CC Minutes 07-11-2011
CHANHASSEN CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
JULY 11, 2011
Mayor Furlong called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. The meeting was opened with the
Pledge to the Flag.
COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT:
Mayor Furlong, Councilwoman Ernst, Councilman
Laufenburger, Councilwoman Tjornhom, and Councilman McDonald
STAFF PRESENT:
Todd Gerhardt, Laurie Hokkanen, Kate Aanenson, Paul Oehme, Todd
Hoffman and Roger Knutson
PUBLIC PRESENT:
Jim Theis 6400 Chanhassen Road
Steve Jenks 7490 Chanhassen Road
Bob Ayotte 6231 Cascade Pass
Chad Larson Kimley-Horn and Associates
Mayor Furlong: Thank you and welcome everyone. Those here in the council chambers and
those watching at home. We’re glad that you joined us this evening. At this time I would ask
members of council if there are any changes or modifications to the agenda. If not, without
objection we’ll proceed with the agenda as published.
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS:
None.
CONSENT AGENDA: Councilwoman Tjornhom moved, Councilwoman Ernst seconded
to approve the following consent agenda items pursuant to the City Manager’s
recommendations:
a. Approval of Minutes:
-City Council Work Session Minutes dated June 27, 2011
-City Council Verbatim and Summary Minutes dated June 27, 2011
Review Commission Minutes:
-Planning Commission Verbatim and Summary Minutes dated June 21, 2011
Resolution#2011-43:
b. Approve Quote for Repainting of Downtown Water Tower.
Resolution#2011-44:
c. Lyman Boulevard Improvements, Phase I, Project 06-03:
Approve Resolution for Advancement of Municipal State Aid Funds.
d. TH 101 from Lyman Boulevard to Pioneer Street Reconstruction:
Resolution#2011-45:
1) Approve Resolution Accepting Ea/EAW and Call for
Public Hearing.
Chanhassen City Council - July 11, 2011
Resolution#2011-46:
2) Approve Resolution for Cooperative Agreement Grant
Application (Intersection of Pioneer Trail and TH 101).
e. Approval of Temporary On-Sale Intoxicating Liquor License, Harvest Festival, August
20 & 21, St. Hubert Catholic Community.
f. Boulder Cove Subdivision: Approve Time Extension to File Development Contract and
Final Plan Mylars, Cottage Homesteads at Boulder Cove, LLC.
g. Approve Amendment to Chapter 7 of City Code Concerning Electrical Regulations (as
amended by staff); Including Approval of Summary Ordinance for Publication Purposes.
All voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously with a vote of 5 to 0.
VISITOR PRESENTATIONS:
Bob Ayotte: Good evening Mayor, council. My name is Bob Ayotte. I live at 6213 Cascade
Pass in Chanhassen and I’m not going to presume that you all do not know issues associated with
the zebra mussel issue but I do want to make it a matter of public record as a resident. That was
planned. Anyways, so I just wanted to make these points as a matter of public record. I’m
certain that you already have it in your rucksack anyways but if I make it a matter of public
record, then we can force the talking points down the road. I had a, I was listening to, I was
going to say I had a conversation with Senator Ortman. That wasn’t true. I was listening to
Senator Ortman. She made a very key point with regard to the city of Chanhassen, that it’s a
center of influence and you can take away with that what you will. For me the center of
influence is that it’s got a lot of lakes and these lakes are pristine and we need to protect them.
The second point I want to make is that when you thought about running for city council you
could not find a good reason to do it because it’s a hell of a job and no one thanks you so from
that standpoint the only reason why you do it is because if good people don’t do it, bad people
will so that’s the second point I want to bring up before I go into the specifics. With regard to,
because you are going to get a lot of frontal attacks on this business I’m certain but when you do
consider it I would ask to make these considerations a part of your discussion, and I’ll put the
first one public safety. Whatever ordinance you do decide to adopt, if you do decide to adopt it,
that it’s enforceable. So often we’ll have an ordinance on the books, which is silly because you
cannot really control it. Secondly, that there has to be repercussions associated with not
following an ordinance and that the deterrents associated with it must be severe. So if you do go
along that path, along that trail of bringing an ordinance, make sure that happens. I’ve had
discussions with a few folks and to a point, if you do introduce an ordinance you can bet that
there will be somebody who will contradict that ordinance. Go around that ordinance and defy
that ordinance and do things that might even be worst than if we didn’t have the ordinance.
Sabotage as an example. So don’t think that it will not happen because it has happened in other
areas so please make that note known when you have that discussion amongst yourselves. The
second point is, I would ask that you also take a look at the other community experiences. One
of the things that I experienced in the military, I was in for a couple years, was that there was too
much ready, fire, aim. I would ask that you stay away from that so take a look at other
communities with some level of detail and let’s see if we can learn from that, and I’ll just throw a
little dig in because I used to work with the Environmental Commission. That would be a good
deal for them to dig into myself. I’m just going to recommend that. Legality. I know we pay
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