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City Council Minutes 10-22-1984MINUTES REGULAR MEETING - MONTICELLO CITY COUNCIL October 22, 1984 - 7:30 P.M. Members Present: Fran Fair, Ken Maus, Jack Maxwell, Dan Blonigen Members Absent: Mayor Arve Grimsmo Acting Mayor, Ken Maus, presided. 1. Call to Order. 2. Approval of Minutes. Motion was made by Maxwell, seconded by Fair, and unanimously carried to approve the minutes of the regular meeting held October 9 and the special meeting held October 15, 1984. 4. Public Hearing - Consideration of Request to Vacate Utility Easement - Applicant, Fulfillment Systems, Inc. and 5. Public Hearing - Consideration of Request to Vacate Utility Easement - Applicant, Burger King Corporation. Burger King Corporation recently purchased Lots 1 and 2, Block 2, Lauring Hillside Terrace, and wishes to develop the two lots as a single parcel. Fulfillments Systems, Inc., also purchased Lots 6 and 7, Block 2, Lauring Hillside Terrace, and are currently building a large structure right over the lot line between Lots 6 and 7. At the time the Lauring Hillside Terrace plat was recorded, the City retained easements around the perimeter of each lot for drainage and utility purposes. The above two firms requested that the City vacate the easements located between each lot, as they would no longer be necessary since both parties plan to develop them as a single parcel. Motion was made by Fair, seconded by Maxwell, and unanimously carried to vacate the utility and drainage easements lying on the south line of Lot 1 and the north line of Lot 2, Block 2, Lauring Hillside Terrace for Burger King Corporation. Motion was also made by Maxwell, seconded by Blonigen, and unanimously carried to vacate the utility and drainage easements that lie on the east lot line of Lot 7 and the west lot line of Lot 8, Block 2, Lauring Hillside Terrace, for Fulfillment Systems, Inc. �iC Council Minutes - 10/22/84 6. Consideration of Ordinance Amendment - Liquor Sales on Election Days. During the 1983 Legislative Session, Minnesota Statutes pertaining to sales of non -intoxicating and intoxicating liquor on election days were amended to allow for liquor sales during statewide elections. City of Monticello's ordinances pertaining to non -intoxicating beer sales and Municipal Liquor Store off -sales specifically state that no sales shall occur during the hours of 1 a.m. and 8 p.m. on any election day. In order for the City to allow beer and a municipal store to sell, the City ordinances would have to be amended to coincide with the revised State Statutes. Motion was made by Fair, seconded by Blonigen, and unanimously carried to adopt Ordinance Amendment 1984 #143 deleting the sentences that prohibit sales on election days for non -intoxicating liquor and sales at a municipal liquor store. 7. Consideration of Authorizing the Publication of a Summary of the Cable Franchising Ordinance. In September, 1984, the City Council adopted a Cable Franchising Ordinance. State Statutes allow for this ordinance to be published in a summary form. A 10 -page summary document was prepared by Mr. Tom Creighton, Legal Counsel for the Cable Commission. At this point during the meeting, Mayor Grimsmo arrived and began to chair the meeting. Motion was made by Maus, seconded by Fair, and unanimously carried to authorize a 10 -page summary of the recently adopted Cable Franchising Ordinance to be published as allowed by Minnesota State Statutes. See Exhibit #1 for Ordinance summary. 8. Consideration of Giving Final Approval to the Concept Plan and the Development Stage Plan for Plaza Partners, a Planned Unit Development. The Planning Commission, at its last meeting, gave final approval to the Concept Plan and final approval to the Development Stage Plan for the Plaza Partners PUD contingent upon a final sign off by the City's Consulting Engineer regarding the design of the public utility improvements and drainage plan. The developers were informed that no final action would be considered by the Council unless the entire package was in acceptable, recordable form and approved by the City Engineer. Mr. Brad Larson, attorney representing the developers, indicated that not all of the documents would be completed by Monday's -2- Council Minutes - 10/22/84 meeting; and as a result, it was recommended by the staff that no action be taken for final approval on the Development Stage Plan or the Concept Plan. In regards to the public utility improvements, it was recommended by the City Administrator that approval be granted on this item so the developers could begin construction yet this fall. Consulting Engineer, John Badalich, indicated that he is working out the final details with the developers' engineer and is agreeable with approval being granted for the public utilities portion only. Motion was made by Maxwell, seconded by Blonigen, and unanimously carried to allow the developers to start construction of the public sewer and water utilities prior to the final Concept Plan and Development Stage Plan being approved. The balance of the approvals will be postponed until the November 13, 1984, meeting. 9. Review of the Amended Comprehensive Plan and Consideration of Adoption. The City staff, along with Consulting Planners and Engineers, have been revising the Comprehensive Plan sections that refer to goals and policies. These sections were reviewed by the HRA, Planning Commission, and City Council previously. A revision of the Guide Plan section was recently completed incorporating the comments and suggestions that resulted from the amended Goals and Policies sections. The revised Guide Plan did have some sections totally removed from it such as references to a ring road system through the downtown. Councilmember Fair questioned why the ring road terminology was eliminated, as she felt the City should be encouraging commercial construction on the ring roads such as Walnut Street and Cedar Street connecting the downtown area to the Interstate. It was noted that the reason for eliminating the ring road terminology in the downtown area was that both Walnut Street and Cedar Street have been opened. across the railroad tracks and are currently being developed, thus the Guide Plan did not have to address ring roads anymore. Questions were also raised concerning transportation policies and the statement that the City shall pursue a cooperative airport between the cities of Elk River, Big Lake, and Monticello. It was suggested that the wording be changed to indicate that the City would be receptive in the future if a need arose to study a possible cooperative airport with surrounding adjacent communities. After further review, motion was made by Fair, seconded by Maus, and unanimously carried to adopt the 1984 Revised Comprehensive Plan Land Use Guide as amended. -3- Council Minutes - 10/22/84 10. Consideration of Setting a Special Meeting to Canvass Election Returns and Declare the Results of the Election. By consensus of the Council, a special meeting will be held on Wednesday at 5:00 P.M., November 7, for the purpose of canvassing the election returns. 11. Consideration of Bills for the Month of October. Motion was made by Blonigen, seconded by Maxwell, and unanimously carried to approve the bills for the month of October as presented. See Exhibit #2. 12. Discussion on Future Fire Hall Building Site. Councilmember Maxwell informed the Council that he has been in contact with Mr. Robert Americk, owner of the property being proposed for the new Fire Hall location. Mr. Maxwell noted that Mr. Americk appears willing to sell the property in the future, although a final negotiated price has not yet been firmly established. Councilman Maxwell recommended to the Council that no action be taken on the actual purchase of Block 15 for the Fire Hall site until the election is held regarding the bond sale for a new Fire Hall. am Rick Wolfstell Assistant Admi istrator am