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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 04/03/1984 APPROVED MINUTES It EDEN PRAIRIE CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 1984 7:30 PM, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION BOARDROOM COUNCIL MEMBERS: Mayor Wolfgang H. Penzel , Richard Anderson, George Bentley, Paul Redpath & George Tangen CITY COUNCIL STAFF: City Manager Carl J. Jullie, City Attorney Roger Pauly, Planning Director Chris Enger, Director of Public Works Eugene A. Dietz, and Recording Secretary Karen Michael s INVOCATION: Mayor Wolfgang H. Penzel PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL: all members were present Mayor Penzel welcomed third grade students from Prairie View Elementary School who were present ; these students are currently studying government. I . PRESENTATION OF $42,000.00 OF FEDERAL EMERGENCY REIMBUSEMENT FUNDS FOR THE - EMERGENCY OPERATING CENTER IN THE NEW PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING Mr. Charles Stevenson and Mr. Max Seeker were present on behalf of the Hennepin County Emergency Preparedness Agency to present the City with a check in the amount of $42,500.00 as reimbursement for the Emergency Operating Center in the new Public Safety Building. Director of Public Safety Hacking commended Captain Wall and Donna Hyatt for the roles they played in obtaining these funds. Hacking presented the check to Mayor Penzel who, on behalf of the citizens of Eden Prairie, thanked the Agency for its support in this endeavor and noted that, as a result of these funds , the City will be able to better protect its residents as well as those in the surrounding communities. II . APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND OTHER ITEMS OF BUSINESS The following items were added to the Agenda: VIII . A. Bentley - Request of Hennepin County Library System and VIII . B. 1 . Reso ution regarding Aviation Week MOTION: Tangen moved, seconded by Bentley, to approve the Agenda and Other items of Business as amended and published. Motion carried unanimously. n� City Council Minutes -2- April 3 , 1984 III . MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1984 MOTION: Redpath moved, seconded by Bentley, to approve the Minutes of the Special City Council Meeting held Thursday, March 15, 1984, as published. Motion carried with Anderson abstaining. IV. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Clerk's License List B. Final Plat approval for Vernon Hill Estates (east of CSAH 4 at Baywood Lane Resolution No. 84-7 1) C. 2nd Reading of Ordinance No. 17-84, amending Zoning and Site Plan of Ordi- nance No. 192 formerly Shadow Greens for Village Greens by the Kerr Com- panies, and adoption of Resolution No. 84-75, approving Development Plan. 122 condominium units at the northwest quadrant of Valley View Road an Golf View Drive. D. Final Plat approval for Village Greens (Resolution No. 84-72) E. Resolution declaring May 5 and 6 "Health Fair Days" in Eden Prairie F. Snowmobile agreement for Southwest Trails Association (Resolution No. 84-74) G. Resolution authorizing acquisition of tax forfeited lands for public park and road right-of-way (Resolution No. 84-73 MOTION: Bentley moved, seconded by T angen, to approve items A - G on the Consent Calendar. Motion carried unanimously. V. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. WILSON RIDGE by Wilson Ridge Joint Venture. Request for Comprehensive u i de Plan Amendment from Office to Industrial for 11.6 acres ; Planned Unit Development Concept Amendment for 60.85 acres ; Planned Unit Develop- ment District Review and Zoning District Change from Commercial Regional to Office for 18.64 acres , and from Commercial Regional to I-2 Park, with variances, for 11.6 acres , and preliminary plat of 60.85 acres for three lots and four outlots. Location: north of Valley View Road and east of Highway 169. (Resolution No. 84-66 - Comprehensive Guide Plan, Ordinance No. 24-84 - Zoning District Change, and Resolution No. 84-67 - preliminary plat) City Manager Jull ie said notice of this Public Hearing had been published and property owners within the project vicinity had been notified. City Council Minutes -3- April 3, 1984 Wally Hustad, proponent, noted this was a joint venture of Welsh Com- panies , Wilson Learning, and Hustad Development. He reviewed the pro- ject area and what has been proposed. Darrell Anderson, architect for the proponents, addressed the proposal . Also present were Bob Brown of Wilson Learning who spoke of their involve- ment and Dennis Doyle of Welsh who reviewed Welsh's interest in the project.. Planning Director Enger noted the request was for PUD Concept Approval on the overall site; PUD District review and rezoning from C-Regional to Office for the Wilson Learning site; and C-Regional to Industrial on the parcel fronting the area along TH169. Enger said three plans had been developed for this area . Variances will be requested. The Planning Com- mission reviewed this request at its meetings on February 13, February 27, and March 12, 1984. At its meeting on February 27th the Commission voted to recommend the general requests subject to the recommendations included in the Staff Reports. At its meeting on March 12th, the Commission voted to recommend the balance of the requests, again subject to the recommenda- tions included in the Staff Reports dated February 10 and February 24, ' 1984 (revised. ) The Parks , Recreation & Natural Resources Commission reviewed this request at its meeting on March 19, 1984, at which time it voted to recommend approval subject to the recommendations included in the Planning Staff Reports and the Supplementary Staff Report dated starch 16, 1984, and subject to the inclusion of a trail easement to be dedicated above the 850' contour on the north side of the Creek. Bentley asked if Site 4 is to be designated for office use, Enger said it was. Redpath said he did not like the word "industrial " and asked if the proponent agreed with the recommendation that this be 80% office, Doyle said 80% of the overall usage in this area would be office; this site, they would request, woul,; be 50% office. Bentley said the major concern expressed throughout the discussion of this property has been the use of warehouse facilities on this site. He noted this is a unique project in a unique area; this area has fairly intense industrial use. Enger said he felt office use was the highest and best use in the area south of Valley View Road; east of this and beyond the Enblom property, the best use would be office/warehouse; and north of this area there is already a high amount of office -- a 50/50 mix. Redpath asked if Welsh planned to build buildings similar to those along I-494 east of County Road 18 in this area, Doyle said they would be similar in nature; those were built two or three years ago and the type of tenants in this area would be looking for a higher percent- age of office use. Penzel asked if the proponents were willing to provide the things requested in the Staff Report. Enger said they had agreed to those conditions. Penzel asked when Flying Cloud Drive was expected to be continued to the south. Director of Public Works Dietz said that is anticipated with the first phase of the roads in the proposed project. He indicated a good portion of the work could be done this year with completion next year. d City Council Minutes -4- April 3, 1984 There was discussion as to what exactly was included in the request before the Council. This was reviewed by Enger and the specific sites and proposals were delineated on a map. Daniel Enblom, 3520 Fremont Avenue South, said he had grown up on the property adjacent to the proposal . He said he felt the joint venture proposal was a good one. Tangen asked about the lighting of the buildings and the parking lots. Darrell Anderson said the lighting concept is for cut-off lighting so glare and lights can be contained. Councilman Anderson asked if there would be many trees removed when the road is constructed through the property. Enger said there would be but it was a trade off. He explained the alternatives and indicated what is proposed seems to be preferable in how it related to the property. He said the character of the site will be preserved. Councilman Anderson asked about the crossing over the creek. Enger said details of that had not been worked out yet. Dietz said the original plan called for a culvert. Bentley asked what was proposed for the northeastern site and noted that is a tricky site which sits alone. He stated that many corporate headquarters have a large percentage of warehouse or industrial use and asked if the City might be able to have a zoning designation which would provide for a higher percentage of office use. Enger said that is a possibility. Bentley said he thought the standard range was between 40% and 60% office; he wondered if it was better to designate office use with additional warehousing capa- bilities or to designate a set guideline with minimums and maximums suggested. Enger said the disparity is in the difference between 50% and 100% office use. Redpath suggested the. Council let site "D" ride for now. Doyle said he would like to have a decision on "D" so he would be able to talk to cor- porate people about this site as a corporate headquarters site -- this would only be possible with concept approval . Bentley asked if it were possible to give PUD concept approval and not Guide Plan change approval . City Attorney Pauly said the Council can give PUD concept approval alone; particularly in light of the action taken by the Planning Commission. Tangen said he could appreciate Doyle's position and he said it is an in- dication that the City is willing to look at something which is different. He indicated there are enough safeguards -- the process still has to be gone through before a specific proposal is approved. MOTION: Bentley moved, seconded by Redpath, to close the Public Hearing and to adopt Resolution 84-66, amending the Comprehensive Municipal Plan (Sites "2" and "A".) Motion carried unanimously. MOTION: Bentley moved, seconded by Redpath, to give 1st Reading to Ordinance No. 24-84, PUD District Review and zoning (Sites "1" and "2" . ) Motion carried unanimously. City Council Minutes -5- April 3, 1984 MOTION: Bentley moved, seconded by Redpath, to adopt Resolution No. 84-67, approving the preliminary plat of Wilson Ridge for Wilson Ridge Joint Venture (entire site. ) Motion carried unanimously. 9 i MOTION: Redpath moved, seconded by Bentley, to approve the PUD Concept for the entire site -- Sites "2% "A" and "D" would be designated as office/industrial . Motion carried with Penzel voting "no. " MOTION: Bentley moved, seconded by Penzel , to direct Staff to prepare a Developer's Agreement taking into consideration the recommendations included in the Staff Reports and those of the Commissions and Council q including lighting being limited to 25' cut-off luminars and no direct lighting of the "dome" in the Wilson Learning Center's Corporate head- quarters; concern should be expressed for the aesthetic appeal of the Creek Crossing. Motion carried unanimously. B. AUTUMN WOODS 2ND ADDITION by Trumpy Homes_,_ Inc. Request for Zoning District Change from RM-6.5 to R1-9.5 and from R1-13.5 to R1-9.5 for 11 .09 acres; and Preliminary Plat of 31 acres for 80 single family lots and 8 duplex lots (8 units) for a total of 88 units . Location: east of Highway #101, north of C.M. St. Paul and Pacific Railroad. (Ordinance No. 25-84 - Zoning District Change; Resolution No. 84-68 - preliminary w plat. ) City Manager Jullie stated official notice of this Public Hearing had been published and property owners within the project vicinity had been notified. Dennis Truempi, proponent, addressed the proposal . Planning Director Enger said this request had been reviewed by the Planning Commission at its meeting on March 12, 1984, at which time it voted to recommend approval subject to the recommendations included in the Staff Report of March 9, 1984. The Parks , Recreation & Natural Resources Commission had reviewed this proposal at its March 19, 1984, meeting and had voted to recommend approval subject to the recommendations included in the Staff Report. Redpath asked the status of Dell Road south of the railroad crossing. Director of Public Works Dietz said the City's consultant has looked at this and when development occurs south of the railroad tracks then the road will be built. Bentley asked if Dell Road could be completed to the railroad tracks so it could be assessed to this development. Dietz said that will be addressed in the Developer's Agreement. There was some discussion about the number of lots to be deleted ,from the proposal -- Enger said a 6 lot reduction was needed whereas Truempi indicated 4 lots. It was concluded this would be recalculated to determine the right number. City Council Minutes -6- April 3, 1984 There were no comments from the audience. MOTION: Bentley moved, seconded by Tangen, to close the Public Hearing and to give 1st Reading to Ordinance No. 25-84, zoning. Motion carried unanimously. MOTION: Bentley moved, seconded by Anderson, to adopt Pesolution No. 84-68, approving the preliminary plat of Autumn Woods 2nd Addition for Trumpy Homes; the figures are to be calculated to bring this into con- formance with R9.5 zoning showing 39 or fewer lots. Motion carried i unanimously. MOTION: Bentley moved, seconded by Tangen , to direct Staff to prepare a Summary Resolution as per Staff, Commission and Council recommendations. Motion carried unanimously. g C. NORSEMAN 6TH ADDITION by Herliev Helle. Request for Zoning District Change from Rural to I-2 ark and�rel-iminary Plat of :1.88 acres into two lots and one outlot. Location: west of Washington Avenue, south of Valley View Road . (Ordinance No. 26-84 - zoning district change; Resolution No. 84-69 - preliminary plat) City Manager Jullie said notice of this Public Hearing had been published and property owners within the project vicinity had been notified. Herliev Helle, proponent, spoke to the request. Planning Director Enger stated this had been reviewed by the Planning Commission at its March 12, 1984, meeting at which time it voted to recommend approval subject to the recommendations included in the March 2, 1984, Staff Report. Bentley asked if West 74th Street could be extended further west without getting into bad soils. Helle said there are no bad soils in that area. Bentley asked about the east-west connection in this area . Enger said Smetana Lane or a roadway north of Smetana Lane could provide that connec- tion, There were no comments from the audience. MOTION: Redpath moved, seconded by Anderson, to close the Public Hearing and to give 1st Reading to Ordinance No. 84-26, zoning district change. Motion carried unanimously. MOTION: Redpath moved, seconded by Anderson, to adopt Resolution No. 84-69, approving the preliminary plat of Norseman 6th Addition for Herliev Helle. Motion carried unanimously. MOTION: Bentley moved, seconded by Tangen, to direct Staff to prepare a Developer's Agreement per Commission and Staff recommendations with special consideration to be given to tying down roads, utilities , etc. Motion carried unanimously. a City Council Minutes -7- April 3, 1984 D. SOUTHWEST CROSSING by Vantage Companies. Request for Planned Unit Development Concept Amendment and Zoning District Change from Commer- cial Regional of Office for an Office building, and preliminary plat of 8. 17 acres into one lot. Location: northeast quadrant of Prairie Center Drive and I-494. (Ordinance No. 27-84 - Zoning District Change; Resolution No. 84-70 - Preliminary Plat) City Manager Jullie stated notice of this Public Hearing had been published and notices had been sent to the adjacent property owners. Those present representing the CNV Joint Venture included: Raliegh Newsam II , Ray Gearhart, John Komuia with Vantage; Don Brauer represent- ing Congdon Naegele; Rocier Seitz, Robert Turner and Tom Sheckel with Skidmore Owens and Merrill ; Dale Beckman and Dave Warner of BRW; and Dave Mitchell , legal counsel . Newsam reviewed the history of Vantage as well as background on the Joint Venture. Seitz and Turner addressed the proposal . Newsam stated the proposed development schedule is to move through the planning and design phase and to begin construction in June or July; they would like to have the superstructure up before Winter with completion of the first phase in September of 1985. He said this would be a landmark or flagship building in the Major Center Area. Planning Director Enger said this request had been reviewed by the Planning 1 Commission at its meeting on March 12, 1984, at which time it voted to recommend approval of the preliminary plat and rezoning subject to the recommendations included in the Staff Report of March 9, 1984. He stated there was not a PUD review because the request is for an area of less than 15 acres. Enger noted that the building height and parking will require variances. The Parks, Recreation & Natural Resources Commission reviewed this request but had no comment. Tangen asked Enger to review the parking as proposed and had specific comments regarding the compact car spaces. Enger said that providing compact car spaces is quite common to parking structures. Tangen said reducing the size of the space does not, he felt, help with the problem. He said he has grave concerns about reducing the size of the spaces. He expressed concern that City policy is being set by this and he does not think that should be done. Enger said about 100 spaces would be designated for compact cars out of a total of 988 spaces. Anderson asked what the objections were to designating compact car spaces. Enger said there is , at time, an inefficient use of space -- drivers of compact cars will use the first space they come to whether it is designated for compact cars or not. Tangen said it has been his experience that drivers are more apt to abide by compact markings within a structured parking facility, whereas in open parking this happens less frequently. He said he felt the Council should stick with the Ordinance as it is. Redpath concurred noting he drives a two-door car which has wide doors. Enger said he felt a 25% reliance on compact car spaces was too heavy. He said if the Council is uncomfortable with a space 8.1j' wide then it should probably look at 10% of the spaces being allocated for compact cars. He stated there isn't enough room on the site to provide 5: 1 parking. City Council Minutes -8- April 3, 1984 MOTION: Bentley moved, seconded by Tangen, to continued the meeting to 12 o 'clock. Motion carried unanimously. Newsam said Vantage has found that 3 spaces per 1000 sq. ft. is adequate parking for this scale project; this plan provides 4 spaces per 1000 sq. ft. or 988 spaces. Enger said the full size spaces have been proposed to be 8.5' x 18.5' ; the compact spaces 7.5' x 16' . There was discussion as to the size and location of the parking spaces. The consensus was that the Council would not accept 8.5' spaces on an over- all basis. Enger suggested that less than 10% of the spaces be designated for compact cars; he said this would mean that there would be proof of parking at 4. 7 spaces per 1000 sq. ft. Bentley said he would support parking stalls at 9' with 10% of the spaces designated as compact car m spaces -- details of which should be worked out prior to 2nd Reading of the Ordinance. MOTION: Redpath moved, seconded by Anderson, to close the Public Hearing and to give 1st Reading to Ordinance No. 27-84, rezoning. Motion carried unanimously. MOTION: Redpath moved, seconded by Tangen, to adopt Resolution No. 84-70, approving the preliminary plat of Southwest Crossing for CNV Joint Venture. Motion carried unanimously. MOTION: Tangen moved, seconded by Bentley, to direct Staff to prepare a Developer's Agreement subject to the recommendations included in the Staff Report and those of the Planning Commission and City Council with the pro- vision that all parking spaces conform to the Ordinance with the exception that 10% be designated for compact cars (the width of the space to be diminished by 1' and the length by 2' . ) Motion carried unanimously. VI . PAYMENT OF CLAIMS NOS. 12940 - 13044 MOTION: Redpath moved, seconded by Bentley, to approve the Payment of Claims Nos. 12940 - 13044. Roll call vote: Anderson, Bentley, Redpath, Tangen and Penzel voted "aye. " Motion carried unanimously. VII. REPORTS OF ADVISORY COMMISSIONS There were no reports. VIII. REPORTS OF OFFICERS, BOARDS & COMMISSIONS A. Reports of Council Members Bentley - said Bob Rolf, Director of the Hennepin County Library system, had called him and asked if the City might be interested in the modular building which presently houses the Eden Prairie Library at the corner of Valley View Road and County Road #4. The building would have to be moved to another site. Staff will contact Rolf regarding this matter. City Council Minutes -9- April 3, 1984 Penzel - noted it was time to make adjustments to the City Manager' s salary`. He said he felt the Council should develop a process for reviewing the City Manager on an annual basis. The consensus was that the Council will include this matter on the April 17, 1984, Agenda at which time it will develop criteria by which the City Manager can be evaluated. MOTION: Bentley moved, seconded by Redpath, to adjust City Manager y Jullie" s salary to $50,000 effective April 15, 1984, which is the ` anniversary of his appointment to that position. Roll call vote: I Anderson, Bentley, Redpath, Tangen and Penzel voted "aye." Motion j carried unanimously. Anderson - indicated he would like to see other City departments establish plans similar to the Five Year Plan of the Community Services Department. These plans should include goals and objectives as well as a five year plan. This matter was referred to Staff for implemen- tation. B. Report of the City Manager 1. Resolution regarding Aviation Week 4 City Manager Jullie called attention •to Resolution No. 84-78 which proclaims the week of May 14 - May 20 as Aviation Week. MOTION: Redpath moved, seconded by Bentley, to adopt Resolution No. 84-78, regarding Aviation Week. Motion carried unanimously. C. Report of City Attorney There was no report. IX. NEW BUSINESS There was none. X. ADJDU RNMENT MOTION: Redpath moved, seconded by Anderson, to adjourn the meeting at 11:57 p.m. Motion carried unanimously. i ,: