SUM 2005 12-12
CHANHASSEN CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
DECEMBER 12, 2005
Acting Mayor Peterson called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.. The meeting was opened
with the Pledge to the Flag.
COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT:
Councilman Peterson, Councilman Lundquist and
Councilwoman Tjornhom. Mayor Furlong arrived late for the meeting.
COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT:
Councilman Labatt
STAFF PRESENT:
Todd Gerhardt, Justin Miller, Roger Knutson, Paul Oehme, Todd
Hoffman, Kate Aanenson, Greg Sticha, and Kelley Janes
PUBLIC PRESENT FOR ALL ITEMS:
David Jansen Chanhassen Villager
Jerry McDonald Planning Commission
Rick Dorsey 1551 Lyman Boulevard
Judd Fenlon 665 Woodridge Drive, Mendota Heights
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Councilman Peterson noted that Mayor Furlong was absent
from the meeting for a short time. He then read a proclamation recognizing Herb Bloomberg
and his accomplishments in the city of Chanhassen. Councilman Peterson directed staff to come
up with ideas for a more lasting impact than a proclamation to honor Mr. Bloomberg’s
contributions to the city.
CONSENT AGENDA: Councilman Lundquist moved, Councilwoman Tjornhom seconded
to approve the following consent agenda items pursuant to the City Manager’s
recommendations:
a. Approval of Minutes:
-City Council Work Session Minutes dated November 28, 2005
-City Council Verbatim & Summary Minutes dated November 28, 2005
-City Council Summary Minutes dated December 5, 2005
Receive Commission Minutes:
-Planning Commission Verbatim & Summary Minutes dated November 15, 2005
-Park and Recreation Commission Verbatim & Summary Minutes dated November 22,
2005
b. TH 212: Approve Extending Work Hours, Project 03-09.
c. 2006 Street Improvement Project 06-01: Approve Land Purchase Agreement for Storm
Pond Improvement.
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Resolution#2005-98:
e. Infiltration/Inflow Improvements: Authorize Preparation of Plans
& Specifications, PW 254B.
f. Lake Susan Park Playground: Approval of Quote for Concrete Border.
g. Pay Compensation Plan: Approval of Amendments.
h. Council Travel Policy: Approval of Policy.
Resolution#2005-99:
i. 1998A Park GO Bonds: Approval of Resolution Authorizing
Reduction of Debt Levy by $285,000.
j. City Code Amendment: Approval of Amendment to Chapter 1, Definitions-Signs.
k. City Code Amendment: Approval of Amendment to Chapter 7, Section 7-22, Grading &
Erosion Control.
l. City Code Amendment: Approval of Amendment to Chapter 13, Noise-Construction
Hours.
Resolution#2005-100:
n. Well Nos. 10 & 11 Improvements: Award Contract, Project No.
04-08A.
Resolution#2005-101:
o. Settlers West: Accept Street & Utilities, Project No. 04-13.
Resolution#2005-102:
p. Cimmaron: Accept Streets & Utilities, Project No. 04-10.
q. Empak Addition: Release of Development Contract.
All voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously with a vote of 3 to 0.
D. EAST WATER TREATMENT PLANT:
Councilman Lundquist thanked staff for re-looking at the numbers for the project when bids
came in higher than budgeted.
Resolution#2005-103: Councilman Lundquist moved, Councilwoman Tjornhom seconded
to approve Change Order No. 1, Project 04-08 for the East Water Treatment Plant. All
voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously with a vote of 3 to 0.
VISITOR PRESENTATIONS:
None.
PUBLIC HEARING: CITY CODE AMENDMENT: CONSIDER AMENDING
CHAPTER 4, FEES.
Kate Aanenson presented the staff report on this item. Councilwoman
Tjornhom asked how the City of Chanhassen’s fees compared relation to other cities.
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Councilman Peterson opened the public hearing. No one spoke and the public hearing was
closed. After discussion the following motion was made.
Councilman Lundquist moved, Councilwoman Tjornhom seconded to approve the City
Code amendment amending Chapter 4, Fees. All voted in favor and the motion carried
unanimously with a vote of 3 to 0.
GALPIN CROSSING, NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION OF
HIGHWAY 5 AND GALPIN BOULEVARD, APPLICANTS EPIC DEVELOPMENT &
JOHN PRYZMUS, REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF CONCEPT PLANNED UNIT
DEVELOPMENT FOR A 10 UNIT TWIN HOME PROJECT AND A 66,000 SQUARE
FOOT OFFICE DEVELOPMENT.
Public Present:
Name Address
Rich Ragatz Eden Prairie
Lance Erickson 7735 Vasserman Trail
Kevin McShane 180 South Shore Court
Kate Aanenson presented the staff report and Planning Commission update on this item.
Councilman Lundquist asked for clarification on timing for the project and the number of votes
needed to pass the motion. Councilwoman Tjornhom asked for clarification on the timing for
completion of the retail market study. Councilman Peterson asked for clarification on the
pedestrian circulation, square footage of the proposed buildings, and architectural details.
Councilman Lundquist moved, Councilwoman Tjornhom seconded to table this item to the
end of the meeting. All voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously with a vote of 3
to 0.
COUNCIL PRESENTATIONS:
Councilman Lundquist provided an update on the Highway
41 river crossing public hearing. Councilman Peterson provided an update on Southwest Metro
Transit.
ADMINISTRATIVE PRESENTATIONS:
Todd Gerhardt noted the letter in the
correspondence packet regarding third quarter numbers for the prosecution contract.
RETAIL MARKET STUDY: CONSIDER APPROVAL OF STUDY.
Public Present:
Name Address
Bill Traxler Victoria
Linda Walton Chanhassen
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Jeff Fox 5270 Howards Point Road, Excelsior
Mark A. Sass 6275 Hummingbird Road, Excelsior
Vernelle Clayton 422 Santa Fe Circle
Kate Aanenson presented the staff report on this item. Bill Gorton with McComb Group
provided background information on the company and outlined their market analysis proposal.
Bill Traxler, the 2006 Chair of the Chanhassen Chamber of Commerce expressed the Chamber’s
support for this study.
Councilman Lundquist moved, Councilwoman Tjornhom seconded to approve the
attached contract for the Market Analysis Study to be completed by the McComb Group,
Ltd, amended to include a pay as you go clause and the 4 month time line, using
Entertainment TIF District as the funding source. The City Council also accepts the $5,000
contribution from the Chamber of Commerce. All voted in favor and the motion carried
unanimously with a vote of 3 to 0.
2006 BUDGET: CONSIDER ADOPTION AND LEVY CERTIFICATION TO THE
CARVER COUNTY AUDITOR.
Greg Sticha presented the staff report and a power point
presentation outlining the 2006 budget, 2006-2010 CIP and 2006 tax levy. The Mayor and City
Council members thanked city staff for their work on the budget. Todd Gerhardt thanked his
staff for their work in the process.
Resolution#2005-104: Councilman Lundquist moved, Councilman Peterson seconded to
adopt the 2006 budget and levy certification to the Carver County Auditor, and
Resolution#2005-105: to adopt the 2006-2010 CIP. All voted in favor and the motion
carried unanimously with a vote of 4 to 0.
CONTINUATION OF THE GALPIN CROSSING APPLICATION.
The City Council
discussed the item and then voted on the following motion
Councilman Lundquist moved, Councilwoman Tjornhom seconded to approve the concept
planned unit development for a twin home and office development project located at the
northwest corner of Highway 5 and Galpin Boulevard, subject to addressing the following
issues as part of the next phase of development review:
1.Development will require a land use amendment from residential to office for the southern
eight acres, conditional use permit for development within the Bluff Creek Overlay District,
preliminary Planned Unit Development, site plan review, and subdivision review with a
variance for the private street.
2.The development needs to comply with the design standards for commercial, industrial and
office institutional developments. Additional building detail needs to be provided to
ascertain the quality of the proposed development.
3.Planned Unit Developments require that development design standards be developed for the
project.
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4.The following building and parking setbacks will be incorporated in the design standards: 70
feet from Highway 5, 50 feet from West 78th Street and Galpin Boulevard, 25 feet from
private streets, 30 feet from the western property line, 50 feet from Bluff Creek, 40 feet from
the Bluff Creek Overlay district primary zone boundary and 40 feet from the wetland buffer
edge.
5.Reduce the number of building sites proposed on parcel B.
6.Verify that all buildings would comply with the proposed and required setbacks.
7.The goals set forth in the Bluff Creek Watershed Resources Management Plan (BCWNRMP)
for the Lowlands Region are to be incorporated in the further development of the plan.
8.Drainage and utility easements shall be provided over all existing wetlands, wetland
mitigation areas, buffer areas used as PVC and storm water ponds.
9.A preliminary grading plan must be prepared.
10.A preliminary utility plan must be prepared.
11.The applicant must provide storm water calculations for any proposed subdivision. The
development will need to provide storm water ponding on site for treatment prior to
discharge into the wetlands or creek. The development must meet pre-development runoff
rates for the 10 year and 100 year storm. On site storm water ponding must be sufficient to
meet all city water quality and quantity standards.
12.Erosion and sediment control measures will be required in accordance with Chanhassen City
Code and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s (MPCA) National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) Phase II Construction Permit. Type II silt fence shall be
provided adjacent to all wetland fill areas, areas to be preserved as buffer or if no buffer is to
be preserved, at the delineated wetland edge.
13.This project will be subject to Surface Water Management Plan (SWMP) connection charges
for water quality and water quantity.
14.A MnDOT and Carver County permit will be required for access to the site.
15.The applicant will need to submit a survey showing existing trees and woodlands along with
canopy coverage calculations and proposed reforestation.
16.The applicant will be required to pay park fees pursuant to city ordinance.
17.The applicant will need to provide pedestrian connections internally between the buildings
and from the site to adjacent trails and sidewalks.
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18.A wetland buffer 16.5 feet in width must be maintained around the wetland basin. Wetland
buffer areas shall be preserved, surveyed and staked in accordance with the city’s wetland
ordinance. The applicant must install wetland buffer edge signs, under the direction of city
staff, before construction begins and must pay the city $20 per sign. All structures shall
maintain a 40 foot setback from the edge of the wetland buffer. The grading and erosion
control plan shall show the actual wetland buffer widths proposed to meet the minimum
average buffer width requirements as well as the 40 foot wetland buffer setback.
19.The Bluff Creek corridor primary zone boundary and required buffer and setback will need to
be incorporated on the plans.
20.All of the Bluff Creek Overlay District primary zone should be included as an Outlot.
21.The Bluff Creek corridor primary zone boundary and the required setback shall be indicated
on the grading plan.
22.The development will require a landscaping plan. Staff recommends that significant
landscape screening and berming be incorporated along Highway 5 as well as West 78th
Street.
23.The developer will need to locate all significant trees on the site and provide a calculation of
existing canopy coverage as well as proposed tree removal.
24.The following landscape and tree preservation issues are applicable to the Galpin Crossings
site:
Parcel A
Show Bluff Creek Primary Zone and setbacks.
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Habitat restoration/enhancement around wetland and Bluff Creek.
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Tree preservation calculations and landscape plan including reforestation and
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bufferyard plantings.
Show existing trees outside of Primary Zone on landscape plan.
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Parcel B
No overstory trees allowed under overhead utility lines.
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Show overhead utility lines on landscape plan.
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Tree preservation calculations and landscape plan including reforestation and
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bufferyard plantings.
Meet parking lot landscape requirements.
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Meet bufferyard landscape requirements.
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Show existing boulevard trees along West 78th Street on landscape plan.
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25.Galpin Crossing shall pay full park dedication fees at the rate in force upon final platting.
26.The commercial buildings are required to have an automatic fire extinguishing system.
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27.The plans must be prepared and signed by design professionals licensed in the State of
Minnesota.
28.A demolition permit must be obtained before beginning demolition of any existing structures.
29.The location of property lines will have an impact on the code requirements for the proposed
buildings, including but not limited to; allowable size and fire-resistive construction. The
plans as submitted do not have the information necessary to determine compliance at this
time.
30.The owner and or their representative shall meet with the Inspections Division as soon as
possible to discuss property line issues as well as plan review and permit procedures.
31.The developer shall have soil borings made to determine the suitability of the site for
development.
32.A traffic study be completed for the proposed development.”
33. The applicant shall not submit for preliminary review until the Retail Market Study has been
completed by the City.
All voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously with a vote of 4 to 0.
CITY MANAGER’S PERFORMANCE REVIEW: ANNOUNCE RESULTS.
Mayor
Furlong announced the results of the City Manager’s performance review and council’s
recommendations.
Mayor Furlong moved, Councilman Lundquist seconded to approve increasing the City
Manager’s total compensation in 2006 by 6% above that which he received in 2005 and
changing his compensation to a salary only base plan consistent with other municipalities.
All voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously with a vote of 4 to 0.
COUNCIL PRESENTATIONS:
Mayor Furlong distributed a news release from the office of
Governor Tim Pawlenty regarding his appointment to the Metropolitan Area Water Supply
Advisory Committee.
Councilman Lundquist moved, Councilwoman Tjornhom seconded to adjourn the City
Council meeting. All voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously with a vote of 4 to
0. The City Council meeting was adjourned at 8:35 p.m..
Submitted by Todd Gerhardt
City Manager
Prepared by Nann Opheim
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