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Home My WebLink About2019 04-02 CCM Joint Session with CommissionsMINUTES OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER IN THE COUNTY OF HENNEPIN AND THE STATE OF MINNESOTA RECEPTION AND JOINT WORK SESSION WITH CITY COMMISSIONS APRIL 2, 2019 COMMUNITY CENTER — CONSTITUTION HALL RECEPTION A reception and general conversation period was held in Constitution Hall from 5:45 p.m. until 6:12 p.m. Cil / 1:1 The Brooklyn Center City Council met in Joint Work Session with the Charter, Financial, Housing, Multi -Cultural Committee, Northwest Suburbs Cable Communications, Park and Recreation, Planning,Shingle Creek and West Mississippi Watershed Management, and Sister Cities Commissions and was called to order by Mayor Mike Elliott at 6:12 p.m. INTRODUCTIONS Mayor Elliott welcomed the commissioners and stated appreciation for city staff and commissioners. City Manager Curt Boganey welcomed all those in attendance. He stated he appreciated all their work and guidance for the city. IN ATTENDANCE Mayor Mike Elliott, Councilmembers Marquita Butler, and April Graves. City Staff present were City Manager Curt Boganey, Community Activities, Recreation & Services Director Jim Glasoe, Finance Director Nate Reinhardt, Public Works Director Doran Cote, Community Development Director Meg Beekman, Police Chief Tim Gannon, City Planner and Zoning Administrator Ginny McIntosh, Community Development Deputy Director Jesse Anderson, and City Clerk Barb Suciu. Commissioners present were Charter Commissioners Gail Ebert, Kathryn Ellgren, Mark- Goodell, arkGoodell, Judy Thorbus, and Sue Warner; Financial Commissioners Teneshia Kragness, and Abate Terefe; Housing Commissioners Kathie Amdahl, Mark Goodell, Dave Johnson, Paul Oman, and Joan Schonning; Park & Recreation Commissioners Travis Bonovsky, Jill Dalton, Gail Ebert, Thomas Schinnick, and Judy Thorbus: Planning Commissioners Randall Christensen, Alexander Koenig, Jack MacMillan, Stephen Schonning, Rochelle Sweeney, and Susan Tade; and Northwest Suburbs Cable Communications Commissioner Darryl Sannes. 04/02/19 4- PRESENTATIONS BY CITY COMMISSIONS Charter Commission: The Charter Commission Chair Mark Goodell provided an overview of the Commission. In 2018, the Charter Commission began looking at election alternatives for calling a special election: amendments to change process for filling city council vacancies; modernizing efforts: allowing alternate payment methods; and discussions regarding reducing the period before ordinances go into effect and ranked choice voting. Mr. Goodell indicated some of these proposed Charter amendments would be coming to the City Council shortly. Financial Commission: Financial Cominission Chair Teneshia Kragness provided an overview of the Commission activities. The primary propose of the Financial Commission is to assist the City Council with evaluating and developing fiscal policies, evaluating and developing fiscal procedures, Mayor and Council compensation, budgetary matters and other issues assigned by the City Council or City Manager. Housing Commission: Housing Commission Chair Mark Goodell provided an overview of the Housing Commission activities. Updates were provided about the New Neighbor Welcome Program, reviewed and made recommendations relating to Affordable Housing Policies, Comprehensive Plan Work, and numerous ordinance amendments. Looking to 2019, the Housing Commission will work on the Opportunity Site, continued implementation of local business promotion program, New Neighbor program deliveries, consider additional funding to add promotional items in the bags, consider the International Property Maintenance Code, and review, update Housing Mission/Resolution. Northwest Suburbs Cable Communications Commission: NWSCCC Commissioner Darryl Sannes provided an overview of the Commission. Commissioner Sannes highlighted the concerns of online video streaming platforms and small cell antennas. Commissioner Sannes stated the FCC Ruling on Franchise Fees would impact the services provided by NWSCCC. NWSCCC will have to find other means of revenue to maintain the current level of services. Mayor Elliott asked about when the impact of the FCC Ruling would be. Commissioner Sannes indicated the impact would be in 2019 unless Congress changes the language. City Manager Boganey asked if the impact would affect public access activities. Commissioner Sannes indicated that in his opinion it would not. Commissioner Goodell clarified that the Franchise Fee is charged by the cable company to have a monopoly in the city and questioned if the Commission has thought of expanding the Franchise Fee to other companies. Commissioner Sannes affirmed that the cable company does have a monopoly and the Commission has not explored opening that to other companies. Park and Recreation Commission: Park and Recreation Commission Vice Chair Thomas Shinnick provided an overview of Park and Recreation Commission activities. The Commission participated in several activities in 2018 including reviewing capital improvements, planned park improvements, park monitoring, neighborhood meetings, Centerbrook Golf Course improvements, Dudley softball tournament, Earle Brown Days, Holly Sunday, Adopt a Park, Trail, Street and continued C.A.R.S Activities monitoring. 04/02/19 -2- New initiatives for 2019 include Mississippi Gateway Regional Park, 2040 Comprehensive Plan Updates, Community Gardens, Parks Recycling, Little League — Complex Improvements, MAC Boardwalk Reconstruction, West Palmer Park, Freeway Park, Dog Park, Planned Playground Equipment Replacement, and Skating Rinks/Warming Houses. Planning Commission: Planning Commission Chair Randall Christensen provided an overview of the Commission activities. Some of the 2018 activities were an Indoor Commercial Storage Building, Medtronic Dry Room Addition, Nompeng Academy updates, Earle Brown Elementary updates, Brooklyn Center Secondary updates, The Lux Apartments, Casey's Gas Station, Unity Place, and the 2040 Comprehensive Plan. Projected 2019 activities include zoning code updates, Brooklyn Boulevard Land Use Study, Development Strategies for former Sears Site, 57th and Logan, and Opportunity Site Master Plan, Shingle Creek and West Mississippi Watershed Management Commission: City Manager Curt Boganey provided a brief overview of the West Mississippi Watershed Management Commission duties. Sister Cities Commission: Commissioner Williams provided an overview of the Sister Cities Commission and their 2018 activities. The current Sister City is City of Voinjama, Liberia. Upcoming activities for 2019 include host dialogues with new multicultural communities, host public photo gallery, and dialogue of developing countries particularly Africa and South America. Host presentation by Sister Cities Commissions from the Cities of Columbia Heights, Minneapolis, and Shoreview, and explore an application for the National Folk Festival. Councilmember Graves asked if there can be multiple Sister Cities. Commissioner Williams stated yes a city could have multiple Sister Cities and that is why they are meeting with the other cities. Multi -Cultural Committee: Police Chief Gannon provided an overview of the Joint Community Police Partnership (JCPP) and the Multicultural Advisory Committee (MAC). Police Chief Gannon shared a story of the recent addition to JCPP, the City of Crystal. POLCO: City Manager Boganey announced the City has entered into a contract with POLCO. POLCO is a tool is an additional tool to engage the public and to get feedback from the public. It is a simple but very powerful system. The City will send out questions to participants to receive feedback on the question. Tonight, the question is regarding Housing, and he encouraged everyone to answer the question and enroll in POLCO. The City's goal is to have 250 active members within 90 days. All answers are anonymous, and the data will not be sold. PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATES OF PERFECT ATTENDANCE Mayor Elliott invited Councilmembers Butler and Graves up to present Certificates of Perfect Attendance to commissioners who attended all of their Commission meetings in 2018. Recipients included Charter Commission - Mark Goodell, Donald Bumgarner, Kathryn Ellgren, Gail Ebert, and Judy Thorbus; Housing Commission - Joan Schomling, Michael Stokes, and Paul Oman; Park and Recreation Commission — Travis Bonovsky, Jill Dalton, Thomas Shinnick, Judy 04/02/19 -3- Thorbus, and Jerome Witalka. For those commissioners who were not able to attend, the certificates will be distributed by the Commission Staff liaisons. Mayor Elliott thanked everyone for their dedication and attendance. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned by Mayor Elliott at 7:48 p.m. 04/02/19 -4- 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 full, true, and complete transcript of the minutes of the City Council from the City of Brooklyn Center Joint Work Session with Commissions held on April 2, 2019. 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 13, 2019, Regular Session. /oil 1/2/b A l�l Cityerk Mayor 04/02/19 -5-