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Home My WebLink About2024-01-14 CC Minutes - Approved Approved CITY OF CENTERVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING JANUARY 10, 2024 Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the City of Centerville held their regularly scheduled City Council Meeting on January 10, 2024, in Council Chambers and the meeting was live streamed by North Metro TV at 6:30 p.m. COUNCIL MEETING I. CALL TO ORDER 1. Roll Call II. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Love called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. ROLL CALL PRESENT: Mayor D. Love Council Member Russ Koski Council Member Darrin Mosher Council Member Raye Taylor Council Member Terry Sweeney Junior Council Member Avery Sauber (Non-Voting) ABSENT: None STAFF: City Administrator, Mark Statz Assistant City Administrator, Athanasia Lewis Public Works Director, Paul Palzer City Attorney, Kurt Glaser III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE IV. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Mayor Love provided an opportunity for others to add or delete any items. Administrator Statz added to Consent Agenda, Item #1., City of Centerville claims Check #36390-36459 and New Business, Item #5. Scheduling a Public Meeting for the LaLonde Property. Motion by Council Member Taylor, seconded by Council Member Sweeney to Approve the Agenda as stated above. All in favor. Motion carried. IV. APPOINTMENT/PRESENTATION 1. None. City of Centerville City Council Meeting Minutes January 10, 2024 V. PUBLIC HEARING 1. None VI. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES 1. December 13, 2023 City Council Work Session, Meeting & Closed Executive Session Meeting Minutes Mayor Love provided an opportunity to Council to make modifications if needed. Council Member Koski requested that the minutes reflect the “Pursuant to due call….heading” and that Item #4, under New Business motion read according to the Item Heading with the correction of the typographical error. Motion by Council Member Koski , seconded by Council Member Taylor to Approve the December 13, 2023 City Council Work Session, Meeting & Closed Executive Session Meeting Minutes with the above stated modifications. All in favor. Motion carried. VII. CONSENT AGENDA 1. City of Centerville Claims through January 10, 2024 (Checks #36300-36451, E2174-E2184 & Voided Check #36419) 2. Centennial Lake Police Department Claims through January 4, 2024 (Check #15023-15054, Payroll Check #15032-15033 & E2023097-E2023098 & E2024001-2024006) 3. Centennial Fire District Claims through January 9, 2024 (Check #9621-9636 & Payroll Check #9j625-9626) 4. Insurance Liability Limit Election Mayor Love provided an opportunity for members to pull items for additional discussion. Brief discussion was had regarding Centennial Fire District claims and detail. Motion by Council Member Koski, seconded by Council Member Sweeney Approve the Consent Agenda as presented. All in favor. Motion carried. VIII. OLD BUSINESS 1. None. IX. NEW BUSINESS 2. License Renewal a. Massage Establishment – Connor James Salon, Christina Folsom b. Massage Therapist – Jodi Day Page 2 of 6 City of Centerville City Council Meeting Minutes January 10, 2024 Administrator Statz stated gave a brief overview of submittals contained in the packet stating that with the Massage Therapist Applicant, the Centennial Lakes Police Department was recommending denial of issuance due to “Certificates shall be issued only to persons of good repute”, the applicant having a criminal history involving felonies and “Certificates shall be issued only to applicants who have completely answered all of the information requested in the application process as accurate and truthful manner subject to penalty of criminal perjury, have paid the full license fee and have cooperated with the City in the review of the application”. Administrator Statz stated that upon last years’ approval of issuance lengthy discussion was had that the charges were old enough to be expunged from the applicant’s record, she has been licensed for the past five (5) months she without incident and potential for expungement he would advise Council to approve and thank the Centennial Lakes Police Department for their recommendation and due diligence. He also stated that the license can be revoked at any time with justification. Brief discussion was had regarding similar findings from the Centennial Lakes Police Department previously, lack of addressing both convictions and expungement qualifications being met but not before the courts. Motion by Council Member Taylor, seconded by Council Member Koski to Approve the Annual License Renewals of both the Massage Establishment – Connor James Salon, Christina Folsom and Massage Therapist – Jodi Day as Presented. All in favor. Motion carried. 3. Contract for City Assessor Services – Mary Wells & Christopher Larson Administrator Statz stated that the existing contract was to expire in February, 2024, with a proposed contract for consideration for a three year period (2024-2027). He stated that staff would recommend approval and gave brief history with utilizing a private firm versus the County. He stated that he felt it was a benefit to be on our own; that the city would only incur costs associated with the contracted service providers; and that with the modest increases included in the proposal, it would remain to be fiscally responsible to continue with them. He stated that from time-to-time special requests regarding information for proposed developments, etc. have been provided at no extra cost, been invaluable and extremely timely. Motion by Council Member Sweeney, seconded by Council Member Mosher to Approve the Contract for Assessor Services – Mary Wells & Christopher Larson as presented. All in favor. Motion carried. 4. Construction Contract – Royal Meadows Street Lights – Aide Electric Administrator Statz stated that there were four streetlights within the development with one that has failed. He stated that they were installed differently than most project (i.e., by the developer) and with a contract from the electrical provider for rental and usage charges. He stated that for the electrical provider to take them over for rental, everything needed to be installed to their current specifications. He stated that the infrastructure is fine at this time but a more modern/updated top/light housing for LED capabilities. He stated that when the infrastructure begins to fail, it would be wise to obtain the same rental type agreement for similar lights in town. Motion by Council Member Koski, seconded by Council Member Taylor to Authorize the Execution of the Aide Electric Contract for $4,150 to replace the top/light housing with LED Capabilities as presented. All in favor. Motion carried. Page 3 of 6 City of Centerville City Council Meeting Minutes January 10, 2024 5. North Metro TV Merger Discussion Administrator Statz gave a brief review of the Request for Council Action which was contained in the packet. He stated that the current Executive Director, Heidi Arnson was slated to retire as of January 12, 2024, that the board had named co-interims to operate the organization rather than completing the search for a new Executive Director, until such time as all members of the Commission had had an opportunity to consider whether to merge with another organization was the avenue to take versus the previous course of hiring. Lengthy discussion ensued regarding, the usefulness of the Commission, offerings to the member municipalities, services to the public, additional revenue streams that they have undertaken to offset the effects of streaming and customer cable decreases, the need for researching all possibilities, and the invaluable services provided. Motion by Council Member Koski, seconded by Council Member Mosher to not engage in conversations with another Commission regarding consolidation. Mayor Love, Council Members Koski and Mosher Aye, Council Members Taylor and Sweeney Nay. Motion carried (3/2). 6. Public Input Meeting – LaLonde Property Administrator Statz stated that there had been discussion regarding enhanced discussions/public opportunities, civic engagement, etc. on larger development projects for educational purposes, transparency, etc. He suggested that this has been suggested in the past, as on occasion residents may feel or state that they were not provided with an opportunity for input because they were outside of the public hearing notice requirements or just not informed. Lengthy discussion ensued regarding Council goals, commitments of developers prior to appearing before council, Tax Increment Financing and structured educational material for ease of understanding, providing an avenue for questions and answers for the public, concept plans and previous construction projects, Administrator Statz stated that the developer was in favor of said meeting and stated that most of the time they complete similar meetings on their own. He stated that an Open House type meeting was more comfortable and provided more opportunities for one-on-one discussions. He did believe that having the consultant on hand for questions, rather than a structured schedule, for education would be good. Administrator Statz requested direction from Council regarding getting the word out (reader board, postcard, social media, email blast, newsletter, etc.) and whether changes should be made to exceed the state requirement regarding public hearings notices. Consensus was that all social media avenues would be advantageous along with an email blast, newsletter, reader board, but this is not a public hearing necessitating mailings within a certain radius. X. COUNCIL/ADMINISTRATOR ANNOUNCEMENTS 1. Administrator/Engineer Report – Administrator Statz stated that his report was contained in the packet and that he would be happy to address any questions from the Council. The Mayor requested that he provide the Council with a review and he did so. Page 4 of 6 City of Centerville City Council Meeting Minutes January 10, 2024 Assistant City Administrator Lewis that she had been in contact with Max Storage and several others regarding EDA offerings (i.e. Center Stage, Grand Openings/Ribbon Cuttings, etc.) which will be forthcoming. She also reminded Council of their upcoming Goal Setting/Retreat Session scheduled for February 3, 2024, from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 in the Oneka Room of the Hugo City Hall. 2. Council Reports Junior Council Member Sauber that finals were coming up and winter break was just over. She stated that the National Honor Society was having their inductions in the upcoming week. City Attorney Glaser reported that his office has been working with the new officers and is excited to see the department grow. a. Taylor – (i) Economic Development Authority - Council Member Taylor gave no report. b. Koski – He pointed out the offerings of the Anoka County Library. He thanked the public safety departments for their services and stated that he had attended an Anoka County Public Officials meeting. He stated that he would be happy to provide an update to anyone who wished to receive an update. He thanked the Centennial Lakes Police Department and recognized National Law Enforcement Day. (i) Planning & Zoning Commission – Council Member Koski stated that they swore in Dawn Kalina and along with the appoint of Commissioners Krueger as Chair and Olson as Vice- Chair. He wanted to thank Les Kuiper for serving on the Commission as he recently moved from town and resigned. He stated that a large discussion was the LaLonde Project. (ii) Fire Steering Committee – Council Member Koski gave no report. c. Sweeney - (i) Economic Development Authority – Council Member Sweeney gave no report. (ii) Fire Steering Committee – Council Member Sweeney gave no report. (iii) Parks & Recreation Committee – Council Member Sweeney gave no report. (iv) Fire Protection Council – Council Member Sweeney gave no report. d. Mosher – (i) Economic Development Authority – Council Member Mosher gave no report. (ii) Police Governing Board – Council Member Mosher gave no report. e. Love – Mayor Love stated that he would be announcing the High School Basketball game in the upcoming week. He thanked Ms. Dawn Kalina for joining the P & Z along with thanking Misters Quaintance and Bill Kapphahn for assisting with offsetting fees associated with the installation of the new park bench at Eagle Park. He also thanked outgoing Jr. Council Member Shaw for his services and welcomed Avery Sauber as this year’s Jr. Council Member. He also thanked all Council Members for their service and that the City would not be what it is without them. He also thanked Staff. He stated that 2023 was a great year and that he was looking forward to 2024. (i) North Metro Telecommunications Commission – Mayor Love stated that NSPN (sports programming) has been very popular and enabled funding through the National Sports Center. He stated that City meetings were now podcasted. He stated that they are providing transcripts of meetings, Executive Director Arnson was retiring, and he wanted to thank her for the job that she has done. He also Page 5 of 6 City of Centerville City Council Meeting Minutes January 10, 2024 reported that Ms. Danika Peterson and Mr. Eric Houston were named as the co-interim Directors. He also stated that the City of Fridley has requested a Request for Proposal for services. (ii) Police Governing Board – Mayor Love stated that there would be a meeting on Monday where officers would be sworn in, Life Saver awards would be provided to those that earned them throughout the year and then discussions regarding the budget. (iii) Other Mayoral Reports – Mayor Love gave no report. Prior to the recess of the meeting the Mayor read the following: The meeting would be closed pursuant to Minnesota State Statute, Section 13D.05, Subdivision 3.a., to evaluate the performance of an individual subject to the City Council’s authority. XI. RECESS REGULAR MEETING Mayor Love recessed the regular meeting at 8:02 allowing for a 10 minute recess. CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION I. Roll Call All Council Members were present along with City Attorney Glaser and City Administrator Statz. II. DISCUSSION ITEMS 1. Performance Evaluation and Salary Negotiation for the City Administrator In closed session, the Council provided the City Administrator with a successful performance review. Mayor Love adjourned the Closed Executive Session at 9:43 p.m. and reconvened the City Council meeting. XI. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Council Member Koski, seconded by Council Member Mosher to Adjourn the Regularly Scheduled Council Meeting of January 10, 2024, at 9:45 p.m. All in favor. Motion carried. Respectfully submitted by City Clerk, Teresa Bender. Page 6 of 6