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2021.12.07 Council Meeting AgendaPage 1 of 3 4141 Douglas Drive North • Crystal, Minnesota 55422-1696 Tel: (763) 531-1000 • Fax: (763) 531-1188 • www.crystalmn.gov Posted: Dec. 3, 2021 City Council Meeting Agenda Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021 7 p.m. Council Chambers/Zoom Meeting 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. Consent Agenda The Council will consider the following items, which are routine and non-controversial in nature, in a single motion: 3.1 Approval of the minutes from the following meetings: a. The City Council work session on Nov. 16, 2021. b. The City Council meeting on Nov. 16, 2021. c. The City Council work session on Nov. 18, 2021. 3.2 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. 3.3 Approval of a resolution accepting a donation. 3.4 Acceptance of the resignation of Craig Gottschalk from the Blue Line Extension Citizen Advisory Committee. 3.5 Approval of a resolution designating 2022 polling places. 3.6 Approval of the summary of the Dec. 2, 2021 closed City Council work session. 4. Open Forum (The City Council appreciates hearing from citizens about items of concern and desires to set aside time during each meeting for Open Forum. To provide ample opportunity for all, speaking time is limited to three minutes and topic discussion is limited to ten minutes. The Mayor may, as presiding officer, extend the total time allowed for a topic. By rule, no action may be taken on any item brought before the Council during Open Forum. The Council may place items discussed during Open Forum onto subsequent council meeting agendas). Page 2 of 3 5. Public Hearing 5.1 The Mayor will open a public hearing to receive comment, and the Council will consider a resolution approving the 2022 budget, 2022 property tax levy and 2022 Economic Development Authority property tax levy. The City Council has had several work sessions on the 2022 budget and there are no changes from the preliminary budget and levies the City Council approved in September. Finance Director Jean McGann will provide a brief overview of the budget and how market values impact property taxes. After the Council takes public comment, recommend adoption of the resolution approving the 2022 budget, 2022 property tax levy and 2022 Economic Development Authority property tax levy. 6. Regular Agenda 6.1 The Council will consider approval of disbursements over $25,000 submitted by the finance department to the City Council, a list that is on file in the office of the finance department. Recommend approval of disbursements over $25,000. 6.2 The Council will consider a resolution awarding the contract for the police building audio- visual equipment. Three bids were received on Nov. 23 for the audio-visual needs for the new police department project. The budget for this portion of the project is $250,000 and the lowest responsible bid came in at $239,800. Recommend approval of the resolution awarding the contract for the new police department audio-visual needs to Video Services, Inc. 6.3 The Council will consider the following resolutions related to the Gaulke Pond storm water project. a. Awarding the contract for construction of the Gaulke Pond storm water project. b. Authorizing the contract for the fiber optic installation to the Gaulke Pond storm water lift station. Bids for the Gaulke Pond storm water project were opened on Dec. 1 and five bids were received. Recommend approval of both the resolution awarding the contract for construction of the Gaulke Pond storm water project to Peterson Companies and the resolution authorizing the contract for installing fiber optic to the Gaulke Pond storm water lift station. 6.4 The Council will consider a resolution authorizing the cooperative and subgrant agreement for the soluble reactive phosphorus channel extension project with the Shingle Creek Watershed Management Commission. Some years ago, a weir was installed by Crystal on behalf of the Shingle Creek Watershed at MAC Park to minimize the amount of phosphorous going into Twin Lake. Work is needed on this project and a cooperative and subgrant agreement with the watershed is needed. Recommend approval of the resolution authorizing execution of the cooperative and subgrant agreement. Page 3 of 3 6.5 The Council will consider a resolution awarding the contract for lawn mowing services. Recommend approval of the resolution awarding the contract for lawn mowing services to the current contractor, Whipper Snapper Lawn Service. 6.6 The Council will consider a resolution authorizing the purchase of a replacement sidewalk snow removal machine. The Fleet Fund includes funds for replacement of one of the sidewalk snow removal machines. Recommend approval of the resolution authorizing this purchase . 7. Announcements a. The next City Council meeting is Tuesday, Dec. 21 at 7 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall and via Zoom. b. City offices will be closed Friday, Dec. 24 in observance of the Christmas Day holiday. c. City offices will be closed Friday, Dec. 31 in observance of the New Year’s Day holiday. d. City Council meetings and work sessions are open to the public. Current and previous meetings are available for viewing and listening at www.crystalmn.gov. 8. Adjournment Have a great weekend; see you at Tuesday’s meeting.