CC Minutes 12-08-2014
CHANHASSEN CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
DECEMBER 8, 2014
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, Councilman Laufenburger,
Councilwoman Ernst, Councilwoman Tjornhom, and Councilman McDonald
STAFF PRESENT:
Todd Gerhardt, Greg Sticha, Paul Oehme, Kate Aanenson, Todd Hoffman,
and Roger Knutson
PUBLIC PRESENT:
Janet Paulsen 7305 Laredo Drive
Ryan Pass 7650 Ridgeview Way
Mary Hershberger Thun Victoria
Ken Lang 2631 Forest Circle
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Todd Lane 7131 West 192 Avenue, Eden Prairie
John Kunitz 6441 Bretton Way
Vince Beaudette Victoria
Ron Kleve 7307 Laredo Drive
Mayor Furlong: Thank you and welcome to everybody here in the council chambers as well as
those watching at home. We’re glad that you joined us this evening. At this time I’d like to,
with regard to our agenda this evening I’d like to move items K(1) and K(2) under new business
and we’ll pick those up after item 3 on the agenda so are there any other changes or
recommendations to the agenda? If not, without objection we’ll make those changes and move
forward with the agenda as otherwise published.
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS:
None.
CONSENT AGENDA: Councilman Laufenburger moved, Councilman McDonald
seconded to approve the following consent agenda items pursuant to the City Manager’s
recommendations:
1. Approve City Council Minutes dated November 24, 2014 and December 1, 2014.
2. Receive Planning Commission Minutes dated November 18, 2014.
3. 2015 Street Projects, Accept Feasibility Study and Call for Public Hearings:
Resolution #2014-80A:
a. Carver Beach Area, Project 15-01.
Resolution #2014-80B:
b. Kerber Boulevard, Project 15-02.
Chanhassen City Council – December 8, 2014
4. Approval of Temporary On-Sale Liquor License, February 7, 2015, St. Hubert Catholic
Community, 8201 Main Street.
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5. Approval of Sign Plan Amendment, Medical Arts Buildings, 470 & 480 West 78 Street,
Applicant: Jonathan Adam, Silverstone Realty & Development, LLC.
6. Approval of 2015 Police Contract with Carver County Sheriff’s Office.
Resolution #2014-81:
7. Ratify Fire Pension for 2015.
Resolution #2014-82:
8. Approve Resolution Accepting Donation from Community Bank
for Senior Center Holiday Party.
Resolution #2014-83:
9. Approve Resolution Accepting $600 Donation from Mount Olivet
Rolling Acres.
10. 7/41 Crossing: Request to rezone 5.02 Acres of property from Neighborhood Business
(BN) to Planned Unit Development (PUD); and Site Plan Review with Variances for a
4,000 square-foot retail building with drive thru; 2401 Highway 7. Applicant/Owner:
SCP PE CHAN, LLC (Paster Enterprises, LLC).
All voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously with a vote of 5 to 0.
VISITOR PRESENTATIONS.
Ron Kleve: Good evening.
Mayor Furlong: Good evening.
Ron Kleve: My name is Ron Kleve, 7307 Laredo Drive. Some of you might recognize me as a
member on the Lotus Lake Conservation Alliance and I am not a member of the LLCA anymore.
My tenure expired and I chose to give others a chance to serve so if you hear mixed messages
between myself and the Board, the LLCA tonight that’s because these are my personal opinion.
I had an opportunity to be part of the boat inspections on Lotus Lake this summer. I took the
task of interfacing with Todd on scheduling and any issues that might arise by inspectors and so I
think I have kind of a unique position to share with you tonight. One item I want to bring up is
the DNR providing labor I don’t think is a very good idea. They don’t seem to have the same
attitude as the City does and as the citizens do as far as commitment to a schedule. They seem to
not have the same attitude I guess. For example they, they gave Todd a schedule at the
beginning of the year that they would comply to and they ended up not following that and they
didn’t update Todd or anyone. They just quit showing up. I think Chanhassen is leaps ahead on
efforts on inspections. I think it’s partly due to the City. I think it’s partly due to the citizens
efforts. The, another item I’d like to mention on the, on Volt. Just as a, you know I, during my
tenure on the board I went to watershed meetings. I went to park and rec meetings. I went to the
county park and rec and each time I went to the groups meetings I was hoping that this group
would be the group that would take the reins and go with it and I never saw that happen.
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