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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-07-23 Council MinutesCity of Corcoran City Council Meeting Minutes July 23, 2015 - 7:00 PM The Corcoran City Council met on July 23, 2015, at City Hall in Corcoran, Minnesota. Present were Mayor Guenthner, Councilor Hank, Councilor Keefe, Councilor LaFave, and Councilor Thomas. Also present were City Administrator Martens, City Attorney Carson, City Planner Lindahl, Associate City Planner Mary Matze, City Engineer Torve, Director of Public Safety Gottschalk, and City Clerk /Administrative Services Coordinator Beise. 1. Call to Order / Roll Call Mayor Guenthner called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm. Mayor Guenthner thanked Councilor Thomas for acting as Mayor at the July 9 meeting. 2. Pledge of Allegiance Mayor Guenthner invited all in attendance to rise and join in the Pledge of Allegiance. 3. Agenda Approval City Administrator Martens asked that two additional claims be added and add item 11 e. the approval to authorize a conditional offer for a Public Works Maintenance Operator position. MOTION: made by LaFave, seconded by Thomas to approve the agenda with the amendments. Voting Aye: Guenthner, Hank, Keefe, LaFave, and Thomas (Motion carried 5:0) 4. Open Forum No persons were present to speak at the open forum. 5. Presentations No presentations were scheduled. 6. Consent Agenda a. Draft Minutes of July 9, 2015 Council Meeting b. Liquor Ordinance Update c. Resolution Accepting the CenterPoint Energy — Community Partnership Grant d. Temporary Malt Liquor License — NW Area Jaycees Mayor Guenthner asked that item b. be withdrawn from the consent agenda for discussion. Councilor Thomas asked that item c. be withdrawn from the consent agenda to recognize the donation. MOTION: made by Keefe, seconded by Hank to approve consent agenda items a. and d. as presented. Voting Aye: Guenthner, Hank, Keefe, LaFave, and Thomas (Motion carried 5:0) Mayor Guenthner asked that the liquor ordinance be reviewed again to update additional language. MOTION: made by Thomas, seconded by LaFave to approve consent agenda item b. as presented. Voting Aye: Guenthner, Hank, Keefe, LaFave, and Thomas (Motion carried 5:0) Mayor Guenthner read aloud resolution 2015 -41 and thanked CenterPoint Energy. MOTION: made by Keefe, seconded by Thomas to approve consent agenda item c. as presented. Voting Aye: Guenthner, Hank, Keefe, LaFave, and Thomas (Motion carried 5:0) 7. Claims as Presented a. Escrow Claims (Fund #500) MOTION: made by Thomas, seconded by LaFave to approve the financial claims as presented. City of Corcoran City Council Meeting Minutes July 23, 2015 - 7:00 PM Voting Aye: Guenthner, Hank, Keefe, LaFave, and Thomas (Motion carried 5:0) Councilor Hank noted the spending of Wenck was a lot. City Engineer Torve noted that they track the amount of escrow numbers and compare to the market. Council would like to see a monthly or year in review recap as well as a project based versus general city engineering. b. All Financial Claims MOTION: made by Thomas, seconded by Hank to approve all other financial claims as presented. Voting Aye: Guenthner, Hank, Keefe, LaFave, and Thomas (Motion carried 5:0) 8. Staff Reports/ Memos /Commissions a. Planning Update received, no action required. b. Code Compliance Report received, no action required. 9. Planning Business / Landform a. City- Initiated Sign Ordinance Update (City File 15 -012) Associate City Planner, Mary Matze presented the report. Council discussed. MOTION: made by Thomas, seconded by Keefe to adopt Resolution 2015 -38 approving Findings of Fact. Voting Aye: Guenthner, Hank, Keefe, LaFave, and Thomas (Motion carried 5:0) MOTION: made by LaFave, seconded by Thomas to adopt Ordinance 2015 -306 approving the revisions to Chapter 84. Voting Aye: Guenthner, Hank, Keefe, LaFave, and Thomas (Motion carried 5:0) MOTION: made by Thomas, seconded by Hank to adopt Summary Ordinance 2015 -307 for summary publication. Voting Aye: Guenthner, Hank, Keefe, LaFave, and Thomas (Motion carried 5:0) b. Consideration of Ordinance Changes Regarding the Creation of Lots without Development Rights ( City File 15 -014) City Planner Lindahl presented the report. Council discussed. MOTION: made by Hank, seconded by LaFave to adopt Ordinance 2015 -308 amending the Development Rights program. Voting Aye: Guenthner, Hank, Keefe, LaFave, and Thomas (Motion carried 5:0) MOTION: made by Thomas, seconded by Keefe to adopt Resolution 2015 -39 with Findings of Fact. Voting Aye: Guenthner, Hank, Keefe, LaFave, and Thomas (Motion carried 5:0) MOTION: made by Thomas, seconded by LaFave to adopt Ordinance 2015 -309 for summary publication. Voting Aye: Guenthner, Hank, Keefe, LaFave, and Thomas (Motion carried 5:0) c. Site Plan and Conditional Use Permit for a New Verizon Telecommunications Tower at 23605 County Road 50 (PID 30- 119 -23 -21 -001) (City File 15 -016) City Planner Lindahl presented the report. Council discussed. MOTION: made by Thomas, seconded by Hank to adopt Resolution 2015 -40 approving the Site Plan and Conditional Use Permit. Voting Aye: Guenthner, Hank, Keefe, LaFave, and Thomas City of Corcoran City Council Meeting Minutes July 23, 2015 - 7:00 PM (Motion carried 5:0) 10. Unfinished Business a. Franchise Fees Report presented by City Administrator Martens. Council discussed. Per consensus, Council directed staff not to move forward with franchise fees. b. Southeast District Sewer and Water Improvement— Pay Request #6 Report presented by City Administrator Martens. Council discussed. MOTION: made by LaFave, seconded by Keefe to approve Pay Request #6 and claim as presented. Voting Aye: Guenthner, Hank, Keefe, LaFave, and Thomas (Motion carried 5:0) 11. New Business a. Public Hearing: Downtown Utility and Street Improvement Project Mayor Guenthner called the public hearing to order. Report presented by City Administrator Martens. Loren Leuer, 19925 75' Street, asked about the accounting of TIF funds specifically about the City paying for the County right -of -way. Mr. Leuer commended the Council on their decision. MOTION: made by Thomas, seconded by Hank to close the public hearing. Voting Aye: Guenthner, Hank, Keefe, LaFave, and Thomas (Motion carried 5:0) Council discussed. Council asked that staff prepare a report of the TIF monies. MOTION: made by Thomas, seconded by Keefe to adopt resolution 2015 -42 accept the feasibility study and authorize the plans and specifications for the downtown utility and street improvement project. Voting Aye: Guenthner, Hank, Keefe, LaFave, and Thomas (Motion carried 5:0) Mayor Guenthner called a recess at 8:34pm. Mayor Guenthner called the meeting to order at 8:39pm. b. Draft 2016 Budget Report presented by City Administrator Martens. Council discussed. A workshop was called for August 13" to further discuss the budget. c. Capital Improvement Plan Report presented by City Administrator Martens. Council discussed. Staff to present updated plan at the August 27th meeting. d. Administrative Assistant Recruitment Process Report presented by City Clerk /Administrative Services Coordinator Beise presented. Council discussed. MOTION: made by Keefe, seconded by Thomas to approve the Administrative Assistant Job Description and direct staff to begin the recruitment process. Voting Aye: Guenthner, Keefe, LaFave, and Thomas Voting Nay: Hank (Motion carried 4:1) e. Public Works Maintenance Operator Conditional Offer Report presented by City Administrator Martens. MOTION: made by Hank, seconded by Keefe to authorize the Mayor and City Administrator to extend a conditional offer to Darcy Wandersee for the Public Works Maintenance Operator position. Voting Aye: Guenthner, Hank, Keefe, LaFave, and Thomas City of Corcoran City Council Meeting Minutes July 23, 2015 - 7:00 PM (Motion carried 5:0) 12. Unscheduled Items — None 13.2015 Council Schedule 14. Council Liaison Calendar Staff noted that the August 611 planning commission meeting is cancelled. 15. Adjournment MOTION: made by Hank, seconded by Keefe to adjourn. Voting Aye: Guenthner, Hank, Keefe, LaFave, and Thomas (Motion carried 5:0) Meeting adjourned at 9:54 pm. ssica Beise — City Clerk /Administrative Services Coordinator