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Home My WebLink About11/03/1988CITY OF APPLE VALLEY Dakota County, Minnesota November 3, 1988 Minutes of the regular meeting of the City Council of Apple Valley, Dakota County, Minnesota, held November 3rd, 1988, at 12:00 o'clock noon at City Hall. PRESENT: Councilmembers Goodwin, Holton, Humphrey and Savanick. ABSENT: Mayor Branning City staff members present were: City Administrator Melena, City Clerk Mueller, City Attorney Earley, City Engineer Gordon, Finance Director Ballenger, Assistant Finance Director Eklund, Planner Kelley, Assistant Administrator Lawell and Planning & Development Director Welsch. Acting Mayor Humphrey called the meeting to order at 12:05 p.m. MOTION: of Holton, seconded by Goodwin, approving the agenda for today's meeting as amended. Ayes - 4 - Nays - 0. APPROVE AGENDA Steve Mattson, of Juran & Moody, distributed a tabulation of the bids, BOND SALE received and opened by him and the City Clerk at 11:00 a.m. today, BIDS for the City's $2,890,000 G.O. Refunding and Improvement Bonds of 1988. The First Bank was low bid (of seven received) with a purchase price of $2,866,880 and net interest rate of 6.5428 percent. He said the issue was "A" rated by Moodys and he recommended award of the sale per the resolution prepared by the Dorsey Law Firm. MOTION: of Holton, seconded by Savanick, adopting Resolution No. 1988-204 authorizing issuance, prescribing the form and details and providing for the payment of $2,890,000 G.O. Refunding and Improvement Bonds of 1988 to First Bank at a purchase price of $2,866,880 and net interest rate of 6.5428 percent. Ayes - 4 - Nays - 0. RES. 1988-204 AWARD $2,890,000 G.O. BONDS CONSENT AGENDA ZOO LIQUOR LICENSES TAX ABATEMENT MOTION: of Goodwin, seconded by Savanick, removing consideration of the job descriptions from the agenda and approving all remaining items on the consent agenda as amended. Ayes - 4 - Nays - 0. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS MOTION: of Goodwin, seconded by Savanick, approving issuance of temporary on-sale liquor licenses by the Minnesota Liquor Control Director for the Minnesota Zoological Garden on November 5th and December 11th, 1988. Ayes - 4 - Nays - 0. MOTION: of Goodwin, seconded by Savanick, approving a property tax abatement for 1987 on Lot 4, Block 2, Greenleaf Townhouse 3rd Addition (parcel number 01-31102-040-02) as recommended by the Dakota County Assessor. Ayes - 4 - Nays - O. CITY OF APPLE VALLEY Dakota County, Minnesota November 3, 1988 Page 2 MOTION:of Goodwin, seconded by Savanick, adopting Resolution No. 1988-205 approving special assessment divisions: 17589, combines Lots 1 & 2, Block 1, Carrollwood Village 5th; 17716, Wildwood Pond; 17760, Carrollton Estates 4th Addition; 17761, Salem Woods, and 17973, Valley Pond 1st Addition. Ayes - 4 - Nays - 0. MOTION: of Goodwin, seconded by Savanick, approving replacement of City of Apple Valley, Minnesota Housing Development Revenue Bond (FHA Insured Mortgage Loan - Lemieux Partnership II Project) Series 1985 0% Due 03/01/1994, Certificate CA-952 @ $5,000 registered in the name of Mary C. Ernst which was lost. Ayes - 4 - Nays - O. MOTION: of Goodwin, seconded by Savanick, approving a special use permit for Christmas Tree Sales at Menards, in a 24 by 60 foot area along the north edge of the property and the west side of the building, for the period November 4 to December 31, 1988. Ayes - 4 - Nays - O. MOTION: of Goodwin, seconded by Savanick, adopting Resolution No. 1988-206 finding that the land use of "fitness training center" is similar to listed permitted uses in an I-1 (limited industrial) or I-2 (General Industrial) zone and in compliance with the City's zoning regulations. Ayes - 4 - Nays - O. MOTION: of Goodwin, seconded by Savanick, approving renewal of an excavation permit, to expire November 4, 1990, for North Star Concrete in the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 26, meeting the requirements of Dakota County Environmental Health Services. Ayes'- 4 - Nays - 0. MOTION: of Goodwin, seconded by Savanick, approving a revised Notice of Completion for attachment to Resolution No. 1988-200 correcting the legal description related to the easement vacation to read Outlot A, Summerfield 2nd Addition. Ayes - 4 - Nays - 0. MOTION: of Goodwin, seconded by Savanick, adopting Resolution No. 1988-207 setting a public hearing at 8:00 p.m. on December 1, 1988, to consider vacating easements over Muir's Cedar Center Addition. Ayes - 4 - Nays - 0. MOTION: of Goodwin, seconded by Savanick, approving release of the subdivision financial guarantee for Valley Way Village 2nd Addition. Ayes - 4 - Nays - 0. RES. 1988-205 ASSESSMENT DIVISIONS LOST BOND REPLACEMENT MENARDS SPECIAL USE CHRISTMAS TREE SALES RES. 1988-206 FITNESS CENTER PERMITTED USE NORTH STAR CONCRETE EXCAVATION PERMT CORRECT EASEMENT VACATN DESCRIPTN RES. 1988-200 RES. 1988-207 SET HEARING EASEMT VACATION RELEASE BOND VALLEY WAY 2ND CITY OF APPLE VALLEY Dakota County, Minnesota November 3, 1988 Page 3 MOTION: of Goodwin, seconded by Savanick, adopting Resolution No. 1988-208 directing the City Attorney to begin condemnation proceedings to acquire a ponding area on the Petter property adjacent to Pilot Knob Road and south of County Road 33. Ayes ~ 4 - Nays - 0. RES. 1988-208 CONDEMNATION PETTER POND FEINER ASSESSMT DEFERMENT MOTION: of Goodwin, seconded by Savanick, approving the application of Ann Feiner for deferment of Special Assessment Roll No. 246, under City Code Section 9-10, homestead property owned by persons over age 65. Ayes - 4 -Nays - 0. Consideration of job descriptions for Associate Planner-Code Administration and Police Captain was removed from the agenda. MOTION: of Goodwin, seconded by Savanick, approving a range advancement for George Ballenger, Finance Director, and Dennis Welsch, Planning & Development Director, increasing their base annual salaries to $49,500 effective September 28, 1988. Ayes - 4 - Nays - 0. RANGE ADVANCE FINANCE & PLAN/ DEV. DIRECTORS HIRE MAINTENANCE WORKERS HIRE PARTTIME EMPLOYEES MOTION: of Goodwin, seconded by Savanick, approving hiring Patrick Casperson, James Ableitner and Robert Chapman as fulltime Maintenance I Workers effective November 4, 1988, at starting hourly rates of $8.00. Ayes - 4 - Nays - 0. MOTION: of Goodwin, seconded by Savanick, approving hiring the various parttime employees as listed in the Personnel Director's memo dated November 3, 1988. Ayes - 4 - Nays - 0. END OF CONSENT AGENDA Councilmember Savanick reported on a meeting of the Airport Siting AIRPORT TASK Task Force of the Transportation Advisory Board, of which she is a FORCE REPORT member. She said the Task Force tabled a proposal to recommend immed- iately purchasing land for a new metropolitan airport and simultaneously make improvements to the existing airport. A proposal to recommend only the purchase of land for a future airport was denied. MOTION: of Holton, seconded by Goodwin, to pay the claims and bills, checks numbered 64331 through 64369, 64371 through 64457 and 64468 through 64549, in the total amount of $4,296,416.62. Ayes - 4 - Nays - O. =. CIAIMS & BILLS MOTION: of Savanick, seconded by Holton, to adjourn. Ayes - 4 - Nays - 0. The meeting was adjourned at 12:30 o~clock p.m.