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City of Lakeville Council Work Session
Monday, January 29, 2009
In attendance: Mayor Holly Dahl
Council Member Laurie Rieb
Council Member Mark Bellows
Council Member. Wendy Wulff
Council Member Kerrie Swecker
Staff: Steve Mielke, City Administrator
Brian Anderson, Assistant to City Administrator
Daryl Morey, Planning Director
Frank Dempsey, Associate Planner
Dave Olson, Community and Economic Development Director
Charlene Friedges, City Clerk
The meeting was called to order at 5:3o p.m.
Item i. Liquor License Application Review
Ms. Friedges stated that at the August i8, 2008 City Council meeting, the City Council
adopted Ordinance No. 845 amending Title 3, Chapter i of the Lakeville City Code
• relating to liquor licensing. The amendment included elimination of requirements for
specific information in the liquor license application that were deemed to be of no value
to the City in reviewing the application. Upon review, City Council stated that it
appeared that all concerns raised by the Kenwood Oaks neighborhood during the
construction of the Brunswick Zone XL have been resolved.
Item 2. Broadband Study
Mr. Olson stated that the City recently received proposals in response to a Request for
Proposals to complete a broadband feasibility study that would have two components.
The first component would look at the feasibility of installing City owned fiber to connect
City facilities and to determine whether this is more cost effective than the current (or
future) fiber lease agreement with Charter Communications. The second component of
the broadband study would look at the feasibility of providing fiber to the premise
(FTTP) throughout the entire City.
Staff interviewed three firms of the seven that submitted proposals. Of the three firms
that were interviewed, the fees for completing both components of the study ranged from
$48,900 to $79,500 plus expenses. At this point staff has requested a revised proposal
from the CCG Consulting, LLC to do the first component of the feasibility study and also
look at the feasibility of extending fiber to provide broadband services to the Airlake
Industrial Park area and possibly the Fairfield Business Campus areas only. Council
Member Swecker stated that she may recuse herself from voting on this topic being she
is employed by cellular firm. The City Council agreed with the feasibility study and
• .directed staff to bring forward the proposed agreement at an upcoming Council meeting.
• Item 3. Strategic Plan Review
Mr. Mielke stated the goals were identified at the 2008 Council/Staff retreat and action
plans have been proposed by each of the department directors associated with the
various identified goals. Staff is looking forward to receiving the Council's response to
the various action plans. If deemed necessary, the goals and/or actions plans can be
adjusted to meet the Council's desires. Given the amount of time that has passed since
the retreat, it may be appropriate to consider new or different goals than those which
were identified last year. Progress has been made on some of these goals, while .others
continue to be future achievements. City Council agreed to revisit the strategic plan after
the upcoming budget meetings. This action will align the 2009 budget and strategic plan
in order to provide clearer direction and more obtainable goals.
Item 4. SW Industrial Area Zoning Violations Enforcement
Mr. Morey stated the Planning Department staff used Dakota County aerial photos taken
between 1984 and 2006 to more clearly define when certain violations began in order to
better determine the extent of the non-conformities. Staff mailed letters to each business
in the area where staff had observed violations. Each letter was specific to the properties
and identified the violations observed during staff's inspection. Staff plans to meet with
the business owners in February to discuss a timeframe to bring the properties into
compliance. City Council directed staff to proceed with the process.
Item 5. Lakeville Commerce Center Condominiums
• Mr. Mielke informed the City Council that a subdivision ordinance violation was
discovered in the Lakeville Commerce Center Condominium development due to the
developer subdividing the parcel and the County recording the parcel as part of
recording the CIC plat. The City Attorney will be addressing the violation in a letter to
the developer. The developer can resolve the issue by bringing the subdivided parcels
back together.
Item 6. Comp Plan Special Study Area Discussion
Mr. Morey stated that one of the proposed revisions to the draft 2030 land use plan in
the 2008 Comprehensive Plan was to reguide the unplatted area located east of the
Argonne Village commercial center (anchored by Rainbow foods) and south of 175
Street from Commercial and Low Density Residential to Medium Density Residential
land uses as shown on Exhibit C. The recommendation to reguide this area to Medium
Density Residential was based on requests from property owners and on an analysis
completed by staff which included the review of past development proposals for the area
and the need to provide a proper land use transition between the commercial uses in the
Argonne Village retail center to the west and the single family uses to the east. City
Council voiced concern about medium density being able to meet certain performance
standards in that development. Given the limited size of the parcels and the number of
different owners, City Council directed staff to meet with the neighborhood to
understand their thoughts for future development and then revisit with them to discuss
concept plans that would be best suitable for that area.
• Item ~. Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Program
• Mr. Anderson stated that the Minnesota National Guard has pioneered a program in
hopes of changing how Soldiers and Airmen are reintegrated back to their communities.
Called Beyond the Yellow Ribbon, the program is named as a reminder that eh support
of Soldiers cannot end when they return from deployment and the yellow ribbons are
untied.
The National Guard has been promoting beyond the Yellow Ribbon program for three
years and many communities in Dakota County have taken the first step of hosting the
initial "kick-off' party. Farmington and Eagan have had the most continued success, and
Farmington has recently been honored with becoming the first Beyond the Yellow ribbon
city in the State as proclaimed by Governor Pawlenty.
It has been determined that three staff members would help coordinate the initial
community events. By about the fourth event it can be determined if there. is enough
local support to self-sustain Lakeville's own Warrior to Citizens group. In addition, staff
is asking that some seed funds be made available from the Liquor Store's silent auction
to help assist with the initial events until local funds are received. City Council directed
staff to proceed with the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The meeting adjourned at ~:oo p.m.
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Respectfully submitted,