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Home My WebLink About12.01.97 Council Minutes (~r:: :-;. COUNCIL MINUTES REGULAR DECEMBER 1, 1997 1. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Ristow at 7:00 P.M. Members Present: Ristow, Gamer, Strachan, Fitch, Cordes Members Absent: None Also Present: City Administrator Erar, Attorney Grannis 2. Mayor Ristow led the audience and Council in the Pledge of Allegiance. 3. Roll Call was taken by City Administrator Erar. 4. MOTION by Gamer, second by Fitch to approve the agenda as presented. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 5. CONSENT AGENDA MOTION by Fitch, second by Gamer to approve the Consent Agenda as follows: a) Approve Minutes - 11/17/97 (regular) b) Adopt Resolution No. R129-97 Maintenance Agreement, Highway 50 c) Accept Fourth Street Outfall, Project Update d) Approve Various Licenses and Permits e) Adopt Resolutions No. R130-97 & R131-97 AFSCME Contract-Maintenance & Clerical Units f) Approve School and Conference Request - Police Department g) Approve Council Policy - City Commission Appointment Process h) Receive Annual Weed Report I) Adopt Resolution No. R132-97 Cooperative Agreement MN DOT Storm Sewer at Larch Street j) Approve Bills for payment. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS - SOUTH SUBURBAN MEDICAL CLINIC BONDS The Mayor opened the Public Hearing to review the South Suburban Medical Clinic Bonds. South Suburban Medical Center is seeking approval to sell Health Care Facilities Revenue Bonds under Minnesota State Statutes 469.152 - 469.165. These bonds will partially fmance the acquisition of the medical office building at 3410 213th Street West in Farmington. The aforementioned statutes allows these bonds to be sold using the City as a conduit, the City has no fiscal responsibility for this debt. MOTION by Gamer, second Fitch to close the public hearing. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. MOTION by Gamer, second by Cordes to adopt Resolution No. R133-97 Providing for the issuance and sale of Health Care Facilities Revenue Bonds, Series 1997 (South Suburban Medical Center Project). APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 7. AWARD TOWING SERVICES CONTRACT This item had been tabled from the November 17, 1997 Council meeting. Staff researched questions presented by the City Council and other interested parties at the previous meeting: There was an in-depth discussion about mileage from the City of Farmington to the apparent lowest bidder, Dakota Towing in Vermillion Township. Another issue raised was whether Dakota County Towing is zoned properly. Staff checked with the Clerk of Vermillion Township and learned that all of Vermillion Township is zoned Agricultural and that storage is a permitted use in that zone. The owners of Dakota County Towing has been repeatedly assured by a member of the Vermillion Township Board that they were properly zoned. When written verification to that effect was requested it was revealed that there was no written documentation. Staff was told that the Board knew about Dakota County Tawing and had discussed that, while the starage is a permitted use, the actual tawing and rental business is nat a pennitted use. That use would require a Canditio.nal Use Pennit fro.m Vermillion To.wnShip. Council permitted a member af the audience to. spe,~ who. stated that in his apinian, it is not right for the Chief af Po.lice to. push for this contractor. City Administrato.r Erar advised the Co.uncil that the Po.lice Chief was merely carrying cut his respo.nsibilities. Mr. Erar reiterated that the bo.tto.m line was getting the mo.st value fo.r do.llars spent by the City fo.r to.wing. MOTION by Strachan, seco.nd by Gamer to. table the award o.f co.ntract until the February 2, 1998 meeting, allo.wing the lo.west bidder to. reso.lve zoning issues. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. The City Council requested that all future bids include language requiring appro.priate zo.ning af a business within their juris(!iction. 8. A W AJU> CONTRACT PARK FACILITY IMPROVEMENT Bids were received for the co.nstruction o.f the Ice Arena Team Ro.o.ms, ADA updates to. the Swimming Poo.l Bath HOt~se and Rambling River Park Restrooms. Bids an the Ice Arena Team Ro.o.ms came in aver the Engineer's estimate. It was recommended by the Parks and Recreatio.n Directo.r that all bids be rejected. Team ro.o.m changes were prppo.sed by the Engineer getting the pro.ject clo.ser to. the estimated Co.sts. MOTION by Gamer, seco.nd by Fitch to. ado.pt RESOLUTION NO. RI34-9'7 o.rdering the preparatio.n af Plans and Specificatio.ns, Autho.rize Advertisement fer Bids fOJ'the Swimming Pool Bath House/Park Restrooms and Ice Arena Te,am Roams. APIF, MOTION CA,mIED. 9. 1998 PROPOSED BUDGET REVISIONS were presented and appro.ved. 10. 1998-2002CIP COUNCIL WORKSHOP was set fo.r 12/17/97, 7:00 p.m. A co.py o.f the CIl> was distributed to. Co.uncil. 11. EAST FARMINGTON FOURm ADDITION, PRELIMINARY AND FINAL PLAT Co.uncil reviewed the private drive accesses o.nto. Co.unty Ro.ad 72 which were reduced fro.m seven to. two. and co.nctude4 that tbe both will be private drives and maintained by the East Farmingto.n Ho.meo.wners Asso.ciatio.n. Parking will be limited to. ane side o.n the private drives. MOTION by Gamer, seco.nd by Fitch to. adept RESOLUTION NO. R13S-97 appreving East Farmingtan Fo.urth Additio.n, co.ntingent upo.n appro.val o.f the City Engineer lUld executio.n o.f a Develo.pers Agreement. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 12. ADOPT ORDINANCE - CODE OF ETHICS After a len~thy discussio.n by City Ceuncil, MOTION by Strachan to. adept the pro.pased Co.de af Ethics Ordinance. The matio.n died for the lack o.f a seco.nd. MOTION by Gamer, seco.nd by Risto.w to. disco.ntinue discussio.n o.n this subject. VOTING YES: Ristaw, Cardes, Gamer. VOTING NO: Fitch, Strachan. MOTION CARRIED. 13. HRAORDINANCElBY-LAWS The City Cauncil discussed restructuring the HRA Board by appointing citizen to. three af the five seats the f11'st year, and the faurth seat fi11~d by a citizen in the secend year, and ane seat cantmually held by a Co.uncilmember. The Cauncil felt it is impartant to. keep same continuity to. the make up of the membership. This item was continued to. the December 15,1977 meeting. 14. STltATEGIC PLANNING- IMPLEMENTATION PLAN A special meeting was s.et far January 14,1998 at 7:00 p.m. 15. PRAIRIE WATERWAY III/ASH STREET RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT ~~ ;0 0 A special Joint City Council meeting with representatives from Castle Rock Township, Dakota County Fair Board, Dakota County Extension Service and Dakota County was held on November 19, 1997. It was jointly determined that further project efforts should be discontinued at this time. MOTION by Fitch, second by Gamer to adopt RESOLUTION NO. R136-97 Declaring the City of Farmington's decision to discontinue joint project efforts related to the reconstruction of Ash Street and the construction of the third phase of the Prairie Waterway. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. 16. NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO TERMINATE CITY ATTORNEY'S SERVICES The City Attorney, Dave Grannis, notified the City that he desires to terminate the provision of legal services in 1998 effective upon the City securing new legal services. MOTION by Strachan, second by Gamer to acknowledge, with regrets, the current City Attorney's decision to terminate his services effective upon the City securing new City Attorney services. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. MOTION by Gamer, second by Cordes approving the solicitation of proposals in an RFP (Request for Proposals) format, to be adverti$ed in the Star Tribune and Farmington Independent. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. MOTION by Gamer, second by Fitch approving an interview team consisting of Councilmember Strachan, Administrator Erar, Community Development Director Olson, and Police Chief Siebenaler. VOTING FOR: Ristow, Cordes, Fitch, Gamer. Voting against: None. Abstaining: Strachan. MOTION CARRIED. Councilmember Fitch read a letter from Former Mayor Patrick Akin, thanking Dave Grannis for his exceptional service to the City of Farmington. 17. RESPONSE TO ANIMAL COMPLAINT Police Chief Siebenalar responded to a citizen request to begin enforcement of cats similar to dog enforcement. It was noted by the Police Chief, the need of an extensive budget to enable the enforcement of cats. The matter was taken into consideration. 18. ROUNDTABLE Counci/member Gamer - ALF will be returning funds to the city, based on per capita funding. Counci/member Fitch - Requested copies of the 1997-1998 Snow Plow Policy be distributed to Council Mayor Ristow - Informed Council of Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at Burger King Sidewalk issues on Elm Street 19. MOTION by Fitch, second by Gamer to adjourn at 9: 10 p.m. APIF, MOTION CARRIED. Respectfully submitted, ~~~~ Karen Finstuen Administrative Service Manager