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Home My WebLink About2015-05-27 CC Minutes - Approved CITY OF CENTERVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING May 27, 2015 6:30 p.m. Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the City of Centerville held their regularly scheduled meeting of May 27, 2015 at City Hall, 1880 Main Street. PRESENT: Mayor Tom Wilharber Council Member King Council Member Jeff Paar Council Member D. Love Council Member Ben Fehrenbacher ABSENT: None STAFF: City Administrator Mike Ericson Legal Counsel Kurt Glaser Engineer Mark Statz I. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Wilharber called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE III. APPOINTMENTS/PRESENTATION IV. PUBLIC INPUT/HEARING 1.None. V. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Mayor Wilharber added Check #29477-29479 to Item #1 under Consent and 7212 Mill Road – Purchase Agreement Item #1 under Old Business. Motion by Council Member Love, seconded by Council Member King to approve the Agenda with the above stated amendments. All in favor. Motion carried. VI. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. May 13, 2015 City Council Meeting Minutes Mayor Wilharber provided Council Members with an opportunity to amend the presented minutes. City of Centerville Council Meeting Minutes May 27, 2015 Motion by Council Member Fehrenbacher, seconded by Council Member Paar, to approve the minutes of the May 13, 2015 City Council Meeting as presented. All in favor except Council Member King who abstained due to his absence of the meeting. Motion carried. VII. CONSENT AGENDA 1.City of Centerville May 14, 2015 through May 27, 2015 Claims (Check #29464-29476) & (Check #29477-29479) 2.Centennial Lakes Police Department Claims through May 14, 2015 (Check #10368- 10393) 3.Centennial Fire District Claims through May 20, 2015 (Check #6942-6969) w/Payroll (Check #6945-6949) 4.Encroachment Agreement ~ Shed, 7387 Old Mill Road 5. The Church of St. Genevieve Request for Special Event Permit Application ~ On Private Property – Annual Chicken Dinner, 6995 Centerville Road (Waive Fees), Subject to Liquor Liability Insurance, August 16, 2015 a. Temporary Liquor License – 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. b. Temporary Charitable Gambling License, (Bingo, Raffle & Pull-Tabs Mayor Wilharber provided Council Members an opportunity to pull items from the Consent Agenda for additional discussion. Mayor Wilharber requested that Item #4 be pulled for additional discussion. Motion by Council Member Love, seconded by Council Member Fehrenbacher, to approve Consent Agenda 1-3 and Item #5 as presented. All in favor. Motion carried. Mayor Wilharber questioned the proposed location of the shed and upon further research it was determined that the location was satisfactory meeting property line setbacks but within a drainage/utility easement. Motion by Council Member Love, seconded by Council Member King to approve Item #4 as presented. All in favor. Motion carried. VIII. OLD BUSINESS 1. 7212 Mill Road – Purchase Agreement, $50,000 – Mr. Lou Suski, Gaughan Companies Mr. Lou Suski appeared before Council and reported that he had just received a purchase agreement for the property located at 7212 Mill Road - $50,000 cash. Mr. Suski stated that he contacted the broker representing the previous buyer with the expired purchase agreement and relayed City’s decision from the Closed Executive Session on May 13, 2015 regarding the purchase price of $50,000 including the unassessed sewer and water assessments pending and did not receive a reply. Mr. Suski also stated that he had been contacted by female party regarding the property previously and that he attempted to make contact with her again. Mr. Suski reported that he had been contact by Mr. Eric Newman over the weekend, again today and Page 2 of 5 City of Centerville Council Meeting Minutes May 27, 2015 received the presented offer. Mr. Suski stated that Mr. Newman desired to close on the property prior to the end of June if Council accepted the purchase agreement. Closing is scheduled for June 11, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. at City Hall. Mr. Suski reported that he has been contacted by an individual interested in purchasing the 5 acre parcel along Commerce Drive, is completing research regarding taxes on a proposed building. Administrator Ericson stated that he has been working closely with the City Assessor regarding both the 1691/1695 Main Street parcel and this parcel regarding fully constructed valuations and taxes. Motion by Council Member Love, seconded by Council Member Paar to authorize the Mayor to sign the presented purchase agreement associated with 7212 Mill Road as presented. All in favor. Motion carried. IX. NEW BUSINESS None. X. COUNCIL & ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCEMENTS 1.Administrator Report Administrator Ericson reported that Metro Transit would be having a brief ceremony st marking the opening of the new Park & Ride located on 21 Avenue. Administrator Ericson stated that it would be held June 16, 2015 commencing at 7:00 a.m. 2. Council & Staff Reports Legal Counsel Glaser reported that the country of Denmark recently banned certain pesticides and that other countries are following suit. Legal Counsel Glaser stated that several bills did not make it this session and reminded council of Ms. Moore’s appearance. Administrator Ericson reported that he had attended the Parks & Recreation Committee meeting when Ms. Moore presented the pesticide information to them and they had a lengthy discussion regarding the item. Engineer Statz stated that the 2015 Mill & Overlay project was completed for the most part and Staff (Mr. Greg Burmeister & Mr. Tedd Peterson) provided excellent oversight on the project. Engineer Statz reported that work continues on Centerville Road/CSAH21 and barring weather delays it is anticipated to be completed prior to the end of July as project. Council Member King stated that the City of Minneapolis recently approved CenturyLink’s franchise to deliver cable services. Council Member Paar stated that there was no Centennial Fire District Fire Steering meeting to report on since the last report. Council Member Paar also stated that the Page 3 of 5 City of Centerville Council Meeting Minutes May 27, 2015 County does not desire for the City to utilize the southerly portion of Centerville Road/CSAH21 for the Fete des Lacs parade and is now suggesting the ability to utilize Main Street with detours through alternative City streets. Council Member Paar also reported that 15 individuals/groups are registered for the parade. Discussion ensued regarding the replacement of the colored concrete and timing with the parade. Engineer Statz stated that he did not believe that the work would commence until the first week of August so there would be no interference with the parade. Administrator Ericson reported that at Council’s last meeting, an invitation was extended to Superintendent Dietz or representatives of the School District to participate in the parade and they have registered. Mayor Wilharber again reminded individuals that the Hugo Good Neighbor Food Shelf would be holding an open house on June 4, 2015 from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Mayor Wilharber recessed the regularly scheduled meeting to a Closed Executive Session at 6:50 p.m. XI. WORK SESSION 1. Mr. Al Roth, A.T. Group – Health Insurance/Employee Benefits Broker/Agent Mr. Al Roth introduced himself to Council and stated that he has been the provider of health insurance services to the City’s employees for a number of years. He stated that in the past, it was determined to provide City employees with a “blended” age plan rather than an “age based” plan. However, upon discussions with employees and an affirmative vote of union members, the group would is requesting that Council consider allowing an “age based” plan going forward. Mr. Roth explained that most employees desire to have this take effect as of June 1, 2015. Consensus of Council was for staff to proceed with their desires and place the item on Council’s June 10, 2015 agenda for consideration. Motion by Council Member Fehrenbacher, seconded by Council Member Paar to close the work session at 7:00 p.m. All in favor. Motion carried. Mayor Wilharber opened the Closed Executive Session. XII.CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION 1. Brimeyer/Fursman, Six Month Review – City Administrator Ericson Mr. Richard Fursman provided Council Members with review surveys, discussion was had and consensus was that Mr. Ericson has provided the City with satisfactory work and achievement of goals. Page 4 of 5 City of Centerville Council Meeting Minutes May 27, 2015 Mayor Wilharber closed the Closed Executive Session and re-opened the regularly scheduled Council meeting at 8:35 p.m. Motion by Council Member Fehrenbacher, seconded by Council Member Love to increase Administrator Ericson’s salary by 4% or $3,600 effective June 1, 2015. All in favor. Motion carried. XIII. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Council Member Paar, seconded by Council Member Fehrenbacher to Adjourn the Regularly Scheduled Council Meeting of May 27, 2015 at 8:36 p.m. All in favor. Motion carried. Transcribed by City Staff Member Teresa Bender, City Clerk Page 5 of 5