City Council Meetings and Work Sessions

Regular Council Meeting MINUTES Monday, March 4, 2024 Trinity Episcopal Church - 322 Second Street, Excelsior, MN 55331 6:30 P.M. 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Carlson called the meeting to order at 6:31 P.M. 2. ROLL CALL City Council: Mayor Carlson, Councilmembers Caron, Dierking, Hersman and Tyler Also Present: City Attorney/Assistant City Manager Staunton, Public Works Director Amundsen, and Special Events Coordinator Edwards. 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES (a) February 20, 2024 Work Session Minutes Hersman moved, Dierking seconded, to approve the February 20, 2024 Work Session Minutes. Motion carried 5/0. (b) February 20, 2024 City Council Minutes. Hersman moved, Dierking seconded, to approve the February 20, 2024 City Council Minutes. Motion carried 5/0. 4. OPEN FORUM Bruce Kelly, 165 Maple Street, addressed the council complimenting City Staff for correcting the problem of construction workers parking in East and West Parking Lots. 5. CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS, QUESTIONS, and REPORTS (a) 339 Third Street Construction Update Minutes City Council Meeting Monday, March 4, 2024 Page 2 Mark Madero, Project Manager, gave an update on the 339 Third Street Construction Project. John Brandford, WSB, gave an update on the 339 Third Street Construction Project. (b) Heritage Preservation Commission Update Kevin Staunton, City Attorney/Assistant City Manager, gave an update on the Heritage Preservation Commission. (c) City Zoning Preemption Legislation Kevin Staunton, City Attorney/Assistant City Manager, gave an update on the City Zoning Preemption Legislation. (d) Presidential Nomination Primary Election March 5, 2024 Presidential Nomination Primary Election Polling Place – Mount Calvary Lutheran Church, 301 County Road 19. 6. MEET EXCELSIOR (a) None 7. AGENDA APPROVAL (a) Meeting Agenda Tyler moved, Dierking seconded, to approve the March 4, 2024 Meeting Agenda with the change to delete item 9(a). Motion carried 5/0. (b) Consent Agenda Dierking moved, Tyler seconded, to approve the February 20, 2024 Consent Agenda. Motion carried 5/0. Minutes City Council Meeting Monday, March 4, 2024 Page 3 1. Review Verified Claims under $20,000 and Approve Verified Claims over $20,000 Action – Reviewed Verified Claims under $20,000 and Approved Verified Claims over $20,000. 2. 339 Third Street Amendment Action – Determined that the proposed changes are not significant and authorized staff to approve them administratively. 3. February Building Permits Report Action – Accepted the February Building Permits Report. 4. 262 Lake Street Appeal Action – Adopted Resolution 2024-10 Approval of Resolution Affirming HPC Denial of Demolition Permit for 262 Lake Street. 5. Approve Pay Voucher No. 13 and Final Commons Plaza & Concessions Action – Approved Pay Voucher No. 13 and authorized payment to Garner Builders. 8. PUBLIC HEARINGS (a) Lecy Brothers Home Tour Permit – 6 Third Street Amy Edwards, Special Event Coordinator, gave a staff report. Andy Johnsrud, Lecy Brothers, addressed the Council answering questions about the Home Tour. Dan Brattland, 6 Third Street, addressed the Council answering questions regarding the Home Tour. Minutes City Council Meeting Monday, March 4, 2024 Page 4 Bob Bolles, 229 George Street, addressed the Council in favor of the permit. Dierking moved, Tyler seconded, to approve the Special Event Permit with direction to staff to work with the applicant on parking. Motion carried 5/0. (b) Residential Review Permit 221 Monroe Avenue Kevin Staunton, City Attorney/Assistant City Manager, gave a staff report. Lisa Peterson, Noberg Homes, addressed the Council answering questions about the proposed project. Aleah Bauman-Luessi, 3613 Lerive Way, addressed the Council answering questions about the proposed project. Dierking moved, Hersman seconded, to adopt Resolution 2024-12 Approving a Residential Review Permit Application at 221 Monroe Avenue with the recommendation that the applicant work with staff and the city architect to identify a reasonable solution that meets the Good Neighbor Guidelines. Motion carried 5/0. (c) Subdivision Application 511 Second Street Kevin Staunton, City Attorney/Assistant City Manager, gave a staff report. Tim Brown, 8147 Savanna Valley Way, addressed the council answering questions regarding the application. Dierking moved and Hersman seconded to adopt the subdivision application and adopt Resolution 2024-11. Motion carried 5/0. 9. PETITIONS, REQUESTS and COMMUNICATIONS (a) Food Trucks at the Plaza The item was removed from the agenda. Minutes City Council Meeting Monday, March 4, 2024 Page 5 10. ORDINANCES and RESOLUTIONS (a) None 11. REPORTS of OFFICERS, BOARDS, and COMMITTEES (a) Annual Advisory Appointments Dierking moved, Hersman seconded to accept the resignation of Ron Wiese from the Parks and Recreation Commission. Motion carried 5/0. Dierking moved, Caron seconded to appoint Tom Wolfe, Kari Sobeich and Dianne Bolles to the Parks and Recreation Commission. Motion carried 5/0. 12. UNFINISHED BUSINESS (a) None 13. NEW BUSINESS (a) Work Sessions The Council discussed upcoming work sessions. Special work sessions were scheduled for March 26, 2024 and April 9, 2024. The April 1, 2024 will be rescheduled for April 29. 14. ADJOURNMENT Dierking moved, Tyler seconded to adjourn the meeting at 7:41 P.M. Motion carried 5/0. Respectfully submitted, Deb Johnson, Administrative Assistant