08-07-1992 CCMMINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING - HUTCHINSON CITY COUNCIL
FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 1992
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 A.M. by Mayor Ackland. The
following were present: Mayor Paul L. Ackland, Councilmen Craig
Lenz, John Mlinar, Marlin Torgerson and Don Erickson. Also pres-
ent: City Administrator Gary D. Plotz, City Attorney G. Barry
Anderson, and TKDA Consultant Timothy Chalupnik.
1. PETITION FOR SUNDAY LIQUOR REFERENDUM
It was reported that the signatures on the petitions were
verified with the Hutchinson voters' registration records,, and
55 names were registered. Two out of the five committee of
electors were not registered.
Following discussion, the motion was made and seconded to
reject the petitions because of the insufficiency of regis-
tered voter requirement for the committee of electors. Motion
unanimously carried.
2. CONSIDERATION OF PRELIMINARY AND FINAL PLAT OF HUTCHINSON
MALL PLAT 2 AND VACATION OF UTILITY EASEMENTS SUBMITTED BY
DEVELOPERS DIVERSIFIED
Consultant Tim Chalupnik presented a plan showing two lanes of
traffic west -bound on South Grade Road plus a left -turn lane.
The existing median would need to be shifted to the south and
made longer. It would require 17 feet of right-of-way on the
south side of South Grade Road between Hwy. 15 and approxi-
mately the proposed entrance to Hutchinson Mall Plat 2. The
proposed island would be 5 feet in width and would extend from
Hwy. 15 to just short of the Pizza Hut entrance. The yellow
hatched lane dividers would continue to the entrance of the
proposed plat and again to the proposed entrance to Merrill
Street.
A drawing by the consultant was presented to the City Council
and four business owners present. The consultant notified the
Council that the stop -and -go light may have to be relocated
depending on MN/DOT's feeling on turning radius for east -bound
traffic on South Grade Road turning on Hwy. 15 south. The
City Council felt that the developer should pay one-half the
cost of all the improvements; i.e., island, extra turn lanes,
painting of lane dividers, relocation of stop light if needed,
and/or push button pedestrian crossing.
The motion was made and seconded to approve the preliminary
and final plat of Hutchinson Mall Plat 2 and the vacation of
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easements, and to waive reading of Resolution No. 9764, and
to waive first reading of Ordinance No. 92-65. Motion unani-
mously carried.
The Subdivision Agreement for Hutchinson Mall Plat 2 would be
considered at the August 11, 1992 Council meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 8:10 A.M.