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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-17-1987RECORD OF OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL CITY OF ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA 2811 Adjourned Meeting No. 27 - February 17, 1987 Agenda Item A-1 President Postier called the meeting to order at 7:30 P.M., the foll ing members being present: President Postier, Aldermen Allen, Bluhm, Canfield, Hunziker, Bolinger and Strain. Absent: None. Allen moved, Strain second to approve the minutes of the February 2, 1987 meeting. Ayes (7), Nays (0).Motion carried. B-1 A Hearing on the Vacation No. 87-1 to vacate a 10' utility easement on the common lot line between Lot 1, Block 1 G. & F 1st Sub. and Lot 1, Block.l Replat of Lots 1,2,3,4, and part of 5 Hendricks Subdivisioi Having no one present that wished to be heard, President Postier closed the hearing. Bluhm moved, Canfield second to adopt Resolution No. 51-87 approving the vacation. Ayes (7), Nays (0).Motion carried. B-2 A Hearing on the Proposed Assessments on Project No. 8608 J 8951 - Trunkline Watermain Extension plus Watermain and Sanitary Sewer to serve Baihly Heights Subdivision. Having no one present that wished to be heard, President Postier closed the hearing. Canfield moved, Strain second to adopt Resolution No. 52-87' approving the assessment. Ayes (7), Nays (0).Motion carried. B-3 A Hearing on the Petition to amend the Final Plan.of PUD B-22 Former Wedding World Building at 2002 2nd Street S. W. Wishing to be heard was Bill Meschke of Weischelbaum and Associates and is present for any questions the Council may have. President Postier questioned Mr. Meschke on whether the utility easements have been taken care of. Mr. Meschke stated that McGhie and Betts, engineering firm are taking care of this and should be completed soon. Having no one else presen. that wished to be heard, President Postier closed the hearing. Solinger moved, Bluhm second to adopt Resolution No. 53-87 approving the final plan amendment with the stipulation that the electric service and transformer are relocated at the owners expense. Ayes (7) Nays (0).Motion carried. B-4 A Hearing on the proposed Assessments on Sidewalk Projects 2,3, & 4 -1986 - J 8944. Having no one present that wished to be heard, President Postier closed the hearing. Strain moved, Allen second to adopt Resolution No. 54-87 levying the assessment. Ayes (7), Nays (0).Motion carried. B-5 A Hearing on the proposed Building licensing ordinance. Wishing to be heard was Jim Bier of Route # 1 Byron, Minnesota and feels this is unfair to small contractors to require an ordinance for licensing. He stated that if a contractor does not do a good job the consumer can file a law suit and that would be their way of recouperating funds for a poor job done. Wishing to be heard was Jim Delacruse of Rochester, Mn. He was wondering what the reason for licensing the builders is. Also he is concerned about who would police the rules and actually enforce them. He also was concerned about the fee proposed at $55.00. He stated "Like all other things, this will probably go up year after year and become very expensive.". 28-12 RECORD OF OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL CITY OF ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA- Adjourned Meeting No. 27- February 17, 1987 Agenda Item B-5 Wishing to be heard was Richard Krueger of Minnesota Hardwood. He was wondering if the City considered the fact that the State is workin out a licensing procedure and if the State did issue a license, he thinks this should be enough. Wishing to be heard was Marguerite Braendlin of 849 Sierra.Lan. N.E. & is opposed to this ordinance. ishing to be heard was Dave Alexander of 4005 llth Ave. S. W. and is epresenting Alexander Builders. He has had no problems with the uilding department in securing permits and inspections. He is oppose o this ordinance. He states that the amount of time and money spent or bonds and fees is a lot of money to spend. Wishing to be heard was Henry Christenson of 520 20th Ave. S. W. and is opposed to this ordinance. resident of 2113 23rd St. N. W. was present and is opposed to this rdinance. n White of 2907 Rose Drive is opposed to this ordinance. ob DeWitz of 2726 17th Ave. N. W. and is president of the Rochester rea Builders is concerned about a contractor not having proper nsurance and the homeowner would suffer. They do not have any ther means other than licensing the builder - to protect the homeowne e does not think the amount of money involved would become a cost urden to the homeowner. ishing to be heard was Tom Hexum of the Rochester Home Builders - e is in favor of the ordinance. He stated that 68% of the builders tated that this wanted this ordinance. ishing to be heard was Vern Merck of 710 3rd Avenue S. E. and is pposed. resident Postier stated that the Council is conducting this hearing or information input from the citizens attending this meeting. fficial vote would be taken on March 16, 1987. lso in opposition to this ordinance is a resident of 1412 Marion oad S—E. - Jerry Finley of Stewartville, Mn.; . - Jim Helker of Solo Plumbing, Roch. Mn. Roger Kalling f Stewartville - ishing to speak in favor of the ordinace is LeRoy Wood, General ontractor and a resident of 3019 Nelson Ct: Roch. Mn. r. Bob DeWitz , President of Rochester Home Builders stated that s a group of homebuilders they wanted to upgrade the members of heir association. F� RECORD OF OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL CITY OF ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA 281 Adjourned Meetinq No. 27 - February 17, 1987 Agenda Item B-5 IIt was noted that the city of Winona had bonded contractors and had problems. Having no one else present that wished to be heard, President Postier closed the hearing. The vote will be taken on March 16, 1987 at the 7:30 P.M. meeting. B-6 A Hearing on the Proposed project No. 6300-N & S -84 J 8859 - Reconstruction of Broadway from the Bridge South of 6th Street S. W. to 4th Street North, plus Streetscaping improvements from 4th Street South to 2nd Street North. Roger Plumb, Public Services Director presented slides of the area to be constructed and had maps of the area at the Council meeting. Wishing to be heard was Gordon Cariveau of Antiques of Rochester at 428 So. Broadway. He is opposed to the islands being considered in the project. He stated that this would be harmful. to his business. He would like to have some other route figured so that his business is not cut off. Wishing to be heard was Chuck Dick of Chuck's Tire on North Broadway. He is also concerned about the middle island and does not have a left turn access to this business. Wishing to be heard was Bill Todder of Minnetonka, Mn. and has a business on the east side of the street in this project area. He will also have the traffic flow problem to contend with and wishes some other alternative could be made. Wishing to be heard was Richard Boutelle of 2431 24th Street N. W. and owns_, Harold's Auto Electric. He stated that 50% of his business is being cut off by the construction of this island allowing no left turn. He urges Council consideration in this matter. Sandy Woodford , General Manager of Holiday Inn Downtown is .concerned about the removal of the signal light on the corner of 3rd St. and Broadway. She stated that she is also concerned about the no left hand turn traffic and states it will hurt their business also. Having no one else present that wished to be heard, President Postier closed the hearing. Council discussed the alternative to the islands and the left hand turn problems with Roger Plumb and from the representive -from the Mn. Highway Dept. - Frank Schloegel - Mr. Schloegel stated that they might be able to modify this problem to allow some additional turn lanes and would be willing to go back to the State and attempt to work something out that would be satifactory to the businesses affected by this construction. Having no more discussion, Strain moved, Bluhm second to adopt Resolution No. 55-87 approving the project with the design of a loop turn around south on 6th Street. Also the signal on 3rd Street S. W. be constructed with only the wiring in place so that if it is decided at a later date the signal is a necessity the wiring would be inplace. Ayes (6), Nays (1). Alderman Hunziker voted nay. Motion carried. RECORD OF OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL CITY OF ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA Adjourned Meeting No. 27 - February 17, 1987 Agenda Item A Hearing on the Proposed project No. 6237-4-86 J 8979 - San. Sewer B-7 and Watermain Ext. along the North side of 37th Street N. W. from West River Road to the East Line of Lot 1, Block 1, Summit Square. Having no one present that wished to be heard, President Postier closed the hearing. Solinger moved, Strain second to adopt Res- olution No. 56-87 approving the project. Ayes (7), Nays (0). Motion carried. D-1 Strain moved, Allen second to adopt Resolution No. 57-87 referring the petition for concrete curb and gutter, street grading and surfacing on 10 112 St. S. E. from lst Ave. S. E. to 150 ft. West to the Public Services Dept.for a feasibility report. Ayes (7), Nays (0).Motion carried. E-1 Strain moved, Allen second to adopt Resolution No.58-87 opposing the Governor's Tax Reform proposal. Ayes (7), Nays (0).Motion carried. E-2 Solinger moved, Hunziker second to approve the purchase of the Civic Place Apartments property from Silver Lake properties for $145,000.00. Ayes (7), Nays (0).Motion carried. E-3 Hunziker moved, Solinger second to deny the request to sell Lot 1, Block 1, of Laura's Replat for $22,000.00. Ayes (7), Nays (0). Motion carried. E-4 Strain moved,, Solinger second to approve the amended 1987 Community Development Block Grant Program and appropriation ranges as shown below. Revised 1987 appro. Range - Child Care Resource and Referral $24,516- $27,860. RAEDI 24,079 - 27,363. Arch. Barrier Removal 13,572- 15,423. HRA Res. Rehab. 150,603.-171,140. Downtown Slum and Blight Rem. 46,407 - 52,735. Flood Control 93,689-106,465, CDBG Program Adm. 12,134.-15,114. Ayes (7), Nays (0).Motion carried. E-5 Allen moved, Bluhm second to approve the tree disposal fees to be increased 20% in 1987 and an additional 20% in 1988 except for semi trucks which will go in $48.00 in 1987'. Proposed rates are Pickup truck and 2 wheel trailers $12.00 - two axle truck $24.00 and three axle truck $30.00 and semi -trailer $48.00. Ayes (7), Nays (0).Motion carried. E-6 Bluhm moved, Allen second to adopt Resolution No. 59-87 authorizing the City Clerk to advertise for bids for a Fire Department Communications Equipment. Ayes (7), Nays (0).Motion carried. Bid adv. date to be determined later. RECORD OF OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL CITY OF ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA 28115 Adjourned Meeting No. 27 - February 17, 1987 Agenda Item E-7 Strain moved, Solinger second to refer the request for parking removal on 30th Avenue N. W. back to the Public Services Dept. for their comments. Ayes (7), Nays (0).Motion,carried. E-8 Hunziker moved, Solinger second to adopt Resolution No.6.0-87 supporting the State's purchase of the Mystery,Cave thru the DNR and its continued utilization for tourism purposes. Ayes (7), Nays (0).Motion carried. E-9 Allen moved, Canfield second to approve the purchase of the Jefferson Bus Depot property as follows: Real Estate $573,821. and Immovable Fixtures $16,179. for a total of $590,000.00. Ayes (7), Nays (0). Motion carried. E-10 Bluhm moved, Strain second to approve the following licenses & bonds; Request received from Bob Gander of Bob Gander Plumbing and Heating P.O. Box 7162 for a Master Plumber's license. The following are renewal licenses: Annual Gambling License (1)7 Elks - 917 15th Ave. S. E. Master Plumber (1). Custom Mechanical Service -Dale Carter 4203 55th St. N. W. Sewer and Drain (1)...Schmiek Const. Route # 2 Kasson, Mn. Heat.Vent. and Air Cond. Contractors (3) - Gulden Plumbing - 427 9th Ave. S. E. Gander Plumb. and Htg. P.O. Box 7162 Roch. Mn. Carter Mechanical Service Hayfield, Mn. Master Installer (2) Gulden Plumbing 427 9th Avenue S. E. Bob Gander Pbg. & Hts. - 808 33rd St. N. W. Erect and Maintain Signs (1). Ace Sign Company - Albert Lea, Mn. Ayes (7), Nays (0).Motion carried. E-11 Allen moved, Strain second to approve the Accounts Payable in the amount of_$1,638,206.94 ( list on file with the City Clerk ). Ayes (7), Nays (0).Motion carried. E-12 Strain moved, Canfield second to adopt Resolution No. 61-.87 authoriz- ing the City Clerk to re -advertise for bids on one skid steer loader for the Street and Alley Div. This is to be opened at 11:00 A.M. on March 9, 1987. Ayes (7), Nays (0).Motion carried. E-13 Bluhm moved, Strain second to adopt Resolution No. 62-87, 63-87 and 6.4-8.7 authorizing the City Clerk to advertise for bids on Washed Sand and Gravel and crushed rock.and Liquid cutback asphalt and cationic emulsion and plant mixed bituminous. Bids to be opened at 11:00 A.M. on March 9, 1987. Ayes (7), Nays (0).Motion carried. b E-14 Bluhm moved, Canfield second to adopt Resolution No. 65=87 approvin the annexation of the 1987 portion of the orderly annexation agreeme t for the Golden Hills area and instruct the City Attorney to prepare an Ordinance accordingly. This is area 3 approx 50 acres. Ayes (7), , Agenda Item E-14 E-15 E-16 E-17 E-18 E-19 F-1 RECORD OF OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL CITY OF ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA Adjourned Meeting No. 27 - February 17, 1987 Nays (0). Motion carried. Solinger moved, Strain second to adopt Resolution No. 66-87-- approv- ing the vacation request No. 87-2 to vacate a 10 foot utility easeme along the east side of Lot-ll, Block 2, Manor Wood West First Sub. This is to set a hearing to be held on March 16, 1987 on the above. This is for only the west five feet of the 10 foot easement. Ayes (7), Nays (0).Motion carried. Allen moved, Canfield second to adopt Resolution No. 67-87 and 68-87' ordering the proejct to be made and ordering a public hearing to be held on March 16, 1987 on the following: Project 6107-87 J 8952 - San. Sewer, Watermain and Service Connections in Golden Hill Addition;,_ Hilmers High View Acres, and Toogood Plaza. Ayes (7), Nays (0).Motion carried. Bluhm moved, Strain second to adopt Resolution No.69-87 approving an Engineering proposal for Project No. 6237-4-86 J 8979 Sanitary Sewer and Watermain along N. side 37th St. N. W., West River Road t Summit Square. This is with McGhie and Betts, Inc. Ayes (7), Nays (0).Motion carried. Strain moved, Allen second to approve the following resolutions as adopted by the Public Utility Board: Resolution No. 70=87• approving a contract agreement with Fuel Economy Contracting Co. for Silver Lake Plant Unit No. 3 in the amount of $72,696.00 Resolution No. *71-87.- approving a purchase orde Control Systems for generation control software Plant Units 3 and 4 SCADA System in the amount it r agremeent with Adva ced package for Silver L ke of $30,000.00. Resolution No. 72-87 approving a contract agreement with Broadway and Seymour for programming services for a work requesting system in the amount not to exceed $55,000.00. Ayes (7), Nays (0).Motion carried. Bluhm moved, Canfield second to adopt Resolution No. :73-87 awarding the low bid of Mavo Systems in the amount of $24,800.00 for removal of Asbestos in the properties purchased for the D-5 Dev. Projects. Ayes (7), Nays (0).Motion carried. An Ordinance Relating to Intoxicating Liquors; designating an Off -Sale Intoxicating Liquor License for the Downtown District; Amending RCO Sections 125.01 and 125.10 was given its second readin Solinger moved, Hunziker second to adopt the Ordinance as read. Ayes (4), Nays (3). Aldermen Allen, Strain and President Postier voting nay. Motion carried. 1 RECORD OF OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMON COUNCIL CITY OF ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA Adjourned Meeting No. 27 - February 17, 1987 Agenda Item G-1 The request to reorganize the Alcoholic Beverage Ordinance was considered by the Common Council. Hunziker moved, Solinger second to remove this item from the table. Upon Roll call vote, Aldermen Allen, Hunziker and Solinger voted aye. Ayes (3). Aldermen Bluhm, Canfield, Strain and President Postier voted nay. Nays (4). Motion did not carry and this item remains on the table. Having no further business Allen moved, Strain second to adjourn the meeting. Ayes (7), Nays (0).Motion carried. Ci y Clerk Information - 2-17-87 1. Notice of Claims received: Alice Mary Sheehan '-' Ref. City Attorney and Financ( Harmon Contract Glazing, Inc. Ref. City Att. & Fin Notice of Olmsted County Safety Council Meeting. Committee of the Whole minutes - 1-26-87. 11