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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01.21.25 Council MinutesCity of Farmington Regular Council Meeting Minutes Tuesday, January 21, 2025 The City Council met in regular session on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, at Farmington City Hall, 430 Third Street, Farmington, Minnesota. 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Hoyt called the meeting to order at 7 pm. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Hoyt led everyone in the Pledge of Allegiance. 3. ROLL CALL Members Present: Mayor Joshua Hoyt Councilmembers Holly Bernatz, Jake Cordes, Nick Lien, and Steve Wilson Members Absent: None Staff Present: Lynn Gorski, City Administrator Deanna Kuennen, Community & Economic Development Director Matt Price, Fire Chief Kellee Omlid, Parks & Recreation Director Tony Wippler, Planning Manager John Powell, Public Works Director Shirley Buecksler, City Clerk Nate Siem, Deputy Chief Braeden Bierbrauer, Community Service Officer Bradyn Willford, Police Officer Gavin Janovsky, Police Officer Daniel Miller, Police Sergeant Casandra Redmond -Palo, Police Sergeant 4. APPROVE AGENDA Motion was made by Councilmember Wilson and seconded by Councilmember Bernatz to approve the agenda as presented. Motion carried: 5 ayes / 0 nays Regular City Council Meeting Minutes of January 21, 2025 Page 1 of 7 5. ANNOUNCEMENTS / COMMENDATIONS 5.1 Swearing In Police Department Personnel Clerk Buecksler provided the Oath of Office for: Braeden Bierbrauer, Community Service Officer Bradyn Willford, Police Officer Gavin Janovsky, Police Officer Daniel Miller, Police Sergeant Casandra Redmond -Palo, Police Sergeant Nathanael Siem, Deputy Chief 5.2 Resolution Accepting Toys for Town Donations Motion was made by Councilmember Bernatz and seconded by Councilmember Cordes to adopt Resolution 2025-1 1 Accepting Donations to the Farmington Police Department Toys for Town Program. Motion carried: 5 ayes / 0 nays 6. CITIZENS COMMENTS / RESPONSES TO COMMENTS The following citizen(s) addressed the Council: • Tim Galloway, President, Farmington Youth Hockey Association 7. CONSENT AGENDA Clerk Buecksler requested that Item 7.3, Application for Gambling Premise Permit for Farmington Youth Basketball Association, be pulled from the agenda for further review. 7.1 Amendment to Council Policy - 02, Council -Staff Communication Protocol 7.2 Application for Gambling Event Permit for Sypal Lundgren Post dba VFW 7662; Resolution 2025-12 7.3 Application for Gambling Premise Permit for Farmington Youth Basketball Association; Resolution 2025-10 -item pulled 7.4 Application for Tobacco License for Farmington Smoke & Vape, Inc. dba Farmington Smoke Shop, 115 Elm Street E, Suite E, Farmington 7.5 Minutes of the January 6, 2025 Council Work Session 7.6 Minutes of the January 6, 2025 Regular City Council Meeting 7.7 Fourth Quarter 2024 New Construction Report, to Include Year End Totals & Revenue Report 7.8 Payment of Claims 7.9 Staff Approvals and Recommendations, including the appointment of: • Claire Kennedy as Community Service Officer Regular City Council Meeting Minutes of January 21, 2025 Page 2 of 7 7.10 Contract with Xcel Energy for Transformer Upgrade at the Rambling River Center 7.11 Donation from the Farmington Sons of the American Legion to the Rambling River Center; Resolution 2025-13 7.12 Akin Road Improvement -Final Payment and Change Orders 7.13 Professional Services Agreement with WSB for Staff Augmentation 7.14 Solid Waste and Recycling Coordination Services Joint Powers Agreement Motion was made by Councilmember Wilson and seconded by Councilmember Lien to approve the Consent Agenda, as amended. Motion carried: 5 ayes / 0 nays 8. PUBLIC HEARINGS 8.1 Application for On -Sale and Sunday Intoxicating Liquor License from Granowskil4 LLC dba The Mug Mayor Hoyt opened the public hearing at 7:36 pm. Clerk Buecksler presented the application for On -Sale and Sunday Intoxicating Liquor License. Seeing no one wishing to speak, Mayor Hoyt closed the public hearing at 7:38 pm. Motion was made by Councilmember Bernatz and seconded by Councilmember Cordes to approve an On -Sale Intoxicating and Sunday Liquor License for Granowskil4 LLC dba The Mug, located at 18450 Pilot Knob Road #A, Farmington, Minnesota, effective January 21, 2025 through December 31, 2025. Motion carried: 5 ayes / 0 nays 8.2 WITHDRAWAL- Petition to Vacate Drainage and Utility Easement over PID: 14-82500-00-040 (Outlot D, Vermillion Grove) Mayor Hoyt opened the public hearing at 7:40 pm. Planning Manager Wippler presented. Seeing no one wishing to speak, Mayor Hoyt closed the public hearing at 7:40 pm. Regular City Council Meeting Minutes of January 21, 2025 Page 3 of 7 Motion was made by Councilmember Wilson and seconded by Councilmember Lien to accept the withdrawal of the application to vacate drainage and utility easement over PID: 14-82500-00-040 (Outlot D, Vermillion Grove). Motion carried: 5 ayes / 0 nays 9. AWARD OF CONTRACT 10. PETITIONS, REQUESTS AND COMMUNICATIONS 10.1 Meadowview Preserve 2nd Addition Final Plat Planning Manager Wippler presented the final plat for Meadowview Preserve 2nd Addition. Motion was made by Councilmember Wilson and seconded by Councilmember Bernatz to adopt Resolution 2025-14 Approving the Meadowview Preserve 2nd Addition Final Plat contingent upon the following: a. The satisfaction of all engineering comments related to the construction plans for grading streets and utilities. b. A Development Contract between the Developer and the City of Farmington shall be executed, and security fees and costs shall be paid. Submission of all other documents required under the Development Contract shall be required. Motion carried: 5 ayes / 0 nays 11.UNFINISHED BUSINESS 12. NEW BUSINESS 12.1 Appointments to Boards and Commissions for 2025 Clerk Buecksler presented for approval the 2025 appointments to boards and commissions as follows: BOARD/COMMISSION NAME TERM START TERM END Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission Katie Putt February 1, 2025 January 31, 2028 Doug Pewowaruk February 1, 2025 January 31, 2028 PlanningCommission Dirk Rotty Fe ruary 1, 2025 January 31, 2027 Andy Baerg February 1, 2025 1 January 31, 2027 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes of January 21, 2025 Page 4 of 7 Rambling River Center Advisory Judy Janke February 1, 2025 January 31, 2028 Board Rachel Edwards February 1, 2025 January 31, 2028 Water Board Bill Weierke February 1, 2025 January31, 2027 Motion was made by Councilmember Cordes and seconded by Councilmember Lien to approve the appointments to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission, Planning Commission, Rambling River Center Advisory Board, and Water Board for 2025, as listed. Motion carried: 5 ayes / 0 nays 13.CITY COUNCIL ROUNDTABLE Councilmember Lien: One comment that stuck out for me from the board interviews we had was Bill Weierke who said he was coming up on 60 years of service to the City. We asked him why and he said, "Well, I figure if I've done 60, it makes people that have only done three or four and make it not seem so bad." It was a great perspective on it, and I appreciate it. It made me feel like the three years I've been doing this is just a drop in the bucket. Some days it feels a little long but it's hard to stand next to that. Thank you, everyone, again for that part of it. Councilmember Bernatz: We had some cool things happen last Friday night. Farmington High School Theater did their One -Act and, this weekend, they are performing in the One -Act competition. If anyone wants to go see the Theater compete, it is a One -Act that was actually written by a high school Senior from Farmington High School. Best of luck to them as they go out and compete and, hopefully, make it to the next level. Councilmember Cordes: I want to thank outgoing commission members who recently had their last meeting. Thank you to Lee Ann Lehto and Cody Fishman for their service on the Planning Commission and the Parks and Recreation Board. I think Lee Ann started in October of 2019 and Cody in August of 2023. Thank you for your service to our community, and I wish them the best of luck moving forward. Councilmember Wilson: On Friday, Matt Price and his team put on a fantastic banquet honoring our amazing Fire Department, and congratulations to Mary for being our Firefighter of the Year. It was great to be there. Regular City Council Meeting Minutes of January 21, 2025 Page 5 of 7 This stems from something the Mayor made mention of at our last meeting, and it bears noting, and appreciating, even three years later. Back in February of 2022, the team of "Holly's" (Holly Bernatz and Holly Schearer) came to the community wanting to reimagine and reinvigorate a community celebration that really had kind of fallen apart without volunteers and lacked a lot of energy. The dynamic duo created probably one of the best community events that we've seen in recent years, and that continues to be so appreciated, Holly. The reason I'm pointing this out is because the team of Holly's, one being our Holly sitting next to us here at the dais, were very instrumental after that time period, but there has also been a passing of the torch and leadership and, of course, we have a brand-new sponsor this year. The sponsor's name may not be the same as we've been used to, but I think the community celebration is going to be even more impactful with so many more ways to get involved. So, I am extending my appreciation again for Holly Bernatz and Holly Schearer for the work they did to get us to this point. Get involved, be part of the group, be part of a group that wants to take on an event, be part of the team that's coordinating the whole thing. There are so many different ways to get involved. I'm guessing if you raise your hand and say you want to be involved, there's going to be a job for you, and you'll feel great about it because you found a great way to give back to the community. A long way of saying we appreciated you three years ago before you were up here, Holly, and we continue to appreciate the work and foundation you set. Thank you. Clerk Buecksler: Two items that were approved on the Consent Agenda tonight - one is a Gambling License for the VFW to conduct bingo in their back room, and the other is a new Tobacco License for Farmington Smoke Shop at 115 Elm Street. Director Kuennen: I would like to publicly thank Aerospace Fabrication and Materials for opening their door and giving us a fantastic tour tonight. There are some amazing things that happen in this community or are being built or being manufactured, and Aerospace Fabrication is a shining example of the creativity and intelligence, all those things that happen here in our community. So, thank you to them for opening their doors and letting us peek inside for an hour. Director Powell: Next week, the 27th through the 31 St, is Winter Salt Week 2025. Salt is a very important part of our snow and ice safety and cleanup efforts, but we Regular City Council Meeting Minutes of January 21, 2025 Page 6 of 7 always want to use just enough to be safe and not too much because that chloride ends up in our lakes, water bodies, and rivers. Just one teaspoon of salt permanently pollutes five gallons of water, so think about it that way. That chloride collects in the water bodies, and it does not go away, it does not dilute, it stays there. There is a wide variety of webinars that folks can take advantage of at www.wintersaltweek.ora about safe salting and ways to use just enough and not too much to take care of our water bodies. Director Omlid: Congratulations to Doug Pewowaruk on his appointment to the Parks and Recreation Commission. He attended the January meeting and got to meet the team and then he was in last week and we met for about an hour. So, he'll hit the ground running. Congratulations, Doug, and welcome to the commission. Even though we have great outdoor ice for skating, we are thinking about spring. Now is the time to register for recreation programs. We have a Pint Size Prom, we have Breakfast with the Bunnies, we have some golf lessons, clay classes with Muddy Waters, so get on the City's website www.farmingtommn.gov and register for spring programs. Chief Price: Our Paid -on -Call had opened on January 13th. Our first information meeting will be February 17th. It's Presidents' Day but gives us an opportunity to get in a few individuals who may not have been able to do that. I don't have all the dates, but we do have a daytime informational meeting and two other evening informational meetings. It closes in March, and then we will begin the process of bringing new Firefighters on board. 14.ADJOURNMENT Motion was made by Councilmember Wilson and seconded by Councilmember Bernatz to adjourn the meeting at 7:59 pm. Motion carried: 5 ayes / 0 nays Respectfully submitted, eyJRJerk er City Clerk Regular City Council Meeting Minutes of January 21, 2025 Page 7 of 7