City Council Minutes 03-09-1998i
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MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING - MONTICELLO CITY COUNCIL
Monday, March 9, 1998 - 7 p.m.
Members Present: Bill Fair, Clint Herbst, Brian Stumpf, Roger Carlson, Bruce
Thielen
Members Absent: None
2. A. A r 1 f i lm h 1 F 2 1
A MOTION WAS MADE BY BRIAN STUMPF AND SECONDED BY BRUCE
THTELEN TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING
HELD FEBRUARY 23, 1998, AS WRITTEN. Voting in favor: Bill Fair,
Brian Stumpf, Bruce Thielen, Roger Carlson. Abstaining: Clint
Herbst. Motion carried.
B. l f f h r m 1 F 2
A MOTION WAS MADE BY BRIAN STUMPF AND SECONDED BY ROGER
CARLSON TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
HELD FEBRUARY 23, 1998, AS WRITTEN. Voting in favor: Bill Fair,
Brian Stumpf, Bruce Thielen, Roger Carlson. Abstaining: Clint
Herbst. Motion carried.
C. A r i f 'n f he i lm in h 1 M r h2 1
Councilmember Clint Herbst requested that some of the public
comments be added to the item regarding the community center.
A MOTION WAS MADE BY GLINT HERBST AND SECONDED BY BRUCE
THIELEN TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING
HELD MARCH 2, 1998, AS AMENDED. Motion carried unanimously.
3. n i r f 'n h n
A. Proposed landscaping and tree planting at the wastewater treatment
plant site was discussed.
4. n m ii ml
None.
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5. Consent agenda.
A. in f r fr ni' 11 'n
mm r' 1 1 nn i l m n L i n• 1 Bl k 1
i 11 M 11 B h. Recommendation:
Approve the conditional use permit for a planned unit development to
allow the Cub Foods store and additional retail to be constructed with
a zero lot line based on the finding that the project would substantially
comply with the intent of the City's Comprehensive Plan and
Downtown Revitalization Plan. Approval is subject to the following
conditions:
1. Revised landscaping plan reflecting the following changes:
a. Additional landscaped island along the parking area
edge, east of the building and adjacent to the "CK" lot.
b. Additional landscaping along the south boundary
screening the dock area from view of the freeway ramp.
Low shrubs should be considered which retain the view of
the building itself.
c. Amendment to the plan reflecting a mirroring of
materials in the expanded island along the main entrance
driveway as suggested by the DAT.
2. Incorporation of the DAT recommendations as listed in the DAT
minutes of February 12 and summarized as follows:
a. The main drive aisle from Walnut Street should be lined
with landscaped islands, with no parking on the east side
as shown.
b. Ornamental light poles line the main entrance and match
those to be used on Walnut Street.
c. Add a bench to the front of the building to accommodate
Heartland Express riders.
d. Landscaping should reinforce the Cub Store as an
integral "focal point" at the end of the Walnut Street
vista.
e. The building should be complemented with a cornice
detail similar to the one used on the Edina store viewed
by the DAT members.
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B. n i r i n r limin 1 n fin l l r
r i n' i i n n n E Kn 1 n
'in n' n frz r n f
-1. Loc i n: u lot A L 1 2 an Bl k 3 M k
• n E oo Kn 11 A 1' n i f n i 11 .
Recommendation: Approve the preliminary and final plat of the
Eastwood Knoll 2nd Addition, and approve the rezoning request to
rezone Outlot A and Lots 1, 2, and 3, Block 3, Meadow Oak Estates;
and Outlot C, Eastwood Knoll, from R-PUD to R-1.
SEE ORDINANCE AMENDMENT N0.307.
C. n i r f r 1 1 l m m n
'n 'll r A .Recommendation: Approve the
development agreement and final plat of the River Mi113rd Addition
subject to City Engineer and City Attorney review and approval and
the following conditions:
a. Modify Lots 4 and 5, Block 4, by increasing the size of Lot 5.
b. Modify the intersection by reducing reverse curve.
c. Combine Mill Trail Drive and Mill Trail Lane into Mill Trail
Lane.
d. Mill Trail Lane designation for road up hill.
D. ni r i r 1 n ~n iin h
r r in f n 'fi in fr h K'll r
x n i n. Recommendation: Approve a resolution accepting
petition and ordering feasibility study and plans and specifications for
installation of sanitary sewer service to the Kjellbergs West Mobile
Home Park contingent on Kjellbergs providing a $225,000 escrow
deposit. SEE RESOLUTION 98-8.
E, r i n f r ~n h r r# r Pr ' -14
Wa t r Treatm n Pl nt Ex n i n. Recommendation:
Approve Change Order #11 in the amount of $59,201.
F. Consideration of a regpest for a conditional. use uermit within the R-2
zoning_district to allow a church facility and a variance from #he_ front
r k li n P r' L r n h r
Recommendation: Approve the conditional use permit subject to a
condition which would require construction of off-street parking in an
arrangement similar or superior to the drawing labeled as Exhibit A in
the agenda packet, with a deferral of the parking requirement for four
years.
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G. ni in f niinl r 11 'n i nil
1 nn l m n -P D L 1
HI in F A li n K D n. Recommendation:
Approve the concept stage PUD and preliminary plat for HIein Farms
Estates 3rd Addition based on the finding that the zoning and density
are appropriate for the project. Approval is subject to the following
conditions:
1. Re-orientation of northeast quad unit to require all driveway
locations to access the internal street.
2. Re-orientation of twinhome areas to avoid continuous curb cuts
of wide driveways. Consider the combination of some of these
units into quad units if unit count is not to be reduced.
3. Landscape front yards intensively in the twinhome area to
reduce the impact of wide driveways and extensive paving.
4. Provide natural vegetation of drainage area to avoid the urge to
cut and maintain wetland grasses. This should include a
mixture of trees, shrubs, and ground covers or grasses which
can thrive in the environment being created there.
5. Provide a pathway connection between the cul-de-sac and the
School Boulevard pathway system.
6. Revise preliminary plat drawings to correspond with revised
development stage PUD plan.
A MOTION WAS MADE BY BRUCE THIELEN AND SECONDED BY BRIAN
STUMPF TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS RECOMMENDED. Motion
carried unanimously.
6. ni r in i m rm frm h n fr 1 ln.
None.
7. n' r in f m rh 1 m n fr h n
h n h f ni 11 . A li n ni 11
Planning Commi~ ~,i,~.
Assistant Administrator Jeff O'Neill reported that the Planning Commission
conducted a public hearing regarding the southwest area planning study,
which was recommended for adoption. A major change to the original plan
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calls far development of an industrial area along the freeway between
Oakwood Drive and West County Road 39. This area was previously
designated for residential uses. He noted that feedback from property
owners in the area has been received since the Planning Commission
meeting, and it was recommended that this item be tabled pending
additional study of the area.
A MOTTON WAS MADE BY BRIAN STUMPF AND SECONDED BY CLTNT
HERBST TO TABLE CONSIDERATION OF A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
AMENDMENT FOR THE SOUTH AND WEST GROWTH AREAS UNTIL THE
FIRST MEETING IN APRIL AFTER FURTHER REVIEW BY THE PLANNING
COMMISSION. Motion carried unanimously.
8. ni f ill f r h f rh 1
A MOTION WAS MADE BY CLINT HERBST AND SECONDED BY ROGER
CARLSON TO APPROVE THE BILLS FOR THE FIRST HALF OF MARCH, 1998, AS
PRESENTED. Motion carried unanimously.
A MOTION WAS MADE BY BRIAN STUMPF AND SECONDED BY CLINT HERBST TO
ADJOURN THE MEETING. Motion carried unanimously.
Kar Doty
Office Manager
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