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Home My WebLink About12-03-07 CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 3, 2007 Mayor Dahl. called the meeting to .order at 7:00 p.m. The. pledge of allegiance to the flag was given. Attendance -:was noted. Present: Mayor. Dahi and Council Members Bellows, Swecker, Rieb and Wulff. Also present: R. Knutson, City Attorney; S. Mielke, City Administrator; K. .Nelson, City Engineer; D. Olson, Community & Economic Development .Director; S. Michaud, .Parks & Recreation Director; T. Vonhof, Police Chief; D. Morey, Planning Director; B. Anderson, Assistant to City Administrator; C. Friedges, City Clerk. Mr. Mielke had no additional agenda information. Presentations/Introductions Chief Vonhof recognized Lisa Holies, Jack Baker and Jo Baker, representing the Dakota County Chapter of Mothers Against Drunk - Driving, for their donation of two portable breath alcohol testing instruments to the Lakeville Pol-ice. Department. On behalf of the Minnesota Chapter of the American Public .Works Association, Heidi Hamilton presented the Public Works Director of the Year award to Don Volk. Ms. Hamilton is Deputy Director of Public Works for the City of Minneapolis. Don .Volk presented the November monthly report of the Operations & Maintenance Department. Keith Nelson provided an engineering project update. Citizens' Comments Brooks Lillehei, .11146 Kenora Way, addressed the City Council. regarding.. the Kent 46 development and the issuance of a liquor license to Brunswick Zone entertainment center. Consent Agenda Mr. Mielke highlighted consenf agenda items h, k and p. CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 3, 2007 Page 2 07.92 .Motion was made and seconded to approve the consent agenda items as follows: a. Claims for payment. b. Minutes of the November ] 9, 2007 City Council meeting. c. Receive minutes of the following advisory committee meetings: • .Parks, Recreation &Natural-Resources, November 14, 2007 • Planning. Commission, November 15, 2007 d. Amendments to .janitorial contracts .with Marsden Building .Maintenance and Osland Building-Maintenance. e. Receive application of Mainstreet Coffee Cafe for an on-sale 3.2~ malt liquor license and wine. license at 20788. Holyoke Avenue, and call a public hearing to be held on January 7, 2008. f. Resolution No. 07-200 approving a lawful gambling premise permit for the Lakeville Lions Club at Babe's Sportsbar & Grill. g. Resolution No. 07-201 accepting donation of two portable breath test machines from Mothers Against prunk Driving (MADD) to the Police Department. h. Resolution No. 07-202 accepting a $500 grant from the Minnesota Safety Council to the Police Department. i. Lakeville Liquors Employee Check Cashing Policy. j. Change order in an amount not to exceed $4,700 with Friedges .Excavating, Inc. for Lakeville Liquors Galaxie. k. Resolution No. 07-204 accepting a $1,000 donation from .the. Southern Dakota Chapter. of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans to the Lakeville Senior Center. I. Set a Council work session for 5:30 p.m. on December 10, 2007. CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 3, 2007 Page 3 m. Resolution No. 07-205 setting 2008 City Council meeting dates. n. Resolution No. 07-206 authorizing submittal of a redevelopment grant application to the Dakota County Community Development Agency. o. City Safety Program and Employee Safety Manual.. p. Resolution No. 07-20.7 disbanding the Hunting Subcommittee and transferring its. responsibilities to .the Parks., .Recreation 8~ Natural Resources Committee and the Lakeville Police Department. q. Agreement for towing services with Marek's Towing 8~ Repair, lnc. r. Dakota County landfill abatement 2008 base fund application. s. Resolution No. 07-203 authorizing the collaborative submittal of a Metropolitan Regional Arts Council grant application to promote art activities in Dakota County. .Roll call was taken on the motion._ Ayes, unanimous. Item 7 - BTTTF Report and Recommendations Community & Economic Development Director David Olson explained that the Business. Telecommunications Technology. Task Force. (BTTTF) was created in January of this year- to evaluate the telecommunications technology needs of the Lakeville business community. The main purpose of the task force was to make recommendations to the. City Council regarding telecommunications technology resources available to LakeviNe businesses and the ability of those resources to meet the current and future needs of the .business community. .The task force also looked at new and emerging technologies that could better support existing businesses and encourage new business development in Lakeville. BTTTF members .Mike McBrady .anal Tom Diamond provided a detailed overview of the report and recommendations. Cable Coordinator and BTTTF member Jeff Lueders presented the recommended next steps, as follows: .CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 3, 2007 Page 4 1. Conduct a_feasibilty study with those items listed under Next. Steps for an Open Network; 2. Include within that feasibility study a study of wireless backhaul options to provide immediate redundancy for the Airlake Industrial Park; 3. Authorization to issue letters of interest requesting each of the public bodies that may consider contributing existing fiber infrastructure. to Lakeville's municipal commons; 4. Authorization to form a Broadband Commission with a composition similar to the BTTTF; 5. Participation of relevant staff resources from Community & Economic Development, Cable, Inspections, Engineering, Planning and the City Attorney's office in support of this effort. 07.93 Motion was made and seconded to accept the Business Telecommunications Technology Task Force Report and Recommendations. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, unanimous. Item 8 -.Kwik Trip Conditional Use Permit Amendment Sam-VanTassel, representing Kwik Trip, Inc., requested Council approval of a 498 square foot addition to their motor .fuel/convenience- grocery .building .located of 17388- Glacier Way in order to expand the food preparation area. Mr. Morey presented the proposed conditional .use permit amendment. He explained that the zoning ordinance limits the area for convenience/deli food activity,. use and .merchandise to 15% of the gross floor area. The prepared food area with this addition will be at 12%. The original conditional use permit to a-flow construction of Kwik Trip was approved in 1998. Mr. Morey explained that the Planning Commission held a public hearing. and unanimously recommended approval subject. to seven stipulations. Kwik Trip will construct a six foot screening wall for the proposed air handling unit on the south side of the addition to address a concern raised by the Planning Commission. 07.94 .Motion was made and seconded to receive the Planning Commission's Findings of Fact and Recommendation .and approve a conditional use permit amendment for. Kwik Trip, Inc. to allow the construction of a CITY OF LAKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING DECEMBER 3, 2007 Page 5 building addition to their existing motor fuel/convenience grocery building .located at 17388 Glacier Way. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, unanimous. New Business -None Announcements - • The City is currently seeking volunteers to serve on .the Lakeville Area Arts .Center Board, Planning Commission and Economic Development Commission. • -The Parks 8~ Recreation Department is sponsoring a Hometown Holiday Lights Contest. (The registration deadline has been extended to Friday, December 14.) • Special Council meeting (Truth in Taxation public hearing) - . Monday, December 10tH • Next regular Covncil meeting -Monday; December 17tH Mayor Dahl adjourned the meeting at 8:02 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Charlene Friedges, y C erk r~ / j Holly Da a or