HomeMy WebLinkAbout09/11/2006 Council MinutesCOUNCIL MINUTES SEPTEMBER 11, 2006
APPROVED
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5 DATE : September 11, 2006
6 TIME STARTED : 6:30 p.m.
7 TIME ENDED : 7:53 p.m.
8 MEMBERS PRESENT : Councilmember Carlson, O'Donnell, Reinert,
9 Stoltz and Mayor Bergeson
10 MEMBERS ABSENT : None
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12 Staff members present: Director of Administration, Dan Tesch; City Attorney, Bill Hawkins;
13 Community Development Director, Mike Grochala (part); Chief of Police, Dave Pecchia (part); City
14 Engineer, Jim Studenski; City Planner, Jeff Smyser; Finance Director, Al Rolek; Associate Planner,
15 Paul Bengtson (part); and City Clerk, Julie Bartell
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17 OPEN MIKE
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19 No one was present for open mike.
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21 SETTING THE AGENDA
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23 Item 2D, Public Hearing - Establish a Municipal Building and Facilities Capital Improvement Plan
24 for 2006 - 2010 was moved to the first item under the Finance Department report.
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26 Item IC, Consider Approval of August 28, 2006 Council Work Session Minutes, was moved to Item
27 8A under New Business.
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29 Item 1E, Consider Accepting Donation from Lexington Fireman's Relief Association for 2006 Safety
30 Camp was moved to Item 8B under New Business.
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32 The agenda was approved as amended.
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34 CONSENT AGENDA
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36 Council Member Carlson moved to approve the Consent Agenda, as amended. Council Member
37 Stoltz seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.
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39 ITEM ACTION
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41 Consideration of Expenditures:
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Aimk 43 September 11, 2006 (Check No. 77581 -
lip 44 77675, $270,077.14) Approved
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COUNCIL MINUTES SEPTEMBER 11, 2006
APPROVED
• 1 Centennial Fire District (Check No.
2 15318 —15331, $2,325.11) Approved
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4 August 21, 2006 Council Work Session
5 Minutes Approved
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7 August 18, 2006 City Council Meeting
8 Minutes Approved
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10 Resolution No. 06-149, Approving Application for
11 An On -Sale Wine and Beer License for Jason's
12 Bobby & Steve's Auto World at 7090 21st Ave S Approved
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14 Resolution No. 06-151, Approving Payment Request
15 No. 5 (Final) and Compensating Change Order No. 1,
16 2005 Birch Street Trail Improvements Approved
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18 Resolution No. 06-150, Approving Application for an
19 Exempt Lawful Gambling Permit for Raffle, Cystic
20 Fibrosis Foundation Approved
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• 22 FINANCE DEPARTMENT REPORT, AL ROLEK
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24 Public Hearing — Establish a Municipal Building and Facilities Capital Improvement Plan for
25 2006 — 2007; Consideration of Resolution No. 06-146, Approving a Municipal Buildings and
26 Facilities Capital Improvement Plan for 2006-2010 and Confirming Intent to Issue Bonds -
27 Finance Director Rolek advised at the August 7 work session staff brought before the Council an
28 opportunity to refinance the outstanding Lease Revenue Bonds of 1998A, issued for the construction
29 of the Civic Center Complex, with General Obligation Capital Improvement Plan bonds.
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31 Finance Director Rolek stated this refinancing effort is complicated somewhat by the operating lease
32 between the City and the Centennial School District. The City's bond counsel has reviewed the
33 original bond documents and has determined that, because the District leases and occupies
34 approximately 20% of the Civic Center Complex for its ECFE, the City can only acquire and
35 refinance the remaining 80% of the Complex that is comprised of the City Hall and Police buildings.
36 However, the City will still realize present value savings in excess of $226,000 from the refinancing
37 action.
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39 Finance Director Rolek advised after holding the required public hearing on the CIP, staff
40 recommends the adoption of Resolution No. 06-145 approving the Municipal Buildings and Facilities
41 Capital Improvement Plan and confirming the City's intent to issue bonds for the acquisition of the
42 City Hall and Police building portions of the Civic Center Complex.
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• 44 Mayor Bergeson opened the public hearing at 6:40 p.m.
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COUNCIL MINUTES SEPTEMBER 11, 2006
APPROVED
• I Council Member O'Donnell moved to close the public hearing at 6:41 p.m. Council Member Reinert
2 seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.
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4 Council Member O'Donnell moved to approve Resolution No. 06-146, as presented. Council
5 Member Carlson seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.
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7 Consider Resolution No. 06-142, Adopting Proposed 2007 General Operating Budget — Finance
8 Director Rolek advised the budget proposed for 2007 is $9,609,245, an 11.64% increase from the
9 budget adopted for 2006. The state's re -implementation of the market value homestead credit aid for
10 2007 provides the City the opportunity to meet its growing needs for infrastructure maintenance and
11 maintain municipal services at current levels. The City Council, after long discussions and a number
12 of compromises, has crafted a budget that meets these needs and lowers the City's tax rate to the
13 taxpayers.
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15 Finance Director Rolek noted the departmental budgets within the proposed budget may be further
16 reviewed by the City Council and staff between September 11 and December 11, 2006, for changes, if
17 needed.
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19 Council Member Reinert moved to approve Resolution No. 06-142, as presented. Council Member
20 Stoltz seconded the motion. Motion carried with Council Member Carlson voting nay.
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• 22 Consider Resolution No. 06-143, Adopting Preliminary 2006/2007 Property Tax Levy — Finance
23 Director Rolek advised Market Value Homestead Credit will be re -implemented by the state for 2007,
24 allowing the City Council to respond to growing needs while lowering the City tax rate. The
25 proposed budget incorporates two staff positions (one of which is a promotion) and continues the
26 programs for the maintenance of the City's capital equipment and infrastructure. With these changes
27 to the budget, the levy as proposed will increase by 6.64% over 2006, while the tax base grew by
28 11/37%. The proposed levy is expected to result in a City tax rate of 40.047% for 2007, down from
29 41.362% in 2006.
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31 Finance Director Rolek stated the proposed levy is the City's maximum levy for 2006/2007. The
32 final levy may be decreased, but cannot be more than the proposed levy when it is adopted in
33 December. He noted the total levy includes funding for the general operating budget, general bonded
34 debt and tax abatement under agreements between the City and Target and Kohl's.
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36 Council Member O'Donnell moved to approve Resolution No. 06-143, as presented. Council
37 Member Reinert seconded the motion. Motion carried with Council Member Carlson voting nay.
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39 Consider Resolution No. 06-144, Setting Truth -in -Taxation Hearing Date — Finance Director
40 Rolek advised Resolution No. 06-144 would set Monday, December 11, 2006, 6:00 p.m. as the date
41 for the City's Truth in Taxation hearing. A continuation hearing, if needed, would be held Monday,
42 December 18, 2006, at 6:00 p.m. with final adoption of the 2006 - 2007 tax levy and 2007 general
43 operating budget immediately following the continuation hearing on December 18, 2006.
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COUNCIL MINUTES SEPTEMBER 11, 2006
APPROVED
• 1 Council Member Stoltz moved to adopt Resolution No. 06-144, as presented. Council Member
2 O'Donnell seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.
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4 ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT REPORT, DAN TESCH
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6 Consider Resolution No. 06-155, Referring a Proposed Amendment of the Lino Lakes City
7 Charter to the November 7, 2006 General Election — City Clerk Bartell advised the City Council
8 was presented with a petition with more than 500 signatures at its September 26, 2005 meeting. The
9 petition requested that the Council place the question of whether "to not allow City Council Members
10 (including the Mayor) to also be members of the Lino Lakes Charter Commission" on the November
11 2006 election ballot. The City Attorney reviewed the petition and advised the Council that the
12 petition was advisory in nature and that it is the decision of the Council whether to carry out the
13 request of the petitioners.
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15 City Clerk Bartell stated the Charter Commission discussed the proposed amendment at their April
16 13, 2006 and July 13, 2006 meetings. The Charter Commission proposed a revised amendment as
17 described in the packets. The Council discussed this issue at their September 6, 2006 work session
18 and directed staff to prepare the amendment as requested in the petition with no revisions for
19 placement on the November 7, 2006 general election ballot.
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21 City Clerk Bartell noted the City Attorney has prepared the ballot question in the form of Resolution
• 22 No. 06-144; the language must be submitted to Anoka County by September 15, 2006 in order to be
23 included on the November ballot.
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25 Council Member Stoltz moved to approve Resolution No. 06-155, as presented. Council Member
26 O'Donnell seconded the motion.
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28 Council Member Carlson amended the motion to include the statement per the recommendation from
29 the Charter Commission regarding a Council liaison. Motion failed with no second.
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31 Motion carried unanimously.
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33 Consideration of Personnel Policy Adjustments Regarding Health Care Savings Account -
34 Administration Director Tesch advised in order for non-union employees to participate in the State's
35 Health Care Savings Plan, enabling language must be placed in the City's Personnel Policy. He read
36 the amendment that staff is recommending fulfilling the requirement.
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38 Council Member Carlson moved to approve the enabling language to the Personnel Policy, as
39 presented. Council Member O'Donnell seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.
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41 PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT REPORT, DAVE PECCHIA
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43 There was no report from the Public Safety Department.
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45 PUBLIC SERVICES DEPARTMENT REPORT, RICK DEGARDNER
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COUNCIL MINUTES SEPTEMBER 11, 2006
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2 There was no report from the Public Services Department.
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4 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT REPORT, MICHAEL GROCHALA
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6 Consideration of Second Reading, Ordinance No. 06-06, Rezone to Planned Unit Development,
7 The Preserve, Jeff Smyser — City Planner Smyser advised the City Council approved the first
8 reading of the ordinance on August 28, 2006. This evening is the second reading of the ordinance.
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10 City Planner Smyser noted staff has added a brief statement in Section 3 of the ordinance stating that
11 the requirements of the R -1X zone and the rest of the zoning ordinance apply to anything not
12 specifically laid out in the development plans. This would include such things as accessory building
13 sizes, accessory uses, etc.
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15 Council Member Reinert moved to approve second reading, Ordinance No. 06-06, as presented.
16 Council Member Stoltz seconded the motion.
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18 A roll call vote was taken: four yeas and Council Member Carlson voting nay.
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20 Consideration of Resolution No. 06-145, Approving Conditional Use Permit for Dog kennel,
21 Paul Bengtson — Associate Planner Bengtson advised Margo Polta has requested approval of a
4110 22 Conditional Use Permit to allow a private dog kennel at 575 Ash Street. This application is required
23 due to the current animal ordinance, which limits the number of dogs kept on this property. The dog
24 ordinance of the City Code limits the number of dogs on a property to two. This can be increased to
25 four with the approval of the City of a Conditional Use Permit and a license for a private dog kennel.
26 The applicant is proposing to keep three adult dogs on the premises.
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28 Associate Planner Bengtson reviewed the staff analysis noting staff is recommending approval based
29 on conditions.
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31 Council Member O'Donnell moved to approve Resolution No. 06-145, as presented. Council
32 Member Reinert seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.
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34 UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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36 There was no Unfinished Business.
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38 NEW BUSINESS
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40 Consider Approval of August 28, 2006 Council Work Session Minutes — Council Member Reinert
41 moved to table the August 28, 2006 Council Work Session Minutes to investigate the noted reduction
42 in the Centennial Fire District budget by $24,000. Council Member Carlson seconded the motion.
43 Motion carried unanimously.
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COUNCIL MINUTES SEPTEMBER 11, 2006
APPROVED
1 Consider Accepting Donation from Lexington Fireman's Relief Association for 2006 Safety
2 Camp — Finance Director Rolek stated as has been done in past years, the Lexington Fireman's Relief
3 Association has made contribution to the Centennial Fire District to defray the cost of the annual
4 Safety Camp.
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6 Finance Director Rolek advised in remaining consistent with past practice, staffs recommendation is
7 to accept the donation of charitable gambling proceeds from the Lexington Fireman's Relief
8 Association in the amount of $1,500 and authorize the issuance of a check in the amount of $1,500 to
9 the Centennial Fire District to be used for the annual Safety Camp. This transaction will have no net
10 affect on the City's 2006 budget.
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12 Council Member Carlson moved to accept the donation of charitable gambling proceeds from the
13 Lexington Fireman's Relief Association in the amount of $1,500 and authorize the issuance of a
14 check in the amount of $1,500 to the Centennial Fire District to defray the cost of the annual Safety
15 Camp, as presented. Council Member Stoltz seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.
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17 COMMUNITY CALENDAR AUGUST 15, 2006 THROUGH AUGUST 28, 2006:
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19 Election Day (Primary), Tuesday, September 12, 2006, 7:00 a.m. — 8:00 p.m.
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21 Planning & Zoning Board Meeting, Wednesday, September 13, 2006, 6:30 p.m.
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23 ADJOURN
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25 There being no further business, Council Member Carlson moved to adjourn at 7:53 p.m. Council
26 Member Stoltz seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.
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28 These minutes were considered and approved at the regular Council Meeting, September 25, 2006.
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33 Juli. Bartell, City C erk John Bergeson, Mayor
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CITY OF LINO LAKES
NOTICE OF CLOSED CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Monday, October 9, 2006
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that it is expected that the Lino Lakes City
Council will meet in a closed session on Monday, October 9, 2006, at 6:00 p.m. at
Lino Lakes City Hall, 600 Town Center Parkway, Lino Lakes, Minnesota. The
purpose of the closed meeting is to discuss a personnel matter.
This meeting is not open to the public.
If you have any questions or need special accommodations, please call the City
Clerk at 651-982-2400.
Julie Bartell, City Clerk
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