2002-06-25MOUND CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
JUNE 25, 2002
The City Council of the City of Mound, Hennepin County, Minnesota, met in regular
session on Tuesday, June 25, 2002, at 7:30 p.m. in the council chambers of City Hall.
Members Present: Mayor Pat Meisel; Councilmembers Bob Brown, Mark Hanus, David
Osmek and Peter Meyer.
Others Present: City Attorney, John Dean; City Manager, Kandis Hanson; City Clerk,
Bonnie Ritter, Building Official, Matt Simoneau, City Planner, Loren Gordon; Sgt. John
McKinley, Jim Prosser, Deb Grand, Donna Smith, Julie Luedke, Ann Eberhart, Todd
Landon, Sue Pilling, Greg Kinney, Joel Krumm.
Consent Agenda: Ail 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 un/ess 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 7:32 p.m. and the Pledge of Allegiance was
recited.
2. APPROVE AGENDA
MOTION by Brown, seconded by Osmek to approve the agenda. All voted in favor.
Motion carried.
3. CONSENT AGENDA
Hanus requested that item 3C be removed from the consent agenda for discussion.
MOTION by Brown, seconded by Osmek to approve the consent agenda with the
exclusion of item 3C. Upon roll call vote taken, all voted in favor. Motion carried.
A. Approve minutes of the June 11,2002 regular meeting
B. Approve payment of claims in the amount of $216,610.07.
C. (removed)
D. Approve 2002 Rip-rap Project
E. Approve proposal from Brimeyer Group for Police Chief Search
F. Approve appointment of City Manager as Director to Mound Marketplace
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3C. PUBLIC GATHERING PERMIT
Fishers of Men have submitted applications for two fishing tournaments at Mound Bay
Park, for August 3 and August 17, from 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Hanus wanted to discuss
the request to waive the $300/day permit fee for these Public Gathering Permit
applications. Though they claim to be a non-profit organization, there is a lot of prize
money involved and they should be required to pay the fees for the permits. The fee for
the permit is not to make money but to cover costs of park clean-up, additional satellite
use, etc.
MOTION by Hanus, seconded by Brown to approve the two Public Gathering Permits
submitted by Fishers of Men, for August 3 and August 17, upon receipt of the $300/day
permit fee. All voted in favor. Motion carried.
4. COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS FROM CITIZENS PRESENT ON ANY ITEM
NOT ON THE AGENDA
Donna Smith, 2531 Avon Drive, appeared before the Council regarding the regulations
for garage sale signs. Mayor Meisel read a letter received from Our Lady of the Lake
regarding signs for their upcoming Incredible Festival.
MOTION by Brown, seconded by Hanus to add item 1 lA, the Sign Ordinance, to the
agenda. All voted in favor. Motion carried.
5. APPLICATION FOR LIVE MUSIC
Sue Pilling, 3005 Brighton Blvd., appeared before the Council for a request for live
music on August 2, 2002, from 7:00 p.m. to midnight. She stated that even though the
application stated midnight, she was agreeable to have the band stop at 10:00 p.m.,
which would comply with City ordinance.
MOTION by Brown, seconded by Hanus to allow the live band at 3005 Brighton Blvd.,
with music to end at 10:00 p.m. There is no fee required for this permit as it is on
private property. All voted in favor. Motion carried.
6. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. Zoninq ordinance to allow essential service and buildinqs by Conditional Use
Loren Gordon explained that the ordinance up for consideration addresses three
components, which are; public utility buildings that our code doesn't address today
(tryng to anticipate the MCES lift station relocation to the Lynwood site), the Chateau
watertower and the pumphouse at the Evergreen watertower site. The ordinance
would also allow a conditional use for the Xcel substation if it changes locations by a
few lots.
Mayor Meisel opened the public hearing at 8:01 p.m. and asked for public input. No
comments were heard so the public hearing was closed at 8:02 p.m.
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MOTION by Brown, seconded by Osmek to pass the following ordinance. All voted
in favor. Motion carried.
ORDINANCE NO. 14-2002:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SUBSECTIONS
350.310, 350.455, 350.640, AND 350.670 OF THE
CITY CODE AS THEY RELATE TO THE ZONING
ORDINANCE.
B. Redevelopment Plan for Public Safety Facility Project
Jim Prosser of Ehlers & Associates made comments relating to the findings that
some of the area is blighted. The current public safety building is no longer able to
function in the capacity it was originally designed for. It is in a state of dilapidation,
with a concern for safety. The arrangement as it exists now is faulty in terms of
design as related to its use. There's a lack of proper ventilation and light. He stated
that SEH conducted an analysis and documented these findings as part of their
earlier report. The building doesn't work and the whole arrangement requires
redevelopment into a use more well suited to the site. It was also found that the
grade of the site doesn't allow other uses and it's appropriate to consider
redevelopment as described. Also the parking lot and lighting factored into the
discussion. The building also doesn't meet ADA standards as it now stands.
Mayor Meisel opened the public hearing at 8:05 p.m, and asked for comments from
the public. No comments were given, thus Mayor Meisel closed the hearing at 8:06
p.m.
MOTION by Brown, seconded by Osmek to adopt the following resolution. All voted
in favor. Motion carried.
RESOLUTION NO. 02-70: RESOLUTION APPROVING REDEVELOPMENT
PROJECT AREA AND PLAN.
MOTION by Hanus, seconded by Osmek to adopt the following resolution. All voted
in favor. Motion carried.
RESOLUTION NO. 02-71:
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND
DELIVERY OF A GROUND LEASE AGREEMENT,
LEASE AGREEMENT AND CONTINUING
DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT.
7. RECESS CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO RECONVENE HRA MEETING
Mayor Meisel called for recess at 8:09 p.m.
8. RECONVENE CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Mayor Meisel reconvened the City Council meeting at 8:17 p.m.
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9. PRESENTATION OF INTERIOR DESIGN OF LIQUOR STORE
Greg Kinney of Tushie Montgomery presented floor plan of the liquor store to the
Council, along with interior material and color samples.
MOTION by Brown, seconded by Osmek to approve the selections as appropriate and
give authorization to proceed with interior design based on budget constraints. All voted
in favor. Motion carried.
Mayor Meisel called for a 10 minute recess at 8:35 p.m.
Mayor Meisel called the meeting back to order at 8:47 p.m.
10. BUILDING OFFICIAL, MATT SIMONEAU, WITH OVERVIEW OF POLICIES AND
PROCEDURES
Matt Simoneau gave a powerpoint presentation to the Council on the policies and
procedures of the Planning Department. Lengthy discussion followed regarding the use
of Metro West for inspections, scheduling of inspections, etc. Hanus stated that one
point of contact is needed, instead of at times having to contact Metro West and at
times having to contact the City. It was noted that Metro West was used solely when
the City was between Building Officials. The Council requested a report of how often
Metro West was used when we had a full time official, how often they were used when
we used exclusively them, and how much we are using them now.
11. REPORT ON ISLAND PARK HALL
It was suggested that Island Park Hall be put on hold until the space needs for the
Public Works and Parks Divisions is revisited in a couple of years. Then the fate of the
building can be determined.
MOTION by Hanus, seconded by Meyer to cease with any further studies on
refurbishing the Island Park Hall at this time, and to disband the task force - expressing
gratitude and deep thanks for the time that they put into this project. The Task Force's
work won't be wasted and will be used in the future. All voted in favor. Motion carried.
11A. SIGN ORDINANCE
(Item added to agenda earlier by unanimous vote)
This item was added to the agenda following comments from residents regarding
current enforcement of the ordinance regulating garage sale signs. John Dean
suggested simply repealing the portion of the ordinance dealing with garage sale signs
in the public way might be the thing to do at this time, until the entire ordinance can be
reviewed and restructured.
MOTION by Hanus, seconded by Osmek to pass the following ordinance. All voted in
favor. Motion carried.
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ORDINANCE NO. '13-2002:
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 365 OF THE
CITY CODE AS IT RELATES TO SIGNS.
MOTION by Hanus, seconded by Brown to direct staff to review the entire sign
ordinance and present their findings to the Planning Commission for their comment and
follow up to the City Council. All voted in favor. Motion carried.
12. INFORMATION/MISCELLANEOUS A. AMM Fax news
B. LMCD correspondence
C. FYI: 2002 Elected Official Salary Survey
D. Letter: Donna Smith on garage sale signs
E. Letter: Joanne Brandt on redevelopment- Mayor Meisel commented on this item
because the a section of the subject letter suggests her connection as a property
owner in the Lake Langdon Redevelopment District. She reiterated that she has
not been involved in the discussions of redevelopment when related to the Lake
Langdon District, and has abstained from voting on matters pertaining to this
district. Kandis will correspond with Ms. Brandt and clarify some of the points of
the redevelopment that are obviously misunderstood.
F. Article: thoughts about the governance model
G. Report: Mound Police Department- May, 2002
H. Report: Finance Department- May, 2002
I. Report: Gift of charitable gambling proceeds to Fire Department
J. Letter: Follow-up with Paige Robertson on Mound City Days
K. LMCC July schedule
L. Report: Public Safety Building
13. ADJOURN
MOTION by Brown, seconded by Osmek to adjourn the meeting at 9:53 p.m. All voted
in favor. Motion carried.
Attest: Bonnie Ritter, City Clerk
Mayor Pat Meisel
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