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1d Approval of Minutes ld~ - CHANHASSEN CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION FEBRUARY 14,2000 Mayor Mancino called the work session to order at 5:40 p.m. COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Mancino, Councilman Senn, Councilwoman Jansen, Councilman Labatt, and Councilman Engel STAFF PRESENT: Scott Botcher, Roger Knutson, Anita Benson, Kate Aanenson, Todd Gerhardt, Dave Hempel and Todd Hoffman Consent Al!enda: A. City Code Amendment to Permit Automobile Rental in the BH. Hil!hwav Business District. Final Readinl!. and Approval of Summarv Ordinance for Publication Purposes. No questions were asked on this item. B. City Code Amendment Adoptinl! Roberts Rules of Oi-der to Govern City Council Procedure. First & Final Readinl!. Mayor Mancino asked for a copy of Roberts Rules of Order be provided for the Council. c. City Code Amendment Eliminatinl! the Position of Public Safety Director. Final Readinl!. No questions were asked on this item. D. Approve Resolution Repealinl! City Council Resolution 99-01 Concerninl! eïtv Council Rules of Procedure. No questions were asked on this item. E. Approval of Lake Ann Beach Contract with Minnetonka Community Services. No questions were asked on this item. F. Approval of 4th of Julv Fireworks Contract. Councilman Senn asked how the fireworks contract got to $20,000 from $14,000. Todd Hoffman stated that it was presented to the Council with the budget. Mayor Mancino asked if the City had gotten more than one bid on this contract. Councilman Senn requested that this item and the 4th of July parade request be considered at the same time on the agenda, and requested City Council Work Session - February 14,2000 that staffprovide the City Council with a breakdown of costs for the 4th of July celebration. Mayor Mancino questioned the 33% increase in cost over last year. G. Receive Feasibilitv Studv: Set Public Hearinl! Date for Kino Road Street and Utilitv Improvement Project 99-20. Anita Benson passed out a letter from Lowell Carlson requesting that the public hearing on this item be postponed to a later date so he can attend. He would not be able to make the current public hearing because of health problems. Councilman Senn stated that he was going to pull this item from the consent agenda for discussion. IL Set Public Hearinl! Date for Grandview Road Area Utilitv Improvement Project 97- 11. No questions were asked on this item. J. Approve Ri2ht-of-Wav Acquisition Offers from MnDot for Parcels 220A and 219 for the TH 5IWest 78th Street Improvement Project 97-6. Mayor Mancino asked if the city did their own appraisal for property stating that this was very expensive land. Scott Botcher stated that the City could request that be done. Anita Benson stated that a majority of the right-of-way will be turned back to the city for a frontage road. Councilman Senn asked staff to look into other options of how this the money could be spent. K. Approval of Bills. No questions were asked on this item. L. Approval of Minutes. No questions were asked on this item. M. Removal of Two Parcels from TIF District 3-1 (Hennepin County). Councilman Senn asked for clarification on drainage work that had been done on this site previously. Todd Gerhardt and Dave Hempel discuss storm sewer upgrades. N. Approval of Amendment to Orl!anizational Chart. No questions were asked on this item. O. Request for Site Plan Review for a 43.000 SQ. ft. OmcelWarehouse Buildinl!: Lot 1. Block 1. Chanhassen Lakes Business Park 8th Addition: Eden Trace Corporation. No questions were asked on this item. 2 City Council Work Session - February 14,2000 P. Request for Site Plan Review for a 43.730 SQ. ft. OmcelWarehouse Buildin!!:: Lot 2. Block 1. Chanhassen Lakes Business Park 8th Addition. Eden Trace Corporation. No questions were asked on this item. General Discussion. Approve Lavout and Plans & Specifications for TH 41 and TH 7 Intersection Improvements. PW67D-4. Chuck Richter from MnDot was present and went over the map showing upgrades to the Highway 7 and Highway 41 intersection being proposed by MnDot and the City of Shorewood. Councilman Senn was concerned over the safety of the intersection of Highway 41 and the entrance to Minnetonka Middle School West and asked that that intersection be looked into further. Mayor Mancino asked if a public hearing was going to be held on this item. Church Richter stated that he did not believe a public hearing was required. Mayor Mancino felt because of the amount of public interest in this area that the City Council should hold a public hearing on the improvements before making a decision. A public hearing was scheduled to be held on February 28, 2000 and the item would be tabled from the agenda. Dave Huffman Memorial 5K Race. Howard Anderson. Mike Howe and Ken Garvin. Mayor Mancino stated she was concerned about the City supporting financially an event which is raising money for non-profit organizations and the precedent it would set. Roger Knutson clarified that the City could not make a charitable contribution but could sponsor a recreational event. Todd Hoffman presented the Park and Recreation Commission's perspective on this request. Councilman Labatt stated that if non-profit organizations were to benefit from such events, they should be asked to volunteer to help. Councilman Senn wanted to clarify that the money that was to be funded by the City was a one time seed money. Appeal Decision of the Plannin!!: Commission for a Variance from the 40 foot Wetland Setback for the Construction of a Deck. Lot 10. Block 4. Meadows at Loneacres 4th Addition. 7415 Bent Bow Trail. Terrv Radii. Scott Botcher asked if Cindy Kirchoff had answered Councilwoman Jansen's questions and she stated that her questions had been answered. Mayor Mancino asked if the buffer strip was recorded at the closing. Roger Knutson stated that the wetland buffer strip is shown on all documents and that staffhad informed the builder of these setbacks. Request for a Site Plan Approval to Construct 5 Three Level Apartment Buildin!!:s and a Community Buildin!!: (344 apartments total): and a Planned Unit Development Amendment to Allow 34.9% Hard Surface Coveraee. and Preliminarv Plat Approval of Subdivide 21.34 Acres into 4 Lots: Located at the Southwest Corner of Powers Boulevard and Lake Drive 3 City Council Work Session - February 14,2000 West. Powers Ridee Apartment Homes: Lake Susan Hills Partnership and Miller Hanson Westerbeck Bemer. Inc. Mayor Mancino stated she had received a lot of calls and concerns regarding the legality of this issue and asked that the City Attorney clarify the legal posi~ion to the public. Roger Knutson went over zoning and PUD regulations for the City Council. Kate Aanenson stated that the amendment to the PUD ordinance requires a 4/5 vote, but the site plan only requires a 3/5 vote. Councilman Engel asked what the chances were that the apartment buildings could be two stories instead of three stories. Kate Aanenson stated that the applicant was requesting three stories and that the zoning regulations allowed three story buildings. Scott Botcher clarified the city's position on what is required with this application. Mayor Mancino adjourned the work session at 6:30 p.m. Submitted by Scott Botcher City Manager Prepared by Nann Opheim 4