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Home My WebLink About07-28-08 WS• City of Lakeville Council Work Session July 28, 2008 In attendance: Mayor Holly Dahl Council Member Mark Bellows Council Member Wendy Wulff Council Member Laurie Rieb Council Member Kerrin Swecker Steve Mielke, City Administrator Brian Anderson, Assistant to City Administrator Steve Michaud, Parks and Recreation Director Robert Erickson, Friends of the Lakeville Area Arts Center Dave Olson, Community and Economic Development Director Char Friedges, City Clerk Keith Nelson, City Engineer Scott Mcbride, SEH Chris Hinicker, SEH Christine Elwood, Dakota County Adam Kienberger, Economic Development Specialist Thomas Vonhof, Police Chief John Kornmann, Police Sergeant • Dennis Feller, Finance Director The meeting was called to order at 5:3o p.m. Item i. Art Center Proposal Mr. Michaud stated that Friends of the Lakeville Area Arts Center Board of Directors are requesting City Council consider naming the theater portion of the Arts Center after former mayor Mr. Duane Zaun. The proposed facility naming has been discussed by the Lakeville Area Arts Center Advisory Board and .the Friends of the Lakeville Area Arts Center, and both groups have expressed support for the recommendation. Mr. Erickson discussed the proposal with the City Council. Mr. Michaud presented the costs associated with the renaming. The City Council directed staff to proceed with the proposal. Item 2. Liquor Ordinance Revisions Ms. Friedges presented. proposed revisions to Title 3, Chapter 1 of the Lakeville City Code as a result of questions raised by the Kent 46 residents during the Brunswick Zone liquor application process. City Council agreed with the proposed revisions and directed staff to bring the item forward for consideration of approval at an upcoming City Council meeting. r: Council Work Session Minutes Page 2 July 28, 2008 • Item 3. City Sewer and Water Availability Charges for Outdoor Patios Mr. Olson. stated that the recently approved liquor license renewals included four establishments that requested approval of outdoor patios as part of their license renewal. The recently approved Patio Ordinance requires that establishments seeking approval of patios are required to pay all applicable Metropolitan Council Environmental Services service availability charges (SAC) and City sewer and water connection charges for their outdoor patios. The City is responsible for collecting both charges for the MCES and City. MCES has re-determined the number of SAC units for 3 of the 4 outdoor patios, which ranges from 3-5 units. City Council directed staff to amend the City Code to allow license holders to pay 50% of the additional. City sewer and water connection charges based upon the additional outdoor seating, due to the fact that outdoor patios are only in use approximately six months of the year. The City Council agreed to allow license holders until October 2008 to pay the additional charges. Item 4. Cedar Corridor Update a) Dakota County Community Development Agency Application for Land Acquisition • Mr. Olson stated that Dakota County Community Development Agency (CDA) staff recently contacted the City regarding a new program that recently became available for the acquisition of land for affordable housing development. The Land Acquisition for Affordable New Development (LAAND) program is an initiative of the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency (MHFA), the Metropolitan Council and the Family Housing Fund to provide funding for communities to meet their affordable housing needs. There is currently $4 million available for acquisition activities in the Metropolitan area through the Livable Communities Act Demonstration Account, which is being made available through the MHFA's annual RFP process. The Dakota County CDA contacted City staff and expressed interest in making application for the acquisition of a site along Cedar Avenue in Lakeville. Specifically, the CDA identified the two priority properties that are being considered by Dakota County and Met Council for a transit station as possible acquisition sites. Applications for the current round of funding were due July 15~ and the CDA requested a letter of acknowledgement from the City to be included with their application. City Council consented to the letter presented by City staff to the CDA in favor of this new program. b) Noise Walls Mr. Nelson stated that Dakota County is preparing an Environmental Assessment for the Cedar Avenue transit way corridor, .which includes both Apple Valley and • Lakeville. Ms. Elwood, Mr. Hinicker, and Mr. Mcbride presented a brief power .Council Work Session Minutes Page 3 July 28, 2008 point presentation to the Council and stated that although not currently programmed in Dakota County's Capital Improvement Program, improvements in Lakeville would include widening of shoulders from CR 46 to 179th Street to accommodate shoulder running buses. City Council directed staff to ..research a solid wall height at a lower height as a possible solution. Item 5. Dakota County Community Development Agency Request regarding Park Dedication fees for Crossroads Senior Housing Project Mr. Olson stated that Dakota County Community Development Agency (CDA) has requested the City waive all park dedication fees for its Crossroads Senior Housing project. It wasn't until recently that staff or the committee was informed that following the recommendation for cash there was a waiver approved administratively exempting both projects from park dedication requirements. Both Winsor Plaza and Mainstreet Manor residents are. active users of City facilities such as the Lakeville Senior Center, trails, and area parks. Anticipating those uses, it was easily justified to recommend both projects contribute to the park dedication fund. City Council does support the Crossroads Senior Housing project but directed staff not to waive park dedication fees for this project. Item 6. Broadband Open Access RFP Mr. Kienberger stated that there are funds budgeted to have a two part study conducted on a fiber-based network in Lakeville. The first goal is to determine if it is cost effective for the City of Lakeville to pursue the construction of a fiber-based network to inter- connect City facilities. The second goal is to explore the potential to construct an independent or expand a government network into aCity-wide open-access FTTP network suitable for business, residential, and governmental use. City .Council directed staff to proceed with the proposed study. Item ~. Police Squad Proposal Police Sergeant John Kornmann stated that the primary reason for moving to black and white police squad cars at this time is to improve recognition of the vehicles as police squad cars. Black and white squads are fast becoming an industry standard.. In Dakota County alone, Rosemount is the only other municipal police agency that has not converted to black and white squads. Almost all major law enforcement agencies in the state have converted to, or are in the process of converting to, black and white squad cars. City Council supported the proposal and directed staff to proceed with purchasing black and white squad cars. Item 8. 20o9-2oio Budget Preview Mr. Feller provided a preview of the relevant factors affecting the budget and tax levy for the coming year, as well as the issues to be considered in relation to developing a budget for 2009 and 2010. City Council took note of the issues. Council Work Session Minutes Page ¢ July 28, 2008 Item 9. Other a) Police Station Tours and Grand Opening Plans Mr. Mielke informed the City Council of the Police Station grand opening plans. Meeting Adjourned at .7:35 p.m. Respectfully submitted, • • ~~ Brian J. derson, Assistant to City Administrator