City Council

REGULAR ANDOVER CITY COUNCIL MEETING – AUGUST 2, 2017 MINUTES The Regular Bi-Monthly Meeting of the Andover City Council was called to order by Mayor Julie Trude, August 2, 2017, 7:00 p.m., at the Andover City Hall, 1685 Crosstown Boulevard NW, Andover, Minnesota. Councilmembers present: Mike Knight, Sheri Bukkila, and James Goodrich Councilmember absent: Valerie Holthus Also present: City Administrator Jim Dickinson City Attorney Scott Baumgartner Others PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE RESIDENT FORUM There was no one present to address the Council. AGENDA APPROVAL Motion by Knight, Seconded by Bukkila, to approve the Agenda as presented above. Motion carried unanimously. APPROVAL OF MINUTES July 18, 2017, Regular Meeting; and July 18, 2017, Closed Meeting: Both correct as written. Motion by Knight, Seconded by Goodrich, to approve both sets of minutes as presented. Motion carried unanimously. CONSENT ITEMS Item 2 Approve Payment of Claims Item 3 Approve Appointment Street Maintenance Worker Item 4 Approve Used Vehicle Sales Business License/16191 Round Lake Blvd. NW Item 5 Approve Application for Exempt Permit Motion by Goodrich, Seconded by Knight, approval of the Consent Agenda as read. Motion Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes – August 2, 2017 Page 2 carried unanimously. CONSIDER ARBOR OAKS SENIOR LIVING REQUESTS Mr. Dickinson explained that Arbor Oaks Senior Living, LLC, is undertaking a HUD refinancing and as part of that refinancing is seeking various TIF contract amendments and consents from the City of Andover to complete that refinancing. At the June 6 EDA meeting, City Administration & Roger Fink, representing Arbor Oaks Senior Living, LLC, provided background on the request and the impacts and benefits of the potential refinancing plan. Since that meeting, and with the EDA's direction, City Administration and bond counsel have worked with Arbor Oaks Senior Living, LLC, representatives on TIF contract amendments and consents needed to complete the refinancing. City bond counsel, Briggs & Morgan and City Administration, has extensively reviewed the prepared documents. An important aspect was for all the parties involved to acknowledge that to keep the stream of TIF payments coming, the terms of the original development agreement must be complied with. City Administration was before the Andover EDA earlier this evening and received a recommendation to the City Council for approval of the documentation. Mr. Dickinson reviewed the information with the Council. Mayor Trude stated the matter was essentially refinancing of the property and had been reviewed by the EDA at a prior meeting. Motion by Bukkila, Seconded by Knight, to approve the documents that were presented and to direct the City Clerk to execute the documents. Motion carried unanimously. ADMINISTRATOR REPORT City Staff updated the Council on the Administration and City department activities, legislative updates, updates on development/CIP projects, and meeting reminders/community events. (Mr. Dickinson) Mr. Dickinson explained his active involvement in policy decision making meetings, including Met Council. Next week, a meeting of SAC Task Force is scheduled to discuss charges related to sewer access. At that meeting, they hope to finalize how commercial properties will be charged SAC. Sixty-four new homes have been permitted so far this year. The housing market is moving well but will likely not reach the same number of permitted houses as in 2016. Road reconstruction projects are on schedule. The wetland restoration is now moving along with the improvement in the weather, the completion date for the project has been moved from July 1 to September 15. Councilmember Goodrich asked when the construction on Bunker Blvd would be ending. Mr. Dickinson responded that the new date was August 19th and that it had been extended one week. Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes – August 2, 2017 Page 3 He encouraged City residents to refer to the Anoka County website for the latest information. MAYOR/COUNCIL INPUT (Night to Unite) Mayor Trude thanked residents and Councilmembers for participating in Night to Unite the previous evening. She also thanked the staff for visiting the neighborhood gatherings. She had visited 13 parties with those whom she was riding with. She stated that the fire department is always looking for members and a few residents had indicated interest at the parties she visited. She encouraged neighborhoods to still have events in the fall and not wait until next year. The Mayor encouraged neighbors to work together and to watch out for each other and reduce crime. Councilmember Knight commented about his pride in the City having a number of female firefighters. Councilmember Goodrich noted that there had been a nice gathering in his own neighborhood and how good it is to meet new families. Councilmember Bukkila indicated that law enforcement can be supportive of block parties in individual neighborhoods and that she appreciated everyone’s involvement. Mayor Trude then indicated that the Council would be going into a closed session on two items: property negotiations for PID 22-32-24-42-0007 and Public Works Union negotiations, which are both allowed to be heard in a closed session. RECESS Mayor Trude recessed the regular City Council meeting at 7:14 p.m. to a Closed Session of the City Council to discuss the property negotiations for PID 22-32-24-42-0007 and Public Works Union negotiations. RECONVENE The City Council reconvened at 7:46 p.m. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Bukkila, Seconded by Knight, to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 7:47 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Marlene White, Recording Secretary Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes – August 2, 2017 Page 4 REGULAR ANDOVER CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES – AUGUST 2, 2017 TABLE OF CONTENTS PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE..........................................................................................................1 RESIDENT FORUM.......................................................................................................................1 AGENDA APPROVAL.................................................................................................................. 1 APPROVAL OF MINUTES........................................................................................................... 1 CONSENT ITEMS..........................................................................................................................2 Item 2 Approve Payment of Claims......................................................................................... 2 Item 3 Approve Appointment Street Maintenance Worker......................................................2 Item 4 Approve Used Vehicle Sales Business License/16191 Round Lake Blvd. NW........... 2 Item 5 Approve Application for Exempt Permit...................................................................... 2 CONSIDER ARBOR OAKS SENIOR LIVING REQUESTS....................................................... 2 ADMINISTRATOR REPORT........................................................................................................2 (Mr. Dickinson)........................................................................................................................... 2 MAYOR/COUNCIL INPUT...........................................................................................................3 (Night to Unite)............................................................................................................................3 RECESS...........................................................................................................................................3 RECONVENE................................................................................................................................. 3 ADJOURNMENT........................................................................................................................... 4