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Home My WebLink About08.03.15 Council Minutes COUNCIL MINUTES REGULAR August 3, 2015 1. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Mayor Larson at 7:00 p.m. 2. PLEDGE OFALLEGIANCE Mayor Larson led the audience and Council in the Pledge of Allegiance. 3. ROLL CALL Members Present: Larson,Bonar,Pitcher Members Absent: Bartholomay,Donnelly Also Present: David McKnight,City Administrator; Robin Hanson,Finance Director;Adam Kienberger, Community Development Director; Randy Distad,Parks and Recreation Director;Kevin Schorzman, City Engineer;Jim Larsen,Fire Chief; Fire Department Members; Cynthia Muller,Executive Assistant Audience: John Barger,Firefighters Auxiliary Association,Fire Relief Association,Kurt Weidner,Patti McCauley, Steven Endres 4. APPROVE AGENDA Councilmember Bonar pulled item 7c) 195th Street Project Parking Restrictions for comment. City Administrator McKnight added item 7b)Approve Gambling Event Permit Athenas Canine Companions. MOTION by Pitcher, second by Bonar to approve the Agenda. APIF,MOTION CARRIED. 5. ANNOUNCEMENTS a) Louis Schmitz Foundation Donation to the Parks and Recreation Department A donation of$1,200 was received from the Louis Schmitz Foundation for two park benches to be placed in front of the Rambling River Center. Mr.John Barger,representing the Louis Schmitz Foundation, spoke regarding sporting events coached by Louis Schmitz and what he did for the community. Mr.Barger presented the donation to Mayor Larson. The foundation has donated$15,000 per year for the last four years,back to the community. MOTION by Bonar, second by Pitcher to adopt RESOLUTION R31-15 accepting the donation of$1,200 for the purchase and installation of two memorial benches at the Rambling River Center Oak Street entrance. APIF,MOTION CARRIED. b) Recognition—Farmington Firefighters Auxiliary The Farmington Firefighters Auxiliary Association has donated$10,000 for the purchase of portable radios. The donation was presented to Mayor Larson by members of the Farmington Firefighters Auxiliary Association. MOTION by Council Minutes(Regular) August 3,2015 Page 2 Bonar, second by Pitcher to adopt RESOLUTION R32-15 accepting the $10,000 donation by the Farmington Firefighters Auxiliary Association. APIF,MOTION CARRIED. c) Recognition—Farmington Fire Department Relief Association The Farmington Fire Department Relief Association has donated$10,000 for the purchase of portable radios. The donation was presented to Mayor Larson by members of the Fire Relief Association. MOTION by Bonar, second by Pitcher to adopt RESOLUTION 1133-15 accepting the$10,000 donation by the Farmington Fire Department Relief Association. APIF,MOTION CARRIED. d) Accept Donation from Allina Health Allina Health has donated an automatic external defibrillator(AED)to the Fire Department. Kurt Weidner, Operations Manager and Patti McCauley,Education Coordinator representing Allina Health presented the AED to Mayor Larson. Farmington has been working on becoming a heart safe community and now has all the required AED's in place for this designation. The application will be sent to the American Heart Association for approval. MOTION by Bonar, second by Pitcher to adopt RESOLUTION R34-15 accepting the donation of an AED to the Farmington Fire Department from Allina Health. APIF,MOTION CARRIED. 6. CITIZEN COMMENTS 7. CONSENT AGENDA MOTION by Bonar, second by Pitcher to approve the Consent Agenda as follows: a) Approved Council Minutes (7/20/15 Regular and Work Session)-Administration b) Adopted RESOLUTION R35-15 Approving Gambling Event Permit Athenas Canine Companions-Administration c) Adopted RESOLUTION R36-15 Approving 195th Street Project Parking Restrictions-Engineering d) Approved Bills-Finance APIF,MOTION CARRIED. c) Adopt Resolution—195th Street Project Parking Restrictions-Engineering Restricting parking within the project area is necessary because of the use of MSA funds. Parking will be prohibited on 195th Street from Flagstaff Avenue to Akin Road, 1,000 feet north and south of the 195th Street intersection on Flagstaff Avenue and along Akin Road from 193`d to 198th Street. In 2008,parking was prohibited along 195th Street from Akin Road to Highway 3. An additional parking lot has been constructed at Akin Road Elementary School. 8. PUBLIC HEARINGS 9. A WARD OF CONTRACT Council Minutes(Regular) August 3,2015 Page 3 10. PETITIONS,REQUESTS AND COMMUNICATIONS a) Financial Review—June 2015 YTD-Finance At this time of year revenues and expenditures should be at 50%of budget. The general fund revenues total$4.9 million or 47%of budget. Property taxes represent 81%of the total budget. The first installment of 2015 taxes has been received. Permit revenues are less than 2014 at this time with 40 permits currently. General fund expenditures total$4.9 million or 46%of budget. There are increased human resources costs with hiring a new fire chief and some accelerated fire expenditures, but all are within budget. Snow removal expenditures for 2015 are much lower than 2014. The general fund cash flow has remained positive each month of 2015. Pool revenues are similar to 2014 and expenditures were$10,000 less than 2014. There are increased revenues at the arena due to summer ice. Neither liquor store met their individual gross profit benchmark of 25%;the downtown store was at 24%and Pilot Knob was at 24.7%. Neighboring communities have had to be more competitive due to Total Wine and now we are feeling that competition as well. The increase in solid waste expenditures is due to increased recycling costs from Dick's Sanitation for residential properties, an increase in commercial recycling, an increase in disposal fees from Resource Recovery and the purchase of new garbage containers. Regarding storm water expenses, $46,000 relates to pond dredging and$165,000 relates to the 195th Street project. Water availability charges are less due to fewer building permits and interest income is less. Rental income is higher due to a new antenna lease. b) CDBG Commercial Rehabilitation Grant Farmington Bakery—Community Development David and Gina King, owners of Farmington Bakery,have submitted an application for a commercial rehabilitation grant for$13,250. The grant will cover new windows, façade repairs, an ADA accessible front door and cake viewing/meeting area. The EDA recommended approval at their July 27, 2015, meeting. Construction on the outside will begin this summer and inside work will be done over winter. MOTION by Bonar, second by Pitcher to approve a CDBG commercial rehabilitation grant agreement with David and Gina King (Farmington Bakery). APIF,MOTION CARRIED. 11. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 12. NEW BUSINESS Council Minutes(Regular) August 3,2015 Page 4 13. COUNCIL ROUNDTABLE Councilmember Pitcher: Encouraged residents to come to the Downtown Farmington Farmers' Market every Thursday and to shop local. City Engineer Schorzman: Regarding the 195th Street project,work is being done on the trails along Akin Road,then the boulevards will be restored,next the final list of asphalt and pavement markings will be done. On the west end of the project,the pedestrian underpass is completely installed to Meadowview Elementary. The underpass will include security cameras and lights. Most of the storm sewer to the west of Meadowview is in and work will continue east. Access should be available by Labor Day. Paving was done on the Henderson project last weekend. Most of the curb and concrete work is done. Community Development Director Kienberger: The submissions for the Downtown Redevelopment Plan have been reviewed and the committee will make a final recommendation to Council at the August 17, 2015,meeting. Parks and Recreation Director Distad: Staff is waiting for a cost to replace the burners in the pool heater. Mayor Larson: Miss Farmington,Maricia Pacheco was crowned Aquatennial Queen. He encouraged residents to shop local. 14. ADJOURN MOTION by Pitcher, second by Bonar to adjourn at 7:40 p.m. APIF,MOTION CARRIED. Respectfully submitted, Cynthia Muller Executive Assistant