City Council Meetings and Work Sessions

City of Excelsior Hennepin County, Minnesota MINUTES EXCELSIOR CITY COUNCIL MEETING September 17, 2018 Council Chambers 6:30 p.m. 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Gaylord called the meeting to order at 6:32 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, City Engineer Dawley, Public Works Superintendent Amundsen, and City Clerk Orlofsky 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES (a) September 4, 2018 Work Session Minutes Beattie moved, Carlson seconded, to approve the August 6, 2018 Work Session Minutes. Motion carried 5/0. (b) September 4, 2018 City Council Minutes Beattie moved, Carlson seconded, to approve the August 6, 2018 City Council Minutes as amended. Motion carried 5/0. 4. OPEN FORUM (a) None 5. CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS, QUESTIONS, and REPORTS (a) Mill Street Update Amundsen provided the Mill Street Update. 6. AGENDA APPROVAL (a) Meeting Agenda Carlson moved, Beattie seconded, to approve the September 4, 2018 City Council Agenda as amended. Motion carried 5/0. (b) Consent Agenda Beattie moved, Carlson seconded, to remove item 6(b)4 and add it as item 11(b) under Unfinished Business and approve the consent agenda as amended. Motion carried 5/0. Minutes City Council Meeting September 4, 2018 Page 2 (b) Consent Agenda – Continued 1. Approve Verified Claims - Approve for Payment Manual Checks 084593-084621 Action – Approved Verified Claims – Approved for Payment Manual Checks 084593 – 084621. 2. Parking Lot Maintenance Fees Action – Approved Parking Maintenance Cost Budget and Cost Allocation and adopt Resolution No. 2018-31 – A Resolution to Establish Parking Surcharge Fee for Use of Municipal Parking by Charter Boats and set the public hearing for October 15, 2018. 3. Amending the Liquor License for Bercorp Inc. dba The Suburban to include the outdoor patio. Action – Adopted Resolution No. 2018-32 – A Resolution amending an On- Sale Liquor License to Bercorp, Inc, dba The Suburban, for the remainder of the 2018 Calendar Year. 4. College Lake Neighborhood Traffic Study Proposal Action – Approved the attached professional services proposal from WSB & Associates, Inc. for the study of traffic impacts related to various access modifications in the College Lake neighborhood area. 5. Resolution 2018-32 – Resolution Calling for Public Hearing on Assessment for the 2017 Street and Utility Improvements Action – Adopted Resolution No. 2018-32 – A Resolution Declaring Cost to be Assessed, Ordering Preparation of Proposed Assessment, and Calling for Public Hearing on Assessments for 2017 Street and Utility Improvement project. 6. Park and Recreation Tree Adoption Action – Approved the recommendation from the Park and Recreation Commission to allow the Commission to Adopt-A-Tree from Community for The Commons for the not-to-exceed cost of $6,000 using park improvement funds. 7. PUBLIC HEARINGS (a) Yumi’s Liquor License Transfer Mayor Gaylord opened the public hearing at 6:36 p.m. Aaron Switz, the New Owner of Yumi’s, addressed the City Council. Hearing no further comments Mayor Gaylord closed the public hearing at 6:38 p.m. Minutes City Council Meeting September 4, 2018 Page 3 7. PUBLIC HEARINGS -CONTINUED (b) Yumi’s Liquor License Transfer – Continued Carlson moved, Beattie seconded, to approve Resolution 2018-33 – A Resolution Granting an On-Sale Wine, Intoxicating Malt Liquor and Sunday Liquor License to Yumi’s Excelsior, LLC, dba Yumi’s, for the remainder of the 2018 Calendar Year. (c) 142 Lake Street Variance Beattie moved, Miller seconded, to continue this item to the November 19, 2018 City Council meeting. Motion carried 5/0. 8. PETITIONS, REQUESTS and COMMUNICATIONS (a) Proposed Commercial Pier Lease with Paradise Charter Cruises Dave Lawrance, Owner of Paradise Charter Cruises, addressed the City Council. Tia Black, 274 Lake Street, addressed the City Council. Caron moved, Beattie seconded, to approve the Commercial Pier Lease with Paradise Charter Cruises with a notation that the money will be dedicated to the park improvement fund. Motion carried 5/0. 9. ORDINANCES and RESOLUTIONS (a) Mill Street Parking Ordinance Bruce and Linde Sorenson, 401 Third Street, addressed the City Council. Mark Reisinger, 331 Mill Street, addressed the City Council. Beattie moved, Caron seconded, to continue to allow parking along Mill Street and to ask staff to urge Hennepin county to repaint the crosswalks, and fog lines on Mill Street. Motion carried 5/0. 10. REPORTS of OFFICERS, BOARDS, and COMMITTEES (a) None 11. UNFINISHED BUSINESS (a) Mill Street Feasibility Study Beattie moved, Miller seconded, to approve the attached professional services proposal from WSB & Associates, Inc. for the Mill Street Trail Study Minutes City Council Meeting September 4, 2018 Page 4 11. UNFINISHED BUSINESS - CONTINUED (b) Traffic Study Proposal for College Lake Area Beattie moved, Miller seconded, to approve the attached professional services proposal from WSB & Associates, Inc. for the study of traffic impacts related to various access modifications in the College Lake neighborhood area including the information requested by Miller and Caron’s request for the summer traffic data. Motion carried 5/0. 12. NEW BUSINESS (a) Authorize Feasibility Study for 2019 Pavement Management Project Beattie moved, Carlson seconded, to approve the attached professional services proposal from WSB & Associates, Inc. for Area 1, and Area 2. Motion carried 5/0. (b) Water Street Crosswalk Preliminary Design Carlson moved, Beattie seconded, to move forward with the current bidding documents and to include the landscaping area that has dying trees, and to address which account this will come from. Motion carried 5/0. (c) 2019 General Fund Budget & Tax Levy Beattie moved, Carlson seconded, to adopt Resolution 2018-30 – A Resolution Certifying the 2019 Proposed Property Tax Levy Collectible in 2019, Proposed General Fund Budget and Public Meeting Date, time and location. Motion carried 5/0. 13. ADJOURNMENT Beattie moved, Carlson seconded, to adjourn at 8:38 p.m. Motion carried 5/0. Respectfully submitted, Ann Orlofsky City Clerk