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Home My WebLink About11-20-06 • CITY OF I.AKEVILLE COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 20, 2006 Mayor Johnson called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. The pledge of allegiance to the flag was led by Scout Troop 263. Roll call was taken. Present: Council Members Bellows, Wulff, Rieb, Luick and Mayor Johnson. Also present: S. Mielke, City Administrator; A. Poehler, City Attorney; K. Nelson, City Engineer; D. Feller, Finance Director; D. Olson, Community & Economic Development Director; D. Morey, Planning Director; T. Vonhof, Interim Police Chief; K. Nelson, City Engineer; S. Michaud, Parks and Recreation Director; J. Hawkins, Deputy City Clerk. MINUTES The minutes of the November 6, 2006 City Council meeting and the November 8, 2006 Special Council meeting were approved as presented. STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS ATTORNEY: None ENGINEER: None ADMINISTRATOR:. Staff is requesting City Council table Item 7.i. and Item 11. INTERIM POLICE CHIEF: Interim Chief Vonhof presented the .October monthly Police Department report. PARKS & RECREATION DIRECTOR: Steve Michaud presented the October monthly report of the Parks & Recreation Department. Mayor Johnson commended Mr. Michaud and the many volunteers on the success of the Veterans Memorial project at Aronson Park. PRESENTATIONS/INTRODUCTIONS Parks & Recreation Director Steve Michaud introduced CVB Marketing Manager Jeanne. Britton of the Lakeville Area Chamber of Commerce and recognized. the 10th anniversary of the Lakeville Convention & Visitors City of Lakeville Council Meeting November 20, 2006 Page 2 of 6 • Bureau.. Ms. Britton gave a brief presentation on the CVB including their mission and goals. The CVB works in partnership with other groups and agencies. to maximize funding, which is largely provided through lodging tax revenues. Todd Bornhauser, Chamber Executive Director, thanked the Council for their ongoing support. CITIZENS' COMMENTS Debra Brist, 6723-168"' Street, stated that a house in their neighborhood is being neglected and is getting rundown. The windows are boarded up and the neighbors have been cutting the grass. Ms. Brist feels it is dowering the properly values of the neighborhood and is making it difficult for others to sell their homes. She. is requesting City Council consider a stricter ordinance which would address houses which are in a .state of .disrepair. Staff will research the possibility of instituting a housing maintenance code. CONSENT AGENDA 06.94 Motion was made and seconded to approve the consent agenda items as follows: a. Claims for payment. b. October Investment Report. c. Receive minutes of the following advisory committee meetings: Planning Commission, November 2, 2006 Parks Recreation & .Natural Resources Committee, .November. 1, 2006 Telecommunications Commission, November 14, 2006 d. Final acceptance of public utilities in Hoppe Marketplace 1~ and 2nd .Additions. e. .Final acceptance of public utilities and streets in Quail Ridge 1St Addition. f. Final acceptance of public utilities and streets in Stone Borough 1~ Addition. • Final acce tance of ublic utilities in Stone Borou h 2nd Addition. 9• p p 9 City of Lakevil/e Council Meeting November 20, 2006 Page3of6 • h. Senior citizen assessment deferment for Donald and Ranae Clarke, 18881 Kenwood Trail i. Table request for approval of a gambling permit for Apple Valley Hockey Association to sell pull-tabs at Carbone's Pizza Bar & Grill. j. Eric Cram, 8871 - 163rd Street West, three-year special home occupation permit extension. k. Shelly Larson, 20665 Hartford Way, three-year special home occupation permit extension. I. Krista Clatterbuck, 16476 Jarrett Circle, receive Planning Commission's Findings of Fact and Recommendation and. approve a special home occupation permit to allow a personal training business in a townhome residence. m. Dakota County landfill abatement 2007 base fund application. . n. Resolution No. 06-191 authorizing the. execution of a sublease agreement, a .lease-purchase agreement, an indenture and a mortgage and security agreement providing for an ice arena facility and the lease thereof by the City. o. Resolution No. 06-192 establishing 2007 employee health insurance rates. p. Agreement with Schiffelly Puppets for 2007 puppeteer services. q. Joint Powers Agreement with ISD 196 for grounds and facilities for recreational, instructional and meeting purposes. r. Resolutions No. 06-193, 06-194 and 06-195 establishing. rules, rental fees and policies for the use of City shelters and buildings, the Lakeville Senior Center and City athletic facilities. s. Agreement with Destination Outdoors/Blizzard Ski School for recreation programs. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, unanimous. City of Lakeville Council Meeting November Z0, 2006 Page 4 of 6 ITEM 8 Mayor Johnson opened the public hearing on the imposition of a service charge in the Special Service .District in Downtown Lakeville. The Deputy Clerk attested to legal notice publication. Finance Director Dennis Feller presented the proposed service charge and proposed .2007/2008 budget. The total service charge is allocated to the downtown properties based on the net tax capacity of the .commercial values of the properties in the district. The Downtown Special Service District Advisory Board is also recommending that certain provisions will apply to the property acquired by Holyoke Crossing LLC, as described in the resolution. Mr. Feller introduced 7udy Tschumper, DLBA Executive Director, who presented the annual report of the Special Service District and highlighted some of the activities and events which have been made possible through. the Downtown. Lakeville Business Association. The DLBA also exists to promote downtown businesses and partners with .many organizations on programs such as Wednesdays on Main, Farmers Market, the Harvest Festival and Holiday on Main. Ms. Tschumper commended Dennis Feller and the City of Lakeville on the recent accomplishments of the downtown planning task force. 06.95 .Motion was made and seconded to close the public hearing on the imposition of a service charge in the Special Service District in Downtown Lakeville. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, unanimous. 06.96 Motion was made and seconded to approve Resolution No. 06-196 imposing a service charge in the Downtown Special Service District for taxes payable 2007. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, unanimous. Item 9 Finance Director Dennis Feller stated that in the City of Lakeville there are approximately 250 miles of bituminous streets. The "life expectancy" of a • bituminous street is about 35 years. Reconstruction will need to be done when streets have deteriorated to the extent that it is no longer cost City of Lakevil/e Council Meeting November 20, 2006 Page 5 of 6 effective to repair them. At recent work sessions Council has discussed possible alternatives. for funding street replacement projects. The proposed policy provides for partially assessing the benefited property owners. for reconstruction at 40% of the cost, with the City funding the remaining 60%. In addition if the design standards of the replacement exceed current street design, the homeowner would pay 100% of the improvement. The formula is adjusted for commercial and industrial and. multi-family housing units. The assessment would be for ten years and there would be a deferment for seniors and disabled persons. 06.97 Motion was made and seconded to approve the Street. Reconstruction Assessment Policy. Ayes: Unanimous Council Member Wulff wished to clarify that this does not include seal coating, which is added to taxes and. not assessed. City Administrator Mielke added that neighborhoods would be notified in advance and neighborhood meetings held to discuss street reconstruction projects with properly owners. Item 10 Finance Director Dennis Feller stated that earlier this evening the HRA had approved the issuance and awarded the sale of ice arena lease revenue bonds. Mr. Feller presented the bids for the Lakeville Arena project. Bids were opened for the Lakeville Arena Project Bid Package #2 on November 14, 2006. Council has received a summary of the bids. Kraus Anderson Construction has worked with staff and: recommends receipt of the bids and. awarding of contracts for approximately 30 divisions. There are a number of divisions which require further analysis and one division for which no bids were received. 06.98 Motion was made and seconded to approve Resolution No. 06-197 receiving bids and awarding contracts for the ice arena project. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, unanimous. City of Lakevi/le Council Meeting November 20, 2006 Page 6 of 6 Item 11 Staff had received a letter from the developer of Argonne Village 3ra Addition stating that more time was needed to work with a tenant on their lease. For this. reason they are requesting that the item be tabled. 06.99 Motion was made and seconded to table approval of the preliminary and final plat of Argonne Village Third Addition and easement vacation. Roll call was taken on the motion. Ayes, unanimous. UNFINISHED BUSINESS None NEW_BUSINESS None ANNOUNCEMENTS Next regular Council meeting, Monday, December 4, 2006 Council Work Session, Monday November 27, 2006 Mayor Johnson adjourned the meeting at 8:05 PM. Respectfully submitted, udi h Hawkins, Deputy C' Clerk Robert D. John n, Mayor