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City Council Agenda Packet 05-11-1981AGENDA REGULAR MEETING - MONTICELLO CITY COUNCIL May 11, 1981 - 7:30 P. M. Mayor: Arve Crimsmo Council Members: Dan Blonigen, Fran Fair, Ken Maus, Phil White Meeting to be taped. Citizens Comments: 1. Report on Pager System -Monticello Fire Department. 2. Consideration of Award of Contract on Commuter Parking Lot Bituminous Surfacing and Curbing Bids. 3. Review of First Quarter Financial Statements for Liquor Store - 1981. 4. Consideration of Change Orders 07 6 48 on the Wastewater Treatment Contract with Paul A. Laurence Company. 5. Development of the Oakwood Block. 6. Approval of Minutes - Regular Meeting of April 27, 1981. Unfinished Business - New Business - Council Agenda - 5/11/81 AGENDA SUPPLEMENT 1. Report on Pager System -Monticello Fire Department. ,Y PURPOSE: A while back former Monticello Fire Chief, Paul Klein, informed \C the City Council of a problem with the Fire Department's pager system. At that time the City Council asked for a report from the Fire Department's S Committee on communications. P Vb ; 5 In talking with Scott Douglas, who is a member of the Communications Committee, the transmission tower was moved Crom the County Courthouse to the Engineering Building on Hwy 25 and has resulted in improved com- munications. According to Mr. Douglas, although testing was still taking 6� 4 place, this may be the only change that may be necessary to improve the a \`� Fire Department's pager system. Ted Farnam, the other member of the Communications Committee, will be at Monday night's meeting to review 19. this item with the City Council. � POSSIBLE. ACTION: Any action will be dependent upon the result of the report issued by the Fire Department and it may not be necessary to �i take any action if the changes that have taken place have corrected any deficiencies.rtf.a,uL- V e 2. Consideration of Award of Contract on Crx=uter Parking Lot Bituminous Surfacing and Curbing Bids. PURPOSE: To consider an award of a contract for bids to be received on Holiday, May ll, 1981, fur bituminous surfacing and curbing for the Commuter Parking Lot. For your information, current plans call for continuous concrete curbs that are consistent with the City's Ordinances except for the western portion of the Commuter Parking Lot. This area was not included, since any expansion to the Commuter Parking Lot would be to this area. The hearing would be held at the Planning Commissions next meeting in regard to this variance. If not approved, the City of Monticello could add the necessary curbing at a later date. POSSIBLE ACTION: Consideration of a motion to award a contract for bituminous surfacing and curbing for the Commuter Parking Lot. Est imated cost is approximately S3k000.00. Council Agenda - 5/11/81 1 3. Review of First Quarter Financial Statements for Liquor Store - 1981. Enclosed with the agenda you will find the first quarter financial statements for the Municipal Liquor Store operations. Mark Irmitter, manager, will be at Monday's meeting to review the financial state- ments with the council. As you will note, sales have increased approximately 13% over the first three months of 1980, but the gross profit increased only $652.00 or 2%. The overall gross profit percents decreased from 20.27% in 1980 to 18.3% with each sales category dropping a little. Operating expenses increased approximately $3,000.00 over 1980 figures, but remained equal to last years percent of sales at approximately 14.7%. Although the net income increased almost $3,000.00 over first quarter 1980, the operating income decreased due primarily to the drop in gross profit percents. POSSIBLE ACTION: No action necessary other than review with Mark lrmitter. REFERENCES: First quarter comparative financial statements. 4. Consideration of Change Orders #7 6 #8 on the Wastewater Treatment Contract with Paul A. Laurence Company. PURPOSE: To consider Change Orders 07 and 08 for an additional $3,500.00 and $2,500.00 respectively, to cover the following: - Revise floor drainage and collection system in sludge vehicle garage and provide drainage trench sediment trap etc. as detailed. - To facilitate adequate flexibility for menthol gas collection and distribution. Additional valves and piping adjustments are required an detailed. Further documentation is enclosed. POSSIBLE ACTION: Consideration of a motion to approve Change Orders #7 and #8 for a total of 56,000.00 with the Paul A. Laurence Company. REFERENCES: Enclosures relating to Change Orders. C - 2 - Council Agenda - 5/11/81 5. Development of the Oakwood Block. PURPOSE: To discuss and make the necessary decisions for the ultimate sale of the former Oakwood School block. Along with some of the issues that should be decided as soon as possible are the following: MARKETING THE PROPERTY: Alternatives include listing the property with a realtor or realtors, putting the property up for bids or for the City of Monticello to list the property itself. At this time I would recommend the City of Monticello to consider listing the property itself. Signs could be put on the property and advertisements could take place in the local, St. Cloud and Minneapolis newspapers. This would save the real- tor's commission or in the case of bidding, would not subject the city to limiting the potential market. By going through the bid process, there may be only a few parties that may be interested at a certain point in time. PARKING: Alternatives would include property owners providing their own individual parking, shared parking similiar to the I-94 Tri -Plaza of McDonald's and Vance's Standard Station or Municipal Parking Lot. 1 would recommend that the City of Monticello consider developing the property with joint parking and the property owners themselves be responsible for the maintenance of the parking area similiar to the 1-94 Tri -Plaza. Ronson for this is the cost incurred by the city to maintain municipal parking lots or the other alternative of having each individual property owner provide their own parking on site would probably not make maximum use of the land available. APPRAISAL: I would recommend that the City of Monticello update the appraisal done for the school district in February of 1979, which indicated an appraised value of $3.25 a square foot or $353,925.00. Estimated coat of updating this appraisal would be approximately $400.00. REZONING: Current zoning of the property is R-2 which allowed the school as a conditional use. 1 would reconmtend that the City of Monticello rezone the property to B-4, Regional Business, commensurate with the downtown area. By rezoning the property to B-4, the City of Monticello will give some sense of direction to the ultimate development of the property. RESTRICT 1VE COVENANTS: In the report that Howard Dahlgren prepared on the Onkwo od School block along with the block on which the library is being developed, there are a number of restrictive eonvennnts that were, mentioned as possiblities for the Oakwood School block. These are as follows: - All structures should be of a similiar architectural style and configuration. - No vehicle access will be allowed on Pine Street or Walnut Street. - 3 - Council Agenda - 5/11/81 - The significant major trees shall be saved during the site alteration process and retained or replaced. - All new structures shall be landscaped in an attractive manner and approved by the Architectural Review Committee. 0% -ed- - Building shall be wood, masonary or concrete Lac//��; no prefabri- cated metal or metal facing shall be used. j - Building shall be sited according to an oveY all developmental plan approved by the Architectural Review Committee. - Boulevard trees shall be planted along Pine Street and Walnut Street as shown on the various skematic plans developed. In this regard, I recommend that the City of Monticello adopt the above design standards, but rather than have an Architectural Review Committee established for this purpose, any proposals could be reviewed by the Downtown Parking Committee already appointed by the City Council. I think the concept of some uniform theme in terms of appearance is very important. I would also recommend that this committee study a uniform landscaping plan for the development of the entire block. Incorporating these restrictive covenants into the sale of the property would have the same effect as a Planned Unit Development. SIZE PARCEL: Although it is possible that one developer may purchase the entire site, it is more probable that perspective buyers will be interested in a portion of the entire two and a half acres. Although 9 the city should be receptive te. considering nny sprinus offer, 1 would think it would be best to establish some kind of a guide line, in that the city would not sell parcels of less than one half acre especially in the beginning, since the initial development will have a significant impact on the type of development that will follow. Again, I don't mean that this should be a hard and fast rule, but establishing some type of guide line leaves the City of Monticello some sort of direction in the marketing of this property. Obviously, down the line, it may be necessary to sell leas than half acre parcels just because that is what is left from the initial sale of the two and a half acres. There may be other issues that the council members may wish to bring up regarding this property and although it is not necessary to decide every detail on the sale of this property, I think it would be well to discuss the necessary details so some direction could be given to any perspective party. POSSIBLE ACTION: Consideration of the following: d 3 Listing of proper�jy 1 Nor /vl - Type of parking 1roJ,� tJ�i� ilk/ - Updating of apprais�l'A - Rezoning - Restrictive convenants to be considered C A 12, REFERENCES: Report prepared by Howard Dahlgren 6 Associates dated February 7, 1980. - 4 - Council Agenda - 9/22180 ll. Public Hearing on the Proposed 1981 Iludget, Including Anpropria tion 1 of Federal Revenue Sharinq Funds. PURPOSE: Federal Revenue Sharing Law requires that a public hearing be held on the appropriation of Federal Revenue Sharing funds and also on the City's entire budget. Enclosed you will find the City's proposed budget for 1981, which call.- for allsfor $6,946,719 in revenues, and $7,015,753 in expenditures. it ahould be pointed out that approximately 5OZ of the revenues and expenditures is as a result of the City's construction of the Wastewater TCeatmt2u plant, which is estimated to be approximately 2(3's complete at the and of 1981. Exclusive of construction and special assessment funds, the budE;eted revenues would be $3.2 million, and the budgeted expenditures would b.� $2.8 million. Following are significant items relative to the budget; RESERVE - Listed below is a computation prujecting the re -serves for the City of Monticello to December 31, 1981: PROJECTED REVENUES - "General" Type Funds 12-31-81 0$1,200,607 PREVIOUS APPROPRIATIONS Sever Fund for Wastewater Treutment Plant $123,426_ 192`678 Revenue Sharing for Wastewater Treatment Plant $2,000 (368,104) Liquor Fund - dedicated for bond retirement SUBTOTAL $ 832,503 POSSIBLE APPROPRIATION Revenue Sharing for Wastewater Treatment Plant ( 112,929) ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION NEEDED .For Vastewater Treatment PlasL ($575,000 less previous appruprin tions of $316,104 olongwith expected additional Revenue Sharing appropriation of $112,929) (145,967) TOTAL AVAILABLE RESERVL' $ 573,607 POSSIBLE ADDITIONAL. APPROPRIATIONS Comnuter Parking Lot (100 spacds) $ JU,000 Tank Truck - Fire Dept. 42,50u Civil Defense Siren 15,000 Sea Icoat ing 27,500 Hoist - Maintenance We. 4,800 Interceptor Sever I,000,00U ++$150,000 has already been deducted from Liquor Fund R,svrves for funding of Oakwood School and deunulition of building. - 15 — • V � I.nne Wle PIaCe+d 81 �yJ .fly, Ion:.al BI /!0� iL - _ 4 - r.i.,rvat; Z.S2(y 4/3V/iN 7) IT72S /scYAP 1: 1/342.1— Ofra %SL77S 9/aR'ra- 72�s716' l/ 8Go[GJ -7 lo ww7' di,e/r ylJ, (S/�9o37J ..la -i 1v7L 7e ' (//WTP � 6i •_ , j (�r� :1 tD GE ss : ���e�, . • arm .; . I 11 i 1 ,,��wf a U/r�/wJ ♦ N i 11 fir-fry-e. -- '.S f c►•,�* .., �,, ♦'1 31,SSY At4JI 7,f/ MON-TIf.Filf) MUNIrAPAL 1. IWOW , �1.,Amcr 0 0 victum s-ra-u.', k� MAR(:" :51, 1983 ASST *rS CI.IRREN*f ASSETS CASH 1,023. 06) CASH IN SANK-RES'fRl(:TFI) 927.70) INVESTMENTS 136,221. 54 INVESTMENTS-ra.smi ciED 47t540,20 NSF CHECK -RECE I VAY, 1. E < 115. 24 PUF FROM OTHER FUH115— 11664.49 INVENI-ORIFS Wt Y I H, 97 PREPAID INSURANCE 1112046.6" UNAMORTIZED BOND T.11S1.01INI I 1778. VH TOTAL CURRENT miw-rs 20713'24.86 PROPERTY AND E(II.IIPMLN'r LANU 95 DUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS .149r73:5.70 PARKING LOT 7r765.50 FURNITURE AND FTxrllRES 43t 621.06 u o Li 6 207 r 962.21 ACCUKULATED DrPREC; I AT) filf TOTAL PROPUM AND F-111110MUNi 6( 40/135'.44) 6167, 77 0 c IOTAL Af;§ETS $ 4snc fis I i "li �c i"JA1,411.111FE AND EnUITY C CURRENT k,IAPII.11*,(rS ACCOUNTS' kYC41411- 6 261443, 14 ACCRUED EXPENSES 31762.94 TOTAL CURRENT 1. 1ABI1.-1-1-IF.9 $ 30 208. 09 LONtl--TVRM 1. IABIl-ITIES H014PS PAYABLE (NEWNUF) $ 12151(1(10.00 TOTAL LONG-TERM LiAsivrict; $ 125 (000, 00 TDIAL LIAF)ii.,x'rxF.c $ 1-:; 208,0" EQUITY RETAINED EARNINGS 0 2786150".72, -,.EVFNIWS OVER EXPFNIII TUPFI; 131 434.79 • TIDTAL EQUITY 6 299,943.55 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY $ 455,151.63 mmrIxELuO mx/drm uvmx muoos rwx,o xmrFmawr _ Por Ulo pvriak: m/01/ol to 03r31/131 ".'"=..=~."~.".—====. xu,,m, t - Pr,ivo y(o, - to - ovt, � ^mm"� z =mxmuXS v 58.314.3U xw.w^ 5,324ON 100.00 */ or ooLsn 46061M /v.^v 4036101 rv.49 " v*x ,m*n, * m,"'4x.x), x*.»l v 11.9/3.nv 20.5.1 mSALEn `~^~^^^^^^^~^ m.«n.m 100.w m,*o.m ADO. DO MT OFmMcs 68092.2v 04.60 6U,893.29 m.m / 1:.x44.7: . 1:.*^ * 1o.n4 4.v.3 «' - m: OWES 19.413,4: 100,000 Iv,^m,^x 1*0.00 ' 4: or sMcx 13.510,92 611. Ml 13.310.92 619. SO ------'-- '902. 50 --- ------' »*.*o ^ 5, W12. ---- 30. 40 Q � Mx cmLM; 63 3, 1DO. v+ 5.633.z1 ADO. *v './ or smcn 50*04, ox.rr o.006.49 on.rr .x� /*m'm s 11,32.7.1 A.:x v ux.vx .xx � �e/m: MES .00 .** ,"* .vo . b/ or omzs *81.2o '----' -- .vo ---' --------- oo].c+ .vo ---- ,r* nxx. ^( xo` .o^M 0111.20) vo, ,AL G^Lco I^^,owJ.ox / DO. *v 3 64,8011.«x tv*.(TO W COSI OF SALES 13064x.vn 111.70 xm^^^*n.v1 111.7* .,* nwmr -'---- -- * 30.362.54 ---' --------' m.-30* m,A� - --- m.Ml ' ! | ^} ~- / -�- l ` li �f�000 ro°,C U� ,= 4]u,4I" ,�J c° 30" 2 MIII_UTLS f, r' i RECUIr1R MEETIivtl:- -MONT1611.0 CITY COUNNUIL 5 April 27,, 1981 -'7°30 P:; M. ] i I. Consideration of a Conditional Use Permit Request for the Lxtr:r.t,im l of Sand and: Cravel - Ch:,rlcu Ritz„. Mr. Charles Ritze regtte:;ted a Conditional Use Pennit to extract tali fromJ the land he owns just east of Anders Wilhen !;states to fill it, part of Ritze Manor plat to bring his property up to grade. A Conditional Use Permit. is required whenever the extraction of i•.0 and gravel or any other material from the land exceeds 400 Tubi. _ -- yards or more. The issuance of a Conditional Use Permit is a w', for the city to control soil erosion, prevent drainage problems u•.' to insure that the surrounding land will not he adversely offers.•... The Planning Commission, at their last mcut.ing, retormnended tl.:,s this Conditional Use Permit be granted with tLe provision that land area from which the lilt is extracted be brntsght up to a finish grade by August 1, 1981. Motion was made by Maus, seconded by White and unanimously carr, d ; to approve the Conditional Use Permit request for Charley Aitz, I- t” extract fill in excess of 400 cubic yards with the provision Lit., t. Iand area__from which thr, fill is_ extracted be brought to finish.,.i.t..., , r by August 1, 1981 with all originai top soil replaced. 2-. Consideration of a'Condkional Use. Permit Reouest for Open and Outdoor Storarte • Vance 's Freeway Standard. oMr. Vanco Florell, ovnet of Vance's Freeway Standards requosted a �^ c ; Conditional Use Permit to allow open and outdoor i toroge for n, s "l 4-flaul,runtol busincst:. .� According'.to city ordinances. a Gunditiantil Ube Permit '£or open :tad ° outdoor storage. is nck:eaaary provided that: o ,. i � �f A. Outdoor services, sales and equipment r.:ntal cunncct,:dvith IIW L principal uses is limitud to 30% of the gross floor area of sle' principal us*. however, this pereentage n:ty be Increased a.• .t provision of the Conditional Use requent. i-' 8. The use should not take up parking sparas as required by Lit, ' City Ordinances. Council Meeting - 4/27/8[ The size of the present service station building is 2200 square r feet and therefore, the 30% of the gross floor area would result in approximately 660 square feet usable for U-Ilaul rental trailers. According to Mr. Florell, it would appear that the U -Haul rentals could lake up as much as 1400 square feet or approximately 65% of the gross floor arra of the principal building. According to Mr. Florell and observatiuns of the Zoning Administrator, Mr. Loren Klein, there appears to be more than adequate parking remaining even if approximately 7 or 8 parking spaces are used for the U -Haul rentals. The Planning Commission at their last enacting recommended approval of the Conditional Ilse Permit. Motion was made by Fair, seconded by White and unanimously carried to approve the Conditional Use Permit request for Vance's Standard for outdoor equipment rental and to increase the outdoor rental area to 65% of the building area which will allow up to 8 parking spaces to be utilized for the U-Ilaul trailers. 3. Consideration of Rezoning Blocks 2 and 3 of the Meadows Subdivision from R-1 to R-2. Mr. Mel Wolters requested that Blocks 2 and 3 of the Meadows Sub- division be rczoncd from R-1 to R-2 to allow for the development of zero lot line duplexes. Previously, Block 1 in the Meadows Sub- division was r.a oned to H-2 for similar zero lot duplexes. Mr. Wolters indicated that his primary reason for the rezoning request was because of the increased cost of assessments fur improvements to these particular lots. Mr. Wolters indicated that With some of the assessments being as high ad $10,000 per lot, the economica in sumo cases would not work out well for a single family home and the development of zero lot line duplexes would spread the cuutd of th.: asdessmunts uver 2 homes rather than I single family home. Motion was made by Maud, seconded by White and unanimously cnrried to approve the rezoning of Blocks 2 and 3 in the Meadows Subdivision from R-1, tingle family residential to I1-2, single and -' family residential. (See Zoning Ordinance Amendment 4/27/81 4, Public Ilearing on the Consideration of n Reuolution Approvinq Commercial Development Revenue Bonds for Medical Faeilitiea Comnanv. Medical Facilitiup; Company, developers of a proposed medical clinic next to the. Monticello -Big Lake Hospital, requested that the city approve the issuance of $1,400,000 in commercial development revenue noted for financing the clinic. A - 2 - Council Meeting - 4/27/81 Medical Facilities Company is a general partnership consisting of developer, ThumasMSue, and 6 medical doctors who will be practicing in the new clinic. The proposed break down of the project costs are as follows: ITEM AMOUNT Land acquisition and site development $ 125,000 Construction contracts 1,100,000 Equipment acquisition and instal lation 700,000 Legal f,:es 25,000 Interest during construction 52,000 Financing fees 41,000 Contingencies 7,500 TOTAL $1.650,500 Mr. Tum McKee indicated that of the total $1,650,50U estimated cost, $1,400,000 was being requested for the issuance of the Commercial Dovelopment Revenue Notes, with the balance being provided by the general partnership. City Attorney, Gary Pringle, has reviewed the preliminary information provided by lire Medical Facilities Company and indicated that the proposed issue would meet the legal requirements of Minnesota Statutes 474 anti also meets all guide lines as set for it by the City of Mont irel In. Motion was made by White, seconded by Fair and unanimously carried to ndopt a resolution approving the issuance of $1,400,000 in co"nerrial development revenue bonds for Medical Facilities Company for the developmunt of a medical clinic. (See Resolution 1981-15) 5. Public Ilcarinx on the Consideration of Vncating and Deeding Oak Street Between start Boulevard and Wright County Nirltway 075. Monticello School District 0882, on behalf of the Monticello— Hilt Lake Commnnit.,v lloopital, requested that the, city vacate and convey that portion of Unk Street lying between [tart Boulevard and Wright County 075 to the School District for the purpose of develop- ing a clinic expanding the existing parking lot used by the ilospitnl. Normally, when thu city vacates a street, the property is off:red to the abutting property owners equally, but in this particular case, the property owner to the enst of Oak Strout is actually tile. City of Monticello. Apparently, there iso triangular parcel of approximately 9,000 square feet to the enat of Oak Street that the city owns and the llospital would also like to have the city consider conveying this triangular parcel to the hospital to use for additional parking. — 3 - Council Minutes - 4/27/81 t, It was recommended by the City Engineer that should the city vacnte Like .•ntire Oak Street and also convey the small triangular parcel to the Ilospital, the city should retain a 70 foot casement on the easterly port,un of th.- triangular parcel for the purpose of future Sturm sewer drainage to the Mississippi River if needed. in addition, it was recommended that upon conveyance of this property to the Hospital, a utipulation be placed on the parcel that the property be used for parking lot purposes only between the Medical Clinic, Hospital and School District. In light of the fact that the amount of land area is small in size and that the city is still retaining easement rights for future utilities, it was recommended that the property be conveyed without i ha rg. • . Motion was made by Maus, seconded by Blonigen and unanimously carried to vacat.• that portiun of Oak Street lying between (tart Boulevard and Ilighwav 1175 with the westerly half being conveyed to the School District #882 and the easterly half being vacated to the Monticello and than in turn the entire triangular parce� in A; the city being conveyed to the. Monticello -Big Lake Hospital wtth the city rotaininf. easement rights on the east portion of thqq triangular parcel for futuro utilities. �,:>� I?Gr. .W,. -4I/-/S-9.). 6. Considerntinn of Amendment of Conditional Use. Permit on Parkin[ Lot A Access -Medical Facilities Companv. \' Medical Facilities Company, developers of the proposed medical clinic enst of the Monticello -Big. Lake Hospital, requested that their Con- ditional list! Permit be amended to allow access to their proposed parking lot off of River ",trent at the rear of the proposed clinic. Previously, the City Council approved a Conditional Use Permit for the d,•vrlopmrnt of the clinic with the provision that the access to the parlting Int on sight would be off of Hart Boulevard. This provit.ioo w.ia i.nser1.ed as a result of in -put from neighbors in tike tillisga 11ark area nlong River 5treot, who expressed concern with the. pungible cx1.011sion of River Stravc to accommodate the parking lot at t1W i .n of th.• proposed uiedical linic. Since that time, 1.111- develluvrs of the clinic have indiented that tho proposed grade from tit,, 11wor parting lot to Hart Boulevard may on occasions be difficult to man. -over and as a result the subulance may have to use River Street if we.rrhor ondititin. tire unfavorable. In addition, the developer ling i-1litated that if the clinic is expanded in the future and additi..uif parking space is needt".1 for patients, thu lover parking for w., Id he u•.od and as a result should havu an alternate iyut�,�+� other thou Ilam Iluulovard. � q# 1.jbi� .[�•�Icu�=d - 4 - Council Minutes - 4/27/81 Barb Schwientek, Hospital Administrator, indicaLed that the intent of opening River Street would be for emergency use only by ambulance when necessary and also for employees to use the rear parking lot, but that in the future, patients may also use the lower parking lot as the clinic expands and requires more parking space. Concerns were expressed by neighbors along River Street in the Ellison Park area that any extension of River Street to the medical clinic would result in increased traffic and safety problems. Mr. Irwin Kallin, property owner near Ellison Park along River Street, asked that the city prepare some type of plan that would control traffic and safety probloms in the area such as lower speed limits, more frequent police patrols, etc. Mr. Tom McKee, clinic developer, indicated that they would be willing to work with the city and residences as much as possible to control any problems that could arise by the extension of River Street, by increasing lighting in their parking lot if necessary, along with possibly closing off their parking lot at a certain time each evening, if necessary. After consideration of the testimony, motion was made by Fair, seconded by Maus, and asked to be carried to adopt a resolution ordering the city engineer to prepare a feasibility report on the extension of River Street to the proposed medical clinic with Lilt, report also to include any sewer line repairs, if necessary. (See Resolution 1981-16) In addition, a motion was made by Maus, seconded by Fair, to approve amending the Conditional Use Permit for the. Medical Facilities Company allowing access from River Street to the proposed parking lot With a 2 year time limit at which time the situation would be raviewud to see if problems have arisen. Voting in favor was Maus, Fair, Crimsmo, and lilonigen. Opposed: White. Motion was nloo made by White, seconded by Fair, and unanimously carried to have the City Administrator study and work on a plan for providing safety and traffic regulations, cte. for the River Street area ucar Ellison Park such as speed limit signs, increased patroling services, etc. 7. C,nsideratiun of Awarding Contract oil l.ibrnry Construction I'roiect. Fifteen bids were received on Friday, April 24, 1981, for the con- struction of a new librnry. The bids ranged from a low base bid of $336,000 from Cates Construction Company to n high bid of $38b,400. The architects estimated construction coot woo $320,000. The con- struction bids received did not include furniture and fixtures, landscaping or the completion of the parking lot. - 5 - Council Minutes - 4/27/81 As part of the construction bids, an alternate was included for providing a water to air heating system for the building. Thr low base bidder, W. II. Cates Construction Company, indicated that the alternate would add approximately $29,000 to the construction cost. It was the recommendation of the architects that the base bid of $336,000 from Cates Construction Company be accepted with- out the alternate heating system. Motion was made by White, seconded by Maus to award the prime contract for the construction of the new library to W. 11. Cates Construction Company in the amount of $336,000 without Alter- nate 111. Voting in favor: White, Maus, Crimsmo and Fair. Opposed: Blonigen. 8. Approval of Bills for April, 1981, and the Minutes of the. Regular Meeting of April 13, 1981. Motion was made by White, seconded by Maus and unanimously carried to approve the bills for the month of April, 1981, and the regular meeting of City Council for April 13, 1981. 9. Ratification by the Council of Willard Farnick as New Monticello Fire Chief. The Monticello Fire Department at their annual meeting, elected Willard Farnick to the position of fire chief. Motion was made by Maus, seconded by White, and unanimously carried Lo approve the ratificatit,n of Willard Farnick as the new Monticello Fire Chief. 10. Consideration of City Newsletter. Motion was mads by Maus, ueconded by Fair, and unanimously carried to authorize the City Administrator to prepare and send out to iron residenren n bi-annual city newsletter on a one year trail basis. Meeting adjourned. ti Rick Wolfate 4r, Administrative Assistant RW/mh - 6 - COUNCIL UPDATE MAY 11, 1981 MEETING LEAGUE OF MINNESOTA CITIES ANNUAL CONFERENCE JUNE 9 - 12TH, 1981 At this time the Mayor and City Administrator have made plans to attend the League of Minnesota Cities conference from June 9th through June 12th, of 1981. if any council members wish to attend please contact the city administrator. Some of the council members may not be able to get away for the entire conference, but there is a mini -conference on Thursday, June. 11th at a reduced registration of only $33.00. If there. are any council members interested in only attending a one day session please advise the city administrator, also. To get an idea of what may be on the program, please refer to the latest issue of the Minnesota League of Cities publication. REDUCED INSURANCE COST With everything going up in price nowadays it is good to hear that some things are actually decreasing. Because of the Lengne of Minnesota Cities program, our premiums through the Home Ins. Company are expected to be reduced. tJith indication from our agent, Foster Ins. Agency, we can expect a 34% rebate on liability insurance premiums. CABLE TELEVISION Recently, the City of Monticello had a request by a cable television firm to conduct a feasibility study in the Monticello area. Rather than undorse any particular form it was indicated to the particular firm from Nebraska that there was nothing to prevent them from doing o feasibility study, which for the most part is just a determination of the interest of cable. TV in the, area. In talking with the MN. cnble TV board, there apparently is expected to be interest in the Outlying areas close to the Mpls.-St. Paul area, specifically Wright County in the next two or three years for establishing cable TV franchise. As part of the League of Cities annual conference, there will be a workshop session on cable TV on Thursday, June 11, 1981. RED WING VISIT On April 30, 1981, the Civil Ilofense Director and the City Administrator visited with the. Mayor, Administrator and Planning Director of Red Wing, MN. at Red Wing. Two main topics were, discussed at that time, and one was a request of Red Wing to be designated by the State of MN. as a critical planning area. This would have simplified the red tape in terms of permits necessary from such agency as the MN. C Pollution Control Agency, Environmental Quality Board, Dept. of Natural Resources, etc. Ilowever, it appears at this time, that such request is unlikely to be approved by the State of MN. and Red Wing hos indicated they will quite likely not pursue it any further. The other matter that was discussed was an attempt by the Dept. of Revenue to reduce the value of utility plants. This re- duction would only be 17 in the caac of Monticcllo's NSP plant. of more concern than this would be also the attempt by the Dept. of Revenue in the fall of 1981 to generate rules which would distribute the valuation of electric utility plants such that the older plants would have greater value and the newer plants, such as the NSP plant in Monticello, would have lesser value. It was decided that Red Wing and Monticello and other communities with host plants should band together to oppose such rules and regulations. As a result of input from the communities that host electric utility plants, the first set of rules which would have devalued the NSP utility plant in Monticello by 1% will be reviewed further, subject to a public hearing along with a proposed allocation of valuation among the utility plants. As this item progresses, the City Administrator will keep the council updated on any proposed changes.