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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-06-07 Minutes • CITY OF OAK PARK HEIGHTS 7:00 P.M. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2007 CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES I. Call to Order /Pledge of Allegiance /Approval of Agenda: The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Mayor Beaudet. Present: Councilmembers Abrahamson, Doerr, McComber and Swenson. Staff present: Administrator Johnson, City Attorney Vierling and City Engineer Postler. Absent: None. Item E under Department /Council Liaison Reports was removed and 1-94 Corridor Study — Resolution of Support" was added as item D under New Business. Councilmember McComber, seconded by Councilmember Doerr, moved to approve the Agenda as amended. Carried 5 — 0. II. Department /Council Liaison Reports: A. Planning Commission: Councilmember Abrahamson stated that regular meeting for February has been canceled. The Planning Commission will hold a worksession to discuss Comprehensive Plan updates at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 8, 2007. • B. Parks Commission: Councilmember McComber reported that the Parks Commission will meet on February 26 at 6:30 p.m. C. Cable Commission: Councilmember Doerr reported that he attended a meeting at the League of Minnesota Cities concerning cable franchise issues and would forward the meeting materials to the rest of the Council. D. Water Management Organizations /Middle St. Croix: Mayor Beaudet reported that the Middle St. Croix will meet on February 8 th at 7:00 p.m. at the Washington County Conservation District office. E. Other Liaison/Staff Reports: Mayor Beaudet announced that Senator Kathy Saltzman and Representative Julie Bunn will hold a legislative town meeting at the Bayport Library at 10:30 a.m. on February 10 III. Visitors/Public Comment: Recycling Award. Administrative Secretary Johnson reported that Mark Nelson of 1489556 th Street North was chosen to receive the recycling award. IV. Consent Agenda: • A. Approval of Bills & Investments City Council Meeting Minutes February 6, 2007 Page 2 of 4 B. Approval of City Council Minutes — January 23, 2007 C. Adopt Resolution Granting the Application of Ducks Unlimited to Conduct a One -Day Raffle at the VFW Club on May 3, 2007 D. Adopt a Resolution Establishing a Policy for Employee Recognition for Years of Service E. Approve Comprehensive Plan Review Process F. Approve Spring and Fall Clean -up Dates G. Adopt Resolution Requesting Comprehensive Road and Transit Funding in 2007 H. Approve Oakgreen Village Plat Corrections Councilmember McComber, seconded by Councilmember Swenson, moved to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. Roll call vote taken. Carried 5 — 0. V. Public Hearings: None. VI. Old Business: A. City Internship Position City Administrator Johnson provided an update on the intern position, noting that the intern position at the City of Bayport has ended. Administrator Johnson recommended extending the current intern position and authorizing the City Administrator to keep the position filled. Councilmember McComber, seconded by Councilmember Abrahamson, moved to approve the staff recommendation concerning the intern position. Carried 5 — 0. B. City Hall Improvements Mayor Beaudet stated that discussion was held at a worksession preceding the Council meeting. Councilmember Swenson, seconded by Councilmember Abrahamson, moved to select BKV, Buetow and Oertel to submit additional information for further review by the City Council. Carried 5 — 0. C. Visual Quality Manual — STH 36 /St. Croix River Crossing Proiect Mayor Beaudet, seconded by Councilmember Swenson, moved to approve the letter as presented. City Council Meeting Minutes February 6, 2007 Page 3 of 4 Discussion was held concerning the draft letter to MnDOT with comments on the Visual Quality Manual. Mayor Beaudet discussed changed to items 6, 7 and 12 in the letter and noted that the letter is not an approval of the document as the City did not participate in creating the manual. Mayor Beaudet, seconded by Councilmember Doerr, moved to amend the primary motion to add that changes be made to the letter as proposed by the Council with the letter being subject to final review by the City attorney and City Administrator prior to sending it to MnDOT. Carried 5 — 0. Vote taken on primary motion; carried 5 — 0. VII. New Business. A. Letter to MnDOT Discussion was held concerning the timing changes made to the traffic signals on Highway 36. Mayor Beaudet, seconded by Councilmember Abrahamson, moved to direct staff to develop a letter to MnDOT for the Mayor's signature expressing concerns outlined in the Council Action Sheet and discussed at the meeting. Carried 5 — 0. Councilmember Abrahamson, seconded by Councilmember Swenson, moved to invite MnDOT representatives from the traffic signal department to the next Council Meeting. Carried 5 — 0. B. National Leaiiue of Cities — 2007 Washington DC Councilmember McComber stated that she has been appointed to the Steering Committee and would like to attend the National League of Cities spring conference in addition to the fall conference that has been included in the budget. Councilmember Doerr, seconded by Councilmember McComber, moved to approve the request for Councilmember McComber to attend the spring conference. Motion failed 2 — 3, Mayor Beaudet, Councilmember Abrahamson and Councilmember Swenson opposed. Councilmember Abrahamson stated that he did not support membership in the National League of Cities so he voted against the request in order to be consistent. Mayor Beaudet stated that he felt that the state would benefit more from the conference than the City. Councilmember Swenson stated that he supported attendance at either the spring or the fall conference but not both. I City Council Meeting Minutes February 6, 2007 Page 4 of 4 C. City Code of Ordinances — Undate CC 102 Master Fee Schedule Brief discussion was held concerning fees for window replacement and other fees. Mayor Beaudet stated that the proposed fees are in line with fees charged by neighboring cities. Councilmember Swenson, seconded by Mayor Beaudet, moved to approve the Ordinance update. Roll call vote taken. Carried 5 — 0. D. I -94 Corridor Study — Resolution of Sunnort Councilmember McComber stated that the City is not part of the I -94 Corridor Study but it would be nice to support the other communities involved. Councilmember Swenson, seconded by Councilmember McComber, moved to adopt the Resolution of Support. Roll call vote taken. Carried 5 —0. VIII. Closed Session: A closed session was held at the advice of the City Attorney to discuss three items of pending litigation. Councilmember Doerr, seconded by Councilmember McComber, moved to adjourn to closed session. Carried 5 — 0. IX. Adiournment. Councilmember Swenson, seconded by Councilmember McComber, moved to adjourn at 8:00 p.m. Carried 5 — 0. Respectfully submitted, W B Content a orm, � J li Joh ns Administrative Secretary Mayor