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2023-03-06 City Council Minutes ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES March 6, 2023 – 7 pm Council Chambers Albertville City Hall 1. Call to Order Mayor Hendrickson called the meeting to order at 7 pm. 2. Pledge of Allegiance – Roll Call Present: Mayor Hendrickson, Councilmembers Cocking, Hayden, Olson and Zagorski. Staff Present: City Administrator Nafstad, Fire Chief Bullen, City Attorney Couri and City Clerk Luedke. 3. Recognitions – Presentations – Introductions The current 2022-2023 Royalty Court introduced themselves and listed some of their favorite activities they participated in over the last year. The City Council thanked the Albertville Royal Court for their service to the Albertville Community. 4. Public Forum There was no one present for the public form. 5. Amendments to the Agenda MOTION made by Councilmember Cocking, seconded by Councilmember Hayden to approve the March 6, 2023, agenda as submitted. Ayes: Cocking, Hayden, Hendrickson, 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 21, 2023, regular City Council Meeting minutes as presented. B. Authorize the Monday, March 6, 2023, 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 Zagorski to approve the March 6, 2023, Consent Agenda as submitted. Ayes: Cocking, Hayden, Hendrickson, Olson and Zagorski. Nays: None. The motion carried. 7. Public Hearing – None 8. Wright County Sheriff’s Office – Updates, reports, etc. There were no updates from the Wright County Sheriff’s Office. City Council Meeting Minutes Page 2 Regular Meeting of March 6, 2023 9. Department Business A. City Council 1. Committee Updates (STMA Ice Arena, Planning, JPWB, Parks, Fire Board, FYCC, etc.) Councilmember Olson provided an update from the Joint Powers Water Board meeting. He said the Board reviewed the JPWB’s Capital Improvement Plan but tabled the item for additional information. City Administrator Nafstad answered questions from Council. Councilmember Olson also provided an update for the Parks Committee meeting which included the purchase of a scoreboard for Central park and setting the date of May 19 for the annual Parks Night Out event. He said the Committee also discussed a possible naming rights plan for items donated to the Parks. City Administrator Nafstad answered questions from the Council. The Council discussed naming rights for the City’s parks. Councilmember Zagorski provided an update from the League of Minnesota Foundation session he attended. He said the event was well attended and very informative. B. Building – None C. City Clerk – None D. Finance – None E. Fire – None F. Planning and Zoning – None G. Public Works/Engineering 1. AVA Addition, Outlot A Grading Contract City Administrator Nafstad presented the staff report which included information on grading permit submitted by the Darkenwald Corporation. He provided information on the nature of the work, the terms of the contract and the required deposit. He answered questions from the Council. There was Council discussion regarding the grading contract for Darkenwald Corporation and the conditions of the contract. City Attorney Couri answered questions from the Council regarding applicant compliance of the contract. He asked the Council to approve the Grading Contract permitting the City Attorney to amend the document regarding the street cleaning section. MOTION made by Councilmember Olson, seconded by Councilmember Hayden to approve a grading permit for Outlot A of the AVA Addition conditioned upon execution of the Grading Contract, its conditions and the City Engineer’s approval of the Grading Plan with City Attorney amendments. Ayes: Cocking, Hayden, Hendrickson, Olson and Zagorski. Nays: None. The motion carried. City Council Meeting Minutes Page 3 Regular Meeting of March 6, 2023 H. Legal 1. Regulation of THC Products within the City of Albertville City Attorney Couri presented the staff report and stated he had incorporated the changes discussed at the previous Council meeting. He reviewed the amendments which included the types of business who could obtain a license, required distance from schools and daycares and reported that the State does not provide the authority to conduct compliance checks on the sale of THC products. He said the distance requirement would require an amendment to the zoning code. Attorney Couri said there were three parts to approving the regulation of THC product sales, a licensing component, the zoning code amendment which would require a public hearing through the Planning Commission and the termination the current moratorium. He answered questions from Council regarding the proposed regulations. City Administrator Nafstad answered questions from Council regarding the proposed ordinance amendments. Councilmember Cocking said he was not interested at this time to moving forward on the ordinance. He stated he preferred to wait until the legislation decided on the regulatory issues. He said he would like to include an insurance component to the licensing ordinance. He answered questions the other Councilmembers regarding insurance requirement and items happening at the State Capital. There was Council discussion regarding the proposed ordinance, legislative guidelines and additional insurance requirements. The Council’s consensus was to move forward with the revised ordinance language and have the Planning Commission hold a public hearing on an accompanying zoning ordinance. 2. CenterPoint Energy Gas Franchise Renewal City Attorney Couri presented the staff report and said the proposed franchise agreement was similar to the existing one that expires this year. MOTION made by Councilmember Olson, seconded by Councilmember Zagorski to adopt Ordinance No. 2023-02 CenterPoint Energy Gas Franchise Ordinance and the accompanying summary Ordinance for publication. Ayes: Cocking, Hayden, Hendrickson, Olson and Zagorski. Nays: None. The motion carried. I. Administration 1. City Administrator’s Update City Administrator Nafstad reported the City opened the bids for the wastewater facility improvements and said bids and bonding information would be presented at the next City Council meeting. Announcements and/or Upcoming Meetings March 13 STMA Arena Board, 6 pm March 14 Planning Commission, 7 pm March 20 City Council, 7 pm March 27 Joint Powers Water Board, 6 pm Parks Committee, 7 pm April 3 City Council, 7 pm City Council Meeting Minutes Page 4 Regular Meeting of March 6, 2023 10.Adjournment MOTION made by Councilmember Olson, second by Councilmember Zagorski to adjourn the meeting at 8:18 pm. Ayes: Cocking, Hayden, Hendrickson, Olson and Zagorski. Nays: None. The motion carried. Respectfully submitted, _____________________________ Kristine A. Luedke, City Clerk