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1999-06-01 Council minutesPage No. I June 1, 1999 CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS DAKOTA COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA Minutes of the Regular Meeting Held Tuesday, June 1, 1999 Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the regular meeting of the City Council, City of Mendota Heights, Minnesota was held at 7:30 o'clock p.m. at City Hall, 1101 Victoria Curve, Mendota Heights, Minnesota. Acting Mayor Krebsbach called the meeting to order at 7:30 o'clock P.M. The following members were present: Councilinembers Dwyer, Huber, Krebsbach and Schneeman. Mayor Mertensotto had notified the Council that he would be absent. AGENDA ADOPTION Councilmember Schneeman moved adoption of the revised agenda for the meeting. Councilmember Dwyer seconded the motion. Ayes: 4 Nays: 0 APPROVAL OF MINUTES Councilmember Dwyer moved approval of the minutes of the regular meeting held on May 18, 1999. Councilmember Schneeman seconded the motion. Ayes: 3 Nays: 0 Abstain: Huber CONSENT CALENDAR Councilmember Schneeman moved approval of the consent calendar for the meeting, amended to move item a, Parks and Recreation Commission minutes, and g., Information Regarding Previous Council Decisions, to the regular agenda, along with authorization for execution of any necessary documents contained therein. a. Acknowledgment of the minutes of the May 19, 1999 Airport Relations Commission meeting. b. Acknowledgment of the minutes of the May 25, 1999 Planning Commission meeting. c. Acknowledgment of the unapproved minutes of the April 7 and May 5 NDC4 Commission meetings. d. Acknowledgment of the building activity report for May. Page No. 2 June 1, 1999 e. Acknowledgment of information regarding the judgment in the Sampson Properties law suit. f. Acknowledgment of Metropolitan Council population projections. g. Acknowledgment of an update on the Lexington Avenue trail issue. h. Adoption of Resolution No. 99 -26, "A RESOLUTION REQUESTING AN EXTENSION OF TIME FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE MENDOTA HEIGHTS COMPREHENSIVE PLAN." i. Adoption of Resolution No. 99 -27, "RESOLUTION ACCEPTING BIDS AND AWARDING CONTRACT FOR BITUMINOUS DRIVEWAY RECONSTRUCTION AND APPURTENANT WORK IN THE AREA REFERRED TO AS CHERRY HILL ADDITION AND SURROUNDING AREAS.: j. Approval of the list of contractor licenses dated June 1, 1999 and attached hereto. k. Approval of the List of Claims dated June 1, 1999 and totaling $261,600.74. Councilmember Huber seconded the motion. Ayes: 4 Nays: 0 PARKS AND RECREATION Referring to the Capital Improvement Plan discussion in the COMMISSION MINUTES minutes of the May 11 Parks and Recreation Commission meeting, Councilmember Schneeman asked why the Special Park Fund balance is $100,000 short of what the Commission understood it to be. Assistant Hollister responded that there were a number of items for which funds had been allocated but for which the expenditure had not yet been made. He stated that he will give Council a report at the next Council meeting on what those expenditures are. Councilmember Huber noted in the minutes that Commissioner Liberacki wants to freeze the Special Park Fund at $300,000. He stated that he presumes that the Commission wants the paving of the Page No. 3 June 1, 1999 Wentworth rink and the warming houses to come from the capitol funding process. Assistant Hollister responded that he understood that the Commission wants those items to be part of the capitol improvement plan but Parks Project Manager Kullander thinks the commission wants them to be funded by the General Fund. He stated that he will get clarification for the next Council meeting. Councilmember Schneeman moved to acknowledge the minutes of the May 11, 1999 Parks and Recreation Commission meeting. Councilmember Dwyer seconded the motion. He stated that he presumes that the Commission wants the paving of the Wentworth rink and the warming houses to come from the capitol funding process. Assistant Hollister responded that he understood that the Commission wants those items to be part of the capitol improvement plan but Parks Project Manager Kullander thinks the commission wants them to be funded by the General Fund. He stated that he will get clarification for the next Council meeting. Councilmember Schneeman moved to acknowledge the minutes of the May 11, 1999 Parks and Recreation Commission meeting. Councilmember Dwyer seconded the motion. Ayes: 4 Nays: 0 PLANNING DECISIONS Acting Mayor Krebsbach acknowledged a memo from Assistant Hollister regarding preferences of the Planning Commission Chair regarding previous Council decisions on the Salz and Jacobs planning cases. With respect to the Salz case, Chair Duggan asks Council to reconsider its stance on the variance and refund the fee. She pointed out that the Commission had presented Council with two options (making a finding that no variance was needed or granting a variance) and Council granted the variance. She informed Council that she would like the decision to stand. Councilmember Dwyer agreed. He stated that the result is the same for the applicant and the only difference between the two options was a refund of the application fee. He felt Council should let its action stand. He pointed out that Council had all of the information in front of them when the action was taken and felt the variance was justified. Page No. 4 June 1, 1999 Acting Mayor Krebsbach stated that the second item was the Jacobs case. She stated that the Commission is asking that Council deduct any city costs from the conditional use permit fee. Councilmember Schneeman stated that it was Council's discussion that consideration will be given to refunding the fee in September if Mr. Jacobs complies with the condition that the shed be removed by September 15. Councilmember Dwyer stated that if there are actual costs that the city can itemize and charge against the application fee, that can be considered in September. He pointed out that the applicant is expecting Council to discuss the fee refund in September. Councilmember Dwyer moved to acknowledge the memo regarding preferences of the Planning Commission Chair on previous Council decisions. Councilmember Schneeman seconded the motion. Ayes: 4 Nays: 0 PUBLIC COMMENTS Ms. Angela Thornberg, 1205 Sylvandale Road, informed Council i that she was present at the invitation of Acting Mayor Krebsbach to inform Council and the audience about what is being done at Somerset Elementary School. She explained that there are two parts to the campaign, fund raising and work being done by volunteers from the community to restore the building and keep the school going. Principal Don Moore gave Council a history of Somerset Elementary and stated that when the vandalism occurred at the school last year, there was intensive interest in the school and he has seen a strong spirit of community. The campaign is to raise funding for capitol repairs, and about $15,000 has already been donated. Additionally, a group of 42 volunteers worked at the school last weekend and he expects a similar number of people to do volunteer repair work this weekend. Ms. Thornberg stated that there have been many pledges in addition to the $15,000 in cash that has been collected, and what has been received in free labor, supplies and equipment would cost about $20,000. She introduced Mr. John Longtin, the new Superintendent of Schools for District 197. Page No. 5 June 1, 1999 Mr. Longtin commended the people who have worked on Somerset School. He informed Council that he has been in Mendota Heights for the past four years and is very proud to be a part of a community that comes together and works together with pride. He stated that he looks forward to working closely with the Council in the years to come. RECREATION PROGRAMS Recreation Programmer Mary Hapka was present to give Council an update on the summer recreation programs. Councilmember Dwyer expressed concern about the lack of satellite facilities in the parks. Public Works Director Danielson responded that staff is trying to figure out how to solve the problem of vandalism. He explained that the units were being tipped over daily, so the satellites have been taken out so that staff can work with the installer to see how they can be permanently attached. Councilmember Schneeman stated that the Police Chief has informed her that having officers on bicycle patrol may help. She suggested that the city do some publicity about the repercussions and make it a big issue. Chief Johnson stated that vandalism to the satellites has been a big problem. Last year vandals burned the satellites. He agreed that there should be publicity and stated that he thinks the city should start a park watch program, wherein neighborhoods would be organized to watch the parks. Councilmember Dwyer stated that the Kensington Park comfort station is not being opened because of past damage to that facility. The Parks and Recreation Commission is even recommending that all of the plumbing be pulled out of the comfort station. He stated that the facility is badly needed in this heavily used park. Councilmember Huber suggested that keys could be given to the coaches so that they can open and lock the comfort station before and after games. LIQUOR LICENSE HEARINGS Acting Mayor Krebsbach opened the meeting for the purpose of a i public hearing on an application from Mendota Liquor for renewal of Ayes: 4 Nays: 0 Ayes: 4 Nays: 0 Ayes:4 Nays: 0 Ayes: 4 Nays: 0 Page No. 6 June 1, 1999 its off -sale liquor license. She asked for questions and comments from the audience. There being no questions or comments, Councilmember Huber moved that the hearing be closed. Councilmember Dwyer seconded the motion. Councilmember Huber moved to approve the renewal of an Off -Sale Liquor License for Mendota Liquor. Councilmember Dwyer seconded the motion. Acting Mayor Krebsbach opened the meeting for the purpose of a public hearing on an application from the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel for renewal of its Limited Service Hotel and Special Sunday On -Sale liquor licenses. She asked for questions and comments from the audience. There being no questions or comments, Councihnember Dwyer moved that the hearing be closed. Councilmember Huber seconded the motion. Councilmember Dwyer moved to approve the renewal of On -Sale Hotel and Special Sunday On -Sale Liquor Licenses for the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel. Councilmember Huber seconded the motion. Acting Mayor Krebsbach opened the meeting for the purpose of a public hearing on an application from the Heritage Inn of Mendota Heights for renewal of its Limited Service Hotel and Special Sunday On -Sale Liquor Licenses. She asked for questions and comments from the audience. There being no questions or comments, Councilmember Dwyer moved that the hearing be closed. Councilmember Huber seconded the motion. Ayes: 4 Nays: 0 Councilmember Huber moved to approve the renewal of On -Sale Hotel and Special Sunday On -Sale Liquor Licenses for the Heritage Inn of Mendota Heights. Councilmember Dwyer seconded the motion. Page No. 7 June 1, 1999 Acting Mayor Krebsbach opened the meeting for the purpose of a public hearing on applications from Mendakota Country Club and Somerset Country Club for renewal of their Club On -Sale liquor licenses and Sunday On -Sale Liquor Licenses. There being no questions or comments, Councilmember Huber moved that the hearing be closed. Councilmember Schneeman seconded the motion. Ayes: 4 Nays: 0 Councilmember Huber moved to approve the renewal of Club On- Sale and Special Sunday On -Sale Liquor Licenses for Somerset Country Club. Councilmember Dwyer seconded the motion. Ayes: 4 Nays: 0 Councilmember Schneeman moved to approve the renewal of Club On -Sale and Special Sunday On -Sale Liquor Licenses for Mendakota Country Club. Councilmember Huber seconded the motion. Ayes: 4 Nays:0 CASE NO. 99-15, EDSTROM Council acknowledged an application from Mr. Paul Edstrom for a conditional use permit to construct a detached garage at 1021 Chippewa. Council also acknowledged associated staff reports. Mr. Edstrom was present for the discussion. Mr. Edstrom reviewed his plans for Council, explaining that he plans to replace his existing 20 by 12 foot one car detached garage with a 30 by 25 foot detached garage. Councilmember Schneeman stated that she looked at the site and feels the new garage will be a great addition to the property. Acting Mayor Krebsbach stated that it should be noted that Mr. Edstrom is planning to build a one -story garage even though he had showed an option for a two story structure. Mr. Edstrom responded that he would like a two story structure but knows that it would not get approval. Page No. 8 June 1, 1999 Councilmember Dwyer pointed out that the new garage will be set back ten feet from the nearest property line, whereas the existing garage is four feet from the side property line. Councilmember Dwyer moved adoption of Resolution No. 99 -28, "A RESOLUTION APPROVING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR A DETACHED GARAGE AT 1021 CHIPPEWA AVENUE," subject to the conditions recommended by the Planning Commission and included within the resolution. Councilmember Schneeman seconded the motion. Ayes: 4 Nays: 0 CASE NO. 99 -16, MAY Council acknowledged an application from Mr. David May for a conditional use permit and sideyard setback variance to allow construction of a detached garage at 987 Delaware Avenue. Council also acknowledged associated staff reports. Mr. & Mrs. May were present for the discussion. Ayes: 4 Nays: 0 Mr. May informed Council that he presently has an 18 by 18 foot garage and would like to replace it with a 28 by 28 foot garage in the same location, two feet from his property line. Acting Mayor Krebsbach stated that the Planning Commission recommended approval of the application with the same conditions as the Edstrom conditional use permit. The difference is that in this case, Council would be granting a 7.5 foot variance. Councilmember Dwyer responded that Council would be granting the variance because the old garage was set back 2.5 feet from the side lot line. Acting Mayor Krebsbach noted that the house is located in the older area of the city, where there are narrow lots, and the May lot is only 50 feet wide. Councilmember Schneeman moved adoption of Resolution No. 99- 29, "A RESOLUTION APPROVING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND A 7.5 FOOT SIDE YARD SETBACK VARIANCE FOR A DETACHED GARAGE AT 987 DELAWARE AVENUE." Councilmember Dwyer seconded the motion. Mr. May stated that he does not feel that the fee for conditional use permit for a detached garage should be borne by the homeowner, and Page No. 9 June 1, 1999 that he could use the $350 application fee to help build his garage and pay for the building permit. He father stated that last year his neighbor, Mr. Horner, was given his application fee back, and all of his neighbors are in the same situation because of their narrow lots. Administrator Batchelder responded that Council had requested that Mr. Horner upgrade the material on the exterior of the garage to stucco to match the house and recommended return of the application fee if the owners would upgrade the exterior finish to stucco. Mr. May stated that he does not feel a conditional use permit for a garage for a resident is something that is necessary and that he considers a conditional use to be for a commercial purpose — setting conditions on what a property could be used for. He further stated that to upgrade his property he should not have to pay a conditional use permit fee and that he will be using his garage for the same purpose as other residents who would be building attached garages. Councilmember Dwyer responded that a conditional use permit for detached garages was initiated by the city because without the process, large structures would be put up all over the city. He informed Mr. May that the conditional use application also takes much staff time. Mr. May stated that he is more than willing to sign a paper that says he is going to use the structure as a garage, and the city building official should be able to approve it. He stated that he had to put in a lot of time getting plans and information together and is not being compensated for that time. He felt that the fee is unfair and there are other means to accomplish the city's purpose of not having people put up unwanted accessory structures. Councilmember Huber stated that if Council sets rules and says that one person on city staff has the authority to deviate from the rules, it would open the city up to many inconsistencies. He further stated that he is sure that Council would be willing to make the same offer it made to Mr. Horner — to refund the $350 fee if Mr. May upgrades his garage exterior to stucco to match his house. Acting Mayor Krebsbach stated if Mr. May wants to do that, Council could consider the same offer. She informed Mr. May that Council appreciates his comments, and that Council's approval of the conditional use permit was based on the fact that there are no options other than detached garages in Mr. May's neighborhood. Page No. 10 June 1, 1999 Mr. May responded that he is only asking that the city reconsider requiring the conditional use permit fee. Administrator Batchelder stated that the Council has dealt with a number of very controversial detached structures in the past ten years, and that sometimes the city gets proposals for detached garages where an entire neighborhood comes out against the request. He pointed out that these were not easy cases over the years, and that he believes the ordinance was amended in 1992. Prior to that time, the city required conditional use permits for detached garages over a certain size, but that was changed in 1992 to apply to all detached structures because there had been so many problems. Councilmember Schneeman stated that in the same sense, they could not attach a garage to their house, and sometimes Council needs to look at those things and make a different judgment. Administrator Batchelder responded that the policy in 1992 was that all detached garages would require a conditional use permit because that had been known in the past to have potential impact on the neighbors and it was decided that there should be a hearing for neighborhood impact. He stated that Council could revisit that issue. Acting Mayor Krebsbach stated that Mr. May's existing garage is not stucco and if Mr. May would like to stucco the front, Council would make the same offer it did to Mr. Horner on refund of the application fee. She further stated that Council will revisit the ordinance regarding conditional use permit requirements for detached garages in this neighborhood. FRIENDLY HILLS SUMMER Council acknowledged a memo from Recreation Programmer PROGRAM Mary Hapka regarding liability questions raised by Council during the recent discussion of Mr. Scott Miller's request that the Friendly Hills Park warming house be kept open during the summer and that the city provide an attendant at the warming house. Council also acknowledged a letter from Mr. Kevin Balfanz, from Berkley Risk Services, regarding liability loss control. Ms. Hapka reviewed her memo, stating that the Mr. Balfanz reviewed the proposal and advised staff on how to reduce liability. He also reviewed staffing of the facility and recommend background checks on anyone over the age of 18. He recommended that there be signage on the building saying that the person is there only to maintain the equipment and provide it for the children, that staff will Page No. 11 June 1, 1999 not referee games and will be required to stay at the warming house. Children should not be allowed in the facility, and there should be signage on use of the equipment. Responding to a question from Acting Mayor Krebsbach, Ms. Hapka stated that the facility will only be used as a storage facility. Acting Mayor Krebsbach stated the staff position will be that of equipment manager. She noted that all of Councilmember Dwyer's concerns over liability have been addressed and that Council has seen the report from Berkley. She recommended that Council adopt the recommendations as the procedure Council wants in terms of guidance on how the position must work. The risk manager also recommended that a log be kept, and Acting Mayor Krebsbach also recommended that Council be given an interim report in mid- summer. Councilmember Schneeman stated that she would like the city to explore the possibility of getting a senior citizen for the position. Councilmember Huber asked how the role of the staff person would be different from that of a warming house attendant. There are many things on the risk manager's report that he does not want the attendant to do that the city wants warming house attendants to do. Ms. Hapka responded that staff did review that issue and discussed it with the representative from Berkley Risk Services. She stated that Mr. Miller wants an open sand lot situation and did not want someone supervising games, etc. Assistant Hollister informed Council that he and Ms. Hapka visited the Friendly Hills warming house with Mr. Balfanz, and one of the things they concluded was that Mr. Balfanz should come back to specifically talk about rink attendants. He stated that the equipment manager's role will be constrained as much as possible, whereas the city is asking rink attendants to do much more. Acting Mayor Krebsbach stated that Council will revisit the issue in mid July to see how it works. The purpose of the new program is to make the use of the park more accessible. She stated that she would prefer that this stay separate from the rink attendant issue. She stated that the attendant would be paid $6.50 per hour, $1,300 for the summer, and would be on duty from approximately 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. weekdays. Page No. 12 June 1, 1999 Councilmember Schneeman asked if the city could pay $10 per hour and three hours a day in order to get a more responsible person. Acting Mayor Krebsbach responded that the total for the program is $1,300, and Ms. Hapka could determine whether $6.50 per hour is the average rate cities pay. Councilmember Schneeman moved to authorize an expenditure of $1,300 to fund the position, with the understanding that Council will revisit the issue mid -July. Councilmember Huber seconded the motion. Ayes: 4 Nays: 0 CABLE COMMISSION Council acknowledged a memo from Administrator Batchelder regarding the draft NDC4 Joint Powers agreement, along with a copy of the draft agreement. Mr. Mike Sokol, citizen representative to NDC4, was present for the discussion. Mr. Sokol summarized the report for Council. He reviewed the two withdrawal provision options. One option states that if a city is involved in negotiations that lead to the new franchise ordinance, the city is stuck as a member for the term of the franchise. That is what the commission recommends. Option 2 allows a city to withdraw but there is a question of what that city would be entitled to. The overall commission consensus was that if a city was going to be involved in negotiating an agreement it should be bound to be a member for the term of the agreement. One city is a proponent of Option 2. Mr. Sokol then reviewed the weighted voting provisions. He stated that what is being proposed at the insistence of West St. Paul is that the commission go through weighted voting in more instances. He reviewed the weighted voting concept and stated that what West St. Paul is advocating is that they would like to see a weighted vote so that the larger cities would have a much greater voice in what money would be spent on (as an example). Mr. Sokol stated that he is opposed to the provision, stating that as a resident of Mendota Heights, if Mendota Heights only has six votes out of 44, even if the three other small cities vote with Mendota Heights the three would be in the minority when voting on major decisions like financing. Mr. Sokol stated that technology impacts all the cities the same way. l Over all of the years, the commission has bent over backwards to see that even the smaller cities had availability of technology. West St. Page No. 13 June 1, 1999 Paul wants to see more money from franchise fees go back to their general fund for general purposes. He stated that while that is a decision that the cities make, to him it places an additional tax on a cable subscriber to fix a pothole when someone without cable would not be paying. Federal law says a commission can ask for up to 5% for a franchise fee, but that is not a tax — it is purely money that comes from the subscribers to the commission for whatever purposes the cities want to validate. Mr. Sokol informed Council that there currently is weighted voting in significant matters, but there has not been weighted voting on such routine items as budgeting, etc. Councilmember Huber stated that the Mendota Heights percentage of the vote, whether there were weighted voting or not, is about the same. If the commission goes to a fifteen year franchise, Inver Grove Heights (because of its size) would have more than 75% of the votes. Inver Grove Heights has suggested that weighted voting change as the population changes over the years, and it is to their credit that they capped it. Mr. Sokol then discussed franchise fees. He stated that 15% of the franchise fee was agreed to be spread out over the seven cities. Mendota Heights' share of that was about $9,500 in 1998. In the beginning, the cities were asked to give back the money so that it could be used for programming that the commission wanted to do. Every city but West St. Paul gave back the money and the commission was able to start some access programs. Last year most of the cities kept the money. Over the years, the amount of money the commission has been able to pay to the nonprofit corporation has been cut by $100,000. Two tenured employees have quit, and all of a sudden the commission is confronted with the affect of the decision made in the 90's to give back 15% of the franchise fees. It is now having a significant impact on the commission's ability to staff the programs and an impact on the progress of the access programs. He asked for Council's support of what the commission is trying to do and support the position that any fees NDC4 is able to get in franchise fees stay in the cable pot. Councilmember Dwyer asked if West St. Paul has announced its consideration of withdrawing. Mr. Sokol responded that they had to tell the commission by June 1 if they intend to withdraw this year and they did not. Page No. 14 June 1, 1999 Councilmember Huber stated that because the commission is negotiating a new agreement, West St. Paul could still decide to drop out during the first part of next year if they do not want to become part of the new agreement. Mr. Sokol stated that West St. Paul would have to give notice by June 1, 2000. Councilmember Huber stated that West St. Paul wants 50% of the franchise fees to be returned to the cities. Mr. Sokol responded that any increase over the 15% would be devastating to NDC4. Treasurer Shaughnessy stated that the first year the commission gave money back to Mendota Heights, they asked the city to return it for Insight 7. The second year they asked for one -half back and did not ask for any return after the second year. He stated that when he asked them if they wanted the fee returned, NDC 4 said no. With respect to weighted voting, Councilmember Huber stated that he feels the way it is defined in the agreement is acceptable and assuming it is kept narrowly defined and is not expanded to include budgeting, he does not object. He stated that there has been weighted voting in the past and there is no need to expand the list of weighted voting items. Mr. Sokol responded that the only concern he has is the reference to special items and that is not defined. Councilmember Huber stated that the weighted vote would remain fixed for the term of the agreement. Freezing the votes is a good deal for Mendota Heights. Mr. Sokol stated that he agrees as long as the list of weighted uses is not expanded. Councilmember Dwyer stated that the only areas weighted voting can be used is for special items, and those are the four items listed on page 5 of the agreement. Acting Mayor Krebsbach stated that she would like more opportunity to review the agreement and allow Mayor Mertensotto to review it. She stated that she likes the option 1 provision that the cities would not be allowed to leave during the term of the agreement. She informed Mr. Sokol that Council will act on the agreement at the next Council meeting and that based on the Page No. 15 June 1, 1999 discussion this evening, she thinks Council would be comfortable approving the agreement as presented. Mr. Sokol stated that the 15% franchise fee return to cities was an arbitrary figure and to his knowledge there are only two people in West St. Paul who are pushing for return of a larger portion of the franchise fee to the cities. MENDOTA MEADOWS Council acknowledged an update on the Mendota Meadows landscape escrow matter from Public Works Director Danielson. Public Works Director Danielson informed Council that Mr. Mathern is asking for a 30 day extension on his letter of credit and the homeowners association agrees. He recommended that Council grant the thirty day extension. Councilmember Schneeman moved to grant a thirty day extension before the city calls the letter of credit with respect to Mendota Meadows landscaping. Ayes: 4 Councilmember Huber seconded the motion. Nays: 0 COUNCIL WORKSHOPS Council acknowledged a memo from Administrator Batchelder regarding scheduling workshops for discussion on the comprehensive plan and Freeway Road. Administrator Batchelder informed Council that the comprehensive plan workshop scheduled for June 9 has to be cancelled because the city's consultant has a conflict. Acting Mayor Krebsbach stated that Council needs to know Mayor Mertensotto's schedule before selecting firm dates. She asked if Council could determine that the four dates suggested in the Administrator's memo are acceptable and ask staff to let Mayor Mertensotto know the dates and select the ones that fit his schedule. Councilmember Huber stated that the only date he is available of the four suggested is June 24. Councilmember Schneeman suggested that perhaps Council could consider holding the workshops at morning meetings between 7:00 and 8:30 a.m. It was the consensus to hold the comprehensive plan workshop on June 16 or 17 and the Freeway Road workshop on June 24. Staff Page No. 16 June 1, 1999 was directed to verify that Mayor Mertensotto will be available and then let the Council members know. Councilmember Schneeman moved to cancel the comprehensive plan workshop that had been scheduled for June 9. Councilmember Dwyer seconded the motion. Ayes: 4 Nays: 0 COUNCIL COMMENTS Councilmember Schneeman stated that she is a resident of the Cherry Hills area, that the streets in the area are almost done, and that Harddrives has done an excellent job on the project. Councilmember Huber stated that there area a couple of neighbors who are concerned that the depth of the concrete on their driveways is not what was specified. The contract called for six inches of concrete and a few of the property owners feel that six inches of concrete was not installed. Administrator Batchelder responded that staff will look into the complaint. ADJOURN There being no further business to come before Council, Councilmember Huber moved that the meeting be adjourned. Councilmember Dwyer seconded the motion. Ayes: 4 Nays: 0 TIME OF ADJOURNMENT: 9:39 p.m. ATTEST: r Charles E. Mertensotto Mayor athleen M. Swanson City Clerk