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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/08/1987CITY OF APPLE VALLEY Dakota County, Minnesota January 8, 1987 Minutes of the regular meeting of the City Council of Apple Valley, Dakota County, Minnesota, held January 8, 1987, at 8:00 o'clock p.m. at City Hall. PRESENT: Mayor Branning; Councilmembers Goodwin, Holton, Humphrey and Savanick. ABSENT: None. City staff members present were: City Administrator Asleson, City Clerk Mueller, City Attorney Sheldon, Personnel Director Boland, Community Development Director Gretz, City Planner Kelley, Assistant Administrator Lawell and Police Chief Rivers. Mayor Branning and Councilmembers Holton and Savanick took their oaths of office for terms expiring December 31, 1988, and December 31, 1990, respectively. OATHS OF OFFICE 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 Savanick, seconded by Holton, approving the agenda for tonight's meeting as amended. Ayes ~ 5 - Nays - 0. APPROVE AGENDA CONSENT AGENDA COUNTY HIGHWAY CLASSIFICATION RES. 1987-10 MTC BUS USE OF STREETS RES. 1987-1 OFFICIAL 1987 NEWSPAPER RES. 1987-2 APPOINT 1987 BOND .CONSULTANT 1987 FIREARMS RANGE PERMIT MOTION of Holton, seconded by Humphrey, adding County Highway System and MTC routes to the consent agenda and approving all items on the consent agenda. Ayes - 5 - Nays - 0. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS MOTION of Holton, seconded by Humphrey, supporting Exhibit 1, with County Road 46 as a minor arterial, as the preferred Dakota County Highway Functional Classification System. Ayes - 5 Nays - 0. MOTION of Holton, seconded by Humphrey, adopting Resolution No. 1987-10 approving use of Garden View Drive, between Palomino Drive and 134th Street; and use of 134th Street, between Garden View Drive and 140th Street, by the Metropolitan Transit Commission for Route 77A. Ayes - 5 - Nays - 0. MOTION: of Holton, seconded by Humphrey, adopting Resolution No. 1987-1 designating the Dakota County Tribune as the official City of Apple Valley newspaper for the year 1987. Ayes - 5 - Nays - 0. MOTION of Holton, lseconded bY Humphrey, adopting Resolution No. lP87-2 appointing the firm of Juran & Moody, Inc., as the City of Apple Valley bond consultant for the year 1987. Ayes - 5 - Nays - 0 MOTION: of Holton, seconded by Humphrey, approving a 1987 permit for a Police Department firearms range at the northwest corner of Pilot Knob Road and 160th Street pursuant to City Code Section 14-22(c). Ayes - 5 - Nays - 0. CITY OF APPLE VALLEY Dakota County, Minnesota January 8, 1987 Page 2 MOTION: of Holton, seconded by Humphrey, adopting Resolution No. 1987-3 designating the First State Bank of Apple Valley as the City's official depository for the year 1987 and accepting deposit collateral. Ayes - 5 - Nays - 0. RES. 1987-3 1987 OFFICIAL DEPOSITORY RES. 1987~4 1987 ADDITIONAL DEPOSITORIES RES. 1987-5 POLICE FUND 1986 TRANSFER RES. 1987:6 LIQUOR FUND 1986 TRANSFER RES. 1987-7 WRITE OFF 1986 N.S.F. CHECKS HIRE PARTTIME EMPLOYEES DEC. 30, 1986 MINUTES MOTION: of Holton, seconded by Humphrey, adopting Resolution No. 1987-4 designating additional 1987 depositories for City funds at: First National Bank of St. Paul, First National Bank of Minneapolis, Community State Bank, Norwest Bank of Minneapolis, Juran & Moody and Dain Bosworth. Ayes - 5 - Nays - 0. MOTION: of Holton, seconded by Humphrey, adopting Resolution No. 1987-5 authorizing the transfer of $71,359.00 of state aid from the Police Fund (06) to the General Fund (01) for 1986. Ayes - 5 - Nays - 0. MOTION: of Holton, seconded by Humphrey, adopting Resolution No. 1987-6 authorizing the transfer of $100,000.00 from the Liq- uor Fund (26) to the General Fund (01) for 1986. Ayes - 5 Nays - 0. MOTION: of Holton, seconded by Humphrey, adopting Resolution No. 1986-7 writing off insufficient fund checks as uncollectible debts for 1986 in the total amount of $798.47. Ayes - 5 - Nays - O. MOTION: of Holton, seconded by Humphrey, approving hiring the various parttime employees as listed in the City Administrator's memo dated December 31, 1986. Ayes - 5 - Nays - 0. END OF CONSENT AGENDA MOTION: of Holton, seconded by Savanick, approving the minutes of the special meeting of December 30th, 1986 as written. Ayes - 5 - Nays - O. Mayor Branning asked if any one was present to address the Council at AUDIENCE DISCN this time on any item not on this meeting's agenda. Joe Barrott, Business Representative for AFSCME Local 479, was present AFSCME REP. land asked the Council if there were any questions about a position APPEARANCE 'paper which was distributed prior to the meeting. Mr. Barrott said the union has requested arbitration and the City must respond by January 22, 1987~ Mayor Branhing said he .bell.eves as long as the union and the City are still talking, nego- tiations are possible. The Council will not make a decision on the arbitration request yet, bnt will respond by the required date. Mr. Gretz said residents of the Hunters Wood area have asked to discuss HUNTERS WOOD snow plowing with the Council. He has reviewed the area and it is one SNOW REMOVAL of the few areas where vehicles must travel uphill and stop at a stop CITY OF APPLE VALLEY Dakota County, Minnesota January 8, 1987 Page 3 sign to leave the neighborhood. The snow plow route has been revised so that area will be plowed first and this should resolve the problem. No one from Hunters Wood was pre- sent for the discussion. Mr. Gretz reviewed the circumstances requiring consideration of the CEDAR PLAZA preliminary plat for Cedar Plaza prior to the tabled rezoning. The PLATTING Council is under no time constraints to act on a rezoning; however, the 120-day time constraint exists on the platting under state law as described in Councilmember Humphrey's letter of December 23, 1986. MOTION: of Holton, seconded by Savanick, referring the preliminary plat petition for Cedar Plaza, at the southwest corner of Cedar Avenue and 140th Street, to Staff for preparation of a finding of fact for the purpose of denying the petition be- cause the rezoning issue has not been resolved. PREPARE FINDING OF FACT ON CEDAR PLAZA Mayor Branning said the Council will be meeting with the Planning Commission January 21, 1987, to address clarification of the limited business uses in the zoning ordinance. If the petitioner has concerns about the proposed amendment, he should attend also. The amendment may be a redefinition or additional categories of limited business zoning. Mr. Kelley noted that a public hearing is required on any such amendment. Tom Heiberg, the petitioner, was present and said he is concerned that the process of making such an amendment may take a long time, especially when the ramifications on all limited business zones are considered. He is willing to cooperate, but would like to see the process move along. Dodie Russell was present and said she commends the Council for looking at the problem and trying to resolve it in a satisfactory manner for all concerned. Vote was taken on the motion. Ayes - 5 - Nays - 0 MOTION: of Goodwin, seconded by Humphrey, adopting Resolution No. 1987-8 accepting the donation of a sound Stage from A. Michael Young. Ayes - 5 - Nays - 0. RES. 1987-8 SOUND STAGE DONATION Mr. Lawell said it is anticipated the sound stage will be used in the production of public access television programming and suggested it be formally leased to Metro Cable so it could be used in the studio facility. MOTION: of Holton, seconded by Goodwin, approving a Lease Agreement with Metro Cable, Inc., for use of the sound stage donated to the City and authorizing the Mayor and Clerk to sign the same. Ayes[- 5 - Nays - 0. LEASE SOUND STAGE TO METRO Mr. Kelley reviewed the Planning Commission's report on the proposed HUNTINGTON Huntington subdivision, located east and west of Pilot Knob Road, south SUBDIVISION of County Road 38 R-lC zoning is being requested on the entire pro- posal now, but only the property on the east side of Pilot Knob Road is proposed tO be platted at this time. The preliminary plat is for 163 single family lots. Because the proposal exceeds the thresholds established for a mandatory Environmental Assessment CITY OF APPLE VALLEY Dakota County, Minnesota January 8, 1987 Page 4 Worksheet (EAW), approval of the plat must be subject to a negative finding on the EAW. No contingency should be placed on the rezoning. MOTION: of Humphrey, seconded by Goodwin, passing Ordinance No. 377 ORDINANCE 377 rezoning part of Section 13, known as Huntington, from "A" HUNTINGTON Agriculture to "R-lC" Single Family Residential as recom- REZONING mended by the Planning Commission. Councilmember Holton expressed concern about limited connections in the road layout. Mr. Kelley said the preliminary plat on the east side of Pilot Knob Road is broken into two distinct areas with larger more heavily wooded lots on the east and smaller lots on the west. The developer intends to use the road pattern to separate the areas. Councilmember Holton said he would prefer another internal connection so the eastern area has access to Pilot Knob Road and not just County Road 38. The Council reviewed the street configuration of the plat, the park area and potential pathways. Amended streets were drawn on a copy of the preliminary plat. Vote was taken on the motion. Ayes - 5 - Nays - 0. MOTION: of Holton, seconded by Humphrey, approving the preliminary plat of Phase I of Huntington with a street connection bet- ween the large lot and standard lot areas in the southerly part and a curve delineating the street and cul de sac at the northwest corner of the plat subject to a negative finding on the Environmental Assessment Worksheet, as recommended by the Planning Commission, and directing Staff to prepare a devel- opment agreement including an escrow account to fund pathway installation. Ayes ~ 5 - Nays ~ 0. HUNTINGTON PRELIMINARY PLAT PHASE 1 MOTION: of Goodwin, seconded by Savanick, approving renewal of the various 1987 licenses and permits as shown on the list dated January 8, 1987. Ayes - 5 - Nays - 0. 1987 LICENSES & PERMITS RES. 1987-9 ACTING MAYOR MOTION: of Goodwin, seconded by Humphrey, adopting Resolution No. 1987-9 appointing Councilmember Holton as Acting Mayor for the year 1987 to act in the absence of the Mayor. Ayes - 5 - Nays - 0. Steve Nattson, of Juran & Moody, was present to review a new bonding GUARANTEED program, called Guaranteed Investment Contract Transactions, with the INVESTMENT Council. This program would take the place of industrial/commercial TRANSACTION revenue bond financing which is no longer available under the new taX CONCEPT PROPOSAL laws. 'The concept is for an alliance of cities to sell a large taxable issue of revenue bonds. The proceeds are used for a guaranteed investment to repay the bonds and interest. Once the funds are invested, they can be used to provide long term fixed rate loans. The applicant for a loan would obtain credit support for the loan and the loan would be made by the investor subject to City approval of the project., 'The Ciy would end Up with difference in interest rates between the bonds sold and the amount invested as cash to the general fund. CITY OF APPLE VALLEY Dakota County, Minnesota January 8, 1987 Page 5 Mr. Mattson said he would anticipate several local cities participating in the pool and, by state law, a public hearing will be required. He presented this concept information for an overview and will be reviewing more details before an actual proposal is drafted. MOTION: of Goodwin, seconded by Holton, setting the January 1987 meeting schedule, at 8:00 p.m. at City Hall, as follows: January 15 - Informal, January 20 - Special followed by Informal, January 21 - Informal with Planning Commission at 9:30 p.m., January 22 - Regular, and January 27 - Informal. Ayes - 5 - Nays - 0. SET JANUARY MEETINGS CLAIMS & BILLS MOTION: of Humphrey, seconded by Holton, to pay the claims and bills, checks numbered 31129, 52505 through 52558, and 52567 through 52706, in the total of $677,692.96. Ayes - 5 - Nays - 0. MOTION: of Humphrey, seconded by Goodwin, to adjourn. Ayes - 5 - Nays - 0. The meeting was adjourned at 9:27 o'clock p.m.