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Home My WebLink About2010-02-10 CC - ApprovedCITY OF CENTERVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING February 10, 2010 6:30 p.m. Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the City of Centerville held their regularly scheduled meeting on February 10, 2010, at City Hall, 1880 Main Street. PRESENT: Mayor Mary Capra Council Member Linda Broussard Vickers Council Member Ben Fehrenbacher Council Member Jeff Paar Council Member D. Love ABSENT: None STAFF: City Administrator Dallas Larson City Attorney Kurt Glaser City Engineer Mark Statz I. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Capra called the February 10, 2010, City Council meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. H. PUBLIC HEARING(S) None. III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Mayor Capra made the following additions to the Agenda: Consent Agenda, Item #1, added page 6a, (Check #25171 — 25186) New Business, Item #1, added page 8, Naming of two (2) Parks Work Session, Item a., added pages 9-11, Downtown Drainage Project Work Session, Item b., added page 12, Trail Project Motion by Council Member Broussard Vickers seconded by Council Member Paar to approve the armada as amended. Alf in favor. Motion carried unanimous City of Centerville Council Meeting Minutes 1~ebnmry 10, 2010 IV. APPROVAL OF COUNCIL MINUTES 1. January 27, 2010 Council Meeting Minutes Motion bj Council Member Paar, seconded by Council Member Love to approve the Janua 27 2010 Council Meeting Minutes as presented. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. V. CONSENT AGENDA 1. City of Centerville January 28, 2010 through February 10, 2010 Claims (Check #25147 — 25170) & (Check #'s 25146 & 25169 VOIDED) & (Check #25171- 25186) 2. Centennial Fire District Claims through February 1, 2010 (Check #4147 — 4153) 3. Centennial Lakes Police Department Claims through January 28, 2010 (Check # 7637-7658) Motion by Council Member Paar seconded by Council Member Febrenbacher to approve the Consent A Enda as amended. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. VI. AWARDS/PRESENTATIONS/APPEARANCES 1. Recognition/Presentation - Mr. Tom Lee In recognition of Tom Lee's past service on Centerville's City Council, Mayor Capra presented Mr. Lee with "the gift of time" in the form of a clock award. Mr. Tom Lee thanked Mayor Capra and the City Council. He stated he has reflected over the work done the last nine years noting that much was accomplished. He stated that he didn't realize how much time was committed to doing City Council work until he was no longer doing it. He closed in saying that he knows he leaves the City in great hands and appreciates all the work the City Council does. VII. OLD BUSINESS Ron VIII. NEW BUSINESS Naming of Two (2) Parks Mayor Capra reviewed the recommendation from Parks and Recreation. in regard to the naming of two parks that are to be included in the updated park, sidewalk and trail map. The recommendation is to approve the names of Cornerstone Park for the piece of park Page 2of3 9 City of Centerville Council Meeting Minutes February 10, 2010 property closest to St. Genevieve's Church and Trailside Park for the piece of park property on Centerville Lake. Motion bI Council Member Love, seconded bX Council Member Pear to aipgrove the namin of the garks as recommended by the Parks and Recreation Commission. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. IX. ANNOUNCEMENTSIUPDATES Skate Night Councilmember Paar reported that he and his daughter attended the Skate Night last Saturday evening and that they enjoyed themselves. He stated the rinks were fiill with many skaters and the warming house was being used too. He thanked Parks and Recreation for all of their hard work, saying he feels this is an example of why the City is so great, because of the wonderful volunteers. As a resident, he expressed how much he and his daughter enjoyed the event. X. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Broussard Vickers, seconded by_Paar to adiourn the February 14 2010 Cift Council Meeting at 5:45 p.m. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. Mayor Capra adjourned the February 10, 2010, City Council Meeting at 6:45 p.m. Transcribed by: Rochelle Russo, Recording Secretary TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. Page 3 of 3 ;3 City Council 2010-02-10 6:50 p.m. Minutes of Work Session Present were Mayor Capra, Council members Jeff Paar, D Love, Linda. Broussard - Vickers, and Ben Fehrenbacher. Also present were City Attorney Kurt Glaser, Engineer Mark Statz, Public Works Director Paul Palzer and Finance Director Mike Jeziorski. 1) Downtown Drainage Project. Mark Statz, Engineer, reviewed the status of the downtown drainage project. Anoka County has agreed to permit use of a pond in the County park to collect stormwater from downtown, which would then be pumped onto LaMotte Park through a lawn irrigation system. The project cost estimate is about $1 million. The City would receive about $350,000 in grants and would need to fund the balance of about $625,000 through bonds. A financing schedule was provided which would pay debt service from stormwater user fees. Some members of the council expressed reluctance to proceed with the project if the city share is that large. Staff will find out if the granting agencies will still participate if the project is phased with a significant portion of the costs delayed until downtown redevelopment begins. 2) Trail Project. Mark Statz reviewed the trail project. City Attorney, Kurt Glaser reported that easements have been secured from all but three parcels. The eminent domain proceedings are in the works and the court should grant possession of the remaining easements by the end of March. The Council will, very soon, be asked to approve resolutions that would authorize final design and bidding as well as providing financing arrangements. 3) Nonconforming uses. The Council discussed the restrictions on expansion of nonconforming uses, particularly those in the downtown redevelopment area. Since the redevelopment has not happened as planned, some are concerned that the property owners are unfairly prevented from making certain additions and improvements. The Council requested that staff and P&Z solicit comments from affected property owners and report back to council with a recommendation. 4) SidewalM. The Council considered snow removal on sidewalks adjoining streets. Many sidewalks have not been kept clear of snow and ice. Due to the large amount of snow, there are areas that have inadequate snow storage on the boulevard between the curb and sidewalks. Staff suggested the possibility of the city clearing sidewalks when snow amounts require plowing the streets. Additional equipment may be needed. The consensus is to look at the possibility of changing its policies so that the city would do some of the snow removal next year. In the meantime, staff will work with property owners to do a reasonable job of clearing sidewalks. 4 5) Goals. The council reviewed a list of goals for 2009. Completed items were removed and several new goals were added. Some of the list will be placed at the end for future consideration. Staff will update the list of goals and present them to the Council for final approval. The meeting was adjourned at approximately 8:52 p.m. Dallas Larson, Administrator 5