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Home My WebLink About12-16-02.,~ CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 16, 2002. A complete video tape 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, Mulvihill, Rieb, Luick and Mayor Johnson. Also present: R. Knutson, City Attorney; B. Erickson, City Administrator; K. Nelson, City Engineer; S. Michaud, Parks & Recreation Director; D. Olson, Community & Economic Development Director; D. Martens, Police Chief; D. Volk, Director of Operations & Maintenance; D. Morey, Planning Director; J. Hennen, Assistant to City Administrator; C. Friedges, City Clerk. MINUTES The minutes of the December 2, 2002 City Council meeting and the December 9, 2002 special Council meeting were approved as presented. STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS ATTORNEY: Mr. Knutson presented a resolution amending the City of Lakeville (employee benefit). cafeteria plan. He stated the City Council approved an agreement with Administration Resources Corporation on September 16, 2002. The .proposed resolution is consistent wi h the Council's previous action.. The Council placed this item on the consent agenda (7z). ENGINEER: None ADMINISTRATOR: None PARKS & RECREATION DIRECTOR: Mr. Michaud presented the November monthly report of the Parks & Recreation Department. • CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 16, 2002 PAGE 2 U CHIEF OF POLICE: Chief Martens. presented the November monthly Police Department report. PRESENTATIONS TO COUNCIL MEMBER MULVIHILL The following presentations were made to Council Member Lynette Mulvihill in recognition of 13 years of service on the Lakeville City Council: Mayor ]ohnson on behalf of Council Members Luick, Bellows and. Rieb; Chief Martens on behalf of the Police Department; Patty McCauley on behalf of ALF Ambulance; Steve Michaud on behalf of the. Lakeville Area Arts Center; Todd Bornhauser on behalf of the Lakeville Convention and Visitors Bureau; and Bob Erickson on behalf of Department Directors. CITIZENS' COMMENTS None • CONSENT AGENDA 02.168 Motion was made by Mulvihill, seconded by Luick to approve the consent agenda items as follows: a. Claims for payment. b. November Investment Report c. Receive minutes of the following advisory committee meetings: Planning Commission, December 5, 2002 Parks, Recreation & Natural Resources Committee,. December 3, 2002 Lakeville Area Arts Center Board, December 5, 2002 Economic Development Commission, November 26, 2002 Telecommunications Commission, December 10, 2002 d. Resolution No. 02-256 appointing depositories. e. Resolution No. 02-257 amending the Fire Relief By-Laws • .relating to pension benefits. CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBERI6, 2002 PAGE 3 n l`.~ f. Resolution. No. 02-258 amending the 2002 General Fund Budget. g. Resolution No. 02-259 amending the 2002 Environmental and Recycling Fund Budget. h. Resolution No. 02-260 amending the 2002 Enhanced 911 Fund Budget. Resolution No. 02-261 amending the Economic Development Revolving Loan Fund Budget. j. Resolution No. 02-262 adopting the 2003 Schedule of Fees. k. Resolution No. 02-263 authorizing car allowances. I. Resolution No. 02-264 authorizing the sale of assets. m. .Resolution No. 02-265 approving change order for the Lakeville Ames Arena seating project. n. Cleaning contract addendums with Marsden Building Maintenance, Tower. Cleaning Systems and Osland Building Maintenance. o. North Trail Elementary School/Quail Meadows park playground expansion. p. Resolution No. 02-266 accepting donation from The Inventory Trading Company to the Police Department K9 Program. q. Trunk watermain reimbursement, Cornerstone Lake. r. Resolution No. 02-267 approving plans and specifications and setting a bid date for Prairie Lake Lift Station No. 23, `Improvement Project 02-13. s. Renewal of mechanical amusement device licenses for 2003. t. Agreement for Puppeteering Services with Schiffelly Puppets. U CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 16, 2002 PAGE 4 • u. Resolution No. 02-268 adopting position classification and pay plan for exempt and non-exempt positions and setting forth the policy for administration of the pay plan. v. Resolution No. 02-269 decreasing the number of appointed committee members of the Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Committee. w. Employment Agreement with City Administrator. x. Resolution No. 02-270 authorizing. the sale of Public Works Reserve Fund special assessment fund receivables to the Sanitary Sewer Trunk Fund. y. Accept the resignation of Wendy Wulff from the Planning Commission. z. Resolution No. 02-287 amending the City of Lakeville (employee benefit) Cafeteria Plan. Roll call was taken on the motion. A es Bellows Johnson Mulvihill Y Rieb, Luick. ITEM 8 Mayor Johnson opened the public hearing on the renewal of on-sale liquor, club liquor, Sunday liquor, wine and 3.2% malt liquor licenses. Investigator Bill Forbord presented the police report on the 2003 license renewals. He indicated that renewal fees and insurance certificates were submitted by all license holders, and real estate taxes have been paid in full. Pending -the outcome of the public hearing,. the Police Department .has no objection to the license renewals as requested. There were no questions or comments from the audience. 02.169 Motion was made by Mulvihill, seconded by Rieb to close the public hearing on the renewal of on-sale liquor, club liquor, Sunday Liquor, wine and 3.2% malt liquor licenses. CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 16, 2002 PAGE 5 • Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Rieb, Luick, Bellows, Johnson, Mulvihill. The City Attorney .reported that alcohol compliance checks were recently conducted by the Police Department at all licensed establishments.. There were several violations involving the sale of alcohol to minors. The apparent violations will. be handled in due process and the results will be brought back to the Council's attention at a later date. They have no affect on the renewal process. 02.170 Motion was made by Rieb, seconded by Bellows to approve the .following licenses effective January 1 through. December 31, 2003.: Babe's Sportsbar & Grill: On-sale and Sunday liquor Brackett's Crossing Country Club: On-sale and Sunday special club Carbone's Pizza Bar & Grill, On-sale and Sunday liquor Chart House Restaurant: On-sale and Sunday liquor Golf Enterprises, Inc.: On-sale and Sunday liquor Harry's Ca#e: On-sale and Sunday liquor Jordan's Steakhouse: On-sale and Sunday liquor Holiday Station Store: Off-sale 3.2 malt liquor Kwik Trip (Stores #692, #343 and #694): Off-sale 3.2 malt liquor Lakeville Family Bowl: On-sale and Sunday liquor Lakeville VFW: On-sale and Sunday special club Ole Piper: On-sale and Sunday liquor Pizza Hut: On-sale 3.2 malt liquor SuperAmerica (Stores #4337, #4490 and #4528): Off-sale 3.2 malt liquor Super Target: Off-sale 3.2 malt liquor Tak Shing Chinese Restaurant: On-sale wine. and 3.2 malt liquor Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Mulvihill, Rieb, Luick, Bellows, Johnson. ITEM 9 Mayor Johnson opened the public hearing on a street reconstruction plan entitled Interchange Financing Report dated November 2002. Mr. Erickson presented the Interchange Financing Report, which identifies. the estimated costs and proposed financing for the three. CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 16, 2002 PAGE 6 • interchanges along the I-35 corridor. A key financial tool is the issuance of General Obligation Street Reconstruction Bonds. He explained that the 2002 Legislature amended State Statutes to enable .cities to issue General Obligation Street Reconstruction Bonds. without the previous 20% special assessment requirement for improvement bonds.. He pointed out that Lakeville might be the first city. in Minnesota to consider the issuance of bonds under this new statutory process. City Engineer Keith Nelson reviewed design concepts for the three interchange improvement projects, which are expected to be constructed between 2002 and 2007. 1. Reconstruction of Highway ~50 at Interstate 35 to a four-lane divided roadway - Interim improvements - Ultimate improvements -Alternative 1 - Ultimate improvements -Alternative 2 2. County Road 60 at Interstate 35 Phase 2 Improvements - Reconstruction of bridges over I-35 - Reconstruction of County Road 60 to a four-lane divided roadway to Scott County - MN/DOT funding is available 3. County Road 70 at Interstate 35 - Engineering - Final design Dave. McGillivray, Springsted Chairman, provided an overview of the proposed financing plan. The total estimated cost of the interchange: projects are as follows: County Road 50 - $13.25 million County Road 60 - $22 million County Road 70 - $15.9 million The primary funding sources include: Dakota County $19.1 million GO Street Reconstruction Bonds 15 million State and Federal Grants 7.7 million CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 16, 2002 PAGE 7 • Municipal State Aid Allotments 7.5 million Municipal State Aid Bonds 3.4 million Developer contribution 2.5 million Mr. Erickson read a letter from Gary Amoroso,. Superintendent of ISD 194, in support of the County Road 70/I-35 interchange improvements. Jack Matasosky spoke on behalf of the City's Economic Development Commission in support of the. proposed interchange improvements. Don Patton, DR Horton, spoke in support of improvements at County Road 70 and County Road 50. Byron Watschke, Fortune Realty, spoke in support. of the proposed County Road 50 interchange improvements. He stated development over the past several years has suffered as a result of the inadequate interchanges. Todd Bornhauser of the Lakeville Area Chamber of Commerce spoke in support of the interchange financing plan for County Roads 50, 60 and 70. Bruce Carlson of United Properties spoke in support of the County Road 50 interchange improvements. Sandy Raines spoke on behalf of area residents in support of the County Road 50 interchange improvements. Lynn Peterson, who owns a car wash business on 175t" Street at County Road 50, stated the proposed project shows 175t" Street ending at Junelle Path. He was concerned that his business will be adversely affected if 175t" Street no longer intersects with County Road 50. Bob Mirando of Con Agra Store Brands spoke in support of the interchange improvement plan. Former Council Member Betty Sindt spoke in support of long- awaited interchange improvements at County Road 50. • CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 16, 2002 PAGE 8 Mr. Erickson presented a letter from Dakota County Engineer Mark Krebsbach dated. December 13, 2002, in support of the City's efforts to advance these interchange projects. Mr. Erickson also presented letters from property owner Bill Traiser and from Ralph Kloiber, Real Estate Director for Hom Furniture. 02.171 Motion was made by Mulvihill, seconded by Rieb to close the public hearing on a street reconstruction plan entitled, Interchange Financing Report, November 2002. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Rieb, Luick, Bellows, Johnson, Mulvihill. The City Council acknowledged receipt of the following letters: - Independent School District 1.94, December 11, 2002 - Dakota County Transportation Dept., December 13, 2002 - Bill Traiser, Property Owner, October 14, 2002 - Hom Furniture, December 16, 2002 02.172 Motion was. made by Mulvihill, seconded by Rieb to .approve Resolution No, 02-271 adopting a street reconstruction plan entitled, Interchange Financing Report dated November 2002, and approving the issuance of General Obligation Bonds. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Luick, Bellows, Johnson, Mulvihill, Rieb. ITEMS 10-11 Mr. Feller presented resolutions adopting the 2003 budgets. He pointed out that the 2003 tax levy represents a $5,038 reduction from the preliminary budget approved by the City Council in September from the recent sale of certificates of indebtedness. This reduction is due to the City of Lakeville's A-1 credit rating from Moody's Investors Service and favorable bond market conditions. 02.173 Motion was made by Luick seconded by Mulvihill to approve the following .resolutions adopting the 2003 Budget: - Resolution No. 02-272 adopting the 2003 General Fund Budget CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 16, 2002 PAGE 9 - Resolution No. 02-273 adopting the 2003 Cable TV Fund Budget - Resolution No. 02-274 adopting the 2003 Environmental Recycling Fund Budget - Resolution No. 02-275 adopting the 2003 Employee Benefit Fund Budget - Resolution No. 02-276 adopting the 2003 GIS Fund Budget - Resolution No. 02-277 adopting the 2003 Surface Water Management U tility Fund Budget - Resolution No. 02-278 adopting the 2003 E-911 Fund Budget - Resolution No. 02-279 adopting the 2003 Economic Development Revolving Loan Fund Budget - Resolution No. 02-280 adopting the 2003 Municipal Reserves Fund Budget - Resolution No. 02-281 adopting the 2003 Equipment Fund Budget - Resolution No. 02-282 adopting the 2003 Building Fund Budget - Resolution No. 02-283 adopting the 2003 Liquor. Fund Budget - Resolution No. 02-284 adopting the 2003 Water Operating Fund Budget Resolution No. 02-285 adopting the 2003 Sanitary Sewer Operating Fund Budget - Resolution No. 02-286 adopting the 2003 tax levy. Roll call was taken on the emotion. Ayes, Bellows, Johnson, Mulvihill, Rieb, Luick. ITEM 12 Mr. Morey .presented the Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) for the Lakeville ISD 194 Second High School. He explained that the proposed. building will be 375,000 square feet in size. An EAW is required for a structure larger than 300,000 square feet. The second high school will be located between 210th Street and County Road 70, adjacent to and west of Jacquard Avenue. The parking. lot will contain approximately 1200 parking spaces. The plan also includes a football stadium, baseball, softball, and soccer fields and tennis courts. Public infrastructure improvements include the southerly extension of Jacquard Avenue and intersection improvements at Jacquard Avenue and 210th Street and Jacquard Avenue and County Road 70. Sanitary sewer and water will be CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 16, 2002 PAGE 10 • extended to serve the site. School District officials recently presented the plan and hosted a neighborhood meeting. Notices were sent to approximately 900 residents; approximately 70 residents attended the neighborhood meeting. A 30-day review and comment period will begin the day the EAW availability notice is published in the EQB Monitor. 02.174 Motion was made by Luick, seconded by Rieb to receive the Lakeville ISD 194 Second High School EAW and authorize distribution. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Johnson, Mulvihill, Rieb, Luick, Bellows. Council Member Luick asked about possible improved signage at the northbound I-35 exit ramp at County Road 60. The City Engineer,. stated the Dakota County Highway Department has received similar complaints and is aware that the exit ramp is confusing to motorists. He stated he would suggest some improved signage at that Location. Mayor Johnson adjourned the meeting at 8:49 p.m. Respectfully submitted, ,~ Charlene Friedges, ~C~ty Clerk 9 Robert D. Jo son, Mayor