2001-03-27MOUND CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
MARCH 27, 2001
The City Council of the City of Mound, Hennepin County, Minnesota, met in regular
session on Tuesday, March 27, 2001, at 7:30 p.m., in the council chambers at 5341
Maywood Road, in said City.
Councilmembers Present: Mayor Meisel, Councilmembers Bob Brown, Mark Hanus,
Peter Meyer.
Councilmembers Absent: Councilmember Kim Anderson
Others Present: City Attorney, John Dean; City Manager, Kandis Hanson; Acting
City Clerk, Bonnie Rifler; City Engineer, John Cameron; Building Official, Jon
Sutherland; Finance Director, Gino Businaro; Liquor Store Manager, Joel Krumm;
Police Chief, Len Harrell; Park Director, Jim Fackler; Public Works Director, Greg
Skinner; Jim Brimeyer, Lorrie Ham, Dorothy and Bill Netka, Phil Jensen, Pam
Shaughnessy, Brad Bernemann, Shirley Tulberg, Audrey Ogland,
Edith Travers.
*Consent Agenda: All items listed under the Consent Agenda are considered to be
routine by the Council and will be enacted by a roll call vote. There will be no
separate discussion of these items un/ess a Councilmember or citizen so requests,
in which event the item wi//be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered in
normal sequence.
1. CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Meisel called the meeting to order at 7:34 p.m., and the Pledge of Allegiance
was recited.
2. APPROVE AGENDA WITH ANY AMENDMENTS
City Manager Hanson recommended removal of item #12, the executive session, as
there are no further developments in this case.
Hanus asked that Item A, approval of March 13th minutes, and Item D, assessment
agreement with Hennepin County, be removed from the consent agenda.
MOTION by Brown, seconded by Hanus to approve the agenda and consent agenda
as amended. All ayes.
3. CONSENT AGENDA
B. Approve payment of claims in the amount of $228,445.31.
C. RESOLUTION NO, 01-28: RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING THAT
CDBG FUNDING OF THE WESTONKA
COMMUNITY ACTION NETWORK {WeCAN)
BE CONTINUED
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E. The following licenses are up for renewal. The license period is
April 1, 2001, through March 31, 2002. Approval is contingent upon all
required forms, insurance, etc., being submitted.
Tree Removal License
Aaspen Tree Service
Amberwood
Bear Tree Service
Emery's Tree Service
Matt's Tree Service
Rob's Tree Service
Shorewood Tree Service
Viking Land Tree Service, Inc.
Rainbow Tree Care
Tall Timber Tree Experts
Set-ups
Al & Alma's Supper Club, Inc.
F. RESOLUTION NO. 01-29:
RESOLUTION DESIGNATING APRIL AS
CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT
PREVENTION MONTH
G. Approve setting bid opening date of April 18, 2001, for Seal Coating
Project.
H. Approve Lease Renewal Agreement (until February 28, 2002) for Mound
Liquor Store.
I. Set public hearing for proposed amendments to water and sewer
ordinances for April 24, 2001, at 7:30 p.m.
3a. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF MARCH 13, 2001
MOTION by Hanus, seconded by Brown to approve the minutes of the March 13,
2001, meeting as amended. All voted in favor. Motion carried.
3d. ASSESSMENT AGREEMENT WITH HENNEPIN COUNTY
There was discussion of the feasibility of contracting with Hennepin County for
assessment services, or having an in-house assessor.
MOTION by Brown, seconded by Hanus to approve the assessment agreement with
Hennepin County as presented. All ayes.
4. COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS FROM CITIZENS
There were no comments offered.
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5. WESTEDGE BOULEVARD/RETAINING WALLS IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
City Engineer, John Cameron, presented the revised feasibility study to the Council.
MOTION by Brown, seconded by Hanus to adopt the following resolution. All voted
in favor. Motion carried.
RESOLUTION NO. 01-30:
RESOLUTION RECEIVING REVISED REPORT AND
CALLING HEARING ON THE IMPROVEMENT OF
WESTEDGE BOULEVARD FROM HENNEPIN
COUNTY ROAD 15 TO WOODEDGE ROAD, AND
FOR IMPROVEMENT OF CERTAIN RETAINING
WALLS THROUGHOUT THE CITY
6. "MARKHURD" AGREEMENT FOR MOUND SHORELINE MAPPING
John Cameron recapped the proposal from "MARKHURD" Professional Services for
photogrammetic mapping of Mound's shoreline. Discussion followed regarding
adding the 931' contour to the previously approved proposal. This would result in
the addition of approximately $3500 to the project cost.
MOTION by Hanus, seconded by Brown to accept the agreement with the addition
of the contour, with the stipulation that there be no more than a 300' variance for
lineal shoreline measurement. All ayes.
7. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
Jim Brimeyer, of the Brimeyer Group, Inc., came to the Council looking for
consensus on what the profile should be for the Community Development Director.
Brimeyer stated that it is his understanding that this position will be used
approximately 65% for planning and zoning activities, with the balance of time to be
spent with downtown redevelopment and other economic development efforts. The
Council indicated agreement with this and the hiring process will proceed as
planned.
8. HENNEPIN COUNTY 2001 ASSESSMENT REPORT
Phil Jensen, Hennepin County Assessor, presented the Council with a general
synopsis of the 2001 property assessments in Mound. The Board of Review
meeting will be held on Apdl 18, 2001, at 4:00 p.m., at city hall.
9. PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS
Randy Moriarty - 4536 Oenbigh Road
Case #00-60 - Minor subdivision
Case #00-70 - Variance
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Building Official, Jon Sutherland, reviewed the requests with the Council. The
Planning Commission had recommended denial of this request. Sutherland
explained to the Council that sideyard, lot area and hardcover and bluff setback
variances were the variances that were originally requested..Staff has recommended
approval for a conforming footprint and allow only the bluff and lot area variance.
Sutherland noted the lot area, if calculated to the lakeshore, would be greater than
7,000 sq. ft. and would be conforming, and that the Council has considered this
scenario in the past. Since the Planning Commissior~ meeting, there has been
more information supplied that Would resUlt in just the bluff and lot area variance
needed. He noted that the Planning Commission did not have all of the information
that has since been supplied. There was discussion to the effect that this case
should be sent back to the Planning Commission for further consideration, because
they did not have all of the pertinent information when making their decision.
MOTION by Brown, seconded by Hanus to send this case back to the Planning
Commission for their recommendation. All voted in favor. Motion carried.
B. Carl & Patricia Palmquist- 4520 Denbigh Road
Case #01-03 - Minor subdivision
Case #01-10 - Variance
Sutherland informed the council that staff and the Planning Commission recommend
approval as requested.
MOTION by Brown, seconded by Meyer to adopt the following resolution. All voted
in favor. Motion carried.
RESOLUTION NO. 01-31:
RESOLUTION TO APPROVE A MINOR SUBDIVISION
AND VARIANCE FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT
4520 DENBIGH ROAD, LOTS 1,2,3 AND THE
NORTHWESTERLY Y= OF 4, BLOCK 2, AVALON. PID
#19-117-23-24~)006 AND #19-117-23-24~007. P & Z
CASE #01-03 AND #01-10
10. ACTION TO AMEND ORDINANCE REGULATING LICENSING OF DOGS
Police Chief Harrell informed the Council of the increasing problem with cats in the
City, which leads to the need for this ordinance amendment.
MOTION by Hanus, seconded by Brown to adopt the following ordinance. All voted
in favor. Motion carried.
ORDINANCE NO. 03-0001: ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 455 AND 456 OF
THE MOUND CITY CODE, REGULATING AND
LICENSING OF DOGS
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11. ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE. PROCESS AND CRITERIA FOR NAMING
AND RENAMING PUBLIC PARKS AND PARK FACILITIES, AND FOR THE
ACCEPTANCE OF MEMORIALS
Parks Director, Jim Fackler, presented the Council with a draft of an ordinance that
would regulate the process and criteria for naming and renaming public parks and
park facilities and memorials.
After lengthy discussion it was the suggested that Fackler take this back to the Parks
Commission with suggestions and input as discussed.
'12. EXECUTIVE SESSION REGARDING LAW SUIT BY POSTON, ET AL.
This item was previously removed from the agenda.
The Mayor called a recess at 9:40 p.m., with the meeting reconvening at 9:53 p.m.
13. ANNUAL REPORTS
The following department heads gave annual reports to the Council: Jim Fackler,
Parks/Docks/Public Facilities; Joel Krumm, Liquor Store; Greg Skinner, Public
Works; Gino Businaro, Finance; Len Harrell, Police; Jon Sutherland, Planning &
Inspections.
14. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
City Manager Hanson reported on the first phase of the implementation of the space
utilization plan at city hall and the phone lines analysis currently underway.
The Laker Publication Date Capabilities
City Manager Kandis Hanson informed the Council that research has been
done to determine if The Laker could change their publication date to
accommodate Planning Commission meetings, and they can't. At the present
time, citizens' requests to the Planning Commission are drawn out because of
the timing of The Laker publication as it relates to hearing requirements, etc.
There was discussion regarding the feasibility of changing the Planning
Commission meeting date. The Council stressed that the focus needs to be
on what is in the best interest of the residents, not what is most convenient for
the Commission. Direction was given to Jon Sutherland to take this issue to
the Planning Commission for their input and suggestions.
MFD Fire Commission
City Manager Kandis Hanson informed the Council that she received a
request from the Mound Fire Department for a representative to serve on the
MFD Fire Commission. This commission will include representation from all
cities served by the Mound Fire Department. They will meet four times a
year. It is the consensus of the Council to have the City Manager serve as
this representative, with the Finance Director serving, as needed.
15. INFORMATION/MISCELLANEOUS
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Memo from the Mayor
The Mayor presented a proposal from Lynn & Associates that would provide
the necessary research and meetings with Councilmembers, to assist them in
becoming a stronger, more effective team. This is to assess the current level
of functioning and decide what changes to make. This is accomplished by
individual interviews, review of roles and responsibilities and self-assessment.
It was the consensus of the Council to proceed with this proposal, cost being
$2500.
The Mayor will contact Councilmember Anderson, who is absent from this
meeting, for her input.
B. LMC Friday Fax
C. Westonka Schools communication
D. LMCD communication
E. Financial Reports: February2001
F. Urban Hennepin County CBDG Project Status Report
G. Westonka Healthy Community Collaborative correspondence
H. Park Commission resolution regarding appointments to advisory commissions
I. Police Department monthly report: February, 2001
J. Letter: City of Shorewood
K. Fire Department meeting summary
L. Fire Department- Fire Commission
16. ADJOURNMENT
MOTION by Brown, seconded by Meisel to adjourn the meeting at 11 '16 p.m.
All voted in favor. Motion carried.
Attest: Acting City Clerk
Mayor