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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20140715 CCM RMROSEMOUNT CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING PROCEEDINGS JULY 15 , 2014 CALL TO ORDER Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a regular meeting of the Rosemount City Council was held on Tuesday, July 1 5 , 2014 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 2875 145 th Street West, Rosemount. Mayor Droste called the meeting to order wit h Council Members Weisensel and Demuth attending. Council Member s Shoe -Corrigan and DeBettignies were absent. Staff present included City Administrator Johnson, City Clerk Hadler , Director of Public Work/City Engineer Brotzler, Community Deve lopment Director Lindquist , Park & Rec Director Dan Schultz, Acting Chief of Police Bryan Burkhalter, Communications Coordinator Alan Cox, and Officer Katie Ruesink . Th e Pledge of Allegiance was said . ADDITIONS OR CORRECT IONS TO AGENDA City Administrator Johnson stated there were small changes to a couple agenda items, though no new additions. Motion by Demuth . Second by Weisensel. Motion to Adopt the Agenda. Ayes: 3 Nays: 0. Motion carried. PRESENTATIONS 3.A. SWEARING IN OF OFFICER RUESINK Acting Chief of Police Burkhalter gave an introduction of Kathleen Ruesink, who started work at the City of Rosemount on July 7 th . Officer Ruesink was sworn in by Mayor Droste. Officer Ruesink’s parents were in attendance and pinned on her badge. 3.B. UPDATE LEPR ECHAUN DAYS Dan Schulz introduced Steve Ball, who gave an update about the activities of Leprechaun Days. Of note was the fact t he parade is changed to the first Saturday of the celebration. New events include the Truck Pull and Waffle Breakf ast. Council asked a few questions about specific events and noted that the Resident Survey stated that 75% of surveyed residents have participated in Leprechaun Days. PUBLIC COMMENT No public comments. CONSENT AGENDA Motion by Weisensel. Second by Demuth. Motion to Approve the Consent Agenda. a. Minutes of the July 1st Regular Meeting Proceedings b. Minutes of the July 1st Special Work Session Proceedings ROSEMOUNT CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING PROCEEDINGS JULY 15 , 2014 c. Appointment of Election Judges d. Approval of Charter cable television audit settlement and franchis e extension e. Approval of Charter cable television changes to community programming channels f. Request by Ryland Homes for a Preliminary Plat, Planned Unit Development Master Development Plan with Rezoning and Final Plat to Develop a 66 Lot Subdivision named G reystone 3rd Addition g. ………….. h. Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment Relating to Standards for Drive -Through Facilities i. Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment Relating to Approval Procedure for Final Plats j. Declaration of Surplus Property k. Bills Listing l. Restoration Contrac t with Friends of the Mississippi River m. Authorization of Temporary Street Closings and Adding Events to Service Agreement n. Approve Subdivision Agreement - Prestwick Place 10th Addition Street & Utility Improvements - CP 457 o. Adopt a Resolution Ordering the Project and Authorize Plans & Specs - Prestwick 10th Addition Street and Utility Improvements - CP 457 Ayes: 3 - Droste, Weisensel, Demuth Nays: None. Motion carried. PUBLIC HEARING 7.a . Request by the Ryland Group for the Drainage and Utility Easement Vacation over Outlot A, Greystone 1st Addition Community Development Director Lindquist provide d a summary of the staff report that included a description of the reason for the easement. The Ryland Group has provided the appropriate utility easements for the Outlot in the Consent Agenda. Mayor Droste opened the Public Hearing at 7:15. Public hearing closed at 7:16. Motion by Droste . Second by Demuth. Motion to Close the Public Hearing. Ayes: 3 Nays: 0. Motion carried. Droste asked Lindquist to clarify th e term “vacation”. She stated it is simply the removal of an easement on the property Motion by Weisensel. Second by Demuth. Motion to Adopt a Resolution approving th e Vacation of the Drainage and U tility Easements over Outlot A, Greystone 3 rd Addition. ROSEMOUNT CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING PROCEEDINGS JULY 15 , 2014 Ayes: 3 Nays: 0. Motion carried. NEW BUSINESS 9.a. Presentation of Resident Survey City Administrator Johnson gave a summary of the survey impetus and introduced Bill Morris from Morris Leatherman. Mr. Leatherman explained that we utilized a number of questions from a past survey, so that we can compare results. He feels survey will be helpful in budgeting and goal setting . Mr. Leatherma n went on to provide detailed results from the Resident Survey and a PowerP oint p resenta tion of the tabulated results. Motion by Weisensel . Second by Demuth . Motion to receive the information from 2014 Resident Survey. A yes: 3 Nays: 0. Motion carried. 9.b. Appointment of Police Chief Administrator Johnson summarized the search for a new police chief. The City received 17 applications. After sc oring , staff identified top 7 candidates to do preliminary i nterviews. From those the top 3 were chosen to participate in Council interviews, from which a t op candidate was identified . Background checks came out positive. Staff proposes Mitchell Scott, from Apple Valley Police Department to the position. Officer Scott has 18 years of experience in law enforcement. Prior to that he was in the military . He has a Master ’s Degree in O rg anizational Management from Concordia University in St. Paul . Staff suggests starting pay at $107,675 . Weisensel stated he was pleased wi th all 3 candidates and feels good that the citizens w ill appr eciate his skill set and involvement in th e community . Demuth thought all 3 were strong candidates and feel we must have a great police organization to attract such good candidates. Mayor reit erated that statement. Motion by Demuth . Second by Weisensel . Motion to approve appointment of Mitchell Scott to position of Police Chief. Ayes: 3 Nays: 0. Motion carried. ROSEMOUNT CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING PROCEEDINGS JULY 15 , 2014 ANNOUNCEMENTS Mayor Droste reviewed the calendar of events. The next City Council meeting will be held on Monday , August 4 th , 2014 , at 7:00 p.m., due to Night to Unite on August 5 th . ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the City Council and upon a motion by Droste , second by Weisensel, the meeting was adjourned at 8:50 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, Clarissa Hadler , City Clerk