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2022.08.16 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: Aug. 12, 2022 City Council Meeting Agenda Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022 7 p.m. Community Center - Forest Room/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 regular work session on July 14, 2022. b. The City Council and Parks and Recreation Commission special joint work session on July 14, 2022. c. The City Council regular work session on July 19, 2022. d. The City Council regular meeting on July 19, 2022. e. The City Council special work session on July 20, 2022. f. The City Council special work session on July 21, 2022. g. The City Council special work session on July 26, 2022. h. The City Council regular work session on Aug. 4, 2022. 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 Adoption of a resolution accepting donations. 3.4 Adoption of a resolution ordering preparation of an assessment roll, declaring the amount to be assessed and setting a public hearing date of Oct. 18, 2022 for the 2022 delinquent accounts. 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 adoption of a resolution vacating an easement at 6000 Medicine Lake Rd. The property owner of 6000 Medicine Lake Rd. is preparing to sell the property and the title company is requiring the vacation of an easement. The easement to be vacated was platted in 1974; there are no utilities in the easement and the house was c onstructed over the easement. After the public hearing, recommend adoption of the resolution vacating this easement. 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 the first reading of an ordinance rezoning 5240 West Bdwy to TC-PD for 58-unit apartment building (5240 Apts). Crystal Housing Group is proposing to purchase the lots at 5232 – 56 West Bdwy, consolidate them into one lot and build a four-story, 58-unit apartment building on the site. The property is currently zoned Industrial and the applicant is applying to rezone it to Town Center – Planned Development as apartments are a permitted use in that district. The Planning Commission held a public hearing on the requested rezoning on Aug . 8 and recommended approval of the rezoning. Recommend approval of the first read ing of the ordinance rezoning 5240 West Bdwy to Town Center-Planned Development. 6.3 The Council will consider the first reading of an ordinance amending City Code Chapter V, Unified Development Code (UDC). The City Council reviewed proposed changes to the UDC at its July 19 work session. These changes were reviewed during the Planning Commission’s Aug. 8 public hearing on the matter. The Planning Commission recommended denial of the proposed changes, with the exception of the provision allowing vehicle sales at 6030, 6048 – 58 Lakeland Ave. N. Despite the Planning Commission’s recommendation, recommend approval of the first reading of the ordinance making all the changes as originally proposed. 6.4 The Council will consider the first reading of an ordinance amending City Code Chapter IV, Subsection 400.17 (numbering of buildings). Subection 400.17 of the City Code needs updating to clarify the requirements for property addresses being visible from both alley and street. Recommend approval of the first reading of the ordinance amending Subsection 400.17 of the City Code. 6.5 The Council will consider approval of the 2023 West Metro Fire-Rescue District budget. The Joint Powers Agreement for the West Metro Fire-Rescue District (WMFRD) requires the WMFRD Board to approve the budget no later than the July meeting and both cities to approve the budget by Aug. 31. Chief Larson presented the preliminary 2023 budget at a Page 3 of 3 May Council work session and the WMFRD Board approved it at the July 13 meeting. The 2023 budget includes an additional staff position with associated costs and benefits, the first lease payment on the four engines (discussed at several Council work sessions) and continues the contributions to the capital, insurance and compensated absences funds. The budget also includes a decrease in the contribution to the special revenue pension fund. Recommend approval of the 2023 WMFRD budget as presented. 6.6 The Council will consider approval of an interim ordinance authorizing a study and imposing a moratorium on the sale of cannabis products and a resolution authorizing summary publication of the interim ordinance. At its July 19 work session, the Council discussed the recent law legalizing the sale of certain edible cannabis products. The Council discussed adopting an interim ordinance establishing a moratorium on the sale of cannabis products to allow staff to the study the issues related to the city’s regulatory authority of these products. City Attorney Gilchrist drafted the interim ordinance and resolution authorizing summary publication of the interim ordinance. Recommend adoption of the interim ordinance and the resolution authorizing summary publication of the interim ordinance. 7. Announcements a. The City Council will hold a work session on Thursday, Aug. 18 at 6:30 p.m. at the Crystal Community Center, 4800 Douglas Dr. N., and via Zoom. b. Crystal Suite Living, 3501 Douglas Dr. N., will have a public open house on Wednesday, Aug. 31 from 1-4 p.m. c. City offices are closed Monday, Sept. 5 in observance of the Labor Day holiday. d. The next City Council meeting is Tuesday, Sept. 6 at 7 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall and via Zoom. e. 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. Remember the meeting is in the Forest Room at the Community Center .