HomeMy WebLinkAbout4/01/2014 • OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE SHAKOPEE CITY COUNCIL
WORKSHOP SHAKOPEE,MINNESOTA APRIL 1,2014
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,
Bruce Loney, Public Works Director/Engineer; and Julie A. Linnihan, Finance Director/City
Clerk.
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Approval of the Agenda
Whiting/Luce moved to approve the agenda. Motion carried 5-0.
4. Consent Business
• Cncl. Whiting asked to remove 4.C., Request of MnDOT for Extending Work Hours on the TH
101 Southwest Reconnection Project.
Lehman/Mocol moved to approve the Consent Agenda as amended. Mr. McNeill read the
Consent items. Motion carried 5-0.
4.A Lehman/Mocol offered Resolution No. 7425, A Resolution Approving Plans And
Specifications And Order Advertisement For Bids For The Lift Station L16 &Forcemain
Improvements Project No. 2014-5. (Motion carried under the Consent Agenda)
4.B Lehman/Mocol Offered Resolution No. 7432, A Resolution Approving Plans and
Specifications and Ordering Advertisement for Bids for the 2014 Street Reconstruction, Project
No. 2014-1. (Motion carried under the Consent Agenda)
4.0 Removed from the Consent Agenda.
4.D Lehman/Mocol moved to authorize the promotion of Keith Raines and Jamie Theis to the
positions of Foreman within the Public Works Department, at Step C of Grade 6, of the 2014
Non-Union Pay Plan, effective March 24, 2014. (Motion carried under the Consent Agenda)
4.E Lehman/Mocol moved to approve the bills in the amount of$213,272.67 and electronic
transfers in the amount of$430,828.53 for a total of$644,101.20. (Motion carried under the
Consent Agenda)
• 4.F Lehman/Mocol moved to declare 50 stackable chairs previously used in the City Council
Chambers as surplus property, and authorize staff to sell or dispose of them in accordance with
City policy. (Motion carried under the Consent Agenda)
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4.G Lehman/Mocol moved to approve the scheduling of a City Council Workshop at 7 PM on •
Tuesday, April 29, 2014. (Motion carried under the Consent Agenda)
4.11 Lehman/Mocol offered Resolution No. 7438,A Resolution Ordering a Limited Use
Permit with the State of Minnesota Department of Transportation for a Pedestrian in the Right-
of-Way of Trunk Highway 169 at County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 17. (Motion carried under
the Consent Agenda)
5. Recognition of Involved Citizens by City Council.
Mayor Tabke asked if there was anyone in the audience who wished to speak on an item not on
the Agenda.
Toni Reget, 1565 Countryside Dr., discussed safety concerns at the intersections of 12th and
Tyler St., 4th Ave and Marschall Rd., and Marschall Rd. and Gorman Street. She cited separate
instances of safety issues with the removal of a stop sign at Tyler St. and 12th Avenue and the
non-working functions of the crosswalk signal at Marshall Rd. and 4th Avenue as well as
Marschall Rd. and Gorman St.
The Council referred her concerns to the City's Engineering Dept., and Traffic Safety
Committee.
6. Business removed from the Consent Agenda
Cncl. Whiting removed Item 4.0 from the consent agenda,regarding the Request from MnDot •
for Extending Work Hours on the TH 101 Southwest Reconnection Project. He stated that his
concerned about noise from the pile driving work that could possibly take place until 10:00 p.m.
if Council agrees to suspend City Code Sec. 10.60.
Whiting moved to approve the suspension of City Code Sec. 10.60,Noise Elimination and Noise
Prevention, Subd. 3, Hourly Restriction on Certain Operations, but until 9:00 p.m., and to direct
staff to publish notice of the suspension terms. The motion died for lack of a second.
Lehman/Mocol moved to approve the suspension of City Code Sec. 10.60,Noise Elimination
and Noise Prevention, Subd. 3, Hourly Restriction on Certain Operations, in accordance with the
staff's memo, and to direct staff to publish notice of the suspension terms. Motion carried 4-1,
with Cncl. Whiting voting in dissent.
Whiting/Mocol moved to recess the meeting to travel to the SCALE Joint Training Facility.
Motion carried 5-0.
7. Workshop Discussion
7.A SCALE Information and Tour of Joint Training Facility 17706 Valley View Drive
Jordan,MN
Whiting/Luce moved to reconvene the meeting, which was being held at the Regional Training
Facility(RTF)near Jordan. Motion carried 5-0. •
SCALE RTF Director Mike Briese presented a history of the SCALE Facility, and led Council
on a tour of the RTF fire practice tower, dormitory rooms, shooting range, driving simulator and
shooting simulator.
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. 8. Adjourn
Lehman/Whiting moved to adjourn to Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. Motion carried 5-0.
Meeting ended at 9:31 p.m.
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ulie A. Linnihan
Finance Director/City Clerk
Kim Weckman
Recording Secretary
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