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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - 2006/05/08PROCEEDINGS OF THE MOUNDS VIEW CITY COUNCIL 1 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW 2 RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA 3 4 Regular Meeting 5 May 8, 2006 6 New Brighton City Hall 7 803 Old Highway 8, New Brighton, MN 55112 8 7:02 P.M. 9 10 11 1. MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER 12 13 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 14 15 3. ROLL CALL: Marty, Stigney, Gunn, Flaherty, and Thomas 16 17 NOT PRESENT: None. 18 19 4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 20 21 A. Monday, May 8, 2006 City Council Agenda 22 23 MOTION/SECOND: THOMAS/FLAHERTY. To Approve the Monday, May 8, 2006 agenda as 24 presented. 25 26 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 27 28 5. PUBLIC INPUT 29 30 Kathleen Smith, 7405 Spring Lake Road, presented a proposal to the City to amend Chapter 7.01 31 relating to animals and specifically to allow the keeping and raising of honeybees via permitting 32 or licensing. She noted that honeybees got lumped into the ordinance of farm animals, and this 33 may have been done because the City may have been trying to follow suit of actions brought on 34 by other cities or because honey is considered a variant crop. 35 36 Ms. Smith stated many people have fears of bees, but do not realize that honeybees are not like 37 hornets, wasps and yellow jackets that continually sting. She stated honeybees are nowhere near 38 that and they are not an aggressive species by their behavior. She passed around an example of 39 honeybees that she had collected from 18 inches around her personal hive, and showed how their 40 legs contained different colors of pollen. She noted honeybees collect pollen from several 41 flowering trees and all garden vegetables. She stated honeybees are crucial to maintain these 42 populations of honeybees to enhance crops, make fruit bigger and better, and increase 43 production. 44 45 Mounds View City Council May 8, 2006 Regular Meeting Page 2 Ms. Smith stated that honeybees are having a tough time because there are mites and diseases 1 that are hitting them hard. She stated commercial people are using chemicals while hobby 2 beekeepers are not. She noted honeybees are social creatures and are fascinating to watch. She 3 stated that it is beneficial for the City to recognize this and be open-minded to seeing the benefits 4 of honeybees. 5 6 Ms. Smith explained she works for the DNR and also volunteers to educate women about the 7 outdoors. She stated she desires to partner with the City to create an observation hive that would 8 be a double pane window frame that would show the bees working. She noted she could have 9 demonstrations to school-aged children that would educate them about the history of honeybees 10 and their biology, behavior and benefits. She noted she has spoken with Staff about this 11 potential. She stated many children do not have enough things to do or enough interests, and this 12 could be a potential hobby for young children to get into. 13 14 Ms. Smith stressed she wants to dismiss the fear about honeybees versus hornets, bees and 15 wasps. 16 17 Councilmember Thomas asked what range of distance the bees travel away from the hive to 18 determine what the proper notification would be for a permit or license issue. 19 20 Ms. Smith stated that the typical honeybee is not going to go any farther than it has to for its food 21 source. She explained honeybees take vertical flight when they come out of the hive. She stated 22 the typical range for a food source is two miles, but if the food source is tough, then they will 23 travel up to ten miles. She noted that typically local gardens are very close in the area. She 24 pointed out that many people are amazed at the production of fruits and vegetables when a hive is 25 in the area. She added that the range for water source is within half a mile, but even small 26 puddles will be adequate. 27 28 Councilmember Flaherty asked what a honeybee sting is like. Ms. Smith stated it is a normal 29 sting, but the big difference is that hornets, wasps and yellow jackets sting repeatedly and are 30 very aggressive. She explained that honeybees die the minute that they sting. She stated the 31 basic biology of honeybees does not dictate them wanting to sting people as it defeats the 32 purpose of their life. 33 34 Councilmember Flaherty asked if honeybees know they die when they sting. Ms. Smith stated 35 this is correct, and their whole purpose is to defend the queen and the hive, and not themselves. 36 37 Councilmember Flaherty stated his concern is that children have no fear of anything. He asked if 38 honeybees will attack or be aggressive. Ms. Smith stated honeybees will defend, but not attack. 39 She stated she is willing to teach children and others how to act around honeybees. She stated 40 she is able to pull the hive out of the bee frame with her bare hands, and the honeybees will crawl 41 on her fingers but will not sting her as long as she does not aggravate them or make fast 42 movements. She stressed the main focus of honeybees is pollen, nectar and the queen. 43 44 Mounds View City Council May 8, 2006 Regular Meeting Page 3 Councilmember Stigney stated that some people are allergic to bee stings and can get severe 1 reactions. Ms. Smith stated that she one of those people that are allergic to bee stings. She 2 explained the venom in honeybees is different from the venom in hornets, wasps and yellow 3 jackets, and people react differently to the different types of stings. 4 5 Mayor Marty suggested the item could be referred to a Work Session. 6 7 Ms. Smith suggested ideas of different signage that could be presented and noted she gave 8 handouts to the Council. She stated she would love to have anyone out to observe and learn what 9 honeybees are all about. She stated it is critical to educate children that do not get enough 10 sciences and hands-on experience. 11 12 Mayor Marty asked Ms. Smith if she has raised bees before. Ms. Smith stated she has not, and 13 became interested in honeybees after seeing the honey display at the State Fair. 14 15 Kenneth Glidden, 5240 Edgewood Drive, stated he was in support of the proposed change as he 16 has a garden and raspberry patch where the presence of honeybees is essential. He pointed out 17 there are honeybees naturally in the area, and this change would not present an additional danger. 18 He stated he has yet to be stung by a honeybee, and naturally they are very docile. 19 20 Councilmember Flaherty asked if the honeybees are very territorial and if they stick around their 21 hives. Ms. Smith stated honeybees’ territory is the box. 22 23 Councilmember Flaherty wondered what happens to the bees in the winter. Ms. Smith stated 24 they can survive over the winter by putting a wax-dipped box over the hive. She stated 25 honeybees will leave the box on warmer days. She stated that survival depends on the severity of 26 the winter and the amount of honey that can be produced. 27 28 Lisa Rolfs, 8429 Eastwood Road, commented about the lack of a pedestrian bridge in the long 29 term vision of the County Road 10 corridor improvement program. She stated she was pleasantly 30 surprised by the vision of the City Hall renovation project and is an excellent initiative by the 31 City to make it a livable and welcoming community by reinforcing the business corridor. She 32 stated her main concern is that there is no pedestrian bridge as part of that vision. She stated she 33 does not want to slow down the progress but wants to enhance the vision because without a 34 pedestrian bridge, the vision is missing a key component. She stated with the recent injury of a 35 fifth grade bicyclist and one previous fatality, safety is on everyone’s mind. 36 37 Ms. Rolfs stated that her past impression about the bridge is that there was a concern about the 38 investment required and that it would not change people’s patterns in using the bridge. She 39 stated that is the wrong way to look at it, because right now there is not a 100 percent safe way 40 for people to cross the road. She stated that one does not know what could happen with 41 individual incidents, but the risk can be managed. She stated parents would have more control 42 over their children with a pedestrian bridge. She stated the corridor will have increased usage 43 with Medtronic and the intersection at Edgewood is growing with the movie theater and the 44 Mounds View City Council May 8, 2006 Regular Meeting Page 4 Community Center. She stressed it is more important than ever to provide a safe way to cross the 1 road. 2 3 Ms. Rolfs asked the Council to reintroduce the component in some way and to look at it seriously 4 to provide a safe crossing. 5 6 Councilmember Thomas noted that the Council dealt with this issue significantly in the past, and 7 it was not just a financial issue, but a space issue, due to the amount of room a pedestrian bridge 8 would require on both sides of the corridor. She stated there is no place to construct the bridge, 9 and businesses would have to be bought out to do so. She stated that the really busy places are 10 not places that a pedestrian bridge can be used. 11 12 Councilmember Gunn recalled one location was from Mounds View Square to the library which 13 was going to take up a huge chunk of the parking lot and over where the empty land is by the 14 library. She stated there is a huge amount of space needed to install a pedestrian bridge with 15 ramps. 16 17 Ms. Rolfs wondered if Edgewood has been seriously considered. Councilmember Thomas 18 replied that some of the usages have changed on the corridor, and it is worth looking into, but it 19 comes down to not being a workable solution because of space. 20 21 Ms. Rolfs stated it is important to make sure all options are truly exhausted before chalking it up 22 to be difficult or expensive. She stated it is that important to address in the long range vision. 23 She stated there is just not an error proof way to cross right now, and leaves too much up to 24 individual driver attentiveness, equipment failure or the individual walkers or bikers. 25 26 Mayor Marty commented that Channel 9 News recently did a special investigative report on 27 crosswalks and how they varied. He stated the City has been looking at crosswalks for awhile, 28 and the story gave some good ideas and examples. He stated the report ended with saying that 29 for those communities that felt that the amount of time to cross the street is not adequate, that 30 MnDOT can be petitioned, and that the City of Mounds View did just that to extend all crossing 31 times for every intersection on County Highway 10. He noted a printout of the article was 32 received from Channel 9, and a copy of the videotape has been requested by Staff. 33 34 Mayor Marty explained Director of Public Works Lee has been mulling over some possibilities 35 as far as safety in the crossings. Mayor Marty noted he would like to see some of these ideas and 36 this videotape presented at a future Work Session. He stated the City cannot spend enough time 37 trying to make the intersections and crossings safer. He stated County Highway 10 runs for a 38 long stretch through Mounds View, and not even two pedestrian bridges could be installed. He 39 stated he would like to look into how much space would be needed, and possible costs. 40 41 Director of Public Works Lee stated he could present some of these ideas at a Work Session. 42 43 Mounds View City Council May 8, 2006 Regular Meeting Page 5 Mayor Marty stated the Channel 9 report did raise questions and brought forward suggestions to 1 incorporate. He stated when the information is received from MnDOT, it will be put on a future 2 Work Session agenda. 3 4 Ms. Rolfs stated there is no perfect solution for the long term vision, but having the option of a 5 pedestrian bridge puts the burden on the parent and presents a huge advantage. 6 7 6. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUISNESS 8 9 None. 10 11 7. COUNCIL BUSINESS 12 13 A. 7:05 p.m. Public Hearing, Resolution 6803, Re-Approval of an Expired 14 Conditional Use Permit for an Oversize Garage at 2832 Woodale Drive. 15 16 Community Development Director Ericson explained that the applicant is request re-approval of 17 a conditional use permit to construct an oversize garage of 1,248 square feet. He noted the 18 conditional use permit was originally approved in 2000, but the garage was not built within a 19 year’s time, so the permit expired. 20 21 Director Ericson noted Staff and the Planning Commission reviewed the possible adverse effects 22 of the proposed conditional use, found no adverse effects associated with this request, and 23 recommends approval. 24 25 Director Ericson stated that the applicant is present for questions. 26 27 Director Ericson stated that he received one phone call from a resident in the nearby area 28 indicating their support. 29 30 Mayor Marty opened the public hearing at 7:31 p.m. 31 32 Barbara Haake, 3024 County Road I, stated that she talked to one of petitioner’s neighbors, and 33 the neighbor indicated that they were not in support of this conditional use permit due to the 34 extraordinarily large building. She added the neighbor does not like to do something against the 35 neighborhood. 36 37 Mayor Marty closed the public hearing at 7:32 p.m. 38 39 Councilmember Thomas indicated she was generally in favor of allowing more space to store 40 things inside instead of storing things outside. 41 42 Mayor Marty asked the applicant what took six years to come back to the Council with the 43 conditional use permit. 44 45 Mounds View City Council May 8, 2006 Regular Meeting Page 6 Mr. Thomas Stampfle, 2832 Woodale Drive, stated he was ready to begin the garage project 1 when he lost his job. He explained he obtained a new job but did not have the vacation time to 2 complete the garage project. He noted he has now been working full-time for three years and is 3 ready to do the project. 4 5 Mayor Marty noted the square footage has increased in the City Code since that time, and that 6 there were no problems found with the original conditional use permit. He stated that as a family 7 grows and things change, more room may be needed for storage. He indicated the garage cannot 8 be used to run a business or used for living quarters, and the decision seems to be straight 9 forward. 10 11 MOTION/SECOND: GUNN/THOMAS. To waive the reading and approve Resolution 6803, 12 Re-Approval of an Expired Conditional Use Permit for an Oversize Garage at 2832 Woodale 13 Drive. 14 15 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 16 17 B. Adoption of Ordinance 769, an Ordinance Amending Chapter 1008 of the 18 Mounds View Municipal Code Relating to Signs and Billboards. 19 20 Director Ericson explained that this item has been discussed extensively at previous meetings. 21 He noted that changes are needed to the ordinance to provide for additional locations to allow 22 billboards in the community. He stated the locations that are presently allowed are Interstate 23 35W, Highway 10, and Old Highway 8. He explained the other changes would be relating to 24 billboard height and spacing, as well as providing for free speech and consistency with First 25 Amendment rights. He explained that language was added to the proposed ordinance for design 26 guidelines that would provide the Council with some flexibility on permit approvals. He noted 27 separate authorization would be needed for the actual design of the billboard. 28 29 Director Ericson offered to answer questions, and commented that a representative from Clear 30 Channel was also present for questions. 31 32 Mayor Marty commented that four billboards need to be relocated, and there has been a site 33 already chosen for one of the billboards, so three remaining sites are needed. 34 35 Director Ericson stated that no permit applications have been received from Clear Channel, but a 36 lease has been authorized with Clear Channel for the Sysco outlot to put a billboard on that site, 37 and Clear Channel supports that location. He confirmed there are three additional signs that need 38 to be relocated for the rest of the community. 39 40 Mr. Glidden asked what the status is of billboards allowed on County Road 10. Councilmember 41 Stigney stated that County Road 10 is not presently an allowed location. 42 43 Mayor Marty added that the locations will be decided at this meeting. 44 45 Mounds View City Council May 8, 2006 Regular Meeting Page 7 Mr. Glidden stated that adding billboards to County Road 10 is not taking any steps to 1 beautifying the area. He encouraged the City to not place billboards on County Road 10. He 2 stated there may be other locations owned by the City, County or State that could be possible 3 locations for billboards. He suggested the City should pursue location billboards in those kinds 4 of locations because the revenue generated from the placement of billboards could go to the City, 5 County or State, as opposed to a private property owner. He stated this would help to lower tax 6 burdens for everyone. 7 8 Mayor Marty asked if Staff has talked to the County or State about possible locations of 9 billboards. Director Ericson reported that both Ramsey County and MnDOT do not support 10 billboards on their properties, but Clear Channel is free to approach both entities. 11 12 Dan Hall, 2200 Highway 10, stated that a lot of people are not remembering that if a good faith 13 effort is not made by the City Council to help Clear Channel find locations for the billboards, 14 then Medtronic is not going to pay for the billboard relocation. He stated Clear Channel has 15 indicated that there are no locations on Old Highway 8 that will work. He stated that by blocking 16 the business district, the City is not making a good faith effort. He recalled the memorandum 17 that was received from Medtronic that they did not think it was a good faith effort in not allowing 18 billboards below the intersection of Woodale Drive. He stated he believes Clear Channel would 19 have already exhausted every possibility of approaching the County or State to put billboards up 20 before billboards were constructed on the golf course. He stated three possible signs times 21 $850,000 per sign is a lot of money to have to offset. 22 23 Mayor Marty stated that Clear Channel expended quite a bit of money for the billboard permits at 24 the golf course area. He stated the City needed to rezone the area. He wondered if Clear 25 Channel has approached MnDOT or Ramsey County. 26 27 Director Ericson wondered what properties the County or MnDOT would own that would be 28 possibilities. Mayor Marty pointed out the locations on the map. 29 30 Director Ericson stated that one of the properties is right-of-way, and it would be like putting up 31 a sign in the middle of Highway 10. He stated that Clear Channel can approach MnDOT about 32 the property. He noted there can be no signs on County parkland in terms of Ramsey County. 33 He stated the other issue is there needs to be a 250 foot separation distance from residential 34 properties. Director Ericson stated MnDOT has not approved property that is not zoned 35 commercial or industrial property in the past. He stated if there are other areas on Highway 10 or 36 I-35W that are City or County owned, the City would support Clear Channel moving forward. 37 38 The Council had extensive discussion on whether to use the ordinance document as it was 39 prepared in the Council packet that excluded the amendments voted on at the last meeting, but 40 did include the change of the language relating to design guidelines, or to use the document with 41 the knowledge that there were amendments that were voted on at the last meeting but were not 42 included in the ordinance document in the Council packet. 43 44 Councilmember Gunn and City Administrator Ulrich reviewed the amendments that were voted 45 Mounds View City Council May 8, 2006 Regular Meeting Page 8 on during the last Council meeting. 1 2 MOTION/SECOND: STIGNEY/GUNN. To use the Ordinance document as it was prepared in 3 the Council packet as a base document for discussion. 4 5 Ayes – 4 Nays – 1 (Thomas) Motion carried. 6 7 MOTION/SECOND: STIGNEY/GUNN. To waive the reading and approve Ordinance 769, an 8 Ordinance Amending Chapter 1008 of the Mounds View Municipal Code Relating to Signs and 9 Billboards. 10 11 Ms. Haake wondered if it is acceptable to not have the same language in the first and second 12 readings of the ordinance. The Council and City Staff stated that the language could change 13 amongst the different readings. 14 15 Ms. Haake confirmed that in the Phase 2 agreement with Medtronic, that if the City made a good 16 faith effort to relocate the billboards, but if locations cannot be found, Medtronic will be due 17 $850,000 per sign and will buyout the Clear Channel billboards. Mayor Marty stated that it 18 would be a determination of the City’s good faith effort. 19 20 Ms. Haake wondered that if the billboards were put on County or State property because of the 21 beautification of Highway 10, if they would all be put at the entrance into Mounds View along 22 Highway 10. She confirmed the sites could be on the south side of new Highway 10 by Arden 23 Park, by the Mounds View Industrial Park, and by Old Highway 8. She asked for confirmation 24 on the idea that the State or County could earn $20,000-$25,000 per year for the placement of 25 signs that would be rented on the right-of-ways. 26 27 Mayor Marty stated that the locations would be wherever Clear Channel could work out a deal. 28 29 Ms. Haake wondered if the County or State would want to earn this revenue and if they did not, it 30 could mean they want beautification of County and State highways, and they did not want 31 billboards. She wondered if the City would also not want billboards for the beautification of 32 County Road 10. 33 34 Director Ericson stated that it would be a policy decision for each entity involved, and the 35 ordinance does not preclude location of billboards on County or State land. He stated the City’s 36 provisions are based on zoning. 37 38 Councilmember Gunn wondered if the City could restrict how many billboards can be located on 39 the area south of Woodale Drive and if it can be limited to one via the spacing. 40 41 City Administrator Ulrich stated the spacing as proposed would not limit it to one billboard with 42 the current code. He stated it could be limited with spacing, but it would then eliminate some 43 other locations. He suggested the area could be restricted from Woodale Drive. 44 45 Mounds View City Council May 8, 2006 Regular Meeting Page 9 Director Ericson stated that he passed out a handout that showed the area south of Woodale 1 Drive on County Road 10, where there are three property owners, and if one takes into 2 consideration the setback requirement of 250 feet from residential properties and 500 feet 3 spacing requirement between signs, it is possible to have three billboards south of Woodale 4 Drive. He noted it depends on where they are located and the billboards’ own spacing. 5 6 Councilmember Thomas stated that the issue is that it would not be best usage of resources for 7 Clear Channel and they will approach the highest traffic areas first. 8 9 Mayor Marty stated that if Clear Channel cannot get them along I-35W or Highway 10, they may 10 come back to this area. 11 12 Councilmember Thomas stated this goes back to the City’s good faith effort to find appropriate 13 locations for billboard. 14 15 Councilmember Stigney commented that Clear Channel may not want to put a billboard in that 16 area, but other billboard companies could come in. 17 18 Director Ericson stated that is a valid point and Staff is proposing that if Clear Channel is unable 19 to find locations for some of the signs, the Code would be amended to lower the number of 20 allowed billboards. He stated this has been anticipated all along. He stated the door should not 21 be left open for additional billboards. He stated until two years from July 2005, no additional 22 billboards may be located in the City by virtue of the ordinance. 23 24 Councilmember Stigney commented that if someone gets a permit, and the ordinance is changed 25 within 18 months, it would open the City up for a lawsuit. 26 27 Director Ericson stated that is correct, but there will be no permits issued for a billboard if it is 28 not one that is replacing a Clear Channel billboard due to the cap and replace ordinance. He 29 stated there cannot be any more than the present ten billboards in the community. He stated the 30 code would be amended before any permits can be issued by the City. 31 32 Mayor Marty wondered what would happen if another billboard company applies for a permit 33 after the ordinance is approved if Clear Channel does not have the permits yet and have not 34 negotiated contracts for the remaining three billboards. He wondered if the permit would need to 35 be granted in this case. 36 37 Director Ericson stated that this ordinance was reconsidered in March because of that fact. He 38 explained that the new language, that has not been adopted yet, says that the maximum number 39 of billboards at any one time is limited to ten, including any billboards that legally exist at the 40 time of the ordinance. He stated there is basically a quota of billboards allowed in the City, and 41 the City is currently at that quota. 42 43 Rich Sonterre, Clear Channel, stated that two of the current billboards are owned by Viacom and 44 are in good locations, and any of remaining locations might be moved to would not be 45 Mounds View City Council May 8, 2006 Regular Meeting Page 10 advantageous to them, so those two signs will not move. 1 2 Mr. Sonterre stated that with a cap and replace ordinance, one has to have permit ownership of 3 the structure to move it somewhere else in the City. He stated that if the ordinance is passed with 4 that particular language, that is the only way the existing billboards can be moved. He stated it is 5 a tightly regulated and complicated business due to City regulations and State regulations. He 6 stated the zoning is the most important thing, because the billboards cannot be built unless the 7 zoning is appropriate. He stated that if there is a desire on the City’s part to change the zoning in 8 a particular area to accept billboards, MnDOT would still not approve it because the City would 9 be cited for spot zoning. 10 11 Mr. Sonterre stated that when the spacing from the existing billboards and the spacing from 12 residential areas are considered, and that the billboards have to have value from how many 13 people can see them and the clarity of the signs, the number of spots available are very limited. 14 He stated that MnDOT has no permit authority on County Highway 10. He stated he would need 15 to go to the MnDOT for anything on I-35W and Highway 10. 16 17 Mr. Sonterre recommended leaving the spacing requirement on any state controlled roads at the 18 state minimum of 500 feet. He stated that any road that is not controlled by the 19 State, such as County Road 10, could have increased spacing requirements to whatever is needed. 20 21 Councilmember Stigney asked for clarity in the language that relates to billboards that are in the 22 process of being relocated. He wondered what billboards are in the process of being relocated at 23 the time the ordinance is passed. 24 25 Director Ericson indicated that the City Attorney reviewed the language and determined that it is 26 sufficient for the City’s needs in terms of identifying the billboards that are present in the 27 community and including in the count the ones that need to be relocated. He stated he is not 28 convinced there is ambiguity in the language. He stated that if there are billboard companies 29 seeking a permit to locate a billboard in the City, the City would indicate that it is at the 30 maximum number of billboards that are allowed and no additional billboard permits can be 31 issued. 32 33 Councilmember Stigney stated that nothing reflects the contract with Clear Channel. He stated 34 he sees none that are in process because there are no permits. 35 36 City Administrator Ulrich suggested to specify the ten locations that currently exist that are 37 intended to be included. 38 39 Mr. Sonterre suggested the ordinance could indicate they would be billboards currently permitted 40 in the City of Mounds View. He stated permits are specific to each location with location 41 descriptions upon them that would identify the present ten billboards. 42 43 Councilmember Stigney stated that this might accommodate it with the exception if Clear 44 Channel does not go ahead with some, why another company cannot come in. He wondered if 45 Mounds View City Council May 8, 2006 Regular Meeting Page 11 the City can hold off other billboard companies for 18 months and the ordinance does not say 1 this. 2 3 Mr. Sonterre stated that it does indicate in the ordinance that it is a cap and replace ordinance, 4 and if one does not presently own a billboard and the corresponding permit, one cannot make an 5 application to put a billboard in the City of Mounds View. 6 7 Councilmember Stigney wondered if Clear Channel elects not to put in two billboards and if it 8 would tie up another billboard company from coming in. Mr. Sonterre stated that it would 9 because they do not have a permit for the billboard. He stated only the existing permitted ten 10 billboards in the City of Mounds View can be relocated where the zoning and ordinance are 11 applicable. 12 13 City Administrator Ulrich stated that the City Attorney indicated that as part of the buyout 14 agreement, the City would concurrently amend the ordinance to allow only eight sites if two of 15 the sign locations were bought out. 16 17 Councilmember Stigney wondered why this would not be incorporated now. 18 19 Councilmember Thomas asked how long the permits are good for. Director Ericson responded 20 that there are leases in existence for the billboards, and with the agreement with Medtronic and 21 Clear Channel, some of the leases have been bought out to be relocated. He stated that he cannot 22 state what point the permit terminates if the billboards are taken down. He stated this may be a 23 gray area but the fact is that the four signs need to be relocated within two years from July 2005, 24 and suggested that is when they terminate. He commented that if any leases have to be bought 25 out, there would be a concurrent ordinance brought forward to the City Council to limit the 26 number of billboards down to the number of leases that need to be bought out from ten. 27 28 Mayor Marty recalled that the original permits were for 20 years. 29 30 Director Ericson stated the original permits were actually for 15 years. 31 32 Councilmember Stigney suggested adding language to reduce the quantity of billboards at the 33 time of the buyout, so the City is covered. 34 35 Mayor Marty asked if that language could be incorporated into the ordinance. 36 37 Director Ericson stated that the ordinance could certainly be amended to reflect a future 38 provision, but suggested to defer the issue until the City Attorney is present to suggest such 39 language. 40 41 Councilmember Thomas commented that the City needs to be very careful with the language so 42 that it is not discriminatory. She stated there is some legal ambiguity on whether that would 43 cause any legal problems. 44 45 Mounds View City Council May 8, 2006 Regular Meeting Page 12 Mayor Marty stated that there are some gray areas that potentially another billboard company 1 could come in and argue this. He stated there would be ten billboards but they might not all be 2 replacements for Clear Channel. 3 4 Councilmember Thomas noted that this could be solved by adding just the word “permitting” to 5 the language to the cap and replace. 6 7 Councilmember Flaherty stated that there is not an issue in regard to someone else coming in, but 8 the City could reach a snag if the City opens up the area south of Woodale, that three billboards 9 could be fit in the area, the City needs to change that so that cannot happen. 10 11 Director Ericson stated he is not suggesting the Council holds off on adopting anything tonight, 12 but not to add language that ties approvals to a future date in time. He stated he is not suggesting 13 doing this, but pointed out that the current language with the exception of adding in the phrase of 14 “or permitted”, is more than adequate given that the City Attorney did look at it. 15 16 Councilmember Gunn suggested adding the amendments that were voted on previously, 17 changing the distance, vote on the ordinance, and then work on the language with the City 18 Attorney if necessary. 19 20 Councilmember Stigney wondered what the rush is if the ordinance would be changed again. 21 22 Councilmember Gunn stated that instead of holding back the ordinance any longer, the ordinance 23 should be voted on and the additional language needed to be reviewed by the City Attorney can 24 be added at a later date. 25 26 Director Ericson stressed that the City Attorney has reviewed the ordinance and is fine with the 27 current language. He stated that Clear Channel presently is not able to relocate billboards in the 28 community because the code does not allow it. He explained that the code should be changed so 29 that Clear Channel can move forward with the relocation process. 30 31 Councilmember Stigney stated he is trying to avert a potential problem because it could be fairly 32 significant. 33 34 City Administrator Ulrich stated his preference is that the ordinance comes back for a final 35 reading at the next meeting. He stated there is a distance requirement, but a number has not been 36 established yet. He stated there is a desire to restrict it to one billboard if along Highway 10. He 37 stated that the other language could also be added about reducing the number of billboards in the 38 future. 39 40 Councilmember Thomas stated that would be a waste of time and the Council needs to act on this 41 item. She stated the Council does not need to worry about the lease language at this time. She 42 stated it can be a complete and usable ordinance that probably will never have to be touched 43 again. She pointed out the ordinance can be brought forward to be amended in the future if 44 necessary. 45 Mounds View City Council May 8, 2006 Regular Meeting Page 13 1 Councilmember Stigney stated there are several amendments and language changes to the 2 ordinance, and there should be something black and white before there final approval is made. 3 4 AMENDMENT MOTION/SECOND: GUNN/THOMAS. To amend the Ordinance in regard to 5 Subdivision 6, Section 9, Item B, relating to location (and any other parts that need to be 6 adjusted), to remove Old Highway 8 and insert County Highway 10 south of Woodale Drive to 7 County Road H at the entrance to Mounds View in the commercial area only. 8 9 Councilmember Stigney stated it is discriminatory to allow billboards on the south side but not 10 on the north side. He stated he does not want billboards on County Road 10 at all. 11 12 Councilmember Thomas stated she agreed with Councilmember Stigney but is putting the 13 amendment back into the form that was made at the last meeting. 14 15 Mayor Marty stated the City is still working on the beautification of County Highway 10. He 16 noted lighted trailways and landscaping will be added on both sides of the road. He stated that 17 adding billboards on County Road 10 is contrary to the boulevard look. He added that the City 18 cannot control the content of the billboards because they will be on private property. He 19 commented the City could try and help Clear Channel talk with MnDOT or Ramsey County to 20 find other locations that are not on County Highway 10. 21 22 Councilmember Stigney stated this would allow up to three billboards between Woodale Drive 23 and County Road H with the spacing requirements for up to 30 years. He noted the results from 24 the Town Hall survey indicated that only one resident wanted billboards on County Highway 10. 25 26 Councilmember Flaherty stated he is trying to protect the integrity and the character of the City. 27 He stated the City had made a good effort to negotiate and have communicated to Medtronic that 28 it would do anything possible to relocate the billboards, and it was all fine until Phase 2, when 29 someone heard that they would be willing to buy them out. He stated that if the City needs to 30 make a good faith effort to relocate the billboards as previously discussed, and should deal fair 31 with Clear Channel, Medtronic, and any other businesses or potential businesses in the City. 32 33 Mayor Marty stated that Medtronic does not want billboards in their backyard, but are willing to 34 have them in the City’s front yard. He stated that when one comes into Mounds View off I-35W 35 or Highway 10, it is the gateway and entrance to Mounds View. He stated there will be an 36 entrance sign on the north side of the road, and that was one of the reasons to keep billboards on 37 the south side of the road. He stressed that he has never wanted billboards in town, and they 38 were only used on the golf course so that the citizen taxpayers would not be taxed in order to pay 39 for the golf course. 40 41 Mayor Marty stated that the City is not trying to stick Medtronic with the billboards. He stated 42 he would personally do his best to help try to find locations in the areas that were previously 43 agreed to on the first reading. He stated there was adequate spacing according to City Staff. He 44 noted Staff changed the language to cap the number of billboards in the City to ten. He stated he 45 Mounds View City Council May 8, 2006 Regular Meeting Page 14 feels that the billboards can be placed in other locations without putting them on County Road 1 10. He stated billboards on County Road 10 will be there until 2037, and this will impact 2 residents and future residents. He stated he is concerned with such a long range agreement. He 3 stated he does not want to saddle the City and future councils with a poor decision. 4 5 Ayes – 3 Nays – 2 (Marty, Stigney) Amendment Motion carried. 6 7 AMENDMENT MOTION/SECOND: GUNN/THOMAS. To restrict the billboard height on 8 County Road 10 to 35 feet, and restrict billboard height of all other sites to 45 feet. 9 10 Councilmember Stigney wondered about the sign by the mobile home park. 11 12 Director Ericson commented that the existing sign on I-35W by the mobile home park is nowhere 13 near 45 feet, but if there was a permit to replace it at a higher height, the City would disallow it 14 because it is not zoned consistently. He stated the City should not have to worry about Clear 15 Channel increasing the height to 45 feet. 16 17 AMENDMENT MOTION/SECOND: STIGNEY/MARTY. To exclude the billboard by the 18 mobile home park from the height limitations. 19 20 Councilmember Thomas stated that there may be a legal issue with excluding this sign. 21 22 Director Ericson stated that there is not an interim use permit for that location, but if it was 23 chosen to be rebuilt to gain the extra height, an interim use permit would be required, and the 24 City would not approve it because it is not zoned consistently. 25 26 Councilmember Thomas stated the height limitations only apply to the areas where it is zoned. 27 She indicated the particular sign is not zoned. 28 29 Ayes – 4 Nays – 1 (Thomas) Amendment Motion carried. 30 31 (Amendment motion to restrict the billboard height on County Road 10 to 35 feet, and restrict 32 billboard height of all other sites to 45 feet.) 33 34 Ayes – 3 Nays – 2 (Marty, Stigney) Amendment Motion carried. 35 36 AMENDMENT MOTION/SECOND: STIGNEY/MARTY. To allow only one billboard on 37 County Highway 10 between Woodale Drive and County Road H. 38 39 Ayes – 2 Nays – 3 (Flaherty, Gunn, Thomas) Amendment Motion failed. 40 41 AMENDMENT MOTION/SECOND: GUNN/THOMAS. To change the spacing requirement 42 between billboards must be 500 feet for all state-controlled roadways and 1,500 feet for all other 43 roadways. 44 45 Mounds View City Council May 8, 2006 Regular Meeting Page 15 City Administrator Ulrich wondered how the ordinance applies to signs in other communities. 1 Director Ericson stated the ordinance is silent on whether it is measured from other communities. 2 He stated that ordinances typically do not take the next community into consideration. He stated 3 that if the issue was looked at literally, and the minimum spacing between billboards was 1,500 4 feet, that would be a gray area because there is a billboard on the other side in New Brighton. 5 6 Director Ericson suggested an additional amendment could be to specify the spacing for Old 7 Highway 8. 8 9 Councilmember Thomas suggested adding language to only specify billboards in the City of 10 Mounds View. 11 12 Councilmember Flaherty stated that Clear Channel may have an issue with this, and he is trying 13 to find as many spots as possible for Clear Channel. 14 15 Director Ericson stated that there may be an overriding issue with MnDOT if the Old Highway 8 16 location would be permitted by MnDOT because it can be viewed from I-35W. He stated if that 17 is the case, it would be subject to the 500 foot separation and it would be taken into the 18 consideration for the New Brighton sign. He stated there is the assurance that there will still be a 19 500 feet separation. He stated he did not know if Old Highway 8 would be permitted by MnDOT 20 and it may be a question for Clear Channel. 21 22 Councilmember Thomas stated that the City can give its best shot for possible sites, but the City 23 cannot control the states’ rulings. 24 25 Ayes – 3 Nays – 2 (Marty, Stigney) Amendment Motion carried. 26 27 AMENDMENT MOTION/SECOND: STIGNEY/FLAHERTY. To allow billboards on Old 28 Highway 8. 29 30 Councilmember Stigney stated that in making a good faith effort, specific locations should not be 31 ruled and the ordinance should be made as open as possible. 32 33 Councilmember Thomas stated she cannot support billboards that close to residential areas. 34 35 Councilmember Stigney stated he feels a 250 feet setback is adequate. 36 37 Ayes – 4 Nays – 1 (Thomas) Amendment Motion carried. 38 39 AMENDMENT MOTION/SECOND: STIGNEY/MARTY. To remove the 1,500 foot spacing 40 requirement for Old Highway 8 and change the spacing requirement to 500 feet. 41 42 Director Ericson stated that it may be easier to offer an amendment that would allow for 43 minimum spacing to be 500 feet with the exception of County Road 10 which is 1,500 feet. He 44 stated perhaps the amendment should be back to the original language that the spacing for 45 Mounds View City Council May 8, 2006 Regular Meeting Page 16 billboards in Mounds View should be 500 feet with the exception of County Road 10 which is 1 1,500 feet. 2 3 Councilmember Stigney accepted the language presented by Staff. 4 5 Ayes – 4 Nays – 1 (Marty) Amendment Motion carried. 6 7 Mayor Marty reviewed the five adopted amendments to the Ordinance: 8 9 • Allow billboards on the south side of County Highway 10 from Woodale Drive to 10 County Road H, and remove Old Highway 8. 11 • Restrict the billboard height to 35 feet on County Highway 10 and all others to 45 feet 12 except for the one existing billboard at the mobile home park. 13 • Increase the spacing requirement to 1,500 feet on non-state controlled roads. 14 • Allow billboards on Old Highway 8. 15 • Allow a 500 feet spacing requirement on Old Highway 8. 16 17 City Administrator Ulrich stated the language of “currently permitted” is recommended to be 18 inserted into the ordinance. 19 20 AMENDMENT MOTION/SECOND: THOMAS/GUNN. To add language of “currently 21 permitted” to the ordinance. 22 23 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Amendment Motion carried. 24 25 The Council voted on the original motion to adopt Ordinance 769. 26 27 ROLL CALL VOTE: 28 29 Mayor Marty Nay 30 Councilmember Flaherty Aye 31 Councilmember Gunn Aye 32 Councilmember Stigney Nay 33 Councilmember Thomas Aye 34 35 Ayes – 3 Nays – 2 (Marty, Stigney) Motion carried. 36 37 Councilmember Gunn left the meeting at 9:28 p.m. 38 39 C. Resolution 6813 Adopting a Calendar for the Preparation of the 2007 40 Budget. 41 42 Finance Director Beer explained there are several requirements in the City Charter to adopt a 43 calendar for the budget process. He reviewed the noteworthy dates. 44 Mounds View City Council May 8, 2006 Regular Meeting Page 17 1 MOTION/SECOND: FLAHERTY/STIGNEY. To waive the reading and adopt Resolution 6813 2 Adopting a Calendar for the Preparation of the 2007 Budget. 3 4 Mayor Marty stated he likes having the dates set out to make it clear for everyone. 5 6 Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Absent – 1 (Gunn) Motion carried. 7 8 D. Resolution 6807 Approving a Public Works Intern Position. 9 10 Councilmember Gunn returned to the meeting at 9:31 p.m. 11 12 Director of Public Works Lee explained that Staff has proposed to hire only nine seasonal 13 positions instead of the historical ten. He stated that in lieu of the tenth position, Staff proposes 14 the hiring of a Public Works Intern. He stated this position will better enable Public Works to 15 administer activities associated with the numerous public improvements needed to meet the 16 City’s goals. He noted there is $6 to $6.5 million of improvements scheduled for the upcoming 17 year, and this position will help address the goals set by the City Council earlier this year. 18 19 Director of Public Works Lee explained the position would be financed by utilizing funds that 20 were budgeted for the tenth position, and the remaining salary would be derived from public 21 improvement projects. 22 23 Councilmember Flaherty asked if the City will suffer with the reduction of one seasonal staff 24 member or if the intern would take more of an administrative role. Director of Public Lee stated 25 that priorities of the City were shifted to take one person away from the maintenance area and put 26 more of a focus on the administration area of Public Works due to the amount of public 27 improvements scheduled in the next couple of years. He noted the intern position will be an 28 indoors administrative position. 29 30 Councilmember Flaherty wondered if the City will be able to maintain the level of service to the 31 community. Director of Public Works Lee stated there will be a minor reduction in the level of 32 service, but that it will be hopefully not that noticeable to the general public. 33 34 Councilmember Stigney wondered how long the position will be in effect. Director of Public 35 Works Lee stated the position would be indefinite, and would be a budgeted position that would 36 be approved or eliminated each year in the budget, based on the needs at the current time. 37 38 Councilmember Stigney asked what the annual cost would be. Director of Public Works Lee 39 responded that it would be a hourly, part-time position with no benefits, similar to a summer 40 seasonal position. 41 42 MOTION/SECOND: MARTY/GUNN. To waive the reading and approve Resolution 6807 43 Approving a Public Works Intern Position. 44 45 Mounds View City Council May 8, 2006 Regular Meeting Page 18 Councilmember Stigney commented that he was not in support of adding additional staff to the 1 City. 2 3 Mayor Marty stated that the City typically has ten seasonal employees. He noted there is a 4 significant amount of projects and construction going on. 5 6 Ayes – 4 Nays – 1 (Stigney) Motion carried. 7 8 E. Resolution 6808 Authorization to Advertise for the Public Works Lead 9 Utility Worker Position. 10 11 Councilmember Thomas left the meeting at 9:38 p.m. 12 13 Director of Public Works Lee explained that William Hanggi, Lead Utility Worker in the Water 14 Division of the Public Works Department submitted a letter of resignation and will be resigning 15 effective May 31, 2006. 16 17 Director of Public Works Lee explained this position is responsible for operation, maintenance, 18 and monitoring of the City’s entire water supply system. 19 20 MOTION/SECOND: GUNN/FLAHERTY. To waive the reading and adopt Resolution 6808 21 Authorization to Advertise for the Public Works Lead Utility Worker Position. 22 23 Mayor Marty stated he would be sad to see Bill go as he has been a fixture in the City for many 24 years. 25 26 Councilmember Stigney wondered about the salary of the position to be hired. Director of Public 27 Lee explained the resolution is only to authorize to advertise for the position, and there will be an 28 additional resolution to hire the person which will include the salary that is fixed by contract. 29 30 Ayes – 4 Nays – 0 Absent – 1 (Thomas) Motion carried. 31 32 F. Resolution 6811 Authorization to Purchase Window Treatments for 33 Renovated City Hall. 34 35 City Administrator Ulrich explained window treatments have been chosen and three bids were 36 received for 21 exterior windows and one interior glass wall. He noted that the low bidder is 37 Abbey Carpet. He stated this does not cover some of the windows in the front of the building, 38 but it does include all the office windows. 39 40 Councilmember Thomas returned to the meeting at 9:41 p.m. 41 42 City Administrator Ulrich stated that there appears to be a discrepancy in the total number of 43 window treatments in the Abbey Carpet bid, and stated he was concerned it may not be a full bid. 44 45 Mounds View City Council May 8, 2006 Regular Meeting Page 19 City Administrator Ulrich recommended approval given the Abbey Carpet bid is a comparable 1 bid in quantity. 2 3 MOTION/SECOND: GUNN/THOMAS. To waive the reading and adopt Resolution 6811 4 Authorization to Purchase Window Treatments for Renovated City Hall, given the Abbey Carpet 5 bid is a comparable bid in quantity. 6 7 There was discussion amongst the Council and City Staff in regard to the discrepancy of number 8 of window treatments amongst the three bids. 9 10 Councilmembers Gunn and Thomas withdrew the motion and second. 11 12 City Administrator Ulrich stated he would bring the item back at the next Council meeting. 13 14 No action was taken. 15 16 8. CONSENT AGENDA 17 18 Councilmember Flaherty asked to remove Items D and G. Mayor Marty asked to remove Item F. 19 20 A. Licenses for Approval 21 B. Set a Public Hearing for Monday, May 22, 2006 at 7:05 PM for a Second 22 Reading and Adoption of Ordinance 772, an Ordinance Amending Chapter 7 23 of the Mounds View City Charter. 24 C. Set a Public Hearing for 7:10 PM Monday, May 22, 2006 to Consider the 25 Second Readings and Adoption of Ordinances 761, 762 and 763 Relating to 26 the Rezoning, Land Transfer and Easement Vacation Associated with the 27 SYSCO Minnesota Development 28 D. Resolution 6810 Approving Change Orders No. 18 and 19 for the City Hall 29 Rehabilitation Project 30 E. Resolution 6809 Acceptance and Final Payment Approval for the Emergency 31 Vehicle Preemption (EVP) Installation Project 32 F. Resolution 6806 Proclaiming May 9, 2006 as Arbor Day 33 G. Set a Public Hearing for 7:15 PM for Monday, May 22, 2006 to Consider a 34 Transfer of an On-Sale Intoxicating Liquor Business License from Mounds 35 View Jakes, Inc. to Moe’s located at 2400 Highway 10 in Mounds View. 36 37 MOTION/SECOND: THOMAS/GUNN. To waive the reading and approve Consent Agenda 38 Items A, B, C and E. 39 40 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 41 42 8D. Resolution 6810 Approving Change Orders No. 18 and 19 for the City Hall 43 Rehabilitation Project. 44 45 Mounds View City Council May 8, 2006 Regular Meeting Page 20 Councilmember Flaherty asked for more information on Change Order 18. Director of Public 1 Works Lee stated that there is a newly created desk in front of where the Public Works 2 department and Administration will be. He explained there needs to be a gate in front of the desk 3 for security purposes. He stated that this item was originally intended but was missed in the 4 original bid. 5 6 Mayor Marty commented that City Hall would not be able to locked without this gate. 7 8 Mayor Marty wondered why this gate was not included in the original bid. He wondered if SEH 9 could be responsible for the costs of the gate since it should have been included in the original 10 bid price. He noted that if this item would have been bid out, the City might have received a 11 more favorable bid as opposed to a change order. 12 13 Councilmember Thomas commented that everything was behind a locked door before the 14 remodel project, so a gate was not necessary before. 15 16 City Administrator Ulrich stated that Public Works was relocated in the building, and now gate 17 security is required. 18 19 Councilmember Thomas commented that the SEH cannot be made responsible since it was not in 20 the plans and specifications approved by the City Council. 21 22 Director of Public Works Lee commented that Staff does have a call into SEH and this item will 23 be discussed. 24 25 Mayor Marty asked if there will be any additional change orders. Director of Public Works Lee 26 stated that a list of change orders was provided to the Council two months ago and there are no 27 additional change orders from that list. He commented that there are two or three more change 28 orders left to be approved from that list. 29 30 MOTION/SECOND: MARTY/FLAHERTY. To waive the reading and approve Resolution 31 6810 Approving Change Orders No. 18 and 19 for the City Hall Rehabilitation Project. 32 33 Councilmember Stigney commented that the original budget for the City Hall Rehabilitation 34 Project was $1.6 million, and the cost is currently at $1.5374 million. He noted the City is going 35 to spend right up to $1.6 million. 36 37 Mayor Marty asked if the Staff report for this item included window treatments. Director of 38 Public Works Lee stated it did not. 39 40 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 41 42 8F. Resolution 6806 Proclaiming May 9, 2006 as Arbor Day. 43 44 Mayor Marty read the resolution, and commented this was the 24th year that Mounds View was 45 Mounds View City Council May 8, 2006 Regular Meeting Page 21 selected as Tree City USA. 1 2 MOTION/SECOND: MARTY/THOMAS. To approve Resolution 6806 Proclaiming May 9, 3 2006 as Arbor Day. 4 5 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 6 7 8G. Set a Public Hearing for 7:15 PM for Monday, May 22, 2006 to Consider a 8 Transfer of an On-Sale Intoxicating Liquor Business License from Mounds 9 View Jakes, Inc. to Moe’s located at 2400 Highway 10 in Mounds View. 10 11 Councilmember Flaherty asked if the duration of the license started over once the license was 12 transferred. Director Ericson explained the transfer would apply for the remaining period of 13 time. 14 15 MOTION/SECOND: FLAHERTY/GUNN. To set a Public Hearing for 7:15 PM for Monday, 16 May 22, 2006 to Consider a Transfer of an On-Sale Intoxicating Liquor Business License from 17 Mounds View Jakes, Inc. to Moe’s located at 2400 Highway 10 in Mounds View. 18 19 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 20 21 9. JUST AND CORRECT CLAIMS 22 23 Councilmember Flaherty referenced check number 118373 to Ace Solid Waste for refuse 24 collection for City Hall/Police for $348. He noted this building has not been occupied for six 25 months. Director of Public Works Lee commented that it is actually for service at the 26 Community Center. 27 28 Councilmember Flaherty referenced check number 118395 to Duke’s Root Control, Inc. for 29 $14,461.05. He asked for an explanation of this item. Director of Public Works Lee explained 30 that this is an annual service that is part of a three-year Council-approved contract where the 31 roots within the sanitary sewer system are chemically treated. Councilmember Flaherty 32 wondered if the City had an auger for this service. Director of Public Works Lee explained that 33 an auger is used for bad problems with roots, but the roots are chemically treated for medium 34 problems. 35 36 Councilmember Flaherty referenced check number 118400 to G&H Consultants for Medtronic 37 Plan Review for $16,037.33. He asked what they are reviewing. Director Ericson stated that it 38 was for contracted plan review services for the building permits and it is the first half of the 39 payment relating to the parking ramp and the north building. He stated there will be an 40 additional invoice from G&H Consultants relating to the central building that is yet to be 41 presented to the City for payment. 42 43 Mounds View City Council May 8, 2006 Regular Meeting Page 22 Councilmember Flaherty referenced check number 118427 to Radco for Medtronic Delta 1 Toolbox for $213.87. He wondered if this is for the pickup truck. Director Ericson stated that is 2 correct. 3 4 MOTION/SECOND: THOMAS/FLAHERTY. To approve the Just and Correct Claims as 5 Presented. 6 7 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 8 9 MOTION/SECOND: THOMAS/FLAHERTY. To extend the meeting past 10:00 p.m. 10 11 Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 12 13 10. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 14 15 A. April 24, 2006 City Council Meeting Minutes 16 17 MOTION/SECOND: GUNN/FLAHERTY. To Approve the April 24, 2006 City Council 18 meeting minutes as corrected and with corrections that Staff received. 19 20 Ayes – 4 Nays – 1 (Stigney) Motion carried. 21 22 11. REPORTS 23 24 A. Reports of Mayor and Council 25 26 Mayor Marty indicated that there was a delivery issue with the Mounds View Matters, and some 27 residents did not get it delivered before the Town Hall Meeting. 28 29 City Administrator Ulrich stated he would check into the delivery service. 30 31 Mayor Marty noted that City Hall is open, and there are still several things to do, but it looks like 32 a whole new building. He commented the building looks really nice and encouraged residents to 33 stop by next week. 34 35 Mayor Marty pointed out Active Living Ramsey County walkability workshop will be held on 36 Thursday from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the Community Center and the public is invited to attend. He 37 noted the workshop is trying to promote exercise and how to find trails and sidewalks in the 38 community so that residents do not have to drive everywhere. 39 40 B. Reports of City Staff 41 42 1. Report on Progress Toward Goals 43 44 Mounds View City Council May 8, 2006 Regular Meeting Page 23 City Administrator Ulrich reported that the City is making good progress on the ten goals. He 1 noted the City is a little behind on some goals, but Staff is keeping track to try to ensure that all 2 goals are completed. He reviewed the goals and the progress that has been made. He 3 commented that progress of the goals will continue to be monitored and reports will be made 4 every few months to the Council. 5 6 Mayor Marty thanked the City of New Brighton and their cable staff, as they were more than 7 helpful in allowing the City of Mounds View to use its Council chambers and some conference 8 rooms for various City meetings. He commented that the City of Mounds View would 9 reciprocate if there should ever come a time. 10 11 C. Reports of City Attorney 12 13 None. 14 15 12. Next Council Work Session: Monday, June 5, 2006 at 7:00 p.m. (Mounds 16 View City Hall) 17 Next Council Meeting: Monday, May 22, 2006 at 7:00 p.m. (Mounds 18 View City Hall) 19 20 Mayor Marty noted that the ribbon cutting and official grand opening of Mounds View City Hall 21 will be on May 22, 2006 at 5:30 p.m. and all residents are invited to attend. 22 23 13. ADJOURNMENT 24 25 The meeting was adjourned at 10:23 p.m. 26 27 Transcribed by: 28 29 Annette Anderson 30 TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. 31