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MEDINA CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF MAY 18, 2010
The City Council of Medina, Minnesota met in special session on May 18, 2010 at 6:02
p.m. in the Medina City Hall.
I. Call to Order
Members present: Weir, Crosby, Siitari, Johnson (arrived at 6:16 p.m.)
Members absent: Smith
Also present: City Administrator Chad M. Adams, City Planner Dusty Finke,
Public Works Superintendent Steve Scherer, City Engineer Tom
Kellogg, Finance Director Jeanne Day, and Police Chief Ed
Belland
II. E-Commerce -Report
Day provided a background of the established goal to implement use of credit cards for
customers to pay bills, etc. in 2010, as well as previous discussions held by Council this
year related to electronic banking in general. Day stated correspondence has been sent to
Farmers State Bank of Hamel advising of the City's decision to pursue electronic banking
in the future.
The Council discussed the potential advantages of moving toward electronic banking,
which primarily includes serving citizen requests/desires for the technology, but also
general staff resource savings in the future. Medina believes that residents will be using
electronic banking and other comparable communities have electronic banking facilities
as a convenience to residents.
Discussion was held on maintaining some level of banking services with Farmers State
Bank of Hamel or other institutions if the City makes a change to another banking facility
in the future to incorporate electronic banking.
The Council agreed to direct Staff to prepare and submit RFP's to area institutions to
solicit electronic banking services.
Day stated the results of the RFP and some options would be brought back to Council for
discussion and/or approval in 3rd quarter 2010.
III. Complete Streets Overview
Scherer provided an overview of the packet memo and implementation of complete
streets methods. Pictures of vehicles staged on Holy Name Drive were also illustrated on
the video screen demonstrating some safety concerns.
Johnson arrived at 6:16 p.m. during Scherer's presentation.
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Discussion was held on complete streets and where it is useful and practical to implement
in areas of the City.
The Council agreed that using complete streets for Holy Name Drive and narrowing the
road for pedestrian/bikeways was not a safe alternative. The Council agreed that moving
in the fog lines by six inches each would be a good pilot project to determine if speeds
would be reduced on the road.
Adams advised the complete streets overview and pictures of the vehicles on the road
would be displayed at the regular meeting as well.
IV. Temroc Update
Adams advised that the City of Corcoran was deciding to remove the shared facility at
the Temroc location as an option for their public works facility needs.
Adams and Finke explained that the buildable land area was also less than what was
represented to Council several weeks ago.
The Council agreed to discontinue pursing the Temroc facility as a present option for the
Medina public works facility.
V. Adjournment
Weir moved, Siitari seconded, to adjourn the meeting at 6:50 p.m. Motion passed
unanimously.
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T. M. Crosby, Jr., May
Attest:
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Chad M. Adams, City Administrator -Clerk
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