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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09.17.01 Council Minutes COUNCIL MINUTES REGULAR September 17, 2001 1. CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by Mayor Ristow at 7 :00 p.m. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Ristow led the audience and Council in the Pledge of Allegiance. Mayor Ristow asked for a moment of silence to remember the victims from the attacks on America. 3. ROLL CALL Members Present: Members Absent: Also Present: Ristow, Cordes, Soderberg, Strachan, Verch None Matthew Brokl Acting City Attorney, Ed Shukle City Administrator, Robin Roland Finance Director, Dave Olson Community Development Director, Dan Siebenaler Police Chief, Jim Bell Parks and Recreation Director, Lee Mann City Engineer, Karen Finstuen Administrative Services Manager, Brenda Wendlandt Human Resources Manager, Cynthia Muller Executive Assistant 4. APPROVE A GENDA MOTION by Soderberg, second by Verch to approve the Agenda. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 5. ANNOUNCEMENTS a) Utilicorp Presentation Mr. Rory Lenton, of Utili corp, gave a presentation on the natural gas outlook for the 2001-2002 heating season. 6. CITIZEN COMMENTS a) Construction Communication Issues - Engineering b) Tree Preservation Concerns - Community Development c) Affordable Housing Concerns - Community Development Letters were sent to residents in response to their comments at the September 4, 2001 Council Meeting. 7. CONSENT AGENDA MOTION by Strachan, second by Verch to approve the Consent Agenda as follows: a) Approved Council Minutes (9/4/01 Regular) b) Acknowledged Resignation - Liquor Operations - Administration Council Minutes (Regular) September 17,2001 Page 2 c) Adopted RESOLUTION R87-01 authorizing the exclusion of the City Administrator from PERA and providing for City contributions to a deferred compensation - Administration d) Received Information School and Conference - Police Department e) Received Information School and Conference - Fire Department f) Approved Senior Center Advisory Council Appointment - Administration g) Approved bills APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 8. PUBLIC HEARINGS a) Consider Resolution - 2001 Seal Coat Project Assessment Hearing - Engineering The total project cost for the 2001 Seal Coat project is $50,641.43. Staff calculated the proposed assessment amount to be $42.56 per buildable lot. The City's portion of the project cost is $25,320.71 and will be funded through the Road and Bridge Fund. Mayor Ristow noted the assessment amount is lower than last year. City Engineer Mann replied last year's assessment amount was $54. The reason the assessment amount is lower this year is the bids came in very favorable and in addition there were several properties that were larger and increased the amount of buildable units that were in the benefiting pool. The more buildable units, the lower the assessment. MOTION by Soderberg, second by Cordes to close the Public Hearing. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. MOTION by Cordes, second by Soderberg adopting RESOLUTION R88-01 adopting the assessment roll for the 2001 Seal Coat project. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. b) Wetland Alteration Permit - Extension of 195th Street and Farmington Preserve Park Trail - Community Development The City submitted Wetland Conservation Act Applications for proposed wetland impacts resulting from the extension of 195th Street and the construction of a trail on the east edge of the Farmington Preserve Park. Dakota County Soil and Water Conservation District states that the proposed wetland impacts appear to have been avoided and minimized to the best extent possible and the mitigation sequencing requirements under the WCA have been met. The grading plan for 195th Street shows that the proposed wetland impacts from the road will be 0.35 acres. The total mitigation area is 1.62 acres. The proposed trail will impact 0.31 acres of wetland, however most of the impact is limited to the farmed and graded portion of the wetland. After the road and trail projects are mitigated, an excess of 0.30 acres will be placed in a wetland bank as new wetland credit. MOTION by Strachan, second by Cordes to close the Public Hearing. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. MOTION by Soderberg, second by Cordes approving the Wetland Conservation Act Applications for the 195th Street and Farmington Preserve Park Trail and approve the Wetland Banking of 0.30 acres of the remaining wetland credits. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 9. AWARD OF CONTRACT Council Minutes (Regular) September 17, 2001 Page 3 10. PETITIONS, REQUESTS AND COMMUNICATIONS a) Commendations Letters were received from the FAA and Kwik Trip thanking the Police Department for their assistance. 11. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 12. NEW BUSINESS 13. COUNCIL ROUNDTABLE Council member Strachan: Heard many times the National Anthem and the Pledge of Allegiance, but did not realize how meaningful it is until a week like this. Councilmember Soderberg: Thanked the Police Department for providing security at the FAA. City Administrator Shukle: Requests have been received for flags to be placed in the downtown area. A banner type flag could be installed in place of the Welcome to Farmington banners. Staff will investigate with XCEL to see if an attachment can be placed on the poles. Parks and Recreation Director Bell stated the City was approached by the VFW in May about the possibility of putting flags out. They might be interested now. Council agreed it was a good idea. Community Development Director Olson: The fertilizer storage building has been demolished as part of the City Center expansion. Parks and Recreation Director Bell: Work is being done to stabilize the banks along the river. Parts of the walking trail will be closed for a couple days. Mayor Ristow: The next workshop will be held September 26, 2001. 14. ADJOURN MOTION by Cordes, second by Strachan to adjourn at 7:30 p.m. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. Respectfully submitted, /) --J~ ~ h-7~. 7~~ Cynthia Muller Executive Assistant