City Council Meetings and Work Sessions

City of Excelsior City Council Meeting MINUTES Monday, June 3, 2019 6:30 P.M. 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Carlson opened the meeting at 6:38 pm. 2. ROLL CALL City Council: Councilmembers Dierking, Kurschner, Miller and Mayor Carlson Absent: Councilmember Caron Staff: City Manager Luger, City Attorney Staunton, City Engineer Dawley, Public Works Superintendent Amundsen, City Planner Becker, Finance Officer Horn, Event Planner Edwards and City Clerk Peterson 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES (a) May 6, 2019, Work Session Minutes Kurschner moved, Miller seconded, to approve the May 6, 2019 Work Session Minutes. Motion carried 4/0. (b) May 20, 2019, Work Session Minutes Miller moved, Kurschner seconded, to approve the May 20, 2019 Work Session Minutes. Motion carried 4/0. (c) May 20, 2019, City Council Minutes Dierking moved, Miller seconded, to approve the May 20, 2019 City Council Minutes. Motion carried 4/0. 4. RECOGNITION AND OPEN FORUM None 5. CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS, QUESTIONS, and REPORTS (a) Ice Castle Event Update Amundsen provided an update on the Ice Castle Event. Minutes City Council June 3, 2019 Page 2 (b) Single Family Task Force Mayor Carlson and Kurschner provided an update on the Single-Family Task Force. (c) Excelsior Fire District Update Miller provided an update on the Excelsior Fire District. (d) City/Chamber Memorandum of Understanding Update Dierking provided an update on the City/Chamber Memorandum of Understanding. (e) 2019 Street and Utility Improvements Project Update Amundsen and Dawley provided an update on the 2019 Street and Utility Improvements Project. (f) Introduction of Lynette Peterson, new City Clerk Luger introduced Lynette Peterson, new City Clerk. 6. MEET EXCELSIOR None 7. AGENDA APPROVAL (a) Meeting Agenda Dierking moved, Kurschner seconded, to approve the June 3, 2019 Meeting Agenda. Motion carried 4/0. (b) Consent Agenda Dierking moved, Miller seconded, to approve the Consent Agenda for June 3, 2019, as amended. Motion carried 4/0. 1. Approve Verified Claims – Approve for Payment Manual Checks 085301 – 085340. Action - Approved for payment manual checks 085301 - 085340. Minutes City Council June 3, 2019 Page 3 2. Second Reading of Ord. 598 – Sign Ordinance Amendments Action – Waived second reading and adopted Ord. 598 – An Ordinance Amending Article 24, Sections 24-5 and 24-3 of the Excelsior City Zoning Code pertaining to For Sale/Lease signs and comprehensive sign plans. 3. May Heritage Preservation Commission Code Enforcement Report Action – Accepted the June Heritage Preservation Commission Code Enforcement Report. 4. SafeAssure Service Agreement Action – Authorized the City Manager to renew the agreement with SafeAssure. 5. 2019 Lake Minnetonka Triathlon Road Restriction Resolution Action – Approved the road restrictions for June 15, 2019 for the Lake Minnetonka Triathlon and adopted Resolution No. 2019-23. 6. Art on the Lake 2019 New Location Action – Approved a new location for Art on the Lake and Adopted Resolution No. 2019-24. Staff will look at refunding fees due to weather and the moving of this event. 7. FilmNorth Temporary Liquor License Action – Approved temporary liquor license application for FilmNorth of June 8, 2019. 8. May Building Permit Report Action – Accepted the May Building Permit Report. 8. PUBLIC HEARING (a) None 9. PETITIONS, REQUEST and COMMUNICATIONS (a) PaddleTap Lease Proposal Ryan Jaeger and Wells Brose from PaddleTap were in attendance to answer questions regarding PaddleTap. Minutes City Council June 3, 2019 Page 4 Miller moved, Dierking seconded, to approve the lease agreement with PaddleTap for Transient Pier #1, Slip #1 or Slip #2, contingent upon review by the City Attorney, appropriate proof of insurance and changing the renewal period to annually. Motion carried 4/0. (b) Maynard’s Outdoor Music Request Kurschner moved, Miller seconded, to approve the Outdoor Music Request for music to go until 10:00 p.m. on July 4 and July 5 at Maynard’s Restaurant. Motion carried 4/0. (c) Concerts in The Commons Proposed Alternative Location Rotary Club Members Charlie Kanan and Larry Lembrich were in attendance to answer questions regarding relocation of the June 5 Concerts in The Commons to Water Street. Dierking moved, Kurschner seconded, to approve the request to relocate the June 5 Concerts in The Commons to Water Street directing staff to work with the South Lake Minnetonka Police Department and the Rotary Club on public safety and adopt Resolution No. 2019-27 – A Resolution Imposing Temporary Street Closure on Wednesday, June 5, 2019. Motion carried 4/0. (d) 4th of July Special Event Permit Kurschner moved, Dierking seconded, to approve the Special Event Permit for the Excelsior-Lake Minnetonka Fourth of July Event, waive the meter fees on July 3, 2019 for the dumpster and adopt Resolution No. 2019-25 – A Resolution imposing Temporary Parking Restrictions for July 4, 2019. Motion carried 4/0. (e) Community for The Commons Adoption Programs Report Deb Rogers, Community for the Commons, presented an annual report on The Commons Adoption Program. No action was taken on this item. 10. ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS (a) First Reading of Ordinance No. 599 – Implementing a Sales Tax Kurschner moved, Miller seconded, to adopt Resolution No. 2019-26 Approving a Local Sales and Use Tax as Authorized by Minnesota Law. Motion Carried 4/0. Miller moved, Dierking seconded to approve the first reading of Ordinance No. 599 - Adopting a Sales and Use Tax with Attorney Staunton clarifying if home sales are included in the Sales and Use Tax. Minutes City Council June 3, 2019 Page 5 11. REPORTS OF OFFICERS, BOARDS, and COMMITTEES (a) None 12. UNFINISHED BUSINESS (a) 2019 City of Excelsior Objectives Dierking moved and Kurschner seconded to approve the 2019 City of Excelsior Objectives as presented. Motion carried 4/0. (b) East Side Subarea Plan Kurschner moved, Dierking seconded to form a subcommittee with Miller, Kurschner, Staunton and Becker to review the East Side Subarea Plan and bring recommendations to the Council. Motion carried 4/0. (c) 117 First Street Cottages Dierking moved, Kurschner seconded to have Mayor Carlson, Kurschner, and Becker explore the costs of potentially relocating one of the 117 First Street Cottages. Carried 4/0. 13. NEW BUSINESS (a) None 14. ADJOURNMENT Kurschner moved, Dierking seconded, to adjourn the meeting at 9:38 p.m. Motion carried 4/0. Respectfully submitted, Lynette R. Peterson, City Clerk