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Home My WebLink About2001-12-05 AGENDAFile Copy AGENDA COTTAGE GROVE CITY COUNCIL DECEMBER 5, 2001 CLOSED WORKSHOP - 6:30 P.M.: UNION NEGOTIATIONS Persons wishing to address the Council during fhis meeting are asked to fill out a"Speake� Signup Form" and return the form to any Staff Member prior to the start of the meeting. Speaker Signup Forms are located on each audience chair in the Council Chamber. OPEN FORUM - 7:15 P.M. Persons may address the City Council on subjects that are not a part of the Regular Meeting agenda, but must limit remarks to two (2) minutes. Open forum will adjourn to the Regular Meeting promptly at 7:30 p.m. Open Forum and a portion of the Regular Meeting are televised LIVE, airing on Government Channel 16. REGULAR MEETING - 7:30 P.M. CALL TO ORDER — Mayor ROLL CALL — City Clerk ADOPTION OF AGENDA 2. PRESENTATIONS 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES ""`A. September 5, 2001 Special Meeting. *'B. October 17, 2001 Regular Meeting. 4. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Accept and Place on File the Following Minutes: i. Planning Commission of October 22, 2001. B. Consider adopting a resolution in support of establishing express bus service from Cottage Grove to Minneapolis. Stafl Recommendation: Adopt the resolution. W'dh the reconst�uction of Highway 61 and the \ jy Wakota Bridge beginning in 2002, the C8y would like to encourage alternafe modes of �r transportation that would alleviate the resuiting congestion. DECEMBER 5, 2001 AGENDA Cottage Grove City Council C. Consider adoption of a resolution approving final payment in the amount of $67,804.00 to Wells Concrete Products for the Salt Shed Facility Project. Staff Recommendation: Adopt the resolution and final payment. The contractor, Wells Concrete Products, in accordance with the confract plans and specifications, has satisfactorily completed the work. D. Consider receiving the prosecution services update and awarding renewai of the existing prosecution services contract to Joseph Taylor for 2002 — 2004. Staff Recommendation: Receive the update and award the renewal of the contracf for 2002 — 2004. Hourly fees for this contract are $75/Hour with annual fee caps of $103,500 for 2002, $106,000 for 2003, and $108,500 for 2004. E. Consider approving pay request #1 in the amount of $12,204.92 to Keys Well Drilling for Municipal Well #6 repair work. $25,000 is available in the Water budget for well repairs. Staff Recommendation: Approve paymenf #1 in the amount of $12,204.92 to Keys Well Drilling. F. Consider adopting the resolution updating the personnel policy. Staff Recommendation: Adopf the resolution. **G. Consider motion to delete two unsupervised skating rinks at Beldon and Kingston Parks and install a new unsupervised rink at Arbor Meadows Park. Siaff Recommendafion: Motion to delete two unsupervised skating rinks at Beldon and Kingston Parks and insfall a new unsupervised rink af Arbor Meadows Park. `*H. Consider authorizing and directing staff to commence legal action for the property at 7699 — 110th Street. Sta/f Recommendation: Motion authorizing and directing staff to commence legal action for the p�operty at 7699 — 1�Oth Street. '*'I. Consider adopting a resolution authorizing the installation of a stop sign on 72nd Street at Hidden Valley Trail. Staff Recommendation: Adopt the resolution authorizing the installation of a stop sign on 72nd Street at Hidden Valley TraiL This action item was reviewed and approved by the Pub/ic Safety Commission on 11/13/01. 5. RESPONSE TO PREVIOUSLY RAISED OPEN FORUM ISSUES 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. Hold the public hearing on the proposed street improvements in the 2002 — 2004 Pavement Management project in the Thompson Grove neighborhood, and adopt the resolution ordering improvements and authorizing Bonestroo Rosene Anderlik & Associates to prepare the plans and specifications. Sfaff Recommendation: Hold the public hearing and adopt the resolution. B. Conduct the public hearing to receive public input on the 2002 proposed budget and 2001 property tax levy for taxes collectable in 2002, and adopt resolutions approving the 2002 budget and the 2001 property tax levy for taxes collectable in 2002. Sta(f Recommendation: Conduct the public hearings and adopt the resolutions. 7. BID AWARDS 8. UNFINISHED AND NEW BUSINESS A. Consider accepting and discussing the Human Services/Human Rights Commission report on Senior Housing in Cottage Grove. Staff Recommendation: Accept the Human Services/Human Rights Commission repoR on Senior Housing in Cottage Grove. DECEMBER 5, 2001 AGENDA Cottage Grove City Council B. Provide direction to staff regarding preparation of Requests for Proposals (RFP) to plan and construct a senior-housing project. Staff Recommendation: Provide direction to sfaff regarding preparation of Requesfs for Proposals (RFP) to plan and construct a senior-housing project C. Consider adopting the resolution ordering the abatement of conditions creating a hazardous property and nuisance at A& F Auto, 10876 Ideal Avenue. SYaif Recommendation: Adopt the resolution ordering the abatement of conditions creating a hazardous property and nuisance af A& F Auto. D. Consider location of a neighborhood park in Hidden Valley. Staff Recommendation: Select a location for a neighborhood park in Hidden Valley. E. Consider resolution establishing rates for the use of water furnished and for the use of sanitary sewer system and other rules or regulations pertaining to the billing thereof, repealing resolution No. 97-249. Staff Recommendation: Adopt resolution establishing the utility rates for 2002 and repealing the previous resolution No. 00-249 that set the rates for the year 2001. 9. RESPONSE TO PREVIOUSLY RAISED COUNCIL COMMENTS AND REQUESTS 10. COUNCIL COMMENTS AND REQUESTS 11. PAY BILLS A. Approve payment of check numbers 121495 to 121674 in the amount of $636,725.96. 12. WORKSHOP SESSION — OPEN TO PUBLIC 13. WORKSHOP SESSION — CLOSED TO PUBLIC ADJOURNMENT ' Contains Supplemental Information. *' Packet Item Submitted 12/3/01. '"* Packet Item Submitted 12/4/01.