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Home My WebLink About2014-12-22 - Council MinutesCity of Corcoran City Council Meeting Minutes December 22, 2014 — 7:00 PM The Corcoran City Council met on December 22, 2014, at City Hall in Corcoran, Minnesota. Present were, Mayor Guenthner, Councilor Asleson, Councilor Cossette, Councilor Hank and Councilor Thomas. Also present were City Administrator Martens, Public Safety Director Gottschalk, and City Clerk Heinecke. Mayor Guenthner called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm 1. Call to Order/ Roll Call 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Agenda Approval MOTION: made by Hank, seconded by Cossette to approve the agenda as presented with the following additions: 7b. Additional financial claim — Rolf Erickson Enterprises 8e. Resolution 2014 -83 Nuisance Abatement Voting Aye: Guenthner, Asleson, Cossette, Hank, and Thomas (Motion carried 5:0) 4. Open Forum -None 5. Presentations -None 6. Consent Agenda a. Draft Minutes of December 11, 2014 Council Meeting b. Hope Center— CDBG Agreement A120539 —Amendment #4 c. Letter of support for Hennepin County's LRIP Solicitation d. Utility Easement Agreement MOTION: made by Cossette, seconded by Asleson to approve the consent agenda as presented. Voting Aye: Guenthner, Asleson, Cossette, Hank, and Thomas (Motion carried 5:0) 7. Claims as Presented a. Escrow Claims (Fund #500) MOTION: made by Cossette, seconded by Thomas to approve escrow claims as presented. Voting Aye: Guenthner, Asleson, Cossette, Hank, and Thomas (Motion carried 5:0) b. All Other Financial Claims MOTION: made by Cossette, seconded by Thomas to approve all other financial claims as presented including the addition of check #22673 to Rolf Erickson Enterprises. Voting Aye: Guenthner, Asleson, Cossette, Hank, and Thomas (Motion carried 5:0) 8. Staff Reports / Memos /Commissions a. Planning Update report received, no action required. b. Code Compliance report received, no action required. c. Financial Performance report received. Councilor Asleson recommend using some of the 2014 surplus to fund additional staff. d. 2014 Year in Review report received, no action required. e. Resolution 2014 -83, Nuisance Abatement. Report presented by City Administrator Martens, Page 1 of 4 City of Corcoran City Council Meeting Minutes December 22, 2014 — 7:00 PM MOTION: made by Cossette, seconded by Thomas to approve Resolution 2014 -83 "Declaring a Public Nuisance and Ordering Immediate Abatement of That Nuisance by City Staff at the Property Located at 10480 Heather Lane, Corcoran Minnesota (PID 05- 119- 23 -32- 0003)" as presented. Voting Aye: Guenthner, Asleson, Cossette, Hank, and Thomas (Motion carried 5:0) 9. Truth -in- Taxation Public Hearing Mayor Guenthner re- convened the December 11, 2014 Truth in Taxation Public Hearing. Report presented by City Administrator Martens. Robert Nielsen, 8695 Cain Rd., the city portion of his property taxes is up 17% with property valuation up 24 %. Property valuation notification does not have a tax amount associated with the notification. Then, comes the proposed levy and tax notification with no opportunity to appeal the property value. On Cain Rd there is a wide range of property values, causing some to pay more for exactly same city services. Kara Thorson, 20617 Rush Meadow Ln., Corcoran is a great city, but she is in the $600 property tax increase range. Property tax increase notification is a bad process. Asked if city money is being spent in the right places, and asked council to be mindful of preparing budgets and the effect the budget has on everyone. MOTION: made by Hank, seconded by Thomas to close the public hearing at 7:38 pm. Voting Aye: Guenthner, Asleson, Cossette, Hank, and Thomas (Motion carried 5:0) 10. Planning Business -None 11. Unfinished Business a. TIF Fund Allocation report presented by City Administrator Martens. Councilor Cossette encouraged extending the time frame for spending the TIF balance and dedicating the funds to a Downtown project. Councilor Thomas recommended having a backup plan for use of the funds. MOTION: made by Cossette, seconded by Hank, to allocate all TIF funds remaining at the end of 2014 to a downtown utility project with up to $100,000 to be used for land acquisition. Council discussed. Voting Aye: Cossette Voting Nay: Guenthner, Asleson, Hank, and Thomas (Motion failed 1:4) MOTION: made by Cossette, to commit the entire TIF fund value to a downtown utility project except for the dollar amount need for land acquisition for the Co Rd 10 and Co Rd 50 intersection. Motion failed for lack of a second. 12. New Business a. 2015 Fee Schedule report presented by City Administrator Martens. MOTION: made by Thomas, seconded by Hank to approve Ordinance 2014 -293 "Adopting 2015 Fee Schedule ". Voting Aye: Guenthner, Asleson, Cossette, Hank, and Thomas (Motion carried 5:0) b. 2015 Final General Fund Budget and Property Tax Levy report presented by City Administrator Martens. MOTION: made by Thomas, seconded by Asleson to approve Resolution 2014 -80 "Approving the 2015 Budget and Final Levy' as presented. Page 2 of 4 City of Corcoran City Council Meeting Minutes December 22, 2014 — 7:00 PM Council discussed. Councilmember Cossette wants to approve the levy, but does not want to approve the 2015 budget. He does not disagree with the budget total; he prefers reallocation to provide for an additional staff person. MOTION: made by Cossette, seconded by Thomas to approve allowing separate proposals for the 2015 budget and 2015 final levy. Voting Aye: Cossette Voting Nay: Guenthner, Asleson, Hank, and Thomas (Motion failed 1:4) Vote on original motion for approval of Resolution 2014 -80 Voting Aye: Guenthner, Asleson, Cossette, Hank, and Thomas (Motion carried 5:0) c. 2015 Step/Wage Scale and Benefit Package for City Employees report received. MOTION: made by Asleson, seconded by Thomas to approve Resolution 2014 -79 "Approving a 2015 Step/Wage Scale Benefit Package for City Employees" as presented. Voting Aye: Guenthner, Asleson, Cossette, Hank, and Thomas (Motion carried 5:0) d. Resolution Honoring Outgoing Council Member Richard Asleson MOTION: made by Cossette, seconded by Hank to approve Resolution 2014 -81 "Honoring Outgoing Councilmember Richard Asleson" as read by Mayor Guenthner. Voting Aye: Guenthner, Asleson, Cossette, Hank, and Thomas (Motion carried 5:0) e. Resolution Honoring Outgoing Council Member Thomas Cossette MOTION: made by Asleson, seconded by Thomas to approve Resolution 2014 -82 "Honoring Outgoing Councilmember Thomas Cossette" as read by Mayor Guenthner. Voting Aye: Guenthner, Asleson, Cossette, Hank, and Thomas (Motion carried 5:0) Mayor Guenthner "Under the authority of Minn. Stat. § 13D.05 subd. 1(d), 3(a) the City is permitted to close a meeting to evaluate the performance of an individual who is subject to its authority. The city council is going into closed session to evaluate the performance of the City Administrator." Mayor Guenthner recessed the regular meeting at 8:40 pm. 13. Closed Meeting — To evaluate the performance of the City Administrator Mayor Guenther reconvened the regular meeting at 8:56 pm. Mayor Guenthner "In the closed session the city council evaluated the performance of the City Administrator. The city council found the City Administrator's performance to be excellent." 14. Unscheduled Items -None 15. Review of Upcoming Council Meeting Agenda a. Review of Upcoming Council Meeting Agendas report by City Administrator Martens. Council scheduled the following work sessions: January 8, 2015: 5:30 pm - Discuss meeting procedure /process with new City Council January 22, 2015: 5:30 pm - Review department operations February 12, 2015: 5:30 pm - Review of 2015 budget Page 3 of 4 City of Corcoran City Council Meeting Minutes December 22, 2014 — 7:00 PM Mayor Guenthner thanked the outgoing councilmembers. Councilor Asleson thanked staff and council. MOTION: made by Asleson, seconded by Cossette to adjourn. Voting Aye: Guenthner, Asleson, Cossette, Hank, and Thomas (Motion carried 5:0) Meeting adjourned at 9:04 pm (a-112 anie Heine eke — City Clerk Page 4 of 4