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Home My WebLink About23-Minutes of the August 6 2018 Regular Meeting ProceedingsROSEMOUNT CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING PROCEEDINGS August 6, 2018 CALL TO ORDER Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a regular meeting of the Rosemount City Council was held on Monday August 6, 2018, at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 2875 145th Street West, Rosemount. Mayor Droste called the meeting to order with Councilmembers DeBettignies, Freske, Nelson and Weisensel attending. Staff present included the following; - City Administrator Martin - Recording Secretary Barikmo - Finance Director May - Parks and Recreation Director Schultz The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Administrator Martin indicated there were no changes to the Consent Agenda. Motion by Nelson Second by Freske Motion to Adopt the Agenda as presented. Ayes: 5. Nays: None. Motion carried. PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS, & ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 3.a. Commendations for Attainment of Eagle Scout Rank Mayor Droste introduced the two Eagle Scout attendees saying that the community benefits from the large number of people that have reached the Eagle Scout designation as it is the highest advancement rank for boy scouts. Only 7% of boy scouts complete this achievement which includes completing 21 merit badges. They must plan, develop, and give leadership to a service project for a religious organization, school, or a community. The City Council continues its tradition of honoring the accomplishments by commending two Rosemount students who achieved the eagle rank. Thomas Hofsteller designed and directed the construction of 8 mobile storage units for the Rosemount Family Resource Center’s food shelves. Kevin Jodell helped plan and plant 24 spruce, pine, and evergreen trees at a park in Cobblestone Lake neighborhood of Apple Valley. Mayor Droste presented both Eagle Scouts a commendation from the City Council. Thomas Hofsteller recapped his achievement of building shelves for the Rosemount Family Resource Center. Kevin Jodell recapped his achievement of planting trees in a park in Apple Valley. ROSEMOUNT CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING PROCEEDINGS August 6, 2018 3.b. Youth Commissions Report Assistant City Administrator, Emmy Foster, introduced Jaren Yambing. Jaren served on the Youth Commission for 3 terms and was chair during his last term. Jaren provided an overview of the Youth Commission and how they have been involved in the community. Jaren discussed the future goals of the commission; meeting with representatives from other departments, maintaining current Rosemount Area Arts Council partnership events, identifying new partnership opportunities, identifying and partnering with Rosemount High School (RHS) student organizations, partnering in the promotion of the community arts projects, provide input on the RHS foundation scholarship, promote youth volunteerism to build skills, and to support new members of the Youth Commission for the next term. PUBLIC COMMENT None. RESPONSE TO PUBLIC COMMENT None. CONSENT AGENDA Motion by DeBettignies Second by Nelson Motion to Approve the Consent Agenda with 6.g. removed. a. Minutes of the July 17 2018 Regular Meeting Proceedings b. Bills Listing c. Donation Acceptance – Police Equipment Fund d. Receive Grant Funds from CenterPoint Energy / Approve Expenditure of Grant Funds Received e. Expenditure Approval from the Donation Account – Parks & Recreation Dept. f. Horseshoe Lake Park - Playground Proposals g. Environmental Legacy Fund Pilot Program Grant Joint Powers Agreements Ayes: DeBettignies, Nelson, Droste, Weisensel, Freske Nays: None. Motion carried. Items Pulled for Discussion: 6.g. Environmental Legacy Fund Pilot Program Grant Joint Powers Agreements Nelson pulled item 6.g. for discussion. Nelson had a few questions for Parks & Recreation Director Dan Schultz about the amenities that will be available at the new park. Parks & Recreation Director Dan Schultz spoke about the proposed pier and fishing opportunities at the park. Horseshoe Lake Park is one of the parks that is receiving funds from Dakota County to help with the development. Horseshoe Lake Park is one of two parks in Rosemount that has a lake. Once the pier is installed in public waters, the City can sign up to be part of a Department of Natural Resources (DNR) program. The DNR will stock the lake with fish in the spring and then ROSEMOUNT CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING PROCEEDINGS August 6, 2018 come back in the fall to take the fish to a deeper lake to survive the winter. The City of Rosemount is currently part of the DNR program at Schwartz Pond Park. Motion by Nelson Second DeBettignies Motion to authorize that the City of Rosemount enter into four Joint Power Agreements with Dakota County to provide grant funding through the landfill host community, Environmental Legacy Fund Pilot Program, for the following projects: • Horseshoe Lake: $250,000 • Carroll’s Woods/Schwartz Pond Park: $71,300 • Dunmore section of the Rosemount Greenway: $23,900, and; • Horseshoe Lake section of the Rosemount Greenway: $32,100 Ayes: Nelson, Droste, Weisensel, Freske, DeBettignies Nays: None. Motion carried PUBLIC HEARINGS None. UNFINISHED BUSINESS 8.a. Accept Bids and Award Sale – G.O. Improvement Bonds, Series 2018A Finance Director, Jeff May, explained that the bonds that were accepted today, August 6, 2018, are for the Greystone 7th Addition. The G.O. Improvement Bonds will be repaid with special assessments. There were three bids, the lowest bidder was Northland Securities at 2.19%. This percentage was below the estimate that Springsted had given the City in late June - early July 2018. Elizabeth Bergman from Springsted stated that the City is currently rated with an AA+ rating with current debt and the new debt due to the strong management in the City. At the bid opening earlier in the day, there were 3 bids. One bid was a consortium of 3 banks. The PAR amount has been slightly downsized, it was advertised at $930,000 and went down to $835,000. Mayor Droste asked what the rates would be outside of the 5-year mark. Elizabeth stated that it would depend on a number of things in the marketplace and economy. At the 10-year mark it would be around 2.8%. Mayor Droste asked how a bond rate is affected by the stock market. Elizabeth explained that they generally see a flat-yield curve, where short term and long term rates have less differences. The bond market has been relatively “stable to favorable” considering the stock market. Jeff May stated that the motion will need to be amended to change the amount to $835,000 from the $930,000. Motion by DeBettignies Second Weisensel Motion to adopt a resolution awarding the sale of $835,000 General Obligation Improvement Bonds, Series 2018A, and providing further issuance. ROSEMOUNT CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING PROCEEDINGS August 6, 2018 Ayes: Droste, Weisensel, Freske, DeBettignies, Nelson Nays: None. Motion carried NEW BUSINESS None. ANNOUNCEMENTS Mayor Droste reviewed the calendar of events and upcoming meetings for the remainder of July and August. The next City Council meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 21, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the City Council and upon a motion by Droste and second by Nelson the meeting was adjourned at 7:29PM. Respectfully submitted, Jessie Barikmo, Recording Secretary