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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDraft November 1, 2010 Meeting Minutes/~ PRip~ U ir; \~.~!.,/ 4646 Dakota Street SE Prior Lake, MN 55372 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES November 1, 2010 CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. Present were Mayor Myser, Council members Erickson, Hed- berg, Keeney and Millar, City Manager Boyles, City Attorney Pace, Public Works Director/City Engineer Al- brecht, Streets/Utilities Maintenance Supervisor Wiita, Streets/Utilities Maintenance Foreman Theisen, Finance Director Erickson, Fire Chief Hartman, Building and Transit Services Director Kansier, Community Development and Natural Resources Director Parr, Assistant City Manager Meyer, Communications Coor- dinator Peterson and Administrative Assistant Green. PUBLIC FORUM The Public Forum is intended to afford the public an opportunity to address concerns to the City Council. It will be no longer than 30 minutes in length and each presenter will have no more than ten (10) minutes to speak. Items to be considered on the agenda may be addressed at the Public Forum unless they have been or will be the subject of a public hearing or public information hearing at the City Council, the Econom- ic Development Authority (EDA), the Planning Commission, or any other City Advisory Committee within the foreseeable future. Forum items are also restricted to City governmental topics rather than as a plat- form for private agendas. Matters that are the subject of pending litigation are not appropriate for the Public Forum. The City Council will not take formal action on Public Forum presentations. City Manager Boyles explained the concept of the Public Forum. Comments: Wes Mader, 3470 Sycamore Trail, spoke about election season and false allegations that are made about candidates. Made comment on a Star Tribune letter to the editor regarding City finances. Provided his ex- planation of City spending levels and expressed his disagreement with decisions of the Council and various statements made by Council member Hedberg. M.C. Gresser, 14145 Shady Beach Trail, referred to tax levy comparisons with surrounding municipalities and offered his financial consulting services to the City guaranteeing to cut spending 20% in exchange for a percentage of what he saves the City. Michael Peterson, communications coordinator, introduced Boy Scout Troop 331 stating he is giving them a tour of City Hall and requested a photo opportunity with the City Council. RECESS Mayor Myser called a recess at 6:20 p.m. in order for the Council to participate in a group photo with the Boy Scouts. RECONVENE Mayor Myser reconvened the meeting at 6:21 p.m. Phone 952.447.9800 /Fax 952.447.4245 / www.cityofpriorlake.com Comments: Hedberg: Responded to comments made by Mader stating that paraphrasing of the reporter did not reflect the comments he made that the City has been shrinking staff levels for three straight years; and that per capita spending is lower in the proposed 2011 budget than in 2007 during which time the City grew 8%. Millar: Stated he stands by his statements of transit ridership increases stating they were based on a long term perspective and that funding in the transit fund does not come from property taxes, but rather from Minnesota Vehicle Sales. Erickson: Complimented Mader for pushing for the Opt Out program from the Minnesota Valley Transit Authority during his term as Mayor which resulted in the City being able to provide better transit services with more funding. Stated that is what allowed the City to accumulate transit funds. Stated that Mader is well aware that transit funds are from many sources, but not City property taxes. APPROVAL OF AGENDA City Manager Boyles withdrew item 5B from the Consent Agenda. MOTION BY HEDBERG, SECONDED BY MILLAR TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS MODIFIED. VOTE: Ayes by Myser, Erickson, Hedberg, Keeney and Millar. The motion carried, APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES MOTION BY MILLAR, SECONDED BY ERICKSON TO APPROVE THE OCTOBER 18, 2010, MEETING MINUTES AS PRESENTED. VOTE: Ayes by Myser, Erickson, Hedberg and Millar. Keeney abstained due to his absence at the meet- ing. The motion carried. CONSENT AGENDA City Manager Boyles reviewed the items on the consent agenda. A. Consider Approval of Invoices to be Paid. B. D. ~hli.. Dr,,.,o,+„ _ REMOVED. C. Consider Approval of Resolution 10-103 Waiving Platting Requirements for the Subdivision of Property Lo- cated at 5995 Timber Trail (Harbor Community Church). MOTION BY ERICKSON, SECONDED BY MILLAR TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS MOD- IFIED. VOTE: Ayes by Myser, Erickson, Hedberg, Keeney and Millar. The motion carried. PRESENTATION Youth Appreciation Week Proclamation -Prior Lake Optimists Club City Manager Boyles introduced Optimist Club representative Jenny Nagy. Nagy stated that Youth Ap- preciation Week is a national event that is sponsored by the Optimists Club and recognizes students that step up to perform above and beyond the norm. Estimated that 30-40 students per year are recognized. Mayor Myser read the proclamation. PUBLIC HEARING Special Assessment Public Hearing for the 2010 Unpaid Special Charges; and Consider Approval of a Resolution Adopting the Assessment Roll for the Unpaid Special Charges. 2 DRAFT 11 01 10 City Council meeting minutes Finance Director Jerilyn Erickson spoke of statutes that provide for collection of unpaid special charges and gave examples of the types of charges that might be assessed. Spoke of the process used to advise property owners of special charges and their right to appeal. Commented that many of the charges will be applied to vacant properties. MOTION BY HEDBERG, SECONDED BY ERICKSON TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. VOTE: Ayes by Myser, Erickson, Hedberg, Keeney and Millar. The motion carried and the public hearing opened at 6:32 p.m. Comments: No person stepped forward to speak. MOTION BY ERICKSON, SECONDED BY HEDBERG TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING VOTE: Ayes by Myser, Erickson, Hedberg, Keeney and Millar. The motion carried and the public hearing closed at 6:33 p.m. Comments: W. Erickson: Queried the process used to learn who is responsible for the unpaid charges in the case of vacant properties. J. Erickson: Replied staff uses information on the County Website about ownership of a property. Noted it is often a bank or mortgage company. Assessments are assigned to that property and will be paid when the property is sold. Keeney: Asked if this is a typical amount of annual special assessments. J. Erickson: Replied that there are fewer affected properties this year and a lesser amount of monies. Hedberg: Commented that it is appropriate for the Council to take this action. Clarified his understanding that when a vacant home is sold, assessments must be paid to clear the title. Millar: Will support. Myser: Asked about the different interest rates on nuisance abatement charges vs. those of delinquent sewer and water. J. Erickson: Replied that ordinance identifies different rates; eight percent interest is charged for utilities and mowing; and nuisance abatement, such as oak wilt, uses a rate consistent with road improvements. Albrecht: Added that upcoming ordinance amendments will propose removing specific interest rates. Myser: Asked if there are repeat offenders for delinquent sewer and water charges. J. Erickson: Replied she did not bring those specifics to the meeting. Myser: Asked what prevents the City from turning off the water for delinquent accounts. J. Erickson: Replied that ordinance provides that water can be shut off and related the process followed before doing so. Stated that tonight's special assessments are usually a final bill or an irrigation system that does not affect the homeowner when it is turned off and so a new owner must deal with the charges to gain title. MOTION BY HEDBERG, SECONDED BY MILLAR TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 10-105 ADOPTING AS- SESSMENTS FOR THE 2010 UNPAID SPECIAL CHARGES. VOTE: Ayes by Myser, Erickson, Hedberg, Keeney and Millar. The motion carried. DRAFT 11 01 10 City Council meeting minutes OLD BUSINESS Consider Approval of a Resolution Updating the City of Prior Lake Winter Maintenance Policy. StreetslUtilities Maintenance Supervisor Wiita introduced the report. Public Works Director Albrecht introduced Wiita and StreetlUtilities Maintenance Foreman Theisen. Albrecht presented the proposed changes to the policy and addressed snow removal issues for which Council feedback will be sought. Albrecht outlined current trail and sidewalk maintenance and ordinance associated with it. Commented that CR 12 has little space for storage of snow and recommends the City remove snow from sidewalks on both sides of the roadway. Listed other roadways with similar situations. Wiita spoke of priority snow plow routes and daytime emergency routes identifying which streets are desig- nated for each. Outlined proposed changes to sod replacement, mailbox standards and parking restriction policies. Albrecht discussed winter maintenance practices and informed the Council that two years of data from the Blind Lake watershed study show there is a chloride reduction of 20-40 mg/I from using aliquid-only snow removal program. Those chloride reduction results let to implementation of a 20-mile liquid-only route in 2009-2010 and that is planned to be extended in 2010-2011. A grant is being sought to purchase equip- mentallowing implementation of a "no salt" route. Albrecht discussed service levels identifying snow removal times for various accumulations. Noted that the number of streets, sidewalks and trails needing maintenance are not reduced regardless of the state of the economy. Comments: Keeney: Asked if the snow emergency ordinance language includes a mechanism for notifying the public of a snow emergency. Wiita: Replied that the City's Website is used as well as local and metro media. Keeney: Queried whether that declaration should be included in the language. Albrecht: Replied they try to be customer friendly and noted that the snow emergency language is in- tended for events that occur outside of the usual parking restriction season which is November through March. Keeney: Asked if adding 11 new priority routes will impact the capacity to plow other streets. Wiita: Replied the priority routes include access to the schools, fire stations, etc. and designating them as a priority route means they are done first on the 2 a.m. plowing. Daytime snow emergency routes are maintained throughout the day. Keeney: Queried how the equipment is deployed during a snow event. Wiita: Replied that large trucks are used on routes that are 20 or more miles; smaller trucks are used on trails, sidewalks, narrower roadways, etc. Spoke about the capacities of various equipment, Erickson: Clarified that the City does not plow streets in the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community and that the SMSC has its own fleet. Suggested the City partner with SMSC for snow plowing so the snow plows do not have to travel across each other's roadways to reach their service areas. Albrecht: Replied staff anticipates partnerships on snow plowing in several areas by next year. Erickson: Sought clarification on snow removal process in the CR 12 area. Albrecht: Responded that the plow unit sent out to the Stemmer Ridge area must return on a plowed sec- tion so issues are not about extra time spent on the plow vehicle, but rather storage space and snow re- moval costs along CR 12. 4 DRAFT 11 01 10 City Council meeting minutes Erickson: Believes if there is not a significant cost difference, and there was concern to have two side- walks for safety reasons, sidewalks on both sides should have snow removal. Albrecht: Responded that staff should be able to provide Council with costs for snow removal after this season. Erickson: Queried whether ordinance would have to be changed to allow snow removal from sidewalks on both sides. Albrecht: Responded that the City can continue to operate as it has in the past and this season's expe- rience on CR 12 will determine the need for amending the ordinance. Millar: Believes if both sides of CR 12 need City snow removal, it should be consistent throughout the City. Asked if daytime snow emergency routes will have signage. Wiita: Replied they have not been signed in the past, but a map designating such routes is on the Web- site. Millar: Commented that it seems newly designated emergency snow removal routes should have signage. Albrecht: Responded that such designation does not change any parking rules, it will just result in that route having better snow removal. The parking restrictions are consistent regardless of whether the street is designated as a daytime snow removal route. Hedberg: Clarified the statistics on street clearing equipment. Wiita: Replied the City has five single axle trucks, two tandem axles; two front end loaders, two 1.5 ton and four one-ton pickups. Albrecht: Added they are used to clear about 100 lane miles of roadway. Hedberg: Believes the proposed service levels are indicative of what people need and expect in order to get out to work, provide emergency services, etc. Asked what happens when the trucks reach the City border. Wiita: Replied they pick up their plow and turn around, Hedberg: Will support. Believes it is appropriate to have a clear idea of the level of service and what it takes to get it done. Myser: Concurred that he would like to learn the costs associated with clearing sidewalks on both sides of CR 12. Asked if adding the priority routes will result in other projects not being completed. Wiita: Responded that the additional emergency route designations will not greatly increase the time re- quired as many of the newly designated routes link existing routes and the plows have to travel over them anyway. Albrecht: Added that staff worked to build in efficiencies and did not add personnel or trucks. Stated that it takes less time to remove snow with the liquid treatment program so there is capacity to expand the routes. Myser: Asked if having the authority to declare a snow emergency includes authority to remove parked cars. Albrecht: Replied the procedure will be the same as during the normal parking restriction time of year, rei- terating that this declaration of snow emergency is to expand the same practice to snowfalls that occur out- side the usually restricted time of year. Should be helpful for police enforcement during those events. Wiita: Stated that such an event occurred once in past three years. Staff attempts to have the snow emergency declaration broadcast the day before it takes effect so it can be repeated on news broadcasts multiple times. Myser: Commented he feels positive about the reduced use of salt as it lowers costs and improves water quality. Hedberg: Stated that CR 12 is unique in the large number of residences that enter from both sides. Be- lieves that having snow removed from sidewalks on both sides could be unique to this area for safety pur- poses without having it set a precedence for the entire City. DRAFT 11 01 10 City Council meeting minutes 5 Keeney: Commented that Prior Lake has been used as a model for other communities in snow and ice removal and the cost savings of our practices justify the cost of the brine building. Complimented staff on its enterprise. Myser: Suggested that when there are processes where the City develops something innovative, we should try to patent it or capture the technology in some manner. Albrecht: Responded that most grant agreements with the University of Minnesota include patent rights if the City develops something completely unique. MOTION BY KEENEY, SECONDED BY MILLAR TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 10.104 APPROVING THE 2010-2011 WINTER MAINTENANCE POLICY. VOTE: Ayes by Myser, Erickson, Hedberg, Keeney and Millar. The motion carried. Consider Approval of a Resolution Authorizing a Snowmobile Trail on the Western Boulevard of Crest Avenue Between CR 42 and the Sand Point Beach Park Road. Public Works Director Albrecht reported that the Traffic Safety Advisory Committee (TSAC) believes there would be safer and more orderly snowmobile access to the lake if the snowmobile club is allowed to maintain a trail along Crest Blvd. The TSAC recommends a one year trial period for such a trail and also recommends that some properties should have safety fence to better define back yard areas. Suggested contacting those property owners to learn if they would want safety fences installed. Damage monitoring is recommended. Noted that ordinance does not need to be amended as it is written to allow trails to be des- ignated by Council. Comments: Hedberg: Believes this route would be an excellent next step, noting the snowmobile task force has worked on the trail system for several years and it has been successful in its implementation. Stated the snowmobile club polices its trails and advocates for its needs. Stated he shares the concerns the TSAC highlighted and approves steps proposed to deal with them. Millar; Concurred that the snowmobile task force has been a success. Asked what kind of safety fence is proposed. Albrecht; Replied that it is typical orange plastic fencing and residents will be asked if they want it. Af- firmed that it is just a warning barricade and would not stop someone who was operating recklessly. Erickson: Stated he serves as liaison to the snowmobile task force. Believes the task force has been a benefit to residents in general and to the snowmobilers who have trails and areas to help them get around the City. Complimented City and County staffs who have worked on it noting that they anticipate potential problems before they occur. Keeney: Attended the community meeting for this area and noted that many people were there to speak about parking issues on Crest; but when the snowmobile trail came on the agenda, most left the meeting which leads him to believe there is not much concern about snowmobilers. Commented that when damage occurs to properties, there does not seem to be a good mechanism to assure the property owner is made whole again. Queried whether the snowmobile club should have insurance to make any damage good. Agreed that safety fencing should be offered to property owners. Agreed that aone-year trial period for this trail is good. Takes pride that the City allows snowmobiling in the City. Will support. Myser: Supports efforts to keep snowmobilers in the city. Also supports safety fences for residents who want them. Questioned whether the safety fences should be installed in designated areas even if property owners do not want them. Pace: Stated that if the TSAC recommends fences for certain properties, those properties should be fenced. Would not ask the property owner whether or not they want it, 6 DRAFT 11 01 10 City Council meeting minutes Keeney: Suggested a revision to the resolution to include the option of the resident signing a waiver if they do not want the fencing. Erickson: Summarized his understanding that a fence could be installed for safety reasons such as a family with children who would want to assure their child could not run onto the trail; but noted that if people do not have such a safety concern and do not want a fence, having a waiver is a good option for them. Myser: Concurs with the suggestion of having the snowmobile task force consider ways to address any damage that might be done by snowmobiles. Keeney: Proposed there might be group insurance the snowmobile club could purchase and the club should be encouraged to assure that property damage does not become an issue. Requested the topic be officially presented to the task force to bring some proposals back to the Council. Pace: Commented that to the extent that the snowmobilers have become an organization, there is nothing wrong with having a conversation with them about funding an insurance policy that would allow any proper- tydamage to be submitted to the club. Believes they cannot be required to do so. Keeney: Affirmed he intended it as a request, not a requirement. Erickson: Commented that people who do the damage probably are not members of the club. Keeney: Stated that other cities have dealt with the issue by banning snowmobiles and that is not desired for Prior Lake. Albrecht: Stated there is a snowmobile hotline which helps the snowmobile club track down those who cause damage. The snowmobile club tries to help its members avoid hazards, evaluate the snowmobile corridor and identify areas that need marked. Suggestions from Keeney seem to be to continue to work with the club. Added that the club has been a willing partner in resolving issues. MOTION BY MILLAR, SECONDED BY ERICKSON TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 10-106 AUTHORIZING A SNOWMOBILE TRAIL ON THE WESTERN BOULEVARD OF CREST AVENUE BETWEEN CR 42 AND SAND POINT BEACH PARK ROAD ON A TRIAL BASIS FOR THE 2010-2011 SNOWMOBILE SEASON. VOTE: Ayes by Myser, Erickson, Hedberg, Millar and Keeney. The motion carried. Councilor Keeney queried the intent to amend the resolution to allow property owners to waive a safety fence on their property. MOTION BY KEENEY, SECONDED BY MILLAR TO AMEND RESOLUTION 10-106 TO ALLOW A PROPERTY OWNER TO WAIVE INSTALLATION OF A SAFETY FENCE. VOTE: Ayes by Myser, Erickson, Hedberg, Keeney and Millar. The motion carried. NEW BUSINESS Consider Approval of a Report Regarding Well No. 10 and Water Supply Options. Public Works Director Albrecht provided a history of the City's water supply infrastructure including con- sideration of building well no. 10. Provided statistics of water usage since 1998 and spoke about the things that drive water use such as new hookups, weather conditions, etc. Provided projections for future use. Commented that peak demands reflect usage for watering lawns, daily use and firefighting; and cities build infrastructure to meet those needs. Albrecht stated that staff has met with the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community and a joint water storage facility is being planned for 2013. Proposes conducting a study in 2011 to learn how City water needs on the north side can be met. 7 DRAFT 11 01 10 City Council meeting minutes Albrecht explained that the City's current water pressure is not enough to maintain peak supply needs while fighting a fire. Anticipates that staff would be able to prepare a report by February 11 that would help determine what would be most feasible for the City out of options including purchasing water from Savage, partnering with SMSC or constructing a new well. Comments: Keeney: Asked if the City is seeking to increase peak capacity by having an interconnect with Savage. Albrecht: Replied that is one option. Believes the issue to be that more water will be needed in the long term and the City needs to learn the best option to provide safety and flexibility. Savage proposes to sell the City long-term water at wholesale rates. Added that the current interconnect with Savage is manual which allows filling the existing towers with water, but does not allow immediate responsiveness to control the levels wanted or respond to fire needs. Keeney: Commented that Savage rates seem high and asked about partnering with SMSC. Albrecht: Replied that SMSC does not have excess capacity and the City has provided them with water many times. Partnering with them to construct a well could provide the City with needed capacity and a long-term ability to sell water. SMSC could provide water treatment service and a joint plan for storage could be developed. Such scenarios need to be examined in a report. Keeney; Asked if there is potential to get people to not water so much on the peak days. Albrecht: Replied that an upgraded metering system will give the City the ability to have peak rates on wa- tersales. Keeney: Commented that the City maintains double the size of the system that is needed to hit the peak capacity, but other entities will hit peak days at the same time. Albrecht: Responded that Savage has much more than their peak needs due to its interconnect to Burns- ville. Keeney: Stated it will be good to hear what kind of rates the City would pay to Savage and learn whether the interconnect should be an investment. Asked what options the City has for encouraging people to use water in holding ponds or other untreated water for irrigations. Albrecht: Stated the City just received preliminary recommendation from the County Board for their sup- port of an innovative irrigation system to be placed in Pond's Park that uses storm water for irrigation. Those technologies are being explored, Stated the SMSC wastewater treatment facility is set up to provide irrigation water and, potentially, the annexation area could have separate lines for irrigation to reuse that water. Erickson: Clarified potential costs with different options concluding that the costs of an interconnect with Savage could come close to the cost of building another well. Albrecht: Added that also to be considered is when a well would be needed and what funding sources would be available when the water is needed; and the City does not yet have answers to those questions. Erickson: Stated that the wholesale cost of water from Savage is more than the City charges its residents. Albrecht: Concurred that Savage rates are substantially higher than ours and rates would need to be in- creased if the City buys from Savage. Erickson: Stated this reflects that the City's water rates are not out of line. Asked what the cost would be for a SMSC interconnect. Albrecht: Replied that would involve bringing water into their water treatment facility and then piping it into our system. They soften water using reverse osmosis and softened water cannot be mixed with the City's iron/manganese water so a system of diverting water into our system ahead of that process would be de- vised. Erickson: Commented that it appears it would be to our advantage to work with our partners. Millar: Clarified that staff is suggesting consideration of a joint well with SMSC. DRAFT 11 01 10 City Council meeting minutes Albrecht: Replied that SMSC has only a small well in their community and they depend on our system. A joint well could solve a problem for them as well as for us. Hedberg: Summarized that the water system needs to meet basic daily needs, irrigation demand and safety/emergency demand. Believes people must be encouraged to do less irrigation. Supports the long term look at the annexation area where we might be able to have a dual system. Asked if there will be aquifer issues if a joint well is built with SMSC. Albrecht: Replied the Jordan aquifer is abundant towards Shakopee. At full build out, when the annexa- tion area has been incorporated, the City anticipates needing another four to six wells. The City may be able to build two wells in the annexation area; the remaining would be in the SMSC area and in Shakopee. Wells on that side of the aquifer do not impact the Savage Fen. Noted that the SMSC is under federal guidelines and is not regulated by the DNR so they have the ability to build wells indifferent areas than the City. Hedberg: Since the City has limited well access in the annexation area and could not meet the total de- mand there, it will be of long-term development value to create a joint system with SMSC. Asked if a part- nershipwith the City will impair the SMSC's ability to select well placement. Albrecht: Replied that the water transmission system is not regulated by the DNR, just the location of wells. Entities have to take care to site wells that do not impair wells for other entities. Have to work to- gether. Hedberg: Asked about the maximum Savage build out. Albrecht: Believes their ultimate population is mid-thirties, but their relationship with Credit River Township could change that. Hedberg: Believes the long-term supply agreement Savage has with Burnsville positions them for a long time to have water. Will support going ahead with the study. Asked if this will be done in conjunction with the rate study. Albrecht: When the preferred option for a water supply is determined, staff will be able to integrate the rate study to learn how it will impact users. The same will be done with the water metering program, Myser: Commented that the difference between daily demand and maximum capacity is between two and 4.5 million gallons per day which is driven by desire to irrigate. Supports a pricing strategy that would at- tempt to modify behavior and waste, Suggested seeking other water restriction models that could be put in place. MOTION BY HEDBERG, SECONDED BY MILLAR TO DIRECT STAFF TO COMPLETE A WATER SUPPLY OPTIONS REPORT. VOTE: Ayes by Myser, Erickson, Hedberg, Keeney and Millar. The motion carried. Consider Approval of a Resolution Providing for the Resignation of all Council Members from the Prior Lake Economic Development Authority, Declaring Vacancies and Establishing a Time Line for Recruitment, Selection and Appointment. City Manager Boyles stated that the City Attorney advises him that adoption of the enabling resolution ef- fectivelydissolved the old EDA. Reviewed the proposed timeline and process for selecting new EDA members. Comments: Myser: Suggested that Council membership on the EDA be undertaken at the November 15 meeting; and then those members could review the applications of candidates from the public. Boyles: Replied that the bylaws set out that the Mayor, one of the two Councilor members and the City Manager comprise the screening committee. 9 DRAFT 11 01 10 City Council meeting minutes Hedberg: Believes the key message is to consider who we can reach out to in the community who can contribute to the EDA and invite them to apply. Council should make efforts to reach out to anyone they think is qualified, Millar: Clarified that Council members who are interested should submit an application. Echoed Hed- berg's comments that interested citizens should come forward and submit application to the City. Erickson: Concurred with comments about the composition of the selection committee. Keeney: Asked if the Council applicants would make presentations. Encouraged seeking applicants from industrial or manufacturing, commercial and technology areas in addition to the retail and service-oriented businesses. Boyles; Commented that the timeline could be modified to provide for Council members to make applica- tion and be appointed at the November 15 City Council meeting; and modify the remainder of the process to involve the screening committee. Erickson: Asked if there is an application form, Boyles: Replied the advisory committee application form can be modified and supplemented to ask ques- tions that incorporate the EDA bylaws. Pace: Queried whether the Council members should fill out an application suggesting they all know each other well. Boyles: If the Council members know each other well, the application could be accomplished with a verbal indication; but if there is something to be learned about each other's experiences, there might be interest in committing it to writing. Myser: Welcomes applications in either format. OTHER BUSINESS Community Events Erickson: Encouraged everyone to vote adding that it is the local elections that have the most impact on each individual. Thursday is the 6th annual Village Market food, wine and liquor show. Proceeds benefit CAP agency food shelf. Keeney: Stated there will be a special meeting to canvass election results on Monday, December 8. Hedberg: Reiterated that everyone should exercise their franchise by voting. ADJOURNMENT With no further comments from Council members, a motion to adjourn was made by Millar and seconded by Keeney. With all in favor, the meeting adjourned at 8:55 p.m. Frank Boyles, City Manager Charlotte Green, Administrative Asst. 10 DRAFT 11 01 10 City Council meeting minutes