061482 CC Reg Min
CITY OF SHOREWOOD
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
MONDAY, JUNE 14, 1982
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
5755 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD
7:30 P.M.
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M I NUT E S
CALL TO ORDER
The regular meeting of the Shorewood City Council was called to order
by Mayor Rascop at 7:33 P.M. on Monday, June 14, 1982 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, Councilpersons, Shaw, Gagne, Leonardo,
and Haugen.
Staff: Attorney Larson, Engineer Norton, Administrator Uhrhammer,
and Clerk Kennelly.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Moved by Gagne, seconded by Shaw, to approve the minutes of the June 2,
1982 Reconvening Board of Review meeting. Motion carried unanimously.
Moved by Shaw, seconded by Gagne to approve the Council Minutes of
May 24, 1982, as written. Motion carried unanimously.
~ MATTERS FROM THE FLOOR
Ivy Lane...,.."No Parking" Request
Council directed the Administrator to send a copy of Chief Johnson's
letter regarding parking problems to all concerned neighbors and
owners of the property. Also request a status report from the
police in one month to enforce the current parking Ordinance.
Donald C. Mark, Jr. ...,. Fence Variance
Mr. Mark of 27090 Edgewood Road, requested permission to build a 6'
fence around a portion of his yard for the protection of his young
children. He provided signed statements from the adjoining property
owners.
Moved by Leonardo, seconded by Haugen, to approve the construction
of a 6' wood fence on the West property line and a 6' cyclone fence
on all other sides in agreement with the signed statements provided.
Motion carried unanimously.
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Mr.. Gene Clapp
Mr. Clapp questioned the manner in which the Medical Professional
Building parking lot at 24000 State Hwy 7 was installed. It was
not installed the same as the plans were submitted and a problem
with drainage may exist. Building Inspector Miller has an appoint-
ment set up to discuss the necessary change's to the parking lot with
:the owners. Mr. Clapp will then be notified of the results.
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Mr. Gene Clapp
Mr. Clapp also questions what happened to the Water Survey that
the Council was going to take? Council informed him that the
cost was too high at this time and the money was not available
in the budget to proceed with this project.
Swimming Pool Request
Mike McHugh, 5240 Shady Lane, submitted an application to install
a swimming pool at 5240 Shady Lane with no variance necessary.
Shaw moved, se~onded by Haugen, to approve the application as
submitted. Motion carried unanimously.
,EUBLICHEARING - Larry Wilson RESOLUTION NO. 52-82
(Building Height Variance Request)
Public Hearing was opened at 8:06 P.M. to consider the request of
Larry Wilson, 27965 Woodside Road, to construct an assessory building
in excess of the minimum height requirement of 15'. No oral or
written comments were received from the public. Public Hearing was
closed at 8:10 P.M.
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Shaw's concerns were that the variance request should be due to a
"hardship". He did not feel that this was true in this case.
Haugen, moved, seconded by Gagne, to approve the height variance
not to exceed 20' in height.
Motion carried...,. 4 ayes, 1 nay (Shaw).
VARIANCE REQUEST...,. REAR ,LOT LINE
Mr. Robert E. Brown - Part of Lot 5 - Holtmere Addition, requested a
variance in the rear lot line set back for the construction of his
home, 25! from the rear lot line. This property was heavily filled
and would be very difficult to build on if he had to comply with the
standard set back.
Moved by Rascop, seconded by Gagne, to approve the set back variance
request as s.ubmitted. Motion carried unanimously.
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CIVIL DEFENSE ,ORDINANCE -Second Reading ORDINANCE #129
The second reading of the Minnesota Civil Defense Ordinance, as it
pertains to the City of Shorewood, was presented.
Haugen moved, seconded by Leonardo, to adopt this Ordinance as #129
of the City of Shorewood. Motion carried unanimously.
Shaw moved, seconded by Gagne, to approve the appointment of Chief
Earl Johnson as the Civil Defense Director, subject to his acceptance.
Motion carried unanimously.
Administrator Uhrhammer informed the Council that Detective Craig
Anderson was in charge of preparing the Civil Defense Plan and ques-
tioned who should be appointed Director.
Shaw moved to withdraw his motion for appointment of Chief Johnson as
Director. Motion for withdrawal seconded by Gagne.
Council instructed Administrator to check on appropriate appointment.
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~ Matters from the Floor
Ivy Lane "No Parking Request".
Mr. Reynolds of 20980 Ivy Lane questioned the resolution of the
"No Parking" request. Council reviewed Chief Johnson's recommenda-
tion. Mr. Reynolds informed the Council of the Police Department
difficulty in enforcing the current Ordinance on 72 hour parking
limits.
Mayor Rascop requested Mr. Reynolds and neighborhood residents to
keep him informed of this problem.
PLANNING COMMISSION REPORT
Chairperson Stover indicated that the Council would be submitting
Commission recommendations on the Tingewood Stage Plan in writing.
Informal discussion regardtng the Deikel division was tabled due to
no representation attending the meeting.
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PARK COMMISSION REPORT
Marty Jakel of the Park Commission reviewed the presentation made
by Administrator Uhrhammer regarding the financial status of City
funds. He then suggested that the Park Commission try to keep
park costs to a minimum.
Procedures for future Park Commission appointments were discussed.
ATTORNEY'S REPORT
Vine Hill Rezoning
Attorney Larson informed Council of the discrepancy in the legal
description of the Vine Hill Floral Property rezoning. Attorney
Larson will draw Zoning Amendment to the Ordinance when a correct
description is obtained.
Mac-In-Erney - Armor Lock & Key Co.
Armor Lock & Key Company requested the City to pay outstanding
bill for expenses on the Boulder Bridge Pumphouse for Mac-In-
Erny Inc. and withhold it ,from the final payment on contract.
Engineer Norton will prepare pay voucher and present it for
payment. City ordered the installation and could be responsible
for payment according to legal advice.
Greenwood Lift Station
No reply has been received from Greenwood regarding requested
payment on Metro Purchase 'of lift station. Attorney was in-
structed to proceed with litigation.
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City HallEntry~Report
Engineer Norton reviewed letter from structual Engtneer Jack
Meyer regarding construction of the City Hall entryway. Some
questions still remain but he recommended that no structual
changes are necessary at this time.
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Mayor Rascop suggested the letter be submitted to Mr. Reese for
comment and request the former Building Inspector, Jerome Studer
and Mr. Reese to attend the July 12th Council Meeting.
~ouncil instructed Engineer Norton to submit Mr. Meyer's letter to
a testing firm (Twin City Testing) for an est~mated cost in deter-
mining the answers to other questions brought out by Mr. Meyer's
letter.
ENGINEER'S REPORT
Badger Well '!Hammering"
Engineer Norton informed the Council of the correction of the
Badger Well "hammering" problem.
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Vine Hill Bike Path
Questions regarding the location of the 8' addition to Vine
Hill Road for the purpose of extending a Bike Path along Vine
Hill Road were asked by Council. Legal liability and mainte-
nance responsibility were also questioned.
The Administrator will research and clarify these questions at
the next Council Meeting.
Amesbury Back-UpWell Bid and Specs RESOLUTION 53-82
Engineer Norton requested to Council to proceed with the adver-
tisement for Bids and Specifications.
Haugen moved, seconded by Shaw, to instruct Engineer Norton to
advertise for bids with specifications ~or the Amesbury West
back-up well. Bids will be opened at City Hall at 11:00 A.M.
July 8, 1982. Motion carried unanimously.
ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
Map Contract Bids
Bids from 3 firms were submitted for the creation of City Maps
and assistance in revising the Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance.
Grant monies are available for this project when we follow their
specifications.
Gagne moved, seconded by Haugen, to approve the lowest bid sub-
mitted by Northwest Associated Consultants, Inc.
Motion carried unanimously.
Horse Inspector Appointment
Rascop moved approval of Winifred Kohles as Shorewood Horse
Inspector for 1983. Seconded by Shaw. Motion carried unanimously.
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Swimmin~Pool Filling
Administrator Uhrhammer reported on the filling and cost of
filling private swimming pools. Administrator would like to
set a policy - not to provide this service anymore. Discussion
regarding Amesbury pool filling and watering to common area
followed. Amesbury Association will submit request for this
service to the Council again.
Financial Statement
Financial Statement was reviewed. Special meeting was set for
June 22, 1982 at City Hall for the purpose of the audit review.
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MAYOR'S REPORT
Tonk:!. Bay - Shorewood Storm Sewer Pro ject
Mayor Rascop reported on the joint meeting with Tonka Bay and
Shorewood regarding the possible installation of a stcrm sewer
system in the County Road #19 and Glen Road drainage district
area. This would also benefit Tonka Bay. Tonka Bay did indi-
cate that they may be interested in cooperating with this project.
Police Formula Meetigg
The current police formula was discussed regarding possible
changes in the formula. Recommendation for change in formula
will be discussed at the first meeting in July.
COUNCIL REPORT
Public Address System
Councilperson Haugen reviewed costs of a sound system for the
City Hall Chambers. Staff to check with Mr. Reese to find out
if an internal system was installed at the time of construction.
League of Minnesota Cities Constitutional By-Laws
Councilperson Haugen, requested a concensus vote of the Council
regarding automatic appointment to the State Board of Directors
when a person from your state is elected to the position of
President or Vice-President ot the National League Board.
Council voted 4 ayes, 1 abstained (Haugen), not to approve the
automatic appo~ntment to the State Board.
League of Minnesota Cities Foundation By-Law
Council voted approval support in the clarification of the
Foundation's By-Laws.
Haugen submitted to the Council a sample Ordinance regaring
'controls for rental units for reviewal and discussion at a
later date.
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~ APPROVAL OF CLAIMS AND ADJOURNMENT
Moved by Leonardo, seconded by Gagne, to approve the claims for
payment to be followed by adjournment at 10:52 P.M.
Motion carried unanimously.
General Fund - [00166] Checks 25614 - 25708 = $141,032.85
Liquor Fund - [00174] Checks 8927 - 8984 = 45,023.95
~ ReS~fU.llY submitted,
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Sandra L. Kennelly, Clerk
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