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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/05/1988CITY OF APPLE VALLEY BOARD OF REVIEW Dakota County, Minnesota May 5, 1988 Minutes of the Board of Review meeting for the City of Apple Valley, Dakota County, Minnesota, held May 5th, 1988, at 7:00 o'clock p.m.. at City Hall. PRESENT: Mayor Branning; Councilmembers Goodwin, Holton, Humphrey (attended at 7:12 pm.) and Savanick. ABSENT: None. City staff members present were: City Administrator Melena and City Clerk Mueller. Mayor Branning called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. He stated the purpose of the meeting is to review property valuations in the City for 1988 and then turned the meeting over to representatives of the Dakota County Assessor's office. Bill Peterson, of the Assessor's office, said the appraisers would be meeting with the residents individually to review their property records and he asked everyone to sign the attendance roster. A member of the audience asked about the estimating process. Mr. Peterson said periodically a physical review of all property is done. In other years the values are estimated based on sales history of like property. They attempt to be at 92 percent of market value Not all property received percentage increases; which ranged from 0 on property valued at $115,000 to $135,000 to 25 percent on land and 10 percent on structures for property valued over $165,000. In general, most property increased 10 percent on land and 5 to 7 percent on structures. Mr. Peterson said the purpose of the process is to classify and place an equitable market value on property. Improvements are valued at the amount they contribute to the overall value of the property. The sales statistics used for analysis were resales only and not new construction. (Councilmember Humphrey attended during this time.) The meeting was recessed at 7:23 p.m. and all persons in attendance were given an opportunity to review the Assessorfs property records. The meeting was reconvened at 10:00 p.m. Mr. Peterson reported that they had completed reviews with the approximately 152 individuals signing the attendance roster (containing eight pages). In general, most people wanted an explanation of their values and the reasons for the increase. Appointments have been scheduled for call back reviews of some property and a list will be submitted to the Council. They will also be conducting reviews with those who have submitted written requests to their office and the City Council. Mr. Peterson said the County is installing a new computer system and will be able to analyze percentage increases and differences in property in more detail in the future. Those who appeared at this meeting have retained their right to appeal their values further. CITY OF APPLE VALLEY BOARD OF REVIEW Dakota County, Minnesota May 5, 1988 Page 2 The City's total assessed value for 1987 was $192,588,011 and is estimated at $228,015,676 for 1988; an 18.4 percent increase. The final total will not be available until later this summer. MOTION: of Humphrey, seconded by Savanick, to adjourn. Ayes - 5 - Nays ~ 0. The meeting was adjourned' at 10:10 o'clock p.m. CiTY OF APPLE VALLEY Dakota County, Minnesota May 5, 1988 Minutes of the regular meeting of the City Council of Apple Valley, Dakota County, Minnesota, held May 5th, 1988, at 8:00 o'clock p.m. at City Hall. PRESENT: Mayor Brannin§; Councilmembers Goodwin, Holton, Humphrey and Savanick. ABSENT: None. City staff members present were: City Administrator Melena, City Clerk Mueller, City Attorney Sheldon, City Engineer Gordon, Public Works Director Gretz, Parks & Recreation Director Johnson, City Planner Kelley, Assistant' Administrator Lawell- Police Chief Rivers and Planning & Development Director Welsch. Mayor Branning called the meeting to order at 8:00 p.m. The Councilmembers and everyone in attendance took part in the pledge of allegiance to the flag. MOTION: of Humphrey, seconded by Goodwin, approving the agenda for tonight's meeting as amended. Ayes - 5 - Nays - 0. APPROVE AGENDA AUDIENCE DISCN. Mayor Branning asked if any one was present to address the Council at this time on any item not on this meeting's agenda. There was no one present to speak. Councilmember Holton asked if the proposed ordinance restricting motor- LAC LAVON BOAT ized vehicles on Lac Lavon would eliminate snowmobiles? Mr. Melena ORDINANCE said snowmobiles are already prohibited on that lake. They are allowed only on Alimagnet, Farquar and Long Lakes. Burnsville has enacted a similar ordinance controlling its portion of Lac Lavon. Mayor Branning asked how it would be enforced. Police Chief Rivers said there is no boat launch area on the lake and, if requested, the Sheriff's Department will come out and patrol the lake. MOTION: of Goodwin, seconded by Humphrey, passing Ordinance No. 415 amending the City Code by adding Article II to Chapter 14.5, known as Lac Lavon Motorized Vehicles Regulations. Ayes - 5 - Nays ~ 0. ORDINANCE 415 LAC LAVON REG. ORDINANCE 416 GENERAL PARKING PROHIBITIONS MOTION: of Holton, seconded by Goodwin, passing Ordinance No. 416 amending Section 19-26 of the City Code to provide for general parking prohibitions including parking within 10 feet of a mailbox. Ayes - 5 -Nays - 0. MOTION: of Holton, seconded by Goodwin, approving all remaining items CONSENT AGENDA on the consent agenda. Ayes - 5 - Nays - 0. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS MOTION of Holton, seconded by Goodwin, adopting Resolution No. 1988- 77 awarding the contract for Project 88-286, 1988 Street Maintenance Program, to McNamara Contracting Company, Inc., the low bidder, in the amount of $309,960.00. Ayes - 5 - Nays - 0. RES. 1988-77 AWARD CONTRACT PROJ. 88-286 CITY OF APPLE VALLEY Dakota County, Minnesota May 5, 1988 Page 2 MOTION: Of Holton, seconded by Goodwin, adopting Resolution No. 1988- 78 setting a public hearing on vacating drainage and utility easements on Lots 6 and 7, Block 1, Cherry Oak Estates, at 8:00 p.m. on May 26, 1988. Ayes ~ 5 - Nays - 0. RES. 1988-78 VACATION HEARING CHERRY OAK EST. RES. 1988~79 PLAT WAIVER CARROLLTON 4TH RECEIVE COM. APPLICATIONS HIRE PARTTIME EMPLOYEES ALIMAGNET PARTY PERMIT LYNN BUCK PROCLAIM POLICE WEEK PROCLAIM BICYCLE WEEK PARK DEDICATION EXPENDITURES PLAYGROUND & PATHWAY EXPENDITURES MOTION: of Holton, seconded by Goodwin, adopting Resolution No. 1988- 79 granting a temporary waiver of platting for Carrollton Estates 4th Addition to allow transfer of property on a metes and bounds description basis prior to filing the plat. Ayes - 5 -Nays - O. MOTION: of Holton, seconded by Goodwin, receiving applications submitted to date for appointments to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee and the Urban Affairs Committee. Ayes - 5 - Nays - 0. MOTION: of Holton, seconded by Goodwin, approving hiring the various. parttime employees as listed in the Personnel Director's memo dated May 5, 1988. Ayes - 5 - Nays - O. MOTION: of Holton, seconded by Goodwin, authorizing issuance of a party permit to Lynn Buck, 13081 Herald Circle, for a picnic at Alimagnet Park pursuant to Section 14.5-3(g)(1) of the City Code, valid on May 21, 1988, only. Ayes - 5 -Nays - 0. END OF CONSENT AGENDA MOTION: of Savanick, seconded by Holton, proclaiming May 15 through 21, 1988, as Police Week in Apple Valley and recognizing the duties and responsibilities of all Police Department employees. Ayes - 5 - Nays - O. MOTION: of Savanick, seconded by Holton, proclaiming May 15 through 21, 1988, as Bicycle Week in Apple Valley and encouraging all citizens to adhere to safe traffic and bicycle driving practices and participate in bicycle education programs. Ayes - 5 -Nays ~ 0. Mr. Johnson reviewed his memo dated May 2, 1988, concerning use of Park Dedication Funds for playground equipment and asphalt trails. He distributed maps showing the proposed locations of the improvements. MOTION: of Holton, seconded by Goodwin, authorizing expenditure of up to $92,000 for playground equipment and up to $39,000 for pathway improvements from Park Dedication Funds as requested in the Park Director's memo dated May 2, 1988. Mayor Branning said, in the past, playground equipment for neighborhood parks was purchased by taxpayers with bond issue funds. Using park dedication funds for new equipment is a change in method of acquisition and funds may not be available for repair and replacement. CITY OF APPLE VALLEY Dakota County, Minnesota May 5, 1988 Page 3 Councilmember Humphrey said the policy on park dedication funds is not clear and should be refined and clarified. Mr. Melena said work on the Capital Improvements Program (GIP) is underway and one source of funding for improvements is park dedication funds. Perhaps the CIP should be befere the Council prior to acting on a request for this use. Councilmember Humphrey said he believes the priority on funds should be real estate acquisition first, next improvements to real' estate and third used in community parks. Councilmember Savanick suggested the policy incorporate amounts to be spent; such as using interest only or maintaining a certain level of capital in the fund. Councilmember Goodwin concurred with preparation of a policy for the future, but would approve proceeding with this purchase now. Mayor Branning said he would like a policy before any more park dedication funds are spent. Gouncilmember Savanick asked that installation of this equipment and the locations be publicized. Vote was taken on the motion. Ayes - 5 - Nays - 0. MOTION: of Holton, seconded by Humphrey, adopting Resolution No. 1988-80 approving specifications for Playground Equipment and advertising for bids to be received at 2:00 p.m. on May 23, 1988. Ayes - 5 - Nays -' 0. RES. 1988-80 TAKE BIDS PLAY EOUIPMENT MOTION: of Humphrey, seconded by Holton, adopting Resolution No. 1988-81 approving plans and specifications for Project 87- 276, 143rd Street Construction from Glenda to Cedar, and advertising for bids to be received at 2:00 p.m. on June 2, 1988. Ayes - 5 - Nays - 0. RES. 1988-81 TAKE BIDS PROJ. 87-276 Mr. Lawell reported on the proposed change in ownership of Metro METRO CABLE Cable. The Cable TV Committee met May 2nd with Mr. Woytek, of Metro OWNERSHIP TRF. Gable, and the regional manager for Star Cablevision, the purchaser. The existing Metro Cable office will be used as their regional office. The company has recently purchased several other systems and it was believed adequate information would be available from those cities. However, a new corporation is being formed for this purchase and the Committee requests retaining Tom Creighton, who previously worked on the cable franchise, for legal advice in the matter. The next Committee meeting is tentatively scheduled for May 18th. MOTION: of Savanick, seconded by Holton, authorizing retaining Tom Creighton as the City's legal counsel for the ownership transfer of Metro Gable, Inc., with payment of his fees, made in advance, by the purchaser. RETAIN CREIGHTON CABLE COUNSEL Councilmember Holton asked if Lakeville, or other cities, is retaining Mr. Creighton also? Mr. Lawell said no, Lakeville is using its general counsel and Farmington has already approved the transfer. Mayor Branning asked if a suburban monopoly is developing? Mr. Lawell said not really, very few systems in the Metropolitan area are interconnected. In addition, the company is also purchasing the two other cable systems. currently owned by Metro; Pipestone and Litchfield. Vote was taken on the motion. Ayes - 5 - Nays - 0. CITY OF APPLE VALLEY Dakota County, Minnesota May 5, 1988 Page 4 Mr. Melena reviewed revisions to the Huntington 2nd Addition proposal HUNTINGTON 2ND continued from the April 28, 1988, meeting. Lot lines will be extend- ADDITION ed into the wetland areN for private ownership. Slope easements will be provided for future County Road 38. Property along Pilot Knob will be platted as Outlot A, held by the developers and can be combined with the Tousignant property when it develops. A bond amount of $500 per acre has been agreed upon for grading. Mr. Melena said access to the park on the east side of Pilot Knob is still a concern. Some type of egress under the road is estimated to cost $50,000 and it is believed the developer should share the cost. The Mayor asked if an underpass would be appropriate? Mr. Gretz said more information would be needed before making a decision. Pilot Knob is proposed to be widened to a four-lane divided roadway and lighting and ventilation would have to be considered. MOTION: of Humphrey, seconded by Goodwin, passing Ordinance No. 417 rezoning part of the proposed Huntington 2nd Addition from M- I and M-2 to R-lC, Single Family Residential,. as recommended by the Planning Commission. ORDINANCE 417 REZONE PART OF HUNTINGTON 2ND Councilmember Savanick asked if there will be a signal at Diamond Path and Pilot Knob? Mr.. Gretz said Pilot Knob is scheduled to be improved in 1991 and probably would include a signal. Where signals have been needed before the County can install them, the City has funded the installation and the County reimburses its share when scheduled in the CIP. Councilmember Savanick asked if four-way stop signs could be installed? Mr. Gretz said this is a County road so the City could not make that determination. Construction on Pilot Knob in Eagan will begin this summer and traffic will not be able to go north for some time. Councilmember Savanick asked if there will be pathways on Pilot Knob and on County Road 38? Mr. Gretz said they are scheduled for the east side of Pilot Knob and the south side of County Road 38. There will be sidewalk on both sides of Diamond Path. Mr..Sheldon expressed concern about proceeding with approval without deciding who would be paying for certain items. The Council has discussed traffic, signals, pathways and an underpass and may not have resolved all issues. Councilmember Goodwin noted that part of the problem is development coming before the roads are improved. Vote was taken on the motion. Ayes - 5 - Nays - O. MOTION: of Humphrey, seconded by Goodwin, approving the revised preliminary plat for Huntington 2nd Addition and directing staff to prepare a development agreement, as recommended by the Planning Commission, subject to a negative declaration on the Environmental Assessment Worksheet. HUNTINGTON 2ND PRELIMINARY PLAT Mayor Branning said if there are no further directions from the Council, staff will prepare the agreement with the understanding future traffic will be handled via whatevew improvements are made at the intersections of Pilot Knob with County Road 38 and Diamond Path. CITY OF APPLE VALLEY Dakota County, Minnesota May 5, 1988 Page 5 MOTION: of Holton, Seconded by Savanick, amending the motion by requiring the developer to install a pathway along the west side of Pilot Knob Road by escrowing funds for its future installation. AMEND MOTION ADD PATHWAY Wayne Tauer, of Pioneer Engineering, said the topography along the road at the north end of the property is very steep and would require extensive filling to provide for both a pathway and a four-lane road. Mayor Branning asked what bituminous for a pathway would cost? Mr. Gordon said approximately $6.00 per foot or $7,500 for the distance along this property. Councilmember Savanick asked if Pilot Knob improvements will be assessed? Mr. Gretz said the road improvements are not expected to be, but some storm sewer might. Vote was taken on the amendment. Ayes - 5 - Nays ~ 0. Byron Huseby, 4805 Dominica Way, asked if a permit has been taken out with the DNR for outflow into Farquar Lake? Mr. Gordon said not yet, but it will be and the project has been discuSsed with Mike Mueller, of the DNR, and he is in concurrence with it. Councilmember Savanick asked if soil borings have been done? Mr. Tauer said some have been done and there are some problems with soft soil. They are having an engineer · advise them on corrective measures. Vote was taken on the motion as amended. Ayes - 5 - Nays - 0. MOTION: of Goodwin, seconded by Humphrey, adopting Resolution No. 1988-82 receiving the preliminary engineering report on Project 88-298, Huntington 2nd Addition Trunk Improvements, and setting a public hearing on it at 8:00 p.m. May 26, 1988. Ayes - 5 - Nays - 0. RES. 1988-82 SET HEARING PROJ. 88-298 Bud Rotter, of Rottlund Homes, announced that his company is donating a house, valued at $300,000, which will be located in Apple Valley, to Minneapolis Children's Hospital. This house will be raffled, as a fund raiser, by the Hospital. Mr. Melena reviewed the memo dated May 2, 1988, concerning the Coun~ JOINT COUNTY/ cil's May and June meeting schedule and distributed a memo dated May CITY MEETING 5, 1988, concerning a joint Council- County Board-Planning Commission meeting May 19, 1988. The Council concurred with holding the meeting at Redwood Community Center beginning at 6:00 p.m. The informal meeting will consist of a discussion on the government complex at 7:00 p.m. and an update on gravel negotiations, the armory and transportation study at 8:00 p.m. · Mayor Branning asked everyone to review their calendars and discuss the meeting schedule for June, July and August at the May 26th meeting. Councilmember Goodwin said he will be reviewing applications for the COMMITTEE Park & Recreation Advisory Committee and make a recommendation on APPOINTMENTS CITY'OF APPLE VALLEY Dakota County, Minnesota May 5, 1988 Page 6 filling the vacancies at the next meeting. Mayor Branning asked Councilmember Humphrey to review applications for the Urban Affairs Committee and make a recommendation May 26th also. MOTION of Savanick, seconded by Holton, to pay the claims and bills, checks numbered 60927 through 60970, 60972 through 61002 and 61004 through 61034, in the total amount of $362,038.99. Ayes - 5 - Nays - 0. CLAIMS AND BILLS MOTION: of Humphrey, seconded by Goodwin, to adjourn. Ayes - 5 - Nays - O. The meeting was adjourned at 9:45 p.m.