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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/28/1982CITY OF APPLE VALLEY Dakota County, Minnesota October 28, 1982 Minutes of the meeting of the City Council of Apple Valley, Dakota County, Minnesota, held October 28, 1982, at 7:30 o'clock p.m. at the City Council. PRESENT: Councilmembers Kelly, Branning and Savanick; Clerk Asleson. ABSENT: Mayor Garrison; Councilmember Overgard. Acting Mayor Melly called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. The Councilmembers and everyone in attendance took part in the pledge of allegiance to the flag. MOTION: of Branning, seconded by Savanick, approving the agenda for to- · night's meeting as amended. Ayes - 3 - Nays - 0. APPROVE AGENDA Mr. Asleson opened and read the bids for the sale of $260,000 General Obligation Tax Increment Bonds of 1982 as follows: Bancnorthwest, net interest rate of 7.743443; Juran & Moody, Inc., net interest rate of 8.28606; First Bank of Minneapolis, net in- terest rate of 7.743; First National Bank of St. Paul, net interest rate of 7.8436; and Piper, Jaffray& Hopwood, net interest rate of 8.2647. Steve Mattson, the City's financial consultant, reviewed the bids and said the bids of Bancnorthwest and First Bank of Minneapolis are identical. He advised the Council that when this occurs, the bidder to which the sale is to be awarded is determined by lot and the Council could flip a coin to resolve it. Jim Sheldon, the City Attorney, agreed. The Council aggreed that Bancnorthwest would be heads and First Bank of Minneapolis would be tails. Acting Mayor Kelly flipped the coin and it was "heads". MOTION: of Branning, seconded by Savanick, adopting Resolution No. 1982- 138 prescribing the form and details and providing for the payment of $260,000 General Obligation Tax Increment Bonds of 1982 and a- warding the sale of said bonds to Bancnorthwest at a net interest rate of 7.743443 percent. Ayes - 3 - Nays - 0. RES. 1982-138 SALE OF $260,000 G.O. TAX INCREMENT BONDS OCT. ].4, 1982 OCT. 18, 1982 MINUTES CONSENT AGENDA MOTION: of Branning, seconded by Savanick, approving the minutes of the regular meeting of October 14, 1982, and the special meeting of October 18, 1982, as written. Ayes - 3 .... Nays - 0. MOTION: of Branning, seconded by Savanick, adding award of 1982-83 snow plowing and the 1982 closing date of the golf course to the con- sent agenda, removing revised MTC bus route from the consent agenda and approving all remaining items on the consent agenda. Ayes - 3 - Nays - 0. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS MOTION: of Branning, seconded by Savanick, adopting Resolution No. 1982- 139 'awarding the contract for 1982-83 snow removal services to Fischer Sand & Aggregate, the low bidder, and awarding the pur- chase of certain road maintenance materials to the low bidders as shown in Exhibit A. Ayes - 3 - Nays - 0. MOTION: of Branning, seconded by Savanick, approving closing ,Lebanon Hills Golf Course for play effective,November 1, 1982. Ayes 3 - Nays - 0. RES. 1982-139 AWARD 1982-83 SNOW PLOWING 1982 GOLF COURSE CLOSING CITY OF APPLE VALLEY Dakota County, Minnesota October 28, 1982 Page 2 MOTION: of Branning, seconded by Savanick, approving a transient mer- chant license for Apple Valley American Field Service for five years to sell fund raising items. Ayes - 3 - Nays - O. AFS TRANS. MERC, LICENSE PLAT WAIVER LOTS 23 & 24, BLK 1, LAPAZ 2ND ADDN. HIRE PARTTIME EMPLOYEES HIRE THORMAN BLDG. MAINTENANCE MOTION: of Branning, seconded by Savanick, approving a waiver of plat- ting for Lots 23 and 24, Block 1, LaPaz Second Addition accord- ing to the surveys dated September 9, 1982, subject to install- ation of separate sewer and water services to each dwelling unit as recommended by the Planning Commission. Ayes - 3 - Nays - 0. MOTION: of Branning, seconded by Savanick, approving hiring parttime employees at the Ice Arena as requested in the memo dated October 14, 1982, from the Recreation Program Supervisor. Ayes - 3 - Nays - 0. MOTION: of Branning, seconded by Savanick, approving hiring Thomas Thorman for the position of Building Maintenance effective November 1, 1982, at a salary of $1,284.00 per month. Ayes - 3 - Nays - 0. END OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS Acting Mayor Kelly asked if anyone was present to address the Council on UTILITY BILLING any item not on the agenda. Carol Valentine, 7508 Germane Trail, dis- PRACTICES tributed a letter to the Council, dated October 28, 1982, regarding what she believes are unfair billing practices for sewer service. Her complaint relates to the flat rate charged new residents until their winter quarter billing rate is estab- lished. Mr. Asleson said the staff would review the letter and prepare a response for the November 9, 1982 meeting. MOTION: of Branning, seconded by Savanick, adopting Resolution No. 1982- 140 granting final approval for issuance fo $2,500,00 of Indus- trail-Commercial Revenue Bonds for Group Health Plan, Inc. Ayes - 3 - Nays - 0. RES. 1982-140 GROUP HEALTH BOND APPROVAL MOTION: of Branning, seconded by Savanick, adopting Resolution No. 1982- 141 approving a 1982 on-sale and Sunday liquor sales license for William Joseph Senkyr, d/b/a Pepito's of Apple Valley, at 14990 Glazier Avenue. Ayes - 3 - Nays - 0. RES. 1982-141 PEPITO'S 1982 LIQUOR LICENSE MOTION: of Branning, seconded by Savanick, referring the requirement in the City Code specifying the distance of on-sale liquor estab~ lishments from schools and churches to the Urban Affairs Com~ mittee for its review and recommendation. Ayes - 3 - Nays - 0. REFER LIQUOR EST. DISTANCES TO U.A.C. The Council received a notice, dated October 12, 1982, from the City of FARMINGTON Farmington that, effective November 15, 1982, it will be purchasing pub- DISPATCH SERVICE lic safety dispatching services from the City of Lakeville rather than TERMINATION Apple Valley. Councilmember Branning asked if cost was the reason. Police Chief Rivers was present and said the cost of the telephone line to Lakeville is $828 less per year than it is to Apple Valley in addition to the lesser charge by Lakeville. CITY OF APPLE VALLEY Dakota County Minnesota October 28, 1982 Page 3 MOTION: of Branning, seconded by Savanick, receiving the proposed amended zoning, subdivision and on-site sanitary sewer regulations ordin- ance as recommended for consideration by the Planning Commission and setting a special meeting to review it to 7:30 p.m. on Decem- ber 2, 1982, at City Hall, Ayes - 3 - Nays - 0. SPECIAL MEETING ORD. AMENDMENTS Councilmember Savanick said she believes MTC bus route 39 is too circuitous and has lost ridership in Apple Valley because it takes too much time. She suggested the route start in Burnsville and stop in Apple Valley last. The Council agreed changes in the route could be pursued in the future, but it should be approved as is now. MOTION: of Savanick, seconded by Branning, approving use of various streets REVISED MTC in Apple Valley for revised MTC bus routes as requested in .a letter BUS ROUTES from the Metropolitan Transit Commission, dated October 7, 1982. Ayes - 3 - Nays - 0. MOTION: of Branning, seconded by Kelly, approving the extension of the Employment Agreement with Richard Dodge extending his employment to January 1, 1983, and authorizing the Mayor and Clerk to sign the agreement. Ayes - 3 - Nays - 0. DODGE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT MOTION: of Savanick, seconded by Branning, approving a 1982 transient mer- TRANS. MERCHANT chant license for Mike Bergwall Salt Service. Ayes - 3 - Nays - 0. LICENSE Acting Mayor Kelly said she requested that the subject of temporary politi- POLITICAL SIGNS cal signs be discussed again. Mr. Asleson said the letter, as discussed at the October 18, 1982 meeting, was only mailed to Mayor and Council candidates in error. It was also delivered to the candidates for Representative in District 37A. Because many of the signs placed incorrectly belong to other candidates, removing any of them might not be appropriate. John Gretz explained the problems of enforcing the sign ordinance because rights-of-way vary on different City streets. Because candidates were asked to place signs 17 feet from the curb does not make it enforceable when the ordinance only states signs may not overhang the right-of-way. He said an amendment to the sign ordinance will be proposed before another election to help clarify this. MOTION: of Branning, seconded by Savanick, authorizing sending a letter to all City, County and State Legislative candidates requesting that political signs be placed at least 17 feet from the back of the curb or edge of the roadway. Ayes - 3 - Nays - 0. SIGN LETTER TO CANDIDATES CLAIMS & BILLS MOTION: of Savanick, seconded by Branning, to pay the claims and bills, checks numbered 27312 through 27317, 29801 through 29828, 29830 through 29862 and 29871 through 29934, in the total amount of $3,412,295.77 and checks for General Safety Company for $56,922.00 and Communication Specialists of Minnesota for $17,752.55. Ayes - 3 - Nays - 0. MOTION: of Savanick, seconded by Branning, to adjourn. Ayes - 3 - Nays - 0. The meeting was adjourned at 8:30 o'clock p.m.