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City Council - 09/20/2016 APPROVED MINUTES EDEN PRAIRIE CITY COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2016 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 Acting Mayor Case called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. Mayor Tyra-Lukens and Council Member Butcher Wickstrom were absent. II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE III. OPEN PODIUM INVITATION IV. PROCLAMATIONS/PRESENTATIONS A. SWLRT UPDATE Getschow said Jim Alexander, Director of Southwest Light Rail Transit(SWLRT) project for the Metropolitan Council was at tonight's meeting to give an update on the SWLRT project. He noted Mr. Alexander also gave the Council an update on SWLRT in their workshop earlier this evening. Mr. Alexander said the SWLRT project is now 100% locally funded. He noted Eden Prairie will participate in the in-kind land contribution funding for the project. He reviewed the milestones completed to date which included the completion of environmental reviews, application for entry into engineering for FTA New Starts Programs and the completion of 90% of the engineering and design. He also reviewed future milestones, the anticipated Met Council agreements with Eden Prairie, the project contracts, and the right-of-way acquisitions. They are developing a construction outreach/communication plan that will incorporate best practices used for large-scale national public works projects and will include lessons learned from the Blue and Green Line projects. In addition, they plan to work closely with the cities along the SWLRT line on communication and outreach. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES September 20, 2016 Page 2 Case thanked Mr. Alexander for his presentation and also for coming out for the Council workshop tonight. He noted the plans for the SWLRT project have been in existence since before the high school students in the audience were born. He believed having light rail will be a boon to Eden Prairie's economic vitality. B. DONATION FROM THE SAMPSON FAMILY FOR ART CENTER EQUIPMENT (Resolution No. 2016-97) Lotthammer said we have received a donation of$10,236.13 from Mrs. Sampson to be used for large studio equipment for the arts programs. He noted we appreciate her family's continued support for the Art Center. MOTION: Nelson moved, seconded by Aho, to adopt Resolution No. 2016-97 accepting the donation of$10,236.13 from the Sampson family for Art Center equipment. Motion carried 3-0. V. APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND OTHER ITEMS OF BUSINESS MOTION: Aho moved, seconded by Nelson, to approve the agenda as published. Motion carried 3-0. VI. MINUTES A. COUNCIL WORKSHOP HELD TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2016 B. CITY COUNCIL MEETING HELD TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2016 MOTION: Nelson moved, seconded by Aho, to approve the minutes of the Council workshop held Tuesday, September 6, 2016, as published, and to approve the minutes of the City Council meeting held Tuesday, September 6, 2016, as published. Motion carried 3-0. VII. REPORTS OF ADVISORY BOARDS & COMMISSIONS VIII. CONSENT CALENDAR A. CLERK'S LICENSE LIST B. APPROVE SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE 19-2016 CHANGING ZONING DISTRICT FROM RURAL TO PUBLIC—CEDAR RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL C. APPROVE SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE 20-2016 CHANGING ZONING DISTRICT FROM RURAL TO PUBLIC—OAK POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CITY COUNCIL MINUTES September 20, 2016 Page 3 D. APPROVE SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE 21-2016 CHANGING ZONING DISTRICT FROM RURAL TO PUBLIC—EDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL E. APPROVE SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE 22-2016 CHANGING ZONING DISTRICT FROM RURAL TO PUBLIC—FOREST HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL F. APPROVE SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE 23-2016 CHANGING ZONING DISTRICT FROM RURAL TO PUBLIC—HENNEPIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE G. ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2016-98 APPROVING PUBLICATION OF SUMMARY ORDINANCE FOR ZONING CHANGES FOR CEDAR RIDGE ELEMENTARY, OAK POINT ELEMENTARY, EDEN LAKE ELEMENTARY, FOREST HILLS ELEMENTARY AND HENNEPIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE H. ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2016-99 APPROVING FINAL PLAT OF BURR RIDGE ADDITION I. ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2016-100 APPROVING FINAL PLAT OF WHITETAIL BLUFF J. ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2016-101 DECLARING COSTS TO BE ASSESSED AND ORDERING PREPARATION OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENT ROLL AND SETTING HEARING DATE K. APPROVE TWO-YEAR CONTRACT WITH ALLINA HEALTH EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES TO PROVIDE FIRE DEPARTMENT EMS TRAINING L. APPROVE SUBORDINATE FUNDING AGREEMENT 07 WITH METROPOLITAN COUNCIL FOR NEW SCOPE LRCI DESIGN FOR SOUTHWEST LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT PROJECT M. ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2016-102 AUTHORIZING APPLICATION FOR REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES MUNICIPAL INFILTRATION/INFLOW GRANT PROGRAM N. APPROVE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH AE2S FOR WATER TREATMENT PLANT OPTIMIZATION STUDY O. AWARD CONTRACT FOR WATER AND SEWER UTILITY LEAK REPAIRS TO PARROTT CONTRACTING COMPANY INC. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES September 20, 2016 Page 4 P. AWARD CONTRACT FOR WATER AND SEWER UTILITY LEAK REPAIRS TO VALLEY RICH COMPANY INC. Q. APPROVE PURCHASE OF OPWORKS SOFTWARE R. APPROVE PURCHASE OF MICROSOFT EXCHANGE LICENSES MOTION: Aho moved, seconded by Nelson, to approve Items A-R on the Consent Calendar. Motion carried 3-0. IX. PUBLIC HEARINGS/MEETINGS A. FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY CODE SECTION 11.45 RELATING TO FLOODPLAIN REGULATIONS Getschow said on May 4, 2016, the City of Eden Prairie received a Letter of Final Determination from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) explaining the Flood Insurance Rate Maps that had been completed for our community, as well as the rest of Hennepin County's flood study area. The letter also said these maps would become effective Nov. 4, 2016. Ellis said FEMA has been working to digitize the flood insurance rate maps across the country. He showed the current non-digitized map along with the digitized version for the floodplain in Eden Prairie. While the current map provides an idea of the boundaries of the floodplain, the digitized map allows one to zoom in on a specific address. As part of the process to digitize the floodplain area, we are now required before November 4, 2016, to adopt and recognize these maps and to adopt regulations for floodplain development that are consistent with Federal policy. Properties in cities that fail to adopt the regulations by the deadline will be excluded from participating in the national flood insurance program. Ellis said the floodplain maps are largely unchanged except for the area of Nine-Mile Creek. The Nine-Mile Creek Watershed District recently remodeled the 100-year floodplain and FEMA incorporated that into the maps. Case asked if the area is delimited in red. Ellis replied it is, and it is possible to go online to see the map. Hennepin County will have a website to enter an address and determine if the property is in the floodplain area. He said the areas shown in green on the map are those that are currently in the floodplain but will move out when the map is adopted. The red areas will be added to the floodplain. He noted only the structures that are in the floodplain are of concern. Ellis said the amended ordinance proposed is similar to the existing floodplain regulations. Case asked if we will be aligning with the Federal delineation of floodplains. Ellis replied we will. There were no comments from the audience. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES September 20, 2016 Page 5 MOTION: Aho moved, seconded by Nelson, to close the public hearing and to approve first reading of an ordinance amending City Code Section 11.45 relating to floodplain regulations. Motion carried 3-0. X. PAYMENT OF CLAIMS MOTION: Nelson moved, seconded by Aho, to approve the payment of claims as submitted. Motion was approved on a roll call vote, with Aho, Nelson and Case 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 Getschow announced that yesterday Eden Prairie was named by Money Magazine as the 2nd best city in which to live in the United States. He reviewed the process used by the magazine to determine the rankings for cities with populations of 50,000 to 300,000. He noted Eden Prairie is the only city in the country that has been ranked 1, 2 or 3 in the last six years. After narrowing down the field from about 820 cities to 50, Money Magazine staff toured each of the 50 cities and spent a lot of time in the community interviewing residents, businesses and City staff. Case read a comment from the Money Magazine website that noted Eden Prairie has appeared on their list several times. They went on to say one of the big reasons for the second place ranking was the economy because there are 57,000 jobs for 62,000 residents, and an unemployment rate of 3.7%. He said he was proud to be part of the Eden Prairie City Council, and he believed Eden Prairie has an amazing City staff and community residents. 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 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES September 20, 2016 Page 6 H. REPORT OF CITY ATTORNEY XV. OTHER BUSINESS XVI. ADJOURNMENT MOTION: Nelson moved, seconded by Aho, to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried 3-0. Acting Mayor Case adjourned the meeting at 7:36 PM.