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HomeMy WebLinkAbout030507 MinutesCity Council Meeting Minutes March 5, 2007 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES CALL TO ORDER Present were Mayor Haugen, Councilmembers Erickson, Hedberg, and LeMair , City Manager Boyles, A s- sistant City Attorney Schmitt , Public Works Dir ector/City Engineer Albrecht, Parks and Fleet Supervisor Fri edges, Pu b lic Works Coordinator Wittkopf, Planning Director Kansier, Planner Matzke, Assistant City Manager Meyer, Communications Coordinator Peterson and Administrative As sistant Green. Counci l- member Millar was a b sent. 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. Speakers receive a m aximum of ten minutes; less if there are more than three speakers. Items to be considere d as part of the Council’s regular agenda may not be addressed at the Public Forum. Topics of discussion are also restricted to City governmental topics rather than private or political agendas. The City Council will not take formal action on issues pr e- sen ted during the Public Forum. City Manager Boyles explained the concept of the public forum. No person stepped forward to speak. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Council or Erickson requested that a discussion of snowmobiles be added to the agenda . City Manager Boyle s corrected agenda item 10B to read, Consider Approval of a Resolution Accepting Quotes for Ve n- dors and Setting Gate Fees for the 2007 Annual Spring Clean - Up Day . MOTION BY LEMAIR , SECONDED BY HEDBERG TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS MODIFIED . VOTE: Ayes by Ha ugen, Erickson , Hedberg, and LeMair . The motion carried. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES MOTION BY ERICKSON , SECONDED BY HEDBERG TO APPROVE THE FEBRUARY 20 , 2007 , MEETING MINUTES AS PRESENTED . VOTE: Ayes by Haugen, Erickson, Hedberg, and LeMair . The moti on carried. CONSENT AGENDA City Manager Boyles reviewed the items on the consent agenda. A. Consider Approval Of Invoices To Be Paid. B. Consider Approval of 4 Quarter Budget Report th C. Consider Approval of Resolution 07 - 031 Authorizing Expenditures f or Miscellaneous Park Equi p ment and I m provements as Identified in the 2007 - 2011 Capital Improvement Program. D. Consider Approval of Resolution 07 - 032 A pproving Plans and Specifications and Authorizing Adve r- 1 City Council Meeting Minutes March 5, 2007 tisement of Bids for Playground Equipment as Ide ntified in the 2007 - 2011 Capital Improvement Pr o- gram. (Ho w ard Lake and Woods at the Wilds) E. Consider Approval of Resolution 07 - 033 Approving a Planned Unit Development Final Plan to be Known as Jeffers Pond 3 A d dition. rd F. Consider Approval of Resolut ion 07 - 034 Approving the Final Plat and Development Contract for Jeffers Pond 3 Addition and Setting Forth Conditions to be Met Prior to Release of the Final Plat . rd G. Consider Approval of Resolution 07 - 035 Granting the Prior Lake, Lake Advisory Committ ee (LAC) A u- thority to Hold an Annual Public Hearing Required by the City’s General Stormwater Permit for Small M u nicipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4). H. Consider Approval of Resolution 07 - 036 Authorizing City Staff to Prepare Plans and Specification s for W a ter System Improvements on Wilds Ridge. I. Consider Approval of Resolution 07 - 037 Authorizing the City to Solicit Bids for 2007 Construction Sta k ing and Construction Testing Services . J. Consider Approval of Resolution 07 - 038 Approving the Commo n Interest Community #1184 (The Vi l- lage at Five Hawks IV) CIC Plat. K. Consider Approval of Resolution 07 - 039 Extending the Deadline for Recording the Final Plat and D e- velopment contract for South Lake Village Until October 18, 2007. L. Consider Approval of: 1) Resolution 07 - 040 Authorizing Execution of a Cooperative Agreement with Scott County Related to the Premiere Dance Academy Site ; and 2) Resolution 07 - 041 Authori z ing Execution of a Development Contract with Pr e miere Dance Academy. Councilor Hedb erg requested that agenda item E , Consider Approval of Resolution 07 - 033 Approving a Planned Unit Development Final Plan to be Known as Jeffers Pond 3 Addition; and agenda item F , Co n- rd sider Approval of Resolution 07 - 034 Approving the Final Plat and Develo pment Contract for Jeffers Pond 3 Addition and Setting Forth Conditions to be Met Prior to Release of the Final Plat, be removed from the rd co n sent agenda. MOTION BY LEMAIR , SECONDED BY ERICKSON TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS MODIFIED. VOTE: Ayes by Ha ugen, Erickson, Hedberg, and LeMair . The motion carried. Comments: Hedberg: Commented that the latest plan has the developer reduc ing the number of units from 47 to 32 and increasing the price per unit. Kansier: Added that another change is relocati on of the fire station. Hedberg: Stated he is not opposed to this final plat, but noted the City doesn’t have many opportun i ties for starter housing and this report states the developer is targeting empty - nesters. Wondered how to find ho using for the yo ung couple star t ing out. LeMair : Stated he has pushed for life cycle and starter housing , but these are town homes. Would like to see single family homes for starters. Noted that th ese townhomes are close to school and could help pe o- ple who want to ge t into starter homes. Erickson: Commented that when approving a PUD, the Council does not control the price of housing. The developer is being forthright in letting us know his plans. Stated this is a good development and the deve l oper helped the City w ith a land donation for the fire station. 2 City Council Meeting Minutes March 5, 2007 Haugen: Added that originally the Jeffers Pond development was for 1100 homes and now a combination of 690 single family homes, detached town homes, and mixed - use housing is planned which will serve m u l- tiple price points. MOTION BY HEDBERG, SECONDED BY LEMAIR TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 07 - 033 APPROVING A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT FINAL PLAN TO BE KNOWN AS JEFFERS POND 3 ADDITION; RD AND APPROV E RESOLUTION 07 - 034 APPROVING THE FINAL PLAT AND DEVE L OPMENT CONTRACT FOR JEF FERS POND 3 ADDITION AND SETTING FORTH CONDITIONS TO BE MET RD PRIOR TO RELEASE OF THE FINAL PLAT. VOTE: Ayes by Haugen, Erickson, Hedberg, and LeMair . The motion carried. PRESENTATION 2006 Code Enforcement Report Planning Director Kansier r ecapped the report and offered as possible reasons for fewer complaints in 2006 as no s now removal issues at the end of the year, a dry year resulting in fewer weed complaints and the City’s proactivity with erosion control. Stated that the code enforcement sta ff handled some complaints info r mally with face - to - face resolution rather than documenting the complaint process. Comments: Hedberg: Asked if less code enforcement was done because the City had fewer staff. Kansier: Replied that the City responds to all complaints and code enforcement is handled on a complaint basis. In some cases, staff was able to handle some informally without pro c essing the paperwork. Hedberg: Concurred that if an informal process works, it is a good outcome. Haugen: Commen ted that it would be good to manage compliance without waiting for a citizen to co m- plain. 2006 Variance Summary Report Planner Matzke e xplained amendments to the zoning ordinance in 2006 . Advised the Council that the number of applications for variance s is trending downward and suggests that the staff’s and Planning Commission’s efforts to help a p plicants find design alternatives has been effective . Comments: Hedberg: Noted that the City has many non - standard lots that are difficult to develop and we would e x pect to always have some variances . Complimented staff and the Planning Commission in making a ppr o priate revisions to zoning ordi nances. LeMair : Stated it is nice to see variance applications fewer and to be able to approve the variances r e- ques ted and agreed it m eans staff is helping solve problems. Erickson: Asked about the appeal of a Lords Street variance application that was brought to the Council. Kansier: Responded that appeal occurred in 2005 and was in last year’s report. Erickson : Noted the resolution on that case was a win - win. Haugen: Agreed that variances are often combative so a win - win is a real success. Commented that zo n- ing seeks to have consistency and variance requests are to move away from the consistency and c ompl i- me nted staff on finding ways to succeed without requiring variances. MOTION BY LEMAIR , SECONDED BY ERICKSON TO A PPROVE THE VARIANCE SUMMARY REPORT. VOTE: Ayes by Haugen, Erickson, Hedberg, and LeMair . The motion carried. 3 City Council Meeting Minutes March 5, 2007 Prior Lake Savage Hockey Assoc iation Indoor Ice Rink Status Report City Manager Boyles in formed the Council that the Prior Lake Savage Hockey Association will provide a status report on the indoor ice rink project along with what is needed to proceed with the project. Co m- mented that the PAR (Park, Athletic and Recreation) Task Force placed construction of an ice rink as the second priority out of 17 identified needs. Introduced Jeff Peer, PLSHA steering committee; Chuck Fre s- berg, architect; Kristin Burggraaff, PLSHA communications; a nd Bret Cohn, PLSHA fundraising . Peer i n- troduced the project and talked about the scope of the facility and how it could be used. Fresberg d e- scribed the design and location of the facility . Cohn spoke of proposals for soliciting funding donations throug h sales of “blocks of ice” and advertising within the facility and on the Zamboni ; and that the City could assist with financing by waiving building permit fees and allowing the use of conduit bonds for a more favorable interest rate and debt se r vice Co mments: LeMair : Asked about the capability of covering the floor for other activities. Fresberg : Affirmed. Erickson: Asked how comfortable the architect is with building for $8 million. Fresberg : Replied it can be built for that amount with one rink ha ving seating and the other b e ing bare bones. Erickson: Asked if it would be built to NHL or O lympic standards. Fresberg : NHL . Erickson: Asked if Mighty Ducks money would be available . Fresberg : Does not believe Mighty Ducks money is available any lon ger and even when there was such fun d ing, it was awarded at the end of a project rather than as seed money. Erickson: Commented that the facility looks like good use for spring football, bas e ball , etc . Asked why it is necessary to have a $2 million down payment if the City put up bonding. Fresberg : Replied that the project is a private venture rather than public and a down payment is r e quired . Hedberg: Asked if there is joint involvement between cities and schools for this kind of facility in o ther l o- ca tions. Peer: Affirmed that there are several communities that own and operate ice facilities. Stated this situation is different in that the school is providing land on which it will be built and will be a big user, and when the facility is paid off the school will become the owner. Hed erg : Asked if PLSHA will have a similar presentation with Sava ge. Peer: Replied they have had discussion with Savage and believes the y are unlikely to be as large of a pa r- ticipant with conduit bond financing sin ce it will not be the city where the facility is housed . PLSHA will ask for their help and noted that Savage may be able to fulfill other priorities the PAR T ask F orce ide n tified. LeMair : Asked if the facility would pay taxes since it is a private ventu re. Peer: B elieve s it will be exempt from real estate taxes. LeMair : Asked if the revenue would be taxed . Peer: Replied that the owner and operator will be a not - for - profit organization whose p urpose will be to get the facility built and paid off and th en it will be handed off to the school district. Commented that it is likely the non - profit organization would then be di s solved. LeMair : Likes the project and believes it will be a great asset. Complimented them on involving the other groups in design and asked if other groups are involved in the financing. Peer: Replied the des i gn of the building has had input from school and other sports that might use it and fundraising will reach out to non - hockey people. 4 City Council Meeting Minutes March 5, 2007 Erickson: Commented that the more money t hat is raised now will result in less incurred debt. Will su p- port the waiver of building permits and conduit bond financing. Haugen: Reviewed the purpose of the PAR Task F orce to bring P rior Lake, Savage and the school district together to identify the commu nity’s needs and that lighting Ryan Park to maximize usage meets the first priority and this project would meet the second priority. Noted that this would be a broad - based, multi - use facility which was the third priority . Commended the school boar d for its support to the hockey associ a tion. Will support the conduit bond financing. Suggested there is a possibility of saving the additional costs for sheets of ice in Lakefront Park in the future as well as ongoing operational and maintenance costs for ou t- door ice . Asks Council consider ation of the number of ways this facility meets several of the prior i ties of the PAR Task Force report when considering financial support for this f a cility outside of conduit bonds . Peer: Thanked the Council for i ts support. PUBLIC HEARING No public hearing w as scheduled. OLD BUSINESS Consider Approval of a Resolution Approving Plans and Specifications and Authorizing Staff to S o- licit Bids for Athletic Field Lighting at Thomas Ryan Memorial Park. Parks and Flee t Supervisor Friedges referred to the donation from SMSC and the donation commitment from P rior Lake Athletics for Youth as well as the PAR Task Force recommendation to maximize use of existing facilities as being pertinent to the field lighting at this pa rk. Informed the Council that a public mee t- ing was conducted. D escribed the ball fields and parking lots to be lighted as well as the bid specifications and altern ates such as measure of candle power, lighting con trol system, conduit rough - in and additi onal receptacles. Spoke of requirements to comply with the C ity light ing ordinance to avoid light spillage into adjacent private property . Comments: LeMair : Asked what the $250,000 commitment from PLAY will be used for since the SMSC donation pays fo r most of this project . Friedges: Replied that the lighting is anticipated to be $550,000, and the remaining money from PLAY will be for other improvements such as dugouts, etc. LeMair : Commented he has listened to complaints that the fields are not util ized because there is no ligh t- ing and he is a n x ious to learn where bids come in compared to the money allocated for it. Erickson: Asked about the lighting control system and how staff would calculate the timing of turning off lights. Friedges: Replied th at staff would attempt to schedule lights to go off after a game is over rather than wai t ing until park closing. Hedberg: Asked the cost of electric ity for the lights. F riedges: C urrently have $20,000 budgeted for park lighting. Hedberg: Noted that he would like to learn costs for lighting parks when considering the next budget. Commented that parks are an essential element of 2030 vision and there will be future investments in them. Expressed gratitude to S MSC and PLAY for the donations. Haugen: Asked if parking problems were anticipated. Friedges: Believes baseball will not have associated parking problems as it is most likely that team s and fans from the first game will leave and make room for the second team. Anticipates more parking problem s with soccer. 5 City Council Meeting Minutes March 5, 2007 Haugen: A ppreciate d that the alternates are included with the bid proposal since more fields may need to be lighted in the future. MOTION BY HEDBERG, SECONDED BY LEMAIR TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 07 - 042 APPROVING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS AND AUTHORIZING STAFF TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS FOR ATHLETIC FIELD LIGHTING AT RYAN PARK. VOTE: Ayes by Haugen, Erickson, Hedberg, and LeMair . The motion carried. NEW BUSINESS Consider Approval of a Report Proposing that: 1) a Conservation Easement be Placed Over Eight ( 8 ) Acres of City - Owned Land; and 2) that a Covenant be Placed on the Land that it is for the Pe r- petual Use of Five H awks School as a Learning Center. City Manager Boyles introduced the topic and explained that in exchange for the conservation easement a $200,000 donation would be made to add to the fund for an interpretive center building proposed for the Jeffers Pond site. Provided history of the eight - acre parcel near Five Hawks Elementary School that was gifted to the City by the developer s of Creekside Commons. The elementary school established an ou t- door learning cen ter using the eight ac res based on a letter from the C ity allowing such use. This pr o posal would formalize the use of the eight acres for that purpose as well as provide fu nding for the Jeffers Pond interpretive center. Explained that Jeffers Pond is a 330 - acre PUD of which 24 acres is placed in conse r- vancy and a 1.4 acre site is set aside for an interpretive center building. Five hundred thousand do l lars was contributed b y Jeffers Foundation to provide initial funds for the interpretive center. Paul Oberg , Jeffers Foundation, played a DVD which is a joint production of Wensmann and Jeffers , and de pict ed the Jefffers Pond property and conservation intent of the Foundation . C ommented that scenes on the DVD were from various season s at Jeffer’s Pond. The Jeffers Foundation has earmarked $500,000 for an interpretive center provided it is built by 2011. This would bring funding for this building to a total of $1.7 million. The committee estimated the building cost at $1.441 million. More money is needed and two proposals are suggested : an offer of $200,000 for the conservancy on the eight acres near Five Hawks El e- mentary School; and an offer of an additional $500,000 if a matching amount is offered by 2008 by any other entity to build the interpretive center at Jeffers Pond . The interpretive center is to be a multi - use ce n- ter for all ages with classrooms for environmental education. Explained the pur pose of the F oun dation is to teach children the importance to our su r vival of preserving ecology and natural areas for the enjoyment of present and future generations. The Foundation and schools have d e veloped an environmental education program and he stated that Prior Lake ha s the lakes, parkland, wetland, and other terrain to fost e r and promote other env i ronmental programs. U rged the City to partner with schools to take advantage of the opportunity. Displayed areas that would be covered with the conservation easement i n clud ing school and city property and stated that the easement would preserve the land in its current cond i tion. Comments: LeMair : C larified that no animals are allowed in the easement areas. Oberg: Affirmed that is true for the Jeffers Pond area . The F oundation is w illing to take the proposed ease ment with its pr e sent improvement of paved trails. LeMair : A sked how a leas h ed dog is more invading than person. Oberg: Replied that a leas h ed dog is not the issue , but one running free that flushes out the wildlife is u n- desireable . 6 City Council Meeting Minutes March 5, 2007 LeMair : Commented that the City would not have the same use of the land if is put in easement. E x- pressed concern about a $500,000 co m mitment from the City . Oberg: Replied th e two proposals are independent from each other. Th e F oundation has already commi t- ted to $ 500,000 (if the interpretive center is built by 201 1 ) , if the City declares the conservancy easement in the Five Hawks area; it will receive another $200,000 for a total of $ 700,000. The F oundation will not d e- velop t he interpretive ce n ter at Jeffers Pond . If no matching funds are found for an additional $500,000, the City will still have $ 700,000 to do with as it wish es . LeMair : Asked if the matching funds would be required by the City and if an interpretive center could be built for $700,000. Boyles: The estimate is $ 1.4 million . LeMair : Stated he is in agreement w ith the easement and receiving $200,000 toward building the interpr e- tive center, but does not favor City expenditure of $500,000 toward it. Erickson: Asked if the $500,000 is not from the City but rather from anyone else, would the Jeffers Fou n- dation still match the funds. Oberg: Affirmed. Stated it could be from any business or member of the public and believes it behooves the City to help find the money . Erickson: Agreed the offer is generous. Asked if there is a plan to have cross country ski or snowm o bile trails in Jeffers Pond. Oberg: Replied that trails are woodchip and stipulate no motorized traffic . Erickson: Supports having a nature area in the C ity limits and agreed with a conservancy on the parcel near Five Hawks. Suggested consideration of a Foundation d onation for the Pike Lake area pro p erty. Oberg: Replied the Foundation is putting a lot of money into P rior Lake because of syn ergy between the school and the F oundation. Noted the Foundation’s goal in suburban area s is to preserve property in its nat u ral state and he would rather have the City match funds at Jeffers Pond. Hedberg: Commented that the Jeffers development is a jewel and t hanked the F oundation for making this happen. Understands the p rimary thrust to date has been supporting education of kids on natural enviro n- ment and kids are the primary ben e fic i ary. Oberg: Believes the join t agreement between school and C ity will end up with bet t er cit i zens. Hedberg: Believes the intention of the learning center at Jeffers Pond would be to have a multiuse ce n ter available for the public, senior programs , etc. Asked how the C ity and school district would come up with operati ng funds to keep the interpretive center opera t ing. Oberg: Replied that was not his business. Stated that, w ith consent, a corner of property could be the site of the home office for the Jeffers Fou n da tion. Hedberg: S upport s the conservation easement of the Five Hawks parcel since m ost of the land isn’t d e- velopable and is serving a high use now. Believes it would be nice to stimulate raising $ 500,000 , but does not know how that would be accomplished. Believes this is an o pportunity for the C ity or sc hool to work together so the City has an environment al conservation program for all residents , including seniors. Oberg: Desire would be to have a partnership between the F oundation, schools, community education , and the C ity to run an environmental progr am to teach importance of conserving ecology. Hedberg: Replied that if all residents were added to it, it would be a better dream because we all have a lot to learn about environmental conservation. Stated there is a lot of work to figure out paramete rs and a mechanism to create a joint thrust which is where the oppo r tunity is to make this happen. Oberg: Stated the school district supports the proposal. Haugen: Thanked the F oundation and Wensmann Homes for where we are at this point. Stated the Fi ve Hawks parcel makes sense and creates no harm to the C ity. Questioned how the City would raise an add i- tional $500,000 to receive the matching funds to build the interpretive center. Stated another area of co n- 7 City Council Meeting Minutes March 5, 2007 cern is ongoing operations and maintenance, and we would need to work with school district to determine role of each moving forward. Believes there are several d e tails to work through. Oberg: Suggested that community room s in the interpretive center could be rental to help sustain the buil d ing. Westerhaus: Stated that this presentation was the official unveiling of the proposal and the n ext phase will be to share it with the school board. The Board has no position at this time. Believes the City and school di s trict history of partnership wi ll bode us well in continuing to work together in the future . Stated that he is not spea k ing for the school board, but personally is in favor of the easement and has a desire to continue to use that piece of property to meet environmental education goal s . Stated he believes an inte r- pretive center could be built for $700,000 but it would not be what it could be. Haugen: Commented that perhaps the Foundation could consider looking at combined efforts for the Pike Lake 30 - acre area , the proposed easement and the Jeffers Pond interpretative center to get to the ta r geted amount to build the interpretive ce n ter. Oberg: Noted that the F oundation is talking about setting up a summer program in coordination with the YMCA. Stated he is willing to listen to a proposal. Haugen: Stated there are many pieces to work through and no action would be taken tonight. Reco m- mended the Foundation work with the staff to development recommendations that the Council can act upon. Consider Approval of a Resolution Acce pting Quotes for Vendors and Setting Gate Fees for the 2007 Annual Spring Clean - Up Day. Public Works Coordinator Wittkopf outlined the plan for the April 21 Clean - Up day and explained that grant money is provided by Scott County to cover most of the costs. Comments: Hedberg: Stated it is a good event and worth spending some City funds to make it feasible. LeMair : W ill support. Erickson: Questioned the fee rate presented. Wittkopf: Clarified that the rates identify the items included rather than the kind of vehicle used to bring them in. Haugen: Commented that from an ecological standpoint it is appalling to see what is found in ditches, etc. Believes this program makes it easy for people to get rid of stuff and the City investment of $4,000 - $6,000 or less per year protects our env i ronment. MOTION BY ERICKSON, SECONDED BY HEDBERG TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 07 - 043 ACCEPTING QUOTES FOR VENDORS AND SETTING GATE FEES FOR THE 2007 ANNUAL SPRING CLEAN - UP DAY. VOTE: Ayes by Haugen, Erickson, Hedberg, and LeMair . The motion carried. Consider Approval of a Resolution Allocating the Deposit of Tax Increment Fund Reimbursement into Ec o nomic Development Accounts. Economic Development Director Snook r equested the deposit of tax incremental fund reimburse ment money of $114,969.05 in to the downtown redevelopment fund where it would available for a wide variety of economic development purposes. E x plained the sources of the funds. 8 City Council Meeting Minutes March 5, 2007 Comments: Hedberg: Stated that it seems a small war chest to stimulate econ omic development and that the 2030 V ision and Strategic Plan goals will need more funds . Favor s creating a strategic plan to build the kinds of funds and flexibility to move fo r ward. Asked Snook what kind of resources will be needed. Snook: Replied the City will have an opportunity for property acquisition in the downtown area and for job creation in the i n dus trial area. Hedberg: Stated he prefers to place the money in the general fund and move it to economic develo p ment when there is a specific pla n that will stimulate development for a long period of time. Snook: Noted that communities typically have a revolving loan fund or war chest that is guided by a str a- tegic plan. Erickson: Commented that one of the 2030 Vision and Strategic Plan goals is to change the base of tax rev e nue to more commercial and we need to keep the money in an ec o nomic developmen t account and look for ways to e x pand the commercial tax revenue base. LeMair : A sked what the other two jurisdictions did with their share of the TIF money. Suggested the money be used to buy down the budget for next year and reduce the tax levy ; or use the money for the ice rink, multi - use facility which would generate revenue and jobs. Haugen: Concurred that it would be easy to choose a number of different things. Concurred with LeMair’s comment that there is an economic development issue of the indoor ice rink before the Council now. Co n- cerned that the funds be used for the right thing and would agree to put it in the general fund, clearly e a r- marked, and as the City co m pletes redefining the 2030 Vision and Strategic Plan and the budget for the coming year we can define how it can best be used. LeMair : Asked where the funds are right now. Boyles: G eneral fund. MOTION BY HEDBERG , SECONDE D BY LEMAIR TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 07 - 044 DIRECTING THAT THE T AX INCREMENT FINANCING FUNDS OF $ 114, 969.05 , AND ACCRUED INTEREST BETWEEN NOW AND THE TIME THAT THE FUNDS ARE REDIRECTED, BE RETAINED IN THE GENERAL FUND AND EARMARKED FOR FUTURE D IRECTION TO SPE CIFICALLY IDENTIFIED NEEDS AS IDENTIFIED BY THE COUNCIL. VOTE: Ayes by Haugen, Erickson, Hedberg, and LeMair . The motion carried. OTHER Community Events. LeMair : Reported on the success of the wrestling competition at the Liberty Nationals and the s tate - level competition. Erickson: Stated there will be a fundraiser for the soccer program on Saturday at the Legend’s from 7 - 10. Hedberg: Stated Prior Lake did well at the swim meet last weekend. Reminded everyone that Clean - Up Day is Sa t urday, Apri l 21 , from 8 a.m. to Noon at the Twin Oaks School parking lot . LeMair : Stated a Prior Lake dance team took first place in a competition at Faribault. Haugen: Informed that Rotary is planning its 18 annual DARE bike - a - thon and this year the event will th include additional a c tivities. 9 City Council Meeting Minutes March 5, 2007 Snowmobiles Councilor Erickson reported he has received phone calls from residents about snowmobiles g o ing over their property. Noted that City ordinance does not allow snowmobiles in the downtown area nor on CR 12 . Bel ieves there are i ssues of safety, personal property rights, and damage to city streets and sidewalks to discuss . Queried about what signage there should be so riders know where they can legally ride , whether there should be a curfew time for when snowmobi les are allowed on streets , and whether snowmobiles should be limited to trails and lakes or a l lowed on the streets . Comments: LeMair : Stated he would not object to some restrictions to improve personal property rights and safety. Would not want to ma ke it impossible to enjoy snowmobiling. Hedberg: Concurred with LeMair and agree d that the City will eventually have to face the need to impose some kind of restrictions. Wonder ed if the local snowmobile association would help to eval u ate this. Haugen: Believes staff, police and the snowmobile club should talk about it and that involving the adv o- cates for the sport s will help to find answers that are compatible to everyone. MOTION BY ERICKSON , SECONDED BY LEMAIR TO DIRECT STAFF TO WORK WITH THE SNOWMO BILE ASSOCIATION TO COME UP WITH GUIDELINES FOR SIGNAGE, SAFETY AND PERSONAL PROPERTY . VOTE: Ayes by Haugen, Erickson, Hedberg, and LeMair . The motion carried. RECESS Mayor Haugen called a recess at 9:24 p.m. for the purpose of having City C ounsel prov ide updates on pen d ing and threatened litigation. RECONVENE The meeting reconvened at 9:58 p .m. Executive Session – Litigation Report. MOTION BY ERICKSON, SECONDED BY HEDBERG TO DIRECT CITY COUNSEL TO DISCONTINUE LITIGATION AGAINST THE KLAMM’S PENDING AP PROVAL OF THE PLANNING CO M MISSION ISSUANCE OF A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AUTHORIZING FILLING OF THE PROPERTY. VOTE: Ayes by Haugen, Erickson, Hedberg, and LeMair . The motion carried. ADJOURNMENT With no further comments from Council members, a motion to adjourn was made by H edberg an d s e c- onded by LeMair . With all in favor, the meeting adjourned at 10:01 p.m. ____ _______________________________ ___________________________________ Frank Boyles, City Manager Charlotte Green, Administrative Asst. 10