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2024-11-04 City Council Minutes ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES November 4, 2024 – 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, Finance Director Lannes, and City Clerk Luedke. 3. Recognitions – Presentations – Introductions 4. Public Forum – None 5. Amendments to the Agenda City Administrator Nafstad requested to move 9I. under Administration entitled “Fire Protection Agreement with the City of Otsego” to 9E. under Fire. City Clerk Luedke requested to add an item 9H1. under Legal entitled “Purchase of Lots 1 and 2, Block 3, Green Haven Estates from Luanne Loewen. MOTION made by Councilmember Cocking, seconded by Councilmember Zagorski to approve the November 4, 2024, agenda as amended. 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 listed on the Consent Agenda following the approval of the remaining Consent items. Items pulled will be approved by a separate motion. A. Authorize the Monday, November 4, 2024, 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 Hayden to approve the November 4, 2024, consent agenda as submitted. Ayes: Cocking, Hayden, Hendrickson, Olson and Zagorski. Nays: None. The motion carried. 7. Public Hearing – None City Council Meeting Minutes Page 2 Regular Meeting of November 4, 2024 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.) Councilmember Zagorski provided an update from the Joint Powers Water Board meeting which included the approval of a rehab project for wellhead number 5. B. Building – None C. City Clerk – None D. Finance – None E. Fire 1. Fire Protection Agreement with the City of Otsego City Administrator Nafstad reported the purpose of this agenda item was to consider a request from the City of Otsego. He provided background information on the item and added that the Otsego City Administrator had sent a letter requesting the Council consider a two year agreement versus the proposed one year term. He answered questions from Council and said that the agreement was written so that it could be extended if both parties agreed. There was Council discussion the proposed changes to the Fire Protection Agreement, the terms of the agreement and the consensus was to keep the agreement at one year to keep the communication open between the two Cities. City Attorney Couri stated that if there were no changes, the last motion the Council had made regarding the Fire Protection Agreement would stand. The Council directed Staff to notify the Otsego City Administrator that the current Fire Protection agreement would stand. F. Planning and Zoning – None G. Public Works/Engineering 1. Main Avenue Concept Presentation City Administrator Nafstad presented the draft concept plan for the Main Avenue reconstruction project. He provided an update on Xcel Energy’s plan to reroute the new feeder line to Bathel Industrial Drive which make undergrounding on Main Avenue much easier. Nafstad explained the components of the construction improvements including the architectural elements and showed concepts of the archway over Main Ave, additional parking lots and a plaza area on both sides of the corridor with decorative lighting. Nafstad reported that construction would begin in June 2025 following Albertville Friendly City days and answered questions from Council. He said the goal was to submit a preliminary design for State Aid prior to Thanksgiving and once comments were received back the City would meet with the business owners and residents regarding the project. He said no action was required at this time; he was looking for Council’s feedback. City Council Meeting Minutes Page 3 Regular Meeting of November 4, 2024 There was Council discussion regarding the proposed Main Avenue Concept plan, the archway and proposed plaza area. The Council liked the proposed concept for the Main Avenue project 2. Central Park Concept Presentation City Administrator Nafstad presented the Central Park Concept and reported that the Parks Committee had reviewed the concept and recommended it as 2025 project. He said the concept included a large archway into the park, a rubberized safety surfacing, train themed playground equipment and sidewalks around the perimeter. He also explained the concept for a decorative entrance sign with a water feature at the park’s entrance. He said the Parks Committee would like to bid the water feature as an additional item if the budget allowed. He answered questions from the Council regarding the proposed concept. He said again no action was required, he wanted to get Council’s feedback on the concept and said he would bring back further information in December. There was Council discussion regarding the proposed Central Park concept, the entrance archway, and the consensus was that the Council would like to move forward with the water feature as part of the play area improvements. The Council liked the overall proposed concept for Central Park. H. Legal 1. Purchase of Lots 1 and 2 From Luanne Loewen City Attorney Couri provided background information on the property, the purchase agreement and explained the property purchase was a way of gaining future street and utility access to the Zachman property. He provided details on the purchase agreement and said closing would be sometime in November. He asked that the Council approve the agreement and allow the City Attorney to work with the seller on the limited warranty clause. MOTION made by Councilmember Cocking, seconded by Councilmember Hayden to approve the Purchase Agreement between the City and Luanne Loewen for the purchase of Lots 1 and 2, Block 3, Green Have Estates and authorize it execution by the Mayor and the City Clerk allowing the City Attorney to work with seller on the limited warranty deed and to adopt Resolution No. 2024-33 approving the purchase of property by the City and the execution of related documents. Ayes: Cocking, Hayden, Hendrickson, Olson and Zagorski. Nays: None. The motion carried. I. Administration 1. City Planning Position Update City Administrator Nafstad provided an update on the discussion City staff has had with different Planning Service consultants and said he was proposing to bring to the next Council meeting a professional service contract for Ms. Jenni Faulker of Bolton & Menk. He provided background information on Ms. Faulker and reported she has many years of experience and has been attending some of the staff meetings. He further explained that the City currently uses Bolton & Menk for engineering services and answered questions from the Council regarding the service. 2. City Administrator’s Update City Administrator Nafstad presented the City Administrator’s Update which included event happening within the City. City Clerk Luedke provided an update on absentee voting for the General Election on November 5 and reported that the City has had approximately 43% of the registered voter voted. City Council Meeting Minutes Page 4 Regular Meeting of November 4, 2024 Announcements and/or Upcoming Meetings November 5 General Election Day, 7 am to 8 pm November 11 City Offices closed in observance of Veterans Day November 12 Special City Council Meeting to Canvass Election Results, 5:45 pm November 12 STMA Arena Board, 6 pm November 12 Planning Commission, 7 pm November 18 City Council, 7 pm 10.Adjournment MOTION made by Councilmember Cocking, second by Councilmember Hayden to adjourn the meeting at 8:16 pm. Ayes: Cocking, Hayden, Hendrickson, Olson and Zagorski. Nays: None. The motion carried. Respectfully submitted, _____________________________ Kristine A. Luedke, City Clerk