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Home My WebLink About4.F.2. Approval of Minutes; December 18, 2012 COST SHAK0I'FF TO: Mayor and City Council Mark McNeill, City Administrator FROM: Julie Linnihan, Finance Director /City Clerk DATE: 01/08/2013 SUBJECT: Approval of the City Council Minutes from December 18, 2012. (F) Action Sought Move to approve the City Council Minutes of December 18, 2012. Attachments: 12 -18 -12 Minutes OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE SHAKOPEE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR SESSION SHAKOPEE, MINNESOTA DECEMBER 18, 2012 1. Roll Call Mayor Tabke called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. and roll call was taken. Present: Mayor Brad Tabke, Councilors Pamela Schurman, Matt Lehman, Steve Clay and Jay Whiting. Staff Present: Kris Wilson, Assistant City Administrator; R. Michael Leek, Community Development Director; Bruce Loney, Public Works Director /Engineer; Julie A. Linnihan, Finance Director /City Clerk; Jamie Polley, Parks, Recreation & Natural Resource Director; and Jim Thomson, City Attorney 2. Pledge of Allegiance After the Pledge of Allegiance was recited, Mayor Tabke asked for a moment of silence for the victims of the Connecticut school shooting. 3. Approval of the Agenda Ms. Wilson asked to remove 4.E.1, Approve Preliminary Plat of Dakota Crossings — Res. No. 7247. The request to remove was made by the applicant. Schurman/Clay moved to approve the agenda as amended. Motion carried 5 -0. 4. Consent Business Mayor Tabke asked to remove 4.D.1, Athletic Facility Allocation Policy — Res. No. 7265. Lehman/Whiting moved to approve the Consent Agenda as amended. Ms. Wilson read the Consent items. Motion carried 5 -0. Lehman/Whiting moved to declare the listed property surplus and authorize its disposal per City Code. (Motion carried under the Consent Agenda) Lehman/Whiting offered Resolution No. 7263, A Resolution Receiving a Report and Calling a Hearing for the 2013 Street Reconstruction Project, Project No. 2013 -1 and move its adoption. (Motion carried under the Consent Agenda) Lehman/Whiting moved to approve the appropriate City officials to execute the Lease Agreement with Arvig Communications Systems for land on the L -16 site. (Motion carried under the Consent Agenda) Lehman/Whiting moved to declare the following property as surplus. 2008 Ford Crown Victoria #0081, VIN: 2FAHP71V98X163251; #0084, VIN: 2FAHP71V48X163254; #0085, VIN: 2FAHP71V78X163250. (Motion carried under the Consent Agenda) Official Proceedings of the December 18, 2012 Shakopee City Council Page 2 Lehman/Whiting offered Resolution No. 7257, A Resolution Accepting Work on the 2012 CSAH 18 Trail Improvements, Project No. 2011 -5, and move its adoption. (Motion carried under the Consent Agenda) Lehman/Whiting offered Resolution NO. 7268, A Resolution of the City of Shakopee Minnesota, Accepting the Donation of an AED from the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, and move its adoption. (Motion carried under the Consent Agenda) Lehman/Whiting offered Resolution No. 7269, A Resolution of the City of Shakopee Minnesota Accepting Donation of Bleachers for Green Meadows Park from the Shakopee Youth Baseball Association. (Motion carried under the Consent Agenda) Lehman/Whiting moved to approve the bills in the amount of $909,419.75 and electronic transfers in the amount of $494,930.22 for a total of $1,404,349.97. (Motion carried under the Consent Agenda) Lehman/Whiting moved to approve the minutes of December 4, 2012. (Motion carried under the Consent Agenda) Lehman/Whiting moved to approve the application and grant a Pawnshop License to DRM LLC of Shakopee, dba Excel Pawn, 450 West First Avenue. Moved to approve the application and grant a Pawnbroker, Precious Metal Dealer and Secondhand Dealer's license to Mark Pearson, DRM LLC of Shakopee, dba Excel Pawn, 450 West 1 Avenue. Moved to approve the application and grant a Pawnshop License to PawnXchange LLC, 1133 Canterbury Road. Moved to approve the application and grant a Pawnbroker, Precious Metal Dealer and Secondhand Dealer's license to Mark Smith, PawnXchange LLC, 1133 Canterbury Road. (Motion carried under the Consent Agenda) Lehman/Whiting moved to approve the applications and grant a Taxicab License to Timothy R. Dressen Jr. dba TNT Taxi, 1529 West 6 Avenue, Shakopee, for 3 vehicles; Randy Busch dba Southwest Metro Transportation, 2953 Terrace Circle SW, Prior Lake, for 5 vehicles, Bradford Transportation, Inc. dba Shakopee Taxi, 882 Providence Drive, Shakopee, for 2 vehicles, and Getahun Haile dba Twin Cities Taxi, 257 Arabian Avenue East, Shakopee, for one vehicle contingent upon meeting all licensing requirements in a timely manner. (Motion carried under the Consent Agenda) Lehman/Whiting moved to authorize the appropriate officials to enter into a contract with Shakopee Towing for towing, impound and storage services from January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2017. (Motion carried under the Consent Agenda) Lehman/Whiting moved to approve the renewal of the workers' compensation policy with the League of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust for 2013, for a total deposit premium of $286,070. (Motion carried under the Consent Agenda) Lehman/Whiting offered Resolution No. 7267, A Resolution Canceling Debt Service Levies for 2013, and move its adoption. (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. No one responded. Official Proceedings of the December 18, 2012 Shakopee City Council Page 3 6. Public Hearing: Vacation of Public Right -of -Way Adjacent to 1301 3 Avenue West — Res. No. 7266. Clay /Whiting moved to open the public hearing. Motion carried 5 -0. Michael Leek, Community Development Director, advised that Miller Property Holdings is requesting that the City Council review and approve their request to vacate public right -of -way (Jefferson St) adjacent to their property on 3 Avenue West. Publication in the Valley News did not provide the required 10 day public hearing notice at this time, therefore, the City Council is being asked to take testimony and continue the public hearing to January 8, 2013. Mayor Tabke asked if there was anyone in the audience who wished to speak at the public hearing. No one responded. Clay /Whiting moved to continue the public hearing to January 8, 2013. Motion carried 5 -0. 7. Business removed from the Consent Agenda Mayor Tabke asked for the removal of 4.D.1 Athletic Facility Allocation Policy, Resolution No. 7265 because he had a question regarding what constitutes a "civic" group." Ms. Polley stated that the definition will be determined as part of the 2013 fee schedule, which is planned for the January 8 meeting. Whiting /Schurman offered Resolution No. 7265, A Resolution of the City of Shakopee, Minnesota, Establishing a Policy for the Allocation of Athletic Facilities. Motion carried 5 -0. 8. Recess for Economic Development Authority Meeting Schurman/Lehman moved to recess for the Economic Development Authority meeting. Motion carried 5 -0. 9. Reconvene Mayor Tabke reconvened the meeting at 7:13 p.m. 10. General Business 10.A.1 Receive Feasibility Report for East Shakopee Industrial Sewer Extension Project And Call for a Public Hearing — Res. No. 7264. Bruce Loney, Public Works Director /Engineer, presented Council with the feasibility report for sewer extension for the East Shakopee Industrial Area. The purpose of the report is to evaluate the existing infrastructure and make recommendations for improvements and the proposed assessments that would result from the project being constructed. Mr. Loney asked Council to approve Resolution No. 7264 to approve receiving the report and setting the public hearing for January 22, 2013. Official Proceedings of the December 18, 2012 Shakopee City Council Page 4 Schurman/Clay offered Resolution No. 7264, A Resolution Receiving a Report and Calling a Hearing for the East Shakopee Industrial Sewer Extension Project, Project No. 2013 -4 and move its adoption. Motion carried 5 -0. 10.C.1 Amendment to City Code Chapter 14 Regulating and Governing Use of City Parks and Section 5.092 Consumption and Possession of Alcohol — Ord. No. 862. Jamie Polley, Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Director presented Council with the amendments to City Code Chapter 14. Ms. Polley said the Park and Recreation Advisory Board (PRAB) was tasked with reviewing and suggesting changes to Chapter 14 on Regulating and Governing the Use of Parks and City Code Section 5.092 dealing with the consumption and possession of alcohol in City parks. Ms. Polley reviewed the changes suggested by the PRAB with Council. Council then weighed in with their suggested changes which included the following: Subd.9 — Dangerous Games — remove specifically listed games to make provision more general. Subd.11— Control of Pets — add "Except as otherwise allowed in a City approved off-leash dog park, "to the beginning of the subdivision. Subd.17 Wildlife — exclude fish from the definition of wildlife in order to continue to allow fishing in City parks. Subd.18 — Structures — delete the words "tarps" and "canopies" — Council wishes to allow their use as temporary shade structures during athletic tournaments and events such as music in the park. Prohibition on camping in Subd.4 serves to prevent their use on a longer term bases. Lehman/Whiting offered Ordinance No. 862, An Ordinance of the City of Shakopee Amending Chapter 14 of the Shakopee City Code Regulating and Governing the Use of City Parks and Amending Section 5.092 of the Shakopee City Code Dealing with Consumption and Possession of Alcoholic Beverages with modifications listed by the Park, Recreation and Natural Resources Director. Moved to approve the Official Summary of Ordinance No. 862 and approve the publication of Ordinance No. 862 by the Official Summary. Motion carried 5 -0. 11. Council Members' Reports Cncl's. Schurman, Clay and Whiting had nothing to report. Cncl. Lehman attended the Intergovernmental working group meeting. Mayor Tabke met with the new director of the First Stop Shop developed by SCALE; attended the Municipal Legislative Commission meeting which included a discussion of fiscal disparities. He also attended a Rotary sponsored ethics class at the high school, a SCALE meeting discussing health initiatives for Scott County and the Regional Economics Forum which discussed the workforce and educational offerings of the metropolitan area. 12. Other Business Cncl. Lehman wished everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Mayor Tabke also wished everyone a Happy Holidays. Official Proceedings of the December 18, 2012 Shakopee City Council Page 5 13. Adjourn Clay /Whiting moved to adjourn to Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. Motion carried 5 -0. Meeting ended at 8:01 p.m. O . LiAlt-libv u lie A. Linnihan Finance Director /City Clerk Kim Weckman Recording Secretary