HomeMy WebLinkAboutMay 15, 1989
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
AGENDA REPORT
Monday, May 15, 1989
CALL TO ORDER 7:30 p.m.
1. Pledge of Allegiance
2. Minutes of The Previous Meeting
3. Consent Agenda:
a) Invoices To Be Paid - see attached.
b) Consider Approval of 1988 Financial Report
Attached for your review is the 1988 Financial
statement as prepared by the George M. Hanson
companr. A summary of the City's financial
conditlon and fund highlights are presented
under the beginning section entitled
"Comments" on pages I-V. As noted within the
General Fund, expenditures exceeded revenues
by $4,898.00 in 1988 thereby establishing the
city's fund balance at $1,387,212.00. This
represents a divergence of only slightly more
than 1/10th of one percent of budget. The
Water and Sewer fund balance increased by a
substantial amount in excess of $225,000 to
$488,921.00. This uncharacteristic jump in
revenue was primarily caused by the heavy
watering which occurred during the severe
summertime drought conditions.
Also noted within the financial report is a
legal compliance audit which was performed to
ensure compliance with Minnesota statutes in
the areas of: contracting and bidding,
deposits and investments, conflicts of
interest, public indebtedness and claims and
disbursements.
Richard Ellsworth, who prepared the working
papers for this document and staff, will be in
attendance to answer any questions or comments
of the council. Please feel free to contact
Staff prior to the meeting regarding content
interpretation. Staff would recommend
approval of the financial statement for the
year ended December 31, 1988. A City
Financial Reporting Form which is basically a
condensed excerpt of the official document and
the Audit Report itself is to be submitted to
4629 Dakota 51. 5.E., Prior Lake, Minnesota 55372 / Ph. (612) 447.4230 / Fax (612) 447.4245
5. Consider Appeal of Staff Decision - Randy Langhorst
- see attached Staff report.
8:00 p.m. 6. Conduct Public Hearing for Preliminary and Final
Plat of P.F., Inc. Addition - see attached Staff
report.
7. Consider Resolution of Beach Lane Issue see
attached staff report.
8. Presentation of 1989 Improvement Project Plans
see attached Staff reports on the following:
A.
B.
Downtown Improvements
89-09
Restoration Plans for
Tower - Resolution 89-10
Resolution
Existing
Water
9. Discuss Parking Concerns of Public Accesses - see
attached Staff report.
A. Consider First Draft of Ordinance 89-03
B. Consider Current city Towing Policy
10. Discussion of Community service Officer Concept
Enclosed within the agenda packet is a memo from
Police Chief Powell to City Mana~er Unmacht
outlining a brief synopsis of thlS concept.
Councilmember White re9Uested staff research into
using a community servlce officer. staff believes
that the community service officer concept can work
if the appropriate individuals are selected to work
with the Prior Lake police department. One obvious
benefit of this concept is that the officer can
free up a patrolman for other duties and
obligations. It is imperative to keep in mind that
the activity of a community service officer can
range from a part-time to a full-time position.
The high range in cost is estimated to be $30,000
with a respective decline in costs as the amount of
time on the job decreases. Staff recommends
Council consider this item and provide direction
for future budget decisions.
11. Presentation of Capital Improvement Program - Staff
will present a draft copy of the 1989-1993 Capital
Improvement Program (CIP) at the Council meeting.
City Manager Unmacht will make a brief presentation
relative to the contents and the material contained
within the report. Staff is requesting that
Council review the plan and then discuss with Staff
any comments or requested changes prior to the
development of the final document. It is the
intent of Staff to receive information back from
the Council over a two week period from May 15 to
June 1, and then incorporate requests and any
changes into a final document for rour
consideration and approval during a June meetlng.
12. Other Business
a)
*All times stated on the Council Agenda, with the exception of
Public Hearings, are approximate and may start a few minutes
the Office of the state auditor
1989. A motion to approve as
Consent Agenda is in order.
c) consider Approval of Animal Warden Report
see attached.
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d)
Consider Approval of Building Report
attached.
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e) Consider Approval of Fire and Rescue Report
see attached.
f)
Consider Approval of Police Report
attached.
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g) Consider Approval of Treasurer's Report - see
attached.
h) Consider Approval of Temporary 3.2 Beer Permit
for Hollywood Inn Men's Softball Team for May
20, 1989 - A request has been submitted from
Mark Schroeder, Manager of the Hollywood Inn
Softball Team, for a temporary 3.2 beer permit
for their games on Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to
9:00 p.m. The Prior Lake Jaycee's will
conduct the sale and they will use their dram
shop insurance for this event. The
appropriate fee has been paid. A motion as
part of the Consent Agenda is in order.
7:35 p.m. 4. Conduct Equalization Meeting The annual
equalization meeting will be held at 7:35 p.m.
LeRoy Arnoldi, Scott County Deputy Assessor, will
be present to represent the city of Prior Lake at
the Equalization meeting. The purpose of the
meeting is to give property owners an opportunity
to contest valuation of their property. It is not
the purpose of the meeting to address taxation
levels or the level of local property taxes. As of
this writing, Staff has received no letters from
local ~roperty owners contesting their valuation.
In addltion, Staff has not received any word or
information with regard to the number of property
owners planning on attending the meeting. Staff is
aware of property owners in the "mud bay/crystal
bay" area who are concerned about the level of
their valuation. In discussions with Arnoldi he
informed Staff that he has addressed the request of
many of the propertr owners in that area and has
successfully allevlated their concerns. Past
history has shown that very few ~eople actually
attend the meeting, however, no estlmated number is
predictable. If any property owners do address the
City council and questions do arise, the proper
procedure is to have Mr. Arnoldi address them at
the meeting, or to make arrangements with the
property owners to address their concerns at an
agreed upon date. No formal Council action is
necessary at this meeting.
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