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2019-06-17 City Council MinutesNbertAlle sm" Tw u.L19..w 0tv Uh. ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL Monday, June 17, 2019 APPROVED MINUTES ALBERTVILLE CITY HALL 1. CALL TO ORDER - PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Hendrickson called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL 7:00 PM Present: Mayor Hendrickson and Council members Cocking, Halling, Olson and Vetsch Absent: None Staff Present: City Administrator-PWD Adam Nafstad, City Attorney Mike Couri, and Fire Chief Eric Bullen Others Present: None 3. RECOGNITIONS — PRESENTATIONS — INTRODUCTIONS 4. PUBLIC FORUM There was no one present for the forum. 5. AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA There were no amendments to the agenda. Motioned by Olson, seconded by Cocking, to approve the Agenda as presented. Ayes: Hendrickson, Cocking, Halting, Olson and Vetsch. Nays: None. Absent. None. MOTION DECLARED CARRIED. 6. CONSENT AGENDA All items under the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine by the City staff and will be enacted by one motion. In the event an item is pulled, it will be discussed in the order it is listed on the Consent Agenda following the approval of the remaining Consent items. These items will be approved by a separate motion. A. Approve the June 3, 2019 regular City Council meeting minutes as presented B. Authorize the Monday, June 17, 2019 payment of claims as presented, except bills specifically pulled which are passed by separate motion. The claims listing has been Page 1 provided to City Council as a separate document and is available for public view at City Hall upon request C. Authorize the purchase of 2 Blitzfire nozzles for the Fire Department Motioned by Yetsch, seconded by Hendrickson, to approve the Consent Agenda as presented Ayes: Hendrickson, Cocking, Halling, Olson and Yetsch. Nays: None. Absent. None. MOTION DECLARED CARRIED. 7. PUBLIC HEARINGS — None 8. DEPARTMENT BUSINESS A. City Council 1). Committee Updates (STMA Ice Arena, Planning, JPWB, Parks, Fire Board, FYCC, etc.) D. C. Trip Cocking reported he was in Washington D.C. last week and met with Senator Klobuchar's and Smith's office staff as well as with Representative Emmer to thank them for their assistance with and support of the I-94 project. STMA Ice Arena Board Nafstad reported the Board has been discussing water treatment options for the old sheet of ice. The first option was to utilize the new equipment purchased for the second rink. Nafstad reported the Arena Board made a motion to move forward with that option so long as the School District is made whole within two years. He reported that the district paid $26,000 for the water heater. He stated the Arena Board would need to pay for using the water heater and Cocking reported the school district offered no charge now if the two cities would commit to funding 1/3 of the cost of new water heater/reverse osmosis equipment when needed. Cocking was not in favor of that arrangement and Nafstad stated that it is also not in line with the management agreement for the arena or shared equipment which is based on a specific formula. Hendrickson asked for clarification of what treatment system was used in the past. Nafstad reported that the old sheet of ice used reverse osmosis and the new sheet uses hot water. Cocking stated that the decision was made by the district to remove from the contract the relocation of the reverse osmosis system without the Arena Board discussion or decision Nafstad stated that in terms of reimbursement, they need to decide whether the Arena Board capital reserves should be used or if the entities each pay their share. Cocking explained his concerns with the option 1 and felt the reverse osmosis system designed for both rinks would extend the life of equipment and reduce costs. Olson also felt decisions previously made, such as substituting a sand floor, also add to increased costs and he felt that these items are snowballing. Nafstad replied that the Board did discuss the last minute requests for additional funding for items. Vetsch felt there may be some difficult discussions to be had at future meetings but they need to find a way to make it work. Cocking felt that the way decisions have been made cannot continue. Couri suggested that Council stay with the formula as outlined in the management City Council Meeting Minutes Page 2 Regular Meeting of June 17, 2019 agreement. Olson inquired how capital would be paid for in the future. Nafstad replied the old sheet of ice would be 1/3 for all entities, but the new sheet would be 100% the school district as outlined in the agreement. Cocking reported on what capital funds have been used for to date this year and part of the concern is building that capital fund back up. Couri stated that funds to the school be authorized by the Arena Board and not from each city. Nafstad stated the proposed resolution had reimbursement for two years. He suggested reaching out to the entities to have the Arena Board authorize funding the school back from capital funds. Council discussed limited balance of arena capital and expressed a willingness to contribute if desired by the other entities. Council direction is for arena board to reimburse school for water heater consistent with management agreement, which would pay the school approximately $13,000 or 50% of the cost of the heater using arena capital reserves. Olson inquired if there would be additional items related to the new arena that will be coming to the Council. B. Fire — None C. Finance — None D. City Clerk — None E. Public Works/Engineering — None F. Planning/Zoning — None G. Building — None H. Legal —None I. Administration 1). City Administrator's Update Nafstad stated that the trash enclosure doors are off again at Neighbor's Saloon & Eatery and he stated that an administrative notice will be sent again. Nafstad stated staff is working with the owners of Hana and insurance companies to get the building taken down. Nafstad reported a lot of residents are utilizing the driveway replacement program during the street improvement project. Unfortunately that is holding up some of the paving work. However, Hendrickson felt the program is a real benefit to that neighborhood to improve the properties. Nafstad stated that improvements to Westwind Park are coming along and the gazebo is looking nice. Olson felt there should be a few locations in the wetland area around the boardwalk that should be excavated to hold water. Hendrickson reported she has received some comments about spraying for mosquitos but not being a member of the Metropolitan Council that oversees the Mosquito Control Division, it is not an option for them unless Wright Council would want to spray over a large area of the county. City Council Meeting Minutes Page 3 Regular Meeting of June 17, 2019 9. Announcements and/or Upcoming Meetings June 24 Joint Powers Water Board, 6:00 p.m. Parks Committee/Cent, 6:00 p.m. July 1 City Council, CANCELLED July 4 City Offices Close, Independence Day July 8 STMA Ice Arena Board, CANCELLED July 9 Planning Commission, 7:00 p.m. July 15 City Council, 7:00 p.m. July 17 Fire Advisory Committee, 6:00 p.m. July 22 Joint Powers Water Board, 6:00 p.m. Parks Committee/Centennial Celebration, 7:00 p.m. 10. ADJOURNMENT Motioned by Vetsch, seconded by Olson, to adjourn the meeting at 8:13 p.m. Ayes: Hendrickson, Cocking, Halling, Olson and Vetsch. Nays: None. Absent: None. MOTIONDECLARED CARRIED. Respectfully submitted, r Kimberly A. odena, City Clerk City Council Meeting Minutes Page 4 Regular Meeting of June 17, 2019