10-15-19 City Council MinutesREGULAR MEETING MINUTES
1. Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 6:50 pm by Mayor Harris.
1A. Pledge of Allegiance
1B. Roll Call
Present: Mayor Shep Harris, Council Members Joanie Clausen, Larry Fonnest, Gillian
Rosenquist and Steve Schmidgall
Staff present: City Manager Cruikshank, City Attorney Cisneros and City Clerk Luedke
2. Additions and Corrections to Agenda
MOTION made by Council Member Schmidgall, seconded by Council Member Clausen to
approve the agenda of October 15, 2019, 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 October 15, 2019, as revised: removal of 3G-Accept the
resignation from the Human Services Commission and the motion carried.
3A. Approval of Minutes:
1. Council/Manager Meeting – September 10, 2019
3B. Approve City Check Register and authorize the payments of the bills as submitted.
3C. Minutes of the Boards and Commissions:
1. Environmental Commission – August 26, 2019
2. Open Space & Recreation Commission – July 22, 2019
3D. Adopt Resolution 19-56, Waiving the Public Hearing Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes
429.031 and Ordering Certification of Special Assessments on Sanitary Sewer Repairs that
Involve 2019 City Street Improvements
3E. Adopt Resolution 19-57, Waiving the Public Hearing Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes
429.031 and Ordering Certification of Special Assessments on Driveways that Involve
2019 City Street Improvements
3F. Approve Tax Increment Pledge Agreement.
3G. Accept the resignation from the Human Services Commission.
3H. Authorize the City Manager and Mayor to sign the Hennepin County Emergency Services
Unit Multijurisdictional Tactical Response Team Cooperative Agreement.
3. Items Removed From the Consent Agenda:
3E. Accept Resignation from the Human Services Commission
The Council thanked Mr. Jason Kapel for his service on the Human Services Commission.
October 15, 2019 – 6:30 pm
Council Chambers
Golden Valley City Hall
7800 Golden Valley Road
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3E. Accept Resignation from the Human Services Commission - continued
MOTION made by Council Member Clausen, seconded by Council Member Schmidgall to accept
the resignation of Mr. Kapel from the Human Services Commission and the motion carried.
4. Public Hearing
5. Old Business
6. New Business
6A. Second Consideration – Ordinance #670 - Tobacco Licensing and Regulation Ordinance
City Clerk Luedke presented the staff report and answered questions from Council. City Attorney
Cisneros answered questions for Council.
Mayor Harris stated that per the Council’s agenda all ordinances listed under new business are
eligible for public input. The following participants addressed the Council.
Dr. Otieno, 8400 Golden Valley Road, said he has lived in the City for many years and worked in
the public health and dentistry area before his retirement. He said he had many patients with
tobacco related illnesses. He said nicotine is highly addictive and that patients find in hard to
quit even with a poor prognosis. He said that limiting tobacco products could keep people from
starting to smoke. He said tobacco products should not be available in pharmacies because they
provide life-saving medicines to people. He thanked the Council for letting him present tonight.
Ms. Gretchen Weinke, Golden Valley Liquor Barrel, 7890 Olson Memorial Highway, said over the
past months, there has been one-sided negative opinions regarding tobacco issues because of
the vaporing epidemic media coverage. She said local retailers have been the punching bag for
the issue. She said the local retailers were only given a shortly time to prepare for the public
forum before they were thrash before bias community members. She said only 2 percent of the
community responded to the survey and read some of the comments, which were opposed to
the ban. She said she has 15-30 customers a day buy menthol products and they will take their
business to other cities. She said if the goal is to restrict the sale of youth tobacco use that T21
would do that and if it is to ban vaping products, the favor bans accomplishes that. She asked if
menthol and wintergreen products could be excluded from the proposed favor ban.
Ms. Molly Moilanen, Vice President ClearWay Minnesota, said she is the co-chair of Minnesotans
for a Smoke free generation, which is a coalition organizations that work together to reduce
nicotine addiction and tobacco use in kids. She said the Governor released the 2019 Minnesota
Student survey data and it showed another jump in youth e-cig use. She said passing this strong
packet would allow Golden Valley to address the tobacco industry strategy and aid with health
improvements for the youth. She said it is important to keep menthol products in the ban
because the tobacco industry targets people of color with menthol marketing. She said the
coalition would continue to work at the State Capital to pass these polices and thanked the
Council for considering this strong policy.
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6A. Second Consideration – Ordinance #670 - Tobacco Licensing Ordinance - continued
There was Council discussion regarding the proposed Tobacco Licensing and Regulation
Ordinance.
MOTION made by Council Member Fonnest, seconded by Council Member Clausen to adopt
second consideration Ordinance #670, repealing in its Entirety Article VI. Tobacco and adding a
New Article VI. Tobacco Licensing and Regulation. 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 Rosenquist to
approve the Summary of Ordinance #670 for Publication based on the finding that the title and
summary clearly inform the public of the intent and elect of the ordinance and the motion
carried.
6B. Golden Valley 4d Affordable Housing Program
Planning Intern Anderson presented the staff report and answered questions from Council. City
Attorney Cisneros, Planning Manager Zimmerman and City Manager Cruikshank answered
questions from Council.
Ms. Ruth Paradise, 8515 Duluth Street, asked if rents would be examined each year to make sure
they fall within the guidelines. She also asked about if a property owner had a large amount of
evictions would the City keep track of that.
Ms. Elizabeth Gross, 2230 Xylon Avenue, asked how many apartments would be enrolled in the
program and how this would affect property taxes for residents in the City.
There was Council discussion regarding the 4d Affordable Housing Program.
MOTION made by Council Member Clausen, seconded by Council Member Schmidgall to adopt
Resolution 19-58, establishing the Golden Valley 4d Affordable Housing Program and authorizing
staff to make and execute Participation Agreements for enrolling eligible properties in the
program. 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. First Consideration – Ordinance #671 - Gambling Ordinance Amendments
City Clerk Luedke presented the staff report and answered questions from Council.
MOTION made by Council Member Schmidgall, seconded by Council Member Rosenquist to
adopt first consideration Ordinance #671, Amending Article XVI. GAMBLING by removing
Section 16-434. Licensing and Investigation Fee and updating Section 16-436 Responsible
Parties. 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.
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6D. First Consideration - Ordinance #672 - Establishing a 2019 Master Fee Schedule
Finance Director Virnig presented the staff report and answered questions from Council.
MOTION made by Council Member Schmidgall, seconded by Council Member Clausen to adopt
first consideration, Ordinance #672, establishing a 2020 Master Fee Schedule. 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.
6E. Review of Council Calendar
Some Council Members may attend the Sweeney Lake Woods PUD Neighborhood meeting on
October 16, 2019, at 6:30 pm in the Council Chambers.
Some Council Members may attend the Regional Council of Mayors on October 21, 2019, from
11:30 am to 1:30 pm located at Dorsey & Whitney located at 50 South 6th Street, Minneapolis.
Some Council Members may attend the Downtown Study Open House on October 21, 2019,
from 5 to 7 pm located at Brookview located at 316 Brookview Parkway.
Some Council Members may attend the Quad Community Military and Veteran Exchange on
October 22, 2019, from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm located at Charles Kneable VFW Post #494 located
at 5222 Bass Lake Road, Crystal.
Some Council Members may attend the 2020 Pavement Management Program Open House on
October 23, 2019, from 4:30 to 7 pm located at Brookview located at 316 Brookview Parkway.
Some Council Members may attend the Rising TIDES Open Forum on October 23, 2019, at 6:30
pm located at Brookview located at 316 Brookview Parkway.
Some Council Members may attend the Golden Valley Business Council on October 24, 2019,
from 7:30 to 9 pm located at Brookview located at 316 Brookview Parkway.
Some Council Members may attend the 10 West End Groundbreaking Celebration on October
24, 2019, at 3 pm located at 10 West End, St. Louis Park.
The General Election will be on November 5, 2019, at various polling locations.
The next City Council meeting will be held on November 6, 2019, at 6:30 pm.
6E. Mayor and Council Communication
No action and/or discussion took place.
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7. Adjourn
MOTION made by Council Member Rosenquist, seconded by Council Member Fonnest and the
motion carried to adjourn the meeting at 8:42 pm.
Shepard M. Harris, ' ayor
ATTEST:
Kristine A. Luedke, City Clerk