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City Council - 07/19/2005 APPROVED MINUTES EDEN PRAIRIE CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY,JULY 19, 2005 7:00 P.M., CITY CENTER Council Chamber 8080 Mitchell Road CITY COUNCIL: Mayor Nancy Tyra-Lukens, Councilmembers Brad Aho, Sherry Butcher, Ron Case, and Philip Young CITY COUNCIL STAFF: City Manager Scott Neal, Parks & Recreation Director Bob Lambert, Public Works Director Eugene Dietz, and Council Recorder Carol Pelzel I. ROLL CALL/CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER Mayor Tyra-Lukens called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. All members were present. II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE III. COUNCIL FORUM INVITATION IV. PRESENTATION OF 2005 MRPA AWARDS OF EXCELLENCE Neal introduced Michael Schmidt, a representative from the Minnesota Recreation and Park Association (MRPA). Schmidt will be presenting to the City four MRPA Awards of excellence for various projects throughout the City. Schmidt explained to the Council that every year the MRPA distributes awards of excellence to various projects and this year Eden Prairie is the recipient of four awards. He presented a brief background of the Association and explained that 26 projects were nominated for awards this year and 16 awards were given out with Eden Prairie receiving four of those 16. The projects receiving the awards were: Purgatory Creek Recreation Area; Riley-Jacques Barn Rehabilitation; The Gathering Bridge; and Eden Prairie International Festival. On behalf of the City Council, Mayor Tyra-Lukens expressed her appreciation to the Parks and Recreation staff for the wonderful job they have done on these projects. She stated that the City has a great park system and it is nice to see them evaluated against other city parks. V. APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND OTHER ITEMS OF BUSINESS Neal asked that item XIV. C. LL. G. Everist, Inc. be removed from the agenda. Neal mentioned that he asked the City Attorney to attend the meeting being held downstairs at this time regarding the L.G. Everist matter. CITY COUNCIL MEETING July 19, 2005 Page 2 Motion: Aho moved, seconded by Case, to approve the agenda as published and amended. Motion carried 5-0. VI. MINUTES A. CITY COUNCIL OPEN FORUM HELD TUESDAY,JULY 5, 2005 MOTION: Case moved, seconded by Butcher, to approve as published, the minutes of the City Council Open Forum held July 5, 2005. Motion carried 5-0. B. CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD TUESDAY,JULY 5, 2005 Aho asked that the minutes be corrected to show that in Item XIII B - Senior Issues Task Force Appointments that Butcher made the motion, not Aho and in Item XIILD. Park Referendum Recommendation that Butcher made the first motion, not Aho. MOTION: Butcher moved, seconded by Case, to approve as corrected, the minutes of the City Council meeting held July 5, 2005. Motion carried 5-0. VII. CONSENT CALENDAR A. CLERK'S LICENSE LIST B. APPROVE SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 13-2005 AMENDING CITY CODE SECTION 11.30, RELATING TO SHOWROOMS IN THE INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT C. ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2005-96 APPROVING FINAL PLAT OF PIONEER POINT TOWNHOMES 6TH ADDITION D. ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2005-97 APPROVING FINAL PLAT OF THE RIDGE AT RILEY CREEK E. AUTHORIZE ISSUANCE OF A GRADING PERMIT FOR PARKING LOT EXPANSION AT STARKEY LABORATORIES F. ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2005-98 OF SUPPORT AUTHORIZING FRIENDSHIP VENTURES TO APPLY FOR STATE CAPITAL GRANT- IN-AID PROJECT GRANT G. AWARD CONTRACT FOR FIRE STATION NO. 4 UTILITY EXTENSIONS ASSOCIATED WITH TH 212 DESIGN-BUILD PROJECT, I.C. 055654 H. AUTHORIZE PARTICIPATION IN THE "MINNESOTA WATER-LET'S KEEP IT CLEAN" PROGRAM CITY COUNCIL MEETING July 19, 2005 Page 3 MOTION: Case moved, seconded by Butcher, to approve Items A-H of the Consent Calendar. Motion carried, 5-0. VIII. PUBLIC HEARINGS/MEETINGS IX. PAYMENT OF CLAIMS MOTION: Young moved, seconded by Case, to approve the Payment of Claims. The motion was approved on a roll call vote, with Aho, Butcher, Case, Young and Tyra- Lukens voting "aye". X. ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS A. RESOLUTION NO. 2005-99 CALLING FOR A PARK BOND REFERENDUM Neal explained that the Council is being asked for final approval for the exact language to be placed on the ballot for the park referendum and the order the questions are to be placed on the ballot. Neal further explained that a question was raised as to whether or not the order of the questions could be changed. Bond Counsel has stated that one common ballot must be used for each precinct. This is a standard ballot and the order in which the questions are being presented this evening are the order in which they will be placed on the ballot. Questions 1 and 2 are linked and Question 2 is dependent on the passage of Question 1. Butcher asked how the order of the questions was decided. Neal responded that the order is the order in which the questions were presented at the Council meetings and the various public meetings. Motion: Case moved, seconded by Butcher, to adopt Resolution No. 2005-99 determining the necessity of issuing general obligation bonds and calling a special election; and to approve the notice of a special election on November 8, 2005, and the four questions as stated. Motion carried 5-0. XI. PETITIONS, REQUESTS AND COMMUNICATIONS XII. REPORTS OF ADVISORY BOARDS & COMMISSIONS XIII. APPOINTMENTS XIV. REPORTS OF OFFICERS A. REPORTS OF COUNCILMEMBERS CITY COUNCIL MEETING July 19, 2005 Page 4 B. REPORT OF CITY MANAGER Neal informed the Council that a special workshop has been scheduled for Tuesday, July 26, at 5:30 p.m. for the purpose of reviewing early budget forecasts in preparation for the 2006-2007 budget process. At an August workshop the final budget will be presented. Neal reminded the Council that National Night Out is scheduled for August 2. Neal reported that he and several other staff members met with representatives from the Hennepin Regional County Rail Authority. The Authority would like the opportunity to present to the Council a brief video that shows some of the issues they are having with managing the Southwest LRT bike trail. The County is trying to develop a policy they could implement for unapproved uses of that space. Staff will schedule a presentation for a future Council meeting. Neal explained that the National League of Cities conference will be held in Charlotte, North Carolina and funds have been budgeted for Council participation. He asked that any Councilmember interested in attending or needing assistance in registering for the conference contact Lorene McWaters. C. REPORT OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR D. REPORT OF PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR E. REPORT OF PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR F. REPORT OF POLICE CHIEF G. REPORT OF FIRE CHIEF H. REPORT OF CITY ATTORNEY XV. OTHER BUSINESS XVI. ADJOURNMENT MOTION: Aho moved, seconded by Case, to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried 5-0. The meeting adjourned at 7:20 p.m.