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Home My WebLink About02/26/2007 Council Minutes (2)1 2 3 4 COUNCIL MINUTES February 26, 2007 APPROVED CITY OF LINO LAKES MINUTES 5 DATE : February 26, 2007 6 TIME STARTED : 6:34 p.m. 7 TIME ENDED : 7:12 p.m. 8 MEMBERS PRESENT : Councilmember Carlson, O'Donnell, Reinert, 9 and Mayor Bergeson 10 MEMBERS ABSENT : Councilmember Stoltz 11 12 Staff members present: City Administrator, Gordon Heitke; City Attorney, William Hawkins; 13 Community Development Director, Michael Grochala; Chief of Police, Dave Pecchia; City Engineer, 14 Jim Studenski; Senior Planner, Jeff Smyser; and City Clerk, Julie Bartell 15 16 OPEN MIKE 17 18 No one was present for open mike. 19 20 SETTING THE AGENDA 21 1122 The agenda was approved as presented. 3 24 CONSENT AGENDA 25 26 Council Member O'Donnell moved to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. Council Member 27 Reinert seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. 28 29 ITEM ACTION 30 31 Consideration of Expenditures: 32 33 February 26, 2007 (Check No. 79412 — 34 79533, $570,912.40) Approved 35 36 Centennial Fire District (Check No. 2531- 37 2549, $19,917.75) Approved 38 39 February 7, 2007, 2007 Council Work Session 40 Minutes Approved 41 42 February 12, 2007 City Council Meeting 43 Minutes Approved 45 1 COUNCIL MINUTES February 26, 2007 APPROVED •46 FINANCE DEPARTMENT REPORT, AL ROLEK 47 48 There was no report from the Finance Department. 49 50 ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT REPORT, DAN TESCH 51 52 There was no report from the Administration Department. 53 54 PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT REPORT, DAVE PECCHIA 55 56 Police Department 2006 Annual Report — Police Chief Pecchia provided an overview of the 57 department's 2006 activities and accomplishments. The following areas were highlighted: 58 Community policing through the use of police teams, multi -housing education program, 59 environmental design, public safety citizens academy program, virtual block club, National Night Out 60 participation, youth programs such as safety camp and Teens Behind the Wheel seminar, and direct 61 citizen involvement through the Lino Lakes Public Safety Citizen's Commission. The volunteer 62 activities alone that are utilized through these programs is valued at more than $84,000. The 63 department continue to utilize grant programs whenever that is possible. 64 65 Chief Pecchia noted that emergency management is a priority and progress in that area included 66 National Incident Management System (NIMS) training for all police department, city hall, and public 067 works staff as well as city council members. For new officers hired in 2006, the department instituted 68 a new training program, Police Training Officer Program (PTO), emphasizing a problem -based 69 learning philosophy. 70 71 In reviewing the statistics portion of the report, Chief Pecchia recalled the high marks received by the 72 department in the recent citizen survey and added that the department has maintained the lowest Part I 73 and Part II crime index in all of Anoka County. 74 75 Council Member O'Donnell moved to accept the Police Department Annual Report as presented. 76 Council Member Carlson seconded the motion. The Council directed the City Administrator to send 77 an acknowledgement from the council commending the department on their fine job in 2006. Motion 78 carried unanimously. 79 80 PUBLIC SERVICES DEPARTMENT REPORT, RICK DEGARDNER 81 82 There was no report from the Public Services Department. 83 84 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT REPORT, MICHAEL GROCHALA 85 86 Consideration of Resolution No. 07-33, Approving 2007 Environmental Board Goals — 87 Environmental Coordinator Asleson noted that the Environmental Board annually sets goals as part of 88 their work program. He introduced the chair of the Board, Mary Jo O'Dea who presented the goals as 089 they are included in Resolution No. 07-33. 90 2 COUNCIL MINUTES February 26, 2007 APPROVED 091 The Council offered thanks to the Board for their work. 92 93 Council Member O'Donnell moved to approve Resolution No. 07-33 as presented. Council Member 94 Reinert seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. 95 96 Consideration of First Reading of Ordinance No. 01-07, Establishing a Moratorium on the 97 Construction and/or Alteration of Electronic Sign Message Boards — Senior Planner Smyser 98 explained that staff is recommending adoption of a moratorium on digital, changing signs to address 99 recent concerns about the issue in the metro area. The city's current sign ordinance prohibits flashing 100 signs. However, if this ordinance receives its first reading and is then adopted after a second reading, 101 staff would intend to work with the City Attorney to study the issue and the sign characteristics and 102 the potential need to amend the city's sign ordinance. 103 104 Council Member Carlson moved to approve First Reading of Ordinance No. 01-07, as presented. 105 Council Member Reinert seconded the motion. 106 107 A roll call vote was taken: four yeas and zero nays. Motion carried unanimously. Council Member 108 Stoltz was absent. 109 110 Consideration of Resolution No. 07-31, Approving Plans and Specifications and Authorizing 111 Advertisement for Bids for the 2007 Sealcoat Program — City Engineer Studenski stated that in 012 accordance with the city's Pavement Management Plan, staff has selected the streets to be sealcoated 13 in 2007. A map was shown indicating approximately seven miles of roadway work planned to begin 114 in June. Staff is recommending approval of the plans as presented and authorization to seek bids for 115 the work. 116 117 Council Member O'Donnell moved to approve Resolution No. 07-31 as presented. Council Member 118 Reinert seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. 119 120 Consideration of Resolution No. 07-32, Approving Plans and Specifications and Authorizing 121 Advertisement for Bids for the 2007 Overlay Project — City Engineer Studenski stated that in 122 accordance with the city's Pavement Management Plan, staff has selected the streets to be overlaid in 123 2007. A map was shown indicating the overlay roadway work planned to begin this summer. Staff is 124 recommending approval of the plans as presented and authorization to seek bids for the work. 125 126 Council Member Reinert moved to approve Resolution No. 07-32 as presented. Council Member 127 Reinert seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. 128 129 Consideration of Resolution No. 07-35, Approving No Parking Designation on Main Street 130 (County State Aid Highway 14) from Interstate 35W to 35E — Community Development Director 131 Grochala explained that Anoka County will be reconstructing County Road 14 from Highway 35E to 132 35W beginning in 2007. State Aid rules require that on -street parking not be allowed on this roadway 3 during the reconstruction and that the affected municipality designate the restriction. Staff is 3 s 4 recommending concurrence with the requirement. 135 3 COUNCIL MINUTES February 26, 2007 APPROVED 036 Council Member O'Donnell moved to approve Resolution No. 07-35 as presented. Council Member 137 Carlson seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. 138 139 Consideration of Resolution No. 07-36, Approving a Partnership Agreement with the MnDOT 140 regarding I35W/Lake Drive Intersection Construction Engineering — Community Development 141 Director Grochala explained that the 135W/Lake Drive Interchange project is moving forward in 2007 142 and the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) has agreed to perform construction 143 engineering services for the majority of the project. Staff is recommending that the city enter into an 144 agreement with MnDOT relative to this partnership agreement and payment for services. 145 146 Council Member Carlson moved to approve Resolution No. 07-36 as presented. Council Member 147 O'Donnell seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. 148 149 UNFINISHED BUSINESS 150 151 There was no Unfinished Business. 152 153 NEW BUSINESS 154 155 There was no New Business. 156 7 COMMUNITY CALENDAR NOVEMBER 28 THROUGH DECEMBER 8, 2006: 58 159 A) Wednesday, February 28, 6:30 p.m., Environmental Board 160 B) Thursday, March 1, 7:00 a.m., EDAC 161 C) Monday, March 5, 6:30 p.m., Park Board 162 D) Monday, March 5, 5:30 p.m., Council Work Session 163 E) Wednesday, March 7, 6:30 p.m., Comprehensive Plan Update Meeting 164 F) Monday, March 12, 6:30 p.m., Council Meeting 165 ADJOURN 166 167 There being no further business, Council Member Reinert moved to adjourn at 7:12 p.m. Council 168 Member Carlson seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. 169 170 These minutes were considered and approved at the regular Council Meeting, March 12, 2007. 171 2 gr 3 174 Juli e Bartell, City lerk 4 RAhlrftgeisfinr74.1