City
Council Meeting Minutes
April 9, 2012
1. Roll Call
Mayor Roe called to order the
Roseville City Council regular meeting at approximately 6:00 pm and welcomed
everyone. (Voting and Seating Order for April: McGehee; Johnson; Willmus; Pust;
and Roe). City Attorney Charles Bartholdi was also present.
2. Approve Agenda
McGehee moved, Willmus seconded
approval of the agenda as presented.
Roll Call
Ayes: McGehee; Johnson; Willmus; Pust;
and Roe.
Nays: None.
3. Public Comment
Mayor Roe called for public comment
by members of the audience on any non-agenda items. No one appeared to speak
at this time.
4.
Council Communications, Reports, Announcements and Housing and
Redevelopment Authority (HRA) Report
Mayor Roe announced vacancies for
the Police Civil Service Commission, with applications due by April 12,
interviews scheduled on April 16, 2012; and subsequent appointments.
Mayor Roe announced an upcoming
Community Dialogue on Elder Abuse, co-sponsored by the Roseville and Shoreview
Human Rights Commissions, scheduled at the Shoreview Community Center on April
23, 2012 from 3:00 – 5:00 pm.
Councilmember Johnson noted his
recent attendance at the East Metro SWAT training; reporting that it was an
invaluable experience; and recognized those serving on that team and their
skills and expertise that he’d evidenced.
Mayor Roe shared correspondence
received from Rep. Mindy Greiling related to House File #1113, formally
supported by the City Council earlier in 2012, related to removing the expiration
for Ramsey County registry/deed taxes. While heard in Committee in February,
Mayor Roe advised that the omnibus tax bill passed March 31, 2012 did not include
this provision. However, Mayor Roe advised that Rep. Greiling anticipated a gubernatorial
veto of that bill; and a second attempt could then be made, with City Council
support of that effort as applicable.
Mayor Roe reported on a meeting
attended earlier today by him, City Manager Malinen and Community Development
Director Pat Trudgeon, along with other stakeholders originally involved in the
2002 NE Diagonal study; and sponsored by Ramsey County Commissioner Jan
Parker. Mayor Roe advised that the purpose of the meeting was to update
participants in current transportation initiatives in the region, with all
cities expressing their interest in continuing to pursue those efforts. Mayor
Roe advised that, action steps outside that meeting had included research of
the western terminus of the corridor to Minneapolis to make that connection, as
well as reviewing remaining, but limited number of business users of the
Burlington Northern Rail line, to determine if continued retention of that
right-of-way was indicated. Mayor Roe advised that a follow-up meeting, convened
again by Commissioner Parker, was anticipated and updates provided as applicable.
5. Recognitions,
Donations, Communications
a. Recognize Outgoing Commissioners
Mayor Roe presented plaques of
appreciation to outgoing advisory board commissioners and publicly recognized
them for their service to the community.
Those Commissioners recognized,
but unable to attend tonight’s meeting, included David Horsager (Ethics
Commission); Glenn Cook (Planning Commission); Jim Campbell (Police Civil
Service Commission); and Deborah Battisto (Human Rights Commission).
Mayor Roe personally recognized
Ms. Gale Pedersen (Parks and Recreation Commission.
Ms. Pedersen personally thanked
Parks and Recreation Department Director Lonnie Brokke and his staff, as well
as former and current Councilmembers, for making her 16-20 years of service so
enjoyable. Ms. Petersen noted the number of new people now serving on the
Commission; and encouraged others to serve as well. Ms. Pedersen advised that she
was happy with the work of the Commission during her various tenures; and as
the current Chair of the Ramsey County Parks Commission promised to continue
serving the Roseville Parks and Recreation Commission as a liaison between
those two bodies.
Mayor Roe personally recognized Joe
Wozniak (Planning Commission).
Mr. Wozniak thanked past and
current Councilmembers for appointing him to serve on the Commission. While
being a lot of fun, Mr. Wozniak noted that it was also a lot of work, and he
was proud of the accomplishments of the Commission during his tenure, and
praised fellow commissioners and their knowledge. Mr. Wozniak noted the
passion of Roseville residents regarding land use issues; and recognized the
ongoing interest of commissioners in listening to residents. Mr. Wozniak noted
that he had learned a lot about the City during his tenure; and thanked City
staff for their research and preparation on behalf of commissioners in
preparing for monthly deliberations of the body; reiterating his high praise
for City staff.
b. Proclaim April 27, 2012 Arbor Day
Mayor Roe read the proclamation recognizing
the importance of trees in Roseville and the promotion of their proper care and
planting many additional appropriate tree species to replace the thousands lost
over the years.
Willmus moved, McGehee seconded,
proclaiming April 27, 2012 as Arbor Day in the City of Roseville.
Roll Call
Ayes: McGehee; Johnson;
Willmus; Pust; and Roe.
Nays: None.
6. Approve Minutes
a.
Approve Minutes of March 26, 2012 Meeting
Johnson moved, Willmus seconded,
approval of the minutes of the March 26, 2012 meeting as submitted.
Roll Call
Ayes: McGehee; Johnson;
Willmus; Pust; and Roe.
Nays: None.
7.
Approve Consent Agenda
There were no changes to the Consent
Agenda. At the request of Mayor Roe, City Manager Bill Malinen briefly
reviewed those items being considered under the Consent Agenda.
a.
Approve Payments
None.
b.
Approve Business and Other Licenses
McGehee moved, Johnson seconded, approval
of license applications for the following applicants:
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Applicant/Location
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Type of
License
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Discount 7 Store; 1110 W Roselawn Avenue
(one year)
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Cigarette / Tobacco Products
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Junior League of St. Paul at Roseville Area High School
1240 County Road B-2 West (for a raffle to be held on
Saturday, April 28, 2012)
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Exempt
Gambling Permit
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Roll Call
Ayes: McGehee; Johnson;
Willmus; Pust; and Roe.
Nays: None.
c.
Approve General Purchases and Sale of Surplus Items Exceeding
$5,000
McGehee moved, Johnson seconded, approval
of the submitted list of general purchases and contracts for services presented
in detail on the Request for Council Action (RCA) dated April 9, 2012.
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Department
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Vendor
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Description
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Amount
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Recreation
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Americana Fireworks Display
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Fireworks display for July 4th
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$11,340.00
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Streetscape
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Advanced Coating Systems
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Refurbish wrought iron fence,
Larpenteur Avenue at Gottfried Pit
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15,720.00
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Roll Call
Ayes: McGehee; Johnson;
Willmus; Pust; and Roe.
Nays: None.
d.
Award Contract for 2012 Street Maintenance Aggregate Materials
and Contractual Concrete
McGehee moved, Johnson seconded, approval
of bids as detailed in the RCA dated April 9, 2012; awarding bids for Class 5
aggregate base to Aggregate Industries at a unit price of $11.64 plus tax;
concrete panels, curb and sidewalk contracting to Ron Kassa Construction, Inc.
in an amount not to exceed $60,338.00; and concrete bin at compost site to Landmark
Construction in an amount not to exceed $15,760.00.
Roll Call
Ayes: McGehee; Johnson;
Willmus; Pust; and Roe.
Nays: None.
e.
Approve Resolution Awarding Bid for 2012 Pavement Management
Project (PMP)
Mayor Roe noted that the bid for
this project had come in at approximately 16% below the engineer’s estimate;
noting the continuing favorable bidding atmosphere.
McGehee moved, Johnson seconded, adoption
of Resolution No. 10976 (Attachment A) entitled, “Resolution Awarding Bids for
2012 Pavement Management Project; to Valley Paving, Inc. of Shakopee, MN in an
amount not to exceed $2,045,327.52.
Roll Call
Ayes: McGehee; Johnson;
Willmus; Pust; and Roe.
Nays: None.
f.
Approve Recreation Agreement with the City of Lauderdale
McGehee moved, Johnson seconded, approving
a Recreation Agreement (Attachment A) between the Cities of Roseville and
Lauderdale for the provision of summer recreation programs between June 18 and
August 14, 2012; and authorizing the Mayor and City Manager to execute the
document.
Roll Call
Ayes: McGehee; Johnson;
Willmus; Pust; and Roe.
Nays: None.
g.
Receive Authorization to Accept Minnesota Department of Commerce
Grant Fund
Councilmember McGehee pointed out
that, once grant funding expired, this program will be funded through forfeitures
and related fees.
McGehee moved, Johnson seconded, approval
of Amendment #1 for Grant Agreement #37716 (Attachment A); and accepting grant
funding and proceeding with the outfitting of a bait car (Attachment B); and
authorizing the Mayor and City Manager to execute the grant documents.
Roll Call
Ayes: McGehee; Johnson;
Willmus; Pust; and Roe.
Nays: None.
h.
Amend the Current Joint Powers Agreement of East Metro SWAT to Include
Additional Insurance Language
McGehee moved, Johnson seconded, approving
revisions to the East Metro Special Weapons and Tactics Team Joint Powers
Agreement (JPA); and authorizing the Mayor and City Manager to execute the
document.
Roll Call
Ayes: McGehee; Johnson;
Willmus; Pust; and Roe.
Nays: None.
8.
Consider Items Removed from Consent
12.
General Ordinances for Adoption
13.
Presentations
a.
Receive HRA Quarterly Report
HRA Executive Director Patrick
Trudgeon, HRA Chair Dean Maschka; and HRA Housing Manager Jeanne Kelsey were
all present to provide this scheduled update. Mr. Trudgeon noted that all
programs operated by the HRA operated under their 2008-2012 Strategic Plan, and
under the mission of offering “A Hand Up, Not a Hand Out”
Mr. Trudgeon summarized activities
undertaken since the last quarterly update, including the Living Smarter Home
& Garden Fair, another “zero waste” event with approximately 1,100 people
attending; 96% of the materials at the event recovered, re-used, or recycled,
and only 4% trash; and noted the many positive comments from attendees, vendors
and exhibitors.
Councilmember McGehee suggested
that the HRA serve as a model with this “zero waste” event for other city-wide
events and department coordinators, including RoseFest activities, as suggested
to her by interested citizens.
Mr. Trudgeon noted that the HRA is
in the midst of creating a new strategic plan, since this one has come full
term; with the process begun in January of 2012 and anticipated for completion
by June of 2012. Mr. Trudgeon advised that some of the activities involved an
online survey, meeting with key stakeholders, and an upcoming HRA workshop
scheduled for the morning of Saturday, April 21, 2012 to identify key issues
and solutions. Mr. Trudgeon advised that the HRA had been working with Ms.
Barbara Raye to facilitate these discussions and long-range planning efforts;
and anticipated a report coming to the City Council in May of 2012 to review
their draft strategic plan for the next five (5) years.
Mr. Trudgeon advised that,
specific to tonight’s meeting, the HRA had been discussing the potential
purchase of a property immediately adjacent and south of the Dale Street fire
station; with the HRA considering this site, along with the fire station
parcel, as a good redevelopment site for housing. Mr. Trudgeon advised that
the HRA has held preliminary discussions about assembling these adjacent parcels
for the private market to develop; and before going any further, wanted to determine
City Council input regarding their support of the HRA facilitating such a
project; and their interest in having the Dale Street fire station parcel as
part of the project. Mr. Trudgeon noted that if parcels were consolidated, it
would provide approximately two (2) acres of land; and sought the City
Council’s vision for the vacated fire station property. Mr. Trudgeon advised
that the strategy of the HRA was in considering that the combined parcels would
allow for better ability to market the property for development to meet the
type of housing needs sought by the City.
At the request of Councilmember Willmus,
Mr. Trudgeon reviewed other four (4) adjacent parcels under the same private
ownership in the O’Neal Estate, constituting approximately 1.25 acres, but not
currently included in discussions at this time. Mr. Trudgeon noted that there
was a vacant, single-family home currently on the parcel adjacent to the Dale
Street fire station, with current zoning designation High Density Residential
(HDR).
If the decision is to pursue HRD
development on that site, Councilmember McGehee encouraged review of the City’s
current housing stock and filling voids in that housing, as well as ensuring
that green space and sufficient recreation space was provided. Councilmember
McGehee opined that this was a busy area and any development needed to be
mindful of the environment.
Councilmember Johnson spoke in
support of pursuing these efforts; opining that the HRA would be maximizing the
potential of the fire station site; and from a business standpoint by combining
the parcels, it would serve to allow the City to drive the zoning and needs,
and provide a return on the investment the City has made over the years on that
land.
Mr. Trudgeon concurred with
Councilmember Johnson, clarifying that it was the HRA’s intent to own and
facilitate development of the parcels, but not to develop it. Mr. Trudgeon advised
that the HRA was looking to assemble it and sell it off; but noted that this
would allow the City to have more control over what was developed there, even
though it would be a small project with only two (2) acres to work with, but
would provide a high profile as the project was put together. Mr. Trudgeon
advised that it was the HRA’s intent to attempt to maximize the site for
community housing needs as a return on investment versus selling off the parcel
to apply those resources elsewhere.
Mayor Roe opined that it made
sense to look at it; and there was no obvious rationale to keep the property
for future city needs. However, Mayor Roe noted that there has been some discussion
about using proceeds of that parcel to assist with funding for the new fire
station at the City Campus, or for repairs to fire station #2, but he was
unaware of whether those plans had been firmed up at this time. As stewards of
public funds, Mayor Roe noted the advantages of buying low and selling high.
HRA Chair Maschka noted the intent
to build it into a project over a number of years.
At the request of Councilmember
Willmus, Mr. Trudgeon confirmed that there were other apartment buildings in
the immediate vicinity; and also confirmed that to-date, the HRA had not held
discussion on acquiring other parcels in the immediate area. Mr. Trudgeon advised
that, as the parcels went further west, a different type of housing (e.g.
single-family or step down housing) would be indicated for development.
Mayor Roe suggested that the HRA
keep those additional parcels in mind, and not rule them out completely as
discussions ensued.
HRA Housing Manager Jeanne Kelsey
provided a brief update on the Living Smarter Website at www.livingsmarter.org; and solicited
additional contacts for testimonials to include on the website and meet the
Living Smarter media campaign. Ms. Kelsey suggested some topics could include
recycling efforts, transportation modes used by Roseville families, rain garden
amenities installed to improve water quality; and other areas that address the
quality of life and enhance living in Roseville.
Mayor Roe thanked the HRA for
their ongoing hard work and efforts on behalf of the community.
14.
Public Hearings
15.
Business Items (Action Items)
a.
Waive Appointment Process and Confirm Mayoral Appointments to the
Housing and Redevelopment Authority
Mayor Roe summarized the RCA dated
April 9, 2012, outlining vacancies in the HRA due to the unfortunate
resignation of Ms. Battisto due to family health reasons; and Councilmember
Pust not running for re-election this fall and therefore stepping down early as
a member of the HRA to provide the next Board Member the ability to work on the
strategic planning currently underway. Mayor Roe advised that city
councilmember HRA appointments were not historically interviewed; however he
suggested the City Council may wish to reconsider that in the future.
Mayor Roe noted his recommendation
was to re-appoint Ms. Elkins, who had previously resigned from her role on the
Board, but due to changed circumstances, was now available again, to resume her
role on the HRA and complete her term, expiring September 23, 2015. Mayor Roe
further recommended appointment of Councilmember Willmus to complete the term
of Councilmember Pust on the HRA Board, with a term expiring December 31, 2014.
Johnson moved, McGehee seconded,
waiving the Resolution 10783 appointment process for HRA appointment process.
Roll Call
Ayes: McGehee; Johnson; Pust;
and Roe.
Nays: None.
Abstentions: Willmus
Motion carried.
Johnson moved, McGehee seconded,
adoption of Resolution No. 10977 (Attachment B) entitled, “Resolution Approving
Mayor’s Appointment of Councilmember Bob Willmus to the Housing and
Redevelopment Authority in and form the City of Roseville to fill an unexpired
term;” to complete the HRA term through December 31, 2014.
Roll Call
Ayes: McGehee; Johnson; Pust;
and Roe.
Nays: None.
Abstentions:
Willmus
Motion carried.
Johnson moved, McGehee seconded,
adoption of Resolution No. 10987 (Attachment A) entitled, “Resolution Approving
Mayor’s Appointment of Susan Elkins to the Housing and Redevelopment Authority
in and for the City of Roseville to fill an Unexpired Term;” to fill the term
through September 23, 2015.
Roll
Call
Ayes: McGehee; Johnson;
Willmus; Pust; and Roe.
Nays: None.
b.
Approve Strategic Planning Mission Statement/Aspirations
Mayor Roe advised that he and
Councilmember McGehee had served as an ad hoc committee of the City Council to combine
and revise several versions of a Mission Statement and Community Aspirations;
and read the resulting statement and aspirations for City Council approval.
Johnson moved, Willmus seconded,
adoption of mission statement and community aspirations (Attachment A).
Mayor Roe thanked Councilmember
McGehee for working with him on this revision.
Roll
Call
Ayes: McGehee; Johnson;
Willmus; Pust; and Roe.
Nays: None.
16.
Business Items – Presentations/Discussions
a. Continue Discussion
on Performance Management Program
Finance Director Miller summarized
the background and ongoing discussions with the City Council on the concept of
a Comprehensive Performance Management Program (PMP) for the City over the last
few years; and current recommendations to now formally institutionalize that
PMP and determine City Council commitment to proceeding with a PMP process.
Mr. Miller assured Councilmembers that staff was committed to doing so and
ready to proceed. Mr. Miller noted the example of such a framework (Attachment
B) that he had used to incorporate those various processes that the City has
already committed to, and provided a draft PMP specific to the City of
Roseville (Attachment A), noting that it had been created to be purposefully
consequential.
Councilmember Willmus noted that
the major component of the 2012 calendar (Attachment A) is the community
vision, survey and goals; and expressed his concern for the timing of the
survey, since the 2012 year was well underway. Councilmember Willmus suggested
that in 2014, the survey period be considered earlier in the calendar year,
since many Roseville citizens headed south in the fall/winter, and he was
concerned that their input would be lost if an input session was held later in
the year; and in the biennial cycle of surveys, they be adjusted to occur
earlier in the year.
Mr. Miller noted this great
discussion point on the timing of the survey, opining that it had significant
value no matter when it was done. However, Mr. Miller concurred that it was up
the City Council to determine when they thought the most valued information
could be sought and the timing in the cycle as they moved into goal setting and
long-term planning. Mr. Miller reminded Councilmembers that this was a “work
in progress,” and subject to revisions as it evolved.
Councilmember McGehee stated
strong support for the Performance Management Program, most especially its
emphasis on achieving results that matter to the public determined by clear and
efficient communication with the public, the city’s stakeholders. She
continued to stress the philosophy from the opening of the report opining that
the practices initiated will have to be sustained. She also referenced
summative and formative evaluations as discussed in the document. Summative
information aids in evaluating whether or not a program is successful as
measured against set goals while formative information helps to define what is
working in the implementation of a program, activity or department. She agreed
that this information would be part of that collected in the survey as
referenced by Councilmember Willmus. Councilmember McGehee suggested moving
the survey to different places in the cycle, as well as other items, to
determine where they proved most valuable.
Councilmember Johnson noted that
doing the community survey could be done whenever it is best and receiving
results could be put off until the beginning of the year.
At the request of Mayor Roe, Mr.
Miller reviewed the 2012 and 2013 calendar proposals (Attachment A), including
information gleaned to-date in the first 4-5 months of 2012, and staff’s updating
of goals, outlining department-wide strategic goals five years out; and
building on the pieces laid from other foundational initiatives over the last
18 months. Mr. Miller emphasized the importance of not going backward with
steps in the process once goals had been set, and not changing those goals
during the cycle – whether they had been achieved of not, with operational
changes made as part of the normal budgeting process toward the end of the year
for the next year.
City Manager Malinen suggested September
for the survey rather than October or November.
At the request of Councilmember
Johnson, City Manager Malinen clarified that this was a biennial community survey.
Mr. Miller continued to review the
various components of the 2012 and 2013 calendars and foundational initiatives,
including setting priorities, long-term capital improvement planning (CIP), and
development of financial policies and next year’s budget cycle for the biennial
budget process. Mr. Miller reiterated the importance of not going backwards,
and for the City Council and staff to discipline themselves accordingly, and
make the best of existing resources, even though everything laid out twelve
(12) months ago may not be successfully achieved.
Mayor Roe observed that this would
require allocating resources; and perhaps pushing goals and/or projects out to
remain within budget parameters.
City Manager Malinen noted that
strategic planning for 2012 then became the 2014-2015 biennial budgets, as
discussions were pursued in 2013 to move forward as additional information was
found.
Mr. Miller noted the program
relations as building blocks as in indicated in Attachment A, gleaned from
broad strategic planning to budget adoption and sequential steps to get that
end result. Mr. Miller opined that this would assure the community of the
commitment of the City Council and staff.
City Manager Malinen noted that
this PMP was created through the last 4-5 years culmination of staff
instituting strategic plans on a department-wide nature; expansion of the CIP;
and opined that development of this regular cycle would continue to improve the
entire process.
Councilmember McGehee expressed
her appreciation to Mr. Miller for the format of the PMP and calendar cycles;
and as part of this attempt by staff to continue clearly communicating its
management plan to the City Council and the overall community. Councilmember
McGehee noted that, as laid out on the first page, the processes were
transparent, and served to emphasize the City Council and staff’s service to
its stakeholders.
Councilmember McGehee noted that
the PMP still needed to be customized for the City of Roseville and provided
suggestions to Mr. Miller regarding what she would like to see included in such
a customization. She read from the document, “Simply superimposing a
performance management process onto a traditionally managed organization may
sound good, but in practice, it is not likely to make any difference. To make
real improvements, organizational culture must also be addressed.” She also
noted the remarks regarding staff training, pointing out that it had not been a
high priority for the Council in the past, but that the Council should be aware
of it as part of this process. Referencing page 27, which addresses issues of
managing the process, managing the staff, and managing relationships,
Councilmember McGehee opined that she would like to see an implementation plan
that moves ideas and processes from individuals, to staff, to strategic
planning, to overall City Management. She again spoke in support of this
process where the commitment as to the implementation of the needs and desires
of the stakeholders.
Mayor Roe clarified that it was
the intent in Attachment A that the PMP format include the Roseville philosophy
of informing the process for the community and other stakeholders for
performance management.
Councilmember McGehee referenced
page 53 of the model PMP as an example.
Mayor Roe suggested that staff
consult with the City of Minneapolis as a resource to learn from their
experiences and/or mistakes in implementing a PMP; as well as others in MN and
WI.
Councilmember McGehee suggested
Ramsey County as another resource.
Councilmember Willmus expressed
his appreciation of City Council goal setting on a biennial basis (2013 and
2015); and the importance of doing it well, while recognizing that there would
be changes, but it was important to capture that new goal for future City
Councils.
Mayor Roe concurred, noting that
it was important to inform them of the process of goal implementation as well.
Councilmember McGehee supported the philosophy of the program and the Council’s
desire to implement it, stating that it was most important to make this new
process clear and concise to the public and emphasizing the public’s role as
stakeholders in the process, encouraging and inviting them to be more involved
and also seeking their opinions through regular surveys.
Mayor Roe suggested having a
section of the city web site devoted to the Performance Management Program.
In conclusion, Mayor Roe sought
individual Councilmember comment on the PMP and process.
Councilmember Johnson expressed
his support of moving forward in this fashion.
Councilmember Pust noted that she
had expressed her views in previous discussions.
Mayor Roe, from a staff
perspective, sought input on how they saw the process moving forward to
finalize the management plan and role of the City Council; of if a subcommittee
of the City Council was needed to work with staff to put the final document
together.
City Manager Malinen opined that
while more heads at the table with staff to connect them with Councilmembers,
he was confident that staff was prepared to complete the process and bring a
document forward for the City Council to adopt as their official policy.
Mr. Miller concurred, noting the
need to complete production of the text; and anticipated staff would have
something ready for City Council action in May.
Mayor Roe suggested that any
interested Councilmembers could work with staff off-line between now and then
to provide additional input.
Mr. Miller advised that it was
staff’s intent to identify the major steps in the cycle and their sequential
order; however, he clarified that those were not the only steps, and that other
interim steps would be needed in between those major steps.
In terms of public input, Mayor
Roe suggested ongoing citizen feedback through seeking their response to
interactions with City government, similar to that done for participants in the
recreation program. Mayor Roe suggested that, either via a questionnaire or
through a website-based program, that input be sought regularly in addition to
the input from a community survey; and thus providing a direct poll of their
experience from a performance measurement that would be of great value for
tracking purposes.
Councilmember Willmus concurred;
and suggested expanding the Parks and Recreation Department information process
to other city-wide departments.
Mayor Roe thanked staff and
expressed his interest in the documents to be presented by staff in May; and
reminded individual Councilmembers to provide feedback in the interim to Finance
Director Miller.
14. City Manager Future Agenda Review
City Manager Malinen reviewed
upcoming agenda items.
15.
Councilmember-Initiated Items for Future Meetings
None.
Closed Executive Session
City Attorney Charlie Bartholdi provided a background on the
city-initiated condemnation action in May of 2009 against Xtra lease, et al on
property located within the Twin Lakes Redevelopment Area; with the court
granted the city’s petition in July of 2009 and appointed commissioners to
determine the property value. During that time, City Attorney Bartholdi
advised that the other party filed an inverse condemnation counter-claim,
seeking that the city’s cost allocation and overlay ordinance be declared
invalid. City Attorney Bartholdi advised that a judge’s decision had recently
been rendered.
City Attorney Bartholdi reviewed the grounds permitting
closure of the meeting and the subject matter to be discussed; with the purpose
of the Closed Executive Session to discuss litigation strategies, as allowed
under Minnesota State Statute 13.D.05, subd. 3.b for the City Council having
the right to hold a closed meeting to discuss litigation when attorney-client
privilege prevails to keep litigation strategy confidential, when deemed that
by keeping the meeting open, it could impair the city’s case.
Pust moved, Johnson seconded, moving into Closed Executive
Session at approximately 7:24 p.m. for the purpose of discussing litigation strategy
(City of Roseville v. Xtra Lease, et al); pursuant to Minnesota State Statute
13.D.05, subd. 3.b; to prevent disclosure of confidential information putting
the City in an unfair advantage.
Roll Call
Ayes: McGehee; Johnson; Willmus; Pust; and Roe.
Nays: None.
Mayor Roe advised that, upon completion of the closed
session, the City Council would reconvene in open session and formally adjourn
the meeting.
16. Adjourn Closed Meeting
McGehee moved, Willmus seconded,
adjourning the Closed Executive Session at approximately 7:45 p.m. and
reconvening in Open Session.
Roll Call
Ayes: McGehee; Johnson; Willmus; Pust; and Roe
Nays: None
16.
Adjourn
McGehee moved, Willmus
seconded, adjournment of the meeting at approximately 7:46 pm.
Roll Call
Ayes: McGehee; Johnson; Willmus; Pust;
and Roe.
Nays: None.