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City Council Minutes 09-26-1977 I I I REGULAR MEETING OF MQ TICELLO CITY COUNCIL September 26, 19 7 - 7:30 P.M. Members present: C. JOMson, A. Grimsmo,P. White, G. Walters, D. Blonigen Citizens Comments: Rick Longley informed the cOilllcil of h's intentions of occupYing the new Glass Hut building by the end of Septe ber and hopes to have the blacktopping of the parking lot completed by then. If the weather becomes illlfavorable to complete the parking lot, he requested an extension of up to 6 months time to complete the blacktopping and 1andscap. ng. A motion was made by P. White, second y D. Blonigen and illlanimously carried to grant Mr. Longley up to a 6 month e tension of time to complete the parking lot and landscaping provided a $6,000 ond is posted to cover the estimated costs. 1. Public Hearin - Review of 1 8 Preli Bu et. The cOilllcil reviewed the preliminary b dget for 197$ which will require a local tax levy of $643,707.00. As part of the budget review, a public hearing was held to determine the possi- ble allocation of 197$ Revenue Sharing Funds of approximately $68,995. A motion was made by G. Walters, secon by A. lkimsmo te accept the pre- liminary budget as presented with the ti1ization of 197$ Revenue Sharing Filllds towards the City Hall building P oject. In favor: C. Johnson, A. Grimsmo, G. P. White D. Blonigen expressed opposition to th allocation of Revenue Sharing Funds and therefore opposed the motion. 2. Review of Furnishin s for Senior Ci tiz ns Center. Currently the senior citizens center h s approximately $4,925 built up in their own funds and additionally $796 as accumulated as a result of opera- ting the information center. The senior citizens center board has ap roved the following improve- ments and equipment for the new center: Electrical wiring Partition between ceramic woodworking area Cupboards Sink Dishwasher, refrigerator Pool Table 6 Tables 6 Dozen Chairs $ 500 354 75 78 553 554 424 599 $3,137 /"', c I;s~>.,) Mrs. Caroline Ellison informed the COilll il of the senior citizens center intention of applYing for Federal Grant Funds to install handicapped bath- rooms in the new center building. The enter will be applYing for a $5,000 grant for this purpose and other variou improvements. I I I 3. & 4. Consideration of Conditional Use Permit Variance from Minirm.un Lot Size without Cit Sewer and Wate and Buildin Permit - Dr. Joel Erickson. Dr. Joel Erickson is proposing a pet ospital to be built on the east side of Highway 25 and approximately 600 feet south of the I-94 interchange. Currently, this property is zoned as 3 (Regional Business) and the permitted or conditional uses of a B-3 do not mention a Pet Hospital. In fact, no zone currently mentions a. et hospital as a conditional or permitted use. As a result, the PI . g Commission recommended the ordinance be amended to allow a Pet Hospital as a conditional use within a B-3 zone with the following conditi 1. No outside pens or kennels. 2. .Annual inspection by City's He th officer at owners expense. 3. All animals must be leashed. 4. Treatment would be limited to mall domesticated animals. 5. Side yard setbacks would be 20 feet instead of 10 feet. 6. No outside storage of carcassel . Additionally, Ordinance section 10-3-4 C) requires that any parcel that does not have city sewer and water must be t least 2! acres in order to allow a private septic tank and well. Dr. Eri kson' s parcel is 1. 39 acres and would require a variance from this provision. P. White made a motion, second by A. G imsmo and unanimously carried to amend Ordinance Section 10-13-4(I) to allow Hospitals as a conditional use in a B-3 zone with the following conditio 1. No outside pens or kennels. 2. Annual inspection by City's He th officer at owners expense. 3. All animals must be leashed. 4. Treatment would be limited to mall domesticated animals. 5. Side yard setbacks would be 20 feet instead of 10 feet. 6. No outside storage of carcasse . and to approve the building permit for Mr. Erickson's Pet Hospital as a condi- tional use with the granting of a vari ce from the provisions of Section 10- 3-4( c) for septic tank inst lations. (See Ord. Amendment $-15-75 #37). 5. Consideration of Buildin Permi t - Lan Pro ects. Land Projects, a partnership, is propo ing to build a 2,400 square foot detached bank facility on Lots 6, 7, 8 and 9 of Block 6 of Upper MOnticello for the Wright County State Bank. The facility is intended to house the right County State Bank's main insur- ance office and to handle deposits and withdrawals. A motion was made by P. White, secondy D. Blonigen and unanimously carried to approve the building permit for Lan Projects, Inc. contingent upon final approval of plans by building inspecto and city engineer. I I I 6. Consideration of Buildin Permit - He . Dave Heskins is proposing to build a acility for his business, He skins , Electric, just to the south of Zahler the Industrial Park. Mr. Heskins was previously granted a ariance on the side yard setbacks in an industrial zone to allow a buildin to be built within 10 feet of the pro- perty line. On a motion by D. Blonigen, second by to approve the building permit for Hes of the plans by the building inspector. 7. Consideration of Buildin Permi t - 2-0, Charles Ritze. In February of 1976, Charles Ritze reg: allow a truck garage be built within granted the permit contingent upon a f of the garage to screen any equipment . White, it was unanimously carried s' Electric contingent upon approval ested a conditional use permit to R-l zone. The City of Monticello ce being constructed along the side till stored outside. The garage was built without a permit d the fence never erected, and as a result, the council considered grant'ng the building permit requested now only contingent upon a permit being p d for on the truck garage and the fence erected as required. A. Grimsmo made a motion, second by P. White and unanimously carried to approve the residential building permit for a amily room and 2-car garage for Charles Ritze provided the previous bIding permit for the truck garage is paid and the shrubs or trees are plant d to screen any equipment stored out- side as previously agreed to. 8. Consideration of Buildin Permit - Fai Mr. Bud Fair is requesting a building open framework structure to be built t shade and sunlight to his nursery stoc . ermit for Fair's Market to allow an allow adequate amounts of rain, Motion was made by D. Blonigen, second by A. Grimsmo and unanimously carried to approve the building permit request d by Bud Fair. 9. Consideration of Ordinance Amendment Bill Pemberton for a Roller Rink. d Consideration of Buildin Permit- Mr. Bill Pemberton proposed to build 11,700 square foot steel building for a roller rink. The proposed building ould be on the north half of Lot 1, Block 1 of Oakwood Industrial Park. The area is zoned as I-I (Light Indust ial) and this zone does not allow for a roller rink as a permitted or co ditional use. Initially, the Planning Commission felt the use should be allo ed as a permitted use within the I-I zoning district and held a hearing at heir last meeting to consider this amendment. However, on the suggestion of Mr. Dick Dwinell, the Planning Commission felt the useshoul be allowed as a conditional use as opposed to a permitted use within an I 1 zone. I I I As a result of the above action, the anning Commission recommended approval of the building permit, howe er, they indicated a planning commission hearing would have to be he d on the conditional use permit giving proper notice to property owne s within 350 feet on the condi- tional use permit request. G. Walters made a motion, second by P. White and unanimously carried to amend Ordinance Section 10-15-4(D) to allow Amusement Places (such as roller rinks and dance halls) and bowling alleys a conditional uses within an I-I zone and approve the building permit reque ted for a roller rink subject to a public hearing being held by the PI "g Commission and approval by the committee of the conditional use pe "t. (See Ord. Amend. 8-15-75 #38). 10. Consideration of Road #39. River Meadow Apartments, a partnershi and Bob Mosford, is proposing to buil County Road #39. of Parcel Alon East Count consisting of Ralph Smith, Gary Wieber a 30 unit apartment along East The area under consideration is appro "mately 7.40 acres and is part of a larger 20 acre tract of land. This subdivision results in two parcels then of more than 5 acres and would h ve to meet the following subdivision requirements. 1. Review by Planning Commission and review and approval by the city council. 2. Certificate of survey. 3. Park dedication requirements. A certificate of survey has been prep ed and presented to the Planning Commission and they have recommended pproval of the subdivision. Addi- tionally, park dedication requirement would be adhered to in the form of a 10% cash contribution. At the public hearing on this propos ,the Planning Commission recommended the area be rezoned to R- 3 in its ent rety rather than R-B (Residential Business) and to allow a variance for one 30 unit apartment. P. White made a motion, second by A. rimsmo to approve the rezoning of the 7.4 acre parcel along County Road #39 from R-l to R-3 (Medium Density Residential) and grant a variance to low (1) 30 unit apartment building. In favor: C. Johnson, A. Grimsmo, P. White, G. Walters. Abstaining: D. Blonigen. (See Ordinance Amendment 8-15-75 #39) 11. Consideration of Residential Street At out last meeting, a petition was r ceived from the following property owners requesting a street light just south of Riverside Cemetery and east of River Terrace Park: ~don Sonju Gerald Doerr Ronald Goeb I I I It was decided to table any decision the specific request until an overall street lighting plan could be developed. A revised overall street lighting pl Public Works Director indicating poss' dential street lights. Previously, 1 intersections throughout the city duro implementing the additional street li was presented to the council by the le locations for 31 additional resi- street lights were installed at various g 1977, and the council discussed ts over a 3-year period of time. A motion was made by G. Walters, secod by A. Grimsmo to authorize the installation of up to 10 additional s reet lights during 1977 as requested if determined to be needed by the Pubic Works Director. In favor: Opposed: C. Johnson, G. Walters, A. Grimsmo, P. White D. Blonigen. 12. Consideration of Cit 's Recreation Pro am. During 1977, the city council budgete. an amount of $2,200.00 as the City's contribution to the school district's ;recreation program which is a part of their community services fund. A motion was made by G. Walters, seco approve the payment of $2,200.00 to t 13. Consideration of Ordinance Amendment Offices as Permitted Uses Within a B- Whi te and unanimously carried to recreation program for 1977. o Allow Professional and Commercial Limited Business District. This amendment would allow profession and commercial offices as a permitted use in a B-2 zone. Since B-3 and B-4 zones allow as permitted uses all permitted uses wit in a B-2, professional and commercial offices would also be pe .tted uses within B-3 and B-4 zones. Currently these uses are nly allowed as "conditional uses" in a R-B (Residential Business) zone d B-1 (Neighborhood Business) zone and this would appear reasonable to low these as "conditional uses" in these zones since they are quasi-r sidential areas. However, there is no place that professional and commerci offices are allowed in a B-2, B-3 or B-4 zone either as a permitted or con .tional use. A motion was made by P. White, second by D. Blonigen and unanimously carried to amend zoning Ordinance Section 10- 2-2(EE) to allow professional and commercial offices as permitted uses .thin a B-2 (Limited Business) District. (See Ordinance Amendment 15-75 #40). 14. Approval of Bills. A. Grimsmo made a motion, second by P approve the bills for September 1977 (See supplement 9-26-77 #1). 15. Minutes. White and unanimously carried to s presented. A motion was made by P. White, second by D. Blonigen and unanimously carried to approve the minutes of the special meeting held 9-8-77 and regular meeting of 9-12-77 as presented. I I I 1 I;;;. ~/7 7 16. Consideration of Chan e Order - 77-1 A motion was made by G. Walters, seco d by D. Blonigen and unanimously carried to authorize the preparation f plans and specifications for black- topping Chelsea Road and the new road proposed for construction under the 77-1 Sewer and Water Improvement Proj ct. 17. Consideration of Combinin Sale of I The City's bonding consultants, Sprin sted & Assoc. have been previously authorized to sell bonds in the amoun of $730,000 for the 77-1 and 77-2 Sewer, Water and Street Improvement P ojects planned by the City. In addition, should the city council ecide to implement a permanent street improvement program including curb, tter, and storm sewer, another bond issue would have to be sold for appro Ornately 2i million. The bond consultants have recommended that if the council should decide to issue bonds in 1977 for such a street improvement program, all bonds should be sold at one time, rather than sep ately. The council consensus was to delay th original bond sale of $730,000 until the council decides on whether to pur ue a permanent street improvement program. 18. Consideration of chan e orders - War " House. John Badalich, city engineer, made an inspection of the 4th Street Warming House to determine if the rafters use by the contractor are in accordance with specifications. The contractor 0 stalled 2 x 4 truss rafters, while the specifications called for 2 x 6 t ss rafters. The engineer requested additional load specifications from t e contractor on the rafters and a change order will be discussed at the next c uncil meeting if determined satisfactory by the city engineer. 19. Review of Furnishings - City Hall. A list of furnishings recently reviewd by councilman A. Grimsmo and City Administrator, Gary Wieber, were disc ssed with the councilmen. A motion was made by P. White, second y A. Grimsmo and unanimously carried to authorize the City Administrator to order the quantity of furnishings listed. (See supplement 9-26-77 #2). 20. Leasehold Improvements - Dave Kranz. Mr. Dave Kranz was authorized to complete the following improvements to the back portion of the senior "lding being rented by him: 1. Concrete floor 2. Electrical The total improvement costs will be u ed as a credit against his future rental payments. By council consensus, J. Miller will be asked to supervise and coordinate all improvements done at the senior citize s building, both by Mr. Kranz and by the senior citizens. I I I 21. Petition for Cit Water - Dino's Othe World. Mr. Floyd Kruse requested city water or his restaurant, Dino's Other World. During 1976, city water was installed within a few hundred feet of his building by running a service stub up from Mis issippi Drive. Mr. Kruse is now petitioning for a 6" water service to adequately serve his fire protection needs. The city engineer was instruc ed to study the feasibility of replacing the 4" service with a 6" or the possi ility of extending a new 6" line from the wastewater treatment plant to the front of his property. 22. Easements - 77-1 Improvement Project. The city has obtained all necessary c nstruction easements, except for one on the 77-1 sewer and water improvem t project. One remaining construction easement i still needed from Mr. Earl Malone, but it appears that a mutually satisf ctory agreement will not be reached wi thout proceeding with eminent dom. procedures. P. White entered a motion, second by . Walters and unanimously carried to proceed with eminent domain procedure in an effort to obtain the neces- sary easement from Earl Malone. 23. Miscellaneous. By council consensus, all remodeling industrial property will not require prior to issuance. Only new construc Planning Commission and council appro City Administrator was instructed to bili ty of requiring the grouping of r throughout the city rather than each mail box. A special council meeting will be hel salary schedules of city employees fo Meeting adjourned. r Assistant uilding permits for commercial or lanning Commission and council approval ion or structural alterations need ale heck with the Post Office on the possi- sidential mail boxes at various locations esidential property having their own at 4:00 p.m. October 6, 1977 to review 1978.