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MOUND CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
APRIL 11, 2006
The City Council of the City of Mound, Hennepin County, Minnesota, met in
regular session on Tuesday, April 11, 2006, at 7:30 p.m. in the council chambers
of city hall.
Members Present: Mayor Pat Meisel; Councilmembers David Osmek, Mike
Specht, and John Beise.
Members Absent: Bob Brown
Others Present: City Attorney John Dean, City Manager Kandis Hanson, Public
Works Director Carlton Moore, Philip Jensen, Brian Nelson, Scott Beckman, Ben
Foster, Kevin Sheeley.
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
Mayor Meisel called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Approve Agenda
MOTION by Beise, seconded by Specht to approve the agenda. All voted in
favor. Motion carried.
4. Consent Agenda
MOTION by Specht, seconded by Beise to approve the consent agenda. Upon
roll call vote, all voted in favor. Motion carried.
A. Approve minutes of March 28, 2006 regular meeting and April 4, 2006
special workshop.
B. Approve payment of claims in the amount of $394,821.89.
C. Approve Payment Request #13 from Environmental Associates in the
amount of $36,406.26 for the Lost Lake Greenway Project
D. Approve Payment Request #2 from Veit & Company in the amount of
457,662.10 for the Lost Lake Dredge Project
E. RESOLUTION NO. 06-51: RESOLUTION DESIGNATING THE ZERO
GRAVITY SKATE PARK AS A NO-SMOKING ZONE
Mound City Council Minutes -April 11, 2006
5. Comments and suggestions from citizens present on any item not on
the actenda.
Kevin Sheeley, 2712 Tyrone Lane, appeared before the Council asking for speed
control in his neighborhood. After discussion it was decided to have staff from
Public Works, the Police Department and the City Manager investigate and make
recommendation to the Council at their next meeting in the form of a resolution
for possible action.
6. 2006 Street Reconstruction Project
Carlton Moore presented the bids received for the 2005 Street Project.
MOTION by Beise, seconded by Osmek to adopt the following resolution. All
voted in favor. Motion carried.
RESOLUTION NO. 06-52: RESOLUTION ACCEPTING BID FOR THE 2006
STREET RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT
7. Hennepin County Assessor Phil Jensen with 2006 Assessment Report
Jensen presented the 2006 Assessment Report, highlighting that the overall
value increase for all property types in the City of Mound is 11.3%. Also,
property market values of off-lake properties went up 7.5% and on-lake
properties rose 15.8%. There are 4,390 taxable parcels in the city with a total
market value of approximately $1.3 billion.
8. Miscellaneous/Correspondence
A. Questions and comments from Councilmembers
B. Reports: Receipt of Gambling Funds -Mohawk Jaycees
$750 for Holiday Decorations and $750 for Fire Department
Dash Board Communicator
C. Correspondence: Letter from City of Wayzata regarding Flexibility Report
Resignation of Officer Christopher Zachory Petz
Thank-you to Public Works Crew
Notice of Pay Equity Compliance
9. Adjourn
MOTION by Specht, seconded by Beise to adjourn at 8:15 p.m. All voted in
favor. Motion carried.
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Attest: Bonnie Ritter, City Clerk
Mayor Pat Meisel
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