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Home My WebLink About07-21-03. CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING 7ULY 21, 2003 A comp/ete videotape of the City Council proceedings is retained for one year Mayor Johnson called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. The pledge of allegiance to the flag was given. Roll call was taken. Present: Council .Members Bellows, Wulff, Rieb, Luick and Mayor Johnson. Also present: R. Erickson, City Administrator; R. Knutson, City Attorney;,:. D. Feller, Finance Director; K. Nelson, City Engineer; D. Morey, Planning ' ' Director; S. Michaud, Parks & Recreation Director; D. Martens, Chief of Police; B. Anderson, Assistant to City Administrator; J. Hawkins, Deputy Clerk. MINUTES The minutes of the )uly 7, .2003, City Council meeting were approved as presented.. SPOTLIGHT ON BUSINESS: Economic Development Commission member ]eanne Schubert introduced Lakeville Premier Storage owner. Todd Jones and manager Rick Chaffee. The facility is located at 21002 Heron Way and consists of 473 storage units. SPECIAL RECOGNITION: Former Mayor Duane Zaun introduced Patrick E. McGarvey, Lakeville City Administrator from 1975 to 1989. Mr. McGarvey is being. honored at his retirement from over 35 years of public service by placing his framed portrait in the photo gallery of previous mayors and council members in the City Hall Council Chambers. Mr. Zaun stated that during Mr. McGarvey's tenure, Lakeville's population doubled from 11,180 to over 22,000. He also described many achievements and City improvement projects for which Mr. McGarvey was responsible including three fire stations, the police. station, two liquor stores and the senior center. • Mr. McGarvey expressed his appreciation to the Council for this honor and attributed his accomplishments and success to previous Mayors and CITYOFLAKEVILLECOUNCIL MEETING, 1uL r21, 2003 PAGE 2 Council Members who shared his vision for the future. He stated that his achievements would not have been possible without the support of City staff and elected officials. Mayor Johnson thanked him for his past leadership and for setting a high standard in the community for future councils and administrators. STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS ATTORNEY.• None ENGINEER: None ADMINISTRATOR: None PARKS & RECREATION DIRECTOR: Mr. Michaud presented the June. .monthly report of the Parks & Recreation Department and highlighted Klamath Trailway construction, Village Creek Neighborhood Park, Pan-O- Prog, summer recreation programs and the Tree Trust project. Council Member Bellows .asked Mr. Michaud if vandalism continued to be an issue. Mr. Michaud stated that incidents have declined and that the Lakeville • Soccer Club has donated $700 toward replacement of broken windows at North Park. CHIEFOFPOLICE.• Chief Martens presented the June Police Department monthly report including year-to-date statistics with comparisons to 2002. PRESENTATIONS/INTRODUCTIONS Police Chief Dave Martens recognized retiring Investigator Bill Forbord and stated that his portrait would be hung on the Lakeville Police Department's "Walt of Fame." A shadow box of various badges worn and awards received was also presented to Mr. Forbord. Bill thanked City Council and staff for their continual support and- stated that he has enjoyed every day of working for the City of Lakeville. He said he is particularly appreciative of the positive reputation enjoyed by the Lakeville Police Department. He also thanked his wife, Shelly, and other family members for their understanding and support over the years. Chief Martens introduced the newest Sergeant, John Arvidson. John will fill the position vacated with the move of Sgt. Dave Delmonico into the. Investigations unit. Mayor Johnson conducted the swearing in of Officer • Arvidson to the rank of Sergeant. CITYOFL4KEVILLE000NCIL MEETING 1uL r21, 2003 PAGE 3 • Sergeant Brigham. Strole and h'rs K-9, Blue, were introduced by Chief Martens. Blue is a two-year old German shepherd who was imported by the St. Paul Police Dept. from the Czech Republic. Blue and Brigham recently completed basic training at the St. Paul Police Canine Academy. Sergeant Strole thanked the City Council for their support and for this opportunity to work with Blue as a K-9 officer. Crime Prevention Specialist Lori Clemmer addressed the Council with information on the National Night Out crime, drug and violence prevention program. As an additional highlight to this event, Affinity Plus will. be sponsoring a Child ID .Day. An event at the Senior Citizen Center will kick off National Night Out. Council Member Bellows read the proclamation declaring Tuesday, August 5, 2003 as National Night Out in the City of Lakeville. Mayor Johnson stated that he and City Council Members would attend as many of the neighborhood picnics as possible. Lori Clemmer presented National Night Out T-shirts and hats to the Mayor and Council Members. . City Administrator Bob Erickson stated that Lakeville was recently the recipient of a 2003 City Achievement Award from the League of Minnesota Cities for innovation and excellence associated with the LPD Traffic Enforcement Program. Mr. Erickson also recognized Officer Bussler and Information Coordinator Sue Palm for their contributions. .Chief Martens accepted the award on behalf of the Police Dept. CITIZEN COMMENTS Mr. Marty Spear, 9585 -165t" Street W., stated that the improvement project on 165t" Street has added a traffic lane but eliminated the possibility of on-street parking for his residence. He is requesting that the speed limit be lowered and that the roadway be striped to allow for a parking lane on the street. City Administrator Bob Erickson stated that Director of Operations and Maintenance Don Volk has been working with the homeowner in an .attempt to resolve the situation. Mr. Volk has offered to assist with the removal of a fish house from the driveway, .which would free-up parking for at least one more vehicle. There have also been some challenges with vehicles from Mr. Spear's residence encroaching into the bike trail. Mr. Spear acknowledged that in addition to the homeowners, there. are renters. who live in the single-family home, • which increases the parking needs. CITYOPLAKEVILLECOUNCIL MEETING 1uL r21, 2003 PAGE 4 • CONSENT AGENDA 03.81 Motion was made by Rieb, seconded by Luick to approve the consent agenda items as follows: a. Claims for payment. b. Investment report. c. Grant application to Xcel Energy Foundation for the Lakeville Area Arts Center. d. Resolution No. 03-1.24 authorizing an all=way stop at Flagstaff Avenue and 170t" Street. e. Special Assessment Agreement with Jevan & Janice Loshbough, 11100 - 181St Street W. f. Resolution No. 03-125 amending the 2003 Schedule of Fees. g. Resolution No. 03-126 accepting donation of $700 from the Lakeville Soccer Club to the Parks and Recreation Department. h. Employment Agreement with Erin Seeman, Associate Planner. i. Resolution No. 03-127 accepting donation from Robert and Shelley Erickson to the Lakeville Area Arts Center. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Bellows, Johnson, Wulff, Rieb, Luick. ITEM 10 Lee Johnson of US Homes Corporation provided an overview of Prairie Lake 2nd Addition and Prairie Lake 3rd Addition. The plats are located north of 185t" Street, west. of Kenyon Avenue, south of Brackett's Country Club. A neighborhood park is centrally located within the .plat.. US Homes is proposing to install two streets at this time. Planning Director Daryl Morey highlighted several features of the plat including the proposed streets. The developer has signed the appropriate development contracts . and submitted designated fees. Prairie Lake 2nd and .Prairie Lake 3rd Additions are consistent with the preliminary plat which was approved by CITYOPL4KEVILLECDUNCIL MEETING 1uL r2i, 2003 PAGE 5 • City Council in August, 2002. The Planning Commission recommended approval subject to nine stipulations in the Planners Report dated June 13, 2003• The Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Committee also recommended approval 03.82 Motion was made by Luick, seconded by Bellows to approve Resolution No. 03-128 approving the final plat of Prairie Lake 2nd Addition and Resolution No. 03-129 approving the Tina! plat. of Prairie Lake 3rd Addition, subject to the nine stipulations in the June 13, 2003 Planners Report. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Johnson, Wulff, Rieb, Luick, Bellows. UNFINISHED BUSINESS Mayor Johnson, on behalf of the City Council, thanked City staff and al! the volunteers for another successful Panorama of Progress. NEW BUSINESS Council Member Luick stated that he would not be available for the August 4, 2003 meeting. ANNOUNCEMENTS Next regu/ar Counci/meeting, August 4, 2003 Counci/ Work Session: Ju/y 23, 2003 Mayor Johnson adjourned the meeting at 8:25 p.m. Respectfully submitted, •~ F Ju ith R. Hawkins, Deputy Clerk ~` Robert D. Joh on, Mayor •