2001-06-26MOUND CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
JUNE Z§, Z001
The City Council of the City of Mound, Hennepin County, Minnesota, met in regular
session on Tuesday, June 26, 2001, at 7:30 p.m. in the council chambers at 5341
Maywood Road, in said City.
Councilmembers Present: Mayor Pat Meisel; Councilmember;s Bob Brown, Mark
Hanus, Klm Anderson and Peter Meyer.
Others Present: City Manager, Kandis Hanson; Acting City Clerk, Bonnie Ritter; city
Attorney, John Dean; City Planner, Loren Gordon; City Engineer, John Cameron; Todd
Warner, Dorothy & Bill Netka, Jo Longpre, Dotty O'Brien, Gene & Marty Garvais, Betty
Strong, Ben Withhart, Bob & Sharon Riebe, Marilyn Byrnes, Marion Poteete, Patty
Guttormson, Cathy Bailey, Jack Weist, Sharon Cook, Roger Westman, John Costello.
Consent Agenda: All items listed under the Consent Agenda are considered to be
routine in nature by the Council and will be enacted by a roll call vote. There will be no
separate discussion on 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 MEETING AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Meisel called the meeting to order at 7:36 p.m., and the Pledge of Allegiance was
recited.
2. APPROVE AGENDA
City Manager, Kandis Hanson, removed #9, Watershed District Agreement, and #5,
public hearings, from the agenda. Item #5 will be replaced by item H under the consent
agenda.
MOTION by Brown, seconded by Meyer to approve the agenda as amended. All voted
in favor. Motion carried.
3. CONSENT AGENDA
Brown requested that item E be pulled from the consent agenda.
MOTION by Hanus, seconded by Brown to approve the consent agenda as amended.
All voted in favor. Motion carried.
A. Approve minutes: June 12, 2001 regular meeting; June 13, 2001 meeting
continuation; and June 13, 2001 special meeting
B. Approve payment of claims in the amount of $186,426.50
C. Approve recommendation for financial system hardware and software update
D. Approve tree removal license for Roger's Tree Service
E. Removed
F. Approve Stormwater Facility Maintenance Agreement for Langdon Woods
G. Approve Development Agreement with Brenshell Development Corporation
Mound City council Minutes - June 26, 2001
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Reschedule public hearings: July 24, 2001, 7:30 p.m. for
RD Development: Langdon Bay (Case 01-20: slope easement vacation and
Case 01-23: Butternut St. vacation)
3E. CONTRACT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES WITH LAKE MINNETONKA
CONSERVATION DISTRICT
Brown expressed concern that more enforcement and deputies were not visible during
the City Days fireworks. Hanson informed him that the licensing agreement called for
four patrol boats, but not that they had to be sheriff's boats.
MOTION by Brown, seconded by Meyer to approve the contract which expires
December 31, 2001, subject to the City Manager following up on the sources and
reductions of future funding. Ayes: Brown, Anderson and Meyer. Nayes: Hanus and
Meisel. Motion carried.
4. COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS FROM CITIZENS PRESENT
Dreamwood Addition Commons
Bob Riebe appeared as a representative of the residents in Dreamwood Addition, to
officially notify the Council that they have formed a lakeshore committee for settlement
of the commons issue in their area. City Manager Hanson informed him that she is
aware of a meeting scheduled at the Mound Depot for July 12, but that the city's
intention is to provide assistance with the assembly of data, provide a meeting space,
but not participate in the initial meetings. John Dean indicated that Leah Weycker has
been notified and is willing to sit on these meetings and help with resolution of the issue.
MahoQanv Bay
Todd Warner approached the Council with questions regarding his current conditional
use permit that involves blacktopping at his business. Hanus suggested that with the
complexity of this issue, being more than one property owner involved, that it go back to
Staff and the Planning Commission for their recommendation.
5. Removed.
6. PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION
MOTION by Brown, seconded by Meyer to adopt the following resolution. All voted in
favor. Motion carried.
RESOLUTION NO. 01-54:
RESOLUTION TO DENY A MINOR SUBDIVISION AND
VARIANCE ON THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 6024
CHERRYWOOD ROAD, PID #23-117-24-34-0104, P & Z
CASE #01-06 AND #01-08.
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7. MAHOGANY BAY- OPERATIONS PERMIT
Todd Warner informed the Council that he wants to lease space in the Balboa building
for his operation. This would be used for sales, service, restoration and storage of
vintage boats. It was determined that the operation is environmentally approved
because everything is varnished and painted by hand. A pressurized system using
walnut shells is used instead of chemicals for all stripping.
MOTION by Brown, seconded by Hanus to adopt the following resolution. All voted in
favor. Motion carried.
RESOLUTION NO. 01-55:
A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN OPERATIONS PERMIT
FOR MAHOGANY BAY LOCATED AT 5300 SHORELINE
DRIVE (BALBOA BUILDING)
8. WESTEDGE BOULEVARD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
City Engineer, John Cameron, explained that the city only received one bid for the
Westedge Project and that he recommends rejecting this bid and re-bidding in the
Spring, in the hopes of receiving more bids, and lower bids. This will not hold up the
Rottlund Homes development process, because their first phase will enter from County
Road 15.
MOTION by Brown, seconded by adopt the following resolution. All voted in favor.
Motion carried.
RESOLUTION NO. 01-56: RESOLUTION REJECTING BID FOR WESTEDGE
BOULEVARD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
9. Removed.
10. FISHING DOCK PROGRAM
MOTION by Hanus, seconded by Brown to table this item until a report is received from
the Parks Commission. All voted in favor. Motion carried.
11. BUDGET REQUEST BY SENIOR COMMUNITY SERVICES
Ben Withhart addressed the Council with a request for $20,000 for the budget year
2002. He stated that there is less money in the pool than previous years, with more
competition for these funds. Hanus questioned the value of being a member of this
pool, and if the City could pull out of it. City Manager Hanson will check on the length of
the pool and the possibility of withdrawing from it.
MOTION by Meyer to support the Senior Center with $20,000 in the budget year 2002.
Motion died for lack of a second. Discussion followed with regard to the importance of
considering this request with the rest of the City budget process, which is beginning
shortly. Mayor Meisel informed the Seniors that the request will be considered during
budget negotiations.
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12. CHAPTER V- NUISANCE ORDINANCE
City Manager Hanson~informed the Council that staff is concerned with the present
ordinance because of the enforcement language. It is felt that the reason enforcement
is not taking place is because the policy is not airtight. Staff feels it's broke the way it is
and needs to'be fixed. After discussion it was decided that Hanus, Anderson, Police
Chief Len Harrell, and City Prosecutor Craig Mertz should meet to go over the
ordinance and fine tune it for Council consideration.
Mayor Meisel called for a 10 minutes recess at 8:40 p.m., with executive session to
follow the break.
13. EXECUTIVE SESSION - CITY MANAGER PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
MOTION by Meisel, seconded by Meyer to adopt the following resolution. All voted in
favor. Motion carried.
RESOLUTION NO. 01-57: RESOLUTION AMENDING EMPLOYEE AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE CITY OF MOUND AND CITY MANAGER,
KANDIS HANSON.
14. ADJOURNMENT
MOTION by Brown, seconded by Hanus to adjourn the meeting at 10:25 p.m. All voted
in favor. Motion carried.
Attest: Acting City Clerk
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