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02/28/2022 CITY COUNCIL MEETING February 28, 2022 7:00 PM Fridley Civic Campus, 7071 University Avenue N.E. MINUTES CALL TO ORDER Mayor Lund called the City Council Meeting of February 28, 2022, to order at 7:00 p.m. PRESENT Mayor Scott Lund Councilmember Dave Ostwald Councilmember Tom Tillberry Councilmember Ann Bolkcom Walter Wysopal, City Manager Scott Hickok, Community Development Director Sarah Sonsalla, City Attorney Melissa Moore, City Clerk Brian Weierke, Public Safety Director Ryan George, Deputy Director ABSENT Councilmember Steve Eggert PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PROCLAMATIONS/PRESENTATIONS 1. Proclamation – Norma Rust Appreciation Day Mayor Lund presented the proclamation to the family of Norma Rust and expressed appreciation for the service she provided to the community. The Rust family introduced themselves and commented that Mrs. Rust volunteered through other organizations in the community as well as serving as an Election Judge. They expressed appreciation to the Council and City for the recognition. APPROVAL OF PROPOSED CONSENT AGENDA Motion made by Councilmember Bolkcom to adopt the proposed Consent Agenda. Seconded by Councilmember Tillberry. City Council Meeting 2/28/2022 Minutes Page 2 UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, MAYOR LUND DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 2. Approve the Minutes from the City Council Meeting of February 14, 2022. 3. Receive the Minutes from the City Council Conference Meeting of February 14, 2022. NEW BUSINESS 4. Resolution No. 2022-17, Amending the 2022 Budget for the Sanitary Sewer Collection System Lining Project No. 602-60-22450. 5. Resolution No 2022-18, Awarding Sanitary Sewer Collection System Lining Project No. 22-450B. 6. Resolution No. 2022-19, Approving Gifts, Donations and Sponsorships Received Between January 15, 2022, and February 18, 2022. 7. Resolution No. 2022-21, Approving Change Order No. 2 (Final) for Village Green Basin Expansion Project No. 603-60-15-475. CLAIMS 8. Resolution No. 2022-20, Approving Claims for the Period Ending February 23, 2022. ADOPTION OF REGULAR AGENDA Motion made by Councilmember Tillberry to adopt the regular agenda. Seconded by Councilmember Ostwald. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, MAYOR LUND DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. OPEN FORUM, VISITORS: Consideration of Items not on Agenda – 15 minutes. No one from the audience spoke. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS PUBLIC HEARING(S) 9. Ordinance No. 1399, Public Hearing and First Reading to Consider Amending the Fridley City Code Chapters Titled Adoption of Code, Rules of Construction, Legislative Body, Commissions, Definitions, Severability, Ethics and Adoption by Reference. City Council Meeting 2/28/2022 Minutes Page 3 Motion made by Councilmember Bolkcom to open the public hearing. Seconded by Councilmember Tillberry. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, MAYOR LUND DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE PUBLIC HEARING OPENED AT 7:10 P.M. Melissa Moore, City Clerk, provided background information on the recodification process the City has undertaken. She explained that the proposed reorganization of the Code is based off input from staff and residents. She reviewed the proposed revisions to the Code. She also reviewed the process to date and the next steps. It was noted that Council received a similar presentation and discussion in a conference session previous to tonight. There were no additional questions from Council. There were no public comments received. Motion made by Councilmember Ostwald to close the public hearing, Seconded by Councilmember Bolkcom. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, MAYOR LUND DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED AT 7:26 P.M. NEW BUSINESS 10. Review of Liquor License: Two Stooges Bar and Grill Brian Weierke, Public Safety Director, provided details on the on-sale liquor licensed possessed by Two Stooges Bar and Grill. He reviewed the annual calls for service, noting an increasing trend in the number of calls and severity of issues, and also reviewed continued concerns. He stated that during 2020 and 2021, staff met with the business owners to discuss the concerns and developed proactive attempts to deter negative activity. Staff also met with the business owners in February 2022 after the shooting incident and reviewed the action plan the business developed in order to better protect its customers. He stated that staff supports the action plan and would like to continue to monitor the activity with another review to be completed by June 1, 2022. He commented that the business owners have been very responsive to calls and discussions and there have been no calls for service since the implementation of the action plan. The Council suggested focusing on more food sales and asked the length of time for which the business would close at 11 p.m. The Council also asked for details on the security team and practices, if there has been training for staff, and how the calls for service to this business compare to other similar businesses. Ryan George, Deputy Director, reported that calls for service for other similar businesses ranged between one to 19, while Two Stooges was up near 75 calls for service in one year. He noted that there is a correlation between the food/liquor service ratio and calls for service, explaining that the lower the food ratio, the higher the calls for service. City Council Meeting 2/28/2022 Minutes Page 4 The owners of Two Stooges provided input on the impact to the business that has occurred because of the earlier closing time. Details were also provided on the new security team the business is using, which is composed of former police officers. It was noted that they are going to improve the lighting in the parking lot to deter unwanted activity in that area. They also explained that the prices for alcoholic beverages were raised in attempt to deter unwanted customers, but it did not do so, and actually accounted for the higher liquor ratio compared to food sales. Details were provided on the security practices. The Council commented that perhaps the reduction to business was a result of the shooting. The Council asked that the business follow the recommendations and work with the Public Safety Director with a follow up review by the Council at the second meeting in April. Mr. Weierke stated that he will work with the business owners to develop a more detailed plan over the next two weeks that can be presented in the Council conference session on March 14. At that time, the Council will consider whether the business can be open past 11 p.m. INFORMAL STATUS REPORTS It was noted that volunteers are needed at the art center to prepare for the opening. Donations are also accepted. ADJOURN Motion made by Councilmember Ostwald to adjourn. Seconded by Councilmember Tillberry. UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, MAYOR LUND DECLARED THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY AND THE MEETING ADJOURNED AT 8:22 P.M. Respectfully Submitted, Melissa Moore Scott J. Lund City Clerk Mayor