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Home My WebLink About02-01-99 CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 1,1999 Mayor Zaun called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. The pledge of allegiance to the flag was given. Roll call was taken. Present: Council members Ryan, Mulvihill, Luick and Mayor Zaun. Absent: Council member Sindt. Also present: R. Knutson, City Attorney; B. Erickson, City Administrator; K. Nelson, City Engineer; M. Sobota, Community & Economic Development Director; D. Feller, Finance Director; S. Michaud, Parks & Recreation Director; D. Martens, Police Chief; D. Volk, Director of Operations & Maintenance; J. Hennen, Administrative Assistant; C. Friedges, City. Clerk. MINUTES 99.22 Motion was made by Luick, seconded by Mulvihill to amend Motion No. 99.21 of the January 19th Council meeting minutes to read, "Motion was made by Luick, seconded by Mulvihill to direct the City Attorney to develop and provide copies of a Statement of Economic Disclosure to City Council and senior staff members • Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Ryan, Zaun, lylulvihill, Luick. 99.23 Motion was made by Mulvihill, seconded by Ryan to approve the January 19, 1999 City Council meeting minutes as amended. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Zaun, Mulvihill, Luick, Ryan. STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS ATTORNEY: As requested by the City Council at the January 19th meeting, Mr. Knutson stated he distributed to City Council members a Statement of Economic • Interest that he prepared for Lakeville. He stated he developed this disclosure form based on a similar form provided by the State ofMinnesota for cities with over 50,000 population: ENGINEER: None ADMIl~TISTRATOR: None DLRECTOR OF OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE: Mr. Volk presented the January monthly report of the Operations & Maintenance Department. CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FEBRUARY 1, 1999 PAGE 2 • CHIEF OF POLICE: Chief Martens presented the 1998 Police Department Annual Report. PRESENTATIONS/INTRODUCTIONS Building Official Gene Abbott introduced Inspection Department employees Tamie Roudebush and Roger Wolff. CITIZENS' COMMENTS: Mr. Robert Jackson, 11040170th Street, voiced his fi-ustration with City staff regarding land he owns near County Road 5 and I-35. He stated City staff has discouraged potential buyers from purchasing his property, and he wanted to know why. Mayor Zaun stated the Council could address Mr. Jackson's concerns under New Business. CONSENT AGENDA 99.24 Motion was made by Mulvihill, seconded by Ryan to approve the consent agenda items as follows: a. Claims for payment. b. December Investment Report. c. Receive minutes of the January 20, 1999 Parks & Recreation Committee meeting. d. ResolutionNo. 99-17 authorizing reimbursement for use of personal auto on City business and establishing the policy, requirements and conditions for the claim. e. Application for re-certification as a Tree City USA community. f. .Final acceptance of 1998 miscellaneous bituminous overlays and street patching improvements, Improvement Project 98-14. g. Resolutions No, 99-18 and 99-19 accepting donations from Christiania Evangelical Lutheran Church and St. John's Lutheran Church to the Meals on Wheels program. h. Resolution No. 99-20 accepting donation from the LeVasseur family to the DARE program. i. Resolution No. 99-21 adopting pay schedule for Fire Department officers. CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FEBRUARY 1, 1999 PAGE 3 j. Resolution No. 99-22 adopting position classification and pay plan for exempt and non-exempt positions and setting forth the policy for administration of the pay plan. k. Receive resignation of Clay VanDeBogart from the Snowmobile Task Force and appoint Dan Schmitt as the Environmental Affairs Committee representative. 1. Grant Agreement with Metropolitan Regional Arts Council and Request for Payment of Grant-in-Aid. m. Confirm appointment of James Kill as Fire Department District Chief. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, ITEM 8 Chief Martens presented the City of Lakeville Emergency Operations Plan dated January 1999. He explained that the City has had an Emergency Operations Plan in place since 1990, and it has been utilized several times. The plan, he explained, ..provides a framework to assist key city officials and emergency organizations to • carry out their responsibilities for the protection of life and property under a wide range of emergency conditions. The City tests the Emergency Operations Plan every other year through a tabletop exercise. The plan is being updated for accuracy, changing names where appropriate, and adding the 651 area code. Council Member Luick asked about the reference to the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) manual He stated he thought it should read Policy and Standards Manual, which the Council recently approved at its January 19`h meeting. Council Member Mulvihill stated the plan does not clearly identify who the Emergency Management Director is. Mr. Erickson stated that Page 8, Paragraph IX.A. of the plan indicates that the Chief of Police shall serve as Emergency Management Director. He suggested, for clarification, that this statement should be added to Page 2, Paragraph V. 99.25 Motion was made by Mulvihill, seconded by Luick to approve the City of Lakeville Emergency Operations Plan, as amended, dated February 1999. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Luick, Ryan, Zaun, Mulvihill. CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FEBRUARY 1, 1999 PAGE 4 ITEM 9 9926 Motion was made by Mulvihill, seconded by Ryan to table the appointment of advisory committee members until Monday, February 8th. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Ryan, Zaun, Mulvihill, Luick. ITEM 10 99.27 Motion was made by Mulvihill, seconded by Luick to hold a special Council meeting on Monday, February 8, 1999 at 5:00 p.m. to appoint advisory committee members. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Zaun, Mulvihill, Luick, Ryan. 99.28 Motion was made by Luick, seconded by Mulvihill to hold a Council work session on Monday, February 8, 1999, immediately following the special Council meeting. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Mulvihill, Luick, Ryan, Zaun. UNFINISHED BUSINESS None NEW BUSINESS In response to concerns expressed by Mr. Jackson under Citizens' Comments, Council Member Ryan suggested Mr. Jackson meet with two City Council members, at a date and location to be determined, who are familiar with his land and the issue he is raising. Mr. Jackson agreed to meet with Council Members. Council Member Ryan raised a concern with regard to a recent tragedy in another community involving bleachers at an ice arena. He asked whether the City Council should require the inspection of bleachers to assure that codes are being followed with regard to spacing between bleacher steps. Council Members Mulvihill and Luick agreed that a letter could be sent from the City Attorney to school district officials asking them to assure code compliance of all public seating areas. Mr. Erickson indicated that minor adjustments have recently been made to the bleachers at the Lakeville Ames Arena. He stated a letter bringing this matter to the attention of schools and churches that have public seating wouldbe appropriate. • CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES FEBRUARY 1, 1999 PAGE 5 • 99.29 Motion was made by Ryan, seconded by Mulvihill to send a letter to local schools and churches that have public seating urging them to assure that spacing between bleacher steps comply with current building codes. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, Luick, Ryan, Zaun, Mulvihill. Announcements: Next regular Council meeting, Tuesday, February 16, 1999 Mayor Zaun adjourned the meeting at 8:00 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Charlene Friedges, City rk ~st~-Gr--,.L-e-- Du a Zaun, Mayor