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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 10/17/2017 APPROVED MINUTES EDEN PRAIRIE CITY COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2017 7:00 PM, CITY CENTER Council Chamber 8080 Mitchell Road CITY COUNCIL: Mayor Nancy Tyra-Lukens, Council Members Brad Aho, Sherry Butcher Wickstrom, Ron Case, and Kathy Nelson CITY STAFF: City Manager Rick Getschow, Public Works Director Robert Ellis, Community Development Director Janet Jeremiah, Parks and Recreation Director Jay Lotthammer, City Attorney Ric Rosow, and Council Recorder Jan Curielli I. CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER Mayor Tyra-Lukens called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. All Council Members were present. II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE III. OPEN PODIUM INVITATION IV. PROCLAMATIONS/PRESENTATIONS A. DONATIONS FROM EDEN PRAIRIE CRIME FUND, OPTIMIST CLUB OF EDEN PRAIRIE AND VEIL ORTHODONTICS TOWARD HALLOWEEN ON THE MALL EVENT (Resolution No. 2017-105) Lotthammer said we have received donations totaling $1,250 from the Eden Prairie Crime Fund, the Optimist Club of Eden Prairie, and Veil Orthodontics for the Halloween on the Mall event. He noted each year approximately 8,000 people gather at the Eden Prairie Center for live entertainment and trick-or-treating at the mall merchants. Tyra-Lukens asked if the attendance number of 8,000 was stable. Lotthammer said it is quite stable because the number of those attending is limited to 8,000 by the number of parking stalls available at the shopping center. MOTION: Aho moved, seconded by Butcher Wickstrom, to adopt Resolution No. 2017-105 accepting the donation of$1,250 from the Eden Prairie Crime Fund ($750), Optimist Club of Eden Prairie ($400) and Veil Orthodontics ($100) toward the Halloween on the Mall event. Motion carried 5-0. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES October 17, 2017 Page 2 B. DONATION OF FRUIT TREES FROM HENNEPIN COUNTY Lotthammer said this item does not require a resolution from the City Council,but he wanted to thank the City Council and other participants in the two tree planting events at Pioneer Park and Prairie View School Park. Hennepin County donated twenty-eight fruit trees to the City's Forestry Department. The trees included a variety of apple,pear, apricot and plum trees and were planted with the help of many members of the community, including a third grade class at Prairie View School. He showed slides taken at the two tree plantings and noted fruit harvested from the mature trees will go to PROP and to the Edible Playground Garden program at Prairie View School. He said these trees were part of a total of 150 trees planted throughout the City's park system in 2017. V. APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND OTHER ITEMS OF BUSINESS Getschow said Item VIII.I. should be removed from the agenda. MOTION: Nelson moved, seconded by Case, to approve the agenda as amended. Motion carried 5-0. VI. MINUTES A. COUNCIL WORKSHOP HELD TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2017 MOTION: Butcher Wickstrom moved, seconded by Case, to approve the minutes of the City Council workshop held Tuesday, October 3, 2017. Motion carried 4-0-1, with Aho abstaining. B. CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2017 MOTION: Nelson moved, seconded by Butcher Wickstrom, to approve the minutes of the City Council meeting held Tuesday, October 3, 2017. Motion carried 4-0-1, with Aho abstaining. VII. REPORTS OF ADVISORY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS VIII. CONSENT CALENDAR A. CLERK'S LICENSE LIST B. EDEN PRAIRIE ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH by Station 19 Architects. Approve Second Reading of Ordinance No. 19-2017-PUD-5-2017 for PUD District Review on 10.06 acres; Resolution No. 2017-106 for Site Plan Review on 10.06 Acres; First Amendment to Development Agreement. C. ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2017-107 SUPPORTING GRANT APPLICATION FOR DUCK LAKE ROAD RECONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT CITY COUNCIL MINUTES October 17, 2017 Page 3 D. APPROVE STANDARD AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES WITH HTPO FOR STARING LAKE PARK PLAY COURT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT E. AUTHORIZE PURCHASE AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AUDIO-VISUAL EQUIPMENT IN HERITAGE CONFERENCE ROOMS WITH EPA F. APPROVE 2018 PURCHASE OF REPLACEMENT VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT G. APPROVE PURCHASE OF EPPD INVESTIGATOR VEHICLE H. DECLARE VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT AS SURPLUS I. DECLARE OCTOBER 22, 2017 AS THE DAY TO COMMEMORATE THE BAHA'i COMMUNITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE MOTION: Case moved, seconded by Butcher Wickstrom, to approve Items A-H on the Consent Calendar. Motion carried 5-0. IX. PUBLIC HEARINGS/MEETINGS Getschow said the following two action items will have one public hearing. Each year the City Council holds a public hearing to consider levying the special assessments that have been identified over the previous 12 months. The assessments are mainly related to development in the City. This year, the Council will address UHG's special assessment for improvements to Shady Oak Road as a separate item. There were no comments from the audience. A. 2017 SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS (Resolution No. 2017-108) MOTION: Butcher Wickstrom moved, seconded by Case, to close the public hearing, and to adopt Resolution No. 2017-108 approving the special assessments presented in fall 2017. Motion carried 5-0. B. 2017 UNITED HEALTH GROUP SPECIAL ASSESSMENT (Resolution No. 2017-109) Council Member Case recused himself from the discussion of this special assessment. MOTION: Nelson moved, seconded by Butcher Wickstrom, to adopt Resolution No. 2017-109 approving the United Health Group special assessment presented in fall 2017. Motion carried 4-0-1, with Case abstaining. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES October 17, 2017 Page 4 X. PAYMENT OF CLAIMS MOTION: Case moved, seconded by Butcher Wickstrom, to approve the payment of claims as submitted. Motion was approved on a roll call vote, with Aho, Butcher Wickstrom, Case, Nelson and Tyra-Lukens voting "aye." XI. ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS XII. PETITIONS, REQUESTS,AND COMMUNICATIONS XIII. APPOINTMENTS XIV. REPORTS A. REPORTS OF COUNCIL MEMBERS B. REPORT OF CITY MANAGER C. REPORT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR D. REPORT OF PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR E. REPORT OF PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR 1. LOWER MINNESOTA RIVER WATERSHED DISTRICT WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN AMENDMENT (Resolution No. 2017-110) Ellis said staff gave a presentation about the proposed change to the Lower Minnesota River Watershed District(LMRWD) management plan at the last City Council meeting. At that meeting, the Council requested staff come back with a resolution opposed to the proposed changes that could be delivered to the LMRWD before their October 25 public hearing. He said it appears that Eden Prairie's opposition to the proposed change in the definition of a bluff is consistent with letters sent from several other communities, including Bloomington, Chanhassen, Burnsville, Shakopee and others. Staff members will attend the October 25 meeting of the LMRWD. In addition to joining with the other communities in opposition to the change, Case suggested we try to get a greater impact from our actions. He asked what the governing body is over the watershed district. Ellis replied the various counties make appointments to the LMRWD Board, so the counties of Hennepin, Scott, Carver, and possibly others would have appointment power to the watershed board. Case recommended we send copies of the resolution to all those county commissions and also to the governor's office. He thought we should also copy any legislative committees that have power regarding the watershed districts. He asked staff to find out who those committees may be and copy them on the resolution. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES October 17, 2017 Page 5 MOTION: Case moved, seconded by Aho, to adopt Resolution No. 2017- 110 to oppose the Lower Minnesota River Watershed District's proposed changes to the definition of a bluff and bluff setback area. Motion carried 5-0. F. REPORT OF POLICE CHIEF G. REPORT OF FIRE CHIEF H. REPORT OF CITY ATTORNEY XV. OTHER BUSINESS Getschow said the first Tuesday in November is election day, so the City Council plans to meet on the second Tuesday, November 14. The Council also agreed to meet on December 12, the second Tuesday of December. He noted that means there are just two meetings remaining for the year. XVI. ADJOURNMENT MOTION: Butcher Wickstrom moved, seconded by Nelson, to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried 5-0. Mayor Tyra-Lukens adjourned the meeting at 7:17 p.m.