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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20190401 - CC MinutesHastings, Minnesota CityCouncilMinutes April1, 2019 TheCityCounciloftheCityofHastings, MinnesotametinaregularmeetingonMonday, April1, th2019, at7:00p.m. intheCouncilChambersattheHastingsCityHall, 101East4 Street, Hastings, Minnesota. MembersPresent: MayorFasbender, CouncilmembersBalsanek, Braucks, Folch, Leifeld, Lundand Vaughan. Absent: None. StaffPresent: InterimCityAdministratorJulieFlaten CityAttorneyDanFluegel PublicWorksDirectorNickEgger CityEngineerRyanStempski AssistantCityEngineerJohnCaven CommunityDevelopmentDirectorJohnHinzman ApprovalofMinutes MayorFasbenderaskediftherewereanyadditionsorcorrectionstotheminutesoftheRegular CityCouncilMeetingonMarch18, 2019. Minuteswereapprovedaspresented. CommentsfromtheAudience ththGaryStevens, 132617 StreetW, commentedontheinfrastructureneedson15 Streetandthe millandoverlayprogram. CouncilItemstobeConsidered CouncilmemberLundaskedthattheOperationsCommitteereviewtheneighborhood improvementprocessandexplainedwhy. MayorFasbenderindicatedthiswouldbemovedto #3under Administration. CouncilmemberBraucksmovedtoaddtheneighborhoodimprovementprocessas #3under Administration, secondedbyCouncilmemberLund. Ayes7; Nays0. ConsentAgenda 1. PayBillsasAudited 2. AuthorizeSolicitationofQuotesfor2019SealCoatProgram 3. AuthorizeSolicitationofQuotesfor2019CrackSealProgram 4. ApprovePlansandAuthorizeAdvertisementfor2019Mill & OverlayProgramBids, ResolutionNo. 04-08-19 5. ApproveSpecialEventRequestbyAlwaysLucyStrong 6. ResolutionNo. 04-01-19: MetropolitanCouncilLivableCommunitiesLoanAssignment 7. ApproveSidewalkCaféRenewals 8. ResolutionNo. 04-02-19: ApproveanIn-StoreFireworksLicenseforCoborn’s 9. ResolutionNo. 04-03-19: ApproveanIn-StoreFireworksLicenseforCubFoods 10. ResolutionNo. 04-04-19: ApproveaTemporaryOn-SaleLiquorLicenseforDakotaCounty HistoricalSociety SignuptoreceiveautomaticnotificationofCouncilagendas Atccagenda-subscribe@hastingsmn.govorbycalling651-480-2350 CityCouncilpacketscanbeviewedinsearchableformatontheCity’swebsiteat http://www.hastingsmn.gov/city-government/city-council/city-council-agendas-and-minutes th11. ResolutionNo. 04-05-19: ReauthorizationofVariancetoErectCarport; Peters, 295West15 Street 12. ResolutionNo. 04-06-19: ProclaimingArborDayfor2019 CouncilmemberFolchmotionedtoapproveaspresented, secondedbyCouncilmemberBraucks. Ayes7; Nays0. AdoptADATransitionPlan AssistantCityEngineerCavensummarizedtheoriginsoftheADATransitionPlan, detailedthe methodofdatacollectionandanalyzedanddiscussedthe30yeartimelineplan. Additionally, Council approvalwasneededtoqualifyforfederalfundingifitbecomesavailable. Councildiscussedthatthiswasfederallymandatedwithoutanyfundingsupport, totalcosts, grant fundingoptions, 30yeartimeline, residentsidewalkresponsibilitiesandliabilities, MnDOTschedulefor intersectionupgrades, playgroundaccessibilityandthankedstafffortheirworkontheproject CouncilmemberVaughanmotionedtoapproveaspresented, secondedbyCouncilmemberLund. Ayes7; Nays0. ResolutionNo. 04-07-19Aand04-07-19B: MinorSubdivisionandVariance #2019-06; Kranz, 1548 FeatherstoneRoad Hinzmandiscussedtheminorsubdivisionandvariancerequestfor1548FeatherstoneRoad. PlanningCommissionvotedtoapprovewithnoconcernsheardfromneighboringresidents. Councildiscussedanyfuturepotentialdevelopmentnear1548FeatherstoneRoadand neighborhoodnotification. CouncilmemberBraucksmotionedtoapprovetheminorsubdivisionaspresented, secondedby CouncilmemberBalsanek. Ayes7; Nays0. CouncilmemberBraucksmotionedtoapprovethevarianceaspresented, secondedby CouncilmemberBalsanek. Ayes7; Nays0. SeekCityCouncilDirectiononConsentAgendaProcess FluegeldescribedtheConsentAgendaprocessandthepros/consofallowingcitizenstoremove itemsfromtheagenda. HeaskeddirectionfromCouncilonhowtoproceed. Councildiscussedtheaudiencecommentportionofthemeeting. Fluegelclarifiedthatthelanguagehasbeenonconsentagendasinceatleast1984. Severalcouncilmembersprovidedreasonswhythelanguageshouldorshouldnotbeincluded. CouncilmemberBalsanekmotionedtoomitthecitizen’sabilitytoremoveitemsfromtheconsent agenda, secondedbyVaughan. Councildiscussedthetopicfurther. CouncilmemberFolchamendedthemotiontoalsoaddingthelanguage ‘onconsentagendaor otheritems’ toCommentsfromtheAudienceheader, secondedbyCouncilmemberLeifeld. Ayes - Folch, Braucks, Lund, Leifeld, Fasbender. Nays – Vaughan, Balsanek. SolarSubscriptionOpportunities CouncilmemberFolchrecappedthehistoryofsolaropportunitiesfortheCityandaskedthatitbe presentedtothePlanningCommissionfortheirconsideration. ISD200SchoolBoardMemberKelseyWaitsspokeabouttheschoolboarddecisionprocessfora solarsubscription. Councildiscussiononchangingtechnology, carbonfreeenergy, pastsolarsubscriptionprocess, thatsolarenergywasnotidentifiedasacouncilpriority, processforitembeingpresentedtocounciland concernswithpreviouslyproposedcontracts. SignuptoreceiveautomaticnotificationofCouncilagendas Atccagenda-subscribe@hastingsmn.govorbycalling651-480-2350 CityCouncilpacketscanbeviewedinsearchableformatontheCity’swebsiteat http://www.hastingsmn.gov/city-government/city-council/city-council-agendas-and-minutes CouncilmemberFolchmotionedtodirectthePlanningCommissiontoexaminesolarsubscription opportunities, secondedbyCouncilmemberLeifeld. Councildiscussedwhichwouldbetheappropriatecommissionorcommitteetoexaminesolar subscriptionopportunities. CouncilmemberLeifeldamendedthemotiontodirecttheUtilitiesCommitteeoftheCouncilto examinesolarsubscriptionopportunities, secondedbyCouncilmemberLund. Ayes7; Nays0. NeighborhoodInfrastructureProcess CouncilmemberLundrequestedthattheOperationsCommitteeoftheCouncilexaminethree itemspertainingtotheneighborhoodinfrastructureprocess: CIPusedasguidancetoprovidemore notificationtoresidentsofupcomingstreetimprovementprojects; creatingabrochureoftheprocessfrom starttofinish, includingtimelines, definitions, etc.; andclarityofformulasusedtocalculateassessment anddocumentingtheseformulas. CouncilmemberLundmotionedtodirecttheOperationsCommitteeoftheCounciltoexamine theneighborhoodinfrastructureprocess, secondedbyCouncilmemberBalsanek. Ayes7; Nays0. MayorFasbenderandCouncilmembersmadethefollowingannouncements: WaterDisinfectionOpenHouseonThursday, April4at6:00p.m. atCityHall. ParksandRecreationCommissionMeetingonTuesday, April9at7:00p.m. atCityHall. HeritagePreservationCommissionMeetingonTuesday, April16at7:00p.m. atCityHall. ArborDayCelebrationonFriday, April19from1:00p.m. to2:30p.m. atRiverwoodPark. HouseholdHazardousWasteandSpringClean-UponSaturday, April27from9:00a.m. to1:00p.m. atCalRuedyPublicWorksBuilding. PublicWorksDirectorEggerprovidedanupdateontheMississippiRiverflooding. CouncilmemberBraucks, inresponsetoanemailreceivedaboutachildbeingharassedwhilewalking homefromschool, encouragedresidentsoncommunityresponsibility. CouncilmemberFolchprovidedanupdatefromtheDakotaCountyLegislativebreakfastheldearlier intheday. thCouncilmemberBalsanekandhiswife, Betsy, werecongratulatedontheir50 weddinganniversary. MotiontoadjournthemeetingwasmadebyCouncilmemberBraucks, secondedbyCouncilmember Balsanek. Themeetingwasadjournedat9:24p.m. MaryFasbender, Mayor JulieFlaten, CityClerk SignuptoreceiveautomaticnotificationofCouncilagendas Atccagenda-subscribe@hastingsmn.govorbycalling651-480-2350 CityCouncilpacketscanbeviewedinsearchableformatontheCity’swebsiteat http://www.hastingsmn.gov/city-government/city-council/city-council-agendas-and-minutes