2013.09.03 Work Session PacketCRYSTAL CITY COUNCIL
COUNCIL WORK SESSION AGENDA
Tuesday, September 3, 2013
To immediately follow the Regular City Council Meeting
Conference Room A
Pursuant to due call and notice given in the manner prescribed by Section 3.01 of the
City Charter, the work session of the Crystal City Council was held at ______ p.m. on
Tuesday, September 3, 2013 in Conference Room A located at 4141 Douglas Drive,
Crystal, Minnesota.
I. Attendance
Council members Staff
____ Deshler ____ Norris
____ Hoffmann ____ Therres
____ Libby ____ Norton
____ Peak ____ Revering
____ Selton ____ Mathisen
____ Adams ____ Serres
____ Budziszewski
II. Agenda
The purpose of the work session is to discuss the following agenda items:
· Future solar projects
· Ordinance amending City Code regarding e-cigarettes
III. Adjournment
The work session adjourned at ______ p.m.
Memorandum
DATE: August 21, 2013
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Anne Norris, City Manager
SUBJECT: Solar Projects at City Hall and Crystal Pool Buildings
Earlier this year the City Council approved a project with All Energy Solar and Newport
Partners to install solar panels on the Community Center roof. The panels were
installed on the Community Center and were operational by late July. The city received
a grant for this project from Xcel Energy which was approved late in 2012 but funds
were not available until 2013. At the same time the Community Center project grant
application was submitted, applications for the City Hall and Crystal pool building wer e
also submitted.
Both these projects were approved for funding from the MN Bonus and Solar*Rewards
program. However, these projects will require a 10% downpayment, approximately
$33,360 per project (approximately $67,000 total), and would need to be completed
before December 15, 2013. At this point, there are no funds budgeted for this project.
Another complication for this project is the partial reroofing planned for part of the City
Hall roof. The reroofing project will likely not be finished until mid -November. The pool
building is scheduled to be reroofed in 2017, so All Energy Solar and staff would have
to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of installing solar panels, knowing they would
temporarily be removed in three years for the reroofing project.
Representatives of All Energy Solar will be at the September 3 Council work session for
discussion of interest in proceeding with these projects.
Memorandum
DATE: August 28, 2013
TO: Mayor and City Council
Anne Norris, City Manager
CC: City Attorney Mike Norton
FROM: Chrissy Serres, City Clerk
SUBJECT: Ordinance Amending Section 1137 of the City Code Regarding Tobacco
and Related Products
Electronic cigarettes are becoming increasingly popular as an alternative to traditional
tobacco cigarettes. E-cigarettes are battery-operated products that vaporize liquid
nicotine into a fine mist that is inhaled. When the user draws in, a small heating element
is activated and produces a vapor that looks like smoke. These devices and other
nicotine delivery products require a tobacco license and may be sold only to persons 18
years of age or older.
Attached is a draft ordinance amending Section 1137 of the City Code to incorporate
language related to e-cigarettes and nicotine delivery products.
City Attorney Mike Norton and I will be at the September 3 work session to answer
questions on the proposed ordinance.
430221v1 MTN CR205-30
ORDINANCE NO. 2013-
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO CHAPTER XIBUSINESS AND TRADE
REGULATIONS:
REVISING SECTION 1137 RELATING TO TOBACCO
The City of Crystal Does Ordain:
Section 1. Section 1137 - Tobacco of the Crystal City Code is amended by revising
Section 1137.01 as follows:
1137.01. Definition . “Tobacco” means cigarettes; e-cigarettes and similar
products or any part of such products containing and/or delivering nicotine or
lobelia intended for human consumption; cigars; cheroots; stogies, perique;
granulated, plug cut, crimp cut, ready rubbed, and other smoking tobacco; snuff,
snuff flour; cavendish; plug and twist tobacco; fine cut and other chewing
tobaccos; shorts; refuse scraps, clippings, cuttings and sweepings of tobacco and
other kinds and forms of tobacco, prepared in such manner as to be suitable for
chewing or smoking in a pipe or other tobacco-related devices. means any
substance or product containing tobacco leaf, including, but not limited to, cigars,
cigarettes, snuff, chewing tobacco, dipping tobacco or cigarette paper or
wrappers.
Sec. 2. This ordinance is effective in accordance with Crystal City code, subsection
110.11.
Jim Adams, Mayor
ATTEST:
Christina Serres, City Clerk
430221v1 MTN CR205-30
First Reading: , 2013
Second Reading: , 2013
Summary Publication:_____________,2013
Effective Date:____________, 2013