HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-04-09CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
MAY 4, 2009
Mayor Dahl called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. The pledge of
allegiance to the flag was given.
Present: Mayor Holly Dahl
Council Member Mark Bellows
Council Member Kerrin Swecker
Absent: Council Member Laurie Rieb
Also Present: Roger Knutson, City Attorney
Steve Mielke, City Administrator
Tom Vonhof, Police Chief
Keith Nelson, City Engineer
David Olson, CED Director
Dennis Feller, Finance Director
Steve Michaud, Parks & Recreation Director
Chris Petree, Operations 8~ Maintenance Director
Daryl Morey, Planning Director
Charlene Friedges, City Clerk.
Additional agenda information
Mr. Mielke stated the Police Department is recommending approval of a
joint powers agreement with Dakota County to administer the Byrne
Recovery Grant. This item was added to the consent agenda.
Presentations/Introductions
Mr. Mielke recognized the achievements and dedicated service of
Council Member Wendy Wulff, who has accepted an appointment to the
vacant District 16 seat on the Metropolitan Council. Mr. Mielke read a
letter to Council Member Wulff from Council Member Laurie Rieb, who
was unable to attend the meeting. Several other individuals recognized
and congratulated Council Member Wulff. They included Fire Chief Scott
Nelson, Former Mayor Bob Johnson, Nancy Smith on behalf of the
Downtown Lakeville Business Association, Bob Erickson, Council Members
Swecker and Bellows, and Mayor Dahl. On behalf of the City of Lakeville,
Mr. Mielke presented gifts and a plaque to Council Member Wulff.
Jack Gibbons and Amy Rutser, representing the Lakeville Rotary, provided
information on the upcoming Taste of Lakeville event. The seventh
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annual Taste of Lakeville event will beheld on Thursday, May 14t", at the
Lakeville Area Arts Center.
Chief Scott Nelson and District Chief John Podominick presented the 2009
First Quarter Report of the Lakeville Fire Department.
Jeanne Marie Hutter, Director of Marketing, Tourism and Communications
for the Lakeville Area Chamber of Commerce, along with Todd
Bornhauser and Sunny Bhatka, asked the City Council to proclaim the
week of May 9-17 as National Tourism Week in the City of Lakeville.
Council Member Swecker read the proclamation.
Chris Petree presented the April monthly report of the Operations
Maintenance Department.
Chief Vonhof presented the Police Department 2008 Annual Report.
Citizens' comments None
Consent agenda
09.30 Motion was made. by Bellows, seconded by Swecker to approve the
consent agenda items as follows:
a. Claims for payment.
b. Minutes of the April 20, 2009 City Council meeting.
c. Receive minutes of the following advisory committee meetings:
- Parks, Recreation 8~ Natural Resources Committee, April 1, 2009
- Lakeville Area Arts Center Board, April 9, 2009
d. Resolution No. 09-31 disbanding the Lakeville Snowmobile Task
Force and transferring its responsibilities to a Snowmobile
Subcommittee of the Parks, Recreation & Natural Resources
Committee.
e. Resolution No. 09-32 authorizing submittal of grant applications to
the Minnesota DNR for snowmobile trail and cross country ski trail
grants.
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f. One year extension of the Fieldstone Creek preliminary plat.
g. Authorize submittal of application for 2009 COPS Recovery Grant.
h. Appointment of Genevieve Adler to the Planning Commission for a
term that expires on December 31, 2011; and appointment of Bob
Boerschel to the Parks, Recreation 8~ Natural Resources Committee
for a term that expires on December 31, 2009..
i. Tree work license for Landsom Brothers.
j. Joint Powers Agreement between the County of Dakota and the
Cities of Apple Valley, Burnsville, Eagan, Hastings, Inver Grove
Heights, Lakeville, Rosemount, South St. Paul and West St. Paul for a
Byrne Recovery Grant.
Roll call was taken on the. motion. Ayes, unanimous
New Business None
Announcements
- Application deadline for City Council vacancy - May 18th
- Annual bike auction -Thursday, May .7th
- Citywide garage sale -Saturday, May 16th
Influenza outbreak -the City has plans and policies in place to
ensure the continuance of City services in the -event of a flu
pandemic. H 1 N 1 flu information can be found on the City's
website.
- Next regular Council meeting -May 18, 2009
Mayor Dahl adjourned the meeting at 8:22 p.m.
Respectfully submitt