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CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
MOUNDS VIEW CITY HALL
Monday, August 10, 2015
7:00 p.m.
Revised as of August 10, 2015, at 10:45 a.m.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. ROLL CALL: Flaherty, Gunn, Hull, Meehlhause, Mueller
4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
5. PUBLIC INPUT:
Citizens may speak to issues not on tonight’s agenda. Before speaking, please give
your full name and address for the minutes. Also, please limit your comments to three
minutes.
6. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS
7. COUNCIL BUSINESS
A. Introduction, and First Reading of Ordinance 906, an Ordinance Continuing a
Franchise Fee on Xcel Energy Electric and Natural Gas Operations within the City
of Mounds View
B. Introduction, and First Reading of Ordinance 907, an Ordinance Continuing a
Franchise Fee on Centerpoint Natural Gas Operations within the City of Mounds
View
C. Resolution 8442, a Resolution Appointing a Planning and Zoning Commissioner to
Fill One Open Position
8. CONSENT AGENDA
A. Reschedule a Public Hearing to 7:00pm, Monday, August 24, 2015 at 7:00pm to
Consider a Conditional Use Permit to allow a 1,176 Square Foot Oversize Garage
at 5405 Quincy Street
B. Set a Public Hearing for 7:00pm Monday, August 24, 2015 to Consider Adoption of
Ordinance 906 Continuing a Franchise Fee on Excel Energy Electric and Natural
Gas Operations
C. Set a Public Hearing for 7:00pm Monday, August 24, 2015 to Consider
Adoption of Ordinance 907 Continuing a Franchise Fee on Centerpoint Energy
Natural Gas Operations
D. Set a Public Hearing for 7:00pm Monday, August 24, 2015 to Consider a New
License for the Keeping of Chickens at 5260 Long Lake Road
E. Set a Public Hearing for 7:00 pm, Monday, August 24, 2015, to Consider the First
Reading and Introduction of Ordinance 908, an Ordinance that would Permit the
Keeping of Honeybees in Certain Residential Districts of the City.
F. Set a Public Hearing for 7:00pm, Monday August 24, 2015, to Consider a New
License for the Keeping of Chickens at 7025 Pleasant View Drive
9. JUST AND CORRECT CLAIMS
City Council Agenda
Monday, August 10, 2015
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10. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. June 8, 2015, City Council Minutes
B. June 22, 2015, City Council Minutes
C. July 13, 2015, City Council Minutes
D. July 27, 2015, City Council Minutes
11. REPORTS
A. Reports of Mayor and Council
B. Reports of Staff
1. Finance 2nd Quarter Report
C. Reports of City Attorney
12. Next Council Work Session: TUESDAY, September 8, 2015 at 7pm
Next Council Meeting: Monday, August 24, 2015 at 7pm
13. ADJOURNMENT
Item No: 7.A.
Meeting Date: August 10, 2015
Type of Business: Council Business
Administrator Review: ____
City of Mounds View Staff Report
To: Honorable Mayor and City Council
From: Mark Beer, Finance Director
Item Title/Subject: Introduction, and First Reading of Ordinance 906, an
Ordinance Continuing a Franchise Fee on Xcel Energy
Electric and Natural Gas Operations within the City of
Mounds View
Attached is an ordinance to receive an introduction and first reading. The public
hearing, second reading, and adoption will be on Monday, August 24, 2015.
This ordinance continues the agreement with Xcel Energy under which Xcel Energy will
collect a franchise fee in the amount of 4% of Xcel’s electric and natural gas gross
operating revenues for services within the City of Mounds View during the year 2016.
The proceeds are split between the General Fund and the Street Improvement Fund.
Ordinances 875 and 876 passed on January 28, 2013 extended the original 20 year
franchise agreement for another 20 years. It provides that the City may impose a
franchise fee of not more than 4% of Xcel’s gross operating revenues at any time during
the 20-year term of the franchise. The 20-year term runs from January 2013 through
January 28, 2034. The franchise fee was first collected in 1993.
It has been the practice to include a sunset provision in the ordinance that requires it to
be re-enacted each year. The ordinance will be brought back to the City Council for
second reading and adoption at the August 24, 2015 meeting. It will then be published
in the Sun Focus and take effect as provided in the ordinance. Staff would request that
a summary ordinance be published with the complete ordinance available on-line and at
City Hall.
Respectfully Submitted,
Mark Beer
ORDINANCE NO. 906
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
AN ORDINANCE CONTINUING A FRANCHISE FEE ON XCEL ENERGY
ELECTRIC AND NATURAL GAS OPERATIONS WITHIN THE CITY OF
MOUNDS VIEW
THE CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. The City of Mounds View Municipal Code Appendix D is hereby amended
to include reference to the following Special Ordinance.
Subdivision 1. Purpose. The Mounds View City Council has determined that it is
in the best interest of the City to impose a franchise fee on those public utility
companies that provide natural gas and electric services within the City of Mounds
View.
a. Pursuant to City Ordinance No. 875 and Ordinance No. 876, which are the
Franchise Agreements (“Franchise Agreements”) between the City of Mounds
View (the “City”) and Northern States Power Company D/B/A Xcel Energy, its
successors and assigns, a franchise fee of not more than four (4.0) percent of
Xcel Energy’s gross operating revenues may be imposed by the City at any time
during the 20 year term of the Franchise. The franchise fee is paid as full
compensation for the rights to transmit and furnish electric energy for light, heat,
power and import, transport, sell and distribute natural gas for heating,
illuminating and other purposes as outlined in Section 2.1 of Ordinance Nos. 875
and 876.
Subd. 2. Franchise Fee Statement. A franchise fee is hereby imposed on Xcel
Energy under its electric and natural gas Franchise Agreements in the amount of four
percent (4%) of Xcel Energy’s gross revenues, as defined in Section 9 of the Franchise
Agreements, commencing with Xcel Energy’s January 2016 billing month.
Subd. 3. Payment. The said franchise fee shall be payable to the City in
accordance with the terms set forth in Section 9 of the Franchise Agreements.
Subd. 4. Surcharge. The City recognizes that the Minnesota Public Utilities
Commission may allow each said utility company to add to its effective rates for the
utility service on which the public utility gross earnings fee is imposed, a surcharge to
reimburse such utility company for the cost of the fee.
Subd. 5. Proof of Company Gross Revenues. Xcel Energy shall make each
payment when due and shall monthly furnish a complete and correct statement of gross
revenues for said month. Xcel Energy shall permit the City and its designated
representative free access to the company’s records for the purpose of verifying such
statements.
Subd. 6. Enforcement. Any dispute, including enforcement of a default
regarding this ordinance will be resolved in accordance with the Franchise Agreements.
Subd. 7. Effective Date of Franchise Fee. Notwithstanding the effective date of
this ordinance and notwithstanding any contrary provisions in Section 9 of the Franchise
Agreements, the effective date of the fee collected under Subdivision 9 of this ordinance
is the later of ten (10) days after the publication and after the sending of written notice
enclosing a copy of this adopted ordinance upon Xcel Energy by certified mail.
Subd. 8. Sunset Clause. This ordinance shall automatically sunset on
December 31, 2016.
SECTION 2. This ordinance takes effect as provided herein.
Read by the City Council of the City of Mounds View this 10th day of August, 2015.
_____________________________________
Joe Flaherty, Mayor
ATTEST:
_____________________________________
Jim Ericson, City Administrator
(SEAL)
ORDINANCE SUMMARY
ORDINANCE NO. 906
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
AN ORDINANCE CONTINUING A FRANCHISE FEE ON XCEL ENERGY ELECTRIC
AND NATURAL GAS OPERATIONS WITHIN THE CITY OF MOUNDS
On August 24, 2015, the Mounds View City Council adopted an ordinance which
continues a 4% franchise fee on Xcel Energy electric and natural gas operations within
the City of Mounds View for the year 2016. This ordinance will sunset on December 31,
2016.
A copy of Ordinance 906 is on file and available for public viewing at the office of the
City Administrator. The ordinance is also posted in its entirety on the City’s website,
located at www.ci.mounds-view.mn.us.
__________________________________
Jim Ericson, City Administrator
Item No: 7.B.
Meeting Date: August 10, 2015
Type of Business: Council Business
Administrator Review: ____
City of Mounds View Staff Report
To: Honorable Mayor and City Council
From: Mark Beer, Finance Director
Item Title/Subject: First Reading and Introduction of Ordinance 907, an
Ordinance Continuing a Franchise Fee on Center Point
Energy Natural Gas Operations within the City of
Mounds View
Attached is an ordinance to receive an introduction and first reading. The public
hearing, second reading, and adoption will be on Monday, August 24, 2015.
This ordinance continues the agreement with Center Point Energy under which Center
Point Energy will collect a franchise fee in the amount of 4% of Center Point’s natural
gas gross operating revenues for services within the City of Mounds View during the
year 2016.
Ordinance 625 passed on June 28, 1999 originally enacted the franchise agreement. It
provides that the City may impose a franchise fee of not more than 4% of Center Point’s
gross operating revenues at any time through July 1, 2019. The franchise fee was first
collected in 2001.
It has been the practice to include a sunset provision in the ordinance requiring it to be
re-enacted each year. Franchise fees collected under this agreement are minimal due
to Center Point Energy’s small customer base within the City of Mounds View.
The ordinance will be brought back to the City Council for second reading and adoption
at the August 24, 2015 meeting. It will be published in the Sun Focus and take effect as
provided in the ordinance after publication. Staff would request that a summary
ordinance be published with the complete ordinance available on-line and at City Hall.
Respectfully Submitted,
Mark Beer
ORDINANCE NO. 907
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
AN ORDINANCE CONTINUING A FRANCHISE FEE ON CENTER
POINT ENERGY NATURAL GAS OPERATIONS WITHIN THE CITY OF
MOUNDS VIEW
THE CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. The City of Mounds View Municipal Code Appendix D is hereby amended
to include reference to the following Special Ordinance.
Subdivision 1. Purpose. The Mounds View City Council has determined that it is
in the best interest of the City to impose a franchise fee on those public utility
companies that provide natural gas and electric services within the City of Mounds
View.
a. Pursuant to City Ordinance No. 625, a Franchise Agreement between the
City and Center Point Energy (formerly Reliant, formerly Minnegasco), the City
has the right to impose a franchise fee of not more than four (4) percent on
Minnegasco in amount and fee designs as set forth in Section 4.1 of the
Minnegasco Franchise.
Subd. 2. Franchise Fee Statement. A franchise fee is hereby imposed on
Center Point Energy under its natural gas Franchise Agreements in the amount of four
percent (4%) of Center Point Energy’s gross revenues, as defined in Section 4.1 of the
Franchise Agreements commencing with Center Point Energy’s January 2016 billing
month.
Subd. 3. Payment. The said franchise fee shall be payable to the City in
accordance with the terms set forth in Section 4.4 of the Franchise.
Subd. 4. Surcharge. The City recognizes that the Minnesota Public Utilities
Commission may allow each said utility company to add to its effective rates for the
utility service on which the public utility gross earnings fee is imposed, a surcharge to
reimburse such utility company for the cost of the fee.
Subd. 5. Proof of Company Gross Revenues. Center Point Energy shall make
each payment when due and shall quarterly furnish a complete and correct statement of
gross revenues for said quarter. Center Point Energy shall permit the City and its
designated representative free access to the company’s records for the purpose of
verifying such statements.
Subd. 6. Enforcement. Any dispute, including enforcement of a default
regarding this ordinance will be resolved in accordance with the Franchise Agreement.
Subd. 7. Effective Date of Franchise Fee. Notwithstanding the effective date of
this ordinance and notwithstanding any contrary provisions in Section 4 of the
Franchise, the effective date of the fee collected under Subdivision 2 of this ordinance is
the later of ten (10) days after the publication and after the sending of written notice
enclosing a copy of this adopted ordinance upon Center Point Energy by certified mail.
Subd. 8. Sunset Clause. This ordinance shall automatically sunset on
December 31, 2016.
SECTION 2. This ordinance takes effect as provided herein.
Read by the City Council of the City of Mounds View this 10th day of August, 2015.
_____________________________________
Joe Flaherty, Mayor
ATTEST:
_____________________________________
Jim Ericson, City Administrator
(SEAL)
ORDINANCE SUMMARY
ORDINANCE NO. 907
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
AN ORDINANCE CONTINUING A FRANCHISE FEE ON CENTER POINT ENERGY
NATURAL GAS OPERATIONS WITHIN THE CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
On August 24, 2015, the Mounds View City Council adopted an ordinance which
continues a 4% franchise fee on Center Point Energy natural gas operations within the
City of Mounds View for the year 2016. The ordinance will sunset on December 31,
2016.
A copy of Ordinance 907 is on file and available for public viewing at the office of the
Clerk-Administrator. The ordinance is also posted in its entirety on the City’s website,
located at www.ci.mounds-view.mn.us.
__________________________________
Jim Ericson, City Clerk-Administrator
Item No: 07C
Meeting Date: August 10, 2015
Type of Business: CB
Administrator Review : ____
City of Mounds View Staff Report
To: Honorable Mayor and City Council
From: Desaree Crane, Assistant City Administrator
Item Title/Subject: Resolution 8442, a Resolution Appointing a Planning and
Zoning Commissioner to Fill One Open Position
Background:
Jessica Birken resigned as a member of the Planning and Zoning Commission. Staff advertised
for Ms. Birken’s seat, and received two (2) applications. The Planning and Zoning Commission
reviewed the attached applications at their last meeting.
Discussion:
The Planning and Zoning Commission reviewed the applications and voted by ballot at their last
meeting on Wednesday, August 7, 2015. Six (6) members of the Planning and Zoning
Commission were present. The results were the following:
Justin Klander 3 votes
Gary Quick 3 votes
The Planning and Zoning Commission were not able to come to a consensus on who to
recommend to this commission. According to the Mounds View City Code §401.02, subd 1, the
Planning and Zoning Commission shall consist of seven (7) members from the resident
population of Mounds View, other than person elected to a public body, to be appointed by the
City Council, and based on the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission, from
the applications submitted. The Planning and Zoning Commission is requesting that the City
Council appoint either Justin Klander or Gary Quick to fill Ms. Birken’s vacated seat.
Recommendation:
Staff recommends that the City Council review the attached applications, and make the
determination on whom to appoint to the Planning and Zoning Commission. This commission
seat will expire on December 31, 2017.
Respectfully submitted,
_______________________
Desaree Crane
RESOLUTION 8442
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
A RESOLUTION APPOINTING A PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSIONER TO
FILL THE REMAINING TERM OF ONE OPEN POSITION
WHEREAS, Jessica Birken resigned as a member of the Planning and Zoning
Commission; and
WHEREAS, Staff advertised for the vacated seat, and received two (2) applications; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 401.02, subd. 1, of the City Code, the City
Council is required to appoint members to the Planning and Zoning Commission based upon the
recommendations of the Planning and Zoning Commission; and
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission reviewed the applications and were
not able to make a recommendation to the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended that the City Council
choose an applicant from the applications received.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Mounds View City Council hereby
appoints Gary Quick as Commissioner on the Planning and Zoning Commission with a term
expiration date of December 31, 2017.
Adopted this 10th day of August, 2015.
_______________________________
Joe Flaherty, Mayor
ATTEST:
________________________________
James Ericson, City Administrator
(seal)
PROCEEDINGS OF THE MOUNDS VIEW CITY COUNCIL 1
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW 2
RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA 3
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Regular Meeting 5
June 8, 2015 6
Mounds View City Hall 7
2401 County Road 10, Mounds View, MN 55112 8
7:00 P.M. 9
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1. MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER 12
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2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 14
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3. ROLL CALL: Flaherty, Gunn, Hull, Meehlhause, Mueller 16
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NOT PRESENT: None. 18
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4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 20
A. Monday, June 8, 2015, City Council Agenda. 21
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Mayor Flaherty requested Resolution 8428 be considered under Special Order of Business. 23
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MOTION/SECOND: Flaherty/Mueller. To Approve the Monday, June 8, 2015, agenda as 25
amended. 26
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Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 28
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5. PUBLIC INPUT 30
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None. 32
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6. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS 34
A. Resolution 8428, Recognizing Don Peterson as the Interim Public Works 35
Director. 36
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Mayor Flaherty read a Resolution recognizing Don Peterson and his efforts on behalf of the City 38
of Mounds View as the Interim Public Works Director. A round of applause was offered by all 39
in attendance. 40
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MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Gunn. To Adopt Resolution 8428, Recognizing Don Peterson as 42
the Interim Public Works Director. 43
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Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 45
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7. COUNCIL BUSINESS 2
A. Continued Public Hearing – Resolution 8410, to Consider an Off-Sale 3
Intoxicating Liquor License for ABC Liquor Located at 2840 County Road 4
10. 5
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Assistant City Administrator Crane stated in accordance with City Code, a public hearing was 7
required when considering the renewal of an off-sale intoxicating liquor license. She explained 8
that ABC Liquor was requesting a liquor license renewal and submitted all necessary paperwork 9
and fees (including a late fee) as of May 29th. She reported that staff has conducted the required 10
inspections and was waiting on the background investigation. She noted that all property taxes 11
and utility bills were paid in full. Staff recommended the Council hold a public hearing and 12
approve the off-sale intoxicating liquor license for ABC Liquor, contingent upon a satisfactory 13
criminal background investigation. 14
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Hearing no public input, Mayor Flaherty closed the public hearing at 7:09 p.m. 16
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Council Member Mueller questioned if staff understood why ABC Liquor had submitted their 18
paperwork after the deadline. Assistant City Administrator Crane was uncertain as to why there 19
was a delay. 20
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MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Hull. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 8410, to 22
Consider an Off-Sale Intoxicating Liquor License for ABC Liquor Located at 2840 County Road 23
10 contingent upon a satisfactory criminal background investigation. 24
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Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 26
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B. Resolution 8427, Appeal of a Variance Denial to Allow a Driveway Curb Cut 28
to Exceed 24 Feet Wide at 8382 Knollwood Drive. 29
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Planning Associate Heller stated the property owner at 8382 Knollwood Drive has appealed a 31
variance denial from the Planning Commission. She reported that the driveway at 8382 32
Knollwood Drive was currently 34 feet wide and the City currently limits driveway curb cuts to 33
24 feet. She indicated that the driveway was installed in the late 1970’s with a 34 foot width. 34
She explained that as the City’s street improvement project has been completed all driveways 35
were being brought into compliance with City Code. For this reason, the Planning Commission 36
recommended denial of the variance request on a 4-2 vote. 37
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Council Member Mueller asked what the driveway looks like today. Planning Associate Heller 39
discussed how the driveway looked noting the curb has been poured at the 34 foot width which 40
will be amended based on the Council’s decision. 41
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Council Member Hull questioned how the driveway would look with a 24 foot curb cut. 43
Planning Associate Heller reported this would depend on where the applicant chose to place the 44
curb cut. She believed that the driveway would be saw cut and angled. 45
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Mayor Flaherty requested comment from the applicant. 2
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Bob Horbul, 8382 Knollwood Drive, reported he was not requesting a driveway cut any wider 4
than was already existing. He stated he drove through southwest Mounds View and found seven 5
driveways with curb cuts over 24 feet. He reiterated that he had a three-car garage, which 6
allowed him to keep clutter off of his driveway. He provided further comment on the items he 7
stores within his garages. 8
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Council Member Mueller asked for the applicant to describe the current condition of his 10
driveway. Mr. Horbul reported that he was the only driveway in the neighborhood without an 11
apron. He indicated that the curb was poured at 34 feet, but understood that this should not have 12
been done. 13
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Mayor Flaherty questioned if Mr. Horbul was willing to pay for the additional linear feet of curb 15
cut. Mr. Horbul agreed to cover this expense. 16
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Council Member Meehlhause inquired how the properties on Mr. Horbul’s list were allowed to 18
have curb cuts over 24 feet. Planning Associate Heller stated she would have to check these 19
addresses. 20
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Council Member Hull asked if it would be a hardship for Mr. Horbul to have to maneuver a 22
trailer into his garage with a reduced driveway width. Planning Associate Heller reported this 23
was a determination that would have to be made by the City Council. 24
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Mayor Flaherty appreciated and respected the work done by the Planning Commission. 26
However, he supported the variance requested by Mr. Horbul. He did not believe Mr. Horbul 27
was asking for too much given the fact the driveway was 34 feet in width. 28
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Council Mueller also supported the variance request. 30
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MOTION/SECOND: Flaherty/Mueller. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 8427, 32
Approving the Variance to Allow a Driveway Curb Cut to Exceed 24 Feet Wide at 8382 33
Knollwood Drive. 34
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Council Member Meehlhause supported the work of the Planning Commission as well and stated 36
he would not support overriding their decision. 37
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Council Member Mueller stated she would be listening to the residents with regard to this item. 39
She stated the applicant has the support of his neighbors and the curb and gutter for the 34 foot 40
wide driveway was already in place. She believed it made sense to allow Mr. Horbul to have a 41
34 foot wide curb cut. 42
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Ayes – 4 Nays – 1 (Meehlhause) Motion carried. 44
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C. Resolution 8415, a Resolution Approving an Exemption for CenturyLink to 1
Install and Deploy Aerial Fiber Optic Facilities in Mounds View. 2
3
City Administrator Ericson commented this item was tabled by the Council at their May 26th 4
meeting. He explained that CenturyLink was requesting to install and deploy aerial fiber optic 5
lines on current Mounds View poles. He reviewed the exemption Resolution that was presented 6
to the Council on May 26th. He commented that after holding discussions with CenturyLink, 7
they were requesting that the installation of fiber optic lines be allowed on poles in backyard 8
areas. Staff recommended that the Council approve the exemption for CenturyLink. 9
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Mayor Flaherty did not want to see additional wires hung in the City of Mounds View, where 11
wires did not currently exist. The Council supported this recommendation. 12
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Patrick Haggerty, CenturyLink, thanked the Mayor for providing this clarification. He stated that 14
this change would allow for expanded service from CenturyLink to the residents of Mounds 15
View. 16
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MOTION/SECOND: Flaherty/Mueller. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 8415, a 18
Resolution Approving an Exemption for CenturyLink to Install and Deploy Aerial Fiber Optic 19
Facilities in Mounds View, with the modification discussed. 20
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Council Member Mueller believed it was an important step for the City to allow these fiber optic 22
lines to be deployed in the City. She supported the proposed compromise. 23
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Council Member Meehlhause appreciated Mr. Haggerty’s patience in working with staff and the 25
City Council. 26
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Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 28
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D. Resolution 8425, Adopting and Reporting Performance Measures. 30
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Finance Director Beer stated in 2014, the Council adopted a number of performance measures. 32
He discussed the program that was enacted by the legislature in 2010 with regard to performance 33
measures. Staff recommended that the Council adopt and report these performance measures to 34
the State. 35
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MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Meehlhause. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 8425, 37
Adopting and Reporting Performance Measures. 38
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Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 40
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E. Resolution 8429, Awarding a Construction Contract for Mustang Drive and 42
Mustang Circle Pavement Rehabilitation and Drainage Improvements. 43
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Public Works Director Erickson requested the Council award a construction contract to Hard 45
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Drives, Inc. for Mustang Drive and Mustang Circle for pavement rehabilitation and drainage 1
improvements. He noted Hard Drive, Inc. submitted the low bid of $433,916.56 for this project, 2
which was $57,000 below the engineer’s estimate. 3
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Council Member Mueller asked if the City has worked with Hard Drives, Inc. in the past. Public 5
Works Director Erickson reported he does not have any experience working with this company, 6
however, Stantec recommended them as a qualified vendor. 7
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Mayor Flaherty questioned when the project would begin. Public Works Director Erickson 9
anticipated that the project would begin early July. 10
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MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Meehlhause. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 8429, 12
Awarding a Construction Contract for Mustang Drive and Mustang Circle Pavement 13
Rehabilitation and Drainage Improvements to Hard Drives, Inc. 14
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Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 16
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F. First Reading and Introduction of Ordinance 903, an Ordinance Amending 18
Chapter 701 to Add Provisions for the Keeping and Raising of Poultry and 19
Fowl in Certain Residential Districts. 20
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City Administrator Ericson stated at the May 4th worksession meeting the Council directed staff 22
to draft an Ordinance that would allow for the keeping of poultry and fowl in certain residential 23
districts. He discussed the proposed Ordinance in detail with the Council and noted no more 24
than eight fowl or poultry would be allowed. He reported that a public hearing for the poultry 25
Ordinance would be held on June 22nd. Staff recommended the Council introduce Ordinance 26
903. 27
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Council Member Gunn recommended that poultry and fowl be changed to chickens and ducks 29
and that no males (roosters or drakes) be allowed. She supported the City allowing eight birds 30
total, whether they be chickens or ducks. 31
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Council Member Meehlhause agreed with Council Member Gunn’s suggestions. 33
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Council Member Mueller discussed the storage of chicken feed. She requested further comment 35
on this item. City Administrator Ericson stated the intent of the language within the Ordinance 36
was to ensure that the feed was stored in a closed container so as to not be accessible by rodents. 37
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Deb Nygaard explained that she stores her chicken feed in a metal garbage container and keeps 39
critters out. 40
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Council Member Hull asked if four chickens would be enough birds for a good limit for the City. 42
Ms. Nygaard recommended that the City allow up to eight birds total. She requested that the City 43
not require leg bands considering the birds were required to be fenced. She stated that her birds 44
stuck close to home. 45
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Mayor Flaherty asked if this was a requirement of other cities. City Administrator Ericson 2
reported this was a requirement for other communities. 3
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Council Member Mueller supported the removal of the bird banding requirement. 5
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Council Member Gunn agreed with this recommendation. 7
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Mayor Flaherty was in favor of the City moving slowly on this matter and wanted to see residents 9
only have six (6) poultry or fowl on their property. He did not believe the bird banding was 10
necessary. 11
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Council Member Meehlhause agreed and supported residents having six (6) chickens. 13
14
Council Member Gunn and Council Member Mueller supported residents having eight (8) 15
chickens. 16
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Council Member Hull questioned if the City would allow current poultry owners to be 18
grandfathered in. City Administrator Ericson stated this could be allowed by the Council, 19
however staff recommended the City move away from grandfathering. 20
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Council Member Hull was in favor of residents having only six (6) chickens. 22
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Council Member Meehlhause recommended that the Council stick with a number and not waiver 24
back and forth over the coming years. He amended his previous comment and noted that he 25
could support residents having eight (8) chickens. 26
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Mayor Flaherty stated he could live with eight (8) birds with no bird banding requirements. 28
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MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Gunn. To Waive the First Reading and Introduce Ordinance 903, 30
an Ordinance Amending Chapter 701 to Add Provisions for the Keeping and Raising of Chickens 31
and Ducks in Certain Residential Districts as amended. 32
33
Council Member Mueller believed that the keeping of chickens will be a great thing for Mounds 34
View neighborhoods. 35
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Council Member Meehlhause did not want chickens and fowl to become a divisive issue as has 37
been the case in a neighboring community. He appreciated the Council coming together on this 38
issue and supported the requirements written into the Ordinance. 39
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Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 41
42
8. CONSENT AGENDA 43
A. Resolution 8426, a Resolution Approving the Mounds View Business 44
Licenses for the Period of July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016. 45
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Council Member Gunn questioned if the City really had 14 garbage haulers coming through the 2
City. Assistant City Administrator Crane reported that the City had four residential haulers and 3
the rest were commercial. 4
5
MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Meehlhause. To Approve the Consent Agenda as presented. 6
7
Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 8
9
9. JUST AND CORRECT CLAIMS 10
11
Finance Director Beer answered the Council's questions related to claims. 12
13
MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Hull. To Approve the Just and Correct Claims as presented. 14
15
Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 16
17
10. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 18
19
None. 20
21
11. REPORTS 22
A. Reports of Mayor and Council. 23
24
Council Member Mueller reported she was selected to serve on the League of Minnesota Cities 25
Nominations Committee for the Board. She would be sitting in on the interview for the 18 26
candidates for the Board. 27
28
Council Member Mueller indicated the new director for the League of Minnesota Cities was 29
David Unmacht, who was a former Vice President with Springsted. 30
31
Council Member Meehlhause congratulated Council Member Mueller on her appointment. 32
33
Council Member Meehlhause explained Northeast Youth and Family Services held a golf 34
tournament on June 8th. He was pleased with the success of the event, noting 80 golfers attended 35
the event. 36
37
Mayor Flaherty stated he recently received an email from a resident regarding the Police 38
Department. He read the letter in full and commended the Police Department for the great 39
service they provide to the residents of Mounds View. 40
41
B. Reports of Staff. 42
1. Update on Brewpuds and Taprooms (verbal report) 43
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Assistant City Administrator Crane reported staff was working to amend City Code to allow 1
brewpubs, taprooms and microbreweries. She stated while reviewing the City Code, staff found 2
that there were several areas in the City that were not allowed to have a liquor license. She 3
commented that microbreweries would not be allowed within 500 feet of any church or school. 4
She stated this would limit the locations of brewpubs, taprooms and microbreweries. She 5
requested feedback from the Council on how to proceed with this matter and asked if the Council 6
was in favor of allowing the sale of growlers. 7
8
Council Member Mueller questioned why the City had a 500 foot separation requirement for 9
liquor establishments from schools and churches. City Administrator Ericson reported this 10
requirement dated back many years and the intent was to provide a separation of the uses. 11
12
Council Member Gunn was in favor of reducing the 500 feet requirement or making it from door 13
to door, rather than property line to property line. 14
15
The Council was in agreement changing this language to read 500 feet from door to door. There 16
was Council consensus to allow for the sale of growlers on Sundays. 17
18
Assistant City Administrator Crane thanked the Council for their input. She reported she would 19
continue to work on amending City Code. 20
21
City Administrator Ericson reported the Council had a Special City Council meeting at Fire 22
Station No. 3 on Tuesday, June 9th. 23
24
City Administrator Ericson indicated the League of Minnesota Cities Conference would be held 25
in Duluth, Minnesota, June 24-26, 2015. 26
27
City Administrator Ericson explained that the redevelopment tour would be held on Monday, 28
June 29th at 4:45 p.m. He encouraged all Councilmembers to attend this event. 29
30
Public Works Director Erickson noted seal coating of Areas A, B and C would begin on June 9th. 31
32
Mayor Flaherty welcomed Public Works Director Erickson to the City of Mounds View. 33
34
C. Reports of City Attorney. 35
36
There was nothing additional to report. 37
38
12. Next Council Work Session: Monday, July 6, 2015, at 7:00 p.m. 39
Next Council Meeting: Monday, June 22, 2015, at 7:00 p.m. 40
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13. ADJOURNMENT 2
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The meeting was adjourned at 8:48 p.m. 4
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Transcribed by: 6
7
Heidi Guenther 8
TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. 9
PROCEEDINGS OF THE MOUNDS VIEW CITY COUNCIL 1
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW 2
RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA 3
4
Regular Meeting 5
June 22, 2015 6
Mounds View City Hall 7
2401 County Road 10, Mounds View, MN 55112 8
7:00 P.M. 9
10
11
1. MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER 12
13
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 14
15
3. ROLL CALL: Flaherty, Gunn, Meehlhause, Mueller 16
17
NOT PRESENT: Hull. 18
19
4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 20
A. Monday, June 22, 2015, City Council Agenda. 21
22
MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Meehlhause. To Approve the Monday, June 22, 2015, agenda as 23
presented. 24
25
Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 26
27
5. PUBLIC INPUT 28
29
None. 30
31
6. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS 32
A. Resolution 8419, Recognizing Eagle Scout Daniel Niedfeldt-Thomas 33
34
Mayor Flaherty read a Resolution in full recognizing Eagle Scout Daniel Niedfeldt-Thomas for 35
his hours of volunteer service to the City and for building an outdoor seating area at a local 36
church. A round of applause was offered by all in attendance. 37
38
MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Mueller. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 8419, 39
Recognizing Eagle Scout Daniel Niedfeldt-Thomas. 40
41
Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 42
43
B. Annual Storm Water Public Information Meeting 44
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Public Works Director Erickson provided the Council with a presentation on the City’s Storm 1
Water Pollution Prevention Plan. He indicated the goals of the meeting were to inform interested 2
citizens, solicit public comment and to comply with State permit requirements. He provided 3
comment on the progress that was made addressing the City’s six minimum control measures. 4
He then discussed the goals for the City’s storm sewer system going forward. 5
6
Mayor Flaherty understood that Silver View Pond was 38% full. He questioned how this would 7
be managed in the future. Public Works Director Erickson reported that the pond would have to 8
be dredged at some point to remove the sediment from the pond. He explained that this work 9
was typically done in the winter months. 10
11
Council Member Mueller asked if the sediment within Silver View Pond had been rated. Public 12
Works Director Erickson commented that he would have to investigate this matter further and 13
would report back to the Council. 14
15
Mayor Flaherty thanked staff for the thorough report on the City’s Storm Water Pollution 16
Prevention Plan. 17
18
7. COUNCIL BUSINESS 19
A. 7:00 p.m. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance 903, 20
an Ordinance Amending Chapter 701 of the Mounds View Municipal Code 21
to Allow for the Keeping and Raising of Chickens and/or Ducks. (ROLL 22
CALL VOTE) 23
24
City Administrator Ericson stated this was the Second Reading of Ordinance 903, which would 25
allow for the keeping and raising of chickens and/or ducks. He noted the First Reading of this 26
Ordinance was held on June 8th. Staff reviewed the language changes that were made to the 27
Ordinance per Council’s direction and recommended adoption of Ordinance 903. 28
29
Mayor Flaherty opened the public hearing at 7:28 p.m. 30
31
Mike Read, 2208 Lois Drive, asked if the birds had to be vet checked yearly. He feared that bird 32
flu could impact the community. City Administrator Ericson commented that based on research 33
he has conducted, that the contraction of the bird flu to humans has not happened. Mayor 34
Flaherty appreciated this comment. 35
36
Bro Jones, 2500 Woodcrest Drive, questioned how many properties in Mounds View currently 37
had chickens. Mayor Flaherty was uncertain how many properties had chickens as they were 38
prohibited. 39
40
Mr. Jones inquired why the City was not requiring neighbor approval. City Attorney Riggs did 41
not advise the City Council delegate the approval of chickens and/or ducks to residents’ adjacent 42
property owners. He recommended that this matter be handled through a permitting process. 43
44
Mr. Jones reported he lived on Deb Nygaard’s block and indicated she has had her chickens 45
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illegally for quite some time. He believed that the City Ordinance should not be changed for one 1
person. He recommended that the entire City be polled regarding this matter. 2
3
Mayor Flaherty clarified that this was not the first meeting the City has had regarding chickens. 4
He explained that a number of residents have come forward in support of chickens in Mounds 5
View. He commented that the Council was making a Code amendment for all residents in the 6
City. 7
8
Mr. Jones believed that this Ordinance could adversely impact the City and housing property 9
values. He explained that he has lived in Mounds View since 1962 and he did not want his 10
neighbors to have chickens due to the smell and noise that would be created. 11
12
Hearing no further public input, Mayor Flaherty closed the public hearing at 7:39 p.m. 13
14
Council Member Mueller discussed a letter received from a landlord recommending that 15
chickens not be allowed on rental properties. She reported that the proposed Code amendment 16
would address this concern and rental properties would not be allowed to keep chickens. She 17
reported that she supported the changing needs in the community and recommended that the 18
Council adopt Ordinance 903. 19
20
Council Member Gunn noted that several neighboring communities have already adopted urban 21
farming Ordinances that allow for the keeping of chickens. She fully supported residents having 22
chickens and/or ducks. 23
24
Council Member Meehlhause supported chickens and/or ducks in the R-1 zoning district. He 25
appreciated the control measures that were written into the proposed Ordinance. 26
27
Mayor Flaherty stated that he originally was not in support of the keeping of chickens. However, 28
after reviewing the proposed Ordinance he noted he would be supporting the matter. 29
30
MOTION AMENDMENT: Flaherty. To Amend Ordinance 903, to Allow for the keeping of 31
only Six Chickens and/or Ducks. The amendment failed for lack of a second. 32
33
MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Mueller. To Waive the Second Reading and Adopt Ordinance 903, 34
an Ordinance Amending Chapter 701 of the Mounds View Municipal Code to Allow for the 35
Keeping and Raising of Chickens and/or Ducks. 36
37
Mayor Flaherty stated he was in favor of reducing the number of chickens and/or ducks from 38
eight to six. He believed that eight was too large a number for single-family lots in Mounds 39
View. For this reason, he would not be able to support the Ordinance as proposed. 40
41
ROLL CALL: Gunn/Meehlhause/Mueller/ Flaherty. 42
43
Ayes – 3 Nays – 1 (Flaherty) Motion carried. 44
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MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Meehlhause. To Approve the Chicken/Duck Permit Fee of $100 1
and the Yearly Permit Renewal Fee of $30. 2
3
Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 4
5
B. Resolution 8430, Approving the 2015 Festival in the Park of Mounds View 6
Contract. 7
8
Assistant City Administrator Crane requested the Council approve the 2015 Festival in the Park 9
of Mounds View contract. She discussed the budget and expenses for the Festival and noted the 10
City would be donating $5,000 for fireworks. 11
12
MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Gunn. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 8430, 13
Approving the 2015 Festival in the Park of Mounds View Contract. 14
15
Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 16
17
C. Introduction and First Reading of Ordinance 904 to Amend Chapter 1106 of 18
the Mounds View Zoning Code to Allow Additional Types of Exterior 19
Materials on Columbaria. 20
21
Planning Associate Heller reported the Council recently approved an Ordinance that would allow 22
columbaria in the City of Mounds View at religious institutions. She explained that a local 23
church has approached the City requesting columbaria to be constructed of brick and bronze, 24
which would not be allowed under the previously approved Ordinance. She requested that the 25
Council introduce an Ordinance that would amend Chapter 1106 of the Mounds View Zoning 26
Code which would allow for brick and bronze columbaria. 27
28
Council Member Mueller thanked staff for completing the additional research on this matter. 29
She supported the proposed code amendment. 30
31
MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Meehlhause. To Waive the First Reading and Introduce 32
Ordinance 904 Amending Chapter 1106 of the Mounds View Zoning Code to Allow Additional 33
Types of Exterior Materials on Columbaria. 34
35
Council Member Mueller requested that the proposed code amendments within this Ordinance be 36
posted to the City’s website. 37
38
Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 39
40
D. Resolution 8431, Approving an Engineering Services Agreement with Braun 41
Intertec for Construction Materials Testing and Special Inspection Services 42
Related to Mustang Drive. 43
44
Public Works Director Erickson requested the Council approve an engineering services 45
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agreement with Braun Intertec for construction materials testing and special inspection services 1
on Mustang Drive. He explained that the services would allow for geotechnical and asphalt 2
testing to be completed. He recommended that the Council approve a 15% contingency for the 3
project. 4
5
City Attorney Riggs noted a change to Item 2 within the Resolution. 6
7
MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Meehlhause. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 8431, 8
Approving an Engineering Services Agreement with Braun Intertec for Construction Materials 9
Testing and Special Inspection Services Related to Mustang Drive, as amended. 10
11
Council Member Meehlhause thanked staff for providing the overall project cost information to 12
the Council. 13
14
Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 15
16
8. CONSENT AGENDA 17
A. Set a Public Hearing for Monday, July 13, 2015, at 7:00 p.m., for the Second 18
Reading and Adoption of Ordinance 904, Amending the Mounds View 19
Zoning Code to Allow Additional Types of Exterior Materials on 20
Columbaria. 21
B. Set a Public Hearing for Monday, July 13, 2015, at 7:00 p.m., to Consider a 22
Residential Kennel License located at 2280 Pinewood Drive. 23
C. Set a Public Hearing for Monday, July 13, 2015, at 7:00 p.m., to Consider a 24
Residential Kennel License located at 5414 Jackson Drive. 25
D. Set a Public Hearing for Monday, August 10, 2015, at 7:00 p.m., to Approve 26
Additions and Revisions to the 2015 Fee Schedule. 27
28
MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Meehlhause. To Approve the Consent Agenda as presented. 29
30
Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 31
32
9. JUST AND CORRECT CLAIMS 33
34
Finance Director Beer answered the Council's questions related to claims. 35
36
MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Meehlhause. To Approve the Just and Correct Claims as presented. 37
38
Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 39
40
10. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 41
A. May 11, 2015, City Council Meeting Minutes. 42
43
MOTION/SECOND: Meehlhause/Mueller. To Approve the May 11 , 2015, City Council 44
meeting minutes as presented. 45
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Mayor Flaherty commended TimeSaver Secretarial on their efforts on the City’s meeting 2
minutes. 3
4
Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 5
6
11. REPORTS 7
A. Reports of Mayor and Council. 8
9
Council Member Mueller reported the League of Minnesota Cities Conference would be held in 10
Duluth, Minnesota from June 24-26, 2015. She noted she would be serving on the Nominations 11
Committee for the Board of Directors and interviews would be held on Wednesday, June 24th. 12
She reported that the new Executive Director would be introduced at the conference. She 13
discussed the sessions planned for the conference and looked forward to taking part in this 14
wonderful event. 15
16
Council Member Meehlhause commented he would be attending the League of Minnesota Cities 17
Conference in Duluth, Minnesota this week. 18
19
Council Member Gunn indicated she would also be attending the League of Minnesota Cities 20
Conference in Duluth, Minnesota this week. 21
22
Mayor Flaherty provided comment on the 50th Anniversary of the Mounds View Tornado event. 23
He stated last Thursday he attended both the Music in the Park and Movie in the Park event. He 24
stated the next Music in the Park event would be held on Thursday, July 16, 2015 at 6:30 p.m. at 25
Silver View Park and would feature the Teddy Bear Band. 26
27
B. Reports of Staff. 28
29
City Administrator Ericson indicated the Council would be attending a bus tour of metro 30
developments on Monday, June 29th. 31
32
C. Reports of City Attorney. 33
34
City Attorney Riggs had nothing additional to report. 35
36
12. Next Council Work Session: Monday, July 6, 2015, at 7:00 p.m. 37
Next Council Meeting: Monday, July 13, 2015, at 7:00 p.m. 38
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13. ADJOURNMENT 2
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The meeting was adjourned at 8:19 p.m. 4
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Transcribed by: 6
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Heidi Guenther 8
TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. 9
PROCEEDINGS OF THE MOUNDS VIEW CITY COUNCIL 1
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW 2
RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA 3
4
Regular Meeting 5
July 13, 2015 6
Mounds View City Hall 7
2401 County Road 10, Mounds View, MN 55112 8
7:00 P.M. 9
10
11
1. MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER 12
13
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 14
15
3. ROLL CALL: Flaherty, Gunn, Hull, Meehlhause 16
17
NOT PRESENT: Mueller. 18
19
4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 20
A. Monday, July 13, 2015, City Council Agenda. 21
22
MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Hull. To Approve the Monday, July 13, 2015, agenda as presented. 23
24
Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 25
26
5. PUBLIC INPUT 27
28
None. 29
30
6. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS 31
32
None. 33
34
7. COUNCIL BUSINESS 35
A. 7:00 p.m. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance 904, 36
Amending Chapter 1106 of the Mounds View Zoning Code to Allow 37
Additional Exterior Materials on Columbaria. 38
39
City Administrator Ericson explained the Council recently adopted an Ordinance that allows 40
Columbaria at churches and other religious organizations. Staff was requesting that the Council 41
adopt another Ordinance that would amend Chapter 1106 allowing additional exterior materials 42
(brick and bronze) on the Columbaria. 43
44
Mayor Flaherty opened the public hearing at 7:06 p.m. 45
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Hearing no public input, Mayor Flaherty closed the public hearing at 7:06 p.m. 2
3
MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Meehlhause. To Waive the Second Reading and Adopt Ordinance 4
904, Amending Chapter 1106 of the Mounds View Zoning Code to Allow Additional Exterior 5
Materials on Columbaria. 6
7
ROLL CALL: Gunn/Hull/Meehlhause/Flaherty. 8
9
Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 10
11
B. 7:00 p.m. Public Hearing, Resolution 8434, a Resolution to Consider a 12
Residential Kennel License located at 2280 Pinewood Drive. 13
14
Assistant City Administrator Crane explained that the residents at 2280 Pinewood Drive have 15
more than two dogs and were requesting a residential kennel license to allow four (4) dogs on the 16
property. She indicated staff sent notices for a public hearing and received notification that the 17
resident could not attend the meeting. In addition, staff has received numerous complaints from 18
adjacent property owners regarding these four (4) dogs on the property. Staff recommended that 19
the Council postpone action on this item to the July 27, 2015 City Council meeting to allow the 20
owners to be present at the meeting. 21
22
Mayor Flaherty opened the public hearing at 7:09 p.m. 23
24
MOTION/SECOND: Meehlhause/Hull. To Continue the Public Hearing for Residential Kennel 25
License located at 2280 Pinewood Drive to the July 27, 2015 City Council Meeting. 26
27
Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 28
29
C. 7:00 p.m. Public Hearing, Resolution 8435, a Resolution to Consider a 30
Residential Kennel License located at 5414 Jackson Drive. 31
32
Assistant City Administrator Crane explained that the residents at 5414 Jackson Drive have more 33
than two dogs and were requesting a residential kennel license to allow three (3) dogs on the 34
property. She noted that all dogs were current on their shots and were licensed with the City. 35
She reported staff sent notices for a public hearing. She understood that the police had received 36
one complaint on these dogs and have zero resident complaints. Staff recommended approval of 37
the residential kennel license. 38
39
Mayor Flaherty opened the public hearing at 7:14 p.m. 40
41
Hearing no public input, Mayor Flaherty closed the public hearing at 7:14 p.m. 42
43
Mayor Flaherty questioned when the dogs got out and if this was a recent event. Mr. Shoberg, 44
5414 Jackson Drive, was uncertain as to when the dogs got out but understood the fence was left 45
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open one day when the power went out. He commented that this could have led to the dogs 1
getting out. 2
3
Mayor Flaherty asked if the labs were putting holes under the fence. Mr. Shoberg explained that 4
he was working to make the fence more secure and to deter the dogs from digging. 5
6
Mayor Flaherty questioned how many visits the public services officer had made to this property. 7
Assistant City Administrator Crane reported that the public services officer had visited the site on 8
two separate occasions. 9
10
Mayor Flaherty encouraged the property owners to be in communication with their neighbors to 11
ensure that any dog concerns were addressed right away before they become larger concerns. 12
13
Council Member Meehlhause discussed the benefits of invisible fencing. 14
15
Council Member Gunn inquired when the owners obtained the beagle. Mr. Shoberg reported that 16
they rescued the beagle in February of 2015. Ms. Brittania Shoberg commented that she was 17
unaware that she needed a kennel license when she rescued a third dog. 18
19
Mayor Flaherty commended the homeowners for requesting the kennel license. 20
21
MOTION/SECOND: Meehlhause/Hull. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 8435, a 22
Resolution to Consider a Residential Kennel License located at 5414 Jackson Drive. 23
24
Mayor Flaherty was pleased that the City did not receive any neighbor complaints. He 25
encouraged the homeowners to address the fence issue to ensure that the dogs are not escaping. 26
27
Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 28
29
D. Resolution 8433 to Purchase one 2016 Chevrolet Impala Sedan (unmarked). 30
31
Police Chief Kinney requested the Council approve the purchase of a 2016 Chevrolet Impala 32
Sedan that would serve as an unmarked squad car for the Police Department. He discussed the 33
other vehicle purchases the department has made this year. He was pleased with the proposed 34
bid price for this vehicle and recommended approval of the vehicle. 35
36
Mayor Flaherty reported that this vehicle was included in the 2015 budget. Police Chief Kinney 37
reported this was the case. 38
39
MOTION/SECOND: Hull/Meehlhause. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 8433 to 40
Purchase one 2016 Chevrolet Impala Sedan (unmarked). 41
42
Council Member Meehlhause was pleased that the purchase price came in under budget. 43
44
Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 45
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E. Resolution 8436, Approving the Installation of a Panic Hardware and Door 2
Release Buttons in City Hall. 3
4
Public Works Director Erickson requested the Council approve the installation of six panic 5
buttons and door release hardware in City Hall. He reported the expense would be just over 6
$5,000. He discussed the location of the proposed panic buttons and door release hardware. He 7
explained this was not a budgeted expense for 2015, but funds were available to cover the cost. 8
9
Council Member Meehlhause asked what funds were being used to cover this expense. Public 10
Works Director Erickson stated a Grounds and Maintenance fund would be used for this project. 11
12
Mayor Flaherty questioned what type of training would be provided to staff on the new security 13
systems. City Administrator Ericson explained that staff and the Police Department would be 14
properly trained to safely manage the new door entry system. 15
16
Mayor Flaherty inquired if the Police Department supported the proposed panic buttons. Police 17
Chief Kinney fully supported the proposed panic hardware and believed that the panic buttons 18
would offer an extra measure of protection at City Hall. 19
20
MOTION/SECOND: Meehlhause/Hull. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 8436, 21
Approving the Installation of a Panic Hardware and Door Release Buttons in City Hall. 22
23
Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 24
25
8. CONSENT AGENDA 26
27
Council Member Gunn asked to remove Item 8A. 28
29
A. Set Public Hearing for Monday August 24, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. for Municipal 30
Consent on Ramsey County Road H and I-35W Interchange Project. 31
B. Resolution 8432 for Approval of Master Subscriber Agreement for 32
Minnesota Court Data Services for Government Agencies. 33
34
MOTION/SECOND: Flaherty/Meehlhause. To Approve the Consent Agenda as amended 35
removing Item 8A. 36
37
Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 38
39
A. Set Public Hearing for Monday August 24, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. for Municipal 40
Consent on Ramsey County Road H and I-35W Interchange Project. 41
42
Council Member Gunn asked if the City would have an informational meeting prior to the Public 43
Hearing. City Administrator Ericson reported that Ramsey County would be attending the 44
August worksession and would be providing the Council with information on the project. 45
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MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Meehlhause. To Set a Public Hearing for Monday August 24, 2015 2
at 7:00 p.m. for Municipal Consent on Ramsey County Road H and I-35W Interchange Project 3
4
Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 5
6
9. JUST AND CORRECT CLAIMS 7
8
Finance Director Beer answered the Council's questions related to claims. 9
10
MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Hull. To Approve the Just and Correct Claims as presented. 11
12
Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 13
14
10. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 15
A. May 26, 2015, City Council Meeting Minutes. 16
17
MOTION/SECOND: Meehlhause/Hull. To Approve the May 26, 2015, City Council meeting 18
minutes as presented. 19
20
Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 21
22
11. REPORTS 23
A. Reports of Mayor and Council. 24
25
Council Member Meehlhause reported he would be attending a Northeast Youth and Family 26
Services Personnel meeting this week. He noted Twin Cities Gateway would be meeting next 27
Tuesday and Brian Beeman would be attending in his absence. 28
29
Council Member Meehlhause indicated the YMCA Advisory Board met recently and he was 30
pleased by the positive revenue, rental and programing reports that were reviewed. 31
32
Council Member Gunn noted the next Music in the Park event would be held on July 16th and 33
would feature the Teddy Bear Band at Silver View Park. The next Movie in the Park was 34
scheduled for July 16th at Lambert Park. 35
36
Mayor Flaherty discussed the plans for the Silver View Park trail rehabilitation. He indicated 37
work would begin in August and anticipated that several trees would be removed on City 38
property. 39
40
Mayor Flaherty explained he recently attended a Five Cities meeting with City Administrator 41
Ericson. He commented that splash pads and TCAAP were discussed. 42
43
B. Reports of Staff. 44
45
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City Administrator Ericson noted he and Council Member Meehlhause visited a local beehive 1
and found it had little impact on the property. He encouraged the Council to do the same site 2
visit. 3
4
City Administrator Ericson reported he would be attending a Ramsey County Manager meeting 5
in Shoreview this week. 6
7
City Administrator Ericson indicated there would be a Fire Department Manager’s meeting this 8
Wednesday. 9
10
City Administrator Ericson commented that the Planning Commission had an open seat and the 11
City was taking applications at this time. The deadline for submitting an application was July 24, 12
2015. 13
14
Council Member Gunn appreciated the additions to the City’s Facebook page. 15
16
Mayor Flaherty indicated National Night Out would be held on August 4th this year. He 17
encouraged those interested in holding a block party to contact the Police Department to have it 18
registered with the City. 19
20
C. Reports of City Attorney. 21
22
There was nothing additional to report. 23
24
12. Next Council Work Session: Monday, August 3, 2015, at 7:00 p.m. 25
Next Council Meeting: Monday, July 27, 2015, at 7:00 p.m. 26
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13. ADJOURNMENT 28
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The meeting was adjourned at 7:59 p.m. 30
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE MOUNDS VIEW CITY COUNCIL 1
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW 2
RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA 3
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Regular Meeting 5
July 27, 2015 6
Mounds View City Hall 7
2401 County Road 10, Mounds View, MN 55112 8
7:00 P.M. 9
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1. MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER 12
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2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 14
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3. ROLL CALL: Flaherty, Gunn, Hull, Meehlhause, Mueller 16
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NOT PRESENT: None. 18
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4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 20
A. Monday, July 27, 2015, City Council Agenda. 21
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MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Hull. To Approve the Monday, July 27, 2015, agenda as 23
presented. 24
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Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 26
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5. PUBLIC INPUT 28
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None. 30
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6. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS 32
A. Resolution 8441, Resolution of Appreciation to Jessica Birken for her years 33
of service on the Planning Commission. 34
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Mayor Flaherty read a Resolution in full thanking Jessica Birkin for her years of dedicated 36
service to the City of Mounds View on the Planning Commission. 37
38
MOTION/SECOND: Meehlhause/Mueller. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 8441, 39
Resolution of Appreciation to Jessica Birken for her years of service on the Planning 40
Commission. 41
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Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 43
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7. COUNCIL BUSINESS 1
A. Continued Public Hearing, Resolution 8434, a Resolution to Consider a 2
Residential Kennel License located at 2280 Pinewood Drive. 3
4
Assistant City Administrator Crane stated this item was continued from the July 13 City Council 5
meeting to allow the applicant to be present. She requested the Council consider a residential 6
kennel license for the property at 2280 Pinewood Drive and noted Public Hearing notices were 7
sent to all property owners within 500 feet of the subject property. She provided further 8
comment on the four dogs now on the property and stated staff has received 12 phone calls and 9
other written complaints on the animals. 10
11
Mayor Flaherty explained this was a continued Public Hearing from the July 13 City Council 12
meeting and asked for comments from the public. 13
14
Hearing no public input, Mayor Flaherty closed the public hearing at 7:07 p.m. 15
16
Council Member Meehlhause questioned how long the homeowner has had four dogs. Margarita 17
Schaff, 2280 Pinewood Drive, commented she co-owns the English Springer Spaniel. This pet 18
was on the show circuit and was not on the premises. She indicated the dachshund was recently 19
purchased within the past six weeks. She reported she was on her property 24/7 and a six-foot 20
privacy fence was recently installed around the perimeter. She explained that her three dogs on 21
premise were de-barked, so her dogs were not the barking concern. She discussed the dogs in her 22
neighborhood, which were barking concerns. 23
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Mayor Flaherty understood that Ms. Schaff showed her dogs and took great personal care of her 25
animals. He encouraged Ms. Schaff to speak with her neighbors regarding her pets. Ms. Schaff 26
indicated that she had been in contact with each of her neighbors regarding the dogs and the 27
neighbors have stated the dogs were not a concern. 28
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Mayor Flaherty reported that each of the neighbors that expressed concern with the pets were 30
invited to attend this meeting, and not one was in attendance. Ms. Schaff commented that she 31
would apologize to any of them and explain the measures that she has taken to ensure that her 32
pets were not a bother to her neighbors. 33
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Council Member Mueller asked if Ms. Schaff attended to her dogs when they were outdoors. 35
Ms. Schaff stated this was the case. 36
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Council Member Mueller requested further information on what it meant for the dogs to be de-38
barked. Ms. Schaff explained this was a surgical procedure where the larynx was clipped on the 39
dogs. She indicated the dogs could still bark, but it was a muffled or hoarse sound when 40
compared to a bark. 41
42
MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Hull. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 8434, a 43
Resolution to Consider a Residential Kennel License located at 2280 Pinewood Drive. 44
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Mayor Flaherty reiterated that this was a Public Hearing and neighbors were invited to speak to 1
this matter. He encouraged the neighbors to speak to one another if any situation were to arise in 2
the future. 3
4
Council Member Gunn thanked Ms. Schaff for taking such good care of her pets and for putting 5
up a privacy fence on her property. 6
7
Council Member Meehlhause appreciated that Ms. Schaff has invested in her pets through the de-8
barking, the privacy fence and the invisible fencing. 9
10
Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 11
12
B. Resolution 8439, Approving a Gambling Permit for Spring Lake Park Lions 13
for an Event Located at the Mounds View Community Center on September 14
10, 2015. 15
16
Assistant City Administrator Crane stated the Spring Lake Park Lions were requesting a 17
Gambling Permit for an event that would be located at the Mounds View Community Center on 18
September 10, 2015. She reported the one-day event would assist with raising funds for the 19
YMCA’s in the trade area. Staff recommended approval of the gambling permit as requested. 20
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Council Member Meehlhause asked if the funds would be funneled to the Shoreview YMCA. 22
Amanda Jackson, gambling manager for the Spring Lake Park Lions, explained she was 23
approached by a member of the TPC Rolls to conduct bingo at the Mounds View Community 24
Center. It was requested the funds be donated to the Emma B. Howe YMCA, which was in Coon 25
Rapids. She explained that a check could be cut to a charitable organization in the trade area. 26
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Mayor Flaherty requested that staff clarify with the Lions who would be receiving the proceeds. 28
29
Council Member Mueller appreciated the outreach that was completed for this permit. 30
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MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Meehlhause. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 8439, 32
Approving a Gambling Permit for Spring Lake Park Lions for an Event Located at the Mounds 33
View Community Center on September 10, 2015. 34
35
Council Member Meehlhause was not concerned that the Emma B. Howe YMCA would benefit 36
from the proposed event as this would funnel back into the City of Mounds View YMCA. 37
38
Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 39
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C. Resolution 8440, a Resolution to Consider a Therapeutic Massage License for 41
Bodyflow Massage located at 2402 County Road I. 42
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Assistant City Administrator Crane stated Maixai Lee was relocating her therapeutic massage 44
business from Roseville to the City of Mounds View. The business would be called Bodyflow 45
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Massage and would be located at 2402 County Road I. Staff noted that all requirements of City 1
Code had been met by Ms. Lee and all fees had been paid. Staff recommended approval of the 2
therapeutic massage license request. 3
4
Council Member Mueller asked the hours of operation for Ms. Lee’s massage business. Ms. Lee 5
reported that she worked from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. 6
7
Mayor Flaherty questioned if any of Ms. Lee’s clients would be following her to her new 8
practice. Ms. Lee anticipated this would be the case. 9
10
MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Meehlhause. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 8440, 11
a Resolution to Consider a Therapeutic Massage License for Bodyflow Massage located at 2402 12
County Road I. 13
14
Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 15
16
Mayor Flaherty welcomed Ms. Lee to the City of Mounds View. 17
18
D. Resolution 8437, Approving the Remodel of Community Center Offices and 19
Prep Kitchen. 20
21
Public Works Supervisor Peterson requested the Council approve the remodel of the Community 22
Center offices and prep kitchen. He discussed the remodeling plans in further detail with the 23
Council along with the estimates received from contractors. Staff recommended that the Council 24
approve the remodel. 25
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Council Member Mueller asked if the items in the storage room had another area to be housed 27
since this area would become the prep kitchen. Public Works Supervisor Peterson commented 28
that an area behind the gym has been cleaned out to store these items. 29
30
MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Meehlhause. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 8437, 31
Approving the Remodel of Community Center Offices and Prep Kitchen. 32
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Council Member Meehlhause thanked staff for providing the Council with information on how 34
the project would be funded. 35
36
Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 37
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E. Resolution 8438, Approve the Purchase and Installation of an Under Body 39
Plow on Unit #445 and Upgrade Plow Controls on Unit #447. 40
41
Public Works Supervisor Peterson stated Public Works was always seeking ways to improve its 42
services and to create efficiencies when it comes to snow and ice removal. He explained how an 43
underbody scraper would greatly assist decreasing the amount of ice on the streets while also 44
reducing the need for salt. Staff reviewed the expense for the under body plow and requested the 45
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Council approve the purchase and installation of an under body plow for Unit #445 along with 1
the upgrade plow controls for Unit #447. 2
3
Mayor Flaherty asked if the under body plow would damage the City’s new roads. Public Works 4
Supervisor Peterson commented that the plow actually floats and would not damage the new 5
roads. 6
7
MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Meehlhause. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 8438, 8
Approve the Purchase and Installation of an Under Body Plow on Unit #445 and Upgrade Plow 9
Controls on Unit #447. 10
11
Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 12
13
Mayor Flaherty encouraged the Public Works Department to have an Open House for the public 14
to view its pieces of equipment next spring. 15
16
8. CONSENT AGENDA 17
A. Set a Public Hearing for Monday, August 10, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. for the 18
Consideration of a Conditional Use Permit to allow a 1,120 Square Foot 19
Oversize Garage at 5405 Quincy Street. 20
21
MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Hull. To Approve the Consent Agenda as presented. 22
23
Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 24
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9. JUST AND CORRECT CLAIMS 26
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Finance Director Beer answered the Council's questions related to claims. 28
29
MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Meehlhause. To Approve the Just and Correct Claims as 30
presented. 31
32
Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 33
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10. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 35
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None. 37
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11. REPORTS 39
A. Reports of Mayor and Council. 40
41
Council Member Mueller announced Senator Bev Scalze was selected by the League of 42
Minnesota Cities as a Legislator of Distinction for 2015. 43
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Mayor Flaherty congratulated Senator Scalze for receiving this recognition and appreciated her 1
professional representation of the City of Mounds View. 2
3
Council Member Mueller discussed a recent incident she had at her home where emergency 4
services and an Allina Ambulance was dispatched. She explained that she received incredible 5
services and appreciated the prompt response time. 6
7
Mayor Flaherty encouraged residents along Fairchild, Knollwood and Mustang Drive to water 8
their sod. 9
10
Council Member Mueller noted that the construction crew was responsible for watering the sod 11
for the first 30 days and she testified that two water trucks were watering each and every day. 12
13
Council Member Gunn appreciated the blossoming rain gardens throughout the City. 14
15
B. Reports of Staff. 16
17
Public Works Director Erickson provided the Council with an update on the Mustang Drive 18
street project. He noted the County would be providing the Council with an update on the 19
County Road H/County 10 interchange at an upcoming worksession meeting. 20
21
Public Works Director Erickson discussed the Silver View Park Trail and noted the City was 22
working on two easement agreements. 23
24
City Attorney Riggs advised the Council further on the easements and legal description situation. 25
26
Council Member Mueller invited Public Works Director Erickson to participate in Festival in the 27
Park on Saturday, August 22nd. 28
29
City Administrator Ericson provided the Council with a memorandum and requested feedback on 30
two economic development activities. He explained that a developer was interested in assisting a 31
local business to expand at the corner of Mustang and Old Highway 8. There was a funding gap 32
and the developer has requested a TIF agreement to allow the development to move forward. 33
Staff was considering the tangible benefits of the project. He asked if the Council wanted to 34
have the EDA and the EDC consider the TIF request. 35
36
Council Member Meehlhause was open to considering the business expansion as this was an area 37
of the City that was in need of redevelopment. 38
39
Council Member Mueller believed the purpose of TIF was to assist businesses with financing 40
when without it the development would not be impossible. 41
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Council Member Hull, Council Member Gunn and Mayor Flaherty agreed. 43
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City Administrator Ericson asked if the Council was interested in considering the expansion of 1
the duties of the Business Development Coordinator. He reported that taking this position from 2
three-fourths time to full-time would cost the City an additional $23,000. He stated that because 3
TIF District No. 2 was retiring at the end of the year, the City would have a $37,000 shortfall. 4
He indicated the City could address this by increasing the general levy in order to cover the costs 5
of the EDA. Another option would be to consider a separate EDA levy. He requested direction 6
from the Council on how to proceed. 7
8
Council Member Gunn was in favor of supporting additional economic activities in the City. She 9
supported the Council further discussing a possible EDA levy. 10
11
Council Member Mueller did not understand why TIF District No. 5 was not bringing in enough 12
money to support economic development activities in the City. City Administrator Ericson 13
reported the City was limited in the amount of increment that was received from TIF District No. 14
5, which was 5% and 95% went back to Medtronic. He anticipated that the TIF District would 15
conclude sooner rather than later. 16
17
Council Member Mueller supported the City taking some action in order to ensure future 18
economic growth was possible. 19
20
Council Member Hull and Council Member Meehlhause were interested in discussing an EDA 21
levy. 22
23
Mayor Flaherty did not want to see the levy reduction fund depleted and for this matter, he 24
supported another tool that could assist the City in funding economic activities. He was in favor 25
of the Council further discussing an EDA levy. 26
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Council Member Gunn encouraged all Mounds View residents to participate in National Night 28
Out on Tuesday, August 4th. 29
30
C. Reports of City Attorney. 31
32
City Attorney Riggs had nothing additional to report. 33
34
12. Next Council Work Session: Monday, August 3, 2015, at 7:00 p.m. 35
Next Council Meeting: Monday, August 10, 2015, at 7:00 p.m. 36
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13. ADJOURNMENT 38
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The meeting was adjourned at 8:32 p.m. 40
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Item No. 11.B.1
Meeting Date: August 10, 2015
Type of Business: Reports
Administrator Review: _____
City of Mounds View Staff Report
To: Honorable Mayor and City Council
From: Mark Beer, Finance Director
Item Title/Subject: Financial Report for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2015
SUMMARY FINANCIAL REPORT
General Fund:
Most General Fund revenues are tracking expected results. Property taxes comprise 70% of
General Fund revenues. We receive an advance on the July property tax settlement in late June.
However, the majority of tax revenue and related state paid credits are received in the 2nd half of the
year. Interest revenue and transfers in and out are recorded at the end of the year.
Intergovernmental revenue, charges for services, and fines and forfeitures are trailing the budget. A
larger percentage of the City’s revenues are received in the second half of the year. Even though it
is part of the third and fourth quarters, the first half of LGA was received in mid July. ($327,766)
Most operating department expenditures are at or below budget expectations and represent
department efforts to continue to spend wisely. Some purchases will be deferred and be carried
over as part of the 2016 budget.
Other Funds:
Banquet operations, which is a component of the Community Center shows a year-to-date deficit of
$9,644. Banquet Center revenues are generally lower in the first half of the year. Revenues are
higher by $8,432 from this period last year and expenditures are higher by $210. Other revenues
should pick-up in the second half of the year as that is generally the more busy time for the
community center. A transfer of $170,000 is budgeted for 2015 and the need to transfer the entire
amount will depend on the 2nd half of the year. Community Center operations have experienced
growing maintenance costs and this will only accelerate as the equipment continues to age.
The Street Improvement Fund has experienced significant cost savings from past projects due to the
very competitive construction environment during the economic slowdown. With a number of very
significant construction projects occurring around the metro area street project costs have started to
increase. We may have to pay more but there is only 1 project remaining and we should end the
street program under the projected program budget. (Area I - 2016)
The Water, Sanitary Sewer, Storm Water and Street Light Utility fund expenses are tracking within
or under budget. Water revenues are slightly under budget due to the wet spring and early summer,
revenues generally increase for the summer quarter. Most funds are on target with their respective
budgets. The third quarter will provide a more accurate picture on how the year is going but we are
on track, with no significant surprises.
Investments:
The City should experience modestly increasing investment earnings as a result of stable to
increasing rates in 2015 and 2016. Investment income for 2015 is $130,079 compared with
$122,042 for the same period in 2014. Our portfolio for June 30, 2015 was 24,997,220 compared
with $26,869,243 for 2014.
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) continues to maintain the discount rate at 0% -
.25%, which is the same level as in 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, and 2009. There are a
number of headwinds facing the economy mainly a slowdown in China and Europe. Market
expectations are that the Fed will start to move the discount rate up in the latter half of 2015 to
give themselves some wiggle room in the event that the economy turns down. A rate increase
may not be dependent on related economic data. Treasury bills are presently providing the
following rates-of-return:
Treasury Securities 2015 2014
2 year .700 .460
5 year 1.650 1.640
10 year 2.290 2.470
30 year 2.990 3.270
Cert. of Deposit
1 year .400 .450
Inflation does not seem to be a concern for the FOMC with year over year inflation around 1.4%.
GDP for the second quarter was at 2.3% and the first quarter was revised upward to 0.6% from
(0.2%). State unemployment for June was 3.9% compared to national unemployment of 5.5%. The
job market continues to improve but wage growth is still minimal and many (58%) of the jobs have
been part-time.
FINANCE DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS:
Second quarter:
The annual financial audit and preparation of the 2014 comprehensive annual financial report
consumes a lot of staff time during the second quarter. Staff also began and completed work on the
five year financial plan and began work on the 2016 budget.
Third and fourth quarters:
The third and fourth quarters will be dominated with budget related work which will culminate with a
truth-in-taxation hearing and adoption of the 2016 budget and tax levy in December. The third
quarter will also include certifying assessments for delinquent utilities, diseased trees, abatements
and other charges due to the City. Work on insurance policy renewal occurs in the fourth quarter.
Respectfully Submitted,
Mark Beer
City of Mounds View
Interim Financial Report March 31, 2015
Cash Fund Balance Projected
Fund Balance Fund Balance Budgeted Budget % YTD PY Budgeted Budget % YTD PY Increase Fund Balance
#Fund 3/31/2015 12/31/2014 Revenues Revenues Balance Budget Revenues Exp/Exped Exp/Exped Balance Budget Exp/Exped (Decrease)3/31/2015
100 General 8,627,504 9,584,822 -
Taxes 4,391,310 47,811 4,343,499 1.09%78,493
Licenses & Permits 176,842 15,455 161,387 8.74%71,228
Intergovernmental 948,027 73,673 874,354 7.77%60,031
Charges for Services 19,215 5,174 14,041 26.93%2,074
Fines & Forfeitures 41,000 3,949 37,051 9.63%6,736
Special Assessments 3,000 - 3,000 0.00%-
Other Revenues 371,345 137,026 234,319 36.90%563,579
Other Financing Sources 166,005 26,672 139,333 16.07%2,021
City Council - - - - - - 53,153 14,544 38,609 27.36%13,174 - -
Advisory Commissions - - - - - - 15,100 473 14,627 3.13%262 - -
City Administrator - - - - - - 276,630 55,667 220,963 20.12%48,325 - -
Elections - - - - - - 59,200 5,342 53,858 9.02%4,563 - -
Finance - - - - - - 245,969 53,504 192,465 21.75%51,720 - -
Central Services - - - - - - 235,844 44,442 191,402 18.84%24,335 - -
Community Development - - - - - - 373,133 76,662 296,471 20.55%75,402 - -
Police - - - - - - 2,761,401 596,322 2,165,079 21.59%503,651 - -
Fire - - - - - - 565,618 216,945 348,673 38.36%138,168 - -
Recreation - - - - - - 112,600 25,752 86,848 22.87%24,616 - -
Park Maintenance - - - - - - 319,170 50,438 268,732 15.80%43,001 - -
Forestry - - - - - - 87,257 747 86,510 0.86%- - -
Public Works Admin - - - - - - 142,129 24,130 117,999 16.98%27,968 - -
Bldg/Grnds Maintenance - - - - - - 142,792 26,965 115,827 18.88%24,622 - -
Veh/Equip Maintenance - - - - - - 113,379 13,707 99,672 12.09%21,630 - -
Street Pavement Mgmt - - - - - - 228,476 44,075 184,401 19.29%34,069 - -
Snow & Ice Control - - - - - - 149,469 40,460 109,009 27.07%68,712 - -
Street Sign Maintenance - - - - - - 65,424 8,323 57,101 12.72%7,321 - -
Conv/Visitor Bureau - - - - - - 53,200 5,950 47,250 11.18%5,319 - -
Miscellaneous - - - - - - 366,800 22,430 344,370 6.12%21,892 - -
Debt service (ESP lease)- - - - - - - 2,027 (2,027) #DIV/0!- - -
Totals General Fund 8,627,504 9,584,822 6,116,744 309,760 5,806,984 5.06%784,162 6,366,744 1,328,905 5,037,839 20.87%1,138,750 (1,019,145) 8,565,677
210 Cable 291,942 338,243 120,400 600 119,800 0.50%600 138,135 46,900 91,235 33.95%46,068 (46,300) 291,943
220 DARE 4,550 4,550 800 - 800 0.00%146 50 - 50 0.00%768 - 4,550
225 Forfeiture 53,137 54,048 5,500 - 5,500 0.00%420 34,400 910 33,490 2.65%1,277 (910) 53,138
230 EDA (17,741) 49,154 91,820 - 91,820 0.00%2,500 91,820 17,741 74,079 19.32%24,415 (17,741) 31,413
252 Community Center 100,669 134,804 387,457 51,578 335,879 13.31%57,977 399,351 86,135 313,216 21.57%73,785 (34,557) 100,247
255 Lakeside Park 32 345 23,550 (4) 23,554 -0.02%21,792 23,550 308 23,242 1.31%490 (312) 33
290 Recycling Grant 10,994 14,509 31,877 (2) 31,879 -0.01%258 31,877 3,513 28,364 11.02%3,654 (3,515) 10,994
410 TIF District 1 - - - - - #DIV/0!- - - - #DIV/0!- - -
420 TIF District 2 929,585 937,725 168,260 (267) 168,527 -0.16%22,068 1,060,957 7,872 1,053,085 0.74%- (8,139) 929,586
430 TIF District 3 (109) - - (109) 109 #DIV/0!30,236 - - - #DIV/0!- (109) (109)
450 TIF District 5 54,825 727,359 1,461,260 (80) 1,461,340 -0.01%10,696 1,441,288 672,453 768,835 46.66%660,299 (672,533) 54,826
451 Park Dedication 494,367 494,936 8,000 (113) 8,113 -1.41%83,073 347,500 455 347,045 0.13%3,000 (568) 494,368
460 Veh/Equip Replacement 1,395,164 1,488,813 292,000 - 292,000 0.00%- 411,000 93,649 317,351 22.79%146,046 (93,649) 1,395,164
480 Special Projects 1,189,929 1,190,720 52,122 (162) 52,284 -0.31%28,464 417,500 629 416,871 0.15%51,080 (791) 1,189,929
485 Street Improvements 7,574,823 7,189,175 1,205,000 347,843 857,157 28.87%687,330 2,701,463 (37,506) 2,738,969 -1.39%(13,209) 385,349 7,574,524
505 GO Impr Bonds 2004 2,894 232,174 - (61) 61 #DIV/0!5,958 230,694 229,219 257,539 99.36%248,989 (229,280) 2,894
700 Water (147,432) 3,992,762 1,049,974 185,385 864,589 17.66%180,705 1,471,307 138,304 1,333,003 9.40%150,985 47,081 4,039,843
730 Sewer 2,489,927 4,254,006 1,446,821 337,395 1,109,426 23.32%528,351 2,379,879 359,608 2,020,271 15.11%359,608 (22,213) 4,231,793
740 Street Lighting 119,908 137,422 93,367 22,591 70,776 24.20%24,973 105,695 16,678 89,017 15.78%5,103 5,913 143,335
745 Surface Water 1,666,732 3,091,341 490,000 67,663 422,337 13.81%138,115 724,987 237,032 487,955 32.69%35,980 (169,369) 2,921,972
890 Pooled Investments 51,414 - - 51,414 (51,414) 0.00%52,247 - - - 0.00%- - 51,414
Total all funds 24,893,114 33,916,908 13,044,952 1,373,431 11,671,521 10.53%2,660,071 18,378,197 3,202,805 15,431,456 17.43%2,937,088 (1,880,788) 32,087,534
City of Mounds View
Interim Financial Report June 30, 2015
Cash Fund Balance Projected
Fund Balance Fund Balance Budgeted Budget % YTD PY Budgeted Budget % YTD PY Increase Fund Balance
#Fund 6/30/2015 12/31/2014 Revenues Revenues Balance Budget Revenues Exp/Exped Exp/Exped Balance Budget Exp/Exped (Decrease)6/30/2015
100 General 8,626,022 9,584,822 -
Taxes 4,391,310 1,422,645 2,968,665 32.40%1,431,866
Licenses & Permits 176,842 80,674 96,168 45.62%127,778
Intergovernmental 948,027 110,883 837,144 11.70%102,332
Charges for Services 19,215 8,103 11,112 42.17%6,099
Fines & Forfeitures 41,000 16,837 24,163 41.07%16,676
Special Assessments 3,000 - 3,000 0.00%-
Other Revenues 371,345 207,380 163,965 55.85%614,385
Other Financing Sources 166,005 26,749 139,256 16.11%2,853
City Council - - - - - - 53,153 26,906 26,247 50.62%24,285 - -
Advisory Commissions - - - - - - 15,100 1,171 13,929 7.75%1,081 - -
City Administrator - - - - - - 276,630 127,100 149,530 45.95%110,173 - -
Elections - - - - - - 59,200 10,684 48,516 18.05%10,830 - -
Finance - - - - - - 245,969 122,009 123,960 49.60%116,637 - -
Central Services - - - - - - 235,844 90,701 145,143 38.46%90,568 - -
Community Development - - - - - - 373,133 167,581 205,552 44.91%165,824 - -
Police - - - - - - 2,761,401 1,333,293 1,428,108 48.28%1,185,871 - -
Fire - - - - - - 565,618 411,024 154,594 72.67%379,708 - -
Recreation - - - - - - 112,600 60,640 51,960 53.85%50,073 - -
Park Maintenance - - - - - - 319,170 150,193 168,977 47.06%141,866 - -
Forestry - - - - - - 87,257 4,558 82,699 5.22%2,124 - -
Public Works Admin - - - - - - 142,129 46,041 96,088 32.39%63,373 - -
Bldg/Grnds Maintenance - - - - - - 142,792 69,246 73,546 48.49%60,234 - -
Veh/Equip Maintenance - - - - - - 113,379 45,242 68,137 39.90%44,598 - -
Street Pavement Mgmt - - - - - - 228,476 100,279 128,197 43.89%84,663 - -
Snow & Ice Control - - - - - - 149,469 64,755 84,714 43.32%106,174 - -
Street Sign Maintenance - - - - - - 65,424 16,344 49,080 24.98%17,935 - -
Conv/Visitor Bureau - - - - - - 53,200 18,608 34,592 34.98%19,720 - -
Miscellaneous - - - - - - 366,800 23,286 343,514 6.35%23,130 - -
Debt service (ESP lease)- - - - - - - 8,107 (8,107) #DIV/0!- - -
Totals General Fund 8,626,022 9,584,822 6,116,744 1,873,271 4,243,473 30.63%2,301,989 6,366,744 2,897,768 3,468,976 45.51%2,698,867 (1,024,497) 8,560,325
210 Cable 299,223 338,243 120,400 30,859 89,541 25.63%30,593 138,135 71,079 67,056 51.46%71,580 (40,220) 298,023
220 DARE 4,550 4,550 800 - 800 0.00%369 50 - 50 0.00%768 - 4,550
225 Forfeiture 52,975 54,048 5,500 2,001 3,499 36.38%12,821 34,400 3,177 31,223 9.24%13,209 (1,176) 52,872
230 EDA (49,713) 49,154 91,820 - 91,820 0.00%2,500 91,820 49,713 42,107 54.14%51,567 (49,713) (559)
252 Community Center 41,577 134,804 387,457 113,352 274,105 29.26%95,852 399,351 207,636 191,715 51.99%174,798 (94,284) 40,520
255 Lakeside Park 21,494 345 23,550 23,348 202 99.14%21,886 23,550 2,199 21,351 9.34%2,458 21,149 21,494
290 Recycling Grant 3,121 14,509 31,877 (2) 31,879 -0.01%8,468 31,877 11,386 20,491 35.72%12,198 (11,388) 3,121
410 TIF District 1 - - - - - #DIV/0!19,918 - - - #DIV/0!19,846 - -
420 TIF District 2 914,617 937,725 168,260 (267) 168,527 -0.16%22,068 1,060,957 22,840 1,038,117 2.15%- (23,107) 914,618
430 TIF District 3 (109) - - (109) 109 #DIV/0!30,236 - - - #DIV/0!18,993 (109) (109)
450 TIF District 5 653,465 727,359 1,461,260 599,920 861,340 41.05%610,696 1,441,288 673,813 767,475 46.75%660,299 (73,893) 653,466
451 Park Dedication 499,910 494,936 8,000 5,429 2,571 67.86%84,572 347,500 455 347,045 0.13%3,315 4,974 499,910
460 Veh/Equip Replacement 1,392,570 1,488,813 292,000 - 292,000 0.00%- 411,000 96,243 314,757 23.42%148,943 (96,243) 1,392,570
480 Special Projects 1,166,847 1,190,720 52,122 (162) 52,284 -0.31%28,464 417,500 23,711 393,789 5.68%82,448 (23,873) 1,166,847
485 Street Improvements 7,171,870 7,189,175 1,205,000 470,777 734,223 39.07%877,978 2,701,463 491,215 2,210,248 18.18%50,934 (20,438) 7,168,737
505 GO Impr Bonds 2004 2,894 232,174 - (61) 61 #DIV/0!5,958 230,694 229,219 257,539 99.36%248,989 (229,280) 2,894
700 Water (264,867) 3,992,762 1,049,974 368,065 681,909 35.05%402,784 1,471,307 435,570 1,035,737 29.60%634,909 (67,505) 3,925,257
730 Sewer 2,520,861 4,254,006 1,446,821 694,755 752,066 48.02%805,130 2,379,879 679,690 1,700,189 28.56%679,343 15,065 4,269,071
740 Street Lighting 119,831 137,422 93,367 45,743 47,624 48.99%47,440 105,695 39,304 66,391 37.19%25,891 6,439 143,861
745 Surface Water 1,690,003 3,091,341 490,000 134,772 355,228 27.50%206,101 724,987 279,318 445,669 38.53%67,974 (144,546) 2,946,795
890 Pooled Investments 130,079 - - 130,079 (130,079) 0.00%122,042 - - - 0.00%- - 130,079
Total all funds 24,997,220 33,916,908 13,044,952 4,491,770 8,553,182 34.43%5,737,865 18,378,197 6,214,336 12,419,925 33.81%5,667,329 (1,852,645) 32,194,342