2000-11-08Mound City Council Minutes - ~Vovember 8, 2000
MOUND CITY COUNCIl, MINUTES - NOVEMBER
The City Council of the City of Mound, Hennepin County, Minnesota, met in regular session on
Tuesday, November 8, 2000, at 7:30p.m., in the Council Chambers at 5341 Maywood Road, in
said City.
Those present were: Mayor Pat Meisel; Council Members: Andrea Ahrens, Bob Brown, Mark
Hanus, and Leah Weycker. Also in attendance were Acting City Attorney John Dean, City
Manager Kandis Hanson, City Clerk Fran Clark and the following interested citizens; Ken and
Sally Custer, Bill and Dorothy Netka, Kevin England and Peter Meyer.
*Consent Agenda: Items listed under the Consent Agenda are considered routine in nature
and will be enacted by a single roll call vote. There will be no separate discussion of these
items unless a Council Member or Citizen so requests. In that event the item will be
removed from the Consent Agenda and considered in normal sequence.
OPEN MEETING - PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Mayor opened the meeting and welcomed the people in attendance. The Pledge of Allegiance
was recited.
APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA & REGULAR AGENDA.
Councilmember Brown asked to have the Item A, the Minutes of the October 14, 2000, Regular
Meeting pulled from the Consent Agenda.
Councilmember Weycker asked to have Item D, Morton Lane: Hasbro Co. Bioremediation
Process pulled from the Consent Agenda.
*CONSENT AGENDA
MOTION by ttanus, seconded by Brown to approve the two remaining items on the
Consent Agenda. A roll call vote was unanimously in favor. Motion carried.
*1.0 PAYMENT OF BILLS.
MOTION, Hanus, Brown, unanimously.
*1.1 APPROVE PLANS AND SET BID OPENING FOR MOUND COAST TO COAST
DEMOLITION: 11:00 AM, NOV 22.
MOTION, Hanus, Brown, unanimously.
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1.2 MINUTES: OCTOBER 24 REGULAR MEETING.
Councilmember Brown stated that on page 4511, 3rd paragraph, middle sentence, should read as
follows: "He stated that he was not in favor of putting more teeth in this to allow for
enforcement." Councilmember Brown asked that on page 4512, paragraph 3, the last sentence
be deleted and replaced with the following: "He stated there is a possibility he may have been
wrong."
Councilmember Weycker stated she has a change on Page 4508, fourth paragraph from the bottom
should have the following sentence added to it: "We need to check out where the name Pembroke
came from, because this was an issue when we named Sorbo Park."
Councilmember Weycker also asked that on page 4513, it be clarified which was the vote on the
motion and which was the vote on calling the question. The calling of the question came before
the vote on the Resolution.
MOTION made by Weycker, seconded by Brown to approve the Minutes of the
October 14, 2000, Regular Meeting, as amended above. The vote was unanlmotisly
in favor. Motion carried.
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MORTON LANE: HASBRO CO. BIOREMEDIATION PROCESS
1. APPROVE EASEMENT AGREEMENT
2. APPROVE AGREEMENT TO TRANSFER LAND
3. APPROVE AMENDMENT TO STREET VACATION RESOLUTION TO:
CORRECT INCORRECT LEGAL DESCRIPTION
ACKNOWLF. DGE THAT ALL PRECONDITIONS TO RECORDING
THE RESOLUTION HAVE TAKEN PLACE.
Councilmember Weycker stated that she asked to have this item removed from the Consent
Agenda because she did vote in favor the original resolution and would not be voting in favor
of this correction.
Brown moved and Ahrens seconded the following resolution:
RESOLUTION g00-109
RESOLUTION TO CORRECT PREVIOUSLY
APPROVED RESOLUTION//00-65 VACATING A
PORTION OF MORTON LANE STREET RIGHT-
OF-WAY, P & Z CASE g00-29
The vote was 4 in favor with Weycker voting nay. Motion carried.
Kevin England was present at this meeting.
1.4 CANVASSING OF VOTES FROM THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION,
NOVEMBER 7, 2000.
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The following remits of the November 7, 2000, Municipal Election were presented to the City
Council:
Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. Pct. TOTAL
I 3 ~_ 4__ s_ 6
MAYOR
TOM CASEY 175 173 630 282 250 274 1784
DAVID GREENSLIT 115 101 309 161 259 150 1095
PAT MEISEL 236 164 552 392 417 256 2017
COUNCIl,MEMBER
ANDREA AHRENS 103 88 292 178 183 130
KIM ANDERSON 185 165 612 299 288 305
ORV BURMA 91 46 328 159 214 100
JAMIE J. DEMARAIS 49 54 103 66 98 71
PETER C. MEYER 210 173 497 269 286 291
GARY T. MOTYKA 38 46 88 122 105 73
JASIN SASANFAR 12 17 81 29 29 24
NICOLE SVEUM 41 47 120 59 75 64
BILL VOSS 144 108 408 224 272 131
472
974
1854
938
441
1726
192
406
1287
The Canvassing Board hereby certifies that election to a two year Mayoral term is Pat Meisel
and two, four year Council terms are: Kim Anderson and Peter C. Meyer.
Brown moved and Hanus seconded the following resolution:
RESOLUTION #00-110
RESOLUTION CERTIFYING THE RESULTS OF
THE MUNIC~ ELECTION AS PRESENTED AT
~ CANVASS OF VOTE OF THE NOVEMBER 7,
2000, GENERAL MUNICIPAL EI,F, CTION
The vote was unanimously in favor. Motion carded.
COMMENTS & SUGGESTIONS FROM CITIZENS PRESENT ON ANY ITEM NOT
ON THE AGENDA. (LIMIT TO 3 MINUTES PER SPEAKER.)
There were none.
1.5 ACTION ON AN ORDINANCE EXEMPTING CERTAIN SIGNS FROM THE
REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 365 OF TIlE MOUND CODE.
The City Attorney explained that the current code outlaws all signs in Mound unless they come
within a specific exemption to the ordinance. Recently, the City received an application from
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a property owner to install signs on private property that regulated parking in a private parking
lot and Staff was reviewing it to determine if it was a request for a sign permit. It was the
result of that review that prompted the proposed ordinance amendment in front of the City
Council tonight which would exempt this type of sign from needing a permit. Staff has
recommended approval.
Hanus moved and Weycker seconded the following:
ORDINANCE
AN ORDINANCE EXEMPTING CERTAIN SIGNS
FROM ~ REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 356 OF
THE MOUND CITY CODE
The vote was unanimously in favor. Motion carried.
1.6 STAFF REPORT ON ACTIVITIES WITI:I MINNEHAI:IA WATERSHED
DISTRICT AND STORM WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN.
Dan Parks of MFRA reviewed his memo date November 2, 2000, regarding the Mound
SWMP (Storm Water Management Plan) - Wetland Buffer Language.
The City Council discussed Mr. Park's memo. They asked to have the word "require" changed
to "encourage". They also asked how the Watershed District defines "major development
proposal". The Council discussed buffer widths.
The Council reviewed Staff's suggested buffer language as follows:
"The City will require natural, unmaintained wetland buffers around existing wetlands
or replacement wetlands in major development proposals. The buffer shall be a native,
unmaintained vegetative strip planted with legumes or other perennial plant materials.
Buffer widths will be based on the size of the abutting wetland as shown on Table 6
below. In addition, the City will encourage the placement of 20 foot natural buffers
around all City lakes, wetlands and waterbodies."
After discussion the Council asked that the following amendment to the above be used.
"The City will ~ encouraee natural, ~ wetland buffers around
existing wetlands or replacement wetlands in major development proposals. The buffer
shall be a native, ~va'traimaimd vegetative strip.~,,,,.,ll~d-' .... -,~-iah" legumes ,.,, .... ,,..~,'---
pcrcnnlal bla.-i~,,.,,L~.-,~.'-'- Buffer widths will be based on the size of the abutting
wetland as shown on Table 6 below. In
placcn~cn~ of "" foot ...... ' '---'"'--- ..........
Mr. Park's pointed out that he feels the Watershed District will insist on the word "require"
instead of "encourage".
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Mr. Parks al~o added that he will look at the MOund City Code that shows the difference
between a minor and major subdivision and would include that in the City's proposal which
would address the major development proposal question that was asked earlier.
There was considerable discussion on the wetland buffers widths.
Mr. Parks advised the City Council that the Watershed District is now undertaking an effort to
do the functions and values of the wetlands starting out with four communities and Mound is
one of their primary communities. If the City had to do the functions and values of the
wetlands it would cost between $15,000 and $20,000. That will relieve Mound of the
responsibility to do this. Mr. Parks suggested taking the data from the functions and values
assessment of Mound wetlands to determine how each of these wetlands are working in the eeo
system and then determine a buffer and perhaps a larger management plan to preserve and
protect those wetlands for whatever they are best .suited for. Mr. Parks thought the functions
and values assessment would be done sometime in early 2001 and we could walt for that and
then revisit the wetlands in the City and determine buffers at that time.
MOTION made by Itanus, seconded by Brown to submit
"The City will reqnire encourage natural, ~ wetland buffers
around existing wetlands or replacement wetlands in major develepment
proposals. The buffer shall be a native, ~ vegetative strip.
...... ' A erage Buffe
widths will be based on the size of the abutting wetland as shown on Table
Adso ~n¢]nded in tee motion is changing TaMe 6 to 50%, plus or m~nus. ~le vote
W~LS .nan~motls]y ~1 favor. Motion carried.
INFORMATION/MISCELLANEOUS
A. LMCD report.
B. LMCC report.
C. Westonka Senior Center report.
D. AMM FAX News.
E. Westonka Public School communications.
F. Planning Commission minutes: Oct 23.
G. Article: How to Become a Better Governing Board Member.
H. Article: Your Minutes Should Not be a Blow-by-Blow Account.
I. Analysis of the cost for one-day leaf drop-off.
J. TRAC Correspondence.
MOTION made by Brown, seconded by Hanus to adjourn at 8:20 P.M. The vote was
nnanimous]y in favor. Motion carried.
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t'AYMENT BILLS
DATE: NOVEMBER 8, 2000
BILLS ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
BATCtt #
#0102
#0103
AMOUNT.
$ 87,402.13
$106,219.31
TOTAL BILLS $193,621.44