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Home My WebLink About20210302 Regular Meeting ProceedingsROSEMOUNT CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING PROCEEDINGS MARCH 2, 2021 CALL TO ORDER Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a regular meeting of the Rosemount City Council was held on Tuesday, March 2, 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 • Parks & Recreation Director Schultz • Director of Finance May The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Motion by Weisensel Second by Essler Motion to Adopt the Agenda as presented. Ayes: 5. Nays: None. Motion carried. PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Director of Finance May presented the Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting award from the Government Finance Officers Association that was awarded to the City of Rosemount for the twenty-fourth consecutive year. The award recognizes the City’s comprehensive annual financial report for the fiscal year. PUBLIC COMMENT None CONSENT AGENDA Motion by Weisensel Second by Block Motion to approve consent agenda with items 6.f. removed. a. Bills Listing b. Minutes of the January 21. 2021 Goal Setting Special Work Session Proceedings c. Minutes of the February 16 2021 Regular Meeting Proceedings d. Ball Field Use Agreement - ISD #917 e. GIS Coordinator Promotion f. City PC Workstations g. Redesignation of General Fund Balance h. Joint Powers Agreement with the Vermillion River Watershed Joint Powers Organization (VRWJPO) for Anti-icing Equipment ROSEMOUNT CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING PROCEEDINGS MARCH 2, 2021 i. Request by Lennar for a Minor Amendment to the Bella Vista Planned Unit Development Agreement to Adjust Side Yard Setbacks j. Approve Engineering Services Agreement for Construction Observation, Staking and Project Management for Connemara Trail East Extension, City Project 2018-09 Ayes: Weisensel, Block, Droste, Essler, Freske Nays: None. Motion carried. 6.f. City PC Workstations Councilmember Weisensel pulled this item for additional information. Councilmember Weisensel questioned whether staff had an equipment checklist to identify equipment that needs to be replaced and if some equipment’s lifespan can be extended? City Administrator Martin stated the computers referenced here are near past their warranty period and have required many hours of I.T. staff to troubleshoot. Staff has an I.T. Ticket System that can track how many tickets computers have had and this information will be provided in the future. Councilmember Weisensel requests additional detail in the future, i.e. I.T. Ticket trackers and suggests the Technology Taskforce be involved in the future to provide input. Motion by Weisensel Second by Freske Motion to approve moving forward with the purchase of PC Workstations for the Police, Fire and Public Works Departments associated with the attached quotes. Ayes: Block, Droste, Essler, Freske, Weisensel Nays: None. Motion carried. NEW BUSINESS 9.a. Receive Donation Parks and Recreation Parks & Recreation Director Schultz presented the donation received from resident and local business owner Nickie Carrigan. Mr. Schultz shared the ideas received on how to educate dog owners to pick up dog waste and dispose of along trails and in some City parks. Ms. Carrigan donated 100 pet waste bag holders to the City so they could be given out to dog owners. Mr. Schultz also noted several garbage cans will be placed strategically this summer to help with the disposal. Motion by Freske Second by Essler Motion to accept a donation of 100 dog waste bag holders from Nickie Carrigan Fitness and the Warehouse. Ayes: Droste, Essler, Freske, Weisensel, Block Nays: None. Motion carried. ROSEMOUNT CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING PROCEEDINGS MARCH 2, 2021 9.b. Flint Hills Athletic Complex Playground Parks & Recreation Director Schultz presented the recommendation from Park & Recreation Commission and Youth Commission to purchase equipment for the Flint Hills Complex. The City received a total of seven proposals. A copy of each playground proposal is included in the packet and Mr. Schultz highlighted each of the proposals. The RFP asked playground equipment vendors to submit a proposal that did not exceed $80,000. The recommendation is for the City to move forward with proposal #7 from St. Croix Recreation with the addition of two musical play features and sun shades. The plan would be to have the equipment installed by May in order to be ready for summer. Mr. Schultz also noted, there will be accessible swings, multiple benches placed around the park along with boulders. Motion by Weisensel Second by Block Motion to approve the purchase of playground equipment for the Flint Hills Athletic Complex from St. Croix Recreation as proposed in proposal #7 in your packet with the addition of two musical play features and sun shades. Ayes: Essler, Freske, Weisensel, Block, Droste Nays: None. Motion carried. ANNOUNCEMENTS 10.a. Staff Updates City Administrator Martin provided staff updates including the latest on the COVID-19 vaccine and noted two retirements coming soon for Jeff May and Kim Lindquist. 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 Weisensel the meeting was adjourned to a closed meeting at 7:31 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Erin Fasbender City Clerk