City Council Meetings and Work Sessions

City of Excelsior City Council Meeting MINUTES Monday, August 5, 2019 6:30 P.M. 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Carlson opened the meeting at 6:48 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL City Council: Councilmembers Dierking, Miller and Mayor Carlson Absent: Council Members Caron and Kurschner Staff: City Manager Luger, City Attorney Staunton, Event Planner Edwards, Finance Director Horn and City Clerk Peterson 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES (a) July 22, 2019 City Council Minutes Miller moved, Dierking seconded, to approve the July 22, 2019 City Council Minutes. Motion carried 3/0. 4. OPEN FORUM (a) None 5. CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS, QUESTIONS, and REPORTS (a) 2019 Street and Utility Improvements Project Update Dawley provided an update on the 2019 Street and Utility Improvements Project. (b) City/Chamber Memorandum of Understanding Update Dierking provided an update on the City/Chamber Memorandum of Understanding. (c) Excelsior Fire District Update Miller provided an update on the Excelsior Fire District. (d) South Lake Minnetonka Police Department Update Carlson provided an update on the South Lake Minnetonka Police Department. Minutes City Council August 5, 2019 Page 2 6. MEET EXCELSIOR Pete Miller, Lakes Running Company, 218 Water Street, addressed the City Council. 7. AGENDA APPROVAL (a) Meeting Agenda Dierking moved, Miller seconded, to approve the August 5, 2019 Meeting Agenda. Motion carried 3/0. (b) Consent Agenda Miller moved, Dierking seconded, to approve the Consent Agenda for August 5, 2019. Motion carried 3/0. 1. Approve Verified Claims – Approve for Payment Manual Checks 085503 – 085541. Action - Approved for payment manual checks 085503 - 085541. 2. First Reading of Ord. No. 605, Cemeteries – Sale of Lots Action – Waived first reading of Ordinance No. 605, Cemeteries – Sale of Lots and scheduled a second reading for August 19, 2019. 3. Approve Excelsior Fire District 2020 Operating Budget and Capital Improvement Plan Action – Approved the Excelsior Fire District’s 2020 Operating Budget and Capital Improvement Plan. 4. Fee Schedule – Parking Permit Language Addition Action – Approved the proposed parking permit language addition to the Fee Schedule. 5. Interim Employment Contracts Action – Approved the Interim City Management Agreement and authorized the Mayor and City Manager to execute it. 6. Approve Lease with Carolyn Manhatton for 810 Excelsior Boulevard Action – Approved the lease agreement with Carolyn Manhatton for the lower space area at 810 Excelsior Boulevard. Minutes City Council August 5, 2019 Page 3 7. Minnetonka High School Homecoming Parade Action – Approved the Special Event Permit for Minnetonka High School’s Homecoming parade and adopted Resolution No. 2019-35 – A Resolution Imposing Temporary Street Closure on September 27, 2019. 8. Excelsior Apple Day 2019 Action – Approved the Special Event Permit and Temporary Liquor License for Excelsior Apple Day and adopted Resolution No. 2019-36 – A Resolution Imposing Temporary Street Closure on Saturday, September 21, 2019. 9. Appoint Water Street Tree Committee Action – Appointed Jennifer Caron, Tim Amundsen, Morgan Dawley, Eric Paulsen and a Representative of the Heritage Preservation Commission to the Water Street Tree Committee. 10. Approve 2020 South Lake Minnetonka Police Department Budget Action – Approved the South Lake Minnetonka Police Department Budget. 11. July Building Permit Report Action - Accepted the July Building Permit Report. 12. May and June Financial Report Action – Accepted the May and June Financial Report. 8. PUBLIC HEARING (a) None 9. PETITIONS, REQUEST and COMMUNICATIONS (a) Mill Street Median Miller moved, Dierking seconded, to facilitate the installation of a pedestrian refuge median island by Hennepin County and direct staff to work on a revision of the parking code to include the specific restrictions on parking for Mill Street. Motion carried 3/0. 10. ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS (a) None Minutes City Council August 5, 2019 Page 4 11. REPORTS OF OFFICERS, BOARDS, and COMMITTEES (a) None 12. UNFINISHED BUSINESS (a) College Lake Traffic Study Dawley provided an update on the College Lake Traffic Study. 13. NEW BUSINESS (a) None 14. ADJOURNMENT Dierking moved, Miller seconded, to adjourn the meeting at 8:37 p.m. Motion carried 3/0. Respectfully submitted, Lynette R. Peterson, City Clerk