City Council

Minutes Woodbury City Council Wednesday, August 28, 2024 Pursuant to the due call and notice thereof, a regular meeting was duly held virtually and at the Woodbury City Hall, 8301 Valley Creek Road, on the 28th day of August 2024. Call to Order Mayor Anne Burt called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m., and she welcomed those attending the meeting both in person and virtually. Mayor Burt explained that members of the public may attend the meeting in person and may also join the meeting using a computer, tablet, or smartphone. She stated public comments will be accepted during the meeting both in person and virtually. Virtual questions should be submitted via the online Q&A feature within the virtual meeting link. Questions regarding the meeting will also be taken between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. via email at council@woodburymn.gov or at 651-714-3524. Questions received after 4:30 p.m. will be responded to in the next three to seven business days. Pledge to Flag Audience, staff, and Council pledged allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. Roll Call Upon roll call the following were present: Mayor Anne Burt, Councilmembers: Kim Wilson, Andrea Date, Steve Morris, and Jennifer Santini. Absent: None Others Present: Kevin Sandstrom, City Attorney; Clinton Gridley, City Administrator; Angela Gorall, Deputy City Administrator; Janelle Schmitz, Community Development Director; Jen McLoughlin, Environmental Resources Manager, and Chris Hartzell, Engineering Director. Special Order of Business A. Presentation of the League of Minnesota Cities’ 2024 Sustainable City Award and Minnesota GreenStep Cities Award Jen McLoughlin, Environmental Resources Manager explained that two awards were being presented. Woodbury joined the GreenStep program in 2013 and reports annually to maintain steps four and five. The annual metrics are a collaboration of departments. Kristin Mroz, GreenStep Cities and Tribal Nations Co-Director with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, noted there are five steps in the GreenStep Cities program. In step one, the Council signed a Resolution in 2013 to participate in the program. Steps two and three, focus on implementing and reporting actions while steps four and five look a metrics. Woodbury has achieved steps four and five since 2019. She noted in the 2024 reporting year, 100% of City-owned street and traffic lights are LED. The City owns or leases at least 14 electric vehicles which is the highest amount in all of those who are participating. 100% of housing is located at least one mile from a bicycle route, or half a mile or a ten-minute walk from a park. The City increased the amount of parkland from 3,386.2 to 3,647.45 acres. The City removed 800 tons of material through enhanced street-sweeping methods. 39.9% of total City operations energy use is generated with renewable or purchased with renewables. She shared a certificate of achievement as well as two award blocks for 2024 steps four and five. Mayor Burt explained that one of the largest strategic initiatives is environmental sustainability. There are more efforts for the future. She thanked the staff for their work in making the award happen. Ms. McLoughlin explained it was an honor that the League of Minnesota Cities would be presenting the 2024 Sustainable City award. The City was honored for the development of Woodbury Water Wise implementation plan and conservation efforts. The plan was developed in a cross-departmental collaboration. She pointed out that on the Consent Agenda there is a grant for $2,000 from the Environmental and Natural Resources trust fund which will supplement a number of implementation items that were identified in the plan. She introduced Luke Fisher, the executive director with the League of Minnesota Cities, and Craig Johnson, Senior Intergovernmental Relations Representative with the League of Minnesota Cities. Mr. Fisher explained that the League of Minnesota Cities is an association that represents 839 of the State’s 850 cities. The League of Minnesota Cities gets to work with elected officials from various cities in the State. He added that they get to see the best in cities and give awards to the very best. He mentioned that by providing awards to cities, it allows other cities to see what is happening and replicate what is being done.  City Council Meeting Minutes Wednesday, August 28, 2024 Mr. Johnson recognized Woodbury for being awarded the 2024 Sustainable City Award. The Sustainable City Award is given each year to a self-nominated community that participates in the GreenStep Cities program. Setting and achieving environmental sustainability goals goes a long way in improving the quality of life in any city and Woodbury is leading the way. The League of Minnesota Cities is recognizing the Water Wise program with components that could result in an estimated accumulated savings of 282 million gallons per year of water. He congratulated the community on the work and long-term commitment on this. He added that this is the highest level of participation that the League of Minnesota Cities has for this level of work. He displayed a brief video highlighting what the League of Minnesota Cities sees Woodbury doing. Mr. Johnson congratulated the City and presented the award to the Council. City Administrator Clinton Gridley mentioned that Mr. Johnson is the go-to person that staff go to as an advisor regarding water issues, legislation, and State agencies. He thanked Mr. Johnson for his service. Mayor Burt explained that she was hoping that the video would be able to be shared with the community. She added that there would be an article in the League of Minnesota Cities magazine. B. Recognition of the American Legion Post 501 and Partners for Donations of Fire Suppression Units Bob Dolan introduced members from the American Legion Post 501 and partners. He explained that he was looking into something that the American Legion Post 501 could do that would impact the Woodbury community. He researched about donating Fire Suppression units and coordinated with Elizabeth Olson from Public Safety. He posted on social media about the donations and Newport Masonic Lodge contacted him about doing this in the entire State. He explained that between the Lion’s Club, American Legion Post 501, and Heppner’s Auto Repair, they were able to raise enough funds to buy 22 fire suppression units. He showed the Council a fire suppression unit and explained that after pulling the pin and putting it in a fire, it can put the fire out within 30 seconds. Mayor Burt asked who would carry the fire suppression units. Mr. Dolan replied that police officers would carry them in squad cars. He added that police officers are typically the first ones on the scene and would be able to use a fire suppression unit to tamper the fire down and get it under control. The fire suppression units save lives, does not damage property that much, and does not leave a lot of mess. He showed a video explaining fire suppression units. Mayor Burt asked how much the fire suppression units cost. Mr. Dolan replied the units cost $900 each. Newport Masonic Lodge is subsidizing $600 per unit. Mayor Burt asked if the fire suppression units were reusable. Mr. Dolan replied that the cases are reusable. He added that the American Legion had a booth at Woodbury Days to raise additional funds for fire suppression units and were able to purchase two more units. He presented the Council with a check. Mayor Burt thanked Mr. Dolan. Stephen Ingram, Secretary at the Newport Masonic Lodge, stated $300 of the funds are donated from Minnesota Masonic charities. The other $300 comes from the Grand Lodge of Minnesota. He pointed out that the used fire suppression unit that was displayed for the Council was given to a sergeant that received the unit on a Thursday, watched a tutorial on that Friday, and deployed it the following Monday. The unit saved most of the house and the pets inside of the house. The units do not take the oxygen out of the room which makes it safer for first responders to enter the building. Open Forum The Open Forum is a portion of the Council meeting where a maximum of three persons will be allowed to address the Council on subjects, which are not a part of the meeting agenda. Persons wishing to speak must complete a sign-up sheet prior to the start of the meeting. Give the sign-up sheet to any staff person. Speakers are limited to three minutes each. The Council will listen attentively to comments but, in most instances, will not respond at the meeting. Typically, replies to the concerns expressed will be made via letter or phone call within a week. Consent Agenda All items listed under the consent agenda are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion and an affirmative vote by roll call of a majority of the members present. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Councilmember or citizen so requests, in which event, the items will be removed from the consent agenda and considered a separate subject of discussion by the Council. Item A Approval of Council Minutes – August 14, 2024 Item B To adopt the following resolution Resolution 24-174 Resolution of the City of Woodbury, Washington County, Minnesota authorizing application to the Department of Natural Resources Conservation Partners Legacy Grant. Page 2 of 8  City Council Meeting Minutes Wednesday, August 28, 2024 Item C To adopt the following resolution Resolution 24-175 Resolution of the City of Woodbury, Washington County, Minnesota accepting grant appropriation from the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources 2024 Environmental and Natural Resources Trust Fund Grant and approving the associated budget amendment. Item D To adopt the following resolution Resolution 24-176 Resolution of the City of Woodbury, Washington County, Minnesota authorizing acceptance of the League of Minnesota Cities Sustainable City award cash prize and approving the associated budget amendment. Item E To adopt the following resolution Resolution 24-177 Resolution of the City of Woodbury, Washington County, Minnesota approving the cooperative agreement between Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed District for Pond Maintenance. Item F To adopt the following resolution Resolution 24-178 Resolution of the City of Woodbury, Washington County, Minnesota accepting the 2024 Incentive Funding Grant from Washington County to implement recycling collection at Carver Lake Beach and Park and approving the associated budget amendment. Item G To adopt the following resolution Resolution 24-179 Resolution of the City of Woodbury, Washington County, Minnesota authorizing execution of a professional services agreement with Bolton and Menk, Inc., for the 2025 Roadway Rehabilitation Project. Item H To adopt the following resolution Resolution 24-180 Resolution of the City of Woodbury, Washington County, Minnesota authorizing acceptance of City of Woodbury Water Treatment Plant Construction Grant from Minnesota Pollution Control Agency committing to the funding of grant eligible components of the Woodbury Water Treatment Plant. Item I To adopt the following resolution Resolution 24-181 Resolution of the City of Woodbury, Washington County, Minnesota approving a Professional Services Agreement with Kids Around the World for playground disposal including the removal and reuse of the Woodlane Hills Park play structure and authorizing the Mayor and City Administrator to sign said agreement. Item J To adopt the following resolution Resolution 24-182 Resolution of the City of Woodbury, Washington County, Minnesota approving the Cooperative Agreement between the City of Woodbury and the State of Minnesota All-Hazards Incident Management Team. Item K To adopt the following resolution Resolution 24-183 Resolution of the City of Woodbury, Washington County, Minnesota authorizing the acceptance of a donation from the Woodbury Lions Club and Newport Masonic Lodge of 11 portable fire suppression units. Item L To adopt the following resolution Resolution 24-184 Resolution of the City of Woodbury, Washington County, Minnesota Certifying Curb Stop Repair for 1409 Shannon Drive to the Washington County Auditor. Item M To adopt the following resolution Resolution 24-185 Page 3 of 8  City Council Meeting Minutes Wednesday, August 28, 2024 Resolution of the City of Woodbury, Washington County, Minnesota accomplishing the non- disciplinary removal from employment of Keith Retting, Public Service Worker – Streets, effective August 28, 2024. Item N The abstract of bills includes payments made from the operating or project budgets for expenses of the city. The expenditures are from all funds of the city. Any purchased contracts requiring signature of the mayor and City Administrator is hereby approved. Staff recommends approval of the abstract of bills for August 9, 2024 in the amount of $3,824,258.15 and August 16, 2024 in the amount of $4,476,163.38. Councilmember Date moved, seconded by Councilmember Santini, to approve the Consent Agenda items. Voting via voice: Kim Wilson – aye Andrea Date – aye Steve Morris – aye Jennifer Santini – aye Anne Burt – aye Public Hearings Mayor Burt reviewed the City’s Public Hearing process and stated that in order to allow for a full airing of all speaker comments, individual remarks may not exceed 10 minutes each. If a speaker determines that more time is necessary, they are advised to make a request in writing to the Mayor at least three days prior to the hearing. If there are more than three (3) green sheets submitted to make comments at a public hearing, the Mayor may reduce the individual time allotted to each speaker so that all interested parties have the opportunity to provide their comments within the aggregate thirty-minute (30) public comment period of the public hearing process. Remarks or points already made by someone else should not be repeated, unless simply to state that they are “opposed” to, or “favor” the issue. Remarks should be limited to the subject at hand only. Speakers are encouraged to coordinate presentations to the extent possible. Those in attendance at the Public Hearing will refrain from applause, or other expressions of emotion, whether in favor of, or opposition to, any particular application or argument. Inappropriate language, outbursts or criticisms aimed at individuals or groups are not allowed. A. Good Times Park; Conditional Use Permit; Project No. 05-2024-00557 Mayor Burt declared the public hearing open. Community Development Director Janelle Schmitz stated Patrick Griffin, on behalf of Good Times Park, has submitted an application for a Conditional Use Permit for a commercial recreation use over 5,000 square feet. Good Times Park is an indoor playground proposed to be located within the existing building at 7805 Hudson Road. No exterior building modifications are proposed with this application. The property is zoned B-4 Office Warehouse District and is guided as Places to Work on the Land Use Plan. Ms. Schmitz explained at the May 10, 2000, meeting, City Council approved the application for the 140,800 square foot Hudson Road Technology Center, which was platted as the Liberty Property 1st Addition. Parking, lighting, landscaping, stormwater management, and architecture were reviewed and approved with the preliminary plat and site plan review. Good Times Park is proposing to occupy 20,000 square feet of the building as a commercial recreation use. The applicant is proposing to install an indoor playground within an existing suite in the building. The City has identified that commercial recreation space is a supportive use to the Places to Work land uses. However, it is the intent of the Comprehensive Plan to deliver Places to Work uses within this land use category, and therefore the Liberty Property 1st Addition shall be capped at 15 percent of total tenant space as uses considered commercial recreation. Good Times Park is proposed to represent 14 percent of that share. Ms. Schmitz displayed the interior layout and reviewed the amenities which include 4,300 square feet of playground space, 1,200 square foot jumper, 2,400 square feet of turf and open play, an obstacle course, building blocks, areas for children under two years, a quiet reading room, a prayer room, a picnic area with vending options and two party rooms. Ms. Schmitz stated the Applicant is proposing to utilize the two existing access points from Hudson Road into the site for vehicle access. There is also an access point off of Woodduck Drive at the southeast of the site. The building was originally parked at a ratio for office use, which is one (1) space per 200 square feet. The applicant is proposing to occupy 20,000 square feet of the building which equates to 14 percent of the building or 96 stalls. The Applicant has provided a plan that identifies 100 stalls allocated for this use. It is anticipated the peak times for this use will be opposite from the office park uses and the shared parking field will be available for weekend events. The property currently has 688 parking stalls onsite. Ms. Schmitz explained the Planning Commission reviewed the item during the August 5, 2024 meeting and recommended approval by a 5-0 vote. She noted Commissioner Stephanie Swanson and the applicant would be able to answer questions from the Council. Page 4 of 8  City Council Meeting Minutes Wednesday, August 28, 2024 Ms. Swanson stated there was little discussion about the project and that it was unanimously supported. There was a question regarding the facility not being regularly staffed and what would happen if it got rowdy. There were no objections to the Conditional Use Permit. Mayor Burt asked the applicant to come forward to answer questions such as hours of operation and the days of the week the facility would be open. Applicant Patrick Griffin, 11791 33rd Street North, Lake Elmo, replied that the facility will be opened seven days a week, 363 days of the year, from 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Mayor Burt asked Mr. Griffin if the facility was a franchise and if he owned other locations. Mr. Griffin replied that it was his own business. A different couple founded the original location which is located in Eagan. He mentioned that he took it over two years ago. Mayor Burt asked what age group was the focus. Mr. Griffin replied 1-10 is the target but there are some older kids that come as well. Mayor Burt asked what the time frame for opening would be. Mr. Griffin mentioned by the end of the year, around December. Councilmember Santini asked how the facility works with no staff. Mr. Griffin replied that the facility has controlled access with a door key code. There is remote camera monitoring. Staff are present during key times such as weekends or when it is busy and also to keep up with cleaning. Mayor Burt moved, seconded by Councilmember Morris, to close the public hearing. Voting in Favor: Wilson, Date, Morris, Santini, Burt Absent: None Mayor Burt opened opportunity for discussion and questions from the Council. Councilmember Wilson asked how the party room is monitored if there are no staff present. Mr. Griffin replied that a reservation is required for a party room and staff would be present during those times. Councilmember Date mentioned she brought her children to the Good Times Park in Eagan and would have used it more if it was closer. She added that having a variety of indoor parks will be great for our community. Councilmember Santini moved, seconded by Councilmember Date, to approve the Good Times Park Conditional Use Permit based on the findings of fact in RESOLUTION 24-186, Project No. 05-2024-00557 subject to the conditions as outlined in Council Letter 24-230. 1. The CUP approval shall expire one year from the date of City Council approval unless a building permit has been requested or a time extension has been granted. 2. This approval does not include signs. A separate sign permit is required for all proposed signage. 3. Any ground-mounted and rooftop mechanical equipment shall be hidden from view with materials that match the materials and colors used on the building. 4. The Hudson Road Technology Center shall be limited to no more than 15 percent or 21,120 square feet of the building to be used for commercial recreation. 5. The Applicant or Building Owner shall replace the 16 dead trees along Hudson Road that frontage the building prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy. Voting via voice: Kim Wilson – aye Andrea Date – aye Steve Morris – aye Jennifer Santini – aye Anne Burt – aye B. Valor Classical Academy; Conditional Use Permit; Project No. 16-2024- 00555 Mayor Burt declared the public hearing open. Ms. Schmitz noted Jake Lee, on behalf of Valor Classical Academy, has submitted an application for a Conditional Use Permit for an accessory use for a place of worship, a school. The proposed school will be located within the existing Woodbury Community Church building at 2975 Pioneer Drive. The school is anticipated to serve approximately 65 Kindergarten -12th grade students. No exterior building modifications are proposed with this application. The property is zoned R-4 Urban Residential District and is guided as Public/Semi-Public on the Land Use Plan. Ms. Schmitz explained at the May 12, 1993, meeting, City Council approved the preliminary plat and site and building plan application for Woodbury Community Church with a total of 7,080 square feet of building area. The site plan established landscaping, architecture, Page 5 of 8  City Council Meeting Minutes Wednesday, August 28, 2024 lighting, and parking requirements. A Conditional Use Permit is required for an accessory use to a place of worship, located within the R-4, Urban Residential District. Ms. Schmitz explained the mission of Valor Academy is to provide a concentrated liberal arts, education that lays the foundation of mastery. The proposed Valor Academy anticipates maximum enrollment to be established at 65 students and six faculty members. The Applicant is proposing to use the majority of the building on Tuesday through Thursday for classes. Monday and Friday school work and preparation days are performed at home. The start time will be at approximately 8:45 a.m. and the end time will be at approximately 3:30 p.m. The anticipated student body reside in Woodbury, Cottage Grove, Afton, West Lakeland, Newport, and Stillwater. The Applicant anticipates enrollment to remain at 65 students or less. If the enrollment does expand, the school plans to either find a new location for the high school students or completely relocate to a facility that can accommodate their growth. The Conditional Use Permit does cap the school to a maximum of 70 students with any future expansion requiring an Amended Conditional Use Permit. Ms. Schmitz stated the Applicant is proposing to utilize the two existing access points from Pioneer Drive and Lake Road into the site for vehicle access. The driveway from Pioneer Drive is a full access point, and the driveway from Lake Road is a right-in, right-out access. Pedestrian access to the site is provided by the trail network on both Pioneer Drive and Lake Road. It is expected that the majority of students will be dropped off. Ms. Schmitz mentioned the zoning ordinance requires three spaces per classroom and an additional space per 100 students for elementary and junior high uses. For high school uses, the ordinance requires one space per every four students and on space for every two members of staff. The Applicant is proposing to serve a maximum of 70 students and indicates there will be six faculty members. Based on the enrollment projections, the proposed K-12 use would require 20- 25 stalls. There are 100 parking stalls onsite which are sufficient to accommodate the proposed use. There will be no church programming during school hours. Ms. Schmitz explained that staff and the Applicant did a detailed review of the pickup and drop-off movements necessary to serve the school along with the proximity to adjacent elementary and middle schools. The Applicant is proposing to require all parents and students to park in the stalls indicated on the plans in yellow and walk their children into the school. Pick-up/drop-off queues are prohibited. The students who have a driver’s license would be permitted to park onsite. Additionally, the Applicant has identified a location in green on the plan where staff would be designated to park. Many staff members are also parents of students attending the Academy. No bussing is proposed and if proposed in the future, a full site circulation plan shall be submitted for review. Ms. Schmitz noted the Planning Commission reviewed the item during the August 5, 2024 meeting and recommended approval by a 5-0 vote. Ms. Swanson mentioned the Planning Commission did not have a lot of discussion about the project and only asked to clarify that the school was not associated with the church. The Planning Commission was in support of the project because it utilizes unoccupied space without creating new development. Mayor Burt asked to clarify if the church and school were associated. Ms. Swanson replied that they are not. Mayor Burt moved, seconded by Councilmember Morris, to close the public hearing. Voting in Favor: Wilson, Date, Morris, Santini, Burt Absent: None Mayor Burt opened opportunity for discussion and questions from the Council. Councilmember Morris asked if the current ADA parking spaces were compliant with the new use. Ms. Schmitz replied that she did not know but that the number of accessible stalls is based on the overall parking count, and does not necessarily change by use. Councilmember Morris asked that staff would review the ADA access. Councilmember Morris noted that the pedestrian access needs for a church are different than for a school. He added that he did not see any crosswalk markings proposed on the pavement. Councilmember Morris asked what the Lake Middle School times were and what the elementary school times were. Councilmember Date replied that Lake Middle School is 7:55 a.m. to 2:40 p.m. Middleton Elementary School begins at 8:45 a.m. Councilmember Morris expressed his concern about the increase in pedestrian and vehicle traffic in the morning at this busy intersection. Councilmember Santini asked how the City would know if there is an expansion in capacity. Ms. Schmitz replied that there is a condition in the CUP that limits the use to 70 students and if they want to expand, the school would have to amend the CUP or find another location. Mayor Burt asked when school was expected to begin and what the plans for the school were. Applicant Jake Lee, 15799 15th Street South, Afton replied that the goal is to start school this year. Mayor Burt asked if there were students already signed up. Mr. Lee replied that there are 52 signed up and explained that if there were more than 70 students, they would be looking into other locations. He Page 6 of 8  City Council Meeting Minutes Wednesday, August 28, 2024 explained that he spoke with staff regarding traffic concerns. He added that there is only a right turn going out the south access onto Lake Road. He mentioned most of the faculty have kids that will be enrolled at the school so the amount of cars may be less than what is expected. Councilmember Santini asked if there would be an external play area. Mr. Griffin replied that there is a playground in the back of the church. Because it is a three-day model, there is not a lot of time to play outside. It is an intensive curriculum model that the school will be following. Councilmember Date asked if there is an accreditation program through the State that students will go through. She asked what the purpose of the three-day model was. Mr. Griffin replied that the school serves homeschool families, and the parents are still acting as a homeschool family, so it is their responsibility to report to the State to do testing. The two days at home allow parents the ability to do their own forms of education, sports, or arts. It also allows the ability for parents to not have to manage all of the child’s education. Councilmember Date asked if all of the students were technically homeschooled. Mr. Griffin agreed. Councilmember Wilson noted that the school would have been nice to have near her house since she lives near it and has homeschooled her children. She asked if they were using Classical Conversations. Mr. Griffin replied that they are coming off of that curriculum. Councilmember Wilson noted that she was 100 percent on board with the project. Councilmember Wilson moved, seconded by Councilmember Date, to adopt a motion approving the Valor Classical Academy Conditional Use Permit based on the findings of fact in RESOLUTION 24-187, Project No. 16-2024-00555 subject to the conditions as outlined in Council letter 24-231. 1. The CUP approval shall expire one year from the date of City Council approval unless a building permit has been requested or a time extension has been granted. 2. This approval does not include signs. A separate sign permit is required for all proposed signage. 3. Any ground-mounted and rooftop mechanical equipment shall be hidden from view with materials that match the materials and colors used on the building. 4. Any future expansion of the building or student capacity would require an amended conditional use permit. 5. Prior to the addition of any bus services in the future, a full site circulation plan shall be submitted for review and approved in writing by the Planning Department. 6. The school use shall be prohibited from creating drop-off and pick-up queues in front of the building. The Applicant shall be required to communicate the parking operational requirements with each student/family at the beginning of and throughout each school year. Voting via voice: Kim Wilson – aye Andrea Date – aye Steve Morris – nay Jennifer Santini – aye Anne Burt – aye Discussion No items scheduled Transportation Report (2nd meeting of the month, May-October) City Engineer Director Chris Hartzell provided an update on the 2023-2024 Roadway Rehabilitation Project in Royal Oaks. Phases five and six have completed their first lift of pavement. Phases seven and eight have had removals completed and underground utility work is ongoing. He provided an update on the I-94 construction and noted it is scheduled to be completed this fall. I-94 westbound will be reduced to one lane between Century Avenue and Woodbury Drive through September 14th. I-94 eastbound has two through lanes split to the left with one additional lane from Century Avenue to Woodbury Drive available to enter the freeway. There is a detour needed for those eastbound and I-94 from west of 494 that would like to exit on Radio Drive to be able to stay in the entrance and exit capable lane on I-94. Traffic going east past Woodbury Drive should use the left two lanes. Traffic exiting on I-94, I-694, Radio Drive or Woodbury Drive should use the right lane. Mayor Burt asked when the I-94 project would be completed. Mr. Hartzell replied that it is stated as October. Mr. Hartzell explained that the maintenance crew at MnDOT wanted to clean up some of the ADA improvements such as the ramps. There will be improvements on I-494 and Valley Creek Road for three weeks. Once the eastbound lane is finished, the westbound lane will be under construction. The north ramp to get onto I-494 will be closed. Page 7 of 8  City Council Meeting Minutes Wednesday, August 28, 2024 Mayor Burt asked if the project would be completed in three weeks. Mr. Hartzell replied that there would be three weeks for eastbound and three weeks for westbound. Councilmember Wilson asked what would be put in. Mr. Hartzell replied ramps on the sidewalks and upgrades to the PED crossings. Councilmember Wilson asked why MnDOT was making the improvements. Mr. Hartzell replied that MnDOT owns the ramps on and off of the freeways. There is a Statewide initiative for MnDOT to update ADA areas. Mr. Hartzell noted that the gold line is still on target to be completed in 2025. Final wear course paving has been completed on Bielenberg Drive and Guider Drive. Lane Striping will be occurring soon following by a newly installed traffic signals going live. Construction continues for the Queen’s Drive, Tamarack Road, and Woodlane Drive stations. Guider Drive is open under limited access to provide better access to residents. Preparations for landscaping have begun with planter bed areas being excavated and their underlying soils being corrected for plantings. Temporary and moving lane closures are still occurring throughout the project. Mr. Hartzell reviewed the Lake Road trail project. The final retaining wall on Radio Drive is scheduled to be completed this week and paving of the remaining corridor will follow. The project is on track to be completed at the end of September. Mr. Hartzell reviewed the Bielenberg Drive and Currell Boulevard Roadway Rehabilitation Project. Lane closures on Bielenberg Drive are being coordinated with the Gold Line. Spot curb replacement and pedestrian ramp construction along Bielenberg Drive are complete. The eastern trail along Bielenberg Drive has been paved. Paving operations between Valley Creek Road and Guider Drive are scheduled to begin on September 4th. Construction along Currell Boulevard is scheduled to start at the beginning of September. Mr. Hartzell noted the Eagle Valley Golf Course parking lot construction began and is going quickly. After Labor Day, they will mill up the pavement and put the pavement back in on that Wednesday and Thursday. The golf course will be opened again next Friday. Mr. Hartzell explained that the start of the water treatment project is on Woodlane Drive and Hargis Parkway. The project was to have the water main give access to Gordon Bailey Elementary. The Name the Street Sweeper contest is open. The City, South Washington Watershed District, and Ramsey Washington Metro Watershed District have partnered to increase street sweeping for clean water. Community members can submit potential names between August 21st and September 2nd at woodburymn.gov/StreetSweeperContest. Mr. Hartzell encouraged community members to sign up for InTouch at woodburymn.gov/intouch for project updates. City Administrator’s Report Mr. Gridley gave a verbal update of upcoming City meetings.  August 30, 2024 – Audit and Investment Commission, 7:30 a.m., Ash North and Ash South Conference Room  September 9, 2024 – Planning Commission Meeting  September 10, 2024 – Parks and Natural Resources Commission, 7:00 p.m. M Health Fairview Sports Center  September 11, 2024 – Annual Budget Workshop, 4:00 p.m., Public Safety Education Center  September 19, 2024 –Pioneer Drive and Water Treatment Plant Connection Pipe Project Open House, 5:00 p.m., Media Center at Lake Middle School, 3133 Pioneer Drive  September 24, 2024 – Economic Development Commission Meeting, 7:30 a.m., Public Works Carver Conference Room  September 25, 2024 – Council Workshop Adjournment Mayor Burt read a statement regarding the reason for adjourning the meeting and entering a closed session with the Council. Councilmember Morris moved, seconded by Councilmember Santini, to adjourn the meeting at 8:40 p.m. and enter into a closed session to discuss with legal counsel litigation between Raymond Lee v. City of Woodbury, Washington County District Court File No 82-CV-23-4267. Voting in Favor: Wilson, Date, Morris, Santini, Burt Absent: None Respectfully submitted, _________________________________________ Ashleigh Sullivan, Assistant City Administrator/City Clerk Approved by the Woodbury City Council on September 25, 2024. Page 8 of 8