08-16-16 City Council MinutesOFFICIAL MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
GOLDEN VALLEY, MINNESOTA
August 16, 2016
1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Harris called the meeting to order at 6:30 pm.
1A. Pledge of Allegiance
1B. Roll Call
Present: Mayor Shep Harris, Council Members Joanie Clausen, Larry Fonnest, Andy Snope
and Steve Schmidgall. Also present were: City Manager Cruikshank, City Attorney Garry and
City Clerk Luedke.
1C. Proclamation for Hunger Action Month
Mayor Harris read the proclamation for Hunger Action Month.
MOTION made by Council Member Snope, seconded by Council Member Clausen to approve
the proclamation and the motion carried.
2. ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS TO AGENDA
MOTION made by Council Member Snope, seconded by Council Member Clausen to approve
the agenda of August 16, 2016, as submitted and the motion carried.
3. APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA
MOTION made by Council Member Snope, seconded by Council Member Clausen to approve
the consent agenda of August 16, 2016, as revised: removal of 3H-Authorize Cooperative
Agreement with MnDOT for the Wayzata Boulevard Right-Turn Lane, 3I-Authorize Agreement
with Maxfield Research and Consulting for a Comprehensive Housing Market Study and 3J-
Authorize Cooperative Agreement with the Metropolitan Council Environmental Services for
the Liberty Crossing Flood Mitigation and the motion carried.
3A.Approve Minutes of the City Council Meeting of August 3, 2016.
3B1. Approve City Check Register and authorize the payment of the bills as submitted.
3B2.Approve Housing and Redevelopment Authority Check Register and authorize the
payment of the bills as submitted.
3C1.Approve a temporary liquor license for the Golden Valley Community Foundation for the
Golden Valley Arts & Music Festival contingent upon receipt of liquor liability insurance
certificate for Saturday, September 17, 2016.
3C2.Approve a temporary on-sale liquor license for the Chester Bird American Legion for the
American Legion Car Show on Sunday, August 28, 2016.
3D. Accept for filing the Minutes of Boards and Commissions as follows:
1. Board of Zoning Appeals - June 28, 2016
2. Joint Water Commission - May 4, 2016
3E.Receive and file the July 2016 Financial Reports.
3F.Approve requests for beer and/or wine at Brookview Park as recommended by staff.
3G.Approve and authorize the Mayor and City Manager to execute Amendment No. 2 to
Agreement A153288SR between the City and Hennepin County, reallocating an
additional $15,000 of CDBG funds to the Pesch Place project and Amendment No. 2 to
Third Party Agreement between the City and Accessible Space, Inc., reallocating an
additional $15,000 of CDBG funds to the Pesch Place project.
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3. APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA
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3. ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA
3H. Authorize Cooperative Agreement with MnDOT for Wayzata Boulevard Right-Turn
Lane
City Engineer Oliver answered questions from Council regarding the project agreement which
includes a right-turn lane for Wayzata Boulevard.
MOTION made by Council Member Fonnest, seconded by Council Member Clausen to adopt
Resolution 16-47, authorizing a Cooperative Construction Agreement with the State of
Minnesota Department of Transportation for the Wayzata Boulevard Right-Turn Lane Project
No. 15-19 upon a vote being taken the following voted in favor of: Harris, Fonnest, Snope,
Schmidgall and Clause, the following voted against: none and the motion carried.
31. Authorize Agreement with Maxfield Research and Consulting, LLC, for a
Comprehensive Housing Market Study
Planning Manager Zimmerman answered questions from Council regarding what will be
included in the Comprehensive Housing Market Study and how the information will be used
during the Comprehensive Plan update process.
MOTION made by Council Member Fonnest, seconded by Council Member Clausen to
authorize agreement with Maxfield Research and Consulting, LLC, for a Comprehensive
Housing Market Study in the amount of $22,000 and the motion carried.
3J. Authorize Cooperative Agreement with the Metropolitan Council Environmental
Services for the Liberty Crossing Flood Mitigation
City Engineer Oliver answered questions from Council regarding the cooperative agreement
with the Metropolitan Council for the Liberty Crossing Flood Mitigation.
MOTION made by Council Member Fonnest, seconded by Council Member Clausen to
authorize a Cooperative Agreement with the Metropolitan Council Environmental Services for
the Liberty Crossing Flood Mitigation Project No. 15-16 and the motion carried.
4. PUBLIC HEARINGS
4A. Public Hearing - Major PUD Amendment Plan for Central Park West PUD No. 121,
Amendment #2 - 10 West End - Ryan Companies US, Inc., Applicant
Associate Planner/Grant Writer Goellner presented the staff report and answered questions
from Council.
Mayor Harris opened the public hearing.
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4A. Public Hearing - Major PUD Amendment Plan for Central Park West - continued
Mr. Tony Barranco, Vice President of Development, Ryan Companies, stated that much of the
foundation was set for this phase of the proposal during the original PUD process. He said they
are very excited about the product. He answered questions from Council regarding bike
parking, electric vehicle charging stations and possible solar panels at the site.
Mr. Gary Cohen, 4530 Douglas Avenue, said he knows the importance of public meetings and
that he has attended many of them regarding this property over the years. He stated the
current proposal is a vast improvement over past proposals. He said that his main concern is
traffic and that it can currently be unbearable in his neighborhood. He said he would like to
have continued traffic studies done in the area.
Ms. Daon Karpan, 1400 Natchez Avenue South, said she would like to reinforce the
importance of the continued watch of the traffic in the area. She said she is happy to hear that
additional traffic studies will be done, but she would like to see dates associated with the
studies. She said she would also like to see an informal way of communicating with the
neighborhood regarding this process, since public meetings can be intimidating.
Mayor Harris closed the public hearing.
There was much Council discussion regarding the PUD plan for Central Park West, traffic in
the area, and the addition of electric vehicle charging stations.
MOTION made by Council Member Fonnest, seconded by Council Clausen to adopt
Ordinance #609, approval of PUD Plan, Central Park West PUD No. 121, Amendment #2,
Ryan Companies, Applicant with the addition of a 14th condition as follows: "A minimum of two
electric vehicle charging stations must be installed in a convenient location within the parking
ramp" upon a vote being taken the following voted in favor of: Clausen, Fonnest, Snope, Harris
and Schmidgall, the following voted against: none and the motion carried.
4B. Public Hearing - Amending Section 11.04 Temporary Uses regarding prohibition
of Temporary Family Health Care Dwellings
Associate Planner/Grant Writer Goellner presented the staff report and answered questions
from Council.
Mayor Harris opened the public hearing. No one came forward. Mayor Harris closed the public
hearing.
There was Council discussion regarding prohibiting temporary family health care dwellings.
MOTION made by Council Member Schmidgall, seconded by Council Member Clausen to
adopt Ordinance #610, amending Section 11.04 Temporary Uses regarding the prohibition of
Temporary Family Health Care Dwellings upon a vote being taken the following voted in favor
of: Harris, Clausen, Fonnest and Schmidgall, the following voted against: Snope and the
motion carried.
6. NEW BUSINESS
6A. First Consideration - Amending City Code Section 9.07, Modifying Winter Parking
Regulations
City Manager Cruikshank presented the staff report and answered questions from Council.
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6A. First Consideration - Amend Section 9.07 Modifying Winter Parking - continued
Mr. Brian Peterson, 1140 Florida Avenue North, suggested that the Council repeal the
ordinance rather than amend it. He said the amendment would not accomplish anything for the
residents harmed by the ordinance who do not have room in their driveways to park their cars.
He said the original ordinance was brought up as a safety idea to make it easier to plow. He
said he tracked the maintenance done on his street and most of it was done during the day. He
said he tested the ban by parking on the street overnight and he did not receive a ticket so he
recommended the regulation be removed. He said he would be happy to move his vehicle if he
were to receive a text when maintenance was to be done on his street.
Ms. Marty Micks, 90 Louisiana Avenue South, said she attended a previous meeting regarding
this issue and was not allowed to speak so she appreciated this opportunity. She said on
Channel 12 news, a citizen brought up the desire for a winter parking ban. She said she was
concerned whether this ban was just for one person or for the needs of the City as a whole.
She said if Council was only looking at this one ordinance tonight, she would support reducing
the hours to 2 am to 6 am. She said when she was on the Council, this item was brought
before them but after having a public hearing, they decided not to impose a parking ban
because it affected some many homes on the City's east side that were built in the 1950s and
only had single garages or alleys. She asked whether the ban was making it more difficult for
the City and if so should the ordinance be repealed or if it was a benefit.
Mr. Randy Anderson, 5625 Lindsey Street, said his street has yet to be redone and is the
original street from the 1960s. He said that he is concerned once it is that the street will be
narrowed. He said that residents are required to clear the snow curb to curb but the City plows
are not getting all the way to the curb. He said he did not track the plows going though at night
but he felt that there were very few times that they did. He said when he has walked his dog it
did not appear that the ban was not enforced because he did not see any tickets on the cars in
the mornings.
Chief Sturgis answered questions from Council regarding the enforcement of the parking ban.
He explained the exemption and the snow emergency processes.
Public Works Maintenance Manager Tracy and Street Maintenance Supervisor Kieffer
answered questions from Council regarding the snow removal process which include scraping
the streets curb to curb, the plowing procedure and the reduction of chemicals needed. Mr.
Tracy explained the process for snow removal including when cars have not been moved.
There was much Council discussion regarding modifying the winter parking regulations.
MOTION made by Council Member Clausen, seconded by Council Member Schmidgall to
repeal Subdivision 3 regarding the hours restriction in the current ordinance upon a vote being
taken the following voted in favor of: Clausen and Schmidgall, the following voted against:
Snope, Fonnest and Harris and the motion failed.
MOTION made by Council Member Schmidgall, seconded by Council Member Fonnest to
adopt first consideration Ordinance #611, amending Section 9.07: Winter Parking Regulations
upon a vote being taken the following voted in favor of: Harris, Fonnest, Schmidgall and
Snope, the following voted against: Clausen and the motion carried.
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6B. Approve Amendment to City Manager Employment Agreement
Mayor Harris introduced the item and stated that an executive session was held on August 8,
2016, to discuss the performance review of the City Manager. He summarized the categories
that were discussed at the session.
Council thanked City Manager Cruikshank for his first year of service and said they look
forward to working with him in the future.
MOTION made by Council Member Schmidgall, seconded by Council Member Fonnest to
adopt Resolution 16-48, amending the City Manager Employment Agreement upon a vote
being taken the following voted in favor of: Harris, Clausen, Fonnest, Schmidgall and Snope,
the following voted against: none and the motion carried.
6C. Announcements of Meetings
6C1. Set Special Meeting for the Golden Valley Housing and Redevelopment Authority
MOTION made by Council Member Schmidgall, seconded by Council Member Snope to set a
Special Housing and Redevelopment Authority meeting for September 6, 2016, at 5:30 pm.
6C2. Announcements of Meetings - continued
Some Council Members may attend the Golden Valley Rotary presentation of Community
Conversations on August 17, 2016, at 3 pm in the Council Chambers.
Some Council Members may attend the GARE Advancing Racial Equity speaker series on
August 17, 2016, from 6 to 8 pm at the Hopkins Center of the Arts, 1111 Mainstreet.
Some Council Members may attend the Community Housing Forum The Challenge of
Preserving Affordable Housing on August 18, 2016, from 6:30 to 8 pm at Sandburg Learning
Center, 2400 Sandburg Lane.
Some Council Members may attend the Golden Valley Rotary Club's Crawfish Boil on August
19, 2016, from 6 to 9 pm at Brookview Park.
Some Council Members may attend a Neighborhood Block Party on August 20, 2016, from 5
to 8 pm at 1315 Valders Avenue.
Some Council Members may attend the Market in the Valley on August 21, 28 and September
4, 2016, from 9 am to 1 pm at the City Hall Campus.
Some Council Members may attend a tour of Cornerstone Creek on August 19 and 26, 2016,
at 9 am at 9300 Golden Valley Road.
The Battle of the Badges Community Blood Drive will be held on August 24, 2016, from 1 to 5
pm at the Public Safety Building.
Some Council Members may attend the Golden Valley Business Council on August 25, 2016,
from 7:30 to 9 am at Second Harvest Heartland.
City Office will be closed on September 5, 2016, in observance of Labor Day.
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6C2. Announcements of Meetings - continued
A Special Housing and Redevelopment Authority Meeting will be held on September 6, 2016,
at 5:30 pm in the Council Chambers.
The next Council Meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 6, 2016, at 6:30 pm.
Some Council Members may attend the Golden Valley Foundation Moonlight Golf Scramble on
September 9, 2016, at 6:30 pm at the New Hope Golf Course at 8130 Bass Lake Road.
Some Council Member may attend the Beyond the Yellow Ribbon - 2nd Annual "Glow Golf" on
September 22, 2016, at 7 pm at the New Hope Golf Course, 8130 Bass Lake Road.
6D. Mayor and Council Communication
Council Member Clausen stated that t-shirts from the Pride Festival are available for sale at
the UPS store in Golden Valley.
Mayor Harris discussed regarding the conditions of the grounds at the Post Office and stated
that staff has issued a citation.
7. ADJOURNMENT
MOTION made by Council Member Clausen, seconded by Council Member Schmidgall and
the motion carried unanimously to adjourn the meeting at 9:27 pm.
Shepard M. Harris, or
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Kristine A. Luedke, City Clerk