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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10.01.12 Council Minutes COUNCIL MINUTES REGULAR October 1, 2012 1. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Mayor Larson at 7:00 p.m. 2. PLEDGE OFALLEGL4NCE Mayor Larson led the audience and Council in the Pledge of Allegiance. 3. ROLL CALL Members Present: Larson, Bartholomay, Donnelly, Fogarty, May(arrived 7:04 p.m.) Members Absent: None Also Present: Joel Jamnik, City Attorney;David McKnight, City Administrator; Robin Hanson, Finance Director;Cynthia Muller, Executive Assistant Audience: Mary Scheide, Dan Rider 4. APPROVE AGENDA MOTION by Fogarty, second by Bartholomay to approve the Agenda. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 5. ANNOUNCEMENTS a) Introduce New Finance Director-Administration City Administrator McKnight introduced the new Finance Director, Robin Hanson who started on September 20, 2012. b) Dakota County Farmington Library Update—Mary Scheide Ms. Mary Scheide,Manager of the Dakota County Farmington Library, gave an update on new programs and services. The Library has a new service offering electronic magazines by using your Library card. During Dew Days,the Library had 3,400 attending their programs. This summer they collaborated with the City's park and rec program to offer story time in the parks. There were 200 attendees for those programs. The Library's fall program guide is now available with programs through December. Ms. Scheide highlighted a few of the programs. They have also partnered with Community Ed with a class on making gingerbread houses for Dazzle Day. There is also a monthly book club held at the Library. c) Community Planning Month-Planning Mayor Larson proclaimed October as Community Planning Month. 6. CITIZEN COMMENTS Mr. Dan Rider, owner of Farmington Billiards, 933 8th Street,requested the City amend the wine license code to 60%of sales attributable to food to allow him to have a strong beer license. Many of the pool leagues will not play here without offering strong beer. The current City Code requires 70%attributable to food. Mr.Rider has added more food 5 Council Minutes(Regular) October 1,2012 Page 2 to his menu and his sales are between 60% -70%. He noted Northfield has given a business there a license with a year to allow them to reach the required level. Mayor Larson felt this request was reasonable. Councilmember Fogarty agreed with changing the code to meet state statute. Councilmember May asked how the food sales are measured and how often is it checked. Staff noted the Department of Health checks on the food. Staff will bring a revised ordinance to the October 15, 2012, Council meeting. 7. CONSENT AGENDA MOTION by Fogarty, second by Bartholomay to approve the Consent Agenda as follows: a) Approved Council Minutes(9/17/12 Regular) b) Adopted RESOLUTION R38-12 Appointing 2012 General Election Judges- Administration c) Received Information Hydrant Flushing—Municipal Services d) Approved Request for Proposal Legal Services-Administration e) Approved Bills APIF,MOTION CARRIED. 8. PUBLIC HEARINGS 9. AWARD OF CONTRACT 10. PETITIONS,REQUESTS AND COMMUNICATIONS a) August 2012 Financial Report-Administration The general fund revenues are at 52.6%of the budget through August,which is 67%of the year. Building permits are at 63.2%of the budget. General fund expenditures are at 61.27%of the budget,which means expenditures are below budget. Rambling River Center revenues are at 61.6%of the budget and expenditures are at 59.6%. The pool had expenditures of 92%and revenues of 97%. The EDA fund balance went from-$55,334 to-$36,243 and should be zero at the end of the year. The arena went from-$270,819 to -$286,505. The arena is now open. The downtown liquor store had a gross loss of just over$13,000 due to a large expenditure of$34,000 for payout of paid leave. The Pilot Knob store had a gross profit of just over$10,000. The cash fund balance for the liquor stores is$170,813. Councilmember Donnelly noted the payout from the liquor store was a one time event. Mayor Larson asked how the pool ended the season. Staff will bring this to the next meeting. Councilmember May asked if there is a total accrued number for paid leave balances. Staff will provide a summary of that information. Councilmember May noted additional work was done in the arena this summer and asked if those numbers were included in the budget. Staff will review this. Councilmember May stated especially when we are looking at expenditures far exceeding revenues, she wanted to make sure they are properly budgeted and we are accounting for staff time. 11. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 6 Council Minutes(Regular) October 1,2012 Page 3 12. NEW BUSINESS 13. COUNCIL ROUNDTABLE Councilmember Donnelly: Welcomed the new fmance director. A Council and School Board candidate forum was held last week. Residents can watch the replay on Channel 16. Councilmember Fogarty: Hydrant flushing started today for the next two weeks. A map is available on the website. Congratulations to the football team for a fantastic homecoming game. Councilmember Bartholomay: Welcomed the new finance director. Earlier in the year we talked about keeping the arena fund open. He asked if we have until year end to close it. City Administrator McKnight stated with the new ice issue, we felt it would not be appropriate to do anything with that money until we see where this new issue goes. Staff would like to close it at the end of the year. Staff will check on the amount remaining. Councilmember May: Welcomed the new fmance director. The candidate forum is replayed several times on TV and she encouraged residents to watch it. It is also available for viewing on the City's website. City Administrator McKnight: At the October 15, 2012, Council meeting,there will be a reminder of new polling locations. Four of the six polling locations have changed. Mayor Larson: Vermillion River Crossing senior housing will have an open house on October 9, 2012. He reminded residents to shop local and to watch for a new logo for the Shop Local campaign starting soon. 14. EXECUTIVE SESSION a) Labor Negotiations-AFSCME MOTION by Fogarty, second by Bartholomay to recess into Executive Session to discuss contracts for upcoming union negotiations at 7:38 p.m. APIF,MOTION CARRIED. 15. ADJOURN MOTION by Bartholomay, second by May to adjourn at 8:37 p.m. APIF,MOTION CARRIED. Respectfully submitted, Cynthia Muller Executive Assistant 7