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01/03/1984 - City Council Regular ' ` IQ 01 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE EAGAN CITY COUNCIL EAGAN, MINNESOTA JANUARY 3, 1984 A regular meeting of the Eagan City Council was held on Tuesday, January 3, 1984 at 6:30 p.m. at the Eagan Municipal Center. Present were Mayor Blomquist and City Councilmembers Smith, Wachter, Egan and Thomas. Also present were City Administrator Hedges, Public Works Director Colbert, City Planner Runkle, Consulting Engineer Rosene and City Attorney Hauge. COUNCIL INDUCTION City Administrator Tom Hedges gave the oath of office to the newly re- elected councilmembers, including Mayor Bea Blomquist, for a two-year term and Councilman James Smith and Councilman Ted Wachter, each for four-year terms. Fire Chief Bob Childers also was given the oath of office. AGENDA Egan moved, Thomas seconded the motion to approve the agenda as prepared. All voted yes. MINUTES December 15, 1983 - Special Meeting. Upon motion by Smith, seconded Wachter, it was resolved that the Minutes be approved as distributed. All voted yea. December 20, 1983 _ Regular Meeting. Wachter moved, Egan seconded the motion to approve the minutes with the exception on page 3 relating to Knob Hill Professional Park, that it should be worded "a 1 1/2 inch service will be installed and if a larger service for sprinkling is required in the future, the developer will be requested to install the additional water line." Also, on page 10 regarding Larry Pedersen - The Rental Place, it should be worded "Smith moved, Thomas seconded the motion to approve the application, subject to the following:", and it should be noted all voted yes. All voted yea. December 15, 1983 - Joint Advisory Planning Commission and Council Meeting. Thomas moved, Wachter seconded the motion to approve the minutes. All voted in favor. CONSENT AGENDA The following consent agenda items were presented to the Council and recommended for approval by the staff: 1 ct! Council Minutes January 3, 1984 1. Fish Lake Park Grant Application. On July 7, 1983, the City Council approved the preparation and submission of an application for 1984 LAWCON funds for the development of Fish Lake Park. A resolution has now been prepared authorizing the filing of the application and it was recommended the Resolution be approved and also the execution of a Grant Project Agreement to develop open space under the State Natural Resources fund for Fish Lake Park. 2. Used Police Squad Car Sale. Police Chief Jay Berthe recommended the City sell squad car #14 due to high mileage, and that the high quote from Metro Auto Salvage in Lakeville for $1,675.00 be approved. Egan moved, Wachter seconded the motion to approve the consent agenda as presented. All voted in favor. THE RENTAL PLACE - LARRY PEDERSEN - CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT At the regular city council meeting held on December 20, 1983, the Council approved a conditional use permit for outside storage of rental equip- ment located in Lot 1, Block 1, Barton McGray Addition, subject to certain conditions. The applicant was requested to submit additional information, including a list as to what would be stored in the outside area of the facility. In a letter from Mr. Pedersen, who was present at the meeting, he indicated that the 400 items could probably be stored very easily and would be equipment which is rented on a regular basis. A detailed diagram of the screening and landscaping was presented and it was noted that approximately 12 additional trees for the area to landscape and screen the storage was pro- posed. After review, Egan moved, Wachter seconded the motion to approve the conditional use permit, subject to the conditions that'were imposed at the December 20, 1983 council meeting and further approval of the information submitted by Mr. Pedersen. All voted in favor. WESTBURY ADDITION - PRELIMINARY PLAT The application of Gabbert Development Co. for preliminary plat approval of Westbury Addition consisting of approximately 47 acres with 129 single family lots and 28 twinhome lots was again presented to the Council. A public hearing was held by the Planning Commission at its November 22, 1983 meeting and the City Council considered the plat at its December 20, 1983 meeting. The Council asked for additional information and both Mr. Hedges and Mr. Runkle reviewed the changes being proposed by the applicant. Mr. Runkle stated that the minimum single family lot width now would be 65 feet at the front setback line, there would be 110 single family dwellings, a reduction of 15, and 36 duplex units. The minimum single family lot size would be 9,000 square feet as opposed to 7,500 square feet minimum under the original plan. The 58.7 acre parcel would include 11.9 acres of road right-of-way and 8.3 acres of park with a net acreage of 38.5 acres. It would result in 3.79 net 2 Council Minutes January 3, 1984 units per acre, excluding the road and the proposed park and 2.48 gross units per acre. Mr. Gabbert was present as was the landowner, Jim Curry. Mr. Gabbert indicated in reducing the number of lots, that the price per lot would then increase about $2,500.00 minimum per lot. He showed a rough rendering of a proposed alternate which would include multi-family use reflecting 270 units, which appeared to indicate approximately 7 units per gross acre, which would exceed the 3 to 6 units per acre under the R-II land use designation. There was discussion concerning the access to the west and Mr. Gabbert stated that negotiations have been taking place with the attorney for the McCarthy family for access to Wescott Road farther west. Councilman Egan stated that a decision would have to be made by the Council as to whether it would accept smaller single family lots where the development is not surrounded by other existing development, whether deviations should be allowed in a self-standing development, other than intended as a buffer, whether it should allow the terrain to be possibly more adversely affected than if higher density twin home lots were to be utilized. City Administrator Hedges gave a rough sampling of the small-lot inven- tory in the City, with the inventory indicating that about 784 small lots under 12,000 square feet have been approved, and that about 109 duplex lots under 15,000 square feet. After considerable discussion, Thomas moved, Smith seconded the motion to approve the application, subject to the recommendations of the Advisory Planning Commission with the exception of condition No. 10 relating to access to the McCarthy property to the west from the bubble on the westerly north-south internal street, which would be excluded. Councilman Egan asked whether the number of low income and moderate income undersized lots is already excessive and also questioned whether the outlot designated for park property should be accepted by the City. There was concern by the Councilmembers that the proposed park was not usable park land and that the Park Committee may not have use for it. In addition, there would be no direct access to the property as proposed. Councilmembers questioned whether the City was required to accept it under the Planned Development Agreement. Those in favor of the motion were Thomas and Smith; those against were Egan, Blom- quist and Wachter. Blomquist then moved to continue consideration of the application until the Advisory Park Commission has submitted a recommendation as to utilization of the park, noting the lack of access and the fact that land directly to the west is not proposed to be acquired for park purposes. Egan seconded the motion, and all voted in favor. SEE PLAT FILE 3 Council Minutes January 3, 1984 CITY CODE UPDATE Mr. Hedges reviewed with the Council several proposed ordinance amend- ments and revisions that are in the process of being updated within the City Code. He stated that a meeting has now been scheduled with staff members and Roger Jensen for January 10, 1984 to review some changes, including dangerous weapons and articles, a revised curfew ordinance, a proposed Eagan alarm ordinance, an ordinance dealing with day care facilities, subdivision require- ments and miscellaneous others. The accessory housing ordinance and status offenses including loitering were discussed by the Council. Egan moved, Wachter seconded the motion to direct the City Administrator to proceed with the annual review of the ordinances with final amendments to be submitted to the City Council for approval. All voted in favor. PROJECT #83-I - NORWEST UTILITIES The utilities for the Norwest Bank site at Pilot Knob and Yankee Doodle Roads have now been completed and staff recommended approval of the project. Upon motion by Thomas, seconded Wachter, it was resolved that the Council accept the utilities installed on Project #83-I for perpetual maintenance. All voted yes. PROJECT #82-E - OAKWOOD HEIGHTS ADDITION The utilities installed for the Oakwood Heights Addition project have been completed by the developer and have been tested and inspected and the staff recommended that the council accept the utilities under the project for perpetual maintenance. Upon motion by Wachter, seconded Thomas, it was re- solved that the recommendation of the staff be approved and implemented. All voted yea. PUBLIC OFFICIALS' LIABILITY INSURANCE Mr. Hedges stated that a request for bids was submitted to several insur- ance companies for public officials' liability insurance and they have not all been returned. He recommended the Council continue consideration to the next regular meeting. Smith moved, Thomas seconded the motion to continue the discussion until the next meeting in January of 1984. All voted in favor. NEW CITY MALL OPEN HOUSE Councilmembers discussed several alternate dates for an open house for the City Hall, noting that the landscape screens will not be received until early February. Sunday, February 5, 1984 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 P.M. was selected as the date for the Open House. 4 Council Minutes t3 January 3, 1984 SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING A special City Council meeting was scheduled for January 10, 1984 at 7:00 p.m. to interview applicants for the Advisory Park Commission and Advisory Planning Commission. BRA MEETING The Councilmembers acting as the Eagan Housing and Redevelopment Author- ity upon motion by Smith, seconded Egan scheduled a special meeting of the Eagan HRA for February 7, 1984 at 6:30 p.m. regarding the comments received relating to the race facility tax increment financing. All voted in favor. It was understood that the City Council will convene immediately following the adjournment of the HRA meeting. JOINT CITY LOBBYING CONFERENCE The City Administrator discussed with the Council the fact that the Council had budgeted for lobbying efforts in the Minnesota Legislature, within the area of local government aid. He indicated that meetings had been held with managers and administrators from approximately 10 to 12 suburban com- munities, and proposed a Joint Powers Agreement regarding lobbying efforts for LGA. There was also discussion concerning the Fiscal Disparities Act and it was noted that the same communities may not have similar interests regarding both issues. Councilmembers indicated that they would be interested only in lobbying efforts regarding local government aid and upon motion by Smith, seconded Egan, it was resolved that the City Administrator be authorized to continue disussion with the suburban communities and to present a Joint Powers Agreement proposal to the City Council at a later time. All voted in favor. ADJOURNMENT Upon motion duly made and seconded, the meeting adjourned at 9:40 p.m. PHH Cit Jerk 5