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Home My WebLink About2009-05-19 Council Regular Meeting MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE EDINA CITY COUNCIL HELD AT CITY HALL MAY 19, 2009 7:10 P.M. ROLLCALL Answering rollcall were Members Bennett, Brindle, Housh, Swenson and Mayor Hovland. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS APPROVED Motion made by Member Swenson and seconded by Member Housh approving the Council Consent Agenda with the exception of Item IV.C., Resolution No. 2009-52 reordering the Council's agenda. Rollcall: Ayes: Bennett, Brindle, Housh, Swenson, Hovland Motion carried. BOY SCOUT TROOP 89 RECOGNIZED At the invitation of Mayor Hovland, Sam Gaines representing Boy Scout Troop 89, stated the group met at Christ the King Church and the Scouts were working on their Citizenship in the Community Merit Badge. PUBLIC WORKS WEEK PROCLAIMED — MAY 17-23, 2009 Mayor Hovland read a Proclamation declaring the week of May 17-23, 2009, as Public Works Week. Member Brindle made a motion, seconded by Member Bennett, to adopt Public Works Week Proclamation. Ayes: Bennett, Brindle, Housh, Swenson, Hovland Motion carried. Engineer/Public Works Director Houle presented the 2008 Public Works accomplishments and informed Council of PAWS Print-- an educational newsletter geared towards third graders. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES WEEK PROCLAIMED — MAY 17-23, 2009 Mayor Hovland read a Proclamation declaring the week of May 17-23, 2009, as Emergency Medical Services Week. Member Bennett made a motion, seconded by Member Brindle, to adopt Emergency Medical Services Week Proclamation. Ayes: Bennett, Brindle, Housh, Swenson, Hovland Motion carried. Fire Chief Scheerer accepted the Proclamation on behalf of the Fire and Police Departments and thanked the Council for this recognition. 2009 GOLD SCREEN AWARD Communication Director Bennerotte advised that Edina had received the National Association of Government Communicators 2009 Gold Screen Award, first place in the news program category, and a third place in the shoestring budget category. Mayor Hovland presented the awards to Cable Coordinator Scott Denfeld and Show Producers Nathalie Gage and Steve Christiansen. *MINUTES — REGULAR MEETING OF MAY 5, 2009, AND WORK SESSION MEETING OF MAY 5, 2009, APPROVED Motion made by Member Swenson and seconded by Member Housh approving the minutes of the Regular Meeting of May 5, 2009, and Work Session of May 5, 2009. Motion carried on rollcall vote—five ayes. PUBLIC COMMENT Katie Campbell, 6700 Point Drive, addressed the Council to express her concern about the safety of chemical weed treatment at Lewis Park and recommended the use of"green" treatments. Page 1 Minutes/Edina City Council/May 19, 2009 *AWARD OF BID — CONTRACT NO. ENG 09-6, IMPROVEMENT NOS. BA-356, SS-444, STS- 356 & WM-486 Motion made by Member Swenson and seconded by Member Housh awarding the bid for Mirror Lakes neighborhood reconstruction Contract No. ENG 09-6; Improvement Nos. BA-356, SS-44, STS-351, WM-486 to the recommended low bidder, Valley Paving, Inc. at$676,537.72. Motion carried on rollcall vote —five ayes. *AWARD OF BID — CONTRACT NO. ENG 09-9, IMPROVEMENT NOS. BA-366, STS-365 & SS- 454 Motion made by Member Swenson and seconded by Member Housh awarding the bid for Wooddale Avenue road repair, Contract No. ENG 09-9, Improvement Nos. BA-366, STS- 365, SS-454 to the recommended low bidder, Northwest Asphalt, Inc. at$61,077.95. Motion carried on rollcall vote—five ayes. *AWARD OF BID — 2009 TREATMENT OF LAKES AND PONDS — PARK DEPARTMENT Motion made by Member Swenson and seconded by Member Housh awarding the bid for treatment of lakes and ponds to the recommended low bidder, Lake Restoration, Inc. at $18,696.07. Motion carried on rollcall vote—five ayes. RESOLUTION NO. 2009-51 ADOPTED ACCEPTING VARIOUS DONATIONS Mayor Hovland explained that in order to comply with State Statutes; all donations to the City must be adopted by Resolution and approved by four favorable votes of the Council accepting the donations. Member Swenson introduced and moved adoption of Resolution No. 2009-51 accepting various donations. Member Bennett seconded the motion. Rollcall: Ayes: Bennett, Brindle, Housh, Swenson, Hovland Motion carried. APPOINTMENTS TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS Mayor Hovland presented his appointment recommendations. Mayor Hovland made a motion, seconded by Member Swenson, to appoint Mary Kay McNee to the East Edina Housing Foundation to a term ending February 1, 2012. Ayes: Bennett, Brindle, Housh, Swenson, Hovland Motion carried. Mayor Hovland made a motion, seconded by Member Bennett, to appoint Michael Birdman and Fred Adiyia to the Edina Zoning Board of Appeals to terms ending February 1, 2012. Ayes: Bennett, Brindle, Housh, Swenson, Hovland Motion carried. Mayor Hovland made a motion, seconded by Member Housh, to appoint Peter Simpson to the Construction Board of Appeals to a term ending February 1, 2012. Ayes: Bennett, Brindle, Housh, Swenson, Hovland Motion carried. RESOLUTION NO. 2009-52 ADOPTED — REORDERING THE COUNCIL'S AGENDA Member Bennett expressed reservation about reordering the agenda, by moving Community Comment to follow Reports and Recommendations, based on the length of time residents might wait to speak. The Council discussed its desire to assure Community Comment was not used to address or reopen an agenda item. Member Housh introduced and moved adoption of Resolution No. 2009-52, revising the Edina City Council agenda order of business. Member Brindle seconded the motion. Ayes: Brindle, Housh, Swenson, Hovland Nays: Bennett Motion carried. Page 2 Minutes/Edina City Council/May 19, 2009 *RECYCLING CONTRACT WITH ALLIED WASTE Motion made by Member Swenson and seconded by Member Housh to approve the City of Edina residential curbside recycling collection contract with Allied Waste Services of North America, LLC, for three years, January 2010-December 2012 at $1,390,000. Motion carried on rollcall vote —five ayes. TOWN HALL MEETING JULY 28, 2009 The Council discussed possible locations and scheduling a fall meeting during off-election years. Council consensus was reached to cancel the July 28, 2009, town hall meeting and direct staff to set September 22, 2009, at Park Centrum from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. as the possible date. *TRAFFIC SAFETY STAFF REVIEW FOR MAY 6, 2009 Motion made by Member Swenson and seconded by Member Housh to accept the Traffic Safety Staff Review dated Wednesday, May 6, 2009. Motion carried on rollcall vote —five ayes. *CONFIRMATION OF CLAIMS PAID Motion made by Member Swenson and seconded by Member Housh approving payment of the following claims as shown in detail on the Check Register dated May 7, 2009, and consisting of 25 pages: General Fund $298,738.63; CDBG Fund $82,000.00; Communications Fund $3,986.03; Police Special Revenue $2,385.00; Working Capital Fund $48,238.07; Art Center Fund $3,222.94; Golf Dome Fund $1,953.96; Aquatic Center Fund $5,106.18; Golf Course Fund $18,261.78; Ice Arena Fund $1,214.38; Edinborough/Centennial Lakes Fund $15,410.07; Liquor, Fund $160,672.76; Utility Fund $35,374.05; Storm Sewer Fund $5,075.63; PSTF Agency Fund $8,048.38: TOTAL $689,687.86 and for approval of payment of claims dated May 14, 2009, and consisting of 32 pages: General Fund $148,222.27; Communications Fund $1,502.58; Police Special Revenue $420.98; Working Capital Fund $6,217.54; Art Center Fund $9,196.11; Golf Dome Fund $290.00; Aquatic Center Fund $5,551.93; Golf Course Fund $66,768.28; Ice Arena Fund $48,504.33; Edinborough/Centennial Lakes Fund $32,152.64; Liquor Fund $206,692.66; Utility Fund $376,156.85; Storm Sewer Fund $1,751.37; Recycling Fund $46,715.68; PSTF Agency Fund $6,598.81: TOTAL $956,742.03 and Credit Card Transactions dated March 26 — April 27, 2009: TOTAL $10,040.94. Motion carried on rollcall vote —five ayes. *RECEIVE PETITION — REQUEST FOR ALLEY IMPROVEMENT 310 & 312 GRIFFIT STREET Motion made by Member Swenson and seconded by Member Housh to receive a petition requesting alley improvement adjacent to 310 and 312 Griffit Street. Motion carried on rollcall vote —five ayes. There being no further business on the Council Agenda, Mayor Hovland declared the meeting adjourned at 7:50 p.m. Respectfully submitted, j& U I I I 'P I Ine eputy City Clerk Minutes approved by Edina City Council, June 2, 200 JanitisO. Hovland, Mayor Video Copy of the May 19, 2009, meeting available. Page 3