As an expert transcriptionist, I have analyzed the context and dialogue to identify the speakers. Note that while the municipality's general official list was provided, the specific individuals speaking in this meeting (specifically Councilmembers Dahl and Carlson) have been identified by their spoken names in the roll call and dialogue. [0:01] **Mayor Michele Hanson:** I'd like to call to order the February 1st, 2021 Bayport City Council meeting. Please join me in the Pledge of Allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic... [0:43] **Mayor Michele Hanson:** All right. Adam, please call the roll. [0:45] **Adam (City Staff):** Thank you, Madam Mayor. Mayor Hanson? [0:47] **Mayor Michele Hanson:** Here. [0:48] **Adam (City Staff):** Councilmember Carlson? [0:49] **Councilmember Connie Carlson:** Here. [0:50] **Adam (City Staff):** Councilmember Dahl? [0:51] **Councilmember John Dahl:** Aye. [0:52] **Adam (City Staff):** Councilmember Hanson? [0:53] **Councilmember Michelle Hanson:** Here. [0:54] **Adam (City Staff):** Councilmember Gilmore? [0:55] **Deputy Mayor Ethan Gilmore:** Here. [0:56] **Adam (City Staff):** All present. [0:57] **Mayor Michele Hanson:** Great. Takes us to the approval of tonight's agenda. Does anyone have any questions, comments, changes, anything from the council? Okay, if not, I'm going to make a motion to approve the agenda. [1:18] **Councilmember John Dahl:** I'll move to approve the February agenda as presented. [1:21] **Mayor Michele Hanson:** Thank you, John. Is there a second? [1:22] **Councilmember Connie Carlson:** I'll second it. [1:23] **Mayor Michele Hanson:** Thank you, Connie. Adam? [1:25] **Adam (City Staff):** Thank you. Councilmember Dahl? [1:28] **Councilmember John Dahl:** Aye. [1:30] **Adam (City Staff):** Councilmember Carlson? [1:31] **Councilmember Connie Carlson:** Aye. [1:32] **Adam (City Staff):** Councilmember Hanson? [1:33] **Councilmember Michelle Hanson:** Aye. [1:34] **Adam (City Staff):** Councilmember Gilmore? [1:35] **Deputy Mayor Ethan Gilmore:** Aye. [1:36] **Adam (City Staff):** Mayor Hanson? [1:37] **Mayor Michele Hanson:** Aye. All right, takes us to our proclamations, accommodations, petitions, and announcements. And the January recycling award recipient is Kathy Nelson at 703 5th Street North. She will be awarded for her recycling efforts with funding made possible by a grant from Washington County. So we thank Kathy for her recycling efforts. And that is the only item that is under that area of our agenda. So we'll move swiftly over to the open forum where we set aside 15 minutes on the agenda to address topics that are not on tonight's agenda. If there's anyone here that wants to comment on an agenda item, we will call upon you at that time. So would anyone like to address the council? And if yes, please state your name and address for the record. I'm not receiving any inquiries... okay, yes? [2:35] **Pete Ellis:** Hello, my name is Pete Ellis. I'm at 5863 Bayberry Drive in White Bear Lake. And I'm not really sure how the agenda goes, but I'm the new owner—my wife and I are the new owners of Bayport Liquor. So we were told that our license would be up for discussion or approval tonight. I'm just wondering when that item would be considered. [3:05] **Mayor Michele Hanson:** That is actually on our consent agenda, so it'll be coming right up. Wonderful to meet you and welcome to Bayport. [3:15] **Pete Ellis:** Thank you, good to be here. Thank you. [3:18] **Mayor Michele Hanson:** Any other visitors? Okay, well with that then, we'll move right on to our consent agenda and we'll consider a resolution adopting items 1 through 12: the January 4th, 2021 city council workshop minutes; the January 4th, 2021 city council regular meeting minutes; the January payables and receipts; the January building, plumbing, mechanical, and zoning permits report; a special event application from the Bayport Community Action League for their 2021 community events; the special event application for the Girl Scouts for the July 29th to 31st gathering at Lakeside Park; special event application from USO Car Club for June 12th at Lakeside Park; a letter of credit reduction request by Landucci Homes for Villas of Inspiration; the purchase of a replacement Bobcat 5600 Toolcat for the Public Works Department; the purchase of a new grader attachment for the Bobcat skid steer for the Public Works Department; a mutual aid agreement with the City of Saint Paul for law enforcement assistance; and the application for a new off-sale liquor license from E5 Enterprises LLC for operations at Bayport Liquor located at 102 3rd Street North. Any questions or discussion for tonight's consent agenda? If not, would someone like to make a motion to approve? [5:03] **Councilmember John Dahl:** I'll move to adopt the resolution of the February 1st, 2021 consent agenda as it's been presented by staff. [5:11] **Mayor Michele Hanson:** Thank you, John. Is there a second? [5:13] **Councilmember Michelle Hanson:** I'll second it. [5:14] **Mayor Michele Hanson:** Go for it, Michelle. Thank you, John. Thank you, Michelle. Adam? [5:19] **Adam (City Staff):** Councilmember Dahl? [5:21] **Councilmember John Dahl:** Aye. [5:22] **Adam (City Staff):** Councilmember Hanson? [5:23] **Councilmember Michelle Hanson:** Aye. [5:24] **Adam (City Staff):** Councilmember Carlson? [5:25] **Councilmember Connie Carlson:** Aye. [5:26] **Adam (City Staff):** Councilmember Gilmore? [5:27] **Deputy Mayor Ethan Gilmore:** Aye. [5:28] **Adam (City Staff):** Mayor Hanson? [5:29] **Mayor Michele Hanson:** Aye. All right. Thank you again, Mr. Ellis, for coming and introducing yourself, and welcome to Bayport. [5:35] **Pete Ellis:** Thank you for having me. It's a great opportunity to be back in the St. Croix Valley. I grew up in the St. Croix Valley and went to Stillwater schools, so it's fantastic to be back. [5:51] **Mayor Michele Hanson:** Excellent. Okay, we do not have a public hearing, so that will move us swiftly to our unfinished business. And the first item is to consider a resolution accepting a feasibility report and cost estimate for the proposed 2021 city infrastructure improvements. John will present this information. [6:22] **John Perotti (City Engineer, SEH):** Mayor, members of the council, at the December 2nd meeting, the city council authorized SEH to complete a feasibility report and develop the assessment scenario. The feasibility report estimates cost for the project, identifies the major work areas, and also determines potential assessments for the project. As you recall, the project includes a mill and overlay and some concrete curb installation on 6th Street North and the paving of the cemetery road. It also includes sanitary sewer lining and some miscellaneous street and utility repairs, such as hydrant replacement. The more significant costs associated with the project are definitely the street improvements on 6th Street and the cemetery road. Adding concrete curb can get expensive, but it's done for a number of reasons—it controls stormwater better, it supports the asphalt better, and it also improves aesthetics. There are a few potential projects that are not listed within the feasibility report that we likely will be adding to this project due to need. Two areas that just got wrapped up: the sewer televising that was just completed and a bridge and culvert inspection that was done. There are about seven locations within the city that are high priority for either excavating or lining sewer mains not included with this project. And then also, there's two alley crossings over Perro Creek that currently have box culverts that are in not very good condition. So those will be potentially added to this, but they will not be added to any of the assessment portions. That brings us to the cost estimate and the assessments. The assessable costs that are associated with this project are primarily the street improvement costs. I can share my screen actually... Adam, I need to be able to share screen. [9:05] **Matt Kline (City Administrator):** Try that, Mike... Matt, here we go. Let's see here. [9:20] **John Perotti (City Engineer, SEH):** So this is just the feasibility report. We'll go over what's involved with the assessments. Right here is the cost recovery for 6th Street North. This is the street portion. The estimated project costs for the street improvements are $223,948. As you can see, we do a 50/50 split for that type of work, and city participation is $111,974 with the assessable portion the same. The water improvements to this area are currently listed as maintenance as considered by staff, so we will not be assessing any portion of that. Most of it involves replacing valves and installing some hydrants. We did not consider digging up the remaining portion of the road and installing new water main just because this is just a mill and overlay and not a full street reconstruction. And then if you look at the sanitary sewer improvements, the estimated cost is $93,124. With assessment costs, only properties that are being accessed by the sewer will be assessed and only for the portion that's in front of there. So that was broken out and prorated for them. Assessment projects that occurred in 2017 and 2020 were based on a per-lot basis. This project ended up being a little different; we ended up using the adjusted front footage method for assessments. Essentially, we did that because it was more equitable across the board. The cemetery is considered institutional, but their usage is far from that of a gas station. Staff recommends city council adopt both resolutions within the packet: one accepting the feasibility report and the other setting the public improvement hearing for the proposed project. I'm open to questions. [13:21] **Mayor Michele Hanson:** Are there any questions from the council? [13:25] **Councilmember John Dahl:** I have none. [13:27] **Mayor Michele Hanson:** Michelle? [13:28] **Councilmember Michelle Hanson:** Yeah, I think last time we talked about this project, we were going to just follow up with some of the property owners to talk about timing. Did we do that? [13:37] **John Perotti (City Engineer, SEH):** So, I've talked to a couple of property owners, one would be the cemetery. It's entirely possible this is not a major project per se; it's a mill and overlay, so we're not reconstructing the whole street. The other one I touched base on was Croixdale because they have a significant portion of the project. [14:48] **Councilmember Michelle Hanson:** I guess I'm a little confused about the sanitary sewer and why it's not eligible for assessment. Can you go over that in a little more detail for me, please? [14:59] **John Perotti (City Engineer, SEH):** Yep. Councilmember Hanson, there are actually I believe three sections that are looking to become lined with the cured-in-place lining system. Two of those sections don't have any lateral connections from any of the houses on them, and so the city would pay for those. [16:25] **John Perotti (City Engineer, SEH):** Give me a second; I'll give you a visual. From this manhole to this manhole up on 6th Street, there are no connections. That's why the cost is different. [17:35] **Councilmember Michelle Hanson:** Yeah, it's a little—this whole assessment thing is not the best system. You come to my area with the project in 2017 and everybody had to pay. It was all divided across all the different homes. I still would love to look at our assessment policy before we do any more. [21:49] **Adam (City Staff):** I just had one update to add. I just quickly went back and looked, and those sanitary sewer assessments in 2017 were $1,460 per lot. These are $1,760, so a little bit more here, but very close. [22:56] **Mayor Michele Hanson:** In the last few years, Matt has all of that plotted now so folks are not surprised by this. It's best if people are not taken by surprise. If there are no other questions, would someone like to make a motion? [25:40] **Councilmember Michelle Hanson:** I moved to adopt a resolution accepting a feasibility report for proposed 2021 city infrastructure improvements as presented. [26:01] **Councilmember Connie Carlson:** I'll second that. [26:05] **Adam (City Staff):** Councilmember Gilmore? [26:07] **Deputy Mayor Ethan Gilmore:** Aye. [26:08] **Adam (City Staff):** Councilmember Carlson? [26:09] **Councilmember Connie Carlson:** Aye. [26:10] **Adam (City Staff):** Councilmember Dahl? [26:11] **Councilmember John Dahl:** Aye. [26:12] **Adam (City Staff):** Councilmember Hanson? [26:13] **Councilmember Michelle Hanson:** Aye. [26:14] **Adam (City Staff):** Mayor Hanson? [26:15] **Mayor Michele Hanson:** Aye. [26:36] **Deputy Mayor Ethan Gilmore:** I move to adopt a resolution setting the public improvement hearing date of March 1st, 2021, for proposed 2021 city infrastructure improvements. [26:54] **Matt Kline (City Administrator):** Ethan, can you just include "and also dispensing with the planning commission review" in that motion? [27:46] **Deputy Mayor Ethan Gilmore:** I guess as stated, with the addition mentioned by Matt Kline. [28:09] **Councilmember John Dahl:** I'll second it. [28:13] **Adam (City Staff):** Councilmember Gilmore? Aye. Councilmember Dahl? Aye. Councilmember Carlson? Aye. Councilmember Hanson? Aye. Mayor Hanson? Aye. [28:55] **Mayor Michele Hanson:** That takes us to our item number three, which is to discuss a proposal for a traffic speed limit study prepared by city engineer consulting firm SEH. With that, I'm going to turn it over to John Perotti. [29:08] **John Perotti (City Engineer, SEH):** Thank you, Mayor. Generally speaking, what the city was discussing is to lower speed limits on some or all streets either to 25 miles per hour or to 20 miles per hour. This study would provide a document that would meet the statutory requirements. In addition to that, the council asked that we take a look at two intersections specifically for traffic control. The estimate for the work is $9,200. [31:55] **Councilmember Michelle Hanson:** So the whole—just so I am clear—in order for us to reduce the speed limit to 20 miles per hour, this study is mandatory? [32:07] **John Perotti (City Engineer, SEH):** That's correct. [34:10] **Councilmember Michelle Hanson:** I just want Chief Jackson to verify that’s the intersection she had in mind. [34:19] **Police Chief Jay Jackson:** Councilmember Hanson, most of our complaints come from the 3rd Street intersection just because of the apartments and townhomes. If we were to implement a stop sign, I thought that would be most appropriate. [37:37] **Councilmember Connie Carlson:** I'm just wondering how much of an issue this is. I'm reaching out to Chief Jackson on how much this would be for enforcing. [39:20] **Police Chief Jay Jackson:** In my experience, you're right. We have some random people that are speeding. A majority of my staff know who these people are; generally, they're younger kids. I think it's more random. The study showed very few were over 30. [45:25] **Adam (City Staff):** The preliminary data did not indicate that there was a speeding problem on city streets. Staff's recommendation was that we don't recommend the speed limit be changed. [50:06] **Mayor Michele Hanson:** I am a proponent of safety, but I'm not a believer in spending taxpayers' dollars when it's not substantiated. [50:40] **Councilmember John Dahl:** Mayor, you should start at my house on 4th Street and drive 30 miles an hour all the way to the school and see if you feel safe. No way in heck are you going to feel like that's a safe speed. [1:03:04] **Deputy Mayor Ethan Gilmore:** I think the public engagement is 100% something we need to do before we go forward with the study and spend the $4,800. [1:23:48] **Mayor Michele Hanson:** I'll reach out to council members and let you guys know what we're proposing. We still need to have someone make a motion. [1:25:05] **Councilmember Connie Carlson:** I’d make a motion to direct the staff to solicit input from residents and maybe have it prepared for the council by our May meeting. [1:25:24] **Councilmember John Dahl:** I'll second. [1:25:27] **Adam (City Staff):** Councilmember Carlson? Aye. Councilmember Dahl? Aye. (All in favor). [1:26:34] **Mayor Michele Hanson:** New business: to consider a resolution approving a conditional use permit and site plan review for an expansion of burial sites at St. Michael's Cemetery. Sarah, would you please present? [1:26:48] **Sara Taylor (City Planner):** Thank you, Madam Mayor. St. Michael's Cemetery intends to proceed with plans for the southeast expansion area. The planning commission voted 5-0 to recommend approval. Staff is recommending approval of the CUP. [1:32:05] **Greg Johnson (Landscape Architect):** This is Greg Johnson from Alexander Landscape Architect. The stormwater basin will collect a little water, but it will not stay past 48 hours. We aren't touching anything past our property line. [1:40:05] **Councilmember Connie Carlson:** I want to make a motion approving a conditional use permit and site plan for expansion of burial sites including up to 10 upright columbaria within the southeast portion of St. Michael's Cemetery. [1:40:40] **Councilmember Michelle Hanson:** I'll second it. (Roll call: All aye). [1:41:35] **Mayor Michele Hanson:** Item number two under new business is to discuss municipal water demand. Matt, I'll turn it over to you. [1:41:48] **Matt Kline (City Administrator):** Mayor, members of the council, the upper zone includes Inspiration and all of the Baytown Township areas. Our summer usage is 5.3 times winter usage. The DNR recommends a 2.6 ratio. Essentially, in the upper zone, we are using a lot of water in the summer for irrigation. We are looking at mechanical upgrades costing about $200,000 and water conservation education. [2:05:10] **Mayor Michele Hanson:** City council liaison reports. Michelle? [2:05:14] **Councilmember Michelle Hanson:** Planning Commission covered the cemetery. I'm still part of the cable commission until we hand the torch over to Ethan. [2:06:05] **Councilmember John Dahl:** Middle St. Croix Watershed was just budget stuff. [2:06:14] **Councilmember Connie Carlson:** The Library Board met. Curbside is still the most popular way for people to get books. [2:08:30] **Mayor Michele Hanson:** I attended the Relief Association board meeting and a meeting with Congresswoman Betty McCollum. Now over to Adam and staff. [2:09:35] **Gabe Kinney (Fire Chief):** Madam Mayor and council members, for the month of January we had 61 calls. Our members completed their second shots last weekend. Lake Elmo came out and toured our fire station. [2:11:00] **Police Chief Jay Jackson:** Good evening, Madam Mayor. My staff had taser training and Narcan training. Our 2020 total calls were 9,246. [2:14:15] **Matt Kline (City Administrator):** Staff has been busy maintaining ice rinks and doing tree trimming. We are also working on sidewalk cutting and sewer televising. [2:18:10] **Sara Taylor (City Planner):** The habitat management plan for the clean water project is now complete. I'll be pursuing a grant for buckthorn removal. [2:19:35] **Councilmember John Dahl:** Is there an opportunity to bring goats in to help with the buckthorn? [2:19:48] **Sara Taylor (City Planner):** Councilmember Dahl, I am so excited about it! I think it would be a great opportunity to educate the public. [2:21:24] **Adam (City Staff):** We are working on the new city website and the 2020 audit. Regarding Tennis, the new waste hauling company, there have been minor growing pains but no significant complaints. [2:29:02] **Councilmember Michelle Hanson:** I move we adjourn. [2:29:08] **Councilmember John Dahl:** I'll second. [2:29:12] **Adam (City Staff):** (Roll call: All aye). [2:29:40] **Mayor Michele Hanson:** Thank you all very much. Good night.