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City Council - 04/19/1983 y� APPROVED MINUTES EDEN PRAIRIE CITY COUNCIL 1 TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 1983 7. 30 PM, CITY HALL COUNCIL MEMBERS: Mayor Wolfgang H. Penzel , Richard Anderson , Georc;l Bentley, Paul Redpath and George Tangen CITY COUNCIL STAFF: City Manager Carl J. Jullie, City Atto► mn y Roger ; Pauly, Finance Director John D. Frane, Planning Director Chris Ender, Director of Community Ser- - vices Robert Lambert, Director of Public Works Eugene A. Dietz , and Recording Secretary Karen Michael INVOCATION: Councilman Paul Redpath PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL_ CALL: all were present I . APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND OTHER ITEIMS OF BUSINESS The following item was moved to the Consent Calendar as item:III , 0. Metropolitan Waste Control Commission (P1l-ICC) Joint Use _Rental Agreement No. 438�Resolution IJo. 83-83�--- formerly VIII . A. The following items were added to the Agenda, ; IX. A. 1-. Consideration of Adjust- ment of the Cif Manager'_s_ Salary; IX. A. 2 ; Discussion of letter from W. Rahr- and IX. D. 2. Discussion of alternatives r Crosstown Bridoe aver Nine Mi,Ee Creek. MOTION: Bentley moved , seconded by Anderson, to approve the Agenda and Other Items of Business as oublished and amended. Motion carried unanimously. II . MINUTES A. Minutes from Regular City Council meetinn held Tuesda � April 5�__ 1983 MOTION: Bentley moved, seconded by Redpath , to approve the Minutes from the regular City Council meeting held Tuesday , April 5, 1983, as published. Motion carried with Tangen abstaining. B, f 1i nutes from they Special CiV Counci 1 meeti na held Honey. Aori 1 11.,_19F33 MOTION: Redpath moved, seconded by Anderson, to annrove the [Minutes from the Special City Council meeting held r1onday, April 11, 1983j, as published, ?lotion carried with Tangen abstaining, i City Council Minutes -2- April 19, 1983 t III . C_O_NSENT CALENDAR A. Aperoval_ of 1983 Staring Lake Park State Grant a B. 2nd Readi nq of Ordinance No. 6-83 . Brunt Lane name change to Century Lane i C. 2nd Read g ing of Ordinance No. 7-83 . Eden View Addition street name chanes/ corrections � - -� --- --_ _ _ D. Menard ' s 2nd Addendum to Developer's A_reement i E. 'Metropolitan Waste Control Commission (MWCC) Permit Application LaVonrie Indus- F. Willow Bend Assessment Agreement (Resolution No. 83-78) S G. Approve plans and_specifications for taVonne Industrial Park Improvements and authorize bids to be received on�Mauer 2�,-1983, I . C,52-048Reso1 uti on No. 83-79) H. Final Plat approval for Rymarland Camp 3rd Addition (Resolution No. 83-80) I . Final Plat approval for Treanor_Addition (Resolution No. 83-81) l J. Award contract for Edenvale Boulevard I .C. 51-356 (Resolution No. 83-82) K. Land surveyor' s_ certificate of correction to Sunset Trails Estate; L. Receive 100% petition for construction of approximately 975 feet of Homeward Fi11s Road and authorzeore�ation_of_Rjans an ification's,_I_.0 T52-033 '(-Resolution No. 83�84) — +M. Authorization to p •- - urchase fl_ a� ol a for new Public Safety {3ui ldi nq ----- --_._._. N. Clerk' s License List 0. Metropolitan Waste Control Commission (MWCC) Joint Use Rental Agreement No, 438 Resolution No. 83-80} � -' ' formers - VIII TA .� MOTION: Bentley moved, seconded by Tanpen, to approve items A - 0 on the Consent Calendar. Motion carried with Penzel vctina "no" on the gambling license included on the Clerk' s License List (item III . N. ) IV. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. AMERICAN BAPTIST HOMES. Planned Unit Development District to includes Men& merit of Ori v i na l—Lam-I dl ewi 1 d Planned Unit Development Development Plan and Continued Interim Use of Existing American Baptist Homes Building as an Office for 3 years ; 2) 2nd Reading of Ordinance No. 4-83 Rezoning from Rural to Office; 3) Preliminary Plat of the one-acre site proposed for American Baptist homes Corporate Headquarters Office Building- and 4) Approval of Developer' s Agreement - PUD and Developer's Agreement for Land$Sake, and Adoption of Reso- lution No. 83-86, Approving Summary of Ordinance No. 4-83 and Ordering Publi- cation of Said Supanary. (Resolution No. 83-43 - PUD, Ordinance No, 4-83 - Rezoning, Resolution No. 83-44 - preliminary plat and Resolution No. 83-86 - Developer' s Agreement Summary) City Council Minutes -3- April 19 1983 City Manager Jullie noted this Public Hearing had been continued from the "larch 1st and March 15th Council meetings. The specific cause for continu- ation was to clarify the proposed occupancy and improvements for the interim use site on Eden Road. He stated this had been accomplished and the required draft Ordinance and Resolution documents as prepared by the City Attorney' s Office were now ready for Council consideration and approval . Bentley said the concerns he had about the interim use* had been answered. ' F Anderson asked about the trail . Planning Director Ender said there were ti provisions for a sidewalk on the lake side. Anderson inquired if it was a public or a private trail . Ender said it was a private trail . Anderson said he had been told it would be a public trail ; the motion made by Mr. Kingrey, as reflected in the minutes of the Park , Recreation & Natural Resources Commission meeting, indicated that. Redpath questioned the liability. City Attorney Pauly said the private owner would have the liability in the case of a private trail . Penzel inquired if the public would use a private trail , who then would be liable. Pauly said the City could then get an indemnification agreement from the property owner -- there might be reason for an easement also. Bentley said the question of public access to Lake Idelwild has never been addressed; the lake has been used as a fishing hole by a number of residents. Anderson said this Lake is an amenity of the Major Center Area and the trails should be included in the plan. Penzel said he could foresee a problem of trespass on the west side of the Lake. Tangen said trying to turn this into a public lake would create transportation problems because there is no available public parking. Redpath said he felt the only value of a trail would be for em- ployees who wished to walk over to Hardees and Kentucky Fried Chicken. Jullie noted the Developer' s Agreement could be amended so that in the future a trail could be accommodated if the City so desired. Pauly said that would be appropriate if it were agreeable to the landowner. There were no comments from the audience. MOTION: Bentley moved. seconded by Redpath . to close the Public Hearing and to adopt Resolution No. 83-43, approving amendments to the Lake Ideewild Planned Unit Development Motion carried unanimously. MOTION: Bentley moved, seconded by Redpath, to give 2nd Reading to Ordinance No. 4-83, rezoning. Motion carried unanimously. MOTION: Bentley moved, seconded by Redpath, to adopt Resolution No. 83-44, approving the preliminary plat of American Baptist Homes Corporate Headquar- ters Office Site. Motion carried unanimously. MOTION: Bentley moved, seconded by 'Redpath , to adopt Resolution No. 83-86. approving the summary of Ordinance 4-83 and ordering the publication of said summary and adoption of the Developer's Agreement. Motion carried unanimously. City Council Minutes -4- April 19, 1983 1 B. OAK PARK BUSINESS CENTER by GSB Investment, Inc. Request for Rezoning from Rural to I-2 and Preliminary Plat of 3.3 acres into one lot and road right-of-way for Office Warehouse use, location: south of Valley View Road. west of Washington Avenue. (Ordinance No. 8-83 - rezoning. Resolution No. 83-69 - preliminary plat) City Manager Jullie stated official notice of this Public Hearing had been published and notices mailed to property owners within the project vicinity. Jerry Portnoy, proponent, addressed the proposal . Planning Director Enger noted this proposal had been considered by the Planning Commission at its March 15, 1983, meeting at which time it had recommended approval subject to the recommendations included in the Staff Report of March 11, 1983. Enger also noted this item had been reviewed by the Parks , Recreation & Natural Resources Comi;iission at its March 21, 1983, meeting at which time it recommended approval subject to Staff recommendations. Bentley asked what type of building materials will be used. Portnoy reviewed the materials to be used -- glass and brick. Bentley also won- dered about the parking. Enger said this is a "spec" building, the tenants have not been identified yet. Enaer noted the number of spaces do appear to be adequate. Portnoy said he had been before the Board of Appeals and had been granted a variance. Enger said they do not know how much parking will be required , this is dependent on the tenant mix: he feels , based on 4L discussions with Portnoy, that the projections will be correct. Bentley asked how the parking would be monitored in the event it was inadequate. Enaer said complaints would be investigated. P.edpath said he felt the proponent had done a good job with a difficult piece of property. He inquired about the easements. Director of Public Works Dietz said there had been some swapping of property. Don Sorensen, attorney for the Bearmans , said deeds had been granted. Anderson asked what sort of guarantee can be made that the trees won' t be bulldozed. Portnoy said he had a special plan to protect the vegetation on the site and it is an integral part of the proposal . He said he l) planned to clear the site, 2) bring in the transplanters to move trees on the site. and 3) then excavate the site for finished grading. He said there will be no bulldozers on the site until this is staged. There were no comments from the audience. MOTION: Bentley moved, seconded by Redpath to close the Public Hearing and then give 1st Reading to Ordinance 48-81, rezoning, Motion carried unanimou MOTION: Bentley moved. seconded by Tangen, to adopt Resolution No. 83-69, approving the preliminary plat of GSB Investments. Motion carried unanimously, ; MOTION: Bentley moved, seconded by Tangen, to direct Staff to prepare the Developer's Agreement taking into consideration recommendations of Staff and Commissions and including the tree protection plan as outlined by Portnoy. Motion carried unanimously. City Council Minutes -5- Apri1 19, 1983 s C. MURIEL HUMPHREY RESIDENCE by I.ouise Whitbeck Fraser Schools, Inc. Request f for Guide Plan Amendment from Low Density Residential to Medium Density Resi - dential , rezoning from Rural to RM 6.5, and preliminary plat for 2.7 acres to be used as a group home for mentally retarded. Location- west of County Road #1 and Pioneer Trail intersection. (Resolution No. 83-74 - Guide Plan Amendment, Ordinance No. 11-83 - rezoning, and Resolution No 83-75 - preliminary plat) City Manager Jul7ie stated official notice of the Public Hearing had been published and owners of property within the project vicinity had been notified. Dr. Robert Kowalczyk, Executive Director of the Louise Whitbeck Fraser Schools , sponsors of the project', addressed the proposal . He also intro- duced members of the Board of Directors of the Fraser Schools. Kowalczyk explained this facility will serve the severely retarded and will be licensed as a Class B facility which means the clients will need more care. Ron Krank „ architect for the project, explained the facility and the site plan. Penzel stated having the Muriel Humphrey Residences has proven to be an asset to the community. The fears which had been expressed by some of the residents have never been realized. Not only the residences but the residents have had a desirable impact on the community. Director of Planning Enger stated the Planning Commission had reviewed this proposal at its February 28, 1983, meeting and had voted to recommend its approval subject to the recommendations included in the February 25 , 1983, Staff Report. Enger noted this had been reviewed by the Parks, Recreation & Natural Resources Commission at its March 7, 1983, meeting; the Human Rights and Services Commission had recommended approval at its March 14, 1983, meeting; the Board of Appeals at its April 14, 1983, meeting voted to grant a variance from the family care home definition as contained in the City Code; and the Flying Cloud Airport Advisory Commission found the proposal to be in conformance with Zone C reoulations at its March 2 meeting. Tangen asked what the ages of the residents would be. Kowalczyk said the residents would be 18 and over. Penzel asked how the airport noise would affect the residents. Kowalczyk said no problem is anticipated as far as the residents are concerned; it might be more of an annoyance to staff. He noted there are other single family residences in the area. The building will be well insulated for noise. Tangen wondered if this is truly a group home or should it be defined in a different manner since it has the characteristics of a nursing home. Kowalczyk said it is a natter of semantics ; this group home will be built to nursing home standards as required. Tangen said he does not quarrel with the definition as used by the Humphrey residences but with that in- cluded in the City Code. Tangen thought perhaps Staff should be looking at the definition in the City Code. Penzel noted that the definition was City Council Minutes -o- April 19 1983 adopted so only one group home could be built in a particular sector of the City and so each proposal could be dealt with individually. Tangen said he felt this particular facility is more restrictive. He inquired if this is accepted,ted, would it preclude another r proposal p p group home from being built in this sector of the City. City Attorney Pauly said the State Statute refers to the licensing so the City Ordinance would apply to the number within a q (liven area. Bentley asked what types of services would be required from the City by the residents . Kowalczyk said the property had been a p p y gift. Discussions had been held as to whether or not this would be a good site for a residence of this type. Because of its proximity to a small grocery and two proposed churches , this was deterr,Tined to be an ideal site for this level of retarded because the level of skills is much more restricted. There were no comments from the audience. MOTION: Redpath moved, seconded by Tangen, to close the Public Hearing and to adopt Resolution No. 83-74 , amendinn the cornnrehensive municipal plan. Motion carried unanimously. MOTION: Redpa th moved, seconded by Bentley, to give 1st Reading to Ordi- nance No. 11-83, rezoning from Rural to RM 6. 5. Motion carried unanimously. MOTION: Redpa th moved, seconded by Tangen , to adopt Resolution No. 83-75, approving the preliminary plat of Muriel Humphrey Residence for Adult Men- tally Retarded for Louise Whitbeck Fraser Schools, Inc. and to direct Staff to prepare a Developer's Agreement taking into considerations the recommen- dations included in the Staff Report and those of the various Commissions and Boards. Motion carried unanimously. D. PAX CHRISTI CATHOLIC COMMUNITY. Request for Planned Unit Development District Review of 38 acres Rezoning from Rural to Public, and preliminary plat with 25 acres for a church of approximately 19,200 square feet, and 13 acres for park land. Location: north of County Road #1 , west of proposed Homeward Hills Road extension. (Resolution No. 83-70 - PUD, Ordinance No. 9-83 - rezoning, and Resolution No. 83-71 - preliminary plat) City Manager J ullie stated notice of this Public Hearing had been published and notices had been mailed to property owners within the project vicinity. Linda Michie, BE Architects , addressed the proposal on behalf of the proponent. Director of Planning Enger noted the Planning Comfuission had reviewed this proposal at its March 15, 1983, meeting at which time it had recommended approval subject to the recommendations included in the Staff Report of March 11 , 1983. The Flying Cloud Airport Advisory Commission met to review. this item and found it to be in conformance with Zone C regulations . It did not act on the 120' wind generator. t City Council Minutes -7- April 19, 1983 Director of Community Services Lambert said the Parks , Recreation & Natural Resources Commission had reviewed this proposal at its March 21 , 1983, meeting at which time it voted to recommend approval subject to the recominendatnons included in the Staff Reports. It recommended accepting 11 .2 acres for park dedication and approval of an 8' bike path. Bentley asked about the timing for the construction of the sedimentation ponds. Michie said the City will construct those this summer. Director of Public Works Dietz said the majority of the run-off from the parking lot will go into Purgatory Creek; the necessary skimmer process will be installed as per the Watershed District' s regulations which will be reviewed by the City. Dietz noted that plans and specifications for Homeward Hills Road are being prepared; this road will be built to about 975' north of County Road 1 . Anderson asked about the screening of the parking lot. Lambert said the Parks, Recreation & Natural Resources Commission was satisfied with what was proposed. There were no comments from the audience. MOTION: Bentley moved, seconded by Tangen, to close the Public Hearing and to adopt Resolution No. 83-70, approving the development of planned unit development. Motion carried unanimously.. MOTION: Bentley moved, seconded by Tangen , to give Ist Reading to Ordinance No. 9-83, rezoning. Motion carried unanimously. ILMOTION: Bentley moved, seconded by Tangen , to adopt Resolution No. 83-71, approving the preliminary plat of Pax Christi Catholic Community and to direct Staff to prepare a Developer's Agreement taking into consideration the recommendations included in the Staff Reports and the recommendations of the Commissions excluding the provision for a wind generator (this was considered to be a good idea which needs more thought. ) Motion carried unanimously. E. WILLOW BEND by Registered Properties Corporation. Request for rezoning from RM 6. 5 to R1-9. 5 and preliminary plat of 37 acres for single family residential development. Location: southeast corner of Baker Road and Valley View Road. (Ordinance No. 10-83 - rezoning and Resolution No. 83-72, preliminary plat) City Manager Jullie said official notice of this Public Hearing had been published and notices had been mailed to property owners within the project vicinity. Dick Krier, Westwood Planning and Engineering , spoke to the proposal on behalf of the proponent, f, City Council Minutes -$- April 19, 1983 Director of Planning Enger stated the Planning Commission had reviewed this proposal at its March 15, 1983, meeting at which time it voted to recommend approval subject to the recommendations included in the March 11, 1983, Staff Report. Enger noted there are a number of requests before ' the City at this time for small lot zoning; there are probably 1 ,000 lots under consideration. Krier noted the lots would be sold to different builders. Director of Community Services Lambert noted the Parks , Recreation & Natural Resources Commission had reviewed this at its March 21 , 1983, meeting and had recommended approval subject to the recommendations included in the Staff Reports. The major issue of concern by the Commission was the trans. portati on trail . Penzel said he felt the southern connection on Dogwood should be posted noting there will be a future connection to the south; the same to the west. Anderson asked about access to the future park to the south from this area. Lambert said there will be a sidewalk along Dogwood. Penzel asked about infringement onto the park property by adjacent property owners. Lambert said this can be alleviated by putting 4 x 4 posts indicating the park boundary. Bentley said this is an example of what 9.5 zoning can do. He asked what the relative tax return is on moderate vs . higher cost housing. Jullie said no recent studies have been done; it boils down to the amount of services required by each housing unit. Penzel said most of the residents would have to leave Eden Prairie if we were attempting to purchase homes now. He noted that five years ago when the average price of a home was $60,000 the cost of .ervices provided by the City had a break-even point on a home valued at $90,000, There were no corrunents from the audience. MOTION: Bentley moved, seconded by Redpath, to close the Public Hearing and to give 1st Reading to Ordinance No. 10-83, rezoning. Motion carried unanimously. MOTION: Bentley moved , seconded by Redpath , to adopt Resolution No. 83-72, approving the preliminary plat of Willow Bend for Registered Properties Corporation; and to direct Staff to prepare the Developer's Agreement taking into consideration the recommendations included in the Staff Report, and to include provisions for a path along Dogwood, and to post signs indi- cating future road extensions to the south and west. Motion carried unani- mously. F. WESTWOOD INDUSTRIAL PARK by Bury & Carlson. Request for Planned Unit development Distr ct and zoning amendment for former Westwood Industrial Park. Location: south of County Road 67 and west of St. John' s Wood Townhouses . (Ordinance No. 13-83) City Council Minutes -9- April 19, 1983 City Manager Ju17ie noted that official notice of this Public Nearing had been published and notices had been mailed to property owners within the project vicinity. Dick Putnam, Tandem Corporation, represented the proponent a5d addressed the proposal . Planning Director Enger stated the Planning Commission had reviewed this proposal at its February 28, 1983, meeting at which it had voted to recommend approval subject to the recommendations included in the February 25, 1983, Staff Report. Director of Community Services Lambert said the Parks, Recrea�;.ion & Natural Resources Commission had discussed this proposal at its March 7, 1983, meeting at which time it recarimended approval subject to the Staff Report. Bentley inquired as to why the slope requirements for this proposal should be different from those imposed on the NorthtvLstern National Bank site. Enger noted the proposed 2: 1 slope would be consistent with the character of the area ; however, the method of erosion control would be critical to its protection. He said the use of a fiber blanket or netting placed over a straw mulch would be necessary; this would be similar to what had been done at Super Valu, Northwestern National Bank, and the NSP sites. Tangen asked for clarification regarding transfer of the outlots. Lambert said the Parks, Recreation & Natural Resources Commission had discussed that issue and had discussed City ownership of the morraine. Tangen expressed concern about the erosion which might occur; was this an asset to the City which should be maintained. Enger noted this outlot would be adjacent to the floodplain and the land in the Forest Hills School/Park area. Anderson said he felt the City has an obligation to the St. John's Woods homeowners . Severe erosion has been created by action the City has allowed by permitting cutting into the hill . Penzel said he thought there could be protective easements as a part of the Developer' s Agreement. He said he would have a hard time going from a 3: 1 to a 2: 1 slope just for the convenience of the developer. Putnam said the reason for the 2:1 slope was so on site fill could be made available. Putnam said he was not in favor of using the blanket or netting, but would rather spend the money on additional plant materials to cover the slope. He said the blanket would cost five times the amount seed would cost. Anderson said the fact that someone took more gravel than necessary out of the gravel pit has now created a problem which is then dumped upon the City to be solved. There were no comments from the audience. City Council Minutes, -10- April �19, 1983 MOTION: Bentley moved , seconded by Redpath, to close the Public Hearing to give 1st Reading to Ordinance 13-83, amending the PUD Development District and zoning. Motion carried unanimously. MOTION: Bentley moved, seconded by Redpath, to direct Staff to amend and supplement the previous Developer' s Agreement subject to the Staff recommendations and including the provision to not reduce the grade of the slope until specific proposals come in for review and review of every parcel concurrent with final plat approval (see Exhibit A. ) Motion carried unanimously. G. Change street name, Phaeton Drive to Antler Trail (Ordinance No. 12-83) City Manager Jullie indicated notice of this Public Hearing had been published. Ruth Hustad stated she had requested this change due to the alleged unpleasant sexual connotation of the street name Phaeton Drive. Director of Public Works Dietz read a letter from Jerome Jansen, the only resident of Phaeton Drive, who said he found the name to be acceptable. Jansen was present at the Public Hearing. Bentley said he could not see justification for the change Since the resident was not opposed and did not see a negative connotation. Redpath concurred. MOTION: Bentley moved , seconded by Anderson , to close the Public Hearing to to deny Ordinance No. 12-83. Motion carried unanimously. V. PAYMENT OF CLAIMS NOS. 6977 - 7206 MOTION: Bentley moved, seconded by Anderson, to approve the Payment of Claims Nos. 6977 - 7206. Roll call vote: Anderson , Bentley, Redpath, Tangen and Penzel voted "aye. " Motion carried unanimously. VI . REPORTS OF ADVISORY COMMISSIONS A. Historical & Cultural Commission - Recommendation for Community Theatre funding City Manager Jullie called attention to the April 13, 1983, memorandum to the Mayor and City Council from Sandra blerts in which the request was addressed. ' Redpath recalled that last year the Council was asked to provide seed money for the Community Theatre; he said he did not expect this would become an annual request. He did not feel the City should be asked to balance the Theatre' s budget. i City Council Minutes -11- April 19, 1983 MOTION: Redpath moved, seconded by Bentley, to support the recoiiimendation of the Historical and Cultural Commission by granting $1 ,000.00 to the ' Community Theatre for the production of Carnival . Roll call vote: Anderson, Bentley, Redpath, Tangen, and Penzel voted "aye." Motion carried unanimously. VII . ORDINANCES & RESOLUTIONS A. Final approval for Municipal Industrial Development Bonds_ in _t_h_e__amo_u_n_t of 900,000.00 for McGlynn Bakeries (Resolution No. 833 51' y� ISOT-ON: Bentley moved, seconded by Redpath, to adopt Resolution No. 83-85, giving final approval for Municipal Industrial Development Bonds in the amount of $900,000.00 for McGlynn Bakeries. Motion carried with Penzel voting "no. " VIII . PETITIONS, REQUESTS & COMMUNICATIONS A. Metropolitan Waste Control Commission (MWCC)Joint Use Rental Agreement No. 438 �Reso� ution No. 83-83� This item was moved to the Consent Calendar as item III . 0. B. LAV_ONNE INDUSTRIAL PARK by Norman Undestad. Request for site plan review o� 3.97 acres for an office/warehouse site. Location: north of Edenvale Boulevard , east of Chicago, Northwestern Railroad_ Bill Hennemuth , RCM, representing the proponent, presented the proposal to the Council . Director of Planning Enger noted that site plan review was a condition of the original Developer' s Agreement. He stated the Planning Commission had reviewed this item at its March 28, 1983, meeting at which time it voted to recommend approval subject to the recommendations included in the Staff Report of March 25, 1983, plus roof top screening of equipment. Anderson asked the color to be used on the metal near the roof top. Hennemuth said the color had not been determined. Penzel said a dark earth tone should be requested. i Bentley asked if this had been before the Watershed District yet. Henne- muth said it would be presented on April 20th. There were no comments from the audience. MOTION: Bentley moved, seconded by Redpath, to approve the request for site plan review subject to the recommendations included in the Staff Report, the inclusion of roof top screening of mechanical equipment, and the pro- vision that the metal near the roof top be a dark earth tone in color. Motion carried unanimously. City Council Minutes -12- April 19, 1983 IX. REPORTS OF _OFFICERS, BOAR_DS_& COMMISSIONS A. Reports of Council Members _ 1. Consideration of Adjustment of the Cif Managers Salary MOTION: Redpath moved, seconded by Bentley, to increase City Manager Jullie' s salary by $4,000 annually effective April 15, 1983. Roll call vote: Anderson, Bentley, Redpath, Tangen and Penzel voted "aye, " Motion carried unanimously, MOTION: Anderson moved, seconded by Bentley, to direct Staff to review the upper management salary structure and report back to the Council with the findings at the first meeting in June. Motion carried unanimously. 2. Discussion of letter from F. W. Rahr A copy of F.W. Rahr's letter of April 4. 1983, is attached to these minutes. Redpath said he felt consideration of County Road 18 will be in the courts for some time. Penzel thought it might be appropriate to have the City Attorney check into what the City' s role might be. Bentley suggested the City wait until the final report is published. Anderson felt Rahr' s letter was encouraging. MOTION: Redpath moved, seconded by Bentley, to have the City Attorney explore the possibilities the City has in regard to the County Road 18 issue. Motion carried unanimously. B. Mort of Ci_y Manager City Manager Jullie noted the law suit with Metro Contracting had been settled; favorable terms were reached in a pre-trial hearing, C. Report of City Attorney There was no report. D. Report of Director of Public Works 1 . Washington Avenue street maintenance and utili�y agreement with Edina Director of Public Works Dietz noted his memo of April 13, 1983, in which this issue was addressed. I r. City Council Minutes -13- April 19, 1983 4 Tanaen asked where the money would come from to pay the City of Edina. ( City Manager Jullie noted the funds are available in the sewer and * water utility fund account. . MOTION: Redpath moved, seconded by Bentley, to authorize the payment of $77,263.66 as per the Washington Avenue Street Maintenance and Utility Agreement with the City of Edina. Roil call vote: Anderson, Bentley, Redpath, Tangen and Penzel voted "aye. " Motion carried unanimously. MOTION: Bentley moved, seconded by Tangen, to continue the meeting past the 11:30 p.m. designated time of adjournment. Motion carried unanimously. 2. Discussion of alternatives - Crosstown Bridge over Nine Mile Creek Vern Genzlinger, Hennepin County Department of Transportation was present to discuss three alternatives for the bridge over Nine Mile Creek on the Crosstown extension. He discussed the cost differences as well as the differences in engineering. Concerns were expressed about maintenance of the culverts and lighting in the "Beebol " bridge. Safety of pedestrian traffic was also discussed. MOTION: Redpath moved, seconded by Anderson, to recDmmend the twin bridge alternative as the best for- the Nine Mile Creek crossing on the proposed Crosstown extension. Bentley said he would vote "no" on the motion because of the cost factor. Anderson said this is one of the best amenities in the cornmunity and should be preserved. He felt the natural aesthetics of the valley which is to be crossed should not be diminished; to maintain that amenity has been a long term objective of the City. vOTE ON THE MOTION: Motion carried with Bentley voting "no. " X. NEW BUSINESS There was none. XI . ADJOURNMENT MOTION: Redpath moved, seconded by Bentley, to adjourn the meeting at 11:42 p.m. Motion carried unanimously. x