2004-07-27MOUND CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
JULY 27, 2004
The City Council of the City of Mound, Hennepin County, Minnesota, met in regular
session on Tuesday, July 27, 2004, at 7:30 p.m. in the council chambers of city hall.
Members Present: Mayor Pat Meisel; Councilmembers Bob Brown, Mark Hanus, David
Osmek and Peter Meyer.
Others Present: City Manager Kandis Hanson, City Clerk Bonnie Ritter, Community
Development Director Sarah Smith, Police Chief Jim Kurtz, Jerry Mader, John Beise,
Cklair Hasse, Terry Hughes, Ann Hunt, Steve Hewitt, Mike Gardner, Craig Fink, Steve
Johnson, Mike Specht.
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 un/ess 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 Meetin_~
Mayor Meisel called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. and the Pledge of Allegiance was
recited.
2. Approve A~enda
MOTION by Brown, seconded by Osmek to approve the agenda. All voted in favor.
Motion carried.
3. Consent A_~enda
Meyer requested the removal of Item 3G for discussion.
MOTION by Osmek, seconded by Hanus to approve the consent agenda as amended.
Upon roll call vote, all voted in favor. Motion carried.
A. Approve minutes of July 13, 2004 regular meeting
B. Approve payment of claims in the amount of $363,640.66.
C. RESOLUTION NO. 04-84: RESOLUTION TO APPROVE A FRONT SETBACK
VARIANCE AT 1599 BLUEBIRD LANE FOR A 2-STORY ADDITION AND
COMPREHENSIVE REMODEL, P&Z CASE #04-17, PID #13-117-24-12-0128.
D. Approve temporary sign permit for Our Lady of the Lake Incredible Festival to be
held September 10-12, 2004.
E. Approve temporary on-sale 3.2 malt beverage license for Our Lady of the Lake
Incredible Festival to be held September 10-12, 2004.
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F. RESOLUTION NO. 04-85: RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO MINNESOTA
STATE STATUTES SECTION 272.161, SUBD. 3 TO REQUIRE LOCAL
APPROVAL OF LAND DIVISIONS AND PROPERTY TRANSFERS PRIOR TO
CONVEYANCE BY HENNEPIN COUNTY.
G. (removed)
H. Authorize McCombs Frank Roos Associates, Inc., to prepare a feasibility report
for Chateau Lane elevated water storage facility.
I. RESOLUTION NO. 04-86: RESOLUTION TO APPROVE A PUBLIC LANDS
PERMIT FOR STEVEN L. HEWITT, 4849 ISLAND VIEW DRIVE.
J. Award contract for 2004 Seal Coat Program to Pearson Brothers in the amount
of $38,900, as recommended by City Engineer.
3G. Resolution requesting that Hennepin County post Commerce Boulevard as
"no parking" from end of current construction, north to Minnetrista border.
Police Chief Kurtz explained City Staff had been working with Hennepin County to
address traffic problems on County Road 110 near the Three Points Neighborhood.
Hennepin County has prepared a plan that addresses all concerns. The plan divides
the road so that there are two lanes of traffic (one going north and one going south) turn
lanes, and six-foot shoulders. In addition there will be a crosswalk placed at Grandview
and CR110.
MOTION by Osmek, seconded by Brown to adopt the following resolution. All voted in
favor. Motion carried.
RESOLUTION NO. 04-87: RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT HENNEPIN COUNTY
POST COMMERCE BOULEVARD (CSAH 110) AS NO PARKING FROM THE END
OF THE CURRENT CONSTRUCTION (APPROXIMATELY CHURCH STREET),
NORTH TO THE MINNETRISTA BORDER.
4. Comments and suq.qestions from citizens present on any item not on the
a_clenda. None were offered.
5. Case #04-15- Sketch Plan for Halstead Pointe- 6701 County Rd. 110/6639
Bartlett Boulevard - 56 unit condo complex
Sarah Smith reviewed the sketch plan for Halstead Pointe, a (56) unit condominium
project proposed for the manufactured home court located at 6701 County Road 110
and 6639 Bartlett Boulevard, which straddles the western boundary of Mound and
eastern boundary of Minnetrista. The project consists of seven 8-unit buildings which
includes one (8-unit) building in Mound and six buildings (48-units) in Minnetrista. It
was noted that the development team is going through Minnetrista's process for this
project simultaneously with Mound's.
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The development team introduced themselves, and were available to answer questions.
Discussion followed regarding parking, public safety, dockage, drainage and utilities.
Terry Hughes, 6641 Halstead Lane, stated that he's been at his residence since 1986
and he has not talked to anyone in the neighborhood that's in favor of the project. He
stated that the feeling that the neighbors want to get rid of the trailer court is wrong. He
objects to the high density and asked why single family homes weren't considered.
Craig Fink from the development team stated that the project wasn't economically
feasible with single family homes and that they are trying to work with the neighborhood.
He has received positive feedback from some of the neighbors.
Jerry Mader, 6607 Bartlett Blvd., expressed his opposition to the high density housing
and also concern over parking. Fink stated that the units will have underground
parking.
Cklair Hasse, 6627 Bartlett Blvd., asked if there was going to be any R2 left in Mound or
would it all be changed to R5 or R6. Meisel stated that the proposal will probably fit into
Mound's plan, but everything is still in the very preliminary plans and this project has to
go through all the Commissions yet.
No action was needed on this item. The Development Team will proceed with the
process with both Minnetrista and Mound.
6. Proposed Amendment to City Code Chapter 330 (Subdivision Ordinance) to
regulate dock lot parcels for the purpose of providinq lake access for nearby
properties.
Hanus suggested minor changes to the presented draft, which incorporated some of the
Planning Commission suggestions from their July 19th meeting.
MOTION by Brown, seconded by Osmek to pass the following ordinance as amended.
Meyer asked if this ordinance is really needed. He feels it can be done by private
agreement between parties and that non-conforming lots should not be created.
The following voted in favor: Brown, Hanus, Meisel and Osmek. The following voted
against: Meyer. Motion carried.
ORDINANCE NO. 07-2004: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 330 OF THE
MOUND CITY CODE (SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE) TO INCLUDE PROVISIONS TO
ALLOW THE CREATION OF DOCK PARCELS FOR PURPOSE OF PROVIDING
LAKE ACCESS FOR NEARBY PROPERTIES
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7. Miscellaneous/Correspondence
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Report: Finance Department - May 2004
Letter: DNR, dated July 15, 2004
Summer 2004 Redevelopment Update
Update: Skate park Project
Calendar: LMCC
Correspondence: LMCD
Correspondence: City of St Paul & City of Minneapolis
Letter: LMC
Newsletter: Lake Minnetonka Association
Report: Costs associated w/Gillespie Center cooperative agreement
Letter: CenterPoint Energy Minnegasco
Letter: Met Council on population information
Met Council directions
8. Adjourn
MOTION by Osmek, seconded by Brown to adjourn at 8:38 p.m. All voted in favor.
Motion carried.
Attest: Bonnie Ritter, City Clerk
May6r Pat Meisel
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