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2019-07-23 CC Meeting MinutesMOUND CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
July 23, 2019
The City Council of the City of Mound, Hennepin County, Minnesota, met in regular session on
Tuesday, June 23, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. in the council chambers of the Centennial Building.
Members present: Mayor Ray Salazar, Council Member Jeff Bergquist, Sherrie Pugh, and
Paula Larson
Members absent: Council Member Phil Velsor
Others present: City Manager Eric Hoversten, Director of Finance & Admin Services Catherine
Pausche, Community Development Director Sarah Smith, City Engineer Brian Simmons, City
Attorney David Anderson, Arlyn Anderson, Joyce Beniek, Jen Beaupre, Kim Rawleigh, Ted
Oare, Larry Kastner, Rolland Hartman, Mary Marrs, Paul Marrs, Tom Rockvam, Kathy
Rockvam, Tom Ziegler, Ben Brandt, Joe Rodemacher, Joe Paul, David Johnson, Bonnie
Johnson, Lee Stedman, Bonnie Stedman, Dave Mueller
Consent agenda: All items listed under the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine in
nature by the Council. There will be no separate discussion on these items unless a
Councilmember or citizen so requests, in which event it will be removed from the Consent
Agenda and considered in normal sequence.
1. Open meeting
Mayor Salazar called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Approve agenda, with any amendments
City Manager noted supplemental page 1464.1 for agenda item 6.
MOTION made by Bergquist, seconded by Pugh, to approve the agenda as amended. All voted
in favor. Motion carried.
4. Consent agenda
MOTION made by Larson, seconded by Pugh, to approve the consent agenda. Upon roll call
vote, all voted in favor. Motion carried.
A. Approve payment of claims $382,696.36
B. Approve minutes from 07-09-19 regular meeting
C. RESOLUTION NO. 19-48: RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 19-32
APPROVING PUBLIC GATHERING PERMIT AND OUTDOOR MUSIC PERMIT FOR
0• MUSIC IN THE PARK AT SURFSIDE PARK AND BEACH TO ADD
REPLACEMENT DATE OF
5. Comments and suggestions from citizens present on any item not on the agenda.
Arlyn Anderson, 3038 Julia Way, said she is here to address some concems that have been
raised by her neighbor regarding the street parking. Anderson said she was copied on an email
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from Bob Hutchins that was sent to the Council regarding the impact of her Air B&B on the
tranquility of the neighborhood. Anderson said she has spoken to the other neighbors except
one and that none of them agree with Mr. Hutchins and some of whom are with her in the
audience tonight and are willing to speak. Anderson said this is her childhood cottage that she
inherited and that it abuts the Commons and they have always been inclusive and embrace the
concept of the commons. Anderson said the Hutchins have never spoken to her personally and
to her knowledge the parking issues he has raised don't exist. Anderson said Dave and Kathy
Smith and Roger and Janet VonOstren all expressed support of the Air B&B.
Salazar asked if Anderson has spoken to Hutchins. Hoversten said the tone of the email did not
lend itself to conversation. Salazar encouraged her to continue her efforts. Bergquist said there
have been some parking issues and police have stopped by on occasion. Anderson said the
three spaces have been reduced to one, but Bergquist said the code never allowed for three.
Anderson said she just was not aware of the frustration over parking.
Hoversten noted there are four possible sources of parking, including one as the road access to
the commons, so it is difficult to pinpoint who is parking there, but noted the street has been
signed as the code intended. Salazar asked how many cars would her Air B&B guests have.
Anderson said sometimes one or two but she is thinking about regulating the number of cars.
Salazar asked if a driveway could be added. Anderson said she was advised it would go off the
road -end and that would eliminate another parking spot. Hoversten said legal parking allows for
a pick-up truck and two compact cars from VonOstrom's to end of street. Pugh said eliminating
the parking spot reduces potential parking for Commons. Salazar encouraged Anderson to get
in contact with City Manager Hoversten to brainstorm potential solutions.
Joyce Beniek, 3058 Brighton Commons, said she wanted to come to support Ms. Anderson and
said they have a great block with people who share their driveways.
Tom Cussini, 5000 Tuxedo Blvd, speaking for Kim Rawleigh, said the only real problem is Mr.
Hutchins, who blocked in a friend of Kim Rawleigh's and told them it is his parking spot. Tom
Cussini said Hutchins is confrontational and he does not represent the block and has been told
so. Tom said he dumps his trash in the hole and then complains the Rawleigh's are doing it
because he wants his way.
Kimberly Rawleigh, 5000 Tuxedo Blvd, said Mr. Hutchinson does not represent her and he has
bullied her since the day she moved in to the point of harassment. Rawleigh said the City
believes him. Salazar asked how frequently the harassment has occurred and in what form.
Rawleigh said the City would have the record of all his calls to complain about her. Rawleigh
said she loves the activity by the lake the Air B&B guests generate. Rawleigh has witnessed
Hutchinson yelling at kids who are walking their dogs and said they try to treat their property as
Lakeshore property. Salazar said if the harassment is indirect then not as easy to call the police.
Rawleigh said she just wanted to let the Council know he does not represent them. Salazar
thanked the audience and reminded people if he yells at anyone about public parking, they can
call the police.
Pugh said maybe more education is needed to reinforce the spirit of the Commons and asked
why we no longer contract for mediation services. Pausche said that when we contracted with
Orono for police services, those types of service contracts were eliminated and that Orono did
not have a contract with them because there wasn't the demand. Pausche said the services
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can still be provided and the contract was a way to get local funding and that the brochures are
still in the information booths in City Hall.
6. Public Hearing to Discuss and Consider Revocation of Conditional Use Permit (CUPI
Approved by Resolution No 15-91 for Property at 2642 Commerce Blvd.
Business: Heinen Motorsports
owner: KAAP Enterprises LLC
Sarah Smith provided background on the public hearing scheduled for tonight's meeting. Smith
said Heinen's took ownership of property in 2017 and that the property operates on a
Conditional Use Permit (CUP) that was granted in 2015 that requires 9 parking spaces and
allows up to four watercraft to be stored outside. Smith said the objective of the CUP was to
ensure adequate parking for employees and customers. Smith said CUPs run with the land, not
the business. Smith said a similar public hearing was held in 2018 for similar non-compliance,
but the representative brought the number of units into compliance, so no action was taken.
Smith said at that time the owner expressed some interest in requesting an amendment to CUP,
but no effort was ever made to request one.
Smith outlined the efforts by staff to remind the property owner of the conditions in 2019. Smith
said that up to 8 or 9 units were observed. Smith said the site is only 9500 square feet and
there needs to be room to maneuver and also park guests. Smith said the original 2004 CUP
did not allow any outside storage on the site, but in 2015 rental activities were permitted. Smith
said Staff met with the owner on July 9, 2019 to discuss the non-compliance and to indicate
Staff was going to move forward with the public hearing. Smith said the Staff report in the
packet noted they had responded, so Staff did not recommend any further action, but rather
keep the option for another public hearing on August 27th if the non-compliance were to reoccur.
Smith said Sunday, Monday and Tuesday the property was out of compliance, so a
supplemental memo and recommendation have been provided. Smith read the observed units
and showed photos from Sunday and Monday after the community festival that included 6 boats
and a trailer on Monday and Tuesday. Smith said Staff is recommending continuation of the
public hearing to the next meeting on August 13th. Smith said notice of the public hearing was
published and mailed to property owners within 300 feet. Smith recommended the Public
Hearing be opened for questions for staff or hearing from the owner representative or other
members in the audience.
Mayor Salazar opened the public hearing at 7:55 pm.
Rolland Hartman, owner representative, said he moved out here in 1998. Hartman said they
are trying to work with the structure and trying to maintain compliance. Hartman said he would
like to work to get 6 — 8 boats and does not understand why they only get 4 boats. Hartman
said they put 600 people on the lake on July 2nd —7 th Hartman said they did rent a storage
locker, but the boats were on the lot to be inspected by the Hennepin County Sherriff's Water
Patrol. Hartman said he is the representative of the reservation officer and that they are trying
their best and are trying to provide a service to the residents, local and out of state. Hartman
asked why they only get 4 and the Jet Ski place gets 16.
Salazar asked the frequency of inspections. Hartman said Heinen is putting new boats in
service that the Sherriff has to inspect. Hartman said they have 8 brand new beautiful boats
everybody loves and that they will store off-site by the school. Hartman said they have three of
the old boats left to sell that were in use last year. Hartman said there may be 7-8 boats in lot,
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but it will be temporary until they can be brought back to storage. Hartman said he can fit four
boats inside, four boats outside and the rest off-site. Hartman asked for more time before the
CUP is revoked. Salazar said no formal action will be taken until August 13th and noted that
there are issues with staging on the beach and public lands. Hartman said they no longer use
the beach and that was last year with Mr. Bergquist. Hartman said he launches every 15
minutes (9:15am, 9:30am, 9:45am, etc) and that he only uses the common dock for the larger
parties.
Bergquist asked why there would be 8 boats there at any one time. Hartman said they have
higher capacity boats that take 10, 12, 14, or 15 passengers to accommodate groups including
General Mills, Vikings, and Twins organizations. Hartman said they have to be cleaned and
made ready for the renters at the site. Council Member Bergquist asked how many boats are
rented. Hartman said they took 51 reservations on July 2nd through 7th. Bergquist asked to
clarify the number of actual boats allowed to be rented. Smith said they are allowed 4 boats to
be stored outside on the property. Hartman said they average about 4-6 rentals on weekdays
and 10-12 rentals on weekends and noted they offer 3 club boats and 11 pontoons, 4 which will
be stored inside, 4 outside and the rest in storage. Hartman said he would really like 6 boats to
be allowed outside.
Dave Anderson, City Attorney, said the CUP is written to allow up to 4 rental units in inventory
regardless of whether they are stored inside or outside on the property and referred to item 2C
of Resolution. Hartman said he was told by Mr. Heinen that they can have 4 boats outside and
as many as they can inside. Salazar said they could pull from the storage locker. Hartman said
they can't run the business on 4 rentals as there are morning, afternoon, and all day rental
periods, and periods of high activity. Hartman said mid-day there is going to be 10 boats with a
shift change. Hartman said he can maintain 4 boats on the outside.
Salazar said there needs to be full and consistent compliance before any consideration of
changing the CUP. Smith said the CUP amendment process includes application, Planning
Commission review and a City Council public hearing. Smith said the number of units inside
was not specified because it was assumed they were all for sale and would not be moving.
Smith said the activities on the site need to work and parking has to be provided for. Smith
asked where the people are parking. Hartman said he knows there are people using public
parking and he suggests Uber or a cab and asked if there they complete the process will they
be allowed more boats. Smith said there is always the process to request a change, but what
she is hearing is there needs to be a sustained effort to limit it to what you are allowed which is
4. Hartman said he understands and that they are trying to get people to Mound and spend
money here and enjoy Lake Minnetonka. Salazar said the important part is that they need to be
compliant with the CUP which is 4 rentals. Hartman said if there is a fifth boat on the lot, it won't
be there long.
Attorney Anderson said the CUP does not allow for off-site storage, and that the business is
limited to four boats because the off-site would increase the intensity of use on the property and
in the surrounding area. Anderson said that if the operation has more than four rentals at any
given time, which is a violation of the CUP.
Hoversten said the CUP was granted for a marine sales operation who wanted the option to rent
their self-made boats for demo purposes. Hoversten said this is a much different business
model and the flow and impact would need to be evaluated before any changes are made.
Hoversten said he thought the Council would want to see compliance first to show faith and
willingness to follow the rules instead of changing the rules to create compliance.
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Salazar said Heinen's will have to demonstrate compliance on a prolonged basis and stay there
and then in the future it could be revisited. Salazar said it makes sense to revisit it and it can't
be done tonight. Hartman asked for a continuance until August 13th and he asked if he kept 4
boats outside could he keep the operation going. Attorney Anderson clarified that it is four
rental boats in service (on the water, inside, outside, etc.) to be in compliance. Hartman asked
why the Jet Ski business gets 16 and they are limited to 4. Bergquist said that is their CUP.
Salazar said this CUP was developed for a custom boat builder. Hartman said that would
require 75% of the reservations be refunded if only four boats were allowed and he is unsure
what Mr. Heinen will decide. Hartman asked for a formal letter for Mr. Heinen. Pausche said
the meeting is taped and available for streaming and staff will send him the information when it
is available. Salazar asked for that to be outlined in a letter as well. Hartman said he has
reservations for tomorrow and the Council is asking them to turn them away.
Attorney Anderson said this should not be of surprise to Mr. Heinen as the CUP is clear and he
has been told for some time what the expectations are. Salazar asked to clarify that 14 rental
boats corporate wide is a violation? Attorney Anderson said yes. Attorney Anderson said it is
his understanding that the only way to get the rentals on the water is by accessing this site,
Salazar said if it would be legal to launch two boats and bring in two more. Attorney Anderson
said the practical reality is it is nearly impossible not to get them back all at the same time and
calls into question were 10 — 14 passengers are parking. Salazar asked if they can prepare the
boats at the storage, but Hartman said no, there is no running water or electricity as it is a farm.
Hartman said the storage facilities in Mound are all booked up and they want a $160 a month
per boat which is ridiculous. Bergquist said he doesn't understand the confusion as the CUP
says 4 rental boats. Hartman said this is all news to him that he can't have 14 rentals boats
come and go and be prosperous for the company. Hartman said this is a nightmare. Bergquist
noted the Council hasn't heard from the audience yet but he assumes it may be a nightmare for
them having all the boats coming in and out.
Mayor Salazar asked if there was anyone in the audience who would Like to speak.
Larry Kastner, 2670 Commerce Blvd, Chapman Place gave a Power Point presentation which
provided background on the Chapman Place Condominiums Association, noting that they have
a 25 slip marina, 17 of which are leased to the general public. Kastner said they have three
issues that they want addressed, including (1) public vs. business use of the launch and beach
(2) CUP and (3) business management and ethics of the rental operation. Kastner said
watercraft launches increased approximately 50% from 3 commercial rental companies and that
impacts wait times and general capacity for the public. Kastner said weekday public parking
spaces is 30 with trailers, and 46 on weekends. Kastner said if you do the math their rental
customers can easily use 26 of the public spaces. Kastner said the quality of the lot is
deteriorating with the intensity of use. Kastner said he has witnessed the pontoons parked on
the beach and on the public dock and he has seen a boat sit at the dock in excess of 3 hours.
Kastner described what it is like for a day boater trying to come back in when the dock is full.
Kastner showed a series of pictures showing the rental boats and showing the guests
disembark one and walk to three vehicles parked in the public lot. Kastner said the condos
have a private outdoor lot but the rental customers use that, too, and that it is obvious the
Heinan employees know what is happening, but it is just allowed to occur. Kastner showed
photos of how the public parking lot continues to stay wet all the time which contributes to the
degradation and causes sand and water into their garage.
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Kastner talked about the inadequacy of parking spaces on the lot and showed pictures of
multiple pontoons stored on the lot, including the DNR information. Kastner asked why they
have until August 13th to comply. Salazar said they have to be compliant immediately, and that
the requirement does not end on the 13th. Kastner said even during the LMCD no -wake
restriction, they were speeding the pontoons in violation to generate marketing materials.
Kastner spoke of Heinan's employees using foul and abusive language directed at the public
launch users and their own employees. Kastner said it is just out of control. Kastner said the
City's park master plan calls for over $500K in investment and if the rental operations are
allowed to continue, it will drive the public away.
Mayor Salazar paused the meeting to change the tape at 9:00pm
Mayor Salazar resumed the meeting/Public Hearing at 9:05pm
Joe Paul, 2670 Commerce Blvd, said his concern is that west of the boat launch is 200' of
beach that is non -swimming area and on weekends is often filled with rental vehicles of all
kinds. Paul said his main concern is that there is so much activity by users who may not be as
proficient at driving watercraft and he is concerned about the safety of swimmers. Paul said it
has basically become the rental companies' beach and perhaps the swimming area needs to be
moved farther away. Paul said the beach swimming area is well marked but the kids don't stay
within buoys. Paul said he lived in Lakeville where you were not allowed to leave the parking lot
with the trailer, and once the lot was full, no more boats were allowed to launch. Paul said it is
too much on the parking lot, beach, everywhere. Salazar asked if the companies are staging
their watercraft or if it is just the renters or general public. Paul said he sees the same guys
jumping off and on to ready them for renters all the time which indicates they are using it for
staging.
Joe Rodemacher, 2670 Commerce Blvd, said the notice said the Council may consider
revocation of CUP. Roddemacker said the fact that there are 14 boats available shows intent to
violate the CUP and that as well as their integrity should be considered. Rodemacher said that
it is not the City's problem that rental fees will need to be returned.
Lee Steadman, 2670 Commerce Blvd, said they have a unique vantage point of what takes
place at the launch and he has witnessed the altercations. Steadman said there is tension and
that the staging and lot can't handle volume and he was glad to hear Hartman acknowledge 14
units are available. Steadman said he has a background in commercial real estate
development and the lot can't even handle 4 boats and 9 parking spaces and it should be
acknowledged the intent for Gekko was much different than a rental operation. Steadman said
people can't park in order to enjoy the park because of the demand for parking from the rentals.
Steadman said further amending the CUP will have many unintended consequences and
creates a public/private conflict.
Kathleen Rockvam, 2670 Commerce Blvd, said the police are not patrolling the park and they
have witnessed drug transactions in the parking lot. Rockvam said they have witnessed money
and product change hands through the car windows.
Salazar asked if the Council has any comments.
Bergquist read a statement that provided background on the CUP and noted he was on the
Planning Commission when it was amended. Bergquist walked through the compliance
enforcement actions, including consideration of revoking the CUP in 2018. Bergquist said the
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compliance was not documented for the rest of the 2018 season, but many instances of non-
compliance have been noted this year. Bergquist said the volume forces their customers to
park elsewhere, including the public parking. Bergquist said he has heard enough and seen
enough and is in favor of the CUP revocation.
Larson concurred with Bergquist as this has been going on for a while and asked if this is a
complaint -based issue and what are the remedies for non-compliance. Salazar said the
process includes warnings and ultimately revocation of the CUP. Hoversten said if it is revoked,
it goes back to being subject to the standard zoning ordinance and they would have to start over
with a request for a new CUP. Salazar said in other circumstances we have revoked CUPs for
a fixed period of time.
Attorney Anderson said this is a property right and he sees the revocation as permanent and
does not feel a suspension is appropriate because there is nothing they can show us today that
they are able to stay in compliance for a long period of time. Anderson gave an example that if
a company could show that they could buy new equipment (to blow out noxious fumes, for
example) to become complaint, then it would be appropriate to consider a suspension.
Anderson said the representative said the business model is not sustainable with only 4 rentals
allowed.
Smith asked the attorney if it is appropriate to table the action if there is no representation of the
property owner present. Anderson said the owner was provided ample notice of what was to
take place. Anderson said if the decision is to revoke, the Council could close the public
hearing, take action to revoke the CUP and direct staff to prepare resolution with the findings to
support the decision and bring it back to the next regular or even a special meeting. Anderson
said the safest practice is not to take action to revoke tonight, but to come back to the next
meeting and adopt a written resolution with findings.
Salazar polled the Council on whether they want to follow staffs recommendation to continue
the Public Hearing to August 13th and Larson and Pugh agreed since that is what the packet
said. Bergquist said he is ok with waiting but he wants the wording on the agenda to indicate
revocation.
MOTION by Bergquist, seconded by Larson, to continue the public hearing to August 13 at 7:00
pm and to direct staff to prepare a resolution to revoke the CUP with finding of facts for property
at 2642 Commerce Boulevard. All voted in favor. Motion carried.
Public Hearing was continued at 9:35 pm.
7. Ci!y Representative to Lake Minnetonka Conservation District Board of Directors Ben
Brant providing an update on District activities and proposed 2020 budget
Ben Brandt, City of Mound Board of Directors representative, highlighted the LMCD's
summer initiatives and the preliminary 2020 budget. Brandt said the AIS study was
kicked off with an open house for the public that was well attended by stake holders,
including businesses and associations affiliated with Lake Minnetonka. Brandt said
there is a new website related to the study to allow for public input and reporting that will
be fed to the scientists. Brandt said surveys are also being conducted and interest is
high with the environmental changes that occurring. Brandt said Congressman Dean
Phillips is taking an increased interest in AIS and participated in a round table with key
stakeholders. Brandt said the LMCD board suspended the harvesting program for 2019
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until the AIS study could provide a scientific basis for the benefits of the program.
Brandt said there has been concern about the volume and mass of vegetation on the
lake, and LMCD staff is taking calls and recording the concerns to provide feedback to
the scientists. Brandt said the legislature passed SF2314 which goes into law on
August 19th which limits the authority of the LMCD of commercial marina activity above
the OHW and noted that the anything above that is the responsibility of the cities to
regulate.
Pugh asked how many cities supported that legislation and Brant said 6 of 14 cities
came out in support of maintaining LMCD authority via a memo or motion. Salazar said
the other 8 were either in support of the change or took a neutral position.
Brandt said the LMCD budge is allocated to cities based on overall net tax capacity and
that no one City can be responsible for more than 20% of the overall LMCD budget.
Brandt said the budget increased 1.1 % overall and that Mound's share increased 2.4%,
or $1,389 for a total of $23,623. Brant said the 2020 budget is 60% of the maximum
levy allowed by law. Brandt said the goal is to have a balanced budget, but there has
been a reduction in revenues due to loss of grants, offset slightly by a slight decrease in
expenses. Brant said operating objectives include boater safety education and AIS
prevention and that the target is for reserves equal to 40% of annual operating
expenditures per the State Auditor's recommendation.
Salazar asked who was doing the AIS research. Brant said the Blue Water Science
Group as the U of M did not have the capacity to do it but are available to consult.
Salazar asked why harvesting stopped and Brandt said there were requests to stop it
until it could be scientifically proven that it is beneficial and not spreading AIS. Brandt
noted there are privately held harvesters on the lake this year. Salazar asked if
herbicides will be considered and Brandt said yes and in addition a copper based
treatment is also being tested. Brant said scientists have mapped the genome for zebra
mussels and that the scientists doing the study are looking at all options. Brandt said
the harvesting budget has been allocated for the research project and that the study
should be completed by the end of the year. Brandt said that a main focus of the study
is control of AIS and preventing anything else from coming in, like Starry Stone Wart
which is in 13 lakes. Brandt provided an update regarding the 2019 high water
declaration and summary of the no wake zone which is 600 feet from shoreline.
Salazar thanked Brandt and told him to keep up the good work.
8. Citv Engineer, Brian Simmons providing an update on various project status:
Swenson Park Tennis Courts, Grandview School Crossing, Various Infrastructure
Improvements
Simmons forecasted proposed actions for the next council meeting including wellhead
protection plan, crack seal, and seal coat projects. Simmons summarized the
repackaging of projects based on the discussion at the previous meeting. Simmons
said the intersection of Grandview and Commerce grant dollars for safe routes to school
changed since Hennepin County committed to building something due to the safety
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issues. Hennepin County will install manually activated flashing signals for the crossing
so the safe routes to school funding, if received, can be redirected to possibly a
sidewalk along Grandview that was previously discussed but not acted upon because of
the resistance to the assessment.
Hoversten said he had indicated the bid for tennis courts would be brought to this
meeting, but the bidders asked for more time and in the interest of getting the least risk
bid, Staff granted it. Simmons confirmed the parking lot is included in the bid and Staff
will work with Met Council to fix the grass.
9. Director of Finance and Administrative Services Catherine Pausche requesting action on a
resolution authorizing a parking deck lighting retrofit project outside of budget
Pausche highlighted the cost, rebate and savings from changing out the parking deck
lighting from High Pressure Sodium to LED. Pausche said two quotes were obtained
and that Eagan Companies was lower with a shorter payback period. Pausche said the
cameras that were budgeted in the Harbor District Fund may not get installed because
of site line issues, but otherwise reserves would be used.
MOTION by Pugh, seconded by Larson, to approve the following resolution. All voted in
favor. Motion carried.
RESOLUTION NO. 19-49: RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PARKING DECK LIGHTING
RETROFIT PROJECT OUTSIDE OF BUDGET
10. Action closing the meeting under Minnesota Statutes, Section 13D.03, to consider
strategies related to labor negotiations under the Public Employment Labor Relations Act,
Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 179A
MOTION made by Salazar, seconded by Pugh, to close the meeting under MSS 13D.03. All
voted in favor. Motion carried.
Mayor Salazar closed the meeting at 10:21 pm.
Mayor Salazar reopened the meeting at 10:40 pm after concluding the closed meeting regarding
collective bargaining negotiations with the Public Works union. Mayor Salazar indicated Staff
was given direction as to how to proceed with negotiations.
11. Information/Miscellaneous
A. Comments/reports from Council members/City Manager:
City Manager said he met with owners of Al & Almas about pedestrian safety and they said they
hired a marshal to help with traffic flow and will be making some landscape improvements.
Owner/Manager Jay Soule welcomed comments or on-site visitors to discuss operations.
City Manager Eric Hoversten highlighted the following dates:
July 25 — 28 — Music Man at Westonka Performing Arts Center
August 3 — Tour De Tonka
August 6 — Night to Unite neighborhood events
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August 22 — State Fair begins
September 2 — Labor Day — City offices closed
September 3 — Westonka Schools resume
Hoversten thanked all the participants, volunteers and organizers who made the Spirit of the
Lakes Festival such a special event in spite of the weather. Mayor Salazar concurred and said
he saw many friends.
Paula Larson noted our Fire Chief appeared in a Star Tribune article about the WAFTA site and
said he did a great job!
B. Reports: Finance Department — May & June 2019
Fire Department — June 2019
C. Minutes: Planning Commission — May 7, 2019 and June 4, 2019 regular meetings
D. Correspondence: MN Dept of Health — Notice of Fee Increase 06-26-19
12. Adlourn
MOTION made by Berquist, seconded by Pugh, to adjourn at 10:45 p.m. All voted in favor.
Motion carried. ..
Mayor Raymond J. Salazar
Attest: Catherine Pausche, Clerk