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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 03-25-1974 Special1 Page I N U T' E S SP CIAL)COUNCIL MEETING March 25, 1974 X, A special meetingof° the P1 outh,' Ci Counti 1 was : pe, ym ty al l ed to order Sy May Hi 1 de at 7:30 P. M. 14 the Council Chambers of the Public storks Bui 14i ng. 14900 Twenty- third Avenue No th, PIylouth, on March 25, 1974. PRESENT: ''- Mayor H.,1 de, Ca nci linen Hunt, Nei 1 s , Spaeth and Seg -L -Lld, Manager Willis.") Engine2r'Goldberg and Attorney Lefler. , a' -'ABSENT: 'Planner Overhiser. SIN M6T19N was made by Councilman Hunt, seconded by Council•4 mars teibold, to approve th%, minutes of the March 18, 1974 Regiilar, Council Meeting, Kition carried, three ayes. Mayor Hi,lde and Count linen Spaeth abstained. Mayor Hi 1 de read a letter received of Ray Johnson, in which Mr. Johnson complained of inaction on a condemnation matter, and disagreement with assessment po`icy proposel for Projects 44 and 405. On the first matter, Attorney Lefler assured the Council that the issue had been settled. Mr. Johnson has signed a sti pul ati do and has received a check from the City. The matter of assessment of residential home sites on property toned for industrial and commercial use was discussed. MOTION was made by Crunciltoan Spaeth, seconded by Council- man Hunt, that Tenth Avenue be broken out of the assessment rolls as a separate project and be assessed on a fifteen - year payment; the street on ail sides to be assessed at industrial rates , - for the residential rate with homes only; that assesswnts over and above the industrial (the difference) be deferred for ten years, and at that date start paying or make other, arrangements; and that at the time of arl change in development to commepcial or industrial, assessments be picked up at that time, 1f before ten years. In the ensuing discussion, opposition was cited to the motion. It was suggested that the motion as statci was discriminatory in that i` referred to a specificproject. Mayor Hi 1 dP suggested that the staff prepared poi icy proposal might be applied% however, he suggested a ton year deferment.. Councilmal Hunt raised an objection to this proposal, stating that it might serve to discourage 101- MINUTES - REGULAR OUNCIL MEETING - PArch 18, 1974 LETTER RECEIVED F.01 RAY JOHNSON POLICY - ASSESSING RESIOENTIAL PROPERTIES IN COMMERCIAL/INOUSIRIAL AREAS Item S -C I- C, a PRESENT: ''- Mayor H.,1 de, Ca nci linen Hunt, Nei 1 s , Spaeth and Seg -L -Lld, Manager Willis.") Engine2r'Goldberg and Attorney Lefler. , a' -'ABSENT: 'Planner Overhiser. SIN M6T19N was made by Councilman Hunt, seconded by Council•4 mars teibold, to approve th%, minutes of the March 18, 1974 Regiilar, Council Meeting, Kition carried, three ayes. Mayor Hi,lde and Count linen Spaeth abstained. Mayor Hi 1 de read a letter received of Ray Johnson, in which Mr. Johnson complained of inaction on a condemnation matter, and disagreement with assessment po`icy proposel for Projects 44 and 405. On the first matter, Attorney Lefler assured the Council that the issue had been settled. Mr. Johnson has signed a sti pul ati do and has received a check from the City. The matter of assessment of residential home sites on property toned for industrial and commercial use was discussed. MOTION was made by Crunciltoan Spaeth, seconded by Council- man Hunt, that Tenth Avenue be broken out of the assessment rolls as a separate project and be assessed on a fifteen - year payment; the street on ail sides to be assessed at industrial rates , - for the residential rate with homes only; that assesswnts over and above the industrial (the difference) be deferred for ten years, and at that date start paying or make other, arrangements; and that at the time of arl change in development to commepcial or industrial, assessments be picked up at that time, 1f before ten years. In the ensuing discussion, opposition was cited to the motion. It was suggested that the motion as statci was discriminatory in that i` referred to a specificproject. Mayor Hi 1 dP suggested that the staff prepared poi icy proposal might be applied% however, he suggested a ton year deferment.. Councilmal Hunt raised an objection to this proposal, stating that it might serve to discourage 101- MINUTES - REGULAR OUNCIL MEETING - PArch 18, 1974 LETTER RECEIVED F.01 RAY JOHNSON POLICY - ASSESSING RESIOENTIAL PROPERTIES IN COMMERCIAL/INOUSIRIAL AREAS Item S -C I- C, I Speclal Council Meeting birch 25, 1974 Page 102 b` industrial developers,, It was agreed that a five year deferment policy would be preferable, whi ck, would; 'efl ow for another review at that time. Iouncilmen Spaeth and Hunt withdrew the mot,lon before the floor, 40 -TION was made by Councilman Hunt, seconde&.i by Councilman Seibold, to direct the staff to prepare an assessment policy, generally as follows: Where sin le familyresidences are located on industriaMommercal zoned property, the following assessment policy would be followed. Water and sanitary sewer lateral benefit would be based on a residential equivalent size with i' the di fferenco, if any, to be deferred for a) maximum peri ocl of five years from the date of adoption of the assessment roll, Water and sans `ta y sewer area assessments would be Eased on $4.150, 00/acre based on two units/acre, with the difference between the $450.00 and the 675,00 to be deferred for a maximum period of five years from the date of adoption of the assess - 1 ment roll, Street assessment shall follow the guidelines set forth for Single Family Residential Areas, Policy Resolution No. '7447, dated February 4, 19741, with the difference to be deferred for a maximum period of five years from the date of adoption of the assessment roll, Storm sewer assessments shall be based on the residential rate with the difference to be de" ferred for a maximum period of five years from the date of the adoption of the assessm<ant roll,, In general, if the use of that property changes to other than single family resideential„ the deferred char!jes shall become due and pkiabie prior to the approval of a development pT%in and!or issuance of a building permit, These defev%red Charges shall be so noted on the assessor':, Kooks and shall be shown as a pending assessment on any assessment search, MOTION to amend was made by Councilman Seibold, seconded by Councilman Hunt, to ad(I at the end of the statement these words: and become due and payable upon any transfer of ownership",. Motion carried, five ayes, MOTION to amend was made by Ccurci iiilafl Seibold, seconded by Councilman Spaeth, to stipulate that this policy is only I A9_ o 9 V I 10 9 V I I Special 6unci lMeeting r March 25'j', 1974 Page 103 r applicable to the owner/r'esi dent 'at tare time the assessment roll is adopted. Motion carried, five ages. Motion to adopt policy carried on ,roVI cal l vote, five ayes, REPORTS OF OFFICERS, BOARDS AND COMM';.TTEE:S Manager Willis presented an update of the special condi - tions of the development contract b6tween the City of Plymouth 'and Lundgren Brothers Constructton, Inc. Mayor Hi 1 de commented that he had received a letter from School ;District 281, re an upcoming Comnuni ty Education meeting. Mayor Hi 1 de asked Counci iman,\ Ne -t 1 s if he might be able to attend this meeting; Counc'i lma,h Neils said that he would, Manager Willis presented the report, on potential acquisition of the Anderson Property for park purposes, The Park and Recreation Advisory Commission had previously discussed the matter at two separate meetings, They initially recommended that the property not be acquired for park purposes, and later revised their recommendation to state that if this property could be made available for the sum of 750 Per acre, the commission would recommlcnd acquiring all the property at that rate, or half the property closest to our park at that rate, Otherwise, our previous recommenm dation should stand," There has also been a recent request by the Creekwood Heights area residents relating to park development in that area, It was the staff recommendation that the City negotiate with Me. Anderson for the acquisition of his parcel, and that the Ci kj Manager be directed to obtain an appraisal of said property, In the discussion that followed, the cost ant! value of the sucgested appraisal were questioned. MOTION was made by Councilman Neils, seconded by Councilman Spaeth, that staff be authorized to connFnce negotiations toward acquisition of the Anderson Property, MOTION to amend was made by Councilman Spaeth, seconded by Councilman Hunt, to add that no offer over $20,000 to ma ig, lotion to amene carried, four ayes, one nay, (M,aor Hi lde voting nay), Motion to authorize negotiations carried on a roll call vote, five ayes. 103- j W(Y)DCREEK PARK AREA - A-305 Item 5-A SCHOOL DISTRICT 281 COM14UNITY EDUCATION MEETING ANDERSON PROPERTIES A-390 Item 5-8 CN a ingSpecialCour`,cil MeetX51 March 25, 1974 Page 104 Engineer Goldberg presented informational sheets in prepara tion for April B, 1974 public hearings --ft assessments. Councilman Hunt stepped dalin from the tab -le during di s- cRtssion of proposed assesstunts' for Project No. 107 Vicksburg Lane). Following discussion on that project,, he returned to thg table. T`e Magor reminded Counci i, members that theY should be' prepared to answer to the 'people for the manner in which these assessments are presented, He`asserted that there,have been three ways through which estimates`df costs have' deviated from actual costs: (1) inadequate preliminary engineering (which has been corrected);2 the inclusion of costs of right-of-way easements; and (3; interest during construction. He stated that'the interest could be estimated in the future, NOTION was made by Mayor Hilde,\'seconded by Councilman Hunt, to direct staff to, 4nceforth, along with the higher quality preliminary reports, include in the building of project estimates a percentage added to the estimated costs to include such items as (a) possible easempri%k requirements; (b) interest during the course of construction; c) other cost increases thatImight occur due to the vagaries of the 1current times. Motion carried, five ayes, MOTION was made by Councilman Spaethio seconded by Council- man Neils, to adopt RESOLl,UTION N0, 74-170, A RESOLUTION THAT EFFECTS THE APPOINTMENT OF NELL PREBICH AS CITY CLERK, Motion carried on a roll call vote, five ayes, MOTION was made by Councilman Hunt, seconded by Council- man Spaeth, to adopt RESgLUTION NO, 74-171, A RESOLUTION THAT CHANGES THE COMPENSATION RATE FOR THE POSITION OF POLICE SERGEANT, GRADE G110 FROM $1100 PER MONTH AT THE A STEP TO $1150 AT THAT STEP, Motion carried on a roll call vote, five ayes. MOTION was made by Councilman Seibold, seconded by Council- man Spaeth, to adopt RtSOLUTION NO, 74-172, A RESOLUTION APPROVING FOR PAYMENT THE DISBURSEMENTS FROM THE GENERAL FUND, CONSTRUCTION FUND, WATER FUND, SEWER FUND AND SPECIAL ASSESSMENT FUND, IN THE TOTAL OF $281,59236 FOR THE PERIOD ENDING MARCH J, 1974. Motion carried on a roll call vote, five ayes. Councilman Spaeth reported that he had no further informa- tion relative to the Watershed Districts., Councilman Neils reported that in the Robbi nsdale School l n4. o cl ASSESSMENT ROLL INFOITION Item 5=D 10 RESOLUTION NO. 74-170 CLERK Item 5-E RESOLUTION N0, 74-171 AMENDMENT TO COMPM7 SAT!0N PLAN Item 5-F RRESOLUTION NO. 74-172 ENDING MARCH 151 1974 Item 6-A CCR REPORTS U o special Council Meeting March 25, 1974 Page, 105 z, District 281, there is a neighborhood/PTA joint effort merit plan for Pilgrim lane Llementary School. He also from School District 281 concerning open schools r on,, a school ground improve - noted receiving a letter Councilman Seibold reported that in Wayzata School Di stO ct 284, the tennis court issue had been resolved to the Council's satisfaction. Mayor Hi 1 de suggested, and ths Council concurred, that- a meeting be set for the night of the 22'nd of April a.,,5:00 P.M, with the Parte and Recreation Commission. Councilman Seibold commented jhat the agenda should include a discussion of trails, and potential land usoge around an ultimate city hall, Mayor Hilde asked the CCRs to ;recommend times for periods meetings with the various commisstans and boards,, Councilman Neils had nothing fttrtner'to report on the -Planning Commission. Mayor Hilde reported that he and Councilman Neils were present at a ,reeti ng with the Human Rights Commi ssi oh . They discussed providing services, and the possibility of providing a catalog of human services available -;o this area. Mayor Hi 1 de had nothing 'Further to report jn the Metropol i tan Council, Regarding the Legislature, Mayor Hilde provided some back- ground on the Mi nneapolli s/Plymouth assessment payment discus- sions. He stated that he and Manager Willis had been before the Legislature, and that the Manager. Attorney and Engineer had met with M!nneapolis staff, where 'they received confirma- tion that all Assessments w:wld be paid, including right-of-way, with the exception of (a) any allowance for com ounding of interest (which represents approximately $9,000; (b) pajment of any interest in 1974 ($36.000). Mayor Hilde and Manager Willis went to the Legislature to further dis.-uss this; but before the, actual hearing, they spoke with L,vle Schwartzkopf, who offered some hope of a reasonable settlement. There have been subsequent discussions, leading up to a proposal received by Manager Willis from Mr. Thompson, City Caordinator for Minneapolis. The Manager and Mr. Thompson have agreed to present the following to the respective bodies as a settlement on the m,sstter of assessments: 10- Minneapolis would pay the $633,000 for previous work, Plus $105,000 estimated for Vicksburg Lane work south of County Road 6; MINNEAPOLIS/PLYMOUTH ASSESSMENT PAYMENT DISCUSSIONS 0 Minneepolis would pay Plymouth one-half ($369,000) of thr, total figure as soon as possible -- by mid- April -- in cash; The bal$nce ($369,000) would be paid by January, 1975; 105• , _. i O D Specs '1 CouncilJ ting March 45, 1,974 _ Page,1 06 . i F:nal adjustment -,to these figures ,Nwould be based upon Minneapolis' share of the act% CPunty l' costs of 1,upgrading Vicksburg Lane r outh of Road 6. Mara9ei' Willis pointed out that ifivestiiient oil, this money could Mum an amount near equr ;-+ng, the assessment interest for IP74. MOTION was made by Councilman Seibold, seconded by Councilman Neils, to authorize the City Manager to accept the pr0';),osal offered by the. City of Minneapolis. Rosa on carried$ sive ayes. Councilman Hunt stated that there is nothing of particular importance relative to : ubur ban League of Municipalities at the ,!: resent time. Council membeNs all receive minutes of the League's meetings. Ne did note, however, that the Suburban League is housed in the State Lepgue complex; and that a policy is being considered'whereby Suburban. League members will be required to also be State League members. Councilman Spaeth had nothing further to report on the Board of Ioing Adjustment, Manager Willis reminded Council members of tomorrow's public UPCOMING PUBLIC hearing re Vicksburg Lane Project No. 305, HEARING March 26, 1974 Discussion centered arovad staff prepared 1106nnation sheet re cost estimate and the usage of MSA funds; and the City assessment policy. Mapr Hilde asserted that he would express to people at the upcoming hearing that the Council is committed to building the street and bu",ding it "right" or not doing anything at all with it. Mayor Hildt asked for a'concensus on the best wary to present the facts to the people at the hearing. It was decided that staff would prepare additional information. It was further decided that the discussion of assessments would oe held to a minimum, stressing that this is an improvement hearing, not an assessment hearing. Mayor Hilde reported that he has reviewed projects with the City Manager., and they meet with satisfaction, Mayor Hilde adjourned the meeting at 11:10 P,M. Deputy City Clerk U i