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HomeMy WebLinkAbout6.a. Minutes of the January 5 2021 Regular Meeting Proceedings ROSEMOUNT CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING PROCEEDINGS JANUARY 5, 2021 CALL TO ORDER Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a regular meeting of the Rosemount City Council was held on Tuesday, January 5, 2021, at 7:00 p.m. in Rosemount Council Chambers 2875 145th Street West. and virtually via Zoom. Mayor Droste called the meeting to order with Council member Block, Essler, Weisensel, and Freske attending. Staff present included the following;  City Administrator Martin  Community Development Director Lindquist  Parks & Recreation Director Schultz  Chief of Police Dahlstrom The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. OATH OF OFFICE Councilmember Heidi Freske and Jeff Weisensel were sworn in to office. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Motion by Weisensel Second by Block Motion to Adopt the Agenda as presented. Ayes: 5. Nays: None. Motion carried. PUBLIC COMMENT None CONSENT AGENDA Motion by Weisensel Second by Freske Motion to approve consent agenda pull item j, k, l, m a. Minutes of the December 15, 2020 Regular Meeting Proceedings b. Bills Listing c. Appointment of Acting Mayor d. Establish 2021 Councilmember Assignments e. 2021 Solid Waste Haulers Licenses f. Designation of Official Newspaper g. Transfer/Loan – Flexible Spending Account h. Naming of Depositories & Financial Institutions i. Approve MHealth Fairview Lease and Services Agreements with Rosemount Fire Department j. Approval of CDBG Resolution FY2020 ROSEMOUNT CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING PROCEEDINGS JANUARY 5, 2021 k. Solid Waste and Composting Ordinance Amendment l. Charitable Gambling Premise Permit Metro Baseball League m. Receive Donations to the Fire Department n. Chippendale Water Tower Reconditioning, City Project 2019-02 Final Acceptance and Authorization of Final Payment Ayes: Weisensel, Block, Droste, Essler, Freske Nays: None. Motion carried. 6.j. Approval of CDBG Resolution FY2021 Councilmember Essler pulled this item for additional information regarding the $60,000 allocation and whether it is interchangeable. Community Development Director Lindquist further elaborated that the $60,000 can be interchanged and noted this allocation discussion takes place with Port Authority. Ms. Lindquist also noted what has been done in the past and stated if a strong need is found to amend the fund allocation that an amendment can be done. Motion by Essler Second by Block Ayes: Block, Droste, Essler, Freske, Weisensel Nays: None. Motion carried. 6.k. Solid Waste and Composting Ordinance Amendment Councilmember Essler pulled this item for informational purposes for our residents. Councilmember Essler encourages residents to recycle. City Administrator Martin informed council of staff’s discussions on how to encourage recycling through different incentive programs. Director of Parks & Recreation Schultz provided additional information as to how the city is engaged with promoting recycling in our parks. Mr. Schultz also noted the Environment and Sustainability Commission has done a tremendous job with educating residents and engaging residents on the importance of recycling. Motion by Essler Second by Freske Ayes: Droste, Essler, Freske, Weisensel, Block Nays: None. Motion carried. 6.l. Charitable Gambling Premise Permit Metro Baseball League Councilmember Essler pulled this item for further discussion as Councilmember Essler is recommending amending our current ordinance. Currently, Metro Baseball League does not report to have spent 80% within Rosemount’s trade area. Councilmember Essler suggests staff start the process of reviewing our current ordinance to see if the trade area can be confined to the Rosemount School District to better benefit those of Rosemount. ROSEMOUNT CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING PROCEEDINGS JANUARY 5, 2021 Motion by Freske Second by Droste Ayes: Block, Droste Nays: Essler, Freske, Weisensel. Motion failed. 6.m. Receive Donations to the Fire Department Councilmember Essler pulled this item for recognition purposes. Motion by Essler Second by Block Ayes: Freske, Weisensel, Block, Droste, Essler Nays: None. Motion carried. ANNOUNCEMENTS 10.a. Staff Updates City Administrator Martin provided staff updates including information for Dakota County vaccine updates and to stay tuned for further details regarding the upcoming Martin Luther King Jr. Day event. 10.b. Upcoming Community Calendar Mayor Droste reviewed the calendar of events and upcoming meetings. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the City Council at the regular council meeting and upon a motion by Droste and a second by Essler the meeting was adjourned to a closed meeting at 7:41 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Erin Fasbender City Clerk