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2003-03-11 CC Meeting Minutes MOUND CITY COUNCIL MINUTES MARCH 11, 2003 The City Council of the City of Mound, Hennepin County, Minnesota, met in regular session on Tuesday, March 11,2003, at 7:30 p.m. in the council chambers of city hall. Members Present: Acting Mayor Mark Hanus; Councilmembers Bob Brown, David Osmek and Peter Meyer. Members Absent: Mayor Pat Meisel Others Present: City Manager Kandis Hanson, City Clerk Bonnie Ritter, Community Development Director Sarah Smith, City Engineer John Cameron, Todd Warner, Dave Bortner, Consent Agenda: Afl items listed under the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine in nature by the Council and will be enacted by a roll carl vote. There will be no separate discussion on these items unless 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 Acting Mayor Hanus called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCF 3. APPROVE AGENDA Osmek requested the addition of item 1 lA, Budget Review. Hanson stated that there is another tree removal license to add to 4C and John Cameron requested the removal of 9B. MOTION by Brown, seconded by Osmek to approve the agenda as amended. All voted in favor. Motion carried. 4. CONSENT AGENDA: MOTION by Brown, seconded by Osmek to approve the consent agenda. Upon roll call vote, all voted in favor. Motion carried. A. Approve minutes of the February 25, 2003 regular meeting. B. Approve payment of claims in the amount of $286,693.36. C. Approve Tree Removal Licenses for: Aaspen Tree Service, Amberwood, Bear Tree Service, Emery's Tree Service, Rob's Tree Service, Shorewood Tree Service, Viking Land Tree Service, Rainbow Tree Service, Tall Timber Tree Service, Above Ground & Beyond, Roger's Tree Service, Tree Top Service, Inc., Asplundh Tree Experts and Stumpf's Tree Service. All licenses are contingent upon receipt of appropriate applications, fees and certificates of insurance. D. Approve Consumption & Display Permit (set-ups) for Al & Alma's Supper Club. E. Approve cancellation of April 29th special meeting. F. Approve amended agenda for April 1st special meeting to include 2003 Bonding Project discussion. Mound City Council - March 11, 2003 _ G. RESOLUTION NO. 03-25: RESOLUTION IN OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED CLOSURE OF ANY SUBURBAN DIVISION COURTHOUSE OF THE FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT H. RESOLUTION NO. 03-26: RESOLUTION TO APPROVE TRANSFER AND ASSIGNMENT OF METROPOLITAN COUNCIL ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES (MCES) SAC CREDITS TO MOUND PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING, 2415 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD. I. Approve First Amendment to the Development Agreement between the City of Mound and Mound Harbor Renaissance, LLC, extending the term of the agreement. 5. COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS FROM CITIZENS PRESENT ON ANY ITEM NOTON THE AGENDA None were offered. 6. PUBLIC HEARING - CASE #03-06 - MAHOGANY BAY - STREET VACATION Sarah Smith reviewed the request from Dave Bortner and Todd Warner of Mohagany Bay to vacate a (10) foot strip of Commerce Boulevard right-of-way that is adjacent to their property located at 2624 Commerce Boulevard. Osmek reported that the Planning Commission viewed the vacation favorably, with a unanimous vote to approve. Bortner stated that thero are two issues, one being the paving of the parking lot and the other being the drainage issue. Hennepin County agreed to provide a metal culvert to replace the plastic one, but excavating issues and drainage issues reside on the 10' of City property more so than on theirs. He continued by asking for discussion on how the city can help with resolving the problem because part of the problem stems from City owned property. He has received bids ranging from $13,000 to $20,000 and of those the excavating for the drainage is about $2400 Hanus emphasized that the city budget is tight and there aren't City funds for this project available, and suggested perhaps overlooking the staff time charges and fees. Discussion followed regarding means of city participation. It was suggested that the applicants contact the contractors for various paving projects that will be going on in the city, to determine if they can get better rates by using one of those contractors. Bortner asked that if they come up with a resolution to paving their lot and it involves using a contractor doing work in the City but they can't complete it by May 30, would the city extend their paving deadline. Hanus stated if the delay is for good reason, as mentioned, extension would be feasible. It was also indicated that if Mahogany Bay needs to block their improved parking lot from the neighboring one to keep the drainage out, it was acceptable, as long as approved by the City Engineer. 2 Mound City Council - March 11, 2003 Acting Mayor Hanus opened the public hearing at 7:57 p.m. and with no public comment, closed the public hearing at 7:58 p.m. MOTION by Osmek, seconded by Brown to adopt the following resolution as amended. All voted in favor. Motion carried. RESOLUTION NO. 03-27: RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE VACATION OF A PORTION OF A TEN (10) FOOT STRIP OF UNUSED RIGHT-OF-WAY ADJACENT TO MAHOGANY BAY LOCATED AT 2642 COMMERCE BOULEVARD. P & Z CAE #03-08. 7. PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING PROJECT A. Brief Project Update Todd Christopherson, Construction Manager, gave a brief project update similar to the one earlier in the evening at the HRA meeting. B. Action on Recommended Alternates for the Sloped Roof and Cost Savin.qs Option Christopherson recommended that the Council accept Revised Alternate #1, which scaled back the West wall and asphalt shingles, for a cost of $106,416. MOTION by Brown, seconded by Osmek to accept Revised Alternate #1 with deletes the Mansard Roof at the West elevation, deletes metal shingles and adds asphalt shingles, for a cost of $106,416. All voted in favor. Motion carried C. Action Awardinq Certain Contracts Tabled for future meeting. 8. STATUS UPDATE ON CASE 03-01: BILL STODDARD, MINNETONKA ENTERPRISES - 5331153411535115361 THREE POINTS BOULEVARD. Sarah Smith updated the Council, stating that the 60 says extension was executed as requested to deal with the pending variance application. Also, application for a three lot minor subdivision was submitted today to City staff. This will go to the Planning Commission on March 17th and then be brought back to Council on March 25. 9. GREENWAY PROJECT A. Lost Lake Greenway Public Use Easement MOTION by Brown, seconded by Osmek to adopt the following resolution. All voted in favor. Motion carried. RESOLUTION NO. 03-28: RESOLUTION GIVING AUTHORIZATION TO GRANT EASEMENTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF LOST LAKE GREENWAY (TRAIL, LANDSCAPING AND PIER WITH DOCKS) B. Approve Bid Date for Greenway Project - removed from agenda 10. ACTION ON PORTABLE STORAGE UNIT ORDINANCF Discussion occurred and changes were made to the proposed ordinance. 3 Mound City Council - March 11, 2003 MOTION by Brown, seconded by Meyer to pass the following ordinance. All voted in favor. Motion carried. ORDINANCE NO, 0'1-2003: AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING SECTION 493 OF THE[ MOUND CITY CODE TO REGULATE PORTABLE STORAGE CONTAINERS 1'1. ACTION ON APPOINTMENT TO WELFARE REFORM EXECUTIVE POLICY COMMITTEE MOTION by Brown, seconded by Osmek to table this item until the first meeting in April. voted in favor. Motion carried. All 11A. BUDGET REVIEW Osmek requested the addition of this item to the agenda to request that the City Council Conference line item on the budget be frozen, with no further funds being released without City Council approval. This request was made because of the use by one councilmember of $250 of the total $1000 allocated for 2003. MOTION by Osmek, seconded by Brown to freeze the City Council 2003 Conference budget and not release further funds without prior City Council approval. All voted in favor. Motion carried. Meyer was also questioned if he donated $25 towards the Council photograph as he stated he'd do in a previous meeting, and he stated he had given the check to the City Manager. '12. INFORMATION/MISCELLANEOUS A. LMC Friday Fax B. Minutes: Planning Commission - March 3 and March 24 C. SRA communications D. Communications Law Update E. City of Shorewood re Enchanted Island Bridge F. Dreamwood lawsuit update G. Newsletter: Gillespie Center H. Correspondence: Hennepin County Housing, Community Works & Transit I. Report: Building activity J. Redevelopment Update 13. ADJOURN MOTION by Osmek, seconded by Brown to adjourn at 8:45 p.m. All voted in favor. carried. Motion Attest: Bonnie Ritter, City Clerk Acting Mayor Hanus 4 MOUND CITY COUNCIL MINUTES MARCH 18, 2003 The City Council of the City of Mound, Hennepin County, Minnesota, met in special session on Tuesday, March 18, 2003, at 6:30 p.m. in the council chambers of city hall. Members Present: Acting Mayor Mark Hanus; Councilmembers Bob Brown, David Osmek and Peter Meyer. Members Absent: Mayor Pat Meisel Others Present: City Manager Kandis Hanson, Fire Chief Greg Pederson, Police Chief John McKinley, Finance Director Gino Businaro, Community Development Director Sarah Smith, Parks Director Jim Fackler, Public Works Superintendent Greg Skinner, Liquor Store Manager John Colotti. 1. OPEN MEETING Acting Mayor Mark Hanus opened the meeting at 6:30 p.m. 2. DEPARTMENT HEAD ANNUAL REPORTS The following presented their annual reports to the Council and fielded questions and concerns. The reports are on file in the office of the City Clerk. Fire Department by Fire Chief Greg Pederson Police Department by Police Chief John McKinley Finance Department by Gino Businaro Community Development by Sarah Smith Parks Department by Jim Fackler Public Works Department by Greg Skinner Liquor Store by John Colotti 3. ADJOURN MOTION by Brown, seconded by Osmek to adjourn at 8:30 p.m. All voted in favor. Motion carried. Attest: Bonnie Ritter, City Clerk Acting Mayor Mark Hanus