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Home My WebLink About11-05-01CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 5, 2001 A complete video Gape 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 fCag was given. Roll call was taken. Present: Council Members Bellows, Mulvihill, Rieb, Luick and Mayor Johnson. Also present: R. Knutson, City Attorney; J. Hennen, Assistant to City Administrator; K. Nelson, City Engineer; D. Feller,. Finance Director; S. Michaud, Parks & Recreation Director;. D. Martens, Police Chief;. D. Vo k, Director of Operations & Maintenance; D. Morey, Director of Planning; C. Friedges, City Clerk. MINUTES The minutes of the October 15, 2001 City Council meeting were approved as presented. STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS ATTORNEY: None ENGINEER: Mr. Nelson provided a status update on the Pilot Knob Road reconstruction project. ASSISTANT TO CITY ADMINISTRATOR: None DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE: Don Volk presented the October monthly report of the Operations & Maintenance Department. CHIEF OF POLICE: Chief Martens presented the October Police Department monthly report. PRESENTATIONS/INTRODUCTIONS CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 5,.2001 PAGE 2 Chief Martens presented the 2001 Herman Goldstein Award of Excellence in Problem-Oriented Policing, Certificate of Achievement, to Sergeant Delmonico on behalf of the Department's Conflict Resolution Team. Keith Nelson introduced Civil Engineer Zachary Johnson. CITIZENS' COMMENTS None CONSENT AGENDA Council member Luick stated for the record that his vote for the. consent agenda items would exclude Item 7g, a resolution approving conveyance of City-owned land for inclusion in the final plat of Timbercrest at Lakeville. Council members added Item 9 to the consent agenda. 01.139 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 following advisory committee meetings: ^ Arts Center Board, October 4, 2001 ^ Telecommunications Commission, October 9, 2001 ^ Planning Commission, October 16, 2001 c. Change Order No. 2 with McNamara Contracting, Inc. for Improvement Projects 00-15, 00-16 and 00-22. d. Resolution No. 01-193 accepting donation from Appro Development, Inc: to the Police Department DARE Program. e. .Dakota County Drug Task Force 2002 Joint Powers Agreement. CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 5, .2001 PAGE 3 f. .Final acceptance of utility and street improvements, Paradise Hills 2"d Addition. g. Resolution No. 01-194 approving conveyance of City- - owned land for inclusion in the final plat of Timbercrest at Lakeville. h. Resolution No. 01-195 setting budget hearing. i. Resolution No. 01-196 calling public hearing on proposed assessments. for weed and grass. removal. j. Resolution No. 01-197 approving change orders for City Hall expansion and remodeling, Improvement Project 00- 18. k. Resolution No. 01-198 accepting donations to the Fire Department. I. Tree service operator license for Dave's Tree Service and . Landscaping. m. Community landfill abatement base fund application fore 2002. n. Resolution No. 01-199 electing to continue participating. in the Local Housing Incentives Account Program under the Metropolitan Livable. Communities Act, Calendar Year 2002. o. Lease agreement with Williams Scotsman for the rental of warming houses forthe '2001-2002 skating season. p. Resolution No. 01-200 accepting donation from area businesses to the Parks & Recreation Department for the Haunted Forest. q. Dissolving of the Meals on Wheels Advisory Committee. r. Lease Agreement with Ziegler, Inca for rental of a CAT 163H motor grader for winter snow. removal. CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 5, 2001 PAGE 4 s. Lease Agreement with St. Joseph Equipment, Inc. for rental of a Case 721 salt/sand. loader. t. Farm lease agreement with Robert Berres for .approximately 10 .acres. on the east side of Aronson Parka u. Set a City Council work session to be held on November 26, 2001 at 6:30 p.m. 9. Receive Planning. Commission's Findings of Fact and Recommendation and approve a conditional use permit to allow the construction of a 32-foot by 52-foot detached accessory building at 9880 Iteri Court West. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Bellows, Johnson, Mulvihill, Rieb, Luick. ITEfM 8 • Mayor Johnson opened the public .hearing to consider the imposition of a $27,533.90 service charge in the Downtown Special Service District. The City Clerk attested to publication of the legal notice. Finance Director Dennis Feller explained that the downtown special service district was created in 1998. The downtown. Lakeville Business Association is requesting Council approval of the 2002 budget and service charge levy. The levy would be based on the tax capacity value of the commercial property in the downtown area. No property owner will pay less than $100, and no property owner will pay more than $6,000.. Notices were mailed to each affected property owner. Christine Mondus, Executive Director of the Downtown Lakeville Business Association (DLBA), presented the association's proposed 2002 budget, which totals $27,534.00. She also outlined a list of accomplishments over the past year by the DLBA in an effort to increase the visibility of the downtown area. • There were no questions or comments from the audience. CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 5, 2001 PAGE 5 01.140 Motion was made by Luick, seconded by .Mulvihill to close the public hearing. Roil call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Johnson, .Mulvihill, Rieb, Luick, Bellows. 01.141 Motion was made by Rieb, seconded by Mulvihill to approve Resolution No. 01-201 imposing a service charge for Special Service District No. 1. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Mulvihill, Rieb, Luick, Bellows, Johnson. ITEM 10 Steve Michaud- presented the goals and recommendations of the Snowmobile Task Force for the 2001/2.002 snow season. He explained that two additional. no-snowmobling areas have • been added for the 2001-2002 season. They 'are Kenrick Avenue between 205t" Street and 195t" Street; and 185t" Street from Judicial Road east along the south side of 185tH Street to the designated 185t" Street trail crossing. He also explained that a trail head .parking lot at Dodd .Boulevard and Pilot Knob Road has been eliminated due to new development in the area and the recent upgrade of Pilot Knob Road to four lanes. Another recommended change. is the elimination of the trail connection to Antlers Park through the Marion Fields. development. As such, Dodd Boulevard. would be officially. designated as a trail route from 2101h.Street to 202"d Street. In addition to the Task Force recommendations, City staff is further recommending that the Timbercrest development area be designated. as ~~no snowmobiling". Mr. Michaud stated a letter, along with the 2001/2002 snowmobile trail map, will be mailed to allregistered snowmobile owners who live in the Lakeville .area. • • CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 5, 2001. PAGE 6 01.142 Motion was made by Mulvihill, seconded by Luick to accept the Snowmobile Task. Force goals and recommendations and approve the 2001-2002 Snowmobile Trail Map, with the addition of the Timbercrest development area to the ~~No Snowmobiling Zone". Roll call was taken on .the motion. Ayes,. Rieb, Luick, Bellows, Johnson, Mulvihill. UNFINISHED BUSINESS None NEW BUSINESS None ANNOUNCEMENTS Next regular Council meeting, November 19, 2001 Mayor Johnson adjourned the meeting at 7:58 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Charlene Friedge~, City rk ~~ ~~~ Robert D. John on, Mayor