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Home My WebLink About01/28/1988CITY OF APPLE VALLEY Dakota County, Minnesota January 28, 1988 Minutes of the regular meeting of the City Council of Apple Valley, Dakota County, Minnesota, held January 28th, 1988, at 8:00 o'clock p.m. at City Hall. PRESENT: Councilmembers Goodwin, Holton, Humphrey and Savanick. ABSENT: Mayor Branning. City staff members present were: City Administrator Melena, City Clerk Mueller, City Attorney Sheldon, Finance Director Ballenger, Personnel Director Boland, Public Works Director Gretz, City Planner Kelley, Assistant Administrator Lawell, and Police Chief Rivers. Acting Mayor Humphrey called the meeting to order at 8:00 p.m. The Councilmembers and everyone in attendance took part in the pledge of allegiance to the flag. MOTION: of Holton, seconded by Goodwin, approving the agenda for tonight's meeting as amended. Ayes - 4 - Nays - O. APPROVE AGENDA JAN. 14, 1988 MINUTES AUDIENCE DISCN. CONSENT AGENDA RES. 1988-11 1988 GOALS MOTION: of Holton, seconded by Goodwin, approving the minutes of the regular meeting of January 14th, 1988, as written. Ayes - 4 - Nays - O. Acting Mayor Humphrey asked if any one was present to address the Council at this time on any item not on this meetingfs agenda. There was no one present to speak. MOTION: of Holton, seconded by Savanick, deleting the telephone maintenance agreement from the agenda, moving the smoking policy to the regular agenda and approving all remaining items on the consent agenda. Ayes - 4 - Nays - O. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS MOTION: of Holton, seconded by Savanick, adopting Resolution No. 1988-11 establishing City Council and City Staff goals for 1988, as recommended at the goal setting meeting of January 22, 1988, with a progress review on or about August 1, 1988. Ayes - 4 - Nays - 0. MOTION: of Holton, seconded by Savanick, adopting Resolution No. t988-12 authorizing the expenditure of $66,170.00 for the purchase of optical scan voting equipment and withdrawal from the Joint Use Agreement for punchcard voting equipment. Ayes - 4 - Nays - O. RES. 1988-12 PURCHASE OPTICAL SCAN VOTE EQUIP. MOTION: of Holton, seconded by Savanick, adopting Resolution No. 1988-13 amending the 1988 budget by authorizing up to $100,000 of non-budgetary funding for renovating the existing City Hall Building and directing the Engineer to prepare plans and specifications for such work. Ayes - 4 - Nays - O. RES. 1988-13 CITY HALL RENOVATION PLANS & SPECS. CITY OF APPLE VALLEY Dakota County, Minnesota January 28, 1988 Page 2 MOTION: of Holton, seconded by Savanick, approving issuance of a temporary on-sale liquor license by the Minnesota Liquor Control Director for the Minnesota Zoo on February 13, 1988. Ayes - 4 - Nays - 0. MOTION of Holton, seconded by Savanick, approving a 1988 on-sale 3.2 beer license for Godfather's Pizza, Inc., at 15101 Cedar Avenue. Ayes - 4 - Nays - 0. MOTION of Holton, seconded by Savanick, receiving an application to the Minnesota Charitable Gambling Control Board for a Gambling License Exception by Grande Du Minnesota Forty et Eight for a raffle on July 17, 1988. Ayes - 4 - Nays - O. MOTION of Holton, seconded by Savanick, adopting Resolution No. 1988-14 receiving the preliminary engineering report on Project 88-250, Cedar Avenue Storm Sewer Improvements from Whitney to Dodd, and directing the Engineer to prepare plans and specifications for the work. Ayes - 4 - Nays - 0. MOTION of Holton, seconded by Savanick, approving renewal for 1988 of the licenses and permits as shown on the list dated January 25, 1988. Ayes - 4 - Nays - O. MOTION of Holton, seconded by Savanick, accepting Project 85-226, The Oaks of Apple Valley III Utility Improvements, as final and approving the revised final payment in the amount of $13,964.40. Ayes - 4 - Nays - 0. MOTION of Holton, seconded by Savanick, adopting Resolution No. 1988-15 approving the 1988 Personnel Plan with a four percent increase effective January 2, 1988, and adjustments March 26, 1988, in accordance with revised schedules in the plan. Ayes - 4 ~ Nays - 0. MOTION of Holton, seconded by Savanick, passing Ordinance No. 412 amending City Code Section 2-27 by establishing monthly salaries effective January 1, 1989, of $525 for the Mayor and $450 for each Councilmember and effective January 1, 1990, of $600 for the Mayor and $500 for each Councilmember. Ayes - 4 - Nays - 0. END OF CONSENT AGENDA MOTION of Holton, seconded by Goodwin, adopting Resolution No. 1988- 16 establishing no smoking regulations in all City-owned facilities, with certain exceptions, and including the Council Chambers as an exception but prohibiting smoking during official meetings. ZOO TEMPORARY LIQUOR LICENSE GODFATHER'S BEER LICENSE GAMBLING LICENSE EXCEPTION RES. 1988-14 PROJ. 88-250 PLANS & SPECS. LICENSE & PERMIT RENEWALS FINAL PAYMENT PROJ. 85-226 RES. 1988-15 ADOPT 1988 PERSONNEL PLAN ORDINANCE 412 AMEND COUNCIL SALARIES RES. 1988-16 SMOKING POLICY CITY OF APPLE VALLEY Dakota County, Minnesota January 28, 1988 Page 3 The Council discussed the exceptions in the policy and Councilmember Savanick said she objected to allowing smoking in the Council Chambers at any time. Vote was taken on the motion. Ayes - 3 - Nays - 1 (Savanick). Alan Felkner, of the Mid-Winter Fest Committee, was present and re- MID-WINTER FEST viewed some of the planned activities. He invited the Council to ACTIVITIES attend the art show on February 6, 1988, and the opening ceremonies February 5th beginning at 7:00 p.m. at Valleywood Golf Course. Acting Mayor Humphrey read a proclamation encouraging participation in the events. MOTION: of Holton, seconded by Goodwin, adopting Resolution No. 1988- 17 proclaiming February 5 through 7, 1988, to be "Apple Valley Mid-Winter Fest '88". Ayes - 4 - Nays - 0. RES. 1988-17 PROCLAMATION MID-WINTER FEST BEER LIC. & BALLOON LIFT OFF MOTION: of Holton, seconded by Goodwin, approving a temporary on-sale 3.2 beer license for the Apple Valley Jaycees, February 5 through 7, 1988, in connection with Mid-Winter Fest activities; and approving hot air balloon lift offs at Hayes Park on February 6, 1988, and at Valleywood on February 7, 1988. - 4 - Nays - 0. Mr. Ballenger distributed a memo dated January 28, 1988, recommending 1988 INSURANCE renewing the City's insurance coverage with CNA for 1988. He reviewed RENEWALS information contained in the proposals previously distributed to the Council. Mark Flaten and James Morrisey were also present to answer questions. MOTION: of Holton, seconded by Goodwin, approving renewal for 1988 RENEW INSURANCE with CNA Insurance of the City's liability, property, auto WITH CNA and worker's compensation insurance coverages for a total premium of $511,190.00. Ayes - 4 - Nays - 0. Mr. Melena said the Council had discussed cancelling its February 4th T.I.F. MEETING informal meeting and reviewing the tax increment financing policy at DISCUSSION its February 18th informal meeting. The public hearing on the theater financing is set for February llth and the Council could continue the hearing until February 25th to allow consideration of the policy February 18th. The Council discussed whether a delay would cause problems and agreed to hold the February 4th meeting and review the policy at that time. Councilmember Humphrey said that since this proposal was submitted under the existing policy, there is already a basis on which to consider it if a revised policy is not adopted. MOTION: of Savanick, seconded by Holton, to pay the claims and bills, checks numbered 5941 through 59259, 59269 through 59374 and 59376 through 59377, in the total amount of $5,340,787.37. Ayes - 4 - Nays - 0. CLAIMS & BILLS MOTION: of Goodwin, seconded by Savanick, to adjourn. Ayes - 4 - Nays - 0. The meeting was adjourned at 8:33 o~clock p.m.