City Council Minutes 01-24-1977
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REGULAR MEETING 0 THE MONTICELLO
CITY CO NCIL
January 24, 1977 - 7:30 P.M.
Members pres ent: Con Johnson, St n Hall, Gene Wal ters,
Dan Blonigen, Arve Grimsmo.
1. Review of Re lations Relative to Monticello as a result
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of a ortion of the Mississi pi River bein designated a
component of the Wild Scenic & Recreational Rivers System.
Mr. Wayne Sames of the DNR b iefly outlined the provisions
of the Wild & Scenic Rivers ct and the affect it would
have on MontCello. He indic ted that the cities along the
Mississippi River will be re uired to adopt the Municipal
Shoreline Regulations by Apr"l 15, 1977. General Develop-
ment Regulations would apply to Monticello and should not
cause much change in our cit ordinances. The most notice-
able effect of these regulat ons would be in lot size areas
of newly platted subdivision requiring:
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20,000 sq. ft. for un
15,000 sq. ft. for se
10,000 sq. ft. for al
distric ts
ewered lots
ered lots abutting the river
other lots within the boundary
The setback requirements for non-sewered lots would be 100'
and 75' for lots served by p blic sewer.
The current city ordinances equire 12,000 sq. ft. for
residential lots, but since ost of the property located
along the river within the city has already been platted,
the square footage requirem nts of the new regulations would
not have much affect on Mon icello since all previously platted
lots are grandfathered in.
Council consensus was to ha e Mr. Sames present a model
ordinance prepared by the D to the planning Commission
for their review.
The Planning Commission rec mmendations on the new regulations
would then be presented to he city council for adoption.
2.
Consideration of Change Ord r and Payment Request - Orfei &
Sons on 1976 Sewer a d Water Project.
S. Hall entered a motion, s
carried to approve the chan
extras to the 1976 Sewer an
Sons and payment voucher #6
the amount retained to 5%.
conded by D. Blonigen and unanimously
e order #3 for $8,746.27 in
Water Contract with Orfei &
for $47,434.13 which reduces
3. Consideration of Payment Approval - Step 1 Facilities Plann-
ing Report.
John Badalich of OSM briefly outlined the completed Facilities
Planning Report to the council. The report will be reviewed
in more detail at the February 14, 1977 council meeting.
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Orr-Schelen-Mayeron & Associates requested payment of
$86,836.73 based on 85% completion of the Step 1 Facilities
Planning Report.
Monticello has received an approval from the EPA for this
billing.
A. Grimsmo made a motion, seconded by G. Walters and unani-
mously carried to approve the payment of $86,836.73 to OSM
for the 85% completion of the Step 1 Municipal Wastewater
Treatment Facilities Planning Report.
4. Consideration of Landscaping Ordinance Amendment.
S. Hall entered a motion, seconded by D. Blonigen and unan-
imously carried to amend the landscaping ordinances by
adding the fOllowing provisions:
1. All buildings shall be finished on all four sides
with consistent architectural quality, materials and
design.
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2. Three percent of the service area within an off-
street parking area shall be landscaped with grass
and/or decorative surface treatment - trees and
shrubbery for all developments except single family
dwellings.
3. One percent of the development costs, or $1500, which-
ever is greater, as determined by the building
permit valuation shall be devoted to landscaping
exclusive of sod and walkways. A bond shall be re-
quired for 100% of said landscaping not completed
at the time of the issuance of the certificate of
occupancy. This bond shall be for one year at the
end of which the city has the authority to complete
the necessary landscaping.
4. The city coucil may waive any portion of the pro-
visions of items 2 and 3 if the developer can demon-
strate justification for exemption and the planning
commission has reviewed the request. (See Ordinance I
Amendment 8-15-75 #27.)
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5. Consideration of A ointment 0 Senior Citizens Center Board.
Due to poor health, Mr. CharI
Senior Citizen's Board. D.
by A. Grimsmo and unanimously
Schaffer to the Senior Citize
Mr. Plotnik.
6. Approval of Bills.
Motion made by S. Hall, secon
carried to approve the list 0
presented. (See supplement 1
s Plotnik resigned from the
onigen made a motion, seconded
carried to appo~nt Harry
IS Center Board to replace
ed by A. Grimsmo and unanimously
bills for January, 1977 as
24-77 #1.)
7. The minutes of the council me'eting held on January 10, 1977
stand approved as read.
8. The council discussed the recent number of freezing water
lines in the city. Council c nsensus was to refer all
property owners to private cO' tractors when their waterlines
freeze with the homeowner or business establishment assuming
all costs involved in thawing the line.
Motion by G. Walters, seconded by S. Hall to adjourn.
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Administrative Assistant
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