2015.02.03 Council Meeting Agenda
City Council Meeting Agenda
February 3, 2015
7:00 P.M.
Council Chambers
THE CITY MANAGER’S COMMENTS ARE BOLDED.
1. CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL, AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
The Council will consider approval of the agenda.*
3. COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
The Council will consider the minutes from the following meetings in a single motion:
a. The Regular City Council Meeting from January 20, 2015; and
b. Two Council Work Sessions from January 20, 2015.
4. CONSENT AGENDA
The Council will consider the following items, which are routine and non-controversial in
nature, in a single motion:
4.1 Approval of the list of license applications submitted by the City Clerk to the City
Council, a list that is on file in the office of the City Clerk;
4.2 Approval of disbursements over $25,000 submitted by the Finance Director to the
City Council, a list that is on file in the office of the Finance Director;
4.3 Approval of a resolution accepting the following donations:
a. $142.00 from Almsted’s donation box for the K9 Unit
b. $200.00 from Northern Lights Collectors’ Club for the K9 Unit
c. $500.00 from Paster Properties for the 2014 city employee holiday party
4.4 Approval of the appointment of Olga Parsons as Crystal’s alternate to the Blue Line
Corridor Management Committee;
4.5 Appointment of City Forester James Burks as the assistant weed inspector for the
City of Crystal; and
4.6 Acceptance of resignations from the following Human Rights Commissioners:
a. Ambreasha Frazier
b. Anjie Flowers
c. Chanida Potter
d. Crystal Johnson
4141 Douglas Drive North • Crystal, Minnesota 55422-1696
Tel: (763) 531-1000 • Fax: (763) 531-1188 • www.crystalmn.gov
Crystal City Council Meeting Agenda
February 3, 2015
5. PUBLIC HEARING
5.1 The Mayor will open a public hearing to receive comment and consider a new off-
sale liquor license for Advancer Mercantile, LLC d/b/a Liquor Barrel Wine and
Spirits located at 5628 West Broadway.
The liquor store at 5628 West Broadway is changing ownership and the City
Code requires a new license, including a public hearing on the license.
Recommend approval of the on-sale liquor license for 5628 West Broadway.
6. OPEN FORUM
(Open forum is an opportunity for persons in attendance to address the Council regarding
items of concern. Each person will be allowed three minutes to speak and no items may be
addressed for more than ten minutes. No Council action may be taken on any items brought
before the Council on Open Forum. The Council may place items brought before it on Open
Forum in agendas for subsequent Council meetings and staff reports may be required.)
7. REGULAR AGENDA
7.1 The Council will consider a resolution approving plans and specifications and
ordering advertisement for bids for Phase 14 North Lions Park Project #2014-14.
This year’s street reconstruction project, Phase 14, is the North Lions Park
neighborhood. A neighborhood open house for the project was held on
January 15. In order to keep the project on schedule, recommend approval
of the resolution approving the plans and bids and ordering advertising for
bids for this project.
8. NEW COUNCIL BUSINESS
9. INFORMATION AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
a. The Council will hold a work session at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 12, in
Conference Room A at City Hall.
b. City Offices will be closed on Monday, February 16 for the Presidents’ Day holiday.
c. Citizen Input Time begins at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 17 in Conference Room
A at City Hall.
d. The next City Council Meeting begins at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 17, in the
Council Chambers at City Hall.
e. The Crystal Business Association meets at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, February 18, at
Crystal City Hall in the Community Room.
10. ADJOURNMENT
Crystal City Council Meeting Agenda
February 3, 2015
11. MEETING SCHEDULE ON FEBRUARY 3, 2015
Time Type of Meeting Location
6:15 p.m.
1st City Council Work Session to discuss:
• Update on Blue Line Extension LRT
engineering work and schedule –
Dan Soler, Project Director, Blue Line
Extension*
• Introduction to the Bottineau
Community Works effort – Mike Opat,
Hennepin County Commissioner*
Conference Room A
7:00 p.m. Regular City Council Meeting Council Chambers
Immediately
following the
Regular Council
Meeting
EDA Regular Meeting Council Chambers
Immediately
following the EDA
Regular Meeting
2nd City Council W ork Session to discuss:
• Amending Section 1175 (secondhand
goods dealer licenses)
• City Council chambers security and
disruptive meetings
• Advisory commission applicant
recruitment and interview process
• Continue discussion of Council goals
Conference Room A
* Denotes no supporting information included in the packet.
Have a great weekend; see you at Tuesday’s meeting.