equity Refresher Course - $39.00 – John Meyer Attendance 6.MAMA Labor Relations Conference - $80.00 – Dallas Larson Attendance 7.10,000 Lakes Chapter of ICC - $60.00 – Joel McPherson - Attendance 8.American Tank Services, Inc. – DBA Holte Contracting – Change Order - $5,107.96 (Pond and Ditch Improvements) 9.Park Sign/Monument Flower Bed Maintenance - $50.00/Park – Not to Exceed $350.00 10.Parks & Recreation Committee Recommendation – Earth Day Beverages for Volunteers – Not to Exceed $25.00 11.Parks & Recreation Committee Recommendation – Centennial Little League Use of Ball Fields – Laurie LaMotte Memorial Park 12.Parks & Recreation Committee Recommendation – Use of Property in the Rear of City Hall for Community Gardening as in Years Past 13.EDC Recommendation to Expend Funds Not to Exceed $600 for the Business Appreciation Barbeque. Motion by Council Member Lee, secondedby Council Member Paar, to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. V. AWARDS/PRESENTATIONS/APPEARANCES None. VI. PUBLICHEARINGS None. VII. NEW BUSINESS 1.City Use of Resolutions Page 2 of 8 City of Centerville April 13, 2005 Council Meeting Minutes Mayor Capra indicated that she would like the City to consider using Resolutions for actions rather than only motions as a way of making it easier to look things up. Council agreed that some things would be easier to track with the use of Resolutions and asked Staff to prepare a recommendation. 2. Resolution #05-015 Motion by Council Member Lakso, secondedby Council Member Paar, to approve Resolution #05-015 as presented. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. 3.Resolution #05-016 Charitable Gambling License Renewal Motion by Council Member Lee, seconded by Council Member Paar, to approve Resolution #05-016 as presented. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. 4.Flier to Chauncey Barett – Committee/Commission Vacancy Mayor Capra indicated that she would like to direct Staff to send a flier to Chauncey Barett as they do not receive utility billing or the newsletter. Council agreed. 5. Lifetime Achievement Award Mayor Capra suggested coordinating the Citizen of the Year with the Fete des Lacs celebration and she will work on the process. 6.American Lung Association Letter & Resolution Mayor Capra indicated she had received this letter from the American Lung Association and asked Council to consider it. Council Member Lee indicated that he does not think that government should be involved in banning something that is a legal activity. Council discussed the matter and agreed to leave it up to Anoka County. 7.Ordinance #13 Liquor Council discussed looking at the fines to ensure they are high enough as well as reviewing the required insurance amounts. City Attorney Hoeft indicated that there maybe legislation requiring certain fine amounts and suggested Council table the Ordinance changes until that is known. Page 3 of 8 City of Centerville April 13, 2005 Council Meeting Minutes Motion by Council Member Lee, seconded by Council Member Lakso, to table. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. 8.Ordinance Codification – Recommendation of City Administrator City Administrator Larson indicated that he would like Council to authorize codifying Ordinances #4 and #8 along with the rest of the Ordinances as they are the most referred to and most used by Staff and it does not make sense to leave them out of the process. He then estimated an additional cost of approximately $2,000. Motion by Council Member Lee, seconded by Council Member Paar, to authorize Staff to codify Ordinances #4 and #8 as recommended by Staff. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. 9.Authorize Negotiation of Purchase Option – St. Paul Water Utilities Mayor Capra updated Council on her efforts on the purchase of the St. Paul Water Utility property including research and past history as well as negotiations with Mr. Cheetah concerning the appraisal amount and possible deductions. Mayor Capra directed John Meyer and Dallas Larson to work with Mr. Cheetah on a negotiated purchase price and provide a recommendation to Council. 10.Stahl Property Mr. Lee indicated that the Stahls have contacted him concerning a tree and shrub that were removed during pond dredging that they believe to be outside of the easement. Council discussed the matter and directed Mr. Palzer to determine the dimensions of the drainage easement and whether the shrub and tree were located in or out of the easement and provide a report to Council. VIII. OLD BUSINESS 1.CSAH 14 Project Streetscapes/Grant/Bridge Council discussed the streetscape portion of the project and directed Staff and agreed to go as far as possible with the streetscapes along Main Street. Mayor Capra indicated that Public Works has asked not to have banners on the light poles as they would need a bucket truck to change them. st Council agreed to go all the way to 21 Avenue with streetscaping. Staff is to work on this and provide a plan for consideration of Council. Page 4 of 8 City of Centerville April 13, 2005 Council Meeting Minutes Mr. Peterson provided Council with several drawings of interchange designs and asked Council to consider them and provide input. Council discussed the drawings and agreed that none of them adequately addressed the st City’s concern and desire for a full intersection at 21 Avenue. Mayor Capra indicated that Plan A would be a full intersection with no median and a center turn lane all the way down and Plan B would be a ¾ left in turn and get rid of the water on the north side by moving down to the wetlands of Mr. Rehbein and then have the County punch in a backage road straight across to access Northern Forest Products and the County should pay for that. st Council agreed that the preferred option would be a full intersection at 21 Avenue but expressed interest in exploring Mayor Capra’s suggestion on the backage road. Mayor Capra noted that right turn lanes have been added to the plan and she is concerned about safety if someone should need to stop. Mr. Peterson indicated that the right turn lanes are only at the intersections and the plan shows an 8-foot wide shoulder in other locations. Council Member Paar indicated that he would like the ponds moved or at least reduced in size or elongated to allow as much roomfor commercial development on the site as possible. He also indicated that the City needs to have access to that commercial property. 2.Co-Interim City Administrators Mayor Capra indicated that the City Clerk and Public Works Director have been receiving an additional $4.00 per hour to compensate them for acting as Co-Interim City Administrators. She then asked Council to consider when that pay should be removed and when the new City Administrator will be up to speed. Council Member Paar indicated that he feels the pay should be left for Ms. Bender through the end of April and it should be removed for Mr. Palzer on April 15, 2005. City Administrator Larson indicated that he feels a two to three week overlap should be sufficient. Motion by Council Member Paar, seconded by Council Member Lee to remove the extra pay for Mr. Palzer effective April 15, 2005 and remove the extra pay for Ms. Bender effective April 29, 2005. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. Council Member Lee thanked Mr. Palzer and Ms. Bender for assisting the City through this interim period as well as the rest of the City Staff for working together to get the work done. Page 5 of 8 City of Centerville April 13, 2005 Council Meeting Minutes Council Member Paar indicated that he has received very favorable feedback concerning Mr. Larson already and is pleased with the job he is doing and he feels that is attributable to his 30 years of experience. He then thanked him for immediately beginning work to get things under control. IX. ANNOUNCEMENTS/UPDATES 1.1601 LaMotte Drive – St. Paul Water Utilities This item was discussed earlier in the meeting. 2.Resignation of Council Member Broussard Vickers/Council Liaison to Planning Commission Mayor Capra volunteered to attend the May Planning Commission meeting as the Liaison and asked that a permanent liaison be appointed after the vacant Council seat is filled. Mayor Capra indicated that Ms. Broussard Vickers had asked that any funds that would have been spent on a plaque for her be donated to the parks instead. She then suggested that the first day of filing for elected office in the City be designated, by Resolution, to be Linda Broussard Vickers Day in the City and that the Resolution encourage all residents to consider serving the City. Council agreed. 3.D. Love Council Seat Letter of Interest Mayor Capra indicated that D. Love, who is on the Planning Commission, has expressed interest in the vacant Council seat. Mayor Capra suggested that Council accept letters of interest through April 27, 2005 for consideration at the last meeting in April. Council agreed. rd 4.Parks & Recreation Committee Recommendation Proposed Hunter’s Crossing 3 Addition Park Dedication Fees City Administrator Larson indicated that this plat has not yet had its public hearing and suggested waiting on this recommendation. Council asked Staff to research what park dedication fee amount was agreed to for this phase of the development. 5.Consumer Confidence Report for 2004 Page 6 of 8 City of Centerville April 13, 2005 Council Meeting Minutes City Administrator Larson indicated that this item is for informational purposes and the full report is available at City Hall for review. 6.Process for Filling Vacant Council Seat City Attorney Hoeft explained that the vacant seat can be filled by appointment until the next general election which will be in one and a half years and then the City will hold elections for three Council Member seats and the Mayor. Council agreed that the top two vote getters would receive the four year terms and the third would get the two year Council term. 7.Ordinance #8, Article 1, 15. - Compliance Mr. Larson reviewed with Council Ordinance #8 concerning subdivision and the application of Mr. Knabe to subdivide his property indicating that his interpretation of the language in the Ordinance is that this should be required to go through platting and not just be divided with a metes and bounds description. Council discussed the matter and agreed but said it would be unfair to change the process for this applicant midway through. Mr. Larson indicated that there is the issue of benefit for City services and asked whether Staff was to charge the newly created lot an assessment for those services. Council asked Staff to look into whether this area was accessed on a per lot basis or by front footage. City Attorney Hoeft asked Staff to determine whether Mr. Knabe would have been charged for two lots at the time of the assessment because the City has had the policy of charging larger parcels with the ability to split for the number of lots that are possible. Staff will research the matter and report back. 8.Police Commission (Anoka Detox Site) Mayor Capra updated the Council on the last Police Commission meeting including the issue with the closing of Anoka County’s Detox site. Mayor Capra updated Council on the Planning Commission meeting. City Administrator Larson indicated that he would like to ensure that the City is utilizing the Planning Commission for recommendations on all items related to Planning and Zoning and does not want to circumvent them in an attempt to save time except on extremely rare occasions when it is absolutely necessary. Page 7 of 8 City of Centerville April 13, 2005 Council Meeting Minutes Council agreed. Council Member Lakso invited Council Members and all residents to attend the Earth Day Clean Up Event on April 23, 2005 at 9:00 a.m. She then said that all interested should meet at City Hall to pick up equipment and head out to clean up the City. Council Member Paar updated Council on the EDCmeeting and indicated that the EDC Business Appreciation Dinner is scheduled for May 10, 2005 at 5:30 p.m. He then asked that all available Council Members and the Mayor attend the dinner and that Mr. Larson and Mr. Meyer be prepared to speak. Council Member Paar indicated that Eileen from Centerville Pet Foods is the business person of the year. Mayor Capra indicated that the Scouting for Food event coincides with Earth Day and the little boys will be tying bags to doors and the older boys will be collecting food. Council recessed to closed session at 9:05 p.m. X.EXECUTIVE SESSION (CLOSED – LAKELAND HILLS & ROYAL OAKS INDUSTRIAL) Council reconvened to the regular Council meeting at 9:30 p.m. XI. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Council Member Lee, secondedby Council Member Paar to adjourn the April 13, 2005 City Council Meeting at 9:31 p.m. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. Transcribed by: Joan Lenzmeier, Recording Secretary TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. Page 8 of 8