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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09 06 2023 City Council Minutes 1 4646 Dakota Street SE Prior Lake, MN 55372 CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES September 6, 2023 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Briggs called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Present were Councilors Braid, Burkart, Churchill and Lake. Absent: None. Also in attendance was City Manager Wedel, City Attorney Kendall, Police Chief Duggan and Clerk Simon. 2. PUBLIC FORUM Natalie Barnes, 15630 Fish Point Road: Here to support the local police department in relation to the best options for School Resource Officers. Agreed that Council has taken the best course of action with the most recent legislation passed in regard to restrictions for School Resource Officers. Need community support. Need appropriate tools to keep everyone safe. Statistics in School fights have tripled in the past 4 years. Challenge the City Council and school board to go forward with the resolution pulling the School Resource Officers and bring to League of Minnesota Cities and State Government Officials. Wedel: As a city we are very active with the League of Minnesota Cities (LMC), Municipal Legisla- tive Commission (MLC), and the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association (MCPA) pushing for change in relation to the new state law that restricts what School Resource Officers can do as agents of the school district. 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA MOTION BY BURKART SECOND BY CHURCHILL, TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRE- SENTED. VOTE Briggs Braid Burkart Churchill Lake Aye ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ Nay ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Absent ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ The motion carried. 2 09 06 2023 City Council Meeting Minutes 4. APPROVAL OF CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES A. Approval of the August 21, 2023, City Council Minutes MOTION BY LAKE SECOND BY CHURCHILL, TO APPROVE THE AUGUST 21, 2023, MEETING MINUTES AS PRESENTED. VOTE Briggs Braid Burkart Churchill Lake Aye ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ Nay ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Absent ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ The motion carried. 5. CONSENT AGENDA A. Approval of Claims Listing B. Approval of Treasurer's Report - July C. Resolution 23-115 Receiving Quotes and Awarding Contract for Pump and Equipment Replace- ment at Six Lift Stations D. Resolution 23-116 Approving the Scott County Three Rivers Park District to Conduct the 2023 White-Tail Deer Management Hunt Program E. Resolution 23-117 Authorizing the Ordering of Equipment MOTION BY BRAID SECOND BY CHURCHILL, TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. VOTE Briggs Braid Burkart Churchill Lake Aye ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ Nay ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Absent ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ The motion carried. 6. PRESENTATIONS None. 7. PUBLIC HEARINGS None. 8. OLD BUSINESS None. 9. NEW BUSINESS A. Resolution 23-118 Approving the Cancellation of the Joint Powers Agreement for School Resource Officer with ISD719, Prior Lake Savage Area Schools City Manager Wedel presented the item. 3 09 06 2023 City Council Meeting Minutes Lake: Inquiring about the safety aspect of cancelling this contract to Chief Duggan, how will the students be kept safe? Dugan: Safety is absolutely paramount. Equally so is peace of mind for those officers. The district and police department have had, and continue to have, multiple discussions around this topic. While we are in the interim, we will have patrol officers walk through the buildings and drive through the school parking lots to help continue with the presence. Once the law is fixed, SRO will return. Braid: Did this bill go through the public safety committee and hearings at the state level? Wedel: No, it did not. Dr. Michael Thomas, Superintendent for Prior Lake Savage Area Schools: Unique situation, not a place that the school or law enforcement initiated. Need to find ways to work through current language that placed a hurdle in front of us. Collaboration with school and law enforcement has been great and I am looking forward to keeping that partnership. Safety in schools is still very im- portant to us. Increased student support with councilors and deans is in place. The school board will be discussing next Monday at their routine meeting. Churchill: If special session is successful, will we immediately enter back into this agreement? Wedel: As soon as that is addressed, the School Resource Officer will start immediately, contract would go back to Council afterwards for approval. Braid: Not an invited topic. Did not run through the appropriate channels for input. The state needs to fix this law immediately. Believe in local control and this legislation is the opposite of that. Briggs: Legislature wedged between schools and law enforcement. Created a dual standard; law says that you should perform your role in one area, but in a different area one does none of that. With any difficult situation, there can be issues with partnerships. The silver lining is all partners in this have been working together through countless meetings and communication. There are other cities that will also join us asking for a special session. Wedel: Some of those include Moorehead, Andover, Blaine, Champlain, Coon Rapids, Mounds View, Wayzata, Plymouth and Hennepin County. Even cities that have kept SRO’s still support that this law needs to be changed. MOTION BY BURKART SECOND BY CHURCHILL, to APPROVE RESOLUTION 23-118 CAN- CELLING THE JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT FOR RESOURCE OFFICER WITH ISD719, PRIOR LAKE SAVAGE AREA SCHOOLS. VOTE Briggs Braid Burkart Churchill Lake Aye ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ Nay ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Absent ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ The motion carried. 10. Removed Consent Agenda Items None. 4 09 06 2023 City Council Meeting Minutes 11. Council Member Liaison Updates/ Council Member Reports Lake: 8/24 Community Engagement Committee, 9/1 SCALE Executive Meeting, 9/1 Agenda Re- view Churchill: 8/22 Advisory Council of Mental Health, 8/28 Planning Commission, 9/1 Agenda Review, 9/6 Chamber of Commerce Burkart: 8/22 Scooters Coffee Groundbreaking, 8/23 Minesota Valley Transit Association Board, 8/29 Minnesota Valley Transit Association Executive Meeting, 9/1 Agenda Review Braid: Multiple Annexation related calls, 9/5 Agenda Review Briggs: 8/22 Scooters Coffee Groundbreaking, 9/1 Agenda Review, many phone calls on SRO issue Wedel: During the work session this evening we discussed our legislative priorities for 2024.Thank you to Representative Ben Bakeberg and SCALE lobbyist Tony Albright for attending. 12. OTHER BUSINESS None. 13.ADJOURNMENT MOTION BY CHURCHILL, SECOND BY LAKE, TO ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 7:33 p.m. VOTE Briggs Braid Burkart Churchill Lake Aye ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ ☒ Nay ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Abstain ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ Absent ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ ☐ The motion carried. Respectfully Submitted, Jason Wedel, City Manager