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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10.10.18 Work Session Packet City of Farmington Mission Statement 430 Third Street Through teamwork and Farmington,MN 55024 cooperation, the City of Farmington provides quality services that preserve our proud past and foster a promising future. AGENDA CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP December 10, 2018 6:00 PM Farmington City Hall Joint City Council/Planning Commission/Economic Development Authority Work Session 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. APPROVE AGENDA 3. DISCUSSION ITEMS (a) Highway 3 Corridor Plan Update 4. CITY ADMINISTRATOR UPDATE (a) Staffing Update (b) Fire Department Vehilces Update 5. ADJOURN a4�c'�A ►i, ,� City of Farmington cr~a 430 Third Street Farmington, Minnesota 651.280.6800 - Fax 651.280.6899 www.ci.farmington.mn.us TO: Mayor, Councilmembers and City Administrator FROM: Adam Kienberger, Community Development Director SUBJECT: Highway 3 Corridor Plan Update DATE: December 10, 2018 INTRODUCTION As the 2040 Comprehensive Plan update takes a holistic look at the community's long-term development, more localized study is often needed to identify specific activities that fit within those long-term development goals. DISCUSSION Following completion of the draft 2040 Comp Plan update, staff recommended development of a plan for one of Farmington's oldest commercial corridors along Highway 3. This is an off-shoot of the Downtown Redevelopment Plan which calls for strengthening the connections to downtown at key gateway areas. A review committee consisting of two EDA members, one Planning Commission member, and staff from planning and community development reviewed five submitted proposals from qualified firms and recommended the proposal from WSB. Their proposal along with all of the project documents to date can be found on the city's website under the Community Development Department. Public input was sought at both an open house and via an online tool called Social Pinpoint: http://bit.ly/2zQs691. The team from WSB will present the results of the public input and will conduct an exercise with the group to gather input for the long-term vision for the corridor. Attached is a memo from the project team summarizing the project work. BUDGET IMPACT NA ACTION REQUESTED Receive a summary of public comments from WSB and provide direction on specific areas of the Highway 3 corridor. ATTACHMENTS: Type Description 0 Cover Memo WSB Highway 3 Corridor Plan Update Memo wsb1 Memorandum To: Adam Kienberger,Community Development Director Farmington City Council Farmington Economic Development Authority(EDA) Farmington Planning Commission From: Eric Maass,AICP, Project Manager Date: December 5,2018 Re: WSB Project No. 012627-000 Hello, g Thank you on behalf of myself and WSB for the opportunity to partner with the City of Farmington on the Highway 3 o Corridor Plan.The project team has been focusing on phase 1 of the project which includes an assessment of existing conditions throughout the project area.That assessment includes a discussion with the City Council,EDA,and Planning z Commission.The purpose of our discussion and activities on Monday December 10th will be to gain an understanding of what each of you as elected or appointed officials understand to be the biggest issues and opportunities facing the project m area and to gain an understanding of what you as City Council, EDA,and Planning Commission members would like to see accomplished in the corridor over the next 5, 10,and 20 years. Provided below for your information are a few general project updates as well. - Meetings completed or scheduled: o October 22n'—Kick off meeting between City Staff and WSB o November 28th—Public Open House o December 10'—City Council/EDA Assessment and Visioning Workshop o December 13th—Transportation Meeting between City,County,MnDOT,and WSB - What has occurred: o Photographic survey of existing conditions within project area o Review of 2040 Comprehensive Plan and Downtown Redevelopment Plan 2 o Social Pinpoint(Online Community Engagement since November 16th with more than 120 comments received to date) "—' - Upcoming project tasks(December/January): o o Schedule a meeting with City Staff for corridor visioning a o Development of draft Vision Statement o Schedule joint work session for City Council,Economic Development Authority,and Planning z Commission to discuss Vision Statement o Massing studies o Second Open House 0 0 M w F U) W 2 W 2 W 0 F.- K:\012627-000Wdmin\Docs\Community EngagementWleetings\CC_EDA_PC December Update.docx io�FAR,Ni� City of Farmington I 430 Third Street Farmington, Minnesota 651.280.6800 - Fax 651.280.6899 www.ci.farmington.mn.us TO: Mayor, Councilmembers and City Administrator FROM: David McKnight, City Administrator SUBJECT: Staffing Update DATE: December 10, 2018 INTRODUCTION If time allows I would like to discuss staffing issues related to an upcoming retirement. I will update the city council on this issue at the meeting on Monday night as I am out of the office for most of the week preceding the meeting. DISCUSSION NA BUDGET IMPACT NA ACTION REQUESTED Discuss with the city administrator the staffing issues related to an upcoming retirement. �gtikR,�it�► City of Farmington 430 Third Street Farmington, Minnesota 651.280.6800 - Fax 651.280.6899 •'A * www.ci.farmington.mn.us TO: Mayor, Councilmembers and City Administrator FROM: David McKnight, City Administrator SUBJECT: Fire Department Vehilces Update DATE: December 10, 2018 INTRODUCTION Since 2013 the city has had a separate Fire Department Vehicle Capital Improvement Plan to save for and purchase Engine 11 which is due to be delivered to the city in early 2019. This process has worked well and will likely have a balance in the account once the Engine 11 buildout and final payment process is complete. DISCUSSION Over the past five years the city has been setting aside dollars to pay for the acquisition of Engine 11 in our fire department fleet. The city will collect the final portion of the $870,000 we initially planned to save for the purchase of Engine 11 in 2019. The city council approved the purchase of Engine 11 at a cost of$712,024 and $109,981 in equipment for the engine at the April 16, 2018 meeting. If there are no change orders on the Engine 11 purchase, this will leave an approximate balance of$48,000. The city council approved the addition of a Deputy Fire Chief as a part of the 2019 budget at the December 3, 2018 city council meeting. Fire Chief Elvestad has requested to use the balance of the Engine 11 funds to purchase an additional chiefs vehicle for this new full-time position. This position will be like all of our other chiefs who would have their own vehicle for direct response to fire calls. In addition, the new Deputy Fire Chief will do significant travel around the fire service area as a part of the daily work tasks. The cost of the chiefs vehicle would likely take up all of the remaining balance in this account. The use of these funds for the Deputy Chief vehicle is contingent upon the final cost of Engine 11. BUDGET IMPACT The purchase of this vehicle would be taken from leftover funds from the Engine 11 project and not impact the 2019 fire department budget. ACTION REQUESTED Share your thoughts on the proposed purchase of a new chiefs vehicle for the new Deputy Fire Chief position.