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City Council Minutes 04-11-2016REGULAR MEETING — MONTICELLO CITY COUNCIL Monday, April 11, 2016 — 6:30 p.m. Mississippi Room, Monticello Community Center Present: Brian Stumpf, Charlotte Gabler, Lloyd Hilgart, Tom Perrault, and Glen Posusta Absent: None 1. General Business A. Call to Order & Pledge of Allegiance Mayor Brian Stumpf called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. with a quorum present. The pledge of allegiance was recited. B. Approval of Meeting Minutes • Special Meeting_ Minutes from March 28, 2016. Tom Perrault moved approval of the special meeting minutes with a minor change. Charlotte Gabler seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. • Regular Meeting Minutes from March 28, 2016. Charlotte Gabler moved approval of the minutes as amended. Tom Perrault seconded. Motion carried unanimously. C. Consideration of Adding Items to the Agenda • Glen Posusta added discussion on trees/landscaping at the Wastewater Treatment Facility. D. Citizen Comments • None. E. Public Service Announcements • Mayor Stumpf read a Proclamation honoring Terry Tomann Day and presented it to Don Tomann. Evan Bauernschmitt, Ultra Machining Company (UMC), addressed the City Council and noted the tree planting to be completed by UMC. • Rachel Leonard, Communications Coordinator, provided a brief update on City staff's Community Engagement efforts and the results of the included events. • Rachel Leonard noted that there will be a tree planting event sponsored by Wright County at the Bertram Chain of Lakes on April 30. The event begins at 10 a.m. and the group will be planting approximately 6,000 seedlings. City Council Minutes —April 11, 2016 Page 1 1 4 Rachel Leonard provided a construction update on the TH25/CSAH 75 project. The start date of this project is scheduled for April 18. Brian Stumpf communicated that certain informational signs may need to be changed. Bret Weis, WSB Engineering, will look into the signs and adjust as appropriate. Brian Stumpf also questioned if the traffic signal at River Street was going to be turned off as requested. Bret Weis responded that he will notify the City Engineer, working in coordination with MnDOT, of this request. F. Council Liaison Uadates • BCOL — Brian Stumpf provided an update of the meeting that included discussion on the following items: land purchase; athletic fields; triathlon; Friends of Bertram's Phase II of the playground; clean-up day in May; and the summer program brochure. • Brian Stumpf noted that the Local Board of Appeals and Equalization hearing was held on April 7. • IEDC — Angela Schumann, Community Development Director, provided a brief update of the meeting. She noted that the group received a recap of a subcommittee meeting held in regard to land inventory. She also mentioned that the group adopted their work plan for the upcoming year. • Planning Commission — Charlotte Gabler noted that the Planning Commission discussed a Conditional Use Pen -nit and certain land use. G. Department Updates • Tracy Ergen, Human Resources Director, gave a brief presentation on the HR Department and its current activity. 2. Consent Agenda Glen Posusta moved approval of the Consent Agenda excluding items B, E, and G. Charlotte Gabler seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. A. Consideration of approving the payment of bills. Recommendation: Approved the bill and purchase card registers for a total amount of $1,158,439.93. B. Consideration of approving new hires/departures. Recommendation: ITEM WAS PULLED OFF OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. C. Consideration of approving the sale/disposal of surplus city property. Recommendation: Approved the sale/disposal of surplus property as identified in the included list. D. Consideration to approve a Temporary On -Sale Liquor License and a Charitable Gambling Permit for Church of St. Henry for an event to be held August 27 and 28, 2016. Recommendation: Approved the applications for a temporary 2 - day liquor license pending receipt of certificate of insurance showing liquor City Council Minutes — April 11, 2016 Page 2 14 liability coverage and the charitable gambling permit for the Church of St. Henry's Fall Festival to be held on church grounds on August 27-28, 2016. E. Consideration to approve Resolution 2016-020 approving a donation from run sponsor Belde Chiropractic and movie sponsor FiberNet Monticello. Recommendation: ITEM WAS PULLED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA. F. Consideration to waive statutory liability limits for City insurance renewals. Recommendation: Approved to deny waiving the monetary limits on tort liability established by Minnesota Statute 466.014. G. Consideration to approve Ordinance No. 634 amending Section 6 to allow Beekeeping in the City of Monticello and to adopt Summary Ordinance 634A for publication and approve Ordinance No. 635 amending the Fee Schedule. Recommendation: ITEM WAS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA. 2A. Consideration of items removed from the consent agenda for discussion. B. Consideration of approving new hires and departures for City Departments. Brian Stumpf pulled the item and thanked DJ Hennesey, Building Inspector, for his years of service. Mr. Hennesey is moving on from the City of Monticello. Charlotte Gabler moved approval of the new hires and departures. Lloyd Hilgart seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-2; Tom Perrault and Glen Posusta voted against because they were not in favor of hiring an EDA Manager. E. Consideration to approve Resolution 2016-020 approving a donation from Run Sponsor Belde Chiropractic and Movie Sponsor FiberNet Monticello. Brian Stumpf pulled the item to acknowledge the sponsors. Charlotte Gabler moved approval of the donations. Lloyd Hilgart seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-1; Tom Perrault voted against because he did not support FiberNet Monticello making a donation for the movie. G. Consideration to approve Ordinance No. 634 amending Section 6 to allow Beekeeping in the City of Monticello and to adopt Summary Ordinance 634A for publication and approve Ordinance No. 635 amending the Fee Schedule. Tom Perrault pulled the item and brought forward a concern in regard to notification of neighbors. He thought that notification should be provided to a further distance than adjacent neighbors. It was suggested a notification of City Council Minutes — April 11, 2016 Page 3 14 property owners that lived within 200 ft. of the applicant. Jennifer Schreiber, City Clerk, noted that this change could be made. Tom Perrault moved approval of the Ordinance amendment to allow Beekeeping in the City of Monticello as amended (notification to property owners within 200 feet of the applicant) and to adopt the Summary Ordinance and an Ordinance amending the Fee Schedule. Glen Posusta seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. 3. Regular Agenda A. Consideration to adopt a Highway 25 Coalition Joint Powers Agreement There was some discussion on which City Council member should serve on the Coalition. Both Mayor Stumpf and Tom Perrault noted their interest. Charlotte Gabler moved to appoint Brian Stumpf. Glen Posusta seconded the motion. Charlotte Gabler rescinded her motion. Charlotte Gabler moved approval of appointing Tom Perrault to the Coalition. Tom Perrault seconded the motion. Motion failed 2-3; Lloyd Hilgart, Glen Posusta, and Brian Stumpf voted against. Charlotte Gabler moved approval of appointing Brian Stumpf to the Coalition. Glen Posusta seconded the motion. Motion carried 4-1; Tom Perrault voted against. Charlotte Gabler moved approval of the agreement. Tom Perrault seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. ADDED DISCUSSION • Glen Posusta discussed planting trees and/or implementing a landscaping plan at the Wastewater Treatment Facility. He mentioned that he thought there should be some type of natural screening along the building and, even further, along the road. There was a consensus of the City Council to direct staff to investigate the options for such a plan. By consensus the meeting was adjourned at 7:32 p.m. Recorder: Jennifer Schreiber Approved: Attest: Ci dministrator City Council Minutes —April 11, 2016 Page 4 14