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Home My WebLink About2017 06-12 CCM Work Session06/12/17 -1- MINUTES OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER IN THE COUNTY OF HENNEPIN AND THE STATE OF MINNESOTA WORK SESSION JUNE 12, 2017 CITY HALL – COUNCIL CHAMBERS CALL TO ORDER The Brooklyn Center City Council/Economic Development Authority (EDA) met in Work Session called to order by Mayor/President Tim Willson at 7:34 p.m. ROLL CALL Mayor/President Tim Willson and Councilmembers/Commissioners Marquita Butler, April Graves, Kris Lawrence-Anderson, and Dan Ryan were present. Also present were City Manager Curt Boganey, Deputy City Manager Reggie Edwards, Finance Director Nate Reinhardt, Director of Business and Development Gary Eitel, City Attorney Troy Gilchrist, and Michaela Kujawa-Daniels, TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. LIQUOR LICENSE REGULATIONS Mr. Edwards introduced this item for continuation of the discussion from the Study Session earlier this evening. Councilmember/Commissioner Butler asked how the license type is determined. Mayor/President Willson stated it depends on what and how much they sell. Councilmember/Commissioner Butler asked how they know how much they sell beforehand to apply for a certain license type. Mayor/President Willson stated they review their books and keep track. Councilmember/Commissioner Butler stated she understands and noted they predict their income of liquor sales to determine which license they need. Mayor/President Willson replied that is correct. Mr. Edwards reviewed the comparable cities to Brooklyn Center and their food and liquor sales ratio. Mayor/President Willson stated he would like to express his appreciation to the Planning Commission for bringing this item forward, stating there are several issues on this topic. Mayor/President Willson stated he is very pleased to see the crime statistics included in the presentation. He stated he is concerned about the staff time and costs to regulate it however. He stated the State Statute stands and they will need to stay within those guidelines. He stated the rental ordinance has worked out well and maybe they can apply some of those ordinances to this topic. 06/12/17 -2- Mayor/President Willson stated he is in favor of amending the ordinance and license fee. Councilmember/Commissioner Butler stated she finds Roseville’s numbers very interesting and would like to see their statistics. She stated she is interested in seeing how they attract so many businesses. She stated she is in favor of amending the ordinance and fees as well. Councilmember/Commissioner Graves agreed with Mayor/President Willson and Councilmember/Commissioner Butler. She stated she would like to have something more comparable to the other cities. She stated she doesn’t feel they need more liquor stores but stated she would like to see more restaurants like residents have expressed as well. Mayor/President Willson stated she brings up a good point and they will need to look at the municipal funded liquor stores. Mr. Boganey stated as a municipal liquor store City, the City cannot add more stores without having approval first. Councilmember/Commissioner Lawrence-Anderson stated she thanks them for the information and has wondered why there aren’t more sit down restaurants in Brooklyn Center and now it makes sense. She stated she is in favor of amending this ordinance and the fees and would like to see it less complicated and preferably, done before the Super Bowl. Councilmember/Commissioner Ryan stated simplification would be nice, with fewer classifications. He stated they should look at removing or reducing some fees and City restrictions, and then look at other ways to attract more restaurants. He stated they want to be reasonable and restrict plain drinking establishments but want to encourage places that serve liquor as an enhancement to their dining experience. Mayor/President Willson stated he agrees that a level playing field will help bring more business here. He stated there is a consensus to look at amending the ordinance and license fee, and noted if they can get it done before the Super Bowl that would be ideal. He stated he doesn’t want to put too much pressure on staff however. Mr. Boganey stated they would want it done as quickly as possible as well with the targeted development strategic goal in mind. Councilmember/Commissioner Ryan stated the establishments that have succeeded with liquor licenses, he believes are due to best practices on behalf of the management. DISCUSSION OF THE BROOKLYN CENTER STRATEGIC PLAN Mr. Boganey introduced this item and provided background on it. He reviewed the 2016-2018 strategic plan priorities and compared them to the 2018-2020 strategic plan priorities. The only difference between the 2 plans is #5, strengthened and empowered youth, compared to safe, secure, and stable community. 06/12/17 -3- Mr. Edwards asked if there is a consensus regarding the new vision statement and if there is a consensus regarding the 2018-2020 strategic plan. Mayor/President Willson stated his first observation is on page 21, his last name needs to be corrected and he believes there is a duplicate priority listed as well. Councilmember/Commissioner Ryan stated his question arises from the City survey results he stated supporting and strengthening the communities could be incorporated in the other priorities. Councilmember/Commissioner Graves stated many things the City focuses on can fall into many different categories. She stated she likes the statement but it is long and could do without the wording will be and is, noting they need to be one way other another. Councilmember/Commissioner Ryan stated he is fine with the proposed statement and noted that vision statements are supposed to be somewhat aspirational, so he feels it’s appropriate. Councilmember/Commissioner Butler stated she agrees with the wording changes that Councilmember/Commissioner Graves noted. Mr. Boganey asked how they would feel if the statement read, “We envision Brooklyn Center as a thriving, diverse community….” The City Council/Commission agreed they liked Mr. Boganey’s suggestion. Councilmember/Commissioner Ryan provided a different draft of a mission statement for the City. Mayor/President Willson stated he likes it. Councilmember/Commissioner Graves stated she does as well, but it is missing the word “inclusive”. Councilmember/Commissioner Ryan stated the statement needs to have the biggest impact with the least amount of words. He then stated it would lead into the vision statement. Councilmember/Commissioner Lawrence-Anderson stated she likes the current mission statement. Councilmember/Commissioner Graves stated she echoes her thoughts. She stated it feels a bit over formal and impersonal. She stated she gets where Councilmember/Commissioner Ryan is coming from wanting it shorter, but likes the current one more. Councilmember/Commissioner Butler stated she agrees with Councilmember/Commissioner Graves, and would like the word “inclusive” to be in the statements and likes the current statement as it is. Mr. Boganey stated an alternative to the issue with the word “inclusive,” is that they could accept the statement by Councilmember/Commissioner Ryan and change the last line to say “an inclusive manner that preserves the public trust.” There was a consensus to keep the current mission statement. 06/12/17 -4- ADJOURNMENT Councilmember/Commissioner Ryan moved and Councilmember/Commissioner Graves seconded adjournment of the City Council/Economic Development Authority Work Session at 8:45 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 Cleric of the City of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, certifies: 1. That attached hereto is a frill, true, and complete transcript of the minutes of a Work Session of the City Council of the City of Brooklyn Center held on June 12, 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 June 26, 2017, Regular Session. -AWAk �m4ivk- City Clerk 06/12/17 -5- Mayor Pr Tem