2023-05-15 City Council Minutes
ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES May 15, 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, City Planner
Brixius, Finance Director Lannes and City Clerk Luedke.
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 requested to add item 9D2. under Finance entitled “Authorize the
City of Albertville to submit to receive Grant Funds”.
MOTION made by Councilmember Olson, seconded by Councilmember Cocking to approve
the May 15, 2023, agenda as amended. Ayes: Cocking, Hendrickson, Hayden, 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 May 1, 2023, regular City Council Meeting minutes as presented.
B. Authorize the Monday, May 15, 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.
C. Authorize the hiring of the following individuals for the position of Reserve
Firefighter with the Albertville Fire Department: Jesse Hertwig and Benjamin Stock.
D. Authorize the promotion of the following individual to the position of Probationary
Paid-On-Call Firefighter with the Albertville Fire Department: Matt Aguirre.
E. Approve a Special Event Permit for the Family Youth Community Connections to
hold their Dueling Piano event on June 16, 2023, from 6 pm to 10 pm in Central Park.
F. Approve a Community Festival Permit for Neighbors Eatery and Saloon for June 8,
2023, to June 11, 2023.
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Regular Meeting of May 15, 2023
G. Approve a Special Event Permit for Konz Crossing located at 5703 Lachman Ave NE
to hold their Grand Opening Celebration on June 9, 2023, from 1 pm to 5 pm.
H. Approve an On-Sale Temporary Liquor License for STMA Rotary for June 9, 2023,
for the Konz Crossing Special Event located at 5703 Lachman Avenue NE contingent
upon receipt of the temporary liquor license fee.
I. Adopt Resolution No. 2023-23 adopting Wright County All-Hazard Mitigation Plan.
J. Approve Payment Application No. 1 to Gridor Construction in the amount of
$162,500 for Wastewater System Improvements.
MOTION made by Councilmember Cocking, seconded by Councilmember Hayden to approve
the May 15, 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.
9. Department Business
A. City Council
1. Committee Updates (STMA Ice Arena, Planning, JPWB, Parks, Fire Board,
FYCC, etc.)
There were no City Council Updates.
B. Building – None
C. City Clerk – None
D. Finance
1. Issuance and Sale of 2023A General Obligation Disposal System Bond
Ms. Tammy Omdal of Northland Securities, the City’s Financial Consulting firm, was present.
She provided a summary of the bids received from the bond sale to fund the Waste Water
Treatment facility improvement project. She reported five bids were received with Piper Sandler
& Co being the lowest bidder. Ms. Omdal said the bonds came in approximately a million dollars
less than expected due to the enhanced bond rating the City received with the final amount of
$9,400,000 at a rate of approximately 3.8%. She answered questions regarding the bidding
process and the enhanced bid rating agreement which was approved at the April 3 Council
meeting.
City Administrator Nafstad stated the resolution in the packet provided for $9,855,000 but the
final bid amount was $9,400,000.
MOTION made by Councilmember Olson, seconded by Councilmember Cocking to adopt
Resolution No. 2023-24 providing for the Issuance and Sale of $9,400,000 General Obligation
Disposal System Bonds, Series 2023A, providing for their Issuance and Levying a Tax for the
Payment therefor with the amended sale amount. Ayes: Cocking, Hayden, Hendrickson, Olson
and Zagorski. Nays: None. The motion carried.
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2. Authorizing the City of Albertville to submit to receive Grant Funds
City Administrator Nafstad reported in 2020 the City received bonding dollars specific to the
Waste Water Treatment facility improvement project and at the time a resolution was approved
to accept $2,000,000 but the actually amount received by the City was $2,500,000. He said this
resolution was housekeeping item to correct the original amount on resolution. He stated the
facility’s funding plan would not change and he answered questions from Council.
Finance Director Lannes stated the funds would stay in the project fund until the improvements
were completed then the funds could be transferred to reduce the debit levy.
MOTION made by Councilmember Cocking, seconded by Councilmember Hayden to adopt
Resolution No. 2023-26 to authorize the City of Albertville to submit information to Minnesota
Public Facilities Authority and to enter into a grant agreement for the City of Albertville. Ayes:
Cocking, Hayden, Hendrickson, Olson and Zagorski. Nays: None. The motion carried.
E. Fire – None
F. Planning and Zoning – None
G. Public Works/Engineering
1. Consider a Zoning Code Amendment creating Chapter 5200 Planned Unit
Development District Summary and adoption of Updated Zoning Map
City Planner Brixius presented the staff report and said the proposed new chapter included a
summary of all of the Planned Unit Developments (PUD) approved over the years and would
allow for easy access to reference specific districts. He answered questions from the Council.
City Clerk Luedke answered questions from Council regarding the publication of the approved
ordinances.
City Attorney Couri answered questions from Council regarding the PUD districts.
MOTION made by Councilmember Zagorski, seconded by Councilmember Olson to adopt
Ordinance No. 2023-05 approving an amendment to the Albertville Zoning Code Create
Chapter 5200 PUD-Planned Unit Development District summarizing the approved PUD land
uses and performance standards within past PUD approvals and approve summary ordinance for
publication. Ayes: Cocking, Hayden, Hendrickson, Olson and Zagorski. Nays: None. The motion
carried.
MOTION made by Councilmember Zagorski, seconded by Councilmember Cocking to adopt
Ordinance No. 2023-06 adopting the updated Albertville Zoning Map dated April 2023. Ayes:
Cocking, Hayden, Hendrickson, Olson and Zagorski. Nays: None. The motion carried.
H. Legal – None
I. Administration
1. Approve Planning Services Contract with ABCities Consulting LLC
City Administrator Nafstad presented the staff report which included background information on
the services the City has received from Northwest Associated Consultant (NAC). He answered
questions from Council regarding the planning service contract with ABCities Consulting.
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City Planner Brixius provided background information his plans for NAC and his desire to
continue to retain the City of Albertville as a client through 2024.
City Attorney Couri requested to have section C under Article 5 deleted from the contract
because the City’s insurance has a limit on the amount it would pay if a claim were received and
he answered questions from Council regarding the section. City Planner Brixius reported he was
fine with deleting the section C.
MOTION made by Councilmember Hayden, seconded by Councilmember Zagorski to adopt
Resolution No. 2023-25 approve a contract with ABCities Consulting, LLC for Planning
Consultant Services through 2024 as amended. Ayes: Cocking, Hayden, Hendrickson, Olson and
Zagorski. Nays: None. The motion carried.
2. Building Inspection Services Discussion
City Administrator Nafstad provided information on the City’s Building Official and current
staffing. Nafstad stated current lead times for an inspection was on average 3 to 4 days, and have
been more. The City Council expressed concerns with the lead times and felt the scheduling lead
time needed to be 48 hours or less. Nafstad stated the interim fix was to use a consultant building
inspection for supplemental services on a limited basis, especially for the Kingston Crossing
project. Administrator Nafstad stated he contacted a couple of companies and the general rate for
supplement service is approximately $95 an hour. He answered questions from Council
regarding the current contract and pay formula the City has with St. Michael. He said he would
meet with the Personnel Committee to compare the options of contracting for service versus
hiring an inhouse person and bring the information back to the next Council meeting.
There was Council discussion regarding the inspection lead times, budget and how the City
should move forward with building inspection services. The Council consensus was to move
forward with a supplemental consultant building inspections on a limited basis, but not limited to
just the Kingston Crossing project.
City Attorney Couri answered questions from Council regarding the supplemental contract.
MOTION made by Councilmember Cocking, seconded by Councilmember Hayden to direct
Staff to enter into a supplemental inspection service contract to allow all inspections be
conducted within a 48 hours timeframe. Ayes: Cocking, Hayden, Hendrickson, Olson and
Zagorski. Nays: None. The motion carried.
3. City Administrator’s Update
City Administrator Nafstad reviewed the City administrator’s Update and upcoming City events.
Announcements and/or Upcoming Meetings
May 22 Joint Powers Water Board, 6 pm
Parks Committee, 7 pm
May 29 City Offices closed in observance of Memorial Day
June 5 City Council, 7 pm
June 5-11 2023 Albertville Friendly City Days
June 12 STMA Arena Board, 6 pm
June 13 Planning Commission, 7 pm
June 19 City Council, 7 pm
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10.Adjournment
MOTION made by Councilmember Olson, second by Councilmember Hayden to adjourn the
meeting at 7:55 pm. Ayes: Cocking, Hayden, Hendrickson, Olson and Zagorski. Nays: None.
The motion carried.
Respectfully submitted,
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Kristine A. Luedke, City Clerk