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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 06/15/2004 APPROVED MINUTES EDEN PRAIRIE CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY,JUNE 15,2004 7:00 PM, CITY CENTER Council Chamber 8080 Mitchell Road CITY COUNCIL: Mayor Nancy Tyra-Lukens, Councilmembers Sherry Butcher, Ron Case, Jan Mosman, and Philip Young CITY STAFF: City Manager Scott Neal,Parks &Recreation Director Bob Lambert, Public Works Director Eugene Dietz, City Planner Michael Franzen, Community Development Director Janet Jeremiah, City Attorney Ric Rosow and Council Recorder Theresa Brundage I. ROLL CALL/CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER Mayor Tyra-Lukens called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m. Councilmember Case was absent. II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE III. COUNCIL FORUM INVITATION IV. APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND OTHER ITEMS OF BUSINESS Tyra-Lukens added an item under Reports of Councilmembers regarding sprinklers.Neal said there is a question of the intent of Item H on the Consent Agenda. Mosman requested pulling for discussion Item H on the Consent Calendar. MOTION: Butcher moved, seconded by Mosman,to approve the agenda as published and amended. Motion carried 4-0. V. MINUTES A. CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP HELD TUESDAY,JUNE 1, 2004 MOTION: Young moved, seconded by Mosman, to approve the Minutes of the City Council Workshop held Tuesday, June 1, 2004. Motion carried 4-0. B. CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD TUESDAY,JUNE 12 2004 Tyra-Lukens said on Page 6, under the subheading of State Legislation Relating to Airports, there should be a break and number subsequent paragraphs following the motion as follows: 2. Southwest Metro; 3. Walkable Communities; and 4. Elected Officials' Pay. CITY COUNCIL b'IINUTES June 15,2004 Page 2 MOTION: Mosman moved, seconded by Young, to approve as amended the Minutes of the City Council Meeting held Tuesday, June 1, 2004. Motion carried 4-0. VI. CONSENT CALENDAR A. CLERK'S LICENSE LIST B. WESTGATE OFFICE PARK by Klingelhutz Development Company. 2nd Reading for Zoning District Change from I-General to Office on 2.6 acres and Site Plan Review on 2.6 acres. Location: Current MnDot Right-of-way,North of Venture Lane. (Ordinance No. 16-2004 for Zoning District Change and Resolution No. 2004-92 for Site Plan Review) C. EDEN PRAIRIE TRANSFER STATION (BFI)by BFI. 2nd Reading for PUD District Review on 24.32 acres, Zoning District Amendment within the I-2 Zoning District on 24.32 acres, and Site Plan Review on 24.32 acres. Location: South of Pioneer Trail and East of Highway 212. (Ordinance No. 15-2004-PUD-10-2004 for PUD District Review, Zoning District Amendment, and Resolution No. 2004-93 for Site Plan Review) D. ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2004-94 APPROVING FINAL PLAT OF THE COLONY AT EDEN PRAIRIE E. DECLARE VEHICLES SCHEDULED FOR REPLACEMENT IN 2004 TO BE SURPLUS PROPERTY AND AUTHORIZE STAFF TO DISPOSE OF VEHICLES AT PUBLIC AUCTION AND/OR TRADE-IN F. APPROVE CHANGE ORDER NO. 3 FOR CHARLSON AREA IMPROVEMENTS—PHASE II FROM INGRAM EXCAVATING. I.C. 02-5564 G. ADOPT THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE LAND USE/MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION EVALUATION AS AN ADVISORY TOOL WITH CONDITIONS H. ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2004-95 AUTHORIZING DISPOSAL OF THREE PARCELS OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND (OUTLOT A,EDENVALE 14f" ADDITION• OUTLOT A MASSEE ADDITION• OUTLOT B HIDDEN GLEN I. AWARD CONTRACT TO RECONDITION LIFT STATION NO. 3 TO PARROT CONTRACTING,INC. J. AUTHORIZE ISSUANCE OF GRADING PERMIT TO C.H. ROBINSON FOR EXPANSION OF THE EXISTING PARKING LOT CITY COUNCIL MINUTES June 15,2004 Page 3 MOTION: Butcher moved, seconded by Mosman,to approve Items A-J of the Consent Calendar,with the exception of Item H. Motion carried 4-0. Young stated he would also like to discuss Item G. Young said he is concerned that if light rail is to come to Eden Prairie,there is a desired path and he agrees with that,but as he reads the report prepared through Hennepin County, we are losing sight of the "if rail comes" and that is still a significant obstacle. He said he is very reluctant to adopt something as an advisory tool which is strongly geared towards the presence of light rail and he doesn't know if that is going to happen. He said this is putting the cart before the horse in a sense. He said he is reluctant to vote in favor of it when the entity which created it and the engineers that worked on it are politically influenced by Hennepin County which is a big proponent of light rail. Butcher asked if the language of the document is predicated on light rail. She said transit isn't just light rail; it's the bus system and multiple modes. Neal asked Community Development Director Janet Jeremiah to address Young's concerns. Jeremiah said the two modified land use scenarios recommended by the Planning Commission do both assume light rail through this area and are different in the alignments of light rail transit. She said staff had the same concern as Young with regard to uncertainty of the light rail and the alignment. She said it was suggested that it be subject to the condition that the preferred alignment is actually determined prior to it being an actual advisory tool or becoming a comprehensive plan amendment. Young said that is a very significant condition and he does not know why the council would adopt it with that big of a condition. Jeremiah said it is expected that it will take two years of additional study to determine the outcome of all of the conditions placed on this, so basically the intent of the motion is to say this study is done and it is believed to be preferred to continue to explore light rail through the area. She said the Planning Commission has recommended those alternatives as the preferred alternatives,however there are still unknowns and light rail is one of theirs. Jeremiah said it is suggested that Council direct staff to continue studying the three items listed as conditions. Franzen said when the study was first done, light rail was not part of the plan and actually whether it's option 1 or option 2 in regard to whether it's transit oriented or less transit oriented,the land use pattern didn't change in regards to where the light rail goes.He said he thinks Council could proceed with the redevelopment plan for that independent or regardless of whether the light rail goes there or not. Young said he does not read the document with that in mind. He said he is very much in favor of discussing redevelopment of the golden triangle or creating an advisory tool for purposes of that redevelopment,but there is too much interconnectedness with the light rail in this. Mosman said she thinks transit, whatever form it would take, is important in redevelopment and that is what the consultants said in developing the golden triangle and light rail is only one of the options. She said she did not read it as saying Council is favoring it. She said it is important to allow for it, if and when it would be there, and it would be poor planning if it were not included in the report. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES June 15,2004 Page 4 Butcher said because of the language of this being an evaluation and an advisory tool, she thinks it reflects what the Council has stood on in terms of the land use. Young said he would prefer to pull Item G and vote on it separately. MOTION: Butcher moved, seconded by Mosman,to amend the motion to reflect approval of Items A-J of the Consent Calendar with the exception of Items G and H. Motion carried 4-0. MOTION: Butcher moved, seconded by Mosman, to approve Item G of the Consent Calendar. Motion carried 3-1 with Young opposed. Regarding Item H of the Consent Calendar,Mosman said there was discussion on Open Foram tonight on whether or not there was notification for owners surrounding this piece of property when the county is going in and doing something. She said there was also a question about all these pieces of which this was potentially one of them and was not on the list and maybe some of the residents believed it should have been on the list. She said the whole list of parcels was evidently going to be analyzed by the city attorney and she wondered about the status of that. She said she does not know whether this particular parcel fits the criteria of the 20 other parcels. Rosow said he does not recall an analysis of this parcel. Councilmember Case arrived at approximately 7:15 p.m. Dietz said the Council did direct the way to explore the ways in which the 21 outlots identified in the February, 2003 list become owned by the City of Eden Prairie. After discussion,he said it was determined that each lot would need a title opinion which would mean thousands of dollars and a lot of work. He said one has been converted into city ownership, but this has not been a priority. Dietz said this particular outlot being discussed tonight was not one of the 21 and ownership was Edenvale Association before it became tax forfeit. He said he thinks the intent of this particular outlot was that it was going to be combined for development purposes. MOTION: Butcher moved, seconded by Case, to approve Item H of the Consent Calendar. Motion carried 5-0. Dietz said getting this parcel combined with the Anderson property only allows that some development could occur. If it were to be multi-family, there would be a public hearing process for the neighborhood and each of the adjacent properties will also have an opportunity to buy it through a sealed bid process. VII. PUBLIC HEARINGS I MEETINGS A. FLYING CLOUD MALL by Dennis Kleve. Request for Comprehensive Guide Plan Change from Industrial to Neighborhood Commercial on 2.96 acres,Planned Unit Development Concept Review on 2.96 acres,Rezoning from Commercial Highway to Neighborhood Commercial on .65 acres and rezoning from I-2 to Neighborhood Commercial on 2.31 acres, Preliminary Plat of 2.96 acres into 1 lot, and Site Plan CITY COUNCIL MINUTES June 15,2004 Page 5 Review on 2.96 acres. Location: Pioneer Trail and Highway 212. (Resolution No. 2004-96 for Guide Plan Change, Resolution No. 2004-97 for PUD Concept Review, Ordinance for PUD District Review,Zoning District Change, and Resolution No. 2004-98 for Preliminary Plat) City Manager Scott Neal said official notice of this public hearing was published in the June 3, 2004,Eden Prairie Sun Current and sent to 28 property owners. He said this project is for a 25,000 square foot retail building and a guide plan change from Industrial to Neighborhood Commercial is required. He said this concept was first reviewed by the Community Planning Board at an informational meeting on December 5, 2003. The Board believed that a commercial use for the property was appropriate and that redevelopment on this site may be a catalyst for change on other sites. Neal said the Community Planning Board voted 8-0 to recommend approval of the project at the May 24, 2004 meeting, subject to architectural revisions to add more detail, different materials, lights, and to create a pedestrian scale. The plans have been revised to include additional brick,more columns, decorative wall lights, canopies, and windows. Tyra-Lukens asked if there are transportation issues around the site and if a transportation study had been done. She asked if informal numbers had been put together. Franzen said yes,the developer worked with the City's traffic engineer and looked at what impact would be caused by the project in the area. He said the study concluded that nothing more than upgrading that portion of the roadway through the project will be the only thing needed. He said this project will be started in the spring or summer of 2005 which would be consistent with the opening of the retail center. There were no comments from the public. MOTION: Butcher moved, seconded by Mosman,to close the Public Hearing; and Adopt the Resolution for Guide Plan Change from Industrial to Neighborhood Commercial on 2.96 acres; and Adopt the Resolution for Planned Unit Development Concept Review on 2.96 acres; and Approve 1 st Reading of the Ordinance for Planned Unit Development District Review with waivers, and Zoning District Change from Commercial Highway to Neighborhood Commercial on .65 acres and from I-2 to Neighborhood Commercial on 2.31 acres; and adopt the Resolution for Preliminary Plat on 2.96 acres into 1 lot; and direct Staff to prepare a Development Agreement incorporating Staff and Board recommendations and Council conditions.Motion carried 5-0. B. GROOTWASSINK by Robert and Joan Grootwassink. Request for Planned Unit Development Concept Review on 7.88 acres, Planned Unit Development District Review and Zoning District Amendment in the Rural Zoning District on 7.88 acres, and Preliminary Plat of 7.88 acres into 2 lots. Location: 9999 Dell Road. (Resolution No. 2004-99 for PUD Concept Review, Ordinance for PUD District Review,Zoning District Amendment, and Resolution No. 2004-100 for Preliminary Plat) CITY COUNCIL MINUTES June 15,2004 Page 6 City Manager Scott Neal said official notice of this public hearing was published in the June 3, 2004,Eden Prairie Sun Current and sent to 10 property owners. He said this is a preliminary plat in the Rural zoning district of 7.88 acres into two lots. Wavers are required for lot size, lot dimension and setbacks. The Community Planning voted 8-1 to recommend approval of the project to the City Council at the May 24, 2004 meeting, subject to soil tests verifying the suitability for septic tank use and inspection of the existing tank and drain field systems to determine if it meets current state standards. Franzen stated that page 106 of this meeting's packet(page 14 of Community Planning Board minutes)there were concerns about conditions or reasons for granting waivers. They were 1)Half of the property would have to be dedicated; 2)Half of the remaining land would be a conservation easement to protect the slopes and trees; 3)Demonstrate the ability to put another house on the property without crowding the lot; and 4) Demonstrate you can put a well, drainfield and back-up drainfield, septic tank that meets the current state and city standards. Tyra-Lukens asked if this is the same property as the McCollum property. Franzen said yes, Michael McCollum sold that property about three-quarters of a year ago. Tyra- Lukens asked what is different about this proposal vs. the McCollum proposal. Franzen said initially the McCollum proposal simply wanted to subdivide the property without dedicating property or providing the conservation easement. He said Lambert recommended that if half the property was dedicated and half of the remaining lots in conservation easement, it would go a long way to preserve a significant natural feature. Tyra-Lukens asked what our protection for the conservation easement is. Lambert said it is his contention that conservation easements only work when the adjacent neighbors understand they are there and support them. Case asked if the conservation easement is on the land on the north side of the road. Lambert said no,the land to the north is city property. Case said the land next to the road has 20-30 feet of buffer. Lambert said he thinks they may own a little bit of property on the other side of Turnbull Road. Case said he remembers talking to McCollum about the buffer area. Lambert said McCollum originally wanted to give just that protection, saying he wouldn't do anything across the road next to city property. He said the conservation easement is below the dotted line on the map. Case said he'd like to hear from the developer on what it would look like if a conservation easement was on the north few feet. He said the precedent becomes more significant down Turnbull Road. He said he is asking if it's important enough to establish a precedent on the north side of Turnbull. Lambert said from the survey, it looks like the city owns the land on the north side. Bob Grootwassink said he thought the property didn't touch the edge of the woods at all. Dietz said according to survey, the Grootwassinks are going to be dedicating an additional 17 feet on the south side of the existing Turnbull Road and it shows no additional land to the north of Turnbull Road. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES June 15,2004 Page 7 Tyra-Lukens suggested putting this under Council conditions and find out before the second reading. Case asked for verification on whether there is land on the north side of the road that is privately owned. Grootwassink said he has no problem with that.Neal said staff can verify that between first and second readings. Mosman said she is pleased that lots 1 and 2 were obtained. She said when the McCollums were owners, they talked about neighbors to the east who cut down 50 mature trees on a weekend. She asked Lambert if someone is bent on breaking the rules, is there something that is stiff enough as a fine that would deter someone from doing this. Lambert said that is a question for the city attorney. Rosow said in instances such as this, in addition to a civil action, you could charge under a misdemeanor and seek restitution for the value of the trees. He said the district court doesn't look kindly on use of the criminal process for a lot of code enforcement type issues, so you would want to use it with discretion. Mosman said the idea would be to be proactive enough and have something with a strict enough consequence if someone ruined part of the conservation easement. Rosow said the tools are there to charge violation of the ordinance as a misdemeanor and to go through that court process and seek restitution from someone who cut down a significant number of trees. Mosman asked what ruling would be for a small or inadvertent encroachment. Rosow said there is a range of tools in any code violation and the city has worked with property owners in an administrative fashion to require that they restore city property to its original condition, talking with them and explaining what they need to do. He said in situations where people cut down trees,it may take more than administrative tools. He said it would not be extremely difficult to prove intent and that through working with the district court to impose fines that are a significant deterrent and seek restitution; the city could send a message that it is not acceptable behavior. Mosman asked if it had been previously discussed about putting in some type of post to show where public property started so that ignorance would not be a reason or an excuse. Lambert said there was a plastic post put in the ground and people tend to pull it out. He said people tend to remove the post no matter what kind of post is put in. Mosman said this in no way reflects on the new owners. Tyra-Lukens clarified that this is no reflection on the property owners and there has been no violation of code at this point. She said the current discussion is in general terms only and the owners have not yet built a structure on the property. Butcher said she likes this plan and it is different than the McCollum plan in that it protects the bluff, she would like a conservation easement, and it is a good model for the area. She asked what the one dissent was about in the Community Planning Board vote of 8-1. She said there was nothing about that in the notes. Franzen said he does not believe there is anything in the minutes that talks about the reason for denial. He said he guesses the concern may have been whether or not adequate safeguards are in place or that the reasons attached for granting of the variance. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES June 15,2004 Page 8 Butcher said she is in favor of this and likes the way it protects natural resources though after it is determined if there is ownership of land on the north side of Turnbull, she would like to see a condition placed that if it is a nominal amount of land then that be turned over to the city. Gary Stevens, 17650 Flying Cloud Drive, said he is pleased that the area will be protected and he thinks it's wonderful that the city continues to not allow high density housing in the area. Jeff Strate, 15021 Summer Hill Drive, asked if the MUSA line includes the bluff top. Mosman said it looks like it comes right along the edge of the house that is proposed and the rest of the property is beyond the MUSA line. Strate said Turnbull Road is a private road and asked if neighbors who live along it own sections of it. Dietz said he recalls that there was a Turnbull subdivision and a portion of the roadway was dedicated for right of way and the westerly end at Dell Road is still private but this will be clarified by second reading. Strate said this area should be as low density as possible. He said the important land is not so much the bluff,but the Riley Creek conservation area. He asked if there is some way the city could work out a concept with the land owners and developers on this property that would apply to the other properties as much as possible. He said once the Turnbull Road situation is worked out,perhaps an arrangement could be made for land owners to deed a strip of land adjacent to the big woods to the city. He also suggested realigning Turnbull Road to the south to add more buffer to the Riley Creels Big Woods. MOTION: Case moved, seconded by Butcher, to close the Public Hearing. Motion carried 5-0. Case said the implications on the north side of the road become greater heading east on Turnbull and even if there is three feet on the north side of the road on this property, it might be smart to set the precedent of at least acknowledging that the buffer is a critical component of future development along that road. MOTION: Mosman moved, seconded by Case,to adopt the Resolution for Planned Unit Development Concept Review on 7.88 acres; and approve 1 st Reading of the Ordinance for Planned Unit Development District Review and Zoning District Amendment in the Rural District on 7.88 with waivers on 7.88 acres; and Adopt the Resolution for Preliminary Plat on 7.88 acres into 2 lots; and direct Staff to prepare a Development Agreement incorporating Staff and Board recommendations and Council conditions. Motion carried 5-0. VIII. PAYMENT OF CLAIMS MOTION: Case moved, seconded by Mosman,to approve the Payment of Claims. The motion was approved on a roll call vote,with Butcher, Case,Mosman,Young and Tyra- CITY COUNCIL MINUTES June 15,2004 Page 9 Lukens voting"aye." IX. ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS X. PETITIONS,REQUESTS AND COMMUNICATIONS XI. REPORTS OF ADVISORY BOARDS & COMMISSIONS XII. APPOINTMENTS XIII. REPORTS OF OFFICERS A. REPORTS OF COUNCILMEMBERS 1. Automatic Sprinklers—Citizen Concern Tyra-Lukens reported information was conveyed to her from a resident who was upset when they were driving in a rainstorm and saw automatic sprinklers operating on city and school district properties. She asked if the City could look into the cost of devices that will not go on when rain is detected. She said the information could be passed along to the school district also and show that the City and school district are concerned about conservation.Neal said staff will look into it. Case noted that the school district uses some wells that are not on city water. 2. Hockey Rink Issue Tyra-Lukens said she also wants to respond to the hockey rink issue from Open Podium tonight. She said in trying to meet the needs of citizens, a hockey group is willing to pay for something and the possibility of whether it's feasible should be explored.Neal said it sounds like Council is interested in seeing a proposal and from staff stand point, the first thing is to ask for a more detailed proposal. He said the process has already started with the Community Development regulatory process. Young said he is concerned about how neighbors would feel about structures being built there and what the structures would look like.Neal said staff will provide as much information as possible during the next couple weeks. Butcher said she is concerned about the neighbors also because there are standards in neighborhoods, so it would be a good idea to get input from neighbors. Neal said there would probably be a public hearing as staff looks at the regulatory process for the project and there will be a way to involve the Parks and Recreation board. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES June 15,2004 Page 10 B. REPORT OF CITY MANAGER 1. Clean Indoor Air Task Force Report Neal said earlier this spring the final report was received from the Clean Indoor Air Task Force. He said staff looked at the report he wants to provide his recommendation based on their report. He said generally,his recommendations involve the following: • He believes the City should proceed with development of the program as recommended by the task force with the exception of organizing a newspaper campaign as it is not an appropriate activity for City staff; and also to take a look at reevaluating the use of the star symbol as it already has a use in the hospitality industry. • The program should be launched during the November Smoke Out later this year. • Whatever program is adopted, it should be coordinated with the tri-city non-smoking restaurant and hospitality oriented program that exists in Edina,Richfield and Bloomington. • Assign Molly Kuavimaki to be the lead staff person to manage the program. Young said he is unclear on Recommended Business Marketing Strategy in that the remainder of efforts would be undertaken by City staff. Neal said City staff would be in charge of essentially marketing the program,but he would draw a line between marketing the program and political advocacy for the program. Young asked who is going to do Recommended Consumer Marketing.Neal said citizens would be encouraged to participate,but it would probably be done through the same marketing used to get businesses to participate in the program. Young asked if II.B.1. is out.Neal said yes. Young asked if trinkets, t-shirts, booths at community events,brochure, and web site update are in. Neal said those particular items he has taken to be suggestions about how to market the program. Young asked if there is a budget for the program. Neal said the budget was estimated at$9,000 per year, exclusive of staff. Young asked if use of the star symbol was a critical component of the recommendation.Neal said that might be an exception that the group that put this together might have with him,but those involved have a common goal of getting the program accepted by the people they want it to be accepted by.Neal said if a group chooses not to participate simply because of the symbol,then a symbol that they would be comfortable with should be chosen. He said he spoke with Pat MulQueeny of the Chamber of Commerce about the recommendation and he was satisfied that it was a good recommendation and he pledged to work with the City to figure out what symbol would be best to use. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES June 15,2004 Page 11 MOTION: Mosman moved, seconded by Case, to accept the City Manager's recommendations on the Clean Indoor Air Task Force program. Motion carried 4-1 with Young opposed. C. REPORT OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR D. REPORT OF PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR 1. Upcoming Park Dedication Ceremonies Lambert announced there are five significant projects that will be completed this year in the parks system and park dedication ceremonies need to be set. Frederick-Miller Spring Options: Tuesday, August 3 or Tuesday,August 17 at 6 p.m. (prior to Council meeting) or Wednesday, August 4 or Thursday August 5 at 6:00 p.m. Tyra-Lukens and Mosman stated they would have a problem with the August 5 date.Neal suggested and it was agreed to set Tuesday, August 3, in lieu of a workshop. Richard T. Anderson Conservation Area Options: Tuesday, September 7 or Tuesday, September 21, at 6 p.m(prior to the Council meeting) or Tuesday, September 28, at 6:00 p.m. Tyra-Lukens said she has a conflict on the 28t". It was agreed to set Tuesday, September 7. Purgatory Creek Recreation Area Saturday, September 18 at 1 p.m. Jean Harris Bridge Dedication Saturday, October 9, at 10:30 a.m. Tyra-Lukens said she will be unavailable this date, but Case will serve as Acting Mayor for the dedication. Riley—Jacques Barn Dedication The Recreation Staff is looking at a public program on one of the following dates: Saturday, September 25 or Sunday, September 26, from 1-4 p.m. or Saturday, October 2 or Sunday, October 3, from 1 —4 p.m. CITY COUNCIL AHNUTES June 15,2004 Page 12 Tyra-Lukens said she has a conflict October 2 and 3. It was agreed to set Sunday, September 26. Other Programs occurring this fall: Sunbonnet Day at the J.R. Cummins Homestead on Sunday, September 12 from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. E. REPORT OF PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR F. REPORT OF POLICE CHIEF G. REPORT OF FIRE CHIEF H. REPORT OF CITY ATTORNEY XIV. OTHER BUSINESS XV. ADJOURNMENT MOTION: Mosman moved, seconded by Case, to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried 5-0. Mayor Tyra-Lukens adjourned the meeting at 8:17 p.m.