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09-19-17 City Council Minutes � y OFFICIAL MINUTES I CITY COUNCIL MEETING valley GOLDEN VALLEY, MINNESOTA September 19, 2017 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, City Attorney Cisneros and City Clerk Luedke. Absent: Council Member Andy Snope 2. ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS TO AGENDA MOTION made by Council Member Clausen, seconded by Council Member Schmidgall to approve the agenda of September 19, 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 September 19, 2017, as submitted and the motion carried. 3A1. Approve Minutes of the Council/Manager Meeting of August 8, 2017. 3A2. Approve Minutes of the Special Council/Manager Meeting of August 15, 2017. 3A3. Approve Minutes of the City Council Meeting of September 5, 2017. 313. Approve City Check Register and authorize the payment of the bills as submitted. 3C1. Approve requests for beer and/or wine at Brookview Park as recommended by staff. 3C2. Receive and file the gambling license exemption and approve the waiver of notice requirement for Gianna Homes Sursum Corda. 3C3. Authorize the issuance of Refuse/Recycling Vehicle license as recommended by staff. 3D. Accept for filing the Minutes of Boards and Commissions as follows: 1. Planning Commission - August 28, 2017 3E. Approve the Cooperative Agreement with the City of Minneapolis Regarding Public Safety Security related to the 2018 National Football League Super Bowl. 3F. Adopt Resolution 17-51 establishing no parking restrictions on Hillsboro Avenue North and Mendelssohn Avenue North between Medicine Lake Road and Duluth Street. 3G. Set date of the Truth-in-Taxation public hearing for Tuesday, December 5, 2017, at 6:30 pm. 3H. Approve the following Board/Commission appointments: Environmental Commission Joseph Ramlet - student 1 year term - expires May 2018 Human Rights Commission Eve Clarkson - student 1 year term - expires May 2018 Human Services Fund Sophia Vento - student 1 year term - expires May 2018 Official City Council Minutes -2- September 19, 2017 4. PUBLIC HEARINGS 4A. Public Hearing - Amendment to Official Zoning Map and General Land Use Plan Map - 5509 Lindsay Street Mayor Harris opened the public hearing. No one came forward. Mayor Harris continued the public hearing to the October 3 City Council meeting. MOTION made by Council Member Fonnest, seconded by Council Member Clausen to table the Amendment to the Official Zoning Map and General Land Use Plan Map for 5509 Lindsay Street and continue the public hearing to the October 3 City Council meeting and the motion carried. 413. Public Hearing - Amendment to Official Zoning Map and General Land Use Plan Map - 1611 Lilac Drive North Mayor Harris opened the public hearing. No one came forward. Mayor Harris continued the public hearing to the October 3 City Council meeting. MOTION made by Council Member Fonnest, seconded by Council Member Clausen to table the Amendment to the Official Zoning Map and General Land Use Plan Map for 1611 Lilac Drive North and continue the public hearing to the October 3 City Council meeting and the motion carried. 4C. Public Hearing - Approval of Conditional Use Permit 158 - 6960 Madison Avenue West - Global Adult Day Services, Inc., Applicant Associate Planner/Grant Writer Goellner presented the staff report and answered questions from Council. City Attorney Cisneros answered questions from Council. Mayor Harris opened the public hearing. Mr. Omar Hassan, the applicant, came forward and said he received an email from the City with concerns from the current building owners so he felt he should attend tonight's meeting. He addressed the concerns from the email regarding the business insurance needs, exercise equipment, food preparation, resident smoking outside, noise issues and the day time activities that would be offered. He said he has been in the business for a long time and currently has another facility but will be getting out of it. He added that the business would assist in making a better life for the residents attending because they will be coming to socialize with others. He said the adult day services would follow the guidelines set by the state and explained the difference between a group home and day care and said this would not bea group home. He said they have a conditional contract with the current owner and answered questions regarding the parking spaces available for his unit. Ms. Monica Phutseevoing, Global Adult Day Services employee, said the adult day center is needed for the community to help residents get out and enjoy life. Mr. Dan Lone, Mr. Mike Marcotte, Ms. Mary Anderson, and Mr. Kurt Anderson of the Golden Valley Building Association at 6960 Madison Avenue West came forward to address the Council. Ms. Anderson said the Association has a lot of concerns with the daycare coming into their complex and that 9 out of the 10 business owners are not in favor of it. She said they feel that the adult day care would impact their businesses in a negative way and that they are concerned about high traffic, available parking spaces, potential noises issues, insurance issues, water Official City Council Minutes -3- September 19, 2017 4C. Public Hearing - Approval of Conditional Use Permit 158 - continued usage issues and food odors. She said the business owners were not notified before the last meeting and she answered questions from Council. Mr. Anderson provided a copy of a signed petition to the City Clerk. Mr. Lone answered questions from Council regarding the complex and the current owner of the unit and said the current building owners have a lot of questions about the day care. He said his business has a lot of trucks and equipment coming in and out of the area and that many of the other businesses in the complex do too because they are all light industrial. He said he had talked to the current owner, Paloma Soupiekeo, and she said she would not sell to these applicants. Mr. Marcotte provided the Council with information on his business. He said he had considered purchasing the unit but he said it is smaller than 2000 square feet stated previously and he felt that the unit would be too small for a day care center. Ms. Hanna Mumin, applicant, said she is a social worker licensed by the State and that the residents will not be able to wonder around outside and an employee would be with the residents at all times. She said the residents would usually only be at the facility for 6 hours with most of them coming at the same time. She answered additional questions from Council. Mayor Harris closed the public hearing. There was Council discussion regarding the Conditional Use Permit for Global Adult Day Services located at 6960 Madison Avenue West. MOTION made by Council Member Schmidgall, seconded by Council Member Clausen to adopt Ordinance 624, Approval of Conditional Use Permit 158 - 6960 Madison Avenue West - Global Adult Day Services, Inc., Applicant upon a vote being taken the following voted in favor of: Clausen, Fonnest, Harris and Schmidgall, the following voted against: none, the following was absent: Snope and the motion carried. 5. OLD BUSINESS 6. NEW BUSINESS 6A. Adopt Mixed Income Housing Policy Associate Planner/Grant Writer Goellner presented the staff report and answered questions from Council. City Manager Cruikshank and City Attorney Cisneros answered questions from Council. There was Council discussion regarding the Mixed Income Housing Policy. MOTION made by Council Member Fonnest, seconded by Council Member Clausen to adopt Resolution 17-52, adopting Golden Valley Mixed Income Housing Policy upon a vote being taken the following voted in favor of: Clausen, Fonnest, Harris and Schmidgall, the following voted against: none, the following was absent: Snope and the motion carried. 6B. Adopt Proposed 2018 Budget and Proposed Tax Levies Payable in 2018 Finance Director Virnig presented the staff report and answered questions from Council. There was Council discussion regarding the Proposed 2018 Budget and Tax Levies payable in 2018. Official City Council Minutes -4- September 19, 2017 6B. Adopt Proposed 2018 Budget and Proposed Tax Levies - continued MOTION made by Council Member Fonnest, seconded by Council Member Clausen to adopt Resolution 17-53, for Proposed 2018 Budget and Proposed Tax Levies Payable in 2018 upon a vote being taken the following voted in favor of: Clausen, Fonnest, Harris and Schmidgall, the following voted against: none, the following was absent: Snope and the motion carried. 6C. Review of Council Calendar Some Council Members may attend the HRC Conversation event on September 21 , 2017, at 6:30 pm at Cinema Grill located at 2749 Winnetka Avenue, New Hope. Some Council Members may attend the Market in the Valley on September 24 and October 1, 2017, from 9 am to 1 pm in the City Hall Campus Parking Lot. Some Council Members may attend the Golden Valley Business Council on September 28, 2017, from 7:30 to 9 am at Second Harvest Heartland located at 6325 Sandburg Road. A National Coffee with a Cop event will be held on September 29, 2017, from 8:30 to 10 am at the Golden Valley Police Department. The next City Council meeting will be held on October 3, 2017, at 6:30 pm. 611). Mayor and Council Communication City Manager Cruikshank stated that a closed executive session was held on September 12, 2017, before the Council/Manager meeting. He said the topics discussed were storm water pond contamination issues and ligation with a private resident. Mayor Harris thanked the Golden Valley Arts and Festival committee members, city staff and volunteers that made this year's event a big success. He also thanked the city staff for their assistance at Schaper Park and the community supporters who assisted with the St. Croix playground and the Children's Little Library. Council Member Clausen thanked the volunteers and residents that attended the Golden Valley Arts and Music Festival. City Clerk Luedke said that absentee voting will begin on Friday, September 22, 2017, for the November 7, 2017, General Election. 7. ADJOURNMENT MOTION made by Council Member Fonnest, seconded by Council Member Clausen and the motion carried to adjourn the meeting at 8:36 pm. 9�VU44 Shq6ard M. H- arrig, Mayor ATTEST: Kristine A. Luedke, City Clerk