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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018 04-23 CCM Study SessionMINUTES 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 APRIL 23, 2018 CITY HALL - COUNCIL CHAMBERS m (III] i I] 3 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 6:03 p.m.), Kris Lawrence- Anderson, and Dan Ryan. Councilmember Marquita Butler was absent and excused. Also present were City Manager Curt Boganey, Deputy City Manager Reggie Edwards, Finance Director Nate Reinhardt, Director of Public Works Doran Cote, Assistant to the Community Development Director Michael Ericson, Planner and Zoning Administrator Ginny McIntosh, Director of Community Activities, City Attorney Troy Gilchrist, City Clerk Barbara Suciu, and Michaela Kujawa-Daniels, TimeSaver Off Site Secretarial, Inc. CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSION OF AGENDA ITEMS AND QUESTIONS None. MISCELLANEOUS Mayor Willson stated that Friday is the Fireman's Relief Fund event and hopes to see everyone there. DISCUSSION OF WORK SESSION AGENDA ITEMS AS TIME PERMITS IYAi IR Ji MJIiIS}iD'Wi 1XVIN IN 1111111 1111 N Wd This item was considered following 1st Saturday Marketplace. 1ST SATURDAY MARKETPLACE City Manager Curt Boganey invited Assistant to the Community Development Director Michael Ericson to come forward and provide a presentation on this item. Mr. Ericson provided background, presentation and answered questions on this item. He stated Mr. Lennie Chism is present this evening to answer any questions the City Council may have. 04/23/18 -1- Mayor Willson stated the only question he had is whether there will be any City staff members there helping with the event and overseeing things. Mr. Boganey stated that can be arranged. Mr. Chism stated he certainly encourages it and it would be great to have someone there who can answer the questions people may have about the City. Mayor Willson asked if they have been in touch with others regarding vendor opportunities. He noted he spoke with someone in the Latina community earlier this morning, and they stated they would be interested in being a vendor. He stated he will get their contact information to Mr. Chism. Mr. Chism stated he has reached out to some people already and noted there is social media awareness out there. He gave an overview on the locations within the community he will be reaching out to and stated he will make sure there is a lot of information out there for the entire community. Councilmember Graves asked if they have something in place to capture the amount of vendor sales and people in attendance. Mr. Chism stated they are looking at Verifone to keep track of sales and gather data. He thinks having someone at the gate gathering info on where people are from by collecting their zip code or something similar is an idea he will explore. Mr. Boganey asked how comfortable Mr. Chism feels about the event right now. Mr. Chism stated he is very comfortable with the current state of the event plans. He thanked Mr. Ericson for his help and stated the plans have come a long way from where they were at the beginning of the process. He thanked the City for opening these opportunities to encourage entrepreneurs and strengthening the community. Councilmember Ryan stated he has a question regarding exhibitor booths, on page 6. He asked if it is correct that Brooklyn Center residents will not be charged for a booth rental. Mr. Chism stated that is correct. He explained they have yet to determine the amount others will be charged but want to make sure the fees are reasonable so people are encouraged to sign up and yet receive enough revenue to support the event. Councilmember Ryan stated the space is being offered at no charge by Brookdale Health, besides a $2,000 deposit. Mr. Chism stated that is correct and noted they have been very generous. Councilmember Ryan stated he supports this item. Councilmember Lawrence-Anderson asked if Mr. Chism has started a Facebook page and encouraged him to do so if he hasn't already. She stated there is an existing marketplace and noted it is pretty simple to set up a page. Mr. Boganey stated some City staff are experienced in this and would be happy to help get these items set up. Mr. Boganey stated he heard at a conference last week that the return on using local businesses is up to 60%, but noted he needs to verify that information. He hopes to see that investment and return with Brooklyn Center. 04/23/18 -2- Mayor Willson stated there is a clear City Council consensus to move forward with this item. WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT UPDATE: CANADA GOOSE AND WILD TURKEY Assistant City Engineer Andrew Hogg provided an over of this item and 3 options for the City to look at and decide which, if any, they want to pursue. Mayor Willson stated he knows there is some debate on this topic and while he is comfortable moving forward with a similar ordinance like the one addressing deer hunting, he believes they should do more research into this topic. Mr. Hogg stated the City doesn't have any numbers on turkeys currently in the City but they can get that data and bring it back to the City Council. Mayor Willson stated overall, he supports options 1, 2 and 3 together. Councilmember Ryan stated he agrees and supports all the options as well. Councilmember Lawrence-Anderson stated she supports the plan as well but supports options 1 and 2 and is concerned about the costs involved with option 3. She would like to see the data on the number of turkeys first. Councilmember Graves stated she prefers option 2 and would like to get more information on this issue before proceeding with anything else. It was the majority consensus of the City Council to have staff obtain the data requested on the number of turkeys in Brooklyn Center and bring this item back to the City Council for review. ADJOURN STUDY SESSION TO INFORMAL OPEN FORUM WITH CITY COUNCIL Mayor Willson adjourned the Study Session to Informal Open Forum at 6:45 p.m. 04/23/18 -3- STATE OF MINNESOTA) COUNTY OF HENNEP1N) 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 Session of the City Council of the City of Brooklyn Center held on April 23, 2018. 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 May 14, 2018, Regular Session. wt City Clerk Mayor 04/23/18