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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-10-26 CC CITY OF CENTERVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING OCTOBER 26, 2005 6:30 p.m. Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the City of Centerville held their regularly scheduled meeting on October 26, 2005, at City Hall, 1880 Main Street. PRESENT: Mayor Mary Capra Council Member Lakso Council Member Paar Council Member Richard Terway ABSENT: Council Member Lee STAFF: City Attorney Mr. Hoeft City Engineer Mr. Peterson City Administrator Mr. Larson I. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Capra called the October 26, 2005, City Council meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. II. SET AGENDA The following items were added to the agenda: Approval of October 24, 2005 City Council Special Meeting Minutes. Consent Agenda: Add City of Centerville October 13, 2005 through October 26, 2005 Claims (Page 14 & 14a); City Administrator’s Attendance of the League of Minnesota Cities Annual Conference (December 1,2 & 3, 2005) - $300 (Page 27a-27c). New Business: Ordinance #6 & Ordinance #6-A (Nuisance & Nuisance Abatement/Ordinance #39 (Signage) – Enforcement (Page 32a-32r); Evaluate Traffic Speeds on Mill road Old Business: Approval of Settlement Agreement (Page 38a-38d); Economic Development Committee (EDC) – Request for Disbanding and Turning Over Duties to Council (Page 38e). Motion by Council Member Terway, seconded by Council Member Paar to approve the agenda as amended. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. City of Centerville Council Meeting Minutes October 26, 2005 III. AWARDS/PRESENTATIONS/APPEARANCES 1. Mr. Roger Worner, Centennial School District Superintendent Roger Worner, Centennial School District Superintendent, advised would like to return to the Council at least once a year to provide an update on the school district. He stated he does not have a report this evening but would like to address a couple of issues. Mr. Worner noted he would like the Council to be able to tell residents that they confer regularly with the Superintendent of the School District. Mr. Worner provided his background noting the cost effectiveness of running five elementary schools was an issue when he began with the district. He stated a task force examined this issue and submitted a report. The report recommended no schools be closed within the district. Mr. Worner updated the Council on the district’s current status in regard to operating budget, size of district and the upcoming referendum. He noted 51 teachers have been cut in the last few years while enrollment numbers have not decreased. Mr. Worner stated on of his concerns is that a weakened school district weakens every one of the communities involved with the school district. Mayor Capra stated she worked on the task force prior to the building of Blue Heron Elementary. At the time, the task force determined the building of that school was not the answer to the long-term problem within the district. She thanked Mr. Worner for addressing the Council this evening. Mr. Worner distributed information regarding the school district’s budget and possible budget cuts. IV. APPROVAL OF COUNCIL MINUTES 1.October 12, 2005 City Council Meeting Minutes nd Mayor Capra requested the following changes: On page of 3 of 12, 2 paragraph, change City to County. On 2 of 12 and 3 of 12, change the spelling of Sivgarajah to th Sivarajah. On Page 5 of 12, 13 paragraph, change the first sentence to read Council st Member Lee asked how many are a necessity? On page 11 of 12, 1 paragraph, change the first sentence to read the City buys the lot it reduces the value of the lot next door. Motion by Council Member Paar, seconded by Council Member Lakso to approve the October 12, 2005 City Council Meeting Minutes as amended. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. Page 2 of 8 City of Centerville Council Meeting Minutes October 26, 2005 2.October 12, 2005 City Council Closed Work Session Meeting Minutes Motion by Council Member Lakso, seconded by Council Member Terway to approve the October 12, 2005 City Council Closed Work Session Meeting Minutes as presented. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. 3.October 24, 2005 City Council Special Meeting Minutes Motion by Council Member Paar, seconded by Council Member Lakso to approve the October 24, 2005 City Council Special Meeting Minutes as presented. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. V. CONSENT AGENDA 1.City of Centerville October 13, 2005 through October 26, 2005 Claims 2.Centennial Fire District October 13, 2005 Claims 3.Telemetry Process Control, Inc. Pay Request #2 for Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Project - $30,185.68 4.Telemetry Process Control, Inc. Change Order #1 for Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Project - $2,355.00 5.Maquire Iron, Inc. Pay Request #12 for 500,000 Gallon Elevated Water Tower - $5,951.75 6.Parks & Recreation Committee Recommendation to Advertise and Hire for the Position of Part-Time Ice Rink Attendants 7.Resolution #05-049 – Assessing Fees Associated with 6923 Tourville Circle Cleanup (Housekeeping) 8.City Administrator’s Attendance of the League of Minnesota Cities Annual Conference (December 1,2 & 3, 2005) Motion by Council Member Terway, seconded by Council Member Paar to approve the Consent Agenda as amended. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. VI. PUBLIC HEARINGS None. VII. NEW BUSINESS 1.Purchase of Topo Maps from Lino Lakes ($4,200) – Entire Centerville Mr. Peterson advised the purchase of the Topo maps from the City of Lino Lakes would tie into the GIS system and provide Topo mapping for the entire City of Centerville at a reduced price of $4,200. Page 3 of 8 City of Centerville Council Meeting Minutes October 26, 2005 Motion by Council Member Terway, seconded by Council Member Lakso to approve the purchase of Topo maps from Lino Lakes at a cost not to exceed $4,200. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. 2.Resolution #05-050 – The City Council Promoting the Use of Intrastate Mutual- Aid Agreement Mr. Peterson advised the Police Chief provided the information regarding the Use of Intrastate Mutual-Aid Agreement. The Police Chief has been working with the County on this issue. In order to qualify for the grant, all cities must approve the resolution. Motion by Council Member Lakso, seconded by Council Member Paar to adopt Resolution #05-050, the City Council Promoting the Use of Intrastate Mutual-Aid Agreement. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. 3.Resolution #05-051 – The City Council Designation of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) as the basis for All Incident Management in Centerville Mr. Larson advised this is another resolution to attempt to standardize a plan and have a uniform system in place. Motion by Council Member Terway, seconded by Council Member Paar to adopt Resolution #05-051, the City Council Designation of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) as the basis for All Incident Management in Centerville. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. 4.Ordinance #6 & Ordinance #6A (Nuisance & Nuisance Abatement/Ordinance #39 (Signage) – Enforcement Mayor Capra advised the City of Centerville has been on the local news in regards to signage within the City. She stated she has had many calls today regarding this issue. There were complaints relating to some signage on private property in public view. Mayor Capra advised she did speak to the sign holders about the complaints. The sign holders have agreed to take down three of the four most offensive signs. She stated that possibly that is an acceptable solution due to the freedom of speech. Mayor Capra asked if the Council would like to take any further action regarding this issue. Council Member Terway stated he believes Mayor Capra did a good job in handling this situation. He stated that in the future he would like to see situations like this handled in more of a neighborly fashion. He indicated he does not think any more action is necessary. Page 4 of 8 City of Centerville Council Meeting Minutes October 26, 2005 Council Member Lakso agreed. Council Member Paar stated he believes the signs that were displayed were wrong for the City and very tacky. However, the Council has to support everyone in the City. He noted he does not think there is any room in the City for this type of signage but Mayor Capra did handle the situation well. Council Member Paar continued stating one sign up is still not acceptable to him. He would like to review the sign ordinance to avoid this type of issue in the future. Mayor Capra stated the City does regulate adult content within the City. She indicated she would like the Planning and Zoning Board to review the issue of signage on private property in public view. She asked if the City could regulate that. Mr. Hoeft stated the City does have some ability to regulate that to a certain extent. The ordinances need to be reviewed and possibly be revised. Mayor Capra asked City staff to have the Planning and Zoning Board review this issue. 5.Evaluate Traffic Speeds on Mill Road Mayor Capra stated many residents are concerned about the speeds on Mill Road and the fact that there are no stop signs on that roadway. She asked if the Council is agreeable to request a speed study by the Police Department. Council Member Terway stated speed studies are very valuable and do record the speeds along with the times of those speeds. He agreed a speed study should be conducted. Council Member Lakso stated she does not believe there is a speeding issue on Mill Road but does think there are speed problems on adjoining roadways. However, she is comfortable with a speed study being conducted on Mill Road. Motion by Council Member Terway, seconded by Council Member Lakso for the City or County to place a speed cart on Mill Road, where they deem necessary, to evaluate speeds on that roadway. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. VIII. OLD BUSINESS 1.CSAH 14 Widening Project (Memorandum of Understanding) Mr. Larson distributed the last draft of the Memo of Understanding received from the County highlighting the County’s changes as well as the City’s changes. Mr. Larson answered questions from the Council regarding the language within the Memorandum of Understanding. He stated it seems as though the County will not do the st project if the City insists on a signal light at 21 Avenue. Page 5 of 8 City of Centerville Council Meeting Minutes October 26, 2005 Mayor Capra made corrections to an article that was printed in the Quad Press regarding this issue. Mr. Larson reviewed the staff’s changes to the document indicated he believes the County will approve those changes. Mr. Larson reviewed the revised concept plan for the Downtown Centerville project noting the plan should be submitted to the County so they can incorporate it into their plans for the CSAH 14 project. The Council directed staff to discuss with the County the issue of the City conveying property behind City Hall to the County, in return for the County convening property at an equal marketable value within the City. The Council directed that language be incorporated into the Memorandum of Understanding and be emailed to all Council Member’s. Motion by Council Member Terway, seconded by Council Member Paar to approve the Memorandum of Understanding for the CSAH 14 Widening Project with the noted changes. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. Mayor Capra called for a short recess at 7:55 p.m. Mayor Capra reconvened the meeting at 8:00 p.m. 2.Possible Closed Meeting to Discuss Outstanding Litigation (R. Hugger Case) Mr. Larson advised this case involves a forfeiture that did not go well. He stated he spoke with the League of Minnesota Cities regarding this issue and they have indicated there is coverage for this case. Mr. Larson stated he does not believe there is anything else the City should do at this point. Staff has spoke with a consultant who is willing to look at policies, at a reduced cost, to make sure this situation does not occur again. A report and recommendations will be submitted to the Council from that consultant. Mr. Hoeft stated there is a new procedure already in place that will prevent this situation from occurring again. He advised he does believe a consultant reviewing the policies would be beneficial for the City. Mayor Capra advised she believe the City should do its own investigation and report that to the Police Department in December. The City would be proactive in doing its own investigation and could prevent this situation from occurring at some point in the future. Page 6 of 8 City of Centerville Council Meeting Minutes October 26, 2005 Motion by Council Member Lakso, seconded by Mayor Capra to approve a City investigation into this matter by an outside consultant. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. 3.1601 LaMotte Drive (Update) Mr. Larson referred to a memo distributed to the Council regarding the surplus property south of the water pumping station on Centerville Lake. Mr. Larson outlined the tentative agreement that the St. Paul Regional Water Services has indicated they would support to allow for the City of Centerville to purchase the property. Mr. Larson distributed a report identifying the source of funding for the purchase. He commented on the legal issues regarding eminent domain, market rates and the re-selling of the property at some point in the future. Council Member Paar indicated his concern putting the City’s budget in jeopardy and limits on what the City can do with the property. Mr. Larson advised the financial scenario that was distributed clearly illustrates that the City can pay the first and second payments. The third payment would not occur for 2 ½ years. The worst-case scenario would involve the City selling a portion of the property to make the third payment. 4. Approval of Settlement Agreement Motion by Council Member Paar, seconded by Council Member Terway, to accept the Approval of Settlement Agreement as presented. Mayor Capra noted this is the last settlement agreement in the amount of $65,000. All in Favor. Motion carried unanimously. 5. Economic Development Committee (EDC) – Request for Disbanding and Turning Over Duties to Council Council Member Paar referred to a letter from the EDC indication they are disbanding and turning over to Council any tasks or functions the committee has performed or is slated to perform. Council Member Paar stated the City needs to look at possibly forming and EDA and hopes some of the members of the EDC would help with that. Mayor Capra stated the Council should review this issue at the beginning of the year. Page 7 of 8 City of Centerville Council Meeting Minutes October 26, 2005 Council Member Terway thanked the committee members for their years of service. Mayor Capra asked staff to draft letters of thank you for the committee members as well as checking on the process for awards prior to the next Council meeting. IX. ANNOUNCEMENTS/UPDATES 1.City Administrator, Mr. Dallas Larson Mr. Larson advised that he has no updates for the Council. 2. Downtown Redevelopment Planning (Update) Council Member Terway advised he has attended two meetings for the Downtown Redevelopment Planning. The process is moving forward and concepts are being formed. Those concepts will be brought to the public November 15, 2005 for comments. He asked residents to attend but to remember the plans are just concept plans. Mr. Larson stated the City would be sending postcards to residents inviting them to the meeting. 3. Correspondence Mayor Capra reviewed correspondences with Council and staff. 4. Successful Completion of Alcohol Sales Compliance Check Mayor Capra referred to a letter regarding the successful completion of Alcohol Sales Compliances Checks within the City. Mayor Capra requested staff draft letters to those businesses that successfully completed the compliance checks. 5. 2006 Liquor and Tobacco Licensing Mayor Capra referred to a memo indicating the liquor renewal forms from the Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement Division have been forwarded to current licensees along with a request to return the completed forms to City Hall by October 31, 2005. X. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Lakso, seconded by Terway to adjourn the October 26, 2005 City Council Meeting at 9:08 p.m. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. Transcribed by: Kim Points, Recording Secretary, TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. Page 8 of 8