2001-04-10 MOUND CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
APRIL 10, 2001
The City Council of the City of Mound, Hennepin County, Minnesota, met in regular
session on Tuesday, April 10, 2001, at 7:30 p.m., in the council chambers at 5341
Maywood Road, in said City.
Councilmembers Present: Acting Mayor Hanus, Councilmembers Bob Brown, Kim
Anderson, Peter Meyer.
Councilmembers Absent: Mayor Meisel.
Also Present: Acting City Attorney, Daniel Greensweig; City Manager, Kandis Hanson;
Acting City Clerk, Bonnie Ritter; Fire Chief, Greg Pederson; City Planner, Bruce
Chamberlain; Police Chief, Len Harrell; Bill and Dorothy Netka, Lorrie Ham.
*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 unless a Councilmember or citizen so requests, in which
event the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered in normal
sequence.
1. Open Meetinq and Pledge of Alle.qiance
The meeting was called to order by Acting Mayor Hanus at 7:33 p.m., and the Pledge of
Allegiance was recited.
2. Approve Aqenda
MOTION by Brown, seconded by Meyer to approve the agenda. All voted in favor.
Motion carried.
3. Consent Aqenda
Meyer would like to pull item C from the consent agenda.
MOTION by Brown, seconded by Meyer to approve the consent agenda as amended.
All voted in favor. Motion carried.
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B.
C.
D.
Approve minutes of March 27, 2001, regular Council meeting.
Approve payment of claims in the amount of $160,509.44.
Remove
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3c. Cancel Public Hearin.q for Proposed Amendments to Water and Sewer
Ordinances,
Meyer would like to go through the public hearing process. He believes that it's part of
good, open government to hold the hearing. City Manager Hanson explained that the
changes don't impact rates as much as area charges for developments that are hooking
into the city sewer and water system. Acting City Clerk Ritter informed the Council that
she has contacted the League of Minnesota Cities about the requirement for a hearing,
and the response from them and their counsel was that a hearing is not needed for
sewer and water rate and hook-up fee changes.
MOTION by Meyer to hold the public hearing for sewer and water rate ordinance
changes. Motion died for lack of a second.
MOTION by Brown, seconded by Anderson to approve the cancellation of a public
hearing for proposed amendments to sewer and water ordinances. Ayes: Hanus,
Brown, Anderson. Nayes: Meyer. Motion~carried. Meyer wanted it notedforthe
record that he is opposed to canceling the hearing because he feels the Council would
be bypassing public input. ~'~ ;" ~
4. Comments and Su,q.qestionS from Citizens Present
None were offered.
5. Annual Reports
Fire Chief, Greg Pederson, presented his annual report to the Council.
6. Action on Proposed Ordinance Amendments
City Manager Hanson apologized to the Council for not having the proposed ordinance
amendments included in their packets. Chief Harrell informed the Council that he has
received input from other similar cities, from his sergeants and CSO and from Building
Official Jon Sutherland regarding possible amendments to the subject ordinances.
These ordinances cover nuisances - abatement, exterior storage, etc.
MOTION by Brown, seconded by Hanus, to table action on these amendments, with the
zoning ordinance amendments being referred to the Planning Commission for their
recommendations, and the nuisance ordinance to come before them at a later meeting.
All voted in favor. Motion carried.
7. Executive Session: Law Suit by Polston, et al.
From 8:07 p.m., to 8:18 p.m., the Council was in executive Session with the HRA.
Acting Mayor Hanus reconvened the Council meeting at 8:19 p.m., stating that the
purpose of said session was to update and receive information from the attorney
representing the City.
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8. Information/Miscellaneous
A. LMC Friday Fax
B. Westonka Schools communication
C. LMCD communication
D. Westonka Senior Center newsletter
E. AMM Bill Tracking Report
F. Article: Grocery wine bill corked
G. Maxfax
H. FYI: 2000 census data
I. Suburban Hennepin Quarterly Newsletter
J. FYI: Community Development Director position profile
9. Adjourn
MOTION by Brown, seconded by Anderson to adjourn at 8:21 p.m.
Motion carried.
All voted in favor.
Attest: Acting City Clerk
Acting Mayor Hanus