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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01.18.22 Council Minutes COUNCIL MINUTES REGULAR January 18,2022 1. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Mayor Hoyt at 7:00 p.m. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Hoyt led the audience and Council in the Pledge of Allegiance. 3. ROLL CALL Members Present: Hoyt, Bernhjelm, Lien, Porter, Wilson Members Absent: None Also Present: David McKnight, City Administrator; Chris Regis, Finance Director; Gary Rutherford, Police Chief;Justin Elvestad, Fire Chief; Kellee Omlid, Parks and Recreation Director;Jennifer Gabbard, Human Resources Director; Cynthia Muller,Administrative Assistant Audience: Captain Chase Coughlan and members of the Army Recruiting Company 4. APPROVE AGENDA MOTION by Porter, second by Wilson to approve the agenda. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 5. ANNOUNCEMENTS a) City Council Appointment The City Council interviewed eight applicants on January 10, 2022, to fill a vacant seat on the City Council. MOTION by Porter, second by Wilson to appoint Nicholas Lien for a term of January 18 through December 31, 2022. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. b) Oath of Office City Administrator McKnight administered the Oath of Office to Councilmember Nicholas Lien. 6. CITIZEN COMMENTS Representatives of the Minneapolis Army Recruiting Company were in attendance to offer their services for community involvement. They asked to implement a program in Farmington for the Essential Worker of the Year Award. Community members would nominate essential workers for this award and the program would be run by the army recruiting division. City staff will contact them regarding this program. 7. CONSENT AGENDA MOTION by Bernhjelm, second by Porter to approve the Consent Agenda as follows: a) Approved January 3, 2022, City Council Work Session and Meeting Minutes- Administration b) Approved January 10, 2022, City Council Work Session Minutes—Administration C) Approved Appointments to Boards and Commissions—Administration Council Minutes(Regular) January 18,2022 Page 2 d) Acknowledged Fourth Quarter 2021 and Year End New Construction Report and Population Estimate—Community Development e) Adopted RESOLUTION R02.22 Accepting a Monetary Donation from the Farmington Firefighters Auxiliary Association—Fire f) Adopted RESOLUTION R03-22 Accepting a Monetary Donation from the Farmington Firefighters Relief Association—Fire g) Adopted RESOLUTION R04.22 Accepting a Donation from Carol Sprute to the Rambling River Center—Parks h) Adopted RESOLUTION R0S-22 Approving the Application for FY2022 Community Development Block Grant Funds—Community Development i) Approved Promotion to Lieutenant Fire—Human Resources j) Adopted RESOLUTION R06-22 Approving LELS Sergeants Contract 2022-2024— Human Resources k) Approved Bills- Finance APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 8. PUBLIC HEARINGS 9. A WARD OF CONTRACT 10. PETITIONS, REQUESTS AND COMMUNICATIONS 11. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 12. NEW BUSINESS a) Reimbursement Resolution 2022A Bonds The city is planning to reconstruct Spruce and Division Streets and replace several parking lots in 2022. Funding is to come from the issuance of street reconstruction bonds for the street portion and tax abatement bonds for the parking lot portion of the project. The construction of a new water tower is also planned for 2022. Funding for this project will come from the possible issuance of water revenue bonds, existing funds within the water trunk fund and the existing cash balance in the water fund. The city will incur project costs for these projects prior to the issuance of the bonds, therefore, the city needs to take steps to be able to reimburse itself for those costs with the bond proceeds. To comply with IRS regulations, approval of the proposed resolution will allow costs incurred up to 60 days prior to council approval of the resolution to be reimbursed using the proceeds to the street reconstruction bonds, tax abatement bonds, and general obligation water revenue bonds. MOTION by Bernhjelm, second by Wilson to adopt RESOLUTION R07-22 allowing for reimbursement of certain project expenditures from the proceeds of street reconstruction bonds,tax abatement bonds, and water revenue bonds. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. Council Minutes(Regular) January 18,2022 Page 3 b) Adopt Resolution Accepting Donation from Minnesota Energy Resources to Rambling River Park Ms. Nicole McCarthy of Minnesota Energy Resources contacted Parks and Recreation Director Omlid regarding their charitable giving grants. After several discussions, Minnesota Energy Resources has donated $5,400 through their charitable giving grants to Rambling River Park. The funds will be placed in the Rambling River Park's Improvement Fund to purchase new playground equipment for the park. This new equipment will be moved out of the flood area. MOTION by Bernhjelm, second by Porter to adopt RESOLUTION R08-22 accepting the donation of$5,400 from Minnesota Energy Resources to Rambling River Park. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 13. COUNCIL ROUNDTABLE Bernhjelm: Thanked the army guests for coming. Welcomed Nick to the City Council. Lien: Thanked everyone for their support in his new position. He will do his best to make life better and help others. Porter: Congratulated Nick on his appointment. Encouraged residents to get out and enjoy the outdoor activities. Thanked the army guests for coming tonight. Wilson: Welcomed Nick. He was running through downtown on Sunday and paused to appreciate the grain elevator. Residents want more businesses, but Farmington has a small town heart. Not every community has that. There were 300- 500 people including the school band downtown to cheer on a young boy with cancer. We have lost some community members to Covid. Due to development, at some point we will not be able to see the sunrises and sunsets from 195th Street, but enjoy it while it's here. This is an awesome community. Choose to see the good and community support and awesome staff working for the council. Regis: The auditors were here for two days last week and it went well. Omlid. On Saturday at Flagstaff Meadows Park from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. residents should come to the park to tell staff what they want to see in the park. McKnight: Welcomed Nick to the City Council and let him know staff is here to help. Elvestad: Acknowledged the donations from the Relief Association and the Auxiliary Association. On Saturday at 195th Street and Deerbrooke, residents will see firefighters in the area. They will be doing ice rescue training. Hoyt: The community gathering for a boy with cancer was a great event. In years to come, not everyone will remember why they were there, but they will remember they were there. He attended a ceremony to watch a Farmington resident Council Minutes(Regular) January 18,2022 Page 4 receive a star. He met with the county board of commissioners to discuss several topics. A ribbon cutting was held for Muddy Waters Art Studio on Elm Street. 14. ADJOURN MOTION by Bernhjelm , second by Porter to adjourn at 7:31 p.m. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. Respectfully submitted, Cynthia Muller Cynthia Muller Administrative Assistant