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SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
1998
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HUTCHINSON
Noon - Hutchinson Safety Council
7:00 am. - Leadership Team
CITY
Meeting at Elks Lodge
Meeting in Main Conference
Room
CALENDAR
3:00 p.m. - Utilities Commission at
Utilities Office
9:00 a.m. - Management Team
Meeting in Main Conference
4:30 p.m. - Library Board Meeting
Room
WEEK OF
at Library
February 22 to February 28
5:30 p.m. - Airport Commission
5:30 p.m. - City Council Meeting
Meeting at Airport Lobby
in Council Chambers
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
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CONFERENCE /SEMINAR/
VACATION
23 -24 Marilyn Hed (V)
23 -27 Jim Marka (V)
5:30 p.m. - Tree Board Meeting in
24 -27 Dolf Moon (C)
City Center Main
25 -26 Randy DeVries (S)
26-27 Larry Huhn (C)
Conference Room
C = Conference
M = Meeting
S = Seminar
V = Vacation
AGENDA
• REGULAR MEETING - HUTCHINSON CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24,1998
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2. INVOCATION - Rev. Jonathan Rathjen, Peace Lutheran Church
PRESENTATION OF PLAQUE TO WILLIAM CRAIG
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MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING OF JANUARY 27, 1998 AND FEBRUARY 10,
1998
4. CONSENT AGENDA
(a) REPORTS OF OFFICERS, BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
1. FINANCIAL /INVESTMENT REPORT - JANUARY 1998
2. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES OF JANUARY 20, 1998
3. AIRPORT COMMISSION MINUTES OF JANUARY 26, 1998
• 4. HUTCHINSON LIGHT TRAFFIC ADVISORY BOARD MINUTES OF
FEBRUARY 9. 1998
(b) RE
NEWAL OF LICENSES:
CLUB
INTOXICATING LIQUOR
SUNDAY LIQUOR
STRONG BEER/WINE
SET -UP LICENSE
(c) DELINQUENT WATER AND SEWER ACCOUNTS
(d) APPROVAL OF 1998 EXCELLENCE PLUS OBJECTIVES
(e) VACATION OF EASEMENTS LOCATED IN TENPART ADDITION
REQUESTED BY CROW RIVER PRESS WITH FAVORABLE
RECOMMENDATION OF PLANNING COMMISSION WITH STAFF
RECOMMENDATIONS (WAIVE FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE AND SET
SECOND READING FOR MARCH 10, 1998)
(f) AMENDMENT TO ZONING ORDINANCE #464, SECTION 8.06, 8.07 AND 9
REGARDING DENSITY REQUIREMENTS IN R -3 AND R4 DISTRICTS WITH
FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION OF PLANNING COMMISSION WITH
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS (WANE FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE
AND SET SECOND READING FOR MARCH 10, 1998)
(g) REQUEST BY JBS, INC. FOR EXTENSION OF "THE MEADOWS" FINAL
PLAT FOR SIX MONTHS WITH FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION OF
PLANNING COMMISSION WITH STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA - FEBRUARY 24, 1998
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(h) REQUEST BY JBS INC. FOR LOT SPLIT ON JOHNSON PROPERTY
LOCATED NORTH OF GOLF COURSE ROAD WITH FAVORABLE
RECOMMENDATION OF PLANNING COMMISSION WITH STAFF
RECOMMENDATIONS
(i) REQUEST BY 1ST MINNESOTA BANK FOR LOT SPLIT LOCATED ON
SOUTH GRADE ROAD WITH FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION OF
PLANNING COMMISSION WITH STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS
0) REQUEST BY PAUL BETKER FOR LOT SPLIT LOCATED ON HILLCREST
ROAD IN WALNUT RIDGE PLAT WITH FAVORABLE RECONMIENDATION
OF PLANNING COMMISSION WITH STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS
(k) CHANGE STREET NAME FOR A PORTION OF LYNN ROAD TO HWY. 15
SOUTH WITH FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION OF PLANNING
COMMISSION WITH STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS (ADOPT RESOLUTION
NO. 10988)
Action - Motion to approve consent agenda
5. PUBLIC HEARING — 6:00 P.M.
(a) REVIEW OF NEW TOBACCO LICENSING AND REGULATIONS LAW,
MINNESOTA STATUTES, CHAPTER 227
Action - Motion to continue hearing to March 24, 1998 at 6:00 p.m. to consider City •
Tobacco Ordinance
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(a) CONSIDERATION OF SETTING BOARD OF EQUALIZATION MEETING FOR
MAY 6, 1998 AT 4:30 P.M.
Action - Motion to reject - Motion to approve
(b) CONSIDERATION OF AUTHORIZATION FOR LONG -TERM INVESTMENTS
Action - Motion to reject - Motion to approve
(c) CONSIDERATION OF RETAINING BERNICK & LIFSON, P.A. TO DRAFT
CUSTOMER SERVICE STANDARDS REGARDING CABLE TELEVISION
ISSUES
Action - Motion to reject - Motion to approve
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(d) CONSIDERATION OF REQUEST FROM MR. & MRS. DURWOOD
LAMPRECHT FOR USE OF A PORTION OF PARKING LOT BEHIND
BAVARIAN HAUS TO HOST AN "OKTOBERFEST" ON SEPTEMBER 19,1998
Action - Motion to reject - Motion to approve
(e) CONSIDERATION OF 1998 TRUNK ASSESSMENT AND PROJECT EXPENSE
RATES
Action - Motion to reject - Motion to approve
(f) CONSIDERATION OF GRANTING FRANCHISE TO COAST TO COAST, INC.
FOR STRUCTURE ENCROACHMENT UPON CITY RIGHT -OF -WAY
Action - Motion to reject - Motion to approve - Motion to waive first reading of
Ordinance No. 98 -218 and set second reading for March 10, 1998
(g) CONSIDERATION OF REQUEST FROM LIGHTHOUSE BOOKSTORE FOR
USE OF PARKING LOT BEHIND DAIRY QUEEN AND CARLY'S SHOE
STORE FOR AUTOGRAPH SIGNING ON THE EVENING OF MARCH 26, 1998
Action - Motion to reject - Motion to approve
• (a) COMMUNICATIONS
(a) VERIFIED CLAIMS
Action - Motion to approve and authorize payment from appropriate funds
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MEMORANDUM
February 20, 1998
To: Mayor & City Council
From: Marilyn J. Swanson, Administrative Secretary
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The City Council minutes from the meetings of January 27, 1998 and February 10, 1998 will be
ready on Monday, February 23. They will be hand delivered to each of you.
There were some unexpected projects that came up which took a considerable amount of my time.
Therefore, the minutes did not get completed for the packet.
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MINUTES
• REGULAR MEETING - HUTCHINSON CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1998
The meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m. by Mayor Torgerson. Present: Mayor Marlin
Torgerson, Council Members Jeff Haag, John Mlinar, Kay Peterson and Don Erickson. Also
present: City Administrator Gary D. Plotz, City Engineer John Rodeberg and City Attorney
G. Barry Anderson.
2. The invocation was given by the Reverend Jon Lindekugel.
3. MINUTES
The minutes of the regular meeting of December 9, 1997 and December 23, 1997; special
organizational meeting of January 2, 1998; and bid openings of December 18, 1997 and
January 9, 1998 were approved as presented.
4. CONSENT AGENDA
(a) REPORTS OF OFFICERS, BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
1. FINANCIAL /INVESTMENT REPORT - DECEMBER 1997
2. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES OF DECEMBER 16, 1997
3. AIRPORT COMMISSION MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 24, 1997
• (b) RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES
RESOLUTION NO. 10977 - RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE YOUTH
INITIATIVE BILL
2. RESOLUTION NO. 10981 - RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING
SOLICITATION OF CONSULTING PROPOSALS FOR EVALUATING
POLICE DISPATCH SERVICES
3. RESOLUTION NO. 10980 - PRELIMINARY APPLICATION
RESOLUTION FOR MINNESOTA OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL
ASSISTANCE, SOLID WASTE PROCESSING FACILITIES, CAPITAL
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, PRELIMINARY APPLICATION FOR STATE
ASSISTANCE
4. RESOLUTION NO. 10982 - RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING
APPLICATION FOR THE MCLEOD COUNTY SOLID WASTE
ABATEMENT GRANT PROGRAM
(c) DELINQUENT WATER AND SEWER ACCOUNTS
(d) OUT -OF -STATE TRAVEL FOR DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING/PUBLIC
WORKS
(e) HAULER'S LICENSE FOR A. W. DISPOSAL INC.
• (f) SNOW REMOVAL PERMIT FOR RON HANSEN
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(g) CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REQUESTED BY KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
FOR TWO TEMPORARY PORTABLE SIGNS LOCATED AT NATIONAL
GUARD ARMORY WITH FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION OF PLANNING
COMMISSION WITH STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS (ADOPT RESOLUTION
NO. 10978)
(h) CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REQUESTED BY ROGER STEARNS,
STEARNSWOOD INC., TO CONSTRUCT METAL SHED 6' FROM PROPERTY
LINE AT 320 THIRD AVENUE NW IN I -C DISTRICT WITH FAVORABLE
RECOMMENDATION OF PLANNING COMMISSION WITH STAFF
RECOMMENDATIONS (ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 10979)
Motion was made by Erickson, seconded by Peterson, to approve the consent agenda.
Motion unanimously carried.
5. PUBLIC HEARING -- 6:00 P.M.
(a) DISCUSSION OF COMMUNITY NEEDS
a) New Senior Center
b) Additional Ice Sheet
C) Convention Center
d) All Other Projects/Needs
• Rich Westlund reported that a Community Needs Task Force consisting of nine
members was appointed by the City Council to identify community needs. The Task
Force took a broad approach which covered the seniors, youth and business sector.
They narrowed the needs down to three potential projects; namely, a new senior
center, an additional ice sheet, and a convention center.
Tom Laurion, representing the Hutchinson Hockey Association, addressed the need
for an additional ice sheet. He pointed out that the programs have grown, but they
have limited ice facilities and time conflicts. Laurion commented on the different
uses of the ice time by a large variety of users within the community. Therefore, it
is recommended to construct in three phases a new building which would be
compatible with the present structure.
PHASE I -- Spring 1998; structure for second sheet of ice; $400,000 cost
PHASE II -- Year open; put in ice, $200,000 cost
PHASE HI — Could be postponed; $300,000 - $700,000 cost, depending upon
foyer costs
Chris Brown, member of hockey board, stated that he used to play hockey outside.
The Civic Arena was built after he left the program. Three years ago it was
determined that there was a shortage of ice so a youth rink was built at the
fairgrounds. It presents a problem when there is no ice available for skating.
Campbell Lake has been used for ice skating. The figure skaters have taken over the
ice time. There are three teams of 15 kids at each level who need more ice for
practice time.
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Brad Emans , 742 Southview Court, commented that the concerns addressed by the
Task Force are the same as his. He thought the Task Force and City should try to
build these proposed facilities.
Lorin Pollmann, a member of the Community Needs Task Force and Senior
Advisory Board, stated the present facility is not large enough for the 125 seniors
who use the Senior Center per day. The small office at the Center is used by three
staff persons, and there is not adequate space to hold dances or for entertainment.
Even the Senior Advisory Board meetings have to be held off -site. He stated a gift
of two billiard tables and table tennis had to be declined due to shortage of space.
They would like to have a woodworking room in the new facility.
Since the Senior Center serves the surrounding area, the members have sponsored
several projects and fund raisers to raise $70,000.00 toward a facility. Hometown
Realty has committed to donate $50.00 for every 1998 closing to the Senior Center
fund. It is estimated that it will amount to $5,000.00 to 7,000.00.
Both the Fitzloff Hardware and Farm and Home buildings have been considered as
a potential facility. Also, there has been consideration of adding onto the present
Recreation Center since it would make available more programs (gym and pool) and
provide ample parking. However, if the Senior Center were to be added on the north
side of the Recreation Center, it would eliminate two baseball fields currently in use.
Ruth Higginbotham stated she moved to Hutchinson in 1984. She became active in
• the Senior Center and did volunteer work to raise money for a Senior Center for the
future generations. She stated that there is no place for library books in the present
facility. They want a ceramic class area as well as space to entertain visitors in a new
center.
Lester Smith, Senior Advisory Board, commented that he had recently visited the
Willmar Senior Center. It was funded by the City of Willmar paying one -third the
cost, the seniors paying one - third, and grants from foundations paying the final one-
third.
Duane Hoversten, Community Needs Task Force member, spoke on the need for a
convention center. Presently there is no facility in town large enough to
accommodate a large group. He pointed out that the 25,000 square foot facility would
bring people to Hutchinson, add to the economic strength of the City, create retail and
specialty shops, and add 50 more motel rooms. It was estimated that each convention
attendee would spend about $240.00 in two days.
The proposed convention center would need high technology equipment in the
convention rooms and a ballroom to seat 1,000 people for catered meals. The large
area could be divided into four smaller areas. Hoversten stated the goal was to hold
13 conventions in a year. The estimated cost of the convention center was $3.5
million and would require four full -time employees to operate it.
Tom Wirt, 17614 240th Street, commented on the Minnetonka Community Center
and stated they received federal funding for their facility. He inquired if anyone had
considered putting all the needs into one area. Mr. Wirt stated the intergenerational
issue came up for the Art Center. In Litchfield they put the youth and seniors
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Vi Mayer, Community Needs Task Force member and Chamber Executive Director,
reported the Board of Directors voted unanimously in favor of the three projects
recommended.
Marsha Goff, manager of Americ -Inn, stated the City needs a meeting center for
corporate people who are in town. She cannot bid conventions because there is no
place to hold large meetings. Group tour operators would bring groups to Hutchinson
if we had a facility available. Ms. Goff presented statistics obtained from the
Minnesota Office of Tourism.
Dave Radloff, 421 Campbell Lane, questioned if the proposed facilities were "needs"
or `wants" The City has to look at the viewpoint of the taxpayer because the people
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look at the overall taxation. He stated he supports the lu' hschool and feels its the
most important building in town. Mr. Radloff commended the presenters, but he
thought the question was "our they really needs or are they nice to do or compelling
for the community?"
Robert Hantge, 310 School Road SW, noted that he liked the ideas presented, but he
liked the idea of combining them into one facility and save money. One per cent of
the budget could take care of maintenance of the rivers and dredge out some of the
areas that would damage boats, skiers and sand bars.
Council Member Peterson commented that someone had called her to request the
river be added to the list.
• The Mayor stated the Art Center was a concern of someone who called him.
Shan Colvin, 735 Shady Ridge Road NW, stated most of her questions were
answered tonight. She asked if the start-up costs would be addressed at the hearing.
She inquired about the operational costs and who would cover the long or short term
losses.
Michael Ribich, 1350 Campbell Lane NW, noted there must be identification between
"need" and "desire." He has three children in youth hockey so he is familiar with that
situation. However, he was not convinced that there was a need for a convention
center. He had contacted two agencies for information, namely the Economic Trade
and Development and the U of M Department of Applied Economics. Studies are
available, but there are few on convention centers.
Ribich did not recommend going forward with the projects until a feasibility study
was conducted by an impartial person. He thought the City should leave construction
of a convention center to the private enterprise or developers and not involve the tax
payer. There are alternative options for tax such as using capital improvement funds
for two of the projects and a restaurant/hotel tax to pay for the convention center.
Bob Barwick, owner of Americ -Inn and Comfort Inn, stated that private enterprise
will not build the convention center. People do not want to pay higher prices for
motel rooms to attend a convention. It takes 100 rooms to support a conference
center. He commented that the City has to add to the current process of the
community which increases the tax base. Barwick stated he built his hotel in 1994,
and he sees the City of Hutchinson as a progressive community.
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Council Member Mlinar commented on the Youth Center which the City provided.
He stated that Hutchinson is the "center" for the surrounding area.
(b) DISCUSSION OF FINANCING METHODS
a) General Obligation Financing -
b) Sales Tax Option (Special Legislation) and Local Referendum
C) Local Fund - Raising
d) Other Ideas
Finance Director Kenneth B. Merrill addressed the methods of fund raising or
financing for the proposed facilities. He stated that general obligation bonds would
need voter approval. The one -half cent sales tax would generate $735,000.00
revenue based upon 1995 sales. With that revenue, it has been projected that it
would support a $5 million bond issue to be repaid over a 15 year period.
Tom Wirt asked if state or federal funding had been researched. He was told "no."
Chester Kiekhafer, 316 Connecticut Street, commended the group for the information
provided and suggested going to the public for a vote.
The City Attorney stated that a general obligation bond would require voter approval
while a sales tax would require the consent of the Legislature. He suggested adoption
of a Resolution requesting Legislature to authorize enabling legislation to employee
a one -half cent sales tax with a sunset provision and a referendum by the voters::
• ► 1 % tax on restaurant and on -sale liquor transactions.
► Tax on new and used automobiles limited to $20 charge per vehicle.
► 1 /2% tax on all transactions presently taxable under M.S. Chapt. 297A.
► Tax designed to raise a maximum of $5 million in gross tax revenue,
with exception of 1% restaurant and alcoholic beverage tax above
(which would remain in place to finance convention center activities
since restaurant and on -sale liquor establishments benefit from this
project); '/2 cent sales tax would expire when $5 million in gross tax
revenue has been raised.
► Referendum of voters of the City of Hutchinson would be required to
impose the tax.
Motion was made by Erickson, seconded by Mlinar, to close the hearing at 7:57 p.m.
Motion unanimously carried.
Motion was made by Mlinar, seconded by Haag, to approve the City Attorney's
recommendations and to adopt Resolution. Motion unanimously carved.
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(a) CONSIDERATION OF REQUEST FROM HCDC FINANCE TEAM FOR
APPRAISAL OF THREE PARCELS ON BLOCK 42 IN DOWNTOWN
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Motion was made by Mlinar, seconded by Erickson, to approve the appraisals.
Motion unanimously carried.
(b) CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENT TO CITY OF HUTCHINSON HOUSING
REHABILITATION LOAN PROGRAM PROCEDURAL GUIDE
Motion was made by Erickson seconded by Peterson, to approve the amendment.
Motion unanimously carried.
(c) CONSIDERATION OF APPLYING FOR ENERGY CONSERVATION GRANT
FROM HUTCHINSON UTILITIES
Motion was made by Peterson, seconded by Haag, to approve the application for a
grant. Motion unanimously carried.
(d) CONSIDERATION OF EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Motion was made by Mlinar, seconded by Haag, to approve the program. Motion
unanimously carried.
(e) CONSIDERATION OF REVISED LIQUOR LICENSE SECTIONS FROM
HUTCHINSON MUNICIPAL CODE BOOK
Motion by Erickson, seconded by Mlinar, to approve the revisions and to waive first
• reading of Ordinance No. 98 -217 and to set second reading for February 10, 1998.
Motion unanimously carried.
9. MISCELLANEOUS
(a) COMMUNICATIONS FROM HUMAN RESOURCES COORDINATOR
The Human Resources Coordinator presented a listing of positions recommended
for reclassifications in 1998.
Motion was made by Mlinar, seconded by Peterson, to approve the reclassifications.
Motion unanimously carried.
(b) COMMUNICATIONS FROM CITY ATTORNEY
Anderson reported on his discussion with Attorney Larry Martin regarding the
Wetherell property acquisition. He suggested making this an agenda item for
February 10, 1998 to proceed with condemnation of the Wetherell parcel.
(c) COMMUNICATIONS FROM MAYOR MARLIN TORGERSON
Torgerson commented on Triax Cablevision and its increase in rates. There was
discussion oftheir poor service and charging for a late payment when it was deposited
in the drop box located in Hutchinson.
(d) COMMUNICATIONS FROM COUNCIL MEMBER JOHN MLINAR
• Mlinar requested Assistant Director John Olson to comment on the snow removal
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policy in Hutchinson.
(e) COMMUNICATIONS FROM ASSISTANT DIRECTOR JOHN OLSON
Olson stated it was difficult to remove snow when it continues to snow for a period
of time. There are certain routes that are considered emergency routes which will be
kept open.
(f) COMMUNICATIONS FROM COUNCIL MEMBER KAY PETERSON
Peterson reported that a Children's Librarian had been hired, and she began
employment in January.
(g) COMMUNICATIONS FROM CITY ADMINISTRATOR
Plotz commented on the City Council/Directors workshop held January 21, 1998.
Since not all the Directors completed their reports at that time, he questioned how the
Council wished to have them presented. He mentioned the 25 items to be done in
1998 and asked if the Council wished to rank the items.
(h) COMMUNICATIONS FROM FINANCE DIRECTOR
Merrill reported on the monthly water billing process and stated the last billings were
mailed for January. In February two sets of bills will be mailed, one -half the first part
of the month and the balance at the end of the month. He is working on an automatic
payment alternative to be in place by March.
(a) VERIFIED CLAIMS
Motion was made by Mlinar, seconded by Peterson, to approve the claims and
authorize payment from appropriate funds. Motion unanimously carried.
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There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 8:10 p.m.
MINUTES
• REGULAR MEETING - HUTCHINSON CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1998
The meeting was called to order at 5:30 p.m. by Mayor Torgerson. Present: Mayor Marlin
Torgerson, Council Members Jeff Haag, John Mlinar, and Don Erickson. Absent: Council
Member Kay Peterson. Also present: City Administrator Gary D. Plotz, City Engineer John
Rodeberg and City Attorney G. Barry Anderson.
2. The invocation was given by the Reverend Jonathan Rathjen.
PRESENTATION OF PLAQUE TO LORETTA PISHNEY
Loretta Pishney was presented with a plaque in appreciation for her service on the Senior Advisory
Board.
The minutes of the regular meeting of January 13, 1998 were approved as presented.
4. CONSENT AGENDA
(a) REPORTS OF OFFICERS, BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
BUILDING OFFICIAL'S REPORT FOR JANUARY 1998
• 2. LIBRARY BOARD MINUTES OF JANUARY 26, 1998
(b) RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES
ORDINANCE NO. 98 -217 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
HUTCHINSON REVISING SECTION 5.01, ET. SEO. OF THE
HUTCHINSON CITY CODE DEALING WITH LIQUOR REGULATION
BY DELETING CERTAIN LANGUAGE THERETO AND ADDING
LANGUAGE AND ADOPTING BY REFERENCE CITY CODE CHAPTER
1 AND SECTION 2.99 WHICH, AMONG OTHER THINGS, CONTAIN
PENALTY PROVISIONS (SECOND READING AND ADOPT)
2. RESOLUTION NO. 10986 - RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING "REQUEST
FOR PROPOSALS" FOR FEASIBILITY STUDY OF COMMUNITY
FACILITY NEEDS
RESOLUTION NO. 10983 - RESOLUTION ORDERING PREPARATION
OF REPORT ON IMPROVEMENT, LETTING NO. 3, PROJECT NOS. 97-
30,98-04,98-05,98-06,98-07,98-08,98-09,98-10
4. RESOLUTION NO. 10984 - RESOLUTION ORDERING PREPARATION
OF REPORT ON IMPROVEMENT, LETTING NO. 4, PROJECT NO. 98-15
5. RESOLUTION NO. 10985 - RESOLUTION ORDERING PREPARATION
OF REPORT ON IMPROVEMENT, LETTING NO. 5, PROJECT NO. 98-14
• (c) SNOW REMOVAL PERMITS
► DOUGLAS PETERSON, DOUG'S SNOW REMOVAL
► LONNIE KOHLS, KOHLS SWEEPING SERVICE
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(d) OUT -OF -STATE TRAVEL BY PARKS/RECREATION /C.E. DIRECTOR
(e) APPOINTMENT OF TIMM GRAGES TO LIGHT TRAFFIC ADVISORY BOARD
(f) OPTION TO PURCHASE AVEYRON HOMES, INC.
Motion was made by Erickson, seconded by Haag, to approve the consent agenda
except for items 4 -b -(2) and 4 -(f). Motion unanimously carried.
Item 4- b- (2)-- Anderson reported on today's legislative meeting and stated the
presentation was well received, especially since the '/� cent sales tax requires a
referendum vote by the residents. He recommended obtaining a "request for
proposals" for a feasibility study on the community facility needs.
Motion was made by Haag, seconded by Mlinar, to adopt Resolution No. 10986.
Motion unanimously carried.
Item 4- (f)-- Anderson commented that since a six-month moratorium was made by
the City Council, they were not being asked to approve anything specific or obligate
the City at this time. The City Attorney would prepare a document for option to
purchase or an easement. The Aveyron Homes property is up for sale so the issue
should be resolved soon.
Following discussion, motion was made by Erickson, seconded by Mlinar, to
recommend approval of the option to purchase. Motion unanimously carried. •
5. PUBLIC HEARING --NONE
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(a) REPORTS BY DIRECTORS
Dolf Moon - Parks, Recreation, Community Education
Neil Wegner - Liquor Store
Kenneth B. Merrill - Finance
Steve Madson - Police Services
Directors Moon, Wegner, Merrill and Madson presented the 1997 summary and 1998
objectives for their respective departments.
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(a) CONSIDERATION OF AIRPORT USAGE FEE FOR HUTCHINSON
TECHNOLOGY INC.
Bernie Knutson, Transportation Team Chair, and Dick Lennes, HCDC Executive
Director, presented a report on Phase II airport improvements. The total cost will be
approximately $552,400.00. It was noted that since HTI has 500 -550 flights per year
from the Hutchinson airport, the corporation has agreed to pay a ten year usage fee
of $15,000.00 per year in one lump sum of S 150,000.00 at the City's request when
needed. •
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Motion was made by Mlinar, seconded by Erickson, to approve and adopt Resolution
No. 10987. Motion unanimously carried.
(b)
CONSIDERATION OF APPROVING "MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING" FOR ADVANCED FLOOD WARNING DEVICES FOR
CROW RIVER
It was requested to defer this item until March since there were still some concerns.
Motion was made by Erickson, seconded by Mlinar, to defer until March. Motion
unanimously carried.
(c)
CONSIDERATION OF RENEWING CONTRACT FOR DRUG TESTING
Motion was made by Mlinar, seconded by Erickson, to approve and enter into
contract with Health Services of North America, Inc. Motion unanim ously carried.
(d)
CONSIDERATION OF AUTHORIZATION FOR LONG -TERM INVESTMENTS
Motion was made by Mlinar, seconded by Haag, to approve the long -term
investments. Motion unanimously carried.
9. MISCELLANEOUS
(a)
COMMUNICATIONS FROM MCLEOD TREATMENT PROGRAMS, INC. FOR
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STREET LIGHT IN PARKING LOT LOCATED AT CORNER OF FIRST
AVENUE AND HASSAN STREET IN BACK OF 101 PARK PLACE BUILDING
Motion was made by Mlinar, seconded by Erickson, to refer the request to the
Hutchinson Utilities. Motion unanimously carried.
(b)
COMMUNICATIONS FROM CITY ATTORNEY
Anderson reported that a draft of the tobacco ordinance would be available this week,
and a public hearing would be held prior to its adoption.
(c)
COMMUNICATIONS FROM COUNCIL MEMBER JOHN MLINAR
Mlinar commented that the Directors' reports were good, and he thought it was
important for the public to hear them.
(d)
COMMUNICATIONS FROM CITY ADMINISTRATOR
Plotz stated that the job description for the new full-time Fire Chief position had been
reviewed, and the present Fire Chief contributed some good suggestions. It was
recommended that two representatives from the Fire Department and a representative
from the City Council participate in the interviewing process. The position will be
posted internally in the Fire Department so all firemen will be eligible for applying
for the position.
The City Administrator commented on the January City Council/Directors Workshop.
• He thought it would be constructive to prioritize goals and objectives for 1998 as well
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES - FEBRUARY 10, 1998
•
as for 1999 -2001. Plotz stated the City should move forward based on the three -year
plan.
(e) COMMUNICATIONS FROM DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING
Rodeberg reported the 5th Avenue bridge project is one -third completed and should
be opened by July.
(a) VERIFIED CLAIMS
Motion was made by Haag, seconded by Mlinar, to approve the claims and authorize
payment from appropriate funds. Motion unanimously carried.
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There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 6:58 p.m.
•
•
JANUARY1998
7,869.34
7,869.34
61,289.00
53,419.66
JANUARY199
REVENUE REPORT - GENERAL
JANUARY
YEAR TO
ADOPTED
BALANCE
PERCENTAG
O AXES
MONTH
DATE ACTUAL
BUDGET
REMAINING
USED
FINANCE
0.00
0.00
1,538,854.00
1,538,854.00
0.00%
LICENSES
610.50
610.50
25,250.00
24,639.50
2.42%
PERMITS AND FEES
10,020.74
10,020.74
170,050.00
160,029.26
5.89%
INTERGOVERNMENT REVENUE
29,885.50
29,885.50
2,536,051.00
2,506,165.50
1.18%
CHARGES FOR SERVICES
41,024.46
41,024.46
1,143,074.00
1,102,049.54
3.59%
FINES & FORFEITS
1,383.00
1,383.00
66,000.00
64,617.00
2.10%
INTEREST
4,248.33
4,248.33
100,000.00
95,751.67
4.25%
SURCHARGES - BLDG PERMITS
562.33
562.33
1,000.00
437.67
56.23%
CONTRIBUTIONS FROM OTHER FUND
25.00
25.00
1,181,500.00
1,181,475.00
0.00%
REIMBURSEMENTS
4,357.53
4,357.53
37,500.00
33,142.47
11.62%
SALES
1,745.91
0.00
8,300.00
8,300.00
0.00%
TOTAL
92,117.39
92,117.39
6,807,579.00
6,715,461.61
1.4%
EXPENSE REPORT
GENERALFUND
MAYOR & COUNCIL
7,869.34
7,869.34
61,289.00
53,419.66
12.8%
CITY ADMINISTRATOR
14,666.55
14,666.55
193,678.00
179,011.45
7.6%
ELECTIONS
1,365.32
1,365.32
6,800.00
5,434.68
20.1%
FINANCE
28,843.84
28,843.84
324,562.00
295,718.16
8.9%
MOTOR VEHICE
8,401.35
8,401.35
138,414.00
130,012.65
6.1%
ASSESSING
0.00
0.00
29,869.00
29,869.00
0.0%
LEGAL
7,490.67
7,490.67
87,900.00
80,409.33
8.5%
PLANNING
3,863.52
3,863.52
47,909.00
44,045.48
8.1%
POLICE DEPARTMENT
112,257.62
112,257.62
1,693,236.00
1,580,978.38
6.6%
LIAISON OFFICER
6,803.17
6,803.17
111,646.00
104,842.83
6.1%
RP CHOOL
MERGENCY MANAGEMENT
10.65
10.65
2,500.00
2,489.35
0.4%
SAFETY COUNCIL
0.00
0.00
250.00
250.00
0.0%
FIRE DEPARTMENT
10,768.38
10,768.38
236,980.00
226,211.62
4.5%
FIRE MARSHAL
1,745.91
1,745.91
0.00
(1,745.91)
ERR
PROTECTIVE INSPECTIONS
11,805.98
11,805.98
154,468.00
142,662.02
7.6%
ENGINEERING
27,721.57
27,721.57
407,983.00
380,261.43
6.8%
STREETS & ALLEYS
52,01 8.16
52,018.16
620,902.00
568,883.84
8.4%
STREET MAINTENANCE A/C
8,643.11
8,643.11
89,400.00
80,756.89
9.7%
CITY HALL
8,721.83
8,721.83
91,721.00
82,999.17
9.5%
PARK/RECADMIN.
11,174.64
11,174.64
149,569.00
138,394.36
7.5%
RECREATION
8,534.56
8,534.56
211,381.00
202,846.44
4.0%
SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER
5,713.57
5,713.57
102,346.00
96,632.43
5.6%
CIVIC ARENA
18,517.83
18,517.83
190,291.00
171,773.17
9.7%
PARK DEPARTMENT
43,117.46
43,117.46
643,795.00
600,677.54
6.7%
RECREATION BUILDING & POOL
8,557.50
8,557.50
92,090.00
83,532.50
9.3%
LIBRARY
1,853.05
1,853.05
108,077.00
106,223.95
1.7%
CEMETERY
1,771.46
1,771.46
100,667.00
98,895.54
1.8%
DEBT SERVICE
700.00
700.00
87,134.00
86,434.00
0.8%
AIRPORT
2,880.67
2,880.67
43,160.00
40,279.33
6.7%
TRANSIT
8,300.48
8,300.48
113,201.00
104,900.52
7.3%
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
6,532.11
6,532.11
88,376.00
81,843.89
7.4%
UNALLOCATED
25,938.86
25,938.86
577,985.00
552,046.14
4.5%
TOTAL
456,589.16
456,589.16
6,807,579.00
6,350,989.84
6.7%
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JANUARY 1998 CITY OF HUTCHINSON FINANCIAL REPORT - 1997 JANUARY
ENTERPRISE FUNDS
REVENUE REPORT- LIQUOR FUND
CURRENT
YEAR TO
ADOPTED
BALANCEPERCENTA
JANUARY
DATE ACTUAL
BUDGET
REMAINING
USED`
LIQUOR SALES
60,875.90
60,875.90
829,000.00
768,124.10
7.3%
WINE SALES
21,028.49
21,028.49
314,000.00
292,971.51
6.7%
BEER SALES
88,995.99
88,995.99
1,358,000.00
1,269,004.01
6.6%
BEER DEPOSIT
(488.80)
(488.80)
0.00
488.80
0.0%
MISC. SALES
7,303.58
7,303.58
140,000.00
132,696.42
52%
LOTTERY SALES
383.00
383.00
2,900.00
2,517.00
132%
REFUNDS & REIMBURSEMENTS
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.0%
CASH DISCOUNTS
(1,450.19)
(1,450.19)
(21,700.00)
(20,249.81)
6.7%
INTEREST
758.58
758.58
6,000.00
5,241.42
12.6%
TOTAL
177,406.55
177,406.55
2,628,200.00
2,450,793.45
6.8%
»ib9�:1�5�1
LIQUOR FUND
PERSONEL SERVICES
17,049.38
17,049.38
231,412.00
214,362.62
7.4%
REPAIR & MAINTENANCE
1,187.77
1,187.77
13,350.00
12,162.23
8.9%
CONSULTING
11,795.00
11,795.00
0.00
(11,795.00)
ERR
OTHER SERVICE & CHARGES
0.00
0.00
66,800.00
66,800.00
0.0%
DEPRECIATION
0.00
0.00
26,000.00
26,000.00
0.0%
DEBT SERVICE
0.00
0.00
35,730.00
35,730.00
0.0%
TRANSFERS
0.00
0.00
245,000.00
245,000.00
0.0%
COST OF SALES
220,403.69
220,403.69
2,011,290.00
1,790,886.31
11.0%
MISCELLANEOUS
225.00
225.00
8,100.00
7,875.00
2.8%
CAPITAL OUTLAY
0.00
0.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
0.0%
TOTAL
250,660.84
250,660.84
2,640,682.00
2,390,021.16
9.5 %*
REVENUE REPORT - WATER
SEWER/FUND
SCORE
0.00
131,000.00
131,000.00
0.0%
LICENSES
0.00
GRANT
0.00
50,000.00
50,000.00
0.0%
WATER SALES
102,931.28
102,931.28
720,000.00
617,068.72
14.3%
WATER TREATMENT SURCHARGE
9,316.26
9,316.26
0.00
WATER METER
465.00
465.00
14,000.00
13,535.00
3.3%
REFUSE SERVICES
82,267.58
82,267.58
484,000.00
401,732.42
17.0%
REFUSE SURCHARGE
9,010.52
9,010.52
55,000.00
45,989.48
RECYCLE BAGS
(24.05)
(24.05)
0.00
24.05
0.0%
REFUSE STICKER SALES
110.45
110.45
0.00
(110.45)
0.0%
REFUSE RECYCLING
(8,764.00)
(8,764.00)
(10,000.00)
(1,236.00)
0.0%
COMPOST CREDIT
(1,520.69)
(1,520.69)
(60,000.00)
(58,479.31)
0.0%
COMPOST & RECYCLE SALES
(105.83)
(105.83)
10,000.00
10,105.83
0.0%
SEWER SERVICES
240,308.09
240,308.09
1,900,000.00
1,659,691.91
12.6%
PENALTY CHARGES
1,464.39
1,464.39
18,000.00
16,535.61
8.1%
INTEREST EARNED
10,125.00
10,125.00
240,000.00
229,875.00
4.2%
LOAN REPAYMENT
411.76
411.76
38,630.00
38,218.24
REFUNDS & REIMBURSEMENTS
0.00
3,000.00
3,000.00
0.0%
OTHER
100.00
100.00
6,000.00
5,900.00
1.7%
CONNECTION CHARGES
0.00
0.00
TOTAL
446,095.76
446,095.76
3,599,630.00
3,162,850.50
12.4%
EXPENSE REPORT - WATER
SEWERIFUND
REFUSE
42,052.81
42,052.81
684,479.00
642,426.19
6.1 %*
WATER
63,695.11
63,695.11
1,273,982.00
1,210,286.89
5.0%
WASTEWATER
50,458.39
50,458.39
2,625,214.00
2,574,755.61
1.9%
TOTAL
156,206.31
156,206.31
4,583,675.00
4,427,468.69
3.4%
'CMO purchase anticapted payback is 4.332 years with a yield of 7.328%
This Instrument MCOIVes payments monthty and depending on speed of payment of
mortgagages the yield could Increase or decrease
A GNMA with fixed maturity but has a call date of 8112197
"' Federal Home Loan Mlg Corp w/ floating rate (floor of 5.0%)
• (1) CMO has been repaid In full 6f7/95
(2) Value is as of 6130196
Amount
367,500.00
302,437.50
197,000.00
300.071.92
152,953.52
300,000.00
150,331.65
100,000.00
200,000.00
500,000.00
144,831.56
300,000.00
500,000.00
200,000.00
500.000.00
600,000.00
400,000.00
400,000.00
400,000.00
400,000.00
200,000.00
400.000.00
400,000.00
400,000.00
200,000.00
600,000.00
$8,615,126.15
CITY OF HUTCHINSON
CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT
20- Feb-98
JANUARY 1997
•
Data
Data
Interest
Of
Of
Institution
Description
Rate
Purchase
Maturity
TREAS BONDS
644136
7.18%
12112191
2/1 W001
TREAS BONDS
644137
7.13%
12/12/91
10/15/98
Smith Barney
GNMA 865M7
7.000%
2/15/93
8 /1212002
Smith Barney
313400 S H 7
5.00%
12/30/93
03110100
Prudential
pool 336914
7.226%
12 31 96
02 01 2026
Expected IHe 6.2
years
Smith Barney
FNMA
6.100%
01 20 98
01 2005
Prudentail
pool 336399
7.270%
12 31 96
0201 2026
Expected life 4.1
years
Citizens, Marquette
4.00%
04/2596
06/01/2001
Flrstate, First Minnesota
Prudential
Fed Home laon
7.50%
01/28198
07/28/03
Smith Bamey
FNMA
6.09%
12/19195
12/19/00
Smith Barney
FNMA pass thru
7.50%
12!20195
06/01/02
REPAYMENT
Smiht Barney
FNMA
6.10%
0120198
0120105
Firstate
1847000000566
5.62%
12/11/97
02/12/98
Marquette
1635
5.900%
11 26 97
112598
•
Firstate
411241884
5.52%
0127/98
03/12/98
Firstate
411235266
6.30%
05/15/97
05/14/98
First American B
85577
6.00%
05130/97
0326198
Citizens
29820
5.65%
1211 97
02 25 98
First Federal
29824
5.75%
12111/97
02/12/98
First Federal
9052
6.250%
05 30 97
05 28 98
First Federal
411248152
5.75%
10/17!97
10/16/98
Citizens Bank
29831
5.750%
10 16 97
031798
Citizens Bank
29838
5.800%
11 1397
051498
Citizens Bank
29838
5.900%
11 1397
11 1298
Citizens Bank
29838
5.8001,
11 1397
07 29 98
Citizens Bank
29841
5.600%
11 2097
07 29 98
'CMO purchase anticapted payback is 4.332 years with a yield of 7.328%
This Instrument MCOIVes payments monthty and depending on speed of payment of
mortgagages the yield could Increase or decrease
A GNMA with fixed maturity but has a call date of 8112197
"' Federal Home Loan Mlg Corp w/ floating rate (floor of 5.0%)
• (1) CMO has been repaid In full 6f7/95
(2) Value is as of 6130196
Amount
367,500.00
302,437.50
197,000.00
300.071.92
152,953.52
300,000.00
150,331.65
100,000.00
200,000.00
500,000.00
144,831.56
300,000.00
500,000.00
200,000.00
500.000.00
600,000.00
400,000.00
400,000.00
400,000.00
400,000.00
200,000.00
400.000.00
400,000.00
400,000.00
200,000.00
600,000.00
$8,615,126.15
MINUTES
HUTCHINSON PLANNING COMMISSION
Tuesday, January 20, 1998
• 1. CALL TO ORDER 5:30 P.M.
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Dean Wood at 5:30 p.m. with the following
members present: Bill Arndt, Dave Westlund, Jim Haugen, Joe Drahos, Jeff Jones, Jeff
Haag and Chairman Wood. Also present: Jim Marka, Director of Building, Planning and
Zoning; Bonnie Baumetz, Planning and Zoning; and Barry Anderson, City Attorney.
.. 1 111!1101111114111
Mr. Westlund made a motion to approve the minutes of the meeting dated December 16,
1997, seconded by Mr. Haag the motion carried unanimously.
a) CONSIDERATION OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REQUESTED BY THE
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS FOR TWO TEMPORARY PORTABLE SIGNS
LOCATED AT THE NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY, 1200 HWY 22, AND 327 HWY
7 EAST.
Chairman Wood opened the hearing at 5:32p.m. with the reading of publication
#5134 as published in The Hutchinson Leader on Thursday, January 8, 1998 The
request is for the purpose of conditional use permit requested by The Knights of
• Columbus to place signs on property located at 1200 Hwy 22 South and 327 Hwy 7
East.
Bonnie Baumetz explained the location and type of sign. The placement of the signs
will not cause a site distance problem. The Planning Staff recommended approval
contingent upon MN /Dot approval . Ms. Baumetz read a letter from Robert Draper
MN/DOT representative. The letter said off premise advertising requires an annual
permit. A letter would be sent giving a 60 -day removal notice. Mr. Draper
suggested The Knights of Columbus consider applying for a permit to erect a
permanent sign if this option complies with local regulations.
Planning Commission discussion determined this organization was performing a
service to the community. City sign ordinance Sec 10.2 (k) states off - premise signs
are not permitted except with special permission of the City Council.
Mr. Haag moved to close the hearing, seconded by Mr. Arndt the hearing closed at
5:40 p.m. Mr. Haag made a motion to recommend approval of the motion,
seconded by Mr. Arndt the motion carried unanimously.
b) CONSIDERATION OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REQUESTED BY ROGER
STEARNS, STEARNSWOOD INC., TO CONSTRUCT A 78' X 102' COLD
STORAGE SHED 6' FROM THE PROPERTY LINE INSTEAD OF THE
PREVIOUSLY PROPOSED 20' SETBACK LOCATED IN THE I/C DISTRICT ON
3RD AVE NW.
is Chairman Wood opened the hearing at 5:45p.m. with the reading of publication
#5135 as published in The Hutchinson Leader on Thursday, January 8, 1998 The
request is for the purpose of considering a conditional use permit to construct a 78'
x 102' cold storage shed 6' from the property line instead of the previously proposed
20' setback located in the I/C District on 3rd Ave. NW.
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Planning Commission Minutes
January 20, 1998
Ms. Baumetz explained due to the change of setback from the property line from 20'
to 6' , Stearnswood, Inc. resubmitted a conditional use permit
Mr. Marka said Steamswood Inc. will construct a firewall because the structure will
be located within 20' of the property line.
Mr. Arndt moved to close the hearing, seconded by Mr. Drahos the hearing closed
at 5:46p.m. Mr. Westlund made a motion to approve the request with staff
recommendations. Seconded by Mr. Haugen the motion carried unanimously.
None
• • -- ►
a) REVIEW OF SECTION 8.17 OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE
Mr. Marka presented the review.
K•LkhkiI1LIN7V1C• ► FROM STAFF
REGISTRATION • LAND USE PLANNING WORKSHOPS
Ms. Baumetz gave information on the dates and locations of the workshops. The •
Earl Brown Center in St. Paul is recommended, because it may be more city
oriented. Ms. Baumetz asked the commissioners to turn their registrations in to her.
b. Mr. Marka explained the staging plan.
There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 6:20 p.m.
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• + HUTCHINSON AIRPORT COMMISSION
January 26, 1998
5:30 p.m.
Airport Lobby
Meeting called to order at 5:30 p.m. by Chairman Jim Faber
Members Present: Mayor Torgerson, Joe Dooley, Robert Hantge, AI Koenig
Members Absent: Dennis Kahl
Others present: Tom Parker, Bernie Knutson
City Staff: John Olson
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(page 1 of 2)
A motion was made by Robert Hantge and seconded by A] Koenig approving the minutes of the
November 24, 1997 meeting. Unanimous approval.
Tom Parker reported that the fuel system seems to be working well after problems with the
computerized payment software.
Parker also reported that he plans to have the fuel system accept MasterCard and Visa credit
• cards. For some customers it will be necessary to continue using the control cards already being
used. Examples were given of customers that will be allowed to retain their control cards. Tom
reported that he will greatly reduce the number of control cards. Members of the commission
suggested to Parker that he retain the billing feature for fuel. Commission members explained that
they appreciate being billed for the fuel rather than relying on credit card receipts. It was the
Commission's feelings that the number of control cards be reduced, as currently there are over
100 cards, some of which have not been used enough to warrant keeping them.
Regarding computer problems, A] Koenig, Commissioner, will be able to help Parker with the
computer system.
Jim Faber requested that between the City and Parker, that control card holders be notified of the
change from City billing to having Parker controlling the fuel. John Olson was asked to notify
Connie Maki, City Finance Dept., that these letters were requested. The Commission also asked
Parker to work with Maki to get the mailing list. The letters will be sent once Parker has made
his decision regarding billing for fuel.
An update regarding Phase II of Airport improvements was made. It was noted that both Parts A
and B are being included in the finding for fiscal year 1999, which begins October 1, 1998. Jerry
Peterson, TKDA Engineers, checked with Mn/DOT to ensure the Phase project is on the funding
fist for Phase 11 in FY 1999.
A motion was made by Robert Hantge, seconded by AI Koenig, requesting that the City Council
follow up on the Phase I payment that is due from Mn/DOT. The Commission requested that the
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HUTCHINSON AIRPORT COMMISSION
January 26, 1998
page 2
City Council prepare a letter or a resolution requesting that Mn/DOT inform the City of any
reasons that the payment has not been made. The request included the City Attorney be advised
of this situation. Unanimous approval.
Olson was asked to contact Mn/DOT regarding the radio in the airport lobby. The radio has been
transmitting intermittently. Olson was also directed to check on the mounting of the satellite dish
on the hangar building.
It was noted by Joe Dooley that Dave Skaar, the former Chair, had forwarded a request in the fall
of 1997 to Mn/DOT for R.C.O., which allows pilots to receive clearance for flights over their
radio, rather than calling in requests on the telephone. Commissioners felt that the system is
warranted because of the amount of traffic at the airport (over 1,000 flight operations in 1997).
Bernie Knutson has Dave Skaar's E -Mail address and will contact him regarding the status of the
request.
A motion was made by Mayor Torgerson and seconded by Robert Hamge to adjourn.
Unanimous approval.
Next Meeting: Monday February 23, 1998 at 5:30 p.m.
Location: Airport Lobby
Report Submitted by John Olson
11
THE HUTCHINSON
LIGHT TRAFFIC
ADVISORY BOARD
HUTCHINSON LIGHT TRAFFIC ADVISORY BOARD
MINUTES
Monday, February 9, 1998
5:30 p.m.
Members Present: Ed Doring, Archie Woodworth, John Mallak. Leslie Smith, Brian Bonte and Timm
Grages
Staff Present: Dolf Moon, John Rodeberg, Dave Mueller and Bonnie Baumetz
L UPDATE ON COSTS AND PRIORITIZATION OF SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS
• John Rodeberg commented on the bike lane /trail system improvements proposed for 1998 and 1999.
He explained there will be "share the road" signs, stripped lanes and trails proposed. John distributed
a cost per mile estimate table which included the proposed improvements for both years. He also
explained funding is available from State Aid and Federal sources.
H. BIKE AND BLADE BONANZA UPDATE
Dave Mueller stated he is trying to contact Phil Graves and Jim Lyons to donate money toward the
helmets to be distributed to participants in the bonanza. He reminded the board the event will be held
May 2nd and volunteers are needed. Dave reported that he has contacted Ms. Nancy Frank, Dept. of
Public Safety, to help with media coverage of the event.
HI. HUTCHINSON MALL COMMUNITY SERVICES DAY
Bonnie reported the Spring event will be held on April 1 Ith. Archie Woodworth agreed to chair the
committee. John MallaL Leslie Smith and Dave Conrad volunteered to help with the event. Bonnie
will send in the contract to reserve a booth for April I Ith.
IV. DOWNTOWN SIGNAGE UPDATE
John Rodeberg and Dave Mueller will review the pedestrian signage currently downtown and make
recommendations for new signs.
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V. CRAIG AVE. UPDATE i
This item will be discussed in March. John Rodeberg did report there is a blanket easement option
on the property at this time.
VI. OTHER ITEMS
I) John Rodeberg commented on his concerns with sidewalks throughout the city with no
connections to the businesses which are near the sidewalks. Discussion followed on asking
the businesses to add a connection sidewalk to their business. John will draft a letter for the
Light Traffic Board to approve. Brian Bonte made a motion to consider revision of the
ordinance regarding sidewalks in new developments, seconded by John Mallak the motion
carried unanimously. A draft ordinance will be presented at the next meeting.
2) John reported the 5th Ave. bridge is ahead of schedule. Discussion followed on bike paths
in the area.
VII. NEXT MEETING
The next meeting will be held on Monday, March 9, 1998 at 5:30 p.m. in the Main Conference
Room at the City Center. Agenda items for the next meeting include: Hutchinson Mall Community
Service Day update, Craig Ave. Update, Funding for the Bike and Blade Bonanza and Review of
draft ordinance regarding sidewalks.
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cc: Dolf Moon
Dave Mueller
John Rodeberg
Brenda Ewing
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Type of Improvement Cost per Mile
Multi -Use 10' Bituminous $110,000.00
1998
1.3
E - s - timated Cost
$143,000
Description
Century Avenue, School*, Luce Line Trail*
Bicycle Route (signing onl $1,000.00
1.2
$1,200
Sunset Street, Juul Road, Grove Street
Bicycle Lanes & Signing $1,600.00
4.3
$6,880
School Road`, 5th Avenue South
Sidewalks (5' concrete) $60,000.00
0.5
$30,000
Roberts Road*, School Road*
TOTAL (1998)
0.5
$181,080.00
Miscellaneous
Improvement Type of
Multi-Use 10' Bituminous
$110,000.001
0.9
$99,000.00
De scription
South Grade Road* (2 areas), Aveyron, 8th Avenue SW
Bicycle Route (signing onl
$1,000.001
0.7
$700.00
Roberts /Lakewood
Bicycle Lanes & Signing
$1,600.001
1.6
$2,560.00
Franklin Street, Linden Avenue, 5th Avenue SE
Sidewalks (5' concrete)
$60,000.00
0.5
$30,000.00
Miscellaneous
TOTAL (1999)
$132,260.00
* Non -bond funding sources expected
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BIKE LANE /TRAIL SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS
EAR ITEE
1998 STR
STR
STR
STR
Lane
Lane
Trail
Trail
Trail
ROUTE
Juul Road
Grove Street
Wagners Addition
Sunset Street
School Road
5th Avenue SW
Luce Line
School Campus
Century Avenue
1999 STR
Century Avenue
STR
Lakewood Drive
STR
Roberts Street SW
Lane
Jefferson Street
Lane
5th Avenue SE
Lane
Franklin Street
Trail
8th Avenue SW
Trail
South Grade Road
Trail /STR
Craig Avenue
Trail
South Grade Road
ERMIN/
Dale Street to Lynn Road
Linden Avenue to Washington Avenue
8th Avenue west of Dale Street
South Grade Road to Century Avenue
Entire Route( ?)
Lynn Road to Adams (TH 22)
Arch Street to east city limits
School Road to Wagners Addition
T11 15 to Sunset Street
TH 15 to Jefferson Street
S. Grade to 8th Avenue SW
North of 8th Avenue SW
N &S of Century Avenue ( ?)
Adams Street (TH 22) to Michigan St.
Linden Avenue north to River
Lakewood to Roberts and Hunters Ridge
Lakewood Drive to South Grade Court
Dale Street to Recreation Center
Dale Street to School Road
OTHER ROUTES ON "SHORT -TERM PLAN"
Golf Course Rd
Entire Length
5th Avenue NW
Entire Length
North High Dr (CSAH 12)
Through Town
Northwoods Area (Park, Flm St., etc.)
Various areas
Bluff Street
Entire Length
Echo /fremoiit/Browii/Oakland /Merrill Street ( ?)
"Downtown" Connections ( ?)
HTI Connection to Luce Line ( ?)
PARTNERS
State Aid
Isr DRAFT - OUTOUR 13, 1997
LENGTH
DNR/Dakota Rail
School District
State Aid
County
State Aid /County
On hold until future development occurs
On hold until western connection determined
On hold for other trail connections/planning
On hold for other trail connections/planning
On hold for planing/design /coordination with County
On hold for future planning
NOTES: LANE = striped /on- slreel, STR = "Share - /he- Road" signing, TRAIL= Separale bihrminous lrail//0'minimum
LIQUOR LICENSE HOLDERS -- 1998
RESTAURANT/BAR
Hi Tops Bar & Grill
Mr. David Sowers
1150 Hwy. 7 W.
Hutchinson, MN 55350
Gold Coin, Inc.
Mr. Wm. Leung
P. O. Box 635
Hutchinson, MN 55350
Main Street Sports Bar
Rahn C. Hoseck & Joel L. Starrett
18 Main St. N.
Hutchinson, MN 55350
Best Western - Victorian Inn
Mr. Gary Schwarzrock
• 1000 Hwy. 7 W.
Hutchinson, MN 55350
Bavarian Haus
Mr. Durwood Lamprecht
36 Main Street N.
Hutchinson, MN 55350
Lamplighter Lounge II
Mr. Gary Landreville
1011 Hwy. 15 S.
Hutchinson, MN 55350
Jonny's Restaurant & Lounge
Mr. Jon Quade
101 Park Place, Suite 105
Hutchinson, MN 55350
SET -UP LICENSE
Little Crow Bowling Lanes
Mr. Gail Plaisance
P.O. Box 203
Hutchinson, MN 55350
CLUB
American Legion Post #96
Mr. Roger K. Olson
35 Third Ave. SE
Hutchinson, MN 55350
Crow River Country Club
Mr. Mark Erickson, General Mgr.
P. O. Box 9
Hutchinson, MN 55350
Elks Lodge #2427
Attn: Manager
• P.O. Box 565
Hutchinson, MN 55350
VFW Post #906
Mr. Martin Bames
247 First Ave. SE
Hutchinson, MN 55350
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SUNDAY INTOXICATING LIQUOR LICENSE 0
American Legion Post #96
Crow River Country Club
Elks Lodge 92427
VFW Post #906
Bavarian Haus
Best Western- Victorian Inn
Flyers/Hi Tops Bar & Grill
Jonny's Restaurant & Lounge
Lamplighter Lounge H
Main Street Sports Bar
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TO: Mayor and Council
FROM: Gary Plotz, City Administrator
RE: 1998 Excellence Plus Objectives
DATE: February 20, 1998
Attached is the current version of the 1998 Council level Excellence Plus objectives. The
objectives have been reviewed by both the full council in January and were again reviewed by
the council representatives to the Leadership Team at their meeting of February 17.
Please consider the objectives for approval at the council meeting of February 24, 1998. Be
advised that once approved, the objectives may be revisited and revised at any time the council
so desires.
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1998 Excellence Plus Objectives •
Community Development
1. Facilitate the creation of at least 50 Hutchinson permanent manufacturing full-time jobs per
year through 2001.
2. Implement a system to insure City comprehensive planning as an on -going process with
appropriate yearly revisions by 2002.
Community Involvement
1. Implement a minim of three methods for on -going communication with the residents of
Hutchinson beginning in 1997 and continuing through 2001.
2. Use at least two separate methods to annually measure resident perceptions of City service
issues through the year 2001.
Finance
Design and implement a formalized General Fund budget process that begins no later than
February 1 of each planning year that conforms to the following criteria:
• Develops revenue and expenditure calculations simultaneously in a format approved by the
City Council.
• Maintains a "personnel: 1000 est. population" ratio not to exceed_. (to be determined)
• Generates a % FTE increase in personnel category, a % per personnel FTE increase and
longevity that does not exceed 1.5 times the most recent CPI increase. •
• Produces a priority list of capital items by department itemized in the two categories of
"Replacement" and "New ".
• Presented to the City Council in scheduled workshops using the approved format no less than
quarterly of each year.
2. Reduce the City Debt Service from 43% to 30% of the total annual tax levy by 2002.
3. Project a five -year financial impact on all projects and programs exceeding $15,000, fast
year cost to be implemented through 2001.
Human Resource Development
1. Implement, by 2002, curriculum in four separate "skill sets" to be offered as classes for City
employees.
2. Implement at least five City-wide policies relating to employee recognition, tuition
reimbursement, personnel advancement, education/training, and community involvement by
2002.
Operational Efficiency
1. By October 31 of each year, each department will present to the City Council a program cost
analysis and level -of- service analysis for a minimum of one -fifth of the department's
programs~
2. Each department of the City will demonstrate by November 30 of each year at minimum one •
measurable improvement that reduces expenditure, increases customer service, and/or
reduces implementation time.
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DATE: February 18, 1998
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Pursuant to Section 5.972 of Subdivision Ordinance No. 466, the Hutchinson Planing Commission is hereby
submitting its findings of fact and recommendation with respect to the aforementioned request to vacate a 6.00
foot wide strip of land lying northerly of and adjoining the southerly line of Lot 1, Block 1, TENPART
ADDITION, according to the recorded plat thereof, except the westerly 12.00 feet thereof.
Also, a 6.00 foot strip of land lying southerly of and adjoining the northerly line of Lot 2, Block 1, of said
TENPART ADDITION, except the westerly 12.00 feet thereof.
Also, a 6.00 foot wide strip of land lying westerly of and adjoining the westerly line of Lot 2.
Also, a 6.00 foot wide strip of land lying easterly of and adjoining the westerly line of Lot 3, Block 1, of said
TENPART ADDITION.
Also, a 6.00 foot wide strip of land lying southerly of and adjoining the northerly line of said Lot 3.
On January 30, 1998, Tenpart Company, Crow River Press, submitted a petition for the vacation of easements
located in Tenpart Addition. The public hearing was held at the regular meeting of the Planning Commission
on Tuesday, February 17, 1998, at which time there were no neighboring property owners objecting to the
request.
Notices were mailed to the surrounding property owners as well as published in the Hutchinson
Leader on Thursday, February 5, 1998, and Tuesday, February 10, 1998.
RECOMMENDATION
It is the recommendation of the Planning Commission that the vacation be approved noting that 10' easements
be rededicated along Shady Ridge Road and Hwy 7 W, vacation of interior lot easements, and a curb cut be
set back 100' from Hwy 7.
Respectfully Submitted,
• Dean Wood, Chairman
Hutchinson Planning Commission
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Pursuant to Section 6.05, of Zoning Ordinance No. 464, the Hutchinson Planning Commission is hereby
submitting its findings of fact and recommendation with respect to the aforementioned request to amend City
Zoning Ordinance Section 10
HISTORY
On January 5, 1998, Hutchinson Planning Staff requested an amendment to the City Zoning Ordinance
Section 8.06, 8.07, and 9 regarding density requirements in the R -3 and R -4 Districts.
8.06 MEDIUM -HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
DIMENSIONAL REGULATIONS
(1) Minimum Lot Area and Dimensions:
Use
Minimum Lot
Minimum
Minimum
Area per
Lot Width
Lot Depth
Dwelling Unit
Single- family
7,200
60
120
residence
Corner: 80
Two - family
residence
5,000(5/97)
80 (5197)
120
Max. ground
coverage 35% 5197)
Three (5197) to
4,200 *
None
None
eight family
(4/93)
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Tewnhetises
4
None
None
" Does not count area set aside for surface water ponding below
or wetland protection areas.
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Rear
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25
8
25
35
Two-family
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25
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25
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40
35
Tewnhetises
39
25
29-t
49
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Accessory
Buildin s
30
25
6
6
16
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exceeds 20 feet.
The minimum distance between towmhouse or fettf three- to eight- family buildings
when the exterior walls are parallel shall be equal to the height of the exterior wall
or 15 feet, whichever is greater. Townhouse of three - to eight - family buildings
shall be no closer to one another at any point than 15 feet.
SECTION 8.07 R-4 HIGH - DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
DIMENSIONAL REGULATIONS
(1) Minimum Lot Area, Width, and Depth:
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Lot Width
Lot Depth
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3- (5/97) to 8-
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None
None
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Townheuse
4,A9$-
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Bedrooms per unit:
None
None
building
0: 2,500 sf /unit*
1: 3,000 sf /unit*
2: 3,000 sf /unit*
3: 3,500 sf /unit*
Apartments for
Bedrooms per unit:
None
None
the elderly
0: 1,000 sf /unit*
1: 1,500 sf /unit*
2: 2,000 sf /unit*
` Does not include areas set aside for surface water ponding
below the ordinary high water mark or wetland protection.
The minimum lot area requirements listed above may be adjusted as follows :
For each garage (parking unit) within or under an apartment building,
subtract 400 square feet from the total minimum lot area.
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Rear
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7.200
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25
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40
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5,000
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4,000'
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Add 6 inches for each foot the average height of the building exceeds
20 feet.
The minimum distance between buildings when the exterior walls are parallel shall
be equal to the height of the exterior wall or 15 feet, whichever is greater. Buildings
shall be no closer to one another at any point than 15 feet.
SECTION 9 TABULATION OF DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Minimum Lot Area per Dwelling Unit:
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R -2
R -3
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Single-Family
10,400
8.400
7.200
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5,000
5,000
35%(5197)
5197
5/97
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1 BR/DU
3,000'
2 BR/DU
3,000'
3 BR/DU
3,500'
Elderty Apartments
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1,000
1 BR/DU
1,500
2 BR /DU
2.000
Mobile Homes
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under an apartment building, subtract 400 square feet from the total minimum lot area, (2)-f&
eseh un t w th a beleemy ef not less tham 45 s feet, subtfeet 29G 9 feet fOFFM the tetS.l
wee- For each private dwelling unit entrance. subtract 400 sauare feet from the total
Minimum Lot Widths:
FINDINGS OF FACT
L All procedural requirements for amendments to the Ordinance have been complied with.
2. Notice %vas published in the Hutchinson Leader on Thursday, February 5, 1998.
The hearing was held at the regular meeting of the Planning Commission on Tuesday, February 17, 1998, at
which time there was no one present objecting to the request.
RECOMMENDATION
It is the recommendation of the Planning Commission that the aforementioned request to amend the Ordinance
be approved as set forth above.
Respectfully submitted.
Dean Wood, Chairman
Hutchinson Planning Commission
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Zoning Districts
R -1
R -2
R-3
R-4
R-5
Lot Width:
Single
801110'
70/90'
60/80"
None
100
Double
Tewnhense
80 (5197)
80 (5197)
None
115
3 to (6197) 8
None
A artment
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130
Single
120
120
None
50
Double
Tewmh
120
120
65
3 to 8 (6197)
None
None
Apartment
*Corner lot width
FINDINGS OF FACT
L All procedural requirements for amendments to the Ordinance have been complied with.
2. Notice %vas published in the Hutchinson Leader on Thursday, February 5, 1998.
The hearing was held at the regular meeting of the Planning Commission on Tuesday, February 17, 1998, at
which time there was no one present objecting to the request.
RECOMMENDATION
It is the recommendation of the Planning Commission that the aforementioned request to amend the Ordinance
be approved as set forth above.
Respectfully submitted.
Dean Wood, Chairman
Hutchinson Planning Commission
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SUBJECT: CONSIDERATION OF EXTENSION OF 'THE MEADOWS" FINAL PLAT
FOR 6 MONTHS REQUESTED BY JBS, INC.
Planning Commission recommends approval of request.
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Dear Bonnie,
The final plot of our developement, "The Meadows ", is currently due for
action by the 17th of March, 1998. We are seeking to extend consideration of
this final plot for six months, as there is a new party involved principly, and
we need time to sort out the final structure of the projet. Please forward
our request to the Zoning and Planning staff, on our behalf, as,their cooperation
on this matter would be very much appreciated.
Sincerely,���
Scott Bradford k�
partner, JBS Developement Corp.
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DATE: February 18, 1998
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Hutchinson Planning Commission
SUBJECT: CONSIDERATION OF LOT SPLIT LOCATED NORTH OF THE GOLF
COURSE RD. (JOHNSN PROPERTY) REQUESTED BY JBS, INC.
Planning Commission recommends approval of request.
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FROM: Hutchinson Planning Commission
SUBJECT: CONSIDERATION OF LOT SPLIT REQUESTED BY 1ST MINNESOTA
BANK LOCATED ON SOUTH GRADE ROAD.
Planning Commission recommends approval of request noting the lot is not a buildable lot, the
access is on the southerly edge of the Ludowese property, and the utilities will be moved at 1st
Minnesota Bank's expense.
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described as follows:
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DATE: February 18, 1998
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TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Hutchinson Planning Commission
SUBJECT: CONSIDERATION OF LOT SPLIT REQUESTED BY PAUL BETKER
LOCATED ON HILLCREST ROAD IN WALNUT RIDGE PLAT.
Planning Commission recommends approval of request noting that there will be separate water and
sewer services, and the assessments will be split.
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Hutchinson, MN 55350.2522
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DATE: February 18, 1998
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TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Hutchinson Planning Commission
SUBJECT: CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION TO CHANGE THE STREET NAME
OF A PORTION OF LYNN ROAD TO HWY 15 SOUTH
Planning Commission recommends approval of the request for the street name change of
the Pizza Hut, Fitzloff and Backen property.
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Pizza Hut Corporate Office
Earl Fitzloff
Jim Fahey
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RESOLUTION NO. 10988
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RESOLUTION GRANTING APPROVAL TO CHANGE STREET NAME FROM LYNN
ROAD SW TO HWY 15 SO.
WHEREAS, the City of Hutchinson is requesting a change of street name for a portion of
Lynn Road SW affecting three properties located on the west side of Highway 15 South from
Clinton Avenue, south to South Grade Road and;
WHEREAS, the street is recorded as Lynn Road SW;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the street name shall be changed as follows:
From - Lynn Road SW To - Hwy 15 S. (frontage road)
Adopted by the City Council this 24h day of February, 1998.
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ATTEST:
Gary D. Plotz
City Administrator
Marlin D. Torgerson
Mayor
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HUTCHINSON PL MINUTES ANNING COMMISSION �OR YQU/Q'A,�
Tuesday, February 17, 1998 `+I
• 1. CALL TO ORDER 530 P.M. � �`
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Dean Wood at 5:30 p.m. with the following
members present: Bill Arndt, Dave Westlund, Jim Haugen, Joe Drahos, and Jeff Jones.
Absent: Jeff Haag. Also present: Jim Marka, Director of Building, Planning and Zoning;
Bonnie Baumetz, Planning and Zoning; and Barry Anderson, City Attorney.
Mr. Arndt made a motion to approve the minutes of the meeting dated January 20, 1998,
seconded by Mr. Westlund the motion carried unanimously.
MEMEL ■ _: ►
a) CONSIDERATION OF VACATION OF EASEMENTS REQUESTED BY CROW
RIVER PRESS LOCATED IN TENPART ADDITION.
Chairman Wood opened the hearing at 5:31 p.m. with the reading of publication
#5138 as published in The Hutchinson Leader on Thursday, February 5 and
Tuesday, February 10, 1998. The request is for the purpose of considering a
petition requested by Tenpart Company to vacate a 6.00 foot wide strip of land tying
northerly of and adjoining the southerly line of Lot 1, Block 1, Tenpart Addition,
according to the recorded plat thereof, except the westerly 12.00 feet thereof.
• Ms. Baumetz explained Crow River Press will be constructing an addition on the
south side of their existing building. Planning staff recommends approval noting the
10' easements be rededicated along Shady Ridge Road and Hwy 7 W, vacation of
interior lot easements, and a curb cut be set back 100' from Hwy 7.
John Komgiebel, architect for the Crow River Press building addition, said the
building addition will be 12,000 sq. ft. The existing building is 9,000 sq. ft. Additional
parking will be on the west side of the building.
Mr. Marka said there needs to be screening on the north side of the building. This
will be noted on the site plan.
Mr. Westlund moved to close the hearing, seconded by Mr. Haugen the hearing
closed at 5:40 p.m. Mr. Haugen made a motion to recommend approval of the
motion. Seconded by Mr. Westlund the motion carried unanimously.
b) CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENT OF ZONING ORDINANCE SECTION 8.06,
8.07 AND 9 REGARDING DENSITY REQUIREMENTS IN THE R -3 AND R-4
DISTRICTS.
Chairman Wood opened the hearing at 5:41 p.m. with the reading of publication
#5139 as published in The Hutchinson Leader on Thursday, February 5, 1998. The
request is for the purpose of considering an amendment to City Code Chapter 11,
• Zoning Ordinance #464, Sections 8.07 and 9 regarding density requirements in the
R -3 and R-4 Districts.
Ms. Baumetz explained the wording in the zoning ordinance needs to be consistent.
Some wording has been added to both R -3 and R-4 districts.
Mr. Westlund moved to close the hearing, seconded by Mr. Arndt the hearing dosed
at 5:45 p.m. Mr. Westlund made a motion to approve the amendment to Zoning
Ordinance Section 8.06, 8.07 and 9 regarding density requirements in the R -3 and
R-4 Districts. Seconded by Mr. Haugen the motion carried unanimously.
a) CONSIDERATION OF REQUEST BY JBS, INC. TO EXTEND CONSIDERATION
OF "THE MEADOWS" FINAL PLAT FOR SIX MONTHS.
Ms. Baumetz explained there may be some changes in ownership that will be shown
on the plat. JBS has asked for a six -month extension.
Mr. Arndt made a motion to approve the request for extension. Seconded by Mr.
Westlund the motion carried unanimously.
b) CONSIDERATION OF A LOT SPLIT LOCATED NORTH OF THE GOLF COURSE
RD. (JOHNSON PROPERTY) REQUESTED BY JBS, INC.
Ms. Baumetz explained the property split has been recorded at County but the City
was not noted.
Mr. Arndt moved to recommend approval of the request, seconded by Mr. Westlund
the motion carried unanimously.
C) CONSIDERATION OF A LOT SPLIT REQUESTED BY 1ST MINNESOTA •
BANK LOCATED ON SOUTH GRADE RD.
Ms. Baumetz said Mr. Marka and City Engineer Rodeberg have viewed the
site.
Utilities will have to be moved at the 1st Minnesota Bank's expense. An exit drive
from the bank will be located on the southern edge of the property next to the
Developers Diversified property.
Planning Staff recommends approval noting this lot is not a buildable lot.
Mr. Westlund moved to recommend approval of the request, seconded by
Mr. Jones the motion carried unanimously.
d) CONSIDERATION OF A LOT SPLIT REQUESTED BY PAUL BETKER LOCATED
ON HILLCREST RD. IN WALNUT RIDGE PLAT.
Ms. Baumetz explained Paul Betker is building a twin home. The purpose
of the lot split is to separate ownership. The lots will have separate water and sewer
service. The assessments will be split. Planning Staff recommends approval.
There was discussion regarding placing lot splits for twin homes on a consent
agenda. The commissioners would like to handle an item separately if necessary,
but otherwise were in favor of the consent agenda. •
Mr. Arndt moved to recommend approval of the request, seconded by Mr.
Westlund the motion carried unanimously.
e) CONSIDERATION TO BEGIN ANNEXATION OF 153.3 ACRES IN LYNN
• TWP.
Ms. Baumetz explained staff needs consent to go ahead with annexation.
Sixty percent of the property owners and 51 percent of the land area by the property
owner must agree to the annexation.
The airport (287.7 acres) will be included with the annexation. Total acreage to be
annexed will be 441.0 acres.
The city needs to run a sanitary sewer along Century Avenue.
Staff suggests this area be a mixed use and be zoned R -3
Mr. Arndt inquired about the future plans for So. Grade Rd. He said there is a
definite need for sidewalk in the area by the Junior High School.
Mr. Marka said staff will be back next month with information on the improvement
project schedule for this area.
Mr. Arndt moved to recommend approval to begin the process of annexation,
seconded by Mr. Haugen the motion carried unanimously.
f) CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION TO CHANGE THE STREET NAME
OF A PORTION OF LYNN ROAD TO HWY 15 SOUTH.
• Ms. Baumetz explained the properties would keep the same numbers. The
name change area will include the Pizza Hut, Fitzloff, and Backen properties.
Mr. Amdt moved to recommend approval of the consideration of the resolution to
change the street name on a portion of Lynn Rd to Hwy 15 S, seconded by Mr.
Westlund the motion carried unanimously.
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Mr. Westlund moved to reelect the present officers, Dean Wood as Chairman and
Bill Arndt as Vice Chairman, seconded by Mr. Haugen,the motion carried
unanimously.
a) REVIEW OF SECTION 8.18 - 8.19 OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE
Mr. Marka presented the review.
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a) REGISTRATION FOR LAND USE PLANNING WORKSHOPS.
• 7. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 6:35 p.m.
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PUBLISHED IN THE HUTCHINSON LEADER
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10 998
PUBLICATION NO. 5140
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held on Tuesday,
• at the hour of 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber of City Center for the purpose of
reviewing the new tobacco licensing and regulations law that went into effect
Augustl,1997, and to adopt a City tobacco ordinance in conjunction with State
law. The first reading of the ordinance will be held at said hearing.
This hearing will be held by the City Council
of the City of Hutchinson. At such hearing, all persons interested may be heard.
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February 6, 1998
Dated
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FOR YOUR INFORMATION �A�
dba AFNAK
4420 Shoreline Drive • Spring Park, MN 55364 • (612) 471 -7939 • FAX: (612) 471 -7933
RECEIVED
January 20, 1998
Gary Potz
City Administrator
City Center
111 Hassan Street East
Hutchinson I`II4 55 "63
RE: City Cigarette ordinance
Dear Gary:
IAN 2 1` 1998
C!T' OF HUTCH.. . ,N
We own and operate a convenience store in your city under the brand
of TOTAL.
As of today, we have not received a notice of any new ordinance
governing the sale /display of tobacco products, or notice of a
meeting to consider a new ordinance, to take place in 1998. If, A)
you have enacted a new ordinance, or B) now have an ordinance
under consideration, we request that you forward a copy to our
corporate office as listed on this letterhead.
If you are currently formulating a policy which includes penalties
for non- compliance issues, we request that penalties be included
for all three responsible parties: the retailer, the and
the underage purchaser (with the exception of underage individuals
involved in mandated sting operations) . we have reviewed some
proposals with exclude penalties for underage purchasers. We
believe that this sends a wrong message to our youth and encourages
youth to continue frequent attempts to purchase tobacco products.
Thank you for your consideration.
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Since
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Dorothy K.B. Ritz
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ARNOLD, ANDERSON & DOVE
PROFESSIONAL LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP
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DAVID B. ARNOLD'
STEVEN A. ANDERSON
G. BARRY ANDERSON
LAURA K. FRETLAND
PAUL D. DOVE"
JANE VAN VALKENBURG
RICHARD G. McGEE
CATHRYN D. REHER
WALTER P. MICHELS, III
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
101 PARK PLACE
HUTCHINSON. MINNESOTA 55350-2S63
(320) 587 -7 57 5
FAX (320) 587 -4096
RESIDENT ATTORNEY
G. BARRY ANDERSON
ALSO ADMITTED IN TEMAS ANO NEW YORK
Ms. Marilyn Swanson
Hutchinson City Center
111 Hassan Street SE
Hutchinson, Mn. 55350
Re: Tobacco Regulation
Our File No. 3188 - 87001
Dear Marilyn
February 18, 1998
FEB 1 9 1998
CITY OF HUTCHNSON
OF COUNSEL
ARTHUR L. DOTEN
TERRI A. BLOMFELT
5881 CEDAR LAKE ROAD
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55416
(612) 545 -9000
FAX (612) 5451793
FAX (612) 542 -9210
501 SOUTH FOURTH STREET
PRINCETON, MINNESOTA 55371
(61 21 389 -2 214
FAX (612) 389 -5506
I am enclosing for Council consideration the completely revised Chapter of the City Code dealing with
tobacco and tobacco regulation. Originally, this ordinance was scheduled for a public hearing this coming
Tuesday evening and notice to that effect was published in the newspaper. However, in preparing the
ordinance and keeping in mind the provisions of Minn. Stat. §461.19 which requires 'the governing body
. shall take reasonable steps to send notice by mail at least 30 days prior to the meeting' it is my view that
it would make sense to delay the public hearing set for this coming Tuesday to March 24, 1998 at 6:00 pm.
I am enclosing the proposed form of notice which you may use for this purpose. Obviously, Council action
will be required on Tuesday evening rescheduling the public hearing pursuant to my request. I would
recommend that notices be sent this week rescheduling the public hearing for the last meeting in March and
the City Council can ratify the scheduling of the public hearing. Otherwise, an additional two weeks notice
will be required.
I turn now to a substantive discussion of the ordinance. In addition to my request that the public hearing be
rescheduled to March I would also ask that you provide the Council with a copy of the ordinance for their
review and consideration.
I do want to direct the Council's attention to a couple of matters.
First, this ordinance contains a flat prohibition on the self service sale of tobacco and tobacco related
products. This is not a requirement of state law and surprisingly merchants appear split on this question.
Some favor the flat prohibition because of inventory control problems (translated Into English, shoplifting)
and others prefer to allow the present arrangement to continue. This is a policy decision the Council will
need to make.
Second, I draw to your attention the provision regarding vending machines. Hutchinson was among the first
jurisdictions to adopt a prohibition on vending machine sales except in lunchrooms not occupied by persons
under the age of 18. 1 have retained that language from the original ordinance since it appears consistent
with state law which permits vending machines only in areas where persons under the age of 18 are not
permitted. Since the City's ordinance was adopted in 1989, it is my impression that most of our local
employers have adopted a prohibition on smoking anywhere in their facilities and perhaps a flat ban on
• vending machine sales anywhere in the community might be worth considering
'CERTIFIED AS A CIVIL TRIAL SPECIALIST BY THE MINNESOTA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION
��CERTIFIED AS A REAL PROPERTY LAW SPECIALIST BY THE MINNESOTA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION
Ms. Marilyn Swanson
February 18, 1998
page 2
By way of background 1 am providing to the Council some promotional literature received from those who
favor increased tobacco regulation which may be on interest to the Council.
Thank you for your time and attention to these matters.
Best regr — -
Very trul,
G. Barry
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Tobacco Facts
Tobacco V5e in the V.S.
In 1988, the U.S. Surgeon General reported that cigarettes are addictive by the same scientific
standards that apply to illicit drugs. Nicotine has been found to be as addictive as heroin,
cocaine and alcohol. (MDH and the American Academy of Pediatrics)
Tobacco use is the single leading preventable cause of death in the U.S. It kills more than
400,000 people in the U.S. each year (that's 1,100 Americans each day or one every 75
seconds) —more people than AIDS car crashes, alcohol, homicides, illegal drugs, suicides, and
fires, combined. (Coalition on Smoking OR Health, 2/95. American Academy of Pediatrics)
Children and Tobacco
In the U.S. today, an estimated 4.5 million
children and adolescents smoke. Tobacco use
among female adolescents remains higher than
among male adolescents.
One out of three adolescents in the U. S. is using tobacco by the age of 18.
Approximately one out of three of these young people will die prematurely as a result.
More than 3,000 young people become regular smokers each day in the U.S.
The average teen -age smoker begins to smoke at age 14 %z and becomes a daily smoker before
age 18. Each year, another one million young people become regular smokers.
89% of people who try a cigarette will do so by age 18. 71% of people who ever smoke were
smoking daily by age 18.
Cigarette smoking is increasingly common in younger children. In 1990, the average age of a
child who tried cigarettes was 11.6 years.
The smoking prevalence in Minnesota for 12 graders is 39% and for adults is 22%
In McLeod County, the weekly cigarette use for 6 graders is 5 %, for 9 graders is 14% and
for 12' graders is 26 %. The weekly tobacco use (includes all types of tobacco) for 6h graders is
5 %, for 9 graders is 16% and for 12 graders is 32 %.
Among smokers ages 12 to 17 years, 70% already regret their decision to smoke and 66% say
that they want to quit.
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Approximately three- quarters of young people who use tobacco products daily report that they
use it because they find "it's really hard to quit." Among high school seniors, 73% who think
they won't be smoking in five years still are. (American Academy of Pediatrics)
The younger a child is when he or she starts using tobacco products, the more likely
the child is to become addicted to nicotine /cigarettes. According to one study, 67% of
children who initiated smoking in the sixth grade became regular adult smokers, while
only 46% of teenagers who siarted smoking in the eleventh grade became regular adult
smokers.
More than 90% of young people, who use tobacco daily, experience at least one
symptom of withdrawal.
Self- Service
One study found that 67% of teen - agers, whose mean age was 15 years, were asked no
questions when they attempted to purchase cigarettes.
A study by the National Academy of Sciences Institute of Medicine found that over
40% of grade school students who smoked daily shoplifted cigarettes, at some time,
from self - service displays.
Smokeless tobacco •
Many young people think smokeless tobacco is safer than smoking cigarettes. But, because the
tobacco is in the mouth for minutes at a time, more harmful chemicals can enter your body than
when you smoke.
In 1970, young men ages 17 -19 used spit tobacco the least of any age group. Today, usage by
men of these ages is the highest of any age group, with one million adolescent boys currently
using spit tobacco, according to Health and Human Services.
More than one in ten high school students (11.4 %) had used smokeless tobacco during the 30
days prior to responding to a 1995 survey. State prevalence varied from 3% to 25 %.
Nearly one in five male students (19.7 1 /6) had used smokeless tobacco during the
thirty days before the survey was conducted.
Among high school seniors who ever used smokeless tobacco, almost three- fourths
began in ninth grade.
Leukoplakia —a disease of the mouth characterized by white patches and oral
lesions on the cheeks, gums and/or tongue —which can lead to oral cancer, occurs
in over half of smokeless tobacco users in the first three years of use. Studies have
found that 60-78% of smokeless tobacco users have oral lesions. Only one -half of
individuals affected by oral cancer will be alive 5 years after diagnosis. The risk
of developing oral cancer for long -term spit tobacco users is 50 times greater than
for non - users.
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• The Cost ofTobacco Use
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Estimated health costs for smoking- attributable diseases, including costs of
y hospitals, physicians and health care professionals, nursing homes, and
®� medications, based on 1995 costs, were more than $513 million in 1995.
Cigarettes cost the American public more than $100 billion each year in
health care costs and lost productivity. (Coalition on Smoking OR Health).
In 1995, the economic cost of smoking in Minnesota amounted to an estimated $1.3 billion. This
estimate can be broken down to: approximately 40% for medical care costs provided for
tobacco - related diseases and injuries and approximately 60% for present value of lost
productivity due to illness, injury or premature death from smoking attributable causes. These
costs are borne by society. Other emotional and social costs associated with tobacco - related
diseases are not included in this estimate.
If the 1995 cost estimate was spread out equally among the entire population of Minnesota, the
county's cost would be approximately: (using this formula: Estimated 1995 McLeod County
Population x Estimated 1995 per capita cost of smoking in Minnesota ($277) = Estimated 1995
Cost Smoking
33,803 McLeod County Residents x $277 = $9,363,431
Sources: The Minnesota Department of Health, Coalition on Smoking OR Health, 2/95, American
Cancer Society, American Lung Association of Minnesota.
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Self- Service Tobacco
CLERK ASSISTED: Ban all tobacco sales from self - service displays,
including vending machiff'es.
A provision to prohibit self - service of tobacco products would mean
that the product would be stored behind the counter and dispensed
by a clerk. This measure makes tobacco products much less accessible
to teens. Tobacco, like alcohol and prescription drugs, is a controlled
substance and should be marketed in a similar way.
Clerk assisted sales increase the likelihood that identification will be
checked.
Teens say that they are less likely to attempt a purchase of tobacco if
they have to ask a clerk for it and research confirms this.
Tobacco products in self - service displays are among the most
frequently shoplifted items for the following reasons:
- It is illegal for minors to purchase
- It is expensive
- It is easily pocketed
- It is very difficult to apply standard anti - shoplifting devices to
tobacco because the cellophane wrapper can be easily
removed
Merchants state that shoplifting is the number one problem in many
businesses. Putting tobacco behind a counter eliminates customer
theft.
Slotting or display fees, the practice of paying retailers for specific shelf
space, provide a strong incentive for retailers to keep tobacco
products as a self -serve item. Slotting fees are negotiable and it is
possible to maintain the same fee for displaying another advertising
item such as a clock.
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Subd.1. Purpose and Preamble. The City recognizes that many persons under the age
of 18 years purchase or otherwise obtain, posses and use tobacco, tobacco products and tobacco
related devices and such sales, possessions and use are violations of both State and Federal laws; and
because studies have shown that most smokers begin smoking before they have reached the age of
eighteen (18) years and that those persons who reach the age of eighteen (18) years without having
started smoking are significantly less likely to begin smoking; and because smoking has been shown
to be the cause of several serious health problems which subsequently place a financial burden on all
levels of government; this ordinance shall be intended to regulate the sale, possession, and use of
tobacco, tobacco products, and tobacco- related devices for the purpose of enforcing and furthering
existing laws, to protect mirrors against the serious effects associated with the illegal use of tobacco,
tobacco products and tobacco - related devices, and to further the official public policy of the State
of Minnesota in regard to preventing young people from starting to smoke.
Subd. 2. Definitions and Interpretations. Except as may otherwise be provided or
clearly implied by context, all terms shall be given their commonly accepted definitions. The singular
shall include the plural and the plural shall include the singular. The masculine shall include the
feminine and neuter, and vice- versa. The term "shall" means mandatory and the term "may" means
permissive. The following terms shall have the definitions given to them:
A. Tobacco or Tobacco products. "Tobacco" or "Tobacco products" shall mean
• any substance or item containing tobacco leaf; including but not limited to, cigarettes; cigars; pipe
tobacco; snuff; fine cut or other chewing tobacco; cheroots; stogies; perique; granulated, plug cut,
crimp art, ready - rubbed, and other smoking tobacco; snuff flowers; Cavendish; shorts; plug and twist
tobaccos; dipping tobaccos; refuse scraps, clippings, cuttings and sweepings of tobacco; and other
kinds and forms of tobacco leaf prepared in such manner as to be suitable for chewing, sniffing or
smoking.
B. Tobacco- related devices. "Tobacco- related devices" shall mean any tobacco
product as well as a pipe, rolling papers or other device intentionally designed or intended to be used
in a manner which enables the chewing, sniffing or smoking of tobacco or tobacco products.
C. Self - Service Merchandising. "Self- Service Merchandising" shall mean open
displays of tobacco, tobacco products or tobacco- related devices in any manner where any person
may have access to the tobacco, tobacco products or tobacco - related devices, without the assistance
or intervention of the licensee or the licensee's employee. The assistance or intervention shall entail
the actual physical exchange of the tobacco, tobacco product or tobacco - related device between the
customer and the licensee or employee. Self -service merchandising shall not include vending
machines.
D. Vending Machine. "Vending Machine" shall mean any mechanical, electric or
electronic or other type of device which dispenses tobacco, tobacco products or tobacco - related
devices upon the insertion of money, tokens or other form of payment directly into the machine by
• the person seeking to purchase the tobacco, tobacco product or tobacco - related device.
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E. Individually Packaged. "Individually packaged" shall mean the practice of selling •
any tobacco or tobacco product wrapped individually for sale. Individually wrapped tobacco and
tobacco products shall include, but not be limited to, single cigarette packs, single bags or cans of
loose tobacco in any form, and single cans or other packaging of snuff or chewing tobacco. Cartons
or other packaging containing more than a single pack or other container as described in this
subdivision shall not be considered individually packaged.
F. Loosies. "L.00sies" shall mean the common term used to refer to a single or
individually packaged cigarette.
G. Minor. "Minor" shall mean any natural person who has not yet reached the age
of eighteen (18) years.
H. Retail Establishment. "Retail Establishment" shall mean any place of business
where tobacco, tobacco products or tobacco- related devices are available for sale to the general
public. Retail establishments shall include, but not be limited to, grocery stores, convenience stores,
restaurants, bars and liquor outlets.
I. Movable Place of Business. "Movable Place of Business" shall refer to any form
Of business operated out of a truck, van, automobile or other type of vehicle or transportable shelter
and not a fixed address store front or other permanent type of structure authorized for sales
transactions.
J. Sale. A "sale" shall mean any transfer of goods for money, trade, barter or other is
consideration.
K. Compliance Checks. "Compliance Checks" shall mean the system the City uses
to investigate and ensure that those authorized to sell tobacco, tobacco products and tobacco - related
devices are following and complying with the requirements of this ordinance. Compliance checks
shall involve the use of minors as authorized by this ordinance. Compliance checks shall also mean
the use of minors who attempt to purchase tobacco, tobacco products or tobacco - related devices for
educational, research and training purposes as authorized by State and Federal laws. Compliance
checks may also be conducted by other units of government for the purpose of enforcing appropriate
Federal, State or local laws and regulations relating to tobacco, tobacco products and tobacco- related
devices.
Subd. 3. License.
A. Prohibition. No person shall sell or offer to sell any tobacco, tobacco products
or tobacco- related device without first having obtained a license to do so from the City.
B. Application. An application for a license to sell tobacco, tobacco products or
tobacco- related devices shall be made on a form provided by the City. The application shall contain
the full name of the applicant, the applicant's residential and business addresses and telephone
numbers, the name of the business for which the license is sought, and any additional information the •
city deems necessary. Upon receipt of a completed application, the City shall determine whether the
applicant is eligible for a license and then forward the application to the City Council for action at its
• next regularly scheduled Council meeting. If the City shall determine that an application is
incomplete, they shall return the application to the applicant with notice of the information necessary
to make the application complete.
C. Action. The City Council may either approve or deny the license, or it may delay
action for such reasonable period of time as necessary to complete any investigation of the application
or the applicant it deems necessary. If the City Council shall approve the license, the City shall issue
the license to the applicant. If the City Council denies the license, notice of the denial shall be given
to the applicant along with notice of the applicant's right to appeal the decision.
D. Term. The term of all licenses issued hereunder shall be from February 1 to the
following January 31 or any part thereof.
E. Revocation or Suspension. Any license issued under this ordinance may be
revoked or suspended as provided in the Violations and Penalties section of this ordinance.
F. Transfers. All licenses issued under this ordinance shall be valid only on the
premises for which the license was issued and only for the person to whom the license was issued.
No transfer of any license to another location or person shall be valid without the prior approval of
the City Council.
• G. Moveable Place of Business. No license shall be issued to a movable place of
business. Only fixed location business shall be eligible to be licensed under this ordinance.
H. Display. All licenses shall be posted and displayed in plain view of the general
public on the licensed premises.
I. Renewals. The renewal of a licensed issued under this section shall be handled
in the same manner as the original application. The request for a renewal shall be made at least
twenty (20) days but no more than sixty (60) days before the expiration of the current license. The
issuance of a license issued under this ordinance shall be considered a privilege and not an absolute
right of the applicant and shall not entitle the holder to an automatic renewal of the license.
Subd. 4. Fees. No license shall be issued under this ordinance until the appropriate license
fee shall be paid in full as specified by resolution as adopted by the City Council.
Subd. 5. Basis for Denial of License. The following shall be grounds for denying the
issuance or renewal of a license under this ordinance; however, except as may otherwise be provided
bylaw, the existence of any particular ground for denial does not mean that the City must deny the
license. If a license is mistakenly issued or renewed to a person, it shall be revoked upon the
discovery that the person was ineligible for the license under this Section:
A. The applicant is under the age of eighteen (18) years.
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B. The applicant has been convicted within the past five (5) years of any violation •
of a Federal, State or local law, ordinance provision or other regulation relating to tobacco or tobacco
products or tobacco - related devices.
C. The applicant has had a license to sell tobacco, tobacco products or tobacco -
related devices revoked within the preceding twelve (12) months of the date of application.
D. The applicant fails to provide any information required on the application, or
provides false or misleading information.
E. The applicant is prohibited by Federal, State or local law, ordinance or other
regulation, from holding such a license.
Subd. 6. Prohibited Sales. It shall be a violation of this ordinance for any person to sell
or offer to sell any tobacco, tobacco product or tobacco- related device:
A To any person under the age of eighteen (18) years.
B. By means of any type of vending machine, except as may otherwise be provided
in this ordinance.
C. By means of self - service methods whereby the customer does not need to make
a verbal or written request to an employee of the licensed premise in order to receive the tobacco,
tobacco product or tobacco- related device and whereby there is not a physical exchange of the •
tobacco, tobacco product or tobacco- related device between the licensee or the licensee's employee
and the customer.
D. By means of loosies as defined in Subdivision 2 of this ordinance.
E. Containing opium, morphine, jimson weed, bella donna, strychnos, cocaine,
marijuana or other deleterious, hallucinogenic, toxic or controlled substances except nicotine and
other substances found naturally in tobacco or added as part of an otherwise lawful manufacturing
process.
F. By any other means, to any other person, on in any other manner or form
prohibited by Federal, State or local law, ordinance provision or other regulation.
Subd. 7. Vending Machines. It shall be unlawful for a person licensed under this
ordinance to allow the sale of tobacco, tobacco products or tobacco- related devices by the means of
a vending machine. This prohibition shall not extend to lunchroom facilities available only to
employees of a business and where said lunchroom facilities are not normally available to persons
under the age of eighteen (18) years.
Source: Ordinance No. 89 -14
Effective: June 1, 1990 •
Codifier's Note: Section 6.21 was repealed by action of the City Council in
adopting a new tobacco regulation ordinance. The language above dealing with
vending machines in lunchrooms was retained from prior Section 6.21, Subd. 4.
Subd. 8. Self- Service Sales. It shall be unlawful for a licensee under this ordinance to
allow the sale of tobacco, tobacco products or tobacco-related devices by any mean s whereby the
customer may have access to such items without having to request the item from the licensee or the
licensee's employee and whereby there is not physical exchange of the tobacco, tobacco product or
tobacco - related device between the licensee or his or her clerk and the customer. All tobacco,
tobacco products and tobacco - related devices shall either be stored behind a counter or other area
not freely accessible to customers. Any retailer selling tobacco, tobacco products or tobacco - related
devices at the time this ordinance is adopted shall comply with this Subdivision within sixty (60) days.
Subd. 9. Responsibility. All licensees under this ordinance shall be responsible for the
actions of their employees in regard to the sale of tobacco, tobacco products or tobacco - related
devices on the licensed premises, and the sale of such an item by an employee shall be considered a
sale by the license holder. Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting the City from also
subjecting the clerk to whatever penalties are appropriate under this ordinance, State or Federal law
or other applicable law or regulation.
Subd. 10. Compliance Checks and Inspections.
A. All licensed premises shall be open to inspection by the local law enforcement
• agencies or other authorized City official during business hours. From time to time, but at least once
per year, the City shall conduct compliance checks by engaging, with the written consent of their
parents or guardians, minors over the age of fifteen (15) but less than eighteen (I8) years, to enter
the licensed premises to attempt to purchase tobacco, tobacco products or tobacco- related devices.
Mnors used for the purposes of compliance checks shall not be guilty of the unlawful purchase or
attempted purchase, nor the unlawful possession of tobacco, tobacco products or tobacco - related
devices when such items are obtained or attempted to be obtained as a part of the compliance check.
No minor used in compliance checks shall attempt to use a false identification misrepresenting the
minor's age and all minors lawfully engaged in a compliance check shall answer all questions about
the minor's age asked by the licensee or his or her employee and shall produce any identification, if
any exists, for which he or she is asked. Nothing in this Subdivision shall prohibit compliance checks
authorized by State or Federal laws for education, research or training purposes or required for the
enforcement of a particular State or Federal law.
B. Conducting compliance checks shall be the responsibility of the City or County
officials, where appropriate. For all compliance checks, the supervising adult shall be a licensed peace
officer. All minor participants shall receive training prior to engaging in compliance check activities.
Transportation shall be provided by the supervising adult or other adult employee of the City as
designated by the police department. Participating minors shall be considered "volunteers" subject
to receipt of a per diem payment in an amount established for other City boards and commissions.
Subd. 11. Other Illegal Acts. Unless otherwise provided, the following acts shall be a
• violation of this ordinance.
A. Illegal Sales. It shall be a violation of this ordinance for any person to sell, give
or otherwise provide any tobacco, tobacco product or tobacco - related device to any minor.
B. Illegal Possession. It shall be a violation of this ordinance for any minor to have
in his or her possession any tobacco, tobacco product or tobacco - related device. This section shall
not apply to minors lawfully involved in a compliance check.
C. Illegal Use. It shall be a violation of this ordinance for any minor to smoke,
chew, sniff or otherwise use any tobacco, tobacco product or tobacco - related device.
D. Illegal Procurement. It shall be a violation of this ordinance for any minor to
purchase or attempt to purchase or otherwise obtain any tobacco, tobacco product or tobacco - related
device and it shall be a violation of this ordinance for any person to purchase or otherwise obtain such
items on behalf of a minor. It shall further be a violation for any person to coerce or attempt to
coerce a minor to illegally purchase or otherwise obtain or use any tobacco, tobacco product or
tobacco - related device. This section shall not apply to minors lawfully involved in a compliance
check.
E. Use of False Identification. It shall be a violation of this ordinance for any minor
to attempt to disguise his or her true age by the use of a false form of identification, whether the
identification is that of another person or one on which the age of the person has been modified or
tampered with to represent an age older than the actual age of the person.
Subd. 12. Violations. .
A. Notice. Upon discovery of a suspected violation, the alleged violator shall be
issued, either personally or by mail, a citation that sets forth the alleged violation and which shall
inform the alleged violator of his or her right to be heard on the accusation.
B. Hearings. If a person accused of violating this ordinance so requests, a hearing
shall be scheduled, the time and place of which shall be published and provided to the accused
violator.
C. Hearing Officer/Panel. The City Attorney's office or its designee is hereby
appointed as the Hearing Officer.
D. Decision. If the Hearing Officer determines that a violation of this ordinance did
occur, that decision, along with the Hearing Officer's reasons for finding a violation and the penalty
to be imposed under Subdivision 13 of this ordinance, shall be recorded in writing, a copy of which
shall be provided to the accused violator. Likewise, if the Hearing Officer finds that no violation
occurred or finds grounds for not imposing any penalty, such findings shall be recorded and a copy
provided to the acquitted accused violator.
E. Appeals. Appeals of any decision made by the Hearing Officer shall be filed in
the District Court having jurisdiction of the City. 1 •
F. Misdemeanor Prosecution. Nothing in this Subdivision shall prohibit the City
from seeking prosecution as a misdemeanor for any alleged violation of this ordinance. If the City
elects to seek misdemeanor prosecution, no administrative penalty shall be imposed.
G. Continued Violation. Each violation, and every day in which a violation occurs
or continues, shall constitute a separate offense.
Subd. 13. Penalties.
A Licensees. Any licensee found to have violated this ordinance, or whose
employee shall have violated this ordinance, shall be charged an administrative fine of $75.00 for a
first violation of this ordinance; $200.00 for a second offense at the same licensed premises within
a twenty -four (24) month period; and $250.00 for a third or subsequent offense at the same location
within a twenty-four (24) month period. In addition, after the third offense, the license shall be
suspended for not less than seven (7) days.
B. Other Individuals. Other individuals, other than minors regulated by Section C
of this Subdivision, found to be in violation of this ordinance shall be charged an administrative fee
of $50.00.
C. Minors. Minors found in unlawful possession o1; or who unlawfully purchase
or attempt to purchase, tobacco, tobacco products or tobacco- related devices, shall be if a first time
offense, referred to a diversion program operated by appropriate City officials or, if a second or
• subsequent offense, be petitioned or ticketed into juvenile court as a petty offender and receive such
disposition as is authorized by law and appropriate for petty offenders.
D. Misdemeanor. Nothing in this Subdivision shall prohibit the City from seeking
prosecution as a misdemeanor for any violation of this ordinance.
Subd 14. Exceptions and Defenses. Nothing in this ordinance shall prevent the providing
of tobacco, tobacco products or tobacco- related devices to a minor as part of a lawfully recognized
religious, spiritual or cultural ceremony. It shall be an affirmative defense to the violation of this
ordinance for a person to have reasonably relied on proof of age as described by State law.
Subd 15. Severability and Savings Clause. If any section or portion of this ordinance
shall be found unconstitutional or otherwise invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent
jurisdiction, that finding shall not service as an invalidation or effect the validity and enforceability of
any other Subdivision or provision of this ordinance.
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MEMORANDUM
February 19, 1998
To: Mayor & City Council
G. Barry Anderson, City Attorney
From: Marilyn J. Swanson, Administrative Secretary
In order to comply with the provisions of MN Statute 461.19, today I mailed 32 copies of the
"Notice of Intent to Adopt A Tobacco Ordinance" to all cigarette license holders and corporate
offices of local businesses. See the attached notice.
Said notice for public hearing was also sent to the Hutchinson Leader for publication in the editions
of February 24, 1998 and March 10, 1998 to announce the March 10, 1998 public hearing.
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NOTICE OF INTENT TO ADOPT A TOBACCO ORDINANCE
Please take notice that a public hearing before the City Council for the City of Hutchinson will be held
on the 24 day of March, 1998 at 8:00 pm or as soon thereafter as said public hearing can be held, to
consider the adoption of a tobacco ordinance. The public hearing shall be held at the Council Chambers In
the Hutchinson City Center, 111 Hassan Street SE, Hutchinson, MN. The proposed ordinance is enacted
pursuant to the requirements of Minn. Stat. §144.391 and contains provisions relating to the licensing of
vendors of tobacco products in the City of Hutchinson and also contains provisions that regulate the display
of tobacco products, the prohibition of the sale of tobacco products to certain groups and penalties therefore
and further establishes fees for licenses and prohibits the self service sale of tobacco, among other
provisions. Said ordinance also contains compliance checks and inspections of licensed premises.
Dated: February 19, 1 998
Attest:
Gar". Plotz, C Administrator
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Marlin T erso ,Mayor
A copy of the proposed tobacco ordinance can be obtained by contacting:
City Center
111 Hassan Street SE
Marilyn J. Swanson
Hutchinson, MN 55350
Phone: 320 - 234 -4202
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PUBLISHED IN THE HUTCHINSON LEADER
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1998 AND
TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1998
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PUBLICATION NO. 5143
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE OF INTENT TO ADOPT A TOBACCO ORDINANCE
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Please take notice that a pudic hearing before the City Council for the City of Hutchinson will be held
on the 24' day of March, 1998 at 8:00 pm or as soon thereafter as said pudic hearing can be held, to
considerthe adoption of a tobacco ordinance. The pudic hearing shall be held at the Council Chambers in
the Hutchinson City Center, 111 Hassan Street SE, Hutchinson, MN. The proposed ordinance is enacted
pursuant to the requirements of Minn. Stat. §144.391 and contains provisions relating to the licensing of
vendors of tobacco products in the City of Hutchinson and also contains provisions that regulate the display
of tobacco products, the prohibition of the sale of tobacco products to certain groups and penalties therefore
and further establishes fees for licenses and prohibits the self service sale of tobacco, among other
provisions. Said ordinance also contains compliance checks and inspections of licensed premises.
Dated: February 19, 1 998
Marlin T erso ,Mayor
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Attest:
Ga . Plotz, C' Administrator
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Hal KirchoH
�UNTY ASSESSOR
Office of
McLeod County Assessor
Court House
830 11th Street East - Suite 112
Glencoe, Minnesota 55336
TELEPHONE
320 -864 -1254
FAX
320 -864 -1295
February 11, 1998
CLERK OF CITY OR TOWNSHIP:
FEB 1 21998
CITY ut= hUI UdiNSON
Enclosed is the notice of time set for the meeting of
your local board of review. Also enclosed are the necessary notice
blanks which must be posted and published at least 10 days prior to
the date of the meeting
If this meeting date and time set for your jurisdiction
conflicts in some way, please let this office know at once so that
a new date may be set. This is important because all "Notices of
Assessment and Equalization" forms that are mailed to the taxpayers
will include the meeting date and time on them. A review date
change cannot be made after the notices are mailed out. Your
cooperation in this matter will be appreciated.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Hal Kirchoff tj��
County Assessor
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OFFICE OF COUNTY ASSESSOR
TO THE CLERK OF THE C —OF f Y ITT G k Vt son
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the L'tk day of 0 u
at 3 L o'clock �- M., has been fixed as the date for the meeting of the Board of Re+rie+v
ISrke ow anal
'Equalizatior> —in your for said year. This meeting should be held in your office as provided by law.
Pursuant to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes Section 274.03, you are required to give notice of said meeting
by publication and posting, not later than ten days prior to the date of said meeting.
Given under my hand this I 1 "Fik day of Fel V 0. r - ,19-2s
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Finance Department
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SUBJECT, INVESTMENT AUTHORIZATION
We have had another call on the city's long term investment.
To reinvest in longer term funds please approve purchase of the
following securities.
$500,000 Fed National Mortgage Assn. 6.13%
(Solomon Smith Barney) ( 1 year call option)
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ARNOLD, ANDERSON & DOVE
PROFESSIONAL LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
DAVID B. ARNOLD'
101 PARK PLACE
HUTCHINSON. MINNESOTA 55350 -2563
STEVEN A. ANDERSON
G. BARRY ANDERSON
LAURA K. FRETLAND
PAULD.DOVE
JANE VAN VALKENSURG
RICHARD G. McGEE
CATHRYN D. REHER
WALTER P. MICHELS, III
'Ai-50 ADMITTEO IN TC ANO MEW YORl
Mr. Gary D. Plotz
Hutchinson City Center
111 Hassan Street SE
Hutchinson, Mn. 55350
(320) 587 -7575
FAX (320) 587 -4096
RESIDENT ATTORNEY
G. BARRY ANDERSON
February 18, 1998
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OF COUNSEL
ARTHUR L. DOTEN
TERRI A. BLOMFELT
5661 CEDAR LAKE ROAD
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55416
161 2) 545 -9000
FAX (612) 545 -1793
FAX (612) 5429210
501 SOUTH FOURTH STREET
PRINCETON, MINNESOTA 55371
16121309 -2214
FAX (6 121 389 -5506
Re: Triax Cablevision
Our File No. 324492054
Dear Gary:
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I am enclosing herewith for your information a copy of the most recent correspondence I received from
counsel Bremer regarding Triax issues. I also want to bring the Council up to date on my discussions with
Tom Creighton who has represented the City on cable television franchise issues. In discussing the matter
with his partner, Bob Vose, the conclusion that he and I jointly reached is that it probably made sense for the
City of Hutchinson to adopt some customer service standards. It is no secret that Triax's inability to serve
customers in the Hutchinson area adequately is a company wide problem and is not restricted to the
Hutchinson area. Mr. Vose is presently representing other communities with similar concerns and can put
together appropriate standards for the City to adopt relatively economically. Mr. Vose indicated tome that
he would be willing to undertake this effort with a not to exceed figure of $1,000 and he frankly thought it
could be done for something In the neighborhood of $500.
I write to you today to request that this matter be laced on the Cl! Council agenda for the ose ot
retaining Bernick & Lifson for the purpose of drafting custom service standards for cab television issues.
I would strongly suggest that this be on the next City Council agenda.
If you have any questions or problems in connection with any of the foregoing, you certainly should feel free
to contact me.
Thank you. Best regards.
Very truly yours,
ARNOLD, ANDERSON & DOVE, PLLP
G. Barry Anderso
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cc: Tom Creighton
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CERTIFIED AS A CIVIL TRIAL SPECIALIST BY THE MINNESOTA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION
— CERTIFIED AS A REAL PROPERTY LAW SPECIALIST BY THE MINNESOTA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION
ARNOLD, ANDERSON & DOVE
PROFESSIONAL LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP
DAVID B. ARNOLD
STEVEN A. ANDERSON
G. BARRY ANDERSON
LAURA K. FRETLAND
PAUL D. DOVE
JANE VAN VALKENBURG
RICHARD G. McGEE
CATHRYN D. REHER
WALTER P. MICHELS, III
ALSO AD,.IITTEO IN rE% 5 ^ND NEW YORK
W. Jane E. Bremer
Larkin, Hoffman, Daly & Lindgren, Ltd.
1500 Norwest Financial Center
7900 Xerxes Avenue S.
Bloomington, Mn. 55431 -1194
Re: Triax Cablevision
Our File No. 3244 -92054
Dear Jane:
RESIDENT ATTORNEY
G. BARRY ANDERSON
February 16, 1998
OF COUNSEL
ARTHUR L. OOTEN
TERRI A. SLOMFELT
5651 CEDAR LAKE ROAD
MINNEAPOLIS. MINNESOTA 55416
(612) 545 -9000
FAX 4612) 545 -1793
FAX (612) 542 -9210
501 SOUTH FOURTH STREET
PRINCETON, MINNESOTA 55371
16121 389 -2214
FAX (612) 3895506
Thank you for your letter of February 11, 1998. Your letter references the need for facts. I am prepared to
testify that I have now been a victim of Triax's inability to handle its drop box responsibilities. Even though my
check was deposited in the drop box over a week prior to the due date on my invoice I have received billing from
Triax Indicating that I am delinquent and that they are going to be assessing a $5.00 processing fee. I have
immediately corresponded with them directly on that issue and I presume they will delete the processing fee.
The point here, however, is not my own personal situation but rather the fact that I now have direct confirmation
that what I receive as a fairly constant complaint is in fact occurring.
If my language with respect to nondelivery of service by Triax is more colorful than the circumstances require
please consider an apology extended; I must tell you, however, that we continue to receive complaints on a
regular basis about the same issues and from my perspective I see no evidence that Triax is committed to
customer service. The same concerns continually pop up; inability to contact someone by telephone at Triax,
long periods of time on hold, no answer at all, improper billing credit and so forth.
I will say, to the credit of your client, that when our office has raised specific concerns the indication that I have
had is that Triax has responded.
I do anticipate this customer service issue is going to be a matter discussed in greater detail by the City Council.
Thank you. Best regards.
Very truly yours,
ARNOLD, ANDERSON & DOVE, PLLP
G. Barry Anderson
GBA:jm
cc: Tom Creighton
Gary D. Plotz
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ATTORNEYS AT LAW
101 PARK PLACE
HUTCHINSON, MINNESOTA 55350 -2563
(320) 567 -7575
FAX (320) 587 -4096
'CERTIFIED AS A CIVIL TRIAL SPECIALIST BY THE MINNESOTA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION ` Y—e ,
"CERTIFIED AS A REAL PROPERTY LAW SPECIALIST BY THE MINNESOTA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION
LARKIN, HOFFMAN, DALY & LINDGREN, LTD.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Jane E. Bremer
DIR. DIAL (812) 098-3297
E -MAIL jbremerQIhdI.c
1500 NORWEST FINANCIAL CENTER
7900 XERXES AVENUE SOUTH
BLOOMINGTON, MINNESOTA 55431 -1194
TELEPHONE (812) 835 -3800
FAX (812) 89&3333
February 11, 1998
Mr. G. Barry Anderson
Arnold, Anderson & Dove, PLLP
101 Park Place
Hutchinson MN 55350 -2563
Re: Triax Cable Television Franchise in Hutchinson
Dear Barry:
We are in response to your letter of January 22, 1998, regarding the "pick -up" of subscriber deposits
from Triax's drop boxes in Hutchinson. Triax is as concerned as you and the Hutchinson subscribers
that the Triax technicians are maintaining the required pick -up schedule as they have been instructed.
To that end, Triax has tracked the dates of deposit pick -ups for all drop box locations in Minnesota with
special attention to the time period surrounding billing cut -off dates.
• In general, all drop box payments are picked -up and processed two to three times a week. In addition,
all payments from these locations are picked -up after the billing due date and are processed prior to the
statement cut -off. As a result, customers who receive a late charge have already been given a grace
period beyond when their payment is due, or do not make a full payment on their account balance, and
are therefore legitimately assessed a late fee.
Below are the results of the deposit pick -ups during the period January 5 through January 19, 1998:
Week
of January 5
Payments
picked -up
3 times, total of 308 received
Week
of January 12
Payments
picked -up
3 times, total of 167 received
Week
of January 19
Payments
picked -up
5 times, total of 164 received
As you alluded to in your letter, because the provision of a drop box was a sensitive issue in the renewal,
Triax is firmly committed to working with the Hutchinson subscribers on making the drop -boxes a
convenient and efficient alternative to a local office. Triax has, in fact, found that the use of drop -boxes
has been a convenient method of payment for the subscribers and an efficient method for collection of
fees for Triax. Triax representatives instruct subscribers that if they are not satisfied with the processing
of their payments using a drop -box, that as an alternative, they can mail their payments to the return
address on the billing statement or to the Waseca office.
If there are problems with the drop box pick -ups, we will need more specific and detailed information
regarding the subscribers that claim their payments have not been processed timely. However, we
• maintain that Triax is and has been keeping all commitments to the Hutchinson subscribers.
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LARKIN, HOFFMAN, DALY & LINDGREN, LTD.
Mr. G. Barry Anderson
February 11, 1998
Finally, it is unnecessary to punctuate your inquiries with pejorative statements about my client's
intentions and qualifications. Normally, facts are required to draw conclusions and it would be most
appreciated if your office would exercise a bit more discipline in this regard.
Thank you for your consideration.
Bremer, for
N, HOFFMAN, DALY & LINDGREN, Ltd.
cc: Ric Hanson
Paul Pecora
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NUTCHNWK Y" 553 0 FEB 19 M
CITY OF HUTCHiNSON
To: City of Hutchinson
City Council-
We, ( }body & Doris Lamprecht) of the Bavarian Maus Restaurant,
would like to host a special German event, a Bavarian Oktoberfest: We request the
usage of the new parking lot behind our restaurant - this would not be the whole area,
but,an area directly behind our building and to the west end of the lot. This would
nave to be discussed with city officials . to determine the size needed. The date of
this event would be Sentember 19, 1998. In Germany this event starts on Septamber 18,
1998.
We would have questions pertairiag to policing, fencing in of area, minni -Bifs
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needed, etc. Also, the serving of 11 3erman beers ".
I talked to Barry Anderson on this matter, and he helped me out with some info on
this matter. We would appreciate your consideration on this special event! We, as
always will handel this occassion in a orderly and proffe way!
Tn give you an' idea of what we have planned, here are a few of the things:
We have contacted a special singing,dancing and accordian and tuba playing group
called the "Bavarian Snzian" a group out of the Twin Citys.
We will have German beers, Hacker- 'schorr Octoberfest, August Schell Octoberfest, and
hacker - Pschorr ndellhell, plus the 1919 Roct Beer.
Brats made by Langs Meat Market and our own special sauerkraut, Bavarian pretzels
Last but not least, we have also contacted a lady ( Lynn Severson) of Hacker- Pschorr
and Paulaner International. She said that she will help us plan and set up our
"Oktoberfest" !
Thank You!
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Hutchinson Citv Center
111 Hassan Street SE
Hatchlnson. NIN 5 5350- 252 2
320-587- 5151/Fax 320 - 2344240
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TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: John P. Rodeberg, Director of Engineering/Public Works
RE: Consideration of 1998 Trunk Assessment & Project Expense Rates
DATE: February 13, 1998
Attached please find information related to the proposed rates noted above. Please note the
following:
1998 Trunk Assessment Rates
The Trunk Assessment Rates noted are also known as SAC (Sewer Access Charge) and WAC
• (Water Access Charge). These rates are based on studies indicating actual costs to the City for
providing these services. These assessments are for trunk infrastructure expenses such as oversizing,
the lake crossing and improvements downstream of served areas (non -local lift stations, water
storage towers, etc.).
1998 Project Expense Rate
We are proposing to reduce the Expense Rate from 24% to 22% ( -8%) based on a review of actual
expenses to the City. The main reduction comes from a lower Capitalized Interest Cost. Based on
our experience with assessment collections, these costs have been much lower than expected.
We recommend approval of the proposed revised Trunk Assessment and Project Expense
Rates for 1998.
cc: Ken Merrill —Finance Director
Cal Rice — Assistant City Engineer
file: Assessment Rates
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1998 TRUNK ASSESSMENT RATES
CITY OF HUTCIIINS'ON, MINNESOTA
SANITARY
SEWER
RESIDENTIAL (Low to Mid- Density/R -1, R -2. R -3)
0 to 1 /2 acre $ 515 /unit
$ 290 /unit
1 /7 to 3/4 acre
$ 570 /[alit
$
350 /unit
3/4 to 1 acre
$ 650 /unit
$
420 /unit
Over 1 acre
$1,030 /acre
$
570 /acre
HIGH - DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (R-4, R -5)
All parcels
$ 450 /unit
$
250 /unit
COMMERCIAL/ INDUSTRIAL
Negotiated*
$ 1,600 /acre
$
1,100 /acre
* Varies due to diversity in utility use. Rate shall be no lower than those noted under
"Residential -Over 1 acre
Trunk Storm Sewer Rates will be determined per project. A base rate of $0.044 /SF, or
$1,900 /acre will be assumed for all low -to -mid density residential development. High density
residential, commercial and industrial rates may be higher.
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Rates apply to all properties not previously assessed for trunk services provided All funds
collected will be utilized to pay off trunk sanitary sewer, watermain and storm sewer costs
incurred by the City. Connection fees will be added to Assessment Rolls when done in
conjunction with improvement projects. The City shall have the option to collect the fee with
the building permit in other areas.
NOTE: 1998 Sanuary Sewer Rates based on increase of approximately 5 %from 1997 based on ENR Coostrudmn cost rano and Consul tent Rmm. Water rotas
increased 10% due to mforma ion derived from Water RawCost of Service Study preparation.
Revision Dwe Febry 11 1998 - H LASSRW TRUNX98. RAT
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Ilie lcdlouving expense rates sbull be added to improveinent conso uclion costs for till iuiproveurent projects.
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DEPARTMENT TOTAL INDIVIDUAL COSTS
ENGINEERING 14% 8% Design (Review only, 3 % *)
6 Construction Review & Surveying*
PROJECT 5% 1 Preliminary Development*
ADMINISTRATION 2% Contract Administration
2% Comprehensive Planning*
FINANCE /LEGAL/ 3% 1% Financial Services
FISCAL 1 0/ 0 Legal Services*
1% Fiscal
STANDARD RATE 22%
DEVELOPER DESIGN
& FINANCE* 13% *Includes Individual Costs noted above.
NOTES
Plan and Specification Preparation based on Prelim. Design
On -Site & Office Services (Survey Control Provided by Developer)
Plan Development & Review, Subdivision /Development Agrecmenis
Assessment Roll Preparation, Contract
Mapping, Infrastructure Planning, Topographic Mapping
Bond Administration, Property Assessment Input
Title and Development Agreement Review, etc.
Capitalized Interest
REVENUES
"Engineering" and "Project Administration" revenues will be coded to the Engineering Department.
"Finance /Legal /Fiscal" revenues will be coded to Finance Department (1 %), Administrative Account (1 %), Bond Account (I %)
respectively.
(i,\asse,,\ProRaPIN
RECEWED
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ARNOLD, ANDERSON & DOVE
PROFESSIONAL LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
DAVID B. ARNOLD'
STEVEN A. ANDERSON
G. BARRY ANDERSON
LAURA K. FRETLAND
PAUL C. DOVE
JANE VAN VALKENSURG
RICHARD G. MDGEE
CATHRYN D. REHER
WALTER P. MICHELS, III
'ALSO ADMITTED IN TEXAS AND NCW YDRM
Ms. Marilyn Swanson
Hutchinson City Center
111 Hassan Street SE
Hutchinson, Mn. 55350
Re: Coast To Coast Ordinance
Our File No. 3188 -87031
Dear Marilyn:
RESIDENT ATTORNEY
G. BARRY ANDERSON
February 18, 1998
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CIT' iu - ,,.,,,:SON
OF COUNSEL
ARTHUR L. DOTEN
TERRI A. BLONI
5881 CEDAR LAKE ROAD
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55416
(612) 545 -9000
FAX (612) 545 -1793
FAX (612) 542 -9210
501 SOUTH FOURTH STREET
PRINCETON, MINNESOTA 55371
(612)389 -2214
FAX (612) 389 -5506
I am enclosing herewith a proposed ordinance granting a franchise to Coast to Coast for their building which
encroaches upon city right of way. I am also enclosing, for your information, a copy of the survey
information provided to me by Diane Gordon, including the survey notes, and including the facsimile
transmission that I received from her on this topic.
By carbon copy of this correspondence I am asking her to provide me with a clean copy of the survey as my
copy Is a little hard to read and I'm also asking her for the correct name of the fee owner of the real estate.
i rather expect that Dave or his father own the property and lease it to some other entity but I did not have
that information at the time I prepared this draft franchise. The format used here for the grant of this
franchise is similar to other franchises that the City Council has granted In the past.
If you have any questions or comments in connection with any of the foregoing, you should certainly not
hesitate to contact me.
As I indicated to you, this matter should be placed on the City Council agenda for the last meeting in
February.
Thank you. Best regards.
Very truly yours,
ARNOLD, gANN &DOVE, PLLP
G. Barry Anderson
GBA:jm
enc.
101 PARK PLACE
HUTCHINSON, MINNESOTA 55350 -2563
(320) 587 -7575
FAX (320) 587 -4096
CERTIFIED AS A CIVIL TRIAL SPECIALIST BY THE MINNESOTA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION �- /
��CERTIFIED AS A REAL PROPERTY LAW SPECIALIST BY THE MINNESOTA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION )
ORDINANCE No. 98_2WD SERIES
PUBLICATI •
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUTCHINSON GRANTING A FRANCHISE TO COAST TO COAST, INC.
AND ADOPTING BY REFERENCE CITY CODE CHAPTER 1, AND SECTION 2.99, WHICH, AMONG OTHER
THINGS, CONTAIN PENALTY PROVISIONS.
THE CITY OF HUTCHINSON ORDAINS:
Section 1. Coast To Coast, Inc., 105 Washington Avenue E, Hutchinson, MN 55350, is the owner in
fee simple of certain real estate located in the City of Hutchinson, legally described as follows:
Beginning at the Southwest comer of Lot 6 In Block 48 In Townsite of Hutchinson, North Half; thence
Northerly along the West lime of Lots 6 and 7 in Block 48 in Townsite of Hutchinson, North Half, to the
Southwest comer of Lot 2, Block 1, Hutchinson Downtown Redevelopment Plat No. 2 according to the
recorded plat thereof; thence Easterty along said South line of said Lot 2, Block 1, to the East line of
Lot 7, Block 48, Townsite of Hutchinson, North Half; thence Southerly along the East line of Lot 7 and
Lot 6, Block 48, Townsite of Hutchinson, North Half, to the Southeast corner of said Lot 6; thence
Westerly along South line of said Lot 6 to the point of beginning.
AND
The South 40.00 feet of Lot 2 in Block 1, Hutchinson Downtown Redevelopment Plat No. 2.
Section 2. Said real estate abuts and overlaps municipal right of way also located in the City of
Hutchinson.
Section 3. it Is in the public interest and in the best interests of the City of Hutchinson to grant a
franchise to the owner of the above described real estate in connection with the encroachment of a building
and certain improvements constructed by the owner upon city right of way.
Section 4. The City of Hutchinson hereby grants a franchise to the above described owner for the
portion of the building described as the 'Coast to Coast" structure which encroaches upon city right of way as
shown on the survey marked as Exhibit "A" and attached to this grant of franchise and incorporated as if fully
set out herein.
Section 5. This franchise is subject to the requirements of the Hutchinson City Charter and also the
terms and conditions of all ordinances of the City of Hutchinson which are now effective or will become effective
during the period of time granted by the franchise and this franchise shall expire 20 years from the date hereof.
This franchise shall be subject to revocation by written notice to the fee owner or the fee owner's successors
or assigns in the event of noncompliance by the franchise holder with any applicable rules, regulations or
ordinances of the City of Hutchinson. Neither the fee owner nor the fee owner's successors or assigns shall
acquire, against the City of Hutchinson, by virtue of this grant of franchise, any rights other than those
specifically set forth herein and specifically shall not acquire any rights by way of adverse possession,
prescriptive easement or otherwise.
Section 6. City Code Chapter 1 entitied'General Provisions and Definitions Applicable to the Entire
City Code Including Penalty for Violation' and Section 2.99 entitled "Violation a Misdemeanor' are hereby
adopted In their entirety, by reference, as though repeated verbatim herein.
Section 7. This ordinance shall take effect after passage and publication and shall become effective
upon payment of the expenses outlined in the City Charter.
Adopted by the City Council this 10' day of March, 1998.
Attest:
Marlin Torgerson, Mayor
Gary D. Plotz, City Administrator
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Barry Anderson
Fax #:
587 -4996
Subject:
Coast to Coast Basement
Date:
February 13, 1998
Pages:
5, including this cover sheet.
CONfN ENTS:
B atry,
I am faxing to you a copy of Jeff Rauseh's survey regarding the Coast to Coast store on
Washington Avenue. It shows the overlap of the building on the Washington Avenue sidewalk. I
am also faxing the revised legal description labeled Schedule C, When the document is completed
and recorded, please forward a copy for my records. Thank you for your assistance.
Diane
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01dne L. Gordon
Attorney
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22 North MNn Sheet
HutohlhWn. MN. 553W
617 587 2048
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PARCEL AREAS
PARCEL A • 2640 square feet
PARCEL D • 13200 square feet
PARCEL C • 5607 square feet
SURVEY ROTES
1. The dbnensioml CW0 frme the east Bros of Lis 6 and 7, Sleek 48, Townie of )futch%son North Half Tar Parcel A
1� and from the west km of Lot 6, Bleak 48, Trrraslle of 19aetdnsen. North Holt for Postal C crew an overlap of 0.07
N' r feel along the narfh enef of Parts A and Por"I C and m overlap of 0. I 1 few a" the soutb 11ms of Palo A and
Par"[ C.
2. The dlmenskpwl calla torn IM with Ins of Lot 6. BiD6 48. Tmnatte of Hutchinson Barth HaII for fie a" mew of
P=a1 A and Pone) C leave a pap of 0.07 lent at the mttwest corner of Parcel C am 0.09 few at the northeast
I corner of Po cel A betrawt the north Hnes et Paeal A and Peat C and the swish Ww e! Parcel 8 (South Ilns of Lot 2.
lock I. HUrCHCNSON DOWNTOWN REDEYEOPHENT PLAT NO, 2)._ 7hlaygp1tas_aA_atevJ_0.S_ sauce feet.
C V 3. Ttu south Nita. of tFi CaasY10'CaiYft3ullauN encroaches Into the a.aw rykl m way of wainit4ton poems by 1.06
( ti feet at IM S"hwmat corner of The bulldkp and by 0.76 feet at the southeast career of the'buIEU4. The vast One of
Vl E N T C i:� �.�bu.ldtag the Coast to Coast baat Ls. ee an , w"I n e of ate subject prop.rt
. The stb)oaf prop" U iostad C-3. According to fine City of Hutehdnson Zama Ordktdnee, adopted February IM, tee setbacks ors 0 feet from o street fight of stay, 0 Imf frpn an tnfrtor tot The and 10 feet from a Residential
zoning boundary.
L Jaffrey R. Rousch, a ll m ad land surveyor tinder the lows of she Stale of AannaMb, do hereby certify to Harouatia Batt NA and First
American Tltle Insurance Camp" that this survey of the folloWng doseribed property.
PARCEL A
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_ Trenf7 -tvo (22) fast weaf iron the soarhtast ce..a of said Let S!c 15Y, fMrw :raft North Orn Hundred Twenty 11203 !ow on a INS W-.I el
to s amt one of Lots 9U (6) and Sinn ('n In said 81stk Ferry -Nytt (48): rMOa Emt an a its perOW to the soush 1ne of said LOT Six (8),
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The land referred to In this policy IS Situated In the State of Minnesota, County of McLeod, and Is
described as follows:
Beginning at the Southwest corner of Lot 6 in Block 48 in Townslte of Hutchinson, North
Half; thence Northerly along the West line of Lots 6 and 7 in Block 48 in Townsite of
Hutchinson, North Halt, to the Southwest corner of Lot 2, Block 1, Hutchinson Downtown
Redevelopment Plat No. 2 according to the recorded plat thereof; thence Easterly along said
South line of sold Lot 2, Block 1, to the East line of Let 7, Block 48, Tawnsite of Hutchinson,
North Half; thence Southerly along the East line of Lot 7 and Lot 8, Block 48, Townsite of
Hutchinson, North Half, to the Southeast corner of said Lot 6; thence Westerly along South
line of said Lot 6 to the point of beginning.
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The South 40.00 feet of Lot Two (2) in Block One (1) Hutchinson Downtown Redevelopment
Plat No. 2
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78 Main SL N.
Hutdimmq MN 55350
Pharr 587-0445 _
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FES 19 1998
February 18, 1998
Gary Plotz
City Center 1 I1 Hassan St. SE
Hutchinson, MN 55350
Dear Gary,
CITY OF HU I Qt„NSON
Hello my name is Craig Lauer owner / manager of the Lighthouse Bookstore. My letter is in regards to the
Rebecca St. James concert, that is coming to town on Thursday March 26. I would like to have permission from
the city council to allow an autograph signing of Rebecca St. James in the city parking lot. The parking lot that 1
am asking for permission is in Block 50, which is behind the Dairy Queen, and Carly's Shoe store. The time of the
autographing would be after the concert, which was requested by Rebecca St-James management staff.
Why I am also requesting this letter is because the Lighthouse Bookstore will not take possession of the store
which it will reside in until April 1, 1998. Otherwise I would have no problem doing the autographing in my store,
but this not the case at this time. This location is an ideal place as a business point of view, bemuse it is letting the
public know where I will be in the future for there shopping needs. If there are any questions that arise please feel
free to call me 587 -0445, thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
n
Craig Lauer
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DAVID P APNOLD'
STEVEN A. ANDERSON
G. BARRY ANDERSON'
LAURA K. FRETLAND
PAUL D DOVE
JANE VAN VALKENBURG
RICHARD G. MCGEB
CATHRYN D. PEHER
WALTER P. MICHELS. III
JAMES UTLEY
ARNOLD, ANDERSON & DOVE
PR0FE5S10NA11, MITED LIA1341T1 "APTVERSHIP
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
501 SOUTH FOURTH 9TREC
PRINCETON, MINNESOTA 55371.2005
(612) 3B9 -Z21A
FAY 181 2) 360.5506
METRO LINE 1612) 545 -6016
REBIDPNT ATTORNEY
STEVEN A. ANDERSON
February 20, 1998
Mr. Larry Martin
P. Z.».-
FEB 2 01998
CITl uF hU I GHdVSON
OF COUNSEL
ARTHUR L DOTEN
5981 CEDAR LAKE ROAD
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55416
161,1;549 -0000
FAX 1612)545 -1793
101 PARK PLACE
HUTCHINSON MINNESOTA 55370
(320) 507.7575
FAX 1320) 587 A096
Larkin, Hoffman Law Firm Sent Facsimile & U.S. Mail
1500 Norwost Financial Center (612) 896 -3333
7900 Xerxes Avenue South
Bloomington, MN 55431 -1194
Attorney at Law
Re: City of Hutchinson / Wetherell Property Acquisition
Our File No. 3244 -97115
Your File No. 23,343 -00
Dear Larry:
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This letter is a follow up to our telephone discussion of last week regarding the above referenced matter.
Some time ago you requested the privilege of addressing a city council with regard to the issue of
whether or not, if there is a condemnation on this parcel, the taking should be simply the portion
required for roadway purposes or should include all of the property owned by your clients, Mr. and Mrs.
Wetherell. I indicated to you previously that the council is willing to hear your discussion on this issue
and as I indicated to you during our discussion of last week, I have previously requested that the
administrative assistant for the City of Hutchinson place this matter on the city council agenda for
February 24,1999- By carbon copy of this correspondence to Marilyn Swanson, I am again requesting
that it be placed on the agenda for February 24. 1 understand from our telephone discussion of last week
that you are available to visit with the council for ten or fifteen minutes on this topic on the date in
question. The city council meetings begin at 5:30 p.m. and depending on what is on the agenda, may
be over fairly quickly. I would recommend that you arrive at 5.30 p,m. and I will attempt to see that
your concerns are addressed as early as possible. T rather doubt that the city council will make a decision
that evening, but will want to take into consideration whatever continents you wish to share with the
council.
'CERTIFIEO AS A CIVIL TRIAL SPECIALIST BY THE MINNESOTA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION
--CERTIFIED AS A REAL PROPERTY LAW SPECIALIST BY THE MINNESOTA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION
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Attorney Larry Martin
February 20, 1998
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Also, as we discussed, we are undergoing informal discussions to we if we can reach an understanding
regarding a number to recommend to the city council to resolve all issues. IT those efforts are not
successful, we will not hold your clients to any suggested settlement figure ( and vice vcrsa ) and both
parties can return to status quxo ante and proceed with whatever process is appropriate.
I look forward to discussing the matter further with you.
Best regards.
Very truly yours,
ARNOLD, ANDERSON & DOVE, P -LIT.
G. Barry Anderson
Attorney at Law
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Mayor and City Council
111 Hassan Street Southeast
Hutchinson, MN 55380
. Re: Acquisition of Gary and Mary Ann Wetherells' property
Our File 23,343 -00
You File 3244 -97115
Dear Mayor and Council:
1. Introduction.
The following is the factual basis and legal discussion that we ask you to consider in deciding whether to
acquire the entire Wetherell parcel as part of the ongoing road construction project.
2. Facts.
The facts pertaining to this matter are presented in the affidavit of Gary Wetherell, dated February 24,
1998, attached hereto which include the following:
The Wetherells own a 20 -acre tract of property in the City of Hutchinson, McLeod County, Minnesota
(the "subject property"). The Wetherells' home is located on the subject property, and they operate their
truck parts salvage business from the subject property.
The proposed improvement project consists of the construction of a road through the middle of the subject
property. After the road is constructed, their home will be on the south side of the road, and buildings
used for their business for storing inventory will be on both sides of the road. Having a road constructed
• through the middle of the Wetherells' business will cause a safety hazard. In order to utilize the property
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City of Hutchinson
February 24, 1998 •
Page 2
for the existing business purposes, one will have to, almost continuously, go back and forth across a well -
traveled street.
The storage of inventory is a fundamental part of the Wetherells' business. Their business involves
tearing apart large trucks, and then organizing the storage of various truck parts. The tearing apart of
these trucks is done outside, on the ground. The Wetherells have buildings located on both sides of the
proposed road which are used, in conjunction with their business, for storage of truck parts. All of the
potential storage space that the Wetherells have is currently utilized; they have no extra storage space
available at this time. The proposed road will result in loss of potential storage for the Wetherells because
it will be constructed right through the middle portion of their yard which is where they put the large
trucks and work on taking them apart.
The goal and the result of construction the road through the Wetherells' property is to extend and broaden
the City's industrial park. Prior to this project, the subject property was screened by trees which created a
substantial windbreak on the westerly side of the tract. The proposed road will be cut through the middle
of the windbreak. The road will change the nature of the neighborhood surrounding the subject property
from rural - agricultural to industrial, resulting in this being a highly undesirable place for the Wetherells to
live.
Before the taking, visitors and customers had to pass by the Wetherells' residence before approaching any •
of the storage buildings. After the taking, security will be lost because the road will split the buildings,
enabling individuals to enter the storage buildings virtually undetected by the Wetherells because their
home will be on the other side of the road.
The Wetherells' business operates on very small margins, thus, they have very low overhead. This road
project may result in increased real estate taxes on the Wetherells' property because it may be taxed as
industrial property. Their business will no longer be viable if the road improvement project results in
increased taxes.
The Wetherells are only in the business of running a used truck parts business. If the subject property is
now in an industrial park, then the most sensible thing to do is market their property for potential
industrial users. However, the Wetherells are not in a position to market the property because they have
no experience in the industrial property market, but more importantly, because the City has an active
community development agency that the Wetherells would have to compete against to successfully obtain
industrial users.
3. Discussion.
The Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, as amended, 42
U.S.C. 4601 et seq. (the "Relocation Act ") and the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) pertain to this case
and provides the pertinent legal foundation for our discussion. An uneconomic remnant is clearly
defined as: •
LARKIN, HOFFMAN, DALY & LINDGRFN, LTD.
City of Hutchinson
• February 24, 1998
Page 3
The term uneconomic remnant means a parcel of real property in which the
owner is left with an interest after the partial acquisition of the owner's
property, and which the acquiring agency has determined has little or no
value or utility to the owner.
49 CFR 24.2(w). The policies used to implement the Relocation Act mandate that the acquiring entity, in
this case, the City of Hutchinson, must acquire any uneconomic remnant:
If the acquisition of only a portion of a property would leave the owner with
an uneconomic remnant, the Agency [City] shall offer to acquire the
uneconomic remnant along with the portion of the property needed for the
project.
49 CFR 24.102(k) (emphasis added).
Both Minnesota and Federal court have upheld the mandates of 49 CFR 24. See U.S. v. 14.38 Acres of
Land, 80 F.3d 1074 (5" Cir. 1996). There is no uncertainty that if this road improvement project would
leave the Wetherells with an uneconomic remnant, the City is obligated to acquire the uneconomic
remnant along with the Wetherells' property which is specifically needed for the construction of the new
• road. Equally clear is that the determination of whether or not a parcel is an uneconomic remnant is
dependent upon the use, after the taking, to the existing owner. If after the partial acquisition of the
owner's property, the Wetherells are left with property which has little or no value or utility to them, then
the remaining property is legally considered an uneconomic remnant.
In this case, the facts reveal, for numerous reasons, that after the new road is constructed through the
middle of the Wetherells' property, the remaining property is of such little utility to them that it is an
uneconomic remnant which the City must now purchase at its fair market value.
Safety
The Wetherells' use of the property is for their truck parts salvage business as well as their residence.
From a safety standpoint, the proposed road will go through their business, rendering part of it on each
side of the road. This will create a safety hazard for all those using the business: employees and
customers. The road will not only interrupt their business, but will make operating their business unsafe.
The creation of such a safety hazard means that the property left after the construction of the road is of
little or no utility to the Wetherells, and must be acquired by the City as an uneconomic remnant.
Storaee
As described above, the proposed improvement project consists of the construction of a road through the
middle of the subject property. The storage of inventory is a fundamental part of the Wetherells'
• business. The proposed road will result in loss of potential storage for the Wetherells because it will be
constructed right through the middle portion of their yard which is where they put the large trucks and
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City of Hutchinson
February 24, 1998 •
Page 4
work on taking them apart. Thus, the open space that they need will be taken, and because they have no
way of getting more open space or expanding their storage capability, the new road will preclude them
from successfully operating their business on the subject property. There is no way to remedy this
problem; the property will have little or no utility to the Wetherells. Therefore, it is legally an
uneconomic remnant which the City must pay for.
Neighborhood change.
The road will change the nature of the neighborhood surrounding the subject property from rural -
agricultural to industrial. It is on this parcel that the Wetherells live. Certainly, property in the midst of
an industrial development has little utility to the Wetherells as their homestead. In addition, the
irreplaceable loss of trees which screened the property from the existing road will result in the property
being less suited for residential use. Accordingly, as a homestead, the road construction project renders
the property of no utility for the Wetherells and is legally considered an uneconomic remnant.
Securily.
Before the taking, visitors and customers had to pass by the Wetherells' residence before approaching any
of the storage buildings. After the taking, security will be lost because the road will split the buildings,
enabling individuals to enter the storage buildings virtually undetected by the Wetherells because their
home will be on the other side of the road. The business property contains valuable business inventory
which cannot be kept as secure in the after taking scenario as it was before the new road construction.
Again, this significant and detrimental impact on the safety and economics of the Wetherells' business
diminishes the utility of this property for the Wetherells.
Increased overhead.
The Wetherells' business operates on very small margins, thus, they must have very low overhead. This
road project is likely to result in increased real estate taxes on the Wetherells' property if it is be taxed as
industrial property. Their business will no longer be viable if the road improvement project results in
increased taxes. Obviously, if the project results in the Wetherells' business either becoming less
profitable or not profitable at all, the remaining land is of limited utility to the Wetherells.
Wetherells Are Not in the Business of Developing Pronertv
The Wetherells are only in the business of runnin a used truck parts business. If the subject property is
now in an industrial park, then it is likely that the property should be marketed for potential industrial
users. The Wetherells are not in a position to market the property because they have no relevant
experience, and more importantly, because the City has an active community development agency that the
Wetherells would have to compete against to successfully obtain industrial users. The Wetherells will be
precluded from obtaining value from the property because of the road construction project. This means •
that for the Wetherells, after the project, the remaining property will be an uneconomic remnant.
LARKIN, HOFFMAN, DALY & LINDGREN, LTD.
City of Hutchinson
• February 24, 1998
Page 5
4. Wetherells' Appeal Rights.
If the City determines that the Wetherells do not have an uneconomic remnant after the taking, the
Wetherells have the right to an administrative appeal and then a judicial appeal in order to pursue their
claim that the City is legally obligated to condemn their entire 20 -acre parcel as a result of the damage
incurred from the road construction project. Importantly, their administrative review must be conducted
by the City, but it would be impermissible to have that review conducted by anyone who was involved
with the making of the City's initial decision as to whether or not the Wetherells are left with an
uneconomic remnant.
The procedure for appealing the City's determination that a parcel of land is not an uneconomic remnant
under the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, as
amended, 42 U.S.C. 4601 et seq. (the "Relocation Act ") is summarized as follows pursuant to the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR):
• Any aggrieved person may file a written appeal with the Agency (in this case, the City of
Hutchinson) in any case in which the person believes that the Agency has failed to properly
consider the person's application for a relocation payment. 49 CFR § 24.10(b).
• • The City may set a reasonable time limit for a person to file an appeal, but that limit cannot be
less than 60 days. 49 CFR § 24.10(c).
• In deciding an appeal, the City must consider all pertinent justification and other material
submitted by the person and all other available information that is needed to ensure a fair and
full review of the appeal. 49 CFR § 24.10(f).
• Promptly after receipt of all information submitted by a person in support of an appeal, the
Agency shall make a written determination on the appeal, including an explanation of the basis
on which the decision was made. If the full relief is not granted, the City must advise the
person of his right to seek judicial review. 49 CFR § 24.10(g).
• The City official conducting the review of the appeal shall be either the head of the City (the
Mayor, presumably) or his authorized designee. However, the official may not have been
directly involved in the action appealed. 49 CFR § 24.10(h).
The procedure for judicial review in Minnesota was determined by the Minnesota Court of Appeals in
Naegele Outdoor Advertising, Inc. v. MCDA, 551 N. W.2d 235 (Minn. Ct. App. 1996). In the Naegele
case, the MCDA acquired land on which Naegele maintained advertising signs. Naegele disputed the
amount of relocation benefits that the MCDA awarded it. The MCDA appointed a hearing officer to
review the benefits awarded. The hearing officer was an assistant Minneapolis City Attorney who served
as an attorney for the MCDA. Naegele did not challenge the hearing officer's appointment. The MCDA
issued a decision regarding Naegele's entitlement to relocation benefits which Naegele appealed to the
district court. The district court dismissed the appeal for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
LARKIN, HOFFMAN, DALY & LINDGREN, LTD.
City of Hutchinson
February 24, 1998
Page 6
The court of appeals determined that the hearing officer's decision was quasi-judicial, and concluded that
judicial review of an administrative body's quasi-judicial decision must be invoked by writ of certiorari
when no other right of review is authorized by statue or appellate rule.
The Minnesota Uniform Relocation Act governed Naegele's right to relocation benefits pursuant to Minn.
Stat. § 117.50 -.56 (1994). The Minnesota Act references the federal Uniform Relocation Assistance and
Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 and the regulations promulgated thereunder. The court
acknowledged that those regulations require the acquiring agency to advise the property owner of his right
to seek judicial review, but do not specifically provide for review in district court. The court held that in
the absence of authority to review an administrative decision in district court, a writ of certiorari is the
only appropriate method of judicial review.
5. Conclusion.
Thank you for considering the Wetherells' facts and discussion explaining why, after the road
construction project, the remaining land will have little or no value or utility to them. If you have any
additional questions, please feel free to contact me. We look forward to learning of your decision.
•
, HOFFMAN, DALY & LINDGREN, Ltd.
cc: Gary and Mary Ann Wetherell
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Regarding the matter of
The acquisition of certain lands from Gary and Mary Ann Wetherell by the City of
Hutchinson.
AFFIDAVIT OF GARY WETHERELL
STATE OF MINNESOTA )
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COUNTY OF McLOED)
Gary Wetherell, being fast duly sworn, deposes and states as follows:
My name is Gary Wetherell, and I am the owner, along with Mary Ann Wetherell,
my wife, of the property located at 1145 Arch Street, Hutchinson, Minnesota.
1145 Arch Street is a 20 acre tract of property that the City of Hutchinson is
• considering condemning for the purpose of roadway construction. This 20 acre tract of property
(the subject property) is the location of our home and our business.
The proposed improvement project consists of the construction of a road through
the middle of the subj ect property. The attached Exhibit A is a depiction of our property with the
proposed roadway superimposed on the property. After the road is constructed, our home will be
on the south side of the road and buildings used for our business for storing inventory will be
located on both sides of the road.
4. The proposed roadway interferes with an important part of our staging for the
dismantling of trucks. The storage of inventory is a fundamental part of our business which
involves the acquisition and dismantling of trucks for purposes of salvaging of truck parts. The
salvage operations take place outside in a location that conflicts with the proposed roadway. All
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of the buildings depicted on the attached Exhibit A, other than the home, are used for the
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inventorying of truck parts. The proposed roadway will result in a safety hazard because it is •
placed in the middle of our inventory and salvage operations. Because of the safety hazard, the
remnant will be an uneconomic remnan
The proposed roadway causes a shortage of storage space. Essentially all of the
available space on the subject property is utilized for storage of inventory. The proposed road
will result in the loss of potential storage space because it will be constructed through the middle
of our property where large trucks are stored and dismantled.
6. The proposed roadway changes the neighborhood from residential to industrial.
Before the proposed project, the subject property is screened by trees which create a substantial
windbreak on the westerly side of the property. The proposed roadway will cut through the
middle of the windbreak. The proposed project will change the nature of the neighborhood
surrounding the subject property from rural agricultural to industrial. •
7. The proposed roadway creates a security problem. Before the road project and the
proposed taking, visitors and customers had to pass by our residence before approaching any of
the business storage buildings. After the taking, security will be lost because the road will split
the buildings enabling individuals to enter the storage buildings virtually undetected by my wife
and me because our home will be on the other side of the road.
8. The proposed roadway will increase our overhead causing us to loose value. Our
business operates on very small margins. Because our margins are small, we must maintain a
very low overhead The proposed roadway will increase our overhead because of pressure to
increase the tax on the property because of its conversion to industrial property. Our business
will no longer be viable if it is required to sustain an increased level of taxation.
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9. My wife Mary Ann and I are in the business of running a used truck parts
• business. If the subject property is placed in an industrial park, increased operating costs will
likely force us to market the property for potential industrial users. However, we are not
industrial property developers and have no experience in the industrial property market.
Therefore the remainder property has no economic utility to us.
10. The City of Hutchinson has an active community development agency that
actively seeks industrial users. It would be difficult, if not impossible, for us to compete against
the City to successfully obtain industrial users if we had to market the property for industrial us.
For all of the above reasons, if the City were to acquire just the portion of the roadway
through the middle of the subject property, the remainder would have little or no value or utility
to Mary Ann and me or our business.
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STATE OF MINNESOTA
VALLEY SALES OF HUTCHINSON
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WELDING SYSTEMS INC
GENERAL FUND
ALLIED SERVICES OF HUTCHI
AMERICAN PLANNING ASSN
BAHR, SARAH
BERKLEY RISK SERVICES
BLACK HILLS AMMUNITION
BRANDT GARMET LETTERING
BRINKMAN STUDIO
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FABRICARE CLEANERS
FIELD, AUDREY
FITZLOFF, TAMMY
GANDER, CURT & JOAN
GEB ELECTRICAL INC
GENERAL OFFICE PRODUCTS
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KLEEN GREEN $70.02
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DARE SUPPLIES $80.55
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GENERAL FUND
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$159.73
HEALTH SERVICES OF NORTH AMERI
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CASH ADVANCE -MSPS ANNUAL CONF
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$1,044.00
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INSURANCE PLANNERS
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REFUND -CLASS CANCELLED
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$65.57
PLOWMAN, CARLA
REFUND -TRIP CANCELLED
$15.00
POWDER RIDGE SKI CORP
SKI LESSONS, LIFT
$2,664.00
QUADE ELECTRIC
LABOR
$474.30
QUILL CORP
OVERHEAD PROJECTOR
$619.94
R & T SPECIALTY
DARE SUPPLIES
$1,304.60
R&R SPECIALTIES INC
77" ICE BLADE GRIND
$155.50
RELIABLE
LIQ PAPER CORRECT PEN
$12.95
RESPOND SYSTEMS
SAFETY SUPPLIES
$120.20
RODEBERG, JOHN
REIMB- LODGING
$276.66
RUTZ PLBG & HTG
LABOR CHARGE
$40.00
RUTZ, IRINA
REFUND -CLASS CANCELLED
$15.00
SCHNOBRICH, MARK
REIMB -MEALS
$6.41
SERVICEMASTER
FEBRUARY CLEANING SERVICES
$1,754.48
SHELDON THEATRE
SR TOUR -37 + 1 TICKETS
$444.00
SHRED -IT
SHRED DOCUMENTS
$56.61
STANDARD PRINTING
RECEIPTS
$396.21
STAR TRIBUNE
PAPER THRU 5/27/98
$26.00
STARK, BRIAN
REFUND -TRIP CANCELLED
$15.00
STEELE, BRENDA
REFUND -CLASS CANCELLED
$35.00
STREICHERS
DRUG TEST KITS
$134.56
SUBWAY
PLATTER, SOUPS, COOKIES
$46.96
TARALDSON, JOY
REFUND -CLASS CANCELLED
$35.00
TEPLY, TODD
MIDDLE SCHOOL DANCE
$400.00
TRI CO WATER COND
SALT
$118.86
TWO WAY COMM INC
SWITCH, LABOR
$557.41
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24- FEB- 1998page 3
_____
GENERAL FUND
___ ___ ______________ ____ ________
UHL CO.
__
MILEAGE, LABOR
- ____-
$433.00
__ -____
UNITED BLDG CENTERS
FIRE GUARD CEIL TILE
$468.77
WAL -MART
PADFOLIO
$183.94
•
WEIS, MARK
REIMB- CORDLESS DRILL
$85.08
WENDOLEK, PETER
TACKLE FOOTBALL COACH
$120.00
WILLIAMS STEEL & HARDWARE
ADDITIONAL FREIGHT CHARGES
$14.23
XEROX
MONTHLY CONTRACT
$1,476.25
<-'
$78,784.12*
HUTCH TRANS FAC.
BUSINESSWARE SOLUTIONS
ETERNACELL
$168.27
CITY OF HUTCHINSON
WATER /SEWER USAGE
$256.05
DOOR SERVICE OF ST. CLOUD
LABOR CHARGES
$87.50
METRO SALES
SERVICE AGREEMENT
$234.00
NORTHERN
POST CASTER, HOSE REEL
$135.86
QUADE ELECTRIC
LABOR, RESET CB
$39.20
RCH INC
DIESEL FUEL
$4,121.51
<->
$5,042.39'
INSURANCE FUNDS
RUTHERFORD PUBLISHING
TOTAL, WELLNESS NEWSLETTER
$225.00
<*>
$225.00*
LIQUOR STORE
CITY OF HUTCHINSON
LOTTERY PAYMENT
$93.00
CITY OF HUTCHINSON- GENERAL FUN
REIMB FOR CITY JACKETS
$16.75
CROW RIVER UPRISING
ADVERTISING
$25.00
ED PHILLIPS & SONS CO.
FEB WINE PURCHASE
$4,547.01
EL QUEENO CIGAR CO
FEB MISC PURCHASE
$40.80
GRIGGS & COOPER TOBACCO DIV
TOBACCO PURCHASE
$386.40
GRIGGS COOPER & CO
FEB LIQUOR PURCHASE
$18,523.28
HUTCH PLBG & HTG CO
LABOR, VALVE KIT
$76.38
JOHNSON BROTHERS LIQUOR CO.
REPAY CREDIT TAKEN TWICE
$11,842.06
LENNEMAN BEVERAGE DIST. INC
FEB BEER PURCHASE
$3,824.40
LEO'S TRANSFER
JAN /FEB FREIGHT
$798.14
LOCHER BROS INC
FEB BEER PURCHASE
$10,595.00
METRO SALES
SERVICE AGREEMENT
$234.00
NELSEN, LORI
MILEAGE
$11.47
QUALITY WINE & SPIRITS CO.
FEE WINE PURCHASE
$4,246.34
TRIPLE G DISTRIBUTING INC
FEB BEER PURCHASE
$22,103.60
•
$77,362.63*
WATER /SEWER FUND AM.WATER WORKS ASSN
MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL
$100.00
ARMIN PLASTICS - CENTRAL
TUBULAR BAG
$562.24
BUSINESSWARE SOLUTIONS
LAN PC CARD
$198.10
CDI OFFICE PRODUCTS LTD
TYPEWRITER, LABELS, PAPER
$262.14
CELLULAR 2000
FEB SERVICE
$24.43
COAST TO COAST
UPS
$25.00
CROW CHEMICAL CO
CLEANER
$156.64
D.P.C.IND.INC
CYL DPC INDUST
$144.00
DYNA SYSTEMS
ANCHOR
$112.33
GOPHER STATE INC
JANUARY 1998 CALLS
$31.50
HARRIS COMPANIES
JAN SERVICE MAINT INSPECT
$1,055.00
HAWKINS WATER TREATMENT GROUP
HYDRO ACID
$809.42
HCI CONNECTING POINT
HP SYSTEM
$5,121.59
HENRY & ASSOCIATES
REMOTE METER WIRE
$196.99
HILLYARD FLOOR CARE / HUTCHINSON
GREEN TOP
$1,003.13
HUTCHINSON LEADER
SHEET PAPER
$3.83
HUTCHINSON UTILITIES
JAN ELEC
$617.14
HUTCHINSON WHOLESALE
BALL MOUNT
$63.23
JEFF'S ELECTRIC
MATERIALS, LABOR
$386.58
JUUL CONTRACTING CO
T- BOLTS, GRAVEL, BACKHOE, LBR
$784.50
LOGIS
JAN SERVICE
$2,215.24
MCGARVEY COFFEE INC
COFFEE, HOT CHOC
$46.84
MCNICHOLS CO
PERFORATED METAL
$253.52
METRO SALES
SERVICE AGREEMENT
$234.00
MN VALLEY TESTING LAB
WATER TESTS
$94.00
MOTOR VEHICLE
LICENSE TABS
$60.00
NATURTECH COMPOSTING
CONSULTING FEES
$412.50
NOTT COMPANY
OUTPUT SEAL
$71.34
PRECISION MEASURING SYSTEMS
BEACON RCVR, THREADED
$1,501.65
RADIX CORP
METER READING EQUIPMENT
$5,165.00
RAYFO INC.
SWIVEL CASTERS
$1,197.51
RESPOND SYSTEMS
ASPIRIN, IB
$141.77
SCHMELING OIL CO
OIL, RYKON
$40.51
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24- FEB- 1998page 4
------- - - - --- _
WATER /SEWER FUND SERCO LABORATORIES
____ ____ __------
TESTS
_ - -
$291.20
- -_
ST.CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE
BOOKS
$204.95
TWO WAY COMM INC
REPAIR & MAINTENANCE SUPPLIES
$42.60
US FILTER /WATERPRO
.
ECR REGISTER
$391.68
VESSCO INC
CONNECTION
$149.92
WEF
MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL
$46.00
WELCOME NEIGHBOR
JAN LISTING
$60,00
WITTE SANITATION
TRUCK TIME & LABOR
$200.00
$24,478.02•
$209,947.37*
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IMMEDIATE PAY COUNCIL REPORT
24- FEB- 1998page 1
-- -------- - - - - -- _ - - - - -_ __ ___ _- __-------- __- - - - - -_
1988 IMPROV. BDS FIRSTAR BANK OF MINNESOTA INTEREST $213,700.00
< *> $213,700.00+
G _ RAL FUND DEPT NATURAL RESOURCES DNR FEES TO STATE
HUTCHINSON MALL
HUTCHINSON TEL CO
MCLEOD COUNTY ATTORNEY
STATE TREASURER
US WEST COMMUN
c *>
COMMUNITY SERVICES DAY FEE
FEB SERVICE
20V FORFEITURE MONIES
101 FORFEITURE MONIES
FEB SERVICE
$1,219.00
$10.00
$450.17
$896.60
$448.30
$654.70
$3,678.77*
LIQUOR STORE
CITY OF HUTCHINSON
LOTTERY PAYMENT
$559.00
CITY OF HUTCHINSON- GENERAL FUN
PAYROLL 1/30/98
$14,877.63
GRIGGS COOPER & CO
DEC LIQUOR - PAYING REMAINING
$143.41
< *>
$15,580.04*
PAYROLL FUND
AETNA VARIABLE LIFE ASS. CO.
EE CONTRIB 2/7
$575.00
GREAT WEST LIFE INS. CO.
EE CONTRIB 2/7
$100.00
H.R.L.A.P.R.
EE CONTRIB 2/7
$170.08
ICMA RETIREMENT TRUST
EE CONTRIB 2/7
$2,411.92
PERA LIFE INS CO.
EE CONTRIB 2/7
$130.50
PERA- D.C.P.
EE CONTRIB 2/7
$52.02
PRUDENTIAL
EE CONTRIB 2/7
$180.00
PRUDENTIAL MUTUAL FUNDS
EE CONTRIB 2/7
$30.00
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
EE CONTRIB 2/7
$16,282.54
TEMPLETON INC
EE CONTRIB 2/7
$480.20
WADELL & REED
EE CONTRIB 2/7
$150.00
< *>
$20,562.26*
SCDP 97 Hsg Reh
LITCHFIELD LUMBER CO.
WINDOWS
$8,000.00
< *>
$8,000.00*
WATER /SEWER FUND MPCA
REG -RANDY DEVRIES $595.00
$595.00*
WIRE TRANSFERS
$262,116.07*
WATER /SEWER WATER & SEWER USE TAX $11,029.00
LIQUOR STORE LIQUOR SALES TAX 15,690.00
H.A.T.S. FUND H.A.T.S. FUEL TAX 1,254.40
1992 REC CTR REFUNDING INTEREST PAYMENT 6,235.00
1993 WATER REV INTEREST PAYMENT 11,493.75
1992 REC CTR REFUNDING PRINCIPAL PAYMENT 25,000.00
is
• Hutchinson Employee Safety Committee
Meeting Minutes
January 15, 1998
Members present: Floyd Groehler, Mark Weis, Dick Ebert, Mark Larson, Keith Messner, Ken
Wichterman, Brenda Ewing, Connie Maki, Scott Hanson, Dave Telecky, Ken Merrill
Absent: Tom Kloss
The minutes from December 1997 were approved as presented.
Floyd Groehler provided hand -outs regarding the responsibilities of a safety committee and ideas
to make the committee a success. He suggested that the members review this information and
pass it on to other employees.
Brenda Ewing reported that there was only 1 accident report submitted for December, which was
a non -injury incident.
Dick Ebert provided a price list from Midwest Vision. After much discussion regarding the
expense of eye wear, it was the opinion of the committe that they would like to see the amount of
reimbursement by the city be raised for prescription glasses and other eye wear. It was decided
• that more price comparisons be made before approaching the directors with this. Dick Ebert will
obtain more price quotes.
Goals and objectives from 1997 were reviewed and discussed and new goals made for 1998.
Items discussed were as follows:
Injuries and accidents: Connie Maki, Scott Hanson, and Mark Larson will review current
accident reports and try to simplify and condense them into one form. It was also mentioned that
not all members are familiar with all of the forms and they are not easily accessible. Connie is
also going to review the reimbursement form for boots and glasses.
Defensive driving: Was not done last year, but will be pursued again for 1998.
Office security/safety: Was not an issue with directors, but it was suggested that employees have
an identification badge. This will be a goal for 1998. Ken Wichterman and Dave Telecky will
also look into the police department checking city buildings at night.
The lock out/tag out program is an on -going program. Floyd suggested that each department
implements this program.
First aid kits: Concerns discussed were stocking procedures and inventory location. It was
suggested that we invite a RESPOND representative to a meeting so they can inform us of their
policies and questions could be answered. Connie Maki, Mark Weis, and Ken Wichterman will
check into this matter. •
We are going to view the orientation video at February's meeting and decide at that time if we
want to make a new video. There may be new or changes in current policies.
Other discussion: Ken Wichterman suggested that the safety seminar flyers be posted in each
building in case there is interest for city employees to attend.
Ken Merrill reported that the W. W.F. is contracting a consultant for "Right -To- Know" policies,
and he suggested that the safety committee consider this as city wide training. Maybe invite a
representative to a meeting to give us more information. He also reported that there were 26
accident/injury claims for 1997, 1 of which was a loss time injury.
Next meeting will be at 10:00 am Thursday, Feb. 19 at the City Center.
11
•
• Hutchinson Fire Department
Regular Meeting
Monday January 5, 1998
The meeting opened at 8:20 PM.
The minutes from the previous months meetings were read and approved.
Committees
Dance - Tim Huiras is working on the date for the dance. Committee members are to meet with
Tim.
Uniforms - Contact Rob Carlson if you need new uniforms or coveralls.
S.O.G. - A new page 14 was handed out to members on correct trucks to take on rescue calls.
X -mas Party - A round of applause was given to Randy Redman for setting up the party.
Radios - Duane Hoeschen stated that the DNR had donated mobile radios to some area
departments so that we should now be able to communicate with them on statewide fire channel.
Rescue - Jeff Nies stated that he has placed Pro-Splints in 2335 and there are now long & short
boards In 2333.
n
U
Bills
eneral Account
Cashwise
$73.14
Triax Cablevision
$3.48
Jim Brodd
$92.35
Knucleheads
$305.80
Gary Carlson
$138.53
Wearguard
$273.31
Relief Association
$102.80
Our Designs Inc.
$102.75
Uniforms Unlimited
$34.95
Casey Stotts
$512.54
Buca's
$800.00
James Heim
$10.00
TOTAL
$2249.43
Runs
12 -1
Alarm - Multi - Family
12 -9 CO - Officer Only
12 -1
CO - Officer Only
12 -9 CO - Officer Only
12 -3
Goebel Fixture
12 -10 CO - Officer Only
12 -3
Vehicle
12 -10 Alarm - Muhl- Family - Officer Only
12 -5
Gas Leak - Officer Only
12 -10 Alarm - Muhi�Family
12 -7
Alarm - Mufti- Family
12 -12 Alarm - Institution
12 -8
Hazmat - Hutchinson Twsp.
12 -13 Residential
12-8
CO - Officer Only
12 -14 Alarm - Victorian
12 -8
Brush
12 -15 CO - Officer Only
12 -8
10-50 - Hutchinson Twsp.
12 -17 Residential - Hassan Valley
• 12 -9
10-50 - Lynn Twsp.
12 -18 CO - Officer Only
12 -19
CO - Officer Only
12 -28
Residential
12 -19
Medical - Aooma Twsp.
12 -30
Medical - Hutchinson Twsp.
12 -20
Residential - Hutchinson Twsp.
12 -31
CO - Officer Only
12 -20
Alarm - Mufti-Family
12 -31
CO - Officer Only
12 -20
CO - Officer Only
12 -1
SCBA's
12 -22
Alarm - Commercial
12 -1
Drill - Meeting
12 -22
Alarm - Institution
12-8
Drill
12 -23
CO - Officer Only
12 -15
Drill
12 -24
Alarm - School
12 -22
Relief Meeting / Station Cleanup
12 -27
CO - Officer Only
12 -29
Officers Drill
12 -27
Alarm - Officer Only
MMS to approve the bills and runs as read. Motion Passed
Old Business
Duane Hoeschen stated that the 1 61 Responder retest is scheduled for January 2e.
Communication
A letter from Joel Grimstad was read announcing his resignation as of January 1, 1998. MMS to
accept his resignation. Motion Passed.
A letter from Craig Reiner was read announcing his resignation as of January 5, 1998. MMS to
accept his resignation with regrets. Motion Passed. •
New Business
Asst. Chief Dan Steele stated that there is a sign -up for Fire Department physicals on January
12'. Dan also stated that there are upcoming schools at Duluth, Bemidgi, Brainard, and the
Slate Fire School. There will also be a 1403 Basic course and the NFPA 1001 class given by the
Technical college coming up. See Dan for details.
Asst. Chief Steve Schramm reminded everyone to make sure that the trucks are full of fuel.
Steve slated that the drill and the grinder are missing from the mechanics room, new ones on
order. Steve also asked to make sure that all outside doors are looked when leaving the station.
Chief Brad Emans stated that there will be an ice rescue drill on January 20"', starting at 8:00 PM
on Lake Marion. Meet at the Brownton Fire hall.
Chief Brad Emans handed out the 1998 committee assignments.
Meeting Adjourned at 8:55 PM.
Jim Brodd
Secretary •
PIONEERLAND LIBRARY SYSTEM BOARD MEETING
• Thursday, November 20, 1997
The Pioneerland Library System held their regular meeting on Thursday, November 20, 1997 at the
Kandiyohi County Health and Human Services Building Willmar. President Orville Rudningen called the
meeting to order at 7:35 p.m. With 24 members prevent, 7 excused, 9 absen and 6 vacancies (17
signatories represented).
M/S Nelson/Schweiss to approve the used as printed. Passed.
The minutes of July 29, 1997 had been held over for clarification. Secretary Vonderitm had rechecked
her notes to clarify that there was not any motion not reported in minnes
M/S Fleegel/Clouse to approve minutes of July 29, 1997 and September 18, 1997. Passed.
COMMI'ITFM REPORTS
Sanders gave the Financial reports for July, August, September, October 1997. There was discussion on
the July statement Houlahan explained the reason for setting up the vacation/sick leave reserve. Dawson
wants to use from the reserve fund to purchase furniture forth new Idaary, to be paid back later.
appruved Finance Sanders reviewed the BBd et Develmment &Planning for Fundine
M/S Sanders/Soeer to approve the Financial report as printed Passed.
Berg-Perry gave the Automation Committee report She explained the status of the different grants and
contracts to be approved GRC is vendor of Pioneerland's CD-ROM catalog This will be the final
contract with GRC. M/S Berg- Perry/Sanders we approve this GRC contract Passed.
MnSCU/PaLs will be the vendor for the creation of Pioneerland's 320,000 bmcodes and barcode labels.
Producer of 90,000 electronic patron records and the manager of pioneeriand's database
M!5 Berg- Perry/Kotelnicki we approve this Memorandum of Understanding. Approved.
• The following were appointed to the TAG BOARD — Bob Fleegd, Ramona Berg-Perry, LeRoy Sanders,
Mark Dahl, John Houlahan. Mary Henke. Pioneerland has received a TAG Closter Gram of $34,252 for
telecommtmication and internet services.
MIS Nelson/Clouse we approve these TAG BOARD committee appointm>tents. Paned.
The Pioneerland Library System Technology plan was reviewed
M/S Berg- Perry/Koteinkki we approve the FIST Plan as printed. Passed
M/S Sanders/Nelson to approve the G77E Grants for Atwater, Cosmos, Hector, Lake Lillian, and
Raymond Passed.
Berg-Perry capered about our proposal to apply for the Library Site Technology Gran r The revised
internet policy, procedures, guidelines will be brought before the Board when completed.
Berg -Pen gave the Collection Development Task Force retort Pioneerltnd has received $17,000 for
the Lbrary Outreach C*a++r They are working on a policy of what we are doing with these funds to buy
material and fund a study of youths 12 -18 years old to see fv Web fits their needs.
Koteinicld reported on the Foundation Develooment Committee They are working on developing ants
Of cooperation in providing services to roam groups in the community not being served by public library.
Looking at setting up a foundation as a source of revenue through gifts and grants
Vonderharr gave the Personnel Committee retort Presented the final draft of the Administration
employee contracts. M/S Vonderharr/Sneer we approve these four contracts. Darlene Kotelnicld NO,
Passed. The revised expanded iob description for automation consultant/administrative accountant was
introduced M/S Madsen/Schweiss we table this. Board wants edumnon part to be reviewed Passed
PLS has 24 people enrolled in the Minnesota Voluntary certification for Public Library Staff M/S
Vonderharr/Berg -Perry that PLS employees be eligible for an interval increase on the salary
40 schedule beginning the year following completion of the program. Passed.
MIS Vouderharr/Kotelnicld PIS win pay the entoament fee, completion fee, and registration and
mileage costs for those attending future certification workshops. This will be paid out of the federal
and state monies, not the general fond. Pined.
M/S Vouderharr/Madseo we apprmt the miewil of the Flexible Benefit Plan for 19M Passed.
The committee wishes to meet with the librarian's advisory committee and work on the 3-year step salary
schedule for librarians which was in place but not indoded by the committee when setting up the 1997-98
salary schedule. The committee was pleased to welcome Herb Rotunda of Appleton as a new committee
member.
OLD BUSINESS
M/S FleegeL/Nelson to approve the Bviawl a�.Ma.. Passed.
NEW BUSINESS
President Rudningen appointed the following Nomintiona Committee to present a slate of officers at the
January 15, 1998 mating Board Chair, Gary Johnson, Al Clouse, Herb Rotunda, Nancy Grassing. No
one would accept an appointment to the SAMMM Governing Board and it was tabled.
The Report of Director and Assistant Director was acted as printed. Tore floor was then open for
discussion on issues identified in October 20, 1997 letter from Orville Rudningen and letters from
Chippewa and Mcleod counties pertaining to size and make up of the governing board, accountability to
taxpayers and improvement in communications.
Chairman Rudningen explained that this Board cannot change the size of the Board Only the 16
signatories to the board can change the size of the Board These ate the 9 counties phis 17 cities of
Appleton, Benson, Bird Island, Dawson, Fairfax, Glencoe, Graceville, Granite Falls, Hector, Hutchinson,
Kerkhoven. Litchfield, Madison, Olivia, Ortomille, Renville, Willmar. All roust sin the agreement to •
hC SnPe. We are operating on the 1993 contras. The letters recommend that board members be elected
officials to be accountable to taxpayers. It was agreed that communications have improved, Board
members must be responsible in informing their county, city, and library board of PLS issues.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
January 15, 1998, 7:30 p.m., PLS Board meeting, Lakeland Health Center, Willmar
January 20, 1998, 6:30 p.m, Collection Development Task Force, Kandiyohi County Health & Human
Services Building, Willmar
PLS Board Members terms expiring December 31, 1997, eligible for reappointment — Mark Dahl Stacey
Schuette, Betsy Holm quist, Herb Rotunda Bob Fleegel, Art Abel, Sue Munz, Darlene Kotelnicld, Ramona
Berg -Per.
President Rudmngen announced that he would not be seeking reelection as Presider for 1998. He
thanked the members for all their hard work and dedication to the programs and promotion of services of
PLS. He appreciated their support the past 2 years and is looking forward to the continued growth of PLS.
M/S Nelson/Sneer we adjourn. Passed. Meeting adjourned at 9:30.
Ivey Vonderharr
Secretary
•
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CITY OF HUTCHINSON
LIQUOR STORE COMPARISON
JANUARY
JANUARY
1997 LIQUOR BEER
WINE
MISC.
TOTAL
TOTAL
BY WEEK
1
HOLIDAY
1
HOLIDAY
0
2
INVENTORY
2
2,796
3,597
0
269
3
3,017
4,112
714
244
8,086
374
4
2,504
4,027
759
281
7,570
17,218
5
CLOSED
FOR
INVENTO
15,656
6
1,514
1,754
339
194
3,801
134
7
1,560
1,654
296
110
3,619
112
8
1,682
2,512
363
172
4,729
226
9
2,273
2,793
434
220
5,720
437
10
2,856
5,014
976
277
9,123
416
11
3,165
5,091
1,000
343
9,599
34,413
12
1,483
2,017
634
36,591
13
1,616
1,651
455
217
3,939
310
14
1,311
1,808
465
122
3,708
220
15
1,847
2,624
590
186
5,246
279
18
1,591
2,206
520
208
4,525
278
17
3,021
4,163
989
351
8,524
391
18
3,952
5,184
1,302
403
10,842
41,133
19
1,559
2,097
484
36,782
20
1,398
1,908
522
190
4,018
191
21
1,412
1,767
506
159
3,845
145
22
1,536
2,312
467
159
4,475
217
23
2,106
3,013
1,005
190
6,314
418
24
3,126
5,384
1,139
280
9,929
638
25
5,011
8,307
1,529
429
15,276
47,100
26
1.652
1,767
677
43,857
27
1,183
1,441
340
143
3,107
170
28
1,216
1,749
368
218
3,551
194
29
1,833
2,091
991
152
5,067
199
30
2,003
2,936
505
170
5,614
381
31
3,131
4,969
778
306
9,184
253
9,064
26,523
TOTAL
55,865
80,470
17,351
5,724
21,029
159,410
96 TOTALS
50,942
74,754
15,460
5,299
17,351
146,455
% OF SALE
35
50
11
4
12
100
SALES INC
OR DEC
SALES INC
12,955
9
%
0 0
CITY OF HUTCHINSON
LIQUOR STORE COMPARISON
JAN 1998
LIQUOR
BEER
WINE
MISC.
TOTAL
TOTAL
BY WEEK
1
HOLIDAY
0
2
2,796
3,597
1,141
269
7,803
3
3,134
4,987
920
374
9,415
17,218
5
CLOSED
FOR
INVENTO
RY
0
6
1,647
2,253
548
134
4,582
7
1,414
1,814
516
112
3,856
8
1,896
2,746
591
226
5,459
9
3,698
4,617
939
437
9,691
10
3,724
5,233
1,452
416
10,825
34,413
12
1,483
2,017
634
118
4,252
13
1,561
1,994
641
310
4,506
14
1,542
2,431
565
220
4,758
15
2,472
2,973
935
279
6,659
16
3,713
4,846
1,247
278
10,084
17
3,716
5,590
1,177
391
10,874
41,133
19
1,559
2,097
484
180
4,320
20
1,656
2,052
391
191
4,290
21
1,665
2,138
536
145
4,484
22
1,721
2,969
522
217
5,429
23
4,104
6,344
1,132
418
11,998
24
4,871
9,085
1,985
638
16,579
47,100
26
1.652
1,767
677
774
4,870
27
1,676
1,974
333
170
4,153
28
1,466
2,155
744
194
4,559
29
1,634
2,771
726
199
5,330
30
3,256
5,554
1,191
381
10,362
31
2,819
4,990
1,002
253
9,064
38,338
60,875
88,994
21,029
7,304
178,202
97 TOTALS
55,865
80,470
17,351
5,724
159,410
% OF SALE
34
50
12
4
100
SALES INC
OR DEC
18,792
12
%
• IIJUM138
2.08 PM
Feral
(A) (B) (A) �B)
DECEMBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER Change
1997 1997 1996 CY vs PY
$471,111 $379,631 $596,727 ($125,616)
1,422463 1.400,898 1424,430 (1967)
732,551 951,928 91141,981 (172,430)
477,713
533,929
416,540
61,173
917,234
893,363
843,014
74,220
203,786
231,194
325.430
HUTCHINSON AREA HEALTH
CARE
354,559
618,471
(250,951)
77,988
Comparative
Balarce Sheet
27,988
18,150
34,722
51,230
(33,080)
As of December 31, 1997
5,309
11,812
(A)
(B)
(A) JB)
DECEMBER
NOVEMBER
DECEMBER
Change
1997
1997
1996
CY vs PY
AS SETS
LIA@WL S AND FIND BALANCES
1
Current AsaeI=
Cash and investments - Operations
$1,202,752
$1,319,957
$3,494,903
(2,292,151)
Current Liabilities
Current maturities of
2
Cash and investments - Self Insured
816,595
854,167
1,189 473
(372,878)
Long term debt
3
Subtotal cash B Investments
$2,019,347
$2,174,124
$4.664,376
(2,665 029)
Accounts payable - Bade
Estimated confiac ual
4
PntientlResvdenl receivables
8,173,564
8,918,771
5,689,991
2483,593
settlements net
5
Mloviances for bad debts
(1,682,884)
(1,903,120)
(884,101)
(798.763)
Accrued expenses -
6
Advances and contractual allowances
(2,428,886)
(2.622.091)
(1,177,976)
(1,250,910)
Salaries
7
Net patient/resident and third party
PTO
8
payon receivables
$4,061,814
$4,393,560
$3,627,914
$433.900
Interest
9
Sell - Insured programs
10
Other receivables - nel
61.259
30 960
31,405
29.854
MN Care tax payable
11
Inventories
465,628
453,117
426,314
59.314
Deferred liabilities
12
Prepaid! expenses
164,667
135.222
48,776
115,891
Deferred revenue
13
Total Current Assets
$6,792,715
$7,187,011
$8,818,784
($2,026.069)
Total Current Liabilities
14
Board Desiaratad /Funded Depreciation Investments
$6,319,874
$6279,917
$5.835.494
$484,380
15
Inver meat in Joint Ve OlufES
$69,273
$133,984
$108,984
($39.711)
16
Plant Assets
Land
$165.696
$165696
$165,696
($0)
17
Buildings
18,396,493
18,201,668
17,932,339
464,154
18
Accumulated depreciation
(6,971,995)
(6,914,247)
(6,284,087)
(667,908)
Lonp_lerm Dcbl (less current
19
Buildings Less deprecation
$11424498
$11,287421
$11,648,252
($223754)
maluritiesl
20
Equipment
10.863,228
10063,604
9,158.811
1,704,417
21
Accumulated depreciation
(7,191,888)
(7,110,051)
(6,447,477)
(744,411)
22
Equipment less depreciation
$3,671,340
$2,953,553
$2,711,334
$960.006
23
Cashc truction 8 equipment
0
0
0
0
24
Construpldn in progress
251,002
965,832
48,576
202,426
25
Total Plant Assets
$15,512,536
$15,372503
$14,573,859
$938,677
Fund balance
26
Ditkl Assets
Deferred financing costs
$159,771
$225235
$250.722
($90,951)
27
Total Fads
$28,854,169
$29.198.650
$29,587,842
($
Total Funds
• IIJUM138
2.08 PM
Feral
(A) (B) (A) �B)
DECEMBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER Change
1997 1997 1996 CY vs PY
$471,111 $379,631 $596,727 ($125,616)
1,422463 1.400,898 1424,430 (1967)
732,551 951,928 91141,981 (172,430)
477,713
533,929
416,540
61,173
917,234
893,363
843,014
74,220
203,786
231,194
325.430
(121,644)
367,520
354,559
618,471
(250,951)
77,988
68,940
50,000
27,988
18,150
34,722
51,230
(33,080)
613
5,309
11,812
(11,199)
$4,689,129 $4,854,473 $5,242,635 ($553,506)
$11.371,566 $11,735975 $12,638,675 ($1,267,109)
$12,793.474 $12,608.202 $11,706.532 $1,086,942
$28,854,169 $29.198,650 $ 29,587.842 (
Hnslmn( As
Pam Larson
1130t98
10 PM
HUTCHINSON AREJOLTH CARE � Final
Statement of Revenues and Expenses
Month and Period Ended December 31, 1997
Revenue
1 In patent revenue
CURRENT MONTH
YEAR -TO -DATE
Ancillary services
Total in pautnit revenue
Out patient revenue
Resident Revenue
Total palienpresidenl revenue
Discount
Goverrlrnenlal 8 Policy Discount
Free Care
Total deduction from revenue
Nei patienldresident revenue
Other operating revenues
Net operating revenue
7
B
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Expenses
Salaries
Employee Benefits
Professional Fees
Medical Fees
UbBbes, Mince Contrads & Repairs
Food, Drugs 8 Supplies
Other expense
Minnesota Care
Bad debt
Interest
Depreciation
Total expenses
Excess of net operating revenue
over (under) operating expenses
Nonoceraliru Revenues
Investment income
Other norloperafing revenue (nel)
Total nonopenaling revenue
Prior Period Adjustments
Net Income
25
26
27
28
9a
9b
YEAR -TO -DATE
Over (Under) Budget
Actual
Budget
Over(Under)Budget
Percent
Actual
Budget
Dollars
Percent
$6,651,011
$6693,587
(542,577)
-0.6%
10,310.636
10,567,400
(256,765)
-2.4%
$16,961,646
$17,260,988
($299,341)
-13%
20,481,822
19,794,962
686,860
3.5%
4,530,496
4,665,270
(134,774)
-2.9%
$41,973964
$41,721,220
$252,744
06
YEAR -TO -DATE
Ancillary services
Total in pautnit revenue
Out patient revenue
Resident Revenue
Total palienpresidenl revenue
Discount
Goverrlrnenlal 8 Policy Discount
Free Care
Total deduction from revenue
Nei patienldresident revenue
Other operating revenues
Net operating revenue
7
B
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Expenses
Salaries
Employee Benefits
Professional Fees
Medical Fees
UbBbes, Mince Contrads & Repairs
Food, Drugs 8 Supplies
Other expense
Minnesota Care
Bad debt
Interest
Depreciation
Total expenses
Excess of net operating revenue
over (under) operating expenses
Nonoceraliru Revenues
Investment income
Other norloperafing revenue (nel)
Total nonopenaling revenue
Prior Period Adjustments
Net Income
25
26
27
28
9a
9b
1,015,692
VARIANCE %
Over (Under) Budget
Actual
Budget
Dollars
Percent
$575614
$516.957
$58,657
113%
900,320
852,146
48,173
5.7%
$1,475,934
$1,369,104
$106,830
7.8%
1,774,225
1,630,123
144,102
88%
380,998
397,014
(16,016)
40%
$3631,157
$3,396.241
$234916
6.9%
1,015,692
VARIANCE %
Dec 96
1997 vs 1996
$5,876,288
137%
8,813,485
17 0%
$14,689,773
15 5%
17,574,465
165%
4,546.216
03%
$36,810.454
140%
1,015,692
1.164,582
(148,690)
-12.8%
14,327,773
14,382,735
(54,962)
04%
11,128,441
28.7%
1
8,333
(6,994)
413.9%
11,349
100000
(88,651)
- 88.7%
38.578
-706%
$1,017,231
$1,172,915
($155684)
-13.3%
$14,339,121
$14,482735
($143.614)
-89.0%
$11,167,019
28.4%
$2613,926
$2,223,326
$390.600
17.6%
$27,634,843
$27.238485
$396,358
1.5%
$25,643,435
7.8%
14,956
13,992
964
6.9%
151.206
167,900
(16,694)
-9.9%
147.860
2.3%
$2,628,882
$2.237,317
$391,565
175%
$27,786,049
$27406,385
$379,664
1.4%
$25,791,295
7 -7%
$1,137,756
$1,011.356
$126,400
125%
202,052
207,231
(5,179)
-2.5%
197,181
107,459
89,722
83-5%
191,972
145,491
46.481
31.9%
148,559
120,457
28,102
23.3%
278,446
294,281
(15,835)
-5.4%
108,256
87.688
18,568
21.2%
2B,923
23,087
5,836
25.3%
36,484
34,610
1,874
54%
56,529
59,833
(3,304)
-5.5%
129,257
126.480
2,777
27%
$2,513,415
$2,217,973
$295.442
13 3
$12.705027
$12,410,036
$294991
24%
2.592,323
2,577,098
15.225
06%
1465,108
1,370,420
94.680
6.9%
1,720,883
1,712415
8,467
0.5%
1,386,233
1.411,454
(45,221)
-3.2
3,748,341
3.640499
107,842
- 10%
929,607
1,021,499
(91,892)
-9.0%
257,203
277,000
(19,797)
-7.1%
402,959
426,015
(23,056)
-5.4°%
716,248
735,412
(19,164)
-26%
1361,993
1419.000
(57,007)
4.0%
527,265.925
$27,000,855
5265070
10%
$11.549,588
100%
2.310,336
12.7/
1,306,168
12.7%
1454,363
183%
1,203.911
115%
3,430.237
9.3%
850,856
9.3%
198,598
29.5%
373,252
8.0%
765,268
-64%
1,302,035
4.6%
$24,744,612
10.2%
$115,467 $19,344 $96,123 496.9%
$520,124 $405,529 $114,595 28.3% $1.046,683 -50.3%
$81,602
$37,463
$44,139
1178%
$599.545
$449557
$149,988
33.4%
5459,684
30.4%
(16459)
(3,499)
(14960)
4275%
(46,749)
(42.557)
(4.192)
9.9%
(94,014)
-50.3%
$63,143
$33,964
$29,179
85.9%
$552,796
$407,000
$145,796
358%
$365.670
51.2%
0
0
0
0.0%
0
0
0
00%
717,566
- 100.0%
$178,610
$53,308
$125,302
2
$1,072,920
$812.529
$260,390
320%
$2.129,
-496%
30
Patient days
855
653
202
309%
9,478
8.648
830
96%
9,086
4.3
31
Resident days
3.514
3,779
(265)
-7.0%
43,005
44,500
(1,495)
-3.4%
44,667
-3.7%
32
Out patient services
4,162
3,918
244
62%
49.432
47,311
2,121
4.5%
44,160
11.9%
33
Percent occupancy - budget beds - Hospital
46.0%
351%
10.9%
311%
43.3%
395%
3.8%
9.67
41.4%
4,6 %
34
Percent occupancy budget beds - Nursing Home
89,3%
960%
-6 7%
70%
92.8%
95.7%
-3.0%
-3.1 %
96.1%
-3.5%
35
FT E's
396.7
379.4
17.3
46%
390 3
3794
10.9
29%
369 -6
5.6%
36
Admissions(adjusted) - Hospital only
526
414
112
270%
5,497
5,126
371
72%
5,236
5.0%
37
Expenses (net) per admission (ad)ns(ed)- Hospital only
3,902
3,279
623
19.0%
3,980
4,090
(110)
-2.7%
3,677
8.2%
38
Revenue per admission (adjusted) - Hospital only
6,049
7.094
(1,045)
-14.7%
6,670
7,083
(413)
-5.8%
6,028
10.7%
39
Net Revenue per a dmission( adjusted)- Hospital only
4,190
4.321
(131)
-3.0%
4,117
4,315
(198)
4.6%
3,943
4.4%
40
Discounts as a percent of revenues
28.0%
34.5%
-65%
- 18.9%
342%
34.7%
-0.6%
-1.6%
30 -3%
12.6%
41
FTE's Per 100 admissions (adjusted) - Hospital only
4.4
5.2
-0.8
-15.4%
4.9
4,7
0.2
3.5%
4.8
2.2%
42
Days 0 Net Accounts Receivable
49.0
55.0
46.0
-10.9%
47.7
2.7%
43
Case Mix - Horne only
2.36
2.40
-0.04
-11%
2.43
240
0.03
1.3%
2,41
0,8%
Finslmnl AS
Pam Larson
1/29/98
4:11 PM
• Hutchinson Area Health Care
Statement of Cash Flows
For the Twelve Months Ended Dece 31, 1997
Cash Flows From Operating Activities
Operating income (loss)
520,124
Adjustments to reconcile operating income to net cash
provided by operating activities:
Depreciation
1,361.993
Interest Expense
681,510
Amortization of deferred financing costs
34,738
Change in assets and liabilities:
Decrease (increase) in:
Patient and other receivables
(478,674)
Inventories and prepaid expenses
(175,205)
Increase(decrease)in:
Accounts payable
(1,967)
Due from /to third parties
(172,340)
Accrued expenses
(94,880)
Net cash provided by operating activities
1,675,299
Cash Flow From Investing Activities
Interest income received
614,611
Rental Properties
374,901
Investment in joint ventures
(13,481)
Net cash provided by investing activities
976,031
Cash Flows From Capital and Related Financing Activities
Principal payments on long -term debt (1,447,474)
Interest paid on long -term debt (973,918)
Purchases of property and equipment (2,424,604)
Donated capital used for purchase of property & equipment 14,018
Net cash used in capital and related financing
activities (4,831,979)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (2,180,649)
Cash and Cash Equivalents
10,519,870
Beginning
Ending 8,339,221
$$flows.xis
Pam Larson
• Hutchinson Flood Recovery Grant
Funding Status Report
February 20,1998
4 6
FOR YOUR INFORMATION
To date the City of Hutchinson has received grant agreements for $1,210,000 for the acquisition
and clearance of 15 residential and 3 commercial Properties located within the 100 year flood
plain. The Department of Trade and Economic Development (DIED) and the Department of
Natural Resources (DNR) are each Providing $605,000 to support the flood mitigation project.
There are two gram amendments in process for fromth th foranan�additional $329,235 has than
expected acquisition costs. A grant agreement
been recently sent to the City for signature. A ve commitment has been received from DTED
rbal
to contribute approximately $380,000. The budget breakdown is as follows:
91mmit S and
$784,000
$ 16,000
$392,000
$ 8,000
$ 10,000
Total Committed: $1,210,000
Proiect Actiyiti�
Residential Acquisition
Residential Administration
Commercial Acquisition
Commercial Administration
General Administration (City)
($605,000 DNR and $605,000 DIED)
F Activiti
Pendin¢: uuds
$329,235 (DNR) Increased Acquisition Costs
$380,235 (DIED) increased Acquisition Costs
(which includes $51,000 for Residential Relocation)
Total Pending 5709,470
Expected Total $1,919,470
•
ResidwMal She Acqutel6on Report Nutchlneon Flood Reoun my
Property
Address
OvRwgs)
Nam
COTWIsted
Written Offer
fate
Contract
Accepted
Cgrxrlents
Notified of
Nllefest
Apprelsel
Complete
Pre -06er
kltendew
Forms
Packap
Dale
Amount
215 Huron Street
NmOw Bassett
x
x
10-Feb
Yes
1PFeb
AM
S 276,000
Not Y to sea
128 Ede Street
James Bbmmw
x
x
Not wigy to sea
121 First Avenue
Hwwy&runw
x
x
20,W
Yes
315,000
Ver0a1-
116 H1on Sheet
Richard Carkm
x
x
15 -Feb
S 67,508
Verbal -
115 Erie Street
Tors 6 Tend OoldschrtYdt
x
x
274al1
unsure
338 Ontario BtrM
Swot Henson
x
x
20 Jan
yes
I 18-Feb
S 67 000
Valbat -
630 Secard Av
Brad Wholorle gabunde
x
x
2"n
19Feb
S 50,500
Verbal -
516 Second Street
Dwekre Lutdw
x
x
20-Jon
unsure
136 Onleno Street
Zapp Sank do D" uofexo
Trusts& for Dorothy Schram
x
x
plane
yes
Venbtl - Pre
103 Ene Sbaet
Pulersbek/Edckson
x
x
Not Hkaty to sea
126 Huron Street
ROW*" Quest
x
x
I
I unsure
6807 Third Ave. IKun
i PmM RhcMYMr
x
x
27-Jan
19-Feb
$ 57,600
Verbal -
1189126OndanoSir. ISandstederifitlev,
x
x
29Jen
yes
10-Feb
f 66660
Verbal -
615 Third Avarxla I Graft
8hoen
x
x
304M
15-Feb
f 30 000
Wrtsal -
IM196 Third Ave. NE
Nam 6 Lorrai
verbal
r ed
r addedhrnern
Commercial Site Acquisition Report
Prop"
Addres6
OMMIS)
Name
1 1"On OIfor
Date
Caltract
Commends
NWSW of
Interest
Appraisal
Comome
Pre -Oft
Interview
Foam
PaCkep
Dais
Afnart
F Sales
Jim F
x
x
10-Feb
Yes
1PFeb
AM
S 276,000
Verbal - Yes
Chamber of Com.
x
x
Not likely to sW
Simonson Lumber
SBnoman
x
x
19-Feb
315,000
urquns
Hutchinson Flood Grant Schedule
Task
Owners notified of Program/Request Letter of Interest
Grant Appiadton Wrttten/Submitted
Property Appraisals (revised)
Grant s
Public Hearing
Envirormerttal/Historical Review
Flood Plain Review
Flood Plain Notloe #1 Published
Flood Plain Noti a #2 published
FONSI/RROF PublishedfReview period
Request for Release of Funds (RROF)
Write & Submit Fair Housing Plan & FHEO Sheet to DTED
Develop Displecenwnt MinimimtiorVRelocation Plan
Council Adopts PI&V Publish Plan
Submit Plan, Resolution, and Affidvt of Public. to DTED
Develop Acquisition Procedures
Camel Adopts Acquisition Procedures
Submit A 111 Procedures to DTED
Revise Acqudsmom Procedures per DTED
Council adopts revised Acquiart7on Procedures
Letters of Gram AwardVre.Offer Interview sent out
Property list sent to FEMA fcc Dupliaof Benefits verification
Duplication of Benefits form sent to Owners/ Certifs. Rcvd.
Pre-Offer Interviews
Develop Just Compensation Offers
Present Just Compensation Offers
�obat
Relocation Counseling
Accept Offers/Close on Properties
Transfer of Properties/payment/Mav ng
Record ProPerties/Restrlcttve Covenants
Public Hearing #2 (must be before grant dosed)
Develop Demolition Speclficabons
Site ContMVPropertles vacated
Davis Bacon Wage Determination Requests
Develop Bid Packages
Bid Solicitation
Contract Awarded
Preeormtructton Meetmg
Notice to Proceed
Demolition
Final Inspeotians
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Local sales tax bills progress
Gary Carlson
In what might otherwise appear as a
city effort to recreate the defunct local
government trust fund, an unprec-
edented number of cities are seeking
legislative authority to enact local
sales taxes. This year, as many as
I1 cities have introduced legislation
seeking local sales tax authority. Bills
have been introduced by the cities of
Fergus Falls, Rochester, Winona,
Bemidji Hutchinson, Owatonna,
Detroit Lakes and a joint effort by the
cities of St. Cloud, Sauk Rapids,
Sartell, Waite Park, and St. Joseph.
Last session, the city of Willmar
successfully lobbied for local sales tax
authority. With the Willmar legislation,
seven Minnesota cities now have
legislative authority to impose local
sales taxes, along with Cook County.
All of the bills introduced this
year would use the revenues generated
by the sales tax to friance various
public improvements that would have
regional benefit or significance. In
addition, the legislative authority in all
cases requires local voter approval
before the sales tax could be imple-
C&
la
Us&?roiect
Termination
Owatonna
up to 1 h cent
Economic Development 2000
Determined by council
Detroit lakes
up to 1 h cent
Community Center
None specified -
Bemidji
up to 1 cent
Regional Convention Center
Determined by council
Wmona
up to 'A ant
Dredging Lake Winton
Determined by council
Rochester
up to 1 cent
Higher ed facilities,
Permanent
infrastructure
Fergus Falls
up to 1 h cent
Regional conference center
Generally 15 years
St. Cloud
Sauk Rapids
Sartell
Waite Park
Central Minnesota Events
Center
St. Joseph
up to l cent
and other projects
Determined by councils
-build passes another hurdle
LJ
:."MI
A League- sponso 11 authorizing
municipalities to use the ign -build
procedure as a less pens
exive -
tive to the standard bid procedure
passed the House Local Govemment
& Metropolitan Affairs Committee
on 7besday, Feb. 17, 1998. The bill,
H.F. 2595, is authored by Rep. Loren
Jennings (DFL- Hams). Lindstrom City
Administrator Mark Kamowski testi-
fied in support of the bill.
Jennings offered an author's Z
amendment incorporating provisiwfs
that addressed concerns raised by the
architects, engineers, and general con-
tractors. Most notably, the amendmen
included a $2 million threshold f i
I i I, projects, specified m notice
Of for propos ould be ad-
vert:L> sa manner as under
the rocedtue, and re-
qui n a board ap
po by the govemin d of the
to review and rt ake rec-
ommendations on contractor selec'ttgr
with the final selection to be made by
the governing body.
FOR YOUR lft ftTlo,V
mented. The Senate Subcommittee on
Income and Sales Tax will hear several
of these bills on Wednesday evening. If
these bills are to progress, they will
likely be folded into the House and
Senate omnibus tax bills. r
RWsteve Dehler (R -St. Joseph)
aw`successfully amended the bill to
specify that the citizen board had to be
separate from any planning commis-
sion. With these changes, the bill had
no opposition.
The amended version of H.F. 2595,
which is now traveling as S.F. 2119 in
the House, was referred to the House
Floor. The companion bill passed off
the Senate Floor last Monday. r
Page 6
FEBRUARY 18, 1998
LMC Cities Bulletin
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More cities seek
local sales taxes
Officials in 10 cities want permission to
enact l -cent or half -cent levies, bucking
the trend toward cutting or freezing taxes.
By Dane Smith
Star Tribune Staff Writer
State government may give a lot back in tax cuts
this year, but a growing number of city halls across
Minnesota are asking to take a little more away.
As the Legislature and Gov. Arne Carlson work
on proposals to cut income and property taxes,
at least 10 cities are seeking "local- option" sales
tax increases of a half -penny or penny on every
dollar at the cash register.
That would be added to the state's 6.5 percent
• general sales tar, one of the highest in the nation.
If all of the local options are approved by the
Legislature, and then by local voters, the number
o f cities with sales taxes would double.
It's the biggest batch of such requests ever.
legislators say.
The local sales tax has been a fixture in Min-
neapolis, St. Paul and Duluth, with most of the
revenue earmarked for convention centers.
Most of the new proposals are coming from
smaller cities that serve as regional centers.
Turn to TAXES on B7 for.
— The debate prompts some tension between the
Twin Cities and the rest of the state, but it also
has produced some stress between regional
outstare centers and their rural neighbors.
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IUMS from B1
More cities seep OK to enact
local - option sales tax increases
Detroit Lakes and Hutchinson
want community centers, with
facilities for seniors and young
people. St. Cloud and Bemidji
want full-fledged convention cen-
ters. And Rochester seeks to dou-
ble its half -cent tax for a batch of
civic improvements, ranging from
enhancing its higher education
complex, to airport expansion, to
sewer improvements.
FWMIty of a new tales
Sales tax advocates say it gives
cities, squeezed between citizen
resistance to property taxes and
dwindling federal and state aid,
more flexibility in balancing their
budgets while moving ahead with
job - creating amenities.
And since residents must vote
to approve the higher tax, propo-
nents argue that the principle of
`accountability" is served.
"We support diversification of
local revenue sources, and it takes
pressure off the property taxes,"
said Gary Carlson, a lobbyist for
the League of Minnesota Cities.
'Voters still have to approve
them," he said, noting that "the
sales taxis paid in small incre-
ments and it's something that the
consumer feels he or she can
avoid by not buying things."
(Sales of autos are exempt
from all of the existing local sales
taxes and most of the proposed
ones.)
But opponents say it is a new
threat to the taxpayer, probably
leading to blanket authority for
cities and counties to levy sales
taxes. At a time of record state
government budget surpluses, it's
exactly the wrong thing to do,
they contend.
"It is not surprising that cities
want to go outside their local
property tax base in order to ob-
tain funds for projects they want,
but [that] citizens won't fund with
property taxes," wrote Judy Cook,
president of the Minnesota Retail
Merchants Association, in a letter
to legislators this week
"We are concerned that Min-
nesota is coming perilously close
to the statewide local options
sales tax," she added, arguing that
such a course would increase the
"overall price of government."
And although business groups
as a whole typically oppose new
taxes, individual business owners
in the affected cities often are
among those pushing for the new
taxes.
Concerns also have been
raised by social - justice groups,
who argue that the sales tax is
regressive, more burdensome on
low - income groups than the af-
fluent
The debate has some of the
classic tension between the Twin
Cities and the rest of the state, but
also between regional outstate
centers and their rural neighbors.
It has provoked sharp conflict,
for instance, between two sena-
tors in southeastern Minnesota,
Sheila Kiscaden of Rochester and
Kenric 8cheevel of Preston.
Scheevel objects to his con-
stituents, who do much of their
shopping in Rochester, paying
taxes that mostly benefit people
within the city limits.
Kiscaden argues, as Twin Cit-
ies legislators have on similar bat-
tles, that the entire region will
benefit from improvements to Its
hub city.
A crucial factor in the coming
debates is the exact purpose for
each sales tax and its life expec-
tancy. In the past, the local option
has been sold as temporary, but
city officials find other reasons to
continue It when it expires.
A rule of thumb is that such
taxes should serve broad regional
interest Some of the proposals on
tap, such as Rochester's, Include
expanding sewer service to
homes on septic systems. Is that a
narrow local benefit, or is
ground -water protection a
broader public good?
Another factor is the crazy.
quilt pattern that may develop
from the local options.
Even advocates of the local
sales option, including the Carl-
son of the League of Cities, say
the trend could create disparities
between cities that have enough
retail trade to benefit from a local
sales tax and those that don't.
Cities without the capacity to
support a tax would make ex-
pensive demands for "equaliza-
tion" revenues from the state,
they say.
Local- option bills have ad-
vanced in at least one committee
in both houses, but legislators
appear to be increasingly con-
cerned about the long -term im-
Local 9" tax
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plications.
"We will scrutinize them," said
Rep. Dee Long, DFL- Minneapolis,
chairwoman of the House Tax
Committee. Local options for
things such as soccer fields may
not pass muster, she said, while
the traditional purpose of con-
vention centers and tourism may
fare better.
Sen. Steve Murphy, chairman
of the subcommittee on Sales and
Income Taxes, said he is consid-
ering a bill that would impose a
"sunset" on any such taxes and
would impose uniform standards
on what the tax money could be
used for.
About 850,000 people, or
about a sixth of the state's popu-
lation, live in cities with local
sales taxes already.
If all the new taxes are author-
ized and passed by voters„ an
additional 150,000 Minnesotans
would be living in cities with local
sales taxes.
The new taxes do not come
close to neutralizing the P JWed
tax reductions for the n gEpmr
years, as a result of the te's
projected $1.3 billion surplus.
The net increase from the pro-
posed local options would amount
to less than $20 million, legislative
tax analysts say. Proposals for tax
reductions range from about $250
million to $1 billion.
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City of Hutchinson, Minnesota
Engineering/PubGc Works Group
AIRPORT
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1997 Annual Report
To: Airport Commission
From: John Olson, Asst. Public Works Director
Subject: Airport Annual Report - 1997
Personnel involved with the Airport:
The City Council maintains control over operations at the airport by enforcing regulations
promulgated by the Minnesota Department of Transportation (Mn/DOT), City Ordinances, and
policies.
The Mayor appoints members to the Airport Commission. Commission members provide
recommendations to the City Council regarding airport issues. The Commission is made up of
one Chair and four members. The Airport Commission typically meets at 5:30 p.m. on the last
Monday of each month (except December) at the Airport Lobby.
Those serving on the 1997 Airport Commission were:
Mayor Marlin Torgerson, Council representative
Dave Skaar, Chair (01/97 - 09/97) Jim Faber, Chair (10/97 - 12/97)
Joe Dooley, Commissioner Robert Hantge, Commissioner
Dennis Kahl, Commissioner AI Koenig, Commissioner
Ex officio members: Bernie Knutson, HCDC
Dave Skaar, HCDC (10/97- 12/97)
The Airport is part of the Engineering/Public Works Group. The Director of Engineering/Public
Works in 1997 was John Rodeberg. The Director of Engineering/Public Works is particularly
involved in improvement projects related to the airport, and maintains the City's relationship with
regulatory agencies.
The Asst. Public Works Director is charged with overseeing day - to-day maintenance operations
at the airport. Maintenance functions include pavement, lighting, buildings and grounds,
electrical, plumbing, and coordinating maintenance on other systems at the airport. The position
(formerly the Maintenance Operations Supervisor) was filled by Doug Meier from January
through August. From September through December the position was filled by John Olson.
•
The Public Works Specialist provides administrative support for airport functions. Support
includes preparing minutes, meeting notices, and providing filing and computer support to City
operations relating to the airport. The Public Works Specialist in 1997 was Genise Quast.
No full -time maintenance personnel are assigned to the airport. Maintenance services at the
airport are provided primarily by Street Department employees (Larry Karg, Street Dept,
Supervisor). From time to time other City employees are used to provide maintenance at the
airport. For example, Park Department employees were used to do carpentry work in 1997.
Three part- time/seasonal employees mow, remove snow, and do other building and grounds
maintenance at the airport. In 1997 the part- time/seasonal employees were: Doug Meier: snow
removal, Lowell Peterson: building maintenance, and Donald Sitz: snow removal and grounds
maintenance.
The FBO has private mechanics and maintenance operations at the airport under contract with the
City. In 1997 the FBO was: Tom Parker.
Jerry Peterson, from TKDA Engineers, is the City's consulting engineer for the airport. In 1997
Jerry prepared plans and specifications, and helped in the application for funding for a significant
improvement project scheduled for October 1, 1998.
The regulatory agency for the airport is the Minnesota Department of Transportation, Office of
Aeronautics, at 222 E. Plato Blvd., St. Paul, MN 55107 (1 -800- 657- 3922).
Civil Air Patrol (CAP)
The CAP is another tenant of the airport. The CAP is an auxiliary organization of the U.S. Air
Force. CAP members are volunteers. They conduct search and rescue operations, lead education
sessions regarding aviation, and provide a Cadet program for youth. A mobile -home building on
the airport site is used by the CAP. The primary contact for the Hutchinson CAP is Major Dave
Skaar, 16713 Hwy 15, Hutchinson, MN 55350, (320)587 -3480.
Professional OrgaoiZations
The Minnesota Council of Airports (MCOA) is organized around airports and airport operations.
The City of Hutchinson has maintained a relationship with the MCOA for some years. The
contact for MCOA is Duane Wething, Chair, MCOA, 222 E. Plato Blvd., St. Paul, MN 55107-
1618.
Other City Departments:
The Wastewater Treatment Facility occasionally spreads bio -solids on airport property. Hangar
space specified for City maintenance crews is sometimes used for storing Central Garage vehicles.
Other City departments and organizations use airport property from time to time.
Individuals may lease airport property for raising crops allowed around airports.
Mr. Bruce Kreckow, 814 Jefferson St. SE, Hutchinson, MN 55350, (320)234 -7254, has been
granted permission to trap beavers in the drainage ditch that borders the western side of airport
property. He generally traps every other year.
Airport Site:
The airport is south of Hutchinson and is bordered on the north by McLeod County Road 8, and
on the east by MN T.H. 15. The airport site consists of 160.59 acres of land in Section 13,
Township 136, Range 30. The property's parcel number is R 09.013.0600. The property class is
Farm, Non - Homestead Exempt. Valuations of the property are: $63,000 for market, and $62,000
for tax. The property lies within the limits of Lynn Township. Property taxes for 1997 were
$1,168.
• Pavement System:
The airport's runway is 75'x 4,000' and is paved with bituminous approximately 6" thick on a
base of Class 5 gravel. The pavement has been sawed and filled with crack seal asphalt to prevent
uncontrolled transverse cracking. The saw cuts were made at 40' intervals.
The taxiway runs parallel to the runway for its entire length. The taxiway is 37 -1/2' x 4,000' and
is paved with bituminous approximately 4" thick on a base of Class 5 gravel.
The airport entrance road is approximately 800'x 28', with a 75'x 75' parking area. The airport
entrance road is gravel.
The apron and commons areas consist of approximately 220,000 sq. ft. Approximately 140,000
sq. ft. (64 %) is paved with bituminous, and 80,000 sq. ft. (36 %) is gravel.
U
Building Systems:
There are seven buildings and four other major structures at the airport. They are as follows
Buildings
1. Residence (mobile home) 2. Civil Air Patrol building (mobile home)
3. Non - directional beacon (NDB) building 4. Enclosed hangar (w/ Airport lobby)
5. Open hangar (w/ Maintenance facility) 6. Enclosed hangar
7. Electrical Distribution building.
Other structures:
1. Fuel island 2. Rotating beacon tower
3. Windsock/warning panels 4. Radio and weather equipment (antennas)
Lighting System:
Lights surround the runway and reflectors surround the taxiway. Some lights are always lit.
Others are lit during periods of limited visibility and at night. There are also lights that pilots
activate to assist them in their landings. Lights are not operated during periods when the airport
is closed. Otherwise, the system is operable 24 hours per day, seven days per week.
During Mn/DOT's inspection of the airport fighting system in 1996, the City of Hutchinson
received a score of 100 out of a possible 100, the same score as the last three years. •
The City's lighting vendor is Halibrite, Inc., P.O. Box 10, Crosby, MN 56441 (800)553 -6269. In
the fall of 1997, other vendors, from a list supplied by the consulting engineer, were contacted for
prices on replacement fighting parts. Halibrite, Inc. continues to provide the best value for
lighting products.
Vehicle/Equipment Systems:
There is one vehicle permanently attached to the airport. The vehicle is a 1995 Ford -New
Holland 9030 Tractor with the following attachments:
Flail mower Boom mower Loader
Snow plow Snow blower Angle broom
The tractor and attachments cost approximately $130,200 when it was purchased in 1995. The
City received a state grant for the largest share of the tractor's cost. The grant specifies that the
tractor only be used at the airport except in emergencies.
A 1981 G.M.C. Dump truck with snow plow and sander, assigned to the Street Department, is
used during the winter for snow removal operations at the airport.
Other City vehicles and equipment are used during maintenance operations at the airport, but the
vehicles and equipment are assigned to departments other than the airport.
Flight Operations:
Skydive Hutchinson had 1,793 flight operations and 8,485 skydiving jumps in 1997. Hutchinson
Technologies, Inc. charters accounted for approximately 500 flight operations. Other flight
operations, including business and pleasure trips, are estimated at more than 500.
Hangars:
There are 26 hangar spaces available. A schedule of hangar rentals is attached in Appendix A.
Statement of Revenues and Expenditures:
The unaudited Statement of Revenues and Expenditures for the year ending December 31, 1997 is
attached as Appendix B.
Improvements:
There were no significant improvements made to the airport site this year.
• There were no significant improvements made to the asphalt paving system this year.
The most significant improvement to building systems this year was to seal the bottom of hangar
units, in the northern most enclosed hangar, with asphalt. The intention of the project was to
reduce runoff of storm water and melting ice and snow within individual hangar spaces. By
sealing the hangar units, the runoff problem can probably be isolated, its cause discovered, and
actions to correct it can then be planned. Another building systems project included replacing the
door to the NDB building, which was done by Park Department employees and paid for by
Mn/DOT, Office of Aeronautics.
There were no significant improvements to the vehicles/equipment systems this year.
Upcoming Improvements:
The airport expansion/renovation project (Phase II) is on the Mn/DOT's list for funding in FY
1999, which begins in October 1998. The project will include a new entrance road, a new
terminal and maintenance building, an apron, and improvements to the taxiway and commons
areas of the airport.
Appendix A
Hangar Space Rental
The following individuals rented hangar space at the airport in 1997:
Hangar #
Name
Monthly fee
1 -9
1 -10
1 -11
1 -12
1 -13
1 -14 (01/97 - 10/97)
1 -14 (11/97 - 12/97)
1 -15
1 -16
1 -17 (01 -97- 10/97)
1 -17 (11/97- 12/97)
1 -18 (01/97 -02/97
1 -18 (03/97 - 12/97)
2 -1
2 -2
2 -3
2-4 (01/97- 10/97)
2-4 (11/97 - 12/97)
2 -5
2-6
2 -7
2 -8
Olesen, Vic
Klima, Ed
Baumgartner, Jeff
Bames/Demenge
Parker, Tom (FBO)
Kieper, Cliff
Brenhaug, Jeff
Mona, James
Lopac, Mark
Lamplighter
Devorak, James
Dooley, Joe
Miller, Tim
Civil Air Patrol
Schlueter, Elroy
Triple D / Arlen Aas
Kizer, Robert
Keiper, Cliff
Peterson, Clayton
Lamb, Michael
Bishman, Kathy
Parker, Tom
$30
$35
$35
$35
$0
$30
$35
$35
$35
$30
$30
$30
$30
$ 0
$50
$50
$65
$50
$50
$50
$65
$50
3 -1
Parker, Tom
$150
3 -2
Knutson, Bernie
$85
3 -3
Barnes/Kamrath
$85
34
Miller, Tim
$85
3 -5
Dooley, Joe
$150
3-6
NFK Aviation/Faber/Nagy
$85
3 -7
Jensen, Jerry
$95
3 -8
McLeod Aviation / J. Miller
$85
Total
$360
$420
$420
$420
$ 0
$300
$ 70
$420
$420
$300
$ 60
$ 60
Um
$3,550
$ 0
$600
$600
$650
$100
$600
$600
$780
MO
$4,530
$1,800
$1,020
$1,020
$1,020
$1,800
$1,020
$1,140
$17,920
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Appendix B:
Unaudited Statement of Revenues and Expenditures
for the year ending December 31, 1997
Hutchinson Municipal Airport (Butler Field)
1997 1997 1998
Actual Budget Buda
AIRPORT REVENUES
Fuel Sales $53,827 $50,000 $ 0
Rents- Hangars & Shop 17,775 19,000 20,000
Airport Aid 12,019 12,000 13,500
Other revenues 9.814 --- =
Total Revenues $93,435 $81,200 $33,700
AIRPORT EXPENDITURES
Wages & Overtime
$ 4,660
$ 4,000
$ 4,
Employee benefits
431
$ 5,091
$ 4,485
$ 4,485
Motor fuels & lubricants
$46,042
$42,000
$ 0
400
Operating supplies
869
213
250
800
400
Cleaning suppliestchemicals
25
Repairhnairdenance supplies
1.256
$48,380
2,775
$45,625
$ 4,125
Professional Fees
$155,098
$ 0
$ 0
Communications
$ 668
$ 600
$ 900
300
Travel/School/Conference
118
300
0
Printing/Publishing
0
5,650
200
5,600
5,
Property insurance
10,854
12,000
14,000
Utilities
Contracted repainstmaint.
2,419
3,000
3,000
4,000
Vehicle rent
0
40
0
200
200
Rentals
0
5,000
0
Snow removal
Central Garage repair
4.461
$27 900
$31 200
Licenses & taxes
$ 2,890
$ 2,600
$ 2,9W
Machinery & equipment
268
0
1°O
Miscellaneous
275
S 3,431
�
$ 3,350
Total Expenditures
$236210
$80.860
543.160
TOTAL AIRPORT
$(142,775)
$ 340
$ (9,460)
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