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HomeMy WebLinkAbout5.F.2. Approval of Minutes: April 03, 2007 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR SESSION SHAKOPEE, MINNESOTA APRIL 3, 2007 Councilor Lehman stated that since the Mayor and Acting Mayor are absent a Chairperson would need to be elected to run the Council meeting for April 3, 2007. Clay/Joos nominated Cncl. Matt Lehman to be the Chairperson for the meeting. Councilor Lehman called for additional nominations. There were none. Joos/Clay moved to close nominations and move for a white ballot for Matt Lehman for Chairperson for the meeting. Motion carried 3-0. Chairperson Lehman called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. with Council members Steve Clay and Terry Joos present. Mayor Schmitt and Council Member Steve Menden were absent. Also present were Gregg V oxland, Acting City Administrator/Finance Director; Kris Wilson, Assistant City Administrator; R. Michael Leek, Community Development Director; Mark Themig, Park, Recreation, and Facilities Director; Bruce Loney, Public Works Director; Melissa Manderscheid, City Attorney; and Judith S. Cox, City Clerk. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Chairperson Lehman asked if there were any additions or deletions to the agenda. No additions or deletions were noted. Clay/Joos moved to approve the agenda. Motion carried 3-0. Joos/Clay offered Resolution No. 6594, A Resolution of Appreciation to Joan Lynch for her Service on the Shakopee Public Utilities Commission, and moved its adoption. Motion carried 3-0. Chairperson Lehman presented Joan Lynch with framed copy of the resolution and thanked her for her years of service to the community on the Shakopee Public Utilities Commission. Chairperson Lehman asked if there were any additions or deletions to the Consent Agenda as published. Cncl. Joos asked that item 8, Alleged Alcohol License Violation - Thailand View Restaurant, be added to the Consent Agenda. Chairperson Lehman asked that item 6.A.4., Levee Drive Restroom Building, be taken off the Consent Agenda. Clay/Joos moved to approve the Consent Agenda as amended. Motion carried 3-0. Chairperson Lehman asked if there was anyone in the audience that wished to speak on a matter that was not on the agenda. Don McNeil, 1101 Naumkeag St., presented Council with the idea of landscaping the island parcel on 15t Avenue between Summerville and Spencer Street. Mr. McNeil stated that for the l50th Celebration it would be nice to get plant and tree donations for the parcel of land that contains a Welcome to Downtown Shakopee sign. Mr. McNeil suggested that the local gardening group he belongs to as well as the Downtown Partnership could provide the labor and then the City's Public Works Department could maintain the Official Proceedings of the April 3, 2007 Shakopee City Council Page -2- plantings. Mr. McNeil also presented photos oflandscaped City signage from other Cities. Bruce Loney, Public Works/Engineering Director, presented an aerial view of the site. Mr. McNeil also presented Council with his concerns about the City's public access channel and the Telecommunications Department. Mr. McNeil stated that in his spare time he video tapes community events such as the Daddy/Daughter Dance. Mr. McNeil said that he submits the tapes to Telecommunications to air on the public access channel. Mr. Mc Neil states that his videos are not being shown on the public access channel. Mr. McNeil said that when he questioned city staff involved with telecommunications why the videos are not being shown, he felt that he was being mistreated by not showing these videos. Clay/Joos moved to direct staffto contact the local gardening club and any other groups interested in being involved with landscaping the island parcel on 1 st A venue between Sommerville and Spencer Streets and get back to the Council with ideas. Discussion followed. Cncl. Joos asked if the idea could be given to staff and let them come back with something on it. Bruce Loney, Public Works/Engineering Director, presented an aerial view ofthe site. Mr. Loney stated that his understanding from Mr. McNeil is the gardening group wants to put plantings on the parcel and then donate it to the City and the City would then maintain the plantings. Cncl. J oos also feels that the signage on the parcel is much too small for people to see. Cncl. Joos asked Mr. McNeil ifthe pictures he was showing from other cities was to illustrate the plantings and the signage. Mr. McNeil stated that the intent is to work on the signage as well as the plantings. Chairperson Lehman asked for a vote on the motion. Motion carried 3-0. Mr. Voxland asked if the Council would like the Consent Agenda items read for the record. Council agreed and Mr. Voxland read the consent agenda items. Clay/Joos moved to rescind the authorization to enter into a lease and maintenance agreement with Metro Sales made at the March 20th Council meeting and authorize an agreement with Crabtree Companies Inc. for a 36 month lease and service contract on a Gestetner DSc 545. (Motion carried under the Consent Agenda) Clay/Joos moved to authorize requests for proposals for options, cost estimates, and design, bidding, and construction administration for a new waterslide to replace the existing slide at the Shakopee Aquatic Park. (Motion carried under the Consent Agenda) Clay/Joos moved to authorize an agreement with Olympic Pools for replacing the diving board at the Aquatic Park at a cost not to exceed $l2,8l6.00, and direct that a budget amendment be prepared. (Motion carried under the Consent Agenda) Clay/Joos moved extend the approval period of the final plat of South Parkview 5th Addition to Aprill9, 2009, and move its adoption. (Motion carried under the Consent Agenda) Official Proceedings of the April 3, 2007 Shakopee City Council Page -3- Clay/Joos offered Resolution No. 6595, A Resolution Approving Plans and Specifications and Ordering Advertisement for Bids for the 2007 Street Reconstruction, Project No. 2007-2, and moved its adoption. (Motion carried under the Consent Agenda) Clay/Joos offered Resolution No. 6596, A Resolution Approving Plans and Specifications and Ordering Advertisement for Bids for the 2007 CIPP Project No. 2007-6, and moved its adoption. (Motion carried under the Consent Agenda) Clay/Joos offered Resolution No. 6597, A Resolution Approving Plans for Specifications and Ordering Advertisement for Bids for the 2007 Bituminous Overlay, Project No. 2007-5, and moved its adoption. (Motion carried under the Consent Agenda) Clay/Joos authorized the appropriate City officials to execute the agreement with Tollefson Development, Inc. for payment of special assessments for Pike Lake Road Project No. 2007-3. (Motion carried under the Consent Agenda) Clay/Joos Offered Resolution No. 6598, A Resolution Accepting Work on the CSAH 83 Sanitary Sewer Extension, from the Church Addition, south to the River Valley Estates 2nd Addition, Project No. 2006-6, and moved its adoption. (Motion carried under the Consent Agenda) Clay/Joos authorize the execution of an encroachment agreement with Metropolitan Council Environmental Services for Pike Lake Road Project No. 2007-3. (Motion carried under the Consent Agenda) Clay/Joos moved to hire Derek Dennis, Bradley Grinnell, and John Sullivan as part-time, paid- on-call firefighters, at a wage of$lO.OO per hour and subject to a one-year probation period. (Motion carried under the Consent Agenda) Clay/Joos moved to authorize the hiring of Therese Scherer for the position of Police Records Supervisor, effective Aprill6, 2007, at a Step D of Grade 6 ($50,068) of the City's Non-Union Pay Plan and subject to the required six month probationary period for Civil Service employees; and direct the Police Civil Service Commission to begin the hiring process for the position of Department Secretary. (Motion carried under the Consent Agenda) Clay/Joos moved to approve the bills in the amount in the amount of $745,670.42. (Motion carried under the Consent Agenda) Clay/Joos moved to approve the City Council meeting minutes of March 20,2007. (Motion carried under the Consent Agenda) Clay/Joos offered Resolution No. 6582, A Resolution Authorizing Merchant Accounts for CreditlDebit Card Processing, and moved its adoption. (Motion carried under the Consent Agenda) Clay/Joos moved to approve the application and grant a tobacco license to Super Mercado Celeste Inc., 590 Marshal Road South, upon surrender of the existing tobacco license. (Motion carried under the Consent Agenda) Official Proceedings of the April 3, 2007 Shakopee City Council Page -4- Clay/Joos moved to impose a $1,000 fine and a one-day alcohol license suspension for Bounkong Yabandith, dba Thailand View Restaurant, 1135 East I st A venue and suspend $500 of the fine and the (1 )-day license suspension for one (1) year on the condition that the licensee has no further incidents of furnishing or selling alcoholic beverages to a minor during the one (1)- year period. (Motion carried under the Consent Agenda) Mark Themig, Park, Recreation, and Facilities Director presented Council with the Levee Drive Restroom Building demolition. Mr. Themig stated the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board reviewed the condition and options for the future of the restroom building that is located at the west end of Huber Park on Levee Drive. Mr. Themig said the Advisory Board concurred with staffs' recommendation to proceed with demolishing the restroom building and have the new restrooms that are being constructed in Huber Park serve as the trail restroom. Chairperson Lehman asked why staff and the Advisory Board thought the building should be torn down when the architect felt that the only problem with the building was the roof. Mr. Themig stated that the restroom needs to be ADA compliant which would be difficult to do unless some design changes would be made to the building. Joos/Clay moved to direct staff to seek proposals for the demolition of the Levee Drive restroom building. Motion carried 3-0. Chairperson Lehman asked for the Council Liaison Reports. Cncl. Clay had nothing to report. Cncl. Joos said he attended the Shakopee Public Utility Commission (SPUC) meeting at which they elected new officers to the Commission. Cnc1. Joos also said that SPUC along with Ace Hardware are holding the compact florescent bulb program. Ace Hardware will also collect the used compact and four foot or less used florescent lights. Chairperson Lehman attended the Chamber meeting and also the Avian Flue Pandemic table top exercise with Chief Hughes and City Administrator McNeill. Chairperson Lehman asked if there was any other business to discuss. Cncl. Clay stated that he would like to see in the next activity report an overview of Telecommunication's policy and procedures regarding submitted videos for public access broadcasting. Clay/Joos moved to adjourn to Tuesday, Aprill 0, 2007 at 6:30 p.m. Motion carried 3-0. The Council meeting ended at 7:26 p.m. on April 3, 2007. ~J.rrc J <lith S. Cox ity Clerk Kim Weckman Recording Secretary