Loading...
01-27-1986 CC MIN REGULAR MEETING OF THE ELK RIVER CITY COUNCIL HELD AT THE ELK RIVER PUBLIC LIBRARY MONDAY. JANUARY 27. 1986 MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Hinkle. Councilmembers Engstrom. Schuldt. Gunkel and Williams MEMBERS ABSENT: None STAFF PRESENT: Tom Bublitz; City Administrator. Steve Rohlf; Building Inspector. and Lori Johnson; Finance Director 1. The Elk River City Council meeting was called to order by Mayor Hinkle at 7:30 p.m. 2. Agenda Items 6D Seminar. 8A Survey. and 8B - Marv Dawson and Zoning Discussion were added to the agenda. COUNCILMEMBER SCHULDT MOVED TO APPROVE THE JANUARY 27. 1986 CITY COUNCIL AGINDA AS AMENDED. COUNCILMEMBER GUNKEL SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION PASSED 4-0. 3. Consideration of January 21. 1986 City Council Minutes COUNCILMEMBER GUNKEL MINUTES AS SUBMITTED . MOTION PASSED 4-0. MOVED TO APPROVE THE JANUARY 21. 1986 CITY COUNCIL COUNCILMEMBER WILLIAMS SECONDED THE MOTION. THE 4. Consideration of Building and Zoning Administrator Recruitment The City Administrator indicated that he had interviewed six candidates for the Building and Zoning Administrator position and was unable to recommend any of them for further consideration. He indicated he was aooking for someone with a fair amount of experience and found no one which he felt he could recommend for appointment. He indicated there was one candidate which did have the experience but was asking for more salary than the City could afford to pay. The City Administrator stated that Steve Rohlf has filled in since Rick Breezee's departure and has proved that he is capable of handling the duties of the position. He indicated he would like to see Steve Rohlf considered for the position. and stated he felt Steve had the potential to learn the job and be productive in the area of zoning. Steve Rohlf indicated he was hoping to get someone in the position he could learn something from. He stated it would be hard to work for someone who has no more qualifications than himself. PAGE 2 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES JANUARY 27. 1986 The Council then proceeded to interview Steve Rohlf. COUNCILMEMBER SCHULDT MOVED TO HIRE S'l'EVE ROHLF AS THE BUILDING AND ZONING ADMINISTRATOR PENDING AN AGREEMENT ON SALARY. COUNCILMEHBER GUNKEL SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION PASSED 5-0. 5. Tax Increment Financing Plan for Development Dbtrict 11 The City Administrator indicated that a public hearing is scheduled for this Council meeting to consider an amendment to the tax increment financing plan for Tax Increment Financing District 11. He indicated that the amended plan is essentially setting out to accomplish what was in the original plan to continue to capture increments of development as they come on line in the district. He noted that the amended plans adds to the original TIF District the three office buildings in Barrington Square and the Good Year Store in Barrington Place. Mayor Hinkle opened the public hearing. opposition of the matter. No one appeared for or in Mayor Hinkle closed the matter. COUNCILMEMBER AMENDING THE AMENDING THE DISTRICT NO. PASSED 5-0. WILLIAMS MOVED TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 86-6. A RESOLUTION DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR DEVELOPMENT DSTRICT NO. 1 AND TAX INCREMENT FINANCING PLAN FOR TAX INCREMENT FINANCING 1. COUNCILMEMBER ENGSTROM SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION 6. Administrator's Update A. Update on Computer System Lori Johnson indicated she had received the software and indicated that payroll and the budget are on the computer and hopes to have everything else up and running sometime in February. Lori Johnson noted that the City will need another PC. She indicated the cost would be approximately $2,700 to $2,800 and indicated there is $3,000 budgeted for the purchase of a PC. It was the consensus of the City Council to authorize Lori Johnson to purchase a PC. B. Consideration of purchase of typewriters and postage meter The City Administrator indicated he would like to defer action on this item. He indicated the staff would be trying out one more typewriter before making a decision and also that he would like to see what would be happening to the local government aid issue. PAGE 3 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES JANUARY 27. 1986 C. Update on Local Government Aid The City Administrator indicated that meeting of the Minnesota Coalition local government aid was the main legislature is proposing to cut 8% also cutting 8.7% in homestead credit. he and Mayor Hinkle attended a of Outstate Cities of which issue. He indicated that the in local government aides and Lori Johnson indicated this would affect the City budget by $44.200 from the local government aid and $12.000 from the homestead credit. The figures from the Coalition of Outstate Cities indicated even larger amounts would be cut. The City Admnistrator indicated that we should look at the impact this will have on outs tate communities as compared to metro communities. He stated that local government aid adds a larger share to our budget than it does to metro communities. The City Administrator indicated that the Council and staff should contact their local representatives and make known their oppositon to the proposed cuts. D. Seminar The City Administrator indicated that he received information on a seminar entitled Privatization. The City Administrator explained that Privatization was a word being used to describe a timely local government option for solid waste disposal. wastewater treatment and other capital intensive public services. He explained that privatization was something which would allow the public sector to contract to do municipal services such as building sewer plants and operating on a fee basis. MAYOR HINKLE MOVED TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO ATTEND THE PRIVATIZATION SEMINAR TO BE HELD ON FEBRUARY 7. 1986. COUNCILMEMBER GUNKEL SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION PASSED 5-0. 7. Guardian Angels Foundation Gambling License The City Administrator noted applying with the State for Council took no action to veto that the Guardian Angels Foundation was a gambling license for bingo. The City the application. 8. Citizen's Advisory Committee The Council discussed the names of the people who have volunteered to serve on the Citizen's Advisory Committee. The following are the names of the people the Council chose to serve on the Committee: . PAGE 4 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES JANUARY 27. 1986 Helen Gray Harold Sykes Tom Johnson Margie Hudson Arlon Fuchs Dan Lucas Jane Gramsted Wade Turner Floyd Leinum Marilyn VanPatten Lloyd Barthel Ken Glover Duane Kropuenske Don Schumacher Jim Simpson Rob VanValkenburg Nick Olson Steve Dittbenner Dave Bosshardt Dr. Tony Jarmoluk The Council discussed committee would be. meeting on Thursday indicated that the available and to come choosing a day to meet and what the duties of the determined that the committee would start starting on February 13. 1986. It was would help to evaluate all of the options recommendation. It was evenings committee up with a SA. Survey The City Administrator noted that Quad County Printing contacted him and questioned whether the City was interested in having a couple of free survey questions included in a flyer they will be sending out to residents in the City. The City Administrator questioned the Council whether they would be interested in having a couple of survey questions relating to the City Hall issue. It was the consensus of the City Council not to send out survey questions relating to City Hall. 8B. Marv Daw.on Councilmember Gunkel noted that she had received a phone call from Marv Dawson who lives south of main street. She noted his property was disturbed when the sewer line went in. She indicated his complaint was that his driveway was never sealed after the repair work was done. The Council directed the City Administrator to resolve the matter. Councilmember Gunkel indicated that she had thought about the zone change on Main Street which was denied last week. She indicated she felt the matter was a land use matter and stated that by maybe changing the zoning ordinance to create a buffer zone the matter could possibly be resolved. ( PAGE 5 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES JANUARY 27. 1986 She indicated that this was not decision. She felt this situation Council has dealt with in the property and the Elk River Mall the Main Street Zoning matter. matter involving this type of to other situations which the She noted that the Elk Hills were two examples relating to the only compares past. property Councilmember Gunkel indicated she has narrowed her v~s~on to land use. She stated that the question to look at is what land use is compatible with R-1 and Commercial zoning. She indicated that in the other two situations a PUD was the answer because the Council could dictate the uses. She stated that to prevent this from happening again she would like to consider establishing a zone classification in the ordinance to serve as a buffer zone between commercial an residential land uses. Discussion they should was held try to on whether a new zone should be created or whether work with what is already in the zoning ordinance. COUNCILMEMBER ENGSTROM MOVED TO SEND TO THE PLANNING COItMISSIOH THE COUNCIL'S RECOMMENDATION OF MODIFYING THE C-2 ZONE TO SERVE AS A BUFFER ZONE BETWEEN RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTY. COUNCILMEMBER WILLIAMS SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION PASSED 4-1. COUNCILMEMBER SCHULDT OPPOSED. Mayor Hinkle indicated he felt there was a difference in.the Main Street issue as opposed to the PUD's because the property on Main Street is already occupied by single family and the PUD's were bare land. Councilmember Engstrom noted he felt the difference with the Main Street situation is that there were no residents complaining about the request to change the zoning. Councilmember Schuldt indicated he was opposed to the motion because he felt this would never have come up had the Main Street issue not been presented to the City Council. 9. Check Register COUNCILMEMBER WILLIAMS MOVED TO APPROVE THE CHECK REGISTER. COUNCILMEMBER GUNKEL SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION PASSED 4-0. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES JANUARY 27. 1986 10. Adjournment PAGE 6 There being no further business. COUNCILMEHBER SCHULDT MOVED TO ADJOURN THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. COUNCILMEHBER GUNKEL SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION PASSED 4-0. The Elk River City Council meeting adjourned at 10:15 p.m. ~4-'- /L. Sandra Thackeray Recording Secretary