CC Minutes 3-9-20CHANHASSEN CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
MARCH 9, 2020
Mayor Ryan called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. The meeting was opened with the
Pledge to the Flag.
COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Ryan, Councilwoman Tjornhom, Councilman
McDonald, Councilman Campion, and Councilwoman Coleman
STAFF PRESENT: Jake Foster, Charlie Howley, Greg Sticha, Bob Generous, Todd Hoffman
and City Attorney Andrea Poehler
Mayor Ryan: Again good evening everyone and welcome to our council meeting. To those of
you that are watching at home or livestreaming on the Chanhassen website thank you for joining
us this evening. For the record we have all of our council members present tonight so 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.
Mayor Ryan: First we have a quick public announcement. I know it’s not on the agenda but I’d
like to just read and official statement coming from the City of Chanhassen as it relates to the
Coronavirus or COVID-19. The City and first responders are working in concert with our
Carver County Public Health officials as well as the Center for Disease Control and Prevention
and the Minnesota Department of Health to address issues related to the spread of the
Coronavirus, COVID-19 in Carver County. City staff and emergency service personnel are in
constant contact and coordination with the Carver County Public Health officials to manage the
risk and the spread of this virus. Carver County Public Health will continue to be the main
source, resource for residents as we continue to monitor the situation. I just wanted to make sure
that we shared that information with the public but continue to check the Carver County Public
Health website as well as the CDC for further information.
CONSENT AGENDA: Councilwoman Coleman moved, Councilman Campion seconded
to approve the following consent agenda items pursuant to the City Manager’s
recommendations:
1. Approve City Council Minutes dated February 24, 2020
2. Receive Planning Commission Minutes dated February 18, 2020
3. Approve a Request for Sign Variances for the Existing Monument Sign Located at 306
West 78th Street (Chapel Hill)
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4. Approve Memorandum of Understanding between City of Chaska, City of Chanhassen
and Carver Trails Group for Mountain Bike Trail
5. Agreement for Carver County Conveyance of Real Property Located Within City of
Chanhassen for Public Use as Recreational Trail for Off-Road Bikes
6. Resolution #2020-14: Parcel Exchange Agreement with Riley-Purgatory-Bluff Creek
Watershed District for CSAH 101 Improvements
7. Resolution #2020-15: Haak Property Parcel Transfer to Riley-Purgatory-Bluff Creek
Watershed District
8. Resolution #2020-16: Approve Entering into a Cooperative Agreement with MnDOT
for the Highway 101 Planting Project
9. 2020 Chanhassen Farmers’ Market Agreement
10. 2020 CIP Vehicle Purchases
11. 2020-2024 4th of July Fireworks Contract
12. Highway 101 Lower Minnesota River Watershed District Maintenance Agreement
All voted in favor and the motion carried unanimously with a vote of 5 to 0.
VISITOR PRESENTATIONS.
Mayor Ryan: We have two citizen action request forms on our visitor presentations tonight so if
either or both of you are here please step forward. Just your name and address please.
Joe Provinzino: My name is Joe Provinzino and my address is 1947 Creek View Court in
Chanhassen. My wife, she was the other one so she couldn’t be here tonight so.
Mayor Ryan: Okay that’s fine.
Joe Provinzino: I guess to start it off with it goes back to December of 2019. Middle of
December when the home that was next to me at 8348 Stone Creek has been on the market for
over 3 ½ years and had a hard time selling it and it ended up cutting price, cutting price and I
think $175,000 is what it was less what they asked for. Well lo and behold around Christmas
time we just kept noticing that the influx of people, and different people that are moved in there.
Well come to find out it was purchased and it’s the rental VRBO rental home. Well I mean I
love to say Chanhassen’s a safe, I’ve been here for 16-17 years in the same address and I built a