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HomeMy Public PortalAbout03/18/08 CCM85 MEDINA CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF MARCH 18, 2008 The City Council of Medina, Minnesota met in regular session on March 18, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Hall Chambers. Mayor Crosby presided. I. ROLL CALL Members present: Crosby, Cavanaugh, Smith, Weir, and Johnson. Members absent: None. Also present: City Attorney Ron Batty, City Engineer Tom Kellogg, Police Chief Ed Belland, Public Works Director Steve Scherer, Planning Director Tim Benetti, City Administrator Chad Adams and Recording Secretary Kimberly Stoll. II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE III. ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA The agenda was accepted as presented. IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. Approval of the March 3, 2008 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes It was noted on page 1, the seventh paragraph, it should state: "Selland Vinck recognized each of the Reserve Officers individually and the amount of hours they have each donated. Reserve Sgt. Steve Lundell served 566 hours, Reserve Michael Chorley served 320 hours, Reserve Todd Larson served 280 hours, Reserve Mark Ihrke served 148 hours, and Reserve Jen Rouillard served 53 hours." It was noted on page 3, the twelfth paragraph, it should state: "Ben Benson... He stated he has spoke -spoken..." It was noted on page 9, the eleventh paragraph, it should state: "Crosby stated... create an obligation A* to other parties..." It was noted on page 10, the eleventh paragraph, it should state: "Crosby inquired...He stated the development plan could be staged to include up to 3 additional units to the south, if the application is approved then nothing should impair the possibility of building up to an additional 3 units. He stated..." It was noted on page 11, the sixth paragraph, it should state: "Crosby inquired...Benetti stated this plan currently meets the ordinance and to add or require that additional density is over the boundary specifications in the current comprehensive plan." It was noted on page 13, the thirteenth paragraph, it should state: "Johnson stated that people have been marginally or grudgingly accepting..." Moved by Johnson, seconded by Weir, to approve the March 3, 2008 regular City Council meeting minutes as amended. Motion passed unanimously. Medina City Council Meeting Minutes March 18, 2008 86 V. CONSENT AGENDA A. Approve Renewal of American Legion John Pohlker Post No. 394 Consumption and Display Permit 11:00am in MedinaCityHall C. Approve 2008 State of Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources Clean Water Legacy Grant Agreement D. Approve Transfer of Funds from Park Dedication Fund to Municipal Park Fund Weir asked to remove item B from the consent agenda. Moved by Smith, seconded by Johnson, to approve the consent agenda, as amended. Motion passed unanimously. B. Approve Plans and Specifications for Well No. 7 Pumping Facility; Authorize Advertisement for Bid; Set Bid Opening Date for April 9, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. in Medina City Hall Weir stated that this area is a park and visual appearance matter. She stated that there is an electrical box and a pump house on the property and there isn't any landscaping around them. She stated the City should meet the same requirements as the developers are required to meet. She inquired if it should be referred to the Park Commission. Scherer stated they were planning to see what was there currently for landscaping and then address it accordingly. Weir stated that doing the landscaping at a later time may result in it's not getting done. Cavanaugh stated that he thinks it would be good to address all of the landscaping issues at one time. Smith stated they could request Staff to bring a landscaping plan back to the Council. Adams stated that Staff can bring it to the Park Commission. The Council determined to refer the matter to the Park Commission. Moved by Weir, seconded by Cavanaugh, to Approve Plans and Specifications for Well No. 7 Pumping Facility; Authorize Advertisement for Bid; Set Bid Opening Date for April 9, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. in Medina City Hal. Motion passed unanimously. VI. PRESENTATION A. Resolution Recognizing Chris McGill for Ten Years of Service to City of Medina Medina City Council Meeting Minutes March 18, 2008 87 Belland presented the resolution recognizing Chris McGill for ten years of service. He stated McGill has served as the Reserve Officer Coordinator, on the Drug Task Force, and the City's firearm instructor. Moved by Johnson, seconded by Smith, to approve the resolution recognizing Chris McGill for ten years of service to the City of Medina, as requested. Motion passed unanimously. B. Resolution Recognizing Ivan Dingmann for Five Years of Service to City of Medina Scherer presented the resolution recognizing Ivan Dingmann for five years of service. He stated that Dingmann has been a great example for the Public Works crew and has worked part-time for the City prior to his full-time employment. Moved by Johnson, seconded by Smith, to approve the resolution recognizing Ivan Dingmann for five years of service to the City of Medina, as requested. Motion passed unanimously. VII. COMMENTS A. Comments from Citizens on Items not on the Agenda There were none. B. Park Commission Ann Thies stated that at the upcoming meeting they will discuss clean-up day, educational materials, the trail plan, and the fountain at Hamel Legion Park. She stated that there is a resident that is interested in joining the Park Commission who will be attending the meeting. Weir inquired if park fund money could be applied toward the fountain. Thies stated there was a donation made specifically for the fountain. Smith stated it is an issue they have been discussing and to get something nice it would need to be more than a little bit of additional money. Cavanaugh inquired about the amount of money that would be added. Thies stated that there was $2,000 donated. Smith stated that the original design was a fountain made from a boulder. She stated that they were unable to find a suitable boulder, which delayed the process. Thies stated that they don't want a fountain that will turn green over time. Smith stated addressing the landscaping could be on the agenda for the park tour. Weir inquired about the timing of the park tour. Adams stated that it is in May. C. Planning Commission Robin Reid stated that at the previous meeting they discussed the sign ordinance amendment, which addresses electronic signs, dynamic signs, off -premise signs, Medina City Council Meeting Minutes March 18, 2008 88 content neutral restrictions, and four-sided architecture. She stated they also discussed existing signs that wouldn't meet the new ordinance; that there was public comment regarding the use of signs for businesses; and that the Planning Commission voted unanimously for approval of the amendments. She stated they discussed the wetlands including the revised buffers, noting that the preserve category is now split into two categories. She stated the draft allows applicants to request variances from the Council. She stated the Planning Commission recommended approval. She stated the Planning Commission discussed Abdish Bhaysar's CUP request, noting the changes to the plan for the barn and that the Planning Commission recommended approval for the CUP. She stated the Planning Commission would like to have guidance regarding the size of the accessory structures and the approval process. She stated there was a request for the Planning Commission to assist in clean-up day. VIII. OLD BUSINESS A. Contract for Fire Protection Between the City of Maple Plan and City of Medina Adams stated that he received comments from Maple Plain regarding the contract for four substantive changes and additional technical changes. He stated Maple Plain requested changing the call history reporting from five years to three years and a line item budget of actual revenues and expenditures for the past year. He stated that the changes are acceptable to him. He stated Maple Plain requested removing the ten-year capital improvement plan as a reporting requirement, but that he would like to have the requirement remain in the contract as a long term visioning tool. Crosby stated that the City needs to have an understanding of all of the equipment used by Maple Plain. Adams stated Maple Plain would like the automatic renewal clause be removed. He stated the City would like to have it remain in the contract to avoid a similar situation as the past two years. Weir inquired if Maple Plain would accept the contract if the renewal clause is included. Adams stated that he isn't sure. Smith stated there is a termination clause, which would allow for either city to end the contract. Johnson stated that the automatic renewal clause should be left in. He stated he does not want to be in a situation where the City has a liability when the contract has expired. Moved by Smith, seconded by Johnson, to approve the contract as outlined and minor technical changes, as requested. Cavanaugh inquired if the cost for equipment maintenance is beyond the base compensation and the hourly rate. Adams stated it would be included in the base compensation and the hourly rate. He stated he thinks it is a good to have an idea of the equipment and facilities Maple Plain would like to purchase in the future for Medina to plan for any future accommodating operational/maintenance cost increases. Medina City Council Meeting Minutes March 18, 2008 89 Motion passed unanimously. IX. NEW BUSINESS A. Sign Ordinance Amendments Benetti stated there was a moratorium placed on signs over a year ago and it has expired. He stated the ordinance amendment regarding electronic signs was based on the League of Minnesota Cities study. He discussed the definition of the dynamic display signs noting that the electronic sign regulations include dynamic displays. He stated in the new ordinance the dynamic displays can be a maximum of 35% of sign; signs can change once every five minutes and time/date/temperature every 3 seconds; messages must be displayed in entirety without scrolling or continued message; and font size and brightness standards have been included and will be regulated. Crosby inquired about the reason to have a maximum size of 35% for the display. He stated that a sign that is 100% message could be less sloppy than a maximum of 35%. Smith stated that they don't want 100% of the sign to be the message because they don't want the entire billboard filled with the message. Weir stated that it is distracting to have the entire sign be dynamic. She stated a maximum of 35% discourages having dynamic displays. Smith stated the point of the moratorium was to avoid having signs the size of movie screens. Johnson inquired if dynamic signs less than 35% would be exempt from the regulations. Benetti stated they would not. Johnson clarified that any portion of the sign that is dynamic would classify the sign as dynamic. Cavanaugh inquired if they are creating a situation where someone would build a larger sign to achieve a certain size for the dynamic portion. Benetti stated there is a maximum size for signs in each district. Cavanaugh requested examples for signage and the size of dynamic signs. Benetti stated an example is McDonald's advertising a special. Crosby questioned whether the 35% is the maximum of the sign allowance for the lot. He stated there could be a sign that is 100% dynamic based on the total signage. He stated that there could be two signs on a property and inquired if the 35% is for the total signage or per sign. Benetti stated that it is 35% of all signage. Batty stated he doesn't read the definition that way. He stated Subdivision 8A states "they may occupy no more than 35% of the actual copy and graphic area of the sign." Cavanaugh stated that if someone wants to get their message across they will build a larger sign to allow for a larger dynamic. Medina City Council Meeting Minutes March 18, 2008 90 Smith stated there is a maximum size per acre. She stated that there is a Holiday in Champlin that has one dynamic sign. Crosby inquired if a typical modem gas station sign would qualify as having a dynamic sign. Smith stated the point is to make the dynamic portion not look like TV screens. Weir stated it is a safety issue. Smith agreed and stated that the Medina Ballroom sign is a safety issue. Weir stated that the Medina Ballroom sign and the Highway 55 Rental sign would continue and would be non -conforming. Benetti stated the zoning districts that would allow for dynamics signs include residential (monument type only), urban and rural commercial, business park and industrial park, Uptown Hamel, and public/semi-public. Crosby inquired about the reason dynamic signs would be appropriate on a residential monument sign. Weir inquired if Gregor's could come in and request a dynamic pylon sign. Benetti stated that they could. He stated that he would be inclined to have it removed from the ordinance. Weir stated dynamic display signs should be removed from all residential zoning districts. The Council concurred that dynamic signs should be removed from residential districts. Weir inquired if dynamic signs should be removed from Uptown Hamel. Crosby stated that there could be restaurants in Uptown Hamel. Johnson stated that static signs are fine in a commercial area. Smith stated that they don't want flashing signs in Uptown Hamel. Crosby inquired about the specific areas that are public/semi-private. Benetti stated they would include City Hall, the public works facility, and the Hennepin County public works facility. Adams stated schools and churches would be included. Crosby stated that a typical church is a conditional use in a residential area. Smith stated the ordinance should only include urban and rural commercial districts and business park and industrial park districts. Medina City Council Meeting Minutes March 18, 2008 91 The Council concurred. Benetti stated the current draft allows existing dynamic displays to remain as non- conforming and would not require immediate compliance. He stated a non -conforming sign not in use for over one year or is damaged greater than 50% of value shall be brought into conformity, unless the sign permit has been applied for within 180 day from the date of destruction. Cavanaugh inquired if it would require anything else to come into compliance for any other regulations. Benetti stated that it would not. Smith clarified that Cavanaugh was referring to signs and not the buildings. Benetti stated that he was referring to signs. Benetti stated that they currently have a non- conforming regulation in the sign ordinance. Crosby stated that the non -conforming size should be tied to the nature of the business and changes in the usage should require the signs to become conforming. Batty stated that he isn't sure if the City could make that type of restriction because non -conformity goes with the property. He stated he would need to think about the issue more. Cavanaugh stated that if the usage changed, the owner would need to apply for a CUP. Crosby stated that isn't necessarily true. Weir stated she thinks the ordinance should be passed at this meeting and the issue could be brought back later in the year, since the moratorium on dynamic signs has lapsed Crosby stated he thinks it would be tied to the use, but agreed that it should be looked into further. Benetti stated off -premise signs are prohibited under the new ordinance. Crosby inquired about the exemption for a sign that is smaller than 5 square feet placed on any parcel. Weir inquired about the purpose of the exemption. Benetti stated that it is intended for the yard sale type signs or real estate uses. He inquired if the Council would like to allow for signs related to the parcel it is on. Batty stated that the intent of the changes to the ordinance is to make the ordinance content neutral. He stated the ordinance could be adopted as it is currently and he could look into it further and changes could be made in the future. Weir inquired about the size of real estate signs. Benetti stated that there are about 5 square feet. Crosby stated real estate signs are related to the property. Medina City Council Meeting Minutes March 18, 2008 92 The Council concurred that signs that are 5 square feet in area should be related to the parcel it is on. Benetti stated the language for four-sided architecture buildings allows for additional signage. He stated there was a question that arose about having a small sign on one side of the building and then a larger sign on another side to equal the same signage amount. The Council concurred that it was not the intent for the increase. Weir supported incentives for well -designed four-sided buildings by allowing for larger signs. Crosby inquired if sign incentives would be the best way to achieve the result of well - designed buildings. Batty stated that the sign ordinance isn't the appropriate place to encourage the appearance. He stated a comprehensive approach to quality architecture could be placed in the ordinance, but not the sign ordinance. He stated that when the quality architecture is established, then additional signage could be in the sign ordinance. He stated that the definition wouldn't need to be in the sign ordinance. Weir stated that they can't mandate an access door or windows on the back side of a four-sided building. She inquired if it could be incentivized in the code with signage. Batty stated that if additional signage is offered for quality architecture, it would be appropriate to have in the sign code. He stated he prefers to have the definition of quality architecture elsewhere in the code. Crosby stated that in an ideal world there could be better architecture without more signage. Cavanaugh inquired about a situation where the same architecture on the back of the building as the front, such as Caribou near Target, and not allowing them to have the same signage. Weir stated she would like Staff to consider where it might be appropriate to include this architectural concept in the future. Smith stated there is a sports shop that displays unattractive temporary banner signs. She stated she is wondering if the 25% allowed is enough. Weir stated that Ace Properties is under a PUD and they are allowed to have additional signage. She inquired if the City could approach them about better signage. Benetti stated that he thinks Finke has made Ace aware that they can have additional signage. Crosby stated that they are going to use the language as it was proposed. Medina City Council Meeting Minutes March 18, 2008 93 Smith inquired if they could require a smaller sign on the back when it is a building that does not have quality architecture. She stated that business owners could put ugly temporary signs up. Crosby stated that there are regulations on temporary signs. Smith stated she would like to disallow the signs on wheels with letters that are placed on them. Weir stated it could be put in the future ordinance. Johnson stated the promotion of the rodeo is a temporary sign. Crosby inquired if the City regulates mobile signs. Smith stated that they do and they are considered to be temporary signs. Benetti stated the City cannot regulate the message on any signs. He stated they received a comment from Shorty Dorweiler who stated that the Uptown Hamel lots are only allowed 100 square feet of signage regardless of size. He stated that they could look at this issue further when they review the Uptown Hamel regulations. He stated Staff and the Planning Commission recommend approval of the ordinance. Reg Pedersen, Highway 55 Rental, stated he thinks it is nice for the community to recognize that they have provided the service of portable signs. He stated becoming a non -conforming use could reflect negatively on the business. He stated that he would like the City to consider allowing the sign to be considered a community sign because of the nature of the sign. He stated that he doesn't agree that the signs are distracting or a safety issue. He stated that there hasn't been an accident in front of the business because of the signs. He stated that the portable signs are used by many businesses and advertises various community activities. He stated that neighboring cities allow the portable signs to be used for a period of time with a permit. He requested clarification about the destruction of the current sign. He stated the current sign doesn't have the ability to move slower. He stated the intent is to discourage anyone from buying one of the signs. Crosby stated the reason for the changes to the ordinance is for future signs, not for the current signs. He inquired about potential options to have this sign be considered a conforming sign. Batty stated that the definition for dynamic signs could be changed or allow the possibility of another similar sign to be erected. He stated that leaving the language as it is would prohibit the construction of a new comparable sign and such sign would be non -conforming. Weir stated that a non -conforming sign allows the business a lot of latitude to rebuild the sign as a non -conforming use. Crosby stated he thinks the sign being struck by a vehicle is included in allowing it to be replaced as it was. Medina City Council Meeting Minutes March 18, 2008 94 Batty stated that he doesn't think the language is intended to only include natural disasters and it is destruction to more than 50% of its value. Pedersen inquired if the language should be changed so that it doesn't state natural disaster. Cavanaugh inquired about the potential of portions of the sign needing repair. Crosby stated that repair is covered in the ordinance. Pedersen stated that it would mean that the sign would need to come into compliance if it deteriorated beyond repair. Johnson stated that the sign would need to be repaired in a like fashion. Benetti stated that if it wasn't used for a year or an accident occurred and the sign was damaged, and if there wasn't an application for a permit then the sign would have to be done in compliance with the new ordinance. Cavanaugh stated that general maintenance can be done. Benetti stated the repairs need to be consistent with what they have currently. Batty stated that the two conditions, non use for a year or destruction to more than 50% and failure to apply for a permit for a year, are statutory standards. Johnson inquired about a potential situation in the future when a business may not be able to buy bulbs for an incandescent sign. He stated that he would assume the City would allow a change. Benetti stated that the new lighting would need to be similar to how it was previously. Johnson clarified that switching from one type of bulb to another type would be allowed. Pedersen inquired about the language for the definition of intensified. Benetti stated that the Planning Commission didn't intend for the current signs for Highway 55 Rental and Medina Ballroom to be changed. Johnson requested that there be a specification for the capabilities of what the two signs can do. Smith stated that intensification changes the display. Johnson stated that he was referring to updating the software that would allow for additional flashing. Pedersen stated that they are using all of the functions that they currently have available. Batty stated this is the milder of the two ways to moderate non -conformity. He stated the other way was to require coming into compliance with the operational standards of the ordinance. He stated that language would allow the sign to physically stay the size it was, but if the sign could be reprogrammed it would have to come into compliance. Medina City Council Meeting Minutes March 18, 2008 95 Crosby stated he thinks that flags should be defined. Batty stated that it he thinks that goes back to being content neutral and it could be addressed in the future. Crosby inquired if inflatable signs should be allowed. He stated it should be addressed in the future. Smith stated that she doesn't think they should be allowed. Weir clarified that the one change the Council agreed on was to not have dynamic signs in residential districts. Benetti stated that the Council agreed that dynamic signs would only be in commercial and industrial districts. Weir inquired if the Council was going to address the 5 square feet signs. Benetti stated he has the language for those signs and it would be addressed. Crosby stated that the Council also agreed that the 25% provision needs to be on the fourth side of four-sided buildings. Smith inquired about the language for the 25%. Crosby stated that the sign needs to be on the other street side of the building. Weir stated that this requirement is meant to aid businesses. Crosby stated he doesn't think the language covers the intent. Smith stated that they required the Caribou to have 2 fronts. Weir stated she would like Staff to craft the appropriate language. Batty stated that Caribou is covered by a PUD. Moved by Weir, seconded by Cavanaugh, to approve the sign ordinance only allowing dynamic signs in commercial and industrial; signs that are 5 square feet may only relate to on premises purposes; and clarification that signs with four-sided architecture are only allowed when there is a street on the other side of the building, as requested. Motion passed unanimously. B. Resolution Authorizing Sign Ordinance Publication by Title and Summary Moved by Weir, seconded by Smith, to direct Staff to prepare the resolution authorizing sign ordinance publication by Title and Summary, as requested. Motion passed unanimously. C. Request for Proposal (RFP) for Nature Area Design Services Adams stated they have spoken with two consultants who believe they can provide quotes to the City by proposed deadline. He stated that there won't be a lot of mass advertising and the RFP is for selection of a consultant, not the design. Medina City Council Meeting Minutes March 18, 2008 96 Smith inquired if there needs to be 3 quotes. Adams stated there only needs to be 2 quotes. Weir inquired if the amount of $41,000 needs to be included. Crosby stated that there needs to be an order of magnitude. Smith stated that they know how much they are willing to put in to the park. Crosby stated that if the amount is unspecified there will be a different type of bidders. He stated they could tone down the language and say that there is an approximate amount of $50,000. Johnson stated that it could state "not to exceed." Adams stated that is what it currently states. Adams stated that the entire project for design and implementation is for $41,000 and not just the design. Moved by Weir, seconded by Smith, to approve the Request for Proposal for Nature Area Design Services Rainwater Park, as requested with modification for not to exceed language. Motion passed unanimously. D. Appointment of Public Works Maintenance Worker Adams stated that they are recommending the appointment of Derek Reinking to the position of Public Works Maintenance Worker. Moved by Smith, seconded by Weir, to approve the appointment of Derek Reinking to the position of Public Works Maintenance Worker, as requested. Motion passed unanimously. E. Appointment of Planning Assistant Adams stated they are recommending the appointment of Debra Peterson -Dufresne to Planning Assistant. Crosby stated that he was impressed by the qualifications. Benetti stated the entire pool had a lot of experience and education. Moved by Johnson, seconded by Weir, to approve the appointment of Debra Peterson - Dufresne to Planning Assistant, as requested. Motion passed unanimously. X. CITY ADMINISTRATOR REPORT A. Area Jurisdiction Comprehensive Plan Review and Process Adams stated staff is proposing to send plans of adjacent communities and other entities around to each department and then invite the Council to review such plans with the comments from the departments. He stated it could then be sent on to the cities or brought back to the Council if there are substantive issues. Medina City Council Meeting Minutes March 18, 2008 97 Crosby stated that he thin ks there should be one Staff member responsible for it. He w the appropriate role of reviewing the comprehensive plan as a stated he doesn't know Council Member. along the borders. Weir stated that it would be important to review the maps Crosby stated he thinks Staff could present their comments to the Council about the plans. adjacent communities' comprehensiveto10 to review from cities. Adams stated that the City would receive up that there were 18 sent out, but some were to school districts. office Benetti stated the other city's comprehensive plans could be available during Weir inquired if hours. Crosby stated he hopes the reviews could be done expeditiously. Cro Y have waived the Smith stated that if a city doesn't comment within 6 months they opportunity. Crosby stated he would like them reviewed within a month. time. Smith stated that she doesn't think they received any comments last Adams stated that there will be comments this time. s stated that they are probably Weir inquired if land use maps would be included. Adam iece of information and staging plans would show their timelines. the critical p work sessions prior to Council Smith stated that it would be nice to do the reviews during meetings. Adams stated that 15 minutes per comprehensive plan would be adequate. B. Election Precinct U date Adams stated that he understands the caucuses are now comfortable delegates le with the both changes involving the precinct locations and have found additional precinct lines could lead to a natural locations. He stated that the changes to the p boundary change thr ough h re-destricting, but a potential benefit would include the City having additional representation. Johnson stated that he is concerned about letting the residents know about the changes prior e 'on in November. He inquired if it would hen dot eeedistrict redistricting. Bryon to the elects vote in Uptown Hamel for the November election an stated that there could be signs notifying the residents of the change. Crosby sta C. Homestead Parkview and Hamel Roads Medina City Council Meeting Minutes March 18, 2008 98 Adams stated the turnback for Homestead and Parkview is still being discussed with the County. He stated the County staff has objected to the turnback of Hamel Road, which was previously announced to the Council with no objections. Johnson added that there is a fair amount of work that would need to be done to Hamel Road. Crosby inquired if the condition of Parkview and Homestead has been affected by the recent truck work. Scherer stated he thinks the condition of the road is a result of the frost. He encouraged the Council to drive on the roads to see the poor conditions of them. Crosby stated that the City should request the County officials drive the roads as well. D. League of Minnesota Cities Adams stated that he won't be able to attend the League of Minnesota Cities conference in Rochester. He requested the Council members let him know if they are interested in attending. Smith stated it is difficult to attend it when it is during the week. XI. MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL REPORTS Weir inquired if there has been any contact with Embrace Open Space and the possibility of their assistance in writing an Open Space ordinance for the City. Adams stated that they have responded, but not committed. Smith stated at the Northwest League meeting they discussed creating an ordinance together or having one ordinance and then making it specific to each city. Weir stated that she doesn't think that there should be any additional money put into it. Adams stated that if Embrace Open Space couldn't do it, then Staff could combine a couple of model ordinances to make one appropriate for the City. Smith stated there was discussion at the Northwest League meeting from a Loretto representative who is concerned about Medina's density in the northwest portion of the City. She stated Hanover has been doing some interesting things and received a grant from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to prevent runoff from entering the river. Crosby stated that the residents received their tax bills. He stated his evaluations went up. He stated he requested Adams find a pure property tax statement where none of the assessed values have gone up. He stated he thinks the City needs to think about having public information sessions and involve the taxpayers in the process of the tax policy. He stated general tax issues could be included with the open house about stormwater. He stated he spoke with some residents who are comfortable with what was done with the budget. Weir stated that she thinks our action deferred the problems to the next budget and the roads still need to be repaired. Medina City Council Meeting Minutes March 18, 2008 99 Smith stated the needs have to be balanced and prioritized. Johnson stated that it evens out the expenses in the long run. XII. APPROVAL TO PAY THE BILLS Moved by Smith, seconded by Johnson, to approve the bills, order check numbers 032146-032212 for $97, 967.00, e-check numbers 000194E-000201E for $27, 650.12, and payroll check numbers 020159-020161 for $1,596.23 and direct deposit 501092- 501121 for $40,897.22. Motion passed unanimously. XII1. ADJOURN Moved by Weir, seconded by Cavanaugh, to adjourn the meeting at 8:43 p.m. Motion passed unanimously. Attest: 4-4...„ T.M. Crosby, Jr., Mayor Chad M. Adams, City Administrator -Clerk Medina City Council Meeting Minutes March 18, 2008 7 100 This Page Intentionally Left Blank Medina City Council Meeting Minutes March 18, 2008 101 m o ORDER CHECKS February 29.2008 - March 13.2008 032146 OFFICE OF CHILD SUPPORT $92.31 032147 ACCLAIM BENEFITS-FSA DEPT. $105.00 032148 ACCURINT $49.50 032149 ALLINA OCC MED. NW 5685 $70.00 032150 AMERIPRIDE LINEN & APPAREL $354.03 032151 ASSURANT EMPLOYEE $490.55 032152 BCA/TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT $400.00 032153 BERGERSON CASWELL INC. $12,681.50 032154 BERTELSON $181.05 032155 BUDGET PRINTING $34.34 032156 CARGILL INC. $12,015.39 032157 CENTERPOINT ENERGY $3,152.03 032158 CIPHER LABORATORIES INC $2,800.00 032159 CULLIGAN $102.62 032160 DEEP ROCK WATER COMPANY $101.65 032161 DOCUMENT RESOURCES $56.19 032162 ELAN FINANCIAL SERVICE $1,961.87 032163 ELECTRON HERDERS $1,228.93 032164 FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT $70.51 032165 FRONTIER $59.00 032166 GOPHER STATE ONE CALL $52.20 032167 GRAFIX SHOPPE $198.09 032168 HACH COMPANY $151.82 032169 HAMEL BUILDING CENTER $100.07 032170 HD SUPPLY WATERWORKS $283.07 032171 HENNEPIN COUNTY SHERIFF $168.05 032172 HENNEPIN COUNTY $11.11 032173 HENRYS WATERWORKS INC $1,728.70 032174 HONEST AUTO $498.16 032175 HOSTINGMINNESOTA.COM $24.95 032176 INTEREUM, INC. $670.18 032177 INTERSTATE BATTERY SYSTEM $122.42 032178 KELLY'S WRECKER SERVICE $79.88 032179 LAKE BUSINESS SUPPLY $119.67 032180 LAW ENFORCEMENT TECH. $1,679.62 032181 LEAGUE OF MINNESOTA CITIES $510.00 032182 MAS MODERN MARKETING $265.53 032183 MEDTOX LABS $93.95 032184 METROPOLITAN COUNCIL $1,806.75 032185 METROPOLITAN COUNCIL $14,603.86 032186 MPCA $23.00 032187 NAPA AUTO PART $231.59 032188 NELSON ELECTRIC MOTOR $250.00 032189 NORTHERN WATERWORKS $60.00 032190 OFFICE DEPOT $1,112.93 032191 PERRY'S TRUCK REPAIR $864.78 032192 PLYMOUTH, CITY OF $635.58 032193 PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE CO. $489.23 032194 QWEST $591.30 032195 RAILROAD MANAGEMENT $82.50 032196 SENIOR COMMUNITY $2,925.00 032197 SHILOH CUSTOM HOMES INC $10,000.00 032198 ST JOSEPH EQUIPMENT INC $228.11 032199 STREICHER'S $666.96 032200 SUN PRESS & NEWSPAPERS $617.19 032201 SWEEN, SUSIE $150.00 032202 TALLEN & BAERTSCHI $6,867.52 032203 TIME SAVER OFF SITE SEC. $203.13 032204 T-MOBILE $31.62 032205 TWIN CITY OXYGEN $103.80 032206 TWIN CITY WATER CLINIC INC $130.00 032207 U.S. POSTAL $500.00 032208 VALVOLINE FLEET SERVICES $164.31 032209 WAN - WIDE AREA NETWORK $10.00 032210 WRIGHT-HENNEPIN ELECTRIC $6,239.06 032211 XCEL ENERGY $5,589.30 032212 XEROX CORPORATION $25.54 Total Order Checks $97,967.00 Medina City Council Meeting Minutes March 18, 2008 102 E-CHECKS February 29, 2008 — March 13.2008 000194E PR PERA $9,616.82 000195E PR FED/FICA $11,050.64 000196E PR MN Deferred Comp $1,125.00 000197E PR STATE OF MINNESOTA $2,328.11 000198E FARMERS STATE BANK OF $20.00 000199E DELTA DENTAL $2,366.40 000200E ACCLAIM BENEFITS- $772.52 000201E ACCLAIM BENEFITS- $370.63 Total E-Checks $27,650.12 PAYROLL CHECKS February 29, 2008 — March 13, 2008 020159 VIEAU, CECILIA M. $1,038.29 020160 CROSBY, THOMAS M. JR $327.07 020161 JOHNSON, DANIEL $230.87 Total Payroll Checks $1,596.23 PAYROLL DIRECT DEPOSIT February 29, 2008 — March 13, 2008 501092 SMITH, CAROLYN A. $230.87 501093 ADAMS, CHAD M. $2,577.35 501094 SCHERER, STEVEN T. $1,808.29 501095 MCGILL, CHRISTOPHER R. $1,843.87 501096 HALL, DAVID M. $1,854.88 501097 DRESSEL, ROBERT P. $1,272.18 501098 BELLAND, EDGAR J. $2,512.25 501099 CONVERSE, KEITH A. $1,761.82 501100 DINGMANN, IVAN W $1,486.56 501101 BOECKER, KEVIN D. $2,393.19 501102 CAVANAUGH, JOSEPH $230.87 501103 WEIR, ELIZABETH V $230.87 501104 GREGORY, THOMAS $2,260.39 501105 NELSON, JASON $2,157.21 501106 VINCK, JOHN J. $1,447.17 501107 FINKE, DUSTIN D $1,489.72 501108 MAROHNIC, NICHOLAS $499.62 501109 DAY, JEANNE M $1,843.96 501110 DOMINO, CHARMANE $1,285.06 501111 WUNSCH, JODI M $1,170.81 501112 LEUER, GREGORY J. $1,750.68 501113 LANE, LINDA $1,447.61 501114 JESSEN, JEREMIAH S $1,206.54 501115 KLAERS GROTHE, ANNE M. $573.54 501116 BENETTI, TIMOTHY $2,008.00 501117 MCKINLEY, JOSHUA D $511.62 501118 ANN, KIMBERLY $521.36 501119 BARNHART, ERIN $1,280.30 501120 PORTINEN, TERI $1,239.63 501121 VIEAU, CECELIA $1.00 Total Payroll Direct Deposit $40,897.22 Medina City Council Meeting Minutes March 18, 2008