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Home My WebLink About2015/01/05 - ADMIN - Minutes - City Council - Regular I/I St. Louis Park OFFICIAL MINUTES MINNESOTA CITY COUNCIL MEETING ST. LOUIS PARK, MINNESOTA JANUARY 5, 2015 1. Call to Order Mayor Jacobs called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. Councilmembers present: Mayor Jeff Jacobs, Tim Brausen, Steve Hallfin, Gregg Lindberg, Anne Mavity, Susan Sanger, and Jake Spano. Councilmembers absent: None. Staff present: City Manager(Mr. Harmening) and Recording Secretary(Ms Hughes). Guest. John Basill (President, Discover St. Louis Park). la. Pledge of Allegiance lb. Roll Call 2. Presentations 2a. Recognition of Donations Mayor Jacobs expressed the City Council's thanks and appreciation to the McManus Family for the $2,200 donation in honor of Evan and Damian McManus for a park bench at Louisiana Oaks Park. He explained that Damian and his son Evan died last spnng in the mountains of Colorado but they have left behind a tremendous impact in St. Louis Park and Council would like to recognize this special donation Mayor Jacobs also expressed the City Council's thanks and appreciation to Becky Finnigan for the $500 donation to Westwood Hills Nature Center. 2b. Annual Update—Discover St. Louis Park Mr. Basill introduced Mr. Bill MacMillan, Discover St. Louis Park's current Board chair; Mr. Doug McIntyre, Chair-elect; and Mr. John Smith, who will become Chair after Mr. McIntyre's term. He also introduced Discover St. Louis Park staff members Ms. Kersten McManamon and Mr. Brent Snyder. He presented the Discover St. Louis Park (DSLP) vision and discussed the vanous business segments targeted by DSLP. He advised that DSLP had approximately 30,000 unique website visitors in 2014, and restaurants were the top search item He discussed DSLP's 2014 earned media value of$175,791 98 and recognized Mr Snyder's work with "Meet Minneapolis" on secunng a commitment from local hoteliers to meet the Super Bowl's minimum threshold requirements for hotel rooms. He also discussed the aggregate economic impact of awareness generated in 2014 and stated that the total economic impact realized was $1,544,379 compared to $1,054,537 in 2013. Councilmember Spano asked if there was a deliberate effort on the part of DSLP to bnng events into the City even if these events do not fill hotel rooms. City Council Meeting -2- January 5, 2015 Mr. Basill stated that DSLP's job and mission is to create awareness of St. Louis Park by going after groups, as well as promoting festivals and other events. He advised that DSLP is currently working with the Park and Recreation staff on a potential site that could be used for large events. Councilmember Hallfin stated that Mr. Basill is leaving Discover St. Louis Park and Mr. Basill has been a great cheerleader for St. Louis Park. He expressed his thanks to Mr. Basill for everything he has done over the past three and one-half years. Mayor Jacobs stated that Mr. Basill was the perfect person to be the first CEO of Discover St. Louis Park and that Mr. Basill has turned the organization into a remarkably successful operation that has brought awareness to St. Louis Park. He presented Mr. Basill with a plaque acknowledging his service and expressed the City Council's thanks and appreciation for all the work done by Mr. Basill. 3. Approval of Minutes 3a. Study Session Meeting Minutes December 8, 2014 The minutes were approved as presented. 3b. Special Study Session Meeting Minutes December 15, 2014 The minutes were approved as presented. 3c. City Council Meeting Minutes December 15, 2014 The minutes were approved as presented. 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 appropnate section of the regular agenda for discussion. 4a. Adopt Resolution No. 15-001 designating the St. Louis Park Sun Sailor as the City's Official Newspaper for year 2015. 4b. Adopt Resolution No. 15-002 declaring 2015 City Council Meeting Dates. 4c. Adopt Resolution No. 15-003 appointing the following Councilmembers to the Office of Mayor Pro Tem for the year 2015. Councilmember Term of Appointment Jake Spano January—Apnl 2015 Tim Brausen May—August 2015 Gregg Lindberg September—December 2015 City Council Meeting -3- January 5, 2015 4d. Adopt Resolution No. 15-004 approving acceptance of a $2,200 donation from the McManus family for the purchase and installation of a bench in Louisiana Oaks Park honoring Damson and Evan McManus. 4e. Adopt Resolution No. 15-005 authorizing final payment in the amount of $3,295.92 for the Dakota Park Baseball Field Renovation Project with Fnedges Landscaping, Inc. - Project No. 20140020, City Contract No. 88-14. 4f. Amend the Professional Services Agreement with Campbell Knutson to increase the rates for attorney and law clerk/paralegal services. 4g. Amend the Professional Services Agreement with Colich and Associates to increase the rates for legal services. 4h. Accept for filing City Disbursement Claims for the period of November 22 through December 26, 2014. 4i. Approve for filing Telecommunications Commission meeting minutes of October 14, 2014. 4j. Adopt Resolution No. 15-006 approving acceptance of a monetary donation from Becky Finnigan in the amount of$500 for Westwood Hills Nature Center. It was moved by Councilmember Brausen, seconded by Councilmember Lindberg, to approve the Agenda and items listed on the Consent Calendar; and to waive reading of all resolutions and ordinances The motion passed 7-0 5. Boards and Commissions It was moved by Councilmember Sanger, seconded by Councilmember Spano, to reappoint the following Commissioners as City representatives to their respective commissions with terms as follows: Name Commission Term Expiration Susan Bloyer Board of Zoning Appeals 12/31/2017 James Gainsley Board of Zoning Appeals 12/31/2017 Henry Solmer Board of Zoning Appeals 12/31/2017 Chris Anderson Environment and Sustainability Commission 12/31/2017 Judy Voigt Environment and Sustainability Commission 12/31/2017 William MacMillan Fire Civil Service commission 12/31/2017 Paul Beck Housing Authority 6/30/2019 Lawrence Jones Human Rights Commission 12/31/2017 Sarah Foulkes Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission 12/31/2017 Elizabeth Griffin Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission 12/31/2017 Claudia Johnston-Madison Planning Commission 12/31/2017 Carl Robertson Planning Commission 12/31/2017 Lorne Brunner Police Advisory Commission 12/31/2017 Steve Hansen Police Advisory Commission 12/31/2017 Vladimir Sivriver Police Advisory Commission 12/31/2017 Bruce Browning Telecommunications Advisory Commission 12/31/2017 Cindy Hoffman Telecommunications Advisory Commission 12/31/2017 City Council Meeting -4- January 5, 2015 Councilmember Mavity stated that there are a number of openings for youth commissioners on various commissions and encouraged any interested youth to apply. She stated that she would be voting against the reappointments being considered by Council today and explained that while she is happy that so many people have applied for reappointment, she is not happy with the process that Council uses for making reappointments. She stated that Councilmembers must file for reelection and stand for ' election, but with the City's Boards and Commissions, once a person is appointed to a position, all they have to do is fill out an application stating they are interested in being reappointed. She pointed out that she was unhappy with the process and not with anyone who has applied and that she was not asking for term limits. Councilmember Sanger stated that there are a lot of residents who participate on the various Boards and Commissions, and she is grateful for their participation. She stated that when someone serves on a Board or Commission for more than one year, the City benefits from that shared expertise. She was glad to see so many of the City's volunteers ask to be reappointed, and she would vote in favor of the reappointments. The motion passed 6-1 (Councilmember Mavity opposed) 6. Public Hearings - None 7. Requests, Petitions, and Communications from the Public—None 8. Resolutions, Ordinances, Motions and Discussion Items—None 9. Communications—None 10. Adjournment Mayor Jacobs adjourned the meeting at 8:14 p.m. i ..--r? (' / 4214 Nancy Stroth, ity Clerk Jeff J cobs, Mayor