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Home My WebLink About2023/06/05 - ADMIN - Minutes - City Council - Regular Official minutes City council meeting St. Louis Park, Minnesota June 5, 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), parks and recreation director (Mr. West), police chief (Mr. Kruelle), and Parks and Recreation Supervisor (Mr. Rosa). Guests: none. 2. Approve agenda. Councilmember Brausen moved, seconded by Councilmember Dumalag, to approve the agenda as presented. The motion passed 7-0. 3. Presentations. a. Minnesota Recreation and Park Association Awards of Excellence. The MRPA association recognized the city with four awards in 2022: Juneteenth Celebration at the ROC, ShamROC Ice Bowling, Westwood Nature Center Social Media Styled Shoot and GRIT Freedom All-Terrain Wheelchair. Representatives from each program were presented the awards of excellence. Mayor Spano and councilmembers expressed their support of these awards and their gratitude. b. Recognition of Recreation Supervisor Nathan Rosa’s 16 years of service. Mr. Rosa thanked staff, the city council, police, and fire for their support for him in this position over the last 16 years. Mayor Spano thanked Mr. Rosa on behalf of the council for his service and leadership. DocuSign Envelope ID: 2B7CDBC6-409A-453F-984A-936433282515 City council meeting -2- June 5, 2023 c. St. Louis Park police department recognition of 2022 officer of the year. d. St. Louis Park police department recognition of 2022 civilian of the year. Chief Kruelle recognized Officer Mitchell Swanson as 2022 officer of the year. Officer Swanson thanked staff, council, his police partners, and the fire department. Chief Kruelle recognized Hailey Rose as 2022 civilian of the year. Councilmember Budd thanked Officer Swanson and the police for their strategies and work in Ward 3, adding it has been a high asset in the safety in the area. Councilmember Brausen stated he remembered when Officer Swanson was sworn in as a peace officer and now, he is Officer of the Year. He thanked both Officer Swanson and Ms. Rose for their wonderful work with the department. Councilmember Rog added Ms. Rose’s work has not gone unnoticed, as well as its impact on crime. She added that she participated in a ride along with Officer Swanson in 2019, where she learned so much from him and appreciated the way he interacted with the public. Councilmember Farris congratulated Officer Swanson and Ms. Rose, adding she has also worked closely with Officer Swanson and has always appreciated his support and great work. Ms. Keller added all of the awards and presentations tonight show the city does three things really well - relationship building, innovation and proactive work. She thanked all for their excellent service to the community. Mayor Spano stated the police exist in a really difficult environment. He added he gets many calls from residents who appreciate the police, adding he also appreciates the work of both police and fire. e. Proclamation celebrating 20th anniversary of Wat Promwachirayan. Mayor Spano read the proclamation into the record noting June 24, 2023, as Wat Promwachirayan Day. Councilmember Mohamed stated the accomplishments and contributions of Wat Prom are numerous and noted all the amazing people, and cultural activities they provide. Mayor Spano also thanked them for hosting of COVID-19 vaccination clinics. f. Proclamation honoring June as Pride month. Mayor Spano read the proclamation into the record declaring June as Pride month. DocuSign Envelope ID: 2B7CDBC6-409A-453F-984A-936433282515 City council meeting -3- June 5, 2023 g. Recognition of donations. Mayor Spano read the donations into the record, noted below. He noted Park Tavern is always very generous and thanked them for their donation. 4. Minutes. a. City council study session minutes of April 24, 2023. b. City council study session minutes of May 8, 2023. It was moved by Councilmember Brausen, seconded by Councilmember Mohamed, to approve the city council study session minutes of April 24 and May 8, 2023, as presented. The motion passed 7-0. 5. Consent items. a. Ordinance 2663-23 amending city code chapter 36, section 268-PUD 4 to reduce the amount of required parking for AC Hotel by Marriott b. Ordinance 2664-23 amending city code chapter 12, article IV, section 124(c) to adjust allowable hours for construction c. Ordinance 2665-23 amending city code chapter 8, section 334 related to tenant protection d. Resolution No. 23-076 approving first amendment to redevelopment contract – Union Park Flats DocuSign Envelope ID: 2B7CDBC6-409A-453F-984A-936433282515 City council meeting -4- June 5, 2023 e. Resolution No. 23-077 approving second amendment to redevelopment contract – Beltline Development LLC f. Resolution No. 23-078 authorizing special assessment for sewer service line repair at 6625 Minnetonka Boulevard g. Resolution No. 23-079 authorizing special assessment for sewer service line repair at 3100 Maryland Ave. S. h. Resolution No. 23-080 accepting donations for Westwood Hills Nature Center i. Resolution No. 23-081 accepting donations for Ecotacular festival j. Approve replacement of street sweeper (unit 1520) k. Resolution approving the final plans and specifications and authorizing bidding documents for Dakota Park infrastructure improvements (project no. 2122-1806) (Note: This item was moved from consent and to regular business as item 7a.) Councilmember Rog requested that item 5k be removed from consent and placed on the agenda as item 7a under regular business. It was moved by Councilmember Rog, seconded by Councilmember Mohamed to approve the consent items as listed, to move consent item 5k to regular business as item 7a, and to waive reading of all resolutions and ordinances. The motion passed 7-0. 6. Public hearings – none. 7. Regular business. a. Resolution approving the final plans and specifications and authorizing bidding documents for Dakota Park infrastructure improvements (project no. 2122-1806) Councilmember Rog stated she was not able to participate in the study session on this item. She noted the footbridge that has been there for 30 years was identified as structurally unsound, and a plan was put in place to replace it. She added she has since realized the footbridge is needed by those using the park, and children using the bridge to get to school. She stated she appreciated the study staff gathered of community input on replacing this with a much larger and more expensive structure or create a new way to navigate through the park. Councilmember Rog stated the results showed that many valued the bridge and wanted it to stay and that they would still use and enjoy the park with or without the bridge. Councilmember Rog noted the cost of replacing the bridge is $550,000 and the bridge would be much more significant in size and gravity of the structure over a very small stormwater basin. She stated while it is conflicting for her to hear the comments of public and those that wanted it to stay, she is now in agreement with staff’s recommendation to forego replacement of the bridge and would like to see if a crossing could be created that is ADA accessible. She supported staff recommendations and the council on the realignment of the trail. DocuSign Envelope ID: 2B7CDBC6-409A-453F-984A-936433282515 City council meeting -5- June 5, 2023 It was moved by Councilmember Rog, seconded by Councilmember Mohamed, to adopt Resolution No. 23-082, approving the final plans and specifications and authorizing bidding documents for Dakota Park infrastructure improvements (project no. 2122-1806). The motion passed 7-0. 8. Communications and announcements. Mayor Spano noted Parktacular is on June 19 from 12 – 4 p.m. Ms. Keller noted please check the city website for more details on the following events: • Steel lock giveaway for Kia and Hyundai car owners – Mayor Spano noted a security piece of software that can be purchased by going online to register your vehicle to get this upgrade. • Sota clothing “Back Yard Bash” event and fundraiser for STEP on June 17 • Rotary summer concert series • Fishing with a cop 9. Adjournment. The meeting adjourned at 7:14 p.m. ______________________________________ ______________________________________ Melissa Kennedy, city clerk Jake Spano, mayor DocuSign Envelope ID: 2B7CDBC6-409A-453F-984A-936433282515