3.1. DRAFT MINUTES 02-08-2010T L I [' tL
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Members Present: Mayor I~linzing, Councilmembers Zerwas, ~estgaard, Gumphrey, and
Motin
Members Absent: None
StafF Present. City Administrator Lori Johnson, Finance Direc~~ dim Simon, Parks and
Recreation Director Bill Maertz, Planning Ma,~~ Jeremy Barnhart, and
Recording Secretary Jennifer Johnson
1. Call Meeting To Ordex
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Pursuant to due call and notice thexeoi, the mee~~ o~ the Elk River City C~-~il was called
to order at C;30 p.m, by Mayor Klinzing, ` `
2, Co~.sider 0211,/2010 Agenda
MOVED BY COC~NCILMEMB~ V~ESTGAARD ~ SECONDED BY
CO~JNCILMEMBEIt MOTIN ~ IROVE THE .~.ENDA. MOTION
CARRIED 5-0. p
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3. Consider Consent Agenda
MOVED ~Y COUNCIL EMBER Z~R AS AND SECONDED EY
COUNCILMEMB~. SIN T® DROVE THE FOLLOVIlING CONSENT
AGENDA;
3.1. COUNCIL L°`~~~
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OI/1.~~1. RE~~ MEETING
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01/1~~ CLOSE ' SESSION
3~2. CHECK LISTER
3~3~ OUT-OF-SATE TRAVEL F®R POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAINING
3.~ SOLICITS LICENSE - IREEN MORALES, ED~A.RD BONES
NVES'~~ ~NTS
MOTI®N ~.RRIED 5-0.
4. Den Mike
No one appeared for Open Mike,
5.1. Proclamation; Februa 2010 as Acts o~ Random Kindness Montla
Mayor Z~linzing introduced Cindy Gibbs, who is assisting the Mayor with the Acts o~
Random Kindness Month campaign. Ms. Gibbs explained how the community can show
their love for one another by completing acts of random kindness and report them, acts
either given or received, on postcards or on the LoveElkRiver.org website. Postcards and
drop boxes are available around town at all area churches, banks, and City Hall. She stated
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February ~, 2010
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there are many things people can do to reach out and help one another and hopes to get
more than ~ 000 acts recorded during the month.
Council then watched a news story from Channel 4 news, which had a news team present at
tlae downtown River's Edge Park earlier in the day when the wooden sign or `thermometer'
was unveiled and Mayor I~linzing kicl~ed off the month-long event.
Mayor I~linzing read the proclamation to the Council,
M®VED BY COUNCILMEMBER ZERwAS .AND SEC®NDED BY
COUNCILMEMBER ~UMPHREYTO PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF
FEBRUARY Zo~O AS ACTS OF RANDOM KINDNESS MH. MOTION
CARRIED 5-4.
5.2. Authorization to Rezone Elk River Plaza
Mr. Barnhart presented the staff report. He is reques~g authorization t ~rsue rezoning
the entire Elk River Plaza Planned Unit Developm~ ~`PUD} to provide ~~~~x answers to
potential commercial allowed uses, He stated~t~ save beef ~' or 8 amend~~ts since its
approval in 1984 which makes it confusing to ~e.al nc~~ asinesses in the plaza.
Councilmember Mot1n stated he would like to ensure ~, retail use is not reduced in the
rezone.
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Mr. Barnhart agreed.
5.3.
5.4.
MOVED BY COUNCILMEMBER ~T AND ~~CONDED BY
COUNCILMEMBER wEST~AAR ~ AUTHORIZE THE PROCESS OF
REZ®NING T~:~ ~L VER PI.~. PUD AS OUTLINED IN TIRE STAFF
REPORT. M,~~N C IED 5-0,
Mr. Ba~ha iresented ~ staff report, He stated at this time of year, staff is receiving
co~~l~~~ :~ ~ scow re~~~~ ~.1. He stated staff continues to work to reduce the time
h~~r~en complai~~~ ~~d resa~l~~~. of the problem, and stated one of the goals for 2010 was
~~''promote opport~~~.~es to decease this time by amending the ordinance for abatement
~marning time from 1 0 7 days. Staff also intends on being more aggressive with sign
~~~on citations. ~F~a Barnhart would come back to council with any ordinance
am~~~~ent reque~t~~
Mr. Maertz ~~~ented the staff report. The purchases have been approved by the Fleet
Committee and budgeted in the 2010 equipment replacement fund.
M®VED BY COUNCILIl~ENIBER wESTOAARD AND SECONDED BY
COUNCILMENIBER MOTIN TO APPROVE X010 PARIS 1VIAINTENANCE
CAPITAL PURCHASES AS OUTLINED IN THE STAFF REPORT, MOTION
CARRIED 5-0.
5.5. Consider Consultant Services from SRF Consultin for Federal Trans ortation Fundin
Re nests
Ms, Johnson presented the staff report, She stated even though the funding wasn't approved
in 2009, the City should apply for the 2011 fiscal year appropriations. SRF Consulting
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February ~, 2010
Group completed the work last year and Ms. Johnson recommended the city authorize staff
to work with them again on the authorization and appropriation requests.
MGYED l~Y CGU~CILMENI~ER GUMPHREYA1vD SECG~DEI~ ~Y
CGU~ICILMEMEIi V~lESTGAA~D TG APPR~YE ENG.AGENZE~T ~'lITH SF~F
C~NSULTIIVG GRGUP TO COMPLETE THE FEDER.A.LTRAI~SPGRTATIGI~
FUNDING BEQUESTS AS GUTLI~IED I~ THE STAFF I~EP~RT, M~]TI®~
C.ARI~ZED 5-(l,
.. Discuss Council Worksess~on Agendas
Ms. Johnson presented the staff report. }~
Councilmember westgaard expressed concerns with the Feb~~~~~: worksession, which
included a joint meeting with the EDA and Planning con~~~o ~ discuss the Focused
Area Study.
Councilmember Motin suggested only interviewi~~ ~e new applicants fa~~ ~ boards and
commissions.
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After some discussion, Council decided to only int~~~~~~~ ~cw applicants for the boards and
commission appointments, and to reschedule Ms. Joµh~.~~~'s performance review to the
February 1 ~ counci.l meeting,
~. Other Business
There was no other business.
7. Council Updates,
Councilmember ~~~~~~ re~~ded the cou.~~ and residents about the precinct caucuses
would be heldth next eves, February ~ ~~ud to check the Secretary of State's website
for information ~t loc~~~.~ ~.d t~.es.
S. Staff U~.~
M~~ ~~~fso ~~. she w~. continue to update the council with any new information
~~~~ring the loc~~~~. of the ~ ;clinic. She stated the Star Tribune recently reported the site
i~~ations were narra~d down ~ two locations in Elk River and two locations in Ramsey.
9. ~.~~urnment
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Th~° ing no fi~rh~ business, Mayor l~linzing adjourned the meeting of the Elk River
City C~~c at ~ ~ `~.m.
Minutes prepared b~='wr~nifer Johnson,
Tina Allard, City Clerk
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