City Council Meetings and Work Sessions

City of Excelsior City Council Meeting MINUTES Tuesday, February 18, 2020 6:30 P.M. 1. CALL TO ORDER Acting Mayor Caron called the meeting to order at 6:52 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL City Council: Councilmembers Kurschner, Miller and Acting Mayor Caron Absent: Councilmember Dierking and Mayor Carlson Also Present: City Manager Luger, City Attorney Staunton, Public Works Superintendent Amundsen, Planning Director Becker and City Clerk Peterson 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES (a) February 3, 2020 Work Session Minutes Kurschner moved, Miller seconded, to approve the February 3, 2020 Work Session Minutes. Motion carried 3/0. (b) February 3, 2020 City Council Minutes Miller moved, Kurschner seconded, to approve the February 3, 2020 City Council Minutes with the addition of the sentence “Full list of directed items is on the recording of the meeting.” under 9(b) College Lake Project. Motion carried 3/0. 4. OPEN FORUM Andrew Punch, 561 Third Street, addressed the Council regarding the Residential Review Board and public comment regarding the ordinance. Peter Hartwich, 186 George Street, addressed the City Council regarding the Residential Review Board. 5. CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS, QUESTIONS, and REPORTS (a) Project Advisory Committee Update (Bandshell) Minutes City Council February 18, 2020 Page 2 Luger presented an update on the Project Advisory Committee regarding the bandshell. Naming rights will be discussed at the March 16 Council Work Session. 6. MEET EXCELSIOR Hennepin County Sheriff David Hutchinson, 350 South Fifth Street, Room 6, Minneapolis, addressed the City Council. Also present were Sergeant Rick Waldron and Jens Undlin, Director of Intergovernmental Relations. 7. AGENDA APPROVAL (a) Meeting Agenda Miller moved, Kurschner seconded, to approve the February 18, 2020 Meeting Agenda. Motion carried 3/0. (b) Consent Agenda Kurschner moved, Miller seconded, to approve the Consent Agenda for February 18, 2020. Motion carried 3/0. 1. Approve Verified Claims – Approve for Payment Manual Checks (# 086160 – 086193) Action - Approved for payment manual checks (# 086160 – 086193). 2. Approve Pay Voucher No. 7 – 2019 Street and Utility Improvement Project Action – Approved Construction Pay Voucher No. 7 for the 2019 Street and Utility Improvement Project and authorize payment in the amount of $249,056.98 to Northdale Construction Co., Inc. 3. Parking Capacity for 2020 Action – Adopted Resolution No. 2020-06 – A Resolution Setting the Annual Parking Impact Fee and Parking Capacity for 2020. . 4. Luck O’ the Lake Road Closures Action – Adopted Resolution No. 2020-13 – A Resolution Imposing Temporary Parking Restrictions for March 13th and March 14th, 2020. Minutes City Council February 18, 2020 Page 3 5. Temporary Liquor License for Excelsior Lake Minnetonka Chamber of Commerce Action – Approved the issuance of a Temporary Liquor License to Excelsior Lake Minnetonka Chamber of Commerce for the Luck O’ the Lake event on March 14, 2020 from 9:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m., with the conditions outlined in the Temporary Liquor License Application. 6. Rotary Club of Excelsior Off-Site Gambling License Permit Action – Adopted Resolution No. 2020-14 Approving Issuance of Off-Site Permit by State of Minnesota Gambling Authority. 7. Continue Second Reading of Amendments to Special Events Permit Ordinance Action – Continued the proposed second reading and adoption of the Special Events Permit Ordinance to the March 2 meeting. 8. PUBLIC HEARINGS (a) None. 9. PETITIONS, REQUEST and COMMUNICATIONS (a) Proposed Lease with Paradise Grand Miller moved, Kurschner seconded, to approve the Commercial Pier Lease with Paradise Charter Cruises for the Paradise Grand and authorize the Mayor and City Manager to sign the lease. Motion carried 3/0. 10. ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS (a) None. 11. REPORTS OF OFFICERS, BOARDS, and COMMITTEES (a) None. 12. UNFINISHED BUSINESS (a) Council Strategy Session The Council discussed changing the title of the agenda item “2020 Goals” to “Vision and Goals 2020 and Beyond”. The Council discussed department heads attending the strategy session and stated it is not necessary but is an open meeting if they are Minutes City Council February 18, 2020 Page 4 interested in attending noting the main session they would be interested in staff input on is from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. for the Vision and Goals 2020 and Beyond agenda item. 13. NEW BUSINESS (a) Siren Update Miller moved, Kurschner seconded to repair the current siren at the estimated cost of $7,500. Motion carried 3/0. 14. ADJOURNMENT Miller moved, Kurschner seconded, to adjourn the meeting at 7:33 p.m. Motion carried 3/0. Respectfully submitted, Lynette R. Peterson, City Clerk