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Home My WebLink About04-14-2014 Council Meeting MinutesCOUNCIL MINUTES April 14, 2014 APPROVED 1 CITY OF LINO LAKES 2 MINUTES 3 4 5 DATE : April 14, 2014 6 TIME STARTED : 6:30 p.m. 7 TIME ENDED : 7:20 p.m. 8 MEMBERS PRESENT : Council Member Stoesz, Kusterman, Rafferty, 9 Roeser, and Mayor Reinert 10 MEMBERS ABSENT : none 11 12 Staff members present: City Administrator Jeff Karlson; Community Development Director Michael 13 Grochala; City Planner Katie Larsen; City Engineer Jason Wedel; and City Clerk Julie Bartell 14 15 PUBLIC COMMENT 16 17 Robert Huber, 7196 Cinnamon Teal Court, said he heard that the city is planning to allow his 18 neighbors to keep bees in their yard; he wants the council to know that he is very allergic to bees, 19 worried about harm that could come to children getting stung and is very opposed to allowing 20 beekeeping in his neighborhood. 21 22 Blake Talley, 7181 Cinnamon Teal Court, said his wife is proposing to keep bees. He pointed out 23 that not all bees sting (these are honey bees that mostly do not sting), there are very few deaths 24 attributed to bee stings in the whole of North America (none in the Midwest) and people are overall 25 more likely to be hit by a bus than stung by bees. He and his wife are well aware of the children in 26 the neighborhood, including their own, and would not put them at risk. 27 28 Doug Clapp, 7171 Ivy Ridge Court, stated that he doesn't like getting stung by bees and doesn't want 29 to put his grandchildren at risk; the bees will be impossible to contain so it impacts everyone. 30 31 Mayor Reinert explained that the council discussed the city's regulations on beekeeping at their last 32 work session, at the request of a resident. He assured those present that the council does its 33 homework on issues and they will drill down on all available information as they continue this 34 discussion. He believes in liberty but not by taking away someone else's liberty. He encourages 35 interested parties to attend the council's next regular work session on May 5 for more discussion. 36 37 SETTING THE AGENDA 38 39 The agenda was approved as presented. 40 41 CONSENT AGENDA 42 43 Council Member Roeser moved to approve the Consent Agenda, Items 1A through 1D as presented. 44 Council Member Kusterman seconded the motion. Motion carried on a unanimous voice vote. 45 1 COUNCIL MINUTES April 14, 2014 APPROVED 46 ITEM ACTION 47 48 Consideration of Expenditures: 49 50 City Expenditures, (Check No. 97771 — 97855, 51 $161,116.16) Approved 52 53 Centennial Fire District (Check No. 6305- 6317 54 $70,493.15) Approved 55 56 March 24, 2014 Work Session Minutes Approved 57 58 March 24, 2014 City Council Meeting Minutes Approved 59 60 Resolution No. 14 -31, Peddler License for Pro Star 61 Tree Care Approved 62 63 FINANCE DEPARTMENT REPORT 64 65 There was no report from the Finance Department. 66 67 ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT REPORT 68 69 3A) Resolution No. 14 -32, Approving Off -Sale Intoxicating Liquor and Tobacco License for 70 Round One (currently Lino Lakes Liquor Barrel) — City Clerk Bartell reported that Round One 71 Liquor is in the process of purchasing the Lino Lakes Liquor Barrel store located at 7997 Lake Drive. 72 The new owner, Mr. Doua Vang, has applied for an off -sale liquor and tobacco license. Mr. Vang 73 was present in the audience for questions. The application process is complete, the related fees have 74 been paid and insurance information has been provided to the City as required. In accordance with 75 the Lino Lakes Code of Ordinances, this application requires approval by the City Council. The 76 ordinance does require that opportunity be given to any person wishing to be heard for or against the 77 granting of the license. 78 79 Council Member Rafferty moved to approve Resolution NO. 14 -32 as presented. Council Member 80 Stoesz seconded the motion. Motion carried on a unanimous voice vote. 81 82 3B) Labor Agreement with AFSCME, Local 2454 — Administrator Karlson reviewed the 83 proposed terms of the 2014 labor agreement. 84 85 Council Member Kusterman moved to approve the agreement as presented. Council Member Roeser 86 seconded the motion. Motion carried on a unanimous voice vote. 87 88 3C) Resolution No. 14 -18, Establishing the 2014 Compensation Plan for Non -Union 89 Employees- Administrator Karlson explained that he is recommending a two percent salary 2 COUNCIL MINUTES April 14, 2014 APPROVED 90 adjustment for non -union employees retroactive to January 1, 2014. The 2014 budget includes the 91 increase. 92 93 Council Member Kusterman moved to approve Resolution No. 14 -18 as presented. Council Member 94 Roeser seconded the motion. Motion carried on a unanimous voice vote. 95 96 3D) Wage Increase for Part -Time Scanner Operators — Administrator Karlson noted the city's 97 ongoing electronic records project and the use of part-time scanners. Since the council recently 98 extended the employment period authorized for these scanners, they fall into an area where a pension 99 contribution is required. He is recommending that the city pick up that payment by providing a wage 100 increase of $.75 per hour. 101 102 Council Member Rafferty moved to approve the wage increase as recommended. Council Member 103 Stoesz seconded the motion. Motion carried on a unanimous voice vote. 104 105 PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT REPORT 106 107 There was no report from the Public Safety Department. 108 109 PUBLIC SERVICES DEPARTMENT REPORT 110 111 There was no report from the Public Services Department. 112 113 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT REPORT 114 115 6A) Talan Ridge 116 i. First Reading of Ordinance No. 05 -14, Rezoning Property from R -Rural to R -1, 117 Single Family Residential 118 ii. Resolution No. 14 -34, Approving Preliminary Plat 119 120 City Planner Larsen explained that a discrepancy in the legal description for this project has been 121 brought to light and therefore staff is asking to have the matter continued. 122 123 This item was postponed by unanimous consent of the council. 124 125 6B) Resolution No. 14 -35, Approving a Storm Water Maintenance Agreement with Rice 126 Creek Watershed District for Holly Drive Improvements- City Engineer Wedel reported that this 127 improvement project was actually implemented in 2004. The project included a requirement for a 128 storm water maintenance agreement; since that was not executed at that time, staff is bringing the 129 matter forward for council approval at this time. 130 131 Council Member Roeser moved to approve Resolution No. 14 -35 as presented. Council Member 132 Kusterman seconded the motion. Motion carried on a unanimous voice vote. 133 134 UNFINISHED BUSINESS 3 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 16 169 170 COUNCIL MINUTES April 14, 2014 APPROVED There was no Unfinished Business. NEW BUSINESS There was no New Business. COMMUNITY EVENTS MONTHLY RECYCLE DAY will be held at Lino Park (7850 Lake Drive) on Saturday, April 19, 2014 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. See city website for a list of accepted items. FREE PITCH, HIT AND RUN event will be held on Saturday, April 26, 2014 at Sunrise Park (6918 Sunrise Drive, Lino Lakes) with registration beginning at 9:30 a.m., event starts at 10:00 a.m. Please contact Lino Lakes Park and Recreation Department for more information at 651- 982 -2446. COMMUNITY CALENDAR Monday, April 28 4- Monday, April 28 .4+ Monday, April 28 Community Calendar — A Look Ahead April 15, 2014 through April 28, 2014 5:30 pm, Community Room Council Work Session 6:00 pm, Council Chambers Board of Appeal 6:30 pm, Council Chambers City Council Meeting ADJOURN There being no further business, Council Member Rafferty moved to adjourn at 7:20 p.m. Council Member Stoesz seconded the motion. Motion carried on a unanimous voice vote. These minutes were considered and approved at the regular C. eef - • April 28, 2014. e Bartell, City 1 Jerk 4 e ert, Mayor