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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-03-00• CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 3, 2000 Acting Mayor Sindt called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. The pledge of allegiance to the flag was given. Acting Mayor Sindt announced that the City Clerk administered the oath of office to Council Member Johnson just prior to the Council meeting. Roll call was taken. Present: Council Members Johnson, Sindt, Mulvihill and Luick. Absent: Mayor Zaun. Also present: J. Jamnik, City Attorney; B. Erickson, City Administrator; T. Hanson, Assistant City Engineer; D. Morey, Acting Community & Economic Development Director; D. Feller, Finance Director; S. Michaud, Parks & Recreation Director; D. Martens, Chief of Police; J. Hennen, Administrative Assistant; C. Friedges, City Clerk. MINUTES The minutes of the March 20, 2000 City Council meeting were approved as presented. • STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS: ATTORNEY: None ENGINEER: None ADMINISTRATOR: Mr. Erickson provided a replacement contract for consent. agenda item 7q, which includes the word "annually" in Provision#9. Mr. Erickson also provided an updated delinquent utility certification list for agenda item #8. PRESENTATIONS/INTRODUCTIONS Steve Michaud introduced Jon Ridge, Executive Director of Hostelling International. Mr. Ridge provided an overview of the Ironman Bike Tour being hosted in Lakeville on Apri130, 2000. Mr. Ridge presented an appreciation plaque to the City of Lakeville for its cooperation in coordinating last year's event. .Linda Walter, Senior Coordinator, recognized the many volunteers who donate their time and talents to the Lakeville Senior Center. Acting Mayor Sindt read • CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 3, 2000 PAGE 2 the proclamation for Volunteer Recognition Week -"Volunteers Give From the Heart". 00.54 Motion was made by Mulvihill, seconded by Luick to proclaim the week of April 9-15, 2000 as Volunteer Recognition Week -Volunteers Give From the Heart. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Johnson, Sindt, Mulvihill, Luick. CITIZENS' COMMENTS None Mr. Erickson asked the City Council to consider Item No. 11 immediately after Item No. 8. 00.55 Motion was made by Johnson, seconded by Luick to amend the agenda and place Item No. 11 immediately following Item No. 8. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Sindt, Mulvihill, Luick, Johnson. CONSENT AGENDA 00.56 Motion was made by Mulvihill, seconded by Luick to approve the consent agenda • items as follows: a. Claims for payment. b. .Receive minutes of the following advisory committee meetings: • Telecommunications Commission, March 14, 2000 • Meals on Wheels Committee, March 14, 2000 • Parks & Recreation Committee, March 15, 2000 • Joint EDClEAC South Creek Subcommittee, March 21, 2000 c. Resolution No. 2000-63 authorizing the sale of forfeited vehicles. d. Resolution No. 2000-64 authorizing sale of unclaimed property. e. Resolution No. 2000-65 authorizing the sale of assets. f. Change Order No. 2 with Merrimac Construction for the Police Station remodeling project. g. Resolutions No. 2000-66, 2000-67, 2000-68 and 2000-69 accepting donations from Dick's/Lakeville Sanitary, Schmitty & Sons School Buses, Inc., Twin City Harley-Davidson, Inc, and Leo's Kawasaki to the Police Department fitness program. CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 3, 2000 PAGE 3 r 1 LJ h. Tree service operator license for Phillips Complete Tree Service. i. Tree service operator license for Jim Roggenbuck Tree Service. j. Site lease agreement with Sprint PCS. k. Appoint Robert Johnson to the Lakeville HRA, consistent with. his term on the City Council. Agreement with Siemon Implement for lease of two mowers for the Park Maintenance Department. m. Trunk storm sewer credits, Harris Acres Third Addition. n. Trunk sanitary sewer, trunk storm sewer, trunk watermain, 175' Street construction and Dodd Boulevard turn lane reimbursements, Cherry Highlands 3rd Addition. o. Approve a 45-day extension for recording the Gilb Fitzpatrick Addition final plat. • Resolution No. 2000-70 and 2000-71 acce tin donations from the Lake P• P g Marion Association and VFW Auxiliary to the Parks. & Recreation Department. q. Landscape maintenance contract with Paul's Lawn and Garden and extension of the landscape maintenance contract with Reisinger Lawn Service. r. Resolution No. 2000-72 establishing a policy for resident/non-resident registration and touch tone registration. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Mulvihill, Luick, Johnson, Sindt. ITEM 8 ..Acting Mayor Sindt opened the public hearing on the certification of delinquent utility accounts. The City Clerk attested to legal notices being duly published and mailed. Mr. Feller explained that the list of certified accounts includes all open accounts than are at least $10 or greater and at least 60 days past due as of January 31, • 2000. The list also includes all closed accounts that are delinquent. The amount proposed to be certified is $33,343.70. In addition to certifying the amount CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 3, 2000 PAGE 4 delinquent, the City also collects a $25 service charge to cover the cost of certification and interest at a rate of 18% per annum. There were no questions or comments from Council members or members of the audience. 00.57 Motion was made by Luick, seconded by Mulvihill to close the public hearing on the certification of delinquent utility accounts. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Luick, Johnson, Sindt, Mulvihill 00.58 Motion was made by Luick, seconded by Johnson to approve Resolution No. ..2000-73 certifying unpaid water, sanitary sewer, storm sewer and street lighting charges to the County Treasurer/Auditor to be collected with other taxes on said property. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Johnson, Sindt, Mulvihill, Luick. ITEM 11 City Attorney Joel Jamnik presented an ordinance extending an interim ordinance placing temporary restrictions on the siting of sexually oriented uses within any zoning district of the City of Lakeville. He explained that this extension is necessitated by the fact that. the zoning ordinance will not be finalized and enacted until mid May. Upon adoption of the zoning ordinance and map, staff can proceed with the required analysis. The outcome of this effort may result in a further text amendment dealing with the separation distances that need to be stipulated. This work cannot be started until June of 2000 and will take a number of months to complete and'process. Staff is recommending an extension of the. interim ordinance until January 1, 2001. 00.59 Motion by Mulvihill, seconded by Luick to adopt Ordinance No. 667 extending an interim ordinance placing temporary restrictions on the siting of sexually oriented uses within any zoning district of the City of Lakeville. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Sindt, Mulvihill, Luick, Johnson. ITEM 9 Administrative Assistant John Hennen introduced Gary Tushie, Tushie Montgomery Architects. Mr. Tushie presented the Lakeville City Hall Space Utilization Study and Building. Expansion. He explained that City Hall was occupied in January of 1990. At that time, it was anticipated that the building would meet the City's needs for ten years. Since that time, the departments of Human Resources, Geographic Information Systems and Information Technology CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 3, 2000 PAGE 5 have. been added to City Hall. Several areas have been renovated into office. areas to meet the needs of additional staff members, which has extended the useful life of the building. Mr. Tushie explained that the estimated cost of the west wing addition and renovation is $1,045,620. The North wing renovation will cost approximately $50,000, for a total cost of $1,095,620. The project is proposed to be financed from the Building Fund, Cable TV Fund and other sources. Council Member Johnson asked about any extensive cabling that would. be required with this expansion/renovation. Mr: Tushie stated the City's IT Department has extended cabling to a storage area in the Engineering Department to accommodate the expansion. Council Member Luick asked about phasing of the north wing expansion in the long term. Mr. Tushie stated the minor modifications .with this plan would accommodate department needs for the next five years. Beyond that, other alternatives will need to be considered. Acting Mayor. Sindt pointed out that there are two new community meeting rooms in the city that did not exist 10 years ago, one at the Water. Treatment Facility and. • the other at the new library. These can be used in place of the City Hall. north meeting room when that area is converted into .office space. Mr. Erickson explained that out of the estimated $1.1 million total. cost, cabling for the addition will cost approximately $20,000. He pointed out that the Building Fund revenue source is the municipal liquor operation. Liquor store profits will contribute $900,000 toward this project, which allows the City Council to stay on course with its policy to be debt-free for all City buildings by the year 2003. In addition, the Telecommunications Commission set aside money several years ago for additional space in the cable department. 00.60 Motion was made by Mulvihill, seconded by Johnson to receive the City Hall Space Utilization Study and Building Expansion/Renovation Plan end instruct the City Attorney to negotiate a contract for design services with Tushie Montgomery Architects for consideration by the City Council at a future meeting. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Mulvihill, Luick, Johnson, Sindt. ITEM 10 Assistant City Engineer Tim Hanson presented the bid results for utility and street improvements on Ipava Avenue, 192"d Street/195' Street, Improvement Project • 98-10. Ten bids were submitted, with the low bid from S. M. Hentges & Sons in CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 3, 2000 PAGE 6 the amount of $2,707,232.77. The project is expected to be substantially completed by August 25, 2000. 00.61 Motion was made by Luick, seconded by Johnson to receive bids and approve Resolution No. 2000-74 awarding contract for Ipava Avenue extension, Improvement Project 98-10. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Luick, Johnson, Sindt, Mulvihill. ITEM 12 Steve Michaud presented a proposed ordinance amending Title 5, Chapter 1 of the Lakeville City Code concerning the restraint of dogs. He explained that the ordinance provision relating to the restraint of a dog by voice command has been in existence for several years. However, the past few years have seen increased complaints of dogs running at large and not being under direct voice command by their owners. Most complaints come from residents who are walking, jogging or biking on the trails or visiting the major athletic complexes. The proposed new. leash law, which was unanimously recommended by the Parks & Recreation Committee, would be in effect for dogs on City owned property, public trails and sidewalks. Dogs can run freely on private property, as long as they comply with other City ordinances. Council Member Sindt asked if neighboring communities have leash laws. Mr. Michaud stated the City of Burnsville has a leash law for both dogs and cats at all its public facilities. Mr. Len Libbey, 9940-176' Circle, agreed that dogs should not be a nuisance. However, he stated he wants to continue to walk his dog without a leash in the open areas of the city in order to practice "recall" with his dog. He agreed that dogs should be on a leash while on sidewalks and walking paths. He suggested the City Council reconsider this ordinance and require that dogs be leashed if another person is present (the word "present" to be defined by the City Council) or if a person requests that the dog be put on a leash.. This would allow responsible dog owners to continue to be responsible. Council Member Luick, a dog owner, stated he has struggled with this issue. Knowing how well his dog behaves, he also realizes that it can quickly be distracted and appear to be out of voice command control. Council Member Johnson felt that a public hearing on this matter might be helpful. More citizen input could help to provide awin-win situation for citizens and dog owners. CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 3, 2000 PAGE 7 Council Member Mulvihill agreed that more public input would be helpful. A public hearing could be held either in front of the City Council or the Parks & Recreation Committee. 00.62 Motion by Mulvihill, seconded by Luick to table consideration of an ordinance amending Title 5, Chapter, l of the Lakeville City Code concerning restraint of dogs, and direct the Parks & Recreation Committee to hold a public hearing on the proposed ordinance. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Johnson, Sindt, Mulvihill, Luick. ITEM 13 00.63 Motion was made by Mulvihill, seconded by Johnson to approve ResolutionNo. 2000-75 establishing boards and committees of the City Council and approving appointments thereto. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Sindt, Mulvihill, Luick, Johnson. ITEM 14 • 00.64 .Motion was made by Johnson, seconded by Mulvihill to hold a Council work session on Monday, April 10, 2000 at 5:00 p.m. for the purpose of interviewing applicants for the Lakeville Area Arts Center Board. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Mulvihill, Luick, Johnson, Sindt. UNFNISHED BUSINESS None NEW BUSINESS None ANNOUNCEMENTS Next regular Council meeting, April 17, 2000 .Special Council meeting (Board of Review) April 10, 2000 Acting Mayor Sindt adjourned the meeting at 8:22 p.m. Respectfully submitted, harlene Frie es, Cit Clerk CJ CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 3, 2000 PAGE 8 .. Be Sin ,Acting Mayor •