2008-06-10MOUND CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
JUNE 10, 2008
The City Council of the City of Mound, Minnesota, met in regular session on Tuesday, June 10,
2008, at 7:30 p.m. in the council chambers of city hall.
Members present: Mayor Mark Hanus; Councilmembers David Osmek, Mike Specht, John
Beise and Greg Skinner
Others present: City Attorney John Dean, City Manager Kandis Hanson, City Clerk Bonnie
Ritter, Community Development Director Sarah Smith, City Engineers Dan Faulkner and Mark
Perry, Finance Director Catherine Pausche, Mary Hill Smith, Pat and Jane Salden, Amanda
Schwarze.
Consent agenda: All items listed under the Consent Agenda are considered to be
routine in nature by fhe Council. There will be no separate discussion on these items
unless a Councilmember or citizen so requests, in which even will be remove from the
Consent Agenda and considered in normal sequence.
1. Open meeting
Mayor Hanus called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Approve agenda
Beise requested the removal of item 5F.
MOTION by Osmek, seconded by Beise to approve the agenda as amended. All voted in favor.
Motion carried.
4. Special recognition of Met Council Rep Marv Hill Smith
MOTION by Beise, seconded by Specht to adopt the following resolution. All voted in favor.
Motion carried.
RESOLUTION NO. 08-63: RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
DISTRICT 3 REPRESENTATIVE MARY HILL SMITH FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE AND
DEDICATION TO THE CITY OF MOUND
Mayor Hanus presented Mary Hill Smith with a framed resolution and commended her for her
help with receiving grants and grant extensions from the Met Council for Mound redevelopment
projects.
5. Consent agenda
MOTION by Osmek, seconded by Specht to approve the consent agenda as amended. Upon
roll call vote, all voted in favor. Motion carried.
A. Approve minutes of May 27, 2008 regular meeting
B. Approve payment of claims in the amount of $216.682.46
C. Approve Pay Request No. 2 from Widmer construction in the amount of $66,529.66
for Sinclair Road/Baywood Shores Lift Station Improvements
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D. Approve Pay Request from Electrical Installation & Maintenance Co. in the amount of
$39,464.90 for work on the Lost Lake Greenway
E. RESOLUTION NO. 08-62: RESOLUTION APPROVING A PUBLIC LANDS
PERMIT TO ALLOW PARTIAL REPLACEMENT OF A SHARED DRIVEWAY IN
PUBLIC ROW FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 5960 RIDGEWOOD ROAD
F. (removed)
5F. Approve permits for 2008 Spirit of the Lakes Festival
MOTION by Specht, seconded by Osmek to approve the following permits for the 2008 Spirit of
the Lakes Festival -July 17, 18 & 19, 2008:
1. Temporary sign permit
2. Public gathering permit
3. Parade permit
4. Public dance/live music
5. Temporary on-sale liquor
6. Two-day temporary consumption & display
Upon vote taken, the following voted in favor: Osmek, Specht, Hanus and Skinner. The
following voted against: None. Beise abstained from voting because he is a member of Spirit of
the Lakes, Inc. Motion carried.
6. Public hearing
Storm Water Pollution Prevention Program Plan (SWPPP) annual public hearing
City Engineers Dan Faulkner stated that the purpose of this hearing is to solicit comments from
citizens on how the City is managing their storm water through SWPPP. Engineer Mark Perry
presented the requirements for completion of the SWPPP and reviewed the six minimum control
measures taken by the City.
Mayor Hanus opened the public hearing at 7:43 p.m. and upon hearing no public comment,
closed the hearing at 7:44 p.m.
No action is required by the Council at this time.
7. Comments and suggestions from citizens present on any item not on the agenda.
None were offered.
8. Finance Director Catherine Pausche with 2008 Budget Forecast
Pauche presented a report that draws attention to some concerns raised at the mid-point of the
2008 budget year. These concerns included the proposed reduction/elimination of franchise fee
revenue that would result in difficulty maintaining the targeted unreserved/undesignated fund
balance. In February the Council directed staff to return a corrected resolution to reduce both
the Xcel and CenterPoint Energy franchise fees from $2 to $1 effective 1/1/09, and to have
them both sunset on 12/31/09. Pausche requested the Council revisit the franchise fee
reductions at this time.
Osmek stated that he has never liked the franchise fees but is willing to extend them until we
are through the next budget cycle, but does not support blanket authorization to continue them.
This fee was supposed to be temporary to begin with.
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Hanson stated that replacement of the aging street lights will also have to be addressed soon.
MOTION by Osmek, seconded by Specht to direct staff to prepare a resolution to extend the
franchise fees at $2 and $2 until July 1, 2009, at which point the Xcel fee, effective July 1, 2009,
will drop to $0 as a sunset, and the CenterPoint will drop to $0 July 1, 2010. Hanus stated that
when this was voted on in February he wanted the reduction. He strongly wanted a sunset on
these fees so they wouldn't become perpetual. He does not agree with continuing this franchise
fee. The following voted in favor: Osmek, Specht, Beise, and Skinner. The following voted
against: Hanus. Motion carried.
9. Discussion/action on settina a policy for dealing with official conflicts of interest
In the Council packet were two drafts of policies, one by John Dean and the other by Mark
Hanus. Beise stated that Hanus' version has incredible amount of ambiguity and supports the
draft prepared by John Dean.
Hanus sated that he would like to hold the Council at the same ethic level that has been
exercised in the past and feels that his version does this.
MOTION by Skinner, seconded by Specht to adopt the resolution on page 1362 of the packet as
drafted by City Attorney John Dean.
John Dean offered a change to his draft, that instead of legal counsel determining when there is
a conflict of interest, it would be determined by the Council after consultation with legal counsel.
Skinner and Specht accepted this change as a friendly amendment to the motion. Upon vote
taken, the following voted in favor: Specht, Beise and Skinner. The following voted against:
Osmek and Hanus. Motion carried.
RESOLUTION NO. 08-64: RESOLUTION SETTING POLICY FOR DEALING WITH OFFICIAL
CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
10. Miscellaneous/Correspondence
A. Comments/reports by Councilmembers: Specht commended the Fire Department on
another successful fish fry, serving over 3100 people.
B. Reports: Harbor Wine & Spirits -May 2008
Bolton & Menk Engineering Project Status Report
2008 Open Book Meeting review report
2007 Preliminary population estimates -Met Council
11. Adiourn
MOTION by Osmek, seconded by Beise to adjourn at 8:25 p.m
carried.
Attest: Bonnie Ritter, City Clerk
All voted in favor. Motion
Mayor Mark Hanus
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