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040290 CC WS Min CITY OF SHOREWOOD COUNCIL STUDY SESSION MONDAY, APRIL 2, 1990 COUNCIL CHAMBERS 5755 COUNTRY CLUB ROAD 7:30PM . MINUTES CALL TO ORDER Mayor Haugen called the study session to order at 7:30PM. ROLL CALL Present: Mayor Haugen, Councilmembers Gagne, Stover, and Watten; Administrator Whittaker; Attorney Froberg; Engineer Norton; Planner Nielsen; Public Works Director Zdrazil; Finance Director Rolek; and Assistant Clerk Niccum Absent: Councilmember Brancel PUBLIC HEARING - YEAR XVI CDBG FUNDS RESOLUTION NO. 30-90 Mayor Haugen opened the public hearing at 7:32PM. She explained that the City has developed a proposal for use of CDBG Funds, Year XVI, totaling $20,896. Rehabilitation of Private Property would receive $14,960 and South Shore Senior Centers Operation would receive $5,936. Ron Bloch, from Senior Community Services, introduced three people that would benefit from the donation, and thanked the Council. ~ Haugen closed the public hearing at 7:37PM. Stover moved, Gagne seconded, to adopt Resolution NO. 30-90 - "A Resolution Approving Proposed Program for Year XVI Urban Hennepin County Community Development Block Grant Funds and Authorizing its Submittal". Motion carried by roll call vote - 4/0 (Braneel absent). REQUEST FOR FUNDING - CDBG - REPLACEMENT FUNDS - 1989 SPECIAL CENSUS Watten moved, Stover seconded, to authorize the City to send in a "1990 Urban Hennepin County CDBG Program Discretionary Account Request for Funding" in the amount of $14,887. This is to replace funds spent for the 1989 Special Census. Motion carried - 4/0. . LOTTERY TICKET SALES Stover informed the Council that both liquor stores have been accepted by the State as lottery sites. The Council now has to decide if they want to sell them. Bill Josephson, Chris Schmid, and Dean Young, of the liquor stores, attended a meeting on the lottery, and are keeping abreast of the changes. The total expense paid out at this time is $200, $100 apiece for the applications for the two stores. There are no up front charges. The City will receive a 5/0 profit on all lottery.sales. All sa.lEis~\i:ilTbe on a cash only basis. Watten moved, Gagne seconded, to approve the sale of lottery tickets in the liquor store outlets; and to leave all financial details up to the Finance Director. Motion carried - 4/0. -1- COUNCIL STUDY SESSION MONDAY, APRIL 2, 1990 Page two . WATER POLICY DISCUSSION - COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS The City now has a larger area served by City water. If there is a possibility of water conservation policy, controlled by State and Federal Agencies, which would force the entire City to hook up to City water---would rather have the City do it the way the City wantsto before being put under control of the State. People on fixed incomes and large property owners would have more of a problem---when the sewer was put through, several large property owners were forced to divide and sell property. As a duty to the taxpayers, the City is told to provide certain things. .has certain responsibilities..iron removal/softening would be hard to re-assess as they are not required now. . If there had been a better system to begin with, the assessement would have been higher also... to include iron removal/softening. If a person doesn't benefit from a system, why pay for that system? Systems that are in should work properly. When homes are sold.. . <FHA/VA and the water line passes the house, the seller is required to hook up. Some people just plain don't want water, and some people just plain can't afford it. ~ You don't hear people that have their own wells, and pay to treat them for iron removal and softening, calling the City and demanding the City pay for their treatment. Various City Wells: Badger Well.. ........ ......20 hookups Woodhaven Well.... ......... 30 hookups hookup capacity. ...500 " " 275 The Amesbury well was discussed because it is blowing out a pump approximately every 18 months, which is becoming very costly. The Engineer said the way at is designed, the pump stops and starts all the time, and thats why they blowout. It was designed to be connected to an elevated tower eventually; but has only a pressure tank now. There is enough well capacity in Shorewood right now to serve the entire City. Another water tower would be needed somewhere on the west end of the City (180'-190' high). (City Engineer) All the existing systems were originally designed to connect. . The Boulder Bridge water system is working very well. All the homes on this system have iron removal/ softening systems in their homes. -2- .<II "Ill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1no:j.uo:> aq:j. 8MolloJ aUII .1a:j.BM aq:j. 'pallB:j.8uJ 8J .1a:j.BM A:j.JJ uaqM :j.Bq:j. pauJBldxa uO:j..10N .1aau!~Ua . . . COUNCIL STUDY SESSION MONDAY, APRIL 2, 1990 Page three WATER POLICY DISCUSSION - continued The City's 100% rule was discussed. One Councilmember referred to Ridge Road, saying a change was due in the rule. Council discussed the aquafiers, and the effect on the wells and Lake Minnetonka, because the levels are going down in the lake and aquafiers. The question was asked - would hooking the Amesbury water system into the S.E. Area Tower help solve the problem? The answer was definitely. A decision has to be made whether to "water"the whole City or to only "water" the S.E. Area. There is such a cost difference between doing the whole City at once, or doing it street by street. It would cost thousands more to do it street by street. Who pays for a feasibility study? The Attorney will check on this. Should all Commercial and multiple housing be required to have City water, even if they aren't on an existing line? . Council discussed the cost of installing sprinkling systems. The Council asked Engineer Norton to return with a cost estimate for "watering" the entire City, and an estimated assessment,per lot. Council also asked Engineer Norton to bring a cost estimate for an alternative variable-speed drive to attach to the Amesbury pump motor. Engineer Norton explained that when City water is installed, the water follows the contour of the land at a depth of 7~'-8'. They try to install as much of it as possible in the boulevard so they do not tear up the streets. The Council will not act at this time. They will wait for more information, and a full Council. Council Break - 9:30 - 9:38PM APPROVAL OF MINUTES . Minutes of February 26, 1990 Gagne moved, Watten seconded, to approve the Council minutes of the Regular Council Meeting of Monday, February 26, 1990, as amended. Page 11 - Christmas Lake Road/State Hi~hway 7 Intersection Gagne mentioned the newspaper coverage regarding the proposal for the intersection, and the reactions of Excelsior and Greenwood. He asked what would happen if an agreement can't be reached. Rascop and Hau~en said you take the problem to Met Council. Motion carried - 3/0 (Brancel absent)(Stover abstained) -3- COUl~CIL STUDY SESSION MONDAY, APRIL 2, 1990 Page four . APPROVAL OF MINUTES - continued March 19, 1990 Watten moved, Gagne seconded, to approve the minutes of the Council Workshop on Monday, March 19, 1990, as amended: Page two % way down pa~e Motion failed - 1/3 Subsection 2.09. - Para~raph 2 Mark Benson of MnDOT was also contacted. He found the Vine Hill Road Intersection comparable to the Old Market RGad Intersection. Subsection 2.09. - Para~raph 5 Finance Director Rolek explained the tax capacity rate. He said this is a replacement for the mill rate. Motion carried - 4/0 (Brancel absent). . PUBLIC WORKS SITE CONSIDERATION Council discussed the $50,000 difference in appraisals, how much of the land they want, and what the house could be used for. They also dis- cussed the back taxes. Stover moved, Gagne seconded, to have Attorney Froberg and Administrator Whittaker prepare an offer to obtain a 3 month option to buy the John H. Cross property for $250,000, at aD option price of $5,000. The offer would expire at 5:00PM on Monday, April 9, 1990. Motion carried - 4/0 (Brancel absent). COUNCIL MINUTES Gagne asked Administrator Whittaker to run the ad for the Council Secretary as soon as possible. The Council then decided to advertise for two minute-takers, one for the Planning Commission and one for the Council, if necessary. STATUS OF PROPERTY - 565515665 EUREKA ROAD Stover asked the status of this property. She said this was one piece of property that the Rental Housing Ordinance would affect. Planner Nielsen said the property is for sale. Some progress has been made on the interior of the building, but none has been made on the exterior. Public Works will clean up the junk this week. . NEW LIQUOR STORE LOCATION CONSIDERATION Watten asked about Crown Auto as a possible location. Council said it is in Greenwood. Other sites were also discussed. -4- . . . COUNCIL STUDY SESSION MONDAY, APRIL 2, 1990 Page five WOODSIDE CEMETERY - SALE OF TAX FORFEITED LAND Administrator Whittaker asked Council if they want to charge the cemetery interest on the assessment. Council said to charge the $263.67 interest plus the $392 to the Woodside Cemetery Association. UTILITY BILL PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS The Council discussed different alternatives for dealing with utility bills. Gagne moved, Stover seconded, to ~bate the Daniel Johnson water bill. Motion carried - 4/0. Gagne moved, Stover seconded, to have a person read the water meters inside people's homes once a year. Motion carried - 4/0. CHRISTMAS LAKE CUL-DE-SAC Attorney Froberg reported that the Christmas Lake cul-de-sac lawsuit had ended in Shorewood's favor. GLEN ROAD DRAINAGE REPORT Engineer Norton reported that the drainage report will be available within the next two weeks. ADJOURNMENT Watten moved, Gagne seconded, to adjourn the Council Study Session of Monday, April 2, 1990, at 22:04 PM. Motion carried - 4/0. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, Susan Niccum Assistant Clerk JanlHaugen aYrr Laurence E. Whittaker Administrator/Clerk