City Council Minutes 01-24-2000MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING - MONTICELLO CITY COUNCIL
Monday, January 24, 2000 - 7 p.m.
Members Present: Roger Belsaas, Roger Carlson, Clint Herbst, Brian Stumpf and Bruce Thielen.
Members Absent: None.
Mayor Belsaas called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. and declared a quorum present.
2A. Approval of minutes of the special meeting held January 10, 2000
BRUCE THIELEN MOVED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING
HELD ON JANUARY 10, 2000. CLINT HERBST SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION
CARRIED WITH ROGER BELSAAS ABSTAINING.
2B. Approval of minutes of the regular meeting held January 10, 2000.
ROGER CARLSON MOVED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR COUNCIL
MEETING HELD ON JANUARY 10, 2000. BRIAN STUMPF SECONDED THE MOTION.
MOTION CARRIED WITH ROGER BELSAAS ABSTAINING.
3. Consideration of adding items to the agenda.
John Simola, Public Works Director, requested that final payments for Project 98-09C, Fire Hall
Parking Lot Construction and Project 98-21 C, Downtown Parking Lot Overlay and Freeway
Parking Lot Construction be included in the consent agenda. John Simola also requested that
items 513, Signal Agreement with Wright County for the County 75 signal and item 5G, Annual
Maintenance Agreement with Wright County be pulled from the consent agenda for discussion.
4. Citizens comments/petitions, reduests and complaints
None
5. Consent Agenda
A. Consideration of setting a special meeting for awarding bond sale. Recommendation:
Set a special meeting for 6:45 p.m. on February 2, 2000 to consider awarding the sale of
general obligation bonds and amending the lease agreement with the HRA.
B. Consideration of approving signal agreement for signal at County Road 75 and Hospital
with Wright County. Recommendation: Approve the traffic signal agreement as drafted.
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C. Consideration of approving charitable gambling license renewal - Land of Lakes
Choirboys. Recommendation: Adopt resolution authorizing the State Gambling Control
Board to issue a pull -tab license for the Land of Lakes Choirboys at J.P.'s Annex.
RES. #2000-3
D. Consideration of approval of preliminary plat of Klein Farms VI Residential Subdivision.
Recommendation: To approve the preliminary plat of Klein Farms VI with the conditions
noted by the Planning Commission.
E. Consideration of an amendment to the zoning ordinance to allow for a deferral of parking
lot paving and/or curb requirements in the Business Districts. Recommendation: Adopt
the ordinance amendment based on the findings and recommendation of the Planning
Commission.
F. Consideration of resolutions establishing agreements with Marquette Bank to utilize
software for automated transactions and account access and reporting. Recommendation:
Approve the resolutions authorizing the City to execute agreements to utilize the Marquette
Bank automated software. RES. #2000-5 AND #2000-6.
G. Consideration of annual highway maintenance agreement with Wright County.
Recommendation: Approve the 2000 Maintenance Agreement with Wright County.
BRUCE THIELEN MOVED TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH THE ADDITION
OF THE FINAL PAYMENTS FOR PROJECTS 98-09C AND 98-21 C AND THE REMOVAL OF
ITEMS 5B AND 5G. CLINT HERBST SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED
UNANIMOUSLY.
6. Consideration of items removed from the consent agenda for discussion.
Item 513: John Simola reported that he had discussed with the Wright County Highway Department
the signal agreement for the light on County Road 75 by the hospital, specifically regarding the EVP
section of the agreement. Under the agreement the City would be responsible for the maintenance
and cost of the EVP. The County has agreed to modify the agreement to state that they will take care
of the maintenance on the EVP and will the bill the City for the cost of the maintenance. There was
a brief discussion on liability under the modified arrangement.
BRUCE THIELEN MOVED TO ACCEPT THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL AGREEMENT WITH
WRIGHT COUNTY FOR THE SIGNAL ON COUNTY ROAD 75 BY THE HOSPITAL WITH
THE CHANGE TO 44 OF ARTICLE 3 OF THE AGREEMENT TO REFLECT THAT THE
COUNTY WILL MAINTAIN AND OPERATE THE EVP SYSTEM AND THE CITY WILL
REIMBURSE THE COUNTY FOR THE MAINTENANCE. CLINT HERBST SECONDED THE
MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
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Item 5G: John Simola explained that the annual maintenance agreement with Wright County did not
include the four lane portion on the east end of the city. Wright County Highway Engineer is in
agreement to making the change adding the additional mileage (Increasing CSAH 75 from 3.10
miles to 3.60 miles)
CLINT HERBST MOVED TO APPROVE THE MODIFIED MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT
WITH WRIGHT COUNTY FOR THE YEAR 2000. BRIAN STUMPF SECONDED THE
MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
7. Public Hearing- Consideration of a resolution adopting a proposed assessment roll for
delinquent utility bills and certification of assessment roll to County Auditor.
City Administrator, Rick Wolfsteller, explained the purpose of the public hearing which is to
certify utility accounts which are more than 60 days delinquent to the County Auditor's office
for collection with the real estate taxes. Mayor Belsaas opened the public hearing. There
was no one present to speak on this item. Mayor Belsaas then closed the public hearing.
BRIAN STUMPF MOVED TO PASS A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE ASSESSMENT ROLL
FOR THE DELINQUENT UTILITY CHARGES. CLINT HERBST SECONDED THE MOTION.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. RES. 42004
8. Consideration of approving concept plan for exchanging City owned 60 acre commercial Parcel
for 140 acre industrial site.
City Administrator, Rick Wolfsteller. provided background on this item noting that parcel in question
was located on the south side of I-94 between 90t' Street and County Road 39. It is proposed. if the
Council agrees. to pursue the exchange of the 64 acre city owned parcel for the 120 acre parcel owned
by Otter Creek. LLC. with the option of purchasing an additional 20 acres after the gravel mining
operations on that 20 acres is completed. Rick Wolfsteller indicated that the land exchange also
provided other positive benefits in that it did not require a cash outlay by the City, it would allow the
City- to collect assessments on the Reminle property (city owned parcel) for TH 25 project and it
would bring this property back on the tax roll. He noted that details have not been worked out and
any proposal would come before the Council. Brian Stumpf asked how the IDC felt about the area
for a proposed industrial area and was informed that the IDC was favorable to the proposal.
BRIAN STUMPF MOVED TO APPROVE THE CONCEPT PLAN OUTLINING THE
EXCHANGE OF THE CITY OWNED REMMLE SITE FOR THE OTTER CREEK LLC
INDUSTRIAL SITE. CLINT HERBST SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED
UNANIMOUSLY.
9. Consideration of discuss in otential interest in industrial ark land acquisition. Gold Nugget
Properri�.
Rick Wolfsteller provided background information on this item explaining that the area is in limbo
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because the MOAA has designated the area as industrial but the City's Comprehensive Plan
designates it as residential. If the Council had an interest in pursuing the acquisition of the property
it would necessitate changing the City's Comprehensive Plan which would require a four-fifths vote
of the Council.
BRIAN STUMPF MOVED TO NOT TAKE ANY ACTION ON THE GOLD NUGGET PARCEL.
BRUCE THIELEN SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED WITH ROGER BELSAAS
AND CLINT HERBST VOTING IN OPPOSITION.
10. Approve payment of bills for January.
BRIAN STUMPF MOVED TO APPROVE PAYMENT OF BILLS FOR JANUARY. BRUCE
THIELEN SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
Brian Stumpf asked for an update on the business on West River Street. Fred Patch reported that they had
checked on the site but did not note any violations. It was suggested that a letter be sent to the property
owner expressing the City's concern about possible violations of the terms of the conditional use permit.
Susie Wojchouski reported on the Pinewood Elementary School project which has collected enough pennies
to purchase approximately 10-12 pictures for the Community Center.
Fred Patch and Jeff O'Neill provided an update on the construction progress on the Community Center
specifically addressing the progress in the pool area and a problem with the showers in the family locker
room. Jeff O' Neill raised the issue of benefits to the Community Center employees such as being able to
use the Community Center. He noted that since these employees would be teaching others on the use of the
facilities, they should be well versed in its use. The Council was not opposed to the employees using the
facilities for training purposes.
BRUCE THIELEN MOVED TO ADJOURN AT 7:40 P.M. BRIAN STUMPF SECONDED THE
MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
Recording Secretary
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