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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 2019/01/14PROCEEDINGS OF THE MOUNDS VIEW CITY COUNCIL CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA Regular Meeting January 14, 2019 Mounds View City Hall 2401 Mounds View Boulevard, Mounds View, MN 55112 6:30 P.M. 1. MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. ROLL CALL: Bergeron, Gunn, Hull, Meehlhause, Mueller NOT PRESENT: None. 4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA A. Monday, January 14, 2019, City Council Agenda. MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Meehlhause. To Approve the Monday, January 14, 2019, agenda as presented. Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 5. CONSENT AGENDA A. Approval of Minutes. B. Just and Correct Claims. C. Resolution 9060, Approving the 2018 Pay Equity Report. D. Resolution 9061, Approving CTV Contract. MOTION/SECOND: Meehlhause/Bergeron. To Approve the Consent Agenda as presented. Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 6. PUBLIC COMMENT Bob King, Director of Mounds View Police Foundation, encouraged the public to attend the Daddy Daughter Dance on Saturday, February 9th. He reported tickets can be purchased at eventbrite.com. Tickets were $25 per Daddy/Daughter and noted a limited number of scholarships were available. Mounds View City Council January 14, 2019 Regular Meeting Page 2 7. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS A. John Connelly – North Metro North Chamber. John Connelly, North Metro North Chamber, thanked the Council for their time. He provided the Council with a handout that identified the Chamber’s vision and business issues. He commented on the work being completed by the Chamber to assist local businesses noting the Chamber served as a pipeline for communication. He invited the Council to attend the Chamber’s Annual Gala on Thursday, March 7th at The Mermaid from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. He discussed the outreach efforts the Chamber would complete prior to the MnDOT I-35W project commencing. 8. COUNCIL BUSINESS A. Resolution 9064, Approving the Final Payment for the 2018 Business Park North Street Reconstruction Project, Declaring the Amount to be Assessed and Set a Public Assessment Hearing. Public Works Director Peterson requested the Council approve the final payment for the 2018 Business Park North Street Reconstruction Project, declaring the amount to be assessed and to set a Public Assessment Hearing. He commented on the original contract amount and noted several change orders were required. He discussed the amount that would be assessed for the 2018 Business Park North Project and recommended the Council approve the final payment. It was noted the Public Assessment Hearing would be held on Monday, February 25th at 6:30 p.m. Council Member Meehlhause asked what the original budget was for this project. Public Works Director Peterson stated the original budget was $1 million and noted this project came in under budget. Council Member Meehlhause questioned how many properties would be assessed for this project. Public Works Director Peterson stated he was uncertain. Council Member Meehlhause indicated he was extremely pleased with how this project turned out and was pleased to be driving on nice, new streets within the Business Park North area. MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Meehlhause. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 9064, Approving the Final Payment for the 2018 Business Park North Street Reconstruction Project, Declaring the Amount to be Assessed and Set a Public Assessment Hearing. Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. B. Resolution 9062, Approving Purchase and Installation of Electronic Locks for the Public Works Facility – Phase 2. Public Works Director Peterson requested the Council approve the purchase and installation of electronic locks for the Public Works Facility. He reported this was part of Phase 2 for this project and would cost $22,075.90. Mounds View City Council January 14, 2019 Regular Meeting Page 3 Mayor Mueller excused herself from the meeting at 6:51 p.m. MOTION/SECOND: Hull/Bergeron. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 9062, Approving Purchase and Installation of Electronic Locks for the Public Works Facility – Phase 2. Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Abstain – 1 (Mueller) Motion carried. C. Resolution 9063, Approving the Purchase of a John Deere Z920M ZTrak Mower. Public Works Director Peterson requested the Council approve the purchase of a John Deer Z920M ZTrak mower. He explained this mower would be used at City Hall, the Community Center and throughout City parks in the spring and fall. He reported this item was budgeted for 2019 and was bid on the Minnesota State Contract. It was noted the mower would cost the City $11,510.96. Mayor Mueller returned to the Council Chambers at 6:54 p.m. Council Member Meehlhause asked if the City’s old mower would be sold at auction. Public Works Director Peterson reported this was the case. Council Member Bergeron stated he was pleased to see the City would be purchasing a John Deere mower. MOTION/SECOND: Meehlhause/Hull. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 9063, Approving the Purchase of a John Deere Z920M ZTrak Mower. Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 9. REPORTS A. Reports of Mayor and Council. Council Member Gunn reported the Festival in the Park Committee would be meeting on Tuesday, January 15th at 7:00 p.m. at the Community Center. She stated this group was always seeking more volunteers. Council Member Meehlhause stated he would be attending a Twin Cities Gateway Board meeting on Tuesday, January 15th, an NYFS Human Resources Committee meeting on Wednesday, January 16th and an NYFS Board meeting on Thursday, January 24th. Council Member Meehlhause reported NYFS would be holding their annual gala Service to Youth award ceremony on Thursday, February 7th at 5:30 p.m. He explained Police Chief Nate Harder and Police Officer Leech had nominated Edgewood Middle School Principal Penny Howard and stated Ms. Howard would be honored at this event. Mounds View City Council January 14, 2019 Regular Meeting Page 4 Council Member Hull reported he would be attending the Daddy Daughter Dance. Council Member Bergeron reported he would be attending a North Suburban Cable Commission meeting on Thursday, January 17th in Roseville. Mayor Mueller stated she attended a Five Cities meeting where seven cities were in attendance. She updated the Council on the issues that were discussed by this group and noted the items each City would be addressing in 2019. She reported the City of Mounds View had a lot to look forward to in the coming year and stated she was proud of the fact the Council had almost completed its strategic plan. Mayor Mueller indicated the North Metro Mayors would be meeting on Wednesday, January 16th where the group would be discussing legislative issues that would be addressed in the coming year. Mayor Mueller stated on Friday, February 9th she would be attending a Minnesota Women in Government meeting. She commented further on the event being planned by the Minnesota Women in Government which would be held in March of 2019. B. Reports of Staff. Finance Director Beer reported auditors would begin their audit this week. Finance Director Beer asked if the Council would support sending Kerry Kane to national training in Dallas, Texas for the City’s utility billing and accounts payable software program. He estimated the cost would be $2,500. Council consensus was to support the out of state training for Kerry Kane. Public Works Director Peterson reported his staff has completed the first phase of Ash tree removal in the City’s parks. He noted right-of-way pruning would begin shortly. City Administrator Zikmund stated a number of HR issues would be reviewed by the Council at their upcoming meetings. In addition, Chapter 800 of City Code would be reviewed. City Administrator Zikmund explained spring and fall cleanup days were being scheduled for 2019. City Administrator Zikmund reported the Town Hall Meeting would be held on Monday, April 15th at City Hall. City Administrator Zikmund indicated he would not be able to attend the Council’s next meeting and noted Assistant City Administrator Beeman would be attending this meeting on his behalf. Mounds View City Council January 14, 2019 Regular Meeting Page 5 City Administrator Zikmund stated there was a report of a homeless camp over the weekend and noted the remaining debris would be cleaned up by Public Works. City Administrator Zikmund explained an I-35W meeting was held for staff and an overview was provided to the impacted communities’ staff members that were in attendance. He provided the Council with an update on this project and noted work on I-35W would begin in the spring of 2019. It was noted this project would take three years to complete. He then updated the Council on the process that would be followed for the construction of the sound walls. City Administrator Zikmund updated the Council on a staff meeting that was held last week. C. Reports of City Attorney. There was nothing additional to report. 10. Next Council Work Session: Monday, February 4, 2019, at 6:30 p.m. Next Council Meeting: Monday, January 28, 2019, at 6:30 p.m. 11. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 7:26 p.m. Transcribed by: Heidi Guenther TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc.