WS 2000 02 14CHANHASSEN CITY COUNCIL
WORK SESSION
FEBRUARY 14, 2000
Mayor Mancino called the work session to order at $: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 Agenda:
A. City Code Amendment to Permit Automobile Rental in the BH~ Highway Business
District~ Final Reading~ and Approval of Summary Ordinance for Publication
Purposes.
No questions were asked on this item.
B. City Code Amendment Adopting Roberts Rules of Order to Govern City Council
Procedure~ First & Final Reading.
Mayor Mancino asked for a copy of Roberts Rules of Order be provided for the Council.
C. City Code Amendment Eliminating the Position of Public Safety Director~ Final
Reading.
No questions were asked on this item.
D. Approve Resolution Repealing City Council Resolution 99-01 Concerning City
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 July 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 that
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staff provide 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 Feasibility Study; Set Public Hearing Date for Kings Road Street and
Utility Improvement Proiect 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.
H. Set Public Hearing Date for Grandview Road Area Utility Improvement Proiect 97-
11.
No questions were asked on this item.
J. Approve Right-of-Way Acquisition Offers from MnDot for Parcels 220A and 219
for the TH 5/West 78th Street Improvement Proiect 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 Organizational Chart.
No questions were asked on this item.
O. Request for Site Plan Review for a 43~000 sq. ft. Office/Warehouse Building; Lot 1~
Block 1~ Chanhassen Lakes Business Park 8th Addition; Eden Trace Corporation.
No questions were asked on this item.
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Request for Site Plan Review for a 43~730 sq. fi. Office/Warehouse Building; Lot 2~
Block 1~ Chanhassen Lakes Business Park 8th Additiom Eden Trace Corporation.
No questions were asked on this item.
General Discussion.
Approve Layout 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 Andersom 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 Planning Commission for a Variance from the 40 foot Wetland
Setback for the Construction of a Deck~ Lot 10~ Block 4~ Meadows at Longacres 4th
Additiom 7415 Bent Bow Trail~ Terry 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 staff had informed the builder of these setbacks.
Request for a Site Plan Approval to Construct 5 Three Level Apartment Buildings and a
Community Building (344 apartments total); and a Planned Unit Development
Amendment to Allow 34.9% Hard Surface Coverage~ and Preliminary Plat Approval of
Subdivide 21.34 Acres into 4 Lots; Located at the Southwest Corner of Powers Boulevard
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and Lake Drive West~ Powers Ridge Apartment Homes; Lake Susan Hills Partnership and
Miller Hanson Westerbeck Berger, 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 position 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
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