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Home My WebLink About2000-08-16 AGENDA FINAL AGENDA COTTAGE GROVE CITY COUNCIL AUGUST 16, 2000 Persons wishing to address the Council during this meeting are asked to fill out a “Speaker Signup Form” and return the form to any Staff Member prior to the start of the meeting. Speaker Signup Forms are located on each audience chair in the Council Chamber. OPEN FORUM - 7:15 P.M. Persons may address the City Council on subjects that are not a part of the Regular Meeting agenda, but must limit remarks to two (2) minutes. Open forum will adjourn to the Regular Meeting promptly at 7:30 p.m. Open Forum and a portion of the Regular Meeting are televised LIVE, airing on Government Channel 16. REGULAR MEETING – 7:30 P.M. CALL TO ORDER – Mayor ROLL CALL – City Clerk 1. ADOPTION OF AGENDA 2. PRESENTATIONS A. Minnesota Chiefs of Police Educational Foundation Scholarship Award to Danielle Saver. *B. Minnesota Disc Golf Association Update on Oakwood Disc Golf Course by Chuck Kennedy. 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. June 7, 2000 Regular Meeting. 4. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Accept and Place on File the Following Minutes: i. Economic Development Authority of July 11, 2000. ii. Public Safety, Health and Welfare Commission of May 9, 2000. B. Consider approving the third quarter support payment for the Youth Service Bureau. Staff Recommendation: Approve the third quarter support payment for the Youth Service Bureau. The donation has been budgeted to be paid from the Charitable Gambling Fund. The Fund has sufficient resources to make this donation. C. Consider approving the appointment of Election Judges for the September 12 Primary Election and November 7 General Election. Staff Recommendation: Adopt a resolution approving the appointments. There are 12 Head Judges, 12 Equipment Judges, 61 Regular Judges, and 7 Reserve Judges. D. Consider approving final payment in the amount of $16,358 to Commercial Refrigeration on the Ice Arena Floor Replacement and Mechanical Improvement Project. Staff Recommendation: Adopt a resolution approving final payment. The contractor, Commercial Refrigeration, in accordance with the contract plans and specifications, has satisfactorily completed the work. AUGUST 16, 2000 AGENDA Cottage Grove City Council E. Consider including tall weed abatement fees in the fee resolution. Staff Recommendation: Repeal Resolution No. 00-136 (Fee Resolution), and readopt a resolution containing the tall weed abatement fees. These fees should not be confused with the tall weed violation fee of $35 that is charged to parties in violation of the City Code; rather these fees are administrative fees charged in addition to actual City costs for abatement of tall weeds when parties fail to correct violations within the allotted time. These fees existed in the old City Code, but with recodification, they have been removed from the Code and a reference is now made to the fee resolution. F. Consider approval of a conditional use permit to allow AT&T Wireless Services to install cellular panel antennas on the West Draw Water Tower. Staff Recommendation: Adopt the resolution approving the conditional use permit to allow AT&T Wireless Services to install cellular panel antennas on the West Draw Water Tower. G. Consider adoption of an ordinance amendment to add two properties to the rural taxing service district. Staff Recommendation: Adopt the ordinance amendment adding two properties to the rural taxing district. H. Consider approval of a conditional use permit for expansion of the school use and a site plan review for construction of an addition to Armstrong Elementary School. Staff Recommendation: Adopt the resolution approving the conditional use permit for expansion of the school use and site plan review for construction of an addition to Armstrong Elementary School. I. Consider approval of a conditional use permit for expansion of the school use and a site plan review for construction of an addition to Pine Hill Elementary School. Staff Recommendation: Adopt the resolution approving the conditional use permit for expansion of the school use and site plan review for construction of an addition to Pine Hill Elementary School. J. Consider adoption of a resolution regarding residential development density in future comprehensive plan amendments and resultant MUSA expansion for the East Ravine. Staff Recommendation: Adopt the resolution. K. Consider approval of the subdivision agreement between Secure Properties, Inc. and the City of Cottage Grove for Hidden Valley 9th Addition. Staff Recommendation: Approve the subdivision agreement for Hidden Valley 9th Addition. L. Consider approval of Change Order No. 2, which combines the Hidden Valley 9th Addition utility and street improvements project with the Pine Summit 1st Addition utility and street improvements project. The contractor for these projects is Burschville Construction. Staff Recommendation: Approve Change Order No. 2. *M. Consider approval of the final plat for the Lodges at Pine Summit 1st Addition, which consists of 138 dwelling units on 13 platted parcels and 2 outlots. Staff Recommendation: Adopt the resolution approving the final plat for the Lodges at Pine Summit 1st Addition. N. Consider declaring costs and calling for public hearing on assessment projects. Staff Recommendation: Adopt resolutions as proposed. The projects include Pine Forest 6th, Pine Glen 7th, Hadley Avenue, sewer and area charges for the Hugh Gibson property, Pine Summit 1st and the 2000 Pavement Management Project. O. Consider authorizing issuance of a single-occasion gambling permit to Ducks Unlimited for a raffle to be conducted on September 14, 2000, conditioned on compliance with all state and local regulations relating to gambling. Staff Recommendation: Authorize issuance of the permit. The event will be held at the VFW Red Barn, 9260 East Point Douglas Road. There shall be no gambling operations by the VFW within the area being leased by the applicant. P. Consider appointing Greg Brysky to Regular Status. Staff Recommendation: Approve the appointment. On September 2, 2000 Mr. Brysky will have completed one year as a Sergeant with the City of Cottage Grove Public Safety Department. Q. Consider authorizing the installation of a stop sign on Johansen Avenue at 85th Street South. Staff Recommendation: Adopt a resolution authorizing the installation of a stop sign on Johansen Avenue at 85th Street South. This action is recommended by the East Community Policing Team and the Public Safety, Health and Welfare Commission. AUGUST 16, 2000 AGENDA Cottage Grove City Council **R. Consider approving plans and specifications for the Hillside School storm sewer rehabilitation, and setting a bid date of September 5, 2000. Staff Recommendation: Adopt a resolution approving the plans and specifications and setting a bid date of September 5, 2000. Some of the segments of the storm sewer line involved are deteriorating and should be slip lined, which involves installing a new pipeline within the existing storm sewer line. ***S. Reschedule the public hearing on the proposed improvement for the northwest roadway (new Glendenning Road) within the industrial park to September 20, 2000, and set a new bid opening date for October 12, 2000. Staff Recommendation: Adopt a resolution rescheduling the public hearing for the proposed improvement for the northwest roadway within the industrial park to September 20, 2000, and setting a new bid opening date of October 12, 2000. 5. RESPONSE TO PREVIOUSLY RAISED OPEN FORUM ISSUES 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. Hold a public hearing and consider approving the Modification of Development District No. 1 and Establishment of Tax Increment Financing District 1-11, and approving the TIF Program and Plan for District 1-11. Staff Recommendation: Hold the public hearing, and adopt a resolution approving the Modification of Development District No. 1 and the establishment of TIF District 1-11, and approving the Program and Plan for District 1-11. B. Hold public hearing and consider approving business subsidies relating to the Cushman & Wakefield Project. Staff Recommendation: Hold the public hearing and adopt a resolution approving business subsidies for the project. The Economic Development Authority adopted a resolution approving the business subsidies at their August 8, 2000 meeting. 7. BID AWARDS **A. Consider awarding paving and fencing contract to Frattalone Paving Inc., for the planned replacement of the athletic courts at Hearthside Park, in the bid amount of $24,850. Staff Recommendation: Award the contract. Three written quotes were received for this project, with Frattalone Paving Inc. coming in lowest of the three. 8. UNFINISHED AND NEW BUSINESS A. Give representatives from businesses that failed the June 29, 2000 Tobacco Compliance Checks an opportunity to admit or deny the allegations, and impose fines or schedule contested case hearings accordingly. Staff Recommendation: Allow business representatives an opportunity to address the allegations. If representatives deny allegations, schedule contested case hearings at a future City Council Meeting, otherwise impose penalties as recommended in Jim Kinsey’s memo dated 7/28/00. B. Consider approval of a mining permit to allow CAMAS Minnesota, d.b.a. Aggregate Industries, to continue their mining operations on Lower Grey Cloud Island. Staff Recommendation: Adopt the resolution approving the mining permit application from CAMAS Minnesota to continue mining operations on Lower Grey Cloud Island. C. Consider approval of a simple lot division subdividing a 5-acre parcel into two parcels of 2.5 acres each at 7901 – 110th Street South and a variance from the Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area Overlay District lot size standards (Section 28-73(b)) to allow 2.5-acre lots when 3 acres are required and for the density exceeding 4 units per quarter-quarter. Staff Recommendation: Adopt the resolution approving the simple lot division and variance to Section 28- 73(b) at 7901 – 110th Street South. AUGUST 16, 2000 AGENDA Cottage Grove City Council D. Consider approval of the preliminary plat for Kingsborough Woods 2nd Addition, which consists of 27 lots for single-family homes, and variances for accessory structure setback, lot width for one lot, and to allow the cul-de-sac length to exceed 600 feet. Staff Recommendation: Adopt the resolution approving the preliminary plat and variances for Kingsborough Woods 2nd Addition. 9. RESPONSE TO PREVIOUSLY RAISED COUNCIL COMMENTS AND REQUESTS 10. COUNCIL COMMENTS AND REQUESTS 11. PAY BILLS A. Approve payment of check numbers 114469 to 114680 in the amount of $849,455.70. 12. WORKSHOP SESSION – OPEN TO PUBLIC **A. Hinton/Tower. ***B. Kingston Park Building Usage. ***C. Utility Service Disconnection Procedure. 13. WORKSHOP SESSION – CLOSED TO PUBLIC **A. HRA Settlement Agreement. ADJOURNMENT * Contains Supplemental Information ** Packet Item(s) Submitted 8/14/00 *** Packet Item(s) Submitted 8/15/00