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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015 11-23 CCM Study/Work Session11/23/15 -1- MINUTES OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER IN THE COUNTY OF HENNEPIN AND THE STATE OF MINNESOTA STUDY SESSION NOVEMBER 23, 2015 CITY HALL – COUNCIL CHAMBERS CALL TO ORDER The Brooklyn Center City Council met in Study Session called to order by Mayor Tim Willson at 6:00 p.m. ROLL CALL Mayor Tim Willson and Councilmembers April Graves (arrived at 6:11 p.m.), Kris Lawrence- Anderson, Lin Myszkowski, and Dan Ryan. Also present were City Manager Curt Boganey, Finance Director Nate Reinhardt, Public Works Director/City Engineer Steve Lillehaug, and Denise Bosch, TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSION OF AGENDA ITEMS AND QUESTIONS Mayor Willson stated he has seen articles about recent court actions that make him think the City may be on solid ground and on the right path regarding the interim ordinance. He stated he hasn’t received a lot of feedback. City Manager Curt Boganey stated that Assistant City Manager/Director of Building and Standards Vickie Schleuning has received calls from stakeholder groups that are concerned about what the City’s final ordinance will look at. He stated the stakeholders were assured they would have input. Mayor Willson stated that there will still be affordable housing and the City is not looking at excluding it, but getting a handle on managing it. He stated his concern that a downturn in the economy would prevent landlords from maintaining their properties. Mayor Willson suggested investigating how many rental properties are corporate-owned. Mr. Boganey stated he has asked Ms. Schleuning to look at the issue and it will be part of the analysis. He has suggested contacting corporations that own large numbers of properties and invite them to the table to get their feedback. Mayor Willson stated he wants to look at group homes. Mr. Boganey stated that the City can look at the number of group homes it has been notified of. Mayor Willson suggested looking at who is notifying the City and ask them for a list. 11/23/15 -2- Mr. Boganey stated he will provide this information. Councilmember Myszkowski brought up a series of articles in the StarTribune titled Disabled in Minnesota. She stated that one of the things that came from the series is that group homes tend to isolate people with disabilities and she wonders if the state will re-examine where the dollars go. She stated that she liked that dollars were following the people. Mayor Willson talked about his experience working for the St. Peter Regional Treatment Center and stated he has wondered about group homes and how they are teaching and mentoring. Mr. Boganey stated that all group homes are not the same and have different customers and impacts. Councilmember Lawrence-Anderson asked Mr. Boganey about the status of the vehicles that are parked in the Shingle Creek Crossing parking lot. Mr. Boganey replied that the biggest control that the City has is its PUD that prohibits overnight parking and some of the trucks are in violation of the PUD restriction. He stated that the PUD doesn’t apply to the Sears parking lot so the City has no real leverage with respect to the trucks that are parked there. The fence that was put on the west side of the development has eliminated 70-80 percent of the trucks. He stated that it is the developer’s responsibility and the City has consistently talked to the management company and offered support. He stated his opinion that it has been a low priority for the management company. Mayor Willson suggested screening the area. Mr. Boganey stated that screening had been done to some degree and that took care of 80 percent of the problem. He stated he has asked staff to develop a “no trespass” letter that they would like the management company to sign and provide to the police department so that the police will have the power to issue tickets. Mayor Willson suggested that the management company may have more control if they charged the truckers for parking. Mr. Boganey stated that would be a violation of the PUD. Councilmember Lawrence-Anderson stated that Sprint has been parking its advertising truck in front of the AT&T store and asked if anything could be done. Mr. Boganey stated that he didn’t know what could be done and that he will look into it. He stated that the owner has control over their property and they could address the issue, but from a legal standpoint there may be an argument to be made that it is off-premise signage. Mayor Willson stated that the only way that would work is if the vehicle never moves. 11/23/15 -3- Mr. Boganey stated that it is up to the management company and the property owner has more leverage, and he will follow up on it. MISCELLANEOUS Councilmember Ryan stated he had received a couple of letters regarding the proposed sidewalk change along West Palmer Lake Drive and was wondering if someone has been in contact with those residents. Mr. Boganey asked Public Works Director/City Engineer Steve Lillehaug to come forward. Mr. Lillehaug stated that staff does plan to provide additional information through an amendment to the feasibility study for the City Council to consider. He asked that letters regarding the issue be forwarded to him. Councilmember Ryan brought up a letter from city resident Charles Schulz regarding trash around a 69th Avenue bus stop. He talked about signage and a trash receptacle at the bus stop. Mr. Boganey stated he will follow up on what response was given to Mr. Schulz and report back to the City Council. Councilmember Graves suggested signage be installed in troubled areas that makes reference to the City’s ordinance. Mr. Boganey stated that there has been signage in the past. Mr. Lillehaug stated that there is signage on Xerxes Avenue and Bass Lake Road. Mr. Boganey stated that if more signage is needed it may make sense. Councilmember Ryan reported on the 2016 policy adoption process at the November 18th joint meeting of the League of Minnesota Cities and Metro Cities. He stated that getting the vote to amend the housing policy section was unsuccessful but they were able to send a strong message to Metro Cities staff by a vote against that section. He stated that during a presentation by the Metro Council chair, Mr. Boganey posed a question regarding the affordable housing need, the issue was raised and the City’s position was made clear. Mayor Willson stated he was glad to hear the City’s position was made clear. ADJOURNMENT Councilmember Ryan moved and Councilmember Graves seconded to adjourn the Study Session at 6:31 p.m. Motion passed unanimously. STATE OF MINNESOTA) COUNTY OF HENNEPIN) ss. Certification of Minutes CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER) The undersigned, being the duly qualified and appointed City Clerk of the City of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, certifies: 1.That attached hereto is a full, true, and complete transcript of the minutes of a Study/Work Session of the City Council of the City of Brooklyn Center held on November 23, 2015. 2.That said meeting was held pursuant to due call and notice thereof and was duly held at Brooklyn Center City Hall. 3. That the City Council adopted said minutes at its December 14, 2015, Regular Session. Jhn1M VcwiiaM City Clerk Mayor 11/23/15 -4-