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HomeMy WebLinkAboutJanuary 03, 2017 MinutesMayor Bill Mars presiding Roll Call Shakopee City Council January 3, 2017 7:00 PM City Council Chambers 129 Holmes Street South Present: Mayor Bill Mars; Councilmember Matt Lehman; Councilmember Jay Whiting; Councilmember Kathi Mocol; Councilmember Mike Luce. Staff Present: City Administrator Bill Reynolds; Public Works Director/Engineer Bruce Loney; Finance Director Darin Nelson; Parks and Recreation Director Jamie Polley; City Attorney Jim Thomson; City Clerk Lori Hensen. 2. Pledge ofAllegiance 3. Approval of Agenda Mr. Reynolds requested items # 4.A.1 and 4.D.3 be removed from the agenda and that item # 8.13.4 would be presented before item # 8.13.3. Moved by Councilmember Kathi Mocol and Seconded by Councilmember Matt Lehman to approve the agenda as modified. Vote 5-0 4. Consent Business - (All items listed in this section are anticipated to be routine. After a discussion by the Mayor there will be an opportunity for members of the Council to remove any items from the consent agenda for individual discussion. Those items removed will be considered following the Public hearing portion of the agenda. Items remaining on the Consent Agenda will not be discussed and will be approved in one motion.) Cncl. Luce removed Item #4.C.1 for further discussion. Moved by Councilmember Mike Luce and seconded by Councilmember Matt Lehman to approve the Consent Agenda as modified. Vote 5-0 A. Planning Department I. Acceptance of Metropolitan Council Local Planning Assistance Program Grant, Res. No. 7823 (A,B) Item removed from Agenda. B. Public Works and Engineering 1. 2017 Street Tree Pruning Contract (A,C,D,E) Motion to authorize hire of Northeast Tree, Inc. for the 2017 Street Tree Pruning Contract (Motion carried under the Consent Agenda). C. Parks and Recreation 1. Acceptance of a Donation of $1000 for the Shakopee Fun For All Playground, Res. No. 7825 (A,B,D) Cncl. Luce recognized the donation of $1,000 made by Janice and Donald Link for the playground. Moved by Councilmember Mike Luce and Seconded by Councilmember Matt Lehman to accept a donation of $1,000.00 for the Shakopee Fun For All Playground. Vote 5-0 D. General Administration 1. City Bill List (F) Motion to approve the bills and electronic funds transfers in the amount of $2,817,143.48 (Motion carried under the Consent Agenda). 2. Designation of Official Newspaper (F) Motion to Designate the Shakopee Valley News as the official newspaper for the City of Shakopee for the year 2017 (Motion carried under the Consent Agenda). 3. Requesting Scott County to Reinstate Special Assessment #27000 for Parcel 27-908068-1, Res. No. 7824 (F) Item removed from Agenda. 4. Tobacco license for Top Star Market (F) Motion to Approve the tobacco license to Adel Taweeleh and Sined Manasra dba Top Star Market at 615 Marschall Road (Motion carried under the Consent Agenda). 5. Bicycle Advisory Committee Vacancy (F) Motion to Approve the interview cornrnitteds recommendation for the Bicycle Advisory Committee (Motion carried under the Consent Agenda). 6. Massage Business and Massage Therapist License (F) Motion to Grant a massage therapy business and massage therapist license to Deb LaMay,1880 Independence Drive (Motion carried under the Consent Agenda). 5. RECOGNITION OF INVOLVED CITIZENS BY CITY COUNCIL - Provides an opportunity for the public to address the Council on items which are not on the agenda. Comments should not be more than five minutes in length. The Mayor may adjust that time limit based upon the number of persons seeking to comment. This comment period may not be used to make personal attacks, to air personality grievances, to make political endorsements or for political campaign purposes. Council Members will not enter into a dialogue with citizens, and questions from Council will be for clarification only. This period will not be used to problem solve issues or to react to the comments made, but rather for informational purposes only. There were no citizens who wished to present 6. Public Hearing TNT Taxi changed hands and according to City Code a public hearing was required to approve the change of ownership. After some discussion the Council agreed to approve the change. Moved by Councilmember Jay Whiting and Seconded by Councilmember Kathi Mocol to Approve the application for Taxicab Business License for JeffNorton dba TNT Taxi. Vote 5-0 7. Business removed from consent will be discussed at this time See Item # 4.C.1. 8. General Business A. Parks and Recreation 1. Authorize Rule Waivers and Various In -Kind Contributions to Relay for Life (D) Ms. Polley explained that the Relay for Life group was requesting a fee waiver for the Log Cabin Youth Building, use of Lion's Park, and extended hours for the park. A Special Use Permit would be issued for all their other needs including the extended hours. After some discussion, it was decided that it would not be equitable to waive the park fees for one group over another but the Council was willing to grant them extended hours. Moved by Councilmember Kathi Mocol and Seconded by Councilmember Matt Lehman to approve the rule waivers for park hours for Relay for Life but not the park rental fees requested. Vote 5-0 B. General Administration 1. Monthly Financial Review (C) Mr. Nelson gave a financial review for the month of December. He did not have the official year end numbers yet because some funds and payments were still coming in. Cncl. Lehman asked Mr. Nelson to bring the final numbers to a future meeting. 2. Roles and Responsibilities of Shakopee City Leadership (A -F) Mr. Reynolds reviewed the roles and responsibilities of the mayor, councilmembers, and city administrator as outlined in the League of Minnesota Cities Handbook and the Open Meeting Laws. Adopt an Ordinance Repealing Section 115.01 - 115.15 Shakopee City Code, Regulating Motion Picture Theaters, Res. No. 955 (B,D) This ordinance was put into place many years ago and is no longer relevant because all of the provisions in the ordinances are covered by other ordinances. Mr. Burkett mentioned that the same section concerning outdoor performance regulations could also be looked at because the ordinances are duplicated in other areas. Moved by Councilmember Kathi Mocol and Seconded by Councilmember Mike Luce to Adopt an Ordinance Repealing Section 115.01 - 115.15 Shakopee City Code, Regulating Motion Picture Theaters. Vote 5-0 4. Ordinance and Policy Review Process (A-E) Mr. Burkett explained that staff was reviewing the city ordinances and policies to consolidate and align them. Many of the ordinances have not been reviewed in a long time and no longer reflect the Council's vision or decisions. He informed the Council to expect at least one agenda item per month concerning city ordinances and policies. He encouraged both the Council and public to investigate policies and bring them to staff. Staff would then bring the item before the Council to vote on whether staff should review that item and come back to the Council with proposed changes. Due to Open Meeting Laws, Council members would need to bring requests to staff who would then bring it before the Council as an agenda item or bring it up when discussing Other Business. It was acknowledged that an item may have to come before the council many times before it is approved. 9. Liaison and Administration Cncl. Luce had nothing to report. Cncl. Lehman attended the Orderly Annexation review meeting with staff and participated in the Interview Committee with Cncl. Whiting. Mayor Mars attended the Orderly Annexation Review meeting. He welcomed the new Scott County Commissioners to the board and congratulated Mike Beard on being appointed Chairman of the Scott County Board. He reminded the Council and public of the Ice Arena. Grand Opening on January 15. Cncl. Whiting participated in the Interview Committee and attended the Diversity Alliance and SPUC meetings. Cncl. Mocol and Mr. Reynolds had nothing to report. 10. Other Business 11. Adjourn Moved by Councilmember Jay Whiting and Seconded by Councilmember Matt Lehman to Adjoum to January 17, 2017 at 7:00 pin. Vote 5-0. Lori J. Hensen, City Clerk Beth Lopez, Recording Secretary Lori Henson City Clerk Beth Lopez Recording Secretary