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Home My WebLink AboutItem 06.bCITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES SEPTEMBER 19, 2011 Mayor Bellows called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. The pledge of allegiance to the flag was given. Present: Mayor Mark Bellows Council Member Matt Little Council Member Colleen LaE Council Member Kerrin Swec Council Member Laurie Riekx Also Present: Roger Knutson, City Attorfl L• Q Steve Mielke, City Administer Tom Vonhof, Police Chief Keith Nelson C #y Engineer David Olson C��vrjty & Econortt Development Director Steve Michaud, t rks feat for Chris Petree, Oper #ions t $cs3t# anc6 Director DaryL,M�a,prey, Planni g [ 0 or Citizens' Ron Gerk,.10466e poke about the Mayor's attendance at a Hobert Kindelspire k0630 '207 Court, asked if the mailboxes on his street 'fi � e going to be reced as'part of the City's 2011 street improvement pfct. Mr. Petree.qted that mailboxes are proposed to be replaced in _. one e$$Jhree areas *wever, mailboxes will not be replaced on 207th } / q... Cou A Mr. Mielke recognized the accomplishments and contributions of City Engineer Keith Nelson, who is retiring after 28 years of service to the City. Chief Vonhof presented a Chief's Award of Merit to Lakeville Firefighter Greg Stommes, Farmington Police Officer Andrew Van Dorn and a citizen, William Inhofer, for their life saving actions in administering CPR to a CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES SEPTEMBER 19, 2011 Page 2 vehicle crash victim. The victim, John Manias, thanked the three gentlemen for saving his life. Chief Vonhof presented the August Police Department monthly report. Mr. Michaud presented the Parks & Recreation Department August monthly report. Consent Agenda Council Member LaBeau asked that Item 61beremoveb.from the consent agenda for discussion 11.60 Motion was made by Little, seconded ffly, cke approve �ae consent agenda items as follows:; 1. �r f� a. Claims for payment b. Minutes of the September 2b1 fFTty Councifeeting. Al C. Change O�,Oefx.No, 1 wit nstructi nc. for street reconstr, ,4f6n ft roject 11 02 d. Chang6, rder No,'M and Pay ti mate No. 1 with Barber Construc op Irk 4jor Safe Rout�to School, Improvement Project Cost shaf applic' fon, contract and operations & maintenance plan with s0ta C ty Soil and Water Conservation District to install storm' ter bond outlet retrofit. f worthless chi k diversion agreement with Check Diversion g. One yof extension of the building setback variance for Performance Office Papers, 21565 Hamburg Avenue. h. Interim use permit to allow an accessory antenna more than 50 feet in height at Superior Access Solutions, 21037 Heron Way. CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES SEPTEMBER 19, 2011 Page 3 i. Grant a 100 -day extension for the recording of the Kingsley Shores final plat. Chadwick Farm fence encroachment agreement. k. Ordinance No. 883 amending Title 11, Chapter 101, of the Lakeville City Code concerning the floodplain overlay district, and Summary Ordinance No. 883 for publication. (Removed from consent agenda.) M. Accept resignation of Gen Adler WW'the Plannin`dd,Commission. fi i'1 n. Mixed municipal solid waste & realableerial colleon license for GarbageMan of Lakevill' 'A a Haul Tech; LC. o. Resolution No. 11 -100 ibq uding the positrcf s of.Fire Marshal and Fire Inspector in the Public Retiremenyassociation Police and Fire Plan. tiz :r Roll call was takers on the motion A' unanimotTs. Item bl - Agr #'errient withUold Arctfects for Heritage Center Council MembertaBe a`stated the 6 tract allows for reimbursable {F expens�n additi�tbYa�of $58,250. She asked how much the re�tr3lex�aense would ki'Cmd whether that amount could be eidcded to the cvntracf tr Michaud stated the estimate for reimbursable expenses, based the mr sstry standard, is $2,000 to $3,500. Staff will be e responsible for mairlt fining those costs within that range. Council Member Ld:qu also questia3ed the fees for furniture and kitchen equipment. Mr. Micaud expl�fed that Wald Architects has extensive knowledge of the buildiritg asey completed a detailed analysis a couple years ago for the possik5 sale or repurposing of the building. Their proposal came in significantly under projected cost estimates and was the low bid. At the request of Mayor Bellows, Mr. Michaud outlined the process, which is similar to other building construction projects and includes the design phase, review and approval of construction plans and specifications, analysis and approval of the bids, and award of contracts. Mayor Bellows CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES SEPTEMBER 19, 2011 Page 4 asked if there are deadlines for funding. Mr. Michaud explained that a majority of the funding for construction has been secured through a bridge loan and the City's park dedication fund. The fundraising campaign has been given a threshold of two years, and it is anticipated that the fundraising goals will be met within two years or earlier. 11.61 Motion was made by Little, seconded by Swecker to.approve an agreement with Wald Architects and Engineers forrhitectural and engineering design services for Heritage Center Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Bellows, LaBeau. Mayor Bellows stated that since the initrwc additional information has come to ight. z was lied to by a staff member and there we He stated he did not su000rftfie process or Council Member Little stated P them for their work on this proj Unfinished bu Council Me confused w explained the c homestead cred tb rket value ex( apars in the bi levy fe, net effe New bu N ays, P 11's prolecf , me >d he feels th &r ouncil ramifications for that. d the st ifj and thanked LaBea voiced herncern that property owners will be ��y re�ive their trufl��n taxation statements, citing '§41 jOrtbW00"'ed conflicting information regarding the math value hi esfead credit program. Mr. Mielke Inge Itaate law, which eliminated the market value N prograrrind established in its place the homestead IUS#pn, and how it will affect Lakeville taxpayers. While it daet to be a 2.7% reduction in the City's portion of the t 3 Lakeville taxpayers is a .6% increase. Mayor Bellows asked staff to schedule an executive session of the City Council to conduct a performance evaluation of a City employee. He further requested that the Council conduct a performance evaluation of the City Administrator. The City Attorney outlined the statutory requirements for closed meetings, which requires that the individual to be CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES SEPTEMBER 19, 2011 Page 5 evaluated must be identified. Mayor Bellows identified the employee as Linda Walter. Council Member Little requested a special meeting to discuss decorum of the Council. There were no further comments on the matter. Announcements - Next regular Council meeting, October 3 Council work session, Septemb, F ., Respectfully submitted, Charlene Friedges, City Cle Mark Bellows, Mayor Bellows adjourned the meeting at 8 03 :m CITY OF LAKEVILLE SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES SEPTEMBER 28, 2011 Mayor Bellows called the special meeting to order at 3:30 p.m. in the Marion Conference Room at City Hall. Present: Mayor Mark Bellows Council Member Laurie Rieb Council Member Kerrin Swecker f Council Member Matt Little Council Member Colleen LqB bu Also Present: Steve Mielke, City W.hinistrator Roger Knutson City #orney Cindi Joosten, Humarieso s Director 11.62 Motion was made by Swec the purpose of conducting Roll call was taken on the 11.63 Motion was mgc�y "Li "Mile, sea counsel to aff, the cfbsed m Roll call was tdkdn on;the motion. A unanimous. to conduct a performance evdtuation of Linda Wd Mayor Bellows adlovrne r Res p tfully submilf, meeting at 5:30 p.m. Cindi Joosten, Human Resources Director conded by Lit;# to close the meeting for bfmance evalb6 ion of Linda Walter. 0 61 by Swecker to invite Walter and Mark Bellows, Mayor