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Home My WebLink About2008-05-14 CC ApprovedCITY OF CENTERVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING May 14, 2008 7:50 p.m. Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the City of Centerville held their regularly scheduled meeting on May 14, 2008, at City Hall, 1880 Main Street. PRESENT: Mayor Mary Capra Council Member Linda Broussard-Vickers ~ ~J~ ~ Council Member Michelle Lakso ~ A V / Council Member Jeff Paar O ~ Council Member Tom Lee ~ ~ STAFF: City Administrator Dallas Larson City Attorney Kurt Glaser City Engineer Mark Statz L CALL TO ORDER Mayor Capra called the May 14, 2008, City Council meeting to order at 7:50 p.m. II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Motion by Council Member Lee, seconded by Council Member Broussard-Vickers, to approve the agenda as amended. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. III. PUBLIC HEARINGS None IV. APPROVAL OF COUNCIL MINUTES 1. Apri123, 2008 City Council Meeting Minutes Motion by Council Member Paar, seconded by Council Member Lakso, to approve the April 23, 2008 City Council Meeting Minutes as presented. Motion carried unanimously. 2. May 1, 2008, Public Hearing Meeting Minutes City of Centerville City Council Meeting Minutes May 14, 2008 Motion by Council Member Paar, seconded by Council Member Lakso, to approve the May 1, 2008, Public Hearing Meeting Minutes as presented. Motion carried unanimously. V. CONSENT AGENDA ~ r;~ , „~ro„~o,-~.;iio n ,-;i ~n ~nn4 ~t„-,,,, t, ~~r., , i n ~nn4 ri.,;,~,~ 2. Centennial Lakes Police Department Claims throu.~h May 8, 2008 3. Centennial Fire District Claims throw~h May 2, 2008 4. nrr,-,,...,i „~c,,,.,.o~~~,i no,-~ ,-ri,.,,,,.o vo..;o.,, „~u,,;i,a;,,,. n~~,.;.,i n„~.i;,. ~x~,,,-i,~ ~eEter, "~~~aer~4-3~e~ c ~,,,.,-,,.,,.t,ri,o„~ n~een~en~~~~ ni,a ~~r;ii ~,,.,,a ~~o,,,.o~ At the request of the Public Works Director, Item 4 will be discussed at the next City Council Meeting. Items 1 and 5 were pulled for discussion. Motion by Council Member Lakso, seconded by Council Member Broussard- Vickers, to approve Items 2 and 3 of the Consent Agenda as presented. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. City of Centerville Apri124, 2008, throu.~h May 14, 2008, Claims Encroachment Agreement, 7310 Old Mill Road - (Fence Mayor Capra stated that there is an item on the City of Centerville Check Register for Capra's Utilities Inc. She wanted to clarify that this is not her, nor is it a relative of hers. Councilmember Broussard-Vickers pointed out that the Encroachment Agreement referred to in Item 5 is between two individuals -not the City. City Administrator Larson stated that there are utility easements around the property line and there might be a large utility easement around the pond where the fence would encroach. Councilmember Broussard-Vickers inquired whether anyone had looked at this. City Administrator Larson replied that Paul had looked at it. Motion by Council Member Lee, seconded by Council Member Paar, to approve Item 1 and 5 of the Consent Agenda as presented. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. Page 2 of 6 City of Centerville City Council Meeting Minutes May 14, 2008 VL AWARDS/PRESENTATIONS/APPEARANCES Mr. Paul Pierce, Anoka County Historical Society, thanked the Council and the City of Centerville for their help and contributions. He presented Mayor Capra with a historical picture and some elementary school level books that she could keep at City Hall or pass on to elementary schools. Mr. Pierce stated that publishing the books required a lot of research, working with District 11, and going before the State Board of Education. The books have been approved for the elementary school level and are going out to schools in Anoka County. Mr. Pierce explained that 2007 was the Sesquicentennial Year (1857 - 2007) for Anoka County. Mr. Pierce showed a film on numerous Sesquicentennial events that took place over the last year and gave Sesquicentennial mugs to all the City Council Members. Mayor Capra stated that during the Sesquicentennial, they had a very successful wagon train that went through Anoka County. Mr. John Olson was the leader of the wagon train, with his mules and his wagon from that era. Mr. Pierce announced some upcoming events and once again thanked the Council for their help and contributions. VII. OLD BUSINESS 1. Proposed Ord. #21, Second Series -Senior Citizen/Active Duty Deferment of Special Assessment City Administrator Larson stated that the State Legislature authorized a revision to include service people (on active duty and 12 months after) in this Special Assessment Deferment, and Governor Pawlenty signed it. Motion by Council Member Broussard-Vickers, seconded by Council Member Lee, to approve Ordinance #21, Second Series -Senior Citizen/Active Duty Deferment of Special Assessment. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. 2. Parks & Recreation Committee Recommendation for Lake Shore Stabilization at Hidden Sprin.~ Park City Engineer Statz reported that he met with the Park Board to discuss the status of this improvement, and that he forwarded an email to the Parks Committee. He stated that the study showed the soil is not compacted, with the exception of 2 small areas. That part is complete; however, they still want to do a test. City Engineer Statz stated that they would like to use Mr. Greg Thompson's design, but they are only 75% sure it will work. The City would like this solved once and for all. Mayor Capra recommended doing more substantial plantings. Page 3 of 6 City of Centerville City Council Meeting Minutes May 14, 2008 Conversation ensued regarding the first design's failure, Mr. Thompson's proposed design, and the fact that there are three contractors who could bid on it. If Bonestroo would redo it correctly, there would be no additional cost. Motion by Council Member Lee, seconded by Council Member Lakso, to approve Bonestroo to redo the Lake Shore Stabilization at Hidden Spring Park at no additional cost. Motion carried (4/1). Council Member Broussard-Vickers opposed. VIII. NEW BUSINESS Consider Using Volunteers for Tree Trimmin a.~ t Eagle Park vs. Public Works Staff Motion by Council Member Lee, seconded by Council Member Paar, to use volunteers for Tree Trimming at Eagle Park -provided they would be covered by the City's insurance. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. 2. Restoration of Boulevard on Heritage Street -Not to Exceed $3,400 Motion by Council Member Broussard-Vickers, seconded by Council Member Lee, to approve the restoration of the Boulevard on Heritage Street -not to exceed $3,400. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. Draina.~e System Implementation -Downtown City Administrator Larson stated that they have money allocated from three grants for the downtown drainage system. Mayor Capra commented that the benefit to the ground water would be huge. City Engineer Statz stated that it would have to be designed where it would not have a big bounce, and there will be some trade offs. He questioned whether we should have a backup, as this is the backbone of the system. He added that it would not disturb too much of the street. City Administrator Larson stated that they would need approval from Anoka County. Discussion ensued. Motion by Council Member Lee, seconded by Council Member Paar, to approve downtown Drainage System Implementation. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. Page 4 of 6 City of Centerville City Council Meeting Minutes May 14, 2008 4. 2008 Sealcoat/Crack Seal Project - Approval to Produce Plans and Specs. Discussion ensued regarding the proven effectiveness of sealing cracks every year. Motion by Council Member Broussard-Vickers, seconded by Council Member Lakso, to authorize engineer to produce plans and specs for the 2008 Sealcoat/Crack Seal Proiect. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. 5. Res. #08-012 - Assi~g Duties for Handling Banking Transactions City Administrator Larson remarked that this is similar to the resolution in 2005. He explained that the main change would be that moving money could be done by one person. That person would not be authorized to take money out, only to move it to another account within the City. Motion by Council Member Lakso, seconded by Council Member Paar, to assign the handling of banking transactions to one person -with some restrictions. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. 6. Res. #08-013 - Abatement of Special Assessment & Re-Assessing the Appropriate Parcel City Administrator Larson explained that this would be done to correct an error in the parcel numbers. Motion by Council Member Broussard-Vickers, seconded by Council Member Lee, to approve Abatement of Special Assessment and Re-Assessing the Appropriate Parcel. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. IX. ANNOUNCEMENTS/UPDATES 1. City Administrator. Mr. Dallas Larson City Administrator Larson reported that they are revising the job description for the Public Works Staff, and requesting to refill the vacant position. If they could obtain someone with building inspector experience, they would have the backup needed. Motion by Council Member Lee, seconded by Council Member Lakso, to look for a candidate with the needed experience for the City Works vacancy. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. 2. Revision to Chapter 154 It was noted that Planning would like to have Council's feedback by its next meeting. Page 5 of 6 City of Centerville City Council Meeting Minutes May 14, 2008 3. Mayor Capra reported on the Minnesota Mayors' Conference. Mayor Capra stated that the Minnesota Mayors' Conference was very informative, and it encouraged high performance partnership. They discussed gearing up for the census and assessment policies regarding roadwork. Mayor R.T. Rybak gave a speech about preparedness. 4. Problem with speeding at 73rd & 20tH Mayor Capra reported that citizens are requesting that police sit and take note of the speeding problem at 73rd and 20th. It was reported cars sometimes drive so fast they are missing the corner. Councilmember Broussard-Vickers suggested that they need to narrow down the timeframe during which this is happening. 5. Congratulations to Council Member Lakso Mayor Capra congratulated Councilmember Lakso on the excellent job she did with CERT. The whole treatment area was moved when they smelled gas. 6. Parks & Recreation Councilmember Lee stated that, in the next couple of weeks, residents would be able to have picnics in the park. A battle of the bands is being planned for June 14. Music in the Park was discussed at the last meeting. Councilmember Lakso expressed her hope that they will see continued activities in the parks. Councilmember Paar stated that special thanks should go out to Parks & Recreation Committee, as they put in a lot of extra hours. 7. Performance Review Mayor Capra announced that following the City Council Meeting and a short break by Council Members, the Council would reconvene for an Executive Session -Subject: Performance Review -City Administrator, Mr. Dallas Larson. X. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Capra adjourned the City Council Meeting at 9:20 p.m. Transcribed by: Bonita Kaska, Recording Secretary Timesaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. Page 6 of 6