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Home My WebLink About03 21 2022 City Council Minutes 1 4646 Dakota Street SE Prior Lake, MN 55372 CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES March 21, 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 Shepherd, Public Works Director/City Engineer Brotzler, Assistant City Engineer Monserud, and Interim City Clerk Schroeder. PUBLIC FORUM No members of the public spoke. APPROVAL OF AGENDA MOTION BY BURKART, SECOND BY THOMPSON, 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 MARCH 07, 2022, CITY COUNCIL MINUTES MOTION BY BRAID, SECOND BY CHURCHILL, TO APPROVE THE MARCH 7, 2022, CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES AS PRESENTED. VOTE Briggs Thompson Burkart Braid Churchill Aye ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ Nay ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Absent ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ The motion carried. CONSENT AGENDA Wedel: Reviewed the items on the consent agenda. 5A. Approve Claims Listing 5B. Approve Resolution 22-038 for the Standard Allowance for Revenue Loss for the Corona- virus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund Established under the American Rescue Plan Act 2 03 21 2022 City Council Meeting Minutes 5C. Approve Work Order - TH 13 Trail Planning Analysis (County Road 42 to Downtown) 5D. Approve Resolution 22-039 for Amendments to the 2022 Budget for Project Expenditures Carried Forward from 2021 5E. Approve Resolution 22-040 to Designate Investment and Banking Authority on Behalf of the City of Prior Lake 5F. Approve Ordinance 122-01 Amending Sections 1121 Land Use Table and 1122 Use Defi- nitions and Conditions of the Prior Lake Zoning Code and Resolution 22-041 for Publica- tion of Summary Ordinance 5G. Approve Water Efficiency Grant Application 5H. Approve Resolution 22-042 Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Outdoor Recre- ation Program Grant Application 5I. Approve Resolution 22-043 Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Local Trail Con- nection Grant Application - Trail Segment 5 (Anna Trail to Pleasant Street SE) 5J. Approve Work Order and Resolution 22-044 for the Downtown South Reconstruction Pro- ject (CP 2020-11) 5K. Approve Resolution 22-045 Authorizing 2021 Year End Transfers 5L. Approve Resolution 22-046 to Accept the Improvements and Approve Final Payment for the 170th Street/Towering Woods Reconstruction Project (CP 2020-35) 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. Burkart: Noted agenda item 5C for the TH 13 Trail Planning Analysis has great potential to trans- form our community by creating connected neighborhoods along TH 13 to downtown Prior Lake. Added this is just the start and the city has park dedication money set aside for this, it is not new money coming out of the taxpayer’s pocket. Concluded it is exciting to see what the future holds for the city creating this connectivity and is proud of the council for taking this step. Briggs: Thanked the staff regarding agenda item 5I for Trail Segment 5 along TH 13 and pointed out that this agenda has three grant applications. One for a trail section, one for recreation pro- gramming and one for water efficiency that offers some significant opportunities relative to water consuming applicants that brings value to our residents. PRESENTATIONS 6A. No Presentations Scheduled. PUBLIC HEARINGS 7A. Approve Resolution for Downtown South Reconstruction Project (CP 2020-11) to Adopt the Assessment Roll 3 03 21 2022 City Council Meeting Minutes Public Works Director/City Engineer Brotzler and Assistant City Engineer Monserud re- viewed the item and provided background information. Burkart: Noted the assessed cost for residential and commercial is the least amount he has seen in six years he has been on the council, and this appears to be a smooth project. Added the grati- tude goes to staff for pulling resources from every corner. Stated he is a little nervous the city is doing this prior to having some anchor tenants in that location but a very good argument can be made for build it and they will come. Concluded the pipes in this area are failing, financially this is a good time to do this. MOTION BY BRAID, SECOND BY THOMPSON, TO OPEN PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:19 P.M. VOTE Briggs Thompson Burkart Braid Churchill Aye ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ Nay ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Absent ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ The motion carried. Dawn Schulberg 4616 Colorado Street SE: Stated her assessment is much larger which she has known for a long time and grateful it has gone down a couple hundred dollars. Added her amount is 2.94%. She thought she could roll this into taxes and did not realize that the interest rate goes with your assessment. Dave Thompson, Prior Lake VFW Commander, 16306 Main Ave SE: Pointed out that the com- munity is coming off of two years of COVID and they have not built back their base to substantially pay these dollars. Added this project is not coming without pain to property owners. MOTION BY THOMPSON, SECOND BY BRAID, TO CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING AT 7:22 P.M. VOTE Briggs Thompson Burkart Braid Churchill Aye ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ Nay ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Absent ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ The motion carried. Braid: Asked staff to state the clarification on how the interest rate is applied to the assessment. Brotzler: Responded the proposed interest rate is for the assessment amount only, not for any other portion of the tax bill. Burkart: Asked for confirmation that special assessments are not deductible. Brotzler: Answered that he advises property owners to consult with their tax specialist. Burkart: Stated the VFW is paying roughly 20-25 percent. Braid: Appreciates the testimony on this; south downtown has been a topic of conversation for decades. Added he is happy the city is fixing the streets that are there and not creating new ones in the neighborhood. He stated nobody wants to pay the assessments, but this project has ARPA 4 03 21 2022 City Council Meeting Minutes funds and state aid which are the best funds a project of this nature would receive. Added council has been sensitive to this project and there are programs available for those who cannot afford the assessment. Wishes council could do better but this is the best he has seen for this project. Concluded he is in support of this project but is sympathetic to those being assessed. Briggs: Noted he is in support of this project that has been looked at for the last four years. Added there have been at least three watermain breaks in recent years. Stated he is not pointing the finger, but the former council did not do a full reclamation of this area. Added the city has the ARPA funds to do the project right setting the stage for an opportunity to talk with development again that may bring us a new VFW. MOTION BY THOMPSON, SECOND BY BRIGGS, APPROVING RESOLUTION 22-047 TO ADOPT THE ASSESSMENT ROLL FOR DOWNTOWN SOUTH RECONSTRUCTION PRO- JECT (CP 2020-11) VOTE Briggs Thompson Burkart Braid Churchill Aye ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ Nay ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Absent ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ The motion carried. OLD BUSINESS 8A. No Old Business Scheduled. NEW BUSINESS 9A. Approve Resolution for Downtown South Reconstruction Project (City Project 20-11) to Accept Bids and Award Contract Public Works Director/City Engineer Brotzler and Assistant City Engineer Monserud re- viewed the item and provided background information. Briggs: Noted staff did a great job on this project with nine contractors bidding which speaks highly of the contractors wanting to work in Prior Lake and that the bids beat the estimate. MOTION BY BURKART, SECOND BY CHURCHILL, APPROVING RESOLUTION 22-048 FOR DOWNTOWN SOUTH RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT (CITY PROJECT 20-11) TO ACCEPT BIDS AND AWARD CONTRACT VOTE Briggs Thompson Burkart Braid Churchill Aye ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ Nay ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Absent ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ The motion carried. 5 03 21 2022 City Council Meeting Minutes REMOVED CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS COUNCILMEMBER LIAISON UPDATES / COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS Churchill: 3/9 Live, Learn, Earn Housing Work Group, 3/11 SCALE, 3/14 Chamber Executive Board meeting and Planning Commission, 3/17 Steering Committee and Coffee and Conversation 3/18 Agenda Review Braid: 3/8 PLSLWD noted Christin Morkeberg was appointed, 3/14 EDA and fielded questions regarding downtown, 3/18 Agenda Review Burkart: In-person Suburban Transit, 3/10 MN Vehicles Sales Tax Legislative, 3/18 Agenda Re- view and Suburban Transit Board, and Met Council Thompson: 3/17 CEC, 3/18 Agenda Review Briggs: 3/11 SCALE and LMC Development, 3/14 EDA, 3/16 School District and Municipal Part- ners, 3/18 Agenda Review Wedel: Stated last week he testified at the State Senate Housing Policy Committee Hearing re- garding a bill that would take away city zoning authority and other items in the name of housing affordability which this bill would not provide to accomplish that goal. Stated at this hearing they voted passing the bill, it now goes to the Local Government Committee which he will testify at on March 22, 2022. Briggs: Noted Manager Wedel and the City of Prior Lake has been leading on the legislative agenda as it relates to the various bills that are coming to the house and the senate that would seek to transfer the cost of growth from developers to taxpayers. Applauds Wedel and encour- ages him to make the position in local government known. Concluded he is hopeful this one gets a bit more push back than it has seen. OTHER BUSINESS ADJOURNMENT MOTION BY THOMPSON, SECOND BY CHURCHILL, TO ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 7:35 P.M. VOTE Briggs Thompson Burkart Braid Churchill Aye ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ Nay ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Absent ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ The motion carried. Respectfully Submitted, _____________________________ Jason Wedel, City Manager