Loading...
CCM 10/27/2014 CITY COUNCIL MEETING CITY OF FRIDLEY OCTOBER 27, 2014 The City council meeting for the City of Fridley was called to order by Mayor Lund at 7:05 p.m. ROLL CALL: MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Lund Councilmember Barnette Councilmember Saefke Councilmember Varichak Councilmember Bolkcom OTHERS PRESENT: Wally Wysopal, City Manager Darcy Erickson, City Attorney Scott Hickok, Community Development Director Darin Nelson, Finance Director James Kosluchar, Public Works Director APPROVAL OF PROPOSED CONSENT AGENDA: APPROVAL OF MINUTES: City Council Meeting of October 13, 2014. APPROVED. NEW BUSINESS: 1. Approve Release of Development Agreements for Faulkner Development for 6352 Central Avenue and 1271 East Moore Lake Drive (Ward 2). APPROVED. 2.Approve Permanent Utility and Access Easement Agreement between the City of Fridley and ZCOF TL Fridley LLC, for the Tri-Land Fridley Market Site Located at the Northwest Corner of I-694 and University Avenue (TH47) (Ward 3). APPROVED. 3.Resolution Certifying Certain Delinquent Utility Services to the County for Collection with the 2015 Property Taxes. ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 2014-76. FRIDLEY CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF OCTOBER 27, 2014 PAGE 2 4.Resolution Adopting Assessment for 2014 Utility Lateral Repair Project. APPROVED RESOLUTION NO. 2014-77. 5.Resolution Authorizing Signing an Employment Agreement between Certain Employees Represented by Local No. 1986. APPROVED RESOLUTION NO. 2014-78. 6.Resolution Designating Time and Number of Council Meetings for 2015. APPROVED RESOLUTION NO. 2014-79. 7.Approve the 2015 Development Review Schedule for the Planning Commission and the Appeals Commission. APPROVED. 8.Claims (1410-ACH PCard; 165768-165941). APPROVED. 9.Licenses. APPROVED THE LICENSES AS SUBMITTED AND AS ON FILE. APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA: MOTION by Councilmember Barnette to approve the Consent Agenda. Seconded by Councilmember Varichak. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, MAYOR LUND DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. OPEN FORUM: No one from the audience spoke. ADOPTION OF AGENDA: MOTION by Councilmember Bolkcom to adopt the agenda. Seconded by Councilmember Saefke. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, MAYOR LUND DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. FRIDLEY CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF OCTOBER 27, 2014 PAGE 3 PUBLIC HEARINGS: 10.Consideration of a Rezoning Request, ZOA #13-02, by the City of Fridley, to Consider Rezoning Property, Legally Described as Auditor’s Subdivision 39, from C-2, General Business, to M-2, Heavy Industrial, Generally Located at 3720 East River Road N.E. (Ward 3) (Continued July 14, 2014). MOTION by Councilmember Bolkcom to open the public hearing. Seconded by Councilmember Barnette. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, MAYOR LUND DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY, AND THE PUBLIC HEARING OPENED AT 7:05 P.M. Scott Hickok, Community Development Director, noted there was a public hearing on this item in December, 2013. At that time, there was discussion about the rezoning and interest on the part of a developer to keep the zoning commercial to better market the site. The City’s interest was to change the zoning to industrial like the surrounding properties. The owner of the property has found a user for the site, a funeral home operator, and has negotiated terms. A decision needs to be made regarding the zoning request. Staff recommends continuing the public hearing until December 22 so the funeral home has the building permit application complete. The bank is interested in having this business concluded by the end of this year. Staff is confident this extension will take care of itself within this timeframe. Councilmember Bolkcom asked if the bank is comfortable with the date. Jay Larson representing Prime Security Bank and bank owner of the property replied yes. They have approved the purchase order and are meeting with the borrower weekly. Right now they are waiting for an updated construction statement and appraisal. He is confident this will be closed by mid-December--no later than the end of the year. MOTION by Councilmember Bolkcom to continue the public hearing until December 22, 2014. Seconded by Councilmember Saefke. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, MAYOR LUND DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY, AND THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CONTINUED UNTIL DECEMBER 22, 2014. 11.Consideration of the Proposed Assessment for the 2014 Nuisance Abatement MOTION by Councilmember Bolkcom to open the public hearing. Seconded by Councilmember Saefke UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, MAYOR LUND DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED AND THE PUBLIC HEARING OPENED AT 7:10 P.M. FRIDLEY CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF OCTOBER 27, 2014 PAGE 4 Darin Nelson, Finance Director, stated this is the annual assessment for those properties in which continuing code violations existed where the City expended resources to bring the properties into compliance. A total of 31 properties are involved in this assessment. The total amount of the assessment is $22,554.39. The assessment will be for one year at 6 ½ percent interest. Staff has not received any correspondence contesting the proposed assessment. Mr. Nelson said a deferral option for retired or disabled property owners is available for homestead properties. Mr. Nelson said staff recommends the public hearing be opened for public comment. Councilmember Bolkcom noted in the agenda packet there were 32 pin numbers and in assessment there are 31. She asked if one was paid. Mr. Nelson replied one had been paid. Councilmember Bolkcom asked if the property owners would be getting a letter. Mr. Nelson replied yes, property owners will have until November 27, 2014, to pay for the assessment with no interest. Councilmember Bolkcom asked if the penalty would still be applied. Mr. Nelson answered yes. MOTION by Councilmember Saefke to close the public hearing. Seconded by Councilmember Bolkcom. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, MAYOR LUND DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY, AND THE PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED AT 7:13 P.M. NEW BUSINESS: 12.Resolution Adopting Assessment for 2014 Nuisance Abatement. MOTION by Councilmember Saefke to adopt Resolution No. 2014-80. Seconded by Councilmember Bolkcom. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, MAYOR LUND DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 13.Approve Agreement between the City of Fridley and EDS Builders, Inc., to Provide Construction Manager Services for the Springbrook Nature Center Project (Ward 3). FRIDLEY CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF OCTOBER 27, 2014 PAGE 5 Jack Kirk , Director of Parks and Recreation, stated that hiring a Construction Manager is the first step in moving forward into the design and construction project. A construction manager will serve as an onsite representative and will reduce the overall cost of the project. The construction manager will be the key ingredient in the communications area and would be the central communication point, providing timely information to those associated with the construction process. The construction manager will provide leadership guidance as the project moves through various phases. Having one right from the start will help keep the project on time and on budget. Mr. Kirk said the construction manager will provide the pre-design submittal to state legislative bodies as a requirement for the state bonding grant, get information for the architect engineers, help select design professionals, work closely with the local design team, staff and Park & Recreation commission members, put together final specs for bid documents, help with the selection of contractors, oversee construction quality, assist with reporting and paperwork, and follow up with walkthrough, making sure everything is working properly. Mr. Kirk said he heard good things about EDS Builders. They have extensive experience working with other cities in our area. The references they provided have been outstanding. EDS Builders has been recognized for their work with numerous awards. He and the City Manager have met with the owner numerous times and agree this is a good fit for this project. The owner of the company will be the onsite construction manager. This position would be paid with grant funds, not with funds from the City of Fridley. Staff recommends approval of the agreement with EDS Builders for construction management for the Springbrook Nature Center Project. Mayor Lund noted that the memorandum talks about an industry standard of 5% estimated cost not to exceed $350,000. He said he only sees an amount of $90,000. Mr. Kirk replied that is a monthly cost, with a 13-month maximum that may end up outset in terms of the construction period, so the amount could be less. Councilmember Bolkcom noted that the memorandum mentions $7.1M but $5.0M is in a state grant. Would the construction manager be part of the other $2.1M? Wally Wysopal , City Manager, replied yes; additional funds coming from the Foundation would pay for that cost. This agreement is based on the $7.1M, and the construction manager fee could be reduced. If the project ends up only being $4-5M and only 10-11 months, the construction manager’s fee would be reduced accordingly. Councilmember Bolkcom said the City would not be responsible to pay any of the construction manager’s cost beyond the $5.0M. Wally Wysopal answered correct. Councilmember Bolkcom said Council is committing to the $5.0M project with a possibility of another $2.1M. FRIDLEY CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF OCTOBER 27, 2014 PAGE 6 Wally Wysopal replied correct. Mr. Kirk said the $7.1M is included in the construction manager fee and the design is to be paid with the state bonding money or additional funds from the Springbrook Nature Center Foundation, not to be supported with City funds. Councilmember Bolkcom asked if the plan is that the funds will be paid out by the City and reimbursed by the state grant. Mr. Kirk replied that is correct. Mr. Kirk said during the next six months, there will be a lot of work on the design end. The task will then be to bring in the architect and engineering. The goal is to get documents completed by the end of next spring to proceed with the bidding. MOTION by Councilmember Bolkcom to approve the Agreement between the City of Fridley and EDS Builders, Inc., to provide Construction Manager Services for the Springbrook Nature Center Project. Seconded by Councilmember Saefke. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, MAYOR LUND DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 14.Approve Lot Reservation Agreement between the City of Fridley and Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity, Inc., and the Related Sale of the Property Generally Located nd at 52 Avenue and Taylor Street N.E. (Ward 1). Scott Hickok , Community Development Director, stated the public hearing was held last year for the sale of this property. This property once served as a driveway to the South Fridley Apartments. The best use going forward would be to sell the property and put it to good use as a single family lot. The HRA has helped staff, and there is an offer on the property for the asking price. The property would be owned by Habitat for Humanity. This is to let Council know the sale will be moving forward. The Mayor and City Clerk will sign off on the documents when the sale occurs. A very nice walk-out rambler will be constructed on this lot, and it will blend in nicely with the rest of the neighborhood. Mike Nelson, Habitat for Humanity, said he has been working with staff on this opportunity and was available to answer any questions from Council. The plan is to enter into an agreement in the next 60 days and get in early next spring to construct a home and have a family in the home the later part of next year. The design of the home will fit into the rest of the neighborhood. The home will be built with high standards and be very energy efficient. Councilmember Bolkcom asked if the square footage was 1,255 square feet. Mr. Hickok noted it should be 2,255 square feet. FRIDLEY CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF OCTOBER 27, 2014 PAGE 7 MOTION by Councilmember Saefke to approve the Lot Reservation Agreement between the City of Fridley and Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity, Inc., and the Related Sale of the Property nd Generally Located at 52 Avenue and Taylor Street N.E. Seconded by Councilmember Bolkcom. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, MAYOR LUND DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. 15.Informational Status Reports. Councilmember Bolkcom said there is a Springbrook Creek maintenance meeting tomorrow night at the Springbrook Nature Center at 6:00 p.m. The 2015 Street Construction Project Summit Manor meeting is Wednesday from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at City Hall. Pumpkin Night in the Park was a huge success with over 4,600 attendees. Thank you to all the volunteers. Scott Hickok stated on November 5 from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. there will be an open house at Stephenson Elementary Cafeteria for the TOD program staff is working on. Everyone is invited to attend. This will be considered for Council approval in December. Wally Wysopal , City Manager, said those interested in voting via absentee ballot can do so at City Hall. City Hall will be open Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Monday until 5pm. He encouraged anyone at this time to bring their ballot to City Hall versus the mail. Mayor Lund stated this Saturday at Bob’s Produce is the kick-off for the annual roof-raiser fundraiser from 2 to 5 p.m. He is asking for donations to keep him off the roof this year. His goal is to raise $5,000. Last year, he was fortunate to exceed that amount. This fundraiser is for the Lee Carlson Center, which does a lot for those in need. Please be generous with your donation. Councilmember Bolkcom welcomed Duluth Trading Company, located next to the Fridley Liquor Store. She invited people to stop by and see this new store and check out the changes to the liquor store. She reminded people that sales from the liquor store go back to the City. ADJOURN: MOTION by Councilmember Barnette to adjourn. Seconded by Councilmember Varichak. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, MAYOR LUND DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED AND THE MEETING ADJOURNED AT 7:42 P.M. Respectfully Submitted, Krista Peterson Scott J. Lund Recording Secretary Mayor