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CITY COUNCIL MEETING
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1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Harris called the meeting to order at 6:30 pm.
1A. Pledge of Allegiance
1 B. Roll Call
Present: Mayor Shep Harris, Council Members Joanie Clausen, Larry Fonnest and Steve
Schmidgall. Also present were: City Manager Cruikshank and Administrative Assistant Nally.
Absent: Council Member Andy Snope
2. ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS TO AGENDA
MOTION made by Council Member Fonnest, seconded by Council Member Clausen to
approve the agenda of January 17, 2017, as submitted and the motion carried.
3. APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA
MOTION made by Council Member Fonnest, seconded by Council Member Clausen to
approve the consent agenda of January 17, 2017, as revised: removal of 3G-Adopt Resolution
accepting Grants and Donations and 31-1-Approve and Authorize the Mayor to sign the 2017
Pay Equity Implementation Report and the motion carried.
3A. Approve Minutes of the City Council Meeting of January 3, 2017.
31B. Approve City Check Register and authorize the payment of the bills as submitted.
3C. Accept for filing the Minutes of Boards and Commissions as follows:
1. Human Rights Commission - October 25, 2016
2. Environmental Commission - October 5, 2016
3. Bassett Creek Watershed Management Commission - November 16, 2016
3D. Authorize City Manager, contingent upon City Attorney review, to sign contract for the
purchase and installation of indoor playground equipment at the new Brookview from
Orcacoast-Minnesota/Wisconsin Playground for an amount of $296,500 and authorize
City Manager, contingent upon City Attorney review, to sign contract for the change
order addition for the indoor playground equipment at the new Brookview from
Orcacoast-Minnesota/Wisconsin Playground for an amount of $58,503.
3E. Award a contract for the dredging of DeCola Pond F to Rachel Contracting in the
amount of$159,811.
3F. Adopt Resolution 17-05, authorizing the City Manager to execute the Residential
Recycling Grant Agreement with Hennepin County.
343-. Adopt Resolution 17-06, aGGePtiRg GFaRts and .
3H_ 1 ppFeye and a etherize the Mayer to sign the 2017 Pay Equity Imnlementatlen
3. ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA
3G. Acceptance of Grants and Donations
Council thanked the Minnesota Twins Baseball Organization for their grant to be used for the
Isaacson Park Dugouts and Caribou Coffee for their donation for the Winter Family Festival.
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3G. Acceptance of Grants and Donations - continued
MOTION made By Council Member Fonnest, seconded by Council Member Clausen to adopt
Resolution 17-06, accepting Grants and Donations upon a vote being taken the following
voted in favor of: Clausen, Fonnest, Harris and Schmidgall, the following was absent: Snope,
the following voted against: none and the motion carried.
3H. Approval of 2017 Pay Equity Implementation Report
City Manager Cruikshank gave an overview of the 2017 pay equity implementation report.
MOTION made by Council Member Fonnest, seconded by Council Member Clausen to
approve and authorize the Mayor to sign the 2017 Pay Equity Implementation Report and the
motion carried.
6. NEW BUSINESS
6A. Announcement of Meetings
Some Council Members may attend the Winter Family Festival on January 20, 2017, at 6 pm
at Wesley Park.
Some Council Members may attend the Legislative Breakfast on January 21, 2017, at 9:30 am
at the Crystal City Hall located at 4141 Douglas Drive.
Some Council Members may attend a Joint Board/Commission meeting on January 23, 2017,
from 5:30 pm to 7 pm in the Council Chambers.
Some Council Members may attend the Covenant Village Neighborhood meeting on January
24, 2017, at 6:30 pm at Covenant Village located at 5800 St. Croix Avenue North.
Some Council Members may attend the 2017 Experienced Officials Leadership Conference on
January 27 and 28 at 11:30 am at the Hilton Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport and the Mall of
America in Bloomington.
The Council's Annual Goal Setting meeting will be held on January 31, 2017, at 6 pm at the
Brookview Grill.
The next City Council meeting will be on February 7, 2017, at 6:30 pm.
Some Council Members may attend the West Metro Home Remodeling Fair on February 12,
2017, from 10:30 am to 3 pm at the Eisenhower Community Center.
6C. Mayor and Council Communication
Mayor Harris thanked Council Members Clausen and Fonnest for attending a meeting with the
Sweeny Lake residents. He also thanked Calvary Church for their sweet potato pie event and
the city staff that attended it. He then thanked the Human Rights Commission for purchasing
tickets for the MLK Holiday breakfast so that Golden Valley residents could attend.
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7. ADJOURNMENT
MOTION made by Council Member Fonnest, seconded by Council Member Clausen and the
motion carried to adjourn the meeting at 6:45 pm.
Shep rd M. Harris, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kristine A. Luedke, City Clerk