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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03.06.06 Council Minutes COUNCIL MINUTES PRE-MEETING March 6, 2006 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 Henry Schaeffer, City Attorney; Robin Roland, Acting City Administrator/Finance Director; Kevin Carroll, Community Development Director; Dan Siebenaler, Police Chief; Randy Distad, Parks and Recreation Director; Lee Mann, Director of Public Works/City Engineer; Lisa Shadick, Administrative Services Director; Brenda Wendlandt, Human Resources Director; Cynthia Muller, Executive Assistant 2. APPROVE AGENDA MOTION by McKnight, second by Wilson to approve the Agenda. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 3. CITIZEN COMMENTS 4. COUNCIL REVIEW OF AGENDA Councilmembers Fogarty and McKnight pulled the minutes to abstain. Councilmember McKnight pulled item 70) Joint Resolution - Perkins Property for a separate vote as he does not support this item. Councilmember Wilson was unsure as to the action requested for the Vermillion River Crossings landscape plan and design theme. This will be discussed during the regular meeting. Councilmember Pritzlaff questioned item 7m) School and Conference - Community Development and asked why the City Planner was not going to this conference rather than the Community Development Director. Staff noted the Planners have gone in the past, but there may be enough in the budget for both to attend. A lot of the conference deals with economic development and how planning is a component of that. Councilmember Pritzlaff did not feel that two people should attend. Two or three years ago, the Director and the City Planner attended a national conference. Councilmember Pritzlaffthen asked if there was more economic development items covered in the conference why isn't the Economic Development Specialist attending. Staff noted the Director's position involves both planning and economic development. The range of topics does not fit as well with the economic development specialist position. If she has an interest in going that can be arranged. Councilmember Pritzlaff did not want to just use money available for that, he thought it would make more sense for one or the other to attend rather than the director. Council Minutes (Pre-Meeting) March 6,2006 Page 2 Councilmember Pritzlaff then asked about item 70) Joint Resolution - Perkins Property. He was confused when Mr. Regan spoke at the last meeting about some issues that were left unresolved on his property. He asked about the status of 21 oth Street and the open issues from two years ago. Mayor Soderberg noted this will be discussed during the regular meeting. Councilmember Wilson asked about the capital outlay for Public Works and if this was the optimal time to purchase a snow plow. Staff replied yes, it takes nine months to get a new snow plow and the state contract expires in March. If the plow is purchased now, the City does not have to pay the higher price in April. Councilmember Pritzlaff asked if there is anything now for a backup or would it be better to trade in the old plow. Staff noted more plow routes are being added and the additional truck is needed. A truck was sold last year at the auction. Mayor Soderberg asked to change the Council Workshop from March 15 to March 22. Council agreed. 5. STAFF COMMENTS Administrative Services Director Shadick deleted the introduction of a new employee as there was a conflict and it will be brought back to the next meeting. a) Interview Rambling River Center Applicants Council interviewed Ms. Evelyn Enyart and Mr. Gil Anderson for the vacant seat. The appointment was made during the regular meeting. 6. ADJOURN MOTION by Pritzlaff, second by McKnight to adjourn at 6:52 p.m. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. Respectfully submitted, 7Y7~ ynthia Muller Executive Assistant COUNCIL MINUTES REGULAR March 6, 2006 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: Audience: Soderberg, Fogarty, McKnight, Pritzlaff, Wilson None Henry Schaeffer, City Attorney; Robin Roland, Acting City Administrator/Finance Director; Kevin Carroll, Community Development Director; Dan Siebenaler, Police Chief; Randy Distad, Parks and Recreation Director; Lee Mann, Director of Public Works/City Engineer; Lisa Shadick, Administrative Services Director; Brenda Wendlandt, Human Resources Director; Lee Smick, City Planner; Cynthia Muller, Executive Assistant Tim & Heather Wilson, Gil Anderson, Mark Muller, Terry Donnelly, Nick Schultz, James Harms, Rep. Patrick Garofalo, Matt W orthe, Robert Pitner, Randy Pedersen 4. APPROVE AGENDA Councilmember Fogarty pulled item 7a) Minutes to abstain. Councilmember McKnight pulled item 70) Joint Resolution - Perkins Property for a separate vote. Mayor Soderberg noted item 7i) Schedule Council Workshop will be changed from March 15 to March 22, 2006. Rep. Patrick Garofalo was added to the agenda under Announcements. MOTION by McKnight, second by Wilson to approve the Agenda. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 5. ANNOUNCEMENTS a) Swearing-In Ceremony - Police Officer Officer Nate Siem was sworn-in as a Police Officer. b) Introduce New Employee - Parks and Recreation Mr. Nick Berra was introduced as the new ParklFacilities Maintenance Worker. c) Representative Patrick Garofalo Rep. Garofalo wanted to bring everyone up to date on some legislation he will be introducing this week. The legislation has to do with the new Farmington High School. One issue has to do with the infrastructure costs and who will be paying for it. He and others will be introducing a bill to have some ofthese costs picked up by the state's omnibus bonding bill for this year. The bill will be for $850,000 Council Minutes (Regular) March 6, 2006 Page 2 of the infrastructure costs to be paid for by the state. The legislation is not site specific. This will be limited to water and sewer costs. It will be limited only to the new Farmington High School project and cannot be diverted to any other funds. There would need to be a general agreement between the City and the school district in order for this to take place. This is viewed as a win-win for both sides. Mayor Soderberg stated this is a positive step towards helping the situation be resolved. Councilmember Wilson asked if Rep. Garofalo would be targeting this specifically for ISD 192 or will it be open to other school districts. Rep. Garofalo stated the grant would be to the City of Farmington and the legislation would specify the grant is specifically for this project. To have an agreement between the City and the school district would be the strongest hand to help get this enacted. Everyday that goes by without an agreement, their hand is weakened. Councilmember Pritzlaff confirmed the grant would not be limited to a specific site. He asked if this grant was to help out where the site is right now and the costs the district might incur on that particular site. Rep. Garofalo stated he has been advised by City staff that regardless of where the school would be, there would be water and sewer costs associated with the link up to the City sewer system. As part ofthe requirements of this bill, there has to be a 2 to 1 match of non-state sources of spending. If the state were to provide $850,000 there would have to be a minimum of $1.7 million from revenue sources other than the state of Minnesota. Finance Director Roland confirmed no matter what site is chosen there would be water and sewer infrastructure costs that would need to be paid. The school district has bonded for those infrastructure costs has part of their bond, hence the 2 to 1 match that would be available. Councilmember Pritzlaff asked if the grant is given to the City, where does the money go that was bonded for it. Finance Director Roland replied that would be up to the school district as far as what their proceeds were from the bonds. It might go back into bond payments. Councilmembers McKnight and Fogarty thanked Rep. Garofalo for his assistance. Mayor Soderberg also appreciated his efforts and felt this is a very positive step. 6. CITIZEN COMMENTS Mr. Nick Schultz, 18869 Euclid Path, spoke regarding the City's plans on saving groves of trees and limiting development in these groves. He spoke with Councilmember Wilson and not a lot of people have approached him or other members of the Council with their opinions. Mr. Schultz felt trying to limit development in these groves of trees will reduce the value of the land owner's property. When trees are a renewable resource he does not see the point of trying to protect groups of trees at the expense of the land owner. If the developer cannot cut down trees, it seems he would not offer the land owner as much money, therefore reducing the land owner's property value, which means his taxes should go down, which means less income to the community. It does not make sense to him. By saying a developer cannot cut down trees, the City is telling the land owner if you want to get the maximum amount of money out of your property clear cut it before you sell it. Mr. Schultz did not feel it was the Council's job or the City's job to be telling land owners that they can or cannot cut down trees. If the City thinks we need more trees or more parks then we should take the money and buy a park. Mr. Schultz did Council Minutes (Regular) March 6, 2006 Page 3 not feel the City should tell someone you cannot cut down this stand of trees so we can enjoy it as we drive by. Mr. Schultz felt it was ridiculous the City is going to tell people they cannot cut down trees especially when they grow back. He wanted Council to think ofthe land owner and taking tens of thousands of dollars of value off their property. Mr. Schultz was not expecting a staff response. 7. CONSENT AGENDA MOTION by Wilson, second by Pritzlaffto approve the Consent Agenda as follows: b) Received Information Capital Outlay - Parks and Recreation c) Adopted RESOLUTION R26-06 Accepting Donation Rambling River Center- Parks and Recreation Mayor Soderberg thanked Councilmember Wilson for his donation of a flag. d) Approved School and Conference - Parks and Recreation e) Received Information School and Conference - Police Department f) Acknowledged Customer Service Response Report - Administration g) Received Information Capital Outlay - Human Resources/Information Technology h) Approved Appointment Recommendation Police - Human Resources i) Scheduled March 22, 2006 Council Workshop - Administration j) Approved Educational Track - Finance k) Received Information Capital Outlay - Public Works I) Approved Agreement - Vermillion River Watershed Joint Powers Board- Engineering m) Approved School and Conference - Community Development n) Adopted RESOLUTION R27-06 Approve MUSA Mystic Meadows Phase II, Don Peterson, Bill Adelmann - Community Development p) Approved Quit Claim Deed (former Downtown Liquor Store) - Community Development q) Approved Appointment Recommendation Police - Human Resources r) Approved Bills APIF, MOTION CARRIED. a) Approve Council Minutes (2/21/06 Regular) (2/15/06 & 2/28/06 Special) MOTION by Pritzlaff, second by Fogarty to approve the 2/21/06 Regular Council Minutes. Voting for: Soderberg, Fogarty, Pritzlaff, Wilson. Abstain: McKnight. MOTION CARRIED. MOTION by Pritzlaff, second by Fogarty to approve the 2/15/06 Special Council Minutes. Voting for: Soderberg, Fogarty, Pritzlaff. Abstain: McKnight, Wilson. MOTION CARRIED. MOTION by Pritzlaff, second by Wilson to approve the 2/28/06 Special Council Minutes. Voting for: Soderberg, McKnight, Pritzlaff, Wilson. Abstain: Fogarty. MOTION CARRIED. 0) Adopt Joint Resolution - Perkins Property - Community Development Councilmember McKnight pulled this item as he did not vote to approve the annexation of the Perkins property and he does not intend to vote for approval of this resolution. He understood the purpose of the correction for the annexation. Council Minutes (Regular) March 6, 2006 Page 4 Councilmember Wilson stated he also voted no on this item a few weeks ago but he is fine with the current situation. Acting City Administrator Roland stated 210th Street as been indicated as a desire to be constructed along with the Perkins development. Staffwill push for 210th Street to be a contingency as part of the Development Contract. Councilmember Pritzlaffhad concerns with 210th Street and with the neighboring property owner. However, that is a separate issue from this resolution regarding the annexation. The issues with 210th Street and the issues raised last week have to be addressed with this development. MOTION by Pritzlaff, second by Fogarty to adopt JOINT RESOLUTION R28-06 between the City and Empire Township regarding a boundary adjustment of 17.09 acres owned by Neil and Linda Perkins. Voting for: Soderberg, Fogarty, Pritzlaff, Wilson. Voting against: McKnight. MOTION CARRIED. 8. PUBLIC HEARINGS a) Adopt Resolution - 2006 Seal Coat Project Hearing - Engineering The seal coat program is implemented in a seven-year cycle. City Engineer Mann listed the streets included in the project for this year. The estimated project cost is approximately $180,430. The special assessment policy indicates a 50/50 cost sharing split between the City and benefiting properties. The estimated assessment amount is $61.00 per residential equivalent unit. MOTION by McKnight, second by Wilson to close the public hearing. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. MOTION by McKnight, second by Pritzlaffto adopt RESOLUTION R29-06 ordering the 2006 Seal Coat project, approving the plans and specifications, and authorizing the City to complete these improvements as part of the Joint Powers Agreement with Burnsville. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 9. A WARD OF CONTRACT 10. PETITIONS, REQUESTS AND COMMUNICATIONS a) Appointment Recommendation Rambling River Center - Administration Two candidates were interviewed during the pre-meeting. Councilmember McKnight thanked both candidates for applying. MOTION by McKnight, second by Pritzlaffto appoint Mr. Gilbert Anderson to the Rambling River Center Board and encouraged Ms. Evelyn Enyart to apply next year and thanked her for her continued volunteer efforts. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. b) Approve Skate Park Agreement - Parks and Recreation Parks and Recreation Director Distad presented an agreement to allow 3rd Lair Skate Park to operate a skate park within one ofthe hockey rinks adjacent to the Farmington Middle School West. There are a number of benefits provided to the City with this agreement. The City receives an expanded skate park with many more ramps, rails and equipment at no additional cost to the City, the skate park Council Minutes (Regular) March 6, 2006 Page 5 will be supervised at no cost to the City and the supervision will occur seven days a week. Some revenues will be received by the City, additional garbage and portable toilet services are added at no additional cost to the City, garbage and graffiti are cleaned up by 3rd Lair staff. The revenues will be split 10% to the City and 90% to 3rd Lair. There will be a daily fee charged with a discount to City residents as well as 3rd Lair members which is $4.00 for one day. The non- resident fee is $6.00. MOTION by Wilson, second by Fogarty to approve the agreement with 3rd Lair Skate Park. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. c) City Building Process Discussion - Administration The new City Hall project is identified for 2007 in the CIP. In order to build in 2007, planning must begin in 2006. This will also be discussed during the goal setting workshop. Mr. Michael Cox, Wold Architects, gave a background on the planning that has taken place for a new City Hall so far. The Task Force concluded that there was not room for expansion at the current location. The site chosen is at the comer of 3rd Street and Spruce Street. The estimated project cost is $7.6 million which was in 2004. Mr. Cox presented several options for arrangements of various departments in City Hall. The site plan shows the building tight to Spruce Street and 3rd Street. There is the potential for a round about at the comer. There will be a parking lot behind the building and also room for expansion. Growth for 20 years was envisioned within the building itself. The next steps would be to develop a detailed design, looking at the budget, and a schedule. Mr. John McNamara, Wold Architects, stated they looked at costs for a 36,000 sq. ft. building. The budget was $160/sq. ft. which comes to a construction budget of $5.7 million which was in 2004. This also includes site acquisition, development fees, testing, furniture and equipment which amounted to $1.78 million which comes to a total project cost of$7.6 million. Additional items discussed during 2004 were the potential sale of the existing site and some streetscape improvements. The costs need to be updated from 2004. The original schedule was for 21 months. Wold proposed a 25-month process to allow time to get things started again. This would allow for 4 months for schematic design, 3 months for design development, 4 months to put contract documents together, and a construction bidding process of 12-13 months. To bid in F ebruary/March, schematic design should start no later than the first quarter of 2006. Also in the CIP is the 1 st Street garage which will have to take place before construction of the new City Hall, as the Blaha building would be demolished which is used to store City vehicles. The schedule for the 1 st Street garage would also need to start in the first quarter of2006. The schedule for this building would take 12 months. Mr. McNamara stated he has seen a 10% - 15% increase in projects like this over the last two years. The 1 st Street garage should cost approximately $500,000. Councilmember Pritzlaff asked if the City was locked into a specific architect for this project. Acting City Administrator Roland replied Wold has been used for the last few City facilities. In 2004, staff did look at a number of different Council Minutes (Regular) March 6, 2006 Page 6 architects for the City Hall project and brought Wold's plan forward. They have designed the Fire Station, the Central Maintenance Facility, and the Police Facility. Wold has not been paid anything for City Hall since 2004. Councilmember Pritzlaff asked if there was a consensus to look at more than one architect for City Hall. Councilmember McKnight stated he is comfortable using the work from 2003 and 2004. He was comfortable with moving ahead with Wold Architects. Councilmember Fogarty agreed. Mayor Soderberg noted Wold is very familiar with this project and they have a good handle on what we are looking for. The new City Administrator, Mr. Peter Herlofsky, has also worked with Wold Architects in his current position. Councilmember Wilson stated based on the numbers provided the cost now could be $8.1 - 8.2 million which is different than the CIP. He felt this is the top facility needed in the City, but he did not want it appearing on the taxpayer's league web site. He wanted to be fiscally responsible. Mayor Soderberg asked if the Task Force needed to be brought together again. Acting City Administrator Roland stated the Council will want some input from all of staff and residents on what they would like in a new City Hall. She suggested a public open session to receive input. Mr. McNamara stated he has allowed enough time at the beginning of the schedule to allow this to happen. Acting City Administrator Roland noted a Certificate of Occupancy has been received for the new Fire Station and furniture will be received during the next week. The fire department will move into the new facility on March 18, 2006. d) Consider Resolution - Constitutional Dedication of the Motor Vehicle Sales Tax - Finance The Association of Metropolitan Municipalities is asking cities to pass a resolution in support of the constitutional motor vehicle sales tax. This amendment is proposed to be on the ballot in the next election. This amendment identifies a dedication of 100% of the existing motor vehicle sales tax to the highway user tax distribution fund. The revenues would be allocated 40% to transit and 60% to highways statewide. Even with this dedication the motor vehicle sales tax will only fund about 25% of the annual transportation needs. Funds will be necessary from other sources in the state to fund transportation. Both the LMC and the AMM support the amendment. Mayor Soderberg noted the Chamber is also asking for support of this resolution. Councilmember McKnight noted his concern is the hole this will create in the general fund. MOTION by Pritzlaff, second by Wilson to adopt RESOLUTION R30-06 supporting the current language of the proposed Constitutional amendment dedicating the motor vehicle sales tax to the highway user tax distribution fund. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. Council Minutes (Regular) March 6, 2006 Page 7 e) Adopt Resolution - Approve Final Plat Vermillion River Crossings 2nd Addition - Community Development Pederson Ventures has submitted the final plat for the Vermillion River Crossings 2nd Addition. This includes one commercial lot and the right-of-way for Dushane Parkway. The original 2nd Addition plat did not include sidewalks. The Planning Commission requested that sidewalks be included in the plat. The plat now shows 15 ft. wide sidewalks up to the front of the building line with a plaza area. This will be mirrored on the west side. Outlot D is the proposed location for Northfield Clinic. The sidewalks will be City owned and the north-south area will be maintained by the City. The contingencies of the final plat are the satisfaction of any engineering requirements, approval of construction plans for grading, storm water and utilities and the execution of the Development Contract. The sidewalks will continue north to hwy 50 which will connect with a trail running along hwy 50. Mr. Bob Pitner, Pedersen Ventures spoke about tenants. So far they have McDonald's, the Northfield Clinic and the Credit Union. An area is laid out for a gas station, convenience store, and a tunnel car wash. Negotiations for these are still underway. They are trying to get the multi-tenant building at least 50% leased by June 1,2006, and 100% leased by sometime in July. Fantastic Sam's has signed a lease and they are negotiating with other tenants. Residents should see a great deal of activity in the area by April. MOTION by Wilson, second by Pritzlaffto adopt RESOLUTION R31-06 approving the Vermillion River Crossings 2nd Addition Final Plat contingent on the engineering issues and execution of a Development Contract. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. f) Approve Landscape Plan - Vermillion River Crossings Approve Unifying Design Theme - Vermillion River Crossings - Community Development It was anticipated that the buildings along the north-south street would be built first to establish the downtown theme and then other buildings would follow. Instead, the lots along hwy 50 are being constructed first. The design theme concept called for the developer to propose something as to what they would do to make things look unified. The developer has identified two concepts to make things look unified. The buildings along hwy 50 should be related in some way to the other buildings. Staff showed a drawing of what the buildings along the north-south road would look like. The design them would have two components - the history of Farmington and the other relates to the Vermillion River. The multi-tenant building would have different facades to make it look like different buildings. Elements from this type of fa~ade would be incorporated into the other buildings. The facades reflect the buildings in the downtown area. The contractors have indicated a willingness to work on this design theme. The Vermillion River theme is reflected in some of the landscaping details. Council Minutes (Regular) March 6, 2006 Page 8 Councilmember Fogarty noted it has been Council's goal to add to the downtown and not take away from it. This continues that same theme. Councilmember McKnight wanted to hear from the developer regarding how they will make the free standing buildings fit into the project. Mr. Nat Shay, Tanek Architects, stated they have established a guideline for the out buildings. The builders have been open in terms of looking at the materials. They have their established themes, but there is a lot of opportunity to bring in the same materials. The strongest connection will be through the materials, the sidewalks, and monument signage. Councilmember McKnight liked the concept of tying it into the downtown. Bringing in new businesses is the biggest priority. Councilmember Pritzlaff agreed this is a good tie-in to downtown. Councilmember Wilson agreed with the comments. Mayor Soderberg also liked the idea of the history and tying everything together. He noted another important piece of history is the railroad and suggested including this somewhere in the design theme. The sidewalks will contain the same grid pattern as the downtown. There will be brick pavers, tree grates, light poles, benches, and trash receptacles exactly like the downtown. There will be a wavy pattern made of exposed aggregate down the middle ofthe sidewalk to reflect the river theme. There will also be a herringbone pattern in the crosswalks. At the southeast comer will be the culmination of a public amenity area. There could be art displays, benches along the planter areas, trees, and a trellis area made of cedar, 8 ft. high. The median strip will be 8 ft. wide containing plant material. The ends of the median will have room to park the utility vehicle and there will be 1 ft. wide concrete paving along the sides to allow room to work. The median ends will be 25% brick and 75% concrete. Dushane Parkway will have two lanes on each side of the median with diagonal parking. There will be electrical power to the plaza area to provide lighting. There will also be receptacles in the tree grates for holiday lights. The entire landscaped area will be irrigated through a drip system. There will also be trees planted along Dushane Parkway to provide a lot of color. Councilmember Wilson stated this is great work by the staff and developers. Councilmember Pritzlaff asked how much of the landscaping will be maintained by the City. Staff replied everything along Dushane Parkway will be maintained by the City including the median strip and sidewalks, hanging baskets and flags. Any trees along Knutson Drive will be maintained by the developer. The City will be plowing Dushane Parkway, but not Knutson Drive. Councilmember Fogarty felt this will be a great amenity. The development is bringing in much needed commercial and they are also making it beautiful. Mayor Soderberg liked the plan and there is good detail. MOTION by Pritzlaff, second by McKnight to approve the Design Theme narrative and Landscape and Amenity Plans contingent upon the satisfaction of Council Minutes (Regular) March 6, 2006 Page 9 Planning, Engineering and Park s & Recreation comments and requirements. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. Mr. Bob Pitner, stated on behalf of Pedersen Ventures, Bob and Stan Knutson, and the project team they thanked the Council for their approvals. They appreciated the hard work and cooperation staffhas given them. 11. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 12. NEW BUSINESS 13. COUNCIL ROUNDTABLE Councilmember Fogarty: She was contacted by Mr. Ed Gerten, a member ofEFP AC, and there is some legislation proposed directly targeting annexation and townships. The legislation wants to restrict cities from annexing township properties if the townships can provide services to the properties. They will be meeting with Rep. Garofalo to obtain more information and asked for opinions from Council. Acting City Administrator Roland stated this affects Columbia Township and Empire Township. The author is Mr. Dean Johnson. Staffwill forward information from the LMC and the AMM. Newland Communities is impacted by this and has some concerns. Community Development Director Carroll stated he will e-mail the legislation to Council tonight. There is a hearing scheduled for Wednesday. Any annexation agreements, including the one that affects Newland, would not be affected by the legislation, but that will be clarified. Councilmember McKnight: Last week was the first EDA meeting and the Economic Development Plan was discussed and what Council wanted to see. EDA member Paul Hardt had 7-8 comments and one was what is the vision we want for the City. Councilmember McKnight suggested bringing this to Council to see what their visions are before any more work is done. He would like this discussed at the goal setting workshop. He would like to get the visions of Council, the Planning Commission, and business owners before too much work is done on the plan. Councilmember Wilson: He also attended the EDA meeting and agreed with Councilmember McKnight's recommendation. He was happy the EDA's plans are moving forward and also City Hall and Vermillion River Crossings. He noted his brother and sister-in-law were in attendance tonight. Councilmember Pritzlaff: He received an e-mail from a resident regarding T -ball issues and youth baseball. What we have for a deadline as to when a child cannot play falls into a 1-2 week timeframe. In this case his birthday is 2 weeks after the deadline. Councilmember Pritzlaff tried to figure out how to change the enrollment date. He suggested having the date closer to when school starts, or have a summer birthday line up with a certain time span. No matter where we put the date we will affect someone by one Council Minutes (Regular) March 6, 2006 Page 10 or two days or a week, but there should be some type of reason as to why we pick a cut off date. The resident was saying the enrollment date does not coincide with anything and felt it would make more sense if it could coincide with a school date. Finance Director Roland: On Wednesday there will be the Partners in Progress presentation. The MUSA Review Committee will also be meeting on Wednesday. Thursday is the Council Goal Setting, and Friday will be the Council Goal Setting with staff. Mayor Soderberg: Tuesday is caucus night and he encouraged everyone to participate. On March 16 he will be delivering the State ofthe City Address to the Rotary and Northern Dakota Chamber at the Eagles Club. 14. ADJOURN MOTION by Fogarty, second by McKnight to adjourn at 9:15 p.m. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. Respectfully submitted, ~~ /Y7~~ Cynthia Muller Executive Assistant