HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-05-18 WSCITY OF LAKEVILLE
CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MINUTES
February 5, 2018
1. Mayor Anderson called the meeting to order at 7:46 p.m. in the Lake Marion Conference Room.
Members present: Mayor Anderson, Council Members Davis, LaBeau, Wheeler
Members absent: Hellier
Staff present: Justin Miller, City Administrator; Planning Director, Daryl Morey; Finance
Director, Jerilyn Erickson; Community & Economic Director, Dave Olson; Human Resources
Manager, Tammy Schutta; Public Works Director Chris Petree
2. Citizen Comments
There were no citizen comments.
1 2018 Comprehensive Plan - Land Use
Mr. Morey provided an update on the primary changes to each of the district Land Use maps,
following feedback obtained during the December 11 joint Planning Commission and Economic
Development Commission work session.
This feedback was incorporated into the revised land use maps, which were each reviewed by the
Planning Commission at their January 18 work session meeting. The topics discussed were: land
use allowed in the Cedar Avenue BRT corridor, whether the CMU land use designation requires
each individual development project have a mix of uses, notification to individual residents of the
proposed land use designation changes to Connelly MHP, and finally land use designation for the
property on the west side of Lake Marion, south of Casperson Park.
Mr. Morey also outlined the next steps in the 2018 Comprehensive Plan update process, which
include: implementing the Land Use changes into the plan's draft, a second round of district
meetings beginning the last week of February, a Council update at the April work session
meeting, and finally the sixmonth jurisdictional review at the beginning of May.
4. Assessment Policy
At the July 24, 2017 work session meeting, the Council began discussion on proposed changes to
the current special assessment policy and the potential amendments to define parameters on the
term of the assessment. The changes also sought to modify the deferment portion of the policy to
include hardship for military persons. The Council preliminary reviewed the policy and income
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hardship changes and directed staff to get additional input and feedback from the Finance
Committee, before bringing the item back to a future work session.
The Finance committee reviewed the proposed changes at their October 25, 2017 meeting, and
brought their recommendations back to staff who drafted a revised policy with the City Attorney.
After further discussion, staff is recommending the following special assessment terms: a tiered
structure for residential special assessments, that commercial assessments be based on the term
established for single-family residential properties and be eligible for an extension of term.
Staff would also propose the current deferral policy be updated to reflect current military State
Statutes, clarify income requirements, grandfather existing property owners that have been
approved for the deferral program since 2017, and require existing and future re-application for
deferments be based on the new criteria. These changes to the special assessment policy,
deferment policy, and hardship requirements would all be adopted into one policy under the
"Lakeville Policy Manual".
The Council reviewed the revised special assessment policy and instructed staff to move forward
with its implementation. Staff will bring a final draft of the policy forward no later than the
March 5 City Council meeting for formal approval.
5. City Council Compensation
In September of 2017, the City contracted Springsted Incorporated to complete a job
classification and compensation study to review employee, Mayor and Council Member's salaries
and benefits. The last review of Council salaries was back in January 1999; current annual salary
for the Mayor is $9,996, Council Members receive $8,664. The Mayor and City Council both
serve on the HRA Board and receive an additional $25 per meeting, are issued an iPad (WIFI
only), and are reimbursed for meeting and mileage expenses.
Springsted conducted a comparable study of other cities' salaries and calculated the average
compensation for both Mayor and City Council based on the combined data. Cities considered
in the study included: Apple Valley, Blaine, Bloomington, Brooklyn Park, Burnsville, Coon
Rapids, Eagan, Eden Prairie, Edina, Maple Grove, Minnetonka, Plymouth, St. Louis Park, and
Woodbury. The data indicated additional benefits offered by some cities to include a technology
and cell phone stipend, as well as health insurance benefits in some instances.
Dave Oswald, 19231 Ingleside Court in Lakeville
Clarified whether the compensation data provided reflected the average or median salary of each
city. Mr. Oswald felt an increase in salary for the Lakeville Council was necessary as the fastest
growing city in the state.
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Jim McCarty, 17477 Goodland Path in Lakeville
Asked how comparable cities are determined and clarified current Lakeville Mayor and City
Council salaries. Mr. McCarty also felt an increase of Council salaries would more appropriately
reflect present day compensation, and an investment towards attracting the best candidates.
Any changes to Council compensation would need to be set by ordinance and would take effect
January 1, 2019. The City Council reviewed the data and preliminarily suggested compensation
of $25 per official meeting they attend (qualified meetings would be outlined in the final
ordinance), as well as an annual cost of living adjustment (COLA) moving forward based on the
amount given to non-union employees. The Council asked staff to factor the value of health
insurance into the average and median compensation numbers and bring the revised figures
forward at a future Council meeting for public feedback and comment.
6. Committee/ City Administrator Updates
The Council briefly discussed their upcoming meetings; Mayor Anderson provided an update on
his application with the League of Minnesota Insurance Trust.
7. Adjourn
The meeting adjourned at 9:01 p.m.
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Douglas P. Anderson, Mayor