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2023.04.04 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: March 31, 2023 City Council Meeting Agenda Tuesday, April 4, 2023 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. Proclamation 3.1 Mayor Adams will proclaim May 21 – 27, 2023 as Public Works Week in the City of Crystal. 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 minutes from the following meetings: a. The City Council regular work session on March 21, 2023. b. The City Council regular meeting on March 21, 2023. 4.2 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. 4.3 Adoption of a resolution accepting a donation. 4.4 Adoption of a resolution canceling a special assessment for a Metropolitan Airports Commission property. 4.5 Adoption of a resolution authorizing the Municipal State Aid Funding Advance Request. 5. 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 10 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 6. Public Hearing 6.1 The Mayor will open a public hearing to receive comment, and the Council will consider approval of a new on-sale wine and beer license for Family Café and Diner, LLC d/b/a Family Café and Diner located at 6236 56th Ave. N. Pedro V. Torres, owner of Family Café and Diner, LLC d/b/a Family Café and Diner, is requesting new on-sale wine, beer, and Sunday liquor licenses for 6236 56th Ave. N. All the required paperwork is in order and the background check has been completed. After taking public comment, staff recommends approval of the new liquor licenses. 7. Regular Agenda 7.1 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. 7.2 The Council will consider civil penalties for violation of tobacco license regulations by Abi Saab and Sons for Liquor, LLC d/b/a Crystal Wine and Spirits located at 4920 West Broadway. During routine tobacco license compliance checks last September, an employee at Crystal Wine and Spirits sold tobacco to a minor. The employee did not appear in court and is still subject to the individual penalty. Typically, the city waits to consider a civil penalty on the licensee following the individual phase. However, the City Council may consider civil penalties for the licensee any time following a violation. In this case, staff recommends proceeding with the licensee’s civil penalty consideration instead of waiting for the individual employee’s case to conclude due to the uncertainty of when that may occur. This is a first tobacco violation for Crystal Wine and Spirits, and according to the City Code, the City Council may impose civil penalties of up to a $750 fine and a one-day license suspension. Prior to acting on the civil penalties, the City Council should hear any comments from the representative(s) of Crystal Wine and Spirits, including whether the licensee admits to the violation. 7.3 The Council will consider a resolution authorizing the purchase of Public Works Security Cameras – Capital Replacement. The city is seeking to transition all the security cameras at the Public Works facility over to the Verkada cloud-hosted system that we previously did for the recreation and utility location cameras. Because this is a single-source item, the city did not obtain additional quotes. We have been pleased with the product so far. It should be noted that the City of Robbinsdale, the West Metro Fire-Rescue District, and the Joint Water Consortium also have recently selected the Verkada system. The city budgeted $50,000 in the IT Fund for this security work in 2023 as part of the long-term plan, so this purchase will be $7,110 under budget. Staff recommends adoption of the resolution approving the purchase of the Verkada IP Security Cameras for Public Works. Page 3 of 3 7.4 The Council will consider a resolution authorizing the purchase of a tractor backhoe. The city’s current tractor backhoe, which is a 2003 model, is used widely year-round in various applications. Based on the Vehicle Condition Index rating, the backhoe should be replaced immediately. The city budgeted $250,000 for a replacement in 2023, and the state contract price for a replacement unit is $37,343.32 under budget. The current lead time for order fulfillment is six months to a year. Staff recommends adoption of the resolution approving the purchase of the tractor backhoe from Ziegler Cat in the amount of $212,656.68. 7.5 The Council will consider a resolution authorizing the professional services agreement for the 2024 Utility Reconstruction Project. Staff has received a proposal from SEH for professional services associated with the 2024 Utility Reconstruction project including everything from surveying and design through bidding and construction services, which will include a field project representative on-site during the entire project. The proposal has a not-to-exceed cost of $386,839. Due to this being a joint project with New Hope, staff is still working out the cost-sharing agreement for these services and will present that to the council at later date. Staff recommends adoption of the resolution authorizing the agreement for professional services with SEH, Inc. for the 2024 Utility Reconstruction project. 8. Announcements a. City Council vacancy interviews will be held during the work session following tonight’s regular meeting. b. The next City Council meeting is Tuesday, April 18 at 7 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall and via Zoom. c. Metropolitan Airports Commission will hold a series of meetings at the Crystal Community Center on Wednesday, April 19 regarding a proposed Crystal Airport Zoning Ordinance. There will be an open house from 4:30-5:30 p.m., a presentation from 5:30-6 p.m. and a public hearing starting at 6 p.m. 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. 9. Adjournment Have a great weekend. See you at Tuesday’s meeting.