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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03 07 2022 City Council Minutes 1 4646 Dakota Street SE Prior Lake, MN 55372 CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES March 7, 2022 CALL TO ORDER Mayor Briggs called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Present were Councilors Thompson, Burkart, Braid, and Churchill. Absent: None. Also in attendance were City Manager Wedel, City Attorney Kendall, Economic Development Director McCabe, Police Chief Frazer, and City Clerk Orlofsky. PUBLIC FORUM Sarah Watters, 15065 Green Oaks Trail SE, spoke about the City’s Position on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and belonging. As of 2020, 40% of fortune five-hundred companies have an executive position with a title including diversity in it. In 2021 more than half of the fortune five-hundred com- panies reported formal statistics around employment in regard to diversity. According to glass door data more than 75% of job seekers report that a diverse workplace is an important factor in their job search. Her point is to make a defined statement that you value diversity, and that you recognize that disparity and inequity exist in not revolutionary. It is not controversial. It’s main- stream. It is in fact behind the curve. Ms. Watter’s hopes that the Council has heard the voice in the broader community as they make their decision tonight. APPROVAL OF AGENDA MOTION BY BURKART, SECOND BY CHURCHILL, TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRE- SENTED. VOTE Briggs Thompson Burkart Braid Churchill Aye ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ Nay ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Absent ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ The motion carried. APPROVAL OF CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES 4A. APPROVE THE FEBRUARY 22, 2022, CITY COUNCIL MINUTES MOTION BY BRAID, SECOND BY THOMPSON, TO APPROVE THE FEBRUARY 22, 2022, CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES AS PRESENTED. VOTE Briggs Thompson Burkart Braid Churchill Aye ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ Nay ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ 2 03 07 2022 City Council Meeting Minutes Absent ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ The motion carried. CONSENT AGENDA Wedel: Reviewed the items on the consent agenda. A. Approval of Claims Listing B. Approve a Temporary Liquor License for Boathouse Brothers Brewing Co on Saturday, April 16, 2022 C. Approve a Resolution Establishing the Prior Lake Precincts and Polling Places for 2022 D. Emergency Siren Replacements MOTION BY BURKART, SECOND BY THOMPSON, TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. VOTE Briggs Thompson Burkart Braid Churchill Aye ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ Nay ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Absent ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ The motion carried. Braid: Asked how the residents will be notified of the precinct changes and who is responsible for those changes. Wedel: Explained that after Scott County finishes their approval process, then the County is re- quired to notify the residents of all changes by July 15th. PRESENTATIONS 6A. No Presentations Scheduled. PUBLIC HEARINGS 7A. No Public Hearings Scheduled. OLD BUSINESS 8A. No Old Business Scheduled. NEW BUSINESS 9A. Appoint EDA Commissioner Wedel provided the background information and announced that the City Council has selected resident Tim Marco to fill the Commissioner seat on the EDA. Braid: There were a lot of great candidates for this position. Mr. Marco’s experience in real-estate development, finance made him the clear choice for this position on the EDA. Braid thanked Mr. Marco for stepping up to serve our city. 3 03 07 2022 City Council Meeting Minutes MOTION BY BRIGGS, SECOND BY BRAID, TO APPOINT TIM MARCO TO SERVE ON THE CITY OF PRIOR LAKE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (EDA). VOTE Briggs Thompson Burkart Braid Churchill Aye ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ Nay ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Absent ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ The motion carried. 9B. Resolution of the City’s Position on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Wedel introduced this item for the City Council. Braid: Everyone in Prior Lake should feel welcome and respected and be able to participate in all the opportunities that it offers. He is in favor of this resolution tonight. Briggs: Prior Lake has gone through a lot of learning in the last year. The City Council has en- gaged in a thoughtful journey. The mayor strongly supports this resolution. If you say nothing, you do nothing, you change nothing. This City Council has a unified voice on intolerance of racism and hate in our community in all forms. The action this City Council is taking this evening, is the first across Scott County. So as mainstream as this may be in corporate America. Prior Lake is the first city to pass a resolution in support of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging in Scott County. MOTION BY BURKARY, SECOND BY CHURCHILL, TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION STATING THE CITY’S POSITION ON DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION AND BELONGING. VOTE Briggs Thompson Burkart Braid Churchill Aye ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ Nay ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Absent ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ The motion carried. REMOVED CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS COUNCILMEMBER LIAISON UPDATES / COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS Churchill: 2/23 Live Learn earn, 3/3 Agenda Review Braid: 2/23 EDA Interview Panel, 2/25 Developer, 3/7 Agenda Review Burkart: 3/7 Agenda Review Thompson: 3/3 Agenda Review Briggs: 3/1 Meeting at Prior Lake High School, 3/2 MLC Board Meeting, 3/3 Agenda Review Wedel: Thanked Ann Orlofsky, for serving the City of Prior Lake as the City Clerk for three years. She managed an incredibly stressful election process during a pandemic, she brought 4 03 07 2022 City Council Meeting Minutes absentee voting back to the city, and she did this with class and ease. The city will miss her and wished her luck in her future endeavors. OTHER BUSINESS ADJOURNMENT MOTION BY THOMPSON, SECOND BY CHURCHILL, TO ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 7:26 p.m. VOTE Briggs Thompson Burkart Braid Churchill Aye ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ Nay ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Absent ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ The motion carried. Respectfully Submitted, _____________________________ Jason Wedel, City Manager