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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 2012/07/23PROCEEDINGS OF THE MOUNDS VIEW CITY COUNCIL CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA Regular Meeting July 23, 2012 Mounds View City Hall 2401 Highway 10, Mounds View, MN 55112 7:01 P.M. 1. MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. ROLL CALL: Flaherty, Stigney, Hull, Mueller, Gunn. NOT PRESENT: None. 4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA A. Monday, July 23, 2012, City Council Agenda. MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Hull. To Approve the Monday, July 23, 2012, agenda as presented. Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 5. PUBLIC INPUT Jeff Moritko, Moe’s Restaurant, indicated Moe’s has had a large police presence recently, which was beginning to affect his patrons. He requested the department keep in the spirit of the law, patrol the entire City, and not park on his private property. He encouraged the department to patrol each liquor establishment equally for saturation events. He explained that the extra presence was keeping patrons from returning to his establishment. Mayor Flaherty indicated he would speak with the Police Chief regarding this matter and bring Mr. Moritko’s concerns to the police department’s attention. He understood the concerns the extra police presence would have on Moe’s. 6. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS None. 7. COUNCIL BUSINESS 7:05 p.m. Public Hearing – Resolution 7968, A Resolution to Consider a Temporary On-Sale 3.2 Malt Liquor License for the Anoka/Blaine Jaycees to Sell 3.2 Malt Liquor during the Mounds View Festival in the Park on August 18, 2012. Assistant City Administrator Crane stated the Anoka/Blaine Jaycees were requesting a 3.2 malt liquor license for the Mounds View Festival in the Park. The City has completed all necessary checks with satisfactory results. The Anoka/Blaine Jaycees have sold beer and malt beverages for the Festival in the past. The Jaycees were requesting that patrons be allowed to consume beverages outside of the designated beer garden area. This was not the recommendation of staff. She then reviewed the proposed layout for the Festival along the location of the beer garden. It was noted the Festival arrangement was slightly altered this year due to the painting taking place on the water tower in the park. Staff recommended approval of the 3.2 malt liquor license and requested further direction from the Council on the beverage consumption location. Mayor Flaherty opened the public hearing at 7:12 p.m. Hearing no public input, Mayor Flaherty closed the public hearing at 7:12 p.m. Brian Haglund, president of the Anoka/Blaine Jaycees, explained the Jaycees has been selling malt liquor at City events for the past 44 years. He indicated the size and location of the beer garden this year would not be cost effective for the Jaycees. Mr. Haglund reviewed a process that could be used to wristband patrons to assure that sales were not made to minors. Council Member Hull questioned how many employees would be brought to the event. Mr. Haglund stated there would be two employees selling beer, one selling tickets and two viewing ID’s. In addition, several more Jaycees would be patrolling the park to assure no minors were consuming throughout the park. Council Member Mueller reviewed the location of the beer garden last year compared to this year’s location. She indicated this year’s location was prime for the beer garden. She stated after discussions with the Police Department, it was recommended the alcoholic beverages remain within the beer garden area. She explained this was a family friendly event and was not in favor of allowing people to consume alcoholic beverages throughout the park. Mayor Flaherty understood the Jaycees concerns; however, he was not comfortable with moving forward with the open consumption this year. He stated the Council could review this item further, speak with the City of Blaine and consider the Jaycees request in 2013. Council Member Stigney was in favor of keeping the alcoholic beverages within the beer tent. Council Member Hull supported the Jaycees request to allow consumption throughout the park. Council Member Gunn agreed stating other city celebrations did offer open consumption in their parks and did not appear to have issues. Her only concern would be with patrons leaving the park with an open bottle. She was pleased with the location of the beer tent this year. City Attorney Riggs indicated Statute does speak to consumption being in a compact and contiguous area. This was open to some subjective interpretation by the Council. Mayor Flaherty was in favor of reviewing this further with neighboring communities at a work session and considering this request in 2013. MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Hull. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 7968, A Resolution to Consider a Temporary On-Sale 3.2 Malt Liquor License for the Anoka/Blaine Jaycees to Sell 3.2 Malt Liquor during the Mounds View Festival in the Park on August 18, 2012. Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 7:10 p.m. Public Hearing – Resolution 7969, A Resolution to Consider a Transfer of Ownership from Ge Xiong to Menbe, Inc., for an Off Sale Intoxicating Liquor License and a Cigarette/Tobacco License for ABC Liquor located at 2840 County Highway 10. Assistant City Administrator Crane explained in accordance with City Code a public hearing was required for the transfer of any liquor license. The current owner of ABC Liquor was Ge Xiong and a request has been made to transfer this ownership to Menbe, Inc. Mr. Xiong will no longer be managing ABC Liquor. A public hearing notice was sent to all properties within 350 feet. She indicated the City was waiting on a satisfactory background check and requested approval of the transfer be contingent this item. The liquor and cigarette/tobacco license would be valid from August 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013. Mayor Flaherty opened the public hearing at 7:26 p.m. Hearing no public input, Mayor Flaherty closed the public hearing at 7:26 p.m. Mayor Flaherty questioned the length of time Menbe, Inc. had been in place. Koniite Babeta stated the company was created in 2012. She commented the liquor store would be leased and a new sign would be placed at the site. MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Stigney. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 7969, A Resolution to Consider a Transfer of Ownership from Ge Xiong to Menbe, Inc., for an Off Sale Intoxicating Liquor and a Cigarette/Tobacco License for ABC Liquor located at 2840 County Highway 10 pending a satisfactory criminal background check. Mayor Flaherty stressed the importance of checking ID’s to ensure that sales were not made to minors for both alcohol and cigarettes. He explained the City would be conducting compliance checks to ensure that the right measures are taken by ABC Liquor staff. Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. Resolution 7970, Approving the 2012 Mounds View Festival in the Park Contract. Assistant City Administrator Crane stated the City currently has $4,500 in kind donations allotted for Festival in the Park for this year. She noted this years Festival was scheduled for August 18, 2012. She requested the agreement between the City and the Festival Committee be reviewed and approved by the Council. Mayor Flaherty thanked staff for updating the contract. MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Hull. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 7970, Approving the 2012 Mounds View Festival in the Park Contract. Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. Resolution 7971, a Resolution Authorizing the Hire of Steven Thorp as Building Official in the Community Development Department. Assistant City Administrator Crane indicated the City’s former Building Official resigned on March 18, 2012. The Council authorized staff to begin seeking a new building official at its April 23, 2012 meeting. Staff has since advertised and interviewed for this position. It was recommended the Council hire Steven Thorp as the City’s Building Official. Employment for Mr. Thorp would begin on or about August 6, 2012. Mayor Flaherty noted Mr. Thorp currently works for the City of Rosemount. He questioned if this individual would be able to step into the position without a great deal of training. City Administrator Ericson stated this was the case. MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Gunn. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 7971, a Resolution Authorizing the Hire of Steven Thorp as Building Official in the Community Development Department. Council Member Mueller asked if Mr. Thorp’s experience as a Fire Marshal would be used by the City of Mounds View. City Administrator Ericson indicated these duties have been removed from the job description. Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. Mayor Flaherty and the entire Council welcomed Mr. Thorp to the City of Mounds View. Mr. Thorp was looking forward to working for the City. Council Member Mueller invited Mr. Thorp to attend this years Festival in the Park as it would be a great family event. Resolution 7972, Authorizing the Purchase of 400 Chairs for the Event Center in the Mounds Vice Community Center. Public Works Director DeBar explained the Community Center was built in 1997, at which time 400 chairs were purchased to assist with hosting events in the banquet rooms. The original chairs were now in need of replacement. This was a budgeted expense that was deferred from 2011. A bid for the chairs was received from MinnCor through the State Cooperative at a rate of $137.25 per chair or $54,900 plus $2,000 for freight and $3,911.88 for tax. Public Works Director DeBar indicated the proposed chairs were stackable, had a brushed aluminum finish and came with a 12-year warranty on the frame. Staff budgeted $40,000 for this purchase. Finance Director Beer assured staff that funds were available in this year’s budget to cover the difference. He noted the current chairs would be placed on the League of Minnesota Cities website. Staff recommended approval of the 400 chairs for the event center. Mayor Flaherty noted he spoke with staff regarding this issue as the expense had come in 50% over budget. He asked if the Council was being asked to increase the Community Center’s budget by $20,000 or for the City to cover the expense. Public Works Director DeBar indicated the Community Center’s expenses would be increased by $20,000. He deferred this question further to Finance Director Beer. Mayor Flaherty requested further comment from staff. City Administrator Ericson stated he was unsure whether there was sufficient surplus for the Community Center at this time. A surplus could be used to assist with the purchase of the chairs. Mayor Flaherty stated the $20,000 was a substantial amount over the budgeted amount. He indicated he would like further comment from Finance Director Beer on this issue. Council Member Gunn asked if the order is split, would the City be spending addition funds on freight. She reiterated that Finance Director Beer had commented that funds were available to cover the overage for this expense. Mayor Flaherty stated the 2012 budget was previously approved with this expense at $40,000. He was in favor of proceeding so long as the Community Center could cover the additional expense. Public Works Director DeBar commented the proceeds from the sale of the existing chairs would be placed in the City’s General Fund. Council Member Mueller was in favor of the purchase so long as the City’s overall budget for 2012 does not increase. She understood that the furniture within the Event Center was important to booking future events at the Community Center. City Administrator Ericson indicated there would be a surplus within the 2012 budget to cover this expense. MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Hull. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 7972, Authorizing the Purchase of 400 Chairs for the Event Center in the Mounds Vice Community Center. AMENDMENT: Flaherty/Stigney. To not increase the 2012 budget by $20,000 through the purchase of the 400 chairs for the Event Center in the Mounds View Community Center. AMENDMENT VOTE: Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. Council Member Stigney stated he was in favor of the City staying within the 2012 budget for this expense. MOTION VOTE: Ayes – 4 Nays – 1 (Stigney) Motion carried. Resolution 7973, Authorizing Envirobate to Perform HVAC Decontamination and Cleaning at the Community Center. Public Works Director DeBar stated the HVAC units at the Community Center were in need of cleaning and decontamination. It was reported the system was installed in 1997 and has struggled to provide consistent air quality in the building. Limited HVAC work has been completed on the building in the last 12 years of operation. The deficiencies and high humidity were now a result of this deferred maintenance. Public Works Director DeBar indicated an environmental consultant recommended a deep cleaning of the HVAC system. Envirobate was contacted to assist the City with cleaning the duct work and roof top units. The work would be completed on a time and material basis. In addition, the ceiling tiles would need cleaning or replacement in the RTU4 zone. Public Works Director DeBar explained this was not a budgeted expense, however would address the concerns with the HVAC unit at the Community Center. He recommended authorizing Envirobate to perform the cleaning. Council Member Mueller asked if this was a long-term solution to address the concerns with the HVAC units at the Community Center. Public Works Director DeBar commented the space was not balanced when it was first constructed. He noted the open air plenum did not typically have issues. Council Member Mueller questioned if it was cost effective to have the duct work cleaned and wiped down instead of replaced. Public Works Director DeBar stated it was less expensive to have them cleaned versus a total duct work replacement. He stated the cleaning would provide energy cost savings in the long run. Council Member Mueller inquired if this cleaning would be written into the Community Center’s future maintenance and budget. Public Works Director DeBar stated this would be necessary going forward. Mayor Flaherty asked if there was another space as large as the Event Center. Public Works Director DeBar stated this was the largest portion of the building and the open air plenum required a great deal of cleaning. Mayor Flaherty was in favor of the duct work cleaning as this was a public facility. He suggested this be within the property maintenance plan to assist with future budgets. This was a public safety issue and should move forward. MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Gunn. To Waive the Reading and Adopt Resolution 7973, Authorizing Envirobate to Perform HVAC Decontamination and Cleaning at the Community Center for an expense not to exceed $48,485. Council Member Stigney was concerned with the expenses being raised by the Community Center. He indicated he would be interested in viewing a report from staff on the revenues and expenses generated by the Community Center. Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 8. CONSENT AGENDA Set Public Hearing for Monday, August 27, 2012 at 7:05 p.m. for Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance 873, an Ordinance Implementing a Franchise Fee on Xcel Energy Electric and Natural Gas Operations within the City of Mounds View. Set a Public Hearing for Monday, August 27, 2012 at 7:10 p.m. for Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance 874, an Ordinance Implementing a Franchise Fee on Center Point Energy Natural Gas Operations within the City of Mounds View. MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Hull. To Approve the Consent Agenda as presented. Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 9. JUST AND CORRECT CLAIMS Finance Director Beer answered the Council's questions related to claims. MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Flaherty. To Approve the Just and Correct Claims as presented. Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 10. APPROVAL OF MINUTES May 29, 2012, City Council Meeting Minutes. MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Hull. To Approve the May 29, 2012, City Council meeting minutes as presented. Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. June 11, 2012, City Council Meeting Minutes. MOTION/SECOND: Mueller/Gunn. To Approve the June 11, 2012, City Council meeting minutes as presented. Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. June 25, 2012, City Council Meeting Minutes. MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Mueller. To Approve the June 25, 2012, City Council meeting minutes as presented. Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 11. REPORTS Reports of Mayor and Council. Council Member Mueller stated on August 18, 2012 the City would be holding Festival in the Park. Volunteers were still needed to assist with the event and a planning meeting was scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on July 31st. She encouraged all those interested to contact City Hall for further information. Mayor Flaherty commented he and Community Development Specialist Heidi Steinmetz had recently visited with local business, FedTech on Mustang Drive. He spoke with President Dave Fox and was impressed by this business and its contributions to the community. Mayor Flaherty noted there would be a 5K Fun Run, sponsored by Anytime Fitness on the day of the Festival in the Park. He encouraged all to take part in this event at 8:00 a.m. at Silverview Park. B. Reports of Staff. City Administrator Ericson reminded the Council that an Open House would be held with property owners along County Road 10 regarding the proposed name change. He stated all business and property owners in the City are invited as well. The post office was contacted regarding a potential name change and the new name would be recognized along with County Road 10. A joint powers agreement was being discussed between the three communities to address resigning the corridor. He welcomed the Council to attend the Open House. City Administrator Ericson noted the Chamber of Commerce was holding their Annual Picnic at Long Lake Park in New Brighton from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Chamber members and partners would be in attendance. City Administrator Ericson reviewed the items on the August work session stating a budget discussion was planned. City Administrator Ericson explained the City Hall sign facing northwest was not functioning at this time. He was working with the manufacturer to find a solution. The sign was budgeted for replacement in 2013. He would report back to the Council with more information after hearing from the manufacturer. City Administrator Ericson stated Music in the Park was held last week. The next event was scheduled for August 16th. Mayor Flaherty stated he attended a ribbon cutting ceremony for a new store in the community called Past to Present. He welcomed the business to the City of Mounds View, wished them success and was pleased to hear that a portion of their profits would be donated to charity. Council Member Mueller questioned if the City had heard from Ramsey County regarding dispatch services for 2013. City Administrator Ericson stated he had received preliminary numbers. C. Reports of City Attorney. City Attorney Riggs discussed his monthly review report. 12. Next Council Work Session: Monday, August 6, 2012, at 7:00 p.m. Next Council Meeting: Monday, August 13, 2012, at 7:00 p.m. 13. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 8:34 p.m. Transcribed by: Heidi Guenther TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc.