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CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION MINUTES
December 13, 2021
1. Mayor Anderson called the meeting to order at 6:33 p.m. in the Council Chambers.
Members present: Mayor Anderson, Council Members Hellier, Bermel, Lee, and Volk
Members absent: None.
Legislative members present: Kaela Berg, Representative; Jon Koznick, Representative; Greg
Clausen, Senator; Zach Duckworth, Senator; Lindsey Port, Senator; Mary Liz Holberg, Dakota
County Commissioner; Wendy Wulff, Metropolitan Council
Cultivate a Sense of Community Taskforce members present: Chair Dan Wolter, Cynthia
Cajune, Mike Howells, Matt Norman, Ajay Raikar, John Swaney, and Chris Yohnke
Staff present: Justin Miller, City Administrator; Allyn Kuennen, Assistant City Administrator;
Frank Dempsey, Associate Planner
2. Moment of Silence and Flag Pledge.
3. Citizen Comments - none.
4. Hampton Companies Conditional Use Permit
Mr. Dempsey presented the request from Hampton Companies to approve a Conditional Use
Permit to allow a 32 -unit senior housing/ memory care facility in the C-3, General Commercial
District. The facility will be located at the northwest corner of 2101 Street (CSAH 70) and
Keokuk Avenue. A public hearing was conducted at the November 18 Planning Commission
meeting - all members unanimously recommended approval subject to the stipulations outlined
in the packet materials.
Motion made by Bermel, seconded by Hellier, to approve the Conditional Use Permit for
Hampton Companies to allow senior housing with services in the C-3, General Commercial
District to include the Findings of Fact.
Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes - Anderson, Hellier, Bermel, Lee, Volk
5. Legislative Roundtable
Mr. Kuennen provided a brief overview of the draft 2022 Legislative Priorities, a document
intended to communicate the City's legislative position on a variety of issues pertaining to
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transportation, local control, municipal revenue and taxation, economic development, and
housing. The document is broken down into two lists of priorities - primary and additional
legislative priorities, and also includes an appendix listing other initiatives of concern for the City.
Prior to adopting the document, the City Council directed staff to invite state and local legislators
to provide feedback on how the City's five identified priorities aligned with their goals:
• Establishment of a regional public safety training facility
• State mandates on local authority
• The expansion of wine and strong beer sales in grocery/ convenience stores
• County Road 50/ Interstate 35 Interchange capacity
• Storage of railroad cars within urban residential cities
The group reviewed the legislative priorities and discussed: the proposed public safety training
facility that would utilize an existing City -facility on City -owned land, estimated timeline for the
County Road 50/ Interstate 35 Project, clarified the City's position on the expansion of wine and
strong beer sales to grocery/ c -stores, early voting, upcoming redistricting proposals, and talked
extensively about housing - the need for a policy that would proactively address the housing
shortage as well as preserving local control and providing additional affordable housing options
in the city.
The Council thanked the legislators for their feedback and support.
6. Envision Lakeville: Cultivate a Sense of Community Taskforce Update
Members from the City's "Cultivate a Sense of Community Taskforce" attended the work session
meeting to provide an update on the group's progress. The nine -member taskforce was
established in September 2021 as a part of the City's Envision Lakeville initiative following a
series of "Community Conversations on Race". The group's primary duties include: developing a
proposal to initiate a community survey as well as focus groups that would identify the strengths/
weaknesses/ opportunities/ and threats to the City's efforts to Cultivate a Sense of Community,
utilizing community input to propose action steps/ strategies to enhance the City's efforts to
Cultivate a Sense of Community, providing recommendations to create better awareness of
current census data as well as community events to develop deeper connections among
community members, and eventually presenting a final report with recommendations to the City
Council by July 1, 2022.
The group has met several times and, in that time, developed two subcommittees - one focused
on the community survey and another on the establishment of focus groups as an additional layer
to obtain feedback and input. Chair Dan Wolter provided an overview of the taskforce's work
and conversations thus far; additional members of the taskforce were on hand to give an update
on the progress of each of the subcommittees.
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The Council discussed the community survey to include its purpose, potential timeline, proposed
questions, appropriate constituents to involve, as well as structure and logistics. The Council also
talked about the importance to quickly advance forward the city-wide focus groups to allow
engagement and relationship -building among residents within their communities while serving
as a guide to what questions should be included on a survey. The discussion concluded with the
group considering various aspects such as: outreach, partnerships with the school district,
statistical data, the size of the focus groups/ possibly providing child care services, and the need to
make all efforts towards ensuring the conversations are encompassing of a well-rounded,
diversely opinionated response.
7. Items for Future Discussion
None.
8. Committee/ City Administrator Updates
Council Member Bermel reported that the Airlake Airport Advisory Commission has officially
formalized and had its first introductory meeting last week.
Council Member Lee indicated the Council should receive a personnel packet for City
Administrator Justin Miller's annual review. Mr. Miller's evaluation will be held in a closed
session prior to the December 20 City Council meeting.
At their December 21 meeting, the Fire Relief Board will be reviewing a draft report of funding
projections provided by a third -party consultant they hired.
Council Member Hellier attended the Dakota Broadband Board meeting where a technical
advisory committee made up of various IT professionals from each of the cities presented a
framework for the commercial network.
9. The meeting adjourned at 7:55 p.m.
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Tamara llace, Deputy City Clerk Douglas P. Anderson, Mayor