CC Minutes 1-27-20CHANHASSEN CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
JANUUARY 27, 2020
Mayor Ryan called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. The meeting was opened with the Pledge to
the Flag.
COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Ryan, Councilman McDonald, Councilman
Campion, and Councilwoman Coleman
COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT: Councilwoman Tjornhom
STAFF PRESENT: Todd Gerhardt, Jake Foster, Kate Aanenson, Charlie Howley, George
Bender, Chief Don Johnson, Lt. Lance Pearce, and Roger Knutson
PUBLIC PRESENT:
Tom Danielson Bolten & Menk
Mayor Ryan: Again good evening everybody and welcome to our council meeting. To those
that are watching at home or livestreaming from the Chanhassen website, thank you for joining
us. For the record we have one council member absent tonight. Councilwoman Bethany
Tjornhom with an excused absence. Our first action is our agenda approval. Council members
are there any modifications to the agenda as printed? If not we will proceed with the published
agenda.
PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS: INVITATION TO FEBRUARY FESTIVAL.
Mayor Ryan: First up we have a public announcement and that’s an invitation to our February
Festival. The City of Chanhassen is proud to announce the first community event of 2020. The
27th Annual February Festival. This is the first in a year long series of special events that are
sponsored by the City of Chanhassen, local service organizations and the local business
community. February Festival, I’m going to shorten that to Feb Fest because that’s how we all
know it as, Feb Fest will be held on Saturday, February 1st and I invite area residents, their
families and friends to join us on Lake Ann. Events begin at 12:00 noon and include ice skating,
sledding, horse drawn wagon rides, dog sled rides, the list continues snow shoeing, fat tire bike
demos, kick sled demos, bonfires, a kids scavenger hunt and always of course the popular ice
fishing contest. Hot food and concessions will be sold on the ice by the Rotary Club of
Chanhassen. Boy Scout Troop 330 will be selling live bait and S’mores kits and the ice fishing
contest will run from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. and includes over $6,000 in prizes. Each Feb Fest
attendee will receive one free door price ticket at the event for a chance to win over $3,000 in
door prizes. Ice fishing tickets are $10 per person and are available online at the City’s Feb Fest
page and at city hall. So for more information watch the Chanhassen Villager or visit the City’s
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website and I look forward to seeing you there. How thick is the ice? Where is Mr. Hoffman?
Is he here? It’s over 12 inches. He always has the stats for us so but we hope you can be there.
It’s a great, great event.
CONSENT AGENDA: Councilman Campion moved, Councilwoman Coleman seconded
to approve the following consent agenda items pursuant to the City Manager’s
recommendations:
1. Approve City Council Minutes dated January 13, 2020
2. Receive Senior Commission Minutes dated December 20, 2019
3. Receive Economic Development Commission Minutes dated December 10, 2019
4. Receive Park and Recreation Commission Minutes dated December 10, 2019
5. Receive Planning Commission Minutes dated December 3, 2019
6. Receive Senior Commission Minutes dated November 15, 2019
7. Receive Environmental Commission Minutes dated November 13, 2019
8. Approve Final Plat, Development Contract, and Plans and Specifications for The Park 2nd
Addition
9. Resolution #2020-03: Approve Ratifying Changes to Chanhassen Fire Relief
Association Bylaws
10. Approve Extension of Agreement to Allow an Auto Repair Garage on Property Zoned
Planned Unit Development (PUD), 7900 Kerber Boulevard, Douglas Hansen
11. Resolution #2020-04: Appoint Election Judges for State Presidential Primary Election
and Approve Rates of Pay
All voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously with a vote of 4 to 0.
VISITOR PRESENTATIONS. CHIEF’S AWARD OF MERIT FOR LIFE SAVING
EFFORTS AT A RESIDENTIAL FIRE LOCATED AT THE BROOKSIDE MOTEL ON
DECEMBER 22, 2019.
Mayor Ryan: Next up Chief.