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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017 03-13 CCM Regular SessionMINUTES OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER IN THE COUNTY OF HENNEPIN AND THE STATE OF MINNESOTA REGULAR SESSION MARCH 13, 2017 CITY HALL - COUNCIL CHAMBERS 1.INFORMAL OPEN FORUM WITH CITY COUNCIL CALL TO ORDER INFORMAL OPEN FORUM The Brooklyn Center City Council met in Informal Open Forum called to order by Mayor Tim Willson at 6:45 p.m. ROLL CALL Mayor Tim Willson and Councilmembers Marquita Butler, April Graves, Kris Lawrence- Anderson, and Dan Ryan were present. Also present were Deputy City Manager Reggie Edwards, Public Works Director/City Engineer Steve Lillehaug, Director of Business and Development Gary Eitel, Director of Community Activities, Recreation and Services Jim Glasoe, Police Chief Tim Gannon, Deputy Director of Building and Community Standards Jesse Anderson, City Attorney Troy Gilchrist, and Michaela Kujawa-Daniels, TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. Mayor Willson opened the meeting for the purpose of Informal Open Forum. Roger Kloster, 7223 Lee Avenue North, addressed the City Council. He asked why they are changing the logo and stated it seems like a waste of money. He stated the City should focus on bigger problems such as the odor in water and people on the streets asking for handouts. Mark Anderson, 5330 Northport Drive, stated he is in the marketing field and feels the logos presented for the new City logo are not professional and the City should question the firm they hired and look for different options. Brian Fellegy, 7005 Unity Avenue North, stated there is an overwhelming response on social media that a lot of people feel the new logo choices are complex to understand and don't care for any of the choices provided. Councilmember Ryan moved and Councilmember Lawrence-Anderson seconded to close the Informal Open Forum at 7:00 p.m. Motion passed unanimously. 2.INVOCATION 03/13/17 -1- Councilmember Butler read one quote by Maya Angelou and a second quote by Michelle Obama as the in Invocation. 3.CALL TO ORDER REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING The Brooklyn Center City Council met in Regular Session called to order by Mayor Tim Willson at 7:00 p.m. 4.ROLL CALL Mayor Tim Willson and Councilmembers Marquita Butler, April Graves, Kris Lawrence- Anderson, and Dan Ryan were present. Also present were Deputy City Manager Reggie Edwards, Public Works Director/City Engineer Steve Lillehaug, Director of Business and Development Gary Eitel, Director of Community Activities, Recreation and Services Jim Glasoe, Police Chief Tim Gannon, Deputy Director of Building and Community Standards Jesse Anderson, City Attorney Troy Gilchrist, and Michaela Kujawa-Daniels, TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. At the invitation of Mayor Willson, 2017 Youth in Government Candidates Daniel Moreno, Park Center Senior High School; David Moreno, Park Center High School; Francis Best, Brooklyn Center Secondary; and Pierre Lawhon, Brooklyn Center Secondary, were also present. 5.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. 6.APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND CONSENT AGENDA Councilmember Ryan moved and Councilmember Graves seconded to approve the Agenda and Consent Agenda, as amended, with amendments to the March 13, 2017 Agenda item 8c, and the following consent items were approved: 6a. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1.February 27, 2017— Study Session 2.February 27, 2017— Regular Session 3. February 27, 2017— Work Session 6b. LICENSES MECHANICAL Airtech Heating and Cooling Air Quality Service Cool Air Mechanical, Inc. Fireplace Gallery 490 Villaume Avenue #300, South St. Paul 7900 Excelsior Boulevard #750, Hopkins 6120 Earle Brown Drive #100, 1544 134th Avenue 433 East Main Street, Anoka 03/13/17 -2- RENTAL INITIAL (TYPE III— one-year license) 7018 Drew Avenue North INITIAL (TYPE II— two-year license) 5601 Camden Avenue North 7157 Unity Avenue North RENEWAL (TYPE III— one-year license) 2401-03 54TH Avenue North 7131 Halifax Avenue North 7224 Logan Avenue North RENEWAL (T)'PE II - two-year license) 7250 West River Road 5440-44 Bryant Avenue North 5856 Dupont Avenue North 5101 Eleanor Lane 5556 Emerson Avenue North 4207 Lakeside Avenue North, #329 5728 Logan Avenue North RENEWAL (TYPE I— three-year license) 6109-11-13 Beard Avenue North 3512 72nd Avenue North 6628 Camden Drive 5400 Sailor Lane 5842 York Avenue North Michael Bocko Mike Pederson Melissa Pickar Karboy Properties LLC Open Hands Inc. (missing 1 ARM Meeting, cpted follow-up) Douglas Schmertan Paul Barli Traiten Gunderson Jack Steven Froelke Michael Potaczek John Reider Sherry Hill Konstantin Ginzburg James & Bobbie Simons Chen Xuan Zhou Marie Rickmyer Infinite Property LLC Melissa Hood TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS - LEVEL I Brooklyn Hotel Partners, LLC 6300 Earle Brown Drive 6c.RESOLUTION NO. 2017-35 AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A LIMITED USE PERMIT AGREEMENT WITH THE THREE RIVERS PARK DISTRICT REGIONAL TRAIL (SEGMENT TL-B5) BETWEEN THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER AND THREE RIVERS PARK DISTRICT, HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA 6d.RESOLUTION NO. 2017-36 AUTHORIZING TERMINATION OF TRAIL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER AND THREE RIVERS PARK DISTRICT, HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA 6e. RESOLUTION NO. 2017-37 APPROVING THE LABOR AGREEMENT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT LABOR SERVICES (LELS) LOCAL 86 03/13/17 -3- (POLICE COMMANDERS AND SERGEANTS) AND THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER FOR THE CALENDAR YEARS 2017-2018 Motion passed unanimously. 7. PRESENTATIONS/PROCLAMATIONS/RECOGNITIONS/DONATIONS 7a.BROOKLYN BRIDGE ALLIANCE FOR YOUTH UPDATE Rebecca Gilgen, Brooklyn Bridge Alliance for Youth Executive Director and Francis Best, Brooklyns Youth Council, provided a PowerPoint presentation on Brooklyn Bridge Alliance for Youth, Motivation Day, and BrookLynk. Councilmember Ryan moved and Councilmember Butler seconded to accept the Brooklyn Bridge Alliance for Youth Report. Motion passed unanimously. 7b.PROCLAMATION DECLARING MARCH 13, 2017, AS YOUTH IN GOVERNMENT DAY Mayor Willson read in full a Proclamation Declaring March 13, 2017, As "Youth in Government Day" in the City of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. Councilmember Graves moved and Councilmember Lawrence-Anderson seconded to adopt the Proclamation Declaring March 13, 2017, as Youth in Government Day. Motion passed unanimously. 8. PUBLIC HEARINGS 8a. ORDINANCE NO. 2017-01 AMENDING CHAPTER 23 OF THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES RELATING TO TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS AND THE PAYMENT OF PROPERTY TAXES Deputy City Manager Edwards introduced the item, discussed the history, and stated the purpose of the proposed ordinance. Councilmember Lawrence-Anderson moved and Councilmember Graves seconded to open the Public Hearing. Motion passed unanimously. No one wished to address the City Council. Councilmember Ryan moved and Councilmember Graves seconded to close the Public Hearing. 03/13/17 -4- Motion passed unanimously. Councilmember Ryan moved and Councilmember Lawrence-Anderson seconded to adopt ORDINANCE NO. 2017-01 Amending Chapter 23 of the City Code of Ordinances Relating to Transient Accommodations and the Payment of Property Taxes. Motion passed unanimously. 8b. PROPOSED SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS FOR DISEASED TREE REMOVAL COSTS AND WEED REMOVAL COSTS Deputy Director of Building and Community Standards Anderson introduced the item, discussed the history, and stated the purpose of the proposed ordinance. Councilmember Ryan moved and Councilmember Graves seconded to open the Public Hearing. Motion passed unanimously. Edythe Potter, 5712 Girard Avenue North, addressed the City Council regarding item 8b1. She stated the City cut down a tree on her lot without telling her. She stated she was working on getting the funds to take care of it but stated she is on disability and couldn't afford to do it right away. She noted the tree wasn't falling down or causing any danger so she feels they had no reason to act without even telling her. Mayor Willson stated Ms. Potter's address will be deferred until the next City Council meeting when the staff will have a response to her statements prepared and noted Ms. Potter should come and be prepared to share her statement if she would like to do so. Chris Hagen, 6217 Major Avenue North, addressed the City Council regarding item 8b2. He stated during the spring he had a knee injury and his lawn mowing got behind. He also noted his mower had stopped working during that time, and a week went by without him being able to mow it. He stated it was clear that action was being taken on his part due to his partially cut lawn. He stated instead of being charged a fee for the City to mow his lawn he would have liked the City to address the issue with him so he could have made them aware that he was working on correcting it. Mayor Willson stated Mr. Hagen's address will be deferred until the next City Council meeting when the staff will have a response to his statement prepared and noted Mr. Hagen should come and be prepared to share his statement if he would like to do so. Councilmember Ryan moved and Councilmember Graves seconded to close the Public Hearing. Motion passed unanimously. 03/13/17 -5- 1.RESOLUTION NO. 2017-38 CERTIFYING SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS FOR DISEASED TREE REMOVAL COST TO THE HENNEPIN COUNTY TAX ROLLS Councilmember Lawrence-Anderson moved and Councilmember Graves seconded to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 2017-38 Certifying Special Assessments for Diseased Tree Removal Cost to the Hennepin County Tax Rolls, with exclusion of the property at 5712 Girard Avenue North. Motion passed unanimously. 2.RESOLUTION NO. 2017-39 CERTIFYING SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS FOR WEED REMOVAL COSTS TO THE HENNEPIN COUNTY TAX ROLLS Councilmember Ryan moved and Councilmember Lawrence-Anderson seconded to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 2017-39 Certifying Special Assessments for Weed Removal Costs to the Hennepin County Tax Rolls, with exclusion of the property at 6217 Major Avenue North. Motion passed unanimously. 8c. IMPLEMENTATION OF A BODY WORN CAMERA PROGRAM Chief Gannon introduced the item, discussed the history, and stated the purpose of the proposed ordinance. Mayor Willson stated his only concern regarding this is losing data if they have a server outage. Chief Gannon stated the data is backed-up to another system so if that would occur they always have another back-up. Councilmember Graves asked if the cameras can be tampered with and evidence could be removed. Chief Gannon stated the data from all cameras is automatically saved for a minimum of 90 days, so if something was misclassified by accident or intentionally, they will be able to retrieve it and correct the classification. Mayor Willson stated he is a big supporter of these cameras for the officers and the citizens. Councilmember Ryan moved and Councilmember Graves seconded to open the Public Hearing. Motion passed unanimously. Tim Harrleson, 1207 77h1l Avenue North, addressed the Council and asked Chief Gannon when they anticipate using these. Chief Gannon stated they hope to have some rolled out to officers within 60-90 days. 03/13/17 -6- Brian Fellegy, 7005 Unity Avenue North, asked Chief Gannon how far back the recording on car video footage will go. Chief Gannon stated it will automatically back-up to 30 seconds and that is for the body cameras as well. Pierre Lawhon asked if an officer can look at the footage for their own camera at any time. Chief Gannon stated yes, they can look at their own footage anytime they want, noting it is useful and encouraged to do so before they file their incident report to ensure accuracy. Lawhon asked if using these cameras is really necessary or are they implementing these due to pressure from the public. Chief Gannon stated he feels any officer in the field without one right now is at a disadvantage because people have phones that capture only a few seconds of an incident and that misrepresents a situation sometimes, so having these will capture the entire story of what happened so it's a benefit for everyone. Councilmember Graves stated when previously discussed a few City Council meetings ago, the use of deadly force by officers, as she understood it, is a judgment call or a decision of reasonableness to use it, based on the perception of the officer in the situation. She stated she believes that if officers have this footage to look back on before making a statement about the incident that it could possibly change the way the officer sees the situation and could change the outcome. She noted she looks forward to seeing what comes of this implementation. Sheilah Miller, 3706 53rd Avenue North, asked how secure the cameras are and if they will break easily in a scuffle. Chief Gannon stated the cameras have a very strong and secure magnet that holds through the toughest clothing. He stated it isn't fool proof but is pretty good. Ms. Miller asked who can see the video footage if there is an issue. Chief Gannon stated currently, per State law, if you are the subject of the video; you are able to see it and request a copy of the video and do whatever you want with it. Councilmember Ryan moved and Councilmember Graves seconded to close the Public Hearing. Motion passed unanimously. 9.PLANNING COMMISSION ITEMS None at this time. 10.COUNCIL CONSIDERATION ITEMS lOa. CONSIDERATION OF TYPE IV 6-MONTH PROVISIONAL RENTAL LICENSES Mayor Willson explained the streamlined process used to consider Type IV 6-Month Provisional Rental Licenses. Mayor Willson polled the audience and asked whether anyone was in attendance to provide testimony on any of the rental licenses as listed on tonight's meeting agenda. Seeing no one coming forward, Mayor Willson called for a motion on Agenda Items lOal through 100. 03/13/17 -7- lOal. 6501 BROOKLYN DRIVE 10a2. 3901 BURQUEST LANE 100. 6242 SCOTT AVENUE NORTH Councilmember Ryan moved and Councilmember Lawrence-Anderson seconded to approve the issuance of a Type IV six-month provisional rental license and mitigation plan for the following: 6501 Brooklyn Drive; 3901 Burquest Lane; and, 6242 Scott Avenue North, Approving a Type IV Rental License, with the requirement that the mitigation plans and all applicable ordinances must be strictly adhered to before renewal licenses would be considered. Motion passed unanimously. 11.COUNCIL REPORT Councilmember Ryan reported on his attendance at the following and provided information on the following upcoming events: • February 28, 2017: Attended MAC Meeting • March 9, 2017: Attended and hosted Brooklyn Center Lions Club Leadership Meeting • March 13, 2017: Attended a meeting with Student in Government Youth Candidates • March 16, 2017: Attending Brooklyn Center Neighborhood Watch Captain Meeting Councilmember Lawrence-Anderson reported on her attendance at the following and provided information on the following upcoming events: • March 1, 2017: Attended Odyssey Academy Training • March 6, 2017: Attended Odyssey Special Meeting Councilmember Graves reported on her attendance at the following and provided information on the following upcoming events: • March 3, 2017: Attended YIPPA Event • March 10, 2017: Attended You Rock Youth Workers Event Councilmember Butler reported on her attendance at the following and provided information on the following upcoming events: • February 28,2017: Attended MAC Meeting • March 7, 2017: Attended Annual Empty Bowls Event as the VIP guest • March 11, 2017: Attended Community Forum on Race Mayor Willson reported on his attendance at the following and provided information on the following upcoming events: • March 9,2017: Attended the Blueline CMC Meeting 12.ADJOURNMENT Councilmember Graves moved and Councilmember Lawrence-Anderson seconded adjournment of the City Council meeting at 8:33 p.m. 03/13/17 -8- Motion passed unanimously. 03/13/17 -9- STATE OF MINNESOTA) COUNTY OF HENNEPThT) 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 Regular Session of the City Council of the City of Brooklyn Center held on March 13, 2017. 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 March 27, 2017, Regular Session. 4w&"- - City Clerk Mayor 03/13/17 -10-