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Home My WebLink About01/14/2016 CITY OF APPLE VALLEY Dakota County, Minnesota January 14, 2016 Minutes of the regular meeting of the City Council of Apple Valley, Dakota County, Minnesota, held January 14, 2016, at 7:00 o'clock p.m., at Apple Valley Municipal Center. PRESENT: Mayor Hamann-Roland; Councilmembers Bergman, Goodwin, Grendahl, and Hooppaw. ABSENT: None. City staff inembers present were: City Administrator Lawell, City Clerk Gackstetter, City Attorney Klemm, City Engineer Anderson, Police Captain Bermel, Parks and Recreation Director Bernstein,Police Captain Francis, Assistant City Administrator Grawe, Human Resources Manager Haas, Finance Director Hedberg, Community Development Director Nordquist, Police Chief Rechtzigel, Public Works Director Saam, and Fire Chief Thompson. Mayor Hamann-Roland called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Everyone took part in the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. APPROVAL OF AGENDA MOTION: of Grendahl, seconded by Hooppaw, removing the Presentation by Apple Valley Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Group on the "Greenlight a Vet" Program, and approving the agenda for tonight's meeting, as amended. Ayes - 5 -Nays - 0. AUDIENCE Mayor Hamann-Roland asked if anyone was present to address the Council, at this time, on any item not on this meeting's agenda. No one requested to speak. CONSENT AGENDA Mayor Hamann-Roland asked if the Council or anyone in the audience wished to pull any item from the consent agenda. There were no requests. MOTION: of Bergman, seconded by Goodwin, approving all items on the consent agenda with no exceptions. Ayes - 5 -Nays - 0. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS MOTION: of Bergman, seconded by Goodwin, approving the minutes of the regular meeting of December 22, 2015, as written. Ayes - 5 -Nays - 0 MOTION: of Bergman, seconded by Goodwin, approving issuance of a lawful gambling exempt permit, by the State Gambling Control Board,to Dakota County Voiture 1457, for use on March 17, 2016, at the Apple Valley American Legion, 14521 CITY OF APPLE VALLEY Dakota County, Minnesota January 14, 2016 Page 2 Granada Drive, and waiving any waiting period for State approval. Ayes - 5 -Nays - 0. MOTION: of Bergman, seconded by Goodwin, adopting Resolution No. 2016-1 designating Apple Valley Sun Thisweek as the official newspaper of the City of Apple Valley for the year 2016. Ayes - 5 -Nays - 0. MOTION: of Bergman, seconded by Goodwin, adopting Resolution No. 2016-2 designating Anchor Bank of Apple Valley as the official depository for City funds for the year 2016 and accepting its deposit collateral. Ayes - 5 -Nays - 0. MOTION: of Bergman, seconded by Goodwin, adopting Resolution No. 2016-3 designating additional depositories and financial security dealers for City funds for the year 2016: Wells Fargo Securities, LLC; Wells Fargo Bank,NA;Northland Securities, Inc.; RBC Capital Markets Corporation; Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc.; Stifel Nicolaus & Co., Inc.; US Bank; Think Mutual Bank; and BMO Harris Bank N.A. Ayes - S -Nays - 0. MOTION: of Bergman, seconded by Goodwin, approving the 2016 City Council Summary of Committee Membership, as attached to the City Administrator's memo. Ayes - 5 - Nays - 0. MOTION: of Bergman, seconded by Goodwin, appointing Mary Hamann-Roland and Pamela Gackstetter as statutory members to the Apple Va11ey Firefighters Relief Association Board of Trustees for the year 2016, as described in the City Clerk's memo. Ayes - 5 -Nays - 0. MOTION: of Bergman, seconded by Goodwin, adopting Resolution No. 2016-4 authorizing submittal of a 2015 Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA), Assistance to Firefighters Grant(AFG) application to purchase Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) and face pieces for participating Fire Departments in Dakota County. Ayes - 5 -Nays - 0. MOTION: of Bergman, seconded by Goodwin, adopting Resolution No. 2016-5 approving and levying 2016 Special Assessment Roll No. 642, Cortland Third Addition and Embry Place, in the amount of$1,447,926.00. Ayes - 5 -Nays - 0. MOTION: of Bergman, seconded by Goodwin, adopting Resolution No. 2016-6 approving specifications for Project 2016-110, Apple Valley Community Center Fire Alarm System, and authorizing advertising for receipt of bids, at 10:00 a.m., on February 11, 2016, via a posting on the City's website and Quest Construction Data Network. Ayes - 5 -Nays - 0. MOTION: of Bergman, seconded by Goodwin, approving the Joint Powers Agreement with Dakota County for Sentenced to Service Program Work Crews in 2016, as attached CITY OF APPLE VALLEY Dakota County, Minnesota January 14, 2016 Page 3 to the Parks and Recreation Director's memo, and authorizing the Mayor and Clerk to sign the same. Ayes - 5 -Nays - 0. MOTION: of Bergman, seconded by Goodwin, accepting Project 2015-105, 2015 Street Improvements, as complete and authorizing final payment on the contract with McNamara Contracting, Inc., in the amount of$240,810.65. Ayes - 5 -Nays - 0. MOTION: of Bergman, seconded by Goodwin, approving the Retirement Enhancement and Benefit Alternatives (REBA) Voluntary Employees' Beneficiary Association (VEBA) Adoption Agreement, as attached to the Human Resources Manager's memo, and authorizing the Mayor and Clerk to sign the same. Ayes - 5 -Nays - 0. MOTION: of Bergman, seconded by Goodwin, approving Voluntary Employees' Beneficiary Association(VEBA) Health Reimbursement Arrangement(HRA) Successor Trustee Acceptance Agreement, as attached to the Human Resources Manager's memo, and authorizing the Mayor and Clerk to sign the same. Ayes - 5 -Nays - 0. MOTION: of Bergman, seconded by Goodwin, approving hiring the seasonal employees, retirement of employee, resignation of employee, and acting assignment of employees, as listed in the Personnel Report dated January 14, 2016. Ayes - 5 - Nays - 0. MOTION: of Bergman, seconded by Goodwin, to pay the claims and bills, check registers dated December 16, 2015, in the amount of$4,606,763.39, December 22, 2015, in the amount of$583,328.18, and December 30, 2015, in the amount of $1,576,477.67. Ayes - 5 -Nays - 0. END OF CONSENT AGENDA 2016 ACTING MAYOR MOTION: of Grendahl, seconded by Bergman, adopting Resolution No. 2016-7 appointing Councilmember Goodwin to serve as Acting Mayor, in the absence of the Mayor, for the year 2016. Ayes - 5 -Nays - 0. COMMUNICATIONS Mr. Lawell stated Mayor Hamann-Roland has been reappointment to the National League of Cities' Finance Committee. Mr. Bernstein invited everyone to the 2016 Frozen Apple concerts at Valleywood Clubhouse. CITY OF APPLE VALLEY Dakota County, Minnesota January 14, 2016 Page 4 CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS MOTION: of Bergman, seconded by Hooppaw, approving the calendar of upcoming events as included in the City Clerk's memo, and noting that each event listed is hereby deemed a Special Meeting of the City Council. Ayes - 5 -Nays - 0. MOTION: of Grendahl, seconded by Goodwin,to adjourn. Ayes - 5 -Nays - 0. The meeting was adjourned at 7:08 o'clock p.m. Respectfully Submitted, P Ot,C,I�vO�R/J Pamela J. 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