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June 5, 2018
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 Harris, Council Members Joanie Clausen, Larry Fonnest, Gillian Rosenquist and
Steve Schmidgall. Also present were: City Manager Cruikshank and City Clerk Luedke.
1 C. Presentation: Minnesota Recreation and Parks Association Awards of Excellence
for Schaper Park Challenge Course & All-inclusive Playground and for Brookview
Mr. Birno, Parks and Recreation Director, introduced Ms. Cindy Walsh, City of St. Louis Park
Parks & Recreation Director representing the Minnesota Recreation and Parks Association.
Ms. Walsh presented the Awards of Excellence to the City of Golden Valley for Schaper Park
and the new Brookview.
Council thanked the Minnesota Recreation and Parks Association for awards.
2. ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS TO AGENDA
MOTION made by Council Member Schmidgall, seconded by Council Member Clausen to
approve the agenda of June 5, 2018, as submitted and the motion carried.
3. APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA
MOTION made by Council Member Clausen, seconded by Council Member Schmidgall to
approve the consent agenda of June 5, 2018, as revised: removal of 3H-Approve extension of
hours for the Golden Valley Fire Relief Association Street Dance and the motion carried.
3A. Approve Minutes of City Council Meeting - May 15, 2018.
313. Approve City Check Register and authorize the payments of the bills as submitted.
3C1. Approve the renewal of the respective liquor licenses for the applicants listed below for
the license period of July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019:
Off-Sale: Golden Valley Liquor Barrel, Lunds & Byerly's Wines & Spirits, Lakeridge Wine
& Spirits and Cedar Lake Wine
On-Sale and Sunday Sale/Off-Sale: Schuller's Tavern
Wine On-Sale (including strong beer) and 3.2 Malt Liquor: D'Amico and Sons,
Davanni's Pizza & Hoagies, New Bohemia Golden Valley, Ramada Golden Valley,
Smashburgers and The Early Bird Cafe - Mort's Deli
Off-Sale 3.2 Malt liquor: Holiday Inn Express Golden Valley, Super America #4443 and
Super America #4497
On-Sale and Sunday Sale: Benihana, Brookview Golf Course, Chipotle Mexican Grill,
Doolittle's Woodfire Grill, Golden Valley Country Club, Good Day Cafe, J.J.'s Clubhouse,
Metropolitan Ballroom and Clubhouse, Red Lobster, Schuller's Tavern and Teresa's
Mexican Restaurant
On-Sale: Sodexo America
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3. APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA - continued
3C2. Authorize the issuance of a multi-family rental license to Rutter 4-plex, 2425
Mendelssohn Avenue North.
3D. Accept for filing the Minutes of Boards and Commissions as follows:
1. Special Planning Commission - April 16, 2018
2. Planning Commission - April 23, 2018
3. Human Services Fund - April 9, 2018
4. Environmental Commission - April 23, 2018
5. Human Rights Commission - April 24, 2018
6. Police Civil Service Commission - March 8 and April 9, 2018
7. Bassett Creek Water Management Commission - April 19, 2018
3E1. Award a contract for the Schaper Park Shelter Roof Replacement Project to Flag Builders
in the amount of $23,760.
3F. Authorize an agreement with Weitz & Luxenberg, P.C., Super Law Group, LLC and Gray
Plant Mooty, Mooty & Bennett, P.A. regarding litigation.
3G. Adopt Resolution 18-37, approving the Minnesota Department of Transportation
Cooperative Construction Agreement for the construction of the intersection of Golden
Valley Road/Decatur Avenue North and Trunk Highway 55.
3Hk#: Approve extensien of hours for the GeldeR Valley Fire Relief ASSeGiatien Street DanGe.
3. ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA
3H. Extension of Hours for the Golden Valley Fire Relief Association Street Dance
Council discussed the upcoming event and encouraged the public to attend.
MOTION made by Council Member Rosenquist, seconded by Council Member Clausen to
approve the extension of hours for the Golden Valley Fire Relief Association Street Dance to
midnight on Saturday, June 23, 2018, at the Chester Bird American Legion, 200 North Lilac
Drive and the motion carried.
4. PUBLIC HEARINGS
5. OLD BUSINESS
6. NEW BUSINESS
6A. Consideration of Public Art Proposal
Graphic Designer/Web Specialist Fuhrman presented the staff report and answered questions
from Council. City Manager Cruikshank answered questions from Council.
Ms. Eve Clarkson provided background information regarding Peace Poles. She said she would
be selling jars of Peace Soup in different languages to raise money for the project and answered
questions from Council. Ms. Juliana Clarkson was also in attendance and answered questions
from Council.
There was Council discussion regarding the Public Art Proposal that was submitted.
MOTION made by Council Member Clausen, seconded by Council Member Rosenquist to
approve the recommended Peace Pole art submission, enter a 30-day public review and
comment period to start after final concept is received, followed by installation and the motion
carried.
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6B. City Attorney
1. Consideration of Appointment of City Attorney
2. Consideration of Amendment to the General Fund Budget
3. First Consideration of Ordinance amending the 2018 Fee Schedule
City Manager Cruikshank presented the staff report and stated that a Special Council/Manager
meeting was held before the City Council meeting to discuss this topic. He answered questions
from Council.
There was Council discussion regarding the options of staying with the current service provider,
going through a request for proposal process or appointing an in-house attorney.
MOTION made by Council Member Clausen, seconded by Council Member Schmidgall to adopt
Resolution 18-38, appointing Maria Cisneros as the City Attorney upon a vote being taken the
following voted in favor of: Clausen, Harris and Schmidgall, the following voted against: Fonnest
and Rosenquist and the motion carried.
MOTION made by Council Member Clausen, seconded by Council Member Schmidgall to adopt
Resolution 18-39, amending the 2018 Budget of the General Fund upon a vote being taken the
following voted in favor of: Clausen, Fonnest, Harris, Rosenquist and Schmidgall, the following
voted against: none and the motion carried.
MOTION made by Council Member Clausen, seconded by Council Member Schmidgall to adopt
the first consideration of Ordinance 639, amending the 2018 Master Fee Schedule for Legal
Review upon a vote being taken the following voted in favor of: Clausen, Fonnest, Harris,
Rosenquist and Schmidgall, the following voted against: none and the motion carried.
6C. Review of Council Calendar
Some Council Members may attend the Loppet Adventure Center on June 8, 2018, at 10:30 am
at 1221 Theodore Wirth Parkway.
The Views of the Valley Photo deadline is June 8, 2018, at 4:30 pm.
Some Council Members may attend the Golden Valley Pride Interfaith Religious Worship
Service on June 10, 2018, at 10:30 am at Spirit of Hope United Methodist located at 7600
Harold Avenue.
Some Council Members may attend the Golden Valley Pride Festival on June 10, 2018, from
noon to 6 pm at Brookview Park.
A Concert in the Park featuring the Stompin Dixie will be held on June 11, 2018, at 7 pm at
Brookview Park.
The next Council/Manager meeting will be held on June 12, 2018, at 6:30 pm.
A Firefighter Recruitment Expo will be held on June 14, 2018, from 6 to 10 pm at Fire Station 1.
The first Water Day at Scheid Park will be held on June 15, 2018, from 12:30 to 2 pm.
Some Council Members may attend the Market in the Valley on June 17, 2018, from 9 am to 1
pm in the City Hall Campus Parking Lot.
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6C. Review of Council Calendar - continued
A Concert in the Park featuring the Srazhalys will be held on June 18, 2018, at 7 pm at
Brookview Park.
The next City Council meeting will be held on June 19, 2018, at 6:30 pm.
Some Council Members may attend the Golden Valley Open House on June 20, 2018, from 6 to
8 pm at the Golden Valley Police Department and Fire Station 1.
Some Council Members may attend the Golden Valley Fire Relief Street Dance on June 23,
2018, from 5 pm to midnight at the Chester Bird American Legion located at 200 North Lilac
Drive.
611). Mayor and Council Communication
Council Member Clausen provided event details for the upcoming Pride Festival and
encouraged the public to attend. Council Member Fonnest stated that the festival is a privately
funded event.
Council Member Schmidgall said he had the honor of participating in the Memorial Day Service
at the Chester Bird American Legion. He said he also recently attended the city hall in Kirkwood,
Missouri where members of the City Council and staff were killed by an angry contractor. He
said that the City had established a memorial path honoring them and he added that when we
think about people giving their lives for service, we should also think about members who gave
their lives for their community.
Council Member Clausen said she also attended the Memorial Service at Chester Bird and
thanked the Legion and the other committee members that attended. Mayor Harris thanked the
Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Committee for the event.
Council Member Rosenquist thanked Sergeant Giese for putting up flags in honor of Memorial
Day.
Mayor Harris and City Manager Cruikshank provided an update on the construction in front of
City Hall and on east Golden Valley Road.
7. ADJOURNMENT
MOTION made by Council Member Clausen, seconded by Council Member Schmidgall and the
motion carried to adjourn the meeting at 7:31 pm.
She rd M. Harris, ayor
ATTEST:
Al
Kristine A. Luedke, City Clerk