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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013/07/01 - ADMIN - Minutes - City Council - Regular Il/ St. Louis Park OFFICIAL MINUTES MINNESOTA CITY COUNCIL MEETING ST. LOUIS PARK, MINNESOTA JULY 1,2013 1. Call to Order Mayor Pro Tern Sanger called the meeting to order at 6:39 p.m. Councilmembers present: Mayor Pro Tem Susan Sanger, Steve Hallfin, Anne Mavity, Julia Ross, Sue Santa, and Jake Spano. Councilmembers absent: Mayor Jeff Jacobs. Staff present. City Manager (Mr. Harmening), Finance Supervisor (Mr. Heintz), and Recording Secretary(Ms. Hughes). la. Pledge of Allegiance lb. Roll Call 2. Presentations -None 3. Approval of Minutes 3a. Study Session Meeting Minutes June 10, 2013 Councilmember Hallfin requested that the fourth full paragraph on page 6 be revised to state "Councilmember Hallfin stated that City Council Resolution No. 10-070 lays out the City's position, most notably that the City opposes the rerouting of freight rail traffic from the Kenilworth corridor to St. Louis Park unless there are no other viable options and indicated the SPO has indicated there are other viable options d--that He added the City has established its position and this position has not changed." The minutes were approved as amended. 3b. City Council Meeting Minutes June 17, 2013 Councilmember Mavity requested that the first sentence of the eleventh paragraph on page 13 be revised to state "Councilmember Mavity stated Council needs more information on many of these segments and did not want to make a final decision without that information." Councilmember Hallfin requested that the first sentence of the first full paragraph on page 14 be revised to state "Councilmember Hallfin stated he lives on 41St Street where a sidewalk is proposed and pointed out that the segment from Susan Lindgren School to Brookside is the only section that does not have a sidewalk thi3 .s the only sectio of I1 Mayor Pro Tern Sanger requested that the fifth full paragraph on page 14 be revised to add an additional sentence that states "She also stated she received feedback from several City Council Meeting -2- July 1, 2013 residents in the 2800 block of Ottawa and there was no consensus regarding whether or where to construct a sidewalk on this block." The minutes were approved as amended. 4. Approval of Agenda and Items on Consent Calendar NOTE: The Consent Calendar lists those items of business which are considered to be routine and/or which need no discussion. Consent items are acted upon by one motion. If discussion is desired by either a Councilmember or a member of the audience, that item may be moved to an appropriate section of the regular agenda for discussion. 4a. Moved to Item 8b 4b. Designate G.L. Contracting, Inc. the lowest responsible bidder and authorize execution of a contract with the firm in the amount of$469,688.68 for the France Avenue Improvements, Project No. 2010-0005. 4c. Adopt Resolution No. 13-098 accepting donations to the Fire Department. 4d. Authorize execution of a contract with Rehrig Pacific in the amount of $798,837.00 for the purchase of recycling and organic waste carts. 4e. Adopt Resolution No. 13-099 authorizing final payment in the amount of $3,170.50 and accepting work for Fire Stations No. 1 and No. 2 Work Scope 15 (Acoustical Ceilings) for Project Nos. 2008-3001 and 2008-3002, City Contract No. 66-11. 4f. Adopt Resolution No. 13-100 authorizing final payment in the amount of $4,418.75 and accepting work for Fire Stations No. 1 and No. 2 Work Scope 04 (Precast Concrete) for Project No. 2008-3001, City Contract No. 39-11. 4g. Adopt Resolution No. 13-101 authorizing final payment in the amount of $115,274.84 and accepting work for Fire Stations No. 1 and No. 2 Work Scope 03 (Cast-in-Place Concrete/Masonry) for Project Nos. 2008-3001 & 2008-3002, City Contract No. 78-11. 4h. Adopt Resolution No. 13-102 modifying the Tax Increment Financing Plan for the Victoria Ponds TIF District and authorizing the use of the remaining pooling funds 4i. Approve for filing Housing Authority Meeting Minutes April 10, 2013. 4j. Approve for filing Vendor Claims. Councilmember Mavity requested that Consent Calendar item 4a be removed for discussion. It was moved by Councilmember Santa, seconded by Councilmember Spano, to approve the Agenda and items listed on the Consent Calendar as amended to move Consent Calendar item 4a to the regular agenda as item 8b; and to waive reading of all resolutions and ordinances. The motion passed 6-0 (Mayor Jacobs absent). City Council Meeting -3- July 1, 2013 5. Boards and Commissions-None 6. Public Hearings-None 7. Requests, Petitions, and Communications from the Public—None 8. Resolutions, Ordinances,Motions and Discussion Items 8a. Defeasance of the 2004A Bonds. Resolution No. 13-103. Mr. Heintz presented the staff report and noted the EDA took action on this item earlier this evening. He added the redemption of the bonds is scheduled for August 5, 2013. It was moved by Councilmember Santa, seconded by Councilmember Spano, to adopt Resolution No. 13-103 Providing for the Prepayment and Redemption of the City's Outstanding General Obligation Tax Increment Refunding Bonds, Series 2004A. The motion passed 6-0 (Mayor Jacobs absent). 8b. Designating Polling Places and Appointing Election Judges for 2013 Elections. Resolution No. 13-104. Councilmember Mavity indicated it was her understanding that Hennepin County recently purchased its new voting equipment and is in the process of having the equipment certified by the Secretary of State so the County can use the equipment in its ranked choice voting. She pointed out the City leases this equipment from Hennepin County and is closer to being able to do ranked choice voting in St. Louis Park, adding she wanted to bring this to Council's attention as something Council might want to look at for the future. It was moved by Councilmember Mavity, seconded by Councilmember Hallfin, to adopt Resolution No. 13-104 Designating Polling Places and Appointing Election Judges for the Primary and General Elections of 2013. The motion passed 6-0 (Mayor Jacobs absent). Mr. Harmening stated the new voting machines are capable of some features helpful in administering an RCV election. However, the machines are not capable of automatically tabulating the winners of an RCV election and counting would still have to be done by hand. Mayor Pro Tem Sanger suggested that the City wait until after the Minneapolis election and see how it goes with the new machines and have a study session discussion next year. 9. Communications Councilmember Spano requested an update on the final payments being made on the Fire Station project. Mr. Harmening explained the City was the general contractor on the Fire Station project and entered into over thirty contracts with subcontractors. He stated the City is in the City Council Meeting -4- July 1, 2013 process of closing out and approving final payment on all the contracts, noting that each contractor has to meet certain requirements before final payment is made. Mayor Pro Tern Sanger expressed thanks to the entire community for pulling together and helping each other after the recent storm. She also expressed appreciation to those volunteers from other communities who came in to help. She thanked the City staff for their efforts in clearing roads and getting rid of downed trees and stated the City should be appreciative of all the City staff for how well this was handled. Mr. Harmening stated that City staff has done a phenomenal job and indicated there is still a lot of work to be done and requested that residents be patient as City staff works through the community. He expressed thanks to the cities of Edina and Richfield and Hennepin County for contributing staff and equipment to help with the cleanup. Councilmember Spano stated he recently met with Rabbi Borenstein at Torah Academy to discuss their major renovation and Rabbi Borenstein asked if Council would be interested in hearing about all the things they have planned. He suggested having Rabbi Borenstein come in and discuss the project with Council including how the project might impact people in the area that use the parking lot adjacent to the playground and the soccer field. Mayor Pro Tern Sanger suggested that Torah Academy send information to Council about what they are doing. 10. Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 6:55 p.m. Nancy Stroth, 6ity Clerk Susan Sanger Mayor Pro Tem