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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20180723 - CC MinutesHastings, Minnesota CityCouncilMinutes July23, 2018 TheCityCounciloftheCityofHastings, MinnesotametinaregularmeetingonMondaythJuly23, 2018at7:00p.m. intheCouncilChambersattheHastingsCityHall, 101East4 Street, Hastings, Minnesota. MembersPresent: MayorHicks, CouncilmembersBraucks, Folch, Leifeld, Lund, Balsanek, and Vaughan MembersAbsent: None StaffPresent: AdministrativeServicesDirectorJulieFlaten CityAttorneyDanFluegel CommunityDevelopmentDirectorJohnHinzman CityPlannerJustinFortney Presentation – TennisSanitation – GreenTeam StacyfromTennisSanitationpresentedTownandCountry4-Hacheckintheamountof 476.63forrecyclingefforts. TheCitywasalsopresentedacheckintheamountof $238.81. ApprovalofMinutes MayorHicksaskediftherewereanyadditionsorcorrectionstotheminutesofthe RegularCityCouncilmeetingortheCouncilWorkshopmeetingonJuly9, 2018. Minuteswereapprovedaspresented. ConsentAgenda CouncilmemberBraucksmoved, secondedbyCouncilmemberLeifeldtoapproveas presented. Ayes, 7; Nays, 0. 1. PayBillsasAudited 2. ResolutionNo. 07-09-18 – Appoint2018PrimaryElectionJudges 3. ApprovePayEstimate #3 – RiverfrontRenaissancePhase3.1 (GlobalSpecialty Contractors) - $125,884.76 4. ApprovePayEstimate #2 – 2018NeighborhoodInfrastructureImprovements (BCM Construction) - $277,312.77 5. ApprovePayEstimate #1 – 2018Mill & OverlayProgram (ParkConstruction) - 42,439.65 6. ApproveChangeOrder1 & 2fortheLeDucReroofProject 7. CityCouncilEvaluationSummaryforFire & EMSDirectorMikeSchutt PublicHearing – AmendCityCode34Fees FlatenintroducedtheitemaskingtheCounciltoholdapublichearingtoconsider amendingCityCode34.03forutilityrateincreases. Theproposedincreaseisaresultofa2016 studywhichlookedatthestructureandsustainabilityoftheCity’senterprisefunds. Rate increaseswouldbeineffectwiththeJuly2018billing. PublicHearingopenedat7:05p.m. Hearingnocomments PublicHearingwasclosedat7:06p.m. CityofHastings July23, 2018 CityCouncilMinutesPage 2of2 ResolutionNo. 07-10-18 – AwardContractfortheCityHallMasonryRestorationProject FortneyintroducedtheitemwhichrequeststheCouncilawardacontracttoInnovative MasonryRestoration, LLCintheamountof $259,434forthebaseprojectand $198,000forthe foundationwork. Thetotalcontractawardwouldbe $457,434. Councildiscussiononbenefitsofdoingallalternativesatonetime, howoverageand contingencyforprojectwillbefunded, effectsoftablinguntillatermeetingtoresolvefunding. Fluegelsuggestedapprovingcontractwithallalternativeswithconditionthatfundingmustbe securedtoproceed. CouncilmemberLundmadeamotiontoaccept, secondedbyCouncilmemberBraucks. Ayes, 7; Nays, 0. nd2 AmendmentGreatRiversLanding FluegelintroducedtheitemaskingCounciltoauthorizesignatureofthesecond AmendmenttothePurchaseandDevelopmentAgreementbetweentheCity, HEDRA, and ConfluenceDevelopmentextendingthedatebywhichconstructionplans, siteplanandother documentationmustbereceivedbytheCityfromAugust1, 2018toDecember1, 2018. This extensiondoesnotchangethesubstantialcompletiondatefortheprojectofDecember15, 2019. Councildiscussiononconcernswithdelay, effectonTaxIncrementFinancerevenue, definitionof “substantialcompletion”, specificsonStateHistoricPreservationOffice (SHPO) delays – stateauditrequested, environmentalclean-upandprojectcomplexities, communication fromConfluencetoconstituents, identificationofmajorprojectmilestones, andprojectfunding withhistorictaxcredits. MikeMadinglyandPatReganaddressedcouncilconcerns. CouncilmemberVaughanmadeamotiontoaccept, secondedbyCouncilmemberLeifeld. CouncilmemberBalsanekofferedanamendmenttoimposea $1,000/dayfineto ConfluenceDevelopmentforeachdaypastDecember15, 2019substantialcompletionisnotmet. Nosecondreceived, motionfails. Originalmotionapproved. Ayes, 6; Nays, 1; Balsanekvotingnay nd2 Reading/Ord. No. 2018-07 - AmendmenttoChapters34.03Fees Lund, Folchtoapproveaspresented. Ayes7, Nays0 MayorHicksandCouncilmembersmadethefollowingannouncements: thPlanningCommissionwillmeetonMonday, July30 at7:00p.m. atCityHall. ndFinanceCommitteewillmeetalldayonAugust2 onthe2019budgetatCityHall. thCityCouncilworkshoponMonday, August6 at5:30p.m. atCityHalltodiscussthe Highway316project. thNationalNightOutwillbeheldonTuesday, August7 – CommunityPartytobeheldat Lion’sParkfrom5:30 -7:30p.m. thBlackDirtTheatrewillpresentShrekbeginningonJuly27. MayorHicksrecognizedtheawardfortheRiverfrontRenaissanceprojectfromthe AmericanPublicAwardsAssociation. MotiontoadjournthemeetingwasmadebyCouncilmemberLeifeld, secondedby CouncilmemberBraucks. Meetingwasadjournedat8:20p.m. PaulHicks, Mayor JulieFlaten, CityClerk