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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 2022/06/27APPROVED PROCEEDINGS OF THE MOUNDS VIEW CITY COUNCIL CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA Regular Meeting June 27, 2022 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, Cermak, Hull, Meehlhause, Mueller NOT PRESENT: None. 4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA A. Monday, June 27, 2022, City Council Agenda. MOTION/SECOND: Meehlhause/Bergeron. To Approve the Monday, June 27, 2022, agenda as revised adding Items 8D and 9A. Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 5. CONSENT AGENDA A. Approval of Minutes: June 13, 2022. B. Just and Correct Claims. C. Resolution 9599, Adopting and Reporting Performance Measurements. MOTION/SECOND: Bergeron/Hull. To Approve the Consent Agenda as presented. Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 6. PUBLIC COMMENT David Olson, 2215 Lois Drive, stated he has been a resident of Mounds View for the past 39 years. He explained he was concerned about the loss of power at his home over the past week. He indicated his home has lost power four times this last week for about 10 hours each time. He requested the City speak with Xcel Energy to see why his home has lost power so many times and for such long periods of time. Mounds View City Council June 27, 2022 Regular Meeting Page 2 Kathy Piche, 2204 Lois Drive, reported she has lived in the City for the past 48 years. She thanked the Council for serving the community of Mounds View. She thanked the Council members that returned her phone call yesterday. She explained she was frustrated with the fact her home has lost power on several different occasions for 11+ hours. She understood that 300+ homes in Mounds View were affected by the power outage on Father’s Day. She commented on the power outages that have occurred since then and asked that the City speak with Xcel Energy regarding this concern. Bobby Southard, 2209 Pinewood Drive, explained he has been a resident of Mounds View for the past 13 months. He asked the Mayor and City Council to repeal an unconstitutional City ordinance that bans and restricts registered offenders from living in certain areas. He reported in the 13 months he has lived in this community he has had no contact with law enforcement. He indicated he has done 27½ years in prison and he was not trying to cause any trouble, but rather was trying to get on the right side of the law. He stated there were others that believed the City’s ordinances were unconstitutional. He commented there were other registered offenders from other cities that have sued and won over these unconstitutional City ordinances. He stated he has been trying to find a place to live and with no credit it was impossible. He requested the Council please reconsider their City ordinances. Chris Petersen, 2209 Pinewood Drive, stated he has lived in Mounds View for the past 22 years and was here to speak on behalf of Bobby Southard. He explained it would not take much to get the City’s ordinances overturned because there is State legislation in place. He recommended the Council take its restricted ordinances off the books. Samantha Cramblit, 5717 Squire Lane, stated she lives in the Colonial Village mobile home park and noted the power outages greatly impacted her family, especially the 12 hour outage. She requested the Council look into why this was occurring. Mayor Mueller stated she had a lengthy conversation with Kathy and the City Administrator regarding the power outages. She noted she also spoke with an individual at Xcel Energy. She reported Xcel was aware of the recurring fault and how this has impacted 315 customers in Mounds View. She noted a large transformer had to be replaced in order to address the fault concerns and this took some time to replace. She explained Xcel Energy understood the three long outages were not acceptable and improvements would continue to be made for Mounds View customers. Further discussion ensued regarding the City’s franchise fee and how these funds are used by the City of Mounds View. Mayor Mueller thanked Mr. Southard for coming forward and raising his concerns. She noted the Council would speak with its legal counsel regarding this matter. 7. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS None. 8. COUNCIL BUSINESS A. Resolution 9606, Authorizing the Purchase of the ExecuTime Payroll Software Mounds View City Council June 27, 2022 Regular Meeting Page 3 Module. Finance Director Beer requested the Council authorize the purchase of the ExecuTime payroll software module. He explained with more staff members joining the Community Center, staff was recommending an electronic payroll system in order to reduce the errors that were occurring. He noted this would also improve internal controls for each department within the City. Staff commented further on the proposed cost for the software and recommended approval of Resolution 9606. Mayor Mueller questioned if part-time employees would use this software as well as full-time employees. Finance Director Beer reported this would be the case. MOTION/SECOND: Meehlhause/Bergeron. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 9606, Authorizing the Purchase of the ExecuTime Payroll Software Module. Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. B. Resolution 9607, Approving the 2022 Mounds View Festival in the Park Agreement. Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson requested the Council approve the 2022 Mounds View Festival in the Park Agreement. He reviewed the standard agreement and discussed the man hours the City contributes to this event each year. He stated this year the Festival Committee would be providing a shuttle bus. He highlighted the events being planned and recommended approval of the agreement. Council Member Hull asked if alcohol sales included hard liquor or just beer. Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson reported the event would have no hard liquor, but noted beer and hard seltzers would be sold. MOTION/SECOND: Hull/Bergeron. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 9607, Approving the 2022 Mounds View Festival in the Park Agreement. Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. C. Resolution 9608, Approving Change Order #26 for Drain Down Piping Modifications at Water Treatment Plants #2 and #3. Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson requested the Council approve change order #26 for drain down piping modifications at Water Treatment Plants #2 and #3. He commented on the clogging that occurred within the warranty period at the Water Treatment plants and explained staff spoke with AE2S this spring. He reported AE2S looked into the cause in order to mitigate the solution. Staff requested an RFP for the work and Change Order #26 was provided for this work in order to address the drain down piping. City Administrator Zikmund reported the City would recover this cost from AE2S because this Mounds View City Council June 27, 2022 Regular Meeting Page 4 was their design flaw. MOTION/SECOND: Meehlhause/Hull. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 9608, Approving Change Order #26 for Drain Down Piping Modifications at Water Treatment Plants #2 and #3. Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. D. Resolution 9609, Authorizing Cost Sharing for Sanitary Sewer Line at 8289 Spring Lake Road and First Reading and Introduction of Ordinance 992, Amending Chapter 52, Sanitary Sewer Line Cost Sharing. City Administrator Zikmund requested the Council authorize the cost sharing for sanitary sewer line at 8289 Spring Lake Road. Staff commented further on this project and reported the proposed Resolution would authorize staff to move forward with the sanitary sewer line separation. MOTION/SECOND: Hull/Bergeron. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 9609, Authorizing Cost Sharing for Sanitary Sewer Line at 8289 Spring Lake Road. Mayor Mueller reported the Council would be reviewing future requests on a case-by-case basis and she did not believe a precedent would be set with this request. Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. City Administrator Zikmund requested the Council introduce Ordinance 992. He noted the second reading for this Ordinance would be held on July 25 where a public hearing would be held prior to approval. MOTION/SECOND: Meehlhause/Hull. To Waive the First Reading and Introduce Ordinance 992, Amending Chapter 52, Sanitary Sewer Line Cost Sharing. Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 9. REPORTS A. Reports of Mayor and Council. Council Member Bergeron reported he attended the League of Minnesota Cities Conference last week in Duluth. He commented on the educational sessions he attended during the conference. Council Member Cermak stated the Mounds View Police Foundation would be meeting next on Tuesday, July 12 and the group would be discussing plans for the games for Festival in the Park. This meeting would be held at the Random Park building at 5:30 p.m. Mounds View City Council June 27, 2022 Regular Meeting Page 5 Council Member Meehlhause reported he also attended the League of Minnesota Cities Conference last week in Duluth. Council Member Meehlhause explained he virtually attended an NYFS meeting last week, which was the first meeting with the new Executive Director Angela Lewis-Dmello. Council Member Hull indicated he also attended the League of Minnesota Cities Conference in Duluth last week. He reported he attended some great sessions with the Mayor and Councilmember Meehlhause. He congratulated Mayor Mueller for being recognized by the Minnesota Women in City Government at the LMC conference. He presented her with a plaque and commended her on all of her tremendous efforts on behalf of the City of Mounds View. Mayor Mueller commented on the sessions she attended at the League of Minnesota Cities Conference noting this was the first in-person conference that has been held in the past two years. She discussed the work that was done by the LMC each year. She thanked the LMC for providing elected officials with opportunities to train, learn and network with other elected officials. Mayor Mueller reported the funeral for former Mayor Don Hodges was held this past Saturday. She sent her condolences again to the Hodges family. Council Member Meehlhause suggested the Council discuss renaming the Citizen of the Year Award after Amy and Don Hodges. Mayor Mueller explained a meeting would be held at the Community Center on Wednesday, June 29 at 7:00 p.m. regarding stop sign installation on Groveland Road. B. Reports of Staff. Finance Director Beer reported the City’s real estate transaction regarding the sale of the Skyline property has closed and funds would be disbursed. He explained the City has already gotten park dedication fees. Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson stated the Random Park playground was being installed. In addition, the new pavilions at the splash pad were being installed. Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson provided the Council with updates on the 2022 street improvement project and the water treatment plant improvements. It was noted the water treatment plant #1 would be up and running by August 1. Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson discussed the high level of water usage in the community and reported the City was at Tier 2 for watering. He stated if the high demand continues, the City will reach Tier 3 and a complete water ban will be put in place. He commented reduced hours for the splash pad may have to be considered. Finance Director Beer suggested the City post a sign at the splash pad noting this was a recirculating system. Mounds View City Council June 27, 2022 Regular Meeting Page 6 City Administrator Zikmund explained the City was going to post messages on social media urging residents to cut back on watering. Mayor Mueller stated the City could also encourage residents to let their lawns get a little longer in order to make it through the drought periods. Public Works/Parks and Recreation Director Peterson stated three inches was a great length during the summer months. City Administrator Zikmund reported Nine North met last week and recommended Michael McIntee be hired for the Executive Director position. Further discussion ensued regarding the power outages that recently occurred in Mounds View. C. Reports of City Attorney. City Attorney Riggs had nothing additional to report. 10. Next Council Work Session: Tuesday, July 5, 2022, at 6:30 p.m. Next Council Meeting: Monday, July 11, 2022, at 6:30 p.m. 11. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 8:08 p.m. Transcribed by: Heidi Guenther Minute Maker Secretarial