City Council Minutes 01-25-1988MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING - MONTICELLO CITY COUNCIL
Monday, January 25, 1988 - 7:30 p.m.
Members Present: Arve Grimsmo, Fran Fair, Bill Fair, Warren Smith,
Dan Blonigen
Members Absent: None
2. Approval of Minutes.
Motion was made by Warren Smith, seconded by Bill Fair, and unanimously
carried to approve the minutes of the regular meeting held January 11,
1988.
3. Citizens Comments/Petitions, Requests and Complaints.
Mrs. Bette Grossnickle appeared before the Council and presented a
petition requesting the City initiate a feasibility study on the extension
of sewer and water utilities to her property on Golf Course Road.
Mrs. Grossnickle indicated that she is currently in the process of
developing a subdivision for her property to create three lots but needs
to know the estimated cost and whether it's feasibility of extending sewer
and water to service the new parcels.
By Council consensus, the petition was accepted and the City Engineer,
John Badalich, was directed to prepare the feasibility study and
incorporate it into the current improvement project plan for County
Road 39 West. see Resolution 88-3A.
4. Consideration of Conditional Use Request to Allow Outdoor Sales in a B-3
(Highway Business) Zone. Applicant, Monticello Housing and RV Center,
Inc.
Mr. Ralph Hermes, owner of the Monticello Housing and RV Center, requested
a conditional use permit to be allowed to create a sales lot on Lots 1 and
2, Block 1, Commercial Court Addition. Mr. Hermes currently operates the
RV sales out of the former Glass Hut building and needed a conditional use
permit to allow the display of approximately 20 recreational vehicles that
he would like to sell through his business.
Current ordinances in a B-3 zoning district only allow outside sales area
to be 30 percent of the principal building size which would limit
Mr. Hermes to approximately only one space; and as a result, a variance
would also be needed to increase the sales area. The sales lot would
continue to be grass in surface to control dust; and after further
discussion, a motion was made by Fran Fair, seconded by Bill Fair, and
unanimously carried to grant the conditional use permit for a period of
one year at which time it will be reviewed and to increase the percentage
allowable for the sales area by a total of 1,750 percent.
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Consideration of Preliminary Plat Review, Ritze Manor 2nd Addition.
Applicant, Charles Ritze.
Mr. Charles Ritze had prepared a preliminary plat that would subdivide one
lot into three parcels meeting the minimum square footage requirements for
residential subdivisions. The proposed subdivision would result in one of
the newly created lots having frontage on River Road with the other new
lot having frontage on Hilltop Drive. A problem existed in the
preliminary plat in that the lot fronting on Hilltop Drive does not have
the required amount of footage on a public right-of-way in that only 15
feet of this lot exist on a platted street. Mr. Ritze would be required
to obtain additional property from his neighbor, Reinhold Yager, who at
the present time has been reluctant to give up any of his property for a
street right-of-way. Additionally during the platting process, Mr.
Ritze's surveyor has determined that the section _line on the north side of
the property adjacent to Mr. Yager's home is actually located in such a
way that some out buildings owned by Mr. Yager are actually on Mr. Ritze's
property. Although this is a matter that would have to be worked out
between the two property owners and does not actually affect the platting
of the property as proposed, the Council had considerable discussion on
how this problem can be alleviated in the future.
Because the plat as proposed does not currently meet the City's standards
with one of the lots not having enough frontage on a public road, a motion
was made by Bill Fair, seconded by Dan Blonigen, and unanimously carried
to table the preliminary plat request at this time and instruct Mr. Ritze
to return to the Planning Commission for further review. If Mr. Ritze so
desires, he may file a variance request for one lot only having 15 feet of
frontage rather than 53 feet as required by current ordinances.
Consideration of a Resolution Accepting Bid and Authorizing the Execution
of a Contract for Construction of a New Well.
Bids were received and opened at 11:00 a.m. the 25th of January for the
construction of a new deep well to be located in the Oakwood Industrial
Park. Bids were received as follows:
E.H. Renner & Sons $40,510.00
Bergerson-Caswell $48,452.00
Mark J. Traut Wells, Inc. $48,974.50
Keys Well Drilling $49,674.00
Layne Minnesota Company $50,238.50
Layne Western Co., Inc. $67,414.00
Public Works Director, John Simola, and Consulting Engineer, Chuck Lepak,
met for approximately an hour with the low bidder, E.H. Renner & Sons, to
review the specifications for the new well. One of the main concerns of
the City was that the minimum capacity of 1,000 gallons per minute be
obtained by the new well; and it was suggested by the low bidder that the
City perform a gamma scan in a test well at the site which would help
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determine whether the size of the well should be increased from the
specified 14 -inch diameter to possibly a larger size to accommodate the
minimum gallons per minute required. The representative of E.H. Renner
indicated that even if it was determined that more capacity could be
obtained by increasing the size of the well, he felt confident that a
change order could be issued and the contractor could supply a larger well
without exceeding the next lowest bidder's price for the smaller well.
Motion was made by Warren Smith, seconded by Bill Fair, and unanimously
carried to adopt the resolution accepting the low bid from E.H. Renner in
the amount of $40,510 and authorizing a contract to be entered into. If
testing indicated that a larger well would be beneficial for the City, a
change order would be processed and returned to the Council for approval.
See Resolution 88-3.
7. Consideration of Authorizing Purchase of Portable Pump for Civil Defense.
As part of the 1987 Budget, the Civil Defense Director had budgeted $1,200
as the cost of half of a new portable pump that would be used for
emergencies such as pumping out flooded storm sewers or various other
purposes. The Department of Emergency Services did not approve the
funding request, but the Public Works Department still feels the addition
of a portable pump is necessary for the City. Recently, the contractor at
the wastewater treatment plant, PSG, Inc., indicated that the need for the
pump does exist at the wastewater treatment plant occasionally and agreed
to cover up to $1,000 towards the purchase of a pump.
The Public Works Department received quotes on a 16 horsepower, 4 -inch
pump that would cost $2,215 and with the $1,000 being paid by the
contractor at the wastewater treatment plant, the City's cost would be
$1,215.
Motion was made by Bill Fair, seconded by Dan Blonigen, and unanimously
carried to authorize the purchase of the pump from Olson Electric for
$2,215 with PSG, Inc., paying $1,000 of this price.
8. Consideration of Appointment to Planning Commission.
The Planning Commission members recently received word that member Jim
Ridgeway will be resigning from the Planning Commission. It was noted by
the staff that an advertisement was placed in the Monticello Shopper
requesting individuals who had an interest in being appointed to the
Planning Commission to contact City Hall for consideration. It was
recommended by the Council that individuals desiring to be considered for
the Planning Commission appointment should be interviewed by the Planning
Commission with a recommendation made to the Council at a future meeting.
In regards to Planning Commission members, the Council discussed whether a
policy should be established requiring all or a certain portion of the
members to be residents or taxpayers of Monticello in order to be on the
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committee. The staff was instructed to establish a policy that they feel
would be appropriate in regards to residency requirements for Planning
Commission appointments and the item will be discussed at a future Council
meeting.
9. Consideration of Bills for the Month of January.
Motion was made by Warren Smith, seconded by Fran Fair, and unanimously
carried to approve the bills .for the month of January as presented.
Rick Wolfst&Iler
City Administrator
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