CITY COUNCIL AGENDA January 11, 2021 - 7:00 Pm
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Mayor -Dale Stainbrook Council Members: Council Members: W-1 Kristie Jerde W-4 Donald R Cavalier W-2 Steve Erickson W-5 Joe Kresl W-3 Clayton Briggs W-6 Dylane Klatt At Large - Tom Vedbraaten At Large – Wayne Melbye CITY COUNCIL AGENDA January 11, 2021 - 7:00 pm Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing guidelines, there will be limited seating available for the meetings. If you would prefer to participate by phone, you may call in at (218) 281-4515 and speak during the public forum. City Hall doors will be unlocked at 6:30 p.m. If you would like to listen live you can go to the City’s website at: https://ckn.mn/listen 1. CALL TO ORDER “I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” 2. ROLL CALL 3. CROOKSTON FORUM - Individuals may address the Council about any item not contained on the regular agenda. Maximum of 15 minutes is allotted for the Forum. If the full 15 minutes are not needed for the Forum, the City Council will continue with the agenda. The City Council will take no official action on items discussed at the Forum, with the exception of referral to staff or Commission for future report. 4. PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLIC INFORMATION ANNOUNCEMENTS 5. APPROVE AGENDA - Council Members may add items to the agenda including items contained in the Council Information memorandum for discussion purposes or staff direction only. The Council will not normally take official action on items added to the agenda. 6. CONSENT AGENDA - These items are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Council Member or citizen so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the consent Agenda and placed elsewhere on the agenda. 6.01 Approve proposed City Council Minutes from December 21 & 28, 2020 and January 4, 2021 meetings. 6.02 Resolution to approve City of Crookston bills and disbursements in the amount of $393,090.14 CK Nos 65469-65566. 6.03 Resolution to appoint the City Attorney Charles “Corky” Reynolds for 2021. 6.04 Resolution to designate the Crookston Daily Times as the official newspaper for 2021. 6.05 Resolution to appoint the certified public accounting firm of Brady Martz & Associates, PC for 2021. 6.06 Resolution Declaring a Local Emergency - (Extended). 6.07 Resolution ordering preparation of preliminary engineer’s report for the 2021 Street Improvements. 7. PUBLIC HEARINGS 8. REGULAR AGENDA 8.01 Resolution to receive a donation for the Crookston Police Department from Walmart. 9. REPORTS AND STAFF RECOMMENDATION 10. ADJOURNMENT PROPOSED MINUTES OF THE CROOKSTON CITY COUNCIL, POLK COUNTY, MINNESOTA. SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF DECEMBER 21, 2020 COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL. Mayor Stainbrook called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. and requested all present to stand to recite the Pledge of Allegiance. ROLL CALL Council Members present in answer to roll call were: Jake Fee, Steve Erickson, Clayton Briggs, Joe Kresl, Dylane Klatt, Bobby Baird and Tom Vedbraaten Council Members absent: Donald Cavalier Staff present: Amy Finch and Ashley Rystad REGULAR AGENDA 3.01 A motion was made by Council Member Fee, seconded by Council Member Baird, duly carried to approve resolution to hire new IT Director Chad Palm (Res No. 27188) ADJOURNMENT Mayor Stainbrook declared the meeting adjourned at 5:35pm. ________________________________________ ____________________________________________ Dale Stainbrook, Mayor Ashley Rystad Deputy City Clerk PROPOSED MINUTES OF THE CROOKSTON CITY COUNCIL, POLK COUNTY, MINNESOTA. THE SECOND REGULAR MEETING OF DECEMBER 28, 2020 COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL. Mayor Stainbrook called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. and requested all present to stand to recite the Pledge of Allegiance. ROLL CALL Council Members present in answer to roll call were: Donald R Cavalier, Dylane Klatt, Tom Vedbraaten, Bobby Baird, Jake Fee, Steve Erickson and Clayton Briggs Council Members absent: Joe Kresl Staff present: Amy Finch, Angel Weasner, Tim Froeber, Paul Biermaier, Scott Riopelle, Pat Kelly, Greg Hefta and Ashley Rystad. CROOKSTON FORUM Shirley Iverson and Jess Bengtson members of the Downtown Crookston Development Partnership (DCDP) spoke- We have two representatives from the Council, Council Member Clayton Briggs and Council Member Donald Cavalier. From our last meeting we thought it would be a great time to give you a synopsis of 2020, our accomplishments, and some of our goals for 2021. Our sole goal for the DCDP is to revitalize our downtown. We look for economic development, renewal and revitalization, activities and excitement having people downtown, and people remembering our historic downtown. Our core goals are to continue to build strong public- private partnerships and enhance the downtown sense of place. We were reconvening in the early part of the year. After the pandemic hit, we offered food truck events during the spring, summer and fall. We roughly had over 6,000 people downtown during those food truck events. We also partnered with local restaurants to participate in pop up stands and Drafts and Crookston Inn participated with that event. The DCDP purchased a generator to help accommodate the food trucks. We produced, distributed, and collected a downtown business survey on various topics with the help of Donald Cavalier. We hosted the food truck fest during the third week of August with multiple new food vendors. We helped with the annual Chalk It Up art event, social distance style. We hosted Heroes Rise coffee truck and provided free coffee to the public and First Responders. Heroes Rise is now open on University Avenue. We hosted a Historic Halloween Candy hunt for the community and partnered with down town businesses and landmarks, plus Crookston High School’s Kiwanis Builders Club. During Small Business Saturday the DCDP partnered with local artisans, vendors and home businesses for shopping events. We researched the bridge lighting and held discussion with vendors and local electricians to light up Robert Street Bridge. We are awaiting permit approval from MNDOT and the City and we are hoping Amy will have an answer for us soon. Just this last month we installed two benches at 2nd Street and Broadway. For our 2021 projects and goals we want to continue to hold community events to have many reasons to have people come downtown. The popup shops vendors were able to set up in downtown locations all over town. It was really a win/win for small businesses and businesses downtown to have extra reasons for people to come in. We want to continue to model events like that. Additional bridge lighting and add more benches in various downtown spots. We would like to develop pocket parks and market the downtown to visitors in the region. We would also like to work with the City on downtown beautification and add visual art via murals, updating signs and lighting. PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLIC INFORMATION ANNOUNCEMENTS APPROVAL OF AGENDA On motion by Council Member Cavalier, seconded by Council Member Briggs, to approve tonight’s agenda and duly carried to approve the agenda. CONSENT AGENDA Mayor Stainbrook asked if anyone wished to remove anything from the Consent Agenda. Hearing none, on motion by Council Member Briggs, seconded by Council Member Vedbraaten, and duly carried to approve the consent agenda. 6.01 Approve proposed City Council Minutes from December 14, 2020 meeting. 6.02 Resolution to approve City of Crookston bills and disbursements in the amount of $235,821.86 CK Nos 65375-65468. (Res 27189) 6.03 Resolution to designate election precinct polling location for 2021. (Res 27190) 6.04 Resolution to accept a proposal on Police Department roof top furnace/ AC unit. (Res 27191) 6.05 Resolution authorizing advertising for bids for the land sale of 110 Lincoln Ave. (Res 27192) 6.06 Resolution to approve transfer of funds to CHEDA for Building Better Business (B3). (Res 27193) 6.07 Resolution to approve TIF 3-4 payment to Crookston Townhomes Limited Partnership. (Res 27194) 6.08 Resolution to approve TIF 3-10 payment to Agassiz Townhomes Limited Partnership. (Res 27195) 6.09 Resolution accepting gift of real property and dedicating real property permanently as Public Park. (Res 27196) 6.10 Resolution to approve the Ag Innovation land use determination and real estate purchase agreement. (Res 27197) 6.11 Resolution to approve an agreement waiver of irregularity and appeal for unpaid lodging tax. (Res 27198) PUBLIC HEARING REGULAR AGENDA REPORTS AND STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS Amy Finch, City Administrator: • Jake and Bobby, I have not been here very long, but I have appreciated working with both of you and I wish you the best of luck. Craig Hoiseth, Executive Director CHEDA: • Thank you to the Downtown Crookston Development Partnership for coming and sharing you presentation. Tim Froeber, Fire Chief: • Toys for Tots went really well around 250 kids received gifts Christmas Eve morning. • Several fire fighters will be starting to receive their COVID-19 vaccine this week. REPORTS FROM CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS Jake Fee, Council Member 1st Ward, • It’s been a pleasure working with you Amy and Angel thank you for your 8 ½ years of services at the City of Crookston, even more so the last year working double duty. Crookston should feel pretty good in where this Council is headed and thank you to the department heads. We are in good hands. Steve Erickson, Council Member 2nd Ward, • No Report Clayton Briggs, Council Member 3rd Ward, • No Report Donald R Cavalier, Council Member 4th, • No Report Joe Kresl, Council Member 5th • No Report Dylane Klatt, Council Member 6th Ward, • No Report Tom Vedbraaten, Council Member-at-Large, • Last week we had a CHEDA meeting and it went really well.