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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-10-03 AGENDAAGENDA COTTAGE GROVE CITY COUNCIL COUNCIL CHAMBER 7516 — 80TH STREET SOUTH OCTOBER 3, 2012 Agenda Updated: October 3, 2012 Persons wishing to address the Council during this meeting are asked to sign the "Public Input Signup Sheet'; which is located on a clipboard near the Council Chamber entrance. This information will aid in the accurate publication of the official meeting minutes. 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 three (3) 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 LI VE, airing on Government Channel 16. REGULAR MEETING - 7:30 P.M. CALL TO ORDER — Mayor ROLL CALL — City Clerk ADOPTION OF AGENDA 2. PRESENTATIONS A. Home Rule Charter Commission Update by Commission Chair Karla Bigham. B. Citizens Academy. C. Code Enforcement Update. ***D. Ralph and Jessica Slocum, Family of Skyler Slocum. 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. July 18, 2012 Special Meeting. B. August 1, 2012 Special Meeting. C. August 8, 2012 Special Meeting with Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Commission. 4. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Accept and Place on File the Following Minutes: i. Planning Commission Meeting Minutes from August 27, 2012. OCTOBER 3, 2012 AGENDA Cottage Grove City Council B. Consider authorizing issuance of a temporary 3.2% liquor License to the Cottage Grove Lions Club in conjunction with the Sue Vanderheyden Cancer Benefit at the VFW Red Barn on October 7, 2012. Staff Recommendation: Authorize issuance of the temporary liquor license. During the required background investigation, no facts were found that would constitute a basis for denial of the application. C. Consider adopting a resolution accepting donations in the amount of $525.00 on behalf of the Public Safety, Fire, and Recreation Departments for the 18th Annual Youth Safety Camp. Staff Recommendation: Adopt the resolution. D. 1. Consider approving a variance to the 60-foot building height limitation to allow an 89-foot tall building addition and an exception to the Architectural Regulations of the City Code to allow factory installed prefinished metal wall panels on the proposed building addition; and 2. Consider approving a site plan for construction of a 93,500 square-foot addition to 3M Cottage Grove Building 112. Staff Recommendation: 1. Adopt the resolution approving the variances. 2. Adopt the resolution approving the site plan. E. Consider adopting a resolution accepting the donation of $1,000.00 from Northern Tier Petroleum Company to the Fire Division to assist in purchasing two chainsaws. Staff Recommendation: Adopt the resolution. F. Consider authorizing the acceptance of funding from the Washington County Emergency Management Division through the federally funded Urban Area Security Initiative up to an amount of $7,646.00 to be used towards the purchase of two Panasonic Toughbook 31 — Core i5 2540M 2.6 squad laptops for the Cottage Grove Police Department. Staff Recommendation: Accept the funding. G. Consider adopting a resolution accepting the donation of $160.00 from participants in the Cottage Grove 2012 Citizens' Academy to the Cottage Grove Police Department to be used as needed. Staff Recommendation: Adopt the resolution accepting the donation. H. Approve the Letter of Understanding and authorize execution of the agreement between the City of Cottage Grove and the Animal Humane Society, which would begin January 1, 2013. Staff Recommendation: Approve the Letter of Understanding and authorize execution of the agreement. I. Consider approving Public Safety/City Hall Change Order #5. Staff Recommendation: Approve the change order. J. Consider adopting a resolution accepting the donation of $500.00 from Cheryl Kohls to the Public Safety Department Emergency Medical Services Division to be used as needed. Staff Recommendation: Adopt the resolution. *K. Consider adopting a resolution appointing election judges to the November 6, 2012 General Election. Staff Recommendation: Adopt the resolution. 5. RESPONSE TO PREVIOUSLY RAISED OPEN FORUM ISSUES OCTOBER 3, 2012 AGENDA Cottage Grove City Council 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. Hold the public hearing and consider authorizing issuance of an On-Sale Wine Intoxicating Liquor License (with authorization to sell Strong Beer) and an On-Sale 3.2 Liquor License to Burnwood, LLC/DBA Famous Dave's BBQ, 8479 East Point Douglas Road, for the remainder of 2012 and all of 2013, contingent on compliance with the provisions of the Cottage Grove City Code and Minnesota Statutes relating to alcoholic beverages, compliance with the conditions outlined in Resolution No. 2012-095 approving the conditional use permit, receipt of a certificate of liquor liability insurance, and payment of license fees. Staff Recommendation: Hold the public hearing and authorize issuance of the liquor /icenses. During the required background investigation, no facts were found that would constitute a basis for denial of the application. 7. BID AWARDS 8. UNFINISHED AND NEW BUSINESS A. 1. Consider denying a variance application to allow an in-ground swimming pool and decking six feet from the rear lot line when 15 feet is the minimum rear yard setback and to place the in-ground pool and pool decking on drainage/utility easements. 2. Consider granting a variance reducing the 15-foot minimum rear yard setback to 10 feet for the proposed in-ground pool and pool decking with the condition that no part can encroach on or over any drainage/utility easement. Staff Recommendation: 1. Adopt the resolution denying the variance allowing an in-ground pool and decking six feet from the rear lot line and to place the pool and decking on drainage/utility easements. 2. Adopt the resolution approving the reduction of the 15-foot minimum rear yard setback to 10 feet with a condition that no part of the pool can encroach on or over any drainage/utility easement. 9. RESPONSE TO PREVIOUSLY RAISED COUNCIL COMMENTS AND REQUESTS **A. Receive response regarding overview of Traffic Control Changes 2012. 10. COUNCIL COMMENTS AND REQUESTS 11. PAY BILLS A. Approve payment of check numbers 178619 to 178764 in the amount of $398,970.92 and EFT payment of $915,210.11. 12. WORKSHOP SESSION — OPEN TO PUBLIC 13. WORKSHOP SESSION — CLOSED TO PUBLIC ADJOURNMENT *Agenda Item Submitted 10/1/2012. ** Agenda Item Submitted 10/2/2012. *** Agenda Item Submitted 10/3/2012.