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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023/04/03 - ADMIN - Minutes - City Council - Regular Official minutes City council meeting St. Louis Park, Minnesota April 3, 2023 1. Call to order Mayor Spano called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. 1a. Pledge of allegiance 1b. Roll call Councilmembers present: Mayor Jake Spano, Tim Brausen, Sue Budd, Lynette Dumalag, Yolanda Farris, Nadia Mohamed, and Margaret Rog Councilmembers absent: none. Staff present: city manager (Ms. Keller), city attorney (Mr. Mattick), deputy city manager (Ms. Walsh), community development director (Ms. Barton), communications manager (Ms. Smith), recreation supervisor (Ms. Abernathy) Guests: Derek Reise, STEP and St. Louis Park Rotary 2. Approve agenda. The agenda was approved, as presented, by general consensus. 3. Presentations. a. Arbor Day and Arbor month proclamation. Mayor Spano read the proclamation declaring May 13, 2023, as Arbor Day and May as Arbor month. Councilmember Rog noted it was sad to see tree branches down over the weekend due to the weather, but added it was good to see city crews take care of that as well. She added it is important to keep trees healthy by trimming off dead limbs . Councilmember Brausen added this impacts climate response for every tree. He noted he was sad to see tree crews in his neighborhood again taking out trees with ash borer, and he supports additional spending by the city to help those who must take down trees on their properties. He referenced the tree trust program, and added the city should also have an ash borer fund in place to help residents. He would like to discuss this in an upcoming budget meeting. b. Recognition of donations. Mayor Spano recognized a $1,500 donation from the St. Louis Park Rotary Club for the summer concert series. DocuSign Envelope ID: ECA42BAF-680B-4175-AE12-5BC0CE802493 City council meeting -2- April 3, 2023 Mr. Reise stated this is one of many ways Rotary supports the city, adding donations were collected to give back to the city. He stated this will continue for years to come. Ms. Abernathy thanked the city council and Rotary for their support of the summer concert series, adding they work to support diverse groups to perform. 4. Approval of minutes. a. Study session minutes of Jan. 9, 2023 Councilmember Dumalag noted a correction on page 4. It should read, “she noted Commissioner Conley will be the chair of the Hennepin County Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA), adding she is interested in how she will lead on this as well as chair of the Health and Human Services Committee.” Comm Conley's name was misspelled, and the title of the committees was incorrect. It was moved by Councilmember Brausen, seconded by Councilmember Mohamed, to approve the study session minutes of Jan. 9. 2023, as amended. The motion passed 7-0. b. City council meeting minutes of Feb. 6, 2023 c. City council meeting minutes of Feb. 21, 2023 d. City council meeting minutes of March 6, 2023 It was moved by Councilmember Brausen, seconded by Councilmember Rog, to approve the city council meeting minutes from Feb. 6, 2023, Feb. 21, 2023, and March 6, 2023, as presented. The motion passed 7-0. 5. Approval of agenda and items on consent calenda r. a. Designate JL Theis, Inc. the lowest responsible bidder and authorize execution of a contract in the amount of $578,881.66 for the 2023 Alley Reconstruction Project no. 4023-1500. b. Approve a temporary on-sale intoxicating liquor license for Church of the Holy Family at 5925 West Lake Street on April 22, 2023. c. Authorize the mayor and city clerk to sign the resolution, joint powers agreement, and court services subscriber amendment for… d. Approve temporary extension of the licensed premises for one-day events at Copperwing Distillery, located at 6409 Cambridge Street. e. Resolution No. 23-041 accepting work and authorizing final payment in the amount of $10,669.90 for the sanitary sewer mainline rehabilitation project with Hydro-Klean, LLC - city contract no. 40-22. DocuSign Envelope ID: ECA42BAF-680B-4175-AE12-5BC0CE802493 City council meeting -3- April 3, 2023 f. Resolution No. 23-042 approving acceptance of donation from the Rotary Club of St. Louis Park in the amount of $1,500 for the Parks and Recreation Summer Concert Series. g. Designate Create Construction LLC, the lowest responsible bidder, and authorize execution of a contract with the firm in the amount of $199,975.00 for concrete replacement – Project No. 4023-0003. h. Accept for filing city disbursement claims for the period of February 25 through March 24, 2023. It was moved by Councilmember Dumalag, seconded by Councilmember Brausen, to approve the agenda as presented and items listed on the consent calendar; and to waive reading of all resolutions and ordinances. The motion passed 7-0. 6. Public hearings – none. 7. Regular business – none. 8. Communications, information, and announcements. The following written reports were provided for council information. a. No truck signage. b. Connected infrastructure system - status update of items from last year. c. Watermain vulnerability assessment update. d. Business terms for redevelopment contract with Project for Pride in Living. 9. Adjournment. The meeting adjourned at 6:45 p.m. ______________________________________ ______________________________________ Melissa Kennedy, city clerk Jake Spano, mayor DocuSign Envelope ID: ECA42BAF-680B-4175-AE12-5BC0CE802493