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Regular City Council Meeting - Tuesday, June 1,2010
Call to Order-7:00 p.m.
Pledge of Allegiance
Special Presentation - CenterPoint Energy Community Partnership Grant
Resident Forum
Agenda Approval
1. Approval of Minutes (5/18/10 Regular Meeting, 5/18/10 Closed Meeting)
Consent Items
2. Approve Payment of Claims --.: Finance
3. Approve Plans & Specs/Order Advertisement for Bids/09-37/138th Avenue NW & Xavis Street NW/Water
Main Extension - Engineering
4. Approve Plans & Specs/Order Advertisement for Bids/10-12/Public Works Salt Storage Facility-.
Engineering
0 5. Approve Used Vehicle Sales License/Andover Auto Care/16191 Round Lake Boulevard NW - Planning
6. Order Improvement! Approve Plans/09-18/Hawkridge Park Reconstruction - Engineering
7. Authorize Sophies South Park Improvements - Engineering
8. Amend Fee Ordinance - Building
Discussion Items
9. Year Ended December 31, 2009 Audit Presentation/HLB Tautges Redpath - Administration
10. Discuss Petition/No Parking Request!148th Lane NW - Engineering
Staff Items
II. Schedule June Council Workshop - Administration
12. Administrator's Report - Administration
Mayor/Council Input
Closed Session - 20 I 0 Public Works Union Contract ReviewIDiscussion
Closed Session - Open Space Land Purchase Negotiations - White Pine Wilderness
Adjournment
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1685 CROSSTOWN BOULEVARD N.W. . ANDOVER, MINNESOTA 55304. (763) 755-5100
FAX (763) 755-8923. WWW.CI.ANDOVER.MN.US
REGULAR ANDOVER CITY COUNCIL MEETING - JUNE 1, 2010
MINUTES
The Regular Bi -Monthly Meeting of the Andover City Council was called to order by Acting Mayor
Don Jacobson, June 1,2010,7:00 p.m., at the Andover City Hall, 1685 Crosstown Boulevard NW,
Andover, Minnesota.
Councilmembers present: Sheri Bukkila, Mike Knight
Councilmember absent: Mayor Mike Gamache, Councilmember Julie Trude
Also present: City Attorney, Scott Baumgartner
Director of Public Works/City Engineer, Dave Berkowitz
City Administrator, Jim Dickinson
Others
0 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
SPECIAL PRESENTATION - CENTERPOINT ENERGY COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP
GRANT
Mr. Kyle Marty, CenterPoint Energy, presented the Community Partnership Grant of$I,OOO to Fire
Chief Dan Winkel.
Chief Winkel stated they will use the money to purchase pagers for the Department.
The City Council thanked CenterPoint Energy for their grant.
RESIDENT FORUM
Mr. Carroll Abbott, 2917 142nd Lane, stated his concern was about Pitbull dogs in his
neighborhood. He explained an incident that happened to a neighbor last Saturday that involved
a Pitbull running loose in his neighborhood. He stated he called the Sheriff on his neighbors and
his own behalf. He stated the person that owns this dog owns another one and there are two
other houses on his block that also have Pitbull dogs. He stated the Sheriff never responded to
his call.
0 Acting Mayor Jacobson stated Mr. Abbott needs to make sure there is a report on file with the
Sheriffs office in case something to were to happen in the future the City has a record of the
previous incident. Mr. Abbott stated the Sheriff did talk to him but not his neighbor.
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Mr. Dickinson explained he received the information about the owner of the Pitbull and will look
into this and make sure the dogs are licensed.
AGENDA APPROVAL
There were no changes.
Motion by Knight, Seconded by Bukkila, to approve the Agenda as presented. Motion carried
unanimously.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
June 18,2010, Regular Meeting: Correct as presented.
Motion by Knight, Seconded by Bukkila, to approve the minutes as presented. Motion carried
0 unanimously.
June 18, 2010, Closed Session Meeting: Correct as presented.
Motion by Knight, Seconded by Bukkila, to approve the minutes as presented. Motion carried
unanimously.
CONSENT ITEMS
Item 2 Approval of Claims
Item 3 Approve Plans & Specs/Order Advertisement for Bids/09-37/138th Avenue NW &
Xavis Street NW/Water Main Extension (See Resolution R045-10)
Item 4 Approve Plans & Specs/ Order Advertisement for Bids/10-12/Public Works Salt
Storage Facility (See Resolution R046-1 0)
Item 5 Approve Used Vehicle Sales License/Andover Auto Care/16191 Round Lake
Boulevard NW
Item 6 Order lmprovement! Approve Plans/09-18/Hawkridge Park Reconstruction
Item 7 Authorize Sophie's South Park lmprovements
Item 8 Amend Fee Ordinance (Ordinance 393)
Motion by Bukkila, Seconded by Knight, approval of the Consent Agenda as read. Motion carried
0 unanimously.
YEAR END DECEMBER 31, 2009 AUDIT PRESENTA110N/HLB TAUTGES REDPATH
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Ms. Peggy Moeller, HLB Tautges Redpath made the Year End December 31, 2009 Audit
presentation to the Council outlining the required reports and provided some details on the City's
financials.
Acting Mayor Jacobson stated he understood the auditors found a few items that needed attention
and he wondered ifthey were taken care of. Ms. Moeller indicated she was satisfied with the results
and both items have been corrected.
Motion by Knight, Seconded by Bukkila to accept the Year End December 31, 2009 Audit reports.
Motion carried unanimously.
DISCUSS PETITION/NO PARKING REQUEST/148TH LANE NW
Mr. Berkowitz explained the City Council is requested to discuss a petition requesting no parking
along 148111 Lane NW, south of Andover Elementary.
0 Acting Mayor Jacobson noted the school provides a place to pick up the kids but wondered why it is
not being used, he questioned if it is a little less convenient. Mr. Berkowitz stated the Sunshine Park
parking lot is used quite a bit at the end of the day and can be very congested, but the parking lot has
a lot of capacity.
Councilmember Knight asked if the school could send home a flyer to the effect to what is being
done so parents are being warned ahead oftime. Mr. Berkowitz stated they can work with the school
to see ifthey could get some type of notification out.
The petitioner, Shannon Wagner, was at the meeting.
Acting Mayor Jacobson stated not all of the homes along the street signed the petition and he
wondered why. Ms. Wagner stated the times she went around the neighborhood the residents that
did not sign the petition were not home.
Councilmember Knight asked what percentage of homes she got to sign the petition. Ms. Wagner
stated seven homes signed the petition out of fifteen homes she went to and nobody refused to sign
the petition.
Motion by Bukkila, Seconded by Knight to authorize staff to go forward as presented and draft a
resolution for approval at the next City Council meeting. Motion carried unanimously.
0 SCHEDULE JUNE WORKSHOP
The Council is asked to schedule a City Council Workshop for either Tuesday, June 22, 2010, or
Tuesday, June 29, 2010 at 6:00 p.m.
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Motion by Knight, Seconded by Bukkila, to schedule a June Council Workshop for June 29,
2010, at 6:00 p.m. Motion carried unanimously.
ADMINISTRATOR REPORT
City Administrator Dickinson updated the Council on the administration and city department
activities, meeting reminders, CIP Projects and development activity.
MAYOR/COUNCIL INPUT
(Intersection Work) - Jacobson wondered why on 133rd Avenue & Swallow Street the intersection
was dug out. Mr. Berkowitz indicated they had a watermain valve issue there and the valve has been
fixed and the final restoration work is to be finished within the next week.
The City Council recessed at 7:35 p.m. to go into a closed session to discuss:
0 2010 Public Works Contract Review/Discussion
Open Space Land Purchase Negotiations - White Pine Wilderness
The City Council reconvened at 7:55 p.m. to adjourn.
Motion by Bukkila, Seconded by Knight, to adjourn. Motion carried unanimously. The meeting
adjourned at 7:55 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Susan Osbeck, Recording Secretary
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REGULAR ANDOVER CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES - JUNE 1,2010
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ......................................................................................................... 1
SPECIAL PRESENTATION - CENTERPOINT ENERGY COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP
GRANT ,..................................................................................................................................... 1
RESlDENT FORUM ...................................................................................................................... 1
AGENDA APPROV AL..................................................................................................................2
APPROVAL OF MINUTES...........................................................................................................2
CONSENT lTEMS .........................................................................................................................2
Approval of Claims..................................................................................................................... 2
Approve Plans & Specs/Order Advertisement for Bids/09-37/138th Avenue NW & Xavis
Street NW/Water Main Extension (See Resolution R045-10) .............................................. 2
Approve Plans & Specs/ Order Advertisement for Bids/lO-12/Public Works Salt Storage
Facility (See Resolution R046-10)......................................................................................... 2
Approve Used Vehicle Sales License/Andover Auto Care/16191 Round Lake Boulevard NW 2
0 Order Improvement/Approve Plans/09-18/Hawkridge Park Reconstruction ............................. 2
Authorize Sophies South Park Improvements ............................................................................2
Amend Fee Ordinance (Ordinance 393) ..................................................................................... 2
YEAR END DECEMBER 31, 2009 AUDIT PRESENTATlON/HLB TAUTGES REDPATH... 2
DISCUSS PETITION/NO PARKING REQUEST/148TH LANE NW........................................... 3
SCHEDULE JUNE WORKSHOP ................................................................................................. 3
ADMINISTRATOR REPORT .......................................................................................................4
MAYOR/COUNCIL INPUT .......................................................................................................... 4
ADJOURNMENT...........................................................................................................................4
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