HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-03-03 - Council MinutesCITY OF CORCORAN
JOINT CITY COUNCIL/ PLANNING COMMISSION/ PARKS & TRAILS COMMISSION
MEETING MINUTES
7:00 PM — Thursday, March 3, 2011
The Corcoran City Council met jointly with the Planning Commission and Parks and
Trails Commission on March 3, 2011, at City Hall in Corcoran, Minnesota. Present
were:
• Council Members: Mayor Guenthner, Councilor Asleson, Councilor Cossette,
Councilor Gmach, and Councilor Milbrandt.
• Planning Commissioners: Hank, Ellinger, Jacobs, Kadlec, Krueger, Kohnen,
Laddusaw, Ravnholdt and Wu.
• Parks and Trails Commission: Dale, Krueger, Tessmer, and Nybo.
• Staff: City Administrator Donahue, City Planner Lindahl, City Clerk Heinecke.
1. Call to Order. Mayor Guenthner called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Approval of Agenda
MOTION: made by Gmach, seconded by Cossette to approve the agenda as
presented
Voting Aye: Guenthner, Asleson, Cossette, Gmach, and Milbrandt. (Motion carried
5:0).
4. New Business
Mayor Guenthner welcomed all to the meeting with "This is the Team ".
a. Introductions. All attending the meeting introduced themselves and shared a bit
about the background, interests and city vision.
b. Roles and Expectations. Mayor spoke about the roles of officials, provisions in
the City Charter„ and the city ordinance as it covers the Commissions.
c. Administrator Donahue presented information about open meeting laws.
d. Administrator Donahue and City Planner presented a report about the ordinance
update process and time lines for completing the 2030 Comp Plan and the
ordinances needed to implement the Comp Plan
e. TIF project Outline. Administrator Donahue presented a report about the potential
use of TIF funds for a sewer and water project currently under discussion by the
city council.
f. 24 Month Calendar. Mayor pointed out that the two major project (Sewer /water
and the Public Works Facility) and the completion of the 2030 Comp Plan
process would be the focus of the city's attention over the next two years. Both
commissions would be kept in the loop of developments in these efforts
A Review on the Financial Outlook of the City. Administrator Donahue distributed
cash flow reports for review and feedback and discussed the reports.
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h. A Project Case Study -Where Does Everyone Fit into the process. Planner
Lindahl gave a presentation on a case study of a land development process. And
how the commissions and the council fit into process.
i. Planning Commission appointments. The mayor inquired of the Planning
Commission chair if they would like to consider proceeding with appointments of
a chair and vice chair since their was a quorum of the Planning Commission
present. This was discussed among the commissioners and Chair Hank said that
their was a consensus to proceed with the election
i. MOTION: made by D. Kruger, seconded by Laddusaw to nominate Pat Hank
for Planning Commission Chair. (Motion carried 6:0).
ii. MOTION: made by Laddusaw seconded by D. Krueger to nominate Dean
Jacobs for Planning Commission vice Chair.
iii. MOTION: made by Ravnholdt, seconded by Laddusaw to close nominations.
iv. MOTION: made by Ravnholdt seconded by Kadlec to vote on Dean Jacobs
for Planning Commission vice Chair. (Motion carried 6:0).
5. Announcements. Donahue reminded the body that the Parks & Trails meeting will
be held Wednesday March 16, 2011 instead of the normal date of Tuesday, March
15, 2011.
6. Adjournment
MOTION: made by Gmach, seconded by Cossette to adjourn.
Voting Aye: Guenthner, Asleson, Cossette, Gmach, and Milbrandt. (Motion carried
5:0).
Meeting adjourned at 9:40
Jeanie Heinecke, City Clerk/Bookkeeper
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