10-28-24 CC item minutes CHANHASSEN CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
MINUTES
OCTOBER 28, 2024
Mayor Ryan called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m. The meeting was opened with the Pledge of
Allegiance.
COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Ryan, Councilman McDonald, Councilwoman
Schubert, Councilman von Oven, and Councilman Kimber.
COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT: None.
STAFF PRESENT: Laurie Hokkanen, City Manager; Matt Unmacht, Assistant City Manager;
Eric Maass, Community Development Director; Charlie Howley, Public Works Director/City
Engineer; Jerry Ruegemer, Parks and Recreation Director;Patrick Gavin, Communications
Manager; Andrew Heger, Fire Chief, Lieutenant Lance Pearce; and Jenny Potter, City Clerk.
PUBLIC PRESENT: Julie Jost
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS: None.
CONSENT AGENDA: Councilman McDonald moved, Councilman Kimber seconded that
the City Council approve the following consent agenda items 1 through 12 pursuant to the
City Manager's recommendations:
1. Approve City Council Work Session Minutes dated October 14, 2024
2. Approve City Council Meeting Minutes dated October 14, 2024
3. Receive Environmental Commission Minutes dated July 10, 2024
4. Approve Claims Paid dated October 28, 2024
5. Approve Agreement for the issuance of a building permit before demolition of an existing
house at 3010 W 78th Street
6. Authorization of Contract for the Rooftop Solar Project on the proposed new City Hall
7. Approval of Fireworks Show Permit for the Feast of St. Hubert on November 2, 2024
8. Approve Encroachment Agreement at 2300 Lukewood Drive authorizing placement of a
shed in Conservation Easement
City Council Minutes — October 28, 2024
9. Resolution 2024-65: Authorize condemnation of land associated with the TH 41 Roundabout
proj ect
10. Resolution 2024-66: Application of a MnDOT Active Transportation Planning Assistance
Grant
11. Resolution 2024-67 Authorizing the City of Chanhassen to Participate in a Process Exploring
the Formation of a Transportation Management Organization Along Trunk Highway 7
12. Adopt Ordinance XXX: Amendment to the Children's Learning Adventure Planned Unit
Development(PUD)
All voted in favor, and the motion carried unanimously with a vote of 5 to 0.
VISITOR PRESENTATIONS. None.
FIRE DEPARTMENT/LAW ENFORCEMENT UPDATES.
1. Quarterly Law Enforcement Update
Lieutenant Lance Pearce updated the Council on the Sheriff's Office's third-quarter activities. He
provided an overview of the different types of calls received and traffic citations.
2. Quarterly Fire Department Update
Fire Chief Andrew Heger updated the Council on the various fire department responses in 2024.
He explained the different training completed by the fire department. He reviewed the success of
Night to Unite. He summarized different fire staffing changes. He introduced the new data
analytics platform and noted the call and response time. He said that they predicted a nine
percent increase in calls.
Councilman von Oven asked what Fire Chief Heger was most excited about with the data
analytics platform. Fire Chief Heger responded that he was most excited about the real-time
accurate data to reach out about community risk reduction efforts.
Mayor Ryan asked about the business and resident input and how it would be communicated to
involve residents. Fire Chief Heger answered that the program has a pre-built marketing kit that
will help the communications department share information about Fire Department activities.
Mayor Ryan questioned who was holding the information. Fire Chief Heger responded it was an
encrypted website that was the city's. The website is public-facing and people can share their
own personalized information, which the fire department can see and do specific programming
for home fire inspection.
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