HomeMy WebLinkAbout20180306 - Minutes of the March 6, 2018, Work Session ProceedingsROSEMOUNT CITY COUNCIL
WORK SESSION PROCEEDINGS
MARCH 6, 2018
CALL TO ORDER
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a work session meeting of the Rosemount City Council was held
on Tuesday, March 6, at 5:00 p.m. at Rosemount City Hall, 2875 145th Street West, Rosemount.
Mayor Droste called the meeting to order at 5:00 pm with Council Members Nelson, Weisensel,
Debettignies and Freske attending. Development Team from Hope Fieldhouse was also in attendance.
Staff present included the following;
o City Administrator Martin o Finance Director May
o Community Development Director Lindquist
o Parks & Recreation Director Schultz
o Chief of Police Scott
DISCUSSION
2.a. Hope Fieldhouse
Parks & Recreation Direction Schultz discussed the Hope Fieldhouse intentions to move forward with
the facility they are proposing to build in Rosemount. The location of the proposed Fieldhouse is on the
campus of Community of Hope Church. Schultz is not requesting any formal action at this time; this
item is for discussion only.
Hope Fieldhouse development team presented their intentions and provided an overview of their
marketing material. The building would be 42,000-sq. ft. in size and would include basketball courts,
walking tracks, fitness center, office space, and space to host special events.
Hope Fieldhouse development team discussed their financial plan and discussed their goal of trying to
raise enough funds to be in the ground this year and then be open to the public in the near future. Hope
Fieldhouse development team also discussed the letters of intent they had received and how they plan to
manage their finances once operating.
Hope Fieldhouse is requesting that if the City of Rosemount has any way of assisting with speeding up
the process of getting Hope Fieldhouse in the ground sooner and helping lower their debt, to bring it to
their attention. Hope Fieldhouse is currently working on preparing business partnerships with local
corporate businesses as well. Council Member Weisensel suggests Hope Fieldhouse connect with the
school district as well to see if the district is interested in any sort of partnership. Martin will review with
staff creative ways that the City of Rosemount could possibly assist with getting Hope Fieldhouse in the
ground faster.
As this was the first time that the Hope Fieldhouse proposal was brought before council, the council will
brainstorm this item at councils’ goal setting session in the upcoming week and discuss their stance
regarding this item.
2.b. Funeral Escorts
Chief Scott discussed funeral escorts and how they have been a concern of staff for some time, mostly
due to the liability to the city. Although funeral escorts can be short in duration, the escorts do take time
and several officers to operate safely. To conduct an escort safely, you would need a minimum of two
vehicles to control the traffic on Highway 3. If council would like staff to continue to move forward with
doing escorts, staff is suggesting parameters be set.
6.b.
ROSEMOUNT CITY COUNCIL
WORK SESSION PROCEEDINGS
MARCH 6, 2018
The City Council is proposing that if staff has the availability and an escort is needed; police will move
forward with providing assistance getting cars through the traffic signal at Highway 3 & Connemara
Trail only. If the funeral home is requesting a full escort, they will need to connect with an outside agency
for this full service. Staff also made mention that if there were to be an emergency at the time of the
escort; police would take priority to the emergency call.
The council’s proposal will be a slight modification to the current policy as police will no longer offer a
full escort. The City Council is suggesting it to be clear to all parties that if police are called out to an
emergency, that the emergency will be top priority.
STAFF & COUNCIL UPDATES
Council Member DeBettignies discussed his upcoming schedule and that he will be missing a few
upcoming meetings.
Council Member Nelson discussed a few upcoming local events that he will be attending.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the City Council, with a motion from Droste, second by
DeBettignies the meeting was adjourned at 6:48 p.m.
CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSION AFTER THE COUNCIL MEETING
In a closed session following the regular City Council meeting, the City Council conducted the annual
performance review of City Administrator Martin. A report on the results of City Administrator
Martin’s performance review will be provided at the next City Council meeting
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the City Council, with a motion from Droste, second by
Nelson, the closed meeting was adjourned at 9:05 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Erin Fasbender
City Clerk