[0:11] of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands one [0:16] nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for [0:26] all first on our agenda tonight is the approval of the of the agenda agenda council members we have a slightly amended version in front of us can I get [0:33] a motion to approve as amended I'll make a motion to approve the agenda as amended there's a motion as there second [0:38] second motion of second all those in favor say I I opposed and the agenda is adopted next up we have approval of the [0:45] minutes two sets in front of us tonight first up Workshop meeting minutes from September 24th 2024 council members any [0:52] changes or Corrections nope I'll look for motion so moved there's a motion is there second second motion and second [0:57] final comments all those in favor say I I opposed and the workshop meeting [1:03] minutes are approved as presented next up we have regular meeting minutes from September 24th 2024 any changes or [1:09] Corrections no I'll look for motion so moved there's a motion is there a second second motion a second any final [1:15] comments all those in favor say I I opposed and the regular meeting minutes from September 24th are approved as [1:23] presented sorry I just noticed we have September 10th up there U just want to make sure it was the workshop minutes [1:29] from the 24th uh next up we have a public hearing on our docket for tonight regarding Tanner [1:36] Lake Redevelopment staff presentation first Luke [1:41] welcome thank you mayor and Council situated here and bring up the [1:48] presentation here on the screen in just a moment so yes we have a public hearing [1:55] this evening for the Tanner Lake planned unit development and a Redevelopment proposal so there are essentially two [2:01] different requests in front of you tonight yet they are related so the first request is a rezoning of approximately eight acres to create the [2:08] Tanner Lake planned unit development or PUD and the second request is for a uh [2:13] development proposal and these requests were heard by the Planning Commission on July 11th and since then the developer [2:20] has made updates to their plans many of which address concerns that were raised at the Planning Commission meeting [2:25] because I because I covered much of the the background details for the proposal at the planning commission meeting and [2:31] there are details in the staff report on file uh in the packet I will focus mostly on the updates to the plans since [2:37] the uh July Planning Commission meeting so the location of the proposed PUD it's [2:43] the area shown on the screen with the the purple outline and then the the turquoise outlines are the the parcels within the Pud the purpose of the Pud is [2:51] to rezone this area and en and excuse me enable flexibility from conventional zoning standards so for example parking [2:58] requirements setbacks and this is due to the irregular shape of the property so in exchange for flexibility given there [3:05] would be public benefit derived from requiring higher design standards for any buildings on the site and then also [3:12] U requiring pedestrian and site amenities Additionally the Tanner Lake PUD will help guide and ensure cohesive [3:19] Redevelopment of the site so the current zoning of the area it's a mixture it's medium density [3:26] residential high density residential and Community commercial uh I would like to note one thing here [3:31] that uh lak Fe Terrace property that is included in the Pud and by doing so and [3:37] by including in the Pud it will help bring the site into compliance with zoning regulations for example um [3:43] parking and setbacks but beyond that nothing changes for the lake V terce property to continue functioning as as a [3:49] Condo building so within the the Pud area is [3:55] certain property there is uh shown on the screen there outlined in turquise and that is the proposed Redevelopment [4:01] site so currently this site is vacant property it contained uh it once [4:06] contained commercial uses and just some uh high level request details here [4:12] Tanner Lake LLC that's the developer they're here with us this evening they are proposing a mixed use development [4:18] including a 126 unit apartment building they're on the north side of the site roughly where my cursor [4:24] is uh so that's located west of Lake View Terrace there will also be a commercial amenity Building located [4:31] south of lake vce and then 12 rental town home units on the southern portion of this uh development site so I would [4:38] like to mention that all units are proposed as being market rate or in other words they are not incom restricted housing [4:44] types um I will uh highlight this Orange area that is the flag pole portion [4:51] that's currently owned by Lake VI terce and I'll I'll speak more to that in just a moment so here's a look at the proposed [4:58] plat of Tanner Lake second I condition so it's essentially a resubdivision of existing lots and uh this the [5:04] subdivision will help facilitate the development proposal and a note on the orientation the north arrow is pointing [5:11] to the left of the screen uh the plat proposes two buildable areas as you can [5:16] see there number one and then number two uh so the lot one would contain the [5:22] apartment building and assuming that the developer is able to uh work with lake vce and acquire that flag pole portion [5:29] then they would also site the commercial amenity building here uh again south of the lake V terce site and then Town [5:37] Homes would be cited on this proposed lot too there would be an outlot that's created here for the portion of the site [5:43] that is uh Tanner Lake and that would be conveyed back to the city for [5:49] ownership um oh sorry just to go back one thing so [5:55] if uh if the developer does not acquire the flag pole portion then the apartment building would be situated fully with [6:02] within proposed lot one and then lot two will have to be reconfigured and updated to also capture the commercial amenity [6:09] building as well as the town [6:15] homes okay so sorry about that I'm jumping around here so uh here is a look [6:22] at the site plan option one the original site plan if you will again a note on [6:27] the orientation North arrow is pointing to the left of the screen so because of the situation with the flag pole portion [6:34] uh that's an outstanding situation the developer has prepared two site plan options so recall that the city has [6:40] processed multiple site plan options for other developments here in Oakdale in the past in the recent past and so this [6:46] site plan option one assumes that the developer is able to acquire the flag pole portion from Lake F terce access [6:54] for the uh proposed apartment building here would be uh through uh the [7:00] um existing intersection off 120 Innovation Boulevard and they would the apartment [7:07] building would also have a midblock access off Highway 120 uh so Lake vurus will would continue to have access to [7:14] Highway 120 Via easement so essentially the uh the existing access that Lake V [7:19] terce has would be shifted South and then again there would be an easement to ensure that they would have access to [7:24] their site in perpetuity so the apartment building uh as I mentioned it will have that mid [7:30] block access and that is subject to Minnesota DOT approval and then there is [7:35] another access to or on the east side of the building here if you U go through the drive and then loop around there [7:42] there's underground parking I would like to highlight just us the major buildings [7:47] here on this s plan so of course you have the apartment building the commercial amenity building and then the [7:53] 12 uh town home units to the south of the site so amenities the commercial [8:00] building will be geared towards um water activities but they could also host other uses such as yoga classes birthday [8:06] parties the developer might have a little bit more to add to that but uh there is also a boardwalk that will [8:13] parallel Tanner Lake as well as a plaza area near the commercial amenity building uh the DNR reviewed this [8:19] request in in their official review they uh did not have any objections to the proposal regarding impacts to the [8:27] Shoreland uh parking for the site there will be underground parking as I mentioned for the apartment building and [8:35] surface parking as well so in total there will be 170 spaces so that all [8:40] that includes three additional spaces that were added since the July Planning Commission meeting parking was one of [8:46] those uh concerns that were brought up and uh so the way that the parking ratio shakes out is that it's one space per [8:53] bedroom unit um so this one:1 ratio that's consistent with other apartments [8:59] similar apartments in Oakdale that have been recently approved and also as you can see or maybe it's probably very [9:05] difficult to see actually there's 10 spaces that will be dedicated for non-resident parking to uh folks who [9:11] want to use the commercial amenity building so here's a look at site plan [9:18] option two so in the event the developer cannot acquire the flag pole portion uh [9:23] for this development from Lake F Terrace this alternative site plan would enable the developer to build fully on their [9:30] own property so the apartment building in this scenario would be shorter in length but would be taller in height in [9:36] order to maintain 126 dwelling units uh so that number does not change from site plan option [9:42] two to or versus option one um what what you'll notice is that [9:48] there is no direct access for the apartment building off Highway 120 and rather the access will be off four [9:54] Street and the four Street access would lead to a uh enclosed Drive Lane that [10:00] would then feed into uh covered parking or underground parking underneath the building so although the drive lane will [10:07] not be uh it will be covered for snow management there will be no units directly above it just want to point [10:13] that out and uh the covered drive lane will collect snow and drain it [10:18] accordingly there is a proposed encroachment onto Highway 120 there it's the switchb switch back pedestrian ramp [10:26] and the developer will either need to obtain Minnesota do approval for that or they will have to relocate that so it's [10:32] fully on their property another change to this site plan is that it has more surface parking [10:39] and um uh however the the parking ratio of that one one parking space per [10:45] bedroom unit will be maintained I would like to note that there are no changes to the commercial [10:50] building the town home units the plaza and the boardwalk from the site plan [10:55] option one so here's a look at the apartment building and elevations for this this is [11:01] going back to site plan option one so the middle image here is the East Elevation facing Lake V terce and then [11:07] the bottom image is the west elevation facing Highway 120 so to assist with the [11:13] review of the the apartment buildings design the city had hkg they are a planning and design consulting firm they [11:20] evaluated the design for conformance with the proposed ters L PUD as I mentioned there's some certain design [11:26] standards or higher design standards I should say that are incorporated into that PUD and their analysis is included [11:33] in the packet and there is a condition of approval in the resolutions that requires the developer to make certain [11:38] updates to comply with the design criteria so some more elevations on the [11:43] next few slides so this is now looking at the alternative site plan or site [11:48] plan option two and it as you can see shows the multi-story apartment building that uh there's an additional [11:55] residential story again to make up for uh the lack of the the property there they they have to go higher in height uh [12:02] the top image is the north side of the apartment fronting Fourth Street and the bottom images are the [12:09] south side of the building so here's another elevation of the proposed apartment for the [12:15] alternative site plan again it would contain an additional residential story [12:20] uh so just to be clear this this first floor here what you're looking at there that's a private amenities for the the [12:26] residents so think you know like a a Community Li library or a gym things of [12:32] that nature and this image is looking from the east or excuse me looking East [12:37] from Highway 120 towards the apartment and then just for reference Lake V terce is there in the background so I also want to note that [12:44] the Tanner Lake PUD has been updated to accommodate the height and setbacks for this [12:50] structure um moving on to a few more uh elevations here this is the Lakeside [12:55] amenity building the top right image there is the East facade that would face bers and then the bottom right is the [13:00] West facade here's a look at the Town Homes the top right image there is the West [13:06] facade that would face Highway 120 and the bottom right is the East facade facing Tanner [13:14] Lake uh here we have some Shadow studies for the site plan option one so as you can see it shows various dates and times [13:20] and the shadow impacts between the two buildings being the apartment building and Lake View [13:25] Terrace um the developers team could could speak more about the images if you have questions or if uh you just feel [13:32] like there's a little bit more information uh to get from these shadow studies and Shadow study option two here [13:40] for the site plan option two has again similar information here just showing the impacts of the Shadows on from one [13:46] building to another and uh to conclude this presentation as mentioned the Planning Commission reviewed both the [13:53] Pud and the development proposal back on July 11th and they recommended approval [13:58] so I I want to acknowledge that there were a number of questions and concerns that were brought up at that Planning Commission meeting and staff and the [14:05] developer have provided responses to many of those questions and we also have a frequently asked questions or FAQ [14:12] sheet that's incorporated into the the council packet for reference so staff recommends approval of the Tanner Lake [14:18] PUD and the development proposal including the plats and the two site plan options subject to the conditions [14:25] in the resolution so bear with me I'm going to go through these I'll try my best to to summarize them as best I can [14:32] so I'm reading from the packet this is resolution [14:37] 2024-the liin plat and final plat and there are nine conditions number one [14:42] approval of the Tanner Lake PUD number two execution of a development agreement number three approval of the site civil [14:49] plans number four the proposed Outlaw containing Tanner Lake would be conveyed [14:54] to the city number five the developer must comply with these cities Shor land [14:59] overlay zoning district and perform vegetative restoration to the Shoreline number six an easement or agreement must [15:06] be recorded for public access to the boardwalk and Plaza area and the easement and agreement must also [15:12] dedicate a minimum of 10 parking spaces near the commercial amenity building for [15:17] the use number seven the developer satisfy Park dedication requirements number eight the final plat must be [15:24] revised to comply with the city attorney's plat opinion and the um developer will also have to com follow [15:31] the city attorney's instructions for recording and title matters and then [15:36] number nine is permits and approvals must be obtained from The Watershed district and Minnesota DOT so moving on [15:44] to the site plan resolutions so this is site plan option one resolution number [15:52] 20248 uh 13 conditions of approval here number one approval of the Tanner Lake PUD two execution of Dev V ment [15:59] agreement number three approval of the site civil plans number four uh the developer has to update the building's [16:05] exterior design standards to comply with the Tanner Lake PUD number five uh the [16:11] site plan has to be revised to show the locations of exterior trash enclosures and their methods of screening number [16:18] six um uh site plan revisions for to show any rooftop equipment ground level [16:25] UT uh utilities external loading areas and screening number number seven updates to the landscape plan number [16:31] eight approval of the site civil construction plans number nine approval must be obtained from the fire [16:38] department for the uh site's access and proposed hydrant locations and fire department connections number 10 a [16:44] photometric plan must be provided number 11 Outside Agency approvals must be [16:49] obtained number 12 revisions to the plaza area to comply with the city's Shoreland regulations and number 13 [16:57] there is conduct vegetative restoration of the shoreline so uh the next resolution [17:05] which is for site plan option two they are the same conditions as the resolutions from the the previous site [17:10] plan resolution I just mentioned um the only difference there is the the difference in the legal description so [17:15] the site plan option to would exclude the legal description for uh the flag pole portion of Tanner [17:22] Lake a lot of information for the council but uh staff is happy to answer any questions and as I mentioned the [17:28] develop and the developers team is here to answer any questions as well thank you thank you Luke uh council members [17:35] any questions for our city planner that was thorough a lot a lot of conditions [17:41] yes um developer Mr mlin uh any comments [17:47] or any comments that you'd like to make at the podium before we open the public [17:54] hearing okay I'll Circle back with you at the end if there's anything you'd like to address [17:59] so at this time uh in a little bit I'm going to open up the public hearing before we do that um I just want to [18:04] cover a few of our ground rules here at oakill City Hall um first and foremost the city council wishes to give [18:10] everybody an opportunity to be heard on matters um before the city council as such we set aside this time for public [18:17] comment um and it is very important and we encourage everybody to participate [18:22] but um some of our identified and adopted rules of conduct include um all [18:28] persons wishing to address the council uh shall approach the podium and be recognized by the mayor or and when [18:33] recognized by the mayor clearly State their name address for the record um we [18:38] don't need to cover that part uh if the speaker has indicated they would like their comment read by the mayor then [18:44] it'll be at this time I don't believe we've received any written comments in advance looking at the city clerk nope [18:49] we're good um comments by each individual each individual are limited to 3 minutes um generally a time period [18:57] of no more than 20 minutes is reserved for public comment council members I'm going to suggest that we wave this [19:03] tonight just looking at how many people came to join us tonight um and we want to try and accommodate as many speakers [19:09] as we can so um but the three minute time limit will um will be enforced [19:14] we've set up a a monitor here um when your time has expired please wrap up the sentence that you are on and allow [19:20] another speaker to take the podium each speaker will be permitted to address the council once um during the [19:26] public hearing um unless all unless all other persons Desiring to speak have had the opportunity to do so [19:33] speakers shall address their comments and or statements and questions to the mayor the mayor in turn will refer any [19:39] questions or research requests to staff speaker should strive to provide only factual information and refrain from [19:45] repeating comments made by other speakers um I think that's about it oh should a [19:52] member or members of the audience be identified as disorderly the mayor reserves the right toare declare the [19:57] meeting temporar recess and call for the removal of said persons from the audience persons not recognized by the [20:04] mayor shall refrain from commenting interrupting a speaker at the podium conducting conversations with other [20:09] members of the audience or creating any other type of disruption that may distract a member of the city council [20:14] City staff or the speaker at the podium that's a lot of words what we [20:20] really want the takeaway to be is we want we want to hear from our residents but this has to be a place of respect um [20:27] we are committed to hear every resident out as we have on this development application since the very beginning [20:34] um I'm just going to leave it at that so um at this time I'm going to go ahead and open the public hearing anybody that [20:40] would like to step up to the podium please feel free to do so as I mentioned please begin with your name and address for the record and proceed with your [20:46] comments Mr mayor council thank you for the opportunity I'm Ryan shrer uh my [20:52] wife and I own a property at 329 Geneva apartment 2000 or 204 not 2 20 go for I [20:59] have six minutes of comments so I'm going to cut them in half um so this [21:04] won't be as smooth as I had intended uh but I want to start with this development uh is not properly in front [21:11] of you this evening uh as a PUD proposal in order to make application for PUD the [21:18] developer in accordance with your P PUD ordinance must have control over the [21:25] entire development parcel he did not at time of application he still doesn't you [21:31] really weren't even permitted to take the application for a PUD I have a number of other um ways that the [21:38] application does not comply with your PUD ordinance and later if you want to hear them be happy to go over them but [21:46] assuming that I'm wrong not but assuming that I'm wrong uh the uh that the pre [21:53] thresholds have not been met you still need to um meet the demands of the PUD [21:59] ordinance and the Pud ordinance demands that the underlying zoning [22:04] requirements uh for such as setbacks um must be still must be met [22:10] this doesn't uh the comp plan requirements must be met this doesn't come even close to it um and further the [22:21] uh the development isn't on contiguous Parcels so as a not you know because Lake F [22:27] terce in between um so as a non-contiguous plat it's [22:32] basically block one lot one block two lot one um so each lot has to stand on [22:39] its own um I can go through all the the areas of zoning where it doesn't comply [22:46] W do that but as one example under your zoning ordinance as proposed option one [22:55] proposal it requires a 7 acre minimum option one is a 1.9 acre parcel for the [23:03] apartment building uh option two is a 0.9 acre parcel neither one comes [23:09] anywhere close to which your only Nords requires through all of our conversation with staff when we've pointed out that [23:17] you know you're not telling the Planning Commission you're not telling the council um what zoning code requires [23:24] they have said doesn't matter it's a PUD it matters the public needs to know you need to know what zoning requires even [23:32] if it's a PUD they should start with here's what the chapter 25 requires [23:38] here's how we're varying here's why we think it makes sense they haven't done any of that [23:43] ever I do have a few requests if I can go through those requests it's just five it's contingencies Mr Sher your time has [23:50] expired okay is there anybody else that would [23:56] like to speak under the public hearing tonight welcome thank you Mr Mayor [24:02] councel um I'm Michelle staltz I live at 329 Geneva Avenue North Apartment 306 [24:09] Oakdale 55128 as I said my name is Michelle STS [24:15] I serve as president of the board and an 18-year resident at Lake View [24:20] Terrace Lake View Terrace was very surprised when we learned about the proposed development less than 2 weeks [24:26] before it was on the Planning Commission agenda in July since then we have been trying to [24:32] catch up on what is being planned and how it will impact the condo owners at Lake View as well as the Neighbors near [24:38] us at Tanner Lake we did not ask to be nor do we care [24:45] to be a part of a PUD we have lived next to blighted properties owned by the city for the [24:51] past 17 years and had hoped for a development that would serve as an amenity to us and to others as it [24:58] relates to viewing the lake as had been the case with having had two restaurants in the [25:03] past we had assumed that any new building on the property between us and 120 would be commercial retail as that [25:12] is how it is zoned we didn't understand that a PUD [25:18] means anything goes what would make us happy well here [25:24] are some things that have not made us happy we we are not happy that we were [25:29] not involved in the planning process more than a year ago in May when proposals were first introduced to the [25:36] city we are not happy to have a looming structure with insufficient setbacks [25:41] overshadowing our building many are not happy or don't care about a boat house that serves no [25:48] purpose but to block some of our views and with only 10 uh parking spots [25:53] available to the public we are concerned about family housing in the homes that [25:58] don't seem to be the best use for most people adjacent to us we are not happy [26:04] with being told that something will happen regardless and our only options are to accept one of few options none of [26:12] which are desirable we are worried about the density to this area which is Extreme on [26:19] a small parcel of land we are worried about the safety of [26:24] all with so many cars pouring out onto the small side of the street and 120 [26:29] daily we are worried about our home values yet none of these issues have been considered nor seem to matter to [26:37] the city of Oakdale Lake View Terrace with the short notice after one meeting with the [26:42] developer put together our counter proposal that he did not respond to for 3 weeks we provided the necessary time [26:51] for vote oh is there a reason why it's not [26:56] working again okay okay I need a couple more seconds then uh the developer the day before the [27:04] vote counter proposed with fewer items than he originally agreed to and minimal compensation for land or use of the [27:10] parking lot the vote was still one-third agreeing to the development with the caveat of both initial and ongoing [27:16] funding Services one-third opposed regardless of any compensation fees or services and onethird not voting with [27:23] some confused all about all that was going on due to such short [27:28] notice we have been told that this is a good thing for Lake View Terrace but we are hardpressed to see how it benefits [27:35] us we are taxpaying citizens to the city of Oakdale who want consideration too [27:42] thank you thank [27:48] [Applause] you is anybody else that would like to speak under uh the public hearing [27:54] tonight [28:02] welcome here thank you for the opportunity to speak tonight um I just I do have a question [28:10] uh that pull the microphone a little closer is this better no a little bit [28:17] better yeah okay my name is Florence Bugger I [28:24] live at 329 Geneva and and um in uh unit [28:31] 217 Oakdale um thank you for the opportunity to [28:37] speak tonight um I I want to make a reference to the [28:44] Pud requirements that are listed uh the Pud includes Lake View Terrace and I'm [28:50] just one a clarification is the intention that the requirements apply to Lake View Terrace it's a long list of [28:56] requirements and it it look like the prim primarily aimed at new development and I think we would have tough time [29:02] complying with all those requirements okay another thing I want to mention is um the density calculations in your [29:10] Q&A um mentions that Lake View Terrace is 1.3 Acres 75 units at 57.5 units per [29:18] acre uh the new development is specified to be 3.25 Acres 138 units at 42.5 units [29:26] per acre but that excludes Lake VI Terrace in that 3.25 Acres so the real [29:33] number should be 138 plus 75 213 units [29:39] at 65.5 units per acre the type and size of development is [29:46] not right for this property it is already a congested area with busy intersections [29:52] nearby two Lake F ter residents have lost their lives Crossing or are walking [30:00] on Highway 120 nearby any development of vacant areas [30:05] should not impact the property owned by Lake V Terrace homeowners the driveway and parking lot are designed to provide [30:11] Ingress and egress and for our parking our vehicles and guest Vehicles [30:17] underground parking spaces are deeded with the units and are not accessible to [30:23] if people that don't own them and they don't come close to serving all of the [30:28] owners thank you thank [30:34] you may else like to speak under the public hearing [30:41] tonight welcome mayor council my name is Julie ulot I live at 410 Gentry Avenue [30:48] South in Oakdale which is right across from where this planning building is [30:54] supposed to go right now I am my major concern is traffic on Fourth Street [31:01] we've got Tartan students we've got people from 3M and we have people coming [31:06] off of century cutting through the parking lot of old Harmons down forth [31:14] nobody obeys the speed and traffic as the woman previous to me mentioned the [31:22] congestion I've got kids that live behind me I've got nephews that live in [31:28] the condo cross from me there are kids that play in that parking lot at Lake F Terrace nobody takes into consideration [31:37] what we even though we owned houses in our part of Lake View Terrace nobody took into consideration of letting us [31:44] know anything about this until all of a sudden the developers decided to talk to [31:49] Lake f terce i as a citizen of Oakdale have noticed that that lot I appreciate [31:58] you wanting to get rid of it but please consider what not only Lake View Terrace [32:03] needs but what the residents need and it's not more traffic congestion on [32:09] Fourth Street and that's exactly what this development will bring especially in the winter and the way the snow plows [32:16] come through on Fourth Street it's totally unacceptable so please take into [32:21] consideration the homeowners that live in this area thank you thank you [32:29] [Applause] would anybody else like to speak under the public hearing tonight [32:39] welcome hi uh Mr Mayor councel um thank you for letting me speak for a minute uh [32:45] Tony Dubay 329 Geneva Avenue North number 418 um I just want to make one [32:50] quick point and then get to my request uh Luke's presentation was very thorough [32:56] what he kind of glossed over over oh there I am back maybe lift it up a little bit what he kind of glossed over [33:03] is that in site plan number one that that garage empties out onto uh Lake [33:09] View Terrace property I don't know if everyone was clear on that but that um the exit for the garage turning East is [33:17] our property so that that won't be part of any easement or or purchase agreement [33:22] or anything like that um so that's my point long as everyone took note of that [33:28] uh by trade I'm a real estate appraiser I'm not opposed to development um I guess I would humbly [33:36] request that we don't um that we just give a little more time to talk to the [33:42] developers um reach an agreement that's acceptable to everyone um that we don't [33:48] absolutely need to push this through right now um the process feels rushed [33:54] and and I completely understand the development process but I guess my humble request would be [34:00] that we just um maybe not go with formal approvals tonight just give a little more time for [34:08] everything to play out thanks for the time thank [34:16] [Applause] you who would like to speak next welcome [34:22] hi hi I'm Jason shy I live at 662 Gentry AV so I kind of live down the street um [34:29] you know as I drive around Minnesota there's so much development there's commercial property and there's you know [34:37] these big housing complexes that all look the same but none of it looks like [34:43] a New York City none of it looks like a highrise so to think that right in [34:50] Oakdale you know around the corner from the Horseshoe Park is what appears to be [34:56] like I don't know it looks like Minneapolis it's it's it looks like [35:01] it'll Crush those people they're going to look out their window on the third floor and see somebody else's window it [35:08] it just doesn't make sense in this little area um not to mention that you [35:13] know you got one house one car per bedroom and then when that guy's [35:20] girlfriends come over where they going to park in front of my house and then if you have [35:25] 120 apartments or whatever it is 50 and you know everyone has a [35:31] girlfriend with a car where are they all going to go I mean are we going to be [35:36] the cops going to go around and tagging people you know the density is like obscene it [35:44] doesn't make sense for this area and when I drive around Woodberry and I see huge housing tracks being put up because [35:50] people must be moving to Minnesota they're low to the ground and [35:56] there's a tree next to them in a yard this is kind of a [36:01] freakish like dystopian city-like structure that seems to be [36:07] like almost looks like a punishment for Lake VI Terrace like it blocks them in [36:12] so they can't see the sun I I don't live there but I'm sure there'll be people parking in front of my [36:18] house that's it [Applause] [36:28] who's up next [36:36] anybody welcome hi I'm F cool and Camp I live at 461 Gentry Avenue North halfway [36:42] down the block um again I'm kind of repeating what they're saying about about Forth Street that entrance is [36:48] really bad um I don't know if you've ever tried going down for trying to get on to to 120 you can't go north or south [36:55] it's very bad unless you plan putting some type of of of signals in or something that that might work I don't [37:02] know um I do believe people will be parking down our street uh we had a big [37:07] assessment um I don't know how long ago 10 15 years ago and you probably remember they did the street Gentry [37:13] Avenue only to shut we paid this big assessment only to lose Fifth Street entrance to to 120 they shut that all [37:21] together now we're actually going to lose Fourth Street and I'm really concerned on the safety it really is not [37:27] not safe um and and as far as our police go we hardly have any police coming down our street patrolling at this time how [37:34] are you going to patrol and keep the the safe the people safe um it just you know [37:41] it's it's a big building I feel sorry for the people Lake VI terce where I actually lived there what 20 30 years [37:46] ago um was on their board and uh I'm really concerned even for the people that would be going into those apartment [37:52] buildings it's very dangerous turn it's very hard to get out on Fourth Street um and I also feel that we're ruining the [37:59] looks of Oakdale um as the other gentleman mentioned I mean you know Woodberry is so nice I think couldn't we [38:04] find something else we could use that property for and I'm sure the developers could make something really nice doesn't [38:10] have to be a big apartment building or put it someplace else you know down the area if they could instead of maybe [38:16] those tow houses put a big apartment put the par it would be more uh I think [38:21] people would be be it'd be more inviting to see the lake the big building than just sitting there with a bus Street and [38:29] and you know another building next to you so I would hope that you would reconsider this and think that there [38:35] might be some creative opportunities that we could do with this property better than what we're going to use it for now thank [38:43] [Applause] you would anybody else like to speak [38:49] under excuse me the public hearing tonight thank you [38:55] hi welcome here uh so my name is Keegan Anderson I live at 1908 Heath Avenue North I was going to bring up something [39:02] completely irrelevant but I realized tonight's probably not the night to do so I just want to Echo some concerns [39:09] because they seem valid um I'll bring up some of those other things maybe on another night I just wanted to speak [39:16] that though thank you thank [39:21] you I would add right after this we have open Forum where the topics are wide [39:27] open so if you'd like if you'd like to step up then you're more than welcome too uh anybody else that would like to [39:34] speak under the public hearing for the Tanner Lake Redevelopment PUD [39:41] tonight anybody else another shot yep go for [39:49] it it's still three minutes but I know I want want thanks for the second opportunity I just wanted to suggest a [39:55] couple contingencies that Luke didn't include that I think you should consider [40:02] um throughout the pro I'm still Ryan Shader um throughout the process we've [40:08] been told that U approvals will be contingent upon an access agreement would' like if you terrorist I did not [40:15] hear that in the contingencies maybe it was there I didn't hear it um second [40:20] there will be damage regardless of anything else or regardless of um whether somebody uses our parking lot or [40:26] not they'll be damaged with the parking lot uh if for no other reason than the retaining wall construction will create [40:32] it that repair of that damage has to be it should be a contingency [40:40] um the develop you know we've always been concerned about um parking not [40:45] meeting requirements um comes close but it doesn't get there we believe they [40:51] there'll be um problems that will result down the road when those happen there [40:58] has to be a mechanism in your approval that um does not um negatively impact [41:06] your ability to handle that problem so you know proof of parking or whatever it [41:12] needs you need to be able to pull the trigger without a problem so that's the third suggestion and then finally um [41:19] your PUD ordinance does require that uh the utilities are undergrounded there's [41:24] existing overhead what what our expectations is is that um when they underground those utilities they're [41:30] undergrounded for Lake ferus at well as well at no cost Lake ferus we think that should be a contingency thank you for [41:36] the additional time mayor thank [Applause] [41:45] you is there anybody else [41:51] welcome I'm Amy chne I live at 662 Gentry AV North I'm just concerned about [41:57] the ecosystem of the lake both during the building and afterwards there's going to be a lot of stress on it [42:03] there's already a lot of traffic there it's there's almost not enough room for the traffic that's currently there right [42:08] now there's backups every day because there's construction but just the lake being safe being clean and not looking [42:15] like a city street is really my main concern so I hope you'll take that into consideration thank you [42:22] [Applause] [42:29] anybody else going [42:35] once going twice I am going to go ahead and close the public hearing and bring it back up [42:41] for Council consideration um I'm going to look to our city planner to see if there were [42:47] any questions that were raised that you would like to address or clarify maybe community development [42:56] director GSA you're welcome to come up too it's a party come [43:01] on there's one question about the the pey requirements Mr Mayor and councel [43:06] about the the pey requirements for single ownership so I um I don't know if this was clear in the in the the report [43:13] but this the Pud is also C City initiated and as a city has its own zoning Authority we're able to do that [43:20] and we also have a legal opinion you know I could defer to Rachel if she has any additional information to provide [43:26] but I just want to get that that clarified okay Rachel did you want to tack on [43:31] anything to that about the Pud process the city initiating it not not necessarily a [43:36] developer uh well I I did speak with um Mr Thompson your City attorney before [43:41] the meeting briefly about this and he said that he did do look into the code and make sure that this was that the [43:48] process that's required by the code has been followed I can't speak too intelligently on Section inv verse um [43:53] but I did confirm that with him before I came okay thank you um Luke there were a few questions about [44:00] the conditions on the approval [44:06] um of course all I wrote down was conditions um the conditions addressed uh oh I [44:14] believe one was um conditional approval of the site plan contingent on I think it was access off of 120 is that [44:22] correct um is there's something in there that says that excess agreement Mr Mayor the excess agreement with dot that has [44:27] to be ironed out that is a condition already think you wanted the access agreement with Blake View Terrace right yeah okay so yeah Mr Mayor to clarify so [44:36] site plan option one is under it works on the assumption that the developer is able to work through an agreement with [44:42] lake rars and acquire that flag pole portion and then site plan option two is [44:49] the contingency if if the developers unable to acquire that flag pole portion then they will take that site plan and [44:56] move forward with their develop got it okay [45:02] um okay uh council members were there any questions you had that you wanted to follow up with City staff on before we [45:10] we move forward anything things you want to call up no I know into the last comment right the health of the lake is [45:15] important and I believe Amy shared that thank you for sharing that and uh I know [45:21] during this process over the past few months the DNR has been involved in Shoreline setbacks and the fact that [45:27] there's uh no boat launches is a part of this it's just a boardwalk adjacent so that was that was helpful to clarify and [45:34] something that's important to me too so thank you yeah maybe maybe to piggy back [45:39] off that a little bit um as far as environmental concerns in the lake if the DNR I mean the DNR is so and you [45:48] know I've been on the council six years not the first time we've dealt with the DNR they are so thorough if there were [45:56] any concerns at all with that we would have to address them before even getting to [46:02] this point so I I I'm very comfortable with the [46:08] fact that that's been what explored and dealt [46:13] with um council members we have six actions in front of us typically each one would [46:21] include a carve out for comments on that individual action item if you're okay [46:26] with it I think maybe we'll just open it up to comments from Council now on a broader scope and then as we go through [46:32] we'll just go action item and then call for the vote if that's okay so if anybody wants to offer General comments [46:40] on these items overall please feel free I have nothing no anything just the [46:47] fact that if if this does go through and is approved obviously the conversation continues between all parties involved [46:53] right because there's a lot that has to be ironed out a lot of conditions for these these buildings so just something [47:00] to to keep in mind thank you um my comments first and foremost I want to I [47:05] want to thank all of the residents who have reached out about this um these projects of this nature are incredibly [47:11] complex um adding to the complexity is is are these Parcels itself um you know [47:19] I've been here eight years now um the city has owned these Parcels or most of these Parcels for 16 17 years now um um [47:27] in my tenure you know I can recall conversations with developers looking at [47:33] Medical Office Space uh a five-story hotel um possible retail you know we've [47:41] had so many different options come forward and they've all Fallen apart um [47:46] for a variety of reasons you know in my time alone I think we've been through three economic recessions which is [47:52] incredibly difficult the fact of the matter is this these Parcels are incred L challenging [47:57] because of the shape because of the location because of space constraints [48:03] um there there have been many times when we wish something else would go here frankly you know we wanted office space [48:09] we wanted retail we wanted any number of things and the financial feasibility for [48:14] those types of projects just the math never worked out um so when this project [48:20] came forward uh Not only was it feasible it was tangible you know it can be done um [48:29] we understand that there are it is a very big change in this area especially for an area that has been vacant for 16 [48:36] years that is it's been a parking lot for 16 years um when we have when we [48:41] hear concerns about the environment yes we really hope that the environmental impact on the lake will actually improve because we won't have two plus acres of [48:48] just water runoff um off of these busted up Asphalt parking lots that have been [48:53] sitting there for years we hope that improves um I hope you know regardless of how the [49:00] vote comes out tonight I hope our residents feel like our staff has been accessible um and facilitating concerns [49:06] and answering questions as we go that is always what we want um I hope uh you [49:12] know Michelle I see you there we had a great conversation at National Night Out I was I was very pleased to come down [49:18] you and your neighbors were incredibly welcoming to me um you know I hope the feeling was Mutual that you were glad [49:24] that I was there just you know trying to answer as many questions questions because that's how this building works [49:29] you know this process the end result may not always be what we want but we want the process to be a positive experience [49:35] for our residents and so um regardless of what happens whether this project materializes or not we all have very [49:42] different feelings on that um I hope our residents come away from this understanding that this process um we [49:49] have built it in this city for residents to be heard for ideas to be vetted and more importantly for questions to be [49:55] answered um with that we're going to go ahead and move into um the recommendations [50:02] presented on the agenda uh let's just take them right down the list can I get a motion on the [50:08] first one I'll make a motion to wave reading and adopt ordinance number 932 resoning of certain property on the west [50:14] side of Tanner Lake from R3 low density housing R5 high density housing and C2 [50:21] Community commercial to Tanner Lake plan unit development there's a motion is there a second second motion a second [50:27] all those in favor say I I opposed and ordinance 932 is [50:33] adopted uh how about ordinance 931 I'll make a motion to wave reading and adopt ordinance number 931 amending [50:40] the code of ordinances for the city of Oakdale chapter 25 article 16 to add [50:46] section 2510 adopting the Tanner Lake plan unit development District Tanner Lake PUD [50:53] there's a motion is there a second second motion a second all those in favor say I I opposed and ordinance 931 [51:00] is adopted I'll make a motion to approve the official summary of ordinance number [51:05] 931 and authorize publication of the title of the ordinance and the official summary there's a motions there a second [51:12] second motion and a second all those in favor say I I opposed and tile and summary is adopted I'll make a motion to [51:19] wave reading and adopt resolution 20248 4 approving the preliminary plat [51:25] and final plat for Tanner second addition with conditions included in the attached resolution there's a motion is [51:31] there a second second motion a second all those in favor say I I opposed and [51:36] resolution 2024 d84 is adopted I'll make a motion to wave reading and adopt resolution 2024 d85 approving site plan [51:44] option one for the Tanner Lake Redevelopment site with conditions included in the attached resolution [51:50] there's a motion is there a second second motion a second all those in favor say I I opposed and resolution 20 [51:57] 24-85 is adopted I'll make a motion to wave reading and adopt resolution 202 [52:02] 24-8 6 approving site plan option two for the Tanner Lake Redevelopment site [52:07] with conditions included in the attached resolution there's a motion is there a second second motion a second all those [52:13] in favor say I I opposed and resolution [52:26] mind whether it's on the agenda or not same rules as before we'll just get rid of the clock though now we're okay thank [52:33] you Sarah yeah all right [52:38] so I think the cord screwed up breaking our microphone yeah right welcome back [52:43] um hi Keegan um I just I know there was an initiative over the summer for a [52:49] community garden uh I just new to this whole thing so wasn't aware of it but I [52:54] think that that should be looked into again for something maybe next summer so [52:59] and then the second thing is I know you guys already have kind of like a free library thing around Oakdale um I'm an [53:06] electrician and also kind of do woodworking on the side and I think it'd be fun project to just build some of [53:13] those and wondering you know kind of curiosity about just putting some more of those around as well so maybe [53:20] thinking about that too so thank you uh do we did we get Keegan's address [53:27] for the record all did we get the his address for the first time we're good you got it [53:33] okay um we don't typically comment but a few things just because you know why not um so we are finishing up our Park [53:40] systems study um it's been a six-month process looking at all of our Parks um [53:46] Community Gardens are the proposed concept for preservation Park so sweet [53:51] that hasn't been adopted yet but I think that was really the only suggestion for that Park so that'd be an awesome addition um for the little libraries I [53:59] know some people build them and like donate them to like the 622 Foundation like their auction um and people can get [54:05] them and then install them in their yards that's kind of a cool thing um I know we have one here at City Hall also [54:10] one I think at the Nature Preserve but I know at least a handful of residents that have them in their yards throughout [54:16] the city so um that's something we encourage residents to do because it's pretty cool so good to know and mayor if [54:22] I could just comment I was acquainted with the guy that started the Library that's cool his name was Todd B [54:29] unfortunately passed away a few years ago I went to the I used to go to the gym with his daughter Alison so ironically I saw her at the Summerfest [54:35] parade this summer so this world is too small yeah but shout out to Todd is there anybody else that would like to [54:41] speak on our open form tonight [54:46] welcome so I am an Oakdale resident I moved here a couple years ago about the [54:52] same time that um I started volunteering ing for a group called be [54:58] smart and I've been told I need to get city council permission for our group to [55:04] either do a um presentation here or allowed to table at different events in [55:11] the city so I wanted to tell you a little bit about be smart um it's called [55:16] be smart for kids and we're a nonpartisan um we promote securing guns [55:23] in homes and vehicles and keeping them away from children and teens we are all [55:29] non we are all volunteers and nonprofit like I said and um so I've been working [55:38] um for about two years with this organization or I should say volunteering um one of the things that [55:45] we do when we table is we present information to parents to the community [55:51] to schools um churches and what we'd like to do is ask for approval or [55:59] provide like a 20 minute presentation get on your schedule and um how we do [56:06] this is we we come we possibly have a presentation [56:11] PowerPoint and it would be great if we could get the approval we have handouts [56:18] I think I left handouts with all of you folks and I'm just hoping to to kind of [56:25] Squeak My Way in I'm not the primary uh speaker for our group so just coming [56:32] along and trying to wedge my way in as an Oakdale resident great thank you thank you uh [56:39] I'm going to break the rules again um just because we have you so first and foremost we all received your email I want to apologize I was tasked with [56:46] responding to you and I got sidetracked so I really do apologize for that okay no worries um I am familiar with your [56:52] group um we had a presentation from B smart at the Regional Council of Mayors a few months ago when we had a joint [56:57] meeting with the Metro superintendents okay um so we had talked through then how cities might be able to partner um I [57:04] took your flyer and I gave it to our police chief um to look and see how from the public safety element we may be able to partner so I believe City staff will [57:12] be in touch uh in the near future on next steps after our staff have a chance [57:17] to look into to be smart hey that's great this was easier than I [57:22] thought thank you Carol thank you is there anybody else that would like to [57:28] speak under open form tonight all right seeing none we're [57:33] going to keep things going moving to consensus motions we have three in front of us a through C uh council members are [57:39] there any uh motions you'd like to pull for individual consideration would I would I be allowed [57:45] to just ask a question about one no yeah with pull it pull just pull it [57:51] and then we can tackle let let's pull a okay can I get a motion to approve consensus motion B and C is presented so [57:57] move there's a motion is there a second second motion second all those in favor say I I oppose B and C are approved uh [58:05] Jake te up or brief description of item a and then go with your question yeah so [58:10] uh I'm not getting any younger so if my memory is bad here but uh was this uh [58:17] the the cut the the the dealer license that we briefly pulled due to compliance issues yes is [58:25] that a yes yes okay um and have we had any complaints recently so part Mr Mayor [58:33] city council up any vuler thank you part of the licensing process um counc Inon [58:38] is that we go through and um we do a light background check to make sure there's no violations or anything and then every other year we we background [58:45] check the owners but if this was a year either one or the other was done so when the license request came in it had [58:51] already been reviewed by the police department okay and it would have been noted in here there was anything okay so [58:57] simple answer is no the the issues were um code enforcement issues you know maintaining fire lanes that type of [59:03] stuff zoning related issues so y okay uh can I get a motion to approve consensus [59:08] motion a is presented so moved there's a motion is there a second second motion second all those in favor say I I [59:14] opposed and consensus a is approved next up is our opportunity checking with [59:19] advisory boards and commissions the only one that met was planning last week council member iner btson you are their [59:25] leaon uh yeah they uh uh discussed uh I believe a cup on a [59:32] an additional Garage in somebody's yard which I think we will be voting on tonight and also uh was the was it the [59:40] site plan for uh part of the de development at Lake or the concept plan [59:46] uhave the one at and uh so yep good conversation there as well perfect uh [59:55] nothing under awarded bid so we'll go into staff report Community Development we got a few items tonight Luke cliffnotes [1:00:03] version yes mayor much shorter presentation this time around so we have [1:00:09] a conditional use permit request for an oversized garage so it's 1,200 square ft at the property address 6063 Stillwater [1:00:16] Boulevard North the property is zoned R1 where garages are allowed to be 1,000 [1:00:22] square feet and they can be larger through the cop approval process and staff finds that the oversized [1:00:28] garage meets the criteria for the cup conditional use permit and the Planning Commission recommended approval of the [1:00:34] request staff recommends approval of the request subject to three conditions number one is that the applicant shall [1:00:41] obtain a building permit for the use number two the structure shall meet setback and height requirements and then [1:00:46] number three the the garage shall not exceed 1,200 square fet in size happy to answer any questions thank you council [1:00:52] members any questions for Luke all right I look for a motion [1:00:58] uh I'll make a motion to wave reading an adopt resolution [1:01:03] 2024-the garage at 6063 Stillwater Boulevard North with conditions included [1:01:08] in the attached resolution there's a motion is there a second second motion is a second final comments all those in [1:01:13] favor say I I opposed and 2024 d81 is [1:01:18] adopted uh will Brook comons uh [1:01:24] Andy thank you mayor thank you Council uh Andrew gsof community development director the item before you tonight is [1:01:31] change orders at project budget amendment for city project 20234 willbrook Commons uh before [1:01:39] jumping into the item I just wanted to uh commend and uh thank Council and administrator vulker for setting the [1:01:46] vision for a really great Park and really great asset to um the city of [1:01:51] Oakdale and to compliment the the Willowbrook the Willowbrook neighborhood um that being said there is some [1:01:57] business to take care of tonight which is uh approval of some change orders what I'm going to do is walk through uh [1:02:03] each batch of those uh change orders and uh provide brief rationale for why [1:02:09] they're included and a value add to the project I also have Jonathan Filmore here from srf who's been our [1:02:15] construction uh manager out there on site reviewing a number of these so if there are detailed questions we certainly can can bring him up as well [1:02:23] um and then at the end we'll explain the actions that are before console today and why they're here at this point so [1:02:29] that being said change order one is a $ 38,42 change order and that actually [1:02:34] includes a bucket of different items you could you could break those into soil and prep being the first one and that [1:02:40] included some work along the wetlands to um regrade and the soil so that under a [1:02:47] separate contract with res the Prairie restoration work could could not only begin but could stick and stay there for [1:02:53] a long period of time there's additional soil work done for areas under the trail [1:02:58] where there was poor soils if that work didn't get done then those Trails could could heave or SN later into the future [1:03:05] on the other side of the bucket would be utility based um changes one was moving a fiber Line This fiber line was [1:03:12] supposed to be within the RightWay of 40th it was actually uh placed somewhat South within the pond RightWay um so [1:03:19] they had enough slack in there they they were able to move it without having to to replace it um the bigger ticket item [1:03:25] um was Rel to uh the plumbing electrical for the um restroom building originally [1:03:31] that it's been envisioned as a three season type type building um and it did not have a water heater component um [1:03:39] when we went through the Bureau of of Bureau of Labor review which was actually took almost four months to get [1:03:44] their review they did require the water heater so there was a change there in the field and that is not just the water [1:03:50] heater but then that's the electrical that goes with that that's the valves that's the pipes and things so was the [1:03:56] uh driving piece of um change order one uh change order two was adding uh light fixtures to enhance the Gathering [1:04:03] Gathering shelter there was light lighting in the original in the original plans but because the sign was uh um [1:04:12] delayed from the park naming we didn't we didn't have the part that illuminates the sign so that was that's the add-on [1:04:18] for change order 2 change order three is the restroom building uh did not include [1:04:23] a metal fascia on the side basically it has a piece of tree treated lumber so when it got put together it just doesn't [1:04:29] one it doesn't look like look right and so an aesthetic Improvement to put metal on there but the metal is also going to [1:04:35] help with long-term uh maintenance of of that um of that restroom [1:04:40] facility um so those are change orders one through three three change order [1:04:46] four is work uh done um by by Vite that [1:04:51] was really the responsibility of lenar the home builder which is seating and within the boulevards so they didn't [1:04:58] complete that work but V's able to do it um within within the time frames allotted and lenars agreed to reimburse [1:05:05] for for that change order so Financial considerations change order one through [1:05:11] three you add those up that's about $46,000 um that would require approval [1:05:17] here tonight um with that the overall budget for the project was 3 million and approximately $3 milon [1:05:24] $20,000 so with approval of those change orders this project is still um within that [1:05:30] overall budget there's actually approximately about $25,000 that uh or $27,000 that'll be [1:05:37] remaining um near the end now we're almost to the end but um pretty confident that that that that number is [1:05:44] going to change um so that's one of the actions the other action is for change order four um because this is a a [1:05:51] increase in expense but also an increase in Revenue the pth uh being followed [1:05:56] here is the budget amendment path essentially amending the budget increasing the overall budget to3 milon [1:06:04] 45,000 approximately in order um in order to cover that um I will note too [1:06:10] that um you know even with V's uh amendments related to the project that [1:06:16] are increasing we do expect an 8 to $10,000 savings that's going to come at the end of the end of the project and [1:06:23] that's primarily due to some quantities that going come in underneath and some road work because of the change orders [1:06:29] that was avoided that would otherwise needed to be done under underneath uh 40th Street so the third part of the [1:06:36] action here tonight is giving authority to for the City ad minister to approve change orders up to [1:06:43] $24,999 provided those change orders are within budget and this aligns with City [1:06:48] policy and purchasing Authority um so one question you might have is why we're asking for that now when not at the [1:06:53] beginning of the project should have asked for it um at the beginning the of the project and clarified what was in [1:07:00] what was within our policy because a lot of this work has already has already been um uh completed to date but that [1:07:08] being said we want to make sure that right language is in here for the remainder of the projects and we'll learn from that and uh make sure that uh [1:07:15] uh future Pro future um Park workor doesn't follow that same path um but [1:07:20] that being said we started with a 10% contingency at the completion of the design phase when the project was bid [1:07:27] and bids were award that contingency was roughly at about 6% which was a healthy amount going into construction and we've [1:07:33] been able to manage that and keep that right around at 3% contingency remaining at the project with the hopes to bring [1:07:40] this in under budget so Council can um uh have some money left over to [1:07:46] allocate as they as they see fit so with that I'd be happy to uh answer any questions and then as I mentioned [1:07:52] Jonathan's here as well Council questions okay I get a [1:07:57] motion I'll make a motion to authorize the city administrator to sign and execute change orders 1 through 4 for [1:08:03] city project p223 d04 Willowbrook commment Park and approve individual [1:08:09] change orders up to $24,999 provided that the change order is within the project budget there's [1:08:16] motions there second second motion of second final comments all those in favor say I I opposed and that is approved [1:08:24] next recommendation make a motion to wave reading and adopt resolution [1:08:31] 2024-25 04 willbrook Commons park there a motion is there a second second motion a second [1:08:38] final comments all those in favor say I I oppose and 2024 d82 is adopted thank [1:08:45] you Andy thank you uh engineering initiate city project [1:08:50] 2012-01 I don't want to talk about 2025 yet so can we just like [1:08:58] not Brian welcome good evening mayor and counil [1:09:04] reest to initiate Street improvements impr 2025 this is a [1:09:11] neighborhood that was identified based on age um pavement condition maintenance [1:09:16] condition utility condition and uh maintenance costs associated with maintaining this area so we always like [1:09:24] to initiate the project this time so we have an opportunity to collect the field data while the weather is still Pleasant [1:09:30] before there gets to be too much snow on the ground and then also to conduct the neighborhood meetings and finish the report so that the hearings can be held [1:09:37] in January again this is consistent with the CIP that was reviewed by the council earlier this summer so it's our [1:09:44] recommendation our request that you consider initiating the project at this time you know we understand that this [1:09:50] could change subject to any changes to the CIP that will be adopted by the city council in November with that i' stand [1:09:57] for any questions the council may have council members any questions for Brian on the 2025 Street Improvement [1:10:04] project all right I'll look for motion make a motion to wave reading and adopt resolution 20248 3 initiating city [1:10:12] project r225 d01 the 2025 Street reconstruction and city project r225 d02 [1:10:21] Street overlay program and authorizing the preparation of a feasibil ility report there's a motion is there a [1:10:26] second second motion a second final comments all those in favor say I I [1:10:32] opposed and that those two projects are initiated can I get another motion make [1:10:38] a motion to authorize the city administrator to enter into a service contract with an engineering consultant [1:10:43] for the preparation of feasibility reports to improve the pavement utility and lighting conditions on the [1:10:49] aformentioned roadways with the assumption that these projects will be approved in the 2025 CIP there's a [1:10:55] motion is there second second motion and second final comments all those in favor say I I opposed and City administrator [1:11:03] is authorized go authorize yeah okay I don't know what should I what's the [1:11:09] adjective there yeah what's the verb uh next oh we have human resources with us [1:11:15] tonight oh it's never good when hr's here um good evening to you too mayor and [1:11:21] council members thank you for having me Melanie Lee I'm the HR Director I have before you tonight a request to amend [1:11:27] City policy p2o regarding our paid time off policy [1:11:33] two amendments that are we are recommending the first one is to remove a paragraph that references a limitation [1:11:40] on staff taking time off in the first six months of employment we've discovered that that's been a barrier [1:11:46] for recruitment um for um for our new employees the second provision that we'd [1:11:53] like the council to consider is um cleaning up some language and making some minor sort of administrative [1:11:59] changes to how we administer the a PTO conversion program um which allows staff [1:12:06] to cash in PTO at the end of the year if they meet certain criteria So within your packet um those details are [1:12:12] outlined but be happy to answer any questions council members any questions for Melanie all right I'll look for motion [1:12:19] make a motion to amend City policy PE 020 paid time off and you'll leave [1:12:25] specifically related to the annual leave conversion provision and the elimination of the proh prohibition of probationary [1:12:32] employees using PTO during their first six months of employment you mailed [1:12:38] it what did I probationary that's tricky yeah you're good what did I no you you [1:12:46] guys got to explain this to me okay uh there's a motion is there a second second motion a second final comments [1:12:53] all those in favor say I I uh opposed and the policy is amended [1:12:59] it's been a long night we're starting to crack I guess so y did I completely butcher that no you nailed it it's a [1:13:05] Tong I think we had money on the opposite but there are a lot of PW yes you lot of syllables in there yeah okay [1:13:12] uh City attorney Rachel anything for us tonight oh I I we'll talk later oh great [1:13:18] okay thank you anybody have any questions for Rachel all right look the other directions cmin vulkar one item [1:13:24] tonight thank you mayor and Council um what's before you is um in regards to [1:13:29] adopting a recodification of the city code of ordinances for the city of Oakdale um this may not be the most [1:13:35] exciting topic I don't know if anybody here or listening or in the audience would find this exciting but Sarah and I [1:13:41] do the city clerk and I do so this is a big deal we we um have undertaken this [1:13:46] taken this project on with Civic plus it's a vendor it's our um vendor that we use for our website and so forth um to [1:13:53] to convert to online code to an online code with searching capability versus [1:13:58] every chapter is a separate PDF now and then any updates and every articles for [1:14:04] chapter 25 are separate and this is one continuous document that is searchable as a single source and so um we've been [1:14:11] working on this long time mostly Sarah the city clerk has done an amazing job managing this project and working with [1:14:16] the vendor to take all hundreds and hundreds of pages reformat them get them in the right order get a good index make [1:14:23] it searchable Etc ET Etc there's a new link that is included in the materials and it will is it live it is but it will [1:14:31] be okay so it'll be live we did post um the proposal for the proposed this proposed ordinance change on September [1:14:38] 27th announcing it so what's before you is a request request to um adopt wave [1:14:44] reading and adopt ordinance number 930 for this project and I glad to take any questions [1:14:51] council members any questions for Chris all right let's hit it I'll make a motion to wave reading and adopt or [1:14:57] ordinance number 930 adopting the recodification of the city of Oakdale code of ordinances there's motion and [1:15:03] say second second motion a second final comments all those in favor say I I [1:15:09] opposed and ordinance 9:30 is adopted you do do we need to have a title and [1:15:15] summary with that item or no it's within the ordinance in there yep [1:15:20] perfect uh Council presentations Andy anything yeah just we've got four students from ton here that came to [1:15:26] watch the meeting just want to welcome them and say thank you for coming and being a part of uh local government it's fascinating isn't it [1:15:35] yeah thank you for being here uh Jake anything tonight yeah I got two actually tonight which is rare for me um number [1:15:42] one uh today we broke ground on uh he hey I got that tough um we BR do you [1:15:50] want to read what they wrote for me I I guess I could and then I'll add mail on comop perfect uh [1:15:55] earlier this afternoon a groundbreaking was held for our new Public Works facility located at 3200 Granada Avenue [1:16:02] North this is a historic day for our community as we have officially begun the process of constructing our first [1:16:09] new city facility in over 20 years the new Public Works facility will include [1:16:15] 75,000 Square ft of thoughtfully planned space to help our city provide topnotch [1:16:20] services to our community it um you know and I'll tell you too that you know when [1:16:26] I I'm done on the council in a couple months and when I think about um the impact that what we do up [1:16:33] here has on our residents in the city obviously today is going to be near the [1:16:39] top of my list in terms of making a difference um and I do want to thank the [1:16:46] residents um for their support especially on the local option sales tax [1:16:52] um made the whole thing a lot easier for us to handle figure out and pay for so [1:17:02] um absolutely huge day um you know for for all of us and all for City staff too [1:17:09] everybody that was involved um let's get that built so second thing um and if you [1:17:16] have this one too tough uh Willowbrook Willowbrook playground at Willowbrook [1:17:22] Commons is now open um drove by last weekend and texted the city [1:17:27] administrator and said the fences are down can my kids go play there and sure enough the answer was yes and we went [1:17:34] later in the day Saturday and there were probably 25 30 kids there so the memo [1:17:41] was out before I saw it um and I did talk to a couple of uh adult residents [1:17:47] um and the feedback was unanimously at least from what I heard that well worth the investment and it is an awesome [1:17:53] playground so um it's bought and paid for get out [1:17:58] there and use it would be what I would say so well I I mean we're still paying the bills but yeah I mean you they'll [1:18:06] get paid yeah it's built anyway it's built yes thank you I got a few uh final [1:18:12] Oakdale Farmers Market the season is tomorrow Wednesday October 9th 2: to 6: p.m. in the City Hall Parking Lot stop [1:18:17] by stock up on gourd squash squash mums apples and more Jake mentioned this will [1:18:24] Brook Comin is officially open um but we're going to throw a party this weekend uh so we we uh want to invite [1:18:30] everyone to join us at the Grand Opening of willbrook Commons this Saturday October 12th from 1 to 3 p.m. the park [1:18:36] is located at 3800 henna Avenue North in the willbrook neighborhood um it is open to the public uh there will be an [1:18:43] official ceremony and a ribbon cutting beginning at 1 p.m. we really want people to come out uh stay to play and [1:18:50] uh explore enjoy family activities treat some more it's going to be a great event um this park has so many amenities that [1:18:57] you will not find in any other Park in Oakdale so that's pretty cool um we are [1:19:02] very proud of um how this park turned out and this park reflects the feedback [1:19:09] we got from our residents they really decided what was going here so we really appreciate um everybody who helped steer [1:19:15] this project and excited to see it now done nominations for oakdale's volunteer of the year are now open each year the [1:19:22] city recognizes an individual or group that it's gone above and beyond in their efforts to excuse me to get involved in [1:19:28] our community and help others if you would like to uh recognize that deserving volunteer please complete the [1:19:34] online nomination form at Oakdale mn.gov uh by October 31st Halloween finally a [1:19:40] reminder the city of Oakdale has two questions on the general election ballot to extend the current half half perent [1:19:46] local sales tax for five additional years from 2048 to 2053 this extension [1:19:51] is requested to cover the funding gaps caused by inflation for two projects the expansion and remodel of our police [1:19:57] department and construction of our new Public Works facility for more information about the local sales tax [1:20:02] extension please visit the city website Oakdale mn.gov we're going to move into the claims [1:20:08] roster uh claims roster September 25 through October 8 uh 1.98 million in [1:20:13] change council members were there any claims that you wanted to pull for additional information we look for motion make a [1:20:21] motion to approve claims as presented there's a motion is there a second second motion is second all those in favor say I I opposed and the bills are [1:20:28] paid can I get a motion to adjourn so moved there's a motion is there a second second motion and second all those in [1:20:33] favor say I I opposed we are adjourned thank you and good night