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Home My WebLink About2012-10-17 AGENDAI_TcT��(rT_1 COTTAGE GROVE CITY COUNCIL COUNCIL CHAMBER 7516 - SOTH STREET SOUTH OCTOBER 17, 2012 Agenda Updated: October 15, 2012 Persons wishing to address the Council during this meeting are asked to sign the "Public lnput Signup SheeY', which is located on a clipboard near the Council Chamber entrance. This information wiIl aid in the accurate publication oi the official meeting minutes. �. �. . Persons may address the City Council on subjects that are not a part of the Regular Meeting agenda, but must (imit remarks to three (3) minutes. Open forum wi/I 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. ; �. CALL TO ORDER — Mayor PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL — City Cierk 1. ADOPTION OF AGENDA 2. PRESENTATIONS A. Emerald Ash Borer Program—City Forester Steve Bowe. 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. August 8, 2012 Regular Meeting. 4. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Accept and Place on File the Foilowing Minutes: i. Environmental Commission Meeting Minutes from August 8, 2012. ii. Public Works Commission Meeting Minutes from August 13, 2012. �B. ITEM MOVED TO UNFINISHED AND NEW BUSINESS 8.8. OCTOBER 17, 2012 AGENDA Cottage Grove City Council C. Consider authorizing the purchase of two MIS recommended 16g iPad 2 tablets along with two Otterbox protective cases to be used in the EMT/Fire Division for operations and emergency management, with the receipt to be submitted after purchase to Washington County Emergency Management for a total reimbursement of $931.86. Staff Recommendation: Aufhorize the purchase. D. Consider adopting a resolution approving final payment in the amount of $5,903.89 to Hardrives, Inc. for the Belden Rail Crossing Project. Staff Recommendation: Adopt the resolution. The contractor, Hardrives, Inc., in accordance with the contract plans and specifications, has satisfactorily completed the work. E. Consider adopting a resolution approving final payment in the amount of $57,786.66 to Eureka Construction for the West Point Douglas Road Extension Project. Staff Recommendation: Adopt the resolution, The contractor, Eureka Construction, in accordance with the contract plans and specifications, has satisfactorily completed the work. F. Consider authorizing issuance of a single-occasion gambling license to East Ridge Athletic Association to conduct bingo at River Oaks Golf Course on November 10, 2012. Staff Recommendation: Authorize issuance of the single-occasion gambling license. During the required background investigation, no facts were found that would consfitufe a basis for denia( of the application. �G. ITEM MOVED TO UNFINISHED AND NEW BUSINESS 8.C. 5. RESPONSE TO PREVIOUSLY RAISED OPEN FORUM ISSUES A. Receive response regarding various City projects. 6. PUBLIC HEARWGS A. 1. Hold the public hearing on the advertised variance request to allow a 2,000 square-foot open-air pavilion. 2. Consider accepting the findings of fact for the requested variance and approving the variance. 3. Consider approving a Certificate of Appropriateness for the proposed uses as recommended by the Advisory Committee on Historic Preservation. 4. Consider approving an amendment to an existing Historic Places Conditional Use Permit (HPCUP) to allow for additional limited commercial ventures to be conducted at 10276 East Point Douglas Road. Staff Recommendation: 1. Approve the Certificate ofAppropriateness. 2. Adopt the resolution approving the variance for a 2,000 square-foot open air pavilion. 3. Adopt the resolution approving the amendment to Hope Glen Farm's HPCUP. B. Nold the public hearing considering the assessment of property for the removal of public safety hazards at 8255 Hyde Avenue South. 2. Consider adopting the resolution adopting the assessment for removal of hazardous conditions at 8255 Hyde Avenue South. Staff Recommendafion: Hold the public hearing and adopt the resolution. C. 1. Hold the public hearing considering the assessment for the removal of weeds on private property. 2. Consider adopting the resolution adopting the assessments for removal of weeds on private property. Staff Recommendation: Hold the public hearing and adopt the resolution. OCTOBER 17, 2012 AGENDA Cottage Grove City Council D. 1. Hold the public hearing considering the assessment of properties for the removal of pubiic safety hazards. 2 Consider adopting the resolution adopting the assessment for removal of hazardous conditions. Staff Recommendation: Hold the public hearing and adopt the resolution. 7. BID AWARDS 8. UNFINISHED AND NEW BUSINESS A. 1. Consider adopting a resolution granting a variance reducing the 15-foot minimum rear yard setback to 8 feet for the proposed concrete pool decking and granting a variance aliowing the pool decking to encroach 2 feet onto the 10-foot wide platted drainage and utility easement located along the rear property boundary line. 2. Consider approving the Hold Harmless Agreement and authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to fully execute and record the agreement at the Washington County Recorder's Office. Staff Recommendation: Adopt the resolution granting the variance to rear sefback requirements and easement encroachment. 2. Approve fhe Ho(d Harmless Agreement and authorize fhe Mayor and City Clerk to fully execute and record the agreement. *B. Consider adopting a resolution supporting Washington County's continued participation on the County Transportation Improvement Board (CTIB) and supporting County strategic alignment with the Minnesota Multi-modal Transportation Plan. Staff Recommendation: Adopt the resolution. 'C. Consider adopting a resolution opposing the proposed constitutional amendment to restrict the voting rights of Minnesotans and create an unfunded mandate for local governments to scrutinize voter identity at polling places, and encourage Minnesota voters to vote "no" on the proposed constitutional amendment. Staff Recommendation: Adopt the resolution and encourage Minnesofa voters to vofe "no" on the proposed constitutional amendment regarding voter ID. 9. RESPONSE TO PREVIOUSLY RAISED COUNCIL COMMENTS AND REQUESTS 10. COUNCIL COMMENTS AND REQUESTS 11. PAY BILLS A. Approve payment of check numbers 178765 to 178938 in the amount of $1 183,353.31 and EFT payment of $136,770.37. 12. WORKSHOP SESSION — OPEN TO PUBLIC A. Capital Improvement Plan. 13. WORKSHOP SESSION — CLOSED TO PUBLIC �� • � * Agenda Item Moved 10/15/2012