Agenda - Council - 07/14/1992 - Laserfiche WebLink

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10) AdOPt; Re~olution ~92-03-039 approving contract documents and specifications and Or~g ',~Ve, rti~ement for bids for Improvement Project ~)l-14a (str~:t impro.verr~nts to servie~ Ct~. smut Hills, Chcsmut Pond, Cedar Hills and Windemere Woods Additions). 11 ) Adopt!Rei~lufion ~)2-.03-040 placing a bounty on the destruction of pocket gophers. Motion carri.~l. Noting Yes: Mayor Gilbenson, Councilmembers Hardin, Zimmerman and Peterson. VoOng,No: None. Absent: Coun¢ilmember Beyer. COMMiSSiONI BUSINESS ,/'Case #I: Nu!sance Abatement - Hog Farm (PIN 14.32-25-43-000I) Zoning Administrittor Frolik stated that since 1991 there have been numerous complaints about odors from applied fo currently pigs. MS. plan. She furnish them Motion by Co reduce the hO 1992. ho[l farm on St. Francis Boulevard N.W. Ms. Frolik stated that Mr. Barthold has fcedl, ot permit through the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Mr. Barthold ~$0 j~igs on his farm and the MPCA is recommending reducing that number to 450 !lik ~tated that reducing to 450 pigs will hopefully work as an odor management there were no odor complaints in 1990 and City Staff is asking Mr. Barthold to iith information regarding the number of pigs he had at that time. t an¢ilmember Peterson and seconded by Mayor Gilbertson to direct Mr. Barthold to fln~,, operation to 450 pigs in accordance with MPCA recommendations by July 1, easements for be n~gotiated amount. , ~ City First, if the easements were taken to condemnation and the Council/March 10, 1992 Page4 of 7 /49 Further discu .~ioni Council suggested it might be beneficial to send a letter to the residents who I r complained in!the past about the odor, informing them of the odo management plan. Motion carriad, iVoting Yes: MaS, or Gilbertson, Councitmembers Peterson, Hardin and Zimmerman~ ~otigg No: None. Absent: CouncilmemberBeyer. Motion by Mayor ~Gilbertson and seconded by Councilmember Peterson to direct Mr. Barthold to supply docu?~nt~[regarding his animal count in 1990. City Staff will determine the date this infonnation ~s ~ee, ded by. Motion carrie. Noting Yes: Mayor Gilbenson, Councilmembers Peterson, Hardin and Zimmermani ¥ofi~g No: None. Absent: CouncilmemberBeyer. Case #2: :Au[.horization to Acquire Easements from Nell Guy Estate Mayor Gilbert~on tire, ed the meeting over to Councilmember Peterson. City Engine~:r Jankowski stated that on November 26, 1991, the City Council authorized the initiation of~se~ent acquisition proceedings to acquire a 20 foot permanent and a 30 foot construction e~tSen~ent along the southern border of the Guy property to facilitate the sewer and water install~fi :m f~r Project ~91-01. Mr. Jankowski stated that although the City could proceed with condemiu tion[of the easements, the City Attorney has negotiated a proposed settlement. The settlement Pm'. ~ose~ a compensation award for the easements which is based on 50% of the land value for the t erm~ent easement and 10% of the land value for the temporary easement. He added that the trusiee for the Guy property has submitted an appraisal which values the land at $1.50 per sql~me feot. The City Assessor feels this amount is somewhat high and suggests that the value is Slc~er tb $1.00 per square foot. Mr. Jankowski stated the proposed negotiation would mean a paym~.nt 8f $6,634.50 for the permanent easement and $1,990.35 for the temporary easement for~a?total[°f $8,624.85. He stated there are two factors which favor authorization of the