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City Council Minutes 10-14-1974232 Special meeting of Council - Sept 30, 1974 - cont' d. The meeting adjourned at approximately -11:20 P.M. i Kevin L. La France, Adm. KLLF/mj q Enclosure 1 - Transfer Approvals Needed Regular meeting of the City Council - October 14, 1974 - City Hall The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P.M. by Mayor Conrad Johnson. Council members present: Blonigen, Erickson, Martie, Walters. The Mayor announced that the meeting would be taped. In the citizen comments portion of the meeting, questions were asked regarding Jgarbage collection and other services. The Mayor noted that these items would be discussed later in the meeting. A public Hearing was held in regard to a zoning change to R-3. (Copy of Notice of Hearing and property description attached as Enclosure 1). Mr. Wally Houle made a presentation in regard to the proposed community housing building to be constructed in the Maple -Seventh Street area. Mr. Houle answered questions from several residents of the area. He noted that a recent survey shows there is a need for 350 housing units in the Monticello area and stated that individuals 62 years of age and older would be given first preference in the community housing project. Mr. Chuck Stumpf made a pre- sentation in which he recommended that Maple Street be improved. and opendd to the community housing project. In this regard, a motion was made by G. Walters, seconded by D. Erickson, to re -zone the property described in Enclosure 1, to R-3. Voting in favor: Blonigen, Erickson, Johnson, Martie, Walters. Op- posed: None. Motion carried. It was the consensus of council members, -no vote, that Maple Street offers the best access for entry to the community housing project. Mr. Thomas Chock made a presentation in which he stated his objections to "No Parking" signs by his West Third Street residence. Mr. Dick Brooks noted a parking problem in this area. After discussion of this issue, it was the decision of council members that . the signs on the south side of Third St. 93 t Regular meeting of Council - Oct. 14, 1974 - cont'd. should be replaced with signs reading "No Parking School Hours" and with signs prohibiting overnight parking (1:00 A.M. to 6:00 A.M.). Signs on the north side of the street are to be removed. Mr. Chock stated he was satisfied with this solu- tion. After a brief discussion in regard to the approval of the minutes for the city council meeting of September 30, 1974, the last paragraph of the minutes were corrected to delete reference to Mr. Erickson' s speaking "on behalf of the entire City Council." A motion to approve the minutes for the meeting of September 30, 1974, with the corrections noted, was made by G. Walters, seconded by D. Erickson. Voting in favor: Blonigen, Erickson, Johnson, Martie, Walters. Opposed: None. Motion carried. A presentation was made by Mr. Jim Powers, representing the Wright County Sheriff's Department. Mr. Powers stated that the Sheriff's Dept, is now servicing the newly annexed area. In answer to an inquiry, he confirmed there will be a 39% increase in police costs to the city of Monticello in 1975. Mr. Powers stated this increase is due to inflationary factors. There was consideration given to having the 1975 police contract pre- pared in a more detailed, item by item, description of service. No official action was taken at this time. A presentation was made by Mr. Wayne and Gary Yonak of Yonak Sanitation. Mr. Wayne Yonak stated that there are 119 new houses to be serviced in the newly annexed area. Several re- sidents of the newly annexed area commented that they do not agree with the policy of having to carry their garbage to the street area. Council member D. Blonigen stated it is the intention of the City to give as good a service as residents of this area previously obtained. After a lengthy discussion of this matter, it was the decision of council members to have residents of the newly annexed area serviced by their previous hauler. Mr. Ralph Lindenfelser will continue to service the customers he previously serviced. Mr. Alvin Zahler will service the customers he previously serviced. Yonak Sanitation will continue to serve customers in the area en- compassing the old city boundaries. Mr. Lindenf elser and Mr. Zahler are to keep a record of the customers they service and bill the city of Monticello on a monthly basis. Service in the newly annexed area will be on a once a week basis until a formal contract for service in the entire area is signed; pro- bably in March, 1975. The River Terrace Trailer Court (per- manent residents) will be serviced by Mr. Alvin Zahler. 234 Regular meeting of Council - Oct. 1 1 � g 4, 974 -cont' d. The Municipal Liquor Store audit report was made by Mr. Gary Wieber of the auditing firm of Gruys, Johnson, Mosford & Assoc. Mr. Wieber noted that the profit percentages in the store were very good for this quarter (May, June, July, Aug.) and that the new profit figure of $21,077.70 was the best in the history of the store's operation. Mr. Wieber projected that the net profit figure for the year 1974 should approach some $53,000.00. It was noted that the "off -sale's portion of the store accounted for $16,000.00, of the $21,000.00 and he estimated that on an annual basis the "off -sale'' portion of the store would account for an estimated 73% of the total profit. After discussion of insurance coverage, a motion was made by D. Martie, seconded by D. Blonigen, to increase the insurance coverage on inventory and on furniture and fixtures; coverage will be increased to $50,000.00 on inventory and $20,00.00 on furniture and fixtures. Voting in favor: Blonigen, Erickson, Johnson, Martie, Walters. Opposed: None. Motion carried. Mr. Wieber noted that a discussion of Liquor Store Policy with the Adm. and Manager had substantiated that employees are pre- sently being paid for their lunch or supper break.. It was the consensus of council members that this policy is a very poor business procedure. In this regard, a motion was made by D. Blonigen, seconded by D. Erickson, stipulating that employees are to punch in -and -out on their lunch break each day. Voting in favor: Blonigen, Erickson, Johnson, Martie, Walters. Op- posed: None. Motion carried. It was the consensus of council members that it is an improper precedure for employees to be paid for miscellaneous minutes of work. The Adm. and Manager. stated they would eliminate this procedure. A presentation was made by the city engineer, Mr. Thore Meyer. Mr. Meyer mentioned various proposals in regard to the Utility budget. He noted that Plat Plan 4 was being reviewed by pro- perty owners in the area. Mr. Meyer suggested that city council might consider the extension of Plat Plan 4 in a westerly direction. A discussion was held in regard to development in the newly annexed area. In this regard, a motion was made by G. Walters, seconded by D. Martie, to adopt a RESOLUTION, attached as Enclosure 2, whereby all legislative action "on requests for Zoning District Amendment, Conditional Use or Variance, be deferred for a period of time not to exceed (180)one hundred and eighty days." In response to a question from Mr. Brooks, the Mayor and Council concurred that building permits previously approved by the County or Town Board will be honored. Thore Meyer discussed with council members a letter received from the Burlington Northern Railroad dated September 20, 1974, Regular meeting of Council - Oct. 1 1 - cont'd. gu g 4, 974 in which the company desired certain action in regard to the watermain on Locust Street project. It was the consensus of council members that Mr. Meyer should refer this letter to Mr. Pringle for his review. A discussion was held concerning a comment by a Monticello resident that he had almost had a serious traffic accident while leaving the Monticello Mall area. In this regard, a motion was made by D. Blonigen, seconded by D. Martie, directing the Adm. to write to the State of Minnesota Highway Department requesting that a stop sign be placed at the exit of the Monticello Mall as soon as possible and that specifications as originally pro- posed be followed. The proposal of a traffic island in this area should be implemented. Voting in favor: Blonigen, Erickson, Johnson, Martie, Walters. Opposed: None. Motion carried. It was the consensus of council members that the Mall entrance onto Seventh Street have stop signs installed. The Adm. was instructed to cancel the order for a sand spreader from the Hall Equipment Company if this is possible. The Adm. noted that the City had submitted a formal order to buy. - It was noted that bid opening for the purchase of the heavy duty, twin-axel truck will be on October 28, 1974 at 2:00 P.M. A discussion was held concerning the truck offered for sale by the Hayden -Murphy Equipment Co., of Bloomington, MN. In this regard, a motion was made by D. Erickson, seconded by G. Walters, to request this company to hold the truck until the city can satisfy legal requirements for the purchase. Voting in favor: Blonigen, Erickson, Johnson, Martie, Walters. Opposed: None. Motion carried. The Adm. presented a bill from Lakedale Water & Sewer Co. in the amount of $423.74• After Mr. Meyer recommended payment of the bill, _a motion was made by D. Erickson, seconded by D. Blonigen, to pay this bill after work completion had been confirmed by the engineer and Mr. W. Mack. Voting in favor: Blonigen, Erickson, Johnson, Martie, Walters. Opposed: None. Motion carried. A motion was made by D. Blonigen, seconded by D. Martie, to adopt a RESOLUTION setting the City of Monticello voting pre- cinct to include the boundaries of the annexed area as outlined in the ruling by the Minnesota Municipal Commission order of September 19, 1974; and to approve the list of judges for the election of November 5, 1974; and to set the voting place for this election as the City Hall, 215 S. Cedar Street; and to set the voting election hours from 7:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. 236 Regular meeting of the Council - Oct. 1 1 - cont' d. �- g 4, 974 The election judges will be paid at the rate of $4.00 per hour. A list of the election judges is on file in the City office. The Adm. noted that Mr. Gary Pringle had informed him that the purchase agreement was not yet signed for the purchase of the Kjellberg property and that the tree contract with Mr. Gary Kroll is terminated. It was the consensus of council members to finalize employee wages at the time the budget for 1975 is formally adopted. The Mayor stated he would be takling with town of Monticello officials in regard to a joint fire agreement and other matters requiring the joint cooperation of the two communities. It was the consensus of council members that the search for a new Administrator will be accomplished through inquiries by individual council members. An advertisement will be placed in the Monticello Times for a street maintenance man. A motion to adjourn was made by D. Martie, seconded by D. Erickson. Voting in favor: Blonigen, Erickson, Johnson, Martie, Walters. Opposed: None. Motion carried. The meeting adjourned at approximately 10:40 P.M. Kevin L. LaFrance, Adm. KLLF/mj q Encl. 1: Hearing on Zoning Ordinance change. Encl. 2: Resolution adopting legislative action on requests for Zoning Amendments def errment .