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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 2015/12/28PROCEEDINGS OF THE MOUNDS VIEW CITY COUNCIL CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA Regular Meeting December 28, 2015 Mounds View City Hall 2401 County Road 10, Mounds View, MN 55112 7:01 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, December 28, 2015, City Council Agenda. MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Hull. To Approve the Monday, December 28, 2015, agenda as presented. Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 5. PUBLIC INPUT None. 6. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS None. 7. COUNCIL BUSINESS A. Resolution 8498, Approving a Lease Agreement Renewal with Dippin Chocolate, LLC, for Use of Kitchen Space in the Mounds View Community Center. City Administrator Ericson requested the Council consider approving a lease agreement renewal with Dippin Chocolate, LLC for the use of kitchen space in the Mounds View Community Center. He reported this group first became tenants of the Community Center in 2015. He discussed how the use of the City’s commercial kitchen had assisted this business. After discussing the lease with Community Center employees, he learned there have been no conflicts Mounds View City Council December 28, 2015 Regular Meeting Page 2 or problems with the lease agreement. He recommended the Council approve the lease agreement renewal with Dippin Chocolate. MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Gunn. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 8498, Approving a Lease Agreement Renewal with Dippin Chocolate, LLC, for Use of Kitchen Space in the Mounds View Community Center. Council Member Mueller appreciated staff’s detailed report regarding the proposed lease agreement renewal. She believed that both parties benefited from the arrangement. Mayor Flaherty agreed. Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. B. Resolution 8497, Approving Consultant Services Agreement with Greater Metropolitan Housing Corporation for Housing Resource Center Services in 2016. City Administrator Ericson stated the City has been working with the Housing Resource Center since 2001. He discussed the services provided by the Housing Resource Center for the City of Mounds View, along with the number of residents served over the past year. He commented after speaking with the staff at the Greater Metropolitan Housing Corporation (GMHC) it has been determined that the City could be paying less. Staff recommended approval of the consultant services agreement with GMHC. Council Member Meehlhause requested further information on the loan balance available to Mounds View residents. City Administrator Ericson reviewed the loan balance and reported this was a revolving loan fund, which meant as residents make payments, these funds become available again to residents. Mayor Flaherty hoped an effort would be made by staff to further advertise the resources available to residents by GMHC. MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Meehlhause. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 8497, Approving Consultant Services Agreement with Greater Metropolitan Housing Corporation for Housing Resource Center Services in 2016. Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 8. CONSENT AGENDA None. 9. JUST AND CORRECT CLAIMS Mounds View City Council December 28, 2015 Regular Meeting Page 3 None. 10. APPROVAL OF MINUTES None. 11. REPORTS A. Reports of Mayor and Council. Council Member Mueller noted the Experienced Officials Conference sponsored by the League of Minnesota Cities would be held on January 22-23, 2016, at the Earl Brown Center. The keynote speaker would be Peter Kageyama. She reported she would not be able to attend the conference but encouraged the Council to partake in this event. Council Member Gunn reported she would be attending the conference. Council Member Gunn thanked the residents for lighting up their homes with festive lights. Mayor Flaherty agreed and thought the City should have a Lights of Mounds View contest. Council Member Gunn supported this idea and recommended the City also put up lights. Council Member Mueller reminded the public that the City was always looking for volunteers. Those interested in serving were encouraged to contact City Hall for further information. Mayor Flaherty wished everyone a safe and Happy New Year. He looked forward to a great year in 2016. Council Member Meehlhause provided the Council with an update on the renaming of County Highway 10. He explained he attended an EDC meeting this year and learned of the difficulties of businesses getting their mail delivered along the County Highway 10 corridor. He indicated he sent an email to Commissioner Huffman regarding these concerns and a meeting with Jim Tolaas with the County was recommended. He stated he voiced his concerns to Beth Engum as well. He stated as it sits now, a meeting was being set up with Commissioner McGuire, Commissioner Huffman, Jim Tolaas, City Administrator Ericson and himself. It was his hope that the roadway could be renamed in conjunction with the reconstruction of County Road I. Mayor Flaherty thanked Council Member Meehlhause for his efforts. B. Reports of Staff. City Administrator Ericson had nothing to report. C. Reports of City Attorney. Mounds View City Council December 28, 2015 Regular Meeting Page 4 City Attorney Riggs had nothing additional to report. 12. Next Council Work Session: Monday, January 4, 2016, at 7:00 p.m. Next Council Meeting: Monday, January 11, 2016, at 7:00 p.m. 13. ADJOURNMENT The meeting recessed into a Closed Executive Session at 7:24 p.m., and was adjourned from said closed meeting at 7:57p.m. Transcribed by: Heidi Guenther TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc.