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HomeMy WebLinkAbout6.b. Minutes of March 10, 1999 Committee of the Whole Work Session I��� � � ROSEMOUNT CITY PROCEEDINGS � COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MARCH 10, 1999 Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a Committee of the Whole meeting was duly held on Wednesday, March 10, 1999, at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall. Mayor Busho called the meeting to order with Councilmembers Wippermann, Edwards, Carroll and Cisewski present. Also present were City Administrator Burt, Assistant to City Administrator Walsh, Community Development Director Rogness,Public Works Director Osmundson, Finance Director May, and Police Chief Kalstabakken. Emergencv Siren Location The existing locations and coverage zones of the emergency outdoor warning sirens was reviewed with Council. In the northwest portion of Rosemount, coverage is not provided by the current siren location and the surrounding communities' sirens do not overlap to cover Rosemount either. It was recommended that the siren formerly at Shannon Park be installed at the intersection of Chinchilla Court and McAndrews. This site was selected to provide coverage in NW Rosemount. Council consensus was to locate sirens to provide the best coverage to the community while working with residents to choose the fmal site within the recommended area. Kennel Ordinance Discussion was held on proposed changes to the City Code with regards to kennel and cattery regulations. The major change would eliminate license applicants from having to get written consent from their neighbors. The proposed amendment�vould require the city clerk to notify property owners within 150 feet of the applicants' property, and the notified residents could respond through a public hearing process. Additionally, the city clerk could renew a kennel license if there were no complaints during the license year. The Council concurred that renewals should be forwarded to the Council if there are more than four complaints a year. Other recommended changes included fence and sanitation requirements. Year 2000 Readiness Plan Assistant to Administrator Walsh reviewed with the City Council a draft of a formal plan addressing how the City will address the Year 2000 problem. Council concuned with the plan and agreed to the importance of having contingency plans in place. Staff was directed to keep the Council well informed on this issue and to give updates at the monthly work sessions. Debt Management Policv Finance Director May presented a draft of a new proposed debt management policy. After reviewing the policy in some detail Finance Director May and City Administrator Burt fielded questions from the City Council. It was decided that the content of the policy was fine but that it should come back at a later date put together with all other Finance Department policies in a package titled "Fiscal Management Plan" or something similar. ROSEMOUNT CITY PROCEEDINGS COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MARCH 10, 1999 120th Street Update The City received a letter from Mayor Awada of Eagan regarding access to Urban Residential Development at Rosemount's northern border. Osmundson explained that there are numerous access issues to State Truck Highway 3/South Robert Trail and also the redundancy of having another access to this new development. The City of Rosemount has 120th Street access on the west side of Trunk Highway 3 and Biscayne Avenue access on the east side of Trunk Highway 3 already within 300 feet of the Eagan border. There are numerous other issues adjacent to the Rosemount/Eagan border within the City including zoning,property lines through buildings, and the whole issue of sewer availability to this area. Council had questions regarding this issue and some thought that it was an Eagan issue. Staff explained that we will be pulled in by MNDOT regarding the access issue and that we should take a pro-active approach to resolving the issues. Council directed staff to meet with Eagan city staff and then keep the Council informed. Building Needs City Administrator Burt discussed with the City council the need to look at both short term and long term building space needs at city hall. The most immediate area that needs to be addressed is the ceiling in the upper lobby that should be replaced because of water damage. Burt also recommended redesigning the front area by the service windows as a means to improve customer service. Council and staff toured the city hall. Council concurred that an architect should be contacted to review and make recommendations on remodeling of city hall. It was agreed that the architect should look at all departments' needs and address both long term and short term needs. Closed Session: City Administrator's Yearl�Review By unanimous consent, the Council went into closed session to conduct the city administrator's performance evaluation. Following the closed meeting, the Council reconvened to an open meeting. The Council summarized the city administrator's performance for 1998. It was the general consensus of the City Council that the city administrator receive a three percent annual adjustment retroactive to January l, 1999 and a one percent longevity pay on his anniversary date. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. Respectfully submitted, Thomas D. Burt, City Administrator Attest: Susan M. Walsh, City Clerk The City Council Agenda Packet is Clerk's File 1999 - 10.