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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20210802 Regular Meeting ProceedingsROSEMOUNT CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING PROCEEDINGS AUGUST 2, 2021 CALL TO ORDER Pursuant to due call and notice thereof a regular meeting of the Rosemount City Council was held on Monday, August 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, Weisensel, and Freske attending. Councilmember Essler was absent. Staff present included the following; • City Administrator Martin, Finance Director Malecha, City Engineer Erickson The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Motion by Weisensel Second by Block Motion to Adopt the Agenda as presented. Ayes: 4. Nays: None. Motion carried. PUBLIC COMMENT No comment CONSENT AGENDA Motion by Weisensel Second by Block Motion to approve consent agenda with items 6.g. and 6.j. removed. a. Bills Listing b. Minutes of the July 20 2021 Regular Meeting Proceedings c. Electronic Funds Transfer Policy d. Lawful Off-Site Gambling Application – Confidence Learning Center e. Expenditure Approval from the Donation Account – Parks & Recreation Dept. f. Second Quarter Budget Amendments g. Purchasing Policy Update h. 2019 Street Improvement Project Phase 2, City Project 2019-01 Final Acceptance and Authorize Final Payment i. Approve Plans and Specifications and Authorize Advertisement for Bids Connemara Trail Trunk Storm Sewer, Project 2021-06 j. Approve Proposal for Engineering Services Related to the 2022 Street Improvement Project, City Project 2022-01 Ayes: Weisensel, Block, Droste, Freske Nays: None. Motion carried. ROSEMOUNT CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING PROCEEDINGS AUGUST 2, 2021 6.g. Purchasing Policy Update Councilmember Weisensel pulled this item for additional information. Director of Finance Malecha provided an overview of the purchasing policy update noting the changes were made to align with state statute. Motion by Weisensel Second by Block Motion to approve amended Purchasing Policy Motion to approve Resolution Authorizing Payment of Certain Claims by the Finance Department Without Prior Council Approval Ayes: Block, Droste, Freske, Weisensel Nays: None. Motion carried. 6.j. Approve Proposal for Engineering Services Related to the 2022 Street Improvement Project, City Project 2022-01 Councilmember Weisensel pulled this item questioning whether the bid numbers were good from the engineering pool and our status of our current engineering pool. City Engineer Erickson stated the numbers received from the engineering pool were accurate, with WSB Associates being the low bid and our current engineering pool has expired. Mr. Erickson also highlighted some of the work to be done in 2022 and previous projects done via the engineering pool. Motion by Weisensel Second by Block Motion to Adopt a Resolution Receiving the Plans and Specifications and Authorizing the Advertisement for Bids for the Connemara Trail Trunk Storm Sewer, Project 2021-06. Ayes: Droste, Freske, Weisensel, Block Nays: None. Motion carried. NEW BUSINESS 9.a. Approve Issuance of Gross Revenue Refunding Bond by the MVTA Bond Board Director of Finance Malecha provided an overview of the item. The Minnesota Valley Transit Authority (MVTA) is proposing to refinance its Gross Revenue Bonds. The issuance of the refunding bond was approved by the MVTA Board and the MVTA Bond Board on July 28, 2021, subject to the approval of all of the member municipalities. The municipalities are being asked to approve the resolution authorizing the issuance of the refunding bond. Each member municipality is asked to allocate 1/8 of the principal amount of the refunding bond (i.e., $302,500) to their total bonds issued for the year when determining individual bank qualified status. Ms. Malecha noted the allocation of bank qualification will not impact the City Motion by Freske Second by Block ROSEMOUNT CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING PROCEEDINGS AUGUST 2, 2021 Motion to approve Resolution Approving Issuance of Gross Revenue Refunding Bonds by the MVTA Bond Board to Refinance the Expansion of the Eagan Bus Garage Ayes: Freske, Weisensel, Block, Droste Nays: None. Motion carried. ANNOUNCEMENTS 10.a. Staff Updates Mayor Droste made an announcement regarding the city’s current water usage and urged residents to do their part and reduce water usage in anyway residents can. 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 at 7:20 p.m. to reconvene to the work session in the conference room. Respectfully submitted, Erin Fasbender City Clerk