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2017-12-19 Council MinutesCITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS DAKOTA COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA Minutes of the Regular Meeting Held Tuesday, December 19, 2017 Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the regular meeting of the City Council, City of Mendota Heights, Minnesota was held at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall, 1101 Victoria Curve, Mendota Heights, Minnesota. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Garlock called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Councilmembers Duggan, Paper, Miller, and Petschel were also present. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Council, the audience, and staff recited the Pledge of Allegiance. AGENDA ADOPTION Mayor Garlock presented the agenda for adoption. Councilmember Petschel moved adoption of the agenda. Councilmember Duggan seconded the motion. Ayes: 5 Nays: 0 CONSENT CALENDAR Mayor Garlock presented the consent calendar and explained the procedure for discussion and approval. Councilmember Petschel moved approval of the consent calendar as presented and authorization for execution of any necessary documents, pulling items a) Approval of December 5, 2017 Council Minutes, h) Approval of Resolution 2017-116 Administrative and Amended Critical Area Permit to 1275 Knollwood Lane, k) Approve Resolution 2017-111 Adopt 2018 Pay Classification Plan for Non- Union Employees, o) Approve Claims List, and p) Approve Change Order for Dering Pierson Group. a. Approval of December 5, 2017 City Council Minutes b. Approval of December 5, 2017 Council Minutes - Closed Session c. Approval of December 11, 2017 City Council Work Session Minutes d. Acknowledge November 14, 2017 Parks and Recreation Commission Minutes e. Approval of Resolution 2017-112 Agreement Appointing MnDOT as Agent for the City on Federally Funded Projects f. Approval of Resolution 2017-113 Accept Feasibility Report, Cail for a Public Hearing on the Lexington Highlands, South Plaza Drive & Mendakota Neighborhood Improvements Decenaber 19, 2017 Mendota Heights City Council Page 1 of 12 g. Approval of Resolution 2017-114 Deferring Street Assessment 2531 Concord Way h. Approval of Resolution 2017-116 Administrative and Amended Critical Area Permit to 1275 Knollwood Lane (Planning Case No. 2017-31) i. Approval of the modification of a certain condition under adopted Resolution 2017-104, Approving a Lot Split (Subdivision) for property located at 697 Wesley Lane j. Approve Resolution 2017-115 Granting Comcast a Franchise Extension k. Approve Resolution 2017-111 Adopt 2018 Pay Classification P1an for Non-Union Employees l. Approval of 2018 Seasonal Pay Matrix m. Approval of November 2017 Building Activity Report n. Approval of November 2017 Treasurer's Report o. Approval of Claims List p. Approval of Change Order for Dering Pierson Group Councilmember Paper seconded the motion. Ayes: 5 Nays: 0 PULLED CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS A) APPROVAL OF DECEMBER 5, 2017 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES Councilmember Duggan suggested that the language under New and Unfinished Business, item A) of the minutes read "Councilmember Duggan moved adoption of ..." rather than "Councilmember Duggan moved to adopt . . ." Councilmember Duggan moved to APPROVE THE DECEMBER 5, 2017 CITY COLTNCIL MINUTES as amended. Mayor Garlock seconded the motion. Ayes: 5 Nays: 0 H) RESOLUTION 2017-116 ADMINISTRATIVE & AMENDED CRITICAL AREA PERMIT - 1275 KNOLLWOOD LANE Councilmember Duggan asked if the Council would consider waiving the fee. Community Development Director Tim Benetti noted that this was a Critical Area Permit that was amended after-the-fact and required additional review by the City Engineer. The fee charged was the $250 application fee. Mayor Garlock moved to adopt RESOLUTION 2017-116 APPROVING AN ADMINISTRATIVE AND AMENDED CRITICAL AREA PERMIT TO PETER & JENNIFER EISENHUTH AND ALLOW ADDITIONAL CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES 1N THE CRITICAL AREA OVERLAY DISTRICT (LOCATED AT 1275 KNOLLWOOD LANE), with no change to the fee charged. Councilmember Petschel seconded the motion. Ayes: 4 Nays: 1 (Duggan) Decembe�• 19, 2017 Mer�dota Hetglats City Council Page 2 of 12 K) 2018 EMPLOYEE POSITION PLACEMENT/PAY CLASSIFICATION PLAN Councilmember Duggan noted the issue raised at the last meeting regarding what he thought was low pay for beginning iirefighters in training. He asked if this is addressed in this plan. City Administrator Mark McNeill replied that the 2017 probationary firefighter rate was at $8.78/hr. This has been increased to $9.65/hr. for 2018, which is above the minimum wage. Councilmember Petschel stated that she would like to look at this in greater depth in 2018 and decide on what an appropriate wage should be, with the help of Fire Chief Dave Dreelan and the fire captains. Councilmember Duggan moved to adopt RESOLUTION 2017 —111 ADOPTING THE 2018 PAY CLASSIFICATION PLAN FOR NON-UNION EMPLOYEES. Mayor Garlock seconded the motion. Ayes: 5 Nays: 0 O) APPROVAL OF CLAIMS LIST Councilmember Duggan questioned the fee being paid to Mid Northern Services for ice rink lighting repairs, and asked if this was on budget. Public Works Director Ryan Ruzek replied that this project was budgeted for and is for hockey rink lighting replacement at the Friendly Hills rink. This was pre- approved through the City Council and is per the contract. Councilmember Duggan moved to approve the Claims List. Mayor Garlock seconded the motion. Ayes: 5 Nays: 0 P) APPROVAL OF CHANGE ORDER FOR DERING PIERSON GROUP Councilmember Duggan noted that he seemed to recall that there were one or two previous change orders approved for this project and he asked why this is being referred to as Change Order #1. City Administrator Mark McNeill replied that there was a change order on the design of the project. However, this is the first change order with the Dering Pierson Group, the contractor who is completing the work. Councilmember Duggan moved to approve Change Order #1, as submitted by the Dering Pierson Group, LLC, for the City Hall repairs and remodeling contract, in the amount of $10,298.00. Mayor Garlock seconded the motion. Ayes: 5 Nays: 0 Decenaber 19, 2017 Mendota Heights City Council Page 3 of 12 PUBLIC COMMENTS A) HENRY SIBLEY MARCHING BAND Ms. Gisele Taylor, Mendakota Court, provided a presentation on the Henry Sibley marching band's invitation to perform in America's National Independence Day Parade in Washington, D.C. on July 4, 2018, as the official representative of the State of Minnesota. The desire was to bring awareness of this honor and to ask for financial support. Donations can be given online at henrysibleyband.org or by sending a check to Henry Sibley Marching Arts. B) COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC Mr. Bruce Vatne, 2205 Bent Tree Lane, stated he is pleased with the work the Council has completed. He mentioned how quickly the Council moved on Minnehaha Academy to get the school relocated. There have been several major events this past year that have taken a lot of time. He complimented the Council and staff on their due diligence. No items scheduled. PUBLIC HEARING NEW AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS A) NORTH-SOUTH MOBILITY TRAFFIC STUDY Public Works Director Ryan Ruzek introduced Mr. Joe DeVore representing KLJ Engineering. The firm completed a traffic study to analyze traffic on Delaware Avenue and Dodd Road. Mr. DeVore presented their preliminary findings and asked for feedback and comments from the Councilmembers. Mr. DeVore explained that KLJ was tasked with looking at the north-south mobility study for Delaware Avenue and Dodd Road, and answer questions on the amount of additional traffic that may result from the new Vikings training facility and the Inver Grove Heights AUAR's, as well as from other new developments taking place in the city. The firm attempted to answer where the traffic volumes from these new developments will be coming from and going to and which roadways would be impacted. This included an existing and future safety and operations analysis, and looking at improvements of the roadways. Mr. DeVore shared images of the study area, which included 17 to 18 intersections mostly along Dodd Road and Delaware Avenue, between I-494 and Minnesota Highway 110, as well as on Dodd Road north of Highway 110 to Wentworth Avenue. KLJ looked at the corridor tradeoffs between mobility and access. Dodd Road is a minor arterial and Delaware Avenue is a major collector. Those types of roadways really have to balance mobility where there is travel time going from one end to the other of the corridor, then operations of the intersections, and access from residential and commercial segments on both of those roadways. Decenabe�� 19, 2017 A7endota Heights Ctty Council Page 4 of 12 KLJ looked at some of the previous forecasts that were done for these projects, including the 2030 Comprehensive Plan, the 2030 Regional Visioning Study, the 2035 Vikings AUAR and the 2030 Inver Grove Heights AUAR. They looked at the different routes going to the Vikings practice facility and developed a directional distribution. They estimated that approximately 9% of the outgoing trafiic would be going westbound, 8% going eastbound on I-494; 8% going north using Dodd Road between I-494 and Highway 110, and 9% would be using Delaware Avenue — with a lot of that traffic using Highway 110 to access I-494 westbound. This was different than the Vikings AUAR with a little bit more volume on Delaware Avenue, just because that is such an easy route to get to I-494 — and is a faster route — than to make their way through the development to Dodd Road and then onto I-494. For the Inver Grove Heights study, a lot of the traffic would be using the same route — Delaware Avenue to Highway 110 to reach I-494 eastbound, and some traffic using Highway 110 to get to 35E or other destinations. Mr. Devore reviewed the number of daily trips coming from these developments: • Vikings practice facility — projected at full development to produce approximately 40,000 daily non-event trips 0 300 — 350 peak hour trips on Dodd Road and 320 — 340 peak hour trips on Delaware Avenue; between I-494 and Highway 110 Vikings practice facility — projected at full development to produce 3,400 event trips to the stadium in approximately 2 hours and an additional 1,700 peak hour trips total going to the stadium o Approximately 200 more trips on Dodd Road Inver Grove Heights AUAR — looking at approximately 100,000 daily trips going to and from this development o Most of that traffic would use Delaware Avenue — 550 to 600 peak hour trips o However, if the Argenta Interchange is constructed to the east of Delaware, this number would drastically decrease to only 100 — 150 peak hour trips o The Vikings facility Delaware Avenue traffic would also decrease with that interchange Mendota Plaza Expansion — would create approximately 1,000 daily trips o Would add approximately 75 — 95 peak hour trips to Dodd Road, mostly going to and from Highway 110 Proposed senior housing development at The Village— would create approximately 550 — 600 daily trips o Peak hour trips would be approximately 40 — 50 on Dodd Road Daily Volumes: • Dodd Road north of I-494 going from 22,900 daily trips to 35,500 daily trips by 2040 • Delaware Avenue, with the entire development of the Viking Lakes and Inver Grove Heights, the daily trips would increase from 3,000 to 13,000 — without the Argenta interchange. If the interchange is constructed that number would decrease drastically • Highway 110 to the east of Delaware Avenue — increasing from approximately 30,000 to 44,800 daily trips Dece»aber 19, 2017 Mendota Heights Ciry Cou�2cil Page 5 of 12 Mr. DeVore shared an image of the Level of Service (LOS) for these systems currently, what the estimates would be for 2040 without the developments, and what that would be projected for 2040 with the developments. KLJ also looked at the existing safety and 5-year crash data for each intersection; and a signal warrant analysis on all existing intersections that could be close to the signal warrants for 2040 conditions. Preliminary Options: • To counteract the Minnesota Highway 110 congestion, the options are a 0 6-lane section along Highway 110 with increased turns on Delaware and Dodd o Super street or continuous flow intersection o Make a11 minor turn right and then make a U-turn o Interchange at the intersection, would have right-of-way and cost implications • Plaza Drive intersection o Leave it at full access o Reduce access concept — would help to warrant signals at north and south intersections • Marie and Wentworth o Existing all-way stop is exhibiting failing operations in 2040 modeling o Replace with signal or mini-roundabout • Wagon Wheel Trail and Decorah o Dodd Road reconstruction project will allow the pedestrian island to be constructed in the middle and thus safer for pedestrians. Making it one lane in each direction, by 2040 this would become unacceptable o Signaling the existing layout and a mini-roundabout if realigned • Lake Drive operations (Mendota Heights Road, Dodd Road, and Lake Drive) o Assess for cut-through traffic--difficult intersection at Lake Drive/Dodd Road to turn left o Improvements — instead of turning left at the minor stop during school peak hours, putting in a roundabout would prioritize that movement o Take preventative measures at Swan Drive intersection and restrict it west to north movement with a raised median type or by closing that access from Swan Drive to Lake Drive • Delaware Avenue o Push for the Argenta interchange on I-494 — alleviate a lot of traffic on Delaware Avenue o Add additional guardrail segments because of the steep slopes o If reconstructed in the future, consider curb and gutter The next steps would be for KLJ to obtain comments, feedback, and suggestions from the City. Then they will finalize a suggested improvement plan for the City. Mayor Garlock asked for an explanation of what is meant by `peak hours'. Mr. DeVore replied that peak hours are the morning and evening hours with the highest traffic volumes. The timeframe used was 7:15 to 8:15 am and 4:30 to 5:30 pm. KLJ also did a school peak hour count for the four intersections around the schools of 2:45 to 3:45 pm. Dece�7zbe�• 19, 2017 Rlendota Heiglats City Couizcil Page 6 of 12 Councilmember Duggan asked if there was consideration of an I-494 interchange closer to Robert Street. Mr. DeVore replied that the preferred interchange from the Visioning Study is 1,500 feet to the east of the existing Delaware Avenue overpass — connected into Argenta Trail, which would come up to the north and Delaware Avenue would curve around to become an east/west connection into Argenta Trail. Councilmember Duggan asked when the Vikings study was completed versus when the Inver Grove Heights AUAR study was completed. Mr. DeVore replied that the Vikings study was completed in 2016 and did not assume all of the Inver Grove Heights development volumes. The Inver Grove Heights study was completed in 2007, with an update completed in 2012. Councilmember Duggan asked if KLJ did comparisons between the Vikings and the Inver Grove Heights studies and were there any anomalies. Mr. DeVore replied that the biggest difference was the volume they assumed to be using Delaware Avenue. For the Inver Grove Heights analysis, it was a high level study trying to decide where 100,000 trips were going that it was much more regionally focused. Mr. DeVore also believed they assumed the Argenta interchange or Delaware Avenue interchange in that study, or a future interchange. Most of the volume would be using Delaware Avenue to get to I-494 west. KLJ wanted to show the worst-case-scenario of volume coming from both developments without an interchange, that is where 13,000 daily trips on Delaware Avenue came from. Councilmember Petschel asked if any of the County developments or plans for Lone Oak Road figure into the trafiic volume. Mr. DeVore replied in the affirmative. Councilmember Petschel pointed out that it has not been made clear where the entrances and exits are going to be for the Vikings development. Mr. DeVore noted that the plans are a bit firmer now. O'Neal is closed off from Dodd Road. However, to the south, there is a connection to Dodd Road. There is a connection to Delaware Avenue on the east, and there is one on the south side. It appears that Ames Crossing Road would be carrying a fair amount of traffic to the south. Mayor Garlock, referencing the Argenta interchange, asked for confirmation that it would be in and out and be on the south side of I-494. Mr. DeVore replied that he believed it would not have an east connection. It would only be to and from the west I-494. Councilmember Petschel, referencing the intersection of Dodd Road and Highway 110, asked how feasible would it be to create two turn lanes instead of the existing one, which would go a long way towards alleviating the backup. Mr. DeVore replied that the concern would be the golf course property on the west side of Dodd Road and then the Plaza development on the east side. He is unsure if that expansion would work. However, looking at the 2040 traffic operations results, even with beefing up that intersection with dual left-turn lanes and an extra southbound lane, it still had failing operations. So KLJ looked at the alternative superstreets and continuous flow intersections, where they can separate out the traffic so that there are movements going at the same time in order to have better operations at that intersection. Councilmember Petschel noted that the State will be completing major upgrades on Dodd Road this summer. They will be addressing drainage issues, etc. and she understood that that would not accomplish anything in terms of better traffic operations. Decenzbe�• 19, 2017 Mendota Heights City Councal Page 7 of 12 Councilmember Miller asked Mr. DeVore if KLJ has had conversations with Trammel Crowe regarding this study and the nature of that conversation. Mr. DeVore replied that he had spoken with the consulting group that was doing the traffic study for that development to check their assumptions for the development traffic going in and out of that development and what type of a building was going in there. They could then go to trip generation logic to look at what trips would be generated by that type of a development. Councilmember Duggan asked if KLJ would be able to determine the potential impacts on the City of Mendota Heights in relation to traffic noise, odors, and the extent of these over a period of not just the peak hours. He wondered if there a way of calculating the negative impacts in lifestyle, way of living in Mendota Heights from all of these developments. Mr. DeVore replied that was not part of their study, however, they do have the ability to possibly do that in the future. They could quantify the emissions from the increase in traffic. Councilmember Duggan asked if they consulted with MnDOT or Dakota County in relation to traffic studies or numbers that they have pertaining to this area over the years and if the trends were somewhat similar to each other. Mr. DeVore replied that Dakota County is in the process of updating their 2030 Comp Plan to 2040. They have released some draft information that KLJ was able to look at. However, they do not have quantifiable numbers to go along with it. It seemed to be matching the trends that were put together from all of the development studies and 2030 information that both Dakota County and the City have produced. Councilmember Duggan asked how traffic from the parking lots will be handled going north from the area. Mr. DeVore replied that they did not look into the parking analysis. Councilmember Duggan suggested that this be reviewed as it would be a major contribution towards the traffic density that would be created. Mr. DeVore stated that they did quantify the number of trips going to and from the development as part of their study and he is confident in those numbers. Councilmember Duggan wondered how much of this additional traffic is being created by the Vikings development, and how does the City consign to the developer the costs of updating roads, bridges, overpasses, etc. that are necessary to accommodate the traffic that they will create. Mr. DeVore replied that they would try to quantify improvements needed for each intersection, what options would solve these problems and bring that forward as the preferred concepts. The preferred options coming out of this study can be used by the City to help get those changes recognized by the County and the State. Councilmember Petschel, addressing summer camp at the Vikings development, asked what the average attendance in Mankato was on a daily basis, keeping in mind that there would be more at this new location based on accessibility. Mr. DeVore replied that it was much less than 10,000 a day. They had approximately 60,000 to 70,000 visitors throughout the three weeks of training. She then asked if there was traffic coming and going all day long or did they have peak times of travel. Mr. DeVore replied that, as part of this study, they did not look at any of the Mankato intersections. Councilmember Paper asked for a description of a mini-roundabout and how would a semi-truck get around it. Mr. DeVore noted they have a raised median in the middle and it is a mountable curb. A single-lane roundabout it usually constructed with a bigger radius and they have a median with plantings and signage in the center. Decei�aber 19, 2017 Alendota Heights City Coztncil Page 8 of 12 Councilmember Paper asked if a mini-roundabout would help at Dodd and Wentworth, or where streets that do not meet at 90 degrees. Mr. DeVore replied that it would help at skewed intersections because they would only be looking at traffic coming from the left into the roundabout. Councilmember Paper asked how to move a pedestrian through that intersection. Mr. DeVore stated the crosswalks are set back from the roundabout, before a driver gets into the roundabout. Entering vehicles would see the pedestrians before they are even looking at traffic flow. A mini-roundabout provides a full field of vision that is not available with a one-lane roundabout. Councilmember Paper asked for a cost estimate of a mini-roundabout. Mr. DeVore replied that a mini- roundabout could be built for $200,000 to $350,000 — based on what is done with pedestrian and infrastructure around it. He was unable to provide a cost estimate on a four-way stop because they are usually going from the four-way stop to a mini-roundabout. When asked how close mini-roundabouts could be to each other, Mr. Devore answered that it would be context specific and depends on what the minor street volumes are. They did look at the option of both Marie and Wentworth in their modeling with mini-roundabouts and the queuing from either roundabout seemed to work fine in the models. He was unable to provide an answer on the possibility of installing a mini-roundabout at Market Street and whether it would be too close to Highway 110. The City could test an improvement with mini-roundabouts at North Plaza Drive and Market Street, and then leave Maple and South Plaza Drive as two-way stop intersections. One would get a substantial increase in capacity with a mini-roundabout versus a four-way stop intersection. An audience member noted that he did not hear anything about the traffic coming out of the Plaza area, from the new development, and the kind of impact that would have on Highway 149. Mr. DeVore replied that looking at the Mendota Plaza expansion, they would be seeing approximately 1,070 daily trips — approximately 75 to 95 peak hour trips on Dodd Road, mostly going to Highway 110. The existing volume using South Plaza Drive is approximately 1,500 and the future with development traffic would be approximately 3,600. North Plaza Drive was not included as part of this study because it is a private-owned access. The future 2040 condition with a full-build would create a LOS of F (unacceptable). The LOS at South Plaza Drive onto Dodd Road is currently a C(stable flow) but would be approaching a LOS of F. Mr. Joe Betlej, 613 Winston Court, asked if considerations had been given for the fire department and the expansion at the corner of South Plaza Drive. Mr. DeVore replied that they have not looked into any alternatives at that intersection. Councilmember Petschel asked if Mendota Heights did nothing, no development off of Dodd Road, would it be fair to say that Dodd Road would still — because of the developments in Inver Grove Heights and Eagan — deteriorate to the point where it was failing. Mr. DeVore replied that something would have to be done by 2040 to address the traffic coming from the south. Councilmember Duggan suggested that the Council write a letter to the State Representatives, to the Metropolitan Council (MetCouncil), to County Representatives, to the City of Eagan, and the City of Decembe�• 19, 2017 Mendota Heights Ci .ty Council Page 9 of 12 Inver Grove Heights regarding establishing the current conditions of traffic in Mendota Heights and the anticipated traffic volume increase. Councilmember Petschel recommended that when this study has been completed and the City has the final recommendations, that a copy then be shared with the people Councilmember Duggan mentioned. Mr. Joe Betlej, 613 Winston Court, expressed his appreciation to the Council for getting this study underway. He mentioned that there has been a study from Eagan, a study from Mendota Heights, a study from Inver Grove Heights, and a visioning study from the County; however, no one is in charge. This is a patchwork quilt and no one is coordinating any of this. It seemed to him that the appropriate location for oversight and coordination is the County. He hoped that this City Council would get onboard in pursuing somebody having some oversight of the whole project — the Vikings Complex. B) FIRE STATION ARCHITECTURAL STUDY City Administrator Mark McNeill noted that this is a follow-up from the December l lth Council Workshop regarding the future of the iire station. The Fire Chief indicated that he had been in contact with CNH Architects who have completed other fire stations in the area. They submitted a proposal to do some preliminary design work and estimates so the Council could look at what a firm cost would be. Fire Chief Dave Dreelan provided a brief update and timeline for the proposed project. If approved, he would work with CNH Architects weekly for the next six weeks with the end goal of having a detailed design of what the station would look like. The next twelve weeks would be dedicated to construction design elements and coming up with construction documents as well as bid documents; go through the bidding process; with a look to have construction begin mid-summer of 2018. The end goal would be to have the addition to the Fire Station enclosed by next winter. Councilmember Duggan moved to authorize the execution of the proposal of CNH Architects of Apple Valley, MN, to do a schematic design and schematic cost estimate for an addition to, and remodeling of the Mendota Heights Fire station, as outlined in the proposal of December 13, 2017. Mayor Garlock seconded the motion. Due to his role on the fire department, Councilmember Miller abstained from voting. Ayes: 4 Abstain: 1 (Miller) Nays: 0 C) DAKOTA COUNTY BROADBAND JOlNT POWERS AGREEMENT Assistant City Administrator Cheryl Jacobson explained that this was a request for Council to authorize the execution of a Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) to establish a broadband joint powers entity for the operation and administration of a county-wide fiber network, referred to as the I-Net or Institutional Network. The proposed JPA is a culmination of several years of work by the Dakota County CDA and the city workgroup, which Mendota Heights has been a part o£ The CDA led the discussions and the design of the systems plan. December• 19, 2017 Mendota Heights Ciry Council Page 10 of 12 Ms. Jacobson shared an image of the fiber network and explained that it runs through all of Dakota County. At the July 18th Council meeting, staff had the consultants working with Dakota County CDA present an update of this effort. At the Council's October 3ra meeting they approved the contract for connecting to the I-Net and those projects are currently underway with an anticipated `lighting' date of shortly after the first of the year. Part of the administration and operation of this overall County network is the proposed Joint Powers Agreement (JPA). She noted that the City of Eagan has elected not to participate. The JPA is an overall agreement for administration and operation of the fiber network. Since the City has elected to install and connect to the fiber network prior to the JPA being drafted, the City would have separate agreements for each connection site — three agreements with Dakota County to utilize that fiber, to maintain it, and to operate it. Under the JPA structure and the establishment of the broadband entity, the City would just have one agreement. Councilmember Duggan questioned the differences in costs between the participating cities. Ms. Jacobson replied that the cost for Mendota Heights is $93,000, and referred to the capital cost to install the backbone down Lexington Avenue. This was the workgroups estimate of costs for installing that backbone piece. The difference in the capital costs for the gap project depended upon how much each city had installed or how much they need to install in order to close those gaps in their area. Councilmember Petschel moved to authorize the execution of the Joint Powers Agreement with Dakota County, cities in Dakota County and Dakota County Community Development Agency (CDA) to create a Dakota County Broadband joint powers entity to manage the Dakota County Fiber Network. Councilmember Paper seconded the motion. Ayes: 5 Nays: 0 COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS City Administrator Mark McNeill had no community announcements. COUNCIL COMMENTS Councilmember Duggan thanked everyone for being in attendance to hear about the traffic study and the Henry Sibley Band going to Washington D.C., which to him is the most significant event of this year. He wished everyone a blessed holiday season. Councilmember Paper noted that it has been a very informative first year sitting on the Council and he has enjoyed his time and getting to know his fellow councilmembers and residents. He wished everyone Happy Hanukkah and a safe holiday season. Councilmember Miller piggybacked on Councilmember Paper's comments, saying that it was informative might be an understatement. He looks forward to three more years on the City Council. Decenabet^ 19, 2017 Me�edota Heights City Cou�2cil Page 11 of 12 Mayor Garlock expressed appreciation to the community for attending the lightings in the park — the tree lighting on December 2"d and the lighting of the Menorah on December 12th. He is looking forward to another great year. Councilmember Petschel gave kudos to the City's fourth high school that has been through so much this year. On December 7th, they participated in a nationally televised basketball game between themselves [Minnehaha Academy] and Apple Valley High School. She was happy to announce that Minnehaha won. She also mentioned that there is a young man in 8th grade at St. Thomas Academy who has qualified to go to the National Figure Skating Championship. Councilmember Petschel noted that it is wonderful experience to serve the City. She wished everyone a very happy and blessed holiday season. ADJOURN Councilmember Paper moved to adjourn. Councilmember Duggan seconded the motion. Ayes: 5 Nays: 0 Mayor Garlock adjourned the meeting at 8:52 p.m. � Neil Garlock Mayor TTEST: � . Loni Smith City Clerk Decenaber 19, 2017 A7e�edota Heights City Cozt�zcil Page 12 of 12