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Home My WebLink About2007-08-08 CCCITY OF CENTERVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING August 8, 2007 6:30 p.m. Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the City of Centerville held their regularly scheduled meeting on August 8, 2007, at City Hall, 1880 Main Street. PRESENT: Mayor Mary Capra Councilmember Tom Lee (arrived at 7:37 p.m.) Council Member Linda Broussard Council Member Michelle Lakso Council Member Jeff Paar STAFF: City Administrator Dallas Larson City Attorney Kurt Glaser City Engineer Mark Statz I. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Capra called the August 8, 2007, City Council meeting to order at 6:35 p.m. II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Mayor Capra added item #5, Contractor Payment Request for Hidden Springs Park to New Business, and item #2, Thank you to Volunteers to Announcements/Updates. Motion by Council Member Paar, seconded by Council Member Lakso, to approve the agenda as amended. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously 4/0. III. PUBLIC HEARINGS None IV. APPROVAL OF COUNCIL MINUTES 1.July 25, 2007 City Council Meeting Minutes Motion by Council Member Paar, seconded by Council Member Lakso, to approve the July 25, 2007 City Council Meeting Minutes as presentedAll in favor. Motion . carried 3/0/1 (Mayor Capra abstained). 2.July 25, 2007 City Council Work Session Minutes City of Centerville Council Meeting Minutes August 8, 2007 Motion by Council Member Lakso, seconded by Council Member Paar, to approve the July 25, 2007 City Council Meeting Minutes as presentedAll in favor. Motion . carried 3/0/1 (Mayor Capra abstained). V. CONSENT AGENDA 1.City of Centerville July 26, 2007 through August 8, 2007 Claims. Motion by Council Member Lakso, seconded by Council Member Broussard, to approve the Consent Agenda items as amended. All in favor. Motions carried unanimously. 2.Centennial Fire District Claims through August 1, 2007. Motion by Council Member Lakso, seconded by Council Member Paar, to approve the Consent Agenda items as amended. All in favor. Motions carried unanimously. VI. AWARDS/PRESENTATIONS/APPEARANCES None VII. OLD BUSINESS 1.Resolution #07-031 – Electing to Participate in the Anoka County Housing & Redevelopment Authority Economic Development Activities. City Administrator Larson explained that this resolution authorizes Centerville to participate in the Anoka County Housing and Redevelopment Authority’s economic development activities as presented by Ms. Karen Skepper, Anoka County Economic Development Authority during the July 25, 2007 Council meeting. Mayor Capra questioned whether the City had a tax levy option with its EDA. City Administrator Larson replied that the City did have that option. Mayor Capra commented that if the City could participate in the HRA and not commit to the EDA, she would prefer not taxing citizens with a County EDA. Discussion ensued. Motion by Council Member Lee, seconded by Council Member Paar, to table Resolution #07-031 – Electing to Participate in the Anoka County Housing & Redevelopment Authority Economic Development Activities until September 12, 2007. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. Page 2 of 6 City of Centerville Council Meeting Minutes August 8, 2007 VIII. NEW BUSINESS 1.Proposed 2008 Centennial Fire District Budget Councilmember Lakso stated that the increase to the Fire District Budget is mostly due to the rise in insurance costs. She explained the breakdown of the budget. Discussion ensued. Motion by Council Member Lakso, seconded by Council Member Paar, to approve the Proposed 2008 Centennial Fire District Budget as presented. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. 2.Proposed 2008 Centennial Lakes Police Department Budget Councilmember Lee commented on the 5.66 % increase to the Police Department budget. He stated that the board elected not to hire another officer at this time. He stated he felt that it would be more cost effective to hire another officer than pay the overtime. Discussion ensued. Motion by Council Member Paar, seconded by Council Member Lakso, to approve the Proposed 2008 Centennial Lakes Police Department Budget as presented. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. 3.Resolution #07-030 – Proclaiming September 17-23, 2007 as Constitution Week Motion by Council Member Lakso, seconded by Council Member Lee, to approve Resolution #07-030, a Resolution Proclaiming September 17-23, 2007 as Constitution Week. Councilmember Lee requested that staff add a link to the Constitution to the website. Mayor Capra requested that the newspapers also print the resolution. Councilmember Broussard inquired as to what happens to all the resolutions, proclamations, and motions made by Council over the years. City Administrator Larson replied that they remain in the records. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. 4.Centerville Elementary PTA Request for Temporary/Event Bingo Permit Mayor Capra questioned City Attorney Glaser whether a state statue exists concerning the purchase of gaming ticket by the individuals sponsoring the event. Page 3 of 6 City of Centerville Council Meeting Minutes August 8, 2007 City Attorney Glaser stated that he did not have the answer but could find out. Motion by Council Member Lakso, seconded by Council Member Paar, to approve the Centerville Elementary PTA Request for Temporary/Event Bingo Permit. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. 5. Contractor’s Request for Payment – Veit & Company, Inc. Mayor Capra asked how much remains to be paid. City Engineer Statz replied about $64,000. Councilmember Lee questioned what changes were made at the park since the last payment. City Engineer Statz replied that not much has changed. He pointed out that several items on the request that were not on the previous request. Councilmember Lee inquired whether the rain garden is repaired. City Engineer Statz stated that the new rain garden rules equate to a .8-inch rainfall must drain within 48 hours after a rainfall. He indicated that the garden was measured and it appeared to not be draining adequately. He commented that major modifications to the drain tile were made and he believes this would correct the drainage problem. City Engineer Statz stated that 75% of the payment is requested because they believe the City is well protected by withholding a percentage of the payment and with a performance bond in place from Veit. He stated that the work is guaranteed for a full year after the project is accepted. Discussion ensued. Mr. Dick Travis, 7335 Brian Drive, stated he took offense at the way Council beat up on the contractor. He questioned Council as to why it would withhold money if the contractor built the features to design and specifications. He pointed out the other specifications he questioned. He stated that he believed nothing was substandard at the park. Councilmember Lee responded that Council believes the contractor performed well except for the rain garden. He indicated that Council did not know if it was due to a design issue or from another reason. He discussed the other items from the list of concerns. He stated that the City intends to pay the contractor once it is satisfied with the work. Mayor Capra stated that it is the City’s goal to insure everything is completed correctly. Page 4 of 6 City of Centerville Council Meeting Minutes August 8, 2007 Council completed agenda item X. ANNOUNCEMENTS/UPDATES at this time and then recessed and reconvened at Hidden Spring Park to complete discussion on this topic. Council reviewed each of the outstanding issues at Hidden Springs Park. City Engineer Statz explained what has occurred to resolve each outstanding issue. He stated that the contractor worked on the rain garden and it seems to be working. Council members commented that the rain garden is as dry as they have seen it since the project started. Councilmember Lee expressed concern with the artesian well. He stated that the flow has slowed to little more than a trickle. He commented that he was uncertain if the draught caused the problem and if it would recover. Councilmember Broussard commented that she liked the stone water feature with or without the flowing water. Council reached consensus to approve the current pay request, as the contractor was receptive to correcting the problems. Motion by Council Member Broussard, seconded by Council Member Lakso, to approve payment request number two in the amount of $92,964.86 to Veit Construction. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. X. ANNOUNCEMENTS/UPDATES 1.City Administrator Larson City Administrator Larson reported on the financial report in Council’s packet. He stated staff review of the Code would be held on August 23, 2007. He requested that Council members notify staff about questions or issues they would like looked at. City Administrator Larson reported that the next joint Council/Planning and Zoning meeting is October 2, 2007. He stated that the primary discussion would cover the Land Use Plan as portion of the Comprehension Plan. City Administrator Larson reported that the City is considering implementing payroll direct deposit at the beginning of the year. 2.Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting Update Councilmember Broussard reported that a new business, Multi Web Converting, would relocate to Centerville. She reported that Multi Web Converting would present the site plan at the September 12, 2007 meeting. 3.Volunteers Page 5 of 6 City of Centerville Council Meeting Minutes August 8, 2007 Mayor Capra thanked all the volunteers for their help with the Fete des Lacs celebration. Mayor Capra reported that Mr. Leo Hensel and Mrs. Margret Hensel were presented a commemorative medal as part of the dedication to WWII veterans by Senator Vandeveer, Representative Detmer, Commissioner Sivarajah, Mayor Capra, and Linda Merkle, Veteran’s Administration Representative.. Motion by Councilmember Lee, seconded by Councilmember Lakso, to recess to 1601 LaMotte Drive at 7:25 p.m. Mayor Capra reconvened the Council meeting at Hidden Springs Park at 7:35 p.m. All Council Members were present as well as City Administrator Larson, City Attorney Glaser, and City Engineer Statz. Discussion resumed on New Business Item 5, Contractor’s Request for Payment – Veit & Company, Inc. XI ADJOURNMENT Motion by Council Member Lakso, seconded by Council Member Paar, to adjourn the August 8, 2007 City Council Meeting at 8:05 p.m. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. Transcribed by: Dianna Wise, Recording Secretary TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. Page 6 of 6