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HomeMy Public PortalAbout03/21/2017 Special City Council Minutes" SPECIAL MEDINA CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF MARCH 21, 2017 The City Council of Medina, Minnesota met in special session on March 21, 2017 at 8:00 a.m. to conduct the annual business forum. I. ROLL CALL Members present: Anderson, Cousineau, and Mitchell Members absent: Martin and Pederson Also present: City Administrator Scott Johnson, Assistant City Administrator Jodi Gallup, Finance Director Erin Barnhart, Public Works Director Steve Scherer, City Planner Dusty Finke, and Public Safety Director Ed Belland. II. ANNUAL BUSINESS FORUM Staff provided an update on recent and upcoming projects in Medina. An update was provided on the Comprehensive Plan process. Finally, an update was provided regarding the Highway 55/CR 116 intersection reconstruction project that will take place between May and October of 2017. Mayor Mitchell reminded the businesses that Medina is working hard to keep the budget fiscally responsible and encourages businesses to contact him and the City Council members to discuss their issues and ideas. III. ADJOURN Adjourned the Business Forum at 8:45 a.m. Bob Mitchell, Mayor Attest: M. Gallup, Cifij Clerk Medina City Council Special Meeting Minutes 1 March 21, 2017 " This Page Intentionally Left Blank Medina City Council Special Meeting Minutes 2 March 21, 2017 MEDINA CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF MARCH 21, 2017 The City Council of Medina, Minnesota met in special session on March 21, 2017 at 9:15 a.m. at the locations noted below in Medina, MN. I. Call to Order Members present: Cousineau, Mitchell (could not attend C-Axis tour), and Anderson Members absent: Martin and Pederson Also present: City Administrator Scott Johnson, Assistant City Administrator Jodi Gallup, Public Works Director Steve Scherer, City Planner Dusty Finke, Finance Director Erin Barnhart, and Public Safety Director Ed Belland. II. 2017 Spring Business Tours Sunrise Painting — Wallcovering — 805 Tower Drive — City Council and staff met with Co-owner Kim Larson at the site. She provided a tour and information on the business to the City Council. Ms. Larson informed the City Council that they are happy with the move to Medina from Plymouth and continue to grow. Differ Heating and Cooling — 820 Tower Drive — City Council and staff met with Chuck Winkler. Mr. Winkler provided a tour and information on the business. The business continues to grow and they are looking at a possible future expansion of the facility. C-Axis — 800 Tower Drive — City Council and staff met with General Manager Wade Edwards at the site. Mr. Edwards provided a tour and information on the business. C- Axis has outgrown their current facility and is looking into building a 25,000 to 30,000 sf facility in 2017. III. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 10:45 a.m. Bob Mitchell, Mayor Attest: et0 Jodi/ . Gallup, Cit Jerk Medina City Council Special Meeting Minutes 1 March 21, 2017 " This Page Intentionally Left Blank Medina City Council Special Meeting Minutes 2 March 21, 2017 " MEDINA CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES OF MARCH 21, 2017 The City Council of Medina, Minnesota met in special session on March 21, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. at the Medina City Hall, 2052 County Road 24, Medina, MN. I. Call to Order Members present: Anderson, Cousineau, and Mitchell Members absent: Martin and Pederson Also present: City Administrator Scott Johnson, Public Safety Director Ed Belland, Public Works Director Steve Scherer, and City Planner Dusty Finke II. 2017 Mediacom Buildout City Planner Dusty Finke provided background information on the current buildout and proposed buildout in Medina. Council discussed and directed staff to utilize the DEED Broadband Grant for additional buildout in Medina with a goal of 100% access for residents. Kevin O'Connor, 3712 Hamel Road, informed Council Members about the need for service to work from home or for his children to complete homework assignments. He highly encouraged providing 100% access to all Medina Residents. Kris Renier, 3392 Hamel Road, discussed the loss of real estate value due to the lack of broadband in the area. She also highly encouraged the City to work with a provider to bring 100% access to all Medina Residents. III. BNSF Railway Bridge at Highway 12 and Baker Park Public Safety Director Ed Belland provided background information on the proposed project and the need for access by public safety personnel. Council directed staff to provide funds for the preliminary engineering work to determine the cost of installing a culvert in place of the railway bridge that will be removed. Council was also supportive of working with other jurisdictions to find grant funding for the project. Adjournment Mitchell closed the meeting at 6:46 p.m. Attest: Bob Mitchell, Mayor Medina City Council Special Meeting Minutes 1 March 21, 2017 Al 6. J i M. Gallup, CitJ`Clerk Medina City Council Special Meeting Minutes 2 March 21, 2017 " MEDINA CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF MARCH 21, 2017 The City Council of Medina, Minnesota met in regular session on March 21, 2017, at 7:00 p.m. in the City Hall Chambers. Mayor Mitchell presided. I. ROLL CALL Members present: Anderson, Cousineau, and Mitchell. Members absent: Martin and Pederson. Also present: City Administrator Scott Johnson, City Attorney Ron Batty, City Engineer Jim Stremel, City Planner Dusty Finke, Public Works Director Steve Scherer, and Chief of Police Ed Belland. II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE (7:00 p.m.) III. ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA (7:00 p.m.) The agenda was approved as presented. IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES (7:01 p.m.) A. Approval of the March 7, 2017 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes Johnson noted that Martin has submitted edits that will be completed by staff. He noted that Batty also submitted changes to page nine, which will be incorporated. On page two, line 19, it should state, "...benefit effectiveness..." On page two, line 20, it should state, "...evaluation policy..." On page two, line 21, it should state, "...working and of not working..." On page four, line 20, it should state, "...review, actually required this subject site similar to what is being requested by the applicant." On page eight, line 35, it should state, "...therefore if the Steering Committee needs to be reconvened, he would be okay with that." Moved by Anderson, seconded by Cousineau, to approve the March 7, 2017 regular City Council meeting minutes as amended. Motion passed unanimously. V. CONSENT AGENDA (7:02 p.m.) A. Accept 2017 Road Material and Equipment Bids B. Approve 2016 Annual Report C. Approve Dugout Cover Fencing Upgrades at Hamel Legion Park D. Approve Display Contract Agreement with RES Specialty Pyrotechnics Moved by Cousineau, seconded by Anderson, to approve the consent agenda. Motion passed unanimously. VI. PRESENTATIONS A. Resolution No. 2017-17 Recognizing Linda Lane for 10 Years of Service to the City of Medina (7:03 p.m.) Mitchell read aloud the resolution recognizing Linda Lane for her ten years of service to the City of Medina. Medina City Council Meeting Minutes 1 March 21, 2017 Moved by Anderson, seconded by Cousineau, to adopt Resolution No. 2017-17 Recognizing Linda Lane for 10 Years of Service to the City of Medina. Motion passed unanimously. Scherer stated that Linda has been a great help over the past ten years and it has been nice to have that experience. Finke echoed the comments and stated that organization and staying on task are not strong skills for he and Scherer and therefore it is helpful to have Linda on the team to assist them. Mitchell suggested inviting Linda to the next meeting to provide her with the recognition she is entitled to, as she was not feeling well tonight. VII. COMMENTS (7:07 p.m.) A. Comments from Citizens on Items not on the Agenda There were none. B. Park Commission Scherer reported that the Park Commission met the previous week to discuss the dugout covers that were on the Consent Agenda tonight. He stated that it has been a safety issue for many years and therefore the Commission would move forward with the safety element and the baseball association can always add to the project. He stated that the Commission discussed trails and voted to remove a non -practical loop of turf trails. He stated that while some items may look great on paper, it is helpful for budgeting purposes to remove items that are not practical. C. Planning Commission Planning Commissioner White reported that the Planning Commission met the previous night to consider a Conditional Use Permit amendment to allow the Three Rivers Park District and We Can Ride, Inc. to conduct a therapeutic horse program at the Baker Park Safety Facility. She stated that there were many people in attendance and received helpful input and ultimately recommended to amend the CUP with a vote of 3-1. She noted that there was a lot of discussion regarding the maximum number of horses and the Commission supporting increasing that number to 20. She noted that there was also discussion regarding the manure bunker and the Commission ultimately supported the use of a dumpster, as the organization currently uses that method successfully. She provided additional details on the horses and how they rotate them in and out of the program. VIII. OLD BUSINESS A. LJP Development LLC — 1432 Baker Park Road (CR 29)— Comprehensive Plan Amendment and Rezoning (7:14 p.m.) Johnson noted that the Council previously discussed this item and asked for additional information. He stated that he received an email from Martin this afternoon, who provided some input as she was not able to attend the meeting. He stated that his concern is that not all Councilmembers are present for the policy discussion and • Medina City Council Meeting Minutes 2 March 21, 2017 " therefore it would make more sense to have the entire Council present for that policy discussion. Finke stated that a formal response was not received from the Metropolitan Council but the response from the Metropolitan Council staff member was provided. He explained that the general comments were that the Metropolitan Council responds to the amendment that is in front of them but it is the City's duty to comply with the system statements. He stated that clarification was given that the high -density numbers are projected between 2020-2030. He stated that in effect the City would not receive "credit" for the development which occurs prior to 2020, although they would not be penalized. He stated that the other question the Council had was whether the City would be penalized for allowing memory care/nursing homes within the high -density land use. He stated that it was determined that it would be the purview of the City to determine whether those units would be consistent with the land use, but the units would not officially count towards the number of high density units. He stated that once the Plan is approved the only impact that development would have is on future forecasts. He explained that the City is required to plan for certain acreages of certain types of development and once the Plan is approved the regulations have been met. Cousineau stated that it seems that consequently this will not count as high density and the requirement could be higher in the next round of forecasts. Finke stated that high density housing is only one element of the forecasts and therefore would not result in unit for unit measurement. Anderson stated that it would seem safe to assume that if this project moves forward prior to the adoption of the next Comprehensive Plan, the City would be forced to find additional acreage that could be added to the high -density zoning district and that this would require reexamination on the entire plan. Finke stated that there is a certain amount of flexibility in the Plan, noting that there were already a few extra units planned. He stated that as staff was putting together some final charts, there were differences in the projects for the sewered versus unsewered population and therefore the Metropolitan Council over projected in the number of sewered units the City has which has an effect on the projections for the City which also lowered the need for high density. He stated that the City would not be forced to amend the draft Plan but would lose the flexibility to consider any additional applications in this nature before the draft Plan is adopted. Mitchell asked the number of memory care/nursing home units projected by the Metropolitan Council. Finke replied that type of use is not required. Mitchell stated that it seems that the Metropolitan Council has identified an error in their system as there is an aging population and a need for this type of development. He stated that the Metropolitan Council should be forecasting an aging population as there is a need for these high -density facilities. He stated that he is mindful that Martin and Pederson are not present tonight. He stated that he is satisfied with the effort that staff has made in terms of trying to obtain an answer from the Metropolitan Council. He stated that it seems that the Metropolitan Council has said that they would allow the Medina City Council Meeting Minutes 3 March 21, 2017 use/activity but would not count the units towards high density. He encouraged staff to continue to encourage the Metropolitan Council to allow the City to count those units as the needed high density housing units that they are. He asked if the City has met the minimum requirement for high density housing required for the 2010-2020 Plan. Finke stated that the City has not come close to the 2010-2020 allocation, as the number was very high and there was very little high density development during that time. Mitchell asked if that is counted against the City. Finke noted that it is one element of the model the Metropolitan Council uses for forecasting. Mitchell asked what would happen to the City if this amendment is approved. Finke stated that the Metropolitan Council would be reviewing the draft Plan, when submitted to ensure that the minimum requirements are planned for between 2020 and 2030. He explained that if a property is developed in 2017, it then should not be counted in the 2020-2030 calculations. Mitchell asked that staff continue to talk to the Metropolitan Council regarding the need for nursing home/memory care units and the demand of the market. He stated that the City is filling a real need and should be given credit for those units as high density. Finke stated that they can continue the discussion. He stated that the other question would relate to the timing, as the Metropolitan Council looks only within the timeframe of the Plan and therefore this application would still be outside of that timeframe. Cousineau stated that it would not be bad to wait until the draft Plan is adopted then as that would ensure that the City would not get ahead of itself with the jump ahead requests. She noted that the requests are asking the City to amend the Comprehensive Plan in order to move ahead in developing prior to adoption of the draft Plan. Mitchell stated that it is unfair that the City is not getting credit for the high -density housing that is being provided through the nursing homes and memory care facilities that are needed and are being built. He stated that because two members of the Council are not present and Martin has some policy concerns with the application before us. 1. Resolution Approving a Comprehensive Plan Amendment for LJP Development LLC at 1432 Baker Park Road Moved by Anderson, seconded by Cousineau, to table Resolution Approving a Comprehensive Plan Amendment and Ordinance Rezoning 1432 Baker Park Road to the Limited High Density Residential Zoning District. Motion passed unanimously. The applicant stated that while he understands the intention of the Council, there is a need for this type of housing. He stated that memory care facilities provide service to people with diseases that are qualified as developmental disabilities. He stated that he is embarrassed to listen to this conversation on whether or not housing units count when he is attempting to build a housing facility for people who are considered to have disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act. • • • Medina City Council Meeting Minutes 4 March 21, 2017 " Batty stated that it would be appropriate for the Council to direct staff to prepare documents both approving and denying the request to avoid having unnecessary meetings in the future on the topic. Mitchell noted that staff has prepared documents approving the request and should also prepare documents denying the request so that an answer can be provided on April 4tn IX. CITY ADMINISTRATOR REPORT (7:44 p.m.) Johnson stated that the annual park tour will take place on April 19th at 5:00 p.m. and asked the members of the Council that plan to attend to ensure the meeting is properly noticed. Moved by Anderson, seconded by Cousineau, to call for a special meeting on April 1961 at 5:00 p.m. for the annual park tour. Motion passed unanimously. X. MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL REPORTS (7:44 p.m.) Mitchell stated that there was a good discussion with Hamel business owners this morning, noting that the Council met with three businesses in the Hamel area. Cousineau stated that she attended the mayors meeting the previous week and received a presentation from MnDOT regarding traffic improvements. XI. APPROVAL TO PAY THE BILLS (7:46 p.m.) Moved by Anderson, seconded by Cousineau, to approve the bills, EFT 004064E- 004081 E for $51,070.05, order check numbers 045614-045680 for $153,342.37, and payroll EFT 507767-507797 for $50,484.36. Motion passed unanimously. XII. ADJOURN Moved by Anderson, seconded by Cousineau, to adjourn the meeting at 7:46 p.m. Motion passed unanimously. Bob Mitchell, Mayor Attest. C. W6/1 Jodi M Gallup, Ci y Clerk Medina City Council Meeting Minutes 5 March 21, 2017 " This Page Intentionally Left Blank Medina City Council Meeting Minutes 6 March 21, 2017 " " " ORDER CHECKS MARCH 8, 2017 - MARCH 21, 2017 045614 METROPOLITAN COUNCIL $45,274.30 045615 HELPING HAITI WORK INC $500.00 045616 US HOME CORP $6.89 045617 NEELAKANTAN,VAISHALI $160.00 045618 BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF MN $29,129.03 045619 VOID $0.00 045620 CENTERPOINT ENERGY $2,694.02 045621 CENTURYLINK $222.71 045622 COLE, NEAL $250.00 045623 COLMENERO, CHRIS $150.00 045624 MATTAMY MPLS PRTNSHP $36.46 045625 RAHMAN, MD S $250.00 045626 RASMUSSEN, KATHY & MARK $250.00 045627 ZIETLOW, PHILIP $150.00 045628 CAREFREE SERVICES INC $699.72 045629 ADAM'S PEST CONTROL INC $75.00 045630 ALLINA HEALTH SYSTEM $50.00 045631 ALLSTAR ELECTRIC $329.50 045632 ALTERNATIVE BUSINESS FURNITURE $6,220.41 045633 BIFFS INC $247.30 045634 BUDGET PRINTING $22.00 045635 COUNTRYSIDE CAFE $132.24 045636 CROW RIVER FARM EQUIPMENT CO $210.94 045637 EARL F ANDERSEN INC $832.98 045638 ECM PUBLISHERS INC $47.49 045639 EHLERS & ASSOC INC $4,585.00 045640 ESRI, INC $800.00 045641 FERGUSON ENTERPRISES INC $9.33 045642 HACH COMPANY $540.40 045643 HAKANSON ANDERSON ASSOCIATES I $500.00 045644 HAMEL LUMBER INC $277.82 045645 HAMEL LIONS CLUB $685.00 045646 HENN CTY RESIDENT/REAL ESTATE $77.00 045647 HENRYS WATERWORKS INC $43.90 045648 JOHNSON JET -LINE INC $2,810.70 045649 KELLY'S WRECKER SERVICE INC $75.00 045650 KRIS ENGINEERING INC $1,838.36 045651 LEAGUE OF MINNESOTA CITIES $20.00 645652 CITY OF MAPLE PLAIN $510.35 045653 MEDTOX LABS $49.93 045654 METROPOLITAN COUNCIL $14,760.90 045655 METROPOLITAN COUNCIL $25,399.93 045656 CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS $204.00 045657 MN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH $46.00 045658 MN SHERIFFS ASSOCIATION $120.00 045659 NAPA OF CORCORAN INC $130.41 045660 NELSON ELECTRIC MOTOR REPAIR $330.00 045661 NORTH MEMORIAL $480.00 045662 NORTHWEST ASSOC CONSULTANTS $512.00 045663 OFFICE DEPOT $64.74 045664 OMANN BROTHERS PAVING INC $950.00 045665 CITY OF ORONO $613.04 045666 RAILROAD MANAGEMENT CO.LLC $194.55 045667 RUSSELL SECURITY RESOURCE INC $378.70 045668 SAM'S CLUB $263.82 045669 STREICHER'S $19.99 045670 TALLEN & BAERTSCHI $5,036.15 045671 TEGRETE CORP $128.01 045672 TIMESAVER OFFSITE $380.00 045673 TITAN MACHINERY $146.07 045674 TKDA $338.70 045675 TOLL GAS & WELDING SUPPLY $59.07 045676 TOTAL CONTROL SYSTEMS INC. $1,233.70 045677 TOWMASTER $56.60 045678 ULINE $429.90 045679 VIKING INDUSTRIAL CENTER $24.63 045680 ZIEGLER INC $277.68 Medina City Council Meeting Minutes 7 March 21, 2017 Total Checks $153,342.37 ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS MARCH 8, 2017 — MARCH 21, 2017 004064E PR PERA 15461.71 004065E PR FED/FICA 17676.88 004066E PR MN Deferred Comp 2470.00 004067E PR STATE OF MINNESOTA 3605.88 004068E SELECT ACCOUNT 751.45 004069E CITY OF MEDINA 21.00 004070E FARMERS STATE BANK OF HAMEL 20.00 004071E SELECT ACCOUNT 548.97 004072E AFLAC 394.88 004073E CULLIGAN-METRO 32.75 004074E FRONTIER 56.08 004075E PAYMENT SERVICE NETWORK INC 662.47 004076E PITNEY BOWES POSTAGE BY PHONE 1000.00 004077E CITY OF PLYMOUTH 703.02 004078E SELECT ACCOUNT 2392.64 004079E MARCO (LEASE) 2132.94 004080E ELAN FINANCIAL SERVICE 2850.71 004081E MEDIACOM OF MN LLC 288.67 Total Electronic Checks $51,070.05 PAYROLL DIRECT DEPOSIT MARCH 8, 2017 507767 ALTENDORF, JENNIFER L $1,332.97 507768 ANDERSON, JOHN G $230.87 507769 BARNHART, ERIN A. $1,997.94 507770 BELLAND, EDGAR J $2,570.17 507771 BOECKER, KEVIN D. $2,383.02 507772 CONVERSE, KEITH A $2,885.90 507773 COUSINEAU, LORE K. $230.87 507774 DINGMANN, IVAN W $1,793.97 507775 ENDE, JOSEPH $1,456.49 507776 FINKE, DUSTIN D. $2,178.54 507777 GALLUP, JODI M $1,752.05 507778 GLEASON, JOHN M. $2,103.41 507779 GREGORY, THOMAS $2,341.45 507780 HALL, DAVID M. $2,222.61 507781 JESSEN, JEREMIAH S $2,559.95 507782 JOHNSON, SCOTT T. $2,230.19 507783 KLAERS, ANNE M $1,154.57 507784 LANE, LINDA $1,492.96 507785 LEUER, GREGORY J. $1,865.26 507786 MARTIN, KATHLEEN M $230.87 507787 MCGILL, CHRISTOPHER R $1,650.92 507788 MCKINLEY, JOSHUA D $2,060.29 507789 MITCHELL, ROBERT G. $327.07 507790 NELSON, JASON $2,394.68 507791 PEDERSON, JEFF $221.92 507792 PETERSON, DEBRA A $1,684.69 507793 REINKING, DEREK M $1,591.50 507794 SCHARF, ANDREW $561.94 507795 SCHERER, STEVEN T. $2,542.28 507796 SWALCHICK, CRAIG M $1,296.62 507797 VIEAU, CECILIA M. $1,138.39 Total Payroll Direct Deposit $50,484.36 Medina City Council Meeting Minutes 8 March 21, 2017