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Home My Public Portal About01/21/2014 City Council MinutesMEDINA CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF JANUARY 21. 2014 The City Council of Medina, Minnesota met in regular session on January 21, 2014 at 7:05 p.m. in the City Hall Chambers. Mayor Weir presided. I. ROLL CALL Members present: Anderson, Pederson, Martin, and Weir. Members absent: Martinson. Also present: City Administrator Scott Johnson, City Attorney Ron Batty, City Engineer Tom Kellogg, City Planner Dusty Finke, Public Works Director Steve Scherer, Public Safety Director Ed Be!land, and Recording Secretary Amanda Staple. II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE (7:05 p.m.) III. ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA (7:05 p.m.) The agenda was approved as presented. IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES (7:05 p.m.) A. Approval of the January 7.2014 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes It was noted on page eight, line 20, it should state, "Family Homes proposed two types of housing in the mixed use zoning ordinance." On page eight, line 36, it should state, "...and then do not come in with more..." On page nine, line 23, it should state, "...the Planning Commission..." Moved by Pederson, seconded by Anderson, to approve the January 7, 2014 regular City Council meeting minutes as amended. Motion passed unanimously. V. CONSENT AGENDA (7:08 p.m.) A. Approve Raffle Permit to North Memorial Foundation on February 7.2014 at 500 Highway 55 B. Resolution No. 2014-06 Accepting Resignation of Janet White from the Park Commission C. Resolution No. 2014-07 Approving a Mixed Use Stage I Plan for D.R. Horton, Inc. - Minnesota D. Resolution 2014-08 Approving a Preliminary Plat for a Subdivision to be known as "Fawn Meadows" E. Ordinance No. 559 Amending the Official Zoning Map to Rezone the Property Being Subdivided as "Fawn Meadows" F. Resolution No. 2014-09 Authorizing Publication of Ordinance No. 559 Amending the Official Zoning Map to Rezone the Property Being Subdivided as "Fawn Meadows" by Title and Summary Moved by Anderson, seconded by Pederson, to approve the consent agenda. Motion passed unanimously. VI. COMMENTS (7:09 p.m.) Medina City Council Meeting Minutes 1 January 21, 2014 A. Comments from Citizens on Items not on the Agenda Jerry Hertaus, State Representative, introduced himself to the Council. He stated that the legislature will be convening again on February 25th and asked that any issues of concern from the City or residents be forwarded to him. He noted that interested individuals can register for email updates via the House of Representatives website. He highlighted recent legislative activity and issues that will come before the legislature in this next session. He reviewed the Committees on which he serves and recent tax changes. Weir stated that she is somewhat concerned with the growing interest in e-cigarettes and the possible link to young people. Hertaus stated that he has heard that there is a bill, which may come forward to treat e- cigarettes as cigarettes, meaning that they would be prohibited in the same manner, but he was unsure that the bill would come forward from the Committee. Weir also expressed concern with road funding. Hertaus stated that he does not sit on the Transportation Committee but is working with Senator Osmek to bring focus to the issue of improving roadways in this area, including Highway 55 and 494. Weir thanked Hertaus for attending the meeting. B. Park Commission Scherer had nothing to report at this time. C. Planning Commission Finke reported that the Planning Commission did not meet the following week, but will consider the Dominium Concept Plan at their February meeting. VII. PRESENTATIONS A. Chase Anderson, Wayzata Public Schools Superintendent — Discuss February 25th Referendum (7:23 p.m.) Jim Westrom, Executive Director of Finance for the Wayzata School District, stated that the School District has called for an election to take place on February 25th to consider two referendum questions. The first would be whether to expand Wayzata High School and construct a new elementary school and the second question would be whether to renew the existing technology levy. He played a short video, which provided additional information on the School District, the anticipated growth and the needs for the future. He stated that the School District has been in contact with each of the cities it serves and noted that Medina, Plymouth, Corcoran, and Maple Grove are anticipating significant growth in the next ten years. He stated that the District is very confident with the information presented and advised that additional information can be found on the District website. He explained that there is also a calculator found on the website, which can provide the exact tax impact for homes within the District, should the referendums pass. He confirmed that voting locations can be found on the School District website and advised that a mailing was also sent to those within the District with their voting location. He advised that absentee ballots are also allowed for those who are not able to attend on February 25th. He advised that 36 acres of land was purchased from the Elm Medina City Council Meeting Minutes 2 January 21, 2014 Creek Golf Course in order to accommodate the high school expansion. He stated that there are plans to seek out an additional 20 to 30 acres to accommodate the new elementary school. Martin asked for additional information in regard to the class sizes and the link between a large amount of students and the likelihood that there may not be enough spots available for students to participate in extracurricular activities. Westrom provided information on the class sizes for the different ranks of schools and reported that in high school 84 percent of the students participate in extracurricular activities, explaining that there are multiple teams available for each sport. The Council thanked Westrom for his presentation and encouraged residents to vote on February 25t. VIII. CITY ADMINISTRATOR REPORT (7:36 p.m.) A. Commuter Bus Survey Johnson advised that a copy of the revised survey was included in the Council packet and thanked Sarah Hellekson of the Plymouth staff that worked with him and Weir to draft the survey language. He asked for any input or questions from the Council. Martin commented that the survey was very well done and provided minor grammatical suggestions. Weir stated that after speaking with Plymouth staff she learned that the timeline from the bus stop nearest to Medina to downtown Minneapolis would be approximately 40 minutes, but that would depend on the bus stop and the route the bus would take. She stated that she will attempt to gain more specific information on the length of the bus ride. She confirmed that this item could be mentioned in the City newsletter. She also believed that Johnson should speak with the owners of the Medina Entertainment Center to determine their level of interest. Martin stated that a general statement could be included that would a general assumption could be included to the effect that the buses were to pick-up at the Medina Entertainment Center with a ride time of approximately 45 minutes to reach downtown Minneapolis and question how likely residents would be to participate. B. Reschedule City Goal Setting Session — Originally Scheduled for February 25th Johnson noted that the School District referendum is scheduled for February 25th and therefore the Council meeting would need to be rescheduled. He suggested February 26th as the date for the goals session. Moved by Anderson, seconded by Martin, to reschedule the City Goal Setting Session, originally scheduled for February 25th, to February 26th at 6:00 p.m. Motion passed unanimously. IX. MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL REPORTS (7:44 p.m.) Medina City Council Meeting Minutes 3 January 21, 2014 Pederson commented on the success of the volunteer recognition event and the lifesaving awards that were issued to members of the Police Department. He noted that he also attended the Uptown Hamel meeting earlier today. Anderson echoed the comments made by Pederson in regard to the volunteer recognition event. Weir reported on her recent attendance at the Regional Mayors meeting. Johnson reported that the new Public Works and Police facility open house will occur the following day from 3:30 to 6:00 p.m. and welcomed members of the public. X. APPROVAL TO PAY THE BILLS (7:47 p.m.) Moved by Pederson, seconded by Anderson, to approve the bills, EFT 002429E- 002447E for $42,445.93, and order check numbers 040700-040794 for $432.296.63, payroll EFT 505426-505450 for $46, 772.24 and payroll check number 020417 for $578.38. Motion passed unanimously. XI. ADJOURN Moved by Anderson, seconded by Pederson, to adjourn the meeting at 7:47 p.m. Motion passed unanimously. r. Elizabeth"Weir, Mayor Scott Johnson, City Administrator Medina City Council Meeting Minutes 4 January 21, 2014 ORDER CHECKS January 8.2014 - January 16.2014 040700 CENTURYLINK 486.30 040701 HAMEL LIONS CLUB 225.00 040702 HENN COUNTY INFO TECH 1,702.10 040703 HENN COUNTY SHERIFF 686.20 040704 INFINITY WIRELESS 431.28 040705 KERN, DEWENTER & VIERE 6,000.00 040706 CITY OF MEDINA 20.75 040707 METROPOLITAN COUNCIL 33,749.10 040708 MN BUREAU OF CRIMINAL 270.00 040709 NAPA 74.79 040710 CITY OF ORONO 395.94 040711 PIPELINE SUPPLY INC 121.10 040712 STANTEC INC 354.00 040713 TIMESAVER OFFSITE 160.95 040714 AHMED, ADEEL 196.50 040715 KOCHS KORNER, LLC 223.25 040716 KUNIN, MICHAEL 4,607.50 040717 METROPOLITAN COUNCIL 18,536.87 040718 MPCA OSD 55.00 040719 MPCA OSD 600.00 040720 MUNICIPAL CLERKS & FINANCE OFF 15.00 040721 NOBLE, MELISSA 150.00 040722 PIPELINE SUPPLY INC 423.53 040723 VERIZON WIRELESS 932.17 040724 VIBHAKAR, GIRA 500.00 040725 BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF MN 28,940.00 040726 MICHELE HEINTZ 100.00 040727 HOLIDAY FLEET 620.13 040728 LMNGSTON, MARTHA 150.00 040729 MADISON NATIONAL LIFE 536.00 040730 MARCO (LEASE) 477.66 040731 MN CITY/CO MANAGEMENT ASSOC 175.00 040732 MN DEPT OF LABOR/INDUSTRY 11,418.30 040733 ON SITE SANITATION 55.00 040734 POPE BUCKNELL, LLC 475.00 040735 RANGER CHEVROLET 19,181.82 040736 PAUL OR RITA RANWEILER 150.00 040737 GINA WESLEY 1,191.75 040738 RJ AHMANN COMPANY 2,100.00 040739 AMERICAN WATER 310.00 040740 BUDGET PRINTING 147.50 040741 CORNER HOUSE/INTERAGENCY CTR. 1,045.68 040742 DVS RENEWAL 192.00 040743 SOUTH CROW RIVER NEWS 444.86 040744 EHLERS & ASSOC INC. 270.00 040745 EMBEDDED SYSTEMS, INC. 1,506.24 040746 FBI NATIONAL ACADEMY ASSOC INC 85.00 040747 HAMEL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT 57,350.00 040748 INTL ASSOC OF CHIEFS OF POLICE 120.00 040749 LAW ENFORCEMENT TECH 4,170.00 040750 LEAGUE OF MINNESOTA CITIES 850.00 040751 MN SAFETY COUNCIL INC 465.00 040752 NAPA OF CORCORAN INC 49.74 040753 OFFICE DEPOT ., 124.69 040754 OIL AIR PRODUCTS LLC 4.20 040755 SENSIBLE LAND USE COALITION 250.00 040756 ST PAUL STAMP WORKS INC 129.51 040757 STREICHER'S 194.99 040758 TIMESAVER OFFSITE 261.00 040759 ALTERNATIVE BUSINESS FURNITURE 916.51 040760 ASPEN MILLS INC 31.18 040761 BOYER FORD TRUCKS INC 1,481.08 040762 BRAUN INTERTEC CORP 160.00 040763 CARGILL INC. 10,130.21 040764 DPC INDUSTRIES INC 1,561.89 040765 DS HUNZ SERVICES INC 510.00 Medina City Council Meeting Minutes January 21, 2014 040766 ENGEL WATER TESTING INC 180.00 040767 GOPHER STATE ONE CALL 151.00 040768 HACH COMPANY 554.36 040769 HAKANSON ANDERSON ASSOCIATES I 1,000.00 040770 HAMEL LUMBER INC 782.98 040771 HAMEL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT 4,480.78 040772 HARMON AUTOGLASS 212.22 040773 HENN COUNTY INFO TECH 771.55 040774 HENN COUNTY MED CTR 325.00 040775 HENN COUNTY TAXPAYER SVCS DEPT 1,434.80 040776 INGLAS, LLP 1,343.00 040777 INTERSTATE ALL BATTERY 659.64 040778 KELLY'S WRECKER SERVICE INC 80.16 040779 LEXISNEXIS RISK DATA MGMT INC 31.00 040780 CITY OF MAPLE PLAIN 457.49 040781 MATHESON TRI=GASINC 109.87 040782 MEDTOX LABS 96.30 040783 MID AMERICA METER INC 534.38 040784 MN DNR ECO-WATERS 2,715.06 040785 NAPA OF CORCORAN INC 49.04 040786 NORTHWEST ASSOC CONSULTANTS 1,429.38 040787 OFFICE DEPOT 127.34 040788 OFFICE OF ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOG 30.00 040789 OIL AIR PRODUCTS LLC 53A7 040790 PHYSIO-CONTROL INC 174.13 040791 RJM CONSTRUCTION LLC 191,412.61 040792 STREICHER'S 1,066.98 040793 SUPPLY SOLUTIONS LLC 144.24 040794 TALLEN & BAERTSCHI 2,640.58 Total Checks $432.296.63 Electronic Payments January 3.2014 - January 16.2014 002429E DELTA DENTAL 2,303.40 002430E CULLIGAN-METRO 30.90 002431E CIPHER LABORATORIES INC. 4,743.00 002432E HARTFORD LIFE 446.85 002433E PIVOTAL PAYMENTS INC 138.42 002434E XEROX CORPORATION 42.82 002435E MEDIACOM OF MN LLC 54.96 002436E SELECT ACCOUNT 2,392.61 002437E PREMIUM WATERS INC 47.76 002438E VALVOLINE FLEET SERVICES 53.97 002439E FRONTIER 57.47 002440E PITNEY BOWES 123.00 002441E PR PERA 13,115.69 002442E PR FED/FICA 14,071.27 002443E PR MN Deferred Comp 1,000.00 002444E PR STATE OF MINNESOTA 3,165.81 002445E SELECT ACCOUNT 621.00 002446E CITY OF MEDINA 17.00 002447E FARMERS STATE BANK OF HAMEL 20.00 Total Checks $42,445.93 PAYROLL DIRECT DEPOSIT January 15.2014 505426 BARNHART, ERIN A $1,690.78 505427 BELLAND, EDGAR J. $3,790.27 505428 BOECKER, KEVIN D $2,621.29 Medina City Council Meeting Minutes 6 January 21, 2014 505429 CONVERSE, KEITH A. $1,900.88 505430 DINGMANN, IVAN W. $2,258.41 505431 DOMINO, CHARMANE $1,627.69 505432 FINKE, DUSTIN D $2,169.34 505433 GALLUP, JODI M. $1,547.21 505434 GLEASON, JOHN M $1,908.34 505435 GREGORY, THOMAS $2,334.24 505436 HALL, DAVID M $2,103.03 505437 JESSEN, JEREMIAH S. $2,058.23 505438 JOHNSON, SCOTT T $2,198.24 505439 KLAERS, ANNE M. $653.17 505440 KORDIAK, JEFFREY $697.24 505441 LANE, UNDA $1,406.41 505442 LEUER, GREGORY J. $1,780.47 505443 MCGILL, CHRISTOPHER R. $1,927.32 505444 NELSON, JASON $2,039.26 505445 PETERSON, DEBRA A. $1,524.73 505446 PORTINEN, TERI $1,353.59 505447 KINKING, DEREK M $1,504.15 505448 SCHERER, STEVEN T $2,264.43 505449 VIEAU, maim M $1,169.12 505450 VINCK, JOHN J. $2,244.40 Total Payroll Direct (Deposit $46,772.24 PAYROLL CHECKS January 15.2014 020417 HUNZ, MATTHEW E $578.38 Total Payroll Checks $578.38 Medina City Council Meeting Minutes 7 January 21, 2014 This Page Intentionally Left Blank Medina City Council Meeting Minutes 8 January 21, 2014