HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/25/2006LAUDERDALE CITY COUNCIL
MEETING MINUTES
TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 2006
Mayor Dains called the meeting to order at 7:35 p.m. and asked administrator Bakken
Heck to call roll.
Council members present: Karen Gill -Gerbig, Denise Hawkinson, Karen Doherty, Clay
Christensen and Mayor Jeffrey Dains.
Staff present: Jim Bownik and Heather Butkowski.
Mayor Dains asked for additions or deletions to the agenda. There being none, council
member Christensen moved and Gill -Gerbig seconded the agenda and the motion carried.
Mayor Dains asked for any additions or corrections to the minutes of April 11, 2006. There
being none, council member Gill -Gerbig moved and council member Doherty seconded the
minutes as presented and the motion carried.
Mayor Dains asked for questions on the claims. There being none, council member
Hawkinson moved and Doherty seconded approval of the claims in the amount of $36,021.69
and the motion carried.
Mayor Dains stated this is the time for members of the audience to address the council on
items not on the agenda. There was no one in attendance who wished to address the council.
Mayor Dains asked if there were any items on the consent agenda that members wished to
remove. There being none, the mayor asked for a motion to approve the consent agenda.
Council member Christensen moved approval of the consent agenda acknowledging the first
quarter investment report. Council member Gill -Gerbig seconded the motion and it carried.
Bakken -Heck presented the first quarter budget report and stated there were no budgets areas
that need to be watched as the city is right on target with expenditure and revenue targets.
Bownik presented an update on the Walkable Communities project that is taking place
Tuesday, May 9th from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. He provided an outline of the day and the
program. He drew attention to the individuals who were specifically invited to attend. The
event will start at City Hall with a walking tour to follow. Gill -Gerbig asked how many of
the invitee's will be there. Bownik stated he requested an RSVP.
Mayor Dains welcomed the Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee. He noted that the last
task force worked on a similar plan ten years ago. The Mayor outlined the direction the
Council would like to go. 1) parks are important; 2) infrastructure — the city completed road
and sewer improvements in 2004; 3) the turn back issue of Fulham, Eustis and Roselawn; 4)
redevelopment along Larpenteur Avenue, as it has been previously discussed by the council.
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LAUDERDALE CITY COUNCIL
MEETING MINUTES
TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 2006
Butkowski provided an outline of how the process will work and the general time line
followed.
Butkowski then introduced all the task force members in attendance.
The Mayor then discussed meeting times and dates. He ruled out the second and fourth
Tuesdays as they are council meeting days. The task force will meet on the third Tuesday of
the month. Meetings will begin at 7:30 p.m. and end at 9:00 p.m.
The mayor commented the meetings are public and others may attend any of the meetings.
The Council thanked all the members for volunteering to be on the task force.
Agenda for the next meeting will include the Animal Control Ordinance, Administrator
performance appraisal and rental housing ordinance. Also may include updates by the
legislative representatives.
The meeting adjourned at 8:04 p.m. on a motion by Christensen and second by Gill -
Gerbig.
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