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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07.02.07 Council Minutes COUNCIL MINUTES PRE-MEETING JULY 2, 2007 1. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Mayor Soderberg at 6:30 p.m. Members Present: Members Absent: Also Present: Soderberg, Fogarty, McKnight, Pritzlaff, Wilson None Elliott Knetsch, City Attorney; Peter Herlofsky, City Administrator; Lee Mann, Director of Public Works/City Engineer; Brenda Wendlandt, Human Resources Director; Cynthia Muller, Executive Assistant 2. APPROVE AGENDA MOTION by McKnight, second by Fogarty to approve the Agenda. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 3. CITIZEN COMMENTS 4. COUNCIL REVIEW OF AGENDA Councilmembers discussed the ALF Ambulance 2008 Budget. 5. STAFF COMMENTS a) Discuss City Hall Groundbreaking Council set the groundbreaking for the new City Hall at 5:30 p.m. on July 9,2007 and the Budget Workshop will follow at 6:00 p.m. City Engineer Mann mentioned the supplemental item to accept the bids for the Hunter lift station. Bids came in $100,000 lower than estimated due to the tightly constrained area the contractor will be able to work in and the type of method they will use. In a normal bidding climate bids would have been $250,000. The general contractor and subs are taking a cut due to a lack of work available. 6. ADJOURN MOTION by McKnight, second by Fogarty to adjourn at 6:44 p.m. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. Respectfully submitted, ~7Y7~ ~thia Muller Executive Assistant COUNCIL MINUTES REGULAR JULY 2, 2007 1. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Mayor Soderberg at 7:00 p.m. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Soderberg led the audience and Council in the Pledge of Allegiance. 3. ROLL CALL Members Present: Members Absent: Also Present: Soderberg, Fogarty, McKnight, Pritzlaff, Wilson None Elliott Knetsch, City Attorney; Peter Herlofsky, City Administrator; Lee Mann, Director of Public Works/City Engineer; Cynthia Muller, Executive Assistant Audience: 4. APPROVE AGENDA MOTION by Pritzlaff, second by McKnight to approve the Agenda. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 5. ANNOUNCEMENTS 6. CITIZEN COMMENTS 7. CONSENT AGENDA MOTION by Wilson, second by Pritzlaffto approve the Consent Agenda as follows: a) Approved Council Minutes (6/18/07 Regular) b) Approved 2008 ALF Ambulance Budget - Administration c) Received Information School and Conference - Human Resources d) Approved Bills APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 8. PUBLIC HEARINGS a) Liquor License Violation - El Tequila Restaurant - Police Department The license holder has signed the stipulation, paid the fine, and will provide server training to their employees. MOTION by Fogarty, second by McKnight to accept the Stipulation of Facts. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 9. AWARD OF CONTRACT a) Hunter Lift Station - Engineering Five bids were received. The low bidder was Engineering & Construction Innovations, Inc. with a base bid of$174,490. MOTION by Pritzlaff, second by Council Minutes (Regular) July 2, 2007 Page 2 Fogarty to adopt RESOLUTION R56-07 accepting the base bid of Engineering & Construction Innovations, Inc. of $174,490 and awarding the project. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 10. PETITIONS, REQUESTS AND COMMUNICATIONS a) 225th Street Road Maintenance Agreement - Engineering In May 2006 the City and Castle Rock Township reached an agreement for the maintenance of 22Sth Street. Staff presented a revised agreement which includes the area adjacent to the Fountain Valley Golf Course which has been annexed into the City. MOTION by McKnight, second by Wilson to ap~rove JOINT RESOLUTION R55-07 regarding the maintenance of225t Street from TH3 to Biscayne Avenue. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. b) Review TH3 Surface Transportation Program Application - Engineering The City has been working with Dakota County, MnDOT, and Empire Township to determine the appropriate improvements for TH3. Improvements include a median along TH3 from the current median north to the roundabout at the Newland property. This will close off some accesses to TH3 so frontage roads have been identified. The scope ofthe project would go from Ash Street to 190th Street. Through the downtown area, the median would be narrowed to expand the width ofthe shoulders, intersection control is being reviewed including a roundabout at Willow Street, there will also be frontage roads north of Willow Street on both sides of the road for residents on Chippendale Circle and on the west side, frontage roads south of 197th Street, and frontage roads at 204th Street and 205th Street. In the downtown area access management would also be reviewed. If anything is closed along TH3 in the downtown, opening Spruce Street needs to be considered. 11. UNFINISHED BUSINESS a) Flagstaff Property Acquisitions - Engineering There are 39 land owners which staff needs to obtain either temporary or permanent easements. There are 59 separate parcels to be acquired. Currently 18 land owners have signed agreements for their parcels and 21 have not signed. Some may settle before the City files for condemnation proceedings this week. Property owners have received notice ofthis action. 12. NEW BUSINESS a) Sign Ordinance - Elm Street Project - Administration As part ofthe Elm Street project, staff has been meeting weekly with citizens. One issue raised was to increase the availability of access to businesses. A new sign has been placed at the intersection of 1 st and Spruce Street funded by the businesses noted on the sign. This does require waiving a certain portion of the sign ordinance, section 10-6-3 (B) 1 dealing with off-premise directional signs. Staff recommended it would not be appropriate for the City to participate in the funding. The cost ofthe sign was $600 for two sides. Councilmember McKnight thanked the business owners for the professional-looking sign. MOTION by Council Minutes (Regular) July 2, 2007 Page 3 Fogarty, second by Pritzlaffto authorize City staff to review the sign request from local businesses and waive the ordinance section 10-6-3 (B) 1 until November 30, 2007. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 13. COUNCIL ROUNDTABLE Councilmember Fogarty: Thanked everyone for attending Rambling River Days and those who planned the events. Councilmember McKnight: Thanked Ed Samuelson and volunteers for the countless hours they put in for Rambling River Days. Councilmember Wilson: Thanked everyone who helped with Rambling River Days. At the request of some residents, he walked through the Sunnyside area and encouraged City Administrator Herlofsky to review areas of concern before action on assessments is taken. Councilmember Pritz/aft: Thanked everyone who helped with Rambling River Days. Regarding the outdoor movie held during Rambling River Days, he received suggestions that the City could do this 3-4 times a year. Staff will research this. Regarding the Elm Street project, residents on Oak Street have raised some concerns regarding a possible temporary access through the alley to Burger King. Based on the gravel in the alley, he would not support this access. Regarding the Park and Ride situation in Apple Valley, the cities are working on the Issue. City Administrator Herlofsky: Weekly meetings are being held regarding the Elm Street project and thanked the residents who have attended and informed staff of various items. The community deserves a lot of credit for putting together a great event for Rambling River Days. There are a number of departments in the City that also helped and spent a lot oftime to make the event successful. Mayor Soderberg: Rambling River Days was a great event. Mr. Ed Samuelson did a great job coordinating a lot of volunteers. He has heard nothing but praise for City staff and how they helped. Council also participated in various events. Councilmember Pritzlaff was a judge at the water wars. Inver Grove Heights 'took 3rd place, Farmington Fire Station 1 took 2nd place, and Farmington Fire Station 2 took 1 st place. The Police Department took 2nd place in dodge ball. Councilmember McKnight helped with the parade, Councilmember Fogarty attended the pageant and Councilmember Wilson attended the Post Office dedication. Council Minutes (Regular) July 2, 2007 Page 4 Regarding Spruce and 1 st Street, the stop sign is making a huge difference and suggested making this a permanent change. The Park and Ride situation has received some publicity. Apple Valley and Farmington are not interested in a border war. This problem is created partly by all the express busses running in one location. He felt the cities could work with the MVT A to resolve the situation. One possible solution would be for MVT A to move some of the express routes to the 15ih Street station. The groundbreaking for the new City Hall will be July 9,2007 at 5:30 p.m. at 3rd and Spruce Street. Everyone is invited. 14. ADJOURN MOTION by Fogarty, second by McKnight to adjourn at 7:41 p.m. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. Respectfully submitted, flrd- M~ Cynthia Muller Executive Assistant