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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-05-03 Agenda CITY OF CENTERVILLE PARK AND RECREATION AGENDA May 3, 2000 6:30 p.m. CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL APPEARANCES CONNSIDERATION OF MINUTES 1. April 5, 2000 Park and Recreation Meeting Minutes UNFINISHED BUSINESS 1. Dedication of Laurie LaMotte Park 2. Goals a. Trees and Satellites - Dale Larson b. Lawn Care Proposals - Michael Navin 3. Donation of Lights from Rich Defoe - Michael Navin 4. Basketball Hoops - Doug Porter 5. Trail Maps to City Engineer - Jill Lien 6. Letter of Understanding Update - Wayne LeBlanc 7. Letter to Residents around Eagle Pass regarding Lighting of Trail - Wayne LeBlanc 8. Concrete in Ice Rink at LaMotte Park - Jill Lien 9. Bike Track NEW BUSINESS 1. LaMotte Park a. Fences (outfield) b. Bleechers DISCUSSION ITEMS ADJOURNMENT Not Approved PARK AND RECREATION COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES April 5, 2000 Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the Park and Recreation Committee of the City of Centerville held their regularly scheduled meeting on April 5, 2000 at City Hall, 1880 Main Street. Chairperson Michael Navin called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. The Park and Recreation Committee met at Laurie LaMotte Park at 6:00 p.m before the meeting, to "mark -out" the trail that connects to the Anoka County Trail System. Present: Chairperson Michael Navin Karla DeVine Doug Porter Dale Larson Wayne LeBlanc Council Member Terry Sweeney (liaison) Absent: Staff: Jill Lien Tedd Peterson, Public Works ROLL CALL Mr. Navin started the roll call by announcing his name and position on the Park and Recreation Committee with the rest of the roll call as follows: Karla DeVine, Tedd Peterson, Terry Sweeney, Doug Porter, Wayne LeBlanc and Dale Larson. Mr. Craig Bodde and Mr. Darrell Silverness from the YMCA were present, along with Kevin Smith, Danny Lofgren, Bobby Lofgren and Lance Dahl who expressed their interest in a bike track. Mr. Navin conducted the Oath of Office for Mr. LeBlanc. APPEARANCES YMCA Mr. Silverness explained that the YMCA consists of 24 board members, of which there are 20 adults and four (4) high school students. The board meets every other month, is very active and has made a lot of progress. The name of the proposed YMCA is called the "Chain of Lakes YMCA ". Mr. Silverness would like to run an ad in our local newsletter explaining the benefits offered to the residents of Centerville. Mr. Silverness commented that this would be a great opportunity for newcomers to Centerville to meet new people, become involved and provide an "outlet for kids ". There will be indoor and 1 outdoor basketball courts available, and the staff at the YMCA are willing to help with staffing needs at the Elementary School if activities are offered through the School District. Mr. Silvemess stressed that the YMCA is not looking for financial support, in fact, the YMCA anticipates loosing money with the extended hours being offered, but felt they could make it up in other areas. There will be some benefits to the residents of Centerville such as: a 25% discount in "joiners" fee, 10% off monthly dues, a teen center, the ability to re- evaluate after five (5) years, and the fact that the YMCA would like Centerville to be an active part in the planning and success of the business. The YMCA has conducted a market study, which indicates there would be approximately 2,500 memberships in this area, consisting of approximately 8,000 to 12,000 people. Mr. Silverness anticipated 25% of Centerville's residents joining, adding there will be heavy family response. A teen center will be available in approximately two (2) years, with teen programming playing a huge part in the development. The YMCA wants to work closely with Centerville for anything relating to teens or future teen centers. Mr. Silverness mentioned the YMCA would keep close ties with the Centennial Middle School. A shuttle service from the Middle School directly to the YMCA will be available this year. The closest facility of this size would be in Woodbury. Mr. Silvemess appealed to the Park and Recreation Committee to recommend supporting the YMCA to the City Council. Specifically, the YMCA is requesting the following: "1.) To offer a summer Day Camp Program extended hours site and bus pick -up location, using LaMotte Park, and 2.) To offer morning and afternoon sessions, each day for approximately eight (8) weeks during this summer, between 9:30 — 11:30 a.m., and 1:00 — 3:00 p.m., Monday — Friday." Motion by Mr. Navin, seconded by Mr. LeBlanc to recommend to City Council to permit the YMCA's request to offer extended hours site and bus pick -up location at Laurie LaMotte Park. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Mr. Navin, seconded by Mr. Porter to recommend to City Council to approve the YMCA's request to offer morning and afternoon summer sessions at Laurie LaMotte Park. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. Bike Track Kevin Smith (7310 Old Mill Road), Danny and Bobby Lofgren (7256 Centerville Road) and Lance Dahl (1748 Peltier Lake Drive) appeared before the Park and Recreation Committee to request the committee consider establishing a bike track for the kids in Centerville that are of their age bracket (12 -16). Mr. Smith stated that there are four (4) new parks in the City for all of the little kids, but nothing for the kids their age. They would like to see a bike track created for kids to ride their bikes on; at least it would give them something to do. Ms. DeVine mentioned that there were approximately 20 kids biking and jumping their bikes on the Travis property yesterday. Ms. Travis explained to the kids that they cannot jump their bikes on that piece of property because they are in the process of selling it, but they continue to use it as a bike track. Ms. DeVine felt it important to look into 2 creating/developing a bike track for the youth of this age bracket so we have a balance of activities for all age ranges. The Park and Recreation Committee directed Ms. Lien to contact the City of Shoreview's Community Center to find out the liabilities and/or any other information regarding bike tracks. CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES February 2, 2000 Park and Recreation Meeting Minutes Motion by Mr. Larson, seconded by Ms. DeVine to approve the February 2, 2000 Park and Recreation Meeting Minutes. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. March 1, 2000 Park and Recreation Meeting Minutes Motion by Mr. Porter, seconded by Ms. Devine to approve the March 1, 2000 Park and Recreation Meeting Minutes, with noted changes. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. OLD BUSINESS Set date for Dedication of Laurie LaMotte Park The Park and Recreation Committee discussed possible dates for the Dedication of Laurie LaMotte Park. The committee elected to have the dedication the week of May 22" with a specific date to be determined at the May 3 meeting. The committee was pleased with the draft invitation submitted by Ms. Lien, along with the list of past Park and Recreation members, liaisons, intern, Public Works Staff, current City Council, Commissions and Committees. The committee requested Ms. Lien draft a letter requesting donations for refreshments to be offered at the dedication, from the local business owners, Centerville Lions Club, Centennial Fire District, and Cub's Bakery for a cake. Compiled List of 2000 Goals Trees Mr. Larson explained that he had plotted out the trees at all of the parks in the previous month. He will provide the sketch to Ms. Lien to put in the May Park and Recreation Packet. The consensus of the committee was to have Mr. Larson contract someone with a spade and obtain a quote for moving/planting trees for the May meeting. Eagle Park Lighting Mr. LeBlanc expressed his concern with the "City Theme Workshop" meeting held on March 21 He was ready to present his recommendations for the lighting at Eagle Park, but wasn't given the opportunity. Mr. LeBlanc is proposing two different options with the lighting at Eagle Park. One option is to have high poles, which could have one of many different styles of lights, and the other would be to have a shorter pillar style poles commonly seen along trails. Mr. LeBlanc would like to see lights pointing downward, 3 and stressed `no light pollution ". Mr. LeBlanc will get more information/quotes for the May meeting. Trail Maps The Committee was pleased with the maps Ms. Lien had created indicating the easements, sidewalks and trails within the City. The Park and Recreation Committee requested Ms. Lien contact the City Engineer to have him create these maps. Donation of Lights from Rich DeFoe The Committee discussed the donation of the lights/poles from Rich DeFoe of Waterworks Beach Club. Ms. DeVine explained that she had been in contact with Mr. DeFoe who informed her that a friend of his might also be willing to donate two (2) more sets of lights to the City, along with his. If this is true, there will be a total of three (3) sets of lights for the ball fields. The general consensus of the Park and Recreation Committee was to install two (2) sets of lights at the softball fields and one set at the soccer field. Mr. Larson mentioned that in the past, NSP had donated a pole for lights in which they mounted a siren on, and questioned if possibly NSP would be willing to do the same again. Mr. Peterson offered to check with Mr. Palzer on the likelihood of this happening again in the future. Motion by Mr. Navin, seconded by Mr. Larson to recommend to City Council to accept the donation of the ball field lights/poles from Mr. Rich DeFoe, at relocation costs of approximately $3,000 to be deducted from the Park and Recreation's General Fund, with a final installation date to be determined at a later date. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. Public Works Liaison / Tedd Peterson Ms. Lien explained that she had spoke with Mr. March regarding the possibility of having Tedd Peterson join the Parks and Recreation Committee as a Public Works staff liaison. Mr. March felt the Parks and Recreation Committee should be able to call upon the public works department at any time, without having a Public Works staff liaison. If Mr. Peterson wishes to attend the Parks and Recreation meetings, he is more than welcome to attend as a resident. Mr. Larson expressed his appreciation, adding that he felt it is very nice having someone from Public Works at the meetings, and hopes Mr. Peterson will continue to join the meetings. Letter of Understanding to Anoka County Mr. LeBlanc submitted a draft Letter of Understanding explaining the visions and goals for future trails in the northeastern metropolitan area. This letter also requests any contact names, grants or other funding possibilities be forwarded to the City. The Park and Recreation Committee approved the letter Mr. LeBlanc had submitted. NEW BUSINESS 4 Pour Concrete in Ice Rink Ms. Lien explained that both Mr. Peterson and Mr. Palzer have questioned if the Park and Recreation Committee have ever considered pouring concrete in the hockey rink at Laurie LaMotte Park. Concrete would create a base under the ice, which would make it easier to flood and would also ensure a smoother surface on the ice. It could be constructed so that when the concrete is poured, spickets or hoses could be installed around the rink for flooding purposes. Also, this would bring a place where youth could roller - blade, skateboard, etc. in the summer. The committee elected to discuss this option further at the May meeting, where more specific bids/quotes could be looked at. Lawn Care Proposals Ms. Lien explained that Mr. Palzer had submitted quotes received from TruGreen ChemLawn and Greener Pastures — which use organic materials. Mr. Palzer recommended that we do NOT Spring fertilize at Laurie LaMotte Park and Acorn Creek Park because the grass is still fairly new and was just fertilized in the Fall. The Park and Recreation Committee decided to follow Mr. Palzer's recommendation. Mr. Navin offered to contact Mr. Palzer to discuss this and other issues, and will report back at the May meeting. On -Site Sanitation Mr. Larson explained that he had been in contact with On -Site Sanitation and was quoted the same fees as last year. Mr. Larson felt there should be a satellite placed at Acorn Creek Park this year in addition to the ones at Tracie McBride and Laurie LaMotte Parks. The Committee requested Ms. Lien to have Mr. Palzer go ahead and order three (3) satellites for the three (3) parks. Basketball Hoops at Eagle Park Ms. Lien explained that Mr. Palzer had suggested installing basketball hoops on the pad that was originally intended to be a tennis court at Eagle Park. Since kids are already going to the park and hanging out, it would be an inexpensive way to provide something for them to do. The committee discussed the advantages and disadvantages of installing basketball hoops, and came to a conclusion that Mr. Porter will explore the fees involved, and bring it back for further discussion at the May meeting. DISCUSSION ITEMS GameTime Ouotes, Contract and Payment Ms. Lien explained that she included these in the packet for the committee to review, since the original quote did not include benches, picnic tables and trash receptacles, Ms. Lien felt the committee should see the actual signed contract with all inclusions. Goetz Landscape & Irrigation Contract This was included as an FYI, showing the actual signatures and a copy of the payment sent to Mr. Goetz as a retainer. Mr. Goetz has already begun landscaping around the park signs. 5 I Outdoor Recreation Grant Ms. Lien explained that Mr. March submitted a copy of the grant application to the DNR for the Outdoor Recreation Grant program. It does not appear that there will be funding available this year. However, they do encourage communities to submit applications to help show the Legislature the need for future funding for municipal park improvement projects. Acceptance/Denial Letters to Mr. LeBlanc and Mr. Peterson Ms. Lien explained that unfortunately, no one had contacted Mr. LeBlanc informing him of his acceptance to the Park and Recreation Committee, nor was a letter of denial sent to Mr. Peterson. Since they both were in attendance, the committee expressed their apologies and thanked Mr. LeBlanc and Mr. Peterson for their interest in the Park and Recreation Committee. Ms. DeVine expressed her concern over who exactly is supposed to be the contact person at City Hall for the Park and Recreation Committee. More specifically, she would like to see all phone calls, correspondence, documentation, flyers, quotes/bids, etc., be forwarded to Ms. Lien's attention — since she is the staff liaison for Park and Recreation. The Committee agreed, directing City Staff to make any /all inquiries, correspondence, quotes, etc. be sent to the attention of Ms. Lien. May Agenda 1. Set Date of Dedication of Laurie LaMotte Park 2. Goals a. Trees and Satellites — Dale Larson b. Eagle Park Lighting — Wayne LeBlanc c. Lawn Care at Parks — Michael Navin d. Donation of Lights from Rich DeFoe — Michael Navin 3. Basketball Hoops — Doug Porter 4. Trail Maps to City Engineer — Jill Lien 5. Letter of Understanding Update — Wayne LeBlanc 6. Letter to Residents around Eagle Pass regarding lighting of trail — Wayne LeBlanc and Jill Lien 7. Concrete in Ice Rink at LaMotte Park — Jill Lien ADJOURNMENT Motion by Ms. DeVine, seconded by Mr. Navin to adjourn the April 5, 2000 Park and Recreation Committee meeting. All in favor. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 9:15 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, Jill Lien Staff Liaison 6 MEMO Date: April 27, 2000 To: Chairperson Michael Navin Park and Recreation Committee From: Jill Lien Re: Dedication of Laurie LaMotte Park Included in your packet is a copy of the month of May (and June just in case!). We need to set the exact date of the dedication. We were looking at the week of the May 22,2000. I have also included copies of two of the letters I sent out requesting donations for the event. I have sent the requests for donations to the following: Wise Guys Pizza - Ken Vanderbeek Kelly Korner - Bill Bisek Sager's Liquor - Terry Sager Jumpin Java - Monica Travis Centerville Lions Club - Dave Lutz Cub Foods - Dan Klassen Fire Department - Brian Colvard RE/MAX - Ray DeVine Thank You! r GV o a wi:; t.ci (y... 4i . m °N . N CO C.fl s N rn .c CO CD 0 r r N L A; N CD - y S.% <! W 'J NN V O �1-NN y ' /ll LO wm —1IIJ N J U P e m • N r "' "NN m r r N .-1 .G ANN 0 6 J 0 - c •1 Q Ln N O) .O w >. E' d N = a Q �� CO h q o N u N 0.00,0 , j1 M O Nit C r r r M CC CS o W o' 2 3 ` 0 ( . • i. • i � f N CO CO N h M ;' rte. N W '. Iii∎ CO Lt N M o t o P r N J N o , _ Z CC z O v a E EA > `t X 0 r • d ' i e . ro CO 7. o cc CC q L___________ o - E a ; r \ k Ca _ Lc c‘i al Iy. N Cr, CO N 0 • \ § ' -' m = 2 . « \ \ \ \\ ` ® 5 co el N Cr, CV CFI CO £ ® ° Si ` \ \ \\\ fa „ r.1111 ili Cr 1 r ; N CO CC Q en 0 CO /� ■ / rC5 4 / N ! N ƒ # § \ � i a 6 / 0 : U :,, § = , . \ ' /< 2 \ N OD GO • <3 © rm. N y / @ g` 'x f / \ 2 \ r "' CV / ■ (! j 7 I : 7 ... . . . . � L ; e ft e l/ itte 1880 Main Street • Centerville, [ 55038 Established 1857 (651)429-3232 • `Fax (651)429-8629 April 2&, 2000 Mr. Dave, KLasseo, Cub Foods 105_ MeadowLaws PyLve white gear Lake, Mtwwesota 55127 Re: DDwatiows for Pedicat%ovt. of Laurie LaMotte Park Dear Mr. kLassew: The Pa rks awd Recreatiow Cov&v&Lttee of the CLtE of CewtervLLle is ?La wwiwg a "Ped%catiow of La urie LaMotte P0 yIe" the week. of Mad 22, 2000. This evewt Ls desigwed to thawk everu CwvoLved with the developvuewt awd cowpletLow of the ball fieLds. it also spares the start of the wew seasow b` iwvitLwg the public to use the wewLH cowt.pLeted baLL fieLds. The Parks awd Recreatiow Covuwt.ittee would Like to hold a ribbow cutt�wg cerevwowt. RAJ offer refreshvwewts. We are specLficaLLd LookLkw to `ou "'or a dowatiow of a full sheet cage, decorated iw sov e vuawwer with ball a wd soccer fieLds with "weLcovv.e to CewtevvLLLe's gall FLeLds" writtew ow Lt. CewtervtLLe's Pa rks awd Recreatiow Covu.vv<ittee will deepLd apprecLate `our efforts tin, v tRkiwg this cake for our special evewti wLLL be eowtactiwg dou approxivuateLj Mav 4`'` or 5 with the specific dots of the evewt. PLease feel free to cowtact vue if dou have awj c u.estiows. Thawk dou for dour gewerosit, 5Lwcereld, Jill L iew star( LiaLsow t Ca e tervi e 1880 Main Street • Centerville, Ma( 55038 Established 1857 (651) 429 -3232 to fax (651) 429 -8629 AprLL 20, 2000 Mr. Brtaw COLvard CewtervCLLe /LLwo Lakes Fire Departwtewt 7-741 LR Ile Dr ve LLwo Lakes, MLwwesota 55014 Re: DowatLows for Dedicatiow of La urLe LaMotte Park Den( - -claw: The Parks awd RecreatLow covvtvuittee of the CLtj of cewtervLLle Ls plawwLwg a "DedLcatLow of Laurie LaMOtte Park° the week of Mad 22, 2000. ThLs evewt Ls desLgwed to thawk everowe i.wvolved with the deveLopvv<ewt a cowtpLetLow of the ball fields. it aLso sparks the start of the wew seasow LwvitLwg the public to use the wewLd completed ball fLeLds- The Parks awd RecreatLow CovnvttLttee would Like to hold a ribbow cuttLwg ceret - ^�n a�� offer re- reshvvtieo.ts. Although we uwderstawd dou have bee asked for several dowatLows Lw the recewt past, we are hopLwg to obtaLw some type of dowatiow frovvt the Loon L. busLwesses for refreshvvewts to provLde at the evewt. AwjthLwg jou are wLLLLwg to offer would be deepld apprecLated b j the Parks awd RecreatLow committee. Please cowtactJLLL LLew at CLtd Hall for dour dowatiows. Thawk day_ for our gewerositd! sLwcereld, Centervi,U.ei Parks am& Recreation/ Co-rivvnittee' CPR/jvul MEMO Date: April 27, 2000 To: Chairperson Michael Navin Park and Recreation Committee From: Jill Lien Re: Goals Trees and Satellites Included in your packet are copies of the drawings submitted by Dale Larson indicating the trees and possible placement of future trees in the parks. Unfortunately, Mr. Larson will not be able to attend the meeting this month to update us on placement of the satellites. Lawn Care Proposals Included in your packet is a copy of the lawn care contract signed by TruGreen and Paul Palzer. Mr. Navin will also give an update on the lawn care. I haven't had an opportunity to update the compiled list of goals, I will have it completed at the next meeting. Thank You! C it 0 0 II2 . 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FALL TOTAL CITY HALL 99.00 99.00 99.00 297.00 ROBIN LANE PARK 81.00 81.00 81.00 243.00 1875 FOX RUN 193.00 193.00 193.00 579.00 ,, - 6907 LAMONT DRIVE 940.00 820.00 820.00 2580.00 TOTALS $1313.00 $1193.00 $1193.00 $3699.00 GUARANTEE: We will re -apply material to any area found to have unsatisfactory results. This will be done at NO ADDITIONAL COST. NOTE: MN STATE SALES TAX IS NOT INCLUDED IN PRICE Date of Authorization ') /Jpr.1 /9€ : ‘, - 0 PO# /li cj Authorized Signature ` I> �p � � CITY OF CENTERVILLE Authorized Signature - 4f- TRUGREEN^AWN - 4i A 4 r_ „l/ �- 1VM) - %I I .'fir/; 1 a:_ MEMO Date: April 27, 2000 To: Chairperson Michael Navin Park and Recreation Committee From: Jill Lien Re: Donation of Lights from Rich DeFoe Included in your packet is a copy of the letter sent to Mr. DeFoe requesting he indicate specifically what he is willing to donate. We havn't heard back from him to date. Mr. Navin may also have an update for the committee. Thank You! $ l e. tervit 1880 Main Street • CenterviCCe, M71( 55038 Established 1857 (6510 429-3232 • Fax (651)429 8629 April 20, 2000 Mr. Rich DeFoe 3720 East River Road Fridley, MN 55421 Dear Rich, The City of Centerville has heard that you are willing to donate the Waterworks ballfield lights to the City to be used at LaMotte Park. This would be a very generous donation to the community. I wanted to have in writing the specific items that you are interested in donating to the City. We would also be interested in your scoreboard, ag -lime, and field fencing if you are looking for a way to dispose of those items. The City thanks you for your generosity and looks forward to having your family move into the community. I will have the mayor publicly thank you for any donation that you make at the upcoming LaMotte Park dedication this summer. Please check below the items that you wish to donate to the City and send this letter back in the self - addressed, stamped envelope. These items will be removed at the expense of the City. We will make arrangements to move whatever items you wish to donate in a timely manner. Please call me if you have any questions. Ballfield lights Scoreboard Ballfield fencing Field ag -lime • Sincerely, T March ity Administrator cc. Park and Recreation Committee City Council MEMO Date: April 27, 2000 To: Chairperson Michael Navin Park and Recreation Committee From: Jill Lien Re: Basketball Hoops Mr. Porter will give the committee an update on fees involved in installing basketball hoops for Eagle Park. Thank You! MEMO Date: April 27, 2000 To: Chairperson Michael Navin Park and Recreation Committee From: Jill Lien Re: Trail Maps to City Engineer Unfortunately, I haven't had an opportunity to speak any further with the City Engineer regarding the Park and Recreation's request to create trail maps. I will have it done before the next meeting. Thank You! MEMO Date: April 27, 2000 To: Chairperson Michael Navin Park and Recreation Committee From: Jill Lien Re: Letter of Understanding As mentioned earlier, Mr. LeBlanc will not be able to attend the meeting, so this will have to be tabled until the June meeting. Thank You! MEMO Date: April 27, 2000 To: Chairperson Michael Navin Park and Recreation Committee From: Jill Lien Re: Letter to Residents around Eagle Pass Regarding Lighting of the Trail Included in your packet is a letter from Mr. LeBlanc explaining his views on lighting the trail in Eagle Pass. I was very impressed with the information Mr. LeBlanc took the time to gather. I think he explained his views quite clearly. Thank You! Park and Recreation Report from Wayne LeBlanc April 25, 2000 for the May 3 Meeting I'll be in Bozeman, Montana, attending my daughter's graduation and I'm sorry I can't make the Park and Rec meeting May 3. Here is a report and some recommendations for your consideration. Summary and Recommendations on Lighting the Eagle Pass Trail I called Lino Lakes and found they do not light any of their trails. I was referred to a person in Ramsey County who said they only light cross country ski trails in the winter because it is dark so early and people like to ski a particular trail. Ramsey County has found vandalism to be a particular problem and they had to redesign their lights to prevent people from throwing rocks and breaking the lights. The NSP representative strongly discouraged the use of bollard lights (post style) because they do not provide much light and they are especially prone to vandalism. The real problem is cost and maintenance. I think it will become dear why other communities have chosen not to light their trails. A nice looking Domus style light (see picture at right) costs roughly $3,850 per light for installation. The trail at Eagle Pass is t 1,042 feet with a 55 foot and 360 foot spur for a total of 1457 or about 1500 feet of trail. With a light every 150 feet or so, and with a light on each end, that's 11 lights and poles for a total of $42,350. This is not a project for a $5,000 budget. In addition, maintenance • IcA is $5.45 per 100 watts of power per month. The maintenance contract is normally for 25 years, they relamp every 4 years, replace knocked down poles within 24 hours, etc. For `` 11 High Pressure Sodium lights at 100 watts each, that's about $50 per month or $600 per year ($15,000 for the 25 year contract). A shoebox light is $2,600 per light and that would total $28,600 for plain looking lights. - - Y My recommendation is to abandon the idea of lights for the Eagle Pass trail. I suggest Park and Rec concentrate on getting lights and lighting for Lamotte Park and consider that the place for after dark activities. In the summer, daylight extends to 9:30PM and there is no need to light trails anyway. In the winter, I suspect the trails will not be used much and lights will not be needed. I do not anticipate the Eagle Pass trail would be a cross country ski trail. Other Considerations I have more information on other aspects of lighting, but the above discussion may be all that is needed for the moment. Anything we do with lighting should be designed by a lighting expert. The NSP representative is sending me more information and I can report on this at the next meeting. When we are done with the information, I suggest it be passed on to the city as it may be a help to determine downtown lighting. On April 12, I provided the City Council with the proposed trail map and explained that it was a proposal to work trail issues with surrounding communities. I received one phone message from the St Paul Water Utility that said there should be no problem, but they had certain requirements and he wanted to talk to me about that. I just got the call and have not gotten back to him yet. Perhaps a trail could use the St Paul Water easement. It just needs to be worked. (Not related to Park and Rec activities, I also suggested the city consider using Larry Wacker as a consultant for planning and I referred the Council to an article in the Hugonian by Dave Schumann. Dave makes many great points about planning and the City of Hugo seems to be using the Larry Wacker firm for consulting. Recall that Larry Wacker was the consultant at the EDC "City Theme Workshop' on March 21. I gave the Council the one page suggestion I had that lights point down to avoid light pollution.) Note that I had prepared a survey for people near the Eagle Pass trail, but due to the recommendation not to do lights there, a survey is pointless. If you see one in the handout packet, realize that [suggest it be discarded. Thanks!! Wayne LeBlanc ewe `tervitte 1880 Main Street • Centerville, MN 55038 Established 1857 (6 51) 429 -3232 to fax (651) 429 -8629 April 25, 2000 Residents along Eagle Pass Trail Centerville, Minnesota 55038 Dear Resident along Eagle Pass Trail, The Parks and Recreation Committee are considering putting lighting along the trail in Eagle Pass. The Committee is looking for your feedback on this proposal. Yes No Would you prefer the trail not be lit at all? Would you prefer the trail to be lit with a minimum of light? Would you prefer bright lighting? Would you prefer restricted light hours, perhaps until midnight? Would you prefer lights to be on all night? • Would you prefer (A) ground level lighting, (B) post lighting, A B C — Circle One or (C) high pole lighting? We have found that Lino Lakes does not light any of their trails. Perhaps this is preferred. We have also found that Ramsey County does most of their trail lighting for ski trails in the winter. The Committee is also looking for your input on installing basketball hoops on the pad at Eagle Park. Although we realize this is not a regulation size court, it would provide an opportunity for the teen aged youth to "shoot some hoops" in this area. Please take a moment to consider these options and give us a call with your opinions, or fill out the questionnaire and drop it off in the drop box at city hall. You can express your comments by phone at City Hall at 429 -3232 from 8:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m., or you can contact Wayne LeBlanc at 426 -0168 or send e-mail to wayne.Ieblanc@aunisys.com. Your comments would be appreciated by May 31, 2000 so that the Park and Recreation Committee can discuss at the June 7 Park and Recreation Meeting. Thank you for your time and consideration of these matters. Sincerely, Wayne LeBlanc Centerville Parks and Recreation Committee Member WL /jml MEMO Date: April 27, 2000 To: Chairperson Michael Navin Park and Recreation Committee From: Jill Lien Re: Concrete in Ice Rink I have made several calls this week to obtain quotes for installing concrete in the hockey rink. The quotes I have received are from Dennis Shudy of Centerville Redi -Mix and Chris Dropps from Classic Construction. Dennis Shudy quoted me a fee of $70.00 per yard. Per Paul Palzer, we will need 260 yards which totals $18,200. This does NOT include installation - Mr. Shudy doesn't install. A copy of the quote from Classic Construction is included for you to review. The fees for the concrete itself are comparable. What does the committee want to as far as the installation? We need to determine what type of concrete is needed - it will help me when trying to obtain bids. I am waiting on bids from two other vendors. I will update you at the June meeting. Thank You! FROM : CLFGSIC CONSTRUCTION INC PHONE NO. : 612 434 7 120 Apr. 27 2000 03:4TM P2 CLASSIC C O N S T RUC 1 1 0 N CURT STI:ANhL I?. OWN FR CONCRETE & MASONRY WORK • COMMERCIAL & RES!CEN7IA: April 27, 2000 Jill, Thank you for calling Classic Construction, Inc. regarding your ice arena project. Our previous experience with similiar projects leads me to think that a 4000# concrete mix will be required so'1 have included that info. also. If complete mix design specs. are available I can give you an exact price. But, for now, I hope these estimates will be helpful. SLTPPLY 260 YARDS OF: *2500# mix with fibers = Approx. $18,000.00 *4000# mix with fibers = Approx. $20,000.00 LABOR TO POUR TI-IT ABOVE WOULD BE APPROX. 51.75/S.F. Again, thanks for calling and call anytime if you have questions. Sincerely, Chris Dropps Estimator 18542 ULYSSES ST. N.E. EAST BETHEL MN. 55017 (612) 434 -8870 Fax: (612) 434 -7120 MEMO Date: April 27, 2000 To: Chairperson Michael Navin Park and Recreation Committee From: Jill Lien Re: Bike Track I have attempted to contact Sandy Wagner who is the Community Center Director of Shoreview's Community Center, to gather information about their bike track. Unfortunately, she has been on vacation. I have learned that they do not have a bike track, but rather a skate park. I will continue trying to obtain information about the liabilities, or anything else I can to submit to you. I will pursue this further and report back at the June meeting. Thank You! MEMO Date: April 27, 2000 To: Chairperson Michael Navin Park and Recreation Committee From: Jill Lien Re: LaMotte Park Included in your packet is a copy of a quote Mr. Palzer received from Hanson Fence & Speciality, Inc. This is a quote for removing and relocating the backstop and bench fences. 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O O 1•5 L LOOI AN "�I�oA maN • M ON OlS alloS • • laaLLS Pan 3 OS it u 5 � aed OEVd3 tl 50d Sa 9 N I N 3 d I atva Mina 1 T?I fJL''NDIFS iiii F Y 1 MEMO Date: April 7, 2000 To: Honorable Mayor and Council From: Jill Lien Re: Motions from Park and Recreation to City Council The Park and Recreation Committee made the following motions at the meeting on April 5 th, to be placed on the next City Council Agenda. Motion by Mr. Navin. seconded by Mr. LeBlanc to recommend to City Council to permit the YMCA's request to offer extended hours site and bus Dick -ua location at Laurie LaMotte Park. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Mr. Navin. seconded by Mr. Porter to recommend to City Council to approve the YMCA's request to offer morning and afternoon summer sessions at Laurie LaMotte Park. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously Motion by Mr. Navin. seconded by Mr. Larson to recommend to City Council to acce I t the donation of the ball field li hts/ a Iles from Mr. Rich DeFoe at relocation cost of approximately $3000 to be deducted from the Park and Recreation's General Fund, with a final installation date to be determined at a later date. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. Thank you for your consideration. Jim March To: Wayne LeBlanc; Tom Peterson; Theresa Brenner, Ray Devine; Patricia Scott; Michelle Moser; Mary Capra; John McLean; Jim Hoeft; Hanna Tilsen; Elizabeth Scherler; Doug Porter; Dave Kilian; City Council; Brian Hanson Subject: Week in Review Week in Review April 7, 2000 Building Permits this Period = 2 Building Permits YTD = 34 New Homes Year to Date = 12 *************************************************************** * * * ** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** * Earth Day is scheduled for Saturday, April 22. There will be a City clean -up followed by a program at Wargo Nature Center. Centerville Lion's will be having their Easter Egg Hunt on the same morning at Laurie LaMotte Park. * A meeting was held with representatives from Waste Management yesterday. A City- wide "Clean -Up Day" has tentatively been scheduled for Saturday, May 20th. This is a new item in our refuse contract with Waste Management. This item will be on the next City Council agenda. The pick -up could be held at the public works site. Residents could drop off virtually all types of items at no charge to them. The City would pay for the actual disposal costs as quoted in our contract. The residents that had items that did not sell at Garage Sale Days could bring those items for disposal the same day. Waste Management would mail a notice out to all of the residents in the community announcing the event with Council approval. * I had the chance to speak in person with Socrates "Socco" Babacus on Wednesday evening. There were approximately 125 people in attendance at the Lakes Area Business Association meeting. Socco spoke about free parking, Socco pop and Socco hot dogs ($2 or less), the retractable roof, ample parking, etc... There were no actually plans on display. He indicated that he is breaking ground on July 1. The majority of the crowd was Forest Lake business owners that had a pro- stadium attitude. There were several Centerville and Lino Lakes residents in attendance that were in protest of a proposed stadium. Socco seemed less than professional and was very rude and confrontational when asked serious questions by the public. When I spoke to him one on one after the public hearing, I asked him when he plans to start the environmental impact statement for the project. He said that the environmental requirements had been waived and if Lino Lakes tried to nickel and dime him, then he would cancel the project. It is my opinion that he is not legitimate and this project will not be proceeding. I spoke to Lino Lakes Administrator Linda Waite Smith this morning. She laughed when I told her that Socco had said that he had the environmental requirements waived. She said that they still have not heard anything from him. 4 /7/00 * I received a call from Greg Owens (President of the County Bank) yesterday. They are continuing to work on the proposed bank branch for the intersection of 21st Avenue and Main Street. Greg said that Shea Architects is working on the plans and they are aware 9 9 p that we want to build an entrance monument into the community on their property and they want to assist us in that task. Greg said that they have moved this issue to the front burner and he has a meeting arranged with the bank owner on April 14th to further discuss the matter. He plans to call me in a couple of weeks to give me the latest status report. Greg was in attendance at the stadium meeting and he indicated that he felt that the developer was not legitimate. * I spoke to County Assessor Todd Smith this week. The Board of Review is scheduled for 6:00 at our Council meeting next week. Todd indicated that he normally receives 50 -70 calls per year on this issue from Centerville and Lino Lakes residents. This year he has only received 14 calls, two from Centerville. Todd will have his laptop computer with him at the meeting and will use our Taxsys software to connect to the Anoka County records system. The purpose of the Board of Review is to hear from residents that think that their property valuation is too high. The valuations have not been keeping the pace with the actual fair market values of the properties, so I am not expecting much of a turnout to the meeting. 9 * Enjoy your weekend! 4/7/00 Jim March From: Jim March Umarch @goldengate.net] Sent: Friday, April 14, 2000 3:56 PM To: Wayne LeBlanc; Tom Peterson; Theresa Brenner; Patricia Scott; Ray Devine; Michelle Moser; Mary Capra; Lori Dorn; John McLean; Jim Hoeft; Hanna Tilsen; Elizabeth Scheller; Doug Porter; Dave Kilian; Brian Hanson; Mari Nelson; Linda Broussard Vickers; Dick Travis Subject: Week in Review Week in Review April 14, 2000 Building Permits this Period = 6 Building Permits YTD = 40 New Homes Year to Date = 15 * It's official! We will have a carnival for Fete des Lacs this year. The firm is Funland, Inc. They are a very reputable company that has been in business for over 50 years. They are the carnival that serves the cities of Blaine, Brooklyn Center, Farmington and a few other rural MN communities. They had a cancellation for the weekend of Fete des Lacs and called Karla Devine to see if we were still interested in having a carnival. We are in the process of signing a contract. They can provide games and food vendors, if so desired. They require all of their employees to have short hair, no beards and to be in uniform. They also randomly drug test all of their employees. References have been checked by the camival committee and all of the cities have been pleased with this companies performance. We are not sure how many rides we will have available to us at this time. They will be splitting their carnival in half and will also be serving another MN community the same weekend of Fete des Lacs. They appear to do this quite often according to the schedule they have posted on their website. If you want to find out more about the carnival visit them at httpJ /wv\nni.funlandrbs.com Nice job carnival sub - committee!! * The Carpenter commercial building has opened up as a Farmer's Insurance Group office. It is nice to see this building occupied. * Part-time Account Clerk Laura Thompson starts on Monday. We are anxious to have Laura join our staff. * I attended the Centennial Fire Steering Committee meeting yesterday. We discussed the proposed 2001 budget for the fire department. Long -time committee member Andy Neal was presented a plaque and jacket for his years of dedication to the Fire Steering Committee. * The Centerville Lion's will be having our annual Easter Egg Hunt at LaMotte Park on 4/14/00 1 Saturday, April 22 at 11:00. This is a free event for the community youth from toddlers to fifth grade. Help spread the word for this event. Each child attending will get to hunt for eggs for a chance at great prizes and each child will leave with a treat bag. * There was a meeting at LaMotte Park with representatives from Anoka County Parks Dept., St. Paul Water Utility and the construction firm WB Miller on Wednesday morning. We walked the proposed trail in LaMotte Park and discussed the specific interconnection with the Anoka County Regional Park Trail System. At long last, Centerville will have a linked trail into the Regional Park. The contractor plans to begin work in two weeks. The trail will hopefully be open by the beginning of summer. This will be a great asset to all Centerville residents. * Enjoy your weekend! 4/14/00 r:rC I u Jim March To: Wayne LeBlanc; Torn Peterson; Theresa Brenner, Ray Devine; Patricia Scott; Michelle Moser; Mary Capra; Lori Dom; John McLean; Jim Hoeft; Hanna Tilsen; Elizabeth Scheller; Doug Porter; Dave Kilian; City Council; Brian Hanson Subject: Week in Review Week in Review April 21, 2000 Building Permits this Period = 8 Building Permits YTD = 48 New Homes Year to Date = 19 * Aimee Fairbrother submitted her resignation for the part-time receptionist position. Aimee has accepted a full -time position with the City of Vadnais Heights. We wish Aimee good luck in the future and we will have to work on a plan to get even with the City of Vadnais Heights. Aimee promises to stay active in the City. Laura Thompson began duties as a part-time Account Clerk this week Monday. Welcome Laura! * We received a $1000 donation to the Fete des Lacs this week from the Lino Lakes State Bank. They plan to build a branch facility next to Ad- Graphics this summer. I will be twisting the arms of a couple other local banks for matching donations. * I received a voicemail from the architect working with the County Bank. They would like to bring their bank facility plans to our Planning and Zoning Commission meeting in June. The County Bank has been advertising for staff for their proposed Centerville bank location. I plan to meet with the architect in the near future to incorporate our gateway monument into their construction plans. They are aware that the City wants to have our gateway sign on their property and are willing to work with the City to get this project accomplished. * We received our cable franchise fees this week in the amount of $6,973. * Weight restriction signs on the streets are being removed today. * The civil defense siren has been repaired. A fully functioning siren is an extremely high priority item with severe weather season approaching. The siren was successfully activated this morning in an equipment test. * The street sweeping is scheduled to be completed next week. The Lino Lakes street 4/21/00 sweeper was malfunctioning, but it is now repaired. * The Centerville Lion's will be holding our annual Easter Egg Hunt at LaMotte Park tomorrow. The hunt begins at 11:00 sharp! Help spread the word. The hunt is for youth fifth grade and below. Non - perishable food item donations are being encouraged. The food shelves are low at this time of year. * Tomorrow is Earth Day. There are many activities planned at Wargo Nature Center tomorrow beginning at 11:00. Staff member Teresa Bender, her children and friends and a local Brownie Troop are planning to clean the City. If you are able, please try tolend a hand. Garbage bags will be available at City Hall tomorrow morning at 9:00. The ditches along Main Street out towards the 135E interchange are always heavily littered. * The forecast is predicting great weather this weekend. Have a Happy Easter! • 4/21/00 Page 1 of 2 Jim March To: Wayne LeBlanc; Tom Peterson; Theresa Brenner; Ray Devine; Patricia Scott; Michelle Moser; Mary Capra; Lori Dorn; John McLean; Jim Hoeft; Hanna Tilsen; Elizabeth Scheller; Doug Porter; Dave Kilian; City Council; Brian Hanson; Aimee Fairbrother Subject: Week in Review Week in Review April 27, 2000 Building Permits this Period = 5 Building Permits YTD = 53 New Homes Year to Date = 20 ***************************************************************** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** This week in Centerville history... * This edition of the Week in Review is a day early, because I will be out of the office tomorrow. The Apple Academy is closed for staff training, so I will be operating in the role of primary parent tomorrow. * The workers compensation audit was completed on Monday of this week. • I spoke to Brent Coatney owner of Terminal Transport yesterday. Mr. Coatney is interested in discussing the purchase of the Cedar Street Park property. This will be a future agenda item for committees and Council. * I spoke to Greg Owens (President of the County Bank) yesterday. Greg has confirmed that they want to break ground as soon as possible for their Centerville branch facility. They are currently in the process of hiring staff. They expect to have a bank manager hired in May. The architect is working on the building plans. I received a call from their civil engineer yesterday. They are working on the drainage and grading plans for the site. Greg reaffirmed that they are very excited and look forward to having the city monument sign on the bank property. They can not wait to become a part of our business community. * Street sweeping is complete. Hydrant flushing is scheduled for next week. * I spoke to Jim Luger (Washington County Parks Director) yesterday. Mr. Luger indicated that Washington County is in full support of the Northeast trail vision that was outlined in Wayne LeBlanc's letter on behalf of Park and Rec. Mr. Luger told me that Washington County was fesponsible for paving the trail from Hugo to Forest Lake on the abandoned railroad right of way. I asked Mr. Luger what we would need to do to ensure that a trail component would be included in the plans for the reconstruction of CSAH 8 from I -35E to Highway 61. Mr. Luger said he has had conversations with the Washington County Highway Engineer and that he has responded that a trail component could be included in the reconstruction plans. We will have to make sure this becomes a reality. Mr. Luger would like to see the trail continue over 135E through Lino and Centerville and then into the 4/27/00 - - - ragc a ui c Regional Park. It appears that everyone is on the same page. It will be a matter of time and money before the vision becomes reality. * I met with Sue Nelson (Hugo Postmaster) this week. I asked Ms. Nelson what the long - range plans were for the Hugo Post Office. She indicated that the current post office is a leased facility. The building is privately owned. The building was designed to serve Hugo, Centerville and Lino Lakes for the long -term. It may be possible for Centerville to receive our own zip code as the community grows. The Hugo Post Office may need to relocate if light rail becomes a reality along Highway 61. The light rail would occupy the abandoned rail right -of -way that has recently been paved. It does not appear that light rail is likely in the near future, but there was discussion this morning on the news that the federal government had endorsed Tight rail for MN giving some credibility for Gov. Ventura's efforts towards this venture. * Today is take your child to work day. We are fortunate to have several helpers in the City today. We have saved up several projects designed for the youth. * There is a pot -luck luncheon at City Hall tomorrow. The pot -luck is to wish farewell to Aimee Fairbrother and to welcome Laura Thompson to the staff. Everyone is welcome to attend. * Enjoy your weekend! 4'27/00 • Not Approved • CITY OF CENTERVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING March 29, 2000 1 6:00 p.m. Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the City of Centerville held their regularly scheduled meeting on March 29, 2000, at City Hall, 1880 Main Street. PRESENT: Mayor Tom Wilharber Council Member Dick Travis Council Member Terry Sweeney Council Member Linda Broussard Vickers ABSENT: Council Member Mari Nelson STAFF: City Administrator, Jim March City Attorney, Jim Hoeft City Engineer, Tom Peterson I. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Wilharber called the March 29, 2000 City Council meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. II. PUBLIC HEARING (S) Laurie LaMotte Park Revitalization Grant Application Mayor Wilharber opened the Public Hearing for the Laurie L&vlotte Park Revitalization Grant Application. City Administrator Jim March opened the discussion by stating the grant application was written to request funding from the DNR for the implementation of a play structure along with parking lot improvements. No further discussion. Motion by Council Member Travis, seconded by Council Member Sweeney to close the Public Hearing. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. 1ff. APPEARANCES /AWARDS TV. CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES March 8, 2000 Council Meeting Minutes Motion by Council Member Travis, seconded by Council Member Sweeney to approve the March 8, 2000 Council meeting minutes. Motion carried unanimously. 1 4 V. PAYMENT OF CLAIMS The City of Centerville March 8 through March 29, 2000 Motion by Council Member Broussard Vickers, seconded by Council Member Sweeney to approve the expenditures for the City from March 8, 2000 through March 29, 2000. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. Centennial Fire District Expenses Motion by Council Member Sweeney, seconded by Council Member Travis to approve the Centennial Fire District expenditures. Motion carried unanimously. Request for fmal payment/Parkview Addition Mr. Peterson indicated the final pay request for the Parkview Addition/Storm Sewer and Sanitary Water Improvements is presented in the amount of $23,420.72, of which $21,000 is retainage and $2,000 is in change orders. The project has been reviewed by Bonestroo, who noted all items are complete. Motion by Council Mcmber Sweeney, seconded by Council Member Broussard Vickers to approve the final payment of the Parkview Addition for $23,420.72 to Bonine in compliance with the attorney's recommendation for the distribution of payments. Motion carried unanimously. VI. SET AGENDA 111: following ]whin were added W 01t ageiiUU. • Request for final payment/Parkview Addition; Swim Sewei and Sanitary Water IiuprovementS • Hensel Project • Main Street Speed Study Motion ny Council ivicmbcr Sweeney', seconded by Council vicmber Broussard Vickers to set the agenda with noted addition. Motion carried unanimously. VII. PETITIONS AND COMPLAINTS Stop Sign Request — 73` Street Council Member Travis presented a petition and read a letter from various residents, regarding their request for a stop sign to he placed at the corner of 73 Street and Quebec. In response, Council Member Travis presented a report flied by Officer Dave Frank of the CPLPD. Officer Frank summarized the monitoring he conducted at the area in question. The monitoring was completed at random and at different times of the day/days of the week. There were 87 vehicles surveyed of which: 2 • • • 81 of the vehicles were traveling at or below the posted speed with 8O% in the 20imph- 25mph ranges. • Six vehicles were found to be traveling over the 30mph posted limit with the most excessive speed to be 34mph. • No citations were issued. • From the survey, CPLDP feels the travel frequency and speed fail within normal levels for a through street located in a residential area. • There is a ratio of 13:1, which means 1 vehicle out of 13 travels 2 -3 mph over the posted speed Limit. Based on the above information, it is Officer Frank's belief the posted signs at Peterson Trail, Old Mill Road, Quebec and Brian Drive are adequate to control the amount and type of traffic typical in this area. Motion by Council Member Travis, seconded by Council Member Broussard Vickers to table the 73" Street request for placement of a stop sign on the corner of 73r Street and Quebec, until the next City Council meeting and the interested residents have had an opportunity to speak with Officer Frank. Motion carried unanimously. Construction Traffic Restriction on Brian Drive Mr. Peterson stated he spoke to JeiiBoeh (Land Holding Company), who stated he would do whatever he can to open the road up to the east, between the dead end street and 20` Ave. Mr. Boch will be contacting Eagle Trucking and request their assistance in smoothing out and opening up the area for construction traffic along with notifying equipment haulers etc. to use the opening. Mr. "wiiharber stated that possibly after the area is opened up, the City could put up signs stating "Construction Traffic — Enter on 20 Avenue ". ivlr. Wilharber added he has spoken to Chief joei Heckman concerning the issue of trucks entering the area, which are currently in non - compliance with the current road restrictions. Chief Heckman responded his three would start to watch for "road restriction" violations. Motion by Council ;viember Sweeney, seconded by Council iviember Travis to table the construction traffic restriction on Brian Drive signage until the next City Council meeting. Motion carried unanimously. Hensel Special Use Permit Request Mr. Travis read a letter received from Margaret and Leo Hensel. Mr. and Mrs. Hensel are requesting a Special Use Permit to haul 4 tons of cement to their home at 1744 Heritage Street. the current road restriction is 3 tons. The Hensel's are constructing a 6 x 21 1/2 toot addition to the bedroom of their home at the above stated address. The cement contractor estimates a I -ton overage. 3 r Motion by Council Member Travis, seconded by Council Member Sweeney to approve the requested Special Use Permit to Mr. And Mrs. Hensel pending a posted • SI000 bond or agreement to split the concrete load. Motion carried unanimously. Complaint Procedure Mr. Mike Carter of 6913 Sumac Court questioned the complaint process within the City. Mr. March indicated normally the City Hall does not normally respond to anonymous complaints received unless the complaint is a major issue. The coinpfauli received against Mr. Carter was anonymous, but did not wish to file an official complaint, but important enough to be forwarded to the appropriate authorities. lift UNFINISHED BUSINESS Hunter's Crossing Preliminary Plat Mr. Carlson and Mr. Mattke addressed the issues of concern that were brought forward by the City Engineer and the Building Official at the first time the preliminary plat was submitted. Mr. ?viattke stated the trail in question is now included running from the west side to the east side of the project. The engineering concerns along with concerns with We grading plan have all been resolved. There was concern on the width of the Corner Tots that face Centerville Road. The setback being requested in the revised preliminary plat is 30 feet for the side yard set back. vfr. Peterson indicated all nine of his original Concerns he addressed in JaIivary have been resolved. Mr. Peterson questioned the implementation of a sidewalk in addition to a trail. Mr. March stated the important aspect of the trail implementation would he to lime the trail run from 20 Avenue and eventually over the freeway in connection with the Hugo trails system. Mr. iviareh feels if there were a choice between a sidewalk system and a trail system, the trails would prove to be more beneficial. Motion by Council Member Broussard ‘'ickers, seconded by Council Member Travis to allow Hunter's Crossing to be moved into the MUSA in addition to approving file Preliminary Plat for Hunter's Crossing with accordance to resolved issues presented. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. Mutual Aid Agreement - Hugo .vir. hilareli will ‘.rite a letter to the City of HU,0 expressing the City's willingness to proceed with the agreement and indicate the questions and issues we have before any action is taken. ./ioilou by Council Member .S.iv:vain, hccalidud by CUUICil Mein bur Travis to daft a letter to the City of Hugo stating our concerns. with the intent to proceed with the • Metal Aid Agreement. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. Northern Forest Products — TIT Issue This issue was brought up to Council a few months ago, and has resurfaced recently due 4 • to a question on the minimum assessment agreement with Anoka County of $575,000. Since the building has been built, the assessment value in November 1999, for the first two years it was valued at $377,000. This resulted in Northern Forest Products paying less tax. Another issue that has been addressed is the commercial and industrial tax rates were compressed by the state. Mr. March outlined a memo from the attorney representing Elhers and Associates. Basically the memo stated the City has made its payments to Northern Forest Products. The County has decided not to correct the misrepresented amount. Mr. Paul McDowell (Northern Forest Products) agrees he should have been paying taxes on the $575,000. The last issue of concern brought forward was the base rate inflation adjustment amount that was set up to include all of the parcels in the industrial park. Elhers and Associates referred to a previous City Administrator making the decision. Mr. March would like to find a workable solution to ensure Glen Rehbein's satisfaction in this matter as well as keeping Northern Forest Products happy and viable in the Centerville business community. Mr. March suggests remaining in compliance with the agreement formed in November, and to develop a structure to pay off the first note. Mr. March and Mr. McDowell are in agreement that by building an addition to their current facility, the City would look at abating the City's portion of his tax at the end of the tax increment district for one additional year. Motion by Council Member Broussard Vickers, seconded by Council Member Sweeney to have Mr. March continue with the concept and bring the actual cost back to Council. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. IX. NEW BUSINESS Account Clerk II, Clerk/Treasurer Position, Minutes Transcriber Mr. March recommended Laura Thompson fill the Account Clerk II position, to promote internal staff member Teresa Bender to the Clerk Treasurer position, and to hire Time Saver's organization to record minutes for the City Council and Planning Commission's meetings. A cost analysis of the options was presented. Motion by Council Member Sweeney, seconded by Council Member Broussard Vickers to accept the recommendations as noted. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. Point of Sale Software Mr. March stated it is prudent to invest in technology. The proposed software integrates with our current accounting software. Presently all receipts are manually hand written. The proposed software will allow the receipts to be printed off the computer and be balanced at the end of the business day. This will eliminate staff time in issuing receipts, bringing them to the appropriate area and entering them into appropriate departments. Motion by Council Member Sweeney, seconded by Council Member Travis to approve the Point of Sale Software as requested. All in favor. Motion carried 5 r unanimously. Lorentz Bus Service — Tom Thumb Parking Lot Mr. March stated he received a call from Tom Thumb Corporate Office who indicated Lorentz Bus Service currently uses the Main Street Tom Thumb parking lot for "park and ride" services. The "park and ride" has grown over the past couple years and the Tom Thumb parking lot is now to small for the program. Tom Thumb is requesting the City's guidance in resolving this concern. Jim March will pass along the church parking lot as a suggestion. Charitable Gamblin. License - S i ' Lake Park Lions Mr. March stated the Spring Lake Park Lions Club is looking to receive approval to conduct charitable gambling at Kelly's Korner. Motion by Council Member Vickers, seconded by Council Member Travis to approve Resolution 00 -05; Spring Lake Lion's Club Charitable Gambling License. Motion carried unanimously. Special Use Permit/Lot Split — First Class Concrete Mr. Scott Byrkit and Mr. Arnie Larson were present on behalf of First Class Concrete Inc. Mr. Byrkit and Mr. Larson are requesting permission for a Special Use Permit to construct an 19,800 square foot speculative commercial building between Reel Manufacturing and R & R Leasing. Motion by Council Member Broussard Vickers, seconded by Council Member Sweeney to approve the Special Use Permit and Lot Split for First Class Concrete as outlined in accordance to all terms and conditions being fulfilled. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. LaMotte Park — Outdoor Recreation Grant Mr. March stated the LaMotte Park grant application has been revised, although there are not any dollars expected to be allotted to the program this year. The DNR has encouraged organizations to submit the application regardless of the lack of funding to show outside interest in this type of grant. Motion by Council Member Sweeney, seconded by Council Member Broussard Vickers to approve Resolution #00 -04, which accepts the Laurie LaMotte Park Outdoor Recreation Grant Application. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. Main Street Speed Study Mr. Travis read a letter addressed to Mayor Wilharber from 17 year old Jessica Spanjers who was writing about a speed limit she believes needs to be lowered. Her proposal is that the speed limit on Main Street, between the school and 20` Avenue should not be 45mph. It should be lowered to 30mph immediately. Ms. Spanjers feels threatened by 6 the speed of the traffic when she crosses Main Street. There are many students who walk along Main Street and children who cross Main Street regularly. The Council discussed one possible disadvantage to requesting the study may be an increase in the speed limit. Council Member Vickers shared that if the study found a consecutive number of cars going a higher speed, the county may opt to raise the limit versus lower it. This possible result will be noted in a response letter to Mr. Spanjers. Motion by Mayor Wilharber, seconded by Council Member Sweeney to write a letter to Anoka County to conduct a speed check on Main Street and in addition to send a response to Ms. Spanjers. Motion carried unanimously. X. CONSENT AGENDA XI. COMMITTEE REPORTS On April 8` Mayor Wilharber will be sitting on the "oral board" for possible future police officers for CPLPD. The board will consist of twelve candidates. XII. ADMINISTRATORS REPORT XIII. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Council Member Sweeney, seconded by Council Member Travis to adjourn the March 29, 2000 Council Meeting at 7:50 p.m. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. Transcribed by: Aimee Fairbrother 7 Not Approved CITY OF CENTERVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING April 12, 2000 6:00 p.m. Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the City of Centerville held their regularly scheduled meeting on April 12, 2000, at City Hall, 1880 Main Street. PRESENT: Mayor Tom Wilharber • Council Member Dick Travis Council Member Terry Sweeney Council Member Linda Broussard Vickers Council Member Mari Nelson ABSENT: None STAFF: City Administrator, Jim March City Attorney, James Hoeft City Engineer, Tom Peterson 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Wilharber called the April 12, 2000 City Council meeting to order at 6:04 p.m. II. PUBLIC HEARING (S) III. APPEARANCES /AWARDS Mayor Wilharber stated Mr. Todd Smith was present from Anoka County Assessing to address comments or concerns from residents on recent County assessments. Mr. Smith explained this meeting would hold the local Board of Review for Centerville to address concerns from property owners. He explained how it was dictated, reviewed the number of lots that were taxable, and the growth of the City. Mr. Smith reviewed a map of areas that will be assessed for 2001 as those being lots near the lake and south of town. He stated the Main Street area was done for year 2000. It was noted that Jerry Foust was also present to observe the meeting. Hearing no comments or concerns from the public, Mr. Smith asked that the Council take a minute to sign the assessment notice for the County. Motion by Council Member Broussard Vickers, seconded by Council Member Sweeney to Close the Board of Review. Motion carried unanimously. 1 Wayne LeBlanc approached the Council for a quick review of events from the Park and Recreation Commission and thanked the Council for the Park and Recreation item approval. Mr. LeBlanc explained he had prepared a map of trails throughout the City with the purpose of working with surrounding communities. He indicated any questions on the plan can be brought to the Park and Recreation Commission. Mr. LeBlanc presented the Council with an article from the Hugonian regarding smart growth throughout the City. He encouraged the Council Members to read through this article and work with experienced professionals while planning the City's future. Council Member Nelson thanked Mr. LeBlanc for his information and suggestions. IV. CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES March 29, 2000 Council Meeting Minutes Motion by Council Member Travis, seconded by Council Member Broussard Vickers to approve the March 29, 2000 Council meeting minutes as submitted. Nelson abstained. Motion carried. V. PAYMENT OF CLAIMS The City of Centerville March 30 through April 12, 2000 Council Member Travis questioned the large Park Department bill. Mr. March explained this was for park benches, picnic tables and park equipment needed for renovations this spring. He noted it was purchased all at once to allow the City to receive a 3% discount. Council Member Sweeney stated the improvements were a goal for the Park and Recreation Commission to have it completed for this summer. Motion kw Council Member Broussard Vickers, seconded by Council Member Nelson to approve the expenditures for the City from March 30, 2000 through April 12, 2000. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. Centennial Fire District Expenses Motion by Council Member Sweeney, seconded by Council Member Nelson to approve the Centennial Fire District expenditures. Motion carried unanimously. VI. SET AGENDA The following items were added to the agenda: • DNR Resolution 2 Motion by Council Member Broussard Vickers, seconded by Council Member Sweeney to approve the agenda with noted additions. Motion carried unanimously. VII. PETITIONS AND COMPLAINTS Stop Sign Request — 73' Street Elizabeth Larson of 1882 73` Street stated she submitted a petition to the City for the rising flow of high -speed traffic on her street. She stated there has been a couple of close calls with her day care children and the area has been surveyed by the police. Ms. Larson indicated the police surveyed the area on a Friday afternoon and a weekday at noon but the results may not reasonably reflect the actual speed limits. Mike Larson of 1882 73` Street added that the police car was visible from a distance, which slowed traffic before it reached the area of concern tainting the results of the actual speeds in the area. Ms. Larson stated Brian Drive has a similar situation with stop signs, which would not make her request unreasonable. She stated there has been three near misses in recent memory. Mayor Wilharber asked if the speeding vehicles are local residents. Ms. Larson stated she was unsure of the residency of the drivers. Council Member Nelson asked if a specific time during the day was a concern. Ms. Larson noticed high -speed traffic between 6:30 a.m. and 9:00 a.m.; and between 4:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. Council Member Nelson explained she offices near this location and agrees with the concerns of the Larson and would like to see a stop sign at Peterson Trail and 73` Street. Council Member Sweeney stated he lives on Brian Drive and explained that a vehicle travelling 50 miles per hour struck his home. He indicated that many of the cars on his street do not observe the close stop signs but it is an alternative to the current situation. Ms. Larson understood that not all cars would observe the posted signs but she believed a greater percentage would. Council Member Nelson asked if the residents would prefer a stop sign at Quebec or Peterson Trail. Ms. Larson stated she would like to see a sign posted at Quebec. Dan Bacon of 1876 73` Street stated his wife wrote a letter to the City explaining things she has witnessed in this area. Mr. Bacon explained their traffic concern are between 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and they had seen children almost hit. He stated there are a number of small children in this area with a couple day cares, which draws more concern. Mr. Bacon noted that school bus drivers were also observed skidding on the street. Council Member Broussard Vickers asked that this item be investigated in greater detail with more accurate results to the speed of passing drivers. She stated she would be in favor of a sign in the area. 3 Mayor Wilharber stated he would speak with the Police Chief regarding this issue to conduct additional speed monitoring before a decision would be made. He noted this would be placed on the agenda after further information was received. Ms. Larson stated that several additional neighbors also have input and would like to be present at the next meeting. Mr. March stated he witnessed the police monitoring and it was extremely visible so alternate methods should be sought for further testing. VIII. UNFINISHED BUSINESS Hunters Crossing — Comp Plan Amendment — Receive Feasibility Study Mr. Peterson reviewed the Comp Plan amendment with the Council. He stated this was a preliminary report and that an assumption was made that the developer would pay half of the assessment fees. Mr. Peterson noted the calculations have been reconfigured to match this assumption. Council Member Nelson asked why the amendment was being brought before the Council. Council Member Sweeney stated the study was before the Council a year prior to development so an amendment would be needed to allow for the development as submitted. He noted this development would be providing $2,000 per lot toward park dedication. Mayor Wilharber asked if surrounding neighbors were asked about being provided with water and sewer. Mr. Peterson stated that Mr. Zerwas had not been addressed at this time, but he would be interested in two services to his site if the option was available. Mr. Peterson explained the amount of such service would be roughly $30,000. Council Member Nelson asked if this assessment could be lowered if done at a later date. Mr. Peterson stated this would have to be pushed by a developer in order to happen and noted that the future prices for such service are uncertain. Mayor Wilharber stated concern for the extreme assessment for Mr. Zerwas, as this would not be a positive sale feature for him. Mr. Peterson explained the utility services being provided are more expensive due to the fact there is little right -of -way available and two stubs are needed. Council Member Broussard Vickers indicated she would like to see the City meet with Mr. Zerwas on this issue to see if utilities are able to reach his site, to determine the actual expense, and report back to the Council. Mayor Wilharber asked if utility lines run to plat lines or through lot lines. Mr. Peterson stated they generally run to the plat line of the development. Mr. Carlson stated the area being discussed is outside of the wetland and would not need utility services. 4 Mr. Carlson explained he feels he should pay his fair share of the assessments, but continuing to the south will not benefit him or his development. Mr. Carlson indicated that developers in the future should be responsible for the extension beyond his plat. Mayor Wilharber asked how Mr. Zerwas expressed an interest to the City for utilities. Mr. March stated he asked that two stubs be placed on his property if they were to run by his property. Mayor Wilharber encouraged that a Public Hearing be set. Mr. March stated this would be addressed through Resolution 00 -08. Motion by Council Member Broussard Vickers, seconded by Council Member Travis to adopt Resolution 00 -08 receiving report and calling for a Public Hearing on the 10 of May at 6:00 p.m. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. IX. NEW BUSINESS Motions/Recommendations from Park and Recreation Committee Mayor Wilharber indicated there was a letter within the packet discussing YMCA hours of operation along with a request for morning and afternoon classes at LaMotte Park. He explained they also addressed the donation of ball field lights and poles in the amount of $3,000 to be deducted from the Park General Fund. Council Member Nelson asked if the City would be charged for the YMCA use of the park. Council Member Sweeney stated the YMCA would have charge the City no fees and will not use the ball fields during their time at the park. Council Member Travis asked if the ball field lights were worth moving. Mr. Palzer stated they lights were worth a sizable amount of money and would be a great addition to the City. Motion by Council Member Nelson, seconded by Council Member Sweeney to approve the Park and Recreation Committee Motions/Recommendations. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. Motion by Mayor Wilharber, seconded by Council Member Travis, to advise staff to draft and send a letter to the donator of ball field lights and poles. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. Clean-Up Day Mr. March indicated a clean up day has been scheduled for May 20 at the public works parking lot from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. He stated there would be no fee for residents disposing of goods. Council Member Broussard Vickers asked if this could be coordinated with the Salvation Army to donate items that could be reused. Mayor Wilharber stated he 5 was in favor or this coordination as well to reduce, reuse, and recycle items throughout the City. Motion by Mayor Wilharber, seconded by Council Member Broussard Vickers to draft a letter to the Vets or Epilepsy Foundation to ask for coordination with clean up day on May 20, 2000 from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. League of Minnesota Cities Annual Conference Mayor Wilharber asked if any members were interested in attending the League of Minnesota Cities Annual Conference. Mr. March stated he would need to know as soon as possible for registration and hotel scheduling. Council Member Nelson stated she may be interested in attending this event and would contact the City. Mayor Wilharber stated he would be contacting staff as well. Cable Resolution Mr. March stated this Resolution requests the broadcasting of the County Commissioner meetings throughout Anoka County to show their functioning. Mayor Wilharber asked if this broadcasting was a concern. Council Member Sweeney stated this has been a concern in the past and the resolution calls the Commissioners to broadcast their meetings. Motion by Council Member Nelson, seconded by Council Member Sweeney to adopt Cable Resolution 00 -06 as stated. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. Center Villa — Letter of Credit Reduction and Construction Access Status Update Mr. March stated a letter was enclosed within the packet from Mr. Peterson reviewing what remains on the Center Villa project. Mr. Peterson stated the letter of credit could be reduced to $187,000 while still covering the final phases of the project. Motion by Council Member Nelson, seconded by Council Member Sweeney to approve the Letter of Credit Reduction. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. Variance for LaMotte Store Front Porch Mr. March gave an overview of the variance request for a proposed front porch addition to the LaMotte Store located at 1695 Main Street. He stated a public hearing was held at the Planning Commission level and all comments were favorable. Ray Devine of 1695 Main Street stated this request is before the Council to allow the owners to redefine the front of the building. He stated the request would be an improvement to the building. 6 Council Member Nelson asked if the four -foot porch would be sufficient for handicap access. Mr. Devine stated the porch would be sufficient for such access. Council Member Sweeney asked if sidewallcs would be added. Council Member Broussard Vickers stated the comer would not have enough room for sidewalks but a light pole and tree could be planted. Mr. Devine stated the porch side of the store would be one foot short of allowing for a sidewalk and plantings. Council Member Broussard Vickers asked if the building would be handicap accessible. Mr. Devine stated the building would be accessible from the rear of the parking lot. Council Member Nelson was in favor of the improvements. Motion by Council Member Travis, seconded by Council Member Nelson to approve the variance for LaMotte Store Front Porch. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. X. CONSENT AGENDA XL COMMITTEE REPORTS • Mayor Wilharber stated tomorrow night there would be a joint meeting of the Tri -City Police Commission and that the Fire Steering Committee would be held at 3:00 p.m. on April 13, 2000. • Council Member Broussard Vickers explained the Planing and Zoning Commission was working on Ordinance 4 to redraft the zoning ordinance. • Council Member Sweeney stated the Park and Recreation Commission met at LaMotte Park to review the placement of trails within the park. He stated they are working on upgrading the parks. Council Member Sweeney added that a carnival would be at LaMotte Park this year for the City Festival. He stated the Festival Committee is working on a parade route at this time and announcements have gone out for the parade. He added that a 32 -team softball tournament is also being planned. Council Member Sweeney explained the street dance is planned in the hockey rink and the band is booked. XII. ADMINISTRATORS REPORT Mr. March indicated he handed out a Resolution from the DNR to accept a grant and to have Mr. March as the fiscal agent for the City of Centerville. Motion by Sweeney, seconded by Broussard Vickers to adopt DNR Resolution 00 -07 accepting grant funds and naming City Administrator March as the City's fiscal agent. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. 7 Mr. March reviewed a draft letter in response to a letter that was addressed to the Council at the last meeting. He asked that the Council review this letter and provide comments. Mr. March stated that MnDOT would complete a traffic study on Main Street to test the speed level on this County Road. Council Member Broussard Vickers stated concern for having this area posted at a higher speed and asked if any information was known from the County to date. Mr. March stated this is a County issue and that they would inform the City of their plans at a later date. Mayor Wilharber was in favor of drafting a letter addressing the City's concerns and asked that Jon Olson from Anoka County be contacted again. Mayor Wilharber reviewed a letter submitted by Paul Palzer regarding Safe Drinking Water Week in May. He encouraged residents with wells to test their water for bacteria, nitrates, and nitrogen. Mayor Wilharber stated the County could be contacted with further questions. It was noted that Paul Palzer had kits available for these water samples, they could be dropped off at City Hall, and then brought to the County for results. XIII. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Council Member Sweeney, seconded by Council Member Nelson to adjourn the April 12, 2000 Council Meeting at 7:39 p.m. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. Transcribed by: Heidi Guenther, Recording Secretary TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. 8 Not Approved CENTERVILLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REGULAR MEETING MINUTES APRIL 18, 2000 Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the Centerville Economic Development Committee held their regularly scheduled meeting on April 18, 2000 at City Hall, 1880 Main Street. Present: EDC Chairperson Tim Rehbine Committee Member Mary Capra Committee Member Lori Dorn Committee Member John Magill Committee Member Besty Scheller Council Member Dick Travis Staff: EDC /Staff Liaison Aimee Fairbrother Absent: Committee Member Paul Montain Committee Member Michelle Moser CALL TO ORDER Acting chairperson Magill called the regular scheduled EDC meeting to order at 7:11 p.m. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion by Mr. Magill, seconded by Ms. Capra to approve the March 21, 2000, meeting minutes. All in favor. Motion carried unanimously. OLD BUSINESS City Theme (Historical) Mr. Magill feels the downtown business owners who have a direct impact are the key to revitalization in the downtown. Mr. Magill added that it is apparent revitalization is starting to happen on its own, and stated several residents have expressed positive comments about the changes. Mr. Montain was not present for the EDC meeting. EDC will discuss more on this agenda item after Mr. Montain meets with the downtown business owners about their future building plans in the downtown area. Mr. Montain is also working on coordinating costs on different elements of the revitalization. Ms. Scheller is willing to work with Mr. Montain on coordinating meetings with the downtown area business owners. Ms. Scheller has had experience serving as a Page 1 of 3 Roles of the EDC Ms. Capra has spoken to Council Member Nelson who has placed "Roles of the EDC" on the April 26 City Council agenda. Council Member Nelson would like to review the current roles of the EDC along with learning more about the committee. Mr. Magill stated it is a great idea to re- evaluate the EDC roles. The committee would like to continue meeting on a monthly basis. ADJOURNMENT Motion to adjourn at 8:37 p.m. was made by Mr. Magill seconded by Ms. Dorn. Motion carried unanimously. Respectfully Submitted, ) /YE r' Aimee Fairbrother EDC /Staff Liaison Page 3 of 3 facilitator and would serve without opinion, to keep the revitalization moving. Ms. Capra stated Mr. Bob Thein would like to see Centerville develop a genealogy research center in Centerville. Mr. Thein is willing to give the City historical information he has collected over many years. Ms. Capra will be taking this item to Council to ask for their guidance and feeling related to this item. Star City Goals and Objectives The committee will review the Star City Goals following the Business Appreciation Dinner at the May EDC meeting. Zoning Ordinance Update The EDC is requesting a copy of the most recent Ordinance #4 draft, along with an outline of the changes brought forward thus far. The Economic Development Committee is interested in the changes to the Ordinance that affect area business. Chairperson Rehbine commented on the recent variance approval for the front porch of the old LaMotte Store. Mr. Rehbine wanted to point out that by approving this variance, we ma; run into difficulties implementing a sidewalk or lighting based on the remaining four feet. The variance also sets a "standard" for the other businesses in the downtown area, and questioned if the variance falls into the Design Team Vision. Mr. Rehbine's solution would be to build the steps protruding into the building, leaving a clear space in front of the building. The committee stressed that due to concerns of this nature, it is important to clarify in the Zoning Ordinance, 0 -5 foot set backs, with an eight foot easement from the curb. Council Member Travis stated there was a formal Public Hearing on the variance, and added it was met without any opposition. Business Appreciation Dinner Mr. Rehbine will give a brief presentation on the Lino Lakes Chamber of Commerce as well as on the role of EDC prior to the Mayor's presentation. Mayor Wilharber will present Lloyd Drilling with the 1999 Business of the Year Award along with recognizing the Citizen of the Year. Ms. Scheller will call the EDC members who will be bringing in items for the dinner one week prior to remind them of their responsibilities. NEW BUSINESS Staff Liaison Vacancy The EDC requests the appointment of a replacement for Ms. Fairbrother. The committee feels the liaison is extremely important to the vitality of the committee. Page 2 of 3