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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-27-2025 MINUTES CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION January 27,2025-6:00 PM Lakeville City Hall,Marion Conference Room 1. Call to order, moment of silence and flag pledge Mayor Hellier called the meeting to order at 6:00 pm. Members Present: Mayor Hellier, Council Members Bermel, Lee, Volk, Wolter Staff Present: Justin Miller, City Administrator; Julie Stahl, Finance Director; Joe Masiarchin, Parks & Recreation Director; Allyn Kuennen, Assistant City Administrator; Taylor Snider, Assistant to the City Administrator; Brad Paulson, Police Chief; Tina Goodroad, Community Development Director; Mike Meyer, Fire Chief 2. Citizen Comments None 3. Discussion Items a. 2025 Legislative Priorities Mayor Hellier started with introductions of the group. Present at the table were: Rep. Jeff Witte, Rep Jon Koznick, Sen Zach Duckworth, Met Council Rep. Wendy Wulff, Dakota County Commissioners Mary Liz Holberg and Bill Droste, and Rep. Angie Craig's Office Community Outreach Representative Allsion Gray. Assistant City Administrator Kuennen gave an overview of the 2025 Lakeville Legislative Priorities that were provided to the elected officials present. Highlights included a request for a downtown Lakeville social district,post office improvements, and the County Road 50/5 and Interstate 35 project. Representatives discussed what mandates are having the biggest impacts on Lakeville and how they are affecting Lakeville. Each representative was given the opportunity to give an update on the work they have been doing b. Proposals for Food Truck Festivals in Downtown Lakeville Parks and Recreation Director Joe Masiarchin and Police Chief Brad Paulson presented to Council two different proposals for food truck festivals in downtown Lakeville. Chief Paulson started by explaining the public safety impacts of these types of events and what will be needed from his staff. The first group to present was Dan Pellinen, Jason Jaji, and Hayden Ehrisman. Their proposed event would take place in May. The plan presented was created after meeting with the Downtown Lakeville Business Association and are open to suggestions from City Council Work Session Minutes January 27, 2025 Page 2 Council on changes they would like to see made. Some concerns raised by Council is that the location is not big enough, the potential negative impact of the Art Center's scheduled programming, and parking. Council indicated their comfort with this proposal. The second group to present was Jess Fast and Tom Brioch. Their proposal would be in August and would take place on Holyoke Avenue. They have put on over 30 food truck events in the past and believe Lakeville has great potential. They will only rely on city services that the city requires them to utilize, otherwise they take care of everything else like the set-up and trash collection. They will also work with the business owners on any issues they may have. The biggest concern raised by Council is the street closure and recommended they look for an alternative site. They are also concerned about the location of the beer garden and parking. The group will work with Masiarchin and the Downtown Lakeville Business Association moving forward to alter their plan. Council also expressed concern about the success of the events if Lakeville hosts two in the same year. c. Lakeville Fire Relief Association Pension Amendment President Dan Quam, Vice President Cam Washington, Chief Meyer, and Julie Stahl discussed with Council a Lakeville Fire Relief Association Pension Amendment. The first proposed change was to the vesting schedule. They explained that the fund is healthy and over 100% funded. The vesting schedule would change from being fully vested after 20 years of service to 15 years. The Council expressed support of the proposal. The second amendment is two compensate the two Trustee roles. They find that the trustees give the same amount of effort and time as the other members of the board. The state mandates that the municipality must approve the trustees compensation. Council also expressed support for this and staff indicated that it will be placed on the next council agenda for approval. The Relief Board is also studying a move from a defined benefit to a defined contribution plan in the future. d. Discussion of Zoning Ordinances Related to Missing Middle Housing Tina Goodroad presented to council different ordinance changes that would allow builders to build more affordable housing options than what they are able to build under the current ordinances. The highlighted topics were attached garage sizes, residential buffer yards, single family lot requirements, base lot setbacks, exterior material requirements, and Planned Unit Development acreage limits. Through conversation with Goodroad and Paul Grabow from Robert Thomas Homes, Council was able to give support to changing the ordinances for attached garages, single family lot requirements, base lot setbacks and Planned Unit Development acreage limits. They would like to learn more about exterior building materials before addressing this change and have more discussion about buffer yards. City Council Work Session Minutes January 27, 2025 Page 3 Bob Erickson provided context on why certain ordinances were created at the time. e. 2025A Bond Issuance-Street Reconstruction & CIP Project Finance Director Julie Stahl and Jessica Green presented to Council. They gave an overview of the 2025A Bond Issuance for the Street Reconstruct and CIP Project. They discussed how franchise fees will cover the debt portion of the project and that there are options to change the structure point of franchise fees. They also discussed what type of bid groups they are expecting to see. 4. Items for Future Discussion None 5. Committee/City Administrator Updates Mayor Hellier testified at the House of Representatives about housing. He will update if there is any progress on housing Administrator Miller gave an update on the boards, commissions, and committees applications that were received. 6. Adjourn Motion was made by Wolter, seconded by Bermel, to adjourn. Voice vote was taken on the motion. Ayes- All Mayor adjourned meeting at 9:03 pm. Respectfully Submitted, / v� Taylor nider, A ' ant to the City Administrator Luke M. Heller, Mayor