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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08 11 14 City Council Meeting Minutes 4646 Dakota Street SE Prior Lake, MN 55372 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES August 11, 2014 CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 7:01 p.m. Present were Mayor Hedberg, Councilors Keeney, McGuire, Morton and Soukup, City Manager Boyles, Assistant City Manager Meyer, City Attorney Rosow, Assistant City Attorney Schwartzhoff, City Finance Director Erickson, City Engineer / Inspections Director Poppler, Public Works / Natural Resources Director Gehler, Community Development Specialist McCabe, Police Lieutenant Hofstad, and Executive Assistant Dull. 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 to speak. Topics of discussion are restricted to City governmental topics rather than private or political agendas. Topics may be addressed at the public forum that are on the agenda. However, topics that are the subject of a public hearing are best addressed at the public hearing, not at public forum. Therefore, topics may not be addressed at public forum if: (i) the topic has been the subject of a public hearing before the City Council or any City Advisory Committee and the Council has not taken action on the topic; or (ii) if the topic is the subject of a scheduled or continued public hearing or public information hearing on the current agenda or at a future meeting before the City Council or any City Advisory Committee. During public forum, a member of the public may request that the City Council consider removing an item from the Consent Agenda following the procedure set forth in Section 401.5. The City Council may discuss but will not take formal action on public forum presentations. Matters that are the subject of pending litigation are not appropriate for the forum. Boyles: Reviewed the process for the public forum. With no persons interested in speaking, Mayor Hedberg opened and closed the Public Forum at 7:02 p.m. APPROVAL OF AGENDA MOTION BY MCGUIRE, SECOND BY MORTON, TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS SUBMITTED. VOTE Hedberg Keeney McGuire Morton Soukup Aye ☒☒☒☒☒ Nay ☐☐☐☐☐ Abstain ☐☐☐☐☐ Absent ☐☐☐☐☐ The motion carried. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES A. Consider Approval of July 28, 2014 City Council Meeting Minutes. MOTION BY KEENEY, SECOND BY SOUKUP, TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE JULY 28, 2014 CITY COUNCIL MEETING. VOTE Hedberg Keeney McGuire Morton Soukup Aye ☒☒☒☒☒ Nay ☐☐☐☐☐ Abstain ☐☐☐☐☐ Absent ☐☐☐☐☐ The motion carried. 1 CONSENT AGENDA Boyles: Reviewed the items on the consent agenda. A. Consider Approval of Claims Listing B. Consider Approval of 2 Quarter 2014 Investment Report nd C. Consider Approval of 2 Quarter 2014 Financial Report nd D. Consider Approval of Resolution No. 14-118 Approving a Temporary Liquor License Extension for The Pointe Grill & Bar E. Consider Approval of: 1) Resolution No. 14-119 Amending the 2030 Comprehensive Land Use Plan Map to Designate Godsons Way as Urban Low Density (R-LD); and 2) Ordinance No. 114-14 Amending the Official Zoning Map to Zone Godsons Way to Low Density Residential (R-1) MOTION BY MCGUIRE, SECOND BY KEENEY TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS WRITTEN. VOTE Hedberg Keeney McGuire Morton Soukup Aye ☒☒☒☒☒ Nay ☐☐☐☐☐ Abstain ☐☐☐☐☐ Absent ☐☐☐☐☐ The motion carried. PRESENTATIONS: 6A. Dr. William Morris – 2014 Community Survey Morris: Reviewed a presentation containing various statistics resulting from the 2014 community survey. Presentation topics included: quality of life, most liked and most serious issue, community ties, what could be improved or preserved and what was currently missing, city council, city services, city government, financial management, public safety, park and recreation, preferred communication channels, and various other areas. Keeney: Inquired about drinking water issues and whether they were location specific. Morris: Stated comments were not location specific and were fairly even across the precincts. Hedberg: Inquired about the authenticity of the survey as some have expressed concern about validity. Morris: Commented that typically, cities conducting and using these types of surveys are generally doing well and use the information to improve noting some cities have had horrendous results. Added that this was not a “feel-good” survey. PUBLIC HEARINGS: 7A. Public Hearing to Consider Approval of a Resolution Ordering Improvements and Preparation of Plans and Specifications for the Stemmer Ridge Road Improvement Project. Poppler: Reviewed a presentation and the staff report dated August 11, 2014 in connection with the agenda item, noted a letter received from Scott County Engineer in support of the roadway extension, and introduced Jim Stremel with WSB & Associates, who was consulting on the project. Staff recommended approval of a resolution ordering the improvements and the preparation of plans and specifications for the Stemmer Ridge Road Improvement Project. 2 08 11 14 City Council Meeting Minutes Stremel: Reviewed additional slides of the presentation discussing the feasibility study, three proposed alternatives, their respective costs and assessments, and conceptual future designs, as well as environmental considerations and a draft schedule for the construction process if approved. MOTION BY MCGUIRE, SECOND BY MORTON, TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 8:16 P.M. TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION ORDERING IMPROVEMENTS AND PREPARATION OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS. VOTE Hedberg Keeney McGuire Morton Soukup Aye ☒☒☒☒☒ Nay ☐☐☐☐☐ Abstain ☐☐☐☐☐ Absent ☐☐☐☐☐ The motion carried. Members of the Public Who Testified at the Public Hearing in Opposition to the Project: Erin Nordrum (16149 Stemmer Ridge Rd.) Janna Ahlers (16636 Brentwood Pass NW) Chuck Wallick (15469 Stemmer Ridge Rd.) Ron Martin (16437 Stemmer Ridge Rd.) Michele Skinner (2057 Belmont Ave. NW) Kate Martin (16437 Stemmer Ridge Rd.) Kory Cassens (16323 Stemmer Ridge Rd.) Lauren Strane (16401 Stemmer Ridge Rd.) Anne Cassens (1632 Stemmer Ridge Rd.) Martin Helgestad (2030 Edgewood Dr. NW) Erik Westrum (2023 Edgewood Dr. NW) Josh Watkins (16591 Brentwood Pass NW) Eliana Castor (2109 165 St. NW, Shakopee) Brett Furber (16602 Brentwood Pass) th Kathy Castor (2109 165 St. NW, Shakopee) Wes Mader (3470 Sycamore Trail) th Chris Hokanson (2039 Belmont Ave. NW) Dr. Ken Castor (2609 165 St.) th Phil Pitcher (16263 Stemmer Ridge Rd.) Nature of comments and concerns included: Cost of project; direct connection to Mystic Lake Casino; Casino serving alcohol for 17 hours per day; increased traffic; increased speed; children safety; pedestrian and bicyclist safety; impacts to children at bus stops; decreased property values; impact to sale of vacant lots; retrofitting the neighborhood for reclassified roadway; access to and parking for the park; changing the classification of the roadway to minor collector; no developer to pay for all or a portion of project costs; maintaining the small town feel; value of safety; less growth; preserve open space; increase in distracted driving; increase of driving under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol; increased drug related crimes; increased alcohol related crimes; increased property crimes including trespassing and theft; population and traffic not increasing enough to justify roadway extension; economic impacts of connecting Stemmer to CR 82; degradation of neighborhood; preservation of Stemmer Ridge neighborhood; SMSC purchase of property and placing in tribal trust thereby removing from property tax rolls and uncollectable assessments; pros and cons for alternatives proposed didn’t included human impact. Citizen-provided handouts included: photographs of bus stop area with kids; document containing comments on planning, WSB feasibility study, economic impact, an aerial map showing .84 miles from Mystic Lake Blvd. to Cty 17, and an aerial map showing .72 miles from Stemmer to Cty 17. Requests to Council included: vote no to any extension; vote no to roadway and install sewer and water only; re-evaluate other potential connecting roadway locations and alignments; develop Howard Lake Road as the through connection; abandon project until interested and credible developer is on board. 3 08 11 14 City Council Meeting Minutes Members of the Public Who Testified at the Public Hearing in Support of the Project: NONE. Steve Menden (1213 Sunflower Cir., Shakopee): Stated he grew up on a majority of the land in question and was there on behalf of the Menden family to comprehend residents’ comments and concerns. Hedberg: Closed the public testimony portion of the public hearing and thanked everyone for their comments and professionalism as well as their connection to the community survey. Noted primary concerns were for safety and direct connection to the casino and all issues and points were heard clearly. Stated the Metropolitan Council dictates how much growth the City needs to continue with and that the connection would allow others to enjoy a great place to live. Advised that current projects were very accurate and there was an end game in Prior Lake. Also noted that traffic projections wouldn’t occur until 2030, 2040, and 2050, respectively. Added that since the early 70’s, the city has been built upon generous land owners that have sold family land to create residential neighborhoods and the Stemmer Ridge Road connection had been planned and studied for many years. Stated the Menden property has been available for at least 10 years and has been for sale on the market. Continued that he respected the property rights in the neighborhood but also the rights of the Mendens to sell their property when they determine it is the right time to sell noting that neither are more important that the other. Stated a connecting street was needed to continue development of the annexation area because developable land is running low and there is still demand. Until the sanitary sewer connection is made, land owners cannot develop the annexation area. Commented that if there is not a connecting road through the Menden property, it would be bad for the supporting road network and there would be a 250 home neighborhood that dead-ends which has proven problematic for access and egress of other neighborhoods. Added that many neighborhoods included minor collector roadways and in most cases, degraded services such as pedestrian and bicycle access and safety hasn’t been the experience. Advised that the City preferred the developer buy the Menden property and come forward with a plan, that developer could be SMSC but that was a private deal and the City was not privy to those discussions, and either way sewer and water connections were important to serve the annexation area. Morton: Thanked everyone for coming and noted all emails were read even if residents didn’t receive a response. Commented she has been on assessment committee since elected and has always been open minded with the mentality to not build until they come. Commented that she supported option 3, expansion of only sewer and water without a roadway. Keeney: Commented that the Stemmer Ridge extension has been reviewed by Council a number of times but stated it was almost exclusively about sewer and water connection. Added that there was always the idea that someday Menden property would sell and SMSC may acquire a portion of the land and not real clear when it would develop. Stated support for a connection in and out but agreed with issues raised regarding cut-through or bypass traffic. Noted the design of the imagined road showed additional houses and thus was not designed to be a collector. Opposed the straight roadway to the intersection that would funnel traffic through the neighborhood. Agreed there needed to be sewer and water connection and another access in and out of the neighborhood but not for traffic diversion. Suggested installation of a trail over the sewer and water connection to allow access for maintenance purposes adding that existing neighborhoods should receive priority over creating new neighborhoods. Commented that preference would be to not support any alternatives. McGuire: Shared the concerns about safety but also noted he saw the need for a north/south connection. Stated he was hesitant for alternative 1 due to cost but also to come up with a better alignment. Commented his preference was either alternative 2 or 3 adding that if sewer and water are constructed, a different alignment should be looked at without allowing a straight shot and to discourage cut-through. Inquired about traffic counts, projected counts, and locations for counts. Also asked how the roadway could be less straight and if roundabouts were acceptable on a collector. 4 08 11 14 City Council Meeting Minutes Poppler: Stated anticipated numbers came from the Comprehensive Plan, current trips per day were 400-500, counts taken are shown at Belmont, and confirmed a good portion of the anticipated traffic would be from people currently living there and from people that would build along the extension. Stremel: Stated they would try to follow MnDOT guidelines for the curves which would provide the basis for the minimum horizontal curve and confirmed roundabouts could be also be considered. Soukup: Thanked everyone for coming out. Commented she wanted to know how things impacted people and understood it was a family friendly and fun neighborhood. Stated that sanitary sewer and water needed to come through the area and the best way to access sewer and water pipes for maintenance and repairs is to put a roadway over it. Noted that it made sense economically to route the pipe straight but while it may be more costly, they should consider re-routing the pipe but agreed with having a trail or road for access purposes. Stated the proposed alignment was not what was best for the residents or the community and encouraged staff to look at it again taking into account the neighborhood’s comments and concerns. Added that as proposed, it was not the best way to get amenities to this portion of town but knew it was something that needed to happen. Keeney: Inquired whether the design was due to criteria to qualify for state funds and whether they would be foregoing funds if realigning. Poppler: Stated the roadway has been on state aid route for a number of years and have been collecting dollars from the state on the basis that the road will be eventually built. Keeney: Inquired whether the City would be able to use state funds toward something else or would they be foregoing funds if the design of the roadway changed? Poppler: Explained that they wouldn’t necessarily forego funds and that state aid funds are used to either build or reconstruct a state aid roadway. Stated the City would be using assessments in this case to build. Keeney: Confirmed the roadway was to be built to qualify for state aid funds in the future. Referenced Wilds Parkway as an example of a roadway designed to discourage cutting through stating that was his vision for the neighborhood moving forward. Encouraged staff to design something similar to Wilds Pkwy that serves the neighborhood, provides the connection, allows for sewer and water connections, but does not turn Stemmer Ridge into a minor arterial. Hedberg: Clarified with City Engineer Poppler that minor collectors allow for driveways directly to the road while major collectors don’t. Poppler: Provided examples of major collectors including Fish Point Rd. from 44 to 21 and Carriage Hills Parkway as well as minor collectors such as Northwood Road and Wilds Parkway. He noted that minor collectors have driveways however they are limited as much as possible. Hedberg: Commented that due to the driveways on Stemmer, it should be designed as a minor collector. Also commented that further development of Howard Lake Road, as suggested by some residents, would have created serious wetland problems and there is no chance of reconsidering that as a connection. Rosow: Commented that because this item was a Council initiated matter, a 4/5 vote was needed for approval. th Noting Councilors’ comments, options included: move approval of the resolution with alternative 1, 2 or 3; move 5 08 11 14 City Council Meeting Minutes denial and everything will start over with a new project; table until an undefined date/time; or continue the public hearing to a specific date. McGuire: Stated he was leaning toward continuing the public hearing and directing staff to bring back alternative roadway options committing only to sewer and water. Poppler: Commented it could take two months or more to revise the project and numbers Keeney: Requested staff go through the neighborhood meeting process if coming back with a new concept. Stremel: Stated that more time would be needed to allow for the neighborhood meeting process. Keeney: Inquired about consequences if the project was denied. Stremel: Advised a new feasibility report process would be appropriate and the process would go back to the very beginning with a new report and calling a new public hearing together with the associated costs. Keeney: Confirmed with Attorney Rosow that because the project was city initiated, there was no deadline to make a decision. Morton: Suggested the Council may be better served by denying and starting over. McGuire: Noted additional costs to be incurred if starting over at a feasibility study and asked whether continuing the public hearing would serve the same purpose without the added costs. Stremel: Stated the original contract was based on the specific process but if additional time is to be spent and scope changes, then additional costs may be incurred. MOTION BY MCGUIRE, SECOND BY KEENEY, TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 9:46 P.M. AND TABLE THE ITEM FOR NOTICE OF A NEW PUBLIC HEARING. VOTE Hedberg Keeney McGuire Morton Soukup Aye ☒☒☒☒☒ Nay ☐☐☐☐☐ Abstain ☐☐☐☐☐ Absent ☐☐☐☐☐ The motion carried. MOTION BY KEENEY, SECOND BY SOUKUP, DIRECTING STAFF TO INCLUDE CRITERIA FOR DESIGN ALTERNATIVES AS FOLLOWS: 1) CONSIDER TRAFFIC IMPACTS UPON EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD; 2) INCLUDE PROVISIONS TO ADDRESS SAFETY CONCERNS; 3) SHOW SEWER AND WATER WITHOUT SETTING ROAD ALIGNMENT BY USING A TRAIL FOR ACCESS OR OTHER MEASURE; 4) CONSIDER ALTERNATIVE CONNECTIONS TO CR 82; 5) DISCOURAGE TRAFFIC BY NOT INCLUDING A FOUR-WAY INTERSECTION AND NOT ALIGNING WITH MYSTIC LAKE BOULEVARD AT CR 82; AND 6) WORK WITH SMSC AND COUNTY WHERE POSSIBLE. VOTE Hedberg Keeney McGuire Morton Soukup Aye ☒☒☒☒☒ Nay ☐☐☐☐☐ Abstain ☐☐☐☐☐ Absent ☐☐☐☐☐ 6 08 11 14 City Council Meeting Minutes The motion carried. Mayor Hedberg recessed the meeting at 9:51 p.m. and reconvened at 9:58 p.m. 7B. Public Hearing to Consider Approval of the 2015-2019 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) and Street Reconstruction Plan and Consider Approval of Two Resolutions Relating to the Capital Improvement Program: 1) Approving the 2015-2019 Capital Improvement Program 2) Approving the Street Reconstruction Plan Erickson, Poppler, and Gehler: Reviewed the agenda item in connection with the staff report dated August 11, 2014. They also reviewed a presentation. Staff recommended approval of resolutions approving: 1) 2015-2019 CIP; and 2) Street Reconstruction Plan. MOTION BY SOUKUP, SECOND BY MCGUIRE, TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 10:09 P.M. TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF TWO RESOLUTIONS RELATING TO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. VOTE Hedberg Keeney McGuire Morton Soukup Aye ☒☒☒☒☒ Nay ☐☐☐☐☐ Abstain ☐☐☐☐☐ Absent ☐☐☐☐☐ The motion carried. Bernie Carlson (3595 Island View Circle): Distributed a copy of the City Council Meeting Minutes of April 18, 2005 along with a copy of Resolution No. 05-69 as well as provided a copy of the Scott County Highway 21 Corridor Study cover page and a page of the study referencing recommended access changes in the downtown area. Was concerned about: the circulation in the downtown area, Colorado being an undersized street, changing the intersection at Arcadia with a signal; right in right out changes to Main Ave and CR 21; opening a ¾ access at Pleasant and Hwy 13; safety for pedestrians and maintaining the crossing; and Hwy 13 and CR 21 intersection requiring improvements before downtown improvements to be able to accommodate the excess traffic. Requested the Council consider keeping the pedestrian crossing at Main, keeping the stop sign in place, and providing a ¾ access at Hwy 13 and Pleasant. Dawn Schulberg (4616 Colorado Street): Reiterated Mr. Carlson’s comments and added that there was an additional safety issue with the proposed traffic light on Arcadia as traffic would detour onto Colorado where a lot of kids are outside at the dance studio on a regular basis. Soukup: Noted projects listed for 2015 and the total anticipated cost and suggested limiting projects and lowering costs due to the additional costs spent on the 2014 flooding and reconstruction of infrastructure. Added that the 100 year flood happens more regularly and inquired whether flooding should be added to the 2015 project list. Gehler: Advised that there were no other projects identified as a result of flooding and that one road was reconstructed but costs would be submitted to FEMA requesting reimbursement. Boyles: Commented that a group of parties would be at a September work session to discuss long range flood planning and that it may be a bit premature to incorporate improvements in the CIP. 7 08 11 14 City Council Meeting Minutes Hedberg: Clarified that approving the CIP did not mean the projects would go through and that the process allowed Council to make modifications and understand things clearly before approving individual projects. McGuire: Requested staff look into Arcadia further given public comments noting that further review would not affect the CIP. Keeney: Noted the Rolling Oaks project and stated it made sense to consider a lessor number in the CIP at this point for budgeting purposes. Commented that he didn’t support spending money on the road portion for Stemmer Ridge so he opposed the proposed CIP amount. Also disagreed with the Arcadia project completely as he was not in favor of the City funding Arcadia. Added that budgetary number for water treatment plant seem excessive and therefore he would not support the CIP as written. Gehler: Advised that intent was to show that the treatment plant was coming due and the numbers used were the same from the previous water treatment plan. McGuire: Stated Pleasant Ave was more suited to carry traffic than Colorado and he would support the CIP. Morton: Concurred with Keeney stating Council should go into the budget process with the best number possible. Keeney: Noted he registered objections to Arcadia cost and funding at work sessions and there were no discussions for scoping and size of water treatment plant. Suggested having a discussion for a $15 million anticipated project. Hedberg: Commented the treatment plant was 5 years out and the number was intended as a place holder. Keeney: Stated projects expand to meet the budget and the number should therefore be reduced. MOTION BY KEENEY, SECOND BY MORTON, TO AMEND THE CIP TO REDUCE THE BUDGETING FOR THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT FROM $15 MILLION TO $10 MILLION AND REMOVE PUBLIC FUNDING FOR THE ARCADIA PROJECT SEGMENTS THAT GO BEYOND PLEASANT AVENUE. VOTE Hedberg Keeney McGuire Morton Soukup Aye ☐☒☐☒☒ Nay ☒☐☒☐☐ Abstain ☐☐☐☐☐ Absent ☐☐☐☐☐ The motion carried. MOTION BY MCGUIRE, SECOND BY SOUKUP, TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NO. 14-120 APPROVING THE 2015-2019 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AS AMENDED WITH UNDERSTANDING THAT THE CIP WAS A PLANNING DOCUMENT AND PROJECTS WOULD NOT PROCEED WITHOUT A DETAILED REVIEW. VOTE Hedberg Keeney McGuire Morton Soukup Aye ☒☒☒☒☒ Nay ☐☐☐☐☐ Abstain ☐☐☐☐☐ Absent ☐☐☐☐☐ The motion carried. 8 08 11 14 City Council Meeting Minutes MOTION BY SOUKUP, SECOND BY KEENEY, TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 10:40 P.M. VOTE Hedberg Keeney McGuire Morton Soukup Aye ☒☒☒☒☒ Nay ☐☐☐☐☐ Abstain ☐☐☐☐☐ Absent ☐☐☐☐☐ The motion carried. MOTION BY MCGUIRE, SECOND BY KEENEY, TO APPROVE RESOLUTION NO. 14-121, ADOPTING A STREET RECONSTRUCTION PLAN AND APPROVING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. VOTE Hedberg Keeney McGuire Morton Soukup Aye ☒☒☒☒☒ Nay ☐☐☐☐☐ Abstain ☐☐☐☐☐ Absent ☐☐☐☐☐ The motion carried. Erickson: Requested clarification of amendment to eliminate tax payer funding for the Arcadia project. Asked whether that included any dollars associated in the tax levy column or the MSA funding. Keeney: Stated his motion was to eliminate any public funding to any segments beyond Pleasant and intent was to include MSA. Hedberg: Clarified that for sections of Arcadia extending beyond Pleasant, those items that are public funding, including MSA, should be removed from the CIP. Hedberg: Confirmed with Boyles no action required as there were no decision deadlines. Referred item 9B to a work session and confirmed Council to proceed with 9A and 8A if time permits. NEW BUSINESS 9A. Consider Approval of a Resolution Authorizing the Mayor and City Manager to Execute the following documents with the Minnesota Valley Transit Authority: 1) An Agreement to Consolidate Transit Services 2) A Third Amended and Restated Joint Powers Agreement Schwartzhoff: Reviewed the agenda item in connection with the staff report dated August 11, 2014. Staff recommended adoption of a resolution approving the Agreement to Consolidate Public Transit Services with the Minnesota Valley Transit Authority and the Third Amended and Restated Joint Powers Agreement, and authorizing the Mayor and City Manager to execute the Agreements, subject to approval by the City of Shakopee and the five MVTA member communities and two member counties, and subject to obtaining consents from the Metropolitan Council, Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community and Scott County. Keeney: Commented there were concerns with turning over transit authority, funding, and responsibility to MVTA from the public. Stated comments were based on some negative history but noted organizations were different and that Prior Lake would be joining Scott County, Shakopee and Savage to have four well-aligned seats on the board. Stated the City should pay attention due to history but believed the consolidation would work out well. 9 08 11 14 City Council Meeting Minutes MOTION BY MCGUIRE, SECOND BY KEENEY, TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 14-122, APPROVING THE AGREEMENT TO CONSOLIDATE PUBLIC TRANSIT SERVICES AND THE THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENTS TO CONSOLIDATE PUBLIC TRANSIT SERVICES WITH THE MINNESOTA VALLEY TRANSIT AUTHORITY. VOTE Hedberg Keeney McGuire Morton Soukup Aye ☒☒☒☒☒ Nay ☐☐☐☐☐ Abstain ☐☐☐☐☐ Absent ☐☐☐☐☐ The motion carried. OLD BUSINESS: 8A. Consider Approval of a Resolution Authorizing the Purchase of Property Located at 4664 Dakota Street SE Boyles: Reviewed the agenda item in connection with the staff report dated August 11, 2014. Staff recommended approval of a resolution authorizing the purchase of property at 4664 Dakota Street SE for $145,000, with further conditions as may be approved by the City Council, or at a price deemed appropriate by the City Council. Keeney: Commented that the County assessed value was $125,000 and that with the proposed amount, the City would be paying a 19% premium over that from a willing seller. Stated that either the tax assessment was low or the City was not receiving a good price. Hedberg: Commented that the County Assessor was 18 months behind in his valuation figures. Soukup: Attested to Hedberg’s comments referencing personal experience and that it was a seller’s market. Morton: Opposed the acquisition entirely. Noted that as a mortgage underwriter, the assessor’s value is typically 90-105% of true market value. Keeney: Support the acquisition but didn’t agree with the price. MOTION BY MCGUIRE, SECOND BY KEENEY, TO DIRECT STAFF TO CHECK ON COUNTY VALUES AND BRING BACK ADDITIONAL SUPPORTING INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO THE PROPOSED PURCHASE PRICE FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 4664 DAKOTA STREET SE OR A PRICE REDUCTION IN THE EVENT THERE IS INSUFFICIANT SUPPORTING INFORMATION. VOTE Hedberg Keeney McGuire Morton Soukup Aye ☒☒☒☒☒ Nay ☐☐☐☐☐ Abstain ☐☐☐☐☐ Absent ☐☐☐☐☐ The motion carried. ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA: NONE. OTHER BUSINESS/COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS: Agenda Item 9B moved to a future work session due to time restraints. 10 08 11 14 City Council Meeting Minutes ADJOURNMENT With no further business brought before the Council, a motion to adjourn was made by SOUKUP, seconded by MCGUIRE. The motion carried and the meeting adjourned at 10:59 p.m. ___________________________________ Frank Boyles, City Manager 11 08 11 14 City Council Meeting Minutes