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Prior Lake, MN 55372
CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
October 19, 2020
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Briggs called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Present were Councilors Thompson,
Burkart, Braid. Absent: None. Also, in attendance were City Manager Wedel, Economic
Development Director McCabe, Finance Director Erickson, City Attorney Schwarzhoff, City
Engineer Brotzler, Assistant City Engineer Monserud, Police Chief Frazer, Planner Matzke and
HR/Admin Specialist Schroeder.
PUBLIC FORUM
No members of the public spoke.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
MOTION BY THOMPSON, SECOND BY BRAID, APPROVE THE AGENDA.
VOTE Briggs Thompson Burkart Braid
Aye ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒
Nay ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Absent ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
The motion carried.
APPROVAL OF CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
4A. Consider Approval of October 5, 2020 City Council Meeting Minutes
MOTION BY BRAID, SECOND BY THOMPSON, TO APPROVE THE OCTOBER 5, 2020 CITY
COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES.
VOTE Briggs Thompson Burkart Braid
Aye ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒
Nay ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Absent ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
The motion carried.
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CONSENT AGENDA
Wedel: Reviewed the items on the consent agenda.
5A. Approval of Claims Listing
5B. Approval of September 2020 Treasurer's Report
5C. Approval of September Animal Control Services Report
5D. Adopt Resolution 20-111 Accepting Donations and Grants to the City During the
3rd Quarter 2020
5E. Adopt Resolution 20-112 to Receive Quotes/Award Contract – Pike Lake Outlet
Culvert Replacement
5F. Adopt Resolution 20-113 for 2012-2024 Road Maintenance Agreement with Spring
Lake Township
5G. Adopt Resolution 20-114 Authorizing Extension of the Deadline for Recording A
Final Plat for Jeffers Pond Ninth Addition
5H. Adopt Resolution 20-115 Approving Technology Purchase of Toughbooks and
Docking Stations
5I. Adopt Resolution 20-116 Making Appointments to the Planning Commission
5J. Adopt Resolution 20-117 Appointing an Individual to Serve on the Economic De-
velopment Authority
5K. Approve 3rd Quarter 2020 Fire Incident Report
5L. Adopt Resolution 20-118 Designating City Hall as the Polling Location for All Elec-
tions in 2021
MOTION BY BURKART, SECOND BY THOMPSON, TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
VOTE Briggs Thompson Burkart Braid
Aye ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒
Nay ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Absent ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
The motion carried.
Braid: Noted in relation to agenda item 5I, he was on the interview panel and they interviewed
great candidates. Added they reappointed incumbents Bryan Fleming and Jason Tschetter.
Briggs: Thanked the SMSC for their generosity and commitment to the safety in our community in
relation to agenda item 5D. Added he was on the EDA interview panel for agenda item 5J where
two strong candidates were interviewed ; they appointed Kim Prchal.
PRESENTATIONS
No Presentations Scheduled.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
7A. Conduct a Public Hearing to consider approval of a resolution ordering the improve-
ments for the Fish Point Rd Phase 1 Street Improvement Project, City Project 2020-
17
Assistant City Engineer Monserud and WSB Staff Heil provided the background information.
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Braid: Noted the assessment hearing was in March which would normally be held after the pro-
ject, is that due to the assessment being capped.
Monserud: Responded that is correct this is capped at $9,000 based on the project evaluation
typically we would get further down the road but the 40% that we typically assess is much
higher than 9,000.
Briggs: Asked for an estimate of onsite meetings that were held.
Heil: Stated in August they met with eight different property owners, held a neighborhood meet-
ing and had two additional meetings after that so plus or minus 10 onsite meetings.
Briggs: Asked if there is an estimated cost on items, specifically retaining walls, that are outside
of this right-of-way on private property.
Heil: Noted they did look at costs with walls in the public right-of-way, should the project go
through today they will have more details on the construction boundaries but plan to make sure
changes are in the right-of-way.
Briggs: Thanked staff for getting this project going .
MOTION BY BRAID, SECOND BY THOMPSON, TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:23
P.M.
VOTE Briggs Thompson Burkart Braid
Aye ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒
Nay ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Absent ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
The motion carried.
Jeff Wilts, 5952 Hidden Oaks Circle: Stated he is on the Hidden Oaks Circle cul-de-sac.
Questioned when the engineering drawings will be available. Noted he attended the original
meeting and has not heard answers to his questions. Asked how long it takes the city to reply.
Mike Audreyth, 5910 Glory circle: Suggested a safety study be complete to improve safety.
Asked if staff will be consulting with the homeowners regarding the construction disruption and
what will happen with utility replacement as there is a sewer line that runs between his property
and his neighbor’s property.
Jeff Wilts, 5952 Hidden Oaks Circle : Stated he addressed safety concerns with the sidewalk
at the first neighborhood meeting.
Donna Bradley, Glory Circle: Asked if construction would continue in the event the pandemic
shutdown occurs again due to the pandemic.
MOTION BY BRAID, SECOND BY BURKART, TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:30
p.m.
VOTE Briggs Thompson Burkart Braid
Aye ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒
Nay ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Absent ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
The motion carried.
Briggs: Recapped each question asked during the public hearing.
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Monserud: Noted they anticipate plans will be ready in December 2020 and plan to have an-
other open house of some sort with keeping COVID in mind.
Heil: Apologized for the misplaced questions and asked to speak with the resident after the
hearing. Noted during the sessions they have answered questions relating to retaining wall and
landscaping.
Monserud: Stated traffic has been studied and we are continuing to study the traffic as planning
continues. Added pushing the Fish Point Road portion off to 2023 allows us to study it more
when school is back in session.
Heil: Added signage and sidewalk location will be reviewed during the planning process for the
final design.
Monserud: Explained once plans are set, we will meet with property owners again. Stated staff
anticipates the construction will continue through a government closure.
Wedel: Noted it is up to the governor when there is a stay at home order and halting work, how-
ever, road construction was deemed as essential earlier this year and would likely be able to
continue if a shutdown occurs again.
Braid: Asked how the plans and follow up meetings will be communicated to the residents.
Monserud: Stated there is a project website, an email blast will go out and a mailing to all the
addresses in the corridor will be sent.
Heil: Added how the meetings take place in the winter will be d etermined at that time.
Braid: Asked how the traffic changes in the area will be captured for Fish Point Road since the
project is not until 2023. Added the neighborhoods know the traffic better day-in and day-out.
Heil: Responded the information is two parts, one part is general day-to-day traffic as Fish Point
Road is collector roadway intended to carry large volumes of traffic and that will not change .
Added Fish Point Road is a state aid roadway and will adhere to state aid design standards for
speed, alignment, profile of the roadway and the traffic volumes. Stated she does not want to
mislead anyone into thinking we are going to change traffic patte rns as a part of the project,
Fish Point Road will still serve and function as a collector roadway.
Thompson: Highlighted that there is an email address available for residents to send questions
specifically for this project.
MOTION BY BRAID, SECOND BY THOMPSON, TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 20-119 ORDERING
THE IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE FISH POINT RD PHASE 1 STREET IMPROVEMENT PRO-
JECT, CITY PROJECT 2020-17
VOTE Briggs Thompson Burkart Braid
Aye ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒
Nay ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Absent ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
The motion carried.
7B. Public Hearing to Consider Special Assessments for the 2020 Unpaid Special
Charges and Consider Approval of Resolution Adopting the Assessment Rolls
Finance Director Cathy Erickson provided the background information.
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MOTION BY BURKART, SECOND BY BRAID, TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:44 p.m.
VOTE Briggs Thompson Burkart Braid
Aye ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒
Nay ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Absent ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
The motion carried.
There were no comments from the public.
MOTION BY BURKART, SECOND BY BRAID, TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:45
p.m.
VOTE Briggs Thompson Burkart Braid
Aye ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒
Nay ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Absent ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
The motion carried.
MOTION BY BURKART, SECOND BY THOMPSON, TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 20-120 ADOPT-
ING THE ASSESSMENT ROLL FOR UNPAID SPECIAL CHARGES
VOTE Briggs Thompson Burkart Braid
Aye ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒
Nay ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Absent ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
The motion carried.
7C. Consider Adoption of a Resolution Approving Vacation of a Drainage and Utility
Easement in the Deerfield Industrial Park Second Addition
Planner Jeff Matzke provided the background information.
Briggs: Asked if the project does not move forward and the easement is vacated, will the lots
remain as one lot?
Matzke: Confirmed there would be no need for the easement since the lots would be combined.
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MOTION BY BRAID, SECOND BY BURKART, TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:48 p.m.
VOTE Briggs Thompson Burkart Braid
Aye ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒
Nay ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Absent ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
The motion carried.
There were no comments from the public.
MOTION BY BRAID, SECOND BY BURKART, TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:39
p.m.
VOTE Briggs Thompson Burkart Braid
Aye ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒
Nay ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Absent ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
The motion carried.
MOTION BY BURKART, SECOND BY BRAID, TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 20-123 APPROVING
VACATION OF A DRAINAGE AND UTILITY EASEMENT IN THE DEERFIELD INDUSTRIAL
PARK SECOND ADDITION
VOTE Briggs Thompson Burkart Braid
Aye ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒
Nay ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Absent ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
The motion carried.
OLD BUSINESS
No Old Business Scheduled
NEW BUSINESS
9A. Consider Approval of Resolution No. 20-121 Approving the Towering Woods Town-
homes Preliminary Plat and Preliminary Planned Unit Development
Planner Jeff Matzke and Assistant City Engineer Nick Monserud provided the background
information.
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MOTION BY THOMPSON, SECOND BY BURKART, TO ADOPT ORDINANCE 120-110 AP-
PROVING THE TOWERING WOODS TOWNHOMES PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT PLAN,
RESOLUTION 20-121 APPROVING A SUMMARY OF THE ORDINANCE AND ORDERING
THE PUBLICATION OF SAID ORDINANCE, AND RESOLUTION 20 -122 APPROVING THE
TOWERING WOODS TOWNHOMES PRELIMINARY PLAT SUBJECT TO THE LISTED CON-
DITIONS
VOTE Briggs Thompson Burkart Braid
Aye ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒
Nay ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Absent ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
The motion carried.
Briggs: Thanked staff for the work involved with the public utilities under private roads and
thanked the applicant that brought forward this development in our community. Stated having all
property types in the city is important; there were challenges with the site and drainage; it is an
opportunity to improve this road which provides real PUD benefits.
REMOVED CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
No Items Removed from the Consent Agenda
COUNCILMEMBER LIAISON UPDATES / COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS
Braid: Stated on 10/6 he had a meeting with Wedel, Burkart and an association regarding the pri-
vate street surcharge, 10/12 EDA meeting, 10/14 meeting regarding the VFW development, 10/14
senior care facility ribbon cutting, and 10/15 agenda review.
Burkart: Stated on 10/6 he had a meeting with Wedel, Braid and an association regarding the pri-
vate street surcharge, 10/7 volunteered his time at the City Hall front desk, 10/8 Highway 169 Cor-
ridor meeting, 10/9 legislative, 10/12 pre -call for a meeting with he Metropolitan Council Chair,
10/12 Suburban Transit Authority meeting, 10/14 meeting with Metropolitan Council Chair, 10/14
Summer’s Ridge ribbon cutting, 10/16 agenda review, and 10/19 MVTA management meeting.
Thompson: Stated on 10/13 PLSLWS Board meeting and 10/16 agenda review.
Briggs: Stated on 10/8 meeting with SMSC, 10/9 SCALE General meeting, 10/12 EDA meeting,
10/14 Summer’s Ridge ribbon cutting, 10/14 MLC meeting, and 10/16 agenda review.
OTHER BUSINESS
Wedel: Noted the Downtown South Open House taking place in the parking lot by the VFW on
10/22 from 4:00-6:00 pm., it is a public informational meeting regarding the VFW and area rede-
velopment as well as the street improvement project for Colorado, Pleasant and Main.
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ADJOURNMENT
MOTION BY THOMPSON, SECOND BY BURKART, TO ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 8:06
P.M.
VOTE Briggs Thompson Burkart Braid
Aye ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒
Nay ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
Absent ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐
The motion carried.
Respectfully Submitted,
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Jason Wedel, City Manager