City Council Meetings and Work Sessions

City of Excelsior City Council Meeting MINUTES Monday, July 22, 2019 6:30 P.M. 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Carlson opened the meeting at 6:36 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL City Council: Councilmembers Caron, Dierking, Kurschner, Miller and Mayor Carlson Absent: None Staff: City Manager Luger, City Attorney Staunton, City Planner Becker, Event Planner Edwards and City Clerk Peterson 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES (a) July 8, 2019, Work Session Minutes Caron moved, Kurschner seconded, to approve the July 8, 2019 Work Session Minutes. Motion carried 5/0. (b) July 8, 2019, City Council Minutes Caron moved, Dierking seconded, to approve the July 8, 2019 City Council Minutes. Motion carried 5/0. 4. RECOGNITION AND OPEN FORUM Mayor Carlson presented a Certificate of Appreciation and a United States Flag to the following residents for their service: John Beattie, Councilmember Mark Gaylord, Mayor Police Chief Meehan also presented a plaque to Mayor Gaylord from the South Lake Minnetonka Police Department for his service on the Coordinating Committee. Peggy Edlund, 159 First Street, addressed the City Council. Minutes City Council July 22, 2019 Page 2 5. CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS, QUESTIONS, and REPORTS (a) 2019 Street and Utility Improvements Project Update No report. (b) City/Chamber Memorandum of Understanding Update Dierking provided an update on the City/Chamber Memorandum of Understanding. 6. MEET EXCELSIOR 7. AGENDA APPROVAL (a) Meeting Agenda Kurschner moved, Caron seconded, to approve the July 22, 2019 Meeting Agenda. Motion carried 5/0. (b) Consent Agenda Caron moved, Kurschner seconded, to approve the Consent Agenda for July 22, 2019. Motion carried 5/0. 1. Approve Verified Claims – Approve for Payment Manual Checks 085459 – 085502. Action - Approved for payment manual checks 085459 - 085502. 2. Second Reading of Ord. No. 600 – Exempt 221 Academy Avenue from Snow Removal Action – Waived second reading and adopted Ord. No. 600, an ordinance amending Chapter 16 of the City Code regarding Snow Removal – Exempting Sidewalk Snow Removal for 221 Academy Avenue. 3. Second Reading of Ord. No. 601 – Shoreland Grading Action – Waived second reading and adopted Ord. No. 601, an ordinance amending Article 60 – Shoreland Management District of Appendix E of the City Code. 4. Second Reading of Ord. No. 602 – Administrative Lot Combinations Action – Waived second reading and adopted Ord. No. 602, an ordinance amending City Code to amend Division 2 – Administrative Subdivision of Chapter 30 – Subdivisions. Minutes City Council July 22, 2019 Page 3 5. Second Reading of Ord. No. 603 – Variance Amendments Action – Waived second reading and adopted Ord. No. 603, an ordinance amending the Zoning Ordinance of the City Code to Amend Article 6 – Administration – Variances. 6. Sales Tax Resolution Action – Adopted Resolution No. 2019-33 A Resolution Approving Session Laws 2019, First Special Session, Chapter 6, Article 6, Section 18. 7. Approve Lease Agreement with Myrle Mackenzie/Excelsior Christkindlsmarkt Inc. for 810 Excelsior Boulevard Action – Approved the lease agreement with Myrle Mackenzie/ Excelsior Christkindlsmarkt Inc. for the front two rooms and one small office at 810 Excelsior Boulevard. 8. PUBLIC HEARING (a) None 9. PETITIONS, REQUEST and COMMUNICATIONS (a) Ice Castle Recap Event Coordinator Edwards presented a recap of the 2019 ice castle survey results along with the financials of the ice castle event. (b) 10,000 Lakes Concours D’Elegance Plan B Kurschner moved, Miller seconded to approve Plan B for the 10,000 Lakes Concours D’Elegance and adopt Resolution No. 2019-34 imposing temporary parking restrictions for July 28, 2019. Motion carried 5/0. Event Coordinator Edwards will update the Council by the end of the week on which location will be used for the event. (c) Accept Resignation and Declare Vacancy on the Parks and Recreation Commission Caron moved, Dierking seconded to accept Mullenbach’s resignation and declare a vacancy on the Parks and Recreation Commission, and direct staff to advertise for Citizen Inquiry Forms to be submitted no later than Thursday, August 22, 2019 and appoint Miller to conduct the interviews of the applicants with the Park Commission Chair. Minutes City Council July 22, 2019 Page 4 (d) Mill Street Median A discussion was held regarding the Mill Street Median. Peter Kinn, 530 Third Avenue, addressed the City Council. Bruce Lorentson, 401 Mill Street, addressed the City Council. Bob Fisk, 400 Mill Street, addressed the City Council. Jacob Rudnicki, 512 Grace Street, addressed the City Council. The Council directed staff to schedule a meeting with Mayor Carlson, City Manager Luger, Engineer Dawley and Hennepin County to answer additional questions and bring this item back to the August 5, 2019 Council Meeting. 10. ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS (a) Ordinance No. 604 – Appendix E Interim Policy Language Jules Harrison, 240 Center Street, Planning Commission member, addressed the City Council. Dan Brattland, 6 Third Street, addressed the City Council. Drew Hueler, Real Estate Agent, addressed the City Council. Caron moved to waive the first reading and adopt Ordinance No. 604 (Planning Commission – Recommended Version) as an emergency ordinance. The motion died for lack of a second. Kurschner moved, Dierking seconded to waive the first reading and schedule the second reading for August 19, 2019 directing the Planning Commission to address Section 5 and the mass, scale and height specifications in the ordinance. Motion carried 4/1 with Miller opposed. 11. REPORTS OF OFFICERS, BOARDS, and COMMITTEES (a) None 12. UNFINISHED BUSINESS (a) None 13. NEW BUSINESS (a) None Minutes City Council July 22, 2019 Page 5 14. ADJOURNMENT Dierking moved, Kurschner seconded, to adjourn the meeting at 8:49 p.m. Motion carried 5/0. Respectfully submitted, Lynette R. Peterson, City Clerk