Northfield City Council Meeting
April 20, 2010 – 7:00 PM
Northfield City Hall, 801 Washington Street
CALL TO ORDER
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
PRESENTATION
• Thank you to Complete Count Committee/Human Rights Commission
• Presentation of LIDAR (Radar unit) from Office of Traffic Safety by Brad Kollmann , Safe & Sober Coordinator
• Presentation: EDA Master Plan Steering Committee – EDA Master Plan
CONSENT AGENDA
Public Comments: Persons commenting on consent agenda items only may use this opportunity to speak. Speakers must identify themselves by providing their name and address and completing a comment card. Comments are limited to two (2) minutes.
1. Review Disbursements
2. Approve Allocation/Disbursements for the Grace Whittier Fund Grant Recipients
3. Update & authorize design for Babcock Park Interceptor & Lift Station
4. Request that the Northfield Hospital adopt a Data Practices Policy and establish a responsible authority in compliance with the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act.
OPEN PUBLIC COMMENTS
Persons may take one opportunity to address the council for three minutes on a topic not on the agenda. No notification of the mayor is required. However, speakers are asked to complete a comment card. Persons wanting a response to a question must submit the question in writing to the recording secretary. Questions must include name, address and phone number.
PUBLIC HEARINGS AND RELATED ACTION
The public will have the opportunity to speak for or against the issue for a maximum of two (2) minutes per item. The Chair will recognize speaker at podium and conversation will be between Chair and speaker. Persons must give their name, address, and if representing a business, must give the name of the business or corporation. If an attorney or consultant is representing a client, the client must be identified for the record. Citizens who have material to be handed out shall provide a minimum of 12 copies of the material to the City Administrator. The City Administrator will then pass the information to the appropriate people
5. 4th Street Project Assessment Hearing continued from Dec. 21, 2009 Public Hearing.
REGULAR AGENDA
Please submit name and address to the recording secretary before the meeting or prior to the start of the regular agenda. The Mayor will ask you to speak after the staff report on the item. Please be respectful of the public’s and the council’s time. Members of the public wishing to speak may be asked to:
• Speak only once for no more than two minutes on the topic unless the speaker is addressed by the council;
• To identify your relationship to the topic (interested citizens included);
• To have a spokesperson or two for your group to present your comments.
6. City Council provide direction on designation of Way Park as a Heritage Preservation Site.
8. Resolution to Rice County expressing transportation priorities Resolution 2010-034
9. Community events/In-kind grant program.
10. Request from Senior Center to waive fees for showmobile.
11. Approve 2010-2019 Capital equipment plan.
12. Identify preferred locations for Safety Center.
13. ICLEI Annual Fees.
ADMINISTRATOR’S UPDATE
REPORTS FROM THE MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS
ADJOURN
