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Home My WebLink About02/25/2008 Council Minutes (2)APPROVED 1 CITY OF LINO LAKES • 2 MINUTES 3 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING 4 5 DATE : February 25, 2008 6 TIME STARTED : 6:30 p.m. 7 TIME ENDED : 7:12 p.m. 8 MEMBERS PRESENT : Council Member Gallup, Reinert, O'Donnell, 9 Stoltz and Mayor Bergeson 10 MEMBERS ABSENT : none 11 12 Staff members present: City Administrator, Gordon Heitke; City Attorney, Scott Baumgartner; 13 Community Development Director, Michael Grochala; Public Safety Director, Dave Pecchia 14 15 PUBLIC COMMENT 16 17 There was no one present for public comment. 18 19 SETTING THE AGENDA 20 21 The agenda was approved, as presented. 22 23 STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS 024 25 Mayor Bergeson presented his State of the City address. Highlights: the comprehensive plan 26 update, with the unique inclusion of a wetland resource management plan; the City's receipt of 27 the 2007 Environmental Initiative Award; the City's Five Year Plan; future challenges due to 28 decline in growth; reconstruction of the 35W/Lake Drive Interchange and the interchange over 29 35W and Main Street; the recommendations of the Charter Task Force to amend the City Charter 30 regarding the public improvement process; police department services, awards and community 31 involvement; community development activities including completion of the city's portion of the 32 community green in town square; the addition of the YMCA to the community and other new 33 developments; new housing in Town Square; a planned new county library facility; park land 34 improvements and recreation program availability. He offered thanks to city residents for their 35 involvement and engagement. 36 37 CONSENT AGENDA 38 39 Council Member Stoltz moved to approve the Consent Agenda. Council Member O'Donnell 40 seconded the motion. Motion carried on a voice vote. 41 42 ITEM ACTION 43 44 Consideration of Expenditures: 45 046 February 25, 2008 (Check No. 82301 through 82396), COUNCIL MINUTES February 25, 2008 APPROVED •47 $852,758.51; Approved 48 49 Centennial Fire District (Check No. 3116 through 50 3132), $30,948.99 Approved 51 52 Approval of February 4, 2008 Council Work Session 53 Minutes Approved 54 55 Approval of February 11, 2008 Liquor Compliance 56 Hearing Minutes Approved 57 58 Approval of February 11, 2008 City Council Meeting 59 Minutes Approved 60 61 Lake Drive/35W Improvement Project 62 a) Consideration of Resolution No. 08-24, Approving Change 63 Order No. 9, Michael Grochala Approved 64 65 b) Consideration of Resolution No. 08-25, Approving Change 66 Order No. 10, Michael Grochala Approved 67 68 c) Consideration of Resolution No. 08-26, Approving Change �69 Order No. 11, Michael Grochala Approved 70 71 Consideration of Resolution No. 08-27, Approving Change 72 Order No. 4, Legacy at Woods Edge — Phase 2 Street Lighting 73 Improvements, Michael Grochala Approved 74 75 76 FINANCE DEPARTMENT REPORT, AL ROLEK 77 78 There was no report from the Finance Department. 79 80 ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT REPORT, DAN TESCH 81 82 There was no report from the Administration Department. 83 84 PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT REPORT, DAVE PECCHIA 85 86 Police Department Administrative Staffing Reorganization — Public Safety Director Pecchia 87 reviewed the Police Department proposal to add a Community Relations Coordinator to enhance 88 community volunteer services to the community. The restructuring proposal also includes the 89 addition of two CSO positions and upgrade of a clerical position. The budget impact will be a 90 savings to the department approved budget. The salary for the proposed Community Relations 91 Coordinator is presented for review; the other affected positions are covered by union contract •92 and as such will be negotiated with AFSCME. 2 COUNCIL MINUTES February 25, 2008 APPROVED .93 94 It was clarified that although the Community Relations Coordinator position falls as third in line 95 for department command, that person would not be functioning as a leader in police operations. 96 As volunteer functions continue to grow and with the value that brings, having a person to guide 97 those activities will maximize the contribution to the department. 98 99 Council Member O'Donnell moved to approve the staff recommendation. Council Member 100 Gallup seconded the motion. Motion carried on a voice vote. 101 102 PUBLIC SERVICES DEPARTMENT REPORT, RICK DEGARDNER 103 104 There was no report from the Public Services Department. 105 106 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT REPORT, MICHAEL GROCHALA 107 108 Consideration of 2nd Reading of Ordinance No. 02-08, Rezoning Certain Real Property from 109 PUD (Planned Unit Development) to R -1X (Single Family Executive, Vaughn's 1St Addition — 110 Community Development Director Grochala reviewed the written report. This site was previously 111 approved for a development but that did not occur and the approval has subsequently expired. The 112 request before the council now is for a one lot subdivision that will result in two lots platted. There is 113 nothing that precludes development of the island in the future but nothing approving it either. Area 114 residents were invited to comment on this rezoning request at the Planning and Zoning Board in At 15 January. W16 117 Council Member Reinert moved to dispense with full reading of the ordinance. Council Member 118 Gallup seconded the motion. Motion carried on a voice vote. 119 120 Council Member Reinert moved to approve 2nd reading and adoption of Ordinance No. 02-08 as 121 presented. Council Member Gallup seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken. Motion 122 carried as follows: Yeas, 5; Nays none. 123 124 Consideration of rt Reading of Ordinance No. 03-08, Repealing Sections 502, 503, 506 and 507 125 of the City Code and Adopting a New Chapter 503 Entitled Animal Control Regulations - 126 Community Development Director Grochala reviewed the proposed ordinance. Staff is presenting an 127 updated animal ordinance for the City Code that will combine and improve existing code language as 128 well as update the city's regulations to conform with state law. Staff has reviewed model language 129 recommended by the League of Minnesota Cities and various neighboring city ordinances to draft the 130 current proposal. Regulation revisions include more restriction in the area of restraint, updates to 131 kennel licensing (removing conditional use permit requirement for private kennels), regulations 132 regarding dangerous animals, regulations relative to the keeping of pigeons and new restrictions on 133 farm animals in residential areas. Adoption of this ordinance will call for some subsequent changes in 134 definitions within the Zoning Code and, if the ordinance is approved, staff will present those changes 135 in the future. Staff is also reviewing the possibility of adding language related to hunting dogs. 136 43 37 There was some concern by a council member that the ordinance would be among the most restrictive 8 in the vicinity. 3 COUNCIL MINUTES February 25, 2008 APPROVED a39 40 Council Member Stoltz moved to dispense with full reading of the ordinance. Council Member 141 O'Donnell seconded the motion. Motion carried. 142 143 Council Member Stoltz moved to approve 1st reading of Ordinance No. 03-08 as presented. 144 Council Member O'Donnell seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken. Motion carried as 145 follows: Yeas, 5; Nays none. 146 147 Unfinished Business 148 There was no unfinished business. 149 150 New Business 151 152 Approval of January 28, 2008 Council Work Session Minutes Council Member Stoltz 153 absent 154 155 Council Member O'Donnell moved to approve the minutes of the January 28, 2008 Council 156 Work Session as presented. Council Member Reinert seconded the motion. Motion carried. 157 Council Member Stoltz abstained. 158 159 Approval of January 28, 2008 City Council Meeting Minutes Council Member Stoltz 160 absent .61 62 Council Member O'Donnell moved to approve the minutes of the January 28, 2008 City Council 163 Meeting as presented. Council Member Reinert seconded the motion. Motion carried. Council 164 Member Stoltz abstained. 165 166 167 There being no further business, Council Member Gallup moved to adjourn at 7:12 p.m. Council 168 Member O'Donnell seconded the motion. Motion carried. 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 083 f4 114 Community Calendar — A Look Ahead February 26, 2008 through March 10, 2008 Tuesday, February 26 Wednesday, February 27 Wednesday, February 27 Thursday, February 28 Monday, March 3 Monday, March 3 Thursday, March 6 Monday, March 10 6:00 pm, Council Workroom 6:00 pm, Council Workroom 6:30 pm, Council Chambers 6:30 pm, Police Work Rm 5:30 pm, Community Room cancelled 7:00 am, Community Room 6:30 pm, Council Chambers Advisory Bd Interviews Advisory Bd Interviews Environmental Board Spec. Charter Comm Mtg Council Work Session Park Board EDAC Council Meeting 4 COUNCIL MINUTES APPROVED February 25, 2008 W84 These minutes were considered and approved at the regular City Council Meeting on March 10, 85 2008. 186 187 188 189 190 Jut 1' ' artell, City C erk • • 4rrii John Bergeson, Mayor