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Home My WebLink About09-15-97 Hastings,Minnesota September 15, 1997 The City Council of the City of Hastings, Minnesota met in a regular meeting on Monday, September 15, 1997,at 7:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers, 101 4th Street East,Hastings, Minnesota. Member Present: Councilmember Yandrasits, Riveness, Johnson, Simacek, Hicks, Moratzka and Mayor Werner Members Absent: None Staff Members Present: Marty McNamara, Parks&Recreation Director; Don Latch, Fire Chief, Mark Holmes, Assistant Fire Chief, Mike Eggert,Firefighter; Matt Weiland, Zoning Administrator; Joyce L. Pruitt, Administrative Assistant/City Clerk; and Shawn Moynihan, City Attorney Approval of Minutes Mayor Werner asked whether there were any corrections or additions to the minutes of the regular meeting of September 2, 1997, and hearing none declared them approved as presented. Council Items to be Considered Moved by Councilmember Hicks, seconded by Councilmember Simacek,to add the request for a block party on Sunday, September 21, 1997, from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., to the Consent Agenda as#8, for the residents of 1 st Place Cul-de-sac. 7 Ayes;Nays,None. Consent Agenda Moved by Councilmember Simacek, seconded by Councilmember Moratzka, to approve the Consent Agenda as amended, with the addition of a block party request for 1 st Place Cul-de-sac residents as#8 for the Consent Agenda. 1. Pay all bills as audited 2. TRAC Met Council 1998 Preliminary Budget and Management Plan 3. Resolution- Approving Dakota County Recycling Funding Application 4. Resolution No. 9-12-97 - Approving the Public Auction of Tax Forfeited Property 5. Pay Estimate No. 1, Elevated Water Storage Tank, Pitt-Des Moines, Inc., $115,900 6. Authorize payment for Industrial Park Easements 7. Pay Application No. 4 - Civic Arena- $80,355.86 Graus Contracting $12,521.16 Don Zappa& Sons Excavating 13,385.69 Kellington Construction, Inc. (Demolition) 15,295.00 Kellington Construction, Inc. (Masonry) 15,200.00 Listul Industries 2,375.00 Swanson Plumbing&Heating, Inc. 13,029.01 Gartner Refrigeration&Mfg., Inc. 8,550.00 8. Block Party Request for 1 st Place Cul-De-Sac- Sunday, September 21, 1997 7 Ayes;Nays,None. Public Hearing-Amend City Code Chapter 3 Relating to Liquor Liability Insurance for On- Sale Liquor Licenses Mayor Werner opened the Public Hearing at 7:01 p.m. to receive comments on the proposed Ordinance to amend City Code Chapter 3 relating to Liquor Liability Insurance, and asked if there were any comments from the audience. Hearing none, Mayor Werner closed the public hearing at 7:02 p.m. Hastings City Council Minutes for September 15. 1997 Regular Meeting Page 2 of 3 2nd/Final Reading - Amend Chapter 3 Relating to Liquor Liability Insurance for On-Sale Liquor Licenses-Ordinance No. 416 Moved by Councilmember Hicks, seconded by Councilmember Moratzka, to approve Ordinance No. 416, an Ordinance amending City Code Chapter 3, Section 3.04, Subdivision 9, by adding insurance requirements for on-sale intoxicating liquor licenses. 7 Ayes;Nays,None. Public Hearing- 1325 West 23rd Street-Easement Vacation Mayor Werner opened the Public Hearing at 7:03 p.m. to receive comments on the proposed vacation for 1325 West 23rd Street, and asked if there were any comments from the audience. Hearing none, Mayor Werner closed the public hearing at 7:05 p.m. Resolution No. 9-13-97- 1325 West 23rd Street-Easement Vacation Moved by Councilmember Moratzka, seconded by Councilmember Riveness, to approve Resolution No. 9-13-97, a Resolution vacating the east 5 feet drainage and utility easement located at 1325 West 23rd Street. 7 Ayes;Nays,None. Copy of resolution on file. Award of Contract-Ambulance Moved by Councilmember Simacek, seconded by Councilmember Yandrasits, to authorize the Fire Department to accept Ninety-Four Services,Inc. proposal of a 1998 Ford E-350, "Life Line" Superliner Type III Ambulance for$96,958.00. 7 Ayes;Nays,None. Emergency Vehicle Pre-emption at Highway 55& Highway 61 Traffic Signals with respect to funding,MnDOT Agreement Resolution No. 9-14-97, and Authorization to Advertise for Bid Moved by Councilmember Riveness, seconded by Councilmember Yandrasits, to approve the emergency vehicle pre-emption project, and: • Authorize advertisement for bids; • Approve the Fire Department Funding Proposal; • Adopt Resolution No. 9-14-97 authorizing the City to enter into an agreement with MnDOT for the Emergency Vehicle Pre-emption System; • Authorize the City to enter into a 0% interest loan program with NSP fbr the LED energy saving light replacement project. 7 Ayes;Nays,None. Snowmobile Operations/Snowmobile Corridors-Operations Committee Tom Montgomery, Public Works Director, provided an overview of the August 28, 1997, Operations Committee meeting. Moved by Councilmember Simacek, seconded by Councilmember Yandrasits, to order a public hearing on proposed corridor changes including adding 36th Street from Kendall Drive to Highway 61 to the Snowmobile Corridor Map; deleting Pleasant Drive and adding General Sieben Drive to the Snowmobile Corridor Map; and any other ordinance amendments the Council may wish to consider for the next meeting on October 6, 1997. 7 Ayes;Nays,None. Outdoor Swimming Pool Recommendation Park&Recreation Director Marty McNamara reviewed the recommendations from the Park and Recreation Committee of the Council and the Swimming Pool Committee joint meeting on Tuesday, September 9, 1997. Moved by Councilmember Moratzka, seconded by Councilmember Hicks, to direct Staff to prepare for Council by October 20th, specific figures for debt service for the sale of bonds no less than 1.6 million and no more than 1.8 million and the impact on residential property; determine the estimated cost of demolition of the existing pool; and directed Staff and the NRRC to work with the Veterans Organization to determine the cost of relocating the Veterans Memorial. 7 Ayes;Nays, None. Comments from Audience There were no comments from the audience. Hastings City Council Minutes for September 15, 1997 Regular Meeting Page 3 of 3 New Business Councilmember Riveness directed Staff to investigate two unlicensed commercial trash haulers working within the City. Councilmember Riveness also noted he had received complaint calls about students parking on Park Lane and calls from 11th Street residents requesting parking signs be removed from their street. Council directed City Administrator Dave Osberg to facilitate a meeting between a School Board Official, the School Administrator, Councilmember Simacek, and Councilmember Riveness to meet to discuss parking issues and impacts on the City. Councilmember Moratzka provided an update on the NSP substation on Highway 55, noting that Northern States Power has completed mowing around the substation and will be landscaping the property. Adjournment Moved by Councilmember Simacek, seconded by Councilmember Riveness, to adjourn the meeting at 7:29 p.m. 7 Ayes;Nays,None. ATTEST Mayor City C rk i II I j