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Home My WebLink About12.05.16 Council Minutes CITY OF FARMINGTON CITY COUNCIL MINUTES REGULAR MEETING DECEMBER 5,2016 1. Call to Order Mayor Larson called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm. 2. Pledge of Allegiance Mayor Larson led those in attendance in the pledge of allegiance. 3. Roll Call Present-Larson, Bartholomay, Bonar and Pitcher Absent-Donnelly Staff Present-Administrator McKnight, Finance Director Hanson, Community Development Director Kienberger, Human Resources Director Wendlandt, Parks and Recreation Director Distad, Police Chief Lindquist, Fire Chief Larsen, Municipal Services Director Reiten, Administrative Assistant Muller and Attorney Jamnik. 4. Agenda Motion by Bartholomay,second by Pitcher,to approve the agenda as amended removing item 8b from the agenda and calling for a roll call vote on item 7i. APIF, motion carried. 5. Announcements/Commendations A. Thrivent Financial Presentation Police Chief Lindquist shared thanked Thrivent Financial for the$5,000 donation that they made to the Farmington Police Department K9 program. Representatives from Thrivent talked about a 5K held to raise dollars for the K9 program,toys and dollars collected for the Toys for Town program and shared information about the services provided by Thrivent Financial. City councilmembers thanked Thrivent Financial for their generous support of these two programs. December 5,2016 Minutes -1- Motion by Bartholomay,second by Pitcher,to approve resolution R88-2016 accepting a donation of$5,000 from Thrivent Financial of Farmington to the Farmington Police Department. APIF, motion carried. 6. Citizen Comments Response to Mr. Doug Jaeger was acknowledged. Eugene Klochan, 612 Fairview Circle, inquired with the city council about the opportunity for fiber optics in Farmington. 7. Consent Agenda Motion by Bonar, second by Bartholomay,to approve the consent agenda: a) Approve Minutes of the November 21, 2016 City Council Meeting-Administration b) Approve Minutes of the November 21, 2016 City Council Work Session-Administration c) Adopt Resolution R89-2016 Accepting Donations to the Rambling River Center-Parks d) Adopt Resolution R90-2016 Approving Gambling Premise Permit Farmington Youth Hockey Association-Community Development e) Approve Temporary On-Sale Liquor License Knights of Columbus-Community Development f) Adopt Resolution R91-2016 Approving Gambling Event Permit Knights of Columbus- Community Development g) Accept Resignation Heritage Preservation Commission-Community Development h) Various 2017 License and Permit Renewal-Community Development i) REMOVED j) Approve Seasonal Hiring-Human Resources k) Adopt Resolution R93-2016 and Approve a Joint Powers Agreement with Dakota County for Landfill Abatement Funds-Municipal Services I) Approve Bills-Finance APIF, motion carried. Motion by Bartholomay,second by Bonar,to approve: i) Adopt Resolution R92-2016 Approving 2017 Non-Bargaining Compensation Adjustment-Human Resources Yes-Bonar, Pitcher, Bartholomay; No-None;Abstain-Larson. Motion carried 3-0. 8. Public Hearings December 5,2016 Minutes -2- A. 2017 License Renewals Mayor Larson opened the public hearing. Administrative Assistant Muller presented the 2017 license renewals for city council consideration. City code requires that a public hearing be held to issue or renew on-sale liquor licenses, on-sale Sunday liquor licenses,on-sale wine licenses, club licenses and therapeutic massage licenses. The required applications,fees and insurance information have been submitted for renewal and have been reviewed and approved by the police department for the following establishments: On-Sale Liquor and On-Sale Sunday This Little Piggy Catering Bourbon Butcher Carbones Pizza and Sports Bar Celts Pub and Grill El Charro Mexican Restaurant Farmington Lanes Gossips Bar and Grill Long Branch Saloon and Eatery Pizza Man The Mug Club Licenses and On-Sale Sunday VFW Club Post#7662 On-Sale Wine and On-Sale Intoxicating Malt Liquor Weng's Kitchen Therapeutic Massage Denson Malone,Touch of Soul Massage Therapy Motion by Pitcher, second by Larson,to close the public hearing. APIF, motion carried. Motion by Bartholomay,second by Pitcher,to approve the on-sale liquor,on-sale Sunday liquor, on-sale intoxicating malt liquor,on-sale wine, club and therapeutic massage licenses for the business listed in the minutes. APIF, motion carried. December 5,2016 Minutes -3- 9. Award of Contract None 10. Petitions, Requests and Communications A. Final Recommended 2017 Operating Budgets and Tax Levy Finance Director Hanson presented the final recommended version of the 2017 operating budget and proposed tax levy. The final recommended budget and tax levy for 2017 is as follows: 2016 Budget 2017 Proposed Final Change Budget General Fund $11,798,225 $12,203,490 3.43% Expenditures Less: General Fund $3,051,155 $3,107,737 1.86% Revenues Less: Fiscal $2,104,764 $2,136,834 1.52% Disparities General Fund Tax $6,642,406 $6,958,919 Levy Debt Levy $2,970,848 $3,037,903 2.26% Proposed 2017 Net $9,613,254 $9,996,822 3.99% Tax Levy The proposed final levy is a reduction from the preliminary 2017 levy that was set in September. The preliminary levy was a 4.94%increase. Hanson reviewed the six month history of developing the budget, 2017 budget goals,the core government services that the budget continues to provide, methods city staff has used to reduce costs on projects, examples of the cooperative agreements the city has in place with other local governments and more. Hanson reviewed General Fund expenditures by department noting that the police department makes up 36%of the expenditures, parks and recreation 11%, municipal services 10%and the fire department 9%. The main source of revenue for the city continues to be property taxes, including fiscal disparities, at 75%of total revenues. Hanson reviewed the current debt profile of the city. The amount of debt will be reduced from the current amount of approximately$37 million down to approximately$15 million in 2020. December 5,2016 Minutes -4- The impact of the proposed 2017 tax levy on a home with a taxable value of$223,029 is a $42.48 increase for the year. Hanson reviewed the projects that are not being funded with this budget including staffing needs, adequate building maintenance,full debt funding from the tax levy,the park improvement capital improvement plan and more. Mayor Larson opened the floor to comments from the public. No one in attendance desired to speak in regards to the proposed 2017 budget and tax levy. All city councilmembers thanked Hanson for the professional presentation and her work in regards to the budget process. The city council desired to have all members in attendance before they vote on the budget and tax levy. Motion by Bonar, second by Pitcher,to table the vote on the 2017 budget and tax levy to the December 19, 2016 meeting when all city councilmembers are in attendance. APIF, motion carried. 11. Unfinished Business None 12. New Business None 13. City Council Roundtable Pitcher-Reminded residents about Toys for Town. Larsen and Lindquist-Discussed the fundraiser taking place at the Bourbon Butcher on December 6,2016. A friendly competition between the police and fire chiefs will raise money for both departments. Kienberger-Reminded everyone that a ribbon cutting will take place at the Bourbon Butcher on December 7, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. Larson-Welcomed and thanked the Bourbon Butcher for coming to Farmington, reminded residents about the upcoming holiday garbage schedule, reminded residents about Toys for Town and asked residents to shop local. Adjourn Motion by Bartholomay, second by Pitcher,to adjourn the meeting at 7:42 p.m. APIF, motion carried. December 5,2016 Minutes -5- Respectfully Submitted David McKnight, City Administrator December 5,2016 Minutes -6-