2001-07-24MOUND CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
JULY 24, 2001
The City Council of the City of Mound, Hennepin County, Minnesota, met in regular
session on Tuesday, July 24, 2001, at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at 5341
Maywood Road, in said City.
Councilmembers Present: Mayor Pat Meisel, Councilmembers Mark Hanus, Kim
Anderson and Peter Meyer.
Councilmembers Absent: Bob Brown
Others Present: City Attorney, John Dean; City Manager, Kandis Henson; Acting City
Clerk, Bonnie Ritter; City Engineer, John Cameron; City Planner Loren Gordon, Public
Works Superintendent, Greg Skinner; Finance Director, Gino Businaro; Steve Coddon,
Doug Dunser, Welsey Dunser, Bruce Dodds, Bill & Dorothy Netka, Gene & Marilyn
Hostetler, Jon& Sue Lynott, Don Jacobsen, Randy Moriarty, Leah Weycker, Jonathan
Paul, Ron Helmer, Karen Babler, Carol Lindgren, Wayne & Jackie Davis, Phil & Sharon
Baumel, Jason Swensen, Lorrie Ham, Paul Meisel.
Consent Agenda: All items listed under the Consent Agenda are considered to be
routine in nature by the Council and will be enacted by a roll call vote. There will be no
separate discussion on these items unless a Councilmember or citizen so requests, in
which event the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered in
normal sequence.
1. OPEN MEETING AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Meisel opened the meeting at 7:33 p.m. and the Pledge of Allegiance was
recited.
2. APPROVE AGENDA WITH ANY AMENDMENTS
City Manager Hanson added the hearing date of August 14th to item 3F under the
Consent Agenda.
MOTION by Hanus, seconded by Meyer to approve the agenda as amended. All voted
in favor. Motion carried.
3. CONSENT AGENDA
Hanus requested that D1 and E be removed for discussion. Meyer requested that A,
approval of the minutes be removed. Anderson requested that item C be removed for
discussion.
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MOTION by Hanus, seconded by Anderson to approve the consent agenda, pulling
items A,C,D1 and E. All voted in favor. Motion carried.
B. Approve payment of claims in the amount of $224,703.39.
D2. Approve Douglas Dunser Variance
RESOLUTION NO, 01-59: RESOLUTION TO APPROVE LAKESIDE
SETBACK VARIANCE TO REBUILD A
RESIDENCE AT 5984 SUNSET ROAD, PART
OF LOT 30, MOUND SHORES ADDITION, P &
Z CASE #01-24, PID #14-117-24-42-0006.
F. Set public hearing for Case No. 01-21, Street Vacation - Kells Lane, for
August 14, 2001, at 7:30 p.m.
3A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
MOTION by Meyer, seconded by Anderson to table approval of the July 10, 2001, and
July 17, 2001 minutes. All voted in favor. Motion carried.
3C. PHASE I ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENTS FOR CSAH 15 RIGHT-OF-
WAY AcquisITION
Anderson asked what guarantee there is that only seven other individual reports are
needed for environmental assessments. City Engineer Cameron explained that we still
require 5-7 separate reports for individual parcels such as the bulk oil plant, the Mueller-
Lansing property, the old chiropractic office next to the NSP substation, the SA station,
and maybe one or two more. The only properties that we need to be concerned about
are the ones where actual road construction will be taking place.
MOTION by Hanus, seconded by Meyer to approve the contract for the Phase I
Environmental Assessment for CSAH 15 be awarded to STS Consultants, Ltd, in the
amount of $7,000, with the option of ordering individual reports as quoted at a price of
$650 each. All voted in favor. Motion carried.
3D,1. RANDY MORIARTY MINOR SUBDIVISON AND VARIANCE REQUEST
CASE NO. 00-69 AND 00-70.
Hanus questioned the wording in the proposed resolution, requesting clarification on the
park dedication fee. The resolution should read that only one park dedication fee of
$500 shall be paid at the time of building permit.
MOTION by Hanus, seconded by Anderson, to adopt the following resolution as
recommended by the Planning Commission, as amended regarding the park dedication
fees. All voted in favor. Motion carried.
RESOLUTION NO. 01-60:
RESOLUTION TO APPROVE A MINOR SUBDIVISION
AND VARIANCE ON THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT
4536 DENBIGH ROAD, P & Z CASE #00-69 AND 00-70,
PID #19-117-23-24-0008.
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3E. APPROVE CASE #00-52; REGISTERED LAND SURVEY: STEVE CODDEN,
5240 LYNWOOD BOULEVARD
City Planner, Loren Gordon, explained that the minor subdivision at 5212 Lynwood
Blvd, previously approved by Resolution ~10-99, contains abstract and torrens property
which have different recording procedures. In order to record the torrens portion, a
separate registered land survey needs to be approved by the Council.
MOTION by Meyer, seconded by Anderson to approve the registered land survey of
5240 Lynwood Boulevard. All voted in favor. Motion carried.
4. COMMENTS & SUGGESTIONS FROM CITIZENS
None were offered.
5. PUBLIC HEARINGS
R.H. Development: Langdon Bay Subdivision
Case 01-20: Easement Vacation
Case 01-23: Street Vacation
Loren Gordon reviewed the slope easement vacation that the Planning Commission has
recommended for approval. He then reviewed the Butternut Road street vacation, also
recommended for approval by the Planning Commission.
Mayor Meisel opened the public hearing at 8:03 p.m., and asked for comments from
those present. No comments were offered so the public hearing was closed at 8:04
p.m.
MOTION by Hanus, seconded by Meyer to adopt the following resolution. All voted in
favor. Motion carried.
RESOLUTION NO. 01-61:
RESOLUTION APPROVING THE VACATION OF A
SLOPE EASEMENT LOCATED ON THE PROPERTY
LOCATED AT 1000 ROBIN LANE, P & Z CASE #O1-20,
PID #14-117-24-33-0001.
MOTION by Meyer, seconded by Hanus to adopt the following resolution. All voted in
favor. Motion carried.
RESOLUTION NO. 01-62:
RESOLUTION APPROVING A STREET VACATION OF
THAT PORTION OF BUTTERNUT ROAD ORIGINALLY
PLATTED AS GLEN LANE AND INTERLACHEN ROAD.
P & Z CASE #01-23.
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6. FEASIBILITY FOR REMEDIES FOR LANGDON LANE SEWER SYSTEM
City Engineer John Cameron presented a feasibility report, with his recommendation
being construction of a lift station at the end of Langdon Lane. He suggests that the
Metropolitan Council Environmental Services be given time to conduct a thorough study
of their system before the City spends upwards of $100,000 to solve a problem that may
not be completely their own.
Discussion followed regarding the temporary solution of valve installation in the
residents' homes.
MOTION by Meyer, seconded by Hanus that the City reimburse the Langdon Lane
residents for check valve installation upon presentation of receipts, with the amount not
to exceed the estimates currently on file with the City Manager. Ayes: Hanus, Meyer.
Nayes: Meisel and Anderson. Motion dies.
MOTION by Meisel, seconded by Anderson that the City reimburse residents 50% of
their cost to install check valves based on the estimates on file with the City and upon
presentation of receipts for said installation. Ayes: Meisel, Hanus, Anderson. Nayes:
Meyer. Motion carried.
7. LONGPRE BUILDING DEMOLITION
MOTION by Hanus, seconded by Meyer to advertise for bids for the demolition and site
clearing for the Longpre Building, with bids to be opened on August 22, 2001, at 11:00
a.m., and considered by the Council at their August 28th regular meeting. All voted in
favor. Motion carried.
8. NO PARKING ZONES
Residents Jon and Sue Lynott expressed concern to the Council over the parking on
Manchester and on Stratford. Staff will evaluate these areas.
MOTION by Hanus, seconded by Anderson to adopt the following resolution. All voted
in favor. Motion carried.
RESOLUTION NO. 01-63:
RESOLUTION DESIGNATING CERTAIN STREETS OR
PORTIONS OF STREETS WITHIN THE CITY OF MOUND
AS NO PARKING ZONES
Mayor Meisel stepped down and Acting Mayor Hanus presided over the meeting for
item #9.
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9. CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT PARKING PROGRAM
City Manager Hanson informed the Council that this parking program expired June 30,
2001. She recommended extending this program for another year, with assessment at
that time.
MOTION by Meyer, seconded by Anderson to extend the CBD Parking Program for
another year, to expire June 30, 2002. All voted in favor. Motion carried.
A ten minute recess was taken from 9:25 to 9:35 p.m.
Mayor Meisel returned to preside over the rest of the meeting.
10. SKATE PARK TASK FORCE REC~UESTS
Jason Swensen, Mound Police Officer and member of the Skate Park Task Force,
presented the selected logo and site plans for the proposed skate park. The Task
Force is asking for preliminary approval of the site located at the end of Maywood Road.
It was noted that catch basins and storm sewer extensions will be needed in this area to
accommodate the skate park. The Task Force is not asking for commitment on those
improvements at this time, only site approval.
MOTION by Hanus, seconded by Anderson that the city commit the land at the end of
Maywood Road for the proposed Skate Park, and move to the next step of investigating
costs for the needed drainage improvements. All voted in favor. Motion carried.
11. ISLAND PARK TASK FORCE
Three applications were received for positions on the Island Park Task Force as a result
of the ad in The Laker. There will be a total of 5-7 members on this task force.
MOTION by Hanus, seconded by Meyer to appoint Kenneth Neukircher, Tracy
Walstrom and Richard Dissmore to serve on the Island Park Task Force. All voted in
favor. Motion carried. City Manager Hanson will contact these appointees.
12. ETHICS GUIDELINES
MOTION by Hanus, seconded by Anderson to adopt the ethics guidelines as previously
used, but to drop the financial disclosure statement. Discussion followed, with City
Attorney John Dean suggesting some things to keep in mind. He feels that this is an
important decision and should be made only when a full Council is present. Also, the
other thing to keep in mind is how the Council may be perceived backing out of a
disclosure statement, rather than never having one. He also thinks the financial
disclosure statement serves a useful purpose, being a blanket statement to counter the
innuendos and rumors that Mound tends to produce. Filling out the financial disclosure
statement always gives a retort to the public and may impact the general perception of
City Government. With Mound being a closed community, Dean feels that it's important
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that the Council commit to this type of disclosure. Councilmember Hanus withdrew his
motion.
MOTION by Hanus and seconded by Meyer to table this item until a full Council is
present. All voted in favor. Motion carried.
Meyer would also like the Council and Staff to consider a complaint procedure to
accompany the Ethics Guidelines.
13. INFORMATION/MISCELLANEOUS
A. AMM Fax News
B. Auditor's newsletter
C. Memo from Department of Revenue
D. Ehler's newsletter
E. Mediacom correspondence
F. State Aids report
G. Report on charitable gambling donation
H. LMCC communications & report
I. Finance Report; June, 2001.
14. ADJOURNMENT
MOTION by Meyer, seconded by Anderson to adjourn the meeting at 10:30 p.m.
voted in favor. Motion carried.
All
Attest: Acting City Clerk
Mayor Pat Meisel
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