06-02-97 CC Special Meeting Minutes unsigned Special Meeting
' ' of the
City Council
June 2, 1997
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a special 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 2, 1997 at 6:30 p.m.
The following m�mbers were present: Anderson, Johnson, LeSuer, Micks and Russell.
Also present were: William Joynes, City Manager; Fred Salsbury, Director of Public Works;
Allen Barnard, City Attorney; and Judy Nally, Administrative Secretary.
Letters and/or Petitions Received Regarding Hidden Lakes Development
The following letters and petitions regarding the Hidden Lakes Development were placed
on file: letter from Edward Blais, dated May 16, 1997; letter from Bob Novak, dated May
21, 1997; letter and petition from Glen Helgeson and Cori Ofstead, dated May 27, 1997;
Mark Weitz, dated May 15, 1997; and letter from Faith Woodman, dated May 29, 1997.
Continued Discussion - Preliminary Design Plan A�proval - PUD #74 - Hidden Lakes
Development
� Mayor Anderson introduced the agenda item. William Joynes, Allen Barnard along with
other staff members Mark Grimes, Director of Planning and Development, and Rick
Jacobson, Director of Park and Recreation; answered questions from the Council
throughout the discussion of this item.
In order to build a consensus on the main motion, the Council made the following
subsidiary motions:
1. MOVED by Russell, seconded by Johnson and motion carried unanimously that the
Council feels the Hidden Lakes Development does meet the requirements of Golden
Valley's residential zoning district.
The Council discussed affordable housing and agreed affordable housing would not
be appropriate in this proposal.
2. MOVED by LeSuer, seconded by Russell and motion carried unanimously that the
Council wants to incorporate the considerations raised in the memo from Jeff
Oliver, dated February 13, 1997, support the concept of the street patterns
interconnecting in a way that is agreeable to staff, incorporate the considerations
raised in the memo from Mark Kuhnly, dated May 23, 1997; and incorporate the
Hennepin County letter about the access road dated March 5, 1997.
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3. MOVED by Johnson, seconded by Russell and motion carried unanimously to
require that the declarations and related documents need to be revised to the
satisfaction and approval of the City Attorney before general plan approval.
4. MOVED by Russell, seconded by LeSuer and motion carried unanimously to accept
only the use of canoes on Twin Lake.
5. MOVED by Johnson, seconded by Russell and motion carried unanimously to
support some sort of public access on any or all lakes.
MOVED by Russell, seconded by Johnson and motion denied to approve the preliminary
design plan approval for PUD #74, Hidden Lakes Development subject to the following
comments
a. Feels the Hidden Lakes Development does meet the requirements of
Golden Valley's residential zoning district.
b. Affordable housing would not be appropriate in this proposal.
c. Incorporate the considerations raised in the memo from Jeff
Oliver, dated February 13, 1997, support the concept of the street
patterns interconnecting in a way that is agreeable to staff, incorporate
the considerations raised in the memo from Mark Kuhnly, dated May
23, 1997; and incorporate the Hennepin County letter about the
access road dated March 5, 1997.
d Require that the declarations and related documents need to be
revised to the satisfaction and approval of the City Attorney before
general plan approval.
e. Accept only the use of canoes on Twin Lake.
f. Support some sort of public access on any or all lakes.
g. Development to include the building of up to eight houses on the
peninsula dependent on the engineering, setback and other
restrictions on building location on the peninsula.
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h. Upon a roll call vote, the vote was as follows:
ANDERSON- YES JOHNSON - YES LESUER - NO MICKS - NO RUSSELL - YES
Mayor Anderson stated that this does constitute denial of the preliminary plan.
The Council Members voting against the motion to approve indicated reasons/findings to
support the Council's denial of the Preliminary Design Plan Application as set out in the
following paragraphs.
Council Member Micks expressed her reasons or findings as follows:
1. A portion of the peninsula may constitute a protected bluff; although the
measurements relied on indicate that it is a few inches short of being a protected
bluff, such measurements are suspect and should not be relied on.
2. The topography of the bluff requires that there be a lot of grading on it to build the
road and home-building pads proposed by the developer. This grading will have a
negative impact on the peninsula, Sweeney Lake and Twin Lake. Accordingly,
construction on the peninsula poses too great a hazard to the lakes, especially Twin
Lake which is clean and pristine.
3. There are very few water resources left in Golden Valley or in the metro area itself
which are in a pristine condition such as Twin Lake. The development may cause a
significant hardship on the environment of the lakes by the substantial building
immediately adjacent thereto and the necessary work on the bridge used to access
the peninsula.
Council Member LeSuer listed reasons/findings as follows:
1. The reconstruction of the bridge, including pilings, will have a substantial negative
effect on Sweeney and Twin Lakes.
2. The road proposed for the peninsula is much too narrow and will create a safety
hazard.
3. The road on the peninsula will not meet the 75 foot setback required for impervious
surFaces.
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4. The springs on the peninsula need to be protected from destruction during
construction and that has not been provided for.
5. The density on the peninsula is too great.
6. The proposed cul-de-sac on the peninsula is below City standards and will create a
safety hazard.
7. The peninsula may include a protected bluff; the measurements taken of the bluff
lines on the peninsula have not been adequate.
8. The soils on the peninsula are seriously deficient and building on them will cause a
substantial degradation of the environment of the peninsula itself and the
surrounding lakes.
Adjournment
Mayor Anderson adjourned the meeting at 8:30 p.m.
Mary E. Anderson, Mayor
ATTEST:
Judy Nally, Administrative Secretary