HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-26-2015 Council Work Session MinutesCITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION October 26, 2015
APPROVED
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4 DATE : October 26, 2015
5 TIME STARTED : 6:00 p.m.
6 TIME ENDED : 6:25 p.m.
7 MEMBERS PRESENT : Council Member Stoesz, Rafferty, Roeser
8 and Mayor Reinert
9 MEMBERS ABSENT : Council Member Kusterman
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12 Staff members present: City Administrator Jeff Karlson; Community Development
13 Director Grochala; City Planner Katie Larsen; City Engineer Diane Hankee; Deputy
14 Director of Public Safety -Police Kelly McCarthy; Community Development Intern Keith
15 Dahl
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17 Review Regular City Council Agenda of October 26, 2015-
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19 - 1A) City Expenditures — Council Member Rafferty noted the FEMA Bonuses
20 listed as expenditures. Administrator Karlson gave a brief explanation of the
21 program that provides those bonuses.
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23 - 4A) Accepting Traffic Safety Grant — Deputy Police Chief McCarthy explained
24 that the action is to request renewal of the grant. It was confirmed that it is a four -
25 year program and the city is about six months in. Mayor Reinert suggested that
26 it would be prudent for the council to review how this is working for the city at
27 certain periods during the grant term.
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29 - 6A) Adopting Special Assessments for Individual Utility Connections — Engineer
30 Hankee reviewed the three properties where connections have been voluntarily
31 requested and that would be fully assessed for the costs. She noted that one of
32 the projects is the new Gracewood Assisted Living Facility and that assessment is
33 substantial.
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35 As part of the discussion, the council requested an update on the review of charges
36 for the Fiesta Cancun Restaurant. The charges to that property have actually be
37 reduced by about one-half.
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39 - 6E) Vacation of Drainage and Utility Easements for NorthPointe Development —
40 Planner Larsen review the requested vacations. In this case, the developer is
41 requesting the vacation of an early action on easements in order to clear the title.
42 Staff supports the request because there are proper easements in place and those
43 that would be vacated are actually overlapping.
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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION October 26, 2015
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45 - 6F) Variance to Allow for Garage Construction at 6602 Pheasant Run — Intern
46 Dahl explained the variance request and that staff is actually recommending a ten
47 foot variance (less than requested by the property owner). He reviewed the
48 location of the property and proposed garage on an overhead map. Mayor
49 Reinert noted that the property is off of Birch Street, an Anoka County roadway;
50 he confirmed that the county is aware and approves of the garage.
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52 - 6G) Accept Bids and Award Contract for Well No. 6 Pumphouse — Community
53 Development Director Grochala noted that two of the bids received were
54 ultimately disqualified but they were not the low bids. There was an alternate on
55 the bid for a steel roof but staff has determined that the originally planned
56 shingled roof will be more befitting the area so that's now the recommendation.
57 The council confirmed that the proposed contractor has a history of good work.
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59 - 6H) Final payments for 2014 Mill and Overlay Project — Engineer Hankee
60 reviewed the final numbers for the project and noted that they did remain under
61 budget. She noted that all issues have been dealt with satisfactorily.
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63 The meeting was adjourned at 6:25 p.m.
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65 These minutes were considered, corrected and approved at the regular Council meeting held on
66 November 9, 2015.
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