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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 2015/01/26PROCEEDINGS OF THE MOUNDS VIEW CITY COUNCIL CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA Regular Meeting January 26, 2015 Mounds View City Hall 2401 Highway 10, Mounds View, MN 55112 7:02 P.M. 1. MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. ROLL CALL: Gunn, Hull, Meehlhause, Mueller NOT PRESENT: Flaherty. 4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA A. Monday, January 26, 2015, City Council Agenda. MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Hull. To Approve the Monday, January 26, 2015, agenda as presented. Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 5. PUBLIC INPUT None. 6. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS None. 7. COUNCIL BUSINESS A. 7:00 p.m. Public Hearing for the Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance 895, Code Amendment to Zoning Code Title 1100, Chapter 1116, for I-1, Industrial Zoning District Uses – ROLL CALL VOTE. Planning Associate Heller stated the Council would be holding the Second Reading for an Ordinance Code Amendment for the I-1 Industrial Zoning District. She discussed the proposed language changes noting the revisions would permit an existing business to be an allowed use. Staff provided further comment on the code amendment and recommended the Council Adopt Ordinance 895. Mounds View City Council January 26, 2015 Regular Meeting Page 2 Acting Mayor Mueller opened the public hearing at 7:07 p.m. Hearing no public input, Acting Mayor Mueller closed the public hearing at 7:07 p.m. MOTION/SECOND: Hull/Gunn. To Waive the Second Reading and Adopt Ordinance 895, Code Amendment to Zoning Code Title 1100, Chapter 1116, for I-1, Industrial Zoning District Uses and direct staff to publish the Ordinance summary. ROLL CALL: Gunn/Hull/Meehlhause/Mueller. Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried. B. 7:00 p.m. Public Hearing for the Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance 896, Code Amendments to Zoning Code Title 1100 for Renewable Energy Systems – ROLL CALL VOTE. Planning Associate Heller stated the Council would be holding the Second Reading for an Ordinance Code Amendment for Renewable Energy Systems. She discussed the proposed language changes noting the revisions would simplify the code. Staff provided further comment on the code amendment and recommended the Council Adopt Ordinance 896. Acting Mayor Mueller opened the public hearing at 7:11 p.m. Hearing no public input, Acting Mayor Mueller closed the public hearing at 7:11 p.m. MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Meehlhause. To Waive the Second Reading and Adopt Ordinance 896, Code Amendments to Zoning Code Title 1100 for Renewable Energy Systems and direct staff to publish the Ordinance summary. Council Member Meehlhause thanked the Planning Commission for their input on the code amendments. ROLL CALL: Gunn/Hull/Meehlhause/Mueller. Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried. C. Resolution 8367, Approving Transfers Between Funds for 2014. Finance Director Beer stated each year the Council adopts several transfers between funds and these transfers are adopted by the Council at year end. He reviewed the proposed fund transfers in detail with the Council and recommended approval. Council Member Meehlhause asked if the City would have any complications in decertifying TIF District #3. Finance Director Beer reported there would be no complications. Mounds View City Council January 26, 2015 Regular Meeting Page 3 MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Meehlhause. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 8367, Approving Transfers Between Funds for 2014. Acting Mayor Mueller commented the transfers between funds were a housekeeping issue handled by the Council each January. Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried. D. Resolution 8368, Rescinding Resolution 8366 and Reapproving the ESP for the Community Center, City Hall and Trail Lights. Acting Public Works Director Peterson requested the Council rescind Resolution 8366 and reapprove the Energy Savings Program for the Community Center, City Hall and trail lights. He provided further comment on the City’s energy needs at City Hall and the Community Center. He explained that he reviewed the ESP contract with the Finance Director and an error was found. For this reason, Staff requested reapproval of the Energy Savings Program. Acting Mayor Mueller noted the Council received a revised Resolution from the City Attorney. City Attorney Riggs discussed the revised Resolution noting the financing of the program with Trane was being addressed by staff. Council Member Hull questioned how much money the City would be saving on energy through the Energy Savings Program. Finance Director Beer indicated the City would be saving roughly $87,000 per year over the next 11 years. Acting Mayor Mueller asked where the solar panels would be installed. Acting Public Works Director Peterson reported one unit of solar panels would be installed on City Hall and another unit would be installed on the Community Center. Acting Mayor Mueller recommended staff document the energy savings measures that the City was taking for the Green Cities program. MOTION/SECOND: Meehlhause/Hull. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Revised Resolution 8368, Rescinding Resolution 8366 and Reapproving the ESP for the Community Center, City Hall and Trail Lights. Council Member Gunn believed the steps the City was taking to be more energy efficient was a great example for the community. Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried. E. Resolution 8369, Approving the Purchase of a Tymco 500X Street Sweeper. Mounds View City Council January 26, 2015 Regular Meeting Page 4 Acting Public Works Director Peterson explained that part of the Public Works responsibilities was to oversee and maintain the City’s stormwater infrastructure. In addition, the City had to remain in compliance with the MS4 permit, which meant debris has to be kept from local lakes and streams. The City has elected to address this issue by sweeping its streets six or seven times each year. He reported that the current sweeper was in need of major repairs. For this reason Staff recommended the Council approve the purchase of a Tymco 500X Street Sweeper in the amount of $215,582. It was noted staff budgeted $210,000 for this expense. Council Member Meehlhause asked why this item was not sales tax exempt. Finance Director Beer reported the State viewed street sweepers as a vehicle and vehicles are not under the same tax exempt State Statute. Therefore, the City had to pay sales tax for the street sweeper. MOTION/SECOND: Meehlhause/Hull. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 8369, Approving the Purchase of a Tymco 500X Street Sweeper. Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried. F. Resolution 8370, Approving the Purchase of (2) Toro Ground Master 4000 Mowers. Acting Public Works Director Peterson reported a Public Works duty was park maintenance, which meant his staff was responsible for mowing 138 acres during the spring, summer and fall. He discussed the mowers used to perform this work, noting several pieces of equipment were in need of costly repairs and have been pushed beyond their useful life. Staff requested the Council consider the purchase of two Toro Ground Master 4000 Mowers from MTI in Brooklyn Center for an amount of $114,423.92 with a 5% contingency. It was noted staff budgeted $115,000 for this expense. Acting Mayor Mueller asked if staff would be trained on how to use the new mowers. Acting Public Works Director Peterson reported that training on the new mowers would be provided. MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Meehlhause. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 8370, Approving the Purchase of (2) Toro Ground Master 4000 Mowers. Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 8. CONSENT AGENDA A. Set a Public Hearing for Monday, February 9, 2015, to Consider a Residential Kennel License Located at 7768 Woodlawn Drive. MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Hull. To Approve the Consent Agenda as presented. Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 9. JUST AND CORRECT CLAIMS Mounds View City Council January 26, 2015 Regular Meeting Page 5 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 – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 10. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. January 5, 2015, City Council Meeting Minutes. MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Hull. To Approve the January 5, 2015, City Council meeting minutes as presented. Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 11. REPORTS A. Reports of Mayor and Council. Council Member Meehlhause indicated he attended a Twin Cities Gateway board meeting last week. He reviewed the highlights of the meeting. He was pleased to report the group had an excess of $400,000 in their budget and hotel revenues were up 11% in November of 2014. Council Member Meehlhause reported he would be attending an NYFS board meeting this Thursday, along with a League of Minnesota Cities Conference on Friday and Saturday. Council Member Meehlhause explained the City was now accepting nominations for Citizen of the Year. He noted that applications could be found on the City’s website or at City Hall and the deadline for these nominations were due on February 9th. Acting Mayor Mueller commented the Festival in the Park Committee met last Tuesday and was in need of volunteers to assist with planning this year’s event. She indicated the committee would meet again on Tuesday, February 17th. Those interested in serving could attend this meeting or contact City Hall for further information. Acting Mayor Mueller stated she attended a recent League of Minnesota Cities Board meeting and noted Executive Director Jim Miller will be retiring. She noted the League would be looking for new board members at their June conference in Duluth. Acting Mayor Mueller sent her condolences on behalf of the entire Council to Jim Ericson and his family due to the recent passing of a loved one. B. Reports of Staff. Acting City Administrator Crane stated staff only received six applications for the Public Works Director position, of which only three met the minimum qualifications. For this reason, staff Mounds View City Council January 26, 2015 Regular Meeting Page 6 recommended extending the deadline for this position another 30 days and consider other ways to advertise the position. MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Meehlhause. To Approve a 30 day extension for the advertisement of the Public Works Director Position. Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried. Finance Director Beer discussed the progress being made on the CenturyLink cable franchise. He believed that the Council would be asked to approve a franchise from CenturyLink in the coming months. He reported that the Cable Commission continued its work on the franchise renewal. C. Reports of City Attorney. City Attorney Riggs had nothing additional to report. 12. Next Council Work Session: Monday, February 2, 2015, at 7:00 p.m. Next Council Meeting: Monday, February 9, 2015, at 7:00 p.m. Council Retreat: Tuesday, February 10, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. 13. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 8:07 p.m. Transcribed by: Heidi Guenther TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc.