1987-12-22 Council minutesPage No.
December 22, 1987
CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
Minutes of the Special Meeting
Held Tuesday, December 22, 1987
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the special
meeting of the Mendota Heights City Council was held on
Tuesday, December 22, 1987, in the City Hall Council
Chambers, 750 South Plaza Drive. Mayor Mertensotto called
the meeting to order at 5:01 P.M. The following members were
present: Mayor Mertensotto, Councilmembers Blesener,
Cummins, Hartmann and Witt.
AGENDA ADOPTION
Councilmember Witt moved to adopt the
agenda as printed.
Councilmember Hartmann seconded the
motion.
Ayes: 5
Nays: 0
CITY HALL EXTERIOR Architect Bob Pierce, and building
BRICK committee members Jerry Morson and Stan
Gustafson were present for the discussion
about selecting city hall brick. There
was not a concensus of those present
which brick to select. Not everyone had
been able to view the brick selections at
the construction site during daylight
hours, and it was hoped that there might
be additional brick selections to choose
from. It was agreed that the city hall
committee would reconvene at the site on
Thursday, December 24, 9:30 A.M. to make
the selection.
DEVELOPER'S AGREE- Public Works Director Jim Danielson began
MENT FOR KENSING- with a brief presentation of staff
TON DEVELOPMENT thoughts about how area assessments would
be handled for construction of MSA
streets, plus current sewer and water
lines in the area. He indicated that
staff would propose to use excess MSA
funds to underwrite a portion of the
project, so as to avoid having to levy
special assessments against the community
athletic complex. In the event the bond
referendum does not pass and the park is
not developed, area assessments would be
spread against private development on the
property.
City Attorney Tom Hart passed out final
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copies of the agreement, and went over a
few changes that had been made, including
the agreement on area assessments,
dedication of Mendota Heights Road right-
of-way, and how the City would acquire
additional right-of-way from the school
district. Staff indicated that they had
had discussions with school district
representatives about dedication of
Mendota Heights Road right-of-way, and
anticipated no problem.
Attorney Hart reviewed the language which
indicates that the Council, in its sole
discretion, has the option to void the
sketch plan approval for Plan B, by
reactivating Plan A, and the consequent
amendment to the Comprehensive Plan.
Councilmember Blesener asked whether this
alternative language was acceptable to
the developer, to which developer Tom
Boyce responded affirmatively.
Public Works Director Danielson said he
was satisfied with the agreement from an
engineering standpoint.
Mr. Bernard Friel, 750 Mohican Court,
raised a question about the intent of the
language to reactivate Plan A. Attorney
Hart reiterated that it gives the City
the option to cancel approval of Plan B
if it so desires at some time in the
future.
In the Phase I agreement, Councilmember
Blesener raised a question about the
number of parking spaces. The agreement
as drafted indicated there would be 1.5
parking spaces "including garage space,"
and it was agreed that this should be
amended to state "excluding" garage
spaces.
Councilmember Witt moved to approve in
substantial form the DEVELOPER'S
AGREEMENT FOR A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT
CONCEPT OF KENSINGTON DEVELOPMENT, AS
SUBMITTED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY ON
DECEMBER 22, 1987.
Councilmember Blesener seconded the
motion.
Ayes: 5
Nays: 0
Ayes: 5
Nays: 0
ADJOURN
Ayes:
Nays:
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Councilmember Blesener moved to approve
in substantial form the DEVELOPER'S
AGREEMENT FOR A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT
FOR PHASE I OF KENSINGTON DEVELOPMENT AS
SUBMITTED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY ON
DECEMBER 22, 1987.
Councilmember Witt seconded the motion.
There being no further business to come
before the Council, Councilmember
Hartmann moved that the meeting be
adjourned.
Councilmember Witt seconded the motion.
TIME OF ADJOURNMENT: 5:50 P.M.
ATTEST:
Charles E. Mertensotto
Mayor
Kevin D. Frazell
City Administrator