Loading...
02/15/2005 - City Council Regular MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE EAGAN CITY COUNCIL Eagan, Minnesota February 15, 2005 A Listening Session was held February 15, 2005 at 6:00 prior to the regular City Council meeting. There were no citizens who wished to be heard. A regular meeting of the Eagan City Council was held on February 15, 2005 at 6:30 p.m. at the Eagan Municipal Center. Present were Acting Mayor Fields, Councilmembers Carlson, Tilley and Maguire. Mayor Geagan was out of town. Also present were City Administrator Tom Hedges, Community Development Director Jon Hohenstein, City Planner Mike Ridley, Public Works Director Tom Colbert, City Attorney Mike Dougherty and Administrative Secretary / Deputy Clerk Mira McGarvey. AGENDA Councilmember Tilley moved, Councilmember Carlson seconded a motion to approve the agenda as presented. Aye: 4 Nay: 0 RECOGNITIONS AND PRESENTATIONS RETIREMENT OF RON GJORVAD Police Officer Ron Gjorvad who will be retiring on March 1, 2005 was recognized for his 22 years of service to the City. CONSENT AGENDA It was noted that item F regarding Thrifty Car Rental will be moved to Old Business. A. Minutes. It was recommended to approve the minutes of the February 1, 2005 regular City Council meeting, the January 25, 2005 special City Council meeting, the January 21-22, 2005 special City Council retreat and the January 11, 2005 special City Council meeting as presented. B. Personnel Items. 1. It was recommended to approve hiring of Amanda Lukkes as a 9-1-1 Dispatcher. 2. It was recommended to approve the promotion of Sandra Flategraff from Dispatcher to Lead Dispatcher. 3. It was recommended to approve the hiring of Andrew Olson as a part-time Concessions/Building Attendant at the Community Center. C. Check Registers. It was recommended to ratify the check registers dated February 3, 2005 and February 10, 2005 as presented. D. Contract 04-10. It was recommended to approve Change Order #1 to Contract 04-10 (North Water Treatment Plant ? Landscaping and Irrigation) and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute all related documents. E. Findings of Fact ? Middlestadt Brothers. It was recommended to continue this item to the March 1, 2005 City Council meeting at the applicant?s request to allow them to finalize revisions. F. Findings of Fact ? Thrifty Car Rental. G. Contract 05-05. It was recommended to acknowledge receipt of bids and award Contract 05-05, Cascade Bay pool restoration, to Abhe & Svoboda, Inc. in the amount of $380,255. H. Grant ? Thresher Fields. It was recommended to authorize application of a grant from the State of Minnesota for enhancements to Thresher Fields and designate the march 14, 2005 Advisory Parks Commission meeting as the public hearing. I. Lease Agreement. It was recommended to approve a lease agreement between the City of Eagan and St. Croix Harley Davidson. Motion was made by Maguire, seconded by Tilley to approve the Consent Agenda as amended. Aye: 4 Nay: 0 Eagan City Council Meeting Minutes February 15, 2005 Page 2 OLD BUSINESS FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS AND RESOLUTION OF DENIAL FOR PLANNED DEVELOPMENT AMENDMENT THRIFTY CAR RENTAL City Administrator Hedges and City Planner Ridley discussed the background of this item regarding a request made at the February 1, 2005 Council meeting for a Planned Development Amendment to allow outdoor storage of up to 10 cars in the parking lot for the Thrifty Car Rental located at 1964 Rahncliff Court, #100. The applicant was not present at the February 1 meeting to answer questions of the Council in regard to maintenance of the rental vehicles on the site. Joel Simmons representing Thrifty Car Rental discussed the proposed plans with the Council and stated that the majority of maintenance of vehicles would be take care of off-site. Councilmember Maguire moved, Councilmember Carlson seconded a motion to approve a Planned Development Amendment to allow up to 10 cars to be stored onsite for Thrifty Car Rental, located at 1964 Rahncliff Court, Suite nd 100, Lot 2, Block 3, Rahncliff 2 Addition, in the NE ¼ of Section 32 subject to the following conditions: Aye: 3 Nay: 1 (Carlson opposed) 1. The Planned Development Amendment Agreement must be executed and recorded. 2. Storage of the vehicles shall occur on the east side of the building. 3. The total number of vehicles stored onsite shall not exceed 10. 4. The sale of vehicles is prohibited. 5. No flags, balloons, banners, signs, pennants, ribbons, streamers, or whirling devises shall be attached to vehicles. 6. The vehicles stored on the property shall not be utilized for display purposes, nor shall such vehicles have rental information displayed on the windows or any other part of the vehicles. 7. Vehicle maintenance shall occur inside or offsite. NEW BUSINESS PRELIMINARY AND FINAL SUBDIVISION (CAPONI ART PARK) ? TPL City Administrator Hedges introduced this item regarding a Preliminary and Final Subdivision (Caponi Art Park) of 60 acres to create four parcels, two ten acre parcels and two twenty acre parcels on property located in the southeast quarter of Section 22 and the northeast quarter of Section 27. City Planner Ridley gave a staff report. Robert McGillivary, Trust for Public Land, was present to answer questions of the Council. Councilmember Maguire moved, Councilmember Tilley seconded a motion to approve a Preliminary Subdivision 05-04 and a Final Subdivision (Caponi Art Park) of 60 acres to create four parcels, two ten acre parcels and two twenty acre parcels. The subject site is the Caponi Art Park and the Caponi estate located in the SE ¼ of Section 22 and the NE ¼ Section 27, subject to the following conditions: Aye: 4 Nay: 0 1. The developer shall comply with these standards conditions of plat approval as adopted by Council on February 2, 1993; A1, B1, 3. 2. The property shall be platted. 3. This development shall dedicate public right-of-way along Diffley Road, as determined by the Dakota County Plat Commission. CAPONI PROPERTY ACQUISITION / CAPONI ART PARK UPDATE Eagan City Council Meeting Minutes February 15, 2005 Page 3 Mr. McGillivary discussed the pending agreements between the City and Trust for Public Land. AMENDMENT TO CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT ? TMI COATINGS City Administrator Hedges introduced this item regarding a modification of the Conditional Use Permit for Lot 8, Block 1, Sibley Terminal Industrial Park for outdoor storage of vehicles and equipment for property located at 3291 Terminal Drive. City Planner Ridley gave a staff report. Councilmember Tilley moved, Councilmember Maguire seconded a motion to approve a modification of the Conditional Use Permit for Lot 8, Block 1, Sibley Terminal Industrial Park for outdoor storage of vehicles and equipment for property located in the SE ¼ of Section 8 at 3291 Terminal Drive, contingent upon the acquisition and relocation of TMI Coatings to the site. Aye: 4 Nay: 0 NEW RUNWAY / AIRPORT UPDATE Assistant to the City Administrator Miller provided an update on the runway / airport issue. ADMINISTRATIVE AGENDA REVISED 2005-2006 EAGAN CITY COUNCIL GOALS City Administrator Hedges stated that per the request of the Council at the February 1, 2005 City Council meeting, staff has revised the City Council goal statement with regard to green space. Discussion was held and it was the consensus of the Council to work with staff to further define the goal and bring back to Council at a future date. REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT UPDATE Community Development Director Hohenstein provided an update regarding the City?s redevelopment districts. VISITORS TO BE HEARD Councilmember Maguire moved, Councilmember Tilley seconded a motion to adjourn the regular City Council meeting at 7:30 p.m. Aye: 5 Nay: 0 _____________________________ ___________________________________ Date Administrative Secretary / Deputy Clerk If you need these minutes in an alternative form such as large print, Braille, audio tape, etc., please contact the City of Eagan, 3830 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan, MN 55122, (651) 675-5000, (TDD phone: (651) 454-8535). The City of Eagan is committed to the policy that all persons have equal access to its programs, services, activities, facilities and employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, marital status or status with regard to public assistance.