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Home My WebLink About2010-01-14 - Council MinutesCity of Corcoran City Council Meeting January 14, 2010 1. Call to Order / Roll Call The Corcoran City Council met on January 14, 2010, at City Hall in Corcoran, Minnesota. Present were Mayor Guenthner, Councilor Thomas, Councilor Gmach, Councilor Hudok, and Councilor Milbrandt. Also present were City Administrator Donahue, Police Chief Gormley, Public Works Director Meister Deputy City Clerk Heinecke, City Attorney Jeff Carson and Engineer Vince VanderTop. Mayor Guenthner called the meeting to order at 7:00 pan. 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Agenda Approval MOTION: made by Gmach, seconded by Hudok to approve the agenda as presented. Voting Aye: Guenthner, Gmach, Milbrandt, Thomas and Hudok. (Motion carried 5:0). 4. Open Forum 5. Presentations a. Hayley Bonsteel -Park Dedication Update Hayley Bonsteel presented findings related to her park dedication ordinance research and submitted a written report to council. Council committed to keeping Hayley informed of the city's progress. 6. Closed Session — Personnel Matters 7. Planning Business /Landform a. No Planning business 8. Engineering/Wenck a. Scope of Work- Proposed TIF Projects Engineer VanderTop presented information on use of TIF funds for transportation and utility improvements and asked the council for direction on how to proceed. Engineer VanderTop confirmed TIF dollars may be used to fund further study. Wenck will prepare a more in depth feasibility study to provide answers for the "Downtown" area of Corcoran with regard to future planning of the transportation network. 9. Consent Agenda a. Resolution 2010 -01- Annual Appointments Ron Thomas was appointed acting mayor MOTION: made by Gmach, seconded by Milbrandt to approve the Resolution 2010 -01 as presented. Voting Aye: Guenthner, Gmach, Milbrandt, Thomas and Hudok. (Motion carried 5:0). b. Geothermal Project Final payment will not be made until all building inspection requirements have been met. Council would like to track cost of new system vs. old geothermal system vs. conventional heating systems. MOTION: made by Hudok, seconded by Thomas to approve the Massmann Geothermal pay request as presented. Voting Aye: Guenthner, Gmach, Milbrandt, Thomas and Hudok. (Motion carried 5:0). c. Draft Minutes 12/10/2009 Councilor Thomas asked to change sentence 4 of item 8a to read: "owner can be encouraged to preserve these resources when they develop their land." MOTION: made by Thomas, seconded by Gmach to approve the December 10, 2009 draft minutes as amended. Voting Aye: Guenthner, Gmach, Milbrandt, Thomas and Hudok. (Motion carried 5:0). 1 of 3 City of Corcoran City Council Meeting January 14, 2010 10. Staff Reports / Memos a. Alcohol & Tobacco Compliance No Discussion b. Loretto Fire Information Meeting Loretto Fire Information Meeting will be held Saturday January 23, 2010 9:00 a.m. at the Corcoran Civic Center c. Resolution 2010 -02 Peterson Donation MOTION: made by Hudok, seconded by Gmach to approve Resolution 2010 -02 as presented. Voting Aye: Guenthner, Gmach, Milbrandt, Thomas and Hudok. (Motion carried 5:0) d. 1 -94 Chamber State of Cities Meeting Meeting to be held February 11, 2010 8:00 — 9:30 a.m. at Axel's Tavern Loretto. e. Wayzata School District Meeting Meeting to be held January 20, 2010 7:30 — 9:00 a.m. at Plymouth Creek Center f. Administrative staff change The city hall part time administrative position is to be upgraded. Current employee has been notified of change and advised last day of employment is February 26, 2010. Plan is to have a new employee by March 1, 2010. 11. Unfinished Business a. Greenway Corridor Committee - Setting Scope of Work Tina Goodroad noted a letter has been received from the Met Council deeming the Corcoran 2030 Comp Plan complete. The Greenway Corridor committee will consist of 2 Planning Commissioners, 2 Parks & Trails Commissioners, up to 4 Corcoran Citizens and will focus on planning the future of the Corcoran Greenway Corridor. George Gmach and Rosalyn Milbrandt will represent the council on this committee. MOTION: made by Thomas, seconded by Hudok to appoint Councilor Gmach and Councilor Milbrandt to represent the Council on the Greenway Corridor Committee and to additionally seat the Greenway Corridor committee with 2 Planning Commissioners, 2 Parks & Trails Commissioners, up to 4 Corcoran Citizens. Voting Aye: Guenthner, Gmach, Milbrandt, Thomas and Hudok, (Motion carried 5:0). b. Discussion on Possible Land Use and Leadership Training Events Tina Goodroad will outline a proposal for local training events using CGO and other resource dollars, c. Fee Schedule -Set Policy on organization exempt from fee /discounts and approve schedule Staff to provide clarification on the following: Fireworks permits — compliance? Guns - Hunting /Shooting — who does this impact? Surveys and CD -R — what does this fee cover? Lawn Mowing - ongoing Animal License — should this license be continued? Grading & Land Reclamation — this fee excludes developers Council agreed to outdoor ice rink rental of $80.00 MOTION: made by Thomas, seconded by Milbrandt to accept the fee schedule as presented with clarification on identified items. Voting Aye: Guenthner, Gmach, Milbrandt, Thomas and Hudok. (Motion carried 5:0). d. 2010 Projects and Initiatives - Setting Time Lines and Schedules Administrator Donahue presented a chart to help identify projects and initiatives with time lines for the council and staff. Council discussed ways to improve the chart. Staff will revise based on council input and present again. 12. New Business a. Home Free Agreement Consensus to continue to support Home Free with financial support of $785.00 in 2010. 2 of 3 City of Corcoran City Council Meeting January 14, 2010 b. Police Department -Set date for public safety workshop Workshop date set for Tuesday March 2, 2010 7:00 p.m. - Corcoran City Hall c. Proclamation Honoring Public Works Employees 13. Claims as Presented a. Escrow Claims (Fund #500) None b. Building Inspections Claims MOTION: made by Hudok, seconded by Gmach to approve Building Inspections Claims as presented. Voting Aye: Guenthner, Gmach, Milbrandt, Thomas and Hudok. (Motion carried 5:0). c. All Other Claims As Presented MOTION: made by Hudok, seconded by Thomas to approve all other claims as presented. Voting Aye: Guenthner, Gmach, Milbrandt, Thomas and Hudok. (Motion carried 5:0). 14. Unscheduled Items Resident Denny Stieg spoke of confusion at all State levels regarding Green Acres designation. Mayor Guenthner, Administrator Donahue, and Mr. Stieg will meet in an effort to set up an informational meeting for interested residents. 15. Council Liaison Calendar VERIFY CALENDAR BELOW IS THE ONE IN MEETING PACKET Planning Minutes of Meeting Parks & Trails Minutes of Meeting Other 11071010 2104110 3104110 4/01/10 5/06/10 6103110 Milbrandt Guenthner Hudok Gmach Thomas Milbrandt 1/19/10 2/16/10 3116/10 04120110 5118110 6115110 Guenthner Hudok Gmach Thomas Milbrandt Guenthner 16. Review of Upcoming Council Meeting Agenda Not available 17. Adjournment MOTION: made by Thomas, seconded by Hudok to adjourn at 9:47 p.m. Voting Aye: Guenthner, Gmach, Milbrandt, Thomas and Hudok. (Motion carried 5:0). Dan Donah' , City Administrator 3 of 3