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1975 04 26 I I I SPECIAL CHANHASSEN CITY COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 26, 1975 Mayor Klingelhutz called the special Council meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. with the following members present: Councilmen Hobbs, Shulstad, and Kurvers. Councilman Neveaux came late. STREET LIGHTING CONTRACT - ECKLUND AND SWEDLUND: A motion was made by Councilman Hobbs and seconded by Councilman Shulstad to provide under Section 13 of the Ecklund and Swedlund Minnewashta Woods contract that the expense of furnishing electrival energy for street lighting purposes shall be assumed by the City 24 months after completion of the installation of the street lighting system or after 75% of building lots have been improved by construction of residences thereon, whichever is first to occur. The following voted in favor: Mayor Klingelhutz, Councilmen Hobbs, Kurvers, and Shulstad. No negative votes. Motion carried. NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE: The Administrator has maps of the Minnesota River Valley Flood Plain and Riley-Purgatory Creek Watershed showing the 100 year flood areas. The City has to have an application in to HUD of areas where the City can determine that there is a need. Other areas of the City can be added at a later date but areas cannot be deleted once they have been submitted. He asked the Council to pass a resolution authorizing the application. Councilman Shulstad moved the adoption of a resolution authorizing the Clerk-Administrator to submit the proper application for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program. The area delineated is the 100 year flood potential as shown on plates 9 and 10 of the Lower Minnesota River Valley Flood Plain Study dated 1973. Resolution seconded by Councilman Hobbs. The following voted in favor: Mayor K1ingelhutz, Councilmen Hobbs, Shulstad, and Kurvers. No negative votes. Motion carried. HESSE FARM PHASE I: A motion was made by Councilman Hobbs and seconded by Councilman kurvers-to table Hesse Farm Phase I. The following voted in favor: Mayor Klinge1hutz, Councilmen Hobbs, Shulstad, and Kurvers. No negative votes. Motion carried. PROPOSED PRELIMINARY DEVELOPMENT PLAN - LYMAN LUMBER: David Ohde, B.R.W., Tom Lowe, and Bill Ziemer were present. Tom Lowe explained some of the background of Lyman Lumber and what they propose to do. They operate lumber yards in Excelsior, Wayzata, and Annandale, a component plant in Long Lake, and a millwork plant in Excelsior. They have experienced substantial growth and find they are being crowded out. The site in Chanhassen will have no retail sales. They intend to operate the Excelsior and Wayzata locations for retail trade. When all phases are built they plan on employing 150 people. David Ohde gave the presentation. The site is located on the north side of Highway 5 in Hennepin County. They need to provide rail service to the millwork plant, component plant, and lumber distribution yard. A frontage road is proposed along the north edge of Highway 5. A temporary access onto Highway 5 is proposed. The site has 7-8 acres of tree cover, approximately 3-3~ acres of trees may be removed. The millwork operation will be completely enclosed in a 42,500 square foot building of tilt up concrete or architectural block. Box cars on the rail spur in the center of the site will be screened by grade changes. The majority of the traffic into and on the site will be Lyman trucks. Three types of storage structures are proposed in the lumber distribution yard; two completely enclosed warehouses, a 3 sided storage building and umbrella sheds. The 3 sided , .J Chanhassen City Council Meeting April 26, 1975 -2- building is located along the northwest property line and it acts as a screen for adjacent property. A fully enclosed maintenance building is proposed. This will be used for the servicing of trucks. This building and the 3 sided building will be of colored metal with asphalt roof. I The millwork plant and railroad spur are proposed for 1975 in phase !. Phase II is the lumber distribution yard for 1976, phase III the component plant for 1978-79, phase IV is the general office in 1980, and phase V the reserve area after 1980. When the project is completed Lyman Lumber plans on These trucks will make 2 to 4 round trips per day. be running 3 to 4 trucks. Truck parking will be in area in the rear of the site. having 30 trucks. The first phase will the fenced storage Bill Brezinski discussed the Highway Department's letter of April 1 whereby they request the developer to construct eight foot bituminious lanes for access and suggest the City look into extending the frontage road westward to Dakota. The City Engineer has asked the Highway Department for permission to construct part of the frontage road in highway right~of-way. A letter has been received from the Highway Department indicating that it would be acceptable to make use of part of the highway right-of-way. The City Planner recommended the Council approve the preliminary development plan subject to the conditions as outlined in the Planning Commission minutes of April 9. A motion was made by Councilman Hobbs and seconded by Councilman Kurvers to grant preliminary development plan approval subject to the conditions as outlined in the April 9, 1975, Planning Commission minutes. The following voted in favor: Mayor K1ingelhutz, Councilmen Hobbs, Neveaux, Shulstad, and Kurvers. No negative votes. Motion carried. I Tom Lowe stated Lyman Lumber would like to use industrial revenue bonds to finance the project. The City Attorney asked Mr. Lowe to supply him with the appropriate figures before the Council can take action. TROLLS-GLEN: Mrs. Peterjohn was present requesting rezoning from R1A to R1 for the property knows as Out1ots 1 and 2 Cedar Crest. The Planning Commission recommended this property be rezoned. A motion was made by Councilman Neveaux and seconded by Councilman Hobbs that Out1ots land 2 of Cedar Crest Addition be rezoned from R1A to Rl as recommended by the Planning Commission on April 9, 1975. The following I voted in favor: Mayor Klinge1hutz, Councilmen Hobbs, Neveaux, Shulstad, and Kurvers. No negative votes. Motion carried. WESTERN AREA FIRE TRAINING ASSOCIATION: A motion was made by Councilman Shulstad and seconded by Councilman Neveaux to appoint John Kreger to the Board of Directors of the W.A.F.T.A. The following voted in favor: Mayor Klingelhutz, Councilmen Hobbs, Shulstad, Neveaux, and Kurvers. No negative votes. Motion carried. PARKING TICKET PROCEDURE: The City Attorney recommended the Council await some pending legislation on parking ticket procedures. II A motion was made by Councilman Hobbs and seconded by Councilman Neveaux to table parking ticket procedure. The following voted in favor: Mayor I I I I Chanhassen City Council Meeting April 26, 1975 -3- Klingelhutz, Councilmen Hobbs, Neveaux, Shulstad, and Kurvers. No negative votes. Motion carried. Councilman Shulstad left the meeting. HIGHWAY 5 IMPROVEMENTS: utilities in Highway right-of-way are the responsibility of the City. Due to the improvements on Highway 5 the City will have to change the elevations of some manholes. The Highway Department will do the work and bill the City. The estimated cost is $77l.12. Councilman Neveaux moved the adoption of a resolution to accept the City Administrator's recommendation on the proposed contract agreement with the Highway Department. Resolution seconded by Councilman Hobbs. The following voted in favor: Mayor Klinge1hutz, Councilmen Hobbs, Neveaux, and Kurvers. No negative votes. Motion carried. CHICAGO NORTHWESTERN RAILROAD - FIRE CALLS: Craig Mertz, Assistant City Attorneÿ, stated the railroad haslndicated it might be willing to pay 50% of the fire calls that are complained of in the complaint and to consider each future fire call billing on an individual basis if they are submitted within a month of when the fire occurs. The City Attorney recommended the City accept the settlement. A motion was made by to authorize the City Northwestern Railroad bills. The following Neveaux, and Kurvers. Councilman Hobbs and seconded by Councilman Neveaux Attorney to negotiate a settlement with the Chicago on not less than 50% of the outstanding fire call voted in favor: Mayor Klingelhutz, Councilmen Hobbs, No negative votes. Motion carried. WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN: The City Planner has prepared a response to the Metropolitan-Council"'s Waste Management Chapter of the Metropolitan Development Guide. A motion was made by Councilman Kurvers and seconded by Councilman Hobbs to authorize the City Planner to send this response to the State Legislators and Metropolitan Council representatives and present it at the Metropolitan Council Public Hearing April 30. The following voted in favor: Mayor Klinge1hutz, Councilmen Hobbs, Neveaux, and Kurvers. No negative votes. Motion carried. MANDATORY PLANNING BILL: Representative Casserly, Chairman of the House Committee on Local and Urban Affairs will be sending to all local officials a copy of the Mandatory Planning Legislation House File 1530. The City Planner has gone through the Bill and~n his letter he suggests the Bill be killed in its present form and if the Legislature believes that some type of mandatopy planning bill be passed this session he urges the amendments in his letter be included in the Bill. A motion was made by Councilman Neveaux and seconded by Councilman Hobbs that the Council adopt the letter to Representative James R. Casserly. The following voted in favor: Mayor K1ingelhutz, Councilmen Hobbs, Neveaux, and Kurvers. No negative votes. Motion carried. A motion was made by Councilman Neveaux and seconded by Councilman Hobbs to adjourn. The following voted in favor: Mayor Klingelhutz, Councilmen Ho~s, Neveaux,/jànd Kurvers. No negative votes. Meeting adjourned 11:15 p.m. ~~~ Barr~ rooks, Clerk-Administrator