CC Minutes 08-25-2014
CHANHASSEN CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
AUGUST 25, 2014
Mayor Furlong called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. The meeting was opened with the Pledge to
the Flag led by Boy Scout Aaron Nowak.
COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT:
Mayor Furlong, Councilman Laufenburger, Councilwoman Ernst,
Councilwoman Tjornhom, and Councilman McDonald
STAFF PRESENT:
Todd Gerhardt, Paul Oehme, Kate Aanenson, Todd Hoffman, Jill Sinclair, and
Roger Knutson
Mayor Furlong: Thank you Aaron and welcome everybody here in the council meeting and those
watching at home. We’re glad that you joined us this evening. At this time I would ask members of the
council if there are any changes in any of the agenda? If not, without objection we’ll proceed with the
agenda as published.
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS:
None.
CONSENT AGENDA:
Mayor Furlong: Based on some changes to one of the items, item number E(7), I’d like to pull that and
move that to the second item, or bring that to new. Well it’s old but we’ll take it under New Business.
We really don’t have an old business here on the agenda this evening but even though that could qualify
so that will come under item, Section I. E(7). Are there any other requests either by members of the
council or by the public present in the council chambers today to seek a separate discussion. Questions
regarding items E (1) through (8), excluding (7). Seeing none, is there a motion to adopt items E (1)
through (8) excluding (7)?
Councilman Laufenburger: So moved.
Mayor Furlong: Is there a second?
Councilwoman Ernst: Second.
Councilman Laufenburger moved, Councilwoman Ernst seconded that the City Council approve
the following consent agenda items pursuant to the City Manager’s recommendations:
1. Approval of City Council Work Session Minutes dated August 11, 2014.
2. Receive Park and Recreation Commission Minutes dated July 22, 2014.
3. Bandimere Park Expansion Project PKI&T-114:
a. Item Deleted.
b. Approve Encroachment Agreement with Magellan Pipeline for Work in Pipeline Easement.
Resolution #2014-53:
4. Preserve at Rice Lake: Approve MnDOT Noise Wall Agreement.
Resolution #2014-54:
5. Apple Tree Estates: Accept Public Streets and Utilities.
Chanhassen City Council – August 25, 2014
6. Approval of Temporary On-Sale Intoxicating Liquor License, German Dinner and Dance Event,
October 11, 2014, St. Hubert Catholic Community, 8201 Main Street.
7. Moved to I(1).
Resolution #2014-55:
8. Approve Resolution of Support for a Business Application to the State of
Minnesota Job Creation Fund.
All voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously with a vote of 5 to 0.
VISITOR PRESENTATIONS: EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT, INSTALLATION OF A
COMMUNITY ORCHARD AT OLSON COMMUNITY GARDENS, AARON NOWAK.
Mayor Furlong: If you’d like to come forward tonight under visitor presentations I’d invite you at this
time. Tonight we are going to receive a presentation from Aaron Nowak who is a Life Scout working on
his Eagle Scout project and good evening Aaron. Thanks again for helping us earlier tonight with the
Pledge of Allegiance.
Aaron Nowak: Yep, thank you. I’m Aaron Nowak from Troop 345 in Deephaven, Minnesota but I do
live in Chanhassen and my project will be working at the Olson Community Garden in Chanhassen and
we’ll be planting dwarf apple and cherry trees and also raspberry and blueberry patches. The key goals
for this project is to give the community a place to go and pick fruit for their families and also there will
be self sufficient plants and the wall will have a 30 year life span and trees even longer. Here is the work
site that I’ll be working in. It’s at, it’s along Santa Vera Drive and it’s the long stretch from the entrance
down to the end. And the project details is there will be a retaining wall with berry patches over it. There
will be 16 berry plants. There will be 8 blueberry and 8 raspberry and then there will also be 3 dwarf
apple trees along the long stretch and right next to that there will be 3 dwarf cherry trees. Here’s a
blueprint of the orchard. Sorry if it’s hard to see but the retaining wall will be 38 feet by 12 feet long and
it’s a 20 foot slope and then there, on the left there will be the 8 blueberry plants. On the right there will
be 8 raspberry plants and then right next to that there is 3 cherry trees and 3 apple trees. Here’s the
budget for this project. The retaining wall will be from Timber Masonry and it’s 38 feet and that will be
$1,705.00. Then the trees and plants, there’s 3 Montmorency Cherry, 3 Honeycrisp Apple, 4 Chippewa
Blueberry, 4 North Country Blueberry, 4 Heritage Raspberry and 4 Ann Yellow Raspberry and that
would total $1,017.80 and the total for the whole entire budget will be like around $2,700. Here’s some
more details on the wall but we won’t get into that tonight. And the labor cost, if we were to pay them
$7.25 an hour minimum wage it would total 240 hours times $7.25 is $1,740 but it will be provided free
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by the Troop 345. Here’s a timeline for the project. We plan on working, starting work September 20
and we’ll be building the retaining wall. We’ll be amending the soil for the berry patch which we will
have to make sulfur and sand and then we’ll also plant the berries an edge for them that day. And then
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the next, or the next week, September 27 we will dig the holes for the apple and cherry trees and they’ll
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plant the trees and also mulch and water. Any additional work will be on October 11 and I will water
them for the first year to make sure they get established. And for tonight’s actions I want, I was
wondering if there was any questions for the project. I also want approval of the project and the budget.
Mayor Furlong: Okay, thank you Aaron. Appreciate the presentation. Questions for Aaron?
Councilwoman Tjornhom.
Councilwoman Tjornhom: Aaron, we’ve seen a lot of boy scouts come up, or Eagle scouts, boy scouts
and give presentations about ideas and tell me how you thought about this idea.
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