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Home My WebLink About2015-05-06 AGENDA AGENDA COTTAGE GROVE CITY COUNCIL COUNCIL CHAMBER 12800 RAVINE PARKWAY MAY 6, 2015 Agenda Updated: May 6, 2015 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 LIVE, airing on Government Channel 16. REGULAR MEETING – 7:30 P.M. CALL TO ORDER – Mayor PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL – City Clerk 1. ADOPTION OF AGENDA 2. PRESENTATIONS *A. 2015 Historic Preservationist of the Year—Herb Reckinger. 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. April 15, 2015 Regular Meeting. B. April 22, 2015 Special Meeting. 4. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Accept and Place on File the Following Minutes: i. Planning Commission Meeting Minutes from March 23, 2015. **ii. Public Safety, Health and Welfare Commission Meeting Minutes from March 24, 2015. B. Consider authorizing issuance of a single-occasion gambling permit to The Phoenix Residence for a raffle at River Oaks Golf Course on June 8, 2015. Staff Recommendation: Approve the request. MAY 6, 2015 AGENDA Cottage Grove City Council C. Consider adopting a resolution proclaiming Tuesday, May 15 as Police Officers’ Memorial Day and the week of May 10 – 16 as National Police Week. Staff Recommendation: Authorize the request. D. Consider adopting a resolution authorizing acceptance of $51,500 from the MN Department of Natural Resources Conservation Partners Legacy Grant Program to restore 22 acres of Hidden Valley Park to native prairie and wetland. Staff Recommendation: Approve the request. E. Consider approving the sale by public auction of one 1989 GMC 4x4 Crew Cab grass truck. Staff Recommendation: Approve the request. *F. Item moved to Presentations 2.A. G. Consider proclaiming May as Historic Preservation Month in the City of Cottage Grove. Staff Recommendation: Approve the request. H. Consider appointing Brandon Smith as Chair of the Environmental Commission. Staff Recommendation: Approve the request. I. Consider adopting a resolution accepting the assigned obligation for building escrows from NNP-Jamaica, LLC to U.S. Home Corporation d/b/a Lennar for the Cayden Glen Development. Staff Recommendation: Approve the request. J. Consider approving the South Washington Watershed District agreements for the Renewal by Andersen Regional Pond project, the 7210 and 7300 East Point Douglas Road Site Stormwater project, and the 2015 Stormwater Pond Improvements project. Staff Recommendation: Approve the request. K. Consider adopting a resolution authorizing entrance into a contract with Springsted to conduct the City Administrator search. Staff Recommendation: Approve the request. L. Consider adopting a resolution proclaiming National EMS Week—May 17-23, 2015. Staff Recommendation: Approve the request. M. Consider authorizing a letter to be sent to the Metropolitan Council regarding housing projections. Staff Recommendation: Approve the request. th N. Consider adopting a resolution changing the street name for a segment of 66 th Street Court South to 66 Street South and authorize filing the change with the Washington County Surveyor’s Office. Staff Recommendation: Approve the request. O. Consider adopting a resolution approving Renaissance Fireworks interim conditional use permit application allowing the setup and temporary outdoor sale of fireworks 20 days before July 4 (with site restoration completed by 9 days after) for a three-year period in the parking lot at Grove Plaza, 7282 East Point Douglas Road. Staff Recommendation: Approve the request. P. Consider adopting a resolution approving Walmart’s interim conditional use permit to conduct outdoor seasonal sales of landscaping materials and plants in the northwest corner of their parking lot at 9300 East Point Douglas Road South. Staff Recommendation: Adopt the resolution. MAY 6, 2015 AGENDA Cottage Grove City Council Q. Consider adopting a resolution approving a conditional use permit to allow for the expansion of an existing 1,008 square-foot legal non-conforming use detached accessory structure to 2,000 square feet at the property located at 11645 Point Douglas Road South. Staff Recommendation: Approve the request. R. Consider authorizing issuance of a temporary intoxicating liquor license to the St. Paul Park/Newport Lions for June 19 - 20, 2015 in conjunction with Strawberry Fest. Staff Recommendation: Approve the request. S. Consider authorizing donation of used fire jackets, pants, boots, gloves, and helmets to africafiremission.org. Staff Recommendation: Approve the request. T. Consider adopting a resolution approving a variance to Title 11-3-9(D), General Parking Provisions, to reduce the ten-foot minimum side yard setback for off- street parking along the common boundary line between Lot 1 and Lot 2, Block th 2 and the preliminary plat for Glengrove Industrial Park 5 Addition to re- subdivide four existing parcels into three lots and one outlot. Staff Recommendation: Approve the request. 5. RESPONSE TO PREVIOUSLY RAISED OPEN FORUM ISSUES A. Receive response regarding maintenance of trees on private property. Staff Recommendation: Receive response. 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS ****A. Continue the Public Hearing to consider authorizing issuance of on-sale intoxicating and special Sunday liquor licenses to A This Little Piggy Catering, Inc. at 6940 Keats Avenue South (Cedarhurst Mansion) to the June 17, 2015 Regular City Council Meeting. Staff Recommendation: Approve the request. 7. BID AWARDS A. Consider awarding the bid for the 2015 Seal Coat Project, which includes the Cities of Cottage Grove, Newport, St. Paul Park, and Denmark Township, to Pearson Brothers, Inc. who was the lowest bidder in the amount of $278,117.55. Staff Recommendation: Approve the request. 8. UNFINISHED AND NEW BUSINESS A. Consider adopting a resolution authorizing the sale of $6,000,000 General Obligation (G.O.) Improvement Bonds 2015A. Staff Recommendation: Approve the request. 9. RESPONSE TO PREVIOUSLY RAISED COUNCIL COMMENTS AND REQUESTS 10. COUNCIL COMMENTS AND REQUESTS 11. PAY BILLS A. Approve payment of check numbers 190756 to 191087 in the amount of $925,914.78 and EFT Payment of $156,033.08. MAY 6, 2015 AGENDA Cottage Grove City Council 12. WORKSHOP SESSION – OPEN TO PUBLIC ***A. Off-premises Sign Policy. 13. WORKSHOP SESSION – CLOSED TO PUBLIC ADJOURNMENT * Agenda Item moved 5/4/2015. ** Agenda Item added 5/4/2015. *** Agenda Item added 5/5/2015. **** Agenda Item amended 5/6/2015.