City Council

REGULAR ANDOVER CITY COUNCIL MEETING – AUGUST 7, 2024 MINUTES The Regular Bi-Monthly Meeting of the Andover City Council was called to order by Mayor Pro Tem Barthel, August 7, 2024, 7:00 p.m., at the Andover City Hall, 1685 Crosstown Boulevard NW, Andover, Minnesota. Councilmembers present: Ted Butler, Rick Engelhardt, and Randy Nelson Councilmember absent: Sheri Bukkila Also present: City Administrator, Jim Dickinson Community Development Director, Joe Janish Director of Public Works/City Engineer, David Berkowitz City Attorney, Scott Baumgartner City Planner, Peter Hellegers Others PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE RESIDENT FORUM No one came forward to address the Council. AGENDA APPROVAL Mayor Pro Tem Barthel noted the supplemental information received: Item #2 – Approve Payment of Claims Motion by Butler, Seconded by Nelson, to approve the Agenda as amended. Motion carried unanimously. APPROVAL OF MINUTES July 16, 2024, Regular Meeting: Correct as written. July 16, 2024, Workshop Meeting: Correct as written. Motion by Nelson, Seconded by Engelhardt, to approve the July 16, 2024, Regular meeting minutes and the July 16, 2024, Workshop meeting minutes as presented. Motion carried unanimously. Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes – August 7, 2024 Page 2 CONSENT ITEMS Item 2 Approve Payment of Claims Item 3 Approve Watermain Services Agreement/13306 Gladiola St. NW Item 4 Approve Joint Powers Agreement with City of Coon Rapids Item 5 Award Bid/24-32/Fiber Optics for City Utilities/Well #9 & LS #10 & #11 (See Resolution R068-24) Item 6 Approve First Amendment to the Communication Site Lease Agreement with T-Mobile Central LLC/13920 Crosstown Blvd. NW City Emergency Siren #9 Item 7 Approve GameTime Matching Playground Grant Application Item 8 Accept Resignation of James Dickinson - City Administrator Item 9 Approve City Code Amendment/Title 3, Chapter 9 (See Ordinance 564) Item 10 Amend Fee Ordinance (See Ordinance 564) Item 11 Approve Use of ARPA Funds for Community Center Improvements Motion by Nelson, Seconded by Butler, to approve of the Consent Agenda as read. Motion carried unanimously. CONSIDER SKETCH PLAN REVIEW - UNADDRESSED PROPERTY 16XXX WARD LAKE DRIVE NW; PID# 11-32-24-41-0003 - SW WOLD CONSTRUCTION, INC. (APPLICANT) The City Council is requested to review a sketch plan for a single-family PUD residential development as proposed by SW Wold Construction, Inc. City Planner Hellegers reviewed the staff report in regard to the sketch plan review for the unaddressed property on Ward Lake Drive NW. He noted no formal action is required; they are just requesting that the Council provide the applicant feedback. Mayor Pro Tem Barthel asked how many acres are on this property and if they were to follow the R-1 standard, how many lots they could create. Mr. Hellegers shared the parcel is 33.7 acres and based on the lot area it would allow about 13 lots. Craig Wensmann, Bogart, Pederson, & Associates, came forward to represent the potential developers of this project. He briefly reviewed their ideas for this project and how they decided on this parcel. Councilmember Butler asked if the neighborhood to the south has all two and a half acre lots. Mr. Hellegers said yes and noted some of the lots are larger on the southern part of the sketch. Councilmember Barthel asked if there are any denser neighborhoods up Ward Lake Drive. Mr. Hellegers said no. Mayor Pro Tem Barthel asked for high level feedback from the Council concerning their general Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes – August 7, 2024 Page 3 ideas of this project. Councilmember Butler shared he appreciates what the developer is trying to do here. He explained as they have developments coming into town, one of the common complaints the Council hears is around the loss of trees and natural areas. He added he is generally receptive to the concept of PUDs; however, he thinks this one goes too far in creating more density than is appropriate for this area. He explained when they look at the neighborhood to the west of this one, it already has a transition. He said the transition that he thinks is more appropriate is south to north, rather than west to east. He noted he is not comfortable with the level of density proposed in this PUD; however, he is open to a PUD concept. Councilmember Nelson shared he also appreciates what the developer is trying to do with the low impact lots. He noted the neighborhoods who came to the Public Hearing for the Planning and Zoning Commission emphasized they would also like the two and a half acre lots. He said he would like to see fewer lots in the next plan. Councilmember Engelhardt shared he is in agreement with both Councilmember Butler and Nelson about the density. He noted he does not think this is a good transition and he would like to see the developer work more to get this in line with the PUD process. Mayor Pro Tem Barthel noted there has been a lot of discussion around the Country Oaks North development, which was approved before any of the current Councilmembers were on the Council. He explained when they look at the sketch for Country Oaks North, there are 12 lots that do not meet the rule around septic and sewer. He said these lots made sense; however, he would not consider them a transition. He added he would need to see a lot fewer lots to be good stewards of the land for this sketch. Scott Wold, SW Wold Construction, came forward and shared he did develop the Country Oaks North project and at the time it was a transition on the north end for different sized lots that they did as a PUD. He said he would love to do 29 lots on this parcel, but he has lowered that goal. He added there are few areas in the City that this project would fit on. He noted there are only around 400 rural lots left to be developed in the City if they are all kept at two and a half acres. The Council provided direction to the applicant that they are open to a PUD but with fewer lots. CONSIDER CITY CODE AMENDMENTS - CITY CODE 11-2-6-B-2: RESIDENTIAL LOTS LACKING MUNICIPAL SANITARY SEWER - CITY OF ANDOVER (APPLICANT) The City Council is requested to consider the recommendation of the Planning & Zoning Commission and make a decision on the City Code Amendment and summary ordinance for publication. Community Development Director Janish reviewed the staff report concerning the City Code amendments for residential lots lacking municipal sanitary sewer. He shared the Planning & Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes – August 7, 2024 Page 4 Zoning Commission’s recommendation of approval. Motion by Nelson, Seconded by Engelhardt, to consider the recommendation by the Planning & Zoning Commission and adopt Ordinance No. 566 amending City Code Title 11: Subdivision, Chapter 3, Lots, Section B: Buildability Requirements and authorize the summary ordinance for publication. Motion carried unanimously. RESCHEDULE NOVEMBER 5, 2024 COUNCIL MEETING Mayor Pro Tem Barthel shared they need to reschedule the November 5, 2024 Council Meeting due to the conflict with Election Night. He reviewed the suggested dates. The Council discussed the available dates. Mr. Dickinson indicted Mayor Bukkila’s preference is Monday November 4th. Motion by Nelson, Seconded by Engelhardt, to schedule the November 5, 2024 Council Meeting to November 4, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. Motion carried unanimously. ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT City Staff updated the Council on the administration and city department activities, legislative updates, updates on development/CIP projects, and meeting reminders/community events. (Administrative Staff Report) Mr. Dickinson reviewed the Administrative Staff report. He shared he participated in a Met Council regional planning group and one thing he would like to share with the Council is that the Met Council is working on their next Comprehensive Plan update process, called Imagine 2050. He noted there are still under the 2040 plan, Thrive 2040. He explained there are some significant changes that will be coming that the Council should be prepared to engage in. He added they will be considering making a minimum density change to four units per acre from three units per acre. He said these things need to stay high on the city’s priority list. He added he has participated in policy related discussions with Metro agencies for how the Met Council operates. He noted he has attended meetings for the South Andover Administrative Group (SAAG) for the site on Bunker Lake Boulevard where they currently see Andover Station. He explained this group has a responsibility to study the groundwater. He said they will start doing some more testing around this site and closer to the landfill. He shared he is the current contact point for this group; however, he will be passing this on to the Public Works Director/City Engineer Berkowitz over the next month. He shared the fire service study has started which will be a benchmark analysis of what they are doing relative to fire in the community to determine if they are on the right path for the future. He noted the timeline for this study is to have it complete after the first of 2025. He shared they are conducting early voting for the Primary Election and they are continuing to get everything ready for this election. (Public Works/Engineering Department Report) Mr. Berkowitz reviewed the Public Works and Engineering Department report. He shared the Red Oaks project is continuing to go very well. He Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes – August 7, 2024 Page 5 said about one-third of the homes have already been hooked up and they are hoping to be complete by the middle of September. He stated construction on Crosstown Boulevard will begin on August 12th. He explained the County will be putting in a turn lane for Sunshine Park and will do a full mill and overlay. He noted the road will be open to traffic during construction; however, there will be significant delays. He added they are also working on the Crosstown Boulevard trail from Bluebird Street to Xeon Street and should be wrapped up in four to six weeks. He shared staff met with Burlington Northern Railroad when looking at the railroad crossing, which has a lot of challenges. He noted they will continue to work with Burlington Northern Railroad and the Council about the potential options for extending this trail over the tracks. He shared they are extending water and sewer across the railroad tracks to Sycamore Street. He noted the extension of fiber was awarded tonight which is an important project for the City to make sure they have redundancy in the sewer and water system. (Community Development Department Report) Mr. Janish reviewed the Community Development Department report. He shared the Planning Department has been working on several different commercial site plans in the City. He noted they are continuing to meet with developers who are looking at potential development in the City. He shared Abby Turner, the Planning Intern, will be leaving on Friday and he wishes her well as she pursues her degree. Councilmember Butler asked when the roundabout construction is scheduled for 2025. Mr. Berkowitz shared construction is likely to begin before school is out for the summer; however, it will not impact the road. He said they plan to get into full construction and will close sections of Crosstown Boulevard and Nightingale Street once school is out for the summer. Councilmember Nelson asked if the MPCA will be contracting with Trout Enterprises for well sampling in the south site. Mr. Dickinson said he does not know who the contractor is for this project. He explained the City is working with the MPCA and SAAG to cooperatively do this testing to keep the impact away from residential properties as much as possible. MAYOR/COUNCIL INPUT Councilmember Butler gave a shout out to City Staff and the contractors who have been working on the Red Oaks project to get it so far ahead of schedule. Councilmember Nelson gave a shout out to the Andover Fire Department, the Anoka County Sheriff’s Department, and all others who participated in the Night to Unite. Mayor Pro Tem Barthel said it is very bittersweet to accept Mr. Dickinson’s resignation this evening; however, they know Anoka County will be better with him as their Administrator. He shared the Council and City will miss him greatly. He added the Farmer’s Market will not be happening next Tuesday due to the Primary Election. ADJOURNMENT Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes – August 7, 2024 Page 6 Motion by Nelson, Seconded by Engelhardt, to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 7:50 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Ava Major, Recording Secretary Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes – August 7, 2024 Page 7 REGULAR ANDOVER CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES – AUGUST 7, 2024 TABLE OF CONTENTS TOC \h \u \z \t "Heading 1,1,Heading 2,2,Heading 3,3," RESIDENT FORUM ..................................................................................................................1 AGENDA APPROVAL ............................................................................................................. 1 APPROVAL OF MINUTES ...................................................................................................... 1 CONSENT ITEMS .....................................................................................................................2 Item 2 Approve Payment of Claims .......................................................................................2 Item 3 Approve Watermain Services Agreement/13306 Gladiola St. NW ........................... 2 Item 4 Approve Joint Powers Agreement with City of Coon Rapids ....................................2 Item 5 Award Bid/24-32/Fiber Optics for City Utilities/Well #9 & LS #10 & #11 (R068-24) .................................................................................................................................... 2 Item 6 Approve First Amendment to the Communication Site Lease Agreement with T- Mobile Central LLC/13920 Crosstown Blvd. NW City Emergency Siren #9 ...........................2 Item 7 Approve GameTime Matching Playground Grant Application ..................................2 Item 8 Accept Resignation of James Dickinson - City Administrator ...................................2 Item 9 Approve City Code Amendment/Title 3, Chapter 9/Ord. 564 ....................................2 Item 10 Amend Fee Ordinance/Ord. 564 .................................................................................. 2 Item 11 Approve Use of ARPA Funds for Community Center Improvements ........................ 2 CONSIDER SKETCH PLAN REVIEW - UNADDRESSED PROPERTY 16XXX WARD LAKE DRIVE NW; PID# 11-32-24-41-0003 - SW WOLD CONSTRUCTION, INC. (APPLICANT) ....................................................................................................................2 CONSIDER CITY CODE AMENDMENTS - CITY CODE 11-2-6-B-2: RESIDENTIAL LOTS LACKING MUNICIPAL SANITARY SEWER - CITY OF ANDOVER (APPLICANT)/Ord. 566 .................................................................................................... 3 RESCHEDULE NOVEMBER 5, 2024 COUNCIL MEETING ................................................ 4 ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT ............................................................................................... 4 MAYOR/COUNCIL INPUT ......................................................................................................5 ADJOURNMENT ...................................................................................................................... 5