HomeMy WebLinkAbout6.c. Minutes of April 18 and April 25, 2001 Special MeetingROSEMOUNT CITY PROCEEDINGS
SPECIAL MEETING
APRIL 18, 2001
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a special meeting of the Rosemount City Council was duly
held on Wednesday, April 18, 2001, at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber at City Hall, 2875 145th
Street West.
Mayor Busho called the meeting to order with Councilmembers Cisewski, Riley,' and Klassen
present. Also present were City Attorney LeFevere, and City Administrator Burt. City.
Commissioners present were as follows: Planning Commission: Myron Napper, Jeff Caspar, Jana
Carr- Weerts, Jeff Arveson, Jeff Weisensel; Port Authority - Sheila Klassen, Cathy Busho, Ena
Cisewski, and Mary Riley; and Parks & Recreation Commission; Jason Scribner, Mark Jacobs.
The purpose of the meeting was to review with all city commission members the mission and vision
statements for the City of Rosemount, inform them of staff and consultant services, and review legal
issues affecting their positions.
Mayor Busho introduced City Administrator Burt and City Attorney LeFevere. The Vision Statement
and Mission Statement were reviewed and are stated for the record as follows:;
"Rosemount offers the opportunities to live, work, shop, play, and learn while maintaining
its unique historical background, and continues to enhance its small town character and pride
through neighborhoods, parks, downtown, schools, and community activities." and
"The City of Rosemount and its citizens work together to provide a safe, healthy, pleasant
community in a fiscally responsible manner."
City Administrator Burt reviewed the organizational chart for the City, the purpose of each
commission, views of how commissions interact with City Council, and use of staff.
City Attorney LeFevere presented information on the Code of Ethics, open meeting law, gift law,
conflict of interest, and Data Practices Act.
Mayor Busho adjourned the meeting at 8:30 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Thomas D. Burt, City Administrator
The City Council Agenda Packet is Clerk's File 2001 -15.
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ROSEMOUNT CITY PROCEEDINGS
s r SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
APRIL 25, 2001
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof the duly noticed Special Meeting of the Rosemount City
Council was held on April 25, 2001, at 6 :30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall.
Mayor Busho called the meeting to order with Councilmembers Klassen, Cisewski and Riley
present. Staff members in attendance were City Administrator Tom Burt, Finance Director May,
and Acting City Engineer Weiss.
Marcotte Pone
Staff gave an update on actions taken with respect to pumping the pond. Because the city is
currently outside of the easement the pond is being pumped to Birger Pond. Council directed
staff to contact Koch to use their higher capacity pumps so the pond could be pumped at a faster
rate. Staff will also work with CPDC to determine what additional work they can do on their site
to reduce possible impact.
Project Funding
City Administrator Burt presented the information on how each project would be funded. Burt
stated the City is currently in the best financial position it has ever been and recommended all
three projects could be done in 2001 with the use of funds identified in the staff report. Council
directed staff to move forward on all three projects and to bring the projects forward for council
consideration at a future meeting.
Updates
City Administrator Burt updated the Council on a recent action at the Planning Commission to
uphold staff interpretation of the ordinance that does not allow for a resident to keep three
monkeys as pets. Staff informed the Council that the current ordinance that deals with animals
does need to be updated and staff is currently working on a new ordinance. Staff explained that
the applicant has the ability to appeal however, recommended that no enforcement take place
until a new ordinance is reviewed. Council directed staff to inform the applicant that staff was
making changes to the ordinance. Council asked staff to prepare a draft ordinance before the first
of the year.
Administrators Evaluation
Council consensus was to use the Performance Standards method that was used last year and at
the May 15, 2001 regular meeting the standards would be discussed in a Closed Session. Council
felt pay is a separate issue from performance and that they should be addressed at a different
meetings.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Thomas D. Burt, City Administrator
The City Council Agenda Packet is Clerk's File 2001 -16.
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