City Council Meetings and Work Sessions

City of Excelsior Hennepin County, Minnesota MINUTES EXCELSIOR CITY COUNCIL MEETING February 4, 2019 Council Chambers 6:30 p.m. 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Carlson called the meeting to order at 6:45 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL Present: Councilmembers Caron, Kurschner, Miller, and Mayor Carlson Absent: None Also Present: City Manager Luger, City Attorney Staunton, City Planner Becker, Finance Officer Horn, Public Works Superintendent Amundsen, Event Planner Edwards, and City Clerk Orlofsky 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES (a) January 28, 2019 Work Session Meeting Minutes Caron moved, Kurschner seconded, to approve the January 28, 2019 Meeting Minutes. Motion carried 4/0. (b) January 28, 2019 City Council Meeting Minutes Caron moved, Miller seconded, to approve the January 28, 2019 City Council Meeting Minutes. Motion carried 4/0. 4. OPEN FORUM (a) None 5. CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS, QUESTIONS, and REPORTS (a) Ice Castle Update Edwards provided an update on the Ice Castle Event. (b) 810 Excelsior Boulevard Update Staunton provided some background information on 810 Excelsior Boulevard. (c) Coyote Update from the South Lake Minnetonka Police Department Police Chief Meehan provided an update. 6. MEET EXCELSIOR Bill Damberg, Owner of Brightwater, addressed the City Council. Minutes City Council February 4, 2019 Page 2 7. AGENDA APPROVAL (a) Meeting Agenda Caron moved, Miller seconded, to move item 13(c) up to Item 9(a) on the Regular City Council Agenda and to approve the February 4, 2019 Regular City Council Agenda as amended. Motion carried 4/0. (b) Consent Agenda Caron moved, Kurschner seconded, to approve the February 4, 2019 consent agenda. Motion carried 4/0. 1. Approve Verified Claims - Approve for Payment Manual Checks 084897– 085004 Action – Approved for Payment Manual Checks 084897-085004. 2. Monthly Financial Report Action – Accepted reports for filing. 3. Resolution Establishing the Cemetery Property as a Tow-Away Zone Action – Adopted Resolution No. 2019-04 – A Resolution Establishing Oak Hill Cemetery as a Tow-Away Zone. 4. Special Event Permit for 2019 Luck of the Lake Action – Approved the Special Event Permit for Luck O’ The Lake Race and St. Patrick’s Day Celebration for Saturday, March 16, 2019 and adopt Resolution No. 2019-06 – A Resolution Imposing Temporary Street Closure on Friday, March 15th and Saturday, March 16th. 5. Communications Process Improvement Proposal Action – Adopted Communications and Process Improvement Proposal. 6. January Building Permit Report Action – Accepted report for filing. 7. Task Force Members Action – Appointed Todd Carlson, Kevin DiLorenzo, Dale Kurschner, Jeff Mark, Bruce Noll, Ben Stedman, Dan Wallace, Dennis Walstrom, and Tristana Ward to the Single-Family Scale Standards Task Force. 8. PUBLIC HEARINGS (a) None Minutes City Council February 4, 2019 Page 3 9. PETITIONS, REQUESTS and COMMUNICATIONS (a) Off-Sale Liquor License, Copper Beech Inc., dba Wine Republic 438 Union Place Ste 2 Miller moved, Caron seconded, to adopt Resolution No. 2019-07 – A Resolution Granting an Off-Sale Liquor License to Copper Beech Inc., dba Wine Republic, at 438 Union Place Suite 2. Motion carried 4/0. (b) Special Event Fourth of July Firecracker Start Time Request Jennifer Bodurka, Minnetonka Community Education, addressed the City Council. Dave Wahlstedt, 371 Water Street, addressed the City Council. Caron moved, Miller seconded, to approve the start time for set-up at 5:00 am and to work with staff to on the start time for amplified sound. Motion carried 4/0. 10. ORDINANCES and RESOLUTIONS (a) Second Reading of Ordinance No. 590 – No parking on Water Street Ordinance Amendment Kurschner moved, Miller seconded, to approve the second reading of Ordinance No. 590, an ordinance amendment to deem the west and east side of Water Street between College Avenue and Academy Avenue as no parking. Motion carried 4/0. (b) Second Reading of Ordinance No. 591 – An Ordinance Amendment Limiting the Number of Tobacco Licenses Caron moved, Kurschner seconded, to approve the second reading of Ordinance No. 591 – An Ordinance Amendment Limiting the Number of Tobacco Licenses. Motion carried 4/0. 11. REPORTS of OFFICERS, BOARDS, and COMMITTEES (a) None 12. UNFINISHED BUSINESS (a) Website Redesign Committee Miller moved, Caron seconded, to appoint Nicki Craig, Bethany Hway, and Jules Harrison to the Website Redesign Committee and to allow the Committee the discretion to approve any future members. Motion carried 4/0. (b) Mooring Ordinance Miller moved, Caron seconded, to waive the first reading and set the second reading for the February 19, 2019 City Council Meeting. Motion carried 4/0. Minutes City Council February 4, 2019 Page 4 12. UNFINISHED BUSINESS - CONTINUED (c) Special Event Policy Recommendation for staff to continue to work on the policy. The City Council likes the 4-tier option but would like staff to research the fees and bring it back to the City Council for further discussion. 13. NEW BUSINESS (a) Appoint Representative for Sales Tax Legislation Kurschner moved, Caron seconded, to appoint Councilmember Caron and Miller as the Representatives for the Sales Tax Legislation for 2019. Motion carried 4/0. (b) Appoint Councilmembers to Interview Advisory Commission Applicants Miller moved, Caron seconded, to appoint Mayor Carlson to conduct the annual interviews for the Heritage Preservation Commission, Councilmember Caron to conduct the annual interviews for the Park and Recreation Commission and Councilmember Kurschner to conduct the annual interviews for the Planning Commission. Motion carried 4/0. (c) Off-Sale Liquor License, Copper Beech Inc., dba Wine Republic 438 Union Place Ste 2 This item was moved to item 9(a). (d) City Council Appointment The City Council directed staff to continue this item to the February 19, 2019 City Council Meeting. 14. ADJOURNMENT Caron moved, Miller seconded, to adjourn at 8:31 p.m. Motion carried 4/0. Respectfully submitted, Ann Orlofsky City Clerk