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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02/14/1980CITY OF APPLE VALLEY Dakota County, Minnesota February 14~, 1980 Minutes of the meeting of the City Council of Apple Valley, Dakota County, Minnesota, held February 14, 1980, at 8:00 o'clock p.m. at the City Hall. PRESENT: Mayor Garrison; Councilmembers Holton, Kelly, Overgard and Savanick (attended at 8:07 p.m.); Clerk Asleson. ABSENT: None. Mayor Garrison called the meeting to order at 8:00 p.m. The Councilmembers and every- one in attendance took part in the pledge of allegiance to the flag. MOTION: of Overgard, seconded by Kelly, approving the agenda for tonight's meeting as amended. Ayes - 4 - Nays - 0. MOTION: of Holton, seconded by Overgard, approving the minutes of the meeting of January 24, 1980, as written. Ayes - 4 - Nays - 0. MOTION: of Holton, seconded by Overgard, adding appointment of a Liquor Director to the consent agenda and approving all items on the consent agenda with no exceptions. Ayes - 4 - Nays - 0. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS MOTION: of Holton, seconded by Overgard, approving building permits for fourplexes on Lot 2 of Block 2 and on Lot 10 of Block 3 in Acad- emy Village as recon~nended by the Planning Commisstion. Ayes - 4 - Nays - 0. MOTION: of Holton, seconded by Overgard, approving 1980 cigarette and ser- vice station permits for Dick's Valley Service and a 1980 cigar- ette license for Country Kitchen. Ayes - 4 - Nays - 0. The Council received information on payment for crop damages on the Carroll Farm related to discharge of storm sewer water. MOTION: of Holton, seconded by Overgard, approving a transient merchant license for 1980 for B & B Davis to sell dry cleaning ticket books door-to-door. Ayes - 4 - Nays - 0. MOTION: of Holton, seconded by Overgard, releasing St. Paul Fire & Marine Bond No. 400EP 6630 effective February 9, 1980, for the Replat of Palomino Hills 6th Addition. Ayes - 4 - Nays - 0. MOTION: of Holton, seconded by Overgard, approving a reduction in the bond for Longridge 2nd Addition from $125,000 to $99,000. Ayes - 4 - Nays - 0. MOTION: of Holton, seconded by Overgard, authorizing the Engineer to pre- pare a preliminary report on improvements for Apple Valley East 5th Addition. Ayes - 4 - Nays ~ 0. MOTION: of Holton, seconded by Overgard, authorizing the Engineer to pre- pare a preliminary report on utility improvements related to con- struction of the Zoo Road. Ayes - 4 - Nays - 0. APPROVE AGENDA JAN. 24, 1980 MINUTES CONSENT AGENDA BLDG. PERMITS ACADEMY VILLAGE 1980 LICENSES & PERMITS TRANSIENT MERC. LICENSE BOND RELEASE REPLAT PAL. 6TH BOND REDUCTION LONGRIDGE 2ND A.V. EAST 5TH PRELIM. REPORT ZOO ROAD UTIL. PRELIM. REPORT CITY OF APPLE VALLEY Dakota County, Minnesota February 14, 1980 Page 2 MOTION: of Holton, seconded by Overgard, approving a lease with Stegner 1980 GOLF CAR Golf Cars for the 1980 season on a 64/36 percentage basis as re~ LEASE commended by the Golf Operations Manager. Ayes - 4 - Nays - 0. Consideration of the plans for construction of 142nd Street between Cedar Avenue and Pennock Avenue was tabled. MOTION: of Holton, seconded by Overgard, approving final payment to American Consulting Services for the 1977 sewer television in- spections contract. Ayes - 4 - Nays - 0. FINAL 1977 SEWER TELEVISE FINAL 1978 SEWER TELEVISE C.O. 1 REVISED PROJ. 78-12(1) MOTION: of Holton, seconded by Overgard, approving final payment to Clearwater Research, Inc., for the 1978 sewer television inspec- tions contract. Ayes - 4 - Nays - 0. MOTION: of Holton, seconded by Overgard, approving Change Order No. 1, Revised, of an additional $14,965.59 to the contract with Fredrickson Excavating for Project 78-12(1), Apple Valley East 4th Utilities. Ayes - 4 - Nays - 0. MOTION: of Holton, seconded by Overgard, accepting as final and approv- ACCEPT AS FINAl ing final payment to Fredrickson Excavating for Project 78-12(1). PROJ. 78-12(1) Ayes - 4 - Nays - 0. MOTION: of Holton, seconded by Overgard, appointing Bonnie Shea as Liquor Director effective March 1, 1980, at an annual salary of $19,200. Ayes - 4 - Nays - 0. APPOINT SHEA~ LIQUOR DIRECTO~ MOTION: of Holton, seconded by Overgard, authorizing Lt. Erickson to attend a crime prevention seminar in Louisville, Kentucky, April 21 through 25, 1980. Ayes - 4 - Nays - 0. ERICKSON CRIME PREV. SEMINAR PARK DEPT. SEMINAR HIRE PARTTIME EMPLOYEES MOTION: of Holton, seconded by Overgard, authorizing Mike Bassett, Margie Walz and Robert Murray to attend a park seminar in St. Cloud on March 12, 13 and 14, 1980. Ayes - 4 - Nays - 0. MOTION: of Holton, seconded by 0vergard, approving hiring Reid Bonshire as a skating rink attendant at $3.00 per hour effective Feb. 7, 1980; Tom Hinman as a building attendant at $3.00 per hour ef- fective Janaury 26, 1980; Steve Jubera as a basketball score- keeper at $2.90 per hour effective February 12, 1980; and Mike Champion as a swimming instructor at $3.00 per hour effective January 29, 1980. Ayes - 4 - Nays - 0. END OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS Mayor Garrison commented on problems with disabled vehicles parked on residential lots and said residents have contacted him about one particular lot on 129th Street. The Police Chief has contacted this individual. (Councilmember Savanick attended at this time.) Jim Sheldon said, under the definitions in the towing ordinance, the Police Chief has found two vehicles at this residence to be inoperable. The owner has agreed to remove them in 30 days or they can be towed away. The other vehicles are licensed to the residents. Mr. Sheldon said many other lots in the City have extra vehicles parked on them also and action on restricting such parking would affect the entire City. CITY OF APPLE VALLEY Dakota County, Minnesota February 14, 1980 Page 3 He also said existing City ordinances only restrict this type of parking when it becomes a public nuisance, such as limiting sight distance of traffic. Councilmember Kelly said there are other things in this yard besides the vehicles which are causing the neighbors' concern. Jerry Otto said this property owner has promised to remove these cars in 30 days when the homeowners association in the area has asked him to do so and the cars are still there. Linda Greely said other problems with this lot occurred last summer because it had not been sodded or seeded and dirt washed onto her yard when it rained. She also said there are junk and debris in the yard. MOTION: of Savanick, seconded by Overgard, directing Police Chief Rivers to send a letter to Keith Klingelhut advising him that unless the two inoperable vehicles are removed by him within 30 days from February 6, 1980, they will be towed by the City and requesting John Gretz to research other City ordinances which might apply to nuisances and public safety. Ayes - 5 - Nays - 0. SEND LETTER ON KLINGELHUT PARKING PROBLEM Mrs. Greely said she understands Minneapolis has an ordinance on vehicle repair which does not allow heavy vehicle parts except in specified areas. Mr. Greely asked whether this could be considered operating a junkyard and just what constitutes a junkyard? The Mayor asked Staff to look into these questions. MOTION: of Savanick, seconded by Overgard, granting a variance for an 18.5 foot setback from Glazier Avenue for a canopy expansion at the First State Bank of Apple Valley and a one-car variance from the six-car stacking requirement for three lanes as recommended by the Planning Commission. Ayes - 5 - Nays - 0. FIRST STATE BANK DRIVE UP VARIANCES KEYS IN VEHICLE ORD. TO UAC MOTION: of Garrison, seconded by Overgard, referring consideration of a proposed "Keys in Vehicle" ordinance to the Urban Affairs Com- mittee for review. Ayes - 5 - Nays - 0. Lt. Erickson will meet with the Committee to work on drafting the ordinance. MOTION: of Savanick, seconded by Overgard, adopting Resolution No. 1980-18 RES. 1980-18 approving specifications for group health insurance and authoriz- GROUP HEALTH BIDS ing advertisement for bids to be received March 6, 1980 at 2:00 p.m. Ayes - 5 - Nays - 0. MOTION: of Savanick, seconded by Overgard, approving sending a letter to the residents of Greenleaf First Addition providing corrected in- formation on a street lighting system and asking whether or not they are in favor of installing the system. Ayes - 5 - Nays - 0. GREENLEAF 1ST LETTER ON STREET LIGHTS Councilmember Kelly asked how much was spent last year on grooming cross country ski trails? Mr. Bassett said Dakota County submitted a bill to the City for $1,700, but it was nego- tiated to a lower figure of about $400. He said the County charges $30 per hour for grooming trails. MOTION: of 0vergard, seconded by Holton, approving the purchase of a cross country ski trail groomer from Road Machinery & Supplies at a price of $1,850. Ayes - 4 - Nays - 1 (Kelly). CROSS COUNTRY TRAIL GROOMER CITY OF APPLE VALLEY Dakota County, Minnesota February 14, 1980 Page 4 MOTION: of Holton, seconded by Overgard~ adopting Resolution No. 1980- 19 approving specifications for a new articulated 130 HP wheel loader and authorizing advertisement for bids to be received March 24, 1980 at 2:00 p.m. Ayes - 5 - Nays - O. RES. 1980-19 LOADER SPECS & BIDS MOTION: of Holton, seconded by Savanick, accepting the resignations of CABLE TV AND Scot Rutherford from the Cable TV Commission and Dorothy Regis URBAN AFFAIRS and Richard Edwards from the Urban Affairs Committee and direct~ RESIGNATIONS ing the Mayor to send letters of appreciat'ion to these people. Ayes - 5 - Nays - O. Mayor Garrison asked the press to publicize these vacancies and request any interested persons to submit applications. Mayor Garrison also said Police Officer Larry Pressnall had expressed an interest in serving on the Urban Affairs Committee, but since he is a City employee perhaps he should not be a voting member. MOTION: of Savanick, seconded by Overgard, appointing Larry Pressnall as an advisory member of the Urban Affairs Committee. Ayes - 5 - Nays - O. PRESSNALL ON URBAN AFFAIRS MOTION: of Kelly, seconded by Holton, to reconsider the motion appoint- ing a Liquor Director. Ayes - 5 - Nays - 0. Councilmember Kelly reviewed the interview process for the Liquor Director position and said the panel was unanimous in its decision to recommend Bonnie Shea for the position. MOTION: of Kelly, seconded by Savanick, appointing Bonnie Shea as Liquor Director effective March 1, 1980, at an annual salary of $19,500. Ayes - 5 - Nays - 0. APPOINT SHEA LIQUOR DIRECTOR TEEN DIRECTOR POSITION MOTION: of Overgard, seconded by Kelly, approving a "Teen Director" position through CETA funding and authorizing recruitment to fill the position at a salary of $4.25 per hour. Ayes - 5 - Nays - 0. Mr. Asleson reported on the White Oak Ridge improvements and said only three positive responses have been received to the letters sent out requesting a waiver of the ap- praisals. He said he will send letters to the property owners telling them the improvements will be discussed at the next Council meeting. Mike Bassett said the Department of Transportation has 75 percent funding available for bikeways and suggested submitting a grant application for constructing pathways in the vicinity of Scott Highlands Middle School at 140th and Pilot Knob. He said the applications must be submitted by March 1st. The Council also suggested that pathways along Galaxie Avenue, 140th Street and Palomino Dirve be considered for inclusion in the application. MOTION: of Savanick, seconded by Holton, directing Mr. Bassett and the Engineer to prepare a grant application for pathway funding for the Council to review at its next meeting. Ayes - 5 - Nays - O. GRANT APP. FOR PATHWAYS CITY OF APPLE VALLEY Dakota County, Minnesota February 14, 1980 Page 5 MOTION: of Savanick, seconded by Overgard, adopting Resolution No. 1980- 20 authorizing advertisement for bids for expanding the storm sewer pond on the Carroll farm, south of 145th Street, to be received at 2:00 p.m. on March 3, 1980, and known as Project 80-3. Ayes - 5 - Nays - 0. RES. 1980-20 PROJECT 80-3 BIDS The Council discussed various aspects of liaison relationships to staff members and commissions and committees. Each member expressed individual preferences for areas of interest and agreed that the liaisons for 1980 will be as follows: Garrison - Administration and Intergovernmental Relations. Holton - Planning Commission and Community Development Department. Kelly - Economic Development Commission and Finance Department. Overgard - Park Committee, Historical Committee, Human Rights Commission and Park Department. Savanick - Urban Affairs Committee, Cable TV Commission and Police and Fire Departments. Bill Jacobson was present and said in November of 1979 he submitted a claim for expenses to the City in connections with the parking ordinance. He has learned that Home Insurance is unwilling to process the claim and asked what the procedure on the claim is now? Mr. Asleson said he should submit information on details and the amount of the claim to him and it will be scheduled on a Council agenda for consideration. MOTION: of 0vergard, seconded by Savanick, to pay the claims and bills, checks numbered 8974 through 8980, 16198 through 16242, 16250 through 16264, 16266 through 16299, 16304 through 16341, 16348 through 16432 and 16439 through 16471, in the total amount of $2,665,301.37. Ayes - 5 - Nays - 0. CLAIMS & BILLS MOTION: of Overgard, seconded by Kelly, to adjourn. Ayes - 5 - Nays - 0. The meeting was adjourned at 10:02 o'clock p.m.