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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004-04-13 MINUTESPUBLIC SAFETY, HEALTH AND WELFARE COMMISSION MINUTES OF MEETING April 13, 2004 Pursuant to due notice, a meeting of the Public Safety, Health and Welfare Commission was held at the City Hall Council Chambers and was telecast on local Government Cable Channel 12. CALL TO ORDER: The April 13, 2004 meeting of the Cottage Grove Public Safety, Health and Welfare Commission was called to order at 7:00 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT: Jennifer Osborne, Kyle Lindquist, Jeff Rothecker, Karla Bigham, Dave Wick STAFF PRESENT: Captain Craig Woolery, Lieutenant Pat Horst, Senior Planner John McCool, Arena/Recreation Manager Zachary Dockter Approval of minutes: Chairperson Karla Bigham presented the March 9, 2004 minutes for review. On a motion by Jeff Rothecker, seconded by Kyle Lindquist the minutes were approved as submitted. Motion carried. Aqproval of agenda: Chairperson Karla Bigham presented the April 13, 2004 agenda of the Public Safety, Health and Welfare Commission for review. On a motion by Jeff Rothecker, seconded by Kyle Lindquist, the April 13, 2004 agenda was accepted and approved by the Commission. Motion carried. OPEN FORUM Chairperson Bigham invited citizens present to address the Commission regarding any matters that were not on the approved agenda. There being no presentations, Chairperson Bigham closed the Open Forum segment of the meeting. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Hamlet Park expansion project - Senior Planner John McCool gave a brief description of the Hamlet Park and Storm water Ponding Improvements. He provided the Commission with a memorandum that outlined public facility improvements planned for Hamlet Park. Some of these improvements will begin this year and others won't occur for several years. The Commission brought up the following concerns. First is — Do the culverts plan to have grates covering them? Mr. McCool explained that the culverts were too large for Page 2 PSHWC Meeting Minutes April 13, 2004 the grates. A second concern was children getting into the construction area and improvements being made to Hamlet Park. Mr. McCool responded that there would be Fencing immediately around the construction area and pathways would be closed as appropriate. A third point brought up by the Commission was what were the anticipated depths of the ponds, especially the new pond to the south. Mr. McCool responded that it would be difficult to determine how often they would have water and that they were overflow basins and there was more of a concern over flowage due to lack of elevation. The Commission thanked him for his presentation and requested that they be kept apprised of plans as they change. Community Development Agenda Packet - The Commission was provided a copy of the Planning Commission's agenda for the April 26, 2004 meeting. Mr. McCool had also provided comment and answered questions from the Public Safety Commission regarding the Planning Commission agenda. Concerns were passed on from the Technical Review Committee, which he had also commented on. This case being SP 04-016 and CUP 04-017, the auto repair shop location. The Commission inquired and received comment from Mr. McCool regarding three areas. One was hazardous materials storage from the auto body store; Mr. McCool had commented that this would be inspected by the Fire Department for proper storage and compliance. The second issue was the possibility of a fire hydrant being moved south directly in front of the site at 7515 95'" Street and it was also dependent upon if the building itself was sprinkled or not. The third item was aesthetic or visual concerns from the Heath Avenue residential area of damaged vehicles and vehicles waiting to be repaired at the body shop location. Mr. McCool had commented that this requires a conditional use permit and there is a neighborhood meeting scheduled for April 17` for public comments and concerns wiil be heard. There being no further discussion regarding the Planning Commission's agenda, the Commission thanked Mr. McCool and this portion of the meeting was closed. OLD BUSINESS None at this time. NEW BUSINESS Case 04-04-01 Outdoor Event Permit Application — Rodeo on behalf of the Cottage Grove Strawberry Fest 2004 — Saturday, 06-12-04, 6:00 p.m. to 12:00 midnight Page 3 PSHWC Meeting Minutes April 13, 2004 The Commission reviewed the Outdoor Event Permit Application for the Rodeo for June 12, 2004. After general discussion, on a motion by Jeff Rothecker, seconded by Kyle Lindquist, the application was approved on a unanimous voice vote of the Commission. Motion carried. Case 04-04-02 Outdoor Event Permit Application — Events for Cottage Grove Strawberry Fest 2004 — Saturday, 06-12-04, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The Commission reviewed the Outdoor Event Permit Application for the Cottage Grove Strawberry Fest 2004 for June 12, 2004. Arena/Recreation Manager Zack Dockter provided an overhead view of how the whole event will be set up. After general discussion, on a motion by Jennifer Osborne, seconded by Jeff Rothecker, the application was approved on a unanimous voice vote of the Commission. Motion carried. Case 04-04-03 Outdoor Event Permit Application — Carnival Cottage Grove Strawberry Fest 2004 — Friday, 06-11-04 and Saturday, 06-12-04 — 12:00 noon to 10:00 p.m.; Sunday, 06-13-04 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m. The Commission reviewed the Outdoor Event Permit Application for the Carnival Cottage Grove Strawberry Fest 2004 for June 11, 12, 13, 2004. After general discussion, on a motion by Jennifer Osborne, seconded by Kyle Lindquist, the appiication was approved on a unanimous voice vote of the Commission. Motion carried. RESPONSE TO PREVIOUSLY RAISED COMMISSION COMMENTS AND REQUESTS None COMMISSION COMMENTS AND REQUESTS 1) Commission Vice Chair Kyle Lindquist gave "kudos" to the Cottage Grove Strawberry Fest 2004 organizers for getting a good, visible location this year in the area of the Rodeo and the Park and Ride. He believes this will bring in more attendance and have better accessibility. STAFF REPORTS POLICE - Captain Woolery informed the Commission that the city will be conducting Community Service Officer interviews in the coming weeks for a part time Page 4 PSHWC Meeting Minutes April 13, 2004 position. He also added that there were over 100 applicants who took a test for the Dispatcher position and this had to be held in the high school. He went on to inform the Commission that the city has two alcohol and tobacco compliance checks within a year and recently a tobacco compliance check was held and had 100% compliance. Captain Woolery also advised the Commission that two people were charged for about 100 damage property incidents. He informed the Commission that Officer Bryan Massman did a traffic stop which lead to a felony drug arrest. Great job done by Officer Massman. He went on to say that Officer Greg Rinzel was promoted to the rank of Sergeant at the last council meeting. FIRE - Lieutenant Horst informed the Commission that the city has a new ambulance. He stated that recreational fires are not recommended due to the lack of rain and the dry conditions. He advised that there was a grass fire just today which was hard to get at. He went on to say that the Fire Division has received numerous donations from the following: Council Person Kohls, Department of Labor and Industry, Ashland Oil settlement, DUI forfeiture fund and Criminal forfeiture fund. These monies will be used to purchase badly needed audio visual equipment used for training purposes and also bunker gear. COUNCIL- Council Person Kohls advised the Commission that the Council passed the hunting fees schedule that was recommended by the Commission. She went on to say the Council approved the installation of stop signs on 68' Street and on Innsdale which will create a 4 way stop intersection. The police department was the recipient of a donated Lidar hand held radar from the Officer of Traffic Safety, Safe and Sober Program. She went on to say they complimented on our police force and couldn't say enough of our department and the work that is done by them.