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2010.04.06 Council Meeting Packet CITY OF CRYSTAL City Council / EDA Meeting Packet Tuesday, April 6, 2010 MEETING SCHEDULE Time Type of Meeting Place 6:15 – 6:55 p.m. Economic Development Authority (EDA) Meeting Council Chambers 6:30 – 6:55 Reception for Police Officers Rick Zimmerman and Matt Marson Conference Room A 7:00 p.m. Regular City Council Meeting & Board of Appeal & Equalization Council Chambers THE CITY MANAGER’S COMMENTS ARE BOLDED. Regular City Council Meeting Board of Appeal & Equalization Meeting Preliminary Agenda April 6, 2010 7:00 P.M. Council Chambers I. CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL, AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE II. SPECIAL GUEST APPEARANCE The Council will receive a presentation from Congressman Keith Ellison regarding federal legislative updates. III. PRESENTATION OF AWARDS The Mayor and Chief of Police will present awards to: a. Officer Richard Zimmerman - 2009 Police Officer of the Year Award b. Officer Matthew Marson - Medal of Valor Award IV. BOARD OF APPEAL AND EQUALIZATION MEETING WITH PUBLIC HEARING Mayor Bowman will recess the Regular City Council Meeting to convene as the Board of Appeal and Equalization: a. Receive presentation regarding the 2010 Assessment from Hennepin County Assessing Division; b. Open the public hearing to take comments from property owners (names and addresses must be stated) c. Close the public hearing and take action on 2010 Assessment Roll d. Adjourn the Board of Appeal and Equalization Meeting and reconvene the Regular City Council Meeting. Hennepin County Assessing staff will be at the hearing to provide information and respond to any questions. Residents may appeal the estimated market value or classification of their property. The Council may direct the county assessors to prepare a report of the appealed properties for final review on April 20, or may take final action on the taxes or classifications and assessment roll on April 6. V. COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES The Council will consider the minutes from the following meetings, in a single motion: a. The Regular City Council Meeting from March 16, 2010; b. The Council Work Session from March 16, 2010; and c. The Council Work Session from March 23, 2010. Crystal City Council Meeting Agenda April 6, 2010 Page 2 of 4 VI. CONSENT AGENDA The Council will consider the following items, which are routine and non-controversial in nature, in a single motion: 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; 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; and 3. Acceptance of Bruce Anderson’s resignation from the Environmental Quality Commission. VII. PUBLIC HEARING 1. The Mayor will open a public hearing to receive public comment and Council consideration of a resolution ordering Project No. 2009-33 relating to County Road 81 Local Streets Reconstruction. As part of the County Road 81/Bottineau Boulevard reconstruction project, the local streets immediately adjacent to County Road 81 will be rebuilt. Consistent with other local street reconstruction projects, these properties will be assessed for a portion of the costs. The project open house was held on March 25; approximately 12 property owners attended. In order to keep the project on schedule, recommend approval of the resolution ordering this project. VIII. OPEN FORUM (Open forum is a time set aside for individuals to address the Council on items not on the regular agenda. Each person is allowed three minutes to speak and no item may be addressed more than 10 minutes. No Council action may be taken during open forum. The Council may place items brought before it during open forum on future meeting agendas and staff reports may be required.) IX. REGULAR AGENDA 1. The Council will consider rescinding Resolution 2010 -18 and adopting a resolution stating support of the Crystal Little League Association’s grant application to the Hennepin Youth Sports Program. Earlier this year the Council approved a resolution supporting the Crystal Little League Association’s application to the Hennepin Youth Sports Program. Due to changes in the project costs and application, the Association is requesting the Council to rescind its original resolution of support and adopt a new resolution of support. Recommend approval of the updated resolution. Crystal City Council Meeting Agenda April 6, 2010 Page 3 of 4 REGULAR AGENDA CONTINUED 2. The Council will consider civil penalties for the violation of ordinances and laws relating to the illegal sale of tobacco to an underage person by Hometown Market located at 4711 – 36th Ave N. An employee of Hometown Market illegally sold tobacco to a minor on Tuesday, November 17, 2009. This violation is deemed a first violation according to City Code. Consistent with the Council’s policy and practice, recommend civil penalties of a $500 fine and a 10-day license suspension. 3. The Council will consider the Second Reading of an ordinance relating to Council salaries; amending Section 211 of City Code. Mayor and Council salaries are set through 2010. Any adjustments to these salaries must be done by ordinance and must be prior to a municipal election. The ordinance establishes salaries for 2011 and 2012. The salaries in 2011 remain as they were in 2009 and 2010 and in 2012 are scheduled to increase by 3%. The Council approved the first reading of this ordinance at its March 16 meeting. Recommend approval of the second reading of the ordinance. 4. The Council will consider a resolution establishing dates and offices for the 2010 Municipal Election. In order to prepare for this year’s elections (Primary- August 10 and General - November 2), the City must, by resolution, declare the election dates and the municipal offices up for election. The municipal offices up for election this year are councilmember – Section II, councilmember – Ward 1, and councilmember – Ward 2. Upon adoption of the resolution, the city clerk will prepare the filing notice for publication in the SunPost. Filings will open on May 18 and close on June 1. Recommend approval of the resolution. X. INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION a. The City Council will conduct a work session on Thursday, April 8 at 7:00 p.m. to discuss the General Fund Budgets for 2010 and 2011. b. Citizen Input Time will be held from 6 :00 – 6:30 on Tuesday, April 20. c. The next City Council Meeting will be at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 20 at City Hall in the Council Chambers. XI. ADJOURNMENT Crystal City Council Meeting Agenda April 6, 2010 Page 4 of 4 XII. MEETING SCHEDULE ON APRIL 6, 2010 Time Type of Meeting Place 6:15 – 6:55 p.m. Economic Development Authority (EDA) Meeting Council Chambers 6:30 – 6:55 Reception for Police Officers Rick Zimmerman and Matt Marson Conference Room A 7:00 p.m. Regular City Council Meeting & Board of Appeal & Equalization Council Chambers Have a great weekend; see you Tuesday night!