1980 05 27
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SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MINUTES - MAY 27, 1980
TAX INCREMENT REDEVELOPMENT PLAN, ADOPTION: Pursuant to motion of
the City Council adopted on April 21, 1980, Mayor Hobbs called the
continuation of the hearing on the Downtown HRA Redevelopment Project,
to order at 7:30 p.m. The following members were present: Mayor
Hobbs, Councilmen Pearson, Neveaux, Geving and Swenson. City Manager,
Don Ashworth and Assistant City Attorney, Craig Mertz were also
present. The following is a list of persons attending the hearing:
Jean Zamor, 170 Birch Bluff Road, Excelsior
Walter Thompson, 7611 Iroquois
Clark Horn, 7608 Erie Avenue
Herb Bloomberg, 7008 Dakota
Bill McRostie, 7015 Dakota Ave.
John Boyle, Super Valu
Dennis Spalla, Kraus Anderson
Victor Schneider, Rt. 2 Chaska
Don Schmieg, 200 W. 77th Street
Ken Wellens, Victoria, MN
Leo Gestach, Chaska, MN
Don McCarville, Mound, MN
Dean Wallentine, 507 Chan View
Lue Ann Wallentine, 507 Chan View
William James, Excelsior
Frank Beddor, Jr., Chanhassen
Jerome Carlson, Instant Web, Inc.
Bernard Schneider, State Bank of Chanhassen
Bob Waibel, City of Chanhassen
Michael Niemeyer, Chanhassen HRA
Mark Koegler, City of Chanhassen
Barbara Gullickson, 830 Pleasant View Road
William D. Gullickson, 830 Pleasant View Road
Clifford Whitehill, 7001 Dakota Ave.
John Huber, 520 2nd St., Excelsior
Charles Schneider, State Bank of Chanhassen
Harry Pauly, Pauly's, Inc.
John Przymus, Razor's Court
Bernie Hanson, Chanhassen Lawn and Sports
John Havlik, Jr., Chanhassen Tie and Auto
Art Kerber, 511 Chan View
Lou Krueger, Riviera Club
Dan and Karen Herbst, 3890 Lone Cedar Lane
Larry Buchheit, 3840 Lone Cedar Lane
An oral presentation was made by the City Manager, Don Ashworth,
regarding the history of the project and the proposed timetable for
completion of the project. Thereupon the City Attorney, the
Assistant City Attorney, Peter Jarvis, Mr. Ashworth and Mr. Von Klug,
the HRA's relocations benefit consultant, proceeded to review the
staff's answers to the various questions submitted to the City Council
by the Chanhassen Chamber of Commerce and various members of the
public. A copy of the questions and answers, as presented, are on
file at City Hall and hereby identified as "Exhibit A - May 27,
1980, Chanhassen City Council."
Councilman Neveaux moved to close the public hearing. Motion seconded
by Councilman Pearson. The following voted in favor: Mayor Hobbs,
Councilmen Pearson, Neveaux, Geving and Swenson. No negative votes.
Motion carried.
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING - MAY 27, 1980
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TAX INCREMENT REDEVELOPMENT PLAN, ADOPTION, CONTINUED: Craig Mertz
reviewed with the City Council the text of a proposed formal resolution
correcting a transcription error in Resolution No. 78-73. After a brief I
discussion, Councilman Geving moved the adoption of the formal
resolution correcting the transcription error in Resolution 78-73.
Motion seconded by Councilman Pearson. The following voted in favor:
Mayor Hobbs, Councilmen Pearson, Neveaux, Geving and Swenson. No
negative votes. Motion carried. Resolution 80-l7A.
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Craig Mertz reviewed with the City Council the text of the proposed
formal resolution approving Modification No. 3 to the Chanhassen
Downtown Redevelopment Authority on March 20, 1980. After discussion,
Councilman Neveaux moved the adoption of the formal resolution approving
Modification No.3. Motion seconded by Councilman Pearson. The
following voted in favor: Mayor Hobbs, Councilmen Pearson, Neveaux
and Swenson. Councilman Geving voted no. Motion carried. Resolution 80-18.
Councilman Swenson moved that the City Council direct City staff and the
developer in the downtown project to submit further information to the
City Council regarding the following: 1) possible alternative street
configurations and turn lane configurations for the intersection of
Laredo Drive with the northwesterly portion of the ringroad, 2) a possible
provision for sheltered walkways or protected verandas connecting the
various business areas within the ringroad area, 3) plans for the sep-
aration of bicycle traffic from pedestrian traffic on the trails in the
project area, 4) a summary of the estimated cost of the various additional
city services which might be necessitated by completion of the downtown
redevelopment, 5) a detailed elaboration of the data utilized by BRW in I
preparation of table 6 at page 24 of the February, 1980 draft book,
6) specific recommendations as to how the concerns voiced by the Planning
Commission at its meeting of March 12, 1980 could be addressed in the
final development plan for the downtown area. Motion seconded by
Councilman Neveaux. The following voted in favor: Mayor Hobbs, Councilmen
Pearson, Neveaux, Geving and Swenson. No negative votes. Motion carried.
AWARD OF BIDS, CITY HALL/LIBRARY AND PUBLIC WORKS FACILITY: The City
Council reviewed the bids as submitted on May 19, 1980 and as outlined
in Boarman Architect's report of May 23, 1980. Based on the architect's
recommendation, Councilman Pearson moved to award the contract for
constructing both the City Hall/Library and Public Works facilities
to the low bidder, James Leek Company. The award includes the base
bid of $843,000 and all alternates ($14,900) for a total bid award of
$857,900. The Mayor and Manager are authorized to sign the contract
for construction after preparation by the Attorney in accordance
with City Council action. Motion seconded by Councilman Geving. The
following voted in favor thereof: Mayor Hobbs, Councilme~ Pearson, Neveaux,
Geving and Swenson. No negative votes. Motion carried. ,~.t~ J& fl-\.
A motion was made by Councilman Swenson and seconded by Councilman Pearson
to adjourn the meeting. The following voted in favor thereof: Mayor
Hobbs, Councilmen Pearson, Neveaux, Geving and Swenson. No negative
votes. Motion carried. Time: 11:15 p.m.
Don Ashworth, City Manager
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