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HomeMy WebLinkAbout5.F.2. Approval of Minutes: November 03, and 05, 2008 OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL ADJ. REGULAR SESSION SHAKOPEE, MINNESOTA NOVEMBER 5, 2008 Mayor Schmitt called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. with Council members Pat Heitzman, Terry Joos and Steve Clay and Cnc1. Lehman present. Also present were Mark McNeill, City Administrator; Kris Wilson, Assistant City Administrator; Judith S. Cox, City Clerk; R. Michael Leek, Community Development Director; Bruce Loney, City Engineer/Public Works Director; Gregg Vox1and, Finance Director; Jamie Polley, Parks Recreation & Natural Resource Director; Rick Coleman, Fire Chief; and Dan Hughes, Chief of Police. Mayor Schmitt asked ifthere were any additions or deletions to the amended agenda. Mr. McNeill stated there were no additions or deletions to the amended agenda. Joos/Heitzman moved to approve the amended agenda. Motion carried 5-0 Mark McNeill, City Administrator, presented Council with the 2009 Budget/Goals and Objectives. Mr. McNeill said that at a previous Council meeting, it was requested that as part ofthe workshop the City have a discussion oftying budget issues and consideration to the City's adopted Goals and Objectives. Mr. McNeill discussed the service priority goals, visioning goals, and short term goals and how they tie into the 2009 budget. Cnc1. Lehman said his intention of bringing this subject up for discussion again was to prioritize the services the City offers as a body. Cncl. Lehman said he was looking for which services were most important services and which services are not as important. He felt that if the Council could prioritize the services, it would be easier to make decisions regarding the budget. Mr. McNeill explained that the services that were discussed during a workshop in June, 2008 were voted on by Council and staff as far as importance. They were again discussed in September, 2008. At that time Council had decided to discuss the service levels of importance in the first quarter of2009. Gregg V oxland, Finance Director, presented Council with the 2009 budget. Mr. Vox1and summarized the General Fund budget, which shows a deficit of$100,810. Mr. Voxland said that in order to maximize the limited levy this year, $253,115 was transferred from the general fund to debt service funds. The City is levying to replace the funds back to the general fund next year. Plans are also to take $360,000 from the reserved fund balance as a result of building permit activities. Mr. Voxland said the Truth and Taxation public hearing should be mailed after November 10, 2008. The hearing is set for December 1, 2008. The budget and tax levy would be adopted on December 16,2008. Official Proceedings of the November 5, 2008 Shakopee City Council Page -2- Council asked Mr. V oxland for a tax rate comparison of surrounding cities that are comparable in size and not in Scott County. Mr. V ox1and presented Council with the budget "subsidy". Mr. V oxland said that at an earlier Council meeting the issue oftax subsidy to various divisions was raised. Mr. V oxland said it is very difficult to compare divisions where the consumer has a choice such as building permits, licenses and recreation programs to divisions where there is not a choice such as police, fire, and streets. Mr. Vox land said he doesn't know what the value of such a comparison is since it seems to come back to the service priorities of Council. Cncl. Joos said that he wanted the subsidies looked at to make sure that the City was capturing all revenues without raising taxes. Kris Wilson, Assistant City Administrator, presented Council with the 2009 Employee Insurance Benefits. Ms. Wilson said the City currently offers employees their choice of two health insurance plans from Medica, a high deductible plan with a Health Savings Account and the other is a traditional plan with a deductible and co-pay. Ms. Wilson said the renewal plan from Medica to continue the same two plans for 2009 has increased 29% for monthly premiums. Ms. Wilson said in July, 2008 the City formed an Employee Health Insurance Committee to explore and provide feedback on various benefit options. The committee explored several options with regard to the increase. Based on the committee's feedback and conversations with the cities insurance broker, the City should continue to offer the same two plans it currently offers. However, employees will have larger out of pocket costs. Ms. Wilson also said to also save the money the City should also offer two provider networks, Choice network (more choices - a broader network) and Elect network (normal range of choices). Ms. Wilson also discussed the 4% increase in the current dental plan and the life and long-term disability insurance which had no premium increase. Clay/Lehman offered Resolution 6834, a Resolution Adopting the City of Shakopee's Contribution Levels for Employee Benefits for the Year 2009, and moved its adoption; and, authorized the continued provision oflife and long-term disability insurance to benefits-eligible employees for 2009, with no changes in the terms or condition. Discussion followed. Cncl. Lehman and Joos would like a comparison of the private sector insurance benefits to what the City of Shakopee offers as employee benefits. Mayor Schmitt asked for a vote on the motion. Motion carried 5-0. Mr. McNeill presented Council with the Position Vacancies. Mr. McNeill outlined the positions that are currently vacant with the City of Shakopee. He is asking Council to consider action on the vacanci~s, The positions vacant are a FTE Community Service Officer, Records Specialist and two Police Officers within the police department and one Official Proceedings of the November 5, 2008 Shakopee City Council Page -3- FTE Natural Resources Coordinator position in the Park, Recreation, Natural Resources Department. Jamie Polley, Park, Recreation, Natural Resources Director gave the Council and overview of the job duties and responsibilities ofthe Natural Resource Coordinator. Ms. Polley also provided Council with a chart ofthe duties and alternative staff and consultants that could fill those duties if Council declined to fill the position. Clay/Lehman moved to retain the position of Natural Resource Coordinator in the 2009 budget but wait to fill the position until Council has their first quarter service priority workshop meeting. Discussion followed. Cncl. Joos disagreed with waiting to advertise for the position because ofthe uniqueness of the job. He feels it is going to take time to fill the position and advertising for the position now would be more beneficial to the city. Mayor Schmitt asked for a vote on the motion. Motion carried 5-0. Mr. McNeill asked if Council agreed to fill the four positions in the police department. Mayor Schmitt said they should move forward with the hiring process. Mr. V ox land presented Council with the 2009 Sewer and Storm Utility Budgets and Rates. Mr. Voxland said proposed for inclusion in the 2009 Fee Schedule are rate changes for the Sewer Fund and the Storm Fund. The City's operational budget for the two funds is similar to 2008 with increasing costs to maintain the storm drainage system. Mr. Voxland proposed to increase the flow charge for sewer from $1.65 per thousand gallons to $1.70. The Metropolitan Council is raising the treatment charge from $1.70 to $1.75/per thousand gallons. With the proposed rate increases; an average residential user's bill would go from $16.00 to $16.25. Mr. Voxland said there is no change in the rate for surface water. The rate per month is $2.90. Lehman/Heitzman moved to accept the Sewer and Surface Water Funds budget and direct staff to include in the 2009 Fee Schedule the rates of: 1. $7.50 for the Sewer base rate. Sewer flow fee of$1.70 per 1,000 gallons of water uselflow and $2.98 for those accounts served by City of Savage sewer system. 2. $26.32 per residential equivalent factor per acre per quarter for the Surface Water Fund. Motion carried 5-0. Mr. Voxland presented Council with the Building Fund/Energy Savings Project. Mr. V ox1and said that if Council chooses to go ahead with energy savings/mechanical improvements for city buildings, the follow sources of funding are available: General Fund - Fund Balance, Building Fund, Capital Improvement Fund, Outside borrowing, Operating budget or a combination of the above. Mr. V oxland recommends the Building Fund and to change the definition of the Building Fund. Official Proceedings of the November 5, 2008 Shakopee City Council Page -4- Council discussed the choices and decided to move forward with Mr. Voxland's recommendation of using the Building fund. LehmanlHeitzman moved to recess for 10 minutes. Motion carried 5-0. Mayor Schmitt re-convened the meeting at 9: 15 p.m. Bruce Loney, Public Works Director, presented Council with the Scott County and City of Shakopee Memo of Understanding for Holmes Street Bridge and Parcel No. 75 and city property by the CR21 and Pike Lake Road intersection. Mr. Loney stated that Mn/DOT has approached the City of Shakopee on taking over the Holmes Street bridge that is to be rehabilitated for a pedestrian bridge to meet Mn/DOT's requirements in the EIS done for the Mini-bypass. In exchange for taking over the bridge, Mn/DOT would allow the City to retain the amount of money the City owes for stormwater ponds, which is $519,164.09, for maintenance ofthe bridge, and Mn/DOT would give the City Parcel No. 75. Due to the long term liability and maintenance obligations for a pedestrian bridge, which does not have a City function but rather a regional trail function, staff felt an agreement with Scott County would serve the city better. In meeting with Scott County, discussions then centered on a three-way partnership in which the County would take over the bridge, then receive the City's funds for stormwater ponding which is owed to MnlDOT and receive property at the corner of Pike Lake Road and C.R. 21, which was to be considered a future City fire hall parcel and the City would receive Parcel No. 75. Mr. Loney advised the Council that the Finance Director has identified three options for the deferred special assessments on Parcel No. 75: write off the assessment, pay the assessment principal from the Park Reserve Fund when money is available, or pay the assessment from the General Fund. The bonds for the public improvements have been paid off. Council engaged in a long discussion with Mr. Loney and Leslie Venllillion of Scott County regarding the memo of understanding. Minor changes desired by Council included: B.1. do not limit the use ofthe bridge to bicycle and pedestrian facility, the MOU does not address the CR 18/Hanson Boulevard right-inlright-out access, and insert into paragraphs A.3. and A.4. 'agreement for CR 21'. Otherwise the Council liked the terms of the memo of understanding. JooslLehman moved to approve the Memo of Understanding between the City of Shakopee, and Scott County relating to Bridge 4175, Parcel 75, and CSAH 21 Ponding Location. Motion carried 5-0. Mr. Loney will bring the Memo of Understanding back with the changes. Joos/Heitzman moved to take the Acquisition of Monnen's Property adjacent to Huber Park and the LMC and Metro Cities Legislative Policy Discussion offthe table. Motion carried 5-0. Jamie Polley, Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Director, presented Council with the Park and Recreation Advisory Board's (PRAB) recommendation Concerning the Property Adjacent to Huber Park. Official Proceedings of the November 5, 2008 Shakopee City Council Page -5- Ms. Polley said the City has been contacted by Kubes Realty regarding a parcel of property just east of Huber Park. The property is owned by the Monnen's family and is for sale for $119,000. Ms. Polley said the PRAB discussed the property and asked city staffto obtain information regarding what improvements need to be made to the property for it to be usable and what the cost is to make it usable. Staff presented the PRAB with the information. Ms. Polley said that extensive clean up is needed on the property which could cost thousands of dollars. And a majority of the site is located in the flood plain and has very steep terrain. Ms. Polley said that the PRAB recommended not to purchase the property at this time due to limited available funding, lack of immediate need for the property and extensive cleanup of the site. It was the consensus of Council members that due to the current financial situation, the City agrees with the PRAB not to purchase the Monnen's family property east of Huber Park at this time. Mr. McNeill presented Council with the League ofMN Cities (LMC) and Metro Cities - Draft Legislative Policies. Mr. McNeill said the LMC is asking for comments regarding the draft 2009 Legislative Policies and that they be forwarded by November 7,2008. Mr. McNeill said that if there are any individual policies with which Council has issue, those can be removed, and a written request to modify those could be made to the League Board. Mr. McNeill said that there must be five cities in agreement for the issues to be heard on the floor at the meeting. Cncl. Lehman said he does not agree with a few provisions that are non-responsive to the general population that the City is supposed to represent. Cncl. Lehman discussed the provisions he is in disagreement with at this time. Clay/Joos moved to endorse the LMC and Metro Cities Policies as drafted. Motion carried 4-1 which Cncl. Lehman opposed. Joos/Heitzman moved to adjourn to Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. Motion carried 5- O. The meeting was adjourned 10:20 p.m. [L~J. C;c J dith S. Cox City Clerk Kim Weckman Recording Secretary OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR SESSION SHAKOPEE, MINNESOTA NOVEMBER 3, 2008 Mayor Schmitt called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. with Council members Pat Heitzman, Matt Lehman, Terry Joos and Steve Clay present. Also present were Mark McNeill, City Administrator; Kris Wilson, Assistant City Administrator; Jim Thomson, City Attorney; Judith S. Cox, City Clerk; R. Michael Leek, Community Development Director; Bruce Loney, City Engineer/Public Works Director; Gregg Voxland, Finance Director; Jamie Polley, Parks, Recreation & Natural Resource Director; Jeff Weyandt, Assistant City Engineer; and Rick Coleman, Fire Chief. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Mayor Schmitt asked if there were any additions or deletions to the agenda. Mark McNeill stated there were no additions or deletions to the agenda. Joos/C1ay moved to approve the agenda. Motion carried 5-0. In the Mayor's Report, Mayor Schmitt said he had the opportunity discuss the upcoming election with elementary students at Eagle Creek Elementary and the Shakopee Area Catholic School. Mayor Schmitt asked if there were any additions or deletions to the Consent Agenda. Cncl. Joos asked to add, 13.F.1., December Holiday Hours. Cncl. Lehman asked to add 13.D.I., Award Contract for Triple Combination Engine/Tanker. Joos/Lehman moved to approve the Consent Agenda as amended. Motion carried 5-0. Mayor Schmitt asked Mr. McNeill to read the amended Consent Agenda. J ooslLehman offered Resolution No. 6831, A Resolution Accepting the Construction of Glacier Neighborhood Park Improvements, Project PR 2007-1 in Glacier Estates Development, and Authorizing the Release of the letter of credit, and moved its adoption. (Motion carried under the Consent Agenda) JooslLehman moved to approve the funding of$4,500 for the irrigation installation at Tahpah Park to be utilized from the $41,000 Lions Park land sale proceeds currently held in the Park Reserve Fund. (Motion carried under the Consent Agenda) Joos/Lehman moved to declare the 1990 Buick LeSabre, VIN: 1G4HR54COLH523756, the 1994 Geo Prism, VIN: 1Y1SK5361RZ091977, the 1994 Dodge Dakota, VIN: IB7GG23X5RW103973, and the 1995 Chevrolet Blazer, VIN: 1GNDT13W7S2215436 as surplus property. (Motion carried under the Consent Agenda) JooslLehman moved to accept, with regret, the resignation of Megan Michalek from the position of Community Service Officer, effective October 31, 2008. (Motion carried under the Consent Agenda) Official Proceedings of the November 3, 2008 Shakopee City Council Page -2- loos/Lehman moved to continue Ms. Proskin's employment as part-time Records Specialist with the Police Department until such time as the currently vacant full-time Records Specialist position is filled. (Motion carried under the Consent Agenda) JooslLehman moved to approve the bills in the amount of$285,006.87. (Motion carried under the Consent Agenda) loos/Lehman moved to approve the minutes of October 21, 2008. (Motion carried under the Consent Agenda) JooslLehman moved to approve the application and grant a wine license and an on sale 3.2 percent malt liquor license to Salvador Manual Martinez dba Rueben's Taco, 105 South Lewis Street, conditioned upon meeting all licensing requirements ofthe City Code. (Motion carried under the Consent Agenda) JooslLehman moved to authorize staff to purchase one new 2008 triple combination Engine/Tanker from General Safety Equipment with a 2800 gal water tank, 1250 gpm pump and equipment for the purchase price of $545,422.00. (Motion carried under the Consent Agenda) J oos/Lehman moved to authorize public portions of City facilities to be closed on Friday, December 26, 2008. (Motion carried under the Consent Agenda) Mayor Schmitt asked ifthere was anyone in the audience who wished to be heard on a subject that was not on the agenda. No one responded. Joos/Clay moved to open the public hearing on the proposed assessments for the 2008 Street Improvements, Project No. 2008-1. Motion carried 5-0. Jeff Weyandt, Assistant City Engineer, presented Council with Resolution No. 6832, a resolution which adopts the assessments for project No. 2008-1. Mr. Weyandt stated the project has been completed and all projected costs have been identified. The fmal project cost is $576,289.88, which includes construction costs, financing costs and engineering! administration costs. Mr. Weyandt broke down the costs. City Cost (Tax Levy), $395,785.53; City Costs (Storm Sewer), $10,881.42; and Assessments, $169,622.93. Total cost $576,289.88. Mr. Weyandt stated that City Policy is to assess 30% of the project costs to the benefiting properties. Mr. Weyandt explained the project areas and scope of work performed. Mr. Weyandt provided Council with the assessment rate, per project area. Mr. Weyandt also explained the payment process. Mayor Schmitt asked ifthere was anyone in the audience who wished to speak at the public hearing. No one responded. Joos/Heitzman moved to close the public hearing. Motion carried 5-0. Official Proceedings of the November 3, 2008 Shakopee City Council Page -3- loos/Heitzment offered Resolution No. 6832, A Resolution Adopting Assessments for the 2008 Street Improvements Project, Project No. 2008-1, and moved its adoption. Motion carried 5-0. Clay/Heitzman moved to open the public hearing on the proposed assessments for the 2008 Bituminous Overlay, Project No. 2008-2. Motion carried 5-0. leffWeyandt, Assistant City Engineer, presented Council with Resolution No. 6833 a resolution which adopts the assessments for project No. 2008-2 Mr. Weyandt stated the project has been completed and all projected costs have been identified. The final project cost is $999,829.23 which includes construction costs, financing costs and engineering!administration costs. Mr. Weyandt broke down the costs. City Cost (Tax Levy), $556,604.60; City Costs (State Aid), $113,171.00; and Assessments, $268,053.63; Union Pacific Railroad, $62,000.00. Total cost $999,829.23. Mr. Weyandt stated that City Policy is to assess 30% of the project costs to the benefiting residential properties, Project A. The residential portion of the project was based on equivalent residential lots with all single-family uses being assessed one unit and all non-single family uses being assessed the number of equivalent residential lots resulting from dividing the property front footage by 90 feet. Project B, the industrial area were based on front footage. Mr. Weyandt provided Council with the assessment rate, per project area. Mr. Weyandt also explained the payment process. Mayor Schmitt asked ifthere was anyone in the audience who wished to speak at the public hearing. Grant Taylor, 2543 Onyx Drive, Shakopee, had questions regarding the notice that was sent out to residents. Mr. Taylor said that he was sent out a notice that the original feasibility was approximately $600. He said that he received the bill and it's a lot less then $600. He wanted clarification that the bill is the actual assessment. Mr. Weyandt explained that the original notice was a projected assessment rate and the current notice that Mr. Taylor has is the proposed assessment rate. Joos/Clay moved to close the public hearing. Motion carried 5-0. Lehman/Joos offered Resolution No. 6833, A Resolution Adopting Assessments for the 2008 Bituminous Overlay, Project No. 2008-2, and moved its adoption. Motion carried 5-0. Mayor Schmitt asked for Council liaison reports. Cncl. Lehman had nothing to report. Cncl. Joos said he attended the Shakopee Public Utility meeting. Discussed at the utility meeting was the preliminary capital improvement program and the key operating assumptions for their budget. Cncl. Heitzman had nothing to report. Cnc1. Clay said he attended the Transit Review Board. He said most of their discussions involve the changes coming from Metropolitan Council and the state and federal funding. Michael Leek, Community Development Director, also serves Official Proceedings of the November 3, 2008 Shakopee City Council Page -4- on the Transit Review Board. Cncl. Clay asked Mr. Leek to discuss the most recent developments. Mr. Leek discussed the Transportation Policy Plan 2030 that is out for comment, fleet policy management document that is out for review, park and ride site with the County Road 21 project, and the legislative agenda. Jamie Polley, Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Director, presented Council with the Park and Recreation Advisory Board's (pRAB) recommendation concerning the property adjacent to Huber Park. Ms. Polley, said the City has been contacted by Kubes Realty regarding a parcel of property just east of Huber Park. The property is owned by the Monnen's family and is for sale for $119,000. Ms. Polley said the PRAB discussed the property and asked city staff to obtain information regarding what improvements need to be made to the property for it to be usable and what the cost is to make it usable. Staff presented the PRAB with the information. Ms. Polley said that extensive clean up is needed on the property which could cost thousands of dollars. And a majority of the site is located in the flood plain and has a very steep terrain. Ms. Polley said that the PRAB recommended to not purchase the property at this time due to limited available funding, lack of immediate need for the property and extensive cleanup of the site. Cnc1. Clay would like to explore the possibility of purchasing the land due to its possible historical value. loos/Clay moved to table the purchase ofthe Monnen's family parcel for further discussion to the November 5,2008 budget discussion. Motion carried 5-0. Mr. Leek presented Council with the PUD Concept Review for Asian Word Market. Mr. Leek said that Michael Beard, who is representing Ridgeway, Inc. as well as Paul Ridgeway Jr., have asked to discuss the concept of Asian World Market with Council. The proposed site ofthe Asian World Market is located south of Industrial Blvd. South extended and East of Valley Park Drive. (the former ADC Telecommunications site). Mr. Leek said that a full concept presentation by Mr. Beard and Mr. Ridgeway Jr., was given to the Planning Commission in September. At that time the Planning Commission noted concerns about transportation to the site, as well as, signage proposals for the site. Additionally, the Commission noted the amount of information that the applicant has not yet provided. Mr. Michael Beard, and Mr. Ridgeway Jr., presented Council with the PUD Concept. Mr. Beard presented council with the background of the concept of Asian World Market. Mr. Beard said Asian World Market would serve as a wholesale/retail operation allowing direct sales between Asian companies (primarily from China) and American companies. The site is also envisioned as being open to the general public as a retail facility, seven days a week from 9:00 am to 10:00 pm. Official Proceedings of the November 3, 2008 Shakopee City Council Page -5- Each Council member weighed in their thoughts of the concept plan. They also all agreed that more detailed information would need to be included in the formal PUD application. Joos/Lehman moved for a five minute recess. Motion carried 5-0. Mayor Schmitt re-convened the meeting at 8:47 p.m. Mayor Schmitt said he had a suggestion to change the order of business. Mayor Schmitt moved item 13.C.l forward. Bruce Loney, Public Works Director, presented Council with the 2008 Traffic Studies for Various Intersections in the City of Shakopee. Mr. Loney said that throughout the year staff receives requests from residents, Council and staff for additional traffic control. Petitions were received from residents at the following intersections; Cardinal Lane and Thrush Street; Omega Drive and Thrush Street and Patterson Drive and Evergreen Lane. Other intersections studies for Horizon Drive at Trail Drive and Whispering Oaks Drive as well as Lewis Street and 7th A venue were telephone requests. Mr. Loney said that Chuck Rickart ofWSB & Associates, Inc. provided the City with the traffic study review memo from the traffic studies done by staff. Mr. Loney also explained the criteria used to determine what warrants the implementation of stop signs. Mr. Loney discussed Study 1- Cardinal Drive and Thrush Street. Mr. Loney said the intersection study was started by staff during the summer and later a petition was submitted in October. Mr. Loney said the intersection does not meet the warrants for either a two-way sign or a four-way stop sign condition. Mr. Loney said there were residents that live in the area that would like to make comments to Council regarding the study. Tim Holzhueter, 2600 Thrush Street, presented Council with his concerns about the intersection at Cardinal Drive and Thrush Street. Mr. Holzhueter stated that many children live in the area and he is concerned about the safety of the kids. Mr. Holzhueter also feels that the human factor mentioned in the criteria was never addressed with the study of the intersection. Mr. Holzhueter mentioned that there's a bus stop at the intersection and with the lack of sidewalks on Thrush Street kids are forced to walk on the road. larrod Peterson, 1905 Cardinal Drive, agreed with Mr. Holzhueter that the human factor was not address in the study. He is also concerned for the safety of the neighborhood children and gave reasons why there should be stop signs at the intersection. Cindy Finke, 1907 Cardinal Drive, discussed accidents she has witnessed at the intersection that were not reported to police. She is also concerned for the safety of the neighborhood children. lulie Barber, 1906 Cardinal Drive, also voiced her concerns for the safety of neighborhood residents at the intersection of Cardinal Drive and Thrush Street. Official Proceedings of the November 3, 2008 Shakopee City Council Page -6- Mr. McNeill addressed the residents who spoke to Council. Mr. McNeill discussed what the City Council has to do to set the precedence when they authorize intersections to be signed. He also discussed the importance of educating children in safety and not to rely on traffic signs. Cnc1. Joos suggested conducting pedestrian counts at the intersection. He also suggested contacting the school district regarding relocating the bus stop to a different location. Mr. Loney will follow up on the suggestions. No action was taken on traffic control at this time. Mr. Loney then discussed Study No.2 - Lewis Street and ih A venue. Mr. Loney said the intersection study was included by staff due to the high number of accidents. The study concluded that the intersection meets the warrants for a two-way stop sign on 7th Avenue, replacing the yield signs. Mr. Loney presented Study No.4 - Omega Drive and Thrush Street. Mr. Loney said the study was petitioned for a four-way stop. Per the traffic study, traffic volume and the speed requirement meet the warrants, however; none of the other warrants are met. The intersection is to close to Independence Drive and is recommended for no change at this time. Mr. Loney said there are people in the audience who wish to address Council. Scott Swanson, 2875 Thrush Street, presented Council with his concerns regarding the high rate of speed people travel on Thrush Street and his concern for the safety of the pedestrians and children in the neighborhood. Dale Anderson, 1725 Wyndam Drive, discussed the pedestrian accident his daughter was involved in during the summer. He stressed the concern for pedestrian safety in the neighborhood. Mr. Loney presented Study No.3 - Patterson Drive and Evergreen Lane. Mr. Loney said the study was petitioned by residents. The study conducted indicates that warrants are not met for a two-way stop sign, but should be monitored and studied in the future. Mr. Loney presented Study No.5 - Horizon Drive and Whispering Oaks Trail. Mr. Loney said that Horizon Drive has sufficient traffic volume to serve as a local feeder. The warrants for traffic volume are met for a two-way stop sign and none ofthe other warrants are met. To establish right-of-way clarity and due to the amount of traffic on Horizon Drive, it would be recommended to install stop signs on the side streets. Lehman/Heitzman moved to approve further study on Study No. 1 and Study No.4 for pedestrian traffic and traffic volumes. Study No.2 change the yield signs to stop signs. Study No.3 has no changes at this time. Study No.5 add stop signs to the side streets. Motion carried 5-0. Cncl. Clay suggested to Mr. Loney that a review ofthe current stop and yield signs in the older section of town should be reviewed to see if all of them are still needed at certain intersections. Also, to look at the signage at railroad crossings. Mr. Leek presented Council with the Text Amendment - Wall Signs for Business Complexes in - - - ..- the Commercial Zones. Official Proceedings ofthe November 3,2008 Shakopee City Council Page -7- Mr. Leek said that after reviewing a requested variance for signage at the River City Centre, Council directed staff to look at alternatives for text amendments related to business complex slgnage. Mr. Leek said that several meetings were held with staff, the Planning Commission and representatives of Suntide Realty, changes were made to the text amendment in Ordinance No. 809, Fourth Series. Clay/Joos offered Ordinance No. 809, Fourth Series, An Ordinance of the City of Shako pee, Minnesota, Amending City Code Chapter 11 as it Relates to Business Complex Signs, and moved its adoption. Discussion followed. Cnc1. Lehman asked if the amendment change gives the River City Centre uniformity in signage. Mr. Leek stated it does give uniformity. " Mayor Schmitt asked for a vote on the motion. Motion carried 5-0. Mayor Schmitt asked that item 13.F.2., League ofMN Cities and Metro Cities - Draft Legislative Policies, be held and discussed on Wednesday, November 5,2008. Heitzman/Joos moved to recess for an Executive Session to discuss labor negotiations, at 10:55 p.m. Motion carried 5-0. Mayor Schmitt re-convened the meeting at 11 :38 p.m. The Mayor announced that no action was taken by Council in the Executive Session. Clay/Heitzman moved to adjourn to Wednesday, November 5,2008 at 6:30 p.m. Motion carried 5-0. The meeting was adjourned 11 :40 p.m. ~J~~ iith s. Cox City Clerk Kim Weckman Recording Secretary