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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-07-17 AGENDAAGENDA COTTAGE GROVE CITY COUNCIL COUNCIL CHAMBER 12800 RAVINE PARKWAY J U LY 17, 2013 Agenda Updated: July 17, 2013 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 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL – City Clerk ADOPTION OF AGENDA 2. PRESENTATIONS A. Swearing In Ceremony—Police Officer Scott Shaver. B. Xcel Energy—Jake Sedlacek and Jennifer Abbott. C. Citizen Life Saving Award—Jesse Galloway. D. Youth Service Bureau—Mary Planten-Krell, Executive Director. 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. June 5, 2013 Regular Meeting Minutes. B. June 19, 2013 Regular Meeting Minutes. 4. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Accept and Place on File the Following Minutes: i. Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Commission Meeting Minutes from May 13, 2013. ii. Planning Commission Meeting Minutes from May 20, 2013. B. Consider appointing Autumn Carlson as a student member of the Human Services/Human Rights Commission. Staff Recommendation: Approve the appointment. JULY 17, 2013 AGENDA Cottage Grove City Council C. Consider authorizing staff to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) soliciting audit firms to perform the required annual financial audit for 2013 through 2016. Staff Recommendation: Authorize staff to issue the RFP. D. Consider approval of Change Order #1 for the East Point Douglas Road Utility & Street Improvements Project, which increases the original contract amount from $1,416,542.85 to the revised contract amount of $1,472,472.41 Staff Recommendation: Approve the change order. E. Consider renewal of the package policy through the League of Minnesota Cities Insurance Trust (LMCIT) with a$50,000/$100,000/$1,000 deductible for the April 3, 2013 to April 3, 2014 policy period. Staff Recommendation: Renew the package policy. F. Consider rescheduling the public hearing for the issuance of General Obligation Capital Improvement Plan bonds from July 17, 2013 to August 14, 2013. Staff Recommendation: Reschedule the public hearing. G. Consider approving specifications for towing and impounding of passenger cars, trucks, cycles, and snowmobiles within the City of Cottage Grove and set a bid date of August 6, 2013 at 4:00 p.m. at Cottage Grove City Hall. Staff Recommendation: Approve the specifications and set the bid date. H. Consider scheduling a special meeting of the Cottage Grove City Council for the purpose of interviewing civil legal firms on July 24, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber at Cottage Grove City Hall, 12800 Ravine Parkway. Staff Recommendation: Schedule the special meeting. *I. Consider approving the Washington County Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Joint Powers Agreement and authorize execution of the agreement between the City of Cottage Grove Police Department, the Washington County Sheriff's Department, and the police departments of Bayport, Forest Lake, Newport, Oak Park Heights, St. Paul Park, and Woodbury, contingent upon City Attorney review and approval. Staff Recommendation: Approve and authorize execution of the agreement contingent upon City Attorney review and approval. J. Consider proclaiming August 6, 2013 as Night to Unite in the City of Cottage Grove. Staff Recommendation: Proclaim August 6, 2013 as Night to Unite in the City of Cottage Grove. K. Consider approving a variance to the 180-foot minimum lot width and maximum lot depth limitation, approving the conditional use permit application transferring developments rights, and approving the minor subdivision application (a rural division of a single parcel of land into two separate parcels) on property located north of 70 Street (CSAH 20) and approximately one-half mile west of Manning Avenue (State Highway 95). Staff Recommendation: Adopt the resolution approving the variance, conditional use permit and minor subdivision. L. Consider awarding the 2013 Sanitary and Storm Sewer Cleaning and Televising Project to Hydro-Vac, Inc. for the total quote of $20,248.40. Staff Recommendation: Adopt the resolution awarding the project. M. Consider approving the City Administrator job description. Staff Recommendation: Approve the job description. 5. RESPONSE TO PREVIOUSLY RAISED OPEN FORUM ISSUES 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS JULY 17, 2013 AGENDA Cottage Grove City Council 7. BID AWARDS 8. UNFINISHED AND NEW BUSINESS A. 1. Consider amending the Animal Control and Zoning ordinances to allow fowl and/or poultry animals on residentially zoned properties that have between three and five acres of land with requirements for licensing and performance standards. 2. Consider authorizing publication of the ordinace amendment by title and summary. Staff Recommendation: 1. Pass the ordinance amendment. 2. Adopt the resolution authorizing publication of the ordinance amendment by title and summary. 9. RESPONSE TO PREVIOUSLY RAISED COUNCIL COMMENTS AND REQUESTS 10. COUNCIL COMMENTS AND REQUESTS 11. PAY BILLS A. Approve payment of check numbers 181923 to 182298 in the amount of $2,448,849.23 and EFT Payment of $147,980.14. 12. WORKSHOP SESSION — OPEN TO PUBLIC 13. WORKSHOP SESSION — CLOSED TO PUBLIC ADJOURNMENT * Action Request Amended 7/17/2013.