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2022-08-01 City Council Minutes ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES August 1, 2022 – 7 pm Council Chambers Albertville City Hall 1. Call to Order Mayor Hendrickson called the meeting to order at 7:04 pm. 2. Pledge of Allegiance – Roll Call Present: Mayor Hendrickson, Councilmembers Cocking, Olson and Zagorski Councilmember Hudson arrived at 7:28 pm Staff Present: City Administrator Nafstad, Fire Chief Bullen, City Attorney Couri, Finance Director Lannes and City Clerk Luedke 3. Recognitions – Presentations – Introductions 1. Introduction of the new Albertville Royalty Court The 2021-2022 Albertville Royalty Court Introduced themselves and shared what they enjoyed most over the previous year. The Court presented the City with their official Royalty Court photo. The new 2022-2023 Albertville Royalty Court introduced themselves. The Council thanked the Albertville Royalty Court for attending the meeting. 4. Public Forum - None 5. Amendments to the Agenda City Administrator Nafstad requested to move Item G. Public Works Waste Water Treatment Plant Presentation to follow the City Council updates. MOTION made by Councilmember Olson, seconded by Councilmember Zagorski to approve the August 1, 2022, agenda as amended. Ayes: Cocking, Hendrickson, Olson and Zagorski. Nays: None. Absent: Hudson. 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 July 18, 2022, regular City Council Meeting minutes as presented. B. Authorize the Monday, August 1, 2022, 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. City Council Meeting Minutes Page 2 Regular Meeting of August 1, 2022 6. Consent Agenda - continued C. Reduce Letter of Credit No. 1053431344, held as security for The Preserve at Albertville, to no less than $211,435 conditioned on any outstanding balances owed to the City being paid in full. MOTION made by Councilmember Olson, seconded by Councilmember Zagorski to approve the August 1, 2022, Consent Agenda as submitted. Ayes: Cocking, Hendrickson, Hudson, Olson and Zagorski. Nays: None. The motion carried. 7. Public Hearing – None 8. Wright County Sheriff’s Office – Updates, reports, etc. Wright County Deputy Kroll reviewed the incidents that have happened in the City of Albertville within the last few weeks and he answered questions from Council. 9. Department Business A. City Council There were no City Council updates. B. Building – None C. City Clerk – None D. Finance 1. Approve Tort Liability Insurance Renewal Finance Director Lannes provided background information insurance renewal and answered questions from the Council. City Attorney Couri answered questions from Council regarding the insurance renewal process. MOTION made by Councilmember Olson, seconded by Councilmember Zagorski to not waive the City’s monetary limits on tort liability established by Minnesota Statutes, Section 466.04. Ayes: Cocking, Hendrickson, Hudson, Olson and Zagorski. Nays: None. The motion carried. 2. Approve a Gas Franchise Fee with CenterPoint Energy Finance Director Lannes introduced the item and explained the formula used to estimate the projected franchise revenue. City Attorney Couri answered questions from Council regarding the proposed gas franchise fee and implementation process. City Administrator Nafstad provided additional background information on the proposed franchise fee. He said City staff was requesting direction as to whether the Council would like to move forward with franchise fee. There was Council discussion regarding the CenterPoint Energy gas franchise fee. The Council directed City staff to move forward with the fee and send CenterPoint Energy the proposed Ordinance with a start date of October 1, 2022. City Council Meeting Minutes Page 3 Regular Meeting of August 1, 2022 E. Fire Department Update Fire Chief Bullen reported he had received edits back from the City of Otsego on the Albertville – Otsego Fire Protection Agreement. He said these edits included changes to the City’s reimbursement formula. City Administrator Nafstad said Albertville has followed a specific formula for the City’s reimbursement terms which was different than the formulas used by the Cities of Rogers and Elk River for Fire Protection services in Otsego. He reported if Albertville used a similar formula as the other cities, it would decrease the amount received for fire service. Administrator Nafstad said he planned to notify Otsego that Albertville would continue to use the same the reimbursement formula as in the past. F. Planning and Zoning – None G. Public Works/Engineering 1. Waste Water Treatment Plant Presentation City Administrator Nafstad introduced the item and Mr. Seth Peterson, Senior Principal Engineer with Bolton & Menk. Mr. Peterson explained how solids run through the current waste water treatment plant. He explained due do new regulations, the City’s needed to get rid of the current reed beds and use an alternative system. He provided information on the total construction cost of a new waste water treatment plant and displayed the preliminary plans for the new building. Waste Water Supervisor Middendorf provided history information on the current Albertville Waste Water Plant which included how the system used to work and the different changes to the system over the years. He answered questions from the Council. City Administrator Nafstad provided additional details regarding the new discharge regulations for the treatment of waste water and said this project was being driven by these new regulations. He answered questions from the Council and said the current reed beds structures could be converted to other uses after they are no longer needed for the waste water treatment plant. He explained how the new plant would be funded by the use of debit levy dollars and bonding dollars that the City has already secured. He provided the proposed timeline which included the final plant design being approved by the end of the year, the bid process beginning next spring and a 2-year built of the new plant. City Finance Director answered questions from Council regarding the waste water plant funding. H. Legal 1. Interim Moratorium on new Outdoor Storage Areas in Industrial – Zoned Districts City Attorney Couri provided background information and stated State Law offers the City the able to enact a moratorium for zoning on certain land uses to provide the City time to study an issue and determine whether changes may be needed. He said Albertville has limited land for industrial use and the City may want to establish a minimum ratio of building square footage to increase the amount of tax base that could be located on the limited industrial acreage. He said this does not affect applications currently in house. City Administrator Nafstad said the City has received many inquiries for outdoor storage recently and provided the background details on the inquiries. He answered questions from Council. City Council Meeting Minutes Page 4 Regular Meeting of August 1, 2022 1.Interim Moratorium on new Outdoor Storage Areas in Industrial - continued There was Council discussion regarding the interim moratorium on new outdoor storage areas and the industrial areas still available in the City. MOTION made by Councilmember Olson, seconded by Councilmember Zagorski to adopt Resolution No. 2022-25 adopting an Interim Ordinance enacting a Moratorium on the Establishment of Outdoor Storage Areas on Industrial Zoned Properties within the City of Albertville. (Adoption of the Resolution automatically adopts the Ordinance.) Ayes: Cocking, Hendrickson, Hudson, Olson and Zagorski. Nays: None. The motion carried. City Attorney Couri provided an update on the Maeyaert property. He said there are items on the property that are in violation for the court order. He said he would send a letter to inform Mr. Maeyaert that the City will at his property on August 12, 2022 to pick up the items if they were not moved. City Administrator Nafstad provided additional information on the violation and the assessment process that would be used to reimburse the City for the fees. I.Administration 1. City Administrator’s Update City Administrator Nafstad said AVA secured a loan through the State and they would like to close on the loan in order to receive the funds. City Attorney Couri said the City has a loan agreement and staff would work with AVA to complete the forms and send them back to the State. He said no formal Council action was required because the item was previously approved. City Administrator Nafstad reported that OSHA made a surprise inspection visit to the City last week and added City staff has been doing a good job because OSHA did not find any violations. Administrator Nafstad said the Joint Governance meeting on August 29, 2022, will be held at the Albertville City Hall at 6 pm. Announcements and/or Upcoming Meetings August 8 STMA Arena Board, 6 pm August 9 Primary Election – polls open 7 am to 8 pm August 10 Planning Commission, 7 pm August 15 Council Budget Workshop, 6:15 pm August 15 City Council, 7 pm August 22 Joint Powers Water Board, 6 pm Parks Committee, 7 pm August 29 Joint Governance Meeting, 6 pm 10.Adjournment MOTION made by Councilmember Cocking, second by Councilmember Hudson to adjourn the meeting at 8:21 pm. Ayes: Cocking, Hendrickson, Hudson, Olson and Zagorski. Nays: None. The motion carried. Respectfully submitted, ____________________________ Kristine A. Luedke, City Clerk