2009-12-08MOUND CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
DECEMBER 8, 2009
The City Council of the City of Mound, Hennepin County, Minnesota, met in regular session on
Tuesday, December 8, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. in the council chambers of city hall.
Members present: Mayor Mark Hanus; Councilmember's David Osmek, Ray Salazar, and Heidi
Gesch.
Members absent: Councilmember Greg Skinner
Others present: City Manager Kandis Hanson, Acting City Clerk Vicki Weber, Community
Development Director Sarah Smith, Finance Director Catherine Pausche, Scott Qualle, John
Olson, Josh Bingham, Ethan Samelson, Colin Mayer, Katie Pemberton, Leslie Koehnen,
Amanda Abrahamson, Vince Forystek
1. Open meeting
Mayor Hanus called meeting to order at 7:32 p.m.
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Approval of Agenda
Hanson requested item 4E be removed from the consent agenda for discussion, and requested
the addition of Item 5. 1, Sign Plan for Wayfinding Signage in Auditors Road District. Hanson
also requested the addition of Item 8F, canceling regular Council meeting of December 22,
2009. Osmek requested item 4L be removed for the consent agenda and be placed for
discussion as item 8C.1.
MOTION by Osmek, seconded by Gesch to approve the agenda as amended. All voted in
favor. Motion carried.
4. Consent agenda
MOTION by Osmek, seconded by Salazar to approve the consent agenda as amended. Upon
roll call vote, all voted in favor. Motion carried.
A.
Approve payment of claims in the amount of $310,434.20
B.
Approve minutes from the November 24, 2009 regular meeting
C.
ORDINANCE NO. 08 -2009: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 78, ARTICLE
V OF THE CITY CODE AS IT RELATES TO DOCK LICENSING.
D.
ORDINANCE NO. 09 -2009: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 78, ARTICLE
VI OF THE CITY CODE AS IT RELATES TO SLIP LICENSING.
E.
(removed).
F.
Approved appointment of Planning Commissioner Grant Johnson (3 year term).
G.
Approve Pay Request No. 2 and Final from Schneider Excavating & Grading, Inc. in
the amount of $3,758.46 for the 2009 Drainage Improvement Project, City Project
No. PW- 09 -03.
H.
Approve Pay Request No. 5 and Final from Widmer Construction, LLC, in the
amount of $33,983.46 for the Baywood Shores and Sinclair Road Lift Station
Improvement Project, City Project No. PW- 07 -05.
I.
Approve Pay Request No. 6 from GMH Asphalt, Inc. in the amount of $398,294.00
for the 2009 Street, Utility and Lift Station Improvement Project, City Project No's.
PW- 09 -01, PW- 09 -02, PW -09 -04 and PW- 09 -06.
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J. Approve Pay Request No. 1 from Terra General Contractors in the amount of
$19,073.60 for exterior restoration of historic well house.
K. RESOLUTION NO. 09 -103: RESOLUTION APPROVING CONTRIBUTIONS
L. (moved to Item 8C.1)
M. RESOLUTION NO. 09 -104: RESOLUTION APPOINTING VICKI WEBER AS
ACTING CITY CLERK
N. Approve amendment to seasonal hours, from start of daylight savings time to Labor
Day, to May 1 St through October 31 This change encompasses the months of the
year with the most daylight.
O. RESOLUTION NO. 09 -105: RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MOUND POLICE
DEPARMENT TO APPLY FOR AND PARTICIPATE IN THE OPERATION
NIGHTCAP GRANT PROGRAM
4E. Approve contract with MnSpect for building. mechanical and electrical inspections
for the City of Mound
Sarah Smith stated the revised contract from MnSpect was reviewed by staff, city attorney, and
our insurance carrier and the contract is consistent with our requirements. Scott Qualle from
MnSpect addressed the Council and stated there is some language change in the new contract,
but the rates did not increase. Osmek asked that in the future, a red -line version be presented
to show present and proposed language.
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MOTION by Osmek, seconded Salazar to approve the contract with MnSpect as amended. All
voted in favor. Motion carried
5. Comments and suggestions from citizens present on any item not on the agenda
None were offered.
5.1 Sign Plan for Wayfindinal Signage in Auditors Road District
Sarah Smith addressed the council and gave a brief overview of the Wayfinding Signage and
stated it would be completed under a grant from Hennepin County for transit orientated
development. The grant was earmarked for a parking deck that due to the economy, is not
being built at this time.
MOTION by Osmek, seconded by Gesch, to approve resolution for comprehensive wayfinding
signage for Auditor's road. All voted in favor. Motion carried.
RESOLUTION NO. 09 -106: RESOLUTION APPROVING SPECIFIC SIGN PROGRAM FOR
COMPREHENSIVE WAYFINDING SIGNAGE FOR AUDITOR'S ROAD.
Mayor Hanus acknowledged the high school students present in the audience.
6. Sarah Smith, Community Development Director, with discussion /action of proposed
2010 Central Business District (CBD) Parking
Smith addressed the council and presented an overview of the CBD parking program.
Discussion followed on the formula used for CBD participants. Hanson stated business
owners were sent letters on the proposed changes, and only a few have contacted the City with
questions. Staff feels the business owners agree with the changes. Questions were brought
forward regarding the history of some of the parking issues and agreements with some owners.
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MOTION by Osmek, seconded by Salazar to extend the existing CBD through June 2010 as it
existed as of June 30, 2009. All voted in favor. Motion carried.
Osmek asked staff to set a special workshop to discuss CBD parking, to take place sometime in
February. The date for this workshop can be set in January.
7. Grea Pederson. Fire Chief, alona with Carlton Moore, Public Wor Director,
Presenting 2009 Budget Management and Cost Control Initiatives
Pederson addressed the Council on behalf himself and Carlton Moore and discussed energy
cost savings measures completed at City Hall, Public Safety, Parks and Public Works facilities.
The savings are $12,843 each year.
8. Catherine Pausche, Finance Director, with discussion /action on 2010 Budget
A. Overview of 2010 Budget
Pausche gave a summary of the 2010 Budget
B. Discussion of 2010 Budget considerations
Pausche stated there were no changes since the preliminary levy approval. Special
levies went up for a total levy increase from 5.18 to 5.3 million. Revenues were down
2.23% but we were able to get cost savings in terms of reductions in force and other
areas initiated. Expenses were down 4.89 percent. Fire services fund is contributed to
from participating cities. Osmek pointed out a net decrease in spending has been cut
without impacting services. Discussion followed on the liquor store profits and proposed
increase in utility funds.
C.. Comments and suggestions from citizens present on 2010 Budget
Mayor Hanus asked for public comment regarding the proposed 2010 budget.
Vince Forstek. 3131 Inverness Lane addressed the Council. He stated he feels the
water rate increases will impact the poorest people in the city. People who live in his
properties are not rich. People are consolidating, moving in with each other. Properties
will use more water because more people are living in them. He agrees we need to
update our utilities, as a lot of the infrastructure is old. He suggested a break be given to
residents if they pay monthly. He also stated that, regarding the 2010 budget, cutting
back labor costs should be considered, and it was pointed out that the Police
Department is down 2 officers, plus others that are job sharing in different departments,
and overall labor costs are down about 10% from 2009 in this proposed budget.
Mayor Hanus asked for any further public comment and received none.
C.1 Adopting Fee Schedule
Hanson stated the fee scheduled is reviewed and fee changes are adopted annually.
Salazar stated he's upset with mandates on water conservation rates from the DNR. He
agrees improvements are needed on infrastructure, but feels
the tier water rate schedule is unfair to families who will most likely be in the higher tiers.
Pausche stated we did not take the DNR's full recommendation of
25% between tiers and our fees have a 15% spread between tiers as we wanted to
minimize the impact to residents.
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MOTION by Osmek, seconded by Hanus to approve fee schedule Section 74 -127 as it
relates to water gallonage rates. The following voted in favor: Osmek, Hanus and Gesch.
The following voted against: Salazar. Motion carried.
MOTION by Osmek, seconded by Gesch to approve the remainder of the fee schedule
by adopting the following resolution. All voted in favor. Motion carried.
RESOLUTION NO. 09 -109: RESOLUTION ADOPTING FEE SCHEDULE
D. Approval of Levy for HRA for 2010
MOTION by Osmek, seconded by Gesch to adopt the following resolution. All voted in
favor. Motion carried.
RESOLUTION NO. 09 -107: RESOLUTION APPROVING A LEVY NOT TO EXCEED
$243,898 FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEFRAYING THE COST OF OPERATION,
PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF MSA 469 OF THE HOUSING AND
REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF AND FOR THE CITY OF MOUND FOR THE
YEAR 2010.
E. Approval of General Fund Levy and Budget for 2010
MOTION by Osmek, seconded by Gesch to adopt the following resolution. All voted in
favor. Motion carried.
RESOLUTION NO. 09 -108: RESOLUTION APPROVING 2010 FINAL GENERAL
FUND BUDGET IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,328,631; SETTING THE LEVY AT
$5,301,853; AND APPROVING THE FINAL OVERALL BUDGET FOR 2010.
F. Cancel December 22, 2009 City Council Meetinq
MOTION by Osmek, seconded by Salazar to cancel the regular December 22, 2009 City
Council meeting. All voted in favor. Motion carried.
9. Miscellaneous /Correspondence
A. Comments /reports from Council Members
B. Reports: Liquor Store — November 2009
Engineering Project Status Update
C. Minutes: Planning Commission — November 17, 2009
10. Adjourn
MOTION by Gesch, seconded by Osmek to adjourn at 9:34 p.m. All voted in favor. Motion
Carried.
Mayor Mark Hanus
Attest: Vicki Weber, Acting City Clerk