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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-02-09 CC Minutes - Approved Approved CITY OF CENTERVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 9, 2022 6:30 p.m. Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the City of Centerville held their regularly scheduled City Council meeting on February 9, 2022 via Zoom and the meeting was also live streamed by North Metro TV. COUNCIL MEETING I. CALL TO ORDER Mayor D. Love called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. ROLL CALL* PRESENT: Mayor D. Love Council Member Steve King Council Member Russ Koski Council Member Michelle Lakso Council Member Darrin Mosher Junior Council Member Danny Peterson (Non-Voting) ABSENT: None. STAFF: City Administrator Mark Statz City Attorney Kurt Glaser *Note that “present” is construed to mean that the noted individuals were visibly and audibly present on the videoconference call. II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE III. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Mayor Love provided an opportunity for others to add or delete any items. Motion by Council Member King, seconded by Council Member Koski to Approve the Agenda as presented. A roll-call vote was taken. Council Members King, Koski, Lakso, Mosher & Mayor Love voted in favor. Motion carried. IV. APPOINTMENTS/PRESENTATIONS 1. None. V. PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. None. City of Centerville Council Meeting Minutes February 9, 2022 VI. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES 1. September 9, 2021 City Council Meeting Minutes Mayor Love provided an opportunity for others to add or delete any items. Motion by Council Member Koski, seconded by Council Member Lakso to Approve the September 9, 2021 City Council Meeting Minutes as presented. A roll-call vote was taken. Mayor Love and Council Members King, Koski, Lakso & Mosher voted in favor. Motion carried. 2. September 22, 2021 Work Session & City Council Meeting Minutes Mayor Love provided an opportunity for others to add or delete any items. Attorney Glaser requested to amend the language under New Business, Item #1, Rehbein Industrial, to add the following after interest “to collect City fees regardless how these parties decided between themselves to apportion payment of the fees.” and remove “in fees no matter who paid the fees”. Motion by Council Member Lakso, seconded by Council Member Koski to Approve the September 22, 2021 Work Session & City Council Meeting Minutes as Amended. A roll-call vote was taken. Mayor Love and Council Members King, Koski, Lakso & Mosher voted in favor. Motion carried. VII. CONSENT AGENDA 1. City of Centerville Claims through February 9, 2022 (Check #34873-34908) & (1836E-1842E) 2. Centennial Lake Police Department Claims through February 3, 2022 (Check #14198-14212), (E202207-202209), Payroll (Check #14196-14197) 3. Centennial Fire District Claims through February 8, 2022 (Check #9239-9248) & (E2022003) 4. Fete des Lacs Logo Contest Prize Money 5. Acceptance of Mr. Chris Bettinger’s Resignation from Parks & Rec. Council Member Koski along with the rest of City Council took an opportunity to thank Mr. Bettinger for his time and years of service to the City for serving on the Parks & Recreation Committee. Motion by Council Member King, Seconded by Council Member Mosher to Approve the Consent Agenda as presented. A roll-call vote was taken. Council Member King, Mosher, Lakso, Koski & Mayor Love voted in favor. Motion carried. VIII. OLD BUSINESS 1. Snow Plow Policy and Related City Code Amendments Page 2 of 7 City of Centerville Council Meeting Minutes February 9, 2022 Administrator Statz reviewed the snow plow policy and related city code amendments that were discussed at the previous meeting. He stated it was a little difficult to get a clear direction being that there were varying opinions. First, make the trigger, a snow fall event consistent from trails to streets by lowering the 3 inch snow fall amount to 1.5 inches. Second, was to have some level of conformity in the City’s policy regarding clearing of trails and expectations of residents for clearing of abutting sidewalks. He stated that at the previous meeting, he heard that bare pavement was unrealistic. He stated that the draft policy was included in the packet along with suggested code amendment language for residents removing snow following an event. Public Works Director Palzer stated that they do pre-deicing prior to an event and following the event they wing back the snow and clear slush from the roadways. As to the legal issues, Attorney Glaser stated that he appreciated their desire to soften the enforcement rules, but when you have to go in front of judge they need to have a clear and clean standard. He discussed other option that were not used 91.06 (public nuisance policy) in a text a lot clearer and cleaner if it says, you have to remove everything to the pavement within 24 hours. He stated that it is harder for a judge if there are gray areas for example: if they say they tried salt, chisel, heat and snow blower. Administrator Statz suggested using other language such as to consider (reasonable) snow and ice on public sidewalks and trails with a reasonable effort to remove. Attorney Glaser stated that there is no way to enforce this and it often comes up in different context as to what is reasonable. A lengthy discussion ensued as to what was the appropriate level of snow on trails and sidewalks, when the snow should be removed, defining the difference between trails and sidewalks, the legal and liability issues that the City could endure. Administrator Statz stated that this will be brought back to the next meeting for additional discussion. IX. NEW BUSINESS 1. None X. COUNCIL/ADMINISTRATOR ANNOUNCEMENTS 1. Administrator/Engineer Report Administrator Statz noted that the Administrator’s Report was included in the packet and that he would be happy to answer any questions regarding it. He stated it was a team effort to get his report completed. nd He reported that the 2 of the Skate/Sled nights was scheduled for Saturday, February 12, 2022 from 6-9 and that the Public Work Department had been diligently working to buildup ice for the event. Page 3 of 7 City of Centerville Council Meeting Minutes February 9, 2022 He also reported that Centra Homes would be appearing before the Planning & Zoning Commission with samples of architectural products (siding & roofing materials) and an updated rendering of the project. He stated that the commission would be giving approval for those items. He stated that the meeting would be posted so Council could attend if they desired. He also stated that the meeting would take place, in person, on March 1, 2022 in Council Chambers. He reported that Attorney Glaser and Centra Homes has been working on a developer’s agreement and other documents related to the development. Also regarding that project, the County came to us, as normal we send the plats to them for review and this is a little interesting because this is a replat. They came back and said they needed another 20’ of road-right of way and that may have been enough to kill the project. He stated we had some room but not 20 feet and so and having a city administrator in capacity as engineer was helpful in this case. He was able to push back and ask them to reconsider and last letter we received state they would like an additional 5’ and we have been working with developer for ad addition 10 feet but to move their development 1 foot or 10 feet same hassle and expense to their engineers but they want to make sure they get it right and why the county is asking for this. He stated that we have a reasonable offer at 5 feet from County and we can accommodate that. What would happen is that the entire development move west 5 feet and the trail corridor with will be 35 feet wide instead of 40 feet. It end up we may lose additional trees along fence line than what we were hoping for and continue to minimize those impacts as much as possible. Planning & Zoning had a public hearing on the Maxi Storage on Fairview and it was well received by the planning commission. There was a lot of open questions about the developer may have not thought about. We are working with them and provided them with our comments. This will be brought back to the planning commission on March 1. He also stated they held the public hearing open just because they had no public comment at the last meeting and it was tabled discussion. He stated that this would be coming back to Council in early or late March for approval of the CUP & Site Plan. He commented on Norbella’s progress, Mini-Storage will be opening soon and Peterson Shores (2 Lots on the lake) the Mayor signed the plat and anticipate it being recording the plat in the next couple of days. He reported that Staff is working with the Elementary School regarding sewer line issues and re- routing of same without affecting the City’s infrastructure while attempting to keep the cost levels low for them. He received a Warranty Bond for Old Mill Estates. He is looking at a reduction on the Letter of Credit and get project wrapped up. Atlas Villa Memory Care are looking at an April deadline to open up. Administrator Statz thank the fire fighters in helping with a major structure fire in Centerville and another fire we helped in Blaine. Page 4 of 7 City of Centerville Council Meeting Minutes February 9, 2022 Assistant City Administrator Lewis reported that she was working on a grant matrix that would assist in resource availability for future projects. Ms. Bender reported that she has forwarded ordinance educational letters to residents recently regrading sidewalk shoveling. Mayor Love asked about elections and re-districting. Ms. Bender stated that Centerville is not affected by the re-districting as we only have one precinct but that a resolution would be forthcoming. Attorney Glaser stated that their firm was going to hire a new victim specialist to assist in prosecution services prior to the pandemic and Ms. Katie Swartz has now filled the position as a paralegal with a social worker background. Jr. Council Person Peterson reported that the boys’ varsity team was out of their losing streak with a win over Andover recently and that all is going well at the Centennial High School. 2. Council Reports a. Lakso – She reported that she attended the Advanced Elected Officials Leadership conference through the League of MN Cities. She stated that if focused on crisis communications and felt that the League has fantastic resources. i. Parks & Recreation – Council Member Lakso stated that there was a robust conversation regarding the updating of the website and that she was grateful for staffs focus on the item. b. Koski i. Planning & Zoning Commission – Council Member Koski stated that a public hearing was held for a Maxi Storage facility on February 1, 2022. He explained that the facility is unlike a mini-storage facility but more for businesses with larger equipment, step vans, RVs, etc. He stated that the Commission tabled the public hearing allowing additional public input if anyone desired to attend. He stated that it was an interesting concept. ii. Fire Steering Committee – Council Member Koski asked Administrator Statz if the City had received any announcement of the Chief’s retirement and Administrator Statz stated not as of yet. c. King i. Economic Development Authority – Council Member King asked Assistant City Administrator Lewis if she would going to discuss the web site update with the EDA, she replied that she would be on February 16. She stated that she received feedback from the Parks & Recreation Committee and has provided them with two (2) additional weeks to get back to her. She felt that she would have a vendor approved by Council in March. ii. Fire Steering Committee – Council Member King gave no update. d. Mosher – He stated that there was a house fire two (2) doors down from his home and that the Centennial Fire District did an amazing job and handled the situation Page 5 of 7 City of Centerville Council Meeting Minutes February 9, 2022 very well. He also He reported that the Lions Annual Fishing Contest would be held on February 19, that there would be prizes, food, beverages and that he hoped people would participate. i. Police Governing Board – Council Member Mosher stated that the meeting took place on Monday and provided a brief update stating that Chief Mork commented about the wellness of officers, both mentally and physically and allowing them working out during their regular shift hours. He stated that they were approved for a grant for radio replacement. e. Love – i. North Metro Telecommunications Commission – Mayor Love gave no report. ii. Police Governing Board – Mayor Love reported that Chief Mork was designated the official spokesperson for the Police Department and if there are any incidents, he would be the first to speak, then if he would need any assistance, it would be Administrators and Mayors. Mayor Love stated that he recently had an opportunity to sit on a panel before newly elected officials. He stated that as part of the panel, they allowed questions from the attendees. He reported that one of the questions was: Has your view of policing changed over the past 5 years? Mayor Love stated that he replied “no” and that he was fortunate to live in a small community where we share the police with other cities that have the same goals of protecting and serving the community. Administrator Statz stated that he was notified by the Chief that our agency assisted a neighboring agency with an incident where three deployments of less than lethal tactics were used to subdue an individual to protect them from harming themselves or others. He stated it is a wonderful example of bravery shown by our officers to resolve the situation peacefully and effectively. Mayor Love also desired to thank the Centennial Fire District for the services that they provided. He also want to thank Council Member Mosher for extending the use of him home to the family that was involved. Mayor Love stated that he recently had an opportunity to meet with the Scouts and reported that it is always interesting to hear from them and what they envision the City to be in the future. Mayor Love stated that recently had the opportunity to visit Washington D.C. and met with Rep. Emmer and a Congress Woman Tina Smith. Discussions took place regarding items that impact cities, shared stories on how ARPA funding was being spent locally and a large amount of conversation on making life easier for small cities. Thank you Council Page 6 of 7 City of Centerville Council Meeting Minutes February 9, 2022 Member Lakso for attending the Elected Official Conference. He stated that he was very excited for Council’s retreat next month. XI. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Council Member Koski, seconded by Council Member Lakso to Adjourn the Regularly Scheduled Council Meeting at 8:11 p.m. Respectfully submitted by City Clerk, Teresa Bender. Page 7 of 7