City Council

Owatonna City Council Minutes Administration Building Tuesday, June 16, 2015 7:00 o’clock p.m. The Owatonna City Council met in regular session on Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the City Administration Building. Council Chairman Abraham called the meeting to order. Present were: Council Members Abraham, Dotson, Burbank, Raney, Schultz, Svenby and Okerberg; Mayor Kuntz; City Attorney Walbran; Community Development Director Klecker; Public Works Director Skov; City Administrator Busse and Assistant City Clerk Clawson. Council Chairman Abraham welcomed everyone to the meeting and Council Member Burbank led everyone in the Pledge of Allegiance. Council Member Abraham advised 2014-2015 Labor Contract with Patrol Officers has been removed from the agenda. Council Member Dotson made motion to approve the agenda; Council Member Svenby seconded the motion; all members voted aye for approval. Council Member Schultz recapped the expenses for the period totaling $625,372.01. Council Member Raney made a motion to approve payment of these bills; Council Member Okerberg seconded the motion; all members voted aye for approval. Chairman Abraham advised council members review the Consent Agenda Items prior to the meeting to approve in one motion. Consent Agenda Items for approval include: Minutes: City Council Meeting – June 2, 2015. Annual Alcohol License Renewals effective July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2016 Hard Liquor License: On-Sale with Sunday Sales: 1. * Apple Minnesota LLC dba APPLEBEE’S NEIGHBORHOOD GRILL & BAR – 690 W. Bridge Street 2. *BLAZIN Wings Inc. dba BUFFALO WILD WINGS Grill & Bar #282 – 1100 West Frontage Rd #190-2 3. * (D) Dog Pound Bar LLC dba DOG POUND BAR – 212 N Cedar Avenue 4. *Los Tequilas Inc dba EL TEQUILA RESTAURANT – 1830 S Cedar Avenue 5. *Rib Kings of Owatonna LLC dba FAMOUS DAVE’S BARBECUE – 4355 W Frontage Road 6. * (D) Owatonna Hospitality, LLC dba HOLIDAY INN HOTEL & SUITES – 2365 43rd Street NW 7. * (D) Spin-Tin Inc. dba JUST 1 MORE – 149 w Bridge St 8. * (D) PLAZA MORENA CAMPESTRE GRILL INC. – 160 26th St NE 9. * (D) Reggie’s Brew House, LLC dba REGGIE’S BREW HOUSE – 218 N Cedar 10. *(D) Sparetime Entertainment LLC dba SOUTHSIDE – 333 18th Street SE 11. Sportsman’s Grille, Inc dba SPORTSMAN’S GRILLE – 4255 W Frontage Road 12. *Midwest Restaurant Properties LLC dba TIMBER LODGE STEAKHOUSE – 4455 W Frontage Road 13. *Torey’s Inc dba TOREY’S RESTAURANT & BAR – 685 W Bridge Suite #5 14. * Campus Enterprises dba WING’S TAVERN & GRILLE – 1805 S Elm Avenue. 15. *Ruben Lopez dba El Patron Mexican Grill of Owatonna – 369 18th St SE *-= Sunday Liquor Permit D = Dance Permit Council Minutes J un e 1 6 , 2 01 5 P a ge 2 o f 4 Hard Liquor License – On-Sale Only (no Sunday Sales) 1. Wayne, Raymond C dba HOFF’S BAR – 135 W Bridge A Hard Liquor Liquor Licenses – Off-Sale: 1. Vairag Inc. dba BEST BUDGET INN - HIWAY LIQUOR – 1180 W Frontage Road 2. Coborn’s Inc dba CASH WISE LIQUOR – 495 W North Street 3. Firehouse Liquor Inc dba FIREHOUSE LIQUOR – 120 26th St NW 4. Hy-Vee Inc. dba HY-VEE WINE & SPIRITS – 1620 S Cedar Avenue 5. JB LIQUOR INC. – 202 S Oak Avenue 6. Sommerset Investments Inc dba LARRY’S LIQUOR – 116 Oakdale 7. F.T.L. Corporation dba MGM WINE & SPIRITS - 1287 21ST Ave NW Hard Liquor Licenses – Club On-Sale: 1. *Am Leg 77 dba AMERICAN LEGION POST #77 – 137 W Broadway Street 2. *BPOE Lodge 1395 dba ELKS CLUB – 126 E Vine Street 3. *FOE Aerie 1791 dba FRATERNAL ORDER of EAGLES – 141 E Rose Street 4. *VFW 3723 dba HUGO MATEJCEK POST – 135 W Oakdale/Box 767 5. *Columbian Center Inc dba KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS #945 – 820 S Elm Avenue 6. *OCC Founders Group LLC dba OWATONNA COUNTRY CLUB – 1991 Lemond Road/Box 446 3.2 % Malt Liquor Licenses On-Sale: 1. City of Owatonna dba BROOKTREE MUNICIPAL GOLF COURSE – 1369 Cherry Street 3.2% Malt Liquor & Wine Licenses On-Sale (with strong beer authorization): 1. ChennFeng Mizuki Fusion, Inc. dba MIZUKI FUSION – 119 W Bridge St 2. Nick’s Pizza Palace LLC dba NICK’S PIZZA PALACE – 326 North Cedar Avenue 3. Owatonna Arts Council dba OWATONNA ARTS CENTER – 435 Garden View Lane 4. STEELE CO HISTORICAL SOCIETY – 1700 Austin Rd 5. Innkeeper Lodging, LLC dba AmericInn Hotel & Suites Owatonna, 245 Florence Ave. 3.2% Malt Liquor Licenses – Off-Sale: 1. Holiday Stationstores, Inc.– 695 West Bridge Street 2. Hy-Vee, Inc. dba HY-VEE GAS #5511, 1720 South Cedar Avenue 3. Kwik Trip, Inc. dba KWIK TRIP #237 – 135 Landmark Drive NE 4. Kwik Trip Inc. dba KWIK TRIP #403 – 2270 NW 46th Street 5. Kwik Trip Inc. dba KWIK TRIP #435 – 1075 West Frontage Road 6. Kwik Trip, Inc. dba KWIK TRIP #641 – 1220 South Oak Street 7. Kwik Trip, Inc. dba KWIK TRIP #806 – 320 Mineral Springs Road 8. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. dba WALMART #982 – 1130 W Frontage Road Event Permit – Color Dash – July 25, 2015. Event Permit – OSCAR Emergency Preparedness Exercise – June 26-28, 2015. Event Permit – Ride for Hope – July 18, 2015. Event Permit – 12th Annual STRIVE Wellness Run – August 22, 2015. Short Term Beer Permit – KC Hall – July 24, 2015 during Crazy Days. Temporary Liquor Permit – VFW #3723 – August 7, 8 & 9 at Brooktree Golf Course. Exempt Permit – Eagles Ladies Auxiliary #1791 – Pull-tabs at the SCCF. Exempt Permit – Open Arms Yellow Ribbon – Raffle – September 12, 2015. Outdoor Public Fireworks Permit – Owatonna Early Edition Rotary Club – July 4, 2015. Minutes – Human Rights Commission – May 12, 2015. Minutes – Park & Rec Meeting – May 5, 2015. Minutes – Airport Commission – May 14, 2015. Minutes - Planning Commission – June 11, 2015. Council Minutes J un e 1 6 , 2 01 5 P a ge 3 o f 4 Monthly Report – Building & Inspections – May 2015. 3-year Generator Maintenance Agreement – Cummins NPower. Change Order #1 – 2015 Mineral Springs Parkway Project. Council Member Schultz made a motion to approve these Consent Agenda Items. Council Member Raney seconded the motion; all members voted aye for approval. Public Works Director Skov presented a Settlement Agreement and Release for BCM Construction, Inc. for work completed on 12th Street SE in 2012. The City will receive a payment of $24,500 as settlement of the warranty claim filed. Council Member Dotson made a motion to approve the settlement agreement with BCM Construction. Council Member Okerberg seconded the motion; all members voted aye for approval. Community Development Director Klecker presented Conditional Use Permit C-1375 – Northland Restaurant Properties - 1120 Hoffman Drive for a drive thru restaurant. The Planning Commission has held a public hearing with regards to this with no opposition received. The Planning Commission is recommending approval with the following conditions: 1) One foot shall be removed from the island on the west property line to allow for a 62’ width between the parking stalls and the drive aisle. 2) Steele County shall approve the right in / right out access. 3) A demolition permit shall be issued prior to commencing demolition. 4) Prior to issuance of the building permit, the City and Owatonna Public Utilities shall approve all grading, drainage, and utility plans. Council Member Schultz made a motion to approve the Conditional Use Permit as recommended by the Planning Commission. Council Member Raney seconded the motion; all members voted aye for approval. Community Development Director Klecker requested approval of Resolution 52-15 to accept the bid and award the contract for the Airport t-Hangar Taxiway Pavement Reconstruction Project. There was only received on June 15 for the project, it was from James Bros Construction, Inc. of Elysian, MN. The pavement schedules were bid to provide for the re-construction of existing pavements with low pavement condition index (PCI) scores. Bolton and Menk, our airport engineering firm, reviewed the bid and recommends accepting all three schedules bid if funding allows. Bids submitted were: Schedule 1, $238,408.00; Schedule 2, $200,189.00; Schedule 3, $144,058.00. The award of contract should be contingent upon securing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grant agreement for 90% project funding for eligible items; an additional 5% MnDOT Office of Aeronautics funding for federally eligible items and 80% funding for federally ineligible items. Staff recommends accepting this bid and awarding contract for project Schedules 1 and 2 to James Bros Construction, contingent upon securing the anticipated federal and state grant funding, the city share of the construction cost for Schedules 1 and 2 will be $56,113.35. Council Member Schultz made motion to approve Resolution 52-15 approving the bid and awarding the contract to James Bros Construction. Council Member Burbank seconded the motion. All members voted aye for approval. Public Works Director Skov presented Resolution 53-15 to approve the plans and specifications and order the bids for the Phase I SE Stormwater Project. Ongoing localized flooding concerns were identified in the 2007 flooding evaluation and the area along 18th Street SE and 4th Avenue SE experiences localized flooding during rain events. The proposed project is to extend a stormsewer line from TH14 to 22nd Street SE along a private easement, then continuing to Austin Road. The city has already purchased a building along the easement for demolition to allow the project to proceed. Construction is anticipated to begin during September or October, 2015. Council Member Dotson made a motion to approve Resolution 53-15 as presented. Council Member Raney seconded the motion; all members voted aye for approval. Council Minutes J un e 1 6 , 2 01 5 P a ge 4 o f 4 Public Works Director Skov presented Resolution 54-15 to order repair of the 2015 Sidewalk Project. A public hearing was set for Tuesday, July 7th for consideration of the Preliminary Assessments of this project. Total cost for the project is estimated at $14,359.93, with 50% to be assessed to the property owners. Council Member Svenby made a motion to approve Resolution 54-15 with the Public Hearing Date scheduled for July 7. Council Member Okerberg seconded the motion; all members voted aye for approval. Finance Director Moen presented Resolution 55-15 to authorize issuance and sale of General Obligation Bonds, Series 2015A. Issuance of the City’s $1,790,000 G.O. Bonds, Series 2015A will allow the City to finance the 2015 Street and Utility Improvements; the Mineral Springs Parkway improvement; and public safety and public works equipment replacements including marked and unmarked police vehicles, a street sweeper, a hoist, a one-ton truck, and a pickup truck. The improvement portion of the bonds will be repaid through a combination of assessments and a debt service levy. The equipment portion of the bonds will be repaid with a debt service levy. Council Member Burbank made a motion to approve Resolution 55-15. Council Member Raney seconded the motion; all members voted aye for approval. Community Development Director Klecker presented Resolution 56-15 to approve the Final Plat of Dartts Park. This is a one lot residential plat with a house. The City has a contract for deed on the house with the Forest Hills Cemetery Association; HRA plans to fully execute the contract to complete the purchase contract. The house is in need of major repairs and will be demolished to allow for additional space in Dartt’s Park. Council Member Schultz made a motion to approve Resolution 56-15. Council Member Dotson seconded the motion; all members voted aye for approval. Public Works Director Skov requested approval of a Lease Purchase - Asphalt Zipper AZ500B from Asphalt Zipper. The current asphalt zipper is needing repairs and staff recommends leasing new equipment. This is a 5-year lease with annual lease payments of $24,626, the first payment will be due in 2016. Council Member Burbank made a motion to approve the Lease Purchase of an Asphalt Zipper. Council Member Okerberg seconded the motion; all members voted aye for approval. During Public Comments, Mike Conrad, 424 12th Street SE, member of the Steele County Amateur Radio Club invited everyone to the OSCAR Event at Willow Creek School next weekend. This is a national emergency preparedness exercise and will be a public demonstration of amateur radio. Roger Wasec, 646 Vine Street commented the cost of the insurance premium paid for employee coverage is high. During Council Comments, Council Members wished everyone a Happy 4th of July and reminded everyone to display their colors by flying their flags. Mayor Kuntz advised the City has received a permit to remove the settlement below Morehouse Damn with work to begin in September. City Administrator Busse reminded the dedication of the Raymond Truelson Jr Baseball Field at Jaycee Park will be this Friday beginning at 5:00 p.m. At 7:29 p.m., Council Member Raney made a motion to adjourn the meeting; Council Member Dotson seconded the motion, all members present voted aye and the meeting was adjourned. Dated: June 17, 2015 Respectfully submitted, Jeanette Clawson, Assistant City Clerk