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Home My WebLink About12-02-1974 Council Minutes / - CITY OF ORONO � Postponed r�eeting of the City Council and 7: 35 P.M. �Special T�eeting, December 2, 1974 The City Council met on the above date with the following members presente Mayor Searles, • Councilmen T�Iassengale, Paurus, and [�lelsh. Councilman Butler absente � Welsh moved, Nlassengale seconded, that the MINUTES � Nqinutes of the Regular r�teeting of November 12, 19 7 4, be approved o tiotion, Ayes (4) - Nays (0) . • Searles reviewed the three year in-depth study COP�lPREHENSIVE GUIDE PLAN • relating to the Comprehensive Guide Plan and Rezoning Guidelinese I�ir. John Guthrie, Chairman of the Planning PLANNING CONit�IISSION Commission, read into the T�inutes a letter from the Planning Commission reviewing the approval received from the Metropolitan Council concerning the Comprehensive Guide Plane He also reviewed and read into the Minutes six City Council approved changes to the Comprehensive Guide Plan and six recommendations related to future planning. The Village� has rece'ived a letter from the T�tetropolitan Council dated November 20, 1974 , � informing us that at their November 7, 1974 meeting, the Pietropolitan Council had approved the Orono Comprehensive Guide Plan. � It is important to n�te that this anproval was based upon an extensive staff review dated • October 25, 1974, of which the following . excerpt is fundamentale � "The committee will note that the major discussion METROPOLITAN COUNCIL of the plan review revolves around Orono's LETTER � expressed desire and intent to remain a low density residential community. In staff' s meeting � with the city, the purpose for that development direction (ioeo , the prevention of further degradation of Lake Minnetonka and its environs by intense urban development) was discussed at some lengthe Both the City and Council staff strongly agree on the value of the lake as a regional resource, the need to safeguard it well R into the future by strong development policies, �nd on the fact that intense urban development !'�in Orono will result in increased pollutant runoff into Lake Minnetonkae Council staff and the city � agree further that the need to protect the natural resources and environment must therefore be a primary consideration in the determination of (Continued) MINUTES OF A COUNCIL MEETING HELD DECE��lBER 2 , 1974 Page 2 S development standards. The Council°s current METROPOLITAN COUNCIL efforts on a framework for metropolitan development LETTER � strongly support this positiono (Continued) It is for this reason that Orono's design of community development places strong restrictions on the extent and type of future growtho As was • stated in the attached review, such limitations . on development and population growth into the early years of the next century are not inconsistent � with the Council's own projections for Metropolitan Area growth within that time periodo " • Six City Council approved changes to the COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE PLAN Comprehensive Guide Plan: CHANGES le Adopt the P�tetropolitan Five-Class Functional ' Classification System for the transportation plano 2e Combine the Residential; Commercial, Industrial and Institutional; and the Parks and Recreation I-Taps into one Land-Use T•�ap, 3a Add a statement pertaining to the sanitary land fill on Highway 12e 4e Remove any reference to a saturated population level. 5. Make specific reference to the fact that Lake Minnetonka is a "Regional resource of important D�etropolitan significance" . � 6e Establish provisions for annual review of the Comprehensive Guide Plan by the Planning Commissione Six City Council approved future Comprehensive COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE PLA�'V • Guide Plan areas: FUTURE PLANNING la Establish and maintain contact with the • Tdietropolitan Council for assistance in "HRA" matters, ie; low and moderate income public housing< 2e Establish a Comprehensive Park and s Recreation Plan. 3a Establish a Natural Features Map showing topography, steep slopes, poor soil conditions and accurate location of all wetlandso 4o Establish and maintain contact with the Metropolitan Transit Commission for assistance in imProved transit service, ie: "�.�:►estern Hennepin Route Ridership Study"e �5. Establish an "Official Tdap°' of future transportation routes including new Highway �12 and County Roads #19 and #6 ring routes. 6o Establish standards and inspection requirements for on-site disposal systems. MINUTES OF A COUNCIL MEETING HELD DECEP�iBER 2, 1974 Page 3 � ��7elsh moved, A�assengale seconded, to adopt RESOLUTION #566 the Comprehensive Guide Plan in its entirety. Comprehensive Guide Pla� � Now, therefore, be it resolved that Resolution ��566, a resolution approving the Comprehensive Guide Plan, be adopted. Motion, Ayes (4) - Nays (0) 0 � RESOLUTION #566 A RESOLUTION ADOPTING COMPREHENSIVE I�ZUNICIPAL PLAN i WHEREAS, Chapter 462 of the r4innesota Statutes empowers the City of Orono to prepare and adopt a comprehensive municipal plan, and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has prepared the Comprehensive Plunicipal Plan which includes a compilation of policy statements, goals, standards, and maps for guiding the physical, social and economic development, both private and public, of the municipality and its env2rons, and I�iHEREAS, the Planning Commission and the City Council reviewed the proposed Comprehensive Municipal Plan, and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a public hearing thereon pursuant to legal notice on August 26, 1974 and thereafter adopted and transmitted the plan to the City Council, and ��HEREAS, the City Council submitted the proposed plan to the Metropolitan Council for written comment and recommendation on August 28, 1974, and WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Council has submitted their official comments and recommendations, - NOW THEREFORE, the City Council adopts the attached Comprehensive ! Guide Plan, including the references and source materials incorporated herein, as the Comprehensive Municipal Plan of the City. FURTHERr�ORE, WHEREAS, Chapter 462 of the Minnesota Statutes empowers the City to enact a zoning ordinance and to provide for its administration, enforcement and amendment, and [��IiEREAS, the City Council deems it necessary, for the purpose of promoting health, safety, order, convenience, propserity and general welfare of the City to enact a zoning ordinance to make different regulations for different districts and to change use district boundaries in order to carry out the purposes of the Comprehensive P4unicipal Plan and the aforesaid Statute, N04,1 THEREFORE, the City Council will take immediately those steps necessary to review the proposed amendments to the present zoning ordinance, hold a public hearing thereon, and thereafter enact such an � ordinanceo Passed by the Orono Council this 2nd day of Decer.�ber, 1974 by a vote of 4 ayes and 0 nays. r�INUTES OF A COUNCIL MEETING HELD DECErZBER 2, 1974 Page 4 Dave Opheim, Park Commission Chairman, PARK COMMISSION introduced r�irse Nancy Kallestad to the � City Councilo Searles moved, Welsh seconded, to appoint APPOINT'+�IENT I�lrsa Nancy Kallestad to fill the unexpired Park Commission term of Pat Wysocky to the Park Commissione , i•�otion, Ayes (4) - Nays (0) e T�Iro Dave Opheim reported on the Metropblitan OPEN SPACE PLAN REPORT Council open space plane P•iro Dave Opheim reported on the request of SKATING RINK Nre William taear, 36 Hackberry Hill, to Hackberry Hill construct a skating rink at Hackberry Park. This would be completed by Mr. Wear with no expense to the City. Paurus moved, ��elsh seconded, to approve the SKATING RINK skating rink at Hackberry Park, conditioned Iiackberry Hill � on daylight use only o Motion, Aye•s . (4) - Nays (0) . � � Ray Johnson, Human Rights Chairman, was not HUMAN RIGHTS COgZNlISSION presenta The City Council informed Dor3s Schroeder, Human Rights member, that all interested citizens wishing to become a member on the Commission should request by letter to the City Administrator by December 11, 1974, their intent; also, it was requested that present members wishing to remain active submit tQ � the City Administrator their intent:. , � � Planning Commission comments were directed PLANNING CO'`�iMISSION � to the appointing or reappointing of inembers P�IENIBERS for the following yeara It was requested that present members wishing to remain active submit to the City Administrator their intento � The City Administrator was requested to review any applicants that might in the past have requested to serve on the Commissione Two letters from interested parties have been receivede This will be placed on the December 19, 1974 City Council agendae I�Zro Steve Shank, representing Tonka Corp. REZONING informed the City Council that because of Tonka Corpo the economic situtation, priorities have �changed and that Tonka Corpo is not request- ing zoning changes at this time for their , proposed building on County Road #15 in the Navarre areao �� . P�IINUTES OF A COUNCIL I�iEETING HELD DECEPdBER 2, 1974 Page 5 • � Welsh moved, Paurus seconded, to waive CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT reference to the Planning Commission and 2800 Pheasant Road � grant a conditional use permit for Ralph Burgess, 2800 Pheasant Road, for a metal � re::aining wall at the shoreline of his propertye I�otion, Ayes (4) - Nays (0) . • � Discussion followed on the conditional use CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT � permit requested by l�ir. Jungquist� (Dahlgren 2259 Shadywood Road Cleaners) , 2259 Shadywood Road. • Paurus moved, Welsh seconded, to deny the � request for a change in uses for the Dahlgren Cleaners building, 2259 Shadywood � Roado T�lotion, Ayes (4) - Nays (0) e • � WElsh moved, Paurus seconded, to grant a SKI TONKA LICENSE license to Ski Tonka for the original ski � slope, conditioned on correcting the follow- ing: • . 1< Noise complaints 2. Repair snow fencing � 3o Posting of all required signs 4, Repairing all equipment and providing safety requirementso These and any other violations will be documented as being completed by the � Building and Zoning Department before a � license is issued> The area will be inspected and all conditions reviewed each � month for compliance thereafter. rsotion, Ayes (4) - Nays (0) . • 1�Iassengale moved, Paurus seconded, to refer CONDITIONAL USE PERt�IIT • to the Planning Commission the request for Ski Tonka a conditional use permit to operate the new � section of the Ski Tonka operation. The � Planning Commission was requested to initiate an in-depth study concerning current � management, present and future operational procedures and to develop standards concern- � ing this land use and other overall operating problenso iZotion, Ayes (4) - Nays (0) . • a Jam�es P�cCleary and Bob Burak of Stubbs Bay CONDITIONAL USE PERIl1IT T�Iarina presented their point of view on the Stubbs Bay TZarina • conditional use to serve "snack food" at Restaurant • the marina, � Paurus moved, Welsh seconded, to waive the moratorium and extend the conditional use � permit as allowed by our existing�ordinance and zoning code until the last official meeting � in January 1975, at which time the conditional use permit will be reviewed. T�Iotion, Ayes (4) - Nays (0) . i '� . • MINUTES OF A COUNCIL t•iEETING HELD DEC�1�iBER 2, 1974 Page 6 � Mr. Tyler was present to discuss caith the TYLER COMPLAINT City Council the violations that have been 3508 Ivy Place � petitioned in reference to the property he � owns at 3508 Ivy Placea Several questions were posed relating to the condition of the r property, the existing duplex, and the utility unit charge assessed against the � property. � Vlelsh moved,Paurus seconded, to table until � the second meeting in January, 1975 when I�-Ira Tyler will respond to the complaints r that have been raised, Motion, Ayes (4) - Nays (0) e � � Paurus moved, [aelsh seconded, to amend the FEE SCHEDULES o�dinance and provide for a resolutian as • the foremat for establishing or changing • fee schedulese Motion, Ayes (4) - Nays (0) 0 � P�iassengale moved, Paurus seconded, that a PUBLIC HEARING DATE � public hearing on the rezoning for the City Rezoning of Orono on December 18, 1974, at the Orono • High School Cafeteria, be orderedo Pdotian, Ayes (4) - Nays (0) , • � Paurus moved, 6aelsh seconded, that the VARIANCE � variance request for Arthur Ahlm, 1331 North 1331 North Arm Drive Arm Drive, be deferred until December 10, � 1974, when more information will be availablee Motion, Ayes (4) - Nays (0) o • � Welsh moved,Searles seconded, that James Eh4PLOYMENT � G, Larsen be employed part-time at the Liquor Store Liquor Store at a salary of $2.34 per houre � Motion, Ayes (4) - Nays (0) e r [�elsh moved, Searles seconded, that Howard EMPLOYMENT • Go I�lanthei be employed L:art-time at the Liguor Store Liquor Store at a salary of $2034 per houre � r1iotion, Ayes (a) - Nays (0) . • � I�iassengale moved, Welsh seconded, that the SALARY INCREASE �alary of Tim Oglund, part-time employee Liquor Store • at the Liquor Store, be increased from • $2034 per hour to $2,60 per houra I-lotion, � Ayes (4) - Nays (0) e • • r � � T�IINUTES OF A COUNCIL AIEETING HELD DE�:�iviBER 2, 1974 Page 7 � The City Administrator presented a progress CHIEF OF POLICE � report concerning the selection of a Chief � of Policee The screening board selected TTro Melvin He Kilbo and Mro Patrick Conboy �, as the two most qualified candidates for the position. T::ese two gentlemen will appear � before the Council on December 5, 1974 at 7: 30 P.P�7. for the Council°s selection of • Police Chiefe • � The City Administrator presented a status SEWER PROBLEr4 report on the sewer restoration problem of 801 Tonkawa Road S John P7orrison, 801 Toz�kawa Roade T�Iore information will be available December 19, �` 1974. r ! Welsh moved, r�assengale seconded, that the PARTENWOOD BOND $1,000 bond of George Johnson concerning � Partenwood �?rive, be refunded, Motion, Ayes (4) - Nays (0) e • � The City Administrator presented a progress ORONO-MINNETRISTA JOINT . repor� regarding tne Orono-ilinnetrista AGREEMENT Joint Agreemento � � PaL.rus moved, T3�ssengale seconded, that the CONTRACTOR'S ESTIMATE Contractor° s Estimate #2, Northdale #2 - Northdale Const. • Construction, in the amount of $177,.759. 35, be paide T�iotion, Ayes (4) - Nays (0) . • � The City Administrator presented a progress TRONRUD BUILDING � report on �:he Tronrud building. The Administration offices will move the latter � part of December or the first of the year. The Assessing District will move into the � Tronrud building December 20, 19740 • � Paurus moved, il�ssengale seconded, that the SEWER EASEMENT easement restoration in the Chevy Chase 141 Chevy Chase Drive � sewer and water construction project for B��ooke PTelscn, 1�1 CheW Chase Drive l�e • approved, as follows: `, lo The culvert under DZr. Nelson's driveway will be relaid and the north end lowered. � A shallow catchbasin and grate will be constructed on the north ende � 2. The bump in the driveway over the culvert w will be removed and the driveway surface lo�aered. The driveway for approximately 20' • from the culvert toward the house will be reauAfaced to draino • (Continuec�) • �w . � i�2INUTES OF A COUNCIL MEETING HELD DECEi�IBER 2, 1974 Page 8 • 3 e The bituminous curb on the street for SE[�IER EASEr2ENT approximately 25' north of the driveway will 141 Chevy Chase Drive � be re��ired. (Cnntinued) � 4. The sod north of the driveway and adjacent to the road will be repaired. • � T�lotion, Ayes (4) - Nays (0) e � The City attorney reported that the Casoo CASCO POINT PARK DEED � Point Park Deed has been filed. � . The City Administrator presented a status CIVIL DEFENSE vsa report regarding the Civil Defense vs, POLICE RESERVE � Police Reserveo NTore information will be a�;ailable December 19, 1974. � • The City attorney reported that the litigation PROKOPIER CLAIi�7 has not been filed regarding the Svetoslav � Prokopier claim. • � The City attorney stated that Peter pougall's DOUGALL CONDEMIVATION attorney requested additional time to check 3129 Casco Circle � into the legality of the claima � • The City attorney stated that the City has CAST IROi�1 PIPE ANTI- received a notice of Final Settlement in the TRUST CASE � Cast Iron Pipe Antitrust Case only as a matter of course as we were on the mailing � list. The City was not involved in the matter. � The legal department reported on the status MORATORIUi�T � of the �resent moratorium and stated that it � r` .�' ae placed on the December 10, 1974 Council agenda for possible consideration of � extending the expiration datee i The legal department again announced the WORK SESSIOiJT1EETII�IG • December 4, 1974, 8a30 A. T�T. work session • concerning the rezoningo � i�iaycn Searles announced to the public the DECEP2BER 11EETING DATES � following meetings that will be taking place during the month of Decembers � December 4, 1974 - 8; 30 A. t2, worksession � to discuss rezoning for the City of Orono at the Council Chambers. � December 5, 1974 - 7s30 P.Pd. interviews for � the Chief of Police candidates. • (Continued) `� , . � 1�7INUTE5 OF A COUNCIL l�IEETING HELD DEC-"ZBER 2, 1974 Page 9 • December 10, 1974 - 7: 30 P.M. scheduled DECEP�iBER MEETING DATES � Council meeting. (Continued) December 11, 1974 - 7a30 P.1�7. Planning � Commission work session + December 16, 1974 - 7e30 P.M. Planning Commission scheduled meeting. � December 18, 1974 - 6: 30 P.M. Human Rights � Commission meeting at the Orono High School. � December 18, 1974 - 7s30 P.M. scheduled public hearing at the Orono High School concerning ` rezoning. � December 19, 1974 - 7:30 P.N�. scheduled Council meeting and possible extension of � the December 18, 1974 public hearing. ! The following engineer's reports will be heard ENGINEER'S REPORTS w December 10, 1974: * Petition - North Shore Drive Ravine � Status Report - Long Lake Sewer Capacity Tyler-Jameson Report � Orono-Orchard Bridge - DNR Trail T�Zaple Avenue - 3030 Casco Point Road Report � � Paurus moved, Welsh seconded, that the TRADE LICENSE • following license, be approved: T•Zotion, Ayes (4) - Nays (0) . � Stant Plumbing & Heating - Plumber & Sewer � Hookup * i2assengale moved, Paurus seconded, that the BIZLS � All Fund Accounts 17803 through 17917 and Liquor Store Accounts 10353 through 10385, r be paido T�iotion, Ayes (4) - Nays (0) e �! ` Paurus moved, ��Iassengale seconded, that the ADJOURNMENT meeting be adjourned at 11s20 P.��I. AZotion, � Ayes (4) - Nays (0) e • � !�/1 - -, • ' �� `,- - � �,�� tr-��_��._ � YRobert L. Searles, P�Zayor � �..--_ - � Attest4 ��:� � ��1a ter R, Benson, Clerk-Administrator ! •