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4111 11th Avenue SW - Rochester, Minnesota 55902 - Tel. (507) 282-6488 |
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ROCHESTER TOWNSHIP BOARD - MEETING MINUTESROCHESTER TOWNSHIP Board Meeting May 11, 2006 Gary Donovan called the meeting to order at 7:00PM Members Absent: Guests: Harvey Ratzloff, Ward Opitz, Roger Ihrke, Bill Tointon, Josh
from McGhie and Betts Douglas Butler made a motion to approve the minutes, Jeff Orth
seconded the motion, it was voted on and passed. New Business: Mr. Ward Opitz, representing Bigelow Ratzloff Development, brought forth a proposal for a development of town houses to the east of Southport. As part of this project they are requesting to put in a street that will connect with our township road at their expense between 20th Avenue SE and 19th Avenue SE. Brenda Dicken said, once we have more information on this proposal,
we need to have a public meeting. Harvey Ratzloff suggested that we meet
with the two parties on either side of the public road prior to the
public meeting. Brenda Dicken made a motion to approve the Bigelow Ratzloff
Development and proceed with the plans of 29th Street between 20th
Avenue SE and 19th Avenue SE. Douglas Butler seconded the motion and it
was approved. Bill Tointon, from McGhie and Betts, with Larry Frank, Developer and land planner for Arcon Development, were at the board meeting to discuss a potential development off of Meadow Crossing Road. Bill discussed with the board the basis for the current traffic counts on Meadow Crossing Road. It was determined that 1500 trips per day was the traffic count maximum allowed for exiting out onto County Road 8 from Meadow Crossing Road. That traffic count or maximum was calculated with the old standard of 10 trips per day by each household (approved building sites). Bill Tointon said that the county has used and approved 6 to 7 trips per day under special circumstances. Bill proposed a new study to determine the actual number of trips per households at present. Roger Ihrke reminded the board that we have had others that have come forward requesting additional lot splits that we have turned down based on the current traffic standard. That issue will have to be addressed first, before new requests are considered. Brenda Dicken suggested that we approve the traffic study and see what the results are. Jeff Orth said that whatever we do, we should make sure we get our township attorney involved. Bill Tointon said, he thought Mayo Woodlands held some money in escrow for a TID for the Meadow Crossing road area. Now we have another developer that is willing to look at a TID. Roger Ihrke suggested that we sit down with the new and existing landowners and see what the interest would be in a TID. Gary Donovan asked for an opinion from the board. The consensus was
to allow Bill Tointon to move ahead with a new traffic count. Boulder Creek Final Plat - Roger Ihrke presented the final plat request for Boulder Creek’s 3rd subdivision. Roger Ihrke requested that we do not allow any driveways off the temporary turnarounds between lots 3 and 7. Gary Donovan, Jeff Orth and Lenny met with Steve Holtegaard on a few
maintenance issues in Boulder Creek subdivisions one and two. The Board
is requesting that a crushed culvert on the first plat, block one, lot
one, be replaced by Mr Holtegard. The culvert under the Wentworth drive
needs to be repositioned and Mr Wentworth agreed to take care of this.
Also, that a waterway be constructed to remove the water from the road
on the lot just to the left of the block one, lot one. Steve Holtegaard
will remove the sod, cut the dirt back out and re-sod it. Gary Donovan
and Jeff Orth will monitor the work on the grass waterway and see that
is done correctly. Gary Donovan reported the need to increase the surety on future
developments to 125% and continue 25% portion of the surety for two
years after the roads are accepted. The township should also be named on
the developer’s insurance certificate for one million for personnel
injuries and one half million for property damage until the project is
complete. Roger suggested that we should set a timeline on the installation of
the fence, and get the issue resolved. The fence issue can stand alone
and will not be tied to the approval of the third plat. Brenda Dicken made a motion that we accept the final plat for the
third phase of the third plat with the condition that we get named as an
insured and require that the surety be current. Douglas Butler seconded
the motion. Jeff Orth moved that the culvert on Boulder Creek development one ,
on lot one, be replaced within 60days. Brenda seconded the motion it was
voted on and passed. The board discussed hiring an engineer at the developer’s expense, to
supervise this project and make sure the township interests are
protected. Roger Ihrke suggested we use Geoff Griffin because he
engineered the roads and should have some knowledge on the project. Gary
Donovan asked that the Boulder Creed Subdivision – statement of
understanding- be included in the minutes. See attachment A Jeff Orth made a motion the we hire GGG, Inc. for the township
engineer for the third phase of Boulder Creek. Brenda seconded the
motion, it was voted on and passed. GGG, Inc. will be in charge of
inspecting all engineering aspects of the township infrastructure in
Boulder Creek third plat. Community Policing - We are going to invite the public in at our June
Board meeting to discuss increasing the level of community policing by
the Olmsted County Sheriff’s Office. Gary Donovan will send out a notice
to the public and add a comment about the annual township picnic. Should
we enter into an agreement with the Sheriff’s office, it was agreed that
Jeff Orth will attend the required annual meeting on behalf of Rochester
Township. Annual Picnic - Douglas Butler suggested that we have it on July
20th-- 3pm to 7pm. Suggested menu hot dogs, beans and chips. Road Tour – was discussed Fire Contract – There will be a meeting on the 2nd Tuesday in June
(June 13th) at the 6th Street and South Broadway Fire Station. Gary
Donovan will attend the meeting for Rochester Township. Treasure’s report-- Douglas Butler made a motion to approve the
treasurer’s report, Brenda Dicken seconded the motion, it was voted on
and passed. TREASURER's REPORT
Rochester Township Claims – Douglas Butler made a motion to approve
the claims for $15,728.84 claims # 246 – 256. Brenda Dickens seconded
the motion, it was voted on and passed. JPB claims list-- Brian Mueller made a motion to approve the Joint
Powers Claims # 529 – 549 for $9,606.07. Douglas Butler seconded the
motion, it was voted on and passed. Leitzen Sand Pit – Leitzens did not bring this issue forward. No
action needed. TCPA - Brenda Dicken said that it is operating in the black. Activity
has picked up in the last few months. LGA - Brenda Dicken said the annexation bill got tied to the tax
bill. Maintenance Supervisor’s report – Lenny reported they hauled the rock
on 50th Street & 55 Avenue, and the County Line Road (60th). We will
order a tractor to replace our mower tractor this fall for delivery next
spring. Eight Street Report - Lenny said they are now working on the paving
of 8th street. Land Use Planning Workshop – Gary Donovan suggested the Board should
pick up the cost of the registration and mileage. Board of Equalization meeting - Jeff Orth said there were a couple of
individuals that came to the meeting. No action was taken by the board.
Board of Equalization meeting at City Hall – Douglas Butler said that
the assessor office has gone around and re-assessed just about all the
properties in the township. Meeting Adjourned 11:25 PM Respectfully Submitted, Gary Swenson, Clerk Gary Donovan, Chair Attachment A: Boulder Creek Subdivision -statement of understanding. The following concerns were addressed at a meeting on site at Boulder Creek Subdivision on May 11th, 2006. Present were Steve Holtegaard - developer. Art Fredrich - contractor, ? - home owner, Mr. Wentworth - builder. Roger Ihrke and Gary Pederson - TCP A, Lenny Laures - township maintenance supervisor, - Gary Donovan and Jeff Orth - township supervisors. 1. Culvert on Wentworth site. The culvert was installed below the bottom of the ditch under the direction of the home builder, Mr. Wentworth. Mr. Wentworth, at his expense, has agreed to have Art Friedrich reinstall the culvert, sliding it several feet to the East and at a higher level while maintaining at least 8" of rock, plus the blacktop, over the top to avoid crushing. Art will also re-grade the immediate area around the inlet and outlet. All additional grading required to bring the ditch bottoms and side slopes into compliance will be done by Mr. Holtegaard at his expense. This refers specifically to the ditches running to the East and the West from the Wentworth drive. 2. Culvert under the drive to the immediate East of the Wentworth drive. This culvert has been crushed by construction traffic and needs to be replaced. This will be done by Mr. Holtegaard at his expense. 3. Drive at Holtegaard residence. Due to the steep grades adjacent to the roadway, there is no ditch in this area. Storm water runoff which flows past and over the Holtegaard drive is directed, at the lower end, onto the shoulder as well as into the roadway for a distance before it returns to the designated waterway. Mr. Holtegaard, at his expense, agrees to re-grade the rock shoulder, as well as the sodded area immediately adjacent to where the drive intersects the roadway, in such a manner that all runoff will be directed off the roadway and into the designated waterway.
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Rochester Township - 4111 11th Avenue SW - Rochester, Minnesota 55902 - Tel. (507) 282-6488 |
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