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2021-03-01 City Council MinutesA1lbertA lle *0" Am—ftamUP& ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES 1. Call to Order Mayor Hendrickson called the meeting to order at 7:02 pm. 2. Pledge of Allegiance — Roll Call March 1, 2021— 7 pm Council Chambers Albertville City Hall Present: Mayor Hendrickson, Councilmembers Cocking, Hudson, Olson and Zagorski Staff Present: City Administrator Nafstad, City Attorney Couri, Fire Chief Bullen, City Clerk Luedke and Finance Director Lannes. 3. Recognitions — Presentations — Introductions - none 4. Public Forum There was no one present for the public forum. 5. Amendments to the Agenda City Administrator Nafstad added an item under the City Council section entitled Approve Contract for Private Development for Advance Volumetric Alliance and Award Sale for Tax Increment Revenue. MOTION made by Councilmember Olson, seconded by Councilmember Hudson to approve the March 1, 2021, agenda as amended. Ayes: Cocking, Hendrickson, Hudson, Olson and Zagorski. Nays: None. The motion 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. Items pulled will be approved by a separate motion. A. Approve the February 16, 2021, regular City Council Meeting minutes as presented. B. Authorize the Monday, March 1, 2021, payment of claims as presented, except bills specifically pulled which are passed by separate motion. The claims listing has been provided to City Council as a separate document and is available for public view at City Hall upon request. MOTION made by Councilmember Cocking, seconded by Councilmember Hudson to approve the March 1, 2021, Consent Agenda as submitted. Ayes: Cocking, Hendrickson, Hudson, Olson and Zagorski. Nays: None. The motion carried. 7. Public Hearing - None 8. Wright County Sheriffs Office — Updates, reports, etc. The Wright County Sheriff Deputy present at the meeting stated that calls to the sheriff s office were up and said that there was a gun incident at the Albertville mall that was still under investigation. City Council Meeting Minutes Regular Meeting of March 1, 2021 Page 2 9. Department Business A. City Council 1. Committee Updates (STMA Ice Arena, Planning, JPWB, Parks, Fire Board, FYCC) Councilmember Olson provided an update on the Parks Commission meeting and added that one of the members had submitted their resignation so that there are currently two open seats on the Commission. 2. Approve Contract for Private Development for Advance Volumetric Alliance and Award Sale for its Tax Increment Revenue City Attorney Couri presented the staff report and provided background information on the project and the projected TIF cash flow. He said this would be a pay-as-you-go TIF with the City providing note payments to the developer with the TIF revenues on a semi-annual basis after the City receives the money from the County as long as the developer meets certain requirements over the next nine years. He answered questions from Council. MOTION made by Councilmember Cocking, seconded by Councilmember Zagorski to adopt Resolution 2021-013 approving contract for Private Development with Advanced Volumetric Alliance, LLC and awarding sale of, and providing the form, terms, covenants and directions for the issuance of its Tax Increment Revenue note in the maximum principal amount of $1,794,000. Ayes: Cocking, Hendrickson, Hudson, Olson and Zagorski. Nays: None. The motion carried. B. Building — None C. City Clerk 1. Special Event Permit — FYCC Dueling Pianos Event City Clerk Luedke presented the staff report and answered questions from Council. City Administrator Nafstad answered questions from the Council. There was Council discussion regarding the Family Youth Community Connections special event. MOTION made by Councilmember Cocking, seconded by Councilmember Zagorski to approve a Special Event Permit for the Family Youth Community Connections to conduct their Dueling Pianos Event to be held on June 25, 2021 from 6 pm to 10 pm at the Central Park Depot. Ayes: Cocking, Hendrickson, Hudson, Olson and Zagorski. Nays: None. The motion carried. D. Finance 1. Fire Relief Pension Contribution Finance Director Lannes presented the staff report, provided background information on the funds and answered questions from Council. Fire Chief Bullen answered questions from Council. There was Council discussion regarding the one-time contribution to the Albertville Fire Relief Association Special fund. MOTION made by Councilmember Cocking, seconded by Councilmember Olson to adopt Resolution No. 2021-012 approving a one-time contributions of $28,908.80 from the City's Fire Pension Capital Reserve Fund to the Albertville Fire Relief Association Special Fund. Ayes: Cocking, Hendrickson, Hudson, Olson and Zagorski. Nays: None. The motion carried. City Council Meeting Minutes Page 3 Regular Meeting of March 1, 2021 2. Recycling Fund Rates and Reserve Discussion Finance Director Lannes presented the staff report and said staff had prepared four possible options for the use of the current reserves and the annual grant money. She answered questions from Council. City Administrator Nafstad answered questions from Council regarding the options. There was Council discussion regarding the recycling fund, reserve options and possible clean up events that the City could hold. The Council consensus was to amend the rates as in option one of the staff report which would maintain the fund balance at current households and to look at other ways or events that the reserve and annual grant money could be spent. E. Planning and Zoning — None F. Public Works/Engineering — None G. Building — None H. Legal — None I. Administration 1. City Administrator's Update City Administrator Nafstad provided an update on the meeting staff had with the BNSF Railroad. He discussed the railroad crossing and what the possible quiet zone improvements could cost. He said the City was looking into all of the options and answered questions from Council. City Administrator Nafstad said that many of the liquor license establishments thanked the City Council for waiving the 2021-2022 liquor license fees and answered questions from Council regarding the possibility of the 2021 Friendly City Days. Announcements and/or Upcoming Meetings March 8 STMA Arena Board, 6 pm March 9 Planning Commission, 7 pm March 15 City Council, 7 pm February 22 Joint Powers Water Board, 6 pm Parks Committee, 7 pm March 1 City Council, 7 pm 10. Adjournment MOTION made by Councilmember Hudson, second by Councilmember Cocking to adjourn the meeting at 7:47 pm. Ayes: Cocking, Hendrickson, Hudson, Olson and Zagorski. Nays: None. The motion carried. Respectfully submitted Kristine A. Luedke, City Clerk