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Home My WebLink About10-12-2015 Council Meeting MinutesCOUNCIL MINUTES October 12, 2015 APPROVED 1 CITY OF LINO LAKES 2 MINUTES 3 4 DATE : October 12, 2015 5 TIME STARTED : 6:30 p.m. 6 TIME ENDED : 7:05 p.m. 7 MEMBERS PRESENT : Council Member Kusterman, Rafferty, 8 Roeser, and Mayor Reinert 9 MEMBERS ABSENT : Council Member Stoesz 10 11 Staff members present: City Administrator Jeff Karlson; Community Development Director Michael 12 Grochala; City Engineer Diane Hankee; Chief of Police John Swenson; and City Clerk Julie Bartell 13 14 PUBLIC COMMENT 15 16 No one was present to address the council regarding a matter not on the agenda. 17 18 Mayor Reinert announced that the Consent Agenda includes a proclamation honoring Toastmasters 19 International. A representative of the local group, Andy Bennett, was present to receive the 20 proclamation. 21 22 Mr. Bennett gave an overview of the work of Toastmasters and explained the group services available 23 in Lino Lakes. 24 25 SETTING THE AGENDA 26 27 The agenda was approved as presented. 28 29 CONSENT AGENDA 30 31 Council Member Roeser moved to approve the Consent Agenda, Items 1 A through 1 F, as presented. 32 Council Member Kusterman seconded the motion. Motion carried on a voice vote. 33 34 ITEM ACTION 35 36 Consideration of Expenditures: 37 38 October 12, 2015 (Check No. 102306 - 39 102431, $1,523,814.74) Approved 40 41 Centennial Fire District (Check No. 7146- 42 7160, $10,346.32 & US Bank Visa, $1,269.68 Approved 43 44 September 28, 2015 Council Work Session 45 Minutes Approved 1 COUNCIL MINUTES October 12, 2015 APPROVED 46 47 September 28, 2015 City Council Meeting 48 Minutes Approved 49 50 Approve Exempt Gambling Permit for Turkey 51 Bingo and a Scholarship Raffle at St. Joseph's 52 Catholic Church (two events) Approved 53 54 September 28, 2015 Special Work Session Minutes Approved 55 56 Proclamation Honoring Toastmasters Month 57 58 FINANCE DEPARTMENT REPORT 59 60 There was no report from the Finance Department. 61 62 ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT REPORT 63 64 3A) Consider Resolution No. 15-97, Establishing an Annual Appropriation for the Lino 65 Lakes Ambassadors Program- Administrator Karlson explained that the council was asked to 66 establish an annual appropriation to support the Lino Lakes Ambassadors Program. The council 67 agreed upon providing $1,500 annually with stipulations on use. 68 69 Barbara Culp, Lino Lakes Ambassadors Program, addressed the council. She noted that the 70 Ambassadors have been very busy and provided a schedule to the council. She remarked that the 71 float used by the Ambassadors is looking much better since it was updated. Mayor Reinert remarked 72 that the city gets so much great representation from the Ambassadors Program; he see how much the 73 participants benefit from the program also. He is happy that the city is able to support the program. 74 75 Council Member Kusterman noted that the float is still in need of shelter for the winter months. 76 77 Council Member Roeser noted that the Ambassadors Program is one way that the council has 78 identified to help promote the City. The program does great work and the annual city contribution 79 should help that continue. 80 81 Motion by Council Member Roeser to approve Resolution No. 15-97 as presented. Council Member 82 Kusterman seconded the motion. Motion carried on a voice vote. 83 84 PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT REPORT 85 86 4A) Consider Prosecution Contract for Services — Public Safety Director Swenson explained 87 that the action would approve a five-year contract with the city's current prosecutor. The contract 88 has a fixed monthly rate with no annual increases provided. 89 2 COUNCIL MINUTES October 12, 2015 APPROVED 90 Mayor Reinert stated that the council had a good discussion at their work session about this contract 91 and the services provided by Robb Olson. He noted that the council brought Mr. Olson on a few 92 years ago and his work has been excellent. The mayor is comfortable with the five year agreement. 93 94 Council Member Kusterman moved to approve the contract as presented. Council Member Roeser 95 seconded the motion. Motion carried on a voice vote. 96 97 4B) Public Safety Department Update — Public Safety Director Swenson provided the following 98 update: 99 100 - Fire Station Project — Landscaping on the site is underway; glass will be going into the garage 101 doors; work inside the facility is in progress; 102 - Training — one group is in the process of training at Century College and will finish in 103 December; in-house training continues every Monday; 104 - Staffing — there are currently 32 certified firefighters, seven in training and five in the 105 background process 106 107 PUBLIC SERVICES DEPARTMENT REPORT 108 109 There was no report from the Public Services Department. 110 111 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT REPORT 112 113 6A) Resolution No. 15-113, Approving the Joint Powers Agreement between the City of Lino 114 Lakes and the City of Centerville Regarding West Cedar Street Paving — City Engineer Hankee 115 explained that Cedar Street will be paved as part of the NorthPointe Development. Since a portion of 116 that street is utilized for the Centerville Public Works Facility, that city will contribute towards the 117 cost of the improvement. A joint powers agreement is proposed to cover the terms of that 118 contribution. 119 120 Council Member Roeser moved to approve Resolution No. 15-113 as presented. Council Member 121 Rafferty seconded the motion. Motion carried on a voice vote. 122 123 6B) Chapter 1007, Zoning Code Amendment — 124 i. Consider 2nd Reading of Ordinance No. 08-15, Text Amendment for Veterinary 125 Hospitals; 126 ii. Consider Resolution No. 15-114, Approving Summary Publication of Ordinance 127 No. 08-15 128 129 Community Development Director Grochala explained that the text amendment is coming forward for 130 consideration because the city has received a request from a local business owner who would like to 131 relocate due to expansion. The relocation would not be allowed under the current zoning of 132 Neighborhood Business so discussion was initiated to add the business use, veterinary hospital, to 133 allowed uses in that zoning district. The council approved the first reading of the ordinance on 134 September 28. 3 COUNCIL MINUTES October 12, 2015 APPROVED 135 136 Council Member Kusterman moved to waive the full reading of Ordinance No. 08-15. Council 137 Member Roeser seconded the motion. Motion carried on a voice vote. 138 139 Council Member Kusterman moved to approve the 2nd Reading and Passage of Ordinance No. 08-15 140 as presented. Council Member Roeser seconded the motion. Motion carried; Yeas, 4; Nays none 141 (Absent — Stoesz) 142 143 Council Member Kustemian moved to approve Resolution No. 15-114 as presented. Council 144 Member Roeser seconded the motion. Motion carried on a voice vote. 145 146 6C) Consider 1st Reading of Ordinance No. 09-15, Amending City Code Section 1011, 147 entitled Stormwater and Erosion and Sediment Control — Community Development Director 148 Grochala explained that the ordinance basically amends the city's engineering standards on 149 stoiuiwater management sites. The watershed has amended their rules and the city should update its 150 code to coordinate with the updated standards. He briefly reviewed the changes proposed and as 151 outlined in a summary within the staff report. 152 153 Council Member Rafferty moved to approve the lst reading of Ordinance No. 09-15 as presented. 154 Council Member Kusterman seconded the motion. Motion carried on a voice vote. 155 156 UNFINISHED BUSINESS 157 158 There was no Unfinished Business. 159 160 NEW BUSINESS 161 162 Mayor Reinert noted that the council will be discussing the possibility of moving some work session 163 meetings outside of city hall. 164 165 COMMUNITY EVENTS 166 167 LINO LAKES CANDIDATE FORUM will be held at Lino Lakes city hall on Thursday, October 22 168 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. For more information contact the League of Women Voters at 651-224- 169 5445. 170 171 MONTHLY RECYCLE DAY will be held at Lino Park (7850 Lake Drive) on Saturday, October 17 172 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. See city website for a list of accepted items. 173 174 ABSENTEE VOTING has begun. Vote at city hall now through November 2 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 175 p.m. Information is available on the city website to apply for a ballot by mail. 176 177 WALDOCH FARM PUMPKIN PATCH AND CORN MAZE will be open daily September 19 178 through October 31 from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. 179 4 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200 2 202 203 COUNCIL MINUTES APPROVED COMMUNITY CALENDAR October 12, 2015 Community Calendar —A Look Ahead October 12, 2015 through October 26, 2015 • Wednesday, October 14 6:30 pm, Council Chambers Planning & Zoning • Monday, October 26 6:00 pm, Community Room Council Work Session • Monday, October 26 6:30 pm, Council Chambers City Council Meeting ADJOURN There being no further business, Council Member Kusterman moved to adjourn at 7:05 p.m. Council Member Rafferty seconded the motion. Motion carried on a voice vote. These minutes were considered and approved at the regular Council Meeting e tober 26, 2015. e Bartell, City lerk 5 Je T ' ei ert, Mayor