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City of R4SEV1LLE Minnesota,USA City Council Special Work Plan Meeting 1 Minutes City Hall Council Chambers, 2660 Civic Center Drive Monday, January 31, 2011 1. Roll Call Mayor Roe called to order the Roseville City Council special meeting at approximately 6:00 p.m. and welcomed everyone. (Voting and Seating Order for January: Willmus; Pust; Johnson; McGehee; and Roe) Staff Present:Police Chief Rick Mathwig; Parks and Recreation Director Lonnie Brokke; Fire Chief Tim O'Neill; Finance Director Chris Miller; City En- gineer Debra Bloom; and Community Development Director Patrick Trudgeon; and City Manager Bill Malinen 2. Approve Agenda Several members of the public were in attended and had requested to make public com- ment at tonight's meeting. By consensus,the agenda was approved as amended. 3. Public Comment El-BannaShereif El-Banna, 2015 Pascal Street—cul-de-sac off County Road C-2 Mr. El-Banna addressed an incident that occurred in their cul-de-sac on December 17, 2010 when a City vehicle pushed a transformer off its base and caused a power outage and appliance burnout in their neighborhood. Mr. El-Banna expressed frustration that, in the neighborhood's follow-up with staff on damages needing to be addressed, they had subsequently received a letter on behalf of the City from their insurance provider, League of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust (LMCIT) stating that no claims would be paid as there was no evidence of City negligence I the matter. Mr. El-Banna advised that in sub- sequent conversations he'd had with the City's Public Works Director Duane Schwartz over the last few weeks, he was hearing mixed messages. Mayor Roe noted receipt by Councilmembers of correspondence related to the event, in- cluding the letter from Mr. El-Banna; and advised that while the City Council would not have a response to the neighborhood tonight until they had a better understanding of the issues; further discussion and a determination by the City Council would be forthcoming at a future regular business meeting. In the absence of Mr. Schwartz, City Engineer Debra Bloom advised that the City's stan- dard practice was to initially route any claims through the LMCIT. Ms. Bloom advised that staff was in contact with Xcel Energy, since it was their box on City right-of-way, and damages to the homeowners was due to the box's location in the right-of-way when the City was attempting to move snow back to make room for additional storage follow-