City Council Meetings and Work Sessions
Regular MeetingExcelsior, MN · March 5, 2018
Minutes
City of Excelsior
Hennepin County, Minnesota
MINUTES
EXCELSIOR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
March 20, 2018
Council Chambers
7:00 p.m.
1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Gaylord called the meeting to order at 5:38 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
Present: Councilmembers Beattie, Carlson, Caron, Miller (arrived at 5:40
p.m.), Mayor Gaylord
Absent: None
Also Present: City Manager Luger, City Attorney Staunton, Engineer Dawley,
Finance Officer Horn, Planning Director Smith, Public Works
Superintendent Amundsen, and City Clerk Orlofsky
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
(a) City Council Minutes, March 5, 2018
Miller moved, Caron seconded, to approve the March 5, 2018 City Council
Minutes. Motion carried 4/0.
4. OPEN FORUM
(a) Finance Officer Oath of Office – Kelly Horn
Mayor Gaylord
5. CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS, QUESTIONS, and REPORTS
(a) Dock Extension Update
Amundsen provided an update on the dock extension.
6. AGENDA APPROVAL
(a) Meeting Agenda
Beattie moved, Carlson seconded, to approve the agenda as amended. Motion
carried 5/0.
(b) Consent Agenda
Beattie moved, Miller seconded, to approve the consent agenda. Motion
carried 5/0.
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March 5, 2018
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1. Approve Verified Claims – Approve for Payment Manual Checks
083885-083955 and EFT Checks 001607E – 001610E
Action - Approved the payment for manual checks 083885-083955 and
EFT Checks 001607E – 001610E.
2. Authorize Advertisement for bid for the CSAH 19 and Water Street
Intersection Improvement Project
Action – Authorized Advertisements for Bids for the CSHA 19 and Water
Street Intersection Improvements Project.
3. Approve Jet/Vac Truck Joint Purchase Agreement
Action – Approved the Joint Purchase Agreement with the City of Tonka
Bay and the City of Shorewood of a Jet/Vac truck from Flexible Pipe Tool
Company for an amount not-to-exceed $175,000.
4. Update Authorized Signer on City Accounts
Action – Authorized Mark Gaylord, Mayor; Kristi Luger, City Manager;
Kelly Horn, Finance Officer; and Ann Baucom-Orlofsky, City Clerk, to
sign official documents on behalf of the City and designate them as
authorized signers on the City’s financial accounts and safety deposit
box and to remove Teah Malecha; Former Finance Officer for the City of
Excelsior.
5. Purchase of New Chairs for Council Chambers and City Hall
Action – Accepted the proposal with Commercial Furniture Services to
purchase a total of 15 high back WIT Task chairs for a total of
$4,479.25 with shipping and labor.
6. Laserfiche Proposal
Action – Accepted the proposal with OPG3 for the acquisition of the
Laserfiche Cloud License for an amount of $5,666.00.
7. Approve Temporary Liquor License for Excelsior – Lake Minnetonka
Chamber of Commerce Person of the Year Event for Friday, April 20,
2018
Action – Approved the issuance of a Temporary Liquor License to the
Excelsior-Lake Minnetonka Chamber, on Friday, April 20, 2018, with the
conditions outlined in the Temporary Liquor License application.
7. PUBLIC HEARINGS
(a) Small Cell Wireless Technology (PC No. 17-15)
Beattie moved, Carlson seconded, to waive the first reading of the proposed
Small Cell Wireless Technology Ordinance No. 576, and schedule the second
reading and public hearing for the March 19th City Council Meeting. Motion
carried 5/0.
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March 5, 2018
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8. PETITIONS, REQUEST, and COMMUNICATIONS
(a) College Lake Sidewalk Update
Rick Meyer, 600 Pleasant Street, addressed the City Council.
Mark Meldahl, 701 Pleasant Street, addressed the City Council.
Pam Ratliff, 631 Pleasant Street, addressed the City Council.
Matt Ratliff, 631 Pleasant Street, addressed the City Council.
Council directed staff to look at the engineering hardcover issues, and to have
staff and Councilmember Greg Miller meet with the neighborhood to try and
come up with a solution for the neighborhood.
9. ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS
(a) Construction Hours
Beattie moved, Miller seconded, to change the Construction Hours from 7:30
am – 7:00 pm on weekdays, and 9:00 am – 6:00 pm on Saturdays and no
work on Sundays. Construction hours must be posted on site. Motion carried
4/1, with Caron opposed.
10. REPORTS of OFFICERS, BOARDS, and COMMITTEES
(a) Planning Commission – Comprehensive Plan Update
The City Council directed staff to plan the joint Planning Commission/City
Council meeting to start at 5:00 p.m. if that works with the Commissioners
schedules.
11. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
(a) None
12. NEW BUSINESS
(a) Advisory Commission Appointments
Carlson moved, Caron seconded, to reappoint Dean Salita to the Heritage
Preservation Commission and to fill the vacancy later. Motion carried 5/0.
Caron moved, Beattie seconded, to reappoint Tom Wolfe and Keri Sobiech to
the Park and Recreation Commission. Motion carried 5/0.
Beattie moved, Carlson seconded, to reappoint Dan Wallace and to appoint
Kate Holste to the Planning Commission. Motion carried 5/0.
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March 5, 2018
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12. NEW BUSINESS-CONTINUED
(b) Involuntary Landmark Designation of Properties
The City Council continued this item until the summer of 2018.
(c) Single-Family Scale Standards/Task Force
Caron moved, Beattie seconded, to schedule a Special Meeting for Wednesday,
March 14, 2018. Motion carried 5/0.
13. ADJOURNMENT
Beatie moved, Caron seconded, to adjourn at 8:43 p.m. Motion carried 5/0.
Respectfully submitted,
Ann Orlofsky
City Clerk
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