2009-08-25MOUND CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
AUGUST 25, 2009
The City Council of the City of Mound, Hennepin County, Minnesota, met in regular
session on Tuesday, August 25, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. in the council chambers of city hall.
Members present: Mayor Mark Hanus; Councilmembers David Osmek, Ray Salazar,
Heidi Gesch and Greg Skinner
Others present: City Manager Kandis Hanson, City Clerk Bonnie Ritter, Commumnity
Development Director Sarah Smith, Police Chief Jim Kurtz, Parks Superintendent Jim
Fackler, Finance Director Catherine Pausche, Fire Chief Greg Pederson, Public Works
Director Carlton Moore, Heidi Tumberg, Scott Picha, James Dolan, Joe Novack, Tony
Wickland, Patrick Richards
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 Hanus called the meeting to order at 7:33 p.m.
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Approve agenda
Kandis Hanson requested the addition of a resolution for Item 6 and an amendment to
the sign permit in Item 4C.
MOTION by Gesch, seconded by Salazar to approve the agenda as amended. All voted
in favor. Motion carried.
4. Consent agenda
MOTION by Gesch, seconded by Salazar to approve the consent agenda. Upon roll call
vote, all voted in favor. Motion carried.
A.
Approve minutes of the August 11, 2009 regular meeting.
B.
Approve payment of claims in the amount of $1,060,031.49.
C.
Approve application for Temporary Sign Permit for Mt. Olive Church for
promotion of concert event, as amended.
D.
RESOLUTION NO. 09 -60: RESOLUTION APPROVING REVISED
MEMORDANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BY AND BETWEEN THE
MINNEHAHA CREEK WATERSHED DISTRICT AND THE CITY OF MOUND
REGARDING LOCAL WATER PLANNING AND REGULATION
E.
RESOLUTION NO. 09 -61: RESOLUTION DECLARING COST TO BE
ASSESSED AND ORDERING PREPARATION OF PROPOSED ASSESSMENT
ON 2008 STREET RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT
F.
RESOLUTION NO. 09 -62: RESOLUTION FOR HEARING ON PROPOSED
ASSESSMENT FOR 2008 STREET RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT
Mound City Council Minutes — August 25, 2009
5. Comments and suggestions from citizens present on any item not on the
a enda.
James Dolan, 2280 Cottonwood Lane, publicly thanked the Parks Department, Jim
Fackler and Vicki Weber on the placement of the bench that he donated in Veterans
Park.
Councilmember Osmek arrived at this point in the meeting (7:42 p.m.)
6. Update on Dakota Rail snowmobile crossing efforts and requesting action on
resolution approving temporary snowmobile crossing permit with Hennepin
County Regional Rail Authority(HCRRA)
Jim Fackler gave the history of the request by the area snowmobile club, to have a
crossing of the Dakota Rail Trail. Meetings to date have been held with Minnehaha
Creek Watershed, Met Council, Three Rivers Park District, City of Minnetrista, Hennepin
County Rail Authority and the DNR. The viable trail crossing is at Cottonwood Lane on
the northeast side of Lake Langdon. This will permit snowmobilers to cross the trail and
proceed to Lake Minnetonka. It was noted that this crossing would be for snowmobiles
only, not ATVs or other motorized vehicles.
The request before the Council is to pass a resolution requesting action on the trail
crossing agreement with the Hennepin County Regional Rail Authority. This will be
followed by a meeting with Tree Rivers Park District requesting their approval.
Scott Picha , 2273 Cottonwood Lane, expressed his opposition to this trail crossing. He
cited issues with parking, noise, speed, safety, and wear and tear on the street.
Tony Wickland of the Westonka Sno Blazers stated that the average age of their
members is about 45. There is a need for this crossing and if there is not a viable
crossing given, people will cross their illegally and that will cause more problems.
James Dolan, 2280 Cottonwood, stated that he doesn't object to the proposed crossing
but expressed concern about the terrain in the area that results in safety issues.
Fackler presented some photos that show lines of sight from different directions in the
area. These photos were taken in the winter, and Gesch pointed out that it is obvious
from the photos that this is the area where access to the lake has occurred in the past,
and will probably continue if the crossing is designated or not. Putting the crossing up
would give it legal status. Skinner stated that at present snowmobiles can run on city
streets to get access to the lake and doesn't agree with putting in this crossing.
MOTION by Osmek, seconded by Hanus to adopt the following resolution. The following
voted in favor: Osmek, Salazar, Hanus and Gesch. The following voted against:
Skinner. Motion carried.
RESOLUTION NO. 09 -63: RESOLUTION APPROVING TEMPORARY SNOWMOBILE
CROSSING PERMIT AGREEMENT NO. 73 -37531
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Mound City Council Minutes — August 24, 2009
It was the consensus of the Council, with the exception of Skinner, to give the directive
that this crossing be on a one -year trial basis with trimming to be done to improve lines
of sight (with Three Rivers permission), signage warning of the crossing from both the
crossing and the trail, use of pylons instead of a gate, and that the funding for this
crossing be obtained from the club making the request.
7. Taxable General Obligation Temporary Tax Increment Refunding Bonds, Series
2008A (Dump Remediation Bonds)
The Finance Director presented two options for refunding the subject bonds due to: The
current bonds are taxable and at a higher rate than we expect to refund them; and we
can potentially avoid an arbitrage rebate calculation on the 2010 issues because we
expect to issue less than $5M in bonds in 2010.
Osmek gave directive, with consensus of the rest of the Council, to go ahead and pursue
refinancing these bonds.
8. LGN Federal Funding Update and discussion /action regarding contract
Sarah Smith updated the council on the federal funding efforts /strategies and progress
made to date. It was the consensus of the Council to move forward with LGN on the
funding efforts, on a quarterly basis. Smith will keep them updated on anticipated costs.
9. 2010 Preliminary Budget discussion
Catherine Pausche presented an update on the proposed 2010 budget. Hanus stated
that there is to be no action on the budget tonight, but that Staff is present to answer any
questions that Council may have of this proposed budget.
10. Miscellaneous /Correspondence
A. Comments /reports from Councilmembers
B. Reports: Finance Department— July 2009
C. Minutes: None
D. Correspondence: DNR Shoreland Rules update Project —Aug. 2009 newsletter
Met Council Livable Communities Act news for August 2009
Response to Letter to the Editor on street sweeping
11. Adjourn
MOTION by Osmek, seconded by Gesch to adjourn at 10:05 p.m. All voted in favor.
Motion carried.
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Attest: Bonnie Ritter, City Clerk
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Mayor Mark Hanus