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City Council
April 19, 2010
The City Council of the City of Hastings, Minnesota met in a regular meeting on
Monday, Aril 19, 2010 at 7:00 PM in the Council Chambers at the Hastings City Hall,
101 East 4 Street, Hastings, Minnesota.
Members Present: Mayor Hicks, City Councilmembers Balsanek, Alongi, Hollenbeck,
Nelson Schultz, and Slavik
Staff Present: City Administrator Dave Osberg
City Attorney Dan Fluegel
Assistant City Administrator Melanie Mesko Lee
Public Works Director Tom Montgomery
Parks and Recreation Director Barry Bernstein
Approval of Minutes
Mayor Hicks asked if there were any corrections or additions to the minutes of the
regular City Council meeting on April 5, 2010. Hearing none, the minutes were approved
as presented.
Presentation —Youth Recycling Program
Proclamation— Retirement of TRAC Driver Shirley Soggiorno
Shirley was thanked for her years of service as a TRAC driver.
Proclamation — Retirement of Parks & Recreation Superintendent Kevin Smith
Kevin was thanked for his years of service to the City of Hastings.
Council Items to be Considered
Moved by Councilmember Alongi, seconded by Councilmember Schultz to add a
Special Meeting on May 26 to the Consent Agenda.
7 Ayes; Nays, none.
Consent Agenda
Moved by Councilmember Schultz, seconded by Councilmember Nelson to approve
the Consent Agenda as amended.
6 ayes; Nays, None.
1, Pay Bills as Audited
2. First Reading/Order Public Hearing —City Code Amendment: Transient Merchants
3. Accept Quotes & Authorize Work— Highway 61 Spot Utility Work
4. Accept Quotes & Authorize Work Spot Utility Lining Work: Sanitary Sewers
5. First Quarter Transfer for the LeDuc Trust Funds
6, Approve Special Event—East Hastings Improvement Association: 0 of July Event
7. Approve Appointment of Jennifer Garrett as a Parks and Recreation Commissioner
8. Special Meeting Notice Monday, May 26 at 6:00 p.m.
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Approve Design Change for 2010 Infrastructure Improvements— Narrow Westview
Drive North of Highway 55 to 28 Feet Wide
Montgomery introduced the item and recommended the street be narrowed as
there is no parking permitted. There was discussion about notification process, impacted
property, and assessment rate.
Moved by Councilmember Slavik, seconded by Councilmember Nelson to
approve the change as presented.
7 Ayes; Nays, none.
Presentation —Met Council TransitLink Program
Gerri Sutton from Met Council was present to discuss the transition to the
TransitLink program, which will occur on May 3, 2010. TRAC will end operations on
Friday, April 30, 2010.
There were questions about access to the park & ride lot in Cottage Grove. Sutton
stated that they anticipate making peak trips There were also questions about the ADA
certification process.
First Reading/Order Public Hearing — Charter Amendment: Section 2.04: Primary
Elections and 2.05: Petitions for Elections Bernstein introduced the item and
provided background on the proposed change.
Mesko Lee introduced the item and outlined the proposed changes, which would
amend the language to defer to statutory language for election dates.
Moved by Councilmember Slavik, seconded by Councilmember Alongi to
approve the first reading and order the public hearing for May 5, 2010.
7 Ayes; Nays, none.
Second Reading/Charter Amendment — Section 3.06: Mayor -Lave Enforcement and
3.11: Powers and Duties of the City Administrator
Moved by Councilmember Nelson, seconded by Councilmember Hollenbeck to
approve the charter amendment by ordinance as presented.
7 Ayes; Nays, none.
Resolution— Approve 2010 Polling Locations
Mesko Lee introduced the item and outlined the three new polling locations for
2010 and affirmed the five other polling places which are similar to previous years.
Moved by Councilmember Alongi, seconded by Councilmember Nelson to
approve the resolution as presented.
7 Ayes; Nays, none.
Announcements
• The City Council's next meeting will be Monday, May 3 at 7:00 p.m.
• TransitLink public meetings will be held Tuesday, April 27 at 3:30 at City Hall and
Thursday, April 29 at 10:30 at the Senior Center.
• Arbor Day events will be held on Friday, April 23 at Wallin Park at 1 p.m.
• City Clean Up Day and Parks Clean Up Day will both be held Saturday, April 24
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LeDuc will have its annual garage sale on Friday, April 30 and Saturday, May 1,
2010
• Charter Commission will meet on Thursday, April 29 at 7:00 p.m.
• Happy birthday to Mayor Hicks and Councilmember Slavik
Adjournment
Moved by Councilmember Schultz, seconded by Councilmember Slavik to adjourn
the meeting at 7:47 p.m.
7 Ayes; Nays one.
Paul J. Hick G
Mayor
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Melanie Mesko Lee
City Clerk