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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 2021/06/14APPROVED PROCEEDINGS OF THE MOUNDS VIEW CITY COUNCIL CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA Regular Meeting June 14, 2021 Mounds View City Hall 2401 Mounds View Boulevard, Mounds View, MN 55112 6:50 P.M. 1. MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER Mayor Mueller stated due to the COVID-19 pandemic this meeting would be held virtually. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. ROLL CALL: Bergeron, Cermak, Hull, Meehlhause, Mueller NOT PRESENT: None. 4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA A. Monday, June 14, 2021, City Council Agenda. City Administrator Zikmund reported staff reports for Items 9B and 9C have been posted to the website and information for these agenda items was provided to the City Council. MOTION/SECOND: Hull/Bergeron. To Approve the Monday, June 14, 2021, agenda as presented. A roll call vote was taken. Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 5. CONSENT AGENDA A. Approval of Minutes: May 24, 2021. B. Just and Correct Claims. MOTION/SECOND: Meehlhause/Bergeron. To Approve the Consent Agenda as presented. A roll call vote was taken. Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. Mounds View City Council June 14, 2021 Regular Meeting Page 2 6. PUBLIC COMMENT None. 7. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS A. Annual Storm Water (SWWP) Meeting – Don Peterson Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson provided the Council with a presentation on the City of Mounds View’s Storm Water Pollution Prevention Program (SWPPP). He explained this meeting has to be held annually to provide residents with information on the City’s stormwater pollution program. The goals for the meeting were to educate citizens, complying with MS4 permit requirements and to update the Council on the BMP activities and practices. He discussed the history of the Clean Water Act and described how the State of Minnesota works to protect its lakes, rivers and waterways. The six minimum control measures were reviewed with the Council, along with stormwater best management practices (BMP’s). The importance of cleaning up pet waste in the community was further discussed. Mayor Mueller questioned what happens to the debris that is swept up by street sweeping each year. Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson explained the debris is brought to Arden Hills and is screened. He reported some of the material is used for fill in a parking lot and the rest is sent to a landfill. 8. COUNCIL BUSINESS A. Revocation Hearing: Resolution 9434, Revocation of Rental License #2021- 00202 (2075 Hillview Road) and #2021-0023 (2081 Hillview Road). Community Development Director Sevald requested the Council consider the revocation of a rental license for the properties at 2075 Hillview Road and 2081 Hillview Road. He discussed the City’s rental license program noting all active rentals are required to have a rental license. He described the violations that staff found after inspecting the properties at 2075 Hillview Road and 2081 Hillview Road in detail with the Council and recommended the rental licenses for both properties be revoked. Mayor Mueller questioned how many contacts the City has had with the property owner to get the safety violations corrected. Housing/Code/Fire Inspector Schoeman explained he has inspected the property 40 times meeting with different tenants. He commented further on the inspection that occurred in January noting this was when he found one of the garages to be occupied by the property owner’s brother. Mayor Mueller inquired if the property owner lives onsite. Housing/Code/Fire Inspector Schoeman stated she does not. Finance Director Beer asked what would happen if someone were to be injured or killed on this property. City Attorney Riggs stated this was an interesting question. He reported the City doesn’t typically incur liability for licensing type situations. He indicated staff was recommending the licenses be revoked at this time noting it would take months to move people off of this property. Mounds View City Council June 14, 2021 Regular Meeting Page 3 Mayor Mueller opened the revocation hearing at 7:25 p.m. Hearing no input, Mayor Mueller closed the revocation hearing at 7:25 p.m. Council Member Meehlhause stated it appears there has been no change or improvement to the property since January. Housing/Code/Fire Inspector Schoeman reported this was an accurate assessment of the property. Council Member Meehlhause inquired if the City would have any financial responsibility in relocating these residents. City Attorney Riggs advised this was a different situation than the Skyline Motel property where the City purchased the property. He noted this was a licensing matter. He discussed the rights these tenants had with the landlord. Council Member Cermak indicated she cried when she saw the pictures of these properties. She questioned how any landlord could allow their tenants to live like this. She supported the City revoking these rental licenses. Council Member Bergeron asked why one of the units was unoccupied. Housing/Code/Fire Inspector Schoeman reported there was an electrical fire in this unit and this unit was condemned. He explained the property owner tried to hire an unlicensed contractor to fix the unit, but the City put this work to a stop. Council Member Bergeron stated this property owner has callously disregarded the safety of the tenants and he supported the rental licenses being revoked. City Administrator Zikmund asked if this property owner owned any other rental properties in Mounds View. Housing/Code/Fire Inspector Schoeman reported this property owner did not have any other rental properties. City Administrator Zikmund suggested the Council add a clause stating the City would not issue any rental licenses for any other properties in Mounds View for this property owner until this site was remedied. City Attorney Riggs reported this clause could be added to the Resolution. MOTION/SECOND: Hull/Bergeron. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 9434, Revocation of Rental License #2021-00202 (2075 Hillview Road) and #2021-0023 (2081 Hillview Road) as amended to ensure a rental license would not be issued to this property owner due to the existing violations. A roll call vote was taken. Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. Housing/Code/Fire Inspector Schoeman discussed the resources that were available to the tenants that live within these rental properties. Further discussion ensued regarding the safety hazards at these units. He noted he has direct contact with several of the tenants from these buildings and Mounds View City Council June 14, 2021 Regular Meeting Page 4 explained they were aware of the safety issues and the lack of response from the property owner to these issues. B. Public Hearing: Resolution 9429, Approving a Chicken-Keeping License Request from Melinda Christensen at 2085 Terrace Drive. City Administrator Zikmund requested the Council approve a chicken-keeping license for Melinda Christensen for the property at 2085 Terrace Drive. He reported all necessary paperwork has been submitted to the City and staff recommended approval of this request. It was noted the applicant was requesting to have eight chickens. Mayor Mueller opened the public hearing at 7:42 p.m. Hearing no public input, Mayor Mueller closed the public hearing at 7:42 p.m. MOTION/SECOND: Hull/Bergeron. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 9429, Approving a Chicken-Keeping License Request from Melinda Christensen at 2085 Terrace Drive. A roll call vote was taken. Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. C. Resolution 9430, Approving the Renewal of Mounds View Business Licenses (Non-Liquor). City Administrator Zikmund requested the Council approve the renewal of the Mounds View Business Licenses (non-liquor). He reviewed the list of businesses noting five had issues with their fire inspections and several had utility delinquencies. He reported the business licenses would not be issued until these matters had been resolved. He commented further on the businesses seeking licensure and recommended approval. Council Member Meehlhause asked if Little Caesar’s had a problem renewing its business license each year. City Administrator Zikmund stated it was his understanding something happened at a corporate level just this year. MOTION/SECOND: Hull/Meehlhause. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 9430, Approving the Renewal of Mounds View Business Licenses (Non-Liquor). A roll call vote was taken. Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. D. Resolution 9431, Approving the Renewal of Mounds View Liquor Licenses. City Administrator Zikmund requested the Council approve the renewal of the Mounds View Liquor Licenses. He reported all necessary paperwork and fees had been submitted to the City for Mounds View City Council June 14, 2021 Regular Meeting Page 5 these licenses and staff recommends approval. MOTION/SECOND: Bergeron/Meehlhause. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 9431, Approving the Renewal of Mounds View Liquor Licenses. A roll call vote was taken. Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. E. Resolution 9432, Approving a Conduit Bond for MWF Properties. Assistant City Administrator Beeman requested the Council approve a conduit bond for MWF Properties. He reported MWF was proposing to develop a senior housing development on the Skyline Motel property. He explained MWF was also seeking TIF financing to complete this project. He indicated the City would not be responsible for these bonds. Staff commented further on the proposed conduit bonds and recommended approval of the request. Jenny Bolton, Kennedy & Graven, reported with these bonds the City would act as the conduit to provide lower cost financing for the developer. She stated the City has provided other non-profits with conduit bonds in the past and noted these bonds could also be used for affordable housing projects. She reiterated there would be no liability for the City for these bonds and noted the City would be paid a small fee for administrating these bonds. Mayor Mueller questioned what fee would be paid to the City for these bonds. Finance Director Beer reported the City would receive 1/8 of 1% yearly on the balance of the outstanding obligations. Mayor Mueller asked how long the bonds would be issued for. Chris Stokka, MWF, indicated the bonds would have a payback period of 17 years. MOTION/SECOND: Meehlhause/Hull. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 9432, Approving a Conduit Bond for MWF Properties. Council Member Meehlhause thanked staff for the excellent staff report. A roll call vote was taken. Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. F. Resolution 9433, Approving the Final Plat of Belden River View. Community Development Director Sevald requested the Council approve the Final Plat for Belden River View. He reported this development was located on the southeast corner of County Road I and Pleasant View Drive. He explained the Preliminary Plat had been approved. He discussed the lots that were being created and noted three lots would receive water from the City of Fridley. The other lot would continue to use its existing well, but will be required to connect to City of Mounds Mounds View City Council June 14, 2021 Regular Meeting Page 6 View water whenever the City’s water availability is extended to this property. He recommended park dedication fees be paid in lieu of land dedication. He commented further on the Final Plat and recommended approval. Mayor Mueller thanked staff for the thorough report. She reported it was her understanding each lot met all minimum lot requirements. Community Development Director Sevald stated this was the case. Mayor Mueller discussed the tree loss for this project. Community Development Director Sevald reported the lot was fairly low and in order to build new homes, the house pads would have to be built up quite a bit, which would require a large number of trees to be removed. He stated this site would look a lot different than it does today. Mayor Mueller requested the developer consider leaving a tree line buffer between the third lot in this proposal and the property at 7611 Pleasant View Drive. Community Development Director Sevald stated this was the intent of the developer. Council Member Meehlhause questioned who would be responsible for the maintenance of the stormwater pond. Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson explained this was yet to be determined. He reported if the City were to maintain this infiltration basin an easement would have to be written into the development agreement. He reported this was a large basin because it was also taking water from the street. Council Member Meehlhause asked if the utility hook ups would require the street to be torn up. Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson commented this would have to occur in order to complete the utility hook ups. MOTION/SECOND: Hull/Bergeron. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 9433, Approving the Final Plat of Belden River View. A roll call vote was taken. Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. G. Resolution 9435, Approving Various Manhole Repairs. Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson requested the Council approve various manhole repairs. He stated during the routine inspection of the sanitary sewer system staff found several manholes that were in need of repair or reconditioning. He reported staff received two different proposals for the work and recommended the Council approve a contract with Tool Coatings of Elk River for the necessary repairs in the amount of $17,230. MOTION/SECOND: Meehlhause/Hull. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 9435, Approving Various Manhole Repairs. A roll call vote was taken. Mounds View City Council June 14, 2021 Regular Meeting Page 7 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 9. REPORTS A. Reports of Mayor and Council. Council Member Meehlhause stated he would be attending an NYFS HR meeting on Wednesday, June 16 and a board meeting on Thursday, June 24. Council Member Meehlhause reported hotel occupancy for the TCG hotels in April was 51% which was the highest occupancy rate in Minnesota. Council Member Cermak reported she would be attending the Mounds View Police Foundation meeting on Tuesday, June 15 at Random Park at 4:30 p.m. Mayor Mueller explained she would be attending a Festival in the Park meeting on Tuesday, June 15 at the Community Center at 7:30 p.m. She indicated she would be attending a Minnesota Women in City Government meeting on Wednesday, June 16. She noted she would be attending the virtual League of Minnesota Cities Conference from June 23 through June 25. She commented on Thursday, June 17 she would be attending a Ramsey County League of Local Government meeting. She commented on a panel discussion she attended last Friday, June 11 with local law enforcement where mental health concerns were discussed. Mayor Mueller reported Friday, June 18 through Sunday, June 20 was MSRA’s 47th Annual Back to the 50’s weekend at the Minnesota State Fair Grounds. She added that this car show was ranked #1 in 2016, 2017 and 2019 in the United States by USA Today. She encouraged the public to consider attending this wonderful event. B. Reports of Staff. 1. Twin City Gateway Fund Distribution Finance Director Beer requested the Council provide staff with direction on how to distribute the $3,500 distribution from the Twin Cities Gateway Bureau. Council Member Hull supported providing 100% of the funds to Festival in the Park. Council Member Bergeron concurred. Council Member Meehlhause asked if there was any promotion Leah would like to do at the Community Center. Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson anticipated this would occur through a mailing, as has been done in the past. Finance Director Beer reported the Council had $500 in the budget set aside for promotions. Council Member Meehlhause stated he could support distributing 100% of the funds from Twin Cities Gateway to the Festival Committee. He was hopeful that the numbers would be better in 2022. Mounds View City Council June 14, 2021 Regular Meeting Page 8 Council Member Cermak explained these funds could only be used to draw people into the community. She indicated the Festival Committee would be very grateful for these funds and could be used to cover the expense of radio spots. 2. In Person Council Meetings City Administrator Zikmund stated the City Council could begin meeting live and in person or the Council could wait another 30 days. It was noted Zoom exceptions would remain in place for Councilmembers or consultants that would need to call in for meetings. He questioned how the Council wanted to proceed. He stated at this time the Council would be back in person the last meeting in July. Council Member Meehlhause supported the Council going back to live meetings in two weeks. Council Member Cermak, Council Member Bergeron and Council Member Hull agreed. Mayor Mueller directed staff to take the necessary action in order to have the June 28, 2021 City Council meeting live and in person. 3. Mobile Food Truck Licenses City Administrator Zikmund stated staff was moving forward with a Mobile Food Truck Ordinance. He explained a local church requested to have a food truck onsite every Sunday after their service. He indicated this led him to have a conversation with Kennedy & Graven to see if there was a way to make this happen faster. He was directed to have the City Council amend the transient merchant portion of the fee schedule for this year. He reviewed the proposed fee noting this was consistent with neighboring communities. He explained staff would continue to work on the proposed Ordinance, but by amending the fee schedule food trucks would be allowed to operate in the community this summer. Mayor Mueller questioned if the Council could take action on this item at this meeting. City Attorney Riggs supported the Council taking action at this meeting. MOTION/SECOND: Bergeron/Meehlhause. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 9436, Approving an Amendment to the City of Mounds View’s Fee Schedule. A roll call vote was taken. Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson provided the Council with an update on the water treatment plant upgrades. He noted final punch list items were being worked on and meetings were being held with the contractor. He stated pre-conferences were being held at the end of the month for Phase II of this project. Mounds View City Council June 14, 2021 Regular Meeting Page 9 Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson reported a water sprinkling ban can be put in place by the Public Works Director during June, July and August. He recommended the City of Mounds View go to Tier 2 with odd/even watering and no watering during the day through August. He commented on how the City could be hurting if a pump were to go down at this time. The Council supported staff’s direction to move to Tier 2 through the end of August. Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson commented on the combined chlorine situation at the splash pad. He reported staff has been working with the manufacturing of the splash pad to resolve this issue and staff has no resolution at this time. After speaking with Aqua Logics, staff was encouraged to consider installing a new UV filter system that can kill the combined chlorine. He described how staff has been addressing this concern by dumping half of the water each day. He stated another option would be to over chlorinate the system. After much consideration on how to address this problem, staff was recommending a new UV system be installed to address the combined chlorine issue. He estimated the cost would be around $8,000 or less. City Administrator Zikmund commented on the amount of staff time that was being spent to address this issue and stated the $8,000 would be money well spent. Mayor Mueller questioned how long it would take to install this new system. Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson anticipated it would take one day to install the new UV system. MOTION/SECOND: Meehlhause/Bergeron. To Direct Staff to Purchase and Install a New UV System for the Splash Pad for an amount not to exceed $10,000. A roll call vote was taken. Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. Assistant City Administrator Beeman reported he would be attending a clerk’s conference on June 16 and June 17. He explained there would not be an EDA meeting on June 28. City Administrator Zikmund discussed the items that would be discussed by the City Council at the July worksession meeting. Community Development Director Sevald reported staff had revised plans for the Caribou Cabin that would be located in the movie theater parking lot. He indicated he also learned the movie theater would be taken over by AMC. City Attorney Riggs provided the Council with an update on the Bauer easement noting he was working on this matter with MWF. 10. Joint Council/Charter Work Session: Tuesday, June 22, 2021, at 6:30 p.m. Next Council Work Session: Monday, July 6, 2021, at 6:30 p.m. Next Council Meeting: Monday, June 28, 2021, at 6:30 p.m. Mounds View City Council June 14, 2021 Regular Meeting Page 10 11. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 8:55 p.m. Transcribed by: Heidi Guenther Minute Maker Secretarial