City Council Meetings and Work Sessions

City of Excelsior Hennepin County, Minnesota MINUTES EXCELSIOR CITY COUNCIL MEETING September 4, 2018 Council Chambers 6:30 p.m. 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Gaylord called the meeting to order at 6:31 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL Present: Councilmembers Beattie, Carlson, Caron, Miller, Mayor Gaylord Absent: None Also Present: City Manager Luger, Finance Officer Horn, Consulting City Planner Richards, Public Works Superintendent Amundsen, Event Coordinator Edwards, and City Clerk Orlofsky 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES (a) August 6, 2018 Work Session Minutes Beattie moved, Carlson seconded, to approve the August 6, 2018 Work Session Minutes. Motion carried 5/0. (b) August 6, 2018 City Council Minutes Beattie moved, Carlson seconded, to approve the August 6, 2018 City Council Minutes. Motion carried 5/0. (c) August 20, 2018 Work Session Minutes Beattie moved, Carlson seconded, to approve the August 20, 2018 Work Session Minutes. Motion carried 5/0. (d) August 20, 2018 City Council Minutes Beattie moved, Caron seconded, to approve the August 20, 2018 City Council Minutes. Motion carried 5/0. 4. OPEN FORUM (a) None 5. CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS, QUESTIONS, and REPORTS (a) 810 Excelsior Boulevard Update Staunton provided an update on the 810 Excelsior Boulevard title action. (b) Mill Street Update Amundsen provided an update on the Mill Street Update. Minutes City Council Meeting September 4, 2018 Page 2 6. AGENDA APPROVAL (a) Meeting Agenda Carlson moved, Beattie seconded, to approve the September 4, 2018 City Council Agenda. 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 084538- 084593 and E-Payments 001672-001702 Action – Approved Verified Claims - Approve for Payment Manual Checks 084538-084593 and E-Payments 001672-001702. 2. July Financial Report Action – Accepted for filing. 3. Approve Pay Voucher No. 2 CSAH 19/Water Street Intersection Improvements Action – Approved Construction Pay Voucher No. 2 for the CSAH 19/Water Street Intersection Improvements Project and authorize payment in the amount of $116,315.91 to Valley Paving, Inc. 4. Approve Final Pay Voucher No. 2 & Final Mill Street Sanitary and Watermain Improvement Project Action – Approved Construction Final Pay Voucher No. 2 & Final for the Mill Street Sanitary and Watermain Improvement project and authorize payment in the amount of $10,376.56 to Minger Construction, Inc. 7. PUBLIC HEARINGS (a) Front Yard Setback Variance for 438 William Street (PC No. 18-10) Dan Wallace, Architect for the Applicant, addressed the City Council. Mayor Gaylord opened the public hearing at 7:01 p.m. Nicki Craig, Planning Commissioner, addressed the City Council. Jules Harrison, Planning Commissioner, addressed the City Council. Hearing no further comments Gaylord closed the public hearing at 7:07 p.m. Beattie moved, Caron seconded, to approve as written with the additional condition that an arborist be hired to determine the health and condition of the tree to determine that it should be saved. Motion carried 5/0. Minutes City Council Meeting September 4, 2018 Page 3 8. PETITIONS, REQUESTS and COMMUNICATIONS (a) College Lake Update Phil Barnes, Public Engagement Consultant, WSB & Associates, addressed the City Council. Nina Stark, 735 Pleasant Street, addressed the City Council. Matt Rattliff, 631 Pleasant Street, addressed the City Council. Dave Huntington, 734 Pleasant Street, addressed the City Council. Miki Huntington, 734 Pleasant Street, addressed the City Council. Linda Stoeckicht, 570 William Street, addressed the City Council. Rick Meyer, 600 Pleasant Street, addressed the City Council. Mark Meldahl, 701 Pleasant Street, addressed the City Council. Lou Dierking, 701 Pleasant Street_, addressed the City Council. Pam Rattliff, 631 Pleasant Street, addressed the City Council. Pierre Lamere, 762 Pleasant Street, addressed the City Council. Deb Hutchinson, 335 College Lake, addressed the City Council. Ross Rogney, 780 Pleasant Street, addressed the City Council. Rick Meyer, 600 Pleasant Street, addressed the City Council. Matt Rattliff, 631 Pleasant Street, addressed the City Council. Miller moved, Beattie seconded, to move forward with a traffic study and explore the feasibility of a sidewalk on Water Street. Motion carried 5/0. Luger recommended that WSB soften the language in the report to reflect the concerns and disagreements between the working groups and, redistribute the report for comments and review and bring it back at future City Council meeting. The Council agreed. 9. ORDINANCES and RESOLUTIONS (a) First Reading of Ordinance No. 581 – Tobacco Ordinance Roger Koehnen’s, BP, addressed the City Council. Carlson moved, Caron seconded, to waive the first reading including and schedule the second reading for the October 1, 2018 City Council meeting, to raise the age to purchase tobacco to 21 years old, and to impose a proximity limitation prohibiting the issuance of a license to a retail establishment located within 500 feet of a school, and to begin January 1, 2019; and to include prohibiting the sale of flavored tobacco products in the second reading. Motion failed, Carlson and Caron in favor, Miller and Gaylord opposed, and Beattie abstained. Minutes City Council Meeting September 4, 2018 Page 4 (a) First Reading of Ordinance No. 581 – Tobacco Ordinance - Continued Beattie moved, Miller second, to waive the first reading including and schedule the second reading for the October 1, 2018 City Council meeting, raise the age to purchase tobacco to 21 years old, and to impose a proximity limitation prohibiting the issuance of a license to a retail establishment located within 500 feet of a school, and to begin with a fractional time frame, and to not include prohibiting the sale of flavored tobacco products in the second reading. Motion carried 4/1, with Carlson opposed. 10. REPORTS of OFFICERS, BOARDS, and COMMITTEES (a) None 11. UNFINISHED BUSINESS (a) Draft Mooring Policy Jules Harrison, 227 Center Street, addressed the City Council. Council recommended that the mooring policy go to the Park and Recreation Commission for review. 12. NEW BUSINESS (a) Dan Brattland Tree Replacement Fee Contention for 7 George Street Dan Brattland, 7 George Street, addressed the City Council. Miller moved, Carlson seconded, to approve the $14,000 donation towards replacement trees to the City of Excelsior from Mr. Bratland. Motion carried 5/0. (b) Dave Lawrance Winter Lease Proposal Dave Lawrance, Paradise Charter Cruises, addressed the City Council. Beattie moved, Carlson seconded, to direct staff to draft a lease with Dave Lawrance for the winter storage of Paradise Princess II and Paradise Destiny II, subject to approval with the LMCD. Motion carried 5/0. 13. ADJOURNMENT Beattie moved, Carlson seconded, to adjourn at 10:42 p.m. Motion carried 5/0. Respectfully submitted, Ann Orlofsky City Clerk