City Council

REGULAR ANDOVER CITY COUNCIL MEETING – MAY 21, 2024 MINUTES The Regular Bi-Monthly Meeting of the Andover City Council was called to order by Mayor Bukkila, May 21, 2024, 7:00 p.m., at the Andover City Hall, 1685 Crosstown Boulevard NW, Andover, Minnesota. Councilmembers present: Jamie Barthel, Ted Butler, and Randy Nelson Councilmembers absent: Rick Engelhardt Also present: City Administrator, Jim Dickinson Commander, Paul Lenzmeier Others PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE RESIDENT FORUM No one came forward to address the Council. AGENDA APPROVAL Mayor Bukkila noted the supplemental information received: Item #3 – Approve Refuse and Recycling Hauler Licenses Motion by Nelson, Seconded by Barthel, to approve the Agenda as amended Motion carried unanimously. APPROVAL OF MINUTES May 7, 2024, Regular Meeting: Correct as written. May 7, 2024, Closed Meeting: Correct as written. Motion by Butler, Seconded by Barthel, to approve the May 7, 2024 Regular meeting minutes and the May 7, 2024 Closed meeting minutes as presented. Motion carried unanimously. CONSENT ITEMS Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes – May 21, 2024 Page 2 Item 2 Approve Payment of Claims Item 3 Approve Refuse and Recycling Hauler Licenses Item 4 Approve Park Exclusive Use Permit Item 5 Receive April 2024 General Fund Budget Progress Report Item 6 Receive April 2024 City Investment Reports Item 7 Award Bid for Replacement of Refrigeration Room Roof (North-End) Item 8 Award Bid/24-20/Water Treatment Plant Radon Mitigation (See Resolution R055-24) Item 9 Approve Contract for School Liaison/Anoka-Hennepin School District #11 Item 10 Approve Used Vehicle Sales License Item 11 Approve Cannabinoid License Item 12 Approve Tobacco License/1574 154th Avenue Item 13 Approve Tobacco License/15825 7th Avenue Motion by Nelson, Seconded by Barthel, to approve of the Consent Agenda as read. Motion carried unanimously. ANOKA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE MONTHLY REPORT Commander Paul Lenzmeier provided a monthly report including 1,044 calls for service, making the total calls for the year 3,930, which is consistent with previous years. He shared that there was one burglary for the month, which took place at Andover Optical. He noted this is the second burglary at this business over the past two months. He added that they responded to 123 medical calls, which is a significant increase over last year. He shared there were three DWI arrests, 290 traffic stops, and 92 traffic citations issued for the month. He explained that the City approved the SRO contract with the schools, and they are at the point in the year where the students are ready to be out of school, which has resulted in an increased number of calls and reports from the schools. He shared that the Sheriff’s Office has been conducting their annual spring qualification training course through this week and into the beginning of next so residents may be hearing some rounds being fired at the gun range. He noted there are new graphics on the squad cars. He added that they are working on the law enforcement contracts for 2025. He shared that the County and State have been very busy with a few shootings, road rage incidents, and other violent crimes. Councilmember Nelson thanked Commander Lenzmeier and all the Sheriff’s Office Staff for all that they do for Andover and the community. He wished him a Happy National Police Week. He asked if there has been an increase in copper wire theft in Andover as there has been in other cities. Commander Lenzmeier said he has not seen an increase in these thefts and noted that they are typically a crime of opportunity. Mayor Bukkila added that she believes a lot of these thefts come from electric vehicle charging stations. She stated that if they do not have these charging stations in the community then they are likely to have less of these crimes. Councilmember Nelson shared that he also read that people are stealing copper wire from light posts and air conditioning units. Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes – May 21, 2024 Page 3 City Administrator Dickinson noted that they will typically see this kind of wire in the older style lights and the City has a lot of newer light posts. 2023 AUDIT PRESENTATION / REDPATH & CO LLC The City Council is requested to receive a presentation on the annual audit from Redpath & Company, LLC. Mr. Dickinson introduced this item to the Council and introduced Andy Hering, CPA, the Audit Director at Redpath & Company who led the audit for the City. Mr. Hering reviewed the 2023 audit presentation for the City of Andover. He shared that there were no compliance concerns or issues found during the audit. He noted that he believes the City is in good financial condition given his findings during the audit. Motion by Butler, Seconded by Nelson, to receive the presentation from Redpath & Company, LLC on the City of Andover’s Annual Comprehensive Financial Report as of December 31, 2023, along with the corresponding Management Report, report on internal controls, independent auditor’s report, report on legal compliance, and a communication with those charged with governance. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Dickinson thanked the Council for their acceptance of this report. He explained that the work that goes into this is from the Finance Department. He noted that this is primarily the work of Lee Brezinka, Melissa Knutson, Brenda Fildes, and Anne Heppell. ADMINISTRATOR’S 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. (Administrative Staff Report) Mr. Dickinson reviewed the Administrative Staff report. He shared what the Sheriff’s Office has been doing monitoring of stolen cars. He added that he listened to a presentation last week concerning the extreme success with the ALPR cameras in different communities, such as the Rosedale Mall. He shared that Staff has been continuing to work on different budget items. He added that he has been working with the North Metro Mayors Association at the capitol. He gave a legislative update, including the bill they are working on with the MPCA on bonding. He noted that there was no bonding bill or cash project bill this year. He said they will be starting from scratch next legislative session to try to get some funding for the Red Oaks monitoring project. He shared they will continue to work with the Department of Health and the MPCA on this. He added that the League of Minnesota Cities acknowledged the concerns on the limitations to local zoning and land use authority at the legislature and none of these bills ended up passing; however, he does believe these will come back next legislative session in full force. He noted that good funding for EMS did come from the legislative session. He added that the Red Oaks project is moving along quicker than anticipated and they are moving into Phase 2 and the water pipe should be laid by the end of June. He noted that there is a good chance that they Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes – May 21, 2024 Page 4 will be able to finish this project by the end of the year. He shared that there are 46 new homes for the year and added that commercial construction continues. He noted that ice will be going out from the main ice rink on Thursday of this week. He added that the Council will be receiving an update on the Community Center at their next Workshop meeting. Councilmember Nelson asked Mr. Dickinson to thank Finance Manager Lee Brezinka and his Staff for an excellent audit and report. MAYOR/COUNCIL INPUT Councilmember Barthel took a moment to recognize the firefighters. He shared that two weeks ago the house across the street from him started on fire. He said the Andover Fire Department was on the scene quickly and did a phenomenal job to get the fire under control. He added that the mutual aid contract that they have with other cities is amazing as there were five other cities on the scene to help with this large fire. He noted the Sheriff’s Office also showed up to help. He noted that the Fire Department called out the Red Cross who helped the family find a place to stay for the night. Mayor Bukkila shared that the City has recently rekindled their relationship with the Red Cross. She added that they will also be coming out to Fun Fest to work on a QCTV recruitment for volunteers. She noted that signing up to be a volunteer needs to be done in advance of any disasters happening. She encouraged residents to use this as an opportunity to give back to the community. Councilmember Nelson invited all residents to the annual Anoka County Memorial Day Ceremony, this Saturday at Morningside Cemetery and the Bunker Hills Activity Center. ADJOURNMENT Motion by Barthel, Seconded by Nelson, to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 7:31 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Ava Major, Recording Secretary Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes – May 21, 2024 Page 5 REGULAR ANDOVER CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES – MAY 21, 2024 TABLE OF CONTENTS TOC \h \u \z \t "Heading 1,1,Heading 2,2,Heading 3,3," RESIDENT FORUM ..................................................................................................................1 AGENDA APPROVAL ............................................................................................................. 1 APPROVAL OF MINUTES ...................................................................................................... 1 CONSENT ITEMS .....................................................................................................................1 Item 2 Approve Payment of Claims .......................................................................................2 Item 3 Approve Refuse and Recycling Hauler Licenses ....................................................... 2 Item 4 Approve Park Exclusive Use Permit .......................................................................... 2 Item 5 Receive April 2024 General Fund Budget Progress Report ....................................... 2 Item 6 Receive April 2024 City Investment Reports ............................................................. 2 Item 7 Award Bid for Replacement of Refrigeration Room Roof (North-End) .................... 2 Item 8 Award Bid/24-20/Water Treatment Plant Radon Mitigation (R055-24) ....................2 Item 9 Approve Contract for School Liaison/Anoka-Hennepin School District #11 ............ 2 Item 10 Approve Used Vehicle Sales License ........................................................................... 2 ANOKA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE MONTHLY REPORT ............................................2 2023 AUDIT PRESENTATION / REDPATH & CO LLC ....................................................... 3 ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT ............................................................................................... 3 MAYOR/COUNCIL INPUT ......................................................................................................4 ADJOURNMENT ...................................................................................................................... 4