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• OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE SHAKOPEE CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR SESSION SHAKOPEE,MINNESOTA February 5,2014
1. Roll Call
Mayor Tabke called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. and roll call was taken.
Present: Mayor Brad Tabke, Councilmembers, Jay Whiting, Matt Lehman, Kathy Mocol and
Mike Luce
Staff Present: Mark McNeill, City Administrator; Kris Wilson, Assistant City Administrator;
And Julie A. Linnihan, Finance Director/City Clerk;
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Approval of the Agenda
Mr. McNeill asked to add 9.A., Fire Relief Association Liaison Appointments under General
Business. Whiting/Mocol moved to approve the agenda as amended. Motion carried 5-0.
4. Consent Business
• Cncl. Lehman asked to remove 4.C,Approval of Position Description for Management Intern,
4.D., Amendment to 2014 Non-Union Pay Plan—Resolution No. 7412, and 4.G, 2014 City
Council Liaison Appointments.
Lehman/Luce moved to approve the Consent Agenda as amended. Mr. McNeill read the
Consent items. Motion carried 5-0.
4.A. Lehman/Luce authorized the appropriate City Officials to execute an Encroachment
Agreement with Magellan Pipeline Company, L.P. (Motion carried under the Consent Agenda)
4.B. Lehman/Luce moved to approve the attached position descriptions for Lead Maintenance
Operator and Lead Mechanic. (Motion carried under the Consent Agenda)
4.C. Removed from Consent Agenda
4.D. Removed from Consent Agenda
4.E. Lehman/Luce moved to approve the bills in the amount of$571,133.99 and electronic
transfers in the amount of$3,958,505.41 for a total of$ 4,529,639.40 (Motion carried under the
Consent Agenda)
4.F. Lehman/Luce moved to authorize execution of the Intergovernmental Grant Agreement
with the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, which accepts a grant for the purpose of
• constructing the Quarry Lake Park Trail. (Motion carried under the Consent Agenda)
4.G. Removed from Consent Agenda.
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5. Recognition of Involved Citizens by City Council.
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Mayor Tabke asked if there was anyone in the audience who wished to speak on an item not on
the Agenda. No one responded.
6. Business removed from the Consent Agenda.
Cncl. Lehman asked for the removal of 4.C., Approval of the position description for a
Management Intern,because he doesn't support the need for the position. Whiting/Mocol
moved to approve the position description for a Management Intern. Motion carried 3-2 with
Cncl. Lehman and Cncl. Luce in dissent.
Cncl. Lehman asked for the removal of 4.D, Amendment to 2014 Non-Union Pay Plan—
Resolution No. 7214 because he does not support the need for the Management Intern position.
Mocol/Whiting offered Resolution No. 7412, A Resolution Amending Resolution No. 7393, A
Resolution Adopting The 2014 Pay Plan For Certain Non-Union Employees Of The City Of
Shakopee, and move its adoption. Motion carried 4-1 with Cncl. Lehman in dissent.
Cncl. Lehman removed 4.G,Appointments for Council liaison to listed Boards and Commission
because he felt the appointments were not evenly distributed. He asked Cncl. Luce he would
take on the liaison appointment of Scott County Transit Review Board and Suburban Transit
Authority Board of Directors. Cncl. Luce agreed to be the liaison for both commissions.
Cncl. Luce expressed his desire to serve on the Shakopee Public Utilities Commission instead of
serving as the liaison for the School Board. Cncl. Whiting advised that he served as the School
Board liaison for the past two years and is not willing to give up the Shakopee Utilities •
Commission.
Lehman/Luce moved to endorse the appointments for Council liaisons to Boards and
Commissions as amended. Motion carried 5-0.
7. Recess for Economic Development Authority Meeting
Mocol/Luce moved to recess for the Economic Development Authority Meeting. Motion carried
5-0.
8. Reconvene
Mayor Tabke reconvened the meeting.
9. General Business
9.A Fire Relief Association Liaison Appointments.
Mr. McNeill stated that state law mandates three ex-officio members of the Fire Relief
Association. One is to be the Fire Chief; the others may be two elected officials, or one elected
official and one appointed official. The Shakopee Fire Relief Association By-laws are consistent
with that. State law requires the appointments to be made annually by the City Council.
Shakopee's past practice has been the Fire Chief, Mayor and Finance Director.
Mr. McNeill recommends including the Finance Director, Julie Linnihan as one of the designees. •
Cncl. Mocol expressed an interest in serving on the Fire Relief Association.
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Lehman/Luce moved to appoint Fire Chief Coleman, Finance Director,Julie Linnihan and Cncl.
Mocol to the Shakopee Fire Relief Association. Motion carried 5-0.
10. Workshop Discussion
10.A. Council February Workshop—Policy Priority Discussion
Julie Linnihan, Finance Director/City Clerk, facilitated the workshop on policy priority. Each
member of Council was asked to submit policies which they would like to see Council consider
as the City moves into the future.
They agreed that their policy development should focus on quality of life for Shakopee residence
to enhance livability. Policy directives should focus on quality of life which includes:
A. Foster the creation of a unique historic downtown corridor as a destination for economic
development(viability) and livability.
B. Follow consistent practices for consideration of economic incentives to provide
opportunities to live and work in Shakopee.
C. Plan for and fund infrastructure and asset needs.
Next Steps:
1. Confirm the directives at the 02/18/2014 City Council meeting.
2. Determine routing of this information to a defined group of interested community
• members.
3. Determine points to discuss with staff and community groups.
4. Determine March and April action plans.
11. Closed Session to Discuss Labor Negotiations
Whiting/Mocol moved to go into closed session to consider labor negotiation strategy pursuant
to Minnesota Statutes, Section 13D.03. Motion carried 5-0.
Mayor Tabke reconvened the meeting. No action was taken during the closed session.
12. Adiourn
Lehman/Luce moved to adjourn to Tuesday, February 18, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. Motion carried 5-0.
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Julie A. Linnihan
Finance Director/City Clerk
• Kim Weckman
Recording Secretary