2007-05-22MOUND CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
MAY 22, 2007
The City Council of the City of Mound, Hennepin County, Minnesota, met in
regular session on Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 7:30 p.m.
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, Ken Perbix,
Cheryl Martin, Amanda Schwarze, David Kling, Dorothy Helmen, John Harriss,
Jo Longpre, Lou Essig, Donna Neff, B.J. Johnson, Terry Hughes, Rita Hughes,
Kim Reinhart.
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 will be removed from the Consent Agenda and
considered in normal sequence.
1. Open meeting
The meeting was called to order by Acting Mayor Osmek at 7:30 p.m.
2. Pledge of Allegiance
Mayor Hanus arrived at this time to preside over the rest of the meeting.
3. Approve agenda
Beise requested the removal of 4A, Hanus requested the removal of 4D, and
Specht requested the removal of 4B from the consent agenda. Hanson rquested
the addition of Item 8A, Early Start Request by Graham Penn-Co.
MOTION by Specht, seconded by Osmek to approve the agenda as amended.
All voted in favor. Motion carried.
4. Consent agenda
MOTION by Osmek, seconded by Beise to approve the consent agenda as
follows. All voted in favor. Motion carried.
A. (removed)
B. (removed)
C. Approve Pay Request No. 8 from Magney Construction in the amount of
$6,023.00 for the Well #3 Pumphouse Project
D. (removed)
E. Approve continuation of the Central Business District (CBD) Program until
June 30, 2008.
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F. Approve permits for Mound Fire Department Fish Fry:
1. Temporary On-Sale 3.2 Malt Liquor Permit
2. Consumption and Display Permit (set-ups)
3. Public Dance Permit
4A. Approve minutes
Beise asked that this be removed from the consent agenda because he was not
at the joint meeting of May 10, 2007.
MOTION by Osmek, seconded by Beise to approve the minutes of the May 8,
2007 regular meeting. All voted in favor. Motion carried.
MOTION by Osmek, seconded by Specht to approve the minutes of the joint City
Council/Parks, Open Space and Docks Commission meeting of May 10, 2007.
The following voted in favor: Osmek, Specht, Skinner, Hanus. The following
voted against: None. Beise abstained from voting. Motion carried.
4B. Approve payment of claims
Specht questioned the bill from Waldron & Associates and was told that that was
for inspections performed by Waldron per agreement.
4D. Stairway repair at Bluebird, Canary and Devon Commons
Hanus questioned why there are two different dollar amounts quoted for the
repair in the material included in the packet. He also questioned the
responsibility for repair with reference to the settlement agreement in that area,
and if wooden material should be considered instead of concrete. He would like
to see some figures on what a wooden stairway would cost compared to the
concrete.
MOTION by Osmek, seconded by Beise to table this item and refer to staff for
answers to above concerns. All voted in favor. Motion carried.
5. Comments and suggestions from citizens present on any item not on
the agenda.
Jo Longpre, 2136 Granger Lane, appeared before the Council to say a few words
of support for Kandis Hanson, City Manager.
6. Action extending contract for architectural services with Architectural
Alliance for conceptual stage of Public Works Maintenance Facility Project
It was the consensus of the Council to reduce the additional $20,000 requested.
MOTION by Osmek, seconded by Specht to amend the original contract to allow
for an additional $10,000 of work, billed on a not to exceed basis. All voted in
favor. Motion carried.
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7. Action approving Guidelines for Electronic Communications between
Councilmembers. as recommended by the League of Minnesota Cities
MOTION by Osmek, seconded by Beise to accept the guidelines as presented.
Hanus questioned the policy, stating that it is completely opposite of what City
Attorney John Dean stated in a recent memo to the council regarding serial
meetings. Osmek removed the motion and Beise removed his second to said
motion.
MOTION by Osmek, seconded by Beise to acknowledge receipt of the
Guildelines for Electronic Communications between Councilmembers. All voted
in favor. Motion carried. It was noted that the motion acknowledges receipt, but
not approval of the guidelines.
8. Planning Commission Case #07-11
Sarah Smith reviewed the Halstead Pointe sketch plan at 6625/6627/6639
Bartlett Boulevard (applicant is Zweber, LLC). Proposed is a 43-unit housing
development at the existing manufactured home court property on Bartlett
Boulevard. The approximate 12.5 acre site lies both in Mound and Minnetrista,
with approximately 3 acres located in Mound. The revised sketch plan showed
nine single-family homes on the Mound side of the proposed development.
Hanus opened the meeting up to public comment.
Dorthy Helmen, 6669 Halstead Ave, voiced disapproval of the additional noise,
traffic, replacement of the woods north of her home with barrack-type houses,
and valet boat traffic.
B.J. Johnson, 6655 Halstead Ave, said its hard to keep up with all off the plan
revisions, but appreciates the developer listening to the neighborhood concerns.
He was concerned with the improvement of Halstead Ave, the utility
improvements, and if the developer is able to handle such a problematic
property.
Osmek commented on the stormwater plan, and also suggested using the outlots
to the south of the development as a butter between the development and the
existing residents. Planting trees, etc. was suggested.
Terry Hughes, 6651 Halstead Ave, expressed concern over the valet boating
service, but was thankful that the pool was taken out of the sketch plan.
Kim Reinhardt, 6750 Halstead Ave, was concerned over parking on Halstead
Ave, with car and boat trailer traffic. This will be addressed at a later date.
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Donna Neff, 6715 Halstead Ave, echoed some previous comments, stating that
there is good representation from the neighborhood at this meeting, being 6 of
the 12 homes in the area.
Dave Kling, 6715 Halstead Ave, expressed concern over utility capacity and
improvements and was told that the utility improvements would not be assessed
to property owners.
Sarah Smith closed by stating that there will be public hearings in the future, both
in Mound and Minnetrista, and that is where formal review will commence on the
proposed development.
8A. Early Start Request by Graham Penn-Co.
MOTION by Specht, seconded by Osmek to approve the request by Graham
Penn-Co to start construction on the transit parking deck at 6:00 a.m. instead of
the current 7:00 a.m. start time. All voted in favor. Motion carried.
9. Miscellaneous/Correpondence
A. Comments/reports from Councilmembers
B. Reports: none
C. Correspondence: Lake Minnetonka Conservation District
10. Adjourn
MOTION by Osmek, seconded by Specht to adjourn at 9:40 p.m. All voted in
favor. Motion carried.
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Attest: Bonnie Ritter, City Clerk
Mayor Mark Hanus
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