MOUND CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
AUGUST 8, 2006
The City Council of the City of Mound, Hennepin County, Minnesota, met in regular session on Tuesday, August 8, 2006 at 8:00 p.m. in the council chambers of city hall.
Members Present: Mayor Pat Meisel; Councilmembers David Osmek, Bob Brown, Mike Specht and John Beise.
Others Present: City Manager Kandis Hanson, Community Development Director Sarah Smith, City Clerk Bonnie Ritter, Finance Director Gino Businaro, Fire Chief Greg Pederson, Catherine Posche, Amanda Schwarze
Consent Agenda: All items listed under the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine in nature by the Council and will be enacted by a roll call vote. There will be no separate discussion on these items unless a Councilmember or citizen so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered in normal sequence.
1. Open Meeting
Mayor Meisel called the meeting to order at 8:00 p.m.
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Approve Agenda
MOTION by Specht, seconded by Brown to approve the agenda. All voted in favor. Motion carried.
4. Consent Agenda
MOTION by Beise, seconded by Brown to approve the consent agenda. Upon roll call vote, all voted in favor. Motion carried.
5. Comments and suggestions from citizens on any item not on the agenda. – None were offered.
The Mayor turned over the meeting to Acting Mayor Beise for the next item because of a possible perceived conflict of interest.
6. Lost Lake Dredge Project
Carlton Moore explained that it was recently discovered that the dredge of Lost Lake for the new docks was not conducted to the depth required under the contract. As a result the contractor was directed to return to the site and complete the dredge in accordance with the terms of the contract. The contractor has objected to the direction and is claiming they are not responsible. There will be a meeting August 9th with the contractor, bonding company, city staff and others to discuss options available to complete the dredge.
With timing being critical due to the fact that the docks will be delivered to the site for installation within the next few weeks, and the developer plans to close on a number of the homes, the Council is being asked to consider a resolution that receives the report, approves the plans and specs for completing the dredge and authorizing advertisement for bids for the project. Taking those actions does not preclude the city from continuing discussions with the present contractor and bond company, and, if agreements can be reached with them to complete the project, the city can discontinue the rebid process at any time short of awarding the new contract.
MOTION by Brown, seconded by Specht to adopt the following resolution. The following voted in favor: Osmek, Brown, Specht and Beise. The following voted against: None. Mayor Meisel abstained from voting. Motion carried.
RESOLUTION NO. 06-90: RESOLUTION RECEIVING FEASIBILITY REPORT, APPROVING PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS, AND AUTHORIZING ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS FOR THE 2006 LOST LAKE DREDGE PROJECT
Mayor Meisel returned to preside over the balance of the meeting.
7. Status and Update on the Minnetrista Fire Station project
Fire Chief Pederson informed the Council that all of the member cities have signed three-year contracts with the new formula change. He continued by reviewing the Minnetrista Fire Station #1 Project development phases and schedule., along with cost estimate comparisons for a two-fire station operation.
8. Miscellaneous/Correspondence
Harbor Wine & Spirits – July 2006
American Wine Trends
C. Correspondence: V.F.W. Post 5113
Xcel Energy
9. Adjourn
MOTION by Specht, seconded by Brown to adjourn at 8:22 p.m. All voted in favor. Motion carried.
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Mayor Pat Meisel
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Attest: Bonnie Ritter, City Clerk