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M E D I N A C I T Y C O U N C I L M E E T I N G M I N U T E S O F M A R C H 7 , 2 0 1 7
T h e C i t y C o u n c i l o f M e d i n a , M i n n e s o t a m e t i n r e g u l a r s e s s i o n o n M a r c h 7 , 2 0 1 7 a t 7 : 0 0
p . m . i n t h e C i t y H a l l C h a m b e r s . M a y o r M i t c h e l l p r e s i d e d .
I . R O L L C A L L
M e m b e r s p r e s e n t : A n d e r s o n , C o u s i n e a u , P e d e r s o n , M a r t i n , a n d M i t c h e l l .
M e m b e r s a b s e n t : N o n e .
A l s o p r e s e n t : C i t y A d m i n i s t r a t o r S c o t t J o h n s o n , C i t y A t t o r n e y A n d r e w B i g g e r s t a f f , C i t y
E n g i n e e r J i m S t r e m e l , C i t y P l a n n e r D u s t y F i n k e , P u b l i c W o r k s D i r e c t o r S t e v e S c h e r e r ,
a n d C h i e f o f P o l i c e E d B e l l a n d .
I I . P L E D G E O F A L L E G I A N C E ( 7 : 0 2 p . m . )
I I I . A D D I T I O N S T O T H E A G E N D A ( 7 : 0 2 p . m . )
T h e a g e n d a w a s a p p r o v e d a s p r e s e n t e d .
I V . A P P R O V A L O F M I N U T E S ( 7 : 0 2 p . m . )
A . A p p r o v a l o f t h e F e b r u a r y 2 1 , 2 0 1 7 S p e c i a l C i t y C o u n c i l M e e t i n g M i n u t e s
M o v e d b y A n d e r s o n , s e c o n d e d b y P e d e r s o n , t o a p p r o v e t h e F e b r u a r y 2 1 , 2 0 1 7 s p e c i a l
C i t y C o u n c i l m e e t i n g m i n u t e s a s p r e s e n t e d . M o t i o n p a s s e d u n a n i m o u s l y .
B . A p p r o v a l o f t h e F e b r u a r y 2 1 , 2 0 1 7 R e g u l a r C i t y C o u n c i l M e e t i n g M i n u t e s
I t w a s n o t e d o n p a g e f o u r , l i n e 3 4 , i t s h o u l d s t a t e , " . . . t o h i g h d e n s i t y i f
w e c o u l d e n s u r e o u r d e n s i t y i s n o t
i n e x c e s s o f o u r r e q u i r e d n u m b e r s . O n p a g e f o u r , l i n e 2 2 , i t s h o u l d s t a t e , " A n d e r s o n
n o t e d t h a t t h e a p p l i c a n t
s h o u l d b e a w a r e o f t h e p o t e n t i a l c o s t o f e x p a n d i n g C h i p p e w a t h a t w o u l d c o m e a l o n g
w i t h t h a t r o a d p r o j e c t
O n p a g e s i x , l i n e 4 5 , i t s h o u l d s t a t e , " H e s t a t e d t h a t a f t e r t h e S u p e r b o w l
o f 2 0 1 8 t r a n s p o r t a t i o n w i l l c o n t i n u e d e s t o b e a k e y i s s u e f o r t h e l e g i s l a t u r e . "
M o v e d b y A n d e r s o n , s e c o n d e d b y C o u s i n e a u , t o a p p r o v e t h e F e b r u a r y 2 1 , 2 0 1 7 r e g u l a r
C i t y C o u n c i l m e e t i n g m i n u t e s a s a m e n d e d . M o t i o n p a s s e d u n a n i m o u s l y .
V . C O N S E N T A G E N D A ( 7 : 0 4 p . m . )
A . A p p r o v e A m e r i c a n L e g i o n C o n s u m p t i o n a n d D i s p l a y L i q u o r L i c e n s e
B . A p p r o v e T e m p o r a r y L i q u o r L i c e n s e t o C h u r c h o f S t . A n n e a t 2 0 0 H a m e l
R o a d o n A u g u s t 2 7 , 2 0 1 7
C . A p p r o v e S t r e e t S w e e p i n g S e r v i c e s A g r e e m e n t w i t h C a r e f r e e S e r v i c e s I n c .
D . A p p r o v e S t r e e t S t r i p i n g S e r v i c e s A g r e e m e n t w i t h T w i n C i t y S t r i p i n g I n c .
E . A p p r o v e G a r d e n M a i n t e n a n c e S e r v i c e s A g r e e m e n t w i t h D e s i g n i n g N a t u r e
I n c .
F . C a l l f o r a S p e c i a l M e e t i n g o n M a r c h 2 1 , 2 0 1 7 a t 8 a . m . f o r t h e A n n u a l
B u s i n e s s F o r u m
M e d i n a C i t y C o u n c i l M e e t i n g M i n u t e s 1
M a r c h 7 , 2 0 1 7
G. Call for a Special Meeting on March 21, 2017 at 9:15 a.m. for the Spring
Business Tours
H. Ordinance No. 609 Establishing Fees for City Clean -Up Dav
I. Resolution No. 2017-16 Authorizing Publication of Ordinance Establishing
Fees for City Clean -Up Dav by Title and Summary
Moved by Pederson, seconded by Anderson, to approve the consent agenda. Motion
passed unanimously.
VI. PRESENTATIONS
A. Hennepin County Commission Jeff Johnson (7:06 p.m.)
Hennepin County Commissioner Jeff Johnson provided the county budget summary for
2017, noting that the budget had an increase of five to six percent. He stated that today
the Committee passed the intersection project of Hwy 55 and CR 116, noting that the
item will go before the whole Board the following week. He stated that the first step was
taken to dissolve the transit improvement board. He stated that the County does not
have a procedure to regularly evaluate the programs run by the County to determine
their effectiveness and noted that there seems to be a willingness to develop an
evaluation program. He explained that they would be able to better determine which
programs are working and not working. He stated that he is also interested in finding a
method to change the way in which County employees are paid; explaining that he
would like to see some level of merit pay.
Pederson thanked County Commissioner Johnson for his support on the Hwy 55 and CR
116 intersection as that is an important issue for this area.
Mitchell stated that people are always surprised that the percentage of property taxes
the City receives is low compared to the County and School District and appreciates the
efforts the County Board makes to better control the budget.
County Commissioner Johnson stated that it seems the County is in a rut increasing the
budget by five percent each year, which is not sustainable.
Mitchell asked if the County provides an annual summary, not just of the budget but on
programming.
County Commissioner Johnson did not think there was such a report.
Anderson stated that he had dinner recently with a lead engineer from MnDOT. He
stated that he would like to see more information shared on the road projects and
disruptions that are planned to follow the 2018 Super Bowl.
B. Fire Department Annual Reports (7:16 p.m.)
Jeff Ruchti, Hamel Fire Chief, stated that Hamel Fire serves 75 percent of Medina
residents and responded to 157 total calls during 2016. He stated that the average
response time was about four minutes 12 seconds. He reviewed the different types of
calls the department responded to during the year. He stated that the department also
had pinning ceremonies for three full-time members and introduced additional members
as well. He reviewed a summary of highlights that occurred during the year including the
department securing a FEMA grant in the amount of $125,000. He stated that about
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Medina City Council Meeting Minutes 2
March 7, 2017
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5 , 6 0 0 h o u r s w e r e s p e n t o n t r a i n i n g a n d s e r v i n g t h e c o m m u n i t y b e t w e e n t h e 2 2 m e m b e r s
o f t h e d e p a r t m e n t . H e t h a n k e d t h e c o m m u n i t y f o r t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o s e r v e .
J a m e s V a n E y l l , L o n g L a k e F i r e C h i e f , p r o v i d e d a s u m m a r y o f t h e h i g h l i g h t s f r o m t h e
p a s t y e a r i n c l u d i n g h i r i n g s e v e n n e w m e m b e r s . H e s t a t e d t h a t t h e y l o s t f i v e f i r e f i g h t e r s
w i t h a c o m b i n e d t o t a l o f 1 1 9 y e a r s o f e x p e r i e n c e d u e t o r e t i r e m e n t . H e a d v i s e d t h a t
a b o u t 4 1 p e r c e n t o f t h e m e m b e r s h a v e l e s s t h a n f i v e y e a r s o f e x p e r i e n c e b e c a u s e o f t h e
t u r n o v e r . H e s t a t e d t h a t t h e d e p a r t m e n t a n d o t h e r l o c a l f i r e d e p a r t m e n t s h a v e m e t a n d
d i s c u s s e d p o s s i b l e s h a r e d t r a i n i n g a n d s t a f f o p p o r t u n i t i e s . H e r e p o r t e d t h a t c u r r e n t l y
t h e r e a r e 3 9 a c t i v e m e m b e r s i n t h e d e p a r t m e n t .
J e f f L e u e r , L o r e t t o F i r e C h i e f , p r o v i d e d i n f o r m a t i o n o n t h e n u m b e r o f c a l l s a n d t y p e o f
c a l l s t h a t t h e L o r e t t o F D r e s p o n d e d t o d u r i n g t h e y e a r . H e p r o v i d e d i n f o r m a t i o n o n t h e
y e a r s o f e x p e r i e n c e a m o n g t h e 3 2 m e m b e r s . H e s t a t e d t h e d e p a r t m e n t i s a l s o w o r k i n g
o n t h e s h a r e d s e r v i c e s g r a n t a n d p r o v i d e d i n f o r m a t i o n o n t r a i n i n g t h a t o c c u r r e d t h e p a s t
y e a r . H e r e v i e w e d t h e f i v e c o m m u n i t i e s t h a t t h e d e p a r t m e n t p r o v i d e s s e r v i c e s .
J u s t i n M c C o y , M a p l e P l a i n F i r e C h i e f , s t a t e d t h a t h i s d e p a r t m e n t s e r v e s a b o u t o n e
p e r c e n t o f M e d i n a b u t e n j o y s t h e i n t e r a c t i o n t h e y h a v e w i t h M e d i n a r e s i d e n t s . H e
p r o v i d e d t h e n u m b e r o f c a l l s , n o t i n g t h a t 7 3 h o u r s i n 2 0 1 6 w e r e s p e n t s e r v i n g M e d i n a .
H e s t a t e d t h a t t h e y a r e a l s o i n v o l v e d i n t h e s h a r e d s e r v i c e s g r a n t a n d a r e r e v i e w i n g t h e
o p t i o n s . H e r e p o r t e d t h a t t h e y h a v e 2 6 m e m b e r s a n d s e r v e t h r e e c o m m u n i t i e s .
M i t c h e l l e x p r e s s e d g r a t i t u d e f o r t h e p r e s e n t a t i o n s a n d t h e s e r v i c e t h a t e a c h d e p a r t m e n t
p r o v i d e s .
M a r t i n s t a t e d t h a t s h e h a s b e e n w o r k i n g w i t h t h e f i r e d e p a r t m e n t s f o r t h e p a s t y e a r a n d
i s i m p r e s s e d w i t h t h e c a l i b e r o f l e a d e r s h i p t h a t t h e d e p a r t m e n t s h a v e . S h e s t a t e d t h a t
s h e h a s w i t n e s s e d a c o l l a b o r a t i v e s p i r i t a m o n g t h e d e p a r t m e n t s a n d M e d i n a i s a l w a y s
a v a i l a b l e t o a s s i s t w i t h t h e p r o c e s s o f c o m m u n i c a t i o n a m o n g t h e d e p a r t m e n t s .
B e l l a n d c o m m e n t e d o n w h a t a g r e a t r e s o u r c e i t i s f o r t h e C i t y t o h a v e a l l o f t h e s e
d e p a r t m e n t s .
V I 1 . C O M M E N T S ( 7 : 3 0 p . m . )
A . C o m m e n t s f r o m C i t i z e n s o n I t e m s n o t o n t h e A g e n d a
T h e r e w e r e n o n e .
B . P a r k C o m m i s s i o n
P a r k C o m m i s s i o n e r C o l e s t a t e d t h a t t h e P a r k C o m m i s s i o n m e t t o d i s c u s s p a r k
d e d i c a t i o n f o r t h e L u n s k i c o n c e p t p l a n . S h e r e p o r t e d t h a t t h e C o m m i s s i o n i s m o v i n g
f o r w a r d o n a g r a n t a p p l i c a t i o n a n d a l s o d i s c u s s e d g o a l s e t t i n g .
P e d e r s o n s t a t e d t h a t t h e F i e l d s o f M e d i n a P a r k s e e m s t o b e g o i n g v e r y w e l l .
C o m m i s s i o n e r C o l e a g r e e d t h a t t h e p a r k i s g o o d a n d r e c e i v e s a l o t o f u s e .
M i t c h e l l a s k e d f o r i n f o r m a t i o n o n t h e b a s e b a l l a s s o c i a t i o n s .
M e d i n a C i t y C o u n c i l M e e t i n g M i n u t e s 3
M a r c h 7 , 2 0 1 7
Scherer reported that staff met with the three baseball groups earlier this week to
discuss maintenance and use. He stated that the baseball groups seem to be working
much better together.
Johnson noted that there have been phone calls from the media regarding the recent
fraud charges involving the Hamel Athletic Club. He stated that the group provides a
valuable service to the community, but is a separate organization with no City oversight
and is not directly linked to the City.
C. Planning Commission
Finke reported that the Commission will meet on Monday, March 20th to review a
Conditional Use Permit amendment by Three Rivers Park District.
VIII. NEW BUSINESS
A. LJP Development LLC — 1432 Baker Park Road (CR 29) — Comprehensive
Plan Amendment and Rezoning (7:36 p.m.)
Finke stated that this matter includes Comprehensive Plan amendment and rezoning
requests. He advised that the draft Comprehensive Plan, which was just released for
jurisdictional review, actually required this subject site similar to what is being requested
by the applicant. He stated that the applicant is asking for the amendment to allow this
project to move forward before the new draft Comprehensive Plan becomes effective.
He reviewed the adjacent land uses and reviewed the density standards of the current
and draft comprehensive plans. He noted that there appear to be a number of
applications that desire to move forward before the new Comprehensive Plan is
adopted. He stated that the applicant provided a concept plan of what they are
proposing for the site, to provide the Council with a description of what would be
planned. He stated that the high density residential land use would anticipate between
26 and 31 units on this property, noting that the concept plan includes up to 42 units. He
reported that staff believes that it is reasonable that nursing homes and memory care
facilities have a slightly more flexible range of density as there is a lesser demand on
parking. He noted that the units themselves are also smaller than typical apartments.
He stated that the City Code currently does not specify that difference and therefore staff
would recommend reviewing that language going forward. He reported that the Planning
Commission held a hearing the previous month and the Planning Commission was
supportive of the request moving forward, recommending unanimous approval.
Martin asked if the draft Comprehensive Plan would not meet the requirements for high
density residential if this parcel was to be rezoned and the existing Comprehensive Plan
were to be amended.
Finke stated that the property would still be counted towards the requirement.
Martin stated that she does not typically view memory care units as high density housing
units.
Finke confirmed that memory care units are counted differently than high density
housing units by the Metropolitan Council. He explained the different zoning districts
allow memory care units as a conditional use.
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M a r t i n n o t e d t h a t d e v e l o p i n g a m e m o r y c a r e f a c i l i t y z o n e d f o r h i g h d e n s i t y r e s i d e n t i a l
p r o p e r t y w o u l d r e d u c e t h e l a n d a v a i l a b l e f o r H D R . S h e n o t e d t h a t t h i s s i t e i s a c t u a l l y
n e a r p u b l i c t r a n s p o r t a t i o n a n d b u s i n e s s e s a n d c o u l d m a k e u s e o f t h o s e a m e n i t i e s , b u t
n o t e d t h a t t h e m e m o r y c a r e f a c i l i t y w o u l d m a k e v e r y l i t t l e u s e o f t h e p u b l i c t r a n s p o r t a t i o n
a n d n e a r b y c o m m e r c i a l a r e a s . S h e s t a t e d t h a t t h e a r c h i t e c t u r e i s l o v e l y , s h e i s j u s t
w o r r i e d a b o u t t h e i m p a c t o n t h e p l a n n i n g p r o c e s s a n d h o w t h e M e t r o p o l i t a n C o u n c i l
m i g h t v i e w t h e r e q u e s t .
A n d e r s o n a g r e e d t h a t t h i s w i l l n o t o n l y h a v e a n i m p a c t o n t h e p h y s i c a l u n i t s b u t t h e
a v a i l a b l e s p a c e a s w e l l .
J e n n i f e r a n d L a r r y P a l m , t h e p r i n c i p l e s a n d t h e a p p l i c a n t , P l y m o u t h r e s i d e n t s , s t a t e d t h a t
t h e y l i v e d i n t h i s a r e a f o r a l o n g p e r i o d o f t i m e . M s . P a l m s t a t e d t h a t t h i s i s a s e r v i c e t h a t
i s n e e d e d , a s t h e y h a v e c o m p l e t e d e x t e n s i v e m a r k e t r e s e a r c h s t u d i e s , a n d t h a t i s w h y
t h e y w a n t t o m o v e f o r w a r d n o w . S h e s t a t e d t h a t h e r f a t h e r h a s s t r u g g l e d w i t h t h e
d i s e a s e f o r s e v e n y e a r s a n d i t i s d i f f i c u l t f o r f a m i l i e s t o f i n d c a r e . S h e s t a t e d t h a t s h e w i l l
b e t h e o w n e r / o p e r a t o r a n d w i l l b e o n s i t e d a i l y .
M i t c h e l l a s k e d f o r i n f o r m a t i o n o n p h a s i n g .
M s . P a l m s t a t e d t h a t t h i s w i l l b e e x p e n s i v e a n d t h e r e f o r e t h e y w i l l b e b u i l d i n g i n t w o
p h a s e s . S h e s t a t e d t h a t y o u c a n n o t m o v e i n 2 8 r e s i d e n t s a t o n c e , i t n e e d s t o b e p h a s e d
a s e a c h r e s i d e n t c h a n g e s t h e d y n a m i c o f t h e f a c i l i t y .
M i t c h e l l a s k e d i f t h e P a l m s o w n a s i m i l a r b u s i n e s s .
M r . P a l m r e p l i e d t h a t t h e y h a v e o w n e d t h i s p r o p e r t y i n e x c e s s o f 1 0 y e a r s . H e s t a t e d
t h a t h e i s a n e l e c t r i c a l c o n t r a c t o r a n d o w n s s e v e r a l c o m m e r c i a l p r o p e r t i e s . H e s t a t e d
t h a t t h e y h a v e d o n e e x t e n s i v e r e s e a r c h a n d h a v e n o t g o n e i n t o t h i s l i g h t l y a n d w o u l d l i k e
t o m o v e f o r w a r d b e c a u s e o f t h e d e m a n d f o r t h i s s e r v i c e . H e s t a t e d t h a t h e l i v e d w i t h i n
o n e m i l e o f t h e s i t e f o r 2 8 y e a r s .
M s . P a l m s t a t e d t h a t s h e w i l l d o t h e b u s i n e s s a n d o t h e r o p e r a t i o n s a n d w i l l h a v e a s t a f f
p e r s o n t o m a n a g e t h e h e a l t h c a r e p r o v i d e r s . S h e r e v i e w e d t h e d i f f e r e n t s t a f f p o s i t i o n s .
S h e s t a t e d t h a t t h i s p l a n n e d f a c i l i t y h a s a v e r y r e s i d e n t i a l f e e l a n d e n c o u r a g e s p e o p l e t o
b e o u t o f t h e i r r o o m s d o i n g a c t i v i t i e s a n d b e i n g s t i m u l a t e d .
P e d e r s o n a s k e d i f t h e y w o u l d a c c e p t w a i v e r p r o g r a m s .
M s . P a l m s t a t e d t h a t t h e y a r e p l a n n i n g t o a c c e p t t h e e l d e r l y w a i v e r p r o g r a m b u t h a v e n o t
d e t e r m i n e d h o w m u c h o f t h e i r c a r e w o u l d b e o n w a i v e r .
P e d e r s o n s t a t e d t h a t w i l l b e i m p o r t a n t t o h i m t o k n o w a s t h i s m o v e s f o r w a r d . H e a s k e d
i f t h e a p p l i c a n t h a s a p p r o a c h e d t h e p r o p e r t y o w n e r t o t h e n o r t h i n a n a t t e m p t t o
p u r c h a s e t h e i r p r o p e r t y , a s t h i s w i l l e n d u p s i m i l a r t o W e a l s h i r e .
M r . P a l m n o t e d t h a t t h e r e s i d e n t w a s p r e s e n t a t t h e P l a n n i n g C o m m i s s i o n m e e t i n g a n d
e x p r e s s e d c o n c e r n s w i t h s c r e e n i n g a n d l a n d s c a p i n g .
P e d e r s o n a s k e d i f t h e C o u n t y h a s p r o v i d e d i n p u t o n t h e r o a d s y s t e m .
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Mr. Palm stated that it is his understanding that they are conceptualizing what was
proposed in 2008/2009.
Mitchell asked how this could move forward in concert, noting that he would not want to
move the Comprehensive Plan amendment forward if this is not built.
Finke explained that the Comprehensive Plan amendment could move forward whether
or not something is built as the change would then match the draft Comprehensive Plan
guiding. He stated that there may be some discussion from the Council whether they
would like to continue to allow nursing homes and memory care units within the high -
density zoning district, but noted that would be separate from this request. He reviewed
the requirement for the City to guide for a minimum of eight units per acre for high
density residential areas.
Pederson stated that he agrees that there is a big need in the City and believed that the
architectural drawings look great. He stated that although this is a great need, he would
be concerned with a future developer that comes in wanting to do a similar thing.
Biggerstaff stated that typically the Council has the most discretion when considering a
Comprehensive Plan amendment, so it would be a case by case basis. He stated that
the approval or denial would be hinged upon the ultimate desire of the Council for the
parcel.
Cousineau stated that there are a lot of things in the air with this request for her because
the desire for this parcel was to develop into high density residential.
Martin stated that although she loves the development concept, the parcel is right in the
middle of what the Council had planned for multi -family high density residential that
could take advantage of the park, park and ride and commercial resources which are not
available in other areas of the City and would not be utilized by the memory care facility.
Mitchell stated that perhaps this identifies the errors with central planning as there has
not been a request that comes forward to build that product. He stated that housing
trends change and perhaps there will be more demand for memory care housing.
Cousineau stated that the question is about the timing and whether this is an appropriate
time to allow this to move forward.
Finke stated that this use would be allowed under the high -density zoning proposed in
the draft Comprehensive Plan. He stated that in the normal course of business, once
the Comprehensive Plan is adopted the City would have nine months to review the City's
control and adjust any zoning regulations as appropriate. He stated that through that
process an amendment to the underlying zoning district may be deemed appropriate.
He stated that staff will likely initiate a review of the land use in anticipation of the
ultimate adoption of the Comprehensive Plan. He stated that it seems reasonable to
consider a memory care use within a high -density zoning district.
Martin asked if the City could ask for input from the Metropolitan Council.
Cousineau stated that she would like to have that confirmation before they go ahead
with the Comprehensive Plan amendment consideration.
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A n d e r s o n s t a t e d t h a t a n u m b e r o f m e m o r y c a r e f a c i l i t i e s t a k e t h e i r r e s i d e n t s o n o u t i n g s
a n d a s k e d i f t h i s f a c i l i t y w o u l d a l s o d o t h a t .
M r . P a l m r e p l i e d t h a t t h e y a r e v e r y p a s s i o n a t e . H e s t a t e d t h a t t h e y h a v e l o o k e d a t
m u l t i p l e o p t i o n s f o r d e v e l o p i n g t h e s i t e , i n c l u d i n g a p a r t m e n t s b u t c o u l d n o t g e t e n o u g h
a p a r t m e n t s o n t h e p r o p e r t y t o p r o v i d e a s u f f i c i e n t b u s i n e s s p l a n . H e s t a t e d t h a t t h i s
m a r k e t i s i n n e e d o f c a r e a n d t h e y w o u l d b e a b l e t o u s e t h e n e a r b y p a r k w i t h t h e
r e s i d e n t s a n d t h e i r f a m i l i e s . H e s t a t e d t h a t t h e b u i l d i n g w i l l a l s o b e p r o p o s e d t o t a k e
a d v a n t a g e o f t h e v i e w s a s w e l l s o p e o p l e i n d o o r s c a n a l s o e n j o y t h e a c t i v i t y .
C o u s i n e a u a s k e d i f a v a r i a n c e w o u l d b e n e e d e d f o r t h e d e n s i t y i f t h e f a c i l i t y b u i l d s o u t t o
t h e s e c o n d p h a s e .
F i n k e s t a t e d t h a t i t w o u l d m a k e m o r e s e n s e t o a d d r e s s t h a t c o n c e r n u n d e r t h e z o n i n g
r e g u l a t i o n s , s p e c i f i c a l l y w h e t h e r d i f f e r e n c e s i n d e n s i t y s h o u l d b e s p e l l e d o u t f o r m e m o r y
c a r e u n i t s . H e s t a t e d t h a t s t a f f c o u l d s o l i c i t t h e i n p u t o f t h e M e t r o p o l i t a n C o u n c i l i f
d e s i r e d .
M a r t i n s t a t e d t h a t t h e a r c h i t e c t u r e d o e s r e s e m b l e r e s i d e n t i a l a n d p e r h a p s t h e r e i s a
d i s t i n c t i o n b e t w e e n m e m o r y c a r e u n i t s o f t h i s n a t u r e c o m p a r e d t o o t h e r m o d e l s .
F i n k e d i s p l a y e d a s k e t c h p l a n o f t h e f a c i l i t y .
M s . P a l m s t a t e d t h a t r e s i d e n t s d o n o t w a l k o u t s i d e a l o n e a n d n o t e d t h a t w h i l e t h e u n i t s
h a v e o u t d o o r w i n d o w s , t h e y d o n o t h a v e d o o r s t o t h e o u t s i d e a n d i n s t e a d p r o v i d e
a c c e s s t h r o u g h c o m m o n a r e a s .
S t e v e O l i v e r , a r c h i t e c t , n o t e d t h a t t h e s k e t c h e s M a r t i n w a s r e f e r e n c i n g a r e a r c h i t e c t u r a l
e l e m e n t s a n d n o t s p e c i f i c s k e t c h e s o f t h e u n i t s . I t w a s c o n f i r m e d t h a t t h e u n i t s w o u l d
n o t h a v e d i r e c t d o o r s t o t h e o u t s i d e .
M s . P a l m n o t e d t h a t w h e n y o u w a l k i n t o t h e f a c i l i t y i t w i l l f e e l l i k e a v e r y n i c e h o m e .
B o b F r a n k l i n , 2 8 1 9 L a k e s h o r e A v e n u e , s t a t e d t h a t t h e p a r k h i s t o r i c a l l y h a s b e e n
c o n c e r n e d a b o u t w h a t w o u l d b e b u i l t n e x t t o i t a n d a o n e - s t o r y b u i l d i n g w o u l d b e m o r e i n
t u n e w i t h t h e s i t e r a t h e r t h a n a t w o o r t h r e e s t o r y b u i l d i n g . H e n o t e d t h a t t h e p a r k a n d
r i d e c o u l d s e r v i c e s o m e p e o p l e w h o m a y w o r k a t t h e f a c i l i t y . H e n o t e d t h a t i f a p a r t m e n t s
a r e b u i l t n e a r b y , t h e i r s p o u s e m a y b e i n m e m o r y c a r e a n d t h e r e f o r e t h a t c o u l d b e
c o n v e n i e n t . H e s t a t e d t h a t t h e n u m b e r o f t r e e s m a y b e c h a l l e n g i n g f o r t h e p r o p e r t y . H e
s t a t e d t h a t t h e a p p l i c a n t s m i g h t b e h e l p e d b y r e c i t i n g t h e n e e d s a n d i n a b i l i t y t o f i n d a n
a p a r t m e n t p r o j e c t f o r t h e s i t e , i f t h e M e t r o p o l i t a n C o u n c i l b e c o m e s a n i s s u e .
M a r t i n r e q u e s t e d f u r t h e r i n p u t f r o m F r a n k l i n , a s h e w a s a m e m b e r o f t h e S t e e r i n g
C o m m i t t e e .
F r a n k l i n r e p l i e d t h a t t h e p r o p e r t y i s a g o o d u s e f o r h i g h d e n s i t y r e s i d e n t i a l , b u t n o t e d t h a t
i f t h i s u s e w o u l d c o u n t a s r e s i d e n t i a l i t c o u l d p r o v i d e t h a t d e n s i t y w i t h o u t p r o v i d i n g
a d d i t i o n a l s t r a i n o n t r a f f i c i n t h e s a m e w a y a n a p a r t m e n t b u i l d i n g w o u l d . H e s t a t e d t h a t
t h e C o m m i t t e e v i e w e d t h i s s i t e a s t h e b e s t s i t e i n M e d i n a f o r m o r e m u l t i - f a m i l y h o u s i n g .
M e d i n a C i t y C o u n c i l M e e t i n g M i n u t e s 7
M a r c h 7 , 2 0 1 7
Pederson stated that it is apparent to him that a multi -tenant building would not work
because of the parking limitation and therefore this would be a good fit for the property.
He noted that the applicants own other property in the City that is well maintained. He
stated that this is a high need product with a great concept.
Anderson stated that he believes staff should be directed to seek answers from the
Metropolitan Council to determine if this use would qualify as high density.
Mitchell stated that he would like to continue to move this along, as the response time of
the Metropolitan Council is unknown. He stated that this is a good use.
Martin stated that she would want to have staff ensure that this would still count in terms
of units and would not impact the draft Comprehensive Plan if it is constructed before
adoption.
Cousineau stated that there is a huge need for this product and this is a high -quality
product, but would want to ensure that the well thought out planning process is not
affected.
Martin requested the timeline for when the applicant would actually break ground.
Mr. Palm stated that the intent would be to bring a site plan application forward next
month and based on how that timeline would play out they would anticipate a July
groundbreaking.
Oliver anticipated a six-month construction process once they break ground.
Cousineau received clarification on the timeline for the Comprehensive Plan
amendment.
Martin stated that the issue for her is whether this land would count towards the required
commitment to zone for a certain number of units if the ground breaking occurs prior to
the adoption of the draft Comprehensive Plan.
Anderson stated that in looking at the request from the greater good, this use does fit
and therefore if the Steering Committee needs to be reconvened, he would be okay with
that.
Johnson clarified that the motion is simply staff direction and therefore formal approval is
not being given tonight.
Moved by Anderson, seconded by Pederson, to direct staff to prepare documents
approving the Comprehensive Plan Amendment and Rezoning subject to the conditions
recommended by the Planning Commission and further to direct staff to contact the
Metropolitan Council to glean whatever information necessary with respect to this project
and include the opinion of the City Attorney. Motion passed unanimously.
B. Housing Ordinance Changes/Study for Predatory Offenders (8:50 p.m.)
Biggerstaff stated that he recently worked with other municipalities that have adopted
housing ordinances of this nature. He explained that there is the designation as a
predatory offender but then also the classification of different levels of offenders. He
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r e v i e w e d d i f f e r e n t c r i m e s t h a t w o u l d c a u s e a p e r s o n t o r e g i s t e r a s a p r e d a t o r y o f f e n d e r
a n d t h e t y p e s o f o f f e n d e r s t h a t m u s t r e g i s t e r a n d t h e p r o c e s s o f r e g i s t r a t i o n . H e n o t e d
t h a t t h e r e i s a s i g n i f i c a n t n u m b e r o f f o l k s t h a t f a i l t o r e g i s t e r . H e n o t e d t h a t t h e r e a r e
u n i q u e d a t a p r a c t i c e s r e q u i r e m e n t s a n d t h e r e f o r e i f e n a c t e d t h e C i t y w o u l d n e e d t o
f o l l o w t h o s e p r a c t i c e s t o e n s u r e t h a t d a t a i s n o t c o m p r o m i s e d . H e e x p l a i n e d t h a t a n
o f f e n d e r ' s d e s i g n a t i o n l e v e l i s b a s e d o n t h e e x p e c t e d l i k e l i h o o d t o r e o f f e n d a n d i s
d e t e r m i n e d a t t h e s t a t e l e v e l b y a c o m m i t t e e f o l l o w i n g r e v i e w o f t h e i n d i v i d u a l ' s f i l e a n d
c o n s i d e r a t i o n o f c e r t a i n s t a t u t o r i l y r e q u i r e d c o n d i t i o n s . H e r e v i e w e d t h e d i f f e r e n t
l i m i t a t i o n s f o r n o t i f i c a t i o n . H e p r o v i d e d i n p u t o n t h e d i f f e r e n t r e g u l a t i o n s s o m e
m u n i c i p a l i t i e s h a v e c h o s e n t o e n a c t , n o t i n g t h a t t h e y a r e t y p i c a l l y p u b l i c s a f e t y
o r d i n a n c e s . H e r e v i e w e d s o m e o f t h e c o n s i d e r a t i o n s t h a t a C i t y s h o u l d c o n s i d e r i f t h e y
c h o s e t o e n a c t t h i s t y p e o f o r d i n a n c e .
M i t c h e l l a s k e d i f t h e C o u n c i l w o u l d l i k e s t a f f t o c o n s i d e r a n o r d i n a n c e , n o t i n g t h a t i n a
r u r a l s e t t i n g t h e d i a m e t e r o f t h e c i r c l e s w o u l d s a y a l o t .
P e d e r s o n a s k e d i f t h e r e i s c u r r e n t l y a p r o b l e m .
M i t c h e l l s t a t e d t h a t t h e r e i s n o t a p r o b l e m , b u t e v e n t u a l l y t h e j a i l w i l l b e e m p t i e d .
B e l l a n d n o t e d t h a t t h e C i t y h a s n e v e r h a d a l e v e l t h r e e o f f e n d e r l i v e i n M e d i n a . H e
s t a t e d t h a t i n l o o k i n g a t t h e d i f f e r e n t o r d i n a n c e s , t h e y v a r y g r e a t l y . H e s t a t e d t h a t
r e a l i s t i c a l l y t h e r e i s a s t a t e m a n d a t e d p o l i c y o n w h e r e l e v e l t h r e e p r e d a t o r y o f f e n d e r s
c a n l i v e . H e s t a t e d t h a t i t ' s e a s i e r t o t r a c k o f f e n d e r s w h e n y o u k n o w w h e r e t h e y a r e , a n d
i f e v e r y o n e e l i m i n a t e s t h e m f r o m t h e i r c i t y i t w i l l m a k e i t h a r d e r t o t r a c k w h e r e t h e y a r e
a c t u a l l y l i v i n g .
J o h n s o n s t a t e d t h a t i f d e s i r e d , s t a f f c o u l d s t u d y t h e t o p i c m o r e a n d b r i n g i t b a c k f o r
f u r t h e r d i s c u s s i o n .
M i t c h e l l n o t e d t h a t i f t h e w h o l e c i t y i s c i r c l e d t h e c o u r t w i l l e v e n t u a l l y s h o o t t h a t d o w n .
H e s t a t e d t h a t p e r h a p s s t a f f c o u l d b r i n g b a c k a f e w o p t i o n s f o r c i r c l e d i a m e t e r s t o
d e t e r m i n e w h a t t h a t w o u l d l o o k l i k e . H e c o n f i r m e d C o u n c i l d i r e c t i o n t o r e v i e w
p o s s i b i l i t i e s .
I X . C I T Y A D M I N I S T R A T O R R E P O R T ( 9 : 1 8 p . m . )
J o h n s o n s t a t e d t h a t h e a n d F i n k e w i l l m e e t w i t h M e d i a c o m t h e f o l l o w i n g w e e k , n o t i n g
t h a t M e d i a c o m r e c e i v e d a g r a n t f r o m D E E D . H e n o t e d t h a t a l t h o u g h t h e C i t y h a s
c o n t r a c t l a n g u a g e t h a t s t a t e g r a n t f u n d s m u s t b e u s e d t o r e i m b u r s e M e d i n a , t h e g r a n t
s p e c i f i e s t h a t t h e f u n d s m u s t b e u s e d f o r i n f r a s t r u c t u r e . H e n o t e d t h a t s t a f f w i l l
i n v e s t i g a t e o p t i o n s f o r a d d i t i o n a l b u i l d - o u t . H e c o n f i r m e d t h a t 2 0 1 7 i s t h e l a s t b u i l d o u t
s e a s o n u n d e r t h e c o n t r a c t .
X . M A Y O R & C I T Y C O U N C I L R E P O R T S ( 9 : 2 2 p . m . )
M i t c h e l l s t a t e d t h a t h e m e t w i t h t h e a u d i t o r s t o d a y a n d s p o k e a b o u t t h e a n n u a l r e p o r t
t h a t s t a f f c o m p o s e s .
J o h n s o n n o t e d t h a t t h e a n n u a l r e p o r t w o u l d b e o n t h e c o n s e n t a g e n d a f o r t h e n e x t
m e e t i n g .
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M a r c h 7 , 2 0 1 7
Martin provided an update on the recent activity she has had with the fire departments,
noting that all seems to be going well.
Anderson stated that the previous week he attended a presentation from the Loretto Fire
Department and noted it was a good presentation that was well received by all five cities.
Mitchell stated that he and Anderson were at the joint training session the past summer.
He stated that he was interested to hear that most departments have young firefighters
and do not necessarily have a long waiting list.
Xl. APPROVAL TO PAY THE BILLS (9:26 p.m.)
Moved by Martin, seconded by Anderson, to approve the bills, EFT 004042E-004063E
for $66, 414.72, order check numbers 045564-045613 for $45,308.56, and payroll EFT
507741-507766 for $47,875.76. Motion passed unanimously.
XII. ADJOURN
Moved by Anderson, seconded by Martin, to adjourn the meeting at 9:26 p.m. Motion
passed unanimously.
Bob Mitchell, Mayor
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T o t a l C h e c k s $ 4 5 , 3 0 8 . 5 6
M e d i n a C i t y C o u n c i l M e e t i n g M i n u t e s 1 1
M a r c h 7 , 2 0 1 7
ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS FEBRUARY 22, 2017— MARCH 7, 2017
004042E FARMERS STATE BANK OF HAMEL $67.00
004043E PR PERA $14,823.20
004044E PR FED/FICA $16,944.23
004045E PR MN Deferred Comp $2,345.00
004046E PR STATE OF MINNESOTA $3,466.78
004047E SELECT ACCOUNT $751.45
004048E CITY OF MEDINA $21.00
004049E FARMERS STATE BANK OF HAMEL $20.00
004050E SELECT ACCOUNT $1,333.74
004051E SELECT ACCOUNT $553.67
004052E MINNESOTA, STATE OF $964.00
004053E DELTA DENTAL $2,538.70
004054E CIPHER LABORATORIES INC. $4,929.83
004055E HOSTINGMINNESOTA.COM $10.19
004056E KONICA MINOLTA $168.48
004057E MARCO (LEASE) $774.48
004058E MEDIACOM OF MN LLC $355.80
004059E VALVOLINE FLEET SERVICES $109.46
004060E WRIGHT HENN COOP ELEC ASSN $2,272.29
004061E XCEL ENERGY $12,018.90
004062E VERIZON WIRELESS $1,277.86
004063E SELECT ACCOUNT $668.66
Total Electronic Checks $66,414.72
PAYROLL DIRECT DEPOSIT FEBRUARY 22, 2017
507741 ALTENDORF, JENNIFER L $1,332.97
507742 BARNHART, ERIN A. $2,082.88
507743 BELLAND, EDGAR J $2,570.18
507744 BOECKER, KEVIN D. $2,664.05
507745 CONVERSE, KEITH A $2,085.88
507746 DINGMANN, IVAN W $1,574.36
507747 ENDE, JOSEPH $1,456.49
507748 FINKE, DUSTIN D. $2,178.54
507749 GALLUP, JODI M $1,752.05
507750 GLEASON, JOHN M. $1,882.65
507751 GREGORY, THOMAS $1,908.22
507752 HALL, DAVID M. $2,020.74
507753 JESSEN, JEREMIAH S. $2,852.30
507754 JOHNSON, SCOTT T. $2,230.19
507755 KLAERS, ANNE M $1,173.83
507756 LANE, LINDA $1,492.97
507757 LEUER, GREGORY J. $2,325.72
507758 MCGILL, CHRISTOPHER R $1,597.77
507759 MCKINLEY, JOSHUA D $1,519.16
507760 NELSON, JASON $2,618.52
507761 PETERSON, DEBRA A $1,684.69
507762 REINKING, DEREK M $1,611.50
507763 SCHARF, ANDREW $561.94
507764 SCHERER, STEVEN T. $2,289.30
507765 SWALCHICK, CRAIG M $1,270.46
507766 VIEAU, CECILIA M. $1,138.40
Total Payroll Direct Deposit 547,875.76
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March 7, 2017