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Home My WebLink About10-13-2014 Council Meeting MinutesCOUNCIL MINUTES October 13, 2014 APPROVED 1 CITY OF LINO LAKES 2 MINUTES 3 4 5 DATE : October 13, 2014 6 TIME STARTED : 6:30 p.m. 7 TEVIE ENDED : 7:10 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 Karison; Community Development Director Michael 13 Grochala; City Planner Katie Larsen; City Engineer Diane Hankee; Public Safety Director John 14 Swenson; and City Clerk Julie Bartell 15 16 PUBLIC COMMENT 17 18 There was no one present wishing to address the council on an item not on the agenda. 19 20 SETTING THE AGENDA 21 22 The agenda was approved as presented. 23 24 SPECIAL CEREMONY 25 26 The Oath of Police Service was administered by Mayor Reinert to newly hired Police Officer Tyler 27 Nelson. 28 29 CONSENT AGENDA 30 31 Council Member Roeser moved to approve the Consent Agenda, Items 1A through 1J as presented. 32 Council Member Kusterman seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. 33 34 ITEM ACTION 35 36 Consideration of Expenditures: 37 38 October 13, 2014, $188,493.52 Approved 39 40 Centennial Fire District $71,364.09 Approved 41 42 September 22, 2014 Council Work Session Minutes Approved 43 44 September 22, 2014 City Council Meeting Minutes Approved 45 COUNCIL MINUTES October 13, 2014 DRAFT 46 Resolution No. 14 -113, Certification of Delinquent 47 Weed and Nuisance Abatement Charges for collection 48 With property taxes payable in 2015 Approved 49 50 Resolution No. 14 -116, Approving additional election 51 judges for the 2014 General Election Approved 52 53 Resolution No. 14 -119, Issuance of a Special Event 54 Permit for Waldoch Farm, Inc. Pumpkin Patch and 55 Corn Maze Approved 56 57 Resolution No. 14 -119, Application for Abatement/ 58 Addition of Special Assessment Approved 59 60 Extension of Employment for Two Part-Time Scanner 61 Operators Approved 62 63 Resolution No. 14 -120, Lawful Gambling Permit for 64 Knights of Columbus Approved 65 66 October 6, 2014 Closed Council Session Minutes Approved 67 68 FINANCE DEPARTMENT REPORT 69 70 There was no report from the Finance Department. 71 72 ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT REPORT 73 74 3A) Resolution No. 14 -117, Approving On -Sale Wine and 3.2 Beer License with Sunday Sales 75 for Tasty Asia Restaurant — City Clerk Bartell reported that the city has a new restaurant opening. 76 Tasty Asia will be opening at 717 Apollo Drive, Suite 140 the first week of November. The owners 77 have applied for a beer and wine license. The application process is complete, the related fees have 78 been paid and insurance information has been provided to the City as required. The applicants were 79 present to answer any questions. 80 81 Council Member Roeser moved to approve Resolution No. 14 -117 as presented. Council Member 82 Kusterman seconded the motion. Motion carried on a unanimous voice vote. 83 84 PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT REPORT 85 86 4A) Public Safety Department Update — Chief Swenson provided an update on the following: 87 88 - The Deputy Director of Public Safety — Fire has been hired and although he has not officially 89 begun his employment, he has been engaged in the interview process for new firefighters; 2 COUNCIL MINUTES October 13, 2014 DRAFT 90 Given the current numbers including staff, there will be 35 people completing training in July 91 and ready for firefighter service; recruitment efforts are continuing; 92 - Finalizing asset distribution through the Centennial Fire District; there is an opportunity to 93 buy additional equipment from area departments who are selling; 94 - Discussion of design of the new fire station is underway; a design decision is anticipated in 95 November for bids in January of 2015. 96 97 Council Member Kusterman discussed the recruitment area for the new station; Chief Swenson is 98 currently recruiting following standards. 99 100 Mayor Reinert noted that the fire service model that the city is moving to is becoming more and more 101 popular; it is proving to be very efficient. He remarked that the city is ahead of schedule in moving to 102 the new model and assumptions have been proven all along the way. He noted that Chief Swenson 103 has been ultra - professional in bringing the effort to this point and soon he will have the assistance of 104 the new Deputy Director of Fire Services. He applauded the work of Chief Swenson. 105 106 The council will continue receiving updates from the Public Safety Department. 107 108 PUBLIC SERVICES DEPARTMENT REPORT 109 110 There was no report from the Public Services Department. 111 112 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT REPORT 113 114 6A) Isabell Estates: i. Resolution No. 14 -114, Approving a Final Plat; ii. Resolution No. 14- 115 115, Approving Development Agreement — City Planner Larsen reviewed the written report, 116 explaining that the resolutions approve the final actions on this subdivision development. She 117 reviewed the fees, the project's consistency with the preliminary plan, the standard development 118 contract that is included and the developer's election to pay trunk fees up front rather than by 119 assessment. 120 121 Council Member Kusterman moved to approve Resolution No. 14 -114 and Resolution No. 14 -115 as 122 presented. Council Member Roeser seconded the motion. Motion carried on a unanimous voice vote. 123 124 6B) Resolution No. 14 -120, Accepting Quotes and Awarding a Contract for the 2014 Surface 125 Water Management Project — City Engineer Hankee reviewed her written report outlining this 126 year's program. Elements of the project were explained. 127 128 Council Member Roeser moved to approve Resolution No. 14 -120 as presented. Council Member 129 Kusterman seconded the motion. Motion carried on a unanimous voice vote. 130 131 6C) Resolution No. 14 -121, Approving a Settlement Agreement with First Resource Bank 132 regarding the I35E /CSAH 14 Interchange Improvement Project — Community Development 133 Director Grochala noted the settlement agreement regarding assessments for the project. As 3 COUNCIL MINUTES October 13, 2014 DRAFT 134 discussed by the council in a previous session, a settlement has been worked out and this agreement 135 would provide for it to proceed. 136 137 Council Member Kusterman remarked that the city engages in a settlement such as this because there 138 is risk. The council has made a careful consideration of the matter and he believes that the settlement 139 is the correct direction. 140 141 Council Member Roeser moved to approve Resolution No. 121 as presented. Council Member 142 Rafferty seconded the motion. Motion carried on a unanimous voice vote. 143 144 6D) Resolution No. 14 -122, Ordering Improvement, Accepting Bids and Awarding a 145 Construction Contract for the NorthPointe Street and Utility Improvements — City Engineer 146 Hankee reviewed the written staff report. The bid results are included in the report. Council 147 Member Kusterman noted that the low bid is quite a lot lower than the others; is that any cause for 148 concern? Ms. Hanke indicated that her company has worked with the low bid firm before and there 149 have been no problems. She would intend to follow the bid items carefully. 150 151 Council Member Roeser moved to approve Resolution No. 14 -122 as presented. Council Member 152 Kusterman seconded the motion. Motion carried on a unanimous voice vote. 153 154 UNFINISHED BUSINESS 155 156 There was no Unfinished Business. 157 158 NEW BUSINESS 159 160 There was no New Business. 161 162 COMMUNITY EVENTS 163 164 PALEOS RESTAURANT has recently opened at 566 Lilac Street. 165 166 MONTHLY RECYCLE DAY will be held at Lino Park (7850 Lake Drive) on Saturday, October 18 167 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. See city website for a list of accepted items. 168 169 LITTLE GOBLIN COSTUME PARTY will be held at Wargo Nature Center, 7701 Main Street on 170 Friday, October 24 from 6:30 p.m. — 8:00 p.m. 171 172 WALDOCH FARM PUMPKIN PATCH AND CORN MAZE is open daily to the public through 173 October 31 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. 174 175 176 177 178 4 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 ADJOURN 187 188 There being no further business, Council Member Kusterman moved to adjourn at 7:15 p.m. Council 189 Member Roeser seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. 190 191 These minutes were considered and approved at the regular Council Meeting, October 27, 2014. 192 193 194 1 196 Ju l.nne Bartell, City C -rk 197 COUNCIL MTTUTES DRAFT COMMUNITY CALENDAR October 13, 2014 Monday, October 27 Monday, October 27 Communtg' Calendar — A Look Ahead October 13, 2014 through October 27, 2014 6:00 pm, Community Room Council Work Session 6:30 pm, Council Chambers City Council Meeting 5 Jeff Rein