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HomeMy WebLinkAbout6.a. Minutes of the December 11, 2013 Work Session Proceedings ROSEMOUNT CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION PROCEEDINGS DECEMBER 11, 2013 CALL TO ORDER Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a regular work session of the Rosemount City Council was held on Wednesday,December 11,2013 at 6:38 p.m. in the Conference Room at City Hall, 2875 145th Street West, Rosemount. Acting Mayor Weisensel called the meeting to order with Council Members DeBettignies, Shoe- Corrigan and Demuth attending. Mayor Droste arrived shortly thereafter. Staff present included City Administrator Johnson, Chief of Police Werner and City Clerk Domeier. DISCUSSION Z.A. Legislative Agenda City Administrator Johnson provided a summary of the staff report. Council Member DeBettignies suggested including the 42/52 project. Acting Mayor Weisensel stated that the LMC and NLC provide legislative agendas at the end of the year. He questioned if Council should affirm any issues or remain silent. Mr.Johnson stated that if any are particular important to Rosemount they should be called out. Discussion was held about the process for having the legislative agenda and the items provided in other city's agendas. Mayor Droste shared a resolution proposed for Move MN. Discussion was held regarding the support of the Zip Rail. Chief of Police Werner provided information on the medical marijuana issue. Discussion was held on the issues Mr. Werner presented. It was discussed that items to include in a legislative agenda for 2014 included: eliminating sales tax for joint powers agencies; support of regional transportation efforts including MOVE MN, zip rail and the 42/52 interchange upgrades; and to note that the Council is not in favor of medicinal marijuana. Staff was directed to check the LMC for initiatives. The City Council will watch for NLC initiatives. Council Member Demuth suggested supporting an issue similar to Eagan's on the plowing snow around school. Council Member Shoe-Corrigan suggested fording out the initiatives for the University. 2.B. Four City Volunteer Service Agreement City Administrator Johnson provided a summary of the staff report. Council supported moving forward with the initiative as presented. 2.C. Volunteer and Commissioner Recognition City Administrator Johnson provided a summary of the staff report. Council supported changing the venue to the Steeple Center and including pizza or a dessert, a short program and/or background music. The event would include volunteers and commission members. 2.D. 2014 City Council Meetings City Administrator Johnson provided a summary of the staff report. Discussion was held about options for work session meetings. It was decided that work sessions could be held after regular meetings if they were smaller in nature. For bigger discussion items,regular work sessions would be held on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. The City Council also agreed to start regular meetings at 7 p.m. ROSEMOUNT CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION PROCEEDINGS DECEMBER 11, 2013 2.E. Registration for NLC Congressional City Conference City Administrator Johnson provided a summary of the staff report. Mayor Droste and Council Member Weisensel both expressed interest in attending the conference. UPDATES 3.A. Update on Labor Negotiations City Administrator Johnson provided a summary of labor negotiations to date. 3.B. Updates from City Council and Staff Council Member Weisensel was concerned about the variance granted by the Planning Commission for the Marathon Gas Station sign. He planned to file an appeal with the Planning Department. Discussion was held about a complaint received on the renewal of the Shaefer mining permit. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the City Council and upon a motion by Shoe- Corrigan, second by DeBettignies, the meeting was unanimously adjourned at 10:19 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, Amy Domeier, City Clerk