City Council Meetings and Work Sessions

City of Excelsior Hennepin County, Minnesota MINUTES EXCELSIOR CITY COUNCIL MEETING April 16, 2018 Council Chambers 7:00 p.m. 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Gaylord called the meeting to order at 5:35 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL Present: Councilmembers Beattie, Carlson, Caron, Miller (arrived at 5:42 p.m.), and Mayor Gaylord Absent: None Also Present: City Manager Luger, City Attorney Staunton, Planning Director Smith, Public Works Superintendent Amundsen, Event Coordinator Edwards, and City Clerk Orlofsky 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES (a) Regular City Council Meeting Minutes, April 2, 2018 Beattie moved, Caron seconded, to approve the April 2, 2018 City Council Minutes. Motion carried 4/0. 4. OPEN FORUM (a) Certificate of Appreciation for 10 Years of Service to Excelsior – Kristi Luger, City Manager. (b) Miki Huntington, Excelsior-Lake Minnetonka Chamber, addressed the City Council. 5. CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS, QUESTIONS, and REPORTS (a) Hennepin County Update with Jan Callison Jan Callison, County Commissioner, provided an update. (b) South Lake Minnetonka Police Department Update Gaylord provided an update on the South Lake Minnetonka Police Department. (c) E-Cigarettes and Vape Shops Carlson asked staff to bring this item back to a future City Council Meeting. Minutes City Council Meeting April 16, 2018 Page 2 6. AGENDA APPROVAL (a) Meeting Agenda Beattie moved, Carlson seconded, to remove item 13(a) Thrive MSP Overview, and to approve the agenda as amended. Motion carried 5/0. (b) Consent Agenda Beattie moved, Carlson seconded, to approve the consent agenda. Motion carried 5/0. 1. Approve Verified Claims – Approve for Payment Manual Checks 84036-84079 Action - Approved the payment for manual checks 84036-84079. 2. March Building Permit Report Action – Accepted for filing. 3. Closing of City Hall on December 24 and December 31 Action – Authorized staff to close City Hall on Monday, December 24th and Monday, December 31st for the holidays. 4. St. Alban’s Bay Lake Improvement District Joint Cooperation Agreement III Action – Approved the St. Alban’s Bay Lake Improvement District Joint Cooperation Agreement III and authorize the Mayor and City Manager to sign the Agreement. 5. Approve Safe Assure Contract Action – Authorized the City Manager to renew the agreement with Safe Assure. 6. Memorial Day Parade Action - Approved the American Legion Post 259 & Minnetonka VFW’s Memorial Day parade permit and adopt Resolution 2018-10 – A Resolution Imposing Temporary Street Closure on May 28, 2018. 7. Approve Temporary Liquor License for Art on The Lake Event Action – Motion to Approve the Temporary Liquor License for the Art on the Lake Event on Saturday, May 9 & 10 from 10 am – 6 pm. Minutes City Council Meeting April 16, 2018 Page 3 7. SINGLE -FAMILY SCALE STANDARDS (a) Acknowledging Property Owners of Houses on the Survey Mayor Gaylord thanked the property owners that had houses on the survey. (b) Single – Family Scale Standards Council directed staff to schedule the First Reading of the Ordinance No. 580 at the Special Meeting on April 24, 2018. 8. PUBLIC HEARING (a) Conditional Use Permit – 287 Water Street (PC No. 18-05) Mayor Gaylord opened the public hearing at 7:15 p.m. Hearing no comments from the public, Mayor Gaylord closed the public hearing at 7:28 p.m. Carlson moved, Beattie seconded, to Adopt Resolution No. 2018-09 approving a Conditional Use Permit for use of the Parking Impact Fee subject to the conditions listed in said resolution. Motion carried 5/0. (b) Tuck-Under Garages, Measuring Building Height and Garage Setbacks (PC No. 18-14) Mayor Gaylord opened the public hearing at 7:24 p.m. John Monson, Landschute, addressed the City Council. Hearing no further comments from the public, Mayor Gaylord closed the public hearing at 7:28 p.m. Carlson moved, Beattie seconded, to waive the first reading and schedule the second reading of Ordinance No. 578, an Ordinance to amend Appendix E, Articles 14 and 41 of the Excelsior City Code regarding garage design and measuring building height for April 24, 2018. Motion carried 5/0. (c) Curb Cuts Along Water Street (PC No. 18-03) Mayor Gaylord opened the public hearing at 7:37 p.m. Hearing no comments from the public, Mayor Gaylord closed the public hearing at 7:28 p.m. Beattie moved, Caron seconded to waive the first reading and schedule the second reading of Ordinance No. 579, an Ordinance to amend Appendix E, Article 19 of the Excelsior City Code regarding curb cuts along Water Street for May 7, 2018. Motion carried 5/0. 9. PETITIONS, REQUESTS AND COMMUNICATIONS (a) None Minutes City Council Meeting April 16, 2018 Page 4 10. ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS (a) None 11. REPORTS OF OFFICERS, BOARDS, and COMMITTEES (a) None 12. UNFISHED BUSINESS (a) 810 Excelsior Boulevard Proposals Bill Stoddard, Stoddard Companies, addressed the City Council. Todd Frostad, Frostad Development Corporation, addressed the City Council. Ian Peterson, David Weekly Homes, addressed the City Council. Joan Maher, 905 Excelsior Boulevard, addressed the City Council. MaryJo Judd, 825 Hidden Lane, addressed the City Council. Ann Hersman, 823 Hidden Lane, addressed the City Council. Carlson moved, Caron seconded, to move forward with the proposal from Bill Stoddard. Motion failed, 2/2 with Miller and Gaylord opposed, and Councilmember Beattie abstained. Carlson moved, Caron seconded, to continue this item to the next City Council meeting on May 7th. Motion Carried 5/0. 13. NEW BUSINESS (a) Reinstating Works Sessions and Scheduling Special City Council Meetings Beattie moved, Caron seconded, to schedule a Special Meeting on April 24th at 5:30 p.m. and another on May 2nd at 5:30 p.m. and to continue with the Council Work Sessions at 5:30 p.m. going forward with City Council meetings to begin at 6:30 p.m. Motion carried 5/0. (b) Donation Yoga Request Tricia Thomas, 140 Maple Street, addressed the City Council. Caron moved, Miller seconded, to approve the event with all the donations going towards Community for The Commons and to come back at the end of the summer and provide the City Council with a report. Motion carried 5/0. Minutes City Council Meeting April 16, 2018 Page 5 14. ADJOURNMENT Beatie moved, Caron seconded, to adjourn at 8:43 p.m. Motion carried 5/0. Respectfully submitted, Ann Orlofsky City Clerk