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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11 21 11 City Council minutes 4646 Dak ota Street SE Prior Lake, MN 55372 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES November 21 , 2011 CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 7 :00 p.m. Present were Mayor Myser, Council members Erickson , He d- berg , Keeney and Soukup, City Manager Boyles, City Attor ney Pace , Finance Director Er ickson, City Eng i- neer / In s pections Director Poppler, Building Official Hutchins, Public Works/Natural Resources Director Gehler, Natural Resources/ Facilities / Fleet Manager Friedges, Fire Chief Hartman, Assistant City Mana g er Meyer and Administrative Assis tant Green. PUBLIC FORUM The Public Forum is intended to afford the public an opportunity to address concerns to the City Council. The Public Forum will be no longer than 30 minutes in length and each presenter will have no more than ten (10) minutes t o speak. Topics of discussion are restricted to City governmental topics rather than pr i- vate or political agendas. Topics may be addressed at the Public Forum that are on the agenda except those topics that have been or are the subject of a scheduled pub lic hearing or public information hearing before the City Council, the Economic Development Authority (EDA), Planning Commission, or any other City Advisory Committee. The City Council may discuss but will not take formal action on Public Forum presentati ons. Matters that are the subject of pending litigation are not appropriate for the Forum. Comments: No person stepped forward to speak. APPROVAL OF AGENDA City Manager Boyles asked that Old Business item, Consid er Approval of a Resolution with Findings of Fact Approving a Combined Preliminary and Final Plat to be known as Bluffs of Candy Cove, be removed from the agenda. MOTION BY HEDBERG, S ECOND BY SOUKUP TO APPROVE THE AGEND A AS MODIFIED . VOTE: Ayes by Myser , Erickson , Hedberg, Keeney and Soukup . The motion carried. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES MOTION BY ERICKSON, S ECOND BY SOUKUP TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 7 , 2011 MEETING AS PR E SENTED. VOTE: A yes by Myser, Erickson, Hedberg , Keeney and Soukup. The m o tion carried. CONSENT AGENDA City Manager Boyles reviewed the items on the consent agenda. A. Consider Approval of Invoices to be Paid. B. Consider Approval of October 2011 Treasurer’s Report. C. Consider Approval of Building Permit Summary Re port. D. Consider Approval of Animal Control Services Report. E. Consider Approval of Fire Department Report. F. Consider Approval of Resolution 11 - 138 Authorizing the Deferral of Special Assessments. Phone 952.447. 9800 / Fax 952.44 7 . 4245 / www.cityofpriorlake.com MOTION BY SOUKUP, SECOND BY KEENEY TO APPROVE TH E CONSENT AGENDA AS PR E- SENTED. VOTE: Ayes by Myser, Erickson, Hedberg, Keeney and Soukup. The motion carried. PRESENTATION Consider Approval of a Report Highlighting the 2011 Activities of the Traffic Safety Advisory Co m- mittee. City Engineer/Inspect ions Director Poppler identified the committee members and Council liaison. Stated the Committee a ddressed nine traffic safety issues this year; primarily , Sand Point Beach parking issues. Discussed the newly opened parking along Crest Avenue and the disc ontinuance of week day park ing fees . Based on the lack of complaints from neighboring residents, staff bel ieves the changes have resolved problems with beachgoers using neighborhood streets for par k ing. Comments: Erickson : Added that Chief O’Rourke an d Poppler play an important role on the Traffic Safety Advisory Committee. Complimented the success of Sand Point Beach parking changes . Keeney : Stated he is h appy the Crest Avenue parking changes are working well noting that the City takes pride in its parks and put s much effort and resources into building and maintaining them and it is important that res i dents can use them. Asked for clarification of where the overflow parking went this year. Poppler : Replied that, g enerally the overflow parking went on Crest Avenue, but there are some neighbo r- hood streets that are closer than Crest and beachgoers still like to use those. Keeney : Thanked committee members for their service addressing traffic issues. Hedberg : Commented that t he Sand Point Beach and C rest Avenue solution was an important step. Asked what the parking fee revenues are now. Poppler : Replied that last year’s parking revenue was about $30,000; and this year it was around $15,000. Hedberg : Stated he w ould like to re - examine parking fees a s the s tatistics show that the parking lot is not full approximately two - thirds of the time. Suggested having the Committee consider dropping the week end parking fees. Soukup : Concurred with Hedberg’s suggestion to drop the parking fees altogether. N oted that the TSAC also considers issues with crosswalks, bus stops, etc. E ncouraged drivers to watch for walkers and b i kers. Myser: Concurred with comments made by other C ouncil members . MOTION BY HEDBERG , SECOND BY KEENEY TO APPROVE THE REPORT. VOTE: Ayes by Myser, Erickson, Hedberg, Keeney and Soukup. The motion carried. Consider Approval of the 2011 Snowmobile Task Force Report. City Engineer/Inspections Director Poppler stated that the S nowmobile T ask F orce holds an annual meeting to report to the Council about previous and upcoming season s . Last season, snowmobilers caused m inimal damages ; no DWIs were issued and no breakthroughs on the ice were reported. Poppler p rovided Scott County snowmobile citation statistics. Discussed the snowmobiler use of Crest Avenue on the west side last winter and recommended continued usage of that route on a permanent basis. No ordi n- ance or resolution needed to do so; only identification as a designated route for snowmobiles. Introduced Terry Hutchinson of Pr ior Lake Snowmobile Associ a tion. Comments: Keeney : Stated he is h appy to have snowmobiling continue in the City to s erve as access to southerly snowmobile trails. Impress ed that there are so few problems in the City and believes that is due to wor k ing 2 11 21 11 City Council meeting minutes w ith the snowmobile club. Thanked everyone involved for making that happen. Asked about trail access from Hwy 13 to Pleasant to the City parking lot downtown. Poppler : Replied that the Task Force d id not come to any conclusions about that at the last me eting. Keeney : Reminded the Task Force to address that. Thanked Hutchinson for his involvement. Boyles : Recalled that when streetscaping was done downtown, consideration was given to whether snowmobiles should be allowed to use the downtown sidewalks an d streets. Keeney : Believed the discussion was for a trail along the unimproved side of Pleasant and then to the C i ty parking lot. Erickson : Stated this Task F orce has been a shining example of cooperation between different gover n- mental entities, staff a nd , citizens to keep snowmobiling in Prior Lake. It is working. Asked Hutchinson about signage, maps, etc. Hutchinson: Replied that the Snowmobile Club is in the process of putting up signs now and a new trail map will be out soon. Regarding the downto wn snowmobiling, recalled that the group discussed using the south side of Pleasant, crossing Pleasant by the flower shop and using the City parking lot on Colorado. Believes it is up to the City to decide whether they want to approve such a trail and all ow corresponding signage. Erickson : Reiterated the g oal of the Task Force to continue to allow safe snowmobiling in the City. Hutchinson : Believes people are catching on that there has been a big effort in the last five years to keep snowmobiling in the City. Soukup : Appreciates the efforts of the S nowmobile C lub. Supports Crest Avenue continuing as an access route . Hedberg : Interested in supporting the Task F orce and encouraging long term discussions with Scott Cou n- ty to support snowmobiling as pa rt of the recreational community. Myser : Complimented Hutchinson and the S nowmobile C lub for their work and the ir responsibility for self regulation. Hutchinson: Asked the City to let the C lub know if a trail into downtown is wanted. MOTION BY ERIC KSON, SECOND BY HEDBERT TO ACCEPT THE REPORT. VOTE: Ayes by Myser, Erickson, Hedberg, Keeney and Soukup. The motion carried. MOTION BY ERICKSON, SECOND BY SOUKUP TO DESIGNAT E CREST AVENUE AS AN ACCESS ROUTE FOR SNOWMOBILES. VOTE: Ayes by Myser, Erick son, Hedberg, Keeney and Soukup. The motion carried. Hedberg : A sked how close the Snowmobile Task Force is to making a recommendation for having sno w- mobiles downtown. Poppler: Replied that the Task Force has discussed it as well as other drop off poin ts, but did not feel that the Snowmobile Association was pushing for it. Annual Communication and Technology Advisory Committee Report. CTAC committee member Dave Elbon provided the report. Identified the C ommittee members and Cou n- cil liaison. Reviewed 2012 proposed goals. Reviewed possible IT collaboration with Scott County and se r- vices that could be provided. Reviewed the strategic plan for further implementation of CarteGraph. R e- viewed accomplishments for 2011. Comments: Soukup : Asked how reside nts can get information about the City. Peterson: D emonstrated the Web page that explains the components of the utility bill. Stated that in add i- tion to the Website, there is a quarterly newsletter and an e - newsletter that people can subscribe to on the 3 11 21 11 City Council meeting minutes Website and the PLTV cable channel as well as cable bulletins. In the future, a newsletter will be included with utility billing. Hedberg : There has been a tremendous amount of progress in communication venues. Will be interested to learn whether money can be saved by inserting newsletters into the utility bills. Peterson : Wavelength costs about $1700 per quarter and goes to around 8,500 households in the City and County . Utility bills go to all households in the City ; but they will be limited in size . Hedberg : Asked h ow many persons are on the e - newsletter list. Peterson : Replied that a pproximately 1300 residents are receiving the Newswire and it is sent two or three times per week. Facebook subscriptions are catching up to that number . Keeney : Interested to hear about addi ng public wireless to City Hall as it is a modern convenience that is noticed by its absence. Asked if that could also be provided at Club Prior. Peterson : Replied that t here is a hot spot in the library that reach es Club Pri or. Keeney : City is doing great job on Website. It is of top notch quality and an important way for people to get information. Asked if a cooperative IT service agreement with the County would come to the Council for consideration. Boyles : Replied tha t the cooperative plan is incor porated in 2012 proposed budget and an actual agre e- ment would come before the Council. Erickson: A sked if private vendors are being considered adding that he would support seeking an altern a- tive proposal in order to learn if the County alternative is the most viable. Meyer: The City is c urrently contract ed for IT support and services with a private vendor. The i dea for co l- laboration with the County was to learn if savings could be realize d . The c urrent expenditure with CIT could pay for a half - time person. Some overall costs for hardware, network and disaster recovery would be absorbed by the Cou n ty. Erickson : Stated he is a ware of other companies that do disaster recovery and would like to see a R e- quest for Quotes wit h private vendors before entering into agreement with Sc ott County. Meyer : Agreed that could be done, but recalled that the idea of the collaboration was that those things would be provided for free. Erickson : Asked if the City has considered not maili ng a water bill and rather sending them out electron i- cally. J. Erickson : Replied that s taff is in the process of preparing a RFP to convert the billing format from pos t- card to an 8½ X 11 sheet; having an outside company print the bill ; preparation of a n e - statement ; and, an online pay ment in a phased approach. Myser : Thanked the C ommittee for pushing the C ity forward on several fronts. Supports staff being open to collaboration with the County. Asked when the collaboration is being considered fo r implementation. Meyer : Replied that both the County and the City have budget requests in. When the budget is approved, Committee work will begin to fram e an implementation plan, cooperative agreement, standards of service, etc. MOTION BY HEDBERG , SECO ND BY ERICKSON TO ACCEPT REPORT. VOTE: Ayes by Myser, Erickson, Hedberg, Keeney and Soukup. The motion carried. PUBLIC HEARING None scheduled. OLD BUSINESS This item was removed from the agenda , Consider Approval of a Resolution with Findings of Fac t A p- proving a Combined Preliminary and Final Plat to be known as Bluffs of Candy Cove. 4 11 21 11 City Council meeting minutes NEW BUSINESS Consider Approval of a Report Relating to Chapter 1306 of the Uniform Building Code and R e- quirements for Sp e cial Fire Protection Systems. City Manager B oyles discussed building codes. Described Chapter 1306 and Subpart 2, which was adopted by the City and refers to requirements for existing and new buildings. Discussed Subpart 3 which is intended only for new buildings. Stated it is possible to repeal the entire Chapter 1306. Complying with the Subparts incurs additional expense for property owners. Noted that the Fire Chief does not support changing existing ordinance. Commented that Council should consider needs of economic development and needs o f public safety as it pertains to this building code. Introduced Fire Chief Hartman and Building Official Hu t chins. Fire Chief Hartman added that when adopting Chapter 1306, it must be adopted with Subpart 2 , Subpart 3 or both , in their entirety. They c annot be amended. Supports retention of Subpart 2. Discussed advanta g- es in personal and property safety citing savings in fire insurance premiums and a possible reduction in ISO rating for the City . Comments: Hedberg : Asked about neighboring cities’ fire services. Hartman : Replied that Apple Valley has paid on - call firefighters and full time administration; Burnsville has a full time fire department; Eagan has paid on - call firefighters with full - time administration : and Lakeville has paid on - call fi refighters with paid administration and inspection . Hedberg : Noted that Apple Valley ad opted for Subpart 3 and other three cities ad opted neither Subpart 2 nor Subpart 3 . Safety is the paramount concern, yet other cities have opted out and it is because they know they are in competition for business. The cost for sprinkling is significant. Believes Subpart 3 is not a good option and that the c hoices are to retain Subpart 2 or repeal 1306. Asked if there is more info rmation regarding fire suppression re quirements in the building codes. Hutchins : Responded there are various fire suppression requirements depend ing on what the building is made of. Generally, a sprinkled building could be allowed to be three times the size of non - sprinkled buil d- ings. Hed berg : Understands that l arger buildings, more flammable buildings, and those with higher occupancy load are required to be sprinkled according to the International Building Code . Stated that f or reasons of encouraging economic development, he feels somew hat inclined to repeal Chapter 1306. Soukup : Clarified that any building over 2,000 square feet must have a fire suppression system. Hutchins : Stated that with Subpart 2 and Subpart 3 commercial buildings larger than 2,000 square would have to be sprinkl ed . Soukup : Asked about apartment buildings. Hutchins : Replied they would have to be sprinkled . Soukup : Asked if a classification change would alter that, such as a change from a business with flamm a- ble products to something like storage. Hutchin s : Commented that, o riginally, this regulation was called the small cities option because small c i- ties had volunteer fire departments and requiring sprinklers could serve as suppression until the fire d e- partment arrived. Soukup : Asked if putting a sprink ler system into an addition on a building would really save the build ing, and whether smoke alarm s or other system s that do not cost as much would serve the purpose of an early warning. Hutchins : A smoke detection system would cost less and provide early warning, but the International Building Code does not have such provision so the City would have to enact ordinance to require that. Hartman : Stated that having a s prinkler system is like having a firefighter in the building ; it is d esigned to keep a fir e in check until the fire department arrives. Property owner s benefit in reduction of damage to 5 11 21 11 City Council meeting minutes the building and a quicker return to business. With no sprinkler system, there can be business closure and cause loss of business. With the light weight bu ilding materials used now, a sprinkler system is even more important. Keeney : Queried the actual install ation costs for sprinklers and the comparison of insurance costs with and without sprinkler systems. Asked how many unsprinkled buildings in Prior Lak e would be impacted by ordinance change. Hartman : Replied that retrofitting old buildings can be costly. Believes there is not a significant reduction in fees when only part of a building is retrofitted. Hutchins : Stated that in the past 14 years, the re have been six buildings retrofitted . Believes that pe r- haps half of the commercial buildings in Prior Lake have sprinkler systems and those in the downtown area do not have much space to expand. Keeney : Asked if there are provisions in Code that would require sprinklers for many buildings even if the City does not adopt Chapter 1306 ; and whether sprinkling systems are generally considered for human usage rather than animals. Hutchins : Affirmed. Erickson : Noted that even if Subpart 2 is repealed, any one would still have the option of putting in spri n- klers. From a safety perspective, asked what the cur rent building code require s for s pri n klers. Hutchins : Replied that the State building code considers occupancy rate; square footage, height and type o f building construction. Erickson: State code applied logic to where higher probabilities would be for fire damage. Stated he is l eaning towards repeal of Chapter 1306 as laws would remain for fire suppression and safety. Believes it would put Prior Lak e on an equal footing with other cities for economic develo p ment. Myser : Stated it is a ppropriate to review ordinances to see if they still make sense and this is a timely di s- cussion . Would like to see further information on the safety component and aske d if statistics regarding firefighter safety can be provided . Does not see evidence to support continuation of Chapter 1306 and b e- lieves that retaining it will limit the folks likely to come into the City and have a negative impact from cost perspective o f redevelopment . Would like to explore Smart Code Alternatives that might provide altern a- tives to sprinkling suppression systems, or any other alternatives that would still provide a safe environment for the buildings in Prior Lake. Keeney : Support s b ringing the topic back for further discussion. Does not support a complete repeal b e- lieving there is significant difference between remodel ed and new buildings. Would like t o consider whet h- er action is shifting the economic risk from building owners to o thers , such as the firefighters, adjoining buildings, or any other parties. Hartman : Commented that it becomes complicated to complete investigations w here buildings have exp e- rienced total losses. When a fire was small, an investigation can be completed and resolution of restit u tion made. Hedberg : Asked about the meaning of MN Rules of 1306 . 0050 regarding substitution of one - hour fire r e- sistant construction . Hutchins : Replied it means you can get an increase in the allowable area for building if yo u go to one - hour. Hedberg : Supports getting more information as suggested in previous comments. Erickson: Suggested further discussion be done in work session. MOTION BY KEENEY, SECOND BY SOUKUP TO DIRECT STAFF TO RETURN WITH ANSWERS TO SPECIFIED COUN CIL QUESTIONS AT A WORK SESSION ON DECEMBER 19, 2011 : 1) Elaborate and confirm cost savings to owner, 2) Identify the number of commercial buildings this provision applies to, 3) Identify how costs, liability or exposure is shifted, 4) Expand upon vario us partial surveys r e garding on - call and full - time fire departments, 5) Show impacts on firefighter safety, and 6) Identify the Board of Architect Smart Alternatives which can be mandated in lieu of fire suppre s sion equipment .) 6 11 21 11 City Council meeting minutes VOTE: Ayes by Myser, Erick son, Hedberg, Keeney and Soukup. The motion carried. Consider Approval of a Report Authorizing the Initiation of a Park Consolidation Project Along the 150 Street Co r ridor. th Natural Resources / Facilities / Fleet Manager Friedges provided a PowerPoint presentation discussing the Parks Utilization and Sustainability Study, classification of parks, geographic range of park s and conso l- idation of park services. Reviewed options for each of the parks in the 150 Street corridor and d escribed th the costs asso ciated with each option. Outline the proposed tim e line and process . Comments: Soukup : Asked how costs might change from the proposal. Friedges : Based on public input, the P arks Advisory Committee (P AC ) might recommend some variation from the proposal . Soukup : Clarified that when looking at the three parks in the corridor , some offer the same amenities an d the proposal is to consolidate and reduce some duplication. Friedges : Affirmed stating that an example would be to have play structures in just on e of the parks rather than all three; but that one park would have a wider array of activities in the play structure rather than three smaller structures duplicated in three parks. Soukup : Asked if the life of equipment would be lessened. Friedges : R esponded that the e quipment would take more wear and tear, but it is not anticipated to r e- duce the life of the equipment to a great degree. Soukup : Favors moving forward. Hedberg : Commented that this is the first action plan emerging from the park utiliz ation study. Assumes O ption #1 is built into the Capital Improvement Program and asked when the parks at Northwood Meadow s and En clave at Cleary are scheduled for improvements. Friedges : 2012 and 2013. Hedberg : Asked when the existing equipment and amen ities in the three parks in the 150 Street corridor th would be scheduled for replacement. Friedg es: 2020 and 2021. Hedberg . Understands the costs between the two options are about the same and moving forward on O p- tion #2 to repurpose would increase the c apital expenditures in 2012 by pulling in plans from 2013 and 2020. Gehler : Commented that repurposing will allow us to phase it in. D evelopment of the five parks would happen over a couple of years, not just in 2012. Hedberg : Asked what will happen to the maintenance costs of the parks if they are repurposed. Friedges : Replied that o ver a 10 - year period, maintenance costs are anticipated to go from $ 117,000 to $ 133,000. Hedberg : Asked what would cause the increase. Friedges : M aintenance would be requ ired at Fish Point Park in the natural area for inspect ions and to keep out noxious weeds; there will be an increase in playground inspections; and the pleasure rink and warm i ng house will have additional mai n ten ance , etc. Hedberg : Commented that the com bination of the play equipment will create some neighborhood intera c- tion and h aving a light and a small warming house will increase the use of skating rink. Stated it is difficult to support pulling the capital plan forward as much as this plan calls for and does not favor this proposal for that reason. Keeney : Asked if any of the pleasure rinks besides Lakefront Park are lighted. Friedges : Replied there are lights at Oakland Beach, Willows and Woodridge. Keeney : Asked if it would require staff ing . Friedges : Replied that residents would be responsible for opening and closing. 7 11 21 11 City Council meeting minutes Keeney : Wants to assure we are not obligating staff to be on hand in order to assure structure is being used. Agreed that the cost is a wash. If neighborhood feedback indica tes facilities would be used more by repurposing, that could be a positive. Does not really favor putting used equipment in a new park as that might have negative feedback from residents. Would defer to PAC recommend a tion. Erickson : Asked w hat will the study cost. Gehler : Replied that the c ost will be staff time to hold public meetings in neighborhoods, spending time with PAC, etc. This would be a test project for consolidation of parks. Boyles : Added that when people are invited to give input, we have to be open to the possibility of expen d- ing the costs that are proposed in the report. Friedges : Added that conducting the meetings and developing the plan might include 40 - 50 hours of staff time. Myser : Asked if the r eason for repurposing the par ks is to enhance and add service or to consolidate and achieve savings. Friedges : Believes the intent is to have one piece of 5 - 12 age - appropriate equipment rather than three. The equipment will receive more use if it is in just one park and a 2 - 5 age - appropriate grouping could be added. Myser : W onder ed if the purpose of the project has shifted to enhancement. Gehler : Commented that the PAC was asking for the parks to be developed in this way. If it is not desired , that can be looked at as well. Mys er: Asked the cost of Option 2 if the added services were removed . Friedges : An approximate $90,000 reduction in cost: 2 - 5 age - appropriate equipment, $50,000; lights and warming house , $14,000; and natural habitat , $25,000. Soukup : Stated that the Park U tilization S tudy indicated the parks should be used in different ways. Cu r- rently each park is geared to age 5 - 12. We w anted to bring different elements to the area and rather than remov e the equi p ment and getting rid of it, we would move it to differen t park s . Myser: Seems that would be adding levels of service. If we just repurpos e the parks and leav e them as natural areas, we could keep option #2 to less than $400,000. Hedberg : Believes it is good management of park lands to restore native species and t here is a cost to that. T he play structure could go to one park , but equipment for a broader range of ages is desirable . The only thing that is an increase of service is the warming house with a light; and expanding from a half - court to a full - court of basketball. Asked the cost of going from a half court to a full court. Friedges : $5,000. Hedberg : Early information showed that repurposing would not save a lot of money and taking out the warming house and a full basketball court would not save si gnifica ntly. To seek a reduction of money would require a reduction of services. Myser : Stated he is u ncomfortable about offering an increased level of services without committing to it. Erickson : Stated that a nother alternative to native grasses would be to maintain it as lawn , which costs less than native grasses. Cutting the grass provides open space where people can recreate spontaneou s- ly. Keeney : Noted that v alid points have been raised about addition al service s, but that seems a small amount. To really reduce costs would require remov ing a park and selling the land and he is n ot pr e pared to go there. If there is desire to make these moves, he would support having the PAC hold a neighbo r hood meeting and receiving that input . Does not see this as a cost savings, but rather more efficiently using equipment already owned. Myser : Reiterated that the City c ould save $90,000 by repurposing and not adding any services. Hedberg: Clarified that $50,000 is designat ed for play equipment, but it is n ot adding service as it is for a different age group so it does not seem to be increased service. Decisions about what to do with the equipment at Northwood Meadows and Enclave a t Cleary is slated for 2020 and 2021 and this proposal 8 11 21 11 City Council meeting minutes accelerates that to 20 12 and 2013. Stated he is t roubled with that acceleration , but otherwise supports the p lan . Boyles : Reiterated Council’s direction to staff : l ook at project s and the amount of time staff will invest , how that time converts to money, build in a point in the public input process where we can decide not to move forward if appropriate , s how a greater variation in the options from a cost perspective; and look at the cash flow . Myser : Added that timing to avoid pulling expenses forward should be considered . Erickson : Believes there was general agreement about not going with native grasses and just continue cutting. Hedberg : Would like to confirm that continuing to maintain it as grassland is an alternative; would need cash flow for that and feedback from the neighbors. Soukup: Stated she would also like to see numbers on costs for removing equipment and just cutting the grass . MOTION BY HEDBERG, SECOND BY SOUKUP TO DIRECT STAFF TO BRING THE ABOVE SPEC I- FIED INFORMATION BACK TO THE COUNCIL. VOTE: Ayes by Myser, Erickson, Hedberg, Keeney and Soukup. The motion carried. OTHER BUSINESS Community Events Gehler : Gave a report on the ice control and snow plowing for the season’s first measurable snow event the past weekend . Keeney : R eminded viewers that the Community Safety Advisory Committee is conducting an online su r- vey asking for input on resident safety concerns. Stated that interested people can go on the City’s We b- site and get the link to surveymonkey.com. Soukup : The Lakefront Dazzle will be on December 9. Hedberg : Encouraged all viewers to e njoy Thanksgiving with families. Myser: Reminded viewers of the organization, Beyond the Yellow Ribbon South of the River , which works on reintegrating veterans when they come back from war. ADJOURNME NT With no further comments from Council members, a motion to adjourn was made by Soukup and seconded by E rickson . With all in favor, the meeting adjourned at 9:47 p.m. ___ _______________________________ __ ________________________________ _ Frank Boyl es, City Manager Charlotte Green, Administrative Assistant 9 11 21 11 City Council meeting minutes