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Mounds View City Council April 26, 2021 Regular Meeting Page 5 1 Mayor Mueller stated on Tuesday, April 27, 2021 she would be attending a Ramsey County 2 Dispatch Policy Committee meeting where the budget would be discussed. 3 4 Mayor Mueller reported on Friday, April 30, 2021 she would be attending a Minnesota Mayor's 5 Association Executive Committee meeting at 10:30 a.m. 6 7 B. Reports of Staff. 8 9 Assistant City Administrator Beeman provided the Council with an update on redevelopment that 10 was occurring in the City. 12 1. Food Trucks. 13 14 City Administrator Zikmund stated the City was seeing a significant number of inquiries regarding 15 food trucks in the community. He reported Mounds View requires licenses both from the City and 16 the County, which was different from surrounding communities. He noted the license fee from the 17 City was $100. He questioned if the Council would consider an amendment to City Ordinance in 18 order to eliminate or reduce the fee. The Council supported this change. 19 20 2. Deck Permit 21 22 City Administrator Zikmund stated a resident in Mounds View wants to put a deck in their back 23 yard. He explained when Silver Lake Commons was approved, this property was required to have 24 a drainage easement. He noted this drainage easement has never been used and was not necessary. 25 He commented the proposed deck would encroach on this easement. He indicated the City has 26 made numerous attempts to contact the property owner to no avail. He reported the City could 27 issue a building permit with the condition the deck would be built at the property owner's risk. 28 29 City Attorney Riggs explained he spoke with staff on this matter and he concurred with the 30 proposed course of action in order to accommodate the property owner's request. 31 32 Mayor Mueller asked if a future owner would be bound to comply with an encroachment easement. 33 City Attorney Riggs reported this was the case, encroachment easements run with the property. 34 He indicated in this case, the resident requesting the deck has not been able to make contact with 35 the adjacent property owner in order to finalize an encroachment agreement. He stated staff was 36 recommending the building permit be issued knowing full well the deck would be built at the 37 property owner's risk and any concerns that may arise regarding the encroachment would then 38 become a civil matter. 39 40 Mayor Mueller questioned how a perspective buyer would know about this risk when purchasing 41 this property. City Attorney Riggs stated this would be difficult. He reported the property owner 42 should continue to work with the owner to reach an encroachment agreement. If this was not done 43 and the deck was built, there could be a concern in the future. But again, this would be a civil 44 matter that would have to be worked out between the two property owners. He stated unfortunately 45 the City does not control this property, otherwise the easement would already be vacated. 46