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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 2016/03/14PROCEEDINGS OF THE MOUNDS VIEW CITY COUNCIL CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA Regular Meeting March 14, 2016 Mounds View City Hall 2401 County Road 10, Mounds View, MN 55112 7:00 P.M. 1. MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. ROLL CALL: Flaherty, Gunn, Hull, Meehlhause, Mueller NOT PRESENT: None. 4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA A. Monday, March 14, 2016, City Council Agenda. MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Gunn. To Approve the Monday, March 14, 2016, agenda as revised on Monday, March 14th at 10:45 a.m., also adding Item 6A – Irondale Robotics Team and moving Item 7G on the agenda to be discussed after item 7A. Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 5. PUBLIC INPUT None. 6. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS A. Irondale Robotics Team Hillary Agular, Public Relations Captain, introduced the Irondale Robotics Team to the City Council. She explained 2016 was the teams 10 th year and noted the program has grown from 10 students to 40 students. She indicated the robotics team was recognized by the Minnesota State High School League as a Varsity Sport. Madeline Booth discussed the challenge that would be played with this year’s robot. She explained the game was called Stronghold, which involved two key components: scoring a ball while crossing adverse terrain. She then displayed the team’s robot. She indicated the Irondale Robotics team recently attended a competition in Duluth, Minnesota, at the DECC, along with 60 Mounds View City Council March 14, 2016 Regular Meeting Page 2 other teams. She was proud to report Irondale placed second at this regional event and qualified for championships. Ms. Agular explained her team was working to raise $5,000 to assist with paying the entry fee to the National Championship. She encouraged the public to attend the upcoming comedy show fundraiser. She stated tickets for the event were $10. Mayor Flaherty questioned where the team found parts for their robot. Ms. Agular commented at first the team had to find their own parts, but now the team was able to find sponsors and purchase parts. She reported her team was sponsored by Medtronic, the Groves Foundation, Pentair, Best Buy, and Federal Premium. Council Member Mueller understood the team name was Knght Crawlers. She asked if Mounds View residents could make donations to the robotics team. Ms. Agular commented donations for the robotics team could be sent to the Irondale High School. Council Member Gunn encouraged the City Council to attend the upcoming robotics competition at Williams Arena. Mayor Flaherty questioned who the team’s mentors were. Ms. Agular reported the robotics team had 15 official mentors. She introduced the Council to the mentors that were in attendance. Mayor Flaherty thanked the robotics team for coming to the City Council meeting and for demonstrating their robot. He wished them well at their upcoming competitions. A round of applause was offered by all in attendance. 7. COUNCIL BUSINESS A. 7:00 p.m. Public Hearing: Resolution 8535, a Resolution to Consider a Residential Kennel License for Maggie Alt of 2295 Pinewood Drive. Assistant City Administrator Crane stated Maggie Alt lives at 2295 Pinewood Drive and was requesting a Residential Kennel License for her three dogs. All dogs were current on their rabies shots and were licensed with the City of Mounds View. Staff has received no animal complaints for this property and recommended approval of the request. She reported the proposed license would expire on June 30, 2016. Mayor Flaherty opened the public hearing at 7:15 p.m. Ron O’Connell, 2296 Terrace Drive, stated he has gone through this before in his neighborhood. He did not believe it would work to have three dogs at this property. He explained the previous dogs barked all the time and have tried to bust through the fence. He feared that the enjoyment of his backyard would be lost if the license were approved. Mayor Flaherty explained Ms. Alt has only recently moved into the home at 2295 Pinewood Mounds View City Council March 14, 2016 Regular Meeting Page 3 Drive. He encouraged Mr. O’Connell to contact the City if any problems were created by the new dogs. Maggie Alt, 2295 Pinewood Drive, explained she worked as a veterinarian technician and has not had any problems with the dogs in the past four months. She reported she has not received any complaints from her neighbors to date. She indicated she would do her best to provide them with the best care and understood the concerns of her neighbors. Mayor Flaherty closed the public hearing at 7:19 p.m. Council Member Meehlhause asked where the dogs were when Ms. Alt was at work. Ms. Alt reported the dogs were in the house. Council Member Mueller questioned if Ms. Alt’s landlord was aware she had three dogs. Ms. Alt stated this was the case. She explained she previously rented from her landlord in Minneapolis for a year and half and was happy that she could move into a home in Mounds View owned by the same landlord. Mayor Flaherty indicated the kennel license would expire June 30 th of this year, which would be a great trial period for Ms. Alt. He inquired what type of dogs Ms. Alt owned. Ms. Alt indicated she owned three very friendly and social pitbulls. MOTION/SECOND: Flaherty/Meehlhause. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 8535, a Resolution to Consider a Residential Kennel License for Maggie Alt of 2295 Pinewood Drive. Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. G. Resolution 8531, a Resolution Accepting a Donation from Bethlehem Baptist Church and Approving Redistribution of Funds. City Administrator Ericson stated Bethlehem Baptist Church has been in the community since 2004. This church has been reinvesting in the community and has been providing donations to the City of Mounds View since 2006. He explained the City recently received a check in the amount of $15,853. He reviewed a list of targeted areas these funds are to be used and recommended the Council accept the donation approving the redistribution of funds. Wayne Anderson, Quincy Tree House representative, introduced himself and his organization to the City Council. He reported Tree House was working to provide a safe place for at risk youth. He indicated Tree House provided these youth with tutors and positive mentors that assist these youth through the issues in their lives. Mayor Flaherty asked if the mentors worked one on one with the youth. Mr. Anderson stated this was the goal for the Tree House program. He worked to have mentors working with the youth for at least one year. He discussed the extensive background checks that were completed on all volunteers and mentors. Mounds View City Council March 14, 2016 Regular Meeting Page 4 MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Meehlhause. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 8531, a Resolution Accepting a Donation from Bethlehem Baptist Church and Approving Redistribution of Funds. Council Member Mueller thanked Bethlehem Baptist Church for their continued support of the community. Mayor Flaherty appreciated the dedicated efforts of Bethlehem Baptist as well and explained that these donations made many community programs possible. Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. B. First Reading and Introduction of Ordinance 913, an Ordinance Amending Chapter 1120 of the Mounds View Zoning Code Relating to Planned Unit Developments. Planner Sevald requested the Council introduce an Ordinance amending Chapter 1120 of the Mounds View Zoning Code relating to Planned Unit Developments. He explained staff was proposing to change the size of mixed use developments from five acres to four acres for the minimum project size. Mayor Flaherty understood Crossroad Pointe was driving this amendment. He questioned why the City set a five-acre minimum to begin with. City Administrator Ericson believed there was some concern that if the limit was smaller than five acres, the City would be overwhelmed with requests. However, this was not the case. For this reason, staff was supporting the minimum project size being reduced to four acres. MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Hull. To Waive the First Reading and Introduce Ordinance 913, an Ordinance Amending Chapter 1120 of the Mounds View Zoning Code Relating to Planned Unit Developments. Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. C. Resolution 8532, a Resolution Approving a Minor Subdivision of 7800 Eastwood Road. Planner Sevald requested the Council consider a minor subdivision for the property at 7800 Eastwood Road. He explained the applicant, Terry Buchanan, requested to split his lot into two. The property was currently zoned R-1 Single Family. It was noted all minimum standards were being met by the subdivision. He noted the applicant would be responsible for paying $1,082 in Park Dedication fees for the new parcel. Staff explained the Planning Commission reviewed this request at their February 17 th meeting and recommended approval. Mayor Flaherty asked if the current home met all existing setback requirements. Planner Sevald Mounds View City Council March 14, 2016 Regular Meeting Page 5 stated this was the case. Mayor Flaherty questioned what the size was of the new lot. Planner Sevald indicated the new lot would be .32 acres in size. Council Member Mueller inquired if the new lot would be sold off and built on. Planner Sevald stated this was his understanding. Council Member Mueller asked if a new curb cut would be created for the new lots driveway. Mr. Buchanan stated he would like to have this work completed sooner rather than later. He hoped to have the work completed prior to selling the new lot. MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Meehlhause. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 8532, a Resolution Approving a Minor Subdivision of 7800 Eastwood Road. Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. D. Resolution 8530, Accept Improvements and Approve Final Payment for 2015 Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Project. Public Works Director Erickson requested the Council accept improvements and approve the final payment for the 2015 Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation project. He reported the contractor has finished all work on this project, including all punch list items. MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Mueller. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 8530, Accept Improvements and Approve Final Payment for 2015 Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Project. Mayor Flaherty asked if staff was satisfied with the work completed by HydroClean. Public Works Director Erickson stated he was pleased with the work completed by the contractor. Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. E. Resolution 8533, Approve Public Works Facility Design Services Request for Proposals and Authorize Advertisement. Public Works Director Erickson requested the Council approve the Public Works Facility Design Services RFP and authorize staff to advertise the RFP. He indicated the deadline for the RFP’s would be April 15 th and they would be reviewed by the Council in early May. He discussed the proposed project timeline, along with the green initiatives that would be pursued at the facility. He estimated the building would cost $4 million. Council Member Mueller supported the proposed sustainable features, but asked if the expense would be covered by the original bonding amount. Public Works Director Erickson stated this would depend on the size and scale of the feature. Mounds View City Council March 14, 2016 Regular Meeting Page 6 Council Member Mueller questioned what size of a building staff was requesting. Public Works Director Erickson explained he was proposing a building size between Plan A and Plan B, which would be a 13-year plan. Council Member Mueller expressed concern with how the City would bond for this project knowing that the size of the building was not increasing that much. She feared that the 15-year plan was not the proper plan for the City. Council Member Meehlhause supported the 15-year plan as proposed by staff. He did not believe the Council would be able to clearly project its Public Works needs 30 years out. He commented that if garage space had to be added on in the future, this would be relatively inexpensive. He believed the first challenge for this building would be identifying where the building will go and if the building placement would allow for expansion. He discussed his previous experience with plant expansions with Deluxe Corporation. Council Member Hull asked why the sustainability measures were not a part of the RFP. Public Works Director Erickson reported the sustainability measures were a part of the RFP and explained the building would be designed to hold solar panels. He noted there was a firm that worked with Xcel Energy on building design to address greater energy efficiencies. Mayor Flaherty reviewed the project scope within the RFP. He reviewed several grammatical changes within the proposal language. He requested that the building plans account for future expansion. MOTION/SECOND: Meehlhause/Gunn. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 8533, Approve Public Works Facility Design Services Request for Proposals and Authorize Advertisement. Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. F. Resolution 8534, Approve Additional Funding for Mounds View Community Center Gym Floor Refinishing. Public Works Director Erickson requested the Council approve additional funding for the Mounds View Community Center gym floor refinishing. He discussed the new lines and logo that would be placed on the gym floor and would cost $7,500. MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Meehlhause. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 8534, Approve Additional Funding for Mounds View Community Center Gym Floor Refinishing. Council Member Mueller thanked staff for working with the contractor to get the new logo into the Community Center gym floor. She believed this would be a nice addition to the floor. Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. Mounds View City Council March 14, 2016 Regular Meeting Page 7 H. Resolution 8536, Approving the City Council’s Goals and Priorities for 2016. City Administrator Ericson requested the Council approve goals and priorities for 2016. He explained the goals were previously reviewed and discussed by the Council at their retreat. He noted a number of the goals were carried forward from 2015. He indicated a new priority for the City would be to get County Road 10 renamed. Staff planned to present the goals and priorities at the March 21 st Town Hall meeting. Council Member Mueller thanked City Administrator Ericson for his assistance with drafting the Council’s goals and priorities. She appreciated the way the goals were separated by departments. MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Gunn. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 8536, Approving the City Council’s Goals and Priorities for 2016. Council Member Mueller questioned when the 2016 goals and priorities would be posted on the City’s website. City Administrator Ericson anticipated the document would be placed on the City’s website on March 15 th . Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 8. CONSENT AGENDA A. Schedule a Public Hearing for Monday, March 28, 2016, at 7:00 p.m., to Consider an Off-Sale Intoxicating Liquor License to Keshar Enterprises, Inc. to Operate a Liquor Store Located at 2408 County Road I. B. Resolution 8529 to Approve the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team Joint Power Agreement. C. Schedule a Public Hearing for Monday, March 28, 2016, at 7:00 p.m., to Consider the Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance 913, an Ordinance Amending Chapter 1120 of the Mounds View Zoning Code Relating to Planned Unit Development. D. Schedule a Public Hearing for Monday, March 28, 2016, at 7:00 p.m., to Consider a Honeybee Keeping License located at 2824 Bronson Drive – Applicant: Roger Magnuson. E. Schedule a Public Hearing for Monday, March 28, 2016, at 7:00 p.m., to Consider a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for a Temporary Garden Center at 2523 County Road 10; Planning Case CU2016-001. F. Schedule a Public Hearing for Monday, March 28, 2016, at 7:00 p.m., to Consider an Interim Use Permit for a Tent and/or Membrane Structure at 2200 County Road 10; Planning Case IU2016-001. MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Hull. To Approve the Consent Agenda as presented. Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. Mounds View City Council March 14, 2016 Regular Meeting Page 8 9. JUST AND CORRECT CLAIMS Finance Director Beer answered the Council's questions related to claims. MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Meehlhause. To Approve the Just and Correct Claims as presented. Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 10. APPROVAL OF MINUTES None. 11. REPORTS A. Reports of Mayor and Council. Council Member Gunn reported the I-35W Coalition met recently. It was her hope that MnDOT would place a high priority on I-35W due to the fact it was a shovel ready project. She indicated the group recently approved their JPA. This document would be coming before the member cities in the near future. Council Member Mueller indicated the Festival in the Park Committee would be meeting next on April 19, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. Those interested in joining this group were encouraged to attend. Council Member Mueller stated the next League of Minnesota Cities Board meeting would be held on Thursday, March 17 th . She reported she would be attending the League of Minnesota Cities Conference in June. Council Member Meehlhause explained the Ramsey Conversation District Forum would be held at the Arden Hills Public Works Building on Tuesday, March 15 th. He planned to attend this event. Council Member Meehlhause noted he would be attending an NYFS Personnel Committee meeting on Wednesday, March 16 th . Council Member Meehlhause explained there would be a meeting with Jim Tolaas on Friday April 1 st regarding the renaming of County Road 10. Mayor Flaherty stated he attended the Five Cities meeting on Monday, March 14 th with City Administrator Ericson. He indicated road construction was the main topic of discussion. City Administrator Ericson commented Shoreview staff invited Mounds View staff and City Council to visit their Public Works Facility. Council Member Mueller indicated there would be a joint Metro Cities and Met Council meeting regarding wastewater fees on Friday, March 18 th from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Mounds View City Council March 14, 2016 Regular Meeting Page 9 Council Member Mueller stated the Minnesota Women in Government had an open nomination period through March 31 st for Outstanding Elected and Appointed Women in Minnesota Government. Selected women would receive awards at the League of Minnesota Cities Conference in June. Council Member Hull reported he attended the recent CPY luncheon. Council Member Mueller encouraged those interested in volunteering on the Charter Commission to contact City Hall for further information. B. Reports of Staff. Public Works Director Erickson provided the Council with an update on the solar panels at City Hall. He commented on the recent meeting he held with Trane representatives. He anticipated the solar panels would be installed by the end of the month. City Administrator Ericson stated he attended the Airport Advisory Committee meeting last week. The airport staff indicated operations are up for the last three months, which has been attributed to good weather and lower fuel costs. This has led to an increase in noise complaints and staff was tracking this trend. He reported there was no plan in the foreseeable future to extend the runways. City Administrator Ericson indicated the Planning Commission would be meeting on Wednesday, March 16 th . City Administrator Ericson stated he had invited a member from Allina to attend the April worksession meeting to provide more information on how Mounds View can become a Heart Safe Community. C. Reports of City Attorney. City Attorney Riggs provided an update on the park trail easement situation. 12. Next Council Work Session: Monday, April 4, 2016, at 7:00 p.m. Next Council Meeting: Monday, March 28, 2016, at 7:00 p.m. Town Hall Meeting: Monday, March 21, 2016, at 6:00 p.m. 13. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 9:00 p.m. Transcribed by: Heidi Guenther TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc.