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Home My WebLink About09-14-2009 Council Minutes COUNCIL MINUTES September 14, 2009 APPROVED 1 CITY OF LINO LAKES `- 2 MINUTES 3 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING 4 5 DATE : September 14, 2009 6 TIME STARTED : 6:40 p.m. 7 TIME ENDED : 7:07 p.m. 8 MEMBERS PRESENT : Council Members Gallup, Reinert, O'Donnell, 9 Stoltz and Mayor Bergeson 10 MEMBERS ABSENT : none 11 12 Staff members present: Acting City Administrator, Dan Tesch; City Attorney, Joseph Langel; 13 Director of Public Safety, Dave Pecchia; Director of Finance, Al Rolek; City Clerk, Julie Bartell. 14 15 PUBLIC COMMENT/OPEN MIKE 16 17 There was no public comment. 18 19 SETTING THE AGENDA 20 21 The agenda was approved as presented. 22 23 CONSENT AGENDA —24 25 Council Member Reinert moved to approve the Consent Agenda. Council Member Stoltz 26 seconded the motion. Motion carried. 27 28 ITEM ACTION 29 30 1A. Consideration of Expenditures: 31 i) September 14, 2009 (Check No. 86593 through 86721), 32 $215,176.77; Approved 33 ii) Centennial Fire District (Check No. 3923 through 3934), 34 $2,530.70 Approved 35 36 1B. Approval of Resolution No. 09-63, ratifying the City's practice 37 of investigating liquor license renewal applicants Approved 38 1C. Approval of Resolution No. 09-69,Authorizing a temporary 39 on-sale liquor license for American Legion Post 566 for their 40 October 10, 2009 Booyah event Approved 41 42 1D. Approval of application of Aquinas Roman Catholic Home 43 Education Services to conduct an excluded bingo event on 44 October 10, 2009 and February 5, 2010 at St. Joseph's Church Approved 45 1 COUNCIL MINUTES September 14, 2009 APPROVED 16 FINANCE DEPARTMENT REPORT,AL ROLEK x--47 48 2A. Resolution No. 09-66 Adopting Preliminary 2009/2010 Property Tax Levy - Finance 49 Director Rolek remarked that the city is required to adopt and certify a preliminary tax levy for 50 the coming year on or before September 15. The council has been reviewing some details for the 51 2010 budget and directed staff to prepare a resolution to forward a preliminary levy based on a 52 maximum tax rate of 38.616%, a decrease from the 2009 tax rate. The council may reduce the 53 levy from the number submitted but cannot increase it. 54 55 Council Member Stoltz moved to approve Resolution No. 09-66 as presented. Council Member 56 Reinert seconded the motion. Motion carried. 57 58 2B. Resolution No. 09-67 Setting Truth-in-Taxation Hearing Date - Finance Director 59 Rolek explained that the city is required to hold a public hearing to receive input on the proposed 60 levy and general operating budget. Staff is proposing that the council set the hearing for 61 December 14, 2009 (during the regularly scheduled council meeting of that date). 62 63 Council Member Gallup moved to approve Resolution No. 09-67 as presented. Council Member 64 O'Donnell seconded the motion. Motion carried. 65 66 2C. Resolution No. 09-68 Canceling the 2009/2010 Debt Service Tax Levy for G.O. Tax 67 Increment Financing Bond Series 2007A—Finance Director Rolek reported that there is an 68 established annual tax levy included in the bond issuance for the payment of debt services related '--69 to these bonds. It was anticipated and is now recommended that the tax levy is not required for 70 2010 and therefore staff is recommending that it is be cancelled as set forth in the resolution. 71 72 Council Member O'Donnell moved to approve Resolution No. 09-68 as presented. Council 73 Member Stoltz seconded the motion. Motion carried. 74 75 ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT REPORT, DAN TESCH 76 77 3A. Charter Commission Budget appropriation —Acting Administrator Tesch reported 78 that the city council and the charter commission have had discussions about the charter 79 commission budget for 2010 as well as an outstanding bill from charter attorney, Karen Marty. 80 Based on his discussion with Charter Commissioner Connie Sutherland just prior to this meeting, 81 Mr. Tesch explained that the commission is, at this time, submitting a bill from Ms. Marty in the 82 amount of$107.30 for expenses directly related to framing and amending the city charter. The 83 council and charter commission will continue discussion of outstanding budget questions at a 84 joint meeting in the near future. 85 86 At the request of the council, Finance Director Rolek explained that the amount presented is 87 beyond the approximate $20.00 remaining in the commission's 2009 budget. If the council 88 wishes to authorize payment of the $107.30, that should be done by increasing (amending) the 89 budget by resolution. 90 2 COUNCIL MINUTES September 14, 2009 APPROVED ` 1 At the request of the council, City Attorney Langel confirmed that, based on the information '--92 presented, this would be an acceptable expense under state statute. He suggested that it would be 93 good to get an assurance from the commission that the 2009 budgeted funds that have already 94 been expended by the commission were also in that acceptable area. 95 96 A council member recommended that the future discussions on the charter budget include a clear 97 process on identifying acceptable expenses before they are incurred or are paid. 98 99 Charter Commissioner Storberg, 6978 Lake Drive, noted that the commission incurred some of 100 their expenses due to the audit that was initiated by the city. She asked if there is a precedent on 101 paying that type of expense. 102 103 City Attorney Langel responded that he does not believe that the statute allows the city to pay for 104 that type of expense (responding to an audit). 105 106 Council Member Reinert moved to amend the 2009 budget to provide for payment of$107.30 to 107 Charter Commissioner Attorney Karen Marty. Council Member Gallup seconded the motion. 108 Motion carried. 109 110 3B. Resolution No. 09-65, Approving an Off-Sale Liquor and Tobacco License for C's 111 J & K Liquors at 6013 Hodgson Road (transfer of ownership)—City Clerk Bartell reported 112 that the city has been informed that there is a change in ownership of J & K Liquors, an off-sale ' 13 liquor store located at 6013 Hodgson Road. An application has been submitted by Mr. Sisouk 14 Vang for an off-sale liquor and tobacco license for this store. The application process is 115 complete, the related fees have been paid and insurance information has been provided to the 116 City as required. In accordance with the Lino Lakes Code of Ordinances, this application 117 requires approval by the City Council. The ordinance does require that opportunity be given to 118 any person wishing to be heard for or against the granting of the license. 119 120 Council Member O'Donnell moved to approve Resolution No. 09-65 as presented. Council 121 Member Gallup seconded the motion. Motion carried. 122 123 3C. Discussion regarding a Representative from Lino Lakes on the Anoka County- 124 Blaine Airport Advisory Commission —Acting Administrator Tesch reported that the advisory 125 commission has amended their by-laws so that a representative of the Lino Lakes community can 126 sit on the commission. The representative could be either an elected official or city staff. 127 128 The council requested that the item be placed on the October work session agenda. They would 129 like to know also if a citizen representative is possible. 130 131 PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT REPORT, DAVE PECCHIA 132 133 4A. Resolution No. 09-64, Approving the Centennial School District Contract for Youth 134 Resource Officer—Public Safety Director Pecchia presented the on-going contract(with 135 numbers updated for the coming year). 3 COUNCIL MINUTES September 14, 2009 APPROVED z6 —,r37 Council Member Reinert moved to approve Resolution No. 09-64 as presented. Council 138 Member Stoltz seconded the motion. Motion carried. 139 140 PUBLIC SERVICES DEPARTMENT REPORT, RICK DEGARDNER 141 142 There was no report from the Public Services Department. 143 144 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT REPORT, MICHAEL GROCHALA 145 146 There was no report from the Community Development Department. 147 148 UNFINISHED BUSINESS 149 150 There was no unfinished business. 151 152 NEW BUSINESS 153 154 8A. Approval of August 24, 2009 City Council Meeting Minutes 155 156 8B. Approval of August 24, 2009 Work Session Minutes 157 '58 Council Member O'Donnell moved to approve the August 24, 2009 City Council and Work `,-i59 Session minutes as presented. Council Member Gallup seconded the motion. Motion carried. 160 Mayor Bergeson abstained from voting. 161 162 8C. Approval of August 20, 2009 Joint City Council/Charter Commission meeting 163 minutes 164 165 Council Member Gallup moved to approve the August 20, 2009 Joint City Council/Charter 166 Commission meeting minutes as presented. Council Member Reinert seconded the motion. 167 Motion carried. Council Member Stoltz and Mayor Bergeson abstained from voting. 168 "' 1 169 � � m�� ` �> ,. �. e�_�.,a, , . ,.x 170 171 There being no further business, Council Member Stoltz moved to adjourn at 7:07 p.m. Council 172 Member O'Donnell seconded the motion. Motion carried. 173 174 These minutes were considered and approved at the regular City Council Meeting on September 175 28, 2009. 176 177 1/441'Pleitijall°°° 178 179 Julianne rtell, City rk ohn Bergeson, Mayor 4