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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04.18.16 Council Minutes COUNCIL MINUTES REGULAR APRIL 18, 2016 1. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Mayor Larson at 7:00 p.m. 2. PLEDGE OFALLEGLINCE Mayor Larson led the audience and Council in the Pledge of Allegiance. 3. ROLL CALL Members Present: Larson,Bartholomay, Bonar, Donnelly,Pitcher Members Absent: None Also Present: Joel Jamnik, City Attorney;David McKnight, City Administrator; Robin Hanson, Finance Director; Adam Kienberger, Community Development Director;Randy Distad, Parks and Recreation Director;Kevin Schorzman, City Engineer;Tony Wippler, Planning Manager; Cynthia Muller, Executive Assistant Audience: David McMillen,Eric and Aundreya Edwards,John Frank,Jeri Jolley,Barb Svoboda 4. APPROVE AGENDA Councilmember Bonar pulled item 7f)Approve Summer Ice Rental for discussion. Parks and Recreation Director Distad made a revision to item 7g)Approve Seasonal Hiring to add Dillon Pariseau,Program Supervisor Step 3, $13.41/hour. MOTION by Bartholomay, second by Bonar to approve the Agenda. APIF,MOTION CARRIED. 5. ANNOUNCEMENTS a) Adopt Resolution—Movie in the Park and Music in the Park Programs and Sponsorships—Parks and Recreation Four music in the park and two movie in the park programs will be offered this summer due to sponsorships from various businesses. MOTION by Bartholomay, second by Bonar to adopt RESOLUTION R33-16 accepting the sponsorship payments from the various businesses and organizations for the Music in the Park and Movie in the Park programs. APIF,MOTION CARRIED. b) New Parks and Recreation Department Puppet Wagon—Parks and Recreation A new puppet wagon has been built by in-house staff, Ted Novak and school students. There is also a new sound system and puppets. CEEF donated$5,000 towards these improvements. MOTION by Bartholomay, second by Pitcher to declare the old puppet wagon as surplus equipment. APIF,MOTION CARRIED. Council Minutes(Regular) April 18,2016 Page 2 c) Proclaim May 5,2016 as National Day of Prayer Mayor Larson proclaimed May 5, 2016, as National Day of Prayer. 6. CITIZEN COMMENTS 7. CONSENT AGENDA MOTION by Bartholomay, second by Donnelly to approve the Consent Agenda as follows: a) Approved Council Minutes(4/4/2016 Regular)(4/11/2016 Work Session)- Administration b) Received First Quarter 2016 New Construction Report and Population Estimate— Community Development c) Adopted RESOLUTION R34-16 Accepting Donation from Farmington Firefighters Auxiliary Association-Fire d) Adopted RESOLUTION R35-16 Disbanding Fire Explorer Post—Fire e) Adopted RESOLUTION R36-16 Approving Joint Powers Agreement with Dakota County for a Household Hazardous Waste Day Drop Off Event— Municipal Services f) Approved Summer Ice Rental—Parks and Recreation g) Approved Seasonal Hiring—Human Resources h) Approved bills APIF,MOTION CARRIED. f) Approve Summer Ice Rental-Parks This is the third year the city is offering summer ice. Turf has been placed in the arena and will be removed the end of May. Summer ice is offered June through August and the rest of the year is hockey season so there are no open days at the arena. This year we will be 13 hours short on summer ice. Last year we had a $6,000 profit. 8. PUBLIC HEARINGS a) Adopt Resolution—Vacate Drainage and Utility Easement Trident Development-Planning Trident Development has requested to vacate a drainage and utility easement in the St. Michael's 2nd Addition. The easement encompasses all of Outlot E. Trident will be constructing an assisted living facility on this plat. This is contingent upon City Council approval of St.Michael's 2nd Addition final plat and filing a certified copy of the resolution with the county auditor. MOTION by Bartholomay, second by Bonar to close the public hearing. APIF,MOTION CARRIED. MOTION by Bartholomay, second by Pitcher to adopt RESOLUTION R37-16 vacating the drainage and utility easement described above including the contingencies. APIF,MOTION CARRIED. 9. AWARD OF CONTRACT a) Approve Agreement for Fire Station#1 Concrete Apron Improvement Project—Parks and Recreation Council Minutes(Regular) April 18,2016 Page 3 The low proposal for the concrete apron at fire station 1 was received from Pat's Concrete and Bobcat, Inc. at$21,349. Funds will be used from the fire department's building repair services account. MOTION by Donnelly, second by Bartholomay to approve the agreement with Pat's Concrete and Bobcat, Inc. for construction of the project. APIF,MOTION CARRIED. 10. PETITIONS,REQUESTS AND COMMUNICATIONS a) Adopt Resolution—Approve Final Plat St.Michael's rd Addition-Planning Trident Development is requesting a final plat for Outlot E of St.Michael's Second Addition to construct a 70-unit assisted living facility. The site is located south of St.Michael's Church and east of Denmark Avenue. Contingencies include: 1. All engineering issues shall be addressed and approval of construction plans for grading, storm water and utilities by the engineering division shall be required. 2. Execution of a Development Contract between the developer and the city and submission of security, payment of all fees and costs and submission of all other documents required under the development contract. MOTION by Pitcher, second by Bonar to adopt RESOLUTION R38-16 approving the final plat for St. Michael's 2nd Addition with the above contingencies. APIF,MOTION CARRIED. b) Adopt Downtown Redevelopment Plan—Community Development Mayor Larson informed the public it is not the city's intent to acquire properties that are identified as potential redevelopment sites. This plan is a five-year plan for investors and developers to use. It is a tool for people that want to invest in the community. Community Development Director Kienberger stated in 2015 Council authorized an application for a redevelopment incentive grant for downtown redevelopment planning. This plan is a result of that application. The city hired Hoisington Koegler Group Inc.to work with a downtown redevelopment task force. He thanked the task force for their work over the past six months. Mr.Jeff Miller,of Hoisington Koegler Group, Inc.presented the downtown redevelopment plan. Most of the plan will happen through private redevelopment. The plan is divided into the downtown core, downtown east edge, downtown west edge, riverside west and riverside north. Mr. Miller explained the initiatives for each of these areas and implementation. With the adoption of this plan, staff is also requesting authorization to develop a downtown action plan to establish priorities and funding for 2016 and 2017. Staff also proposed an allocation of$5,000 from the liquor fund community investment pot to allow parks and recreation to install bike racks in the downtown. Council Minutes(Regular) April 18,2016 Page 4 Council recalled this firm was also part of the Spruce Street master plan and asked if there were any connections from those efforts. One item that rose out of the plan was the trail connections for bikes and pedestrians. The Spruce Street connection is a main trail connection in the plan to link from the ice arena to the downtown. Council noted the Rambling River Center plaza is interesting. Council asked how we will work with those business owners to make an investment in the alley side of their buildings as much as they do the front. Staff will do outreach to the businesses to get them on board with this plan. The Rambling River Center is a city facility so there is no acquisition involved. Staff would work with the businesses to make sure their interests are maintained as well as providing a public gathering space. This is included in the action plan. Council asked if this will be part of the 2040 comp plan. The recommendation in the plan is to include this downtown redevelopment plan in its entirety in the comp plan. Council asked how the bike path over the railroad tracks would be maintained. Staff noted the plan acknowledged the need for an additional crossings over the railroad tracks,but it is not a priority. It still requires additional feasibility. Council did not want to see any more stores closing in Farmington. It is important we keep our historical character,but we also need to invigorate business downtown. With private properties there needs to be a willing seller and buyer. Council thanked the task force for their work. The action plan will be used to follow up and make it real. It will be a collaborative effort between the city and the private sector to get this done. Council asked about establishing a city grant or loan program. The EDA could utilize a portion of their fund balance toward a grant or reinvestment program into downtown. A current program uses CDBG dollars. Mayor Larson thanked everyone involved in the process including those that shared comments. We will be working on a trail connection along TH3 this summer. He noticed the sidewalk café program and that would be an excellent way for the city and FBA to work together. This is a great plan. MOTION by Bartholomay, second by Bonar to adopt the downtown redevelopment plan, authorize development of a downtown action plan and approve allocation of$5,000 from the liquor fund community investment pot for bike racks in the downtown. APIF,MOTION CARRIED. 11. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 12. NEW BUSINESS 13. COUNCIL ROUNDTABLE Councilmember Donnelly: On the consent agenda we accepted a donation of$8,116 from the firefighters auxiliary association for pagers. These funds were raised from turkey bingo. Councilmember Bartholomay: Curbside cleanup starts this Saturday and days are listed in the community calendar. Council Minutes(Regular) April 18,2016 Page 5 Councilmember Pitcher: Dew Days buttons are for sale and he encouraged friends and families to participate. City Administrator McKnight: Thanked staff for their work on the City News and Recreation Guide which was in the mail this week. Mayor Larson: Electronics will not be collected on curbside cleanup days. Paper shred fest will be held at the Library on April 23. Pond and park cleanup will be April 30. Earth and Arbor Day celebration will be April 30. He encouraged residents to shop local. 14. ADJOURN MOTION by Donnelly, second by Pitcher to adjourn at 7:52 p.m. APIF,MOTION CARRIED. Respectfully submitted, Cynthia Muller Executive Assistant