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HomeMy Public PortalAbout07.05.2022 City Council Meeting MinutesMedina City Council Meeting Minutes July 5, 2022 1 MEDINA CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF JULY 5, 2022 The City Council of Medina, Minnesota met in regular session on July 5, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Hall Chambers. Mayor Martin presided. I. ROLL CALL Members present: Albers, Cavanaugh, DesLauriers, Martin, and Reid. Members absent: None. Also present: City Administrator Scott Johnson, Attorney Ron Batty, Finance Director Erin Barnhart, City Engineer Jim Stremel, City Planning Director Dusty Finke, Public Works Director Steve Scherer, and Chief of Police Jason Nelson. II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE (7:00 p.m.) III. ADDITIONS TO THE AGENDA (7:01 p.m.) The agenda was approved as presented. IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES (7:01 p.m.) A. Approval of the June 21, 2022 Work Session City Council Meeting Minutes Moved by Martin, seconded by Cavanaugh, to approve the June 21, 2022 work session City Council meeting minutes as presented. Motion passed unanimously. B. Approval of the June 21, 2022 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes Martin noted that prior to the meeting Johnson circulated corrections that she had proposed for incorporation into the minutes. Cavanaugh noted on page seven, line 15, it should state, “…years if nothing has changed.” On page seven, line 21, it should state, “…location than a vacant lot.” On page nine, line 27, it should state, “…there currently is…” Moved by Reid, seconded by Cavanaugh, to approve the June 21, 2022 regular City Council meeting minutes as amended. Motion passed unanimously. V. CONSENT AGENDA (7:03 p.m.) A. Approve Fireworks Display Contract Agreement with Res Pyro B. Approve Resolution 2022-55 Accepting Resignation of Planning Intern Colette Baumgardner C. Approve Planning Intern Job Description and Authorize Staff to Recruit and Hire a Part-time Temporary Planning Intern D. Approve Temporary Liquor License to Holy Name of Jesus Church at 155 County Road 24 on September 17, 2022 E. Approve Resolution 2022-56 Appointing Election Judges for the 2022 Primary and General Election F. Approve Card Access Security System Agreement with Russell Security Medina City Council Meeting Minutes July 5, 2022 2 Martin commented that she has enjoyed working with Baumgardner, recognizing her growth, and wishing her well in her future endeavors. Moved by Cavanaugh, seconded by Reid, to approve the consent agenda. Motion passed unanimously. VI. COMMENTS (7:05 p.m.) A. Comments from Citizens on Items not on the Agenda There were none. B. Park Commission Scherer reported that the Park Commission has not met since the last Council meeting. He highlighted some upcoming events in the parks as well as progress on parks improvement projects. C. Planning Commission Finke reported that the Planning Commission will meet the following week to hold a public hearing to consider an updated concept plan for an auto condo project that the Commission and Council reviewed a few months ago. VII. NEW BUSINESS A. Cates Industrial Park (7:07 p.m.) Finke presented a Comprehensive Plan amendment request to change the future land use from Future Development Area (FDA) to a business designation and to change the staging and growth to 2020, which would allow immediate development of the site. He identified the subject site and displayed a concept which the Council had reviewed the previous month and that the applicant proposes to move forward with at this time. He reviewed some of the goals and language within the Comprehensive Plan related to this topic. He noted development that has occurred on property previously designated for business use that did not develop into a business use. He stated that the applicant previously completed an EAW for the original concept which was larger in scale. He stated that transportation was discussed at length with the larger concept and a number of traffic updates were mentioned to support the development. He stated that with the reduction in scale, it would be expected that the intersections would function better, but those traffic improvements would still be needed. He noted the sanitary sewer lift station which was identified as a need within the Comprehensive Plan in order to serve development in this overall area of Medina. He stated that the applicant proposes to dedicate the land necessary for the sanitary lift station, noting that the best location is on the northern property, which is not currently proposed to be incorporated into the MUSA. He stated that the applicant still proposes to dedicate that land. He stated that the Planning Commission held a public hearing at its June meeting. There were no public comments and the Commission unanimously recommended approval of the request. DesLauriers asked the amount of land that would be dedicated for the lift station. Stremel provided details on the amount of land that would be necessary for that improvement. Medina City Council Meeting Minutes July 5, 2022 3 Albers asked the number of Comprehensive Plan amendments the City has completed since the adoption of the plan. Finke was unsure of the exact number, noting that Weston Woods would have been the most recently approved amendment. DesLauriers asked if an FDA area has changed in the Comprehensive Plan in the past. Finke could not recall but noted that the FDA designation was contemplated a bit differently in the last rendition of the Comprehensive Plan. DesLauriers asked if it would be normal to make a change retroactive when making a change to the Comprehensive Plan, noting the request to change the staging to 2020. Finke stated that the request would be fair when contemplating the staging within the Comprehensive Plan. Reid asked if there is a place in Medina for industrial warehouses. She did not believe this type of development fits into Medina. Cavanaugh cited an industrial warehouse that was nicely done in Plymouth near Highway 55 and CR 24 and believed there was similar potential for the subject property. He referenced the subject site’s proximity to Highway 55 and other business uses and did not believe this property would be a good use for residential development. He believed that this type of development would also provide the city with a more diverse tax base. DesLauriers commented that he also believes that this would be a good fit for the site given what is already located across the street. He noted that this would be development that would create tax base without placing additional demand on City services. He commented that he did not prefer this layout but recognized that is not part of the discussion tonight. He stated that he would not want to see the staging in 2020 and would prefer to see that pushed out to 2025. He believed that this would be a good site for this project. Albers commented that he is not in favor of changing areas designated as FDA through the Comprehensive Plan process. He commented that there seems to be history for this location that was not discussed when the Comprehensive Plan was developed and therefore would be more accommodating of the change because of the history. He stated that he does support the warehousing concept for this area and believes it fits into the neighborhood. Martin agreed with the comments of Albers and stated that she would also support the amendment given the historical agreements the City had with the property owner’s predecessor in title. She stated that if that information were known during the Comprehensive Plan process, the guiding of the property most likely would have been different than FDA. She commented that this is a unique situation and therefore would support the Comprehensive Plan amendment as proposed. She asked the applicant for details on the proposed timeline for development. Medina City Council Meeting Minutes July 5, 2022 4 Peter Coyle, representing the applicant, stated that they would need to have confidence that they could go to the market and put people into the building next year. He stated that the landowner has provided a commitment to provide the land for the lift station, even though it is on the northern portion of the property that has been removed from the development request. He stated that if staging is delayed to an arbitrary time, that would make this action pointless. He stated that they do have market interest and would like to pursue that opportunity in order to provide a beautiful project in Medina. He hoped to bring forward plans by spring of next year. Moved by Albers, seconded by DesLauriers, to direct staff to draft a resolution granting conditional approval of the Comprehensive Plan amendment subject to the conditions noted in the staff report and authorizing submission to the Metropolitan Council. Further discussion: Cavanaugh asked if the action would be contingent upon review and approval of a Site Plan as recommended by the Planning Commission. Martin asked if the intent would be to have the motion contingent upon the conditions listed in the staff report including those recommended by the Planning Commission. Albers and DesLauriers confirmed the inclusion of that language in the motion. Motion passed unanimously. VIII. CITY ADMINISTRATOR REPORT (7:35 p.m.) Johnson had nothing further to report. IX. MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL REPORTS (7:35 p.m.) Reid commented that they continue to work on the identify of Uptown Hamel. X. APPROVAL TO PAY THE BILLS (7:36 p.m.) Moved by Cavanaugh, seconded by DesLauriers, to approve the bills, EFT 006421E- 006438E for $54,897.41, order check numbers 053095-053149 for $210,499.71, and payroll EFT 0511952-0511982 for $59,868.82. Motion passed unanimously. XI. ADJOURN Moved by Albers, seconded by Martin, to adjourn the meeting at 7:37 p.m. Motion passed unanimously. __________________________________ Kathy Martin, Mayor Attest: _______________________________ Scott Johnson, City Administrator