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City Council Minutes 02-11-2002MINUTES REGULAR MEETING - MONTICELLO CITY COUNCIL Monday, February 11, 2002 - 7 p.m. Members Present: Roger Belsaas, Roger Carlson, Clint Herbst, Brian Stumpf and Bruce Thielen. Members Absent: None 1. Call to order and Pledge of Allegiance. Mayor Belsaas called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. and declared a quorum present. The Pledge of Allegiance was said. 2. Approve minutes of January 28, 2002 regular Council meeting. BRIAN STUMPF MOVED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 28, 2002 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AS PRESENTED. ROGER CARLSON SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 3. Consideration of adding items to the agenda. Bruce Thielen requested that an update of the River Street West/Prairie Road/CSAR 75 intersection be added to the agenda. Jeff O'Neill asked that an amendment to the PUD for the Morning Glory Development be added to the agenda. 4. Citizens comments/petitions, requests and complaints. None. 5. Consent Agenda. A. Consideration of approving renewal of Men's Softball Association Beer License. Recommendation: Approve license contingent upon submittal of insurance and payment of license fee. B. Consideration of approving Change Order No. 7 to CSAH 75 Improvement Project No. 98-17C. Recommendation: Approve Change Order #7 for Project No. 98-17C in the amount of $2,440.66. C. Consideration to appoint the recommended candidate as commissioner of the HRA. Recommendation: Appoint Bill Fair as commissioner of the HRA for a five year term with an expiration date of December 2006. D. Consideration to adopt a resolution calling for a public hearing on the proposed 1 Council Minutes - 2/11/02 adoption of a modification of the Redevelopment Plan for Central Monticello P P Redevelopment Project No. 1 and the proposed establishment of TIF District No. 1-29 therein and the adoption of a TIF Plan therefor. Recommendation: Adopt a resolution calling for a public hearing on the proposed adoption of the modification to the Redevelopment Plan for Central Monticello Redevelopment Project No. 1 and the proposed establishment of TIF District No. 1-29 therein and the adoption of the TIF Plan therefor. E. Consideration of concept stage Planned Unit Development for two industrial buildings totaling 187,500 square feet in an I-lA Zoning District. Applicant: Allied Properties and Management LLC. Recommendation: Approve the Concept Stage PUD based on the findings that the proposal is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan, is compatible with existing land uses in the area, satisfies the provisions of the zoning ordinance and is consistent with the City's use of Planned Unit Development with appropriate landscaping and architectural design subject to the following conditions.: 1. The type of retail uses under this PUD use a warehouse showroom format where customer volume is relatively low and the majority of goods are stored in the warehouse portion of the building. Examples of this type of retail business could include, but not be limited to, carpet and flooring sales, lighting fixtures, plumbing fixtures and the like. 2. Prior to Development Plan stage approval, the following plans are submitted: • Landscape Plan • Grading and Drainage Plan • Building Elevations 3. The two access points along 7`'' Street be relocated to align with Wright Street and Ramsey Street to the north. 4. Additional plantings be provided along the perimeter of the proposed buildings. 5. All off-street parking supply requirements of the Ordinance are satisfied. 6. Trash handling equipment shall be stored within the principal buildings. 7. Site lighting shall be subject to review and approval by the Building Official who will certify that lights have been installed and perforin according to the lighting plan. Such certification shall occur prior to a certificate of occupancy being issued. Applicable signage requirements of the Ordinance are satisfied. 9. The City Engineer provide comment and recommendation in regard to access, grading, drainage and utility issues Clint Herbst requested that item 95C be pulled from the consent agenda ROGER CARLSON MOVED TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH ITEM #SC BEING REMOVED. CLINT HERBST SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED V UNANIMOUSLY. 2 Council Minutes - 2/11/02 6. Consideration of items removed from the consent agenda for discussion. Clint Herbst asked why the Council did not receive all four of the applications for the open position on the HRA. 011ie Koropchak responded that because she was forwarding the recommendation of the HRA she had included only the application of the candidate recommended by the HRA. Clint Herbst felt the Council should have seen all the applications and he expressed his concern about the ability of the recommended candidate to work with not only the other HRA members but also the Council. Clint Herbst stated that even though the candidate was knowledgeable, hardworking and committed, he did question whether the candidate could overcome personality conflicts and work smoothly with the various groups. Bruce Thielen felt that since the HRA had conducted interviews with the four applicants and had made a recommendation to the Council, the Council should approve their recommendation. He did not think the HRA would recommend someone unless they felt they could work with that individual. Clint Herbst countered that just because a committee made a recommendation to the Council did not mean the Council automatically accepts the recommendation without review. He felt the ability of the candidate to work smoothly with the HRA, Council and others was a serious concern. CLINT HERBST MOVED TO APPROVE THE APPOINTMENT OF TOM PERRAULT AS COMMISSIONER OF THE HRA FOR A FIVE YEAR TERM. ROGER BELSAAS SECONDED THE MOTION NOTING HIS REASON FOR SECONDING THE MOTION WAS THAT HE DID NOT FEEL THE HRA' S RECOMMENDED CANDIDATE'S PHILOSOPHY WAS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE TAXPAYERS. UPON VOTE BEING TAKEN CLINT HERBST AND ROGER BELSAAS VOTED IN FAVOR THEREOF AND ROGER CARLSON, BRIAN STUMPF AND BRUCE THIELEN VOTED AGAINST. BRUCE THIELEN MOVED TO APPOINT BILL FAIR AS COMMISSIONER OF THE HRA FOR A FIVE YEAR TERM EXPIRING DECEMBER, 2006. ROGER CARLSON SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED WITH CLINT HERBST AND ROGER BELSAAS VOTING IN OPPOSITION. Added Items: Intersection of West River Street/Prairie Road/CSAH 75: City Engineer, Bret Weiss reported on a meeting held with the County regarding the above intersection. A preliminary drawing showing a revised alignment for the intersection was presented to the Council. Bret Weiss indicated that the County approved the improvements for the intersection and would fiend up to one-half the estimated cost. The possibility of County and/or City crews doing some of the work was discussed. The City Engineer will prepare a more detailed drawing of the alignment of the intersection which will be presented to the County and the City and will present additional information relating to costs and right- of-way acquisition. J Council Minutes - 2/11/02 Amendment to PUD for Morning Glory Townhomes: Deputy City Administrator, Jeff O'Neill indicated that a planned unit development had been approved for the eight unit townhome development along Elm Street across from the American Legion Post. He noted that in site review they did not pick up that there was not sufficient drive space between the building. By widening this distance up a corner of the building will encroach into the 30' setback. Jeff O'Neill noted that approximately 10' of building would encroach into the setback area. Roger Belsaas asked if there was any room for movement to the north on the site. Jeff O'Neill responded that was something that could be looked into. Roger Belsaas also asked if the driveway into the proposed development would line up with the future 4"' Street. It was noted that the developer will be putting in a private road off Elm up to the driveway. Bret Weiss added that the curb and gutter would be on the north side of the road and the road would be designed so that curb and gutter could be added on the south side at the time 4"' Street was extended. Brian Stumpf asked if the school district was aware of this change. Jeff O'Neill indicated they were. CLINT HERBST MOVED TO ACCEPT THE AMENDMENT TO THE PUD FOR MORNING GLORY TOWNHOMES AS PROPOSED IF THE ALTERNATIVE OF MOVING THE BUILDING SITE TO THE NORTH WAS DETERMINED NOT TO BE FEASIBLE. BRIAN STUMPF SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. Brian Stumpf asked that the Council be updated on this item. 7. Consideration of approving payment of bills for February, 2002. BRUCE THIELEN MOVED TO APPROVE PAYMENT OF THE BILLS FOR FEBRUARY. BRIAN STUMPF SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 8. Adjourn. BRUCE THIELEN MOVED TO ADJOURN AT 7:30 P.M. BRIAN STUMPF SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. D Recording Secretary S