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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017 03-27 CCM Study Session03/27/17 -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 MARCH 27, 2017 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 Marquita Butler, April Graves, and Dan Ryan were present. Councilmember Kris Lawrence-Anderson was absent and excused. Also present were City Manager Curt Boganey, Deputy City Manager Reggie Edwards, Interim Communications Coordinator/Planning Specialist Angel Smith, Finance Director Nate Reinhardt, Public Works Director/City Engineer Steve Lillehaug, Director of Business and Development Gary Eitel, Deputy Director of Building and Community Standards Jesse Anderson, City Attorney Troy Gilchrist and Michaela Kujawa-Daniels, TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSION OF AGENDA ITEMS AND QUESTIONS Councilmember Ryan requested the following correction to the Work Session minutes of March 13, 2017: Page 1, Paragraph 3, Line 1 and Line 2: “Mayor/President Willson stated water from residents’ pipes can put lead into their water. Mr. Lillehaug stated copper and lead could be leeched from resident pipes due to old style solder present in those pipes if the wrong water treatment is used.” Councilmember Graves requested the following addition to the Regular Session minutes of March 13, 2017: Page 7, Insert Paragraph in between Paragraph 2 and Paragraph 3: “Councilmember Graves stated when previously discussed a few City Council meetings ago, the use of deadly force by officers, as I 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.” 03/27/17 -2- It was the majority consensus of the City Council to accept the correction to the March 13, 2017 Study Session and Regular Session minutes. Councilmember Butler requested discussion on Items 8a1 and 8a2; in particular, she asked why the administration fees are different between the two. Mr. Jesse Anderson stated both of these fees are set by Resolution and noted that grass and weed removal is set at $150.00 and trees are set at $50. Councilmember Ryan asked if the property owner is given a 5-year time period in which their payments are spread out to pay these fees regarding tree removal. Mr. Anderson replied and stated that is correct and noted he did discuss this option with the property owner on this Agenda item. He stated he explained the process to her and informed her that payments could be rolled into the escrow and paid over 5 years. He noted she seemed pleased to have this option and stated he wasn’t sure she would be attending this evening as a result of their conversation. MISCELLANEOUS Mayor Willson wanted to note the upcoming events and items: Thursday, March 30, 2017, Dr. Burrowes, author of “Between the Kola Forest and the Salty Sea,” will be at the Brooklyn Park Community Activity Center, from 12 p.m. – 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 5 2017, is the Joint Council/Commission meeting. Councilmember Ryan stated he wanted to express his appreciation to staff regarding the work they did on the Resolution Reaffirming City Authority to Manage Public Rights of Way. Councilmember Butler stated she would like to know if there is a process in place when a citizen contacts her and she refers their information to Staff to follow-up; could she get a report or something similar from Staff in regards to the outcome of their contact or follow-up with the citizen. She stated she would like to know what happened and ensure the issue was resolved. She noted she has full confidence in the Staff she just doesn’t want to wonder about what the result was. Mayor Willson stated she should be getting follow-ups on any contact information she sends to Staff. He noted usually Mr. Boganey will provide the follow-up. Mr. Boganey stated the Councilmembers should be receiving responses and outcomes of any information gathered. He stated he thinks the process has been working but encouraged the Councilmembers to send an email or call him to get information if they don’t get a follow-up for any reason. Mayor Willson stated it hasn’t been a problem in the past but he would like to know if redacting names and other information will need to be done depending on how they decide to move 03/27/17 -3- forward with this. Mr. Boganey stated he would look into that but doesn’t feel that is a problem. Councilmember Graves stated she agrees with Mayor Willson, that the process is working and she usually follows-up if needed, which is usually dependent on the situation she noted. Councilmember Ryan agreed and stated per the survey results it seems to be working. Councilmember Butler decided since the rest of the Councilmembers feel the current process is sufficient then she is fine with that. DISCUSSION OF WORK SESSION AGENDA ITEMS AS TIME PERMITS DISCUSSION OF BROOKLYN CENTER BRANDING & IDENTITY CAMPAIGN – MR. REGGIE EDWARDS Mr. Edwards provided a presentation on this item. He reviewed the survey results regarding the branding choices. He noted the tree was ranked 1st at 60% for the logo and the “At the Center” tagline was top ranked at 60%. Mayor Willson asked what the tree means. Mr. Edwards explained the tree means three things; history, strength, and new growth. Mr. Edwards stated there were some people who didn’t rank anything and reviewed the comments by those citizens. He said the favorable comments stated they had a sense of community, they are happy with the diversity, their life and growth within the City. He said the non-favorable comments stated that some citizens felt the City should be spending money on more pressuring matters than the survey, noting crimes or the water issues. Councilmember Butler stated she would have liked to have an option if some wanted to keep it the same to see how many people would have liked to see it stay the same or an option that they didn’t like any of the logos. She thinks all of them are too busy and really dislikes the one that was chosen. She stated personally she doesn’t like any of the logos and the tree doesn’t speak diversity to her. Councilmember Ryan stated his only disappointment with the logos is he doesn’t like any of them particularly well. He stated the tagline that was chosen is what he thinks should work and then when speaking with people they asked “what is at the center?” and he stated he came up with “Thrive at the center” and perhaps they should consider that due to the reaction from people when he told them the tagline “at the center”. Mayor Willson stated he clearly heard there is no consensus for any of the logos and taglines. ADJOURN STUDY SESSION TO INFORMAL OPEN FORUM WITH CITY COUNCIL Mayor Willson recessed the Study Session at 6:45 p.m. 03/27/17 -4- RECONVENE STUDY SESSION Councilmember Ryan moved and Councilmember Graves seconded to reconvene the Study Session at 6:55 p.m. Motion passed unanimously. DISCUSSION OF BROOKLYN CENTER BRANDING & IDENTITY CAMPAIGN – MR. REGGIE EDWARDS – continued Councilmember Graves asked what the cost of going back to the drawing board is compared to what is the cost of doing nothing is before deciding where to go from here. Mr. Boganey stated they have another PowerPoint that shows other options they may like to consider. Discussion of this item continued and reached conclusion at the March 27, 2017, Work Session. ADJOURNMENT Councilmember Butler moved and Councilmember Graves seconded to close the Study Session at 7:00 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 March 27, 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 April 10, 2017, Regular Session. J"Y^0-1 City Clerk Mayor 03/27/17 -5-