M1Rainville made to a motion to approve the agenda with removing Council Items g. Proposed Gambling Ordinance and I. Quarterly Expense Reports;
moved by Rainville, seconded by Bettinger
All in favor
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Tuesday, January 12, 2016
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The supporting materials council reviewed.
One-line summary
Council approved a CUP for the Dekok property, acted on several code enforcement items including waiving a special assessment, approved the consent agenda, made multiple annual appointments by resolution, debated wage-study options, and gave staff direction on several policy and operational items.
26 items as recorded in the packet and minutes.
AApprove/amend the meeting agenda
Approve the agenda with changes (remove Council Items g. Proposed Gambling Ordinance and I. Quarterly Expense Reports).
Agenda approved with removals noted in minutes.
1Sheriff Update
Update from Lt. Wayne Heath including records program status, a traffic fatality, and a mobile speed sign purchase by the Sheriff's office.
No motion recorded.
2Floor Items
Opportunity for items not on the agenda.
No items presented.
3aPlanning and Zoning: Dekok CUP (multiple principal uses)
Dan, John and Pam Dekok (PID 20-33-25-42-0007), CUP request at 20050 Iguana St for multiple principal uses on a single property.
Approved as recommended by P&Z and Findings & Decision dated January 12, 2016.
3b(1)Code Enforcement: Randy Barrows verification of compliance / reduction of assessment
Adopt Resolution 2016-04 waiving the 2016 special assessment on PID 35-33-25-14-0005.
Resolution adopted to waive 2016 special assessment.
3b(2)Code Enforcement: Jeff Gibas illegal accessory building (9060 203'd Ave)
Illegal accessory building; variance application to be submitted to P&Z.
Minutes state no action required at this time; variance application forthcoming.
3b(3)Code Enforcement: Jeff Miller illegal buildings on recent issued IUP (19677 Jasper St)
Council direction on IUP compliance and code enforcement Findings and Decision with specified compliance deadlines and fence requirement.
Moved forward with Findings and Decision dated January 12, 2016 with condition deadline changes and fence requirement.
3b(4)Code Enforcement: Burns Auto Sales IUP site survey & concept plan (5340 199th Ave)
Discussion of concept plan being passed to P&Z and paving/parking expectations tied to growth.
Discussion recorded; no motion recorded.
4Consent Agenda
Approve Dec 8, 2015 minutes; Financial Report; approve audited bills Claim #9834 through Claim #9877 plus Net Distribution reports dated Dec 7, Dec 14, and Dec 28, 2015.
Approved as a single consent motion.
4.1Consent: Approve December 8, 2015 City Council Meeting Minutes
Approved under the consent agenda motion.
4.2Consent: Financial Report
Approved under the consent agenda motion.
4.3Consent: Approve all audited bills (Claims #9834-#9877) and Net Distribution reports
Approve all audited bills Claim #9834 through Claim #9877, plus Net Distribution reports dated December 7, December 14, and December 28, 2015.
Approved under the consent agenda motion.
5aProposed Ordinance Amendment (Ordinance No. 2015-07) - Chapter two (2) of the City Code
Continue discussions and seek legal opinion on need for an ordinance and proper structure.
Continued to next workshop for further discussion and legal opinion.
5bAdopt Resolution 2016-01 - A Resolution Making Council Appointments
Annual council appointments per workshop discussions; Rainville opposed due to official newspaper.
Adopted 4-1; Rainville opposed (official newspaper appointment).
5cAdopt Resolution 2016-02 - A Resolution Appointing a Responsible Authority
Resolution adopted unanimously.
5dAdopt Resolution 2016-03 - A Resolution Making Formal Appointments to Commission and Committees
Adopt Resolution 2016-03 and appoint Dana Henjum, remove David Shook, and correct the date; also direct outreach for openings.
Resolution adopted and additional direction given to contact previous candidates and post openings.
5eWage and Compensation Study - Evaluation & Selection
Decide whether to accept proposals for a wage and compensation study; subsequent direction to staff to look into updating a prior wage study.
Council voted not to accept proposals (4-1), then directed staff to look into updating the 2008 wage study (3-2).
5fDrug and Alcohol Policy
Direct staff to add DOT pre-duty use of alcohol to the current Drug and Alcohol Policy.
Motion carried 4-1; Bettinger opposed.
5gProposed Gambling Ordinance
Removed from agenda by Rainville.
Item removed as part of agenda approval.
5h2016 Leadership Conference
Approve attendance by any Council Members to attend the 2016 Leadership Conference.
Motion carried 4-1; Bettinger opposed.
5iKent Roessler request to address Council
Approve Kent Roessler request to address the Council at the February Council Meeting.
Approved unanimously.
5jLand Use Signs - Further Clarification
Get quotes on 4 land use application signs (reflective tape, stands, bolts, sand bags, etc.) with specific wording and phone number.
Approved unanimously to seek quotes.
5kNowthen Lions Ice Fishing Contest - Request approval for use of staff time
Approve staff time for plowing Twin Lakes Park and garbage pickup.
Approved unanimously.
5lQuarterly Expense Reports
Removed from agenda; Rainville will resubmit a sample for council consideration.
Removed from agenda; item noted for future resubmittal.
6Introduction of New Items
Opportunity to introduce new items.
No new items introduced.
ADJAdjourn
Adjournment at 8:34 PM.
Adjourned at 8:34 PM by motion.
What this meeting did about specific topics, organized by issue rather than by document.
Dekok conditional use permit at 20050 Iguana St (multiple principal uses)
The council approved a Conditional Use Permit for Dan, John and Pam Dekok (PID 20-33-25-42-0007) at 20050 Iguana St to allow multiple principal uses on one property, adopting the Planning & Zoning Commission recommendation and the Findings & Decision dated January 12, 2016.
Agenda: 3a. Motions: M2.
Code enforcement and assessments: Barrows, Gibas, Miller, and Burns Auto Sales
The council waived a 2016 special assessment for Randy Barrows’ property (PID 35-33-25-14-0005) via Resolution 2016-04, took no action on Jeff Gibas’ illegal accessory building while he prepares a variance application, advanced enforcement Findings & Decision for Jeff Miller’s IUP compliance with revised deadlines and a 6-foot fence requirement, and discussed sending Burns Auto Sales’ concept plan to Planning & Zoning while encouraging paved parking tied to growth.
Agenda: 3b(1), 3b(2), 3b(3), 3b(4). Motions: M3, M4. Speakers: Pilon, Scheffler, Bettinger, Rainville.
Council structure and annual appointments (Resolutions 2016-01, 2016-02, 2016-03)
The council adopted resolutions making annual appointments, including Resolution 2016-01 (passed 4-1 with Rainville opposing due to the official newspaper designation), Resolution 2016-02 appointing a responsible authority, and Resolution 2016-03 making formal appointments to commissions and committees with direction to appoint Dana Henjum, remove David Shook, correct the date, contact previous candidates, and post openings.
Agenda: 5b, 5c, 5d. Motions: M7, M8, M9, M10.
Wage and compensation study vs. staff-led update of prior wage study
After reviewing proposals for a wage and compensation study, the council voted not to accept any proposals and discussed concerns about cost and independence; the council then directed staff to look into what it would take to update the 2008 wage study, passing 3-2 with Pilon and Rainville opposed after debate about the age of the data, the completeness of the 2011/12 work, and what specific instruction staff should receive.
Agenda: 5e. Motions: M11, M12. Speakers: Scheffler, Bettinger, Rainville, Pilon, Reighard.
Policy and operational direction: ordinance amendment process, drug/alcohol policy, conference attendance, public notice signs, and Lions staff-time request
The council continued discussion of a proposed amendment to Ordinance No. 2015-07 pending legal opinion at a future workshop, directed staff to add DOT pre-duty use of alcohol to the city’s drug and alcohol policy, approved councilmember attendance at the 2016 Leadership Conference, approved seeking quotes for four land-use application notice signs with specified wording and phone number, and approved using city staff time to support the Nowthen Lions Ice Fishing Contest by plowing Twin Lakes Park and providing garbage pickup.
Agenda: 5a, 5f, 5h, 5j, 5k. Motions: M6, M13, M14, M16, M17. Speakers: Bettinger, Pilon.
18 motions on the record. Split votes are highlighted.
M1Rainville made to a motion to approve the agenda with removing Council Items g. Proposed Gambling Ordinance and I. Quarterly Expense Reports;
moved by Rainville, seconded by Bettinger
All in favor
M2Bettinger made a motion to approve the CUP, as recommended by the Planning and Zoning Commission and the Findings & Decision, dated January 12, 2016;
moved by Bettinger, seconded by Scheffler
All in favor
M3Pilon made a motion to adopt Resolution 2016-04, A resolution waiving the 2016 Special Assessment on PID 35- 33-25-14-0005;
moved by Pilon, seconded by Bettinger
All in favor
M4Rainville made a motion to move forward with the Findings and Decision on the Interim Use Permit Compliance and Code Enforcement Issues, dated January 12, 2016, with the following changes: Condition #2, 3, 4, 6, & 7 must be compliant in 30 days; Condition #1, 5, & 8 must be compliance by July 1, 2016 and Condition # 9 must have immediate compliance and that Condition # 5 should be replaced with a 6 ft. high fence;
moved by Rainville, seconded by Bettinger
All in favor
M5Bettinger made a motion to approve Consent Agenda;
moved by Bettinger, seconded by Rainville
All in favor
M6Pilon made a motion to continue the discussions of the proposed Ordinance Amendment and policies until the next workshop, so we can obtain legal opinion on the need for an ordinance and the proper structure;
moved by Pilon, seconded by Rainville
All in favor
M7Bettinger made a motion to adopt Resolution 2016-01, a Resolution Making Council Appointments, as recommended from the workshop discussions;
moved by Bettinger, seconded by Reighard
M8Scheffler made a motion to adopt Resolution 2016-02, a Resolution Appointing a Responsible Authority;
moved by Scheffler, seconded by Rainville
All in favor
M9Rainville made a motion to adopt Resolution 2016-03 and to appoint Dana Henjum, remove David Shook and to correct the date;
moved by Rainville, seconded by Pilon
All in favor
M10Pilon made a motion to contact any previous candidates to see if they are still interested and to post the commission/committee openings;
moved by Pilon, seconded by Rainville
All in favor
M11Scheffler made a motion not to accept any of the proposals that were received for the Wage and Compensation Study;
moved by Scheffler, seconded by Bettinger
M12Scheffler made a motion to have staff to look into what it would take to update the 2008 wage study;
moved by Scheffler, seconded by Bettinger
M13Pilon made a motion to direct staff to add to the current Drug and Alcohol Policy, the Department of Transportation Pre-Duty Use of Alcohol;
moved by Pilon, seconded by Rainville
M14Pilon made a motion to approve attendance by any Council Members to attend the 2016 Leadership Conference;
moved by Pilon, seconded by Rainville
M15Bettinger made a motion to approve Kent Roessler request to address the Council at the February Council Meeting;
moved by Bettinger, seconded by Reighard
All in favor
M16Bettinger made a motion to approve getting quotes on 4 signs with reflective tape, stands, bolts, sand bags, etc. that read, "This Property Is The Subject Of A Land Use Application, For More Information Call City of Nowthen (763) 441-1347;
moved by Bettinger, seconded by Reighard
All in favor
M17Bettinger made a motion to approve the request for staff time by the Nowthen Lions, for plowing of Twin Lakes Park and garbage pickup;
moved by Bettinger, seconded by Scheffler
All in favor
M18Rainville made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:34 PM;
moved by Rainville, seconded by Pilon
All in favor
When someone tried to remember earlier business, we cross-reference the corpus and write a short related-history note.
Bettinger said that they discussed at the workshop to do away with the Ordinance all together and just go with a policy.
— Bettinger
What this is about
References prior workshop discussion about eliminating the ordinance and replacing it with a policy document.
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Scheffler made a motion to have staff to look into what it would take to update the 2008 wage study;
— Scheffler
What this is about
Points back to the existence of a 2008 wage study as a prior baseline to update.
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Pilon said that it would appear to make sense to update the one that was done in 2011/12.
— Pilon
What this is about
Recalls a wage/compensation study done in 2011/12 and suggests using that as the update target rather than 2008.
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Bettinger said that once the study in 2011/12 was made public, he contacted the agency and asked for information of data on how they came up with the figures. The person who did the study was no longer working there and there was no data available.
— Bettinger
What this is about
References prior attempts to obtain supporting data for the 2011/12 study and why it may be unusable.
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