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06-21-05 CC MinutesRegular Meeting of the City Council June 21, 2005 Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Golden Valley, Hennepin County, Minnesota was held at 7800 Golden Valley Road in said City on June 21, 2005 at 6:30 p.m. The following members were present: Freiberg, Grayson, Loomis, Pentel and Shaffer. Also present were: Thomas Burt, City Manager; Jeannine Clancy, Director of Public Works; Allen Barnard, City Attorney; and Judy Nally, Administrative Assistant. Presentation of Government Finance Association Award for Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting Bonnie Burton, Finance Director, City of Shorewood, presented the Government Finance Association Award for the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting to Sue Virnig, Assistant Finance Director, and the Finance staff. The Council thanked the Finance staff for their hard work. Approval of Agenda MOVED by Grayson, seconded by Freiberg and motion carried unanimously to approve the agenda of June 21, 2005 as submitted. Citizen Input Mayor Loomis introduced the agenda item. Hearing and seeing no one, the Mayor continued the meeting. Approval of Consent Agenda MOVED by Freiberg, seconded by Grayson and motion carried unanimously to approve the agenda of June 21, 2005 as amended: Removal of Letter from South Rice Lake Association Regarding Deer Population and Resignation of Paul Flood from Human Services Foundation. Mayor Loomis read the items listed on the consent agenda. *Approval of Minutes: City Council Meeting - June 7, 2005 and Council/Manager Meeting of June 14, 2005 MOVED by Freiberg, seconded by Grayson and motion carried unanimously to approve the City Council meeting minutes of June 7, 2005 and the Council/Manager meeting minutes of June 14, 2005 as submitted. Regular Meeting of the City Council June 21, 2005 Page 2 *Bills and Claims MOVED by Freiberg, seconded by Grayson and motion carried unanimously to authorize the payment of the City bills as submitted. *General Business Licenses MOVED by Freiberg, seconded by Grayson and motion carried unanimously to authorize the issuance of licenses as recommended by staff. *Minutes of Boards and Commissions MOVED by Freiberg, seconded by Grayson and motion carried unanimously to receive and file the minutes as follows: Joint Water Commission - April 13 and May 4, 2005 Human Rights Commission - April 14, 2005 Bassett Creek Water Management Commission - May 19, 2005 Joint City Council and Planning Commission 1-394 Corridor Study Kick-off Presentation - April 25, 2005 Letter from South Rice Lake Association Regarding Deer Population Council Member Freiberg requested that a copy of the deer population study be forwarded to the South Rice Lake Association. MOVED by Freiberg, seconded by Shaffer and motion carried unanimously to receive and file the letter from the South Rice Lake Association, dated June 10, 2005, regarding deer population. The Council would like to discuss the deer population at the August 9, 2005 Council/Manager meeting. Resignation of Paul Flood from Human Services Foundation Council Member Freiberg requested an update of the vacancies on various boards and commissions. MOVED by Freiberg, seconded by Pentel and motion carried unanimously to receive and file the resignation of Paul Flood from the Human Services Foundation and request the Mayor send him a letter of appreciation in recognition for his service to the community. Mayor Loomis will review the applications on file and determine the board/commission vacancies and report back to the Council. Regular Meeting of the City Council June 21, 2005 Page 3 *Approval of Requests for Beer and/or Wine at Brookview Park MOVED by Freiberg, seconded by Grayson and motion carried to approve the requests for beer and/or wine at Brookview Park as recommended by staff. Public Hearing - Ordinance #331- Final Plan Approval - PUD #91 - Amendment #1.: Rudy 1- Rudy Luther Toyota The following ordinance was MOVED by Shaffer, seconded by Pentel: ORDINANCE NO. 331, 2ND SERIES AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY CODE Approval of Amendment to Final Plan of Development Rudy Luther Toyota, P.U.D. No. 91, Amendment No. 1 The Luther Company Limited Partnership, Applicant Jon Baker, Architect, and Don Hughes, Civil Engineer, reviewed the plan and answered questions from the Council. Don Keysser, Planning Commissioner, presented the Commission report and answered questions from the Council. Mark Grimes, Director of Planning and Development, presented the staff report and answered questions from the Council. The Mayor opened the meeting for public input and persons present to do so were afforded the opportunity to express their views thereon. Hearing and seeing no one, the Mayor closed the public hearing. MOVED by Shaffer, seconded by Pentel and motion carried unanimously to approve Ordinance #331, 2nd Series. Upon a roll call vote, the vote was as follows: FREIBERG - YES GRAYSON - YES LOOMIS - YES PENTEL - YES SHAFFER - YES Public Hearing - Preliminary Design Plan Approval - PUD #100 - North Wirth Business Center Rick Martens and Darrell Anderson, applicants, reviewed the plan and answered questions from the Council. Don Keysser, Planning Commissioner, presented the Commission report and answered questions from the Council. Mark Grimes, Director of Planning and Development, presented the staff report and answered questions from the Council. Allen Barnard answered questions from the Council. Regular Meeting of the City Council June 21, 2005 Page 4 Public Hearing - Preliminary Design Plan Approval - PUD #100 - North Wirth Business Center - Continued The Mayor opened the meeting for public input and persons present to do so were afforded the opportunity to express their views thereon. Hearing and seeing no one, the Mayor closed the public hearing. MOVED by Shaffer, seconded by Grayson and motion carred unanimously to approve the Preliminary Design Plan for PUD #100, North Wirth Business Center subject to the following conditions: 1. The following plans shall become a part of this approval: Site Plan dated November 4, 2004 prepared by the Design Partnership; Landscape Plan dated November 4, 2004 and prepared by the Design Partnership; Building Elevation Sheet dated November 11, 2004 and prepared by The Design Partnership; Grading Plan dated November 4, 2004 and prepared by Paramount Engineering; and Utility Plan dated November 4, 2004 and prepared by Paramount Engineering. 2. The recommendations found in the memo from City Engineer Jeff Oliver, PE, to Mark Grimes dated May 16, 2005 shall become a part of these recommendations. 3. The recommendations found in the memo from Deputy Fire Marshal Ed Anderson to Mark Grimes dated November 24, 2004 shall become a part of these recommendations. 4. The plantings and sod indicated on the Landscape Plan shall be completed around each building after construction of the building. Prior to construction of the buildings, all areas shall be seeded with a seed mix acceptable to the City Engineer. The area that is seeded shall be maintained in a manner as to not allow the growth to exceed 8 inches in height. 5. The areas along Dahlberg Drive (between the parking lots and the street and east of the southernmost building pad) shall have sod laid at the same time as the landscaping is done around the first building. 6. The area north of the railroad tracks shall be placed in a conservation easement with the City of Golden Valley. Development of the area north of the tracks may only occur with an amendment to the PUD and amendment to the conservation easement. Public Hearing - Preliminary Design Plan Approval - PUD #101 - Maywood Dave Kingman, Kingman Building Company and Dave Reed, Landmark Development Group reviewed the plan and answered questions from the Council. Mark Grimes, Director of Planning and Development, presented the staff report and answered questions from the Council. Thomas Burt, Allen Barnard and Jeannine Clancy answered questions from the Council. The Mayor opened the meeting for public input and persons present to do so were afforded the opportunity to express their views thereon. Regular Meeting of the City Council June 21, 2005 Page 5 Public Hearing - Preliminary Design Plan Approval - PUD #101 - Maywood - Continued Mark Heilman, 5605 Olson Memorial Highway, he is opposed to having the road circle around his property, stated he was offered $300,000 for his house but he could not find a comparable property within the City for that price; stated he doesn't want to live in a stockyard, feels the road will be closer than he thought; doesn't feel the developer has been very flexible, worried about selling his property'in the future; stated he would like to see more visuals of what his home and the road will look like; stated he has trouble backing out of his driveway now and feels there may be future traffic problems. Jim Heidelberg, 489 Valleywood Circle, thanked the developer for the creative use of the land; stated he heavily endorses the project; stated it is an improvement to what was there in the past, likes how the developer is working with the property owners, and feels the project will be beneficial to the community. Jim Murphy, 5610 Woodstock Avenue, feels it is an excellent site for homes; stated that if the road is not built in the proposed location the homeowner will have homes that are closer to him than the road would be; suggested leaving the trees on the site to be used as a buffer and feels that developer has worked hard to satisfy the neighborhood. Michelle Tiedeken, 425 Turner's Crossroad North, stated they have met with the developer to discuss different landscape and fencing options for their property and stated the developer has been willing to work with them. Tim Nordland, 425 Turner's Crossroad North, feels that the site now is an ugly wasted space; stated he is in favor of the development, feels the developer has been accommodating to the property owners and stated they want to stay where they are. Jelan Heidelberg, 489 Valleywood Circle, feels that with the proposed homes being built it will be better than when the tree service was on the site and feels the property values in the neighborhood will increase. The Mayor closed the public hearing. MOVED by Pentel, seconded by Grayson and motion carried to continue to continue the public hearing for consideration of the Preliminary Design Plan for PUD No. 101, Maywood, until the July 5, 2005 City Council meeting. Mayor Loomis and Council Member Shaffer voted no. Announcements of Meetings A Joint Water Commission Water Planning and Governance Task Force meeting will be held on June 22, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. at Golden Valley City Hall. Regular Meeting of the City Council June 21, 2005 Page 6 Announcements of Meetings - Continued The Board/Commission Recognition Dinner will be held on June 29, 2005 at 6:30 pm at the Brookview Community Center. The next City Council meeting will be held on July 5, 2005 at 6:30 p.m. The next Housing and Redevelopment Authority Meeting will be held on July 12, 2005 beginning at 6:30 p.m. followed immediately by the Council/Manager meeting. A City Council meeting will be held on July 19, 2005 at 6:30 p.m. The next Bassett Creek Water Management Commission will be held on July 21, 2005 at 11:30 a.m. National Night Out celebrations will be held throughout the evening on Tuesday, August 2, 2005. A City Council meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 3, 2005 at 6:30 p.m. Mayor and Council Communications No action and/or discussion took place. Adiournment The Mayor adjourned the meeting at 9:28 p.m. 6, mm. Linda R. Loomis,Mayor ATTEST: