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Home My WebLink About06-25-18 WSCITY OF LAKEVILLE CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MINUTES June 25, 2018 1. Mayor Anderson called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. in the Lake Marion Conference Room. Members present: Mayor Anderson (via telephone), Council Members Davis, Hellier, LaBeau and Wheeler Members absent: None Staff present: Justin Miller, City Administrator; Allyn Kuennen, Assistant City Administrator; John Hennen, Parks & Recreation Director; Jerilyn Erickson, Finance Director; Zach Johnson, City Engineer; Neil Normandin, Interim Public Works Director; Jeff Long, Police Chief; Tamara Wallace, Deputy City Clerk 2. Citizen Comments There were no citizen comments regarding non -agenda items. 3. Transportation Update Mr. Normandin and Mr. Johnson provided a transportation update which included the following construction projects: the Holyoke Avenue improvement project, various miscellaneous roadway projects, curb restoration for the 2018 Street Reconstruction project, progress on Kenrick and Kenyon Avenue improvements, the Dodd Blvd. & County Road 50 intersection which is currently being reviewed by the County, Hamburg Avenue reconstruction, and the 2019 Street Reconstruction project which recently held its first neighborhood meeting to get initial feedback. 4. Police Department Body Cameras Chief Long provided background on the request for police body cameras including their benefit to both capture police misconduct and protect police officers from false claims. Included in the presentation were several video examples showing instances in which the footage proved helpful in telling the complete story. The past three years police officers have used squad cameras, but they are reaching the end of their life, and record only the interior of the car and not the roads. While police body cameras continue to be a popular addition to many police departments and appear to move towards being the new standard - possibly even mandated by law, there are several considerations to include growing privacy concerns, redaction requirements as well as cost. First year start-up costs are estimated between $116,000 - $129,000, with an estimated 5 - year cost of between $260,000 - $420,000 for the storage, maintenance, warranty, and license fees associated with the body camera footage. City Council Work Session Minutes, June 25, 2018 Page 2 Staff has applied for a Federal grant that would match up to $1,500 per camera (including peripherals); body cameras would be needed for each police officer requiring a total of 71. Should the City choose to move forward with the integration of body cameras in the department, the item would be brought forward at a future Council meeting for public input and feedback. Michelle Volk, 16452 Kenosha Avenue West Wanted clarification on whether citizens are notified when the body cameras are turned on, as well as to what extent policies would be put in place/ presented before going to a public hearing. Expressed her support in protecting police officers but wanted to ensure there was a policy put in place that specifically worked for the residents of Lakeville versus automatically adopting practices suggested from other cities or organizations. The Council reviewed the costs and data and clarified whether there would still be a need to replace the squad cameras, storage requirements with respect to the Data Practices Act, when body cameras would be turned on, how footage would be reviewed/ presented to the public, potential liability to the police officer, as well as general feedback from the police officers. A more detailed equipment cost breakdown for the purchase of both squad and body cameras, will be presented at the August work session meeting. 5. Park Referendum Background As a follow-up to the May work session meeting, staff was asked to bring forward a potential bond referendum timeline and tax impact analysis to cover costs associated with the expansion of Antlers Park, the development of Avonlea Community Park and East Community Park, and the construction of a sports dome. The City contracted a consulting firm that ultimately performed an analysis on Antlers Park and determined the project would cost approximately $7.5 million. While the master planning for both Avonlea Community and East Community Parks have not been completed, funds have been budgeted. Staff presented several preliminary estimates for the completion of each project to include the financial impact for several scenarios should the City choose to do a combination of park projects at the same time. Springstead, Inc. also included the estimated impact on commercial/ industrial properties valued between $500,000 and $10,000,000; and staff indicated per bond counsel, the City could issue bonds multiple times using the same authority from the voter referendum. Bob Erickson, 18224 Justice Way Mentioned that it has been over a decade since the community went out for referendum to try to get residents involved in funding, wondered if any scenario included the extension of 1851 to ensure a safer intersection, would like to see another conversation between the school board and City Council Work Session Minutes, June 25, 2018 Page 3 City Council regarding the construction of a sports dome, and inquired about funding for refrigerant plants needed at both Ames & Hasse Arenas. Jeanne Peterson, 6851 - 161s' Street West Looking forward to the conversations surrounding what amenities the City will implement to service all its citizens as she does not feel it will be a challenge to get resident's support of a park referendum. Expressed the preliminary timeline for construction of these projects concerns her; would like to get a survey out to the residents to gain feedback to move the process forward. Michelle Volk, 16452 Kenosha Avenue West Expressed that it is imperative to get an idea from the residents on what park amenities they are looking for and to establish an accurate gage of their tax tolerance by providing estimates. The Council reviewed the various scenarios, offered some preliminary feedback, and discussed the potential for a special work session meeting held with the school district. Staff was given direction to send the Council the results from the recent citizen survey conducted and bring forward updated final concepts based on the resident feedback in the fall. 6. Age 21 Tobacco Sales During the January goal setting work session, the Council discussed adjusting the age requirement to purchase tobacco in the City from 18 to 21 years old. Presently the only exception to this state law is at Lakeville Liquor stores where all customers must be 21 years old. In recent years, several neighboring communities have begun raising the legal tobacco purchase age to 21 including Bloomington, Edina, Plymouth, St. Louis Park, Richfield, Minneapolis, Falcon Heights, and Shoreview. Should the Council move forward with changing the age requirement, it would require tobacco license holders and tobacco/ vape shops to only service those patrons age 21 or older, and staff feels would make it easier to identify underage patrons. Michelle Volk, 16452 Kenosha Avenue West Indicated she did not feel it should be the City's responsibility to decide or attempt to influence an adults' choice to use tobacco by adjusting the age requirements. Cy Walker, 630 Roundhouse Street in Shakopee Shared his story on how using vape cigarettes helped him fight his addiction to tobacco cigarettes. Tony Tran (Owner of a local vape shop), 17729 Kenwood Trail Would like to exclude vaping from the policy as he believes it is the most effective way to quit smoking ultimately causing less harm to the body. City Council Work Session Minutes, June 25, 2018 Page 4 Dave Petus (Owner of a local vape shop), 6393 1781 Street, 8342 210th Street Suggested a tiered tobacco license policy that would regulate traditional tobacco stores differently than vape shops; and to take tobacco use out of the schools and consider the implementation of T-19. Megan Shay, 12952 Echo Lane in Apple Valley Represented the Coalition of Neighborhood Retailers who submitted their comments and concerns in a recent letter to the Council. The coalition is comprised of many local businesses who want to work with the City to eliminate youth smoking and would like to be included in future conversations surrounding the topic. The Council discussed the possible implementation of T-21, how the adjustment in age requirements could adversely affect local businesses if consumers decide to go to neighboring cities, in what ways this would improve the ability to identify underage tobacco users, and preliminary ideas on how to keep tobacco out of high schools. Ultimately while most expressed the desire for a smoke free environment, the Council decided not to change the age requirement. 7. Committee/ City Administrator Updates Council Member LaBeau attended the I -35W Alliance meeting where they are presently pushing transit conversations; and will be attending the upcoming Public Safety Committee Meeting. Also mentioned that Lieutenant Polinski from the Lakeville Police Department will be hosting a dialogue at the Legends Golf Course to discuss school safety. Council Member Davis reported there were four applications submitted for the open member on the Arenas Board. Mayor Anderson provided an update on the recent Blue Zone presentation which was open to the public, and the ways in which many of the principals and ideals discussed would be incorporated into the upcoming Envision Lakeville process. 9. Adjourn: The meeting adjourned at 8:34 p.m. Resp 11 bmitted, WL )A -m )C"I Tam4a)Wallacl, Deputy Cityerk Colleen J. zlaff aBeau, Acting Mayor