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031483 CC Reg AgP '. , . CITY OF SHOREWOOD REGULAR CpUNCIL MEETING MONDAY, MARCH 14, 1983 CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 5755 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD 7:30 P.M. AGE N D A CALL TO ORDER: A. Pledge of Allegiance and Prayer B. Roll Call Stover Mayor Rascop Haugen Shaw Leonardo 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: A. Regular Meeting - February 28, 1983 [Attachment #1a] 2. MATTERS FROM FLOOR: A. B. 3. REVIEW OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE: l ~ [Attachment #3a] An Ordinance Regulating the Moving of Buildings within the City of Shorewood - First Reading 4. PLANNING COMMISSION REPORT: A. B. 5. PARK COMMISSION REPORT: A. B. 6. ATTORNEY'S REPORT: A. Report on Cross Marina's Lease Agreement. B. Legal opinion on Ordinance#11~ and attached policies. C. Councils' comments on Hunner's "Statement of the Record". 7. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT: ~) ~\ D \~ ~\cJ B. Proposed salary adjustment for certain office personnel [Attachment #7a & #7b] A. 1983 Union Negotiation - last offer e . REGULAR COUNCIL AGENDA - 2 - MARCH 14, 1983 8. MAYOR'S REPORT: A. Council vote on Naegele Sign on Highway #7 and Christmas Lake Road B. 9. COUNCIL'S REPORT: A. B. 10. MATTERS FROM FLOOR: 11. APPROVAL OF CLAIMS AND ADJOURNMENT: CITY OF REGULAR MONDAY, SHOREWOOD . COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 28, 1983 COUNCI~HAMBERS 5755 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD SHOREWOOD, MN. 7:30 P.M. M I NUT E S CALL TO ORDER The regular meeting of the Shorewood City Council was called to order by Mayor Rascop at 7:30 P.M., Monday, February 28, 1983, in the Council Chambers. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND PRAYER The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and a prayer. ROLL CALL: Present: Mayor Rascop, Councilmembers Leonardo, Stover, Haugen, and Shaw. Staff: Attorney Larson, Engineer Norton, Administrator Uhrhammer, and Clerk Kennelly. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Shaw moved, seconded by Haugen, to approve the minutes of the Council meeting of February 14, 1983 as written. Motion carried - 4 ayes - 1 abstain (Stover because of absence). MATTERS FROM THE FLOOR Ron Kokesh of 26260 Birch Bluff Road was present to clarify the discus- sion of February 14th in reference to the "fire lane" or platted road that accesses next to his house at the end of Grant Lorenz Road and Birch Bluff Road. He felt a letter dated 7/20/82 regarding boat mooring and Ordinance 59 were contradictory with the council's statements of the previous meeting. Council clarified their position. PUBLIC HEARING 8:00 P.M. CDBG FUNDS-- REALLOCATION A Public Hearing for the purpose of reallocation of $6,000.00 of Year VI funds and $29,676.00 of Year IX funds. Administrator Uhrhammer suggested reallocation of Year VI funds from diseased trees to the Housing Rehabilitiation Program and the Year IX fund s . Public Hearing was closed to the public at 8:12 P.M. with no comments received. YEAR VI FUNDING RESOLUTION #23-83 Moved by Leonardo, seconded by Shaw, to reallocate Year VI funds from Disease Tree program to Housing Rehabilitation Program. Motion carried unanimously. Regular Council Minut~ - 2 - _February 28, 1983 YEAR IX FUNDING RESOLUTION #24-83 Shaw moved, seconded by Leonardo, to allocate Year IX Funds of $29,676.00 to Housing Rehabilitation. Motion carried unanimously. 1982 POLICE ACTIVITY REPORT Chief Earl Johnson was present to review for the Council last years goals and objectives achieved and the proposed goals and objectives for 1983. He reviewed the Crime Prevention PEogram, the necessity of reserves, poss- ible user fees and the need tl_. ~ a new officer in the future. PLANNING COMMISSION REPORT ~'~~ Shaw reported on the completion 0 the Planning Commission review of the Zoning Ordinance. ATTORNEY REPORT Attorney Larson informed the Council that he has obtained enough informa- tion to allow the issuance of the balance of the building permita. 5~~ !~~. Administrator Uhrhammer presented a request from Ted Noble and Joe Gorecki in reference to the division of Oakridge Estates. They would like to final plat the east portion and outlot the west portion of the project. The Council had previously stated at the time of the last division, that no more divisions would be allowed until the entire project was platted at one time. The planner and administrator have reviewed this current proposal and do feel it is in good planning. Council members Haugen, Rascop, and Stover are in favor of reviewing this proposal. ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT - OAKRIDGE ESTATES - 3rdADDITION TEMPORARY STRUCTURES A question regarding regulations of temporary structures was presented. The city has no Ordinance governing these structures at the present time. Administrator Uhrhammer would like to present proposed regulations to the Council. Haugen moved, seconded by Shaw, to instruct the staff to submit suggested regulations to the Council for review. Motion carried - 3 ayes, 2 nayes - (Rascop.& Leonardo.) LIQUOR STORE FINANCIAL STATEMENT Liquor Store Financial Statements were submitted to the Council for review. MAYOR'S REPORT GOVERNOR TASK FORCE Mayor Rascop submitted a letter received from the Governor Task Force on lake access in our area. He would like this letter sent to the residents in the Timber Lane Area, where the Task Force is interested in establishing a lake access. Regular Council Meeting - 3 - e February 28, 1983 e DRUG REHABILITATION PROGRAM Mayor Rascop questioned Leonardo on the progress of establishing a committee on Drug Rehabilitation. Leonardo did not feel that the financial timing was good now. He felt that the money could be used better elsewhere at the present time. HUNNER VARIANCE LETTER A letter was submitted to the Council from Hunner's Attorney. Larson requested the Council to review and submit response to him. COUNCIL REPORT Haugen, informed the Council of a bill in the legislature requiring cities to bid out everything costing excess of $50,000.00,inc1wH!lg cQut1.~l ~ ~er'Y~ . APPROVAL OF CLAIMS AND ADJOURNMENT Moved by Haugen, seconded by Leonardo, to approve the claims for payment followed by adjournment at 10:40 P.M. Motion carried unanimously. General Fund - [Account #00166] Checks 26812 - 26857 = Liquor Fund - [Account #00174] " 9814 9855 = $41,948.82 23,137.63 Respectfully submitted, Sandra L. Kennelly, Clerk SLK:rd Mayor e e e e ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE MOVING OF BUILDINGS AND PROVIDING FOR LICENSES, PERMITS AND FEES THEREFOR AND PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION THEREOF IN THE CITY OF SHOREWOOD, COUNTY OF HENNEPIN, STATE OF MINNESOTA The City Council of the City of Shorewood ordains as follows: Section 1. DEFINITIONS For the purpose of this Ordinance the following terms, phrases, words and their derivations shall have the meaning given herein. When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include the present number, the words in the singular number include the future, words in the plural number include the present number, and words in the singular number include the plural number. The word "shall" is always mandatory and not merely directory. (1) "Building" is a structure designed, built or occupied as a shelter or roofed enclosure for persons, animals or property and used for residential, business, mercantile, storage, commercial, industrial, institutional assembly, educational or recreational purposes. (2) "Building Inspector" is the Building Inspector for the City of Shorewood. (3) "City" is the City of Shorewood. (4) "Person" is any person, firm, partnership, association, co-operation, company or organization of any kind. (5) "Removal location" is any location in the City of Shorewood to which a building may properly be moved and on which such building may properly be located after such moving under the provision of this ordinance. (6) "Planning Commission" is the Planning Commission of the City of Shorewood. Section 2. HOUSE MOVERS TO BE LICENSED. No person shall move, remove, raise, or hold up any building within the limits of the City of Shorewood unless such person shall be licensed by the City of Shorewood to engage in such occupation., Upon the filing of an application for a license, the same shall be referred to the Building Inspector and the Planning Commission of said City and they shall make full investigation of the qualifications of the applicant to carryon the work of moving, raising and holding up buildings and report their findings thereon to the City Council. Upon such report filed with the City Council, and the execution of the bond as required herein and its acceptance by the City Council, such license may be granted or refused at the discretion of the City Council. No such license shall be granted to any person less than twenty-one (21) years of age. The fee for each license is one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) per annum, which fee shall be paid into the City Treasury at the time of the filing of the application for such license. e e Section 3. INSURANCE AND BOND REQUIRED. No license shall be issued unless and until the applicant shall first file with the City Clerk a policy or policies of insurance insuring such applicant against liability imposed by law in the limits of $25,000.00 because of bodily injury or death of one person per accident, $50,000.00 because of bodily injury to or death of two or more persons per accident, and $25,000.00 property damage liability per accident. Such policy shall provide that it may not be cancelled by the insurer except upon. notice to the City. In case of cancellation of such insurance such license shall be suspended automatically until such insurance has been replaced. No license shall be granted until the party applying therefor shall also have given a bond in the sum of three thousand dollars ($3,000.00) with good and sufficient sureties to be approved by the City Council; and conditioned that said party will save and indemnify, and keep harmless, the City against all liabilities, judgments, costs and expenses, which in any wise accrues against said City in consequence of the granting of such license, including the cost of the City for the services of public utility maintenance men necessitated by the moving of any building, and will in all things strictly comply with the provisions of this ordinance and with the conditions of any and all permits which may be issued to them thereunder. Sectioin 4. EXPIRATION OF LICENSE. Each such license shall terminate the 31st day of December next succeeding the issuance of the same, unless sooner revoked or forfeited, and shall not be transferable of assignable. Section 5. REVOCATION OF LICENSE. Upon presentation to the City Council of satisfactory proof that any such licensee has proven incompetent to properly carryon such work on moving, raising, or holding up building or has proceeded with any such work in such a manner as to endanger people or property or upon convictions for failure to comply with this or related ordinances or for other good cause, the City Council may revoke such license. Section 6. PERMITS REQUIRED. No licensed person shall move any building over, along or across any highway, street or alley in the City without first obtaining a permit from the Building Inspector. Section 7. APPLICATION. A person seeking issuance of a permit here under shall file an application for such permit with the Building Inspector. (1) Form. The Application shall be made in writing upon forms provided by the Building Inspector, and shall be filed in the office of the Building Inspector. (2) Contents. The application shall set forth: (a) A description of the building, proposed to be moved, giving street number, construction materials, dimensions, number of rooms and condition of exterior and interior and four (4) photographs, showing ground and street elevations for all sides of the building. (b) A legal description of the premises from which the building is to be moved1 (c) A legal description of the premises to which it is proposed such building be removed (relocate), if located in the City; (d) The portion of the premises to be occupied by the building when moved if located in the City; (e) The highways, streets and alleys over, along or across which the building is proposed to be moved; (f) Proposed moving date and hours; (g) Any additional information which the Building Inspector shall find necessary to make a fair determination of whether a permit should be issued. (h) Such application for a permit shall be made -2- e e at least thirty (30) days prior to the proposed moving date in order to allow the Building Inspector to make the Inspection required. (3) Accompanying Papers (a) Tax Certificate. The owner of the building to be moved shall file with the application sufficient evidence that the building and lot from which it is to be removed are free of any entaglements and that all taxes and any other charges against the same are paid in full. (b) Certificate of Ownership or Entitlement. The applicant shall file with the application a written statement or bill of sale or other sufficient evidence that he is entitled to move the building. (4) Fee. The application shall be accompanied by a permit fee in the amount of $250.00 plus a sufficient sum, as estimated by the Building Inspector, to cover all other charges required under the terms of this or any other ordinance of the City. Section 8. DEPOSIT FOR EXPENSE TO CITY. Upon receipt of an application it shall be the duty of the Building Inspector to procure an estimate of the expense that will be incurred in removing and replacing any electric wires, street lamps, pole lines belonging to the City or any other property of the City, the removal and replacement of which will be required by reason of the moving of the building through the City, together with the cost of materials to be used in making such removals or replacements. Prior to issuance of the permit the Building Inspector shall require of the applicant a deposit of a sum of money equal to twice the amount of the estimated expense. Section 9. LETTER OF CREDIT. In order to provide the City with the necessary security to insure that the owner corrects the deficiencies noted by the Building Inspector and meets all requirements relating to the moving permit within the 90 day period the owner requesting the permit shall obtain and file with the City a letter of credit in the amount of $3,000.00; $1,500.00 of which will be released when, in the judgment of the Building Inspector, 50% of the deficiencies have been corrected and the requirements relating to the issuance of the permit have been substantially met. The remaining $1,500.00 will be held until all deficiencies have been corrected and requirements relating to the permit have been met. Section 10. DUTIES OF BUILDING INSPECTOR (1) Inspection: Upon receipt of a completed application to move a building to a removal location in the City of Shorewood the Building Inspector shall inspect the building wherever located and the equipment to be used to move the building to determine whether the building and equipment meet the standards for removal to the City of Shorewood or whether mny of the reasons for denial listed under Section 11-(2) are present. (2) Report to the Planning Commission. Following the inspection the Building Inspector shall report his findings to the Shorewood Planning Commission. Section 11. DUTIES OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION (1) Recolomendation to City Council. The Planning Commission shall receive the report of the Building Inspector and shall make their recommendation to the City Council to either approve, deny, or conditionally approve said application. (2) Reasons for Denial. Based upon the findings of the Building Inspector, the Planning Commission shall recommend denial of the permit application for any of the following reasons: (a) That any application requirement or any fee or deposit requirement has not been complied with; (b) That the building is too large to move without endangering persons or property in the City; -3- e e (c) That the building is in such a state of deterioration or disrepair or is otherwise so structurally unsafe that it could not be moved without endangering persons and property in the City; (d) That the building is structurally unsafe or unfit for the purpose for which moved, if the removal location is in the City; (e) That the applicant's equipment is unsafe and that persons and property would be endangered by its use; (f) That zoning or other ordinances of the City would be violated by the Building in its removal location. (g) That for any reason persons or property in the City would be endangered by the moving of the building. (~ (h) That the building to be moved is not worth at 1 least seventy-five (75%) per cent of the cost of a similar new. \.l--fo building as determined by the Building Inspector; ~ (i) That the Building in its removal location would fail to comply in any respect with any provision of any ordinance of the City or, in the alternative, that proper assurance of such compliance have, or have not been given. ~ (j) That the Building is in variance with either the 1/ established or the expected pattern of building development with the ~; neighborhood to which the building is to be moved. The findings of a O/~ comparative study of age, bulk, architectural style and quality of y construction of both the building to be moved and the buildings \V either existing or expected in the neighborhood shall be the criteria ~ (by which the Planning Commission shall determine the degree of \ variance. Commission shall determine the degree of variance. '--' Section 12. DECISION OF CITY COUNCIL. Based upon the recommendation of the Planning Commission, the City Council shall approve, deny, or conditionally approve the permit application. Section 13. FEES AND DEPOSITS. (1) Deposit. The Building Inspector shall deposit all fees and deposits, with the City in the same manner as all other receipts to the City of deposited. (2) Return Upon Non-issuance. Upon Council decision to deny refusal to issue a permit application; the Building Inspector shall return to the applicant all deposits, bonds, insurance policies and letter of credit. Permit fees filed with the application shall not be returned. (3) Return Upon Allowance For Expense. After the building has been removed, the Building Inspector shall furnish the City Clerk with a written statement of all expenses incurred in removing and replacing all property belonging to the City and of all material used in he making of the removal and replacement together with a statement of the damages caused to or inflicted upon property belonging to the City. Provided, however, that if any wires, poles, lamps or other property are not located in conformity with governing ordinances, the permittee shall not be liable for the cost of removing the same. The City Clerk, or his deputy, sha~l authorize the Building Inspector to return to the applicant all deposits after the deduction of a sum sufficient to pay for all of the costs and expenses and for all damage done to property of the City by reason of the removal of the building. Permit fees deposited with the application shall not be returned. Section 14. DESIGNATION OF STREETS FOR REMOVAL. The Building Inspector shall procure from the City Engineer, a list of designated street, railroad crossings and bridges over which the building may be moved. The Building Inspector shall have the list approved by the Chief of poice and shall reproduce the list upon the permit in writing. In making their determinations, the City Engineer and the Chief of Police shall act to assure maximum safety to persons and property in the City and to minimize congestion and traffic hazards on public streets. -4- e e Section 15. DUTIES OF PERMITTEE. Every permittee under this Ordinance shall: (1) Use Designated Streets. Move a building only over streets designated for such used in the written permit. (2) Notify of Revised Moving Time. Notify the Building Inspector in writing of a desired change in moving date and hours as proposed in the application. (3) Notify of Damage, Notify the Building Inspector in writing of any and all damage done to property b@'ie.....'J-iR9"~ -Vi 14ag..ef\ wi th in ~24 ~rs after the damage or inj ury has occurred. ~~ (4) ~sPla~LightS. Cause red lights to be displayed on every side of the building during the night time and red flags during the day time while building is being moved or standing on the street, in such manner as to warn the public of the obstruction and shall where necessary erect and maintain barricades across the streets in such matter as to protect the public from damage or injury by reason of the removal of the building. (5) Street Occupancy Period. Remove the building from the City streets after four days of such occupancy, unless an extension is granted by the Building Inspector. (6) Comply with Governing Law, Comply with the Building Code, the Zoning Code and all other applicable ordinances and laws upon relocating the building in the City. (7) Pay Expense of Officer. Pay the expense of a traffic officer, ordered by the Chief of Police, to accompany the movement of the building to protect the public from injury at the rate of $50.00 per day or part of a day for the estimated period required for the moving. (8) Clear Old Premises. Remove all rubbish and materials and fill all excavations to existing grade at the original building site, when located in the City, so that the premises are left in a safe and a sanitary condition. Section 16. MISCELLANEIOUS CONDITIONS. (1) Where the removal location of any building is known by the Building Inspector to be subject to any restrictive convenants of record, he shall not issue a permit under the provisions of this Ordinance unless and until he is satisfied that all of the terms and conditions of said covenants have been complied with. (2) No permit shall be issued under the provisions hereof unless and until the City Council shall be satisfied that the building proposed to b.e removed will in its removal location conform to the general character and to the type of architecture of the neighborhood. (3) It is not intended by this Ordinance to interfere with or abrogate or annul any easement, convenant or other agreement between parties provided, however, that when this ordinance imposes a greater or heavier restriction than is imposed or required by any other ordinance, rule, regulation or by easement, covenants, or agreement, the provisions of this ordinance shall control. (4) Every applicant or permittee shall pay, in addition to all other required fees, an additional fee of 20~ per mile to be traveled by the Building Inspector in making any inspection under the provisions of this or any other ordinance of this City computed from the City Hall to the site, location of premises where an inspection is to be made, together with a fee of $12.00. per hour for the Building Inspector for the time spent in connection with such inspection. -5- . e e (5) The building to be placed upon the removal location shall be completed for occupancy within 90 days after the date of the permit. Section 17. ENFORCEMENT. (1) Enforcing Officers. The Building Inspector, the Police Department and the City Engineer shall enforce and carry out the requirements of this ordinance. (2) Permittee Liable for Expense above Deposit. The permittee shall be liable for any expense, damage or costs in excess of deposited amounts of securities, and the City Attorney shall prosecute an action against the permittee in a court of competent jurisdiction for the recovery of such damages, costs or expenses. (3) Original Premises Left Unsafe. The City shall proceed to do the work necessary to leaving the original premises in a safe and sanitary condition, where permittee does not comply with the requirements of this ordinance and the cost thereof shall be charged against the General Deposit. Section 18. PENALTIES. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdeameanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined an amount not to exceed $500.00 or imprisonment for a period of not exceeding ninety days. Each day such violation is committed or permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense and shall be punishable as such hereunder. Section 19. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication. Adopted by the City Council of the City of Shorewood this ______ day of ____, 198 Mayor ATTEST: Clerk -6- e e ,,~ e e MINNESOTA AFSCME COUNCIL NO. 14 TWIN CITIES METROPOLITAN AREA 770 TRANSFER ROAD S1. PAUL, MN 55114 TELEPHONE: 645-7645 March 3, 1983 Mr. Doug Uhrhammer City Administrator City of Shorewood 5755 Country Club Road Shorewood, Minnesota 55331 Dear Mr. Uhrhammer: This is to inform you and the members of the City Council that the offer presented to Local 224 members, March 1, 1983 has been ratified. The offer which was approved is a 4% increase in salaries with the City paying the full cost of health insurance premiums, plus the contract lan- guage changes which were previously agreed upon. It is our understanding that the Agreement is retroactive to January 1 and the employees will receive checks for the difference between their old wage rate and the new wage rate. Such checks will cover all hours worked by said employees. If you have any questions regarding this matter, please get in touch with me. Si ncere1y, ~Q4- rn ~.rX Roger M. Siegal Assistant Director AFSCME Council No. 14 AFL-CIO RMS 1 h cc: Dan Randall ~"'~. ^ I r S~7" e e CITY OF SHOREWOOD MAYOR Robert Ratcop COUNCIL Jan Haugen Tad ShlW Alexander Leonardo Robert Gagne ADMINISTRATOR Doug Uhrhammer 5755 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD . SHOREWOOD. MINNESOTA 55331 . (612) 474-3236 TO: CITY COUNCIL FROM: DOUG UHRHAMMER DATE: MARCH 8, 1983 RE: UNION NEGOTIATIONS I budgeted a 5% increase in maintenance salaries for Union employees in Fiscal Year 1983. As a result of the Union accepting a 4% salary increase, the total salary and associated PERA and FICA savings equals $865.02. Employee insurance cost increases exceeded the amount budgeted in Fiscal Year 1983 by a total amount of $604.92. If the Council ratifies the compensation offer outlined in the AFSCME letter dated March 3, 1983, the total savings to the City is as follows: total salary, FICA, PERA savings $865.02 total insurance cost ($604.92) TOTAL BUDGETED SAVINGS $260.10 A Residential Community on Lake Minnetonka's South Shore i ,