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Home My WebLink About12-02-02CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 2, 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. Volk, Director of Operations & Maintenance; C. Friedges, City Clerk. MINUTES The minutes of the November 18 2002 Cit Council meetin Y 9 were approved as presented. SPOTLIGHT ON BUSINESS Economic Development Commission member Tom Smith introduced Steve Nelson, co-owner and President of Technical Methods, Inc. STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS ATTORNEY: None ENGINEER: None ADMINISTRATOR: None DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE: Mr. Volk presented the November monthly report of the Operations & Maintenance Department. CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 2, 2002. PAGE 2 PRESENTATIONS/INTRODUCTIONS None CITIZENS' COMMENTS None CONSENT AGENDA 02.161 .Motion was made by Luick, seconded by Mulvihill to approve the consent agenda items as follows: a. Claims for payment. b. Receive minutes of the November 12, 2002 Telecommunications Commission meeting. c. Resolution No. 02-244 designating employee health insurance rates for 2003. d. Resolution No. 02-245 adopting the liquor stores' position salary structure. e. Resolution No. 02-246 setting salaries for City of Lakeville instructors and seasonal employees. f. Gambling permit for Crystal Lake Elementary Parent Teacher. Organization for a raffle to be held on February 7, 2003. g. Maintenance Agreement with Loffler Business Systems, Inc. for a TEAC brand voice logger for the Police Department Communications Center. h. Vending services agreement with Dakota Valley Vending. i. Resolution No. 02-247 accepting donation from Enggren's Market to the Parks & Recreation Department .for the family Turkey Shoot. j. Renewal of Standard Engineering Agreements and 2003 fee schedules with Barr Engineering; Short Elliott Hendrickson, Inc.; SRF Consulting Group, Inc.; TKDA and Associates; and WSB & Associates, Inc. CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 2, 2002 PAGE 3 n LJ k. Special Assessment Agreement with Corey & Paula Cummings, 1103-181St Street W. I. Resolution No. 02-248 rescinding Resolution No. 02-222, a resolution approving application for conveyance of tax forfeited land parcel #22-47900-024-01. m. Resolutions No. 02-249 and 02-250 awarding contracts for water treatment chemicals. n. Agreement for contractual snow removal .services with Tillges Excavating. o. Resolution No. 02-251 accepting a traffic safety award. p. Resolution No. 02-252 accepting donation of a breath. testing device from the Minnesota Department of Public Safety to the Police Department. q. Adopt Findings of Fact and Recommendation and approve a minor variance to allow a food product storage tank and screening wall within the required 40-foot front yard setback at Con Agra Foods, 21340 Hayes Avenue. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Bellows, Johnson, Mulvihill, Rieb, Luick. ITEM. 9 Mr. Erickson presented the Approved Metropolitan Council Redistricting Plan. He pointed out that the approved plan places the City of Lakeville in District 4, along with cities and townships from Scott and Carver Counties. He explained that the council members reviewed the .plan at their November 25th work session and expressed concern that Lakeville is not included in the Empire wastewater treatment service area, which serves a majority of the city. The fact that Lakeville is not included with other Dakota County cities is also a concern, given the. fact that Dakota County. is a significant metropolitan growth area. Mr. Erickson also pointed out the percentage of population deviation in District 4, • which is 4%. That poses .problems for Lakeville in that the level of CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 2, 2002 PAGE 4 • representation for the community and sub-region would not be adequate, at least for the next decade. One of the original options considered by the Metropolitan Council, Option 2, placed Lakeville in District 16 with Empire Township and other contiguous Dakota County cities. This option seems to make more sense by placing Lakeville with other communities within the same County, watershed. and wastewater treatment area. Council members agreed that Option 2 makes more sense for Lakeville. 02.162 Motion .was made by Mulvihill seconded by Bellows to direct the City Attorney to prepare a resolution to be forwarded to the City's legislative delegation in support of Public Comment Option 2 of the Metropolitan Council Redistricting Plan. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Johnson, Mulvihill, Rieb, Luick, Bellows. ITEM 10 Mr. Michaud presented proposed boat launch rules for the Casperson Park boat launch. Mr. Michaud. provided a history of problems over the past several seasons with respect to managing boaters who come to launch their boat when there are no parking spaces available at the boat launch. People started parking on neighborhood streets and in the Lakeview Elementary School parking lot. He explained that the original design of the Casperson Park boat launch took into account the number of boats operated by Lake Marion homeowners and the number of parking spaces (40) that the boat launch would accommodate. The DNR standard for safe boating on Lake Marion is 36 boats, based on 15-20 acres per boat. Lake Marion is 550 acres in size. Mr. Michaud stated. that although the DNR standard seems unrealistic and Lake Marion exceeds the standard on a regular basis, there have been very few serious boating accidents on Lake Marion. City staff worked with the Park Rangers to establish a set of rules • for the boat launch. The Parks, Recreation & Natural Resources Committee supported the proposed rules, which basically state CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 2, 2002 PAGE 5 • that everyone wishing to launch will wait in line until a parking space becomes available or they have a legal parking location off site. Letters were sent to Lake Marion homeowners requesting comments on the proposed rules, and an article was placed in the November 9t" Messages requesting comments from the general public. If adopted, the boat launch rules would be clearly posted and distributed at Casperson Park. Council Member Luick asked if any of these rules are in conflict with rules established by the DNR for surface water use. Mr. Michaud stated they are not. He further stated that the DNR rules are posted at the boat launch. 02.163 .Motion was made by Luick, seconded by Mulvihill to adopt City of Lakeville Boat Launch Rules. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Mulvihill, Rieb, Luick, Bellows, Johnson. ITEM 11 Community & Economic Development Director Dave Olson asked the City Counci! to consider the retention of Himle Horner, Inc., a public relations firm, to assist in a review of current and planned written communication materials. The plan would ensure that the materials .are consistent with the Economic Development Commission's strategic work plan goal. The Economic Development Commission recommended the City Council retain the firm of Himle Horner. As discussed by the City Council at its November 25t" work session, the costs associated with the. review would be limited to the amount necessary to review the materials, not to exceed $4,000. 02.164 Motion was made by Rieb, seconded by Luick to retain the firm of Himle Horner, Inc. to review communication materials associated with the Economic Development Commission's strategic work plan goals. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Rieb, Luick, Bellows, Johnson, Mulvihill. • UNFINISHED BUSINESS None CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 2, 2002 PAGE 6 • NEW BUSINESS Council member Rieb provided an update on a recent Dakota County Commissioners public hearing on the 2003- 2007 Capital Improvement Plan, which she attended with City staff and Council member-elect Wendy Wulff. ANNOUNCEMENTS Next regular Council meeting, December 16, 2002 Special Council meeting, December 9, 2002 Mayor Johnson adjourned the meeting at 8:08 p.m. Respectfully submitted, • Charlene Friedges, ity Clerk Robert D. Joh on, Mayor r: