2004-08-10MOUND CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
AUGUST 10, 2004
The City Council of the City of Mound, Hennepin County, Minnesota, met in regular
session on Tuesday, August 10, 2004, at 7:30 p.m. in the council chambers of city hall.
Members Present: Mayor Pat Meisel; Councilmembers Bob Brown, Mark Hanus, and
David Osmek.
Members Absent: Peter Meyer
Others Present: City Manager Kandis Hanson, City Clerk Bonnie Ritter, City Planner
Bruce Chamberlain, City Engineer John Cameron, Nathan Redding, Daniel Patterson,
Michelle Kaiser.
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 the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered in
normal sequence.
1. Open Meetin_cl
Mayor Meisel called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. and the Pledge of Allegiance was
recited.
2. A~)13rove A_clenda
Brown requested the addition of 6D, Report on Fire Department Committee. MeJsel
requested the addition of Item 5A, Resolution Formally Accepting ERF Grant, and the
addition of Item 5B, Update on Village By the Bay. She also requested putting Item 3E
from the consent agenda for discussion.
MOTION by Osmek, seconded by Brown to approve the agenda as amended. All voted
in favor. Motion carried.
3. Consent Aqenda
MOTION by Hanus, seconded by Osmek to approve the consent agenda with the
exception of (E). Upon roll call vote, all voted in favor. Motion carried.
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Approve minutes of the July 20, 2004 special meeting and the July 27,
2004 regular meeting
Approve payment of claims in the amount of $432,758.57,.
RESOLUTION NO. 04-88: RESOLUTION APPOINTING ELECTION
JUDGES AS RECOMMENDED FOR THE PRIMARY AND GENERAL
ELECTIONS ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2004 AND NOVEMBER 2, 2004.
RESOLUTION NO. 04-89: RESOLUTION APPOINTING ABSENTEE
BALLOT BOARD.
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(removed)
RESOLUTION NO. 04-90: RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CITY
MANAGER TO EXECUTE METROPOLITAN ENVIRONMENTAL
PARTNERSHIP (MEP) GRANT AGREEMENT WITH METROPOLITAN
COUNCIL.
Approve Payment Request #3 to Valley Paving in the amount of
$168,686.32, for 2004 Street Reconstruction Project
Approve Payment Request #8 to EAI in the amount of $38,725.80 for Lost
Lake Greenway Project
RESOLUTION NO. 04-91: RESOLUTION ORDERING AN
ALTERNATIVE URBAN AREAWIDE REVIEW (AUAR) FOR THE
MOUND VISIONS REDEVELOPMENT PLAN
RESOLUTION NO. 04-92: RESOLUTION APPROVING THE TERMS OF
$121,510 INTERNAL LOAN
3G. Set special meetinq workshop for 2005 budqet discussion
MOTION by Osmek, seconded by Brown to set a special budget workshop for
Wednesday, September 8, 2004, at 6:30 p.m. for 2005 Budget discussion. All voted in
favor. Motion carried.
4. Comments and suq.qestions from citizens present on any item not on the
a_clenda.
Nathan Redding, 2068 Beliaire Lane, inquired about the replacement of the 20 mph
speed limit sign on Bellaire, near the new Village By the Bay Development. He stated
that there used to be one there before the construction, and feels it should be replaced
because of speeding traffic.
Daniel Patterson, 2041 Bellaire Lane, also expressed concern over the replacement of
the sign. Osmek asked if a three-way stop had ever been considered for the corner of
Bellaire and Alder. Kandis Hanson will refer this to the Police Chief for review.
5. Direction and action authorizing staff to prepare chanqe order related to the
Lost Lake Greenway Project
John Cameron informed the Council that the greenway trail will cross a finger of wetland
near the Little League ball fields, and a culvert was installed in the Fall of 2003
according to specifications. Due to unstable soils and Spring thaw, one end of the
culvert has settled almost 10 inches. Cameron presented three options that resulted
from geotechnical tests that were conducted to determine solutions.
It was noted that the cost of any of the options would still keep the project within budget.
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MOTION by Brown, seconded by Osmek to approve the installation of a pre-
manufactured bridge with wood decking that would be set in place to span the
wetland/drainage swale, with an estimated cost of $45,600. All voted in favor.
carried.
Motion
5A. Resolution Formally Accepting an Environmental Response Fund Grant
MOTION by Osmek, seconded by Hanus to adopt the following resolution. All voted in
favor. Motion carried.
RESOLUTION NO. 04-93: RESOLUTION TO FORMALLY ACCEPT AN
ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE FUND (ERF) GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF
$12,288.00 TO CONDUCT ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING IN THE AUDITOR'S ROAD
DISTRICT AND EXECUTING ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE FUND (ERF) GRANT
AGREEMENT WITH HENNEPIN COUNTY
5B. Update on Villaqe Bv the Bay
Michelle Kaiser of MetroPlains was present to give an update of the Village By the Bay
Development, stating that the housing units are almost 50% sold at this time, with total
project completion and occupation by early 2006.
6. Miscellaneous/Correspondence
A. Reports: Skate park project
Harbor Wine & Spirits
B. Correspondence: LMCD
C. Newsletters: Hennepin County
Gillespie Center
E. Fire Department Committee Update - Brown updated the Council on the
proceedings of the Fire Department Committee, stating that the corner of
151 and 110 is being considered for the location of a new sub-station. He
will continue to update when more information is available.
7. Adjourn
MOTION by Osmek, seconded by Brown to adjourn at 8:20 p.m.
Motion carried.
All voted in favor.
Attest: Bonnie Ritter, City Clerk
Mayor Pat Meisel
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