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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC September 5, 2006 o 1685 CROSSTOWN BOULEVARD N.W. . ANDOVER. MINNESOTA 55304 . (763) 755-5100 FAX (763) 755-8923 . WWW.CI.ANDOVER.MN.US Regular City Council Meeting - Tuesday, September 5, 2006 Call to Order-7:00 p.m. Pledge of Allegiance Resident Forum Proclamation - Constitution Week - September 17 - 23, 2006 Agenda Approval 1. Approval of Minutes (8/15/06 Regular; 8/22/06 Workshop) o Consent Items 2. Approve Payment of Claims - Finance 3. Declare Cost/Order Assessment Roll/05-39/Andover Station North Block 3 Improvements - Engineering 4. Approve Quit Claim Deeds/05-l1/Tulip Street NW - Engineering 5. Approve Quotes/04-55/Public Works Site Expansion Phase II - Engineering 6. Declare Costs/Order Assessment Roll/05-58/3532 - 135th Avenue NWIWM - Engineering 7, Approve Final Plat/Parkside at Andover Station 2nd Addition - Planning 8. Approve Lawful Gambling Exempt PermitlDucks Unlimited - Clerk 9. Approve Lawful Gambling Exempt Permit! Andover Wrestling Club - Clerk 10. Approve Amendment to City Code (Title 3), Section 3-lB-12/Liquor License Conditions - Administration 11. Approve Appointment Secretary A - Administration 12. Approve Quote/Authorize Expenditures for Lift Station #1 - Finance/Public Works 13. Approve Contribution to Anoka County Sesquicentennial - Administration 14. Approve Policy for Naming and Renaming of Parks, Park Facilities and Trails - Administration Discussion Items 15, Public Hearing/Ordinance AmendmentlDeer Hunting Regulations - Planning 16. Consider November Ballot Question - Open Space Referendum ~ Administration 17. Consider Lot Split/1947 - 161 sl Avenue NW -Planning 18. Consider Conditional Use PermitlUsed Automobile Sales/16l9l Round Lake Blvd, - Planning 19, Consider Business LicenselUsed Automobile Sales/16l9l Round Lake Blvd, - Planning 20. Adopt 2007 Preliminary Tax Levy - Finance/Administration 21. Adopt 2007 Debt Service Levy Changes - Finance/Administration 22. Community Center Advisory Commission Appointment - Administration Staff Items 23. Set Truth In Taxation Hearing Date - Finance/Administration 24. Schedule September Council Workshop - Administration 25. Schedule EDA Meeting - Administration 26. Administrator's Report - Administration Mayor/Council Input Adjournment o o o o CA~ Cuv UJl \ +!oJ q-l q- 01.0 REGULAR ANDOVER CITY COUNCIL MEETING - SEPTEMBER 5, 2006 MINUTES The Regular Bi-Monthly Meeting of the Andover City Council was called to order by Mayor Mike Gamache, September 5, 2006, 7:01 p,m., at the Andover City Hall, 1685 Crosstown Boulevard NW, Andover, Minnesota. Councilmembers present: Councilmember absent: Also present: Don Jacobson, Mike Knight, Ken Orttel, Julie Trude None City Attorney, William Hawkins City Engineer, Dave Berkowitz City Administrator, Jim Dickinson City Planner, Courtney Bednarz Others PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE RESIDENT FORUM Todd Ganz. Merit Development - Stated he was at the meeting to show the Council a colored sketch with pictures of Oak Villas of Andover, He stated he made some minor changes of the sketch plan per their previous discussion, Councilmember Trude asked if the PUD is 40% more homes, Mr, Gans stated it is, Councilmember Trude asked if there is the extra road going out onto Gladiola She asked if the cul- de-sac is more than 500 feet offEidelweiss, Mr. Ganz indicated it is. Councilmember Trude asked if the Council decides to give the variance for the cul-de-sac, would this give him another home and more treeS saved, Mr, Ganz stated they would get one more home, If the variance was allowed where the street ran, they would be losing a triple to quadruple row of existing pine trees that are 40 feet tall. Councilmember Trude stated that would be her preference between the two, She stated she would not run the road out to Gladiola, Mr. Ganz indicated the turn lane and path coming off the cul-de-sac and sidewalk has been drawn in, There is also room to run the sanitary sewer and water will be run down to Edelweiss with a fire hydrant for a future extension. Councilmember Trude asked if the lots are 50 by 100 feet. Mr, Ganz stated they are deeper than that. o o o Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes - September 5, 2006 Page 2 Most are 140 to 175 feet deep, He stated a concern at the last meeting was the buffer between the existing homes on Edelweiss, There are really no trees being removed by laying the home off the cul-de-sac so the buffer that is there would remain, Councilmember Knight asked in the R-4 plan if all the lots meet the ordinance, Mr. Ganz stated they do and there are no variances, Mr, Ganz showed photos of the types of homes they intend to build, Mr, Frank Kellogg, 15120 Zilla Street NW - Indicated that he and Mr. Tony Howard were at the meeting regarding an article in the Star Tribune regarding the Hockey Association. He stated he could understand baseball's concerns however he wanted to bring to the attention of the residents of Andover, the issues regarding hockey in Minnesota and the United States. Mr, Kellogg stated with the integrity being brought into question, he wanted to point out a couple of things. He stated the reason hockey is considered an elitist sport is because they have to payout an exorbitant amount of money per hour for ice time. He wondered what would happen if they went to organizations and asked for the amounts other associations ask for. In Andover there is about a million dollar swing between what hockey does versus the other infrastructure field sports do in terms of costs associated, Mr, Kellogg stated he applauded Mr, Howard for going out to try to look for additional income in order to support hockey. The real key to getting kids to participate is on the front end, With the dollars associated with the win of charitable gambling money for hockey, they coule!. have all 200 of the mites skate for free this year and next year it could be more, The purpose is to bring down membership costs, The intent was not to come out and target other sport associations, Mr. Kellogg stated all he was looking for was parity, $125,000-$150,000 in the swing fiscally is only a small portion as they begin to look at the article and read the true spread as how it stands today. It concerns him that people like Mr, Howard or others are brought back onto the table relative to integrity and in reality they are doing their jobs as board members to lower costs, Mr, Kellogg reminded the Council that hockey is doing their part in the community, He thought this was a good thing because if they can get their youth supported at a younger age, there will be more kids playing and it will be more affordable from the start, He stated this is a good thing and he applauded anyone trying to reduce the costs of the membership participation coupled with the taxpayers' subsidy, Mr, Robert Iverson.. 13551 Edelweiss Street NW - wanted to comment on the plans Mr. Ganz brought forward to the Council. He understood Mr, Ganz's logic that he wants to present the plans to the Council and public at the same time but he was not sure that the public that is interested in that issue are present. He was pleased there is another step in the process but it leaves the impression that Mr, Ganz was trying to slip something by on the neighborhood again without their input. In the future he hoped Mr, Ganz would let them know what the plans are so that he can get neighborhood o Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes - September 5, 2006 Page 3 input, PROCLAMATION - CONSTITUTION WEEK - SEPTEMBER 17-23, 2006 Mayor Gamache read the Proclamation proclaiming September 17-23,2006, Constitution Week, AGENDA APPROVAL Add to the Consent Agenda Item 14a, (Award Bids - Surplus Equipment). Remove from Consent Items for discussion Items 14, (Approve Policy for Naming and Renaming of Parks, Park Facilities and Trails); and Item 10, (Approve Amendment to City Code (Title 3), Section 3-lB-12/Liquor License Conditions), Motion by Trude, Seconded by Jacobson, to approve the Agenda as amended above. Motion carried unanimously. o APPROVAL OF MINUTES August 15, 2006, Regular Meeting: Correct as written, August 22, 2006, Workshop Meeting: Correct as amended, Councilmember Trude stated on page two of the workshop minutes there is a statement with five years and it needs to be prefaced with "more than five years", lbis had to do with the time period over which assessments would be paid off, Motion by Jacobson, Seconded by Trude, approval of the Minutes as indicated above, Motion carried unanimously, CONSENT ITEMS Item 2 Item 3 Item 4 Item S 0 Item 6 Item 7 Item 8 Approval of Claims Declare Cost/Order Assessment RollJOS-39/Andover Station North Block 3 Improvements (See Resolution Rl02-06) Approve Quit Claim Deeds/OS-11/Tulip Street NW Approve Quotes/04-SS/Public Works Site Expansion Phase II Declare Costs/Order Assessment Roll/OS-S8/3S32 - 13Sth Avenue NWIWM (See Resolution R103-06) Approve Final PlatlParkside at Andover Station 2nd Addition (See Resolution R1 04- 06) Approve Lawful Gambling Exempt PermitlDucks Unlimited o o o Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes - September 5, 2006 Page 4 Item 9 Item 11 Item 12 Item 13 Item 14a Approve Lawful Gambling Exempt Permit! Andover Wrestling Club Approve Appointment Secretary A Approve Quote/Authorize Expenditures for Lift Station # 1 Approve Contribution to Anoka County Sesquicentennial (Res, R105-06) Award Bids - Surplus Equipment Motion by Jacobson, Seconded by Knight, approval of the Consent Agenda as read, Motion carried 4 ayes, 1 present (Jacobson). Councilmember Jacobson stated he wants to change his vote to present because he has a conflict of interest with Item 4, PUBLIC HEARING/ORDINANCE AMENDMENT/DEER HUNTING REGULATIONS City Administrator Dickinson explained the City Council is considering adopting a change to the Firearm/Bow Discharge Map, which illustrates where hunting and shooting activities may take place in the City, Several property owners in the Prohibited Zone have requested that their land be placed in Restricted Zone 2, which would allow them to hunt deer with bows & arrows on their property, Mr, Dickinson reviewed the information with the Council. Councilmember Trude asked for clarification on how this item was brought to the Council. Mr. Dickinson explained, Commissioner Knight asked how many of the parcels would be 2,5 acres or greater. Mr, Dickinson stated at minimum they are 2.5 acres but some could be larger, Mr, Bednarz showed the corrected shaded area proposed for bow hunting, Councilmember Trude asked if this was an error in publication or notification. Mr, Dickinson stated they need to only consider the area east of Prairie Road, Motion by Councilmember Jacobson, Seconded by Councilmember Knight, to open the public hearing at 7:34 p,m, Motion carried unanimously, Mr. John Beam, 121 Andover Boulevard, asked if this would permit only the landowner to hunt on their property, Councilmember Orttel indicated that is correct. Mr, Beam asked how the permission aspect happens, Councilmember Trude stated it would need to be written permission of surrounding neighbors. She stated they have to look at their ordinance, The other Councilmembers indicated there is no ordinance pertaining to this. Mr, Dickinson stated he would enhance bullet item two indicating they would have to get written permission of all adjacent property owners, o Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes - September 5, 2006 Page 5 Mr, Beam asked if this meant that no people other than the property owners could hunt. Did this mean relatives of the property owner could not hunt on the owner's land, He wondered where the line is. Councilmember Trude stated their existing ordinance refers to immediate family but that is in regard to farms, Councilmember Orttel indicated on large parcels, it could only be immediate family, Councilmember Jacobson referred to Chapter 4 of the ordinance regarding weapons. City Attorney Hawkins stated the ordinance does not state anything regarding immediate family, If they want to limit it to only family members it should be included. Councilmember Orttel thought their intent would be to only allow immediate family and relative's authorization to hunt, Mr, Beam assumed the hunter would need a license and he wondered if there was any concern about bonding for reparations in case of damage to adjacent properties. Councilmember Orttel thought it was standard property law that if there was damage, they would need to pay to repair it. Councilmember Trude stated there is no City license discussed so State Law allows anyone over a certain age to go without any training to get this license and the time period is several months. Councilmember Orttel stated they have to follow the State Law, o Mr, Beam stated there is also a standard hunting procedure that a wounded animal may be followed by the hunter. He wondered if that will prevail here. Councilmember Knight indicated that is State Law, Mr, Beam saw some real concerns in terms of hunting an animal that may be injured and may barge onto someone else's property where there may be young children, He thought this Was a real liability and should be looked at. Mr, Dickinson stated regarding the notifications, the mailings and advertisement did go out appropriately, Ms, Arlene Elin, 137 Andover Boulevard, stated her parcel is 3.5 acres and she is not interested in having any bow hunting on any of the properties. She stated Mr. Beam's property and hers have the bulk of the forests and she enjoys seeing the deer on her property, She is not at all for this and thought there was a huge safety issue with this, She stated an injured deer hit by a bow is going to go where they know they are safe which the woods are. She stated she is totally opposed to this. She thought if they wanted to present a proposal for thinning a heard of deer they should do that but this is a proposal to change the zoning to allow hunting, They are two different issues, There have been no studies from the DNR to say how many deer are in the area and is the concern wanting to hunt or wanting to thin the heard, She did not see the concerns anywhere regarding too many deer in the area, o Ms, Ruth Moss, 147th and University Avenue, stated they have a lot of deer in their area but she is against having bow hunting on her property or surrounding area, She thought no trespassing signs in a residential area would be out of place and she wondered who would clean up the area after hunters came through, She thought there was a better way to control the deer population, o Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes - September 5, 2006 Page 6 Mr. Doug Kelly, 14745 Evergreen Street, stated he is for the bow hunting being reinstated. He would like the right to make that choice. He did not think people would come from the outside to hunt on their properties but he would like the right to hunt in his backyard if they had the choice, He indicated goose hunting is permitted close to their homes with shotguns on forty acre parcels, This is also open for deer hunting with slugs and shotguns, Ms, Linda Meyer, 155 Andover, stated they have been there five years and have spent the last four years pushing their lawn further back and it is a beautiful backyard, She noted her grandchildren play out there. The thought of deer hunting going on in their back yard is out of the question, She stated they live in a residential area with other homes and people. The resident next to her feeds the deer. She did not think hunting deer should be permitted in their backyards. Mr, Don Wilson, 14920 University Avenue NW, stated he is in favor of hunting with bows, He did not think anyone would be injured, He also thought that if a deer is shot, it needs to be followed to take care of them. It is the law and a hunter cannot just leave a wounded deer. He thought if the City wants to make some laws regarding this they should and the hunters will follow them. o Ms, Shirley Beam, 121 Andover Boulevard, passed out and read a letter regarding this item to the CounciL Mr, Jeff Price, 330 146th Lane, stated he has had 34 years experience and he has yet to trespass, It is up to him to find the boundaries; it is his responsibility, They have a whole book oflaws. He has heard that a lot of deer have been killed on Andover Boulevard and he wondered who benefits from that, They have automobile damage, life safety issues and the deer goes to waste. He wondered why they won't let a hunter take a deer and benefit from the meat. He did not see a problem with that hunt, He noted elevated stands are very safe for bow hunting and he thought hunters use ethics, He stated it is right to ask permission of the property owners to go on their property. Ms, Cynthia F etser, 172 146th Avenue, stated she is not a hunter; she is a veterinarian, She has lived in the area for several years and has seen them go from one or two deer in their yard to maybe twelve or thirteen deer in their yard, She is concerned about the deer population and how they are getting hit and killed on the road, She stated the hunters she knows that want to hunt in her neighborhood are extremely responsible people who take hunting seriously. They want to hunt and not wound and to make sure the animals are not suffering, The hunters she knows that want to have this passed feel strongly about making sure theses animals are not wounded, She supports them being able to do that on their property if they get permission from the people around them, o Mike Engelmann and Nancy Engelmann, 14835 Evergreen Street NW, stated their concern is about safety, They presented a letter to the Council and showed a drawing of their property and the shooting radius allowed in Andover. Mr, Engelmann stated he eQuId not place the radius anywhere on his property and be the required shooting radius of 150 feet from any occupied residence. He stated they are against the bow hunting, o Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes - September 5, 2006 Page 7 c o Mr. Adam Winiarczyk, 14942 Evergreen Street, stated they are strongly opposed to this change. Andover is a rapidly developing and populated suburban area now and opening up more residential areas to hunting is not the direction the City should be moving in, The City should be moving in the opposite direction for this reason, They are not a rural area anymore, Tbis area under consideration is relatively small but there are always a lot of children, walkers, drivers and bikers outside at all times, He stated he is not against hunting, He is a hunter himself but is considerate to go up north to hunt. He did not think this is safe. Ms. Marsha Murphy, 14826 Butternut Street NW, stated there are more deer than twenty-five years ago but there is also more population in Andover, She stated if this change is passed she could have four neighbors hunting at the same time. She has a strong concern for her children and they go to school and come home during prime hunting time. She is totally against this, Mr, Pat Cahill indicated he is at the meeting representing Chris Wallace at 225 Andover Boulevard, He is a hunter but has some concerns as far as the bow hunting goes, There are some issues regarding the population of deer and he has been around that area enough to know that it is not a biological caring capacity that they are worried about; it is a social caring capacity which is how many deer that people in the area will tolerate. That area could probably handle two to three times the number of deer biologically than it has now. It all comes down to how many car kills and how much people will tolerate. A legal issue that would need to be addressed is people that do feed in their backyards on a two and a half acre lot. If you are two lots away and those deer are heading to that feeding pile, there are some baiting issues that run within the State of Minnesota and those would have to be addressed. As far as trespassing to pursue wounded game, he was almost sure that if they leave the property and go to the next property, unless they have permission from that owner, they cannot carry a weapon with them to go to the next property but they can pursue the wounded game, Mr, Cahill stated if the property owner does not give permission, the only way they can go on the property is with a Conservation Officer or someone appointed from the DNR, He did know that on small 2.5 acre lots, they are going to have a percentage of deer that do get hit with a bow, even a fatal hit that are going to leave the property. He stated it is up to the bow hunter to follow the game. Mr. Cahill stated he is not opposed to hunting himself but he thought there are some issues that need to be addressed, He stated the only thing that he knows is that any of the hunts he has been involved with in small tracts ofland like this, those allowed people from outside areas. Tbis one will not but everyone has to have a bow hunting certification through the State of Minnesota and they also have to pass a proficiency test to show they are capable of hitting a certain number of arrows in a designated size target at twenty yards, With those kinds of restrictions he thought it was possible to hold a hunt but it takes some time to get those things in play plus getting everybody else in the neighborhood understanding what is happening and also having a general consensus of everyone there that knows what is going on. He also did not think that if they are going to have a hunt that they could have it at the beginning of the season, which starts September 16 and ends on December 31 st, Most of the hunts that they do run a period of three or four days and they try to pick the days where people are not going to be out and active. Most of them they do run late in the year and most o Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes - September 5, 2006 Page 8 of the time snow is on the ground, That way it is easier to follow game, Most people are not outside playing and they are notified that on certain days there will be hunters there and it would be tightly regulated, His biggest concern is the way this is written is that it is pretty loosely regulated and does not leave a lot of room for safety issues and general concern of how it is presented to the public in the form of bow hunting, He thought if they are going to do something like this, they do it in the best way possible for the image of bow hunting to the public in the area, Councilmember Orttel asked what another way of getting deer is. Mr, Cahill stated they could hire a sharp shooter, which would be pretty expensive, Councilmember Orttel stated they originally wanted to have a hunt for a couple of days but the DNR would not allow that so the City needs to expand their hunting area to allow bow hunting during the entire hunting season which seems pretty liberal, o Mr, Cahill stated they could also trap the deer, which would also be pretty expensive, He stated the most effective way has been through hunting and it can be done through bow hunting and he would like to see it done on pretty tight parameters so it is controlled and they do not have a black eye coming out on the bow hunting issue, He stated some of the hunts, like Bunker Hills, have worked to control the deer population. Commissioner Knight asked how high an elevated stand typically needs to be, Mr, Cahill stated there is no height restriction and the only regulation they use is that they do not have screw-in tree steps, As far as height, it is what the State ofMN says and a portable stand has no height restriction on it. Mayor Gamache asked if this area has quite a bit more space left before it biologically becomes an issue. Mr, Cahill stated when they start looking into a forest and can see from head high to the ground that there is no vegetation that is when there are way too many deer. He stated they are a long ways from that. Councilmember Trude indicated she is not certain if they investigated the route that Bunker Hills uses, Mr, Dickinson stated they looked at that process early on and that is an option afforded to them if they are willing to go through the costly, fly-over concepts with DNR officials. It has to be completely petitioned of the DNR and the DNR has to do the review, counts via an aerial and it is very costly, He stated a project of this size does not meet the DNR criteria Councilmember Knight stated a correction is with a wounded animal. They can go onto other properties with a weapon, When pheasant hunting you have to leave the weapon behind, o Councilmember Trude asked if it is correct that at a certain age a person could get a license without any training for bow hunting. Mr, Cahill thought there was something now that stated under a certain age you need to have a bow hunting certificate to now get a license in the State of Minnesota, Councilmember Trude thought a concern the residents have is the State does not regulate the quality of people pulling that license, Mr, Cahill thought this was something the City could require, that a person would have to have the certification in his possession to hunt. o Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes - September 5, 2006 Page 9 Mr, Wayne Regotta, 134 146th Lane, agrees with the people on the other side of Andover Boulevard, He asked if this only includes the bow hunting of deer or other things, Mayor Gamache stated it is to just bow hunt deer, Mr. Regotta stated he does not support this change, Mr, Ray Sowada, 14921 Butternut Street, stated he .has lived in the area since 1978 and they have had very few deer but as the population of Andover starts growing and the houses appear, the deer start going in the treed areas, He stated a lot of the deer come up from Bunker Hills and work their way up to the area when they have the hunting season down in the park. He started this to get something going and to include the 2,5 acres for the deer hunting. He has bow hunted since he was twenty years old, He indicated he is for this hunt, Councilmember Trude asked ifMr, Sowada would have a problem getting his neighbors to allow him to hunt on his property, Mr. Sowada thought his neighbors would allow him to hunt. Motion by Councilmember Jacobson. Seconded by Councilmember Trude, to close the public hearing at 8:28 p.m, Motion carried unanimously. o Mayor Gamache stated he had several questions, He is not familiar with the history of why the hunt area moved north and he would like to have staff look into this, He stated some of the things Mr, Cahill brought up were pretty interesting because some of the concerns he has are if they are to do this, it be done correctly. Some of the issues the residents have are legitimate; however, for some it is just in their backyards where hunting is already allowed, Mayor Gamache stated they may want to look at requiring a bow hunting ceitificate in order to bow hunt. A resident asked if they should require a rifle hunter to also have a certificate because rifle hunting is allowed just to the north of them. Mayor Gamache indicated he wants to have staff look into this, Motion by Councilmember Trude, Seconded by Councilmember Jacobson, to deny the change, Councilmember Knight stated he is a bow hunter and he could tell them from both sides of the issue there are some very valid positions. First of all, deer hit with an arrow rarely go less than fifty yards; usually it is one hundred or more, Deer are involved in car accidents at an unbelievable rate, There is a problem with deer, Deer also destroy a lot of plants in yards and it is a dilemma, Hunting in the next yard is also a dilemma, He did not know how they could get all the neighbors to consent to a hunter bow hunting on their property, He also wondered how tall a stand needs to be, He has had more calls opposing this than opposing anything else in a long time, o Councilmember Jacobson stated he once lived in this area and there are a lot of unanswered questions, He did not think the take on the deer would be very many in terms of numbers that would solve their problem, While he understood there is a problem he did not know if the way being proposed is the right way to do it right now, If they are going to do something, he thought it needs more thought and consideration and he would not be able to vote for it this year, o Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes - September 5, 2006 Page 10 o o Councilmember Trude indicated she is also against this because of the safety issue for the children. She thought three months was too long to allow a hunt to happen especially with children going to school and walking in the area. Councilmember Orttel stated there are two problems he has, In the discussion most of it had to do with, the technicalities of how they could fit hunting into 2,5 acre areas and he thought this was foolish because half the city does this and they have done it for thirty years or more and there has never been a problem of any type, The issue is if there is a problem, no one is addressing the problem, The neighborhood came to them indicating there was a problem and asking for a solution, He stated he was surprised there was no other way than to harvest the deer, He was also surprised they would use shot guns in Ham Lake because he was told they did not. He stated there is a problem that ought to be addressed before it gets worse, Mayor Gamache felt they need more information before they either approve or deny the change, He was not ready to go ahead with a vote to say no to make a change, Councilmember Trude stated the reason she made the motion to deny was because the people have been disturbed in their neighborhood with the information that deer hunting may happen in their neighborhood and they are concerned about everything the Council has heard about and she did not see that postponing this decision will give them the ability to go home and relax and not worry, She counted twelve people that spoke against it and she has had phone calls and emails from others opposing this, She stated if this is postponed to get more information, the implication is this may happen and the residents will need to stay tuned and she felt this is not a good way to leave all the people that came to the meeting. Motion failed to deny the change on a 2 ayes, 3 nays (Knight, Gamache, Orttel). Mayor Gamache stated there have been no changes to the ordinance so hunting is still not allowed in that area, Councilmember Knight stated feeding the deer did not do them or the public any good because it is encouraging the deer to be around and gather and cause problems, CONSIDER NOVEMBER BALLOT QUESTION - OPEN SPACE REFERENDUM City Administrator Dickinson explained an Andover Council 2005-2006 goal is to explore open space preservation, Questions relative to open space were integrated into the recent community survey conducted by Decision Resources, Inc., which indicated that there is strong support for the City to purchase open space for the purpose of preservation, The survey also indicated that residents would be supportive of an increase in property taxes to support open space preservation in the amount of $20,60 on an annual basis, o Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes - September 5, 2006 Page 11 Ms, Gretchen Sable, 3540 153rd Avenue, presented information to the Council regarding the Open Space Referendum, Motion by Jacobson, Seconded by Knight, to approve the Resolution calling for an election on $2,000,000 General Obligation Bonds, Councilmember Trude thanked Ms, Sable for the presentation and the Councilmembers on the committee, She also thanked the residents who volunteered for this committee, Mayor Gamache agreed and also thanked the residents on the committee. o Councilmember Jacobson asked if the task force needs to be dissolved at the meeting or do they wait for a period and ask for a new committee. Mr, Dickinson stated the task force members still want to be involved and the task force had a specific mission. If there is another directive, he thought the group would be more than willing to work on it but they have to be cautious as they do deal with referendum questions, They cannot be out there actively doing a vote yes with sponsorship of the City, Councilmembers individually can be supportive of an open space referendum. The City can provide questions and answers and strictly the facts, Mr, Dickinson stated each one of the members on the task force would like to be considered for further work that the City may have, Mayor Gamache thought they should dissolve the task force because there is nothing else to do between now and the election date and then a new committee can be formed if the referendum passes, Councilmember Trude agreed. Motion carried unanimously, (Resolution RI06-06) Motion by Jacobson, Seconded by Trude, to officially dissolve the Open Space Task Force and by doing so, authorize City Staff to develop a letter of commendation to be signed by the Mayor and Councilmembers thanking the committee members for their work. Motion carried unanimously. CONSIDER LOT SPLIT/1947 _161sT A VENUE NW City Planner Bednarz stated the applicant is proposing to split the existing 37 ,866-acre parcel into two lots. Mr, Bednarz discussed the staff report with the CounciL Motion by Knight, Seconded by Orttel, to approve the proposed lot split. Motion carried o lInanimously, (Resolution Rl 07-06) CONSIDER CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT/USED AUTOMOBILE SALES/16191 ROUND LAKE BOULEVARD o Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes - September 5, 2006 Page 12 City Planner Bednarz explained this is the first application under the recently established ordinance for vehicle sales. A conditional use permit and automobile sales business license are needed for this activity to occur, Mr, Bednarz reviewed the staff report with the Council. Councilmember Jacobson stated he watched the Planning and Zoning Commission review this item and the biggest concern was the landscaping, He asked for more detail on this item because what the ordinance requires and what is being proposed are different, Mr, Bednarz reviewed the details with the Council. Mayor Gamache asked if there were a total of 16 required trees and where were they looking to place them. Mr. Bednarz stated the applicant has proposed a large number of trees along the southeast and north side of the site, o Councilmember Knight asked if they are asking for the six-foot trees on the east, south and north, Mr, Bednarz stated in order to receive credit for an evergreen tree the minimum would be six feet tall. Councilmember Trude stated she was confused by the Planning Commission indicating they wanted screening to hide the business from people driving by, She wondered if this is the first application of this new code, Mr, Bednarz stated there have been three or four sites that have been subject to the code since adopted, Councilmember Trude wondered if this is a situation where they may have more room to adjust the code because the building has been there for a long time and the auto repair has been in business for a long time, City Attorney Hawkins stated it is one of the things they could consider if the Council feels the rules are too stringent. They could vary from those, Councilmember Trude stated another concern is as she looked at the old Code it showed what screening was used for and it is usually to screen unpleasant things like garbage enclosures and loading docks. There were some things in the old code that could not be screened such as the front of the business or merchandise on display and the new code does not include these items, She stated in the new code they do not distinguish between screening and landscaping but landscaping generally enhances the business and screening usually hides something, Councilmember Trude wondered ifit makes sense to screen a business that is selling vehicles, and it seems like it is not even accomplishing the purpose of having that business. o Councilmember Jacobson stated he noticed along the west side on Round Lake Boulevard there really is not any landscaping at all and he thought it needs something along there. Mayor Gamache thought the ponding was along there and landscaping could not be done.. He thought Mr. Brabant's idea was to plant small bushes around the sign and to plant two ash trees on the west side and then o Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes - September 5, 2006 Page 13 the rest of it kind of boarders the other three sides with the pine trees. Being that they want to get some businesses started in the Industrial Park. they need to be more open and waive some of the more stringent ordinances they have for places within residential areas. The improvements that will be put in will make the area look much better and will improve the surrounding area and may spur more business to come in to that area. Councilmember Knight asked who they are trying to screen from. Mr. Bednarz indicated there was indication for low level screening in the parking area. Councilmember Trude asked if they don't normally landscape parking areas. She thought screening was hiding and landscaping would enhance the property. She thought landscaping would dress up the site and she did not want the low bushes to impede the business from selling vehicles. Councilmember Trude thought the pond is a pretty big area and she did not think in other areas they landscaped the ponds. Councilmember Knight asked on the east side if they need six-foot pine trees rather than the gallon size. Mayor Gamache stated they would in order to be credited. o Councilmember Jacobson asked if the applicant is proposing 41 one-gallon evergreens and 18 shrubs. Mr. Bednarz stated this is correct. Councilmember Trude thought the point is to create an environment to the shopper by using the evergreen trees as a wall to hide the industrial buildings around this site. Councilmember Trude stated another issue that came up concerned the drive lane. She asked at their Council workshop if their ordinance on parking stalls doesn't apply to employee parking and guest parking and that is what is referenced in their code. In this case they had a little discussion regarding display parking and when they think of used and new cars, she has never been anywhere that they put the cars in the same size spaces. She stated it is not clear in their code if a display area is not a parking stall but she thought a reasonable person could infer that. She asked City Attorney Hawkins if a parking stall is intended for the areas that are required which are employee and customer so a display area would not really be limited to a lOx 18 foot with a 21 foot drive lane. Councilmember Knight asked if the stalls are lined in a car lot for cars for sale. Councilmember Trude indicated she has not noticed. Councilmember Jacobson stated parking areas are lined but the areas where the cars are displayed for sale are not. o Councilmember Trude indicated it did not make sense to her to treat the display area like a parking stall. Councilmember Trude asked the City Attorney to look at the code regarding the parking issue because she did not think a display area should be striped the same as a parking area. She thought this is a code interpretation issue and she did not think the display area has to meet parking stall and drive lane requirements. City Attorney Hawkins indicated this is a legal interpretation. He did not think there was anything in the resolution that indicates the display area meets the parking area size. o Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes - September 5, 2006 Page 14 City Attorney Hawkins stated a parking stall in his opinion would be stalls that are set aside for the permanent parking of employees, sales customers and not spots that are designated for vehicles that are on display for sale. Councilmember Jacobson asked if they would still need the variance for the drive lane. Councilmember Trude thought the 22.26 drive lane is actually in the display area. The customer and employee area is entirely on the east side and then up next to the building and everything else is the display area. Mr. Bednarz showed the Council where the drive lane area will be located. He stated the general drive lane area will be twenty-four feet. He stated they received an email from the applicant to reduce the parking setback from the ten feet shown on the plan to six feet both along the south and east sides. o Mr. Joe Brabant, 16191 Round Lake Boulevard, stated the setback issue he brought forward to the Planning Commission and was shut down as not even open for discussion. There was no interest in talking about any variance in any way, shape or form. His reason for this is the property behind them was granted a variance for a six foot setback on their property and the property to the south that would be affected by that right now there is an access to the cell phone tower that sits less than four feet from their property line. He stated their access runs right on the property line. There are already two instances where things are too close to property lines and will not have a negative effective on anything and this adds over a thousand square feet of parking for them. Councilmember Jacobson asked if this would require blacktopping the area that would not have been blacktopped before. Mr. Bednarz stated the increased surface area would need to be accounted for in the drainage. Mr. Berkowitz indicated they will have to adjust their hydrology calculations to show that. Councilmember Trude asked Mr. Brabant why he wants to have a lot more trees instead of fewer shrubs. Mr. Brabant stated he wants to have some fill in. He showed on the map where he wants to create a buffer from adjacent properties. Councilmember Jacobson asked if there is anything in the ordinance or" State law about hours of operation. Mr. Brabant indicated they cannot be open on Sundays but otherwise he thought they could be open twenty four hours. Mr. Bednarz stated the State provides most of the requirements for auto sales. Mr. Brabant stated he would most likely open around noon on most business days and close around 8:00 p.m. and wintertime would probably be earlier. o Councilmember Jacobson asked if Mr. Brabant would be opposed to the Council inserting hours of operation. Mr. Brabant stated he would not mind if they were reasonable hours. Motion by Orttel, Seconded by Trude, to approve the Resolution as amended, accepting the landscaping plan dated August 29, 2006. o Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes - September 5, 2006 Page 15 Councilmember Jacobson thought the second and third whereas should be stricken from the Resolution. Councilmember Trude stated they want to create a clear record. Since this is an existing business that has been here for decades and it is an ongoing business that is adding a used car display area they are not strictly adhering to the more recent City Code changes on landscaping and screening. Councilmember Jacobson stated they are taking out of the Resolution the second, third, fifth and sixth whereas. He asked ifhe could add to point four to read "Shall be modified as follows: Low growing shrubs on the west side of the property between the retaining wall and the storm water pond shall be planted." Councilmember Trude asked Councilmember Jacobson to indicate the number required. Councilmember Jacobson thought they could have the forester determine the number. o Councilmember Trude wondered if there is anything gained with a six foot variance. Mr. Brabant stated the site is not as large as it appears on the map. He stated ten feet is really substantial for the site. Councilmember Orttel stated there needs to be a hardship for a variance. He did not know how they could defend this because he did not see a hardship. Mr. Brabant stated he could not see a hardship other than there are two other businesses around him that have been granted variances for the same thing and this is an existing business. Councilmember Jacobson stated minus showing a hardship and the applicant has already agreed there is no hardship, he called the question. Motion by Jacobson to call the motion to question and to end debate. The Council allowed Councilmember Trude to ask City Attorney Hawkins a question regarding the variance. Councilmember Trude stated this site has been here forever and storm water management rules have changed so to add a new business use to this site and to add a parking lot, the applicant has had to do a storm water pond. She asked if times and conditions changing is an adequate reason for a variance. City Attorney Hawkins stated they need to have a physical condition that requires the variance and he did not think there was a physical existing condition. Motion carried unanimously. (Resolution R107-06) The Council recessed at 9:50 p.m. o The Council reconvened at 9:56 p.m. o Regular Andover City Council Meeting MinuteS - September 5, 2006 Page 16 CONSIDER BUSINESS LICENSElUSED AUTOMOBILE SALES/16191 ROUND LAKE BOULEVARD City Planner Bednarz explained the ordinance for vehicle sales requires Council approval of a business license. The applicant has completed the application form and has paid the application fee. Motion by Jacobson, Seconded by Orttel, to approve the business license for vehicle sales. Motion carried unanimously. ADOPT 2007 PRELIMINARY TAX LEVY City Administrator Dickinson stated each year the City Council is required by State law to approve a preliminary budget and submit a preliminary levy certification to Anoka County Property Records and Taxation Division by September 15,2006. Mr. Dickinson discussed the information with the City Council o Motion by Knight, Seconded by Orttel, to approve the attached resolution that indicates a total preliminary levy of$9,316,427 to be submitted to the Anoka County Property Records and Taxation Division by September 15,2006. Motion carried unanimously. (Resolution R110-06) ADOPT 2007 DEBT SERVICE LEVY CHANGES City Administrator Dickinson stated Anoka County Property Records and Taxation Division requires a City Council resolution changing bonded indebtedness levies for 2007 that would have been certified to Anoka County as part of prior years bond sales. Mr. Dickinson discussed the information with the City Council. Motion by Jacobson, Seconded by Knight, to approve the attached resolution that would update certified bonded indebtedness levies for 2007. Motion carried unanimously. (R1 1 1-06) COMMUNITY CENTER ADVISORY COMMISSION APPOINTMENT o City Administrator Dickinson explained recent correspondence has been received from Dan Masloski indicating his desire to step down as the Park Commission representative on the Community Center Advisory Commission (CCAC). Mr. Masloski was appointed by the Council to the CCAC on February 7, 2006. The CCAC By-Laws indicate that one of the seven members of this Commission will be from the Andover Park and Recreation Commission. At the August 15th City Council meeting, the o Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes - September 5, 2006 Page 17 Council requested that staff ask all commissioners from the Park and Recreation Commission whether they would be interested in serving on the CCAC. Three members indicated they would be interested. Councilmember Trude stated she would recommend Wendy Albee to the Commission because she worked with Community Center Staff when she set up the concert in the park and she went out and did something in the City without spending any tax dollars and she likes that type of thinking. Councilmember Orttel asked if they normally interview for these positions. Mr. Dickinson stated they did hold interviews in February and normally they would set up an alternate but they did not do that this time. Motion by Trude, Seconded by Knight, to accept the resignation of Dan Masloski from the CCAC and appoint Wendy Albee to the CCAC. c Councilmember Orttel stated he is concerned about the experience. Councilmember Trude reviewed the accomplishments Wendy Albee has done while on the Park and Recreation Commission. Councilmember Jacobson asked how many women they have on the committee. Mr. Dickinson thought there is one other women on the Commission. Motion carried unanimously. APPROVE POLICY FOR NAMING AND RENAMING OF PARKS, PARK FACILITIES AND TRAILS City Administrator Dickinson indicated at previous Council meetings and workshops the Council has discussed the need of a policy for the naming and renaming of a park. park facility or trail. Councilmember Trude stated she had this removed from the consent agenda because she has one item she wants to change. She stated on item six the name of the person who donates would be better because they had the discussion about developers dedicating land but a true person who is donating would be a charitable donation to the City. o Councilmember Trude stated on the procedure if they were going to have these things funneled through a Council Workshop before they went to the Parks Coinmission so they do not send every name request onto the Park Commission. Mr. Dickinson stated number two has a distribution to both. The Park and Recreation Commission would discuss the merits of the name. Councilmember Trude stated that is the process they want to eliminate. Councilmember Trude stated they could add a new number two: "City Council will provide an o Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes - September 5, 2006 Page 18 initial review on a petition before it proceeds to any other steps." Councilmember Jacobson stated it could read "The request of the City Council, upon review, send to the Parks and Recreation Commission." Councilmember Orttel asked if on the other item, they put "The name of the person who dedicates a major part or all of the land for a park, park facility or trail except developers who developed this as part of a legal requirement of the City Development Ordinances." Councilmember Trude stated if they change the word "dedicate" to "donate" this would take care of it. Motion by Trude, Seconded by Jacobson, to approve the amended policy for Naming, Renaming of Parks, Park Facilities and Trails changing the wording in item two to read "The request of the City Council, upon review, send to the Parks and Recreation Commission" and changing the word "dedicate" to "donate" in item six. Motion carried unanimously. o APPROVE AMENDMENT TO CITY CODE (TITLE 0), SECTION 3-1B-12/LIQUOR LICENSE CONDITIONS City Planner Bednarz stated the City staff has investigated what changes would be needed in the City Code to restrict "Ultimate Fighting" in night spots in the City. The City ofFridley passed a regulation change about one year ago that effectively dealt with a problem they had with "Ultimate Fighting" in their city. The City Attorney consulted with the staff that the City can move to adopt this regulation change by a simple code amendment similar to what the City of Fridley has done. The proposed code amendment would not allow any licensed establishment serving liquor to have this type of enterprise on the premises or any adjoining property. Councilmember Jacobson stated in the interim he talked to the City Attorney about his questions and he told him that he cannot do what he wants to do so he would move this item. Motion by Jacobson, Seconded by Trude, to adopt the proposed change to Title 3, Section 3-lB- 12 not allowing the premises or an adjoining property that has a liquor license to have any form of fighting, boxing, or wrestling as described in the proposed amendment. Motion carried unanimously. (Ordinance No. 332) SET TRUTH IN TAXATION HEARING DATE o City Administrator Dickinson indicated this year the Andover City Council is required to hold Truth in Taxation meetings. These meetings give the public the opportunity to comment on the proposed 2007 budget and tax levy. Motion by Knight, Seconded by Trude, to set the Truth-in- Taxation hearing date for December 5, 2006 and a continuation hearing date for December 19,2006. Motion carried unanimously. o Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes - September 5, 2006 Page 19 SCHEDULE SEPTEMBER COUNCIL WORKSHOP Motion by Jacobson, Seconded by Knight, to schedule a Council Workshop for Tuesday, September 26, 2006 at 6:00 p.m. Motion carried unanimously. SCHEDULE EDA MEETING Motion by Jacobson, Seconded by Trude, to schedule an EDA meeting for September 19,2006 at 6:00 p.m. Motion carried unanimously. ADMINISTRATOR REPORT o City Administrator Dickinson updated the Council on administration & city department activities, Open Space Task Force update and miscellaneous projects. City Engineer Berkowitz updated the Council on road improvements projects in the City. MAYOR/COUNCIL INPUT (WI-FI Status) - Councilmember Knight asked Mr. Dickinson the status on WI-PI Technologies because he thought they should see what they could get going. Mr. Dickinson stated they continue to follow the issue and there is still a significant expense to get into it. They have been exploring some pilot project type issues at this point. They do have some barriers out there which is where do they put towers. (Renting Rooms out on Primary and Election Night at City Hall) - Councilmember Trude wondered if they have a policy on having rooms rented out on Primary and General Election nights. She thought renting meeting rooms out hindered people from voting. Mr. Dickinson stated he did not know if they have a policy on this. Government meetings cannot be held while the polls are open. Councilmember Trude thought renting out meeting rooms discouraged people from voting after dinner time because they have to get somewhere else. Councilmember Jacobson stated if someone is going to vote they will vote anyway. o (Community Center Open House) - Councilmember Trude stated the Community Center open house is September 10,2006 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Recycling Day) - Mayor Gamache stated recycling day is Saturday, September 9, 2006 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. o Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes - September 5, 2006 Page 20 (Drainage Pond Issues) - Councilmember Orttel asked who is responsible for the County drainage ponds for clean up and maintenance. Mr. Dickinson stated technically they look at who the underlying property owner is. If they have a drainage/utility easement over the top, they would have the right to go in and clean it up. Mr. Berkowitz stated the way the joint powers agreements are written is the City is responsible to maintain the storm water system. (Andover History) - Mayor Gamache stated the Anoka Sesquicentennial is in 2007 and they have asked for a flag from Andover. He was thinking that they do not have any historical committee in the City and he wondered if it might be time they start planning for something like this. He thought this could be a body that would function within the City and work with Anoka County Historical Society to maintain and keep historical information about Andover. (Gambling Establishments in Andover) - Mayor Gamache stated the issue of their gambling establishments and they do not have a lot of places and he would hate to see a total monopoly for one organization. He stated they currently have an ordinance that says an association can have three within the City, which is what they have now. He wondered if it was worth changing the ordinance o or looking at changing it so there would not be a monopoly. Councilmember Trude stated some people have told her they should look at the distribution of funds. They could focus on that, maybe ten or fifteen percent of the funds would have to be distributed to community groups other than their own group. Councilmember Orttel thought he saw in another City that they could form a sports association that collects all of the funds and then disperses the money to all the other associations depending on their need. Councilmember Knight understood it was entirely up to the business owner who they want in their establishment. City Attorney Hawkins stated the owner makes the decision on who he wants to lease the premise to. He thought they had the authority to limit it even further to one organization per one premise permit but they cannot force any owner to take a certain organization. Mr. Dickinson stated the State does not have a restriction on what the limitation is. The other part that the Gambling Control Board does talk about is trade area and the current trade area the Council has approved is as restrictive as you can have at this point. They also have a ten percent ordinance, which ten percent has to come back to the City. Mayor Gamache stated they have done some work to try to protect Andover so only associations from Andover could have gambling operations in the City. (primary Election Day) - Mayor Gamache stated September 12,2006 is Primary Election Day. o Motion by Orttel, Seconded by Knight, to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 10:38 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Susan Osbeck. Recording Secretary o o o Regular Andover City Councll Meeting Minutes - September 5, 2006 Page 21 REGULAR ANDOVER CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES - SEPTEMBER 5, 2006 TABLE OF CONTENTS PLEDGE OF ALLEGIENCE..................................................................................................... 1 RESIDENT FORUM ................................................................................................................. 1 PROCLAMATION - CONSTITUTION WEEK - SEPTEMBER 17-23,2006.......................3 AGENDA APPROV AL.............................................................................................................3 APPROVAL OF NlINUTES......................................................................................................3 CONSENT ITEMS Approve Payment of Claims ................................................................................................ 3 Resolution R102-06 declaring Cost/Order Assessment Roll/OS-39/Andover Station North Block 3 Improvements ............. ...... .................... ................... ....... ...... ................ ............. 3 Approve Quit Claim Deeds/05-11fTulip Street NW ........................................................... 3 Approve Quotes/04-S5/Public Works Site Expansion Phase II........................................... 3 Resolution R1 03~06 declaring Cost/Order Assessment Roll/05-S8/3S32-13Sth Avenue NW /WM ......................................................................................................................... 3 Resolution R104-06 approving Final PlatlParkside at Andover Station 2nd Addition......... 3 Approve Lawful Gambling Exempt PermitlDucks Unlimited ............................................ 4 Approve Lawful Gambling Exempt Permit/Andover Wrestling Club ................................ 4 Approve Appointment Secretary A............. ................................................... ...................... 4 Approve Quote/Authorize Expenditures for Lift Station # 1................................................ 4 Approve Contribution to Anoka County Sesquicentennial (R1 OS-06) ................................4 Award Bids - Surplus Equipment (Resolution R106-06).................................................... 4 PUBLIC HEARING/ORDINANCE AMENDMENT/DEER HUNTING REGULATIONS Motion to Open Public Hearing............................................................................................4 Motion to Close Public Hearing ....................:...................................................................... 9 Motion to deny Change ................................ ............. .................. .............................. ............ 9 CONSIDER NOVEMBER BALLOT QUESTION - OPEN SPACE REFERENDUM Motion to approve the Resolution (Resolution Rl 07-06)..................................................... 10 CONSIDER LOT SPLIT/l947 -161 ST AVENUE NW Motion to Approve (Resolution R108-06)............................................................................ 11 CONSIDER CONDffiONAL USE PERMIT/USED AUTOMOBILE SALES/l6191 ROUND LAKE BOULEVARD Motion to approve (Resolution 1 09-06) ............................................................................... 12 CONSIDER BUSINESS LICENSE/USED AUTOMOBILE SALES/l6191 ROUND LAKE BOULEVARD Motion to approve .......................................... ...... ..................... ........ .................. .................. 16 ADOPT 2007 PRELIMINARY TAX LEVY Motion to approve (Resolution Rl1 0-06) ............................................................................ 16 ADOPT 2007 DEBT SERVICE LEVY CHANGES Motion to approve (Resolution R111-06)........~................................................................... 16 COMMUNITY CENTER ADVISORY COMMISSION APPOINTMENT ............................. 16 o Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes - September 5, 2006 Page 22 Regular Andover City Council Meeting Minutes - September 5, 2006 Table of Contents Page ii o APPROVE POLICY FOR NAMING AND RENAMING OF P ARKS/P ARK FACILITIES AND TRAILS ................................................................................................. 17 APPROVE AMENDMENT TO CITY CODE (TITLE 0), SECTION 3-lb-12/LIQUOR LICENSE CONDITIONS (Ordinance 332) .......................................................................... 18 SET TRUTH IN TAXATION HEARING DATE..................................................................... 19 SCHEDULE SEPTEMBER COUNCIL WORKSHOP............................................................. 19 SCHEDULE EDA MEETING ................ ......... ............................................ ..................... ......... 19 ADMIN1STRATOR REPORT .................................................................................................. 19 MAYOR/COUNCIL INPUT Wl- FI Status .................. ................................. ........ .......................................................... ..... 19 Renting Rooms out on Primary and Election Night at City Hall.......................................... 20 Community Center Open House ........................................................................................... 20 Recycling Day.................................................. ...... ........................... ......... ........ ................... 20 Drainage Pond Issues ......................................................... .................. ................................. 20 Andover History .............. ............................ ........ .................................... ..................... ......... 20 Gambling Establishments in Andover .................................................................................. 20 Primary Election Day .............. ..................................................................................... ...... ... 21 ADJOURNMENT .:.................................................................................................................... 21 o