04-11-2023 Regular
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Supple at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers.
Council Members Present:
Mary Supple, Mayor; Sharon Christensen; Simon Trautmann;
and Sean Hayford Oleary
Council Members
Absent:
Ben Whalen
Staff Present:
Katie Rodriguez, City Manager; Mary Tietjen, City Attorney;
Sack Thongvanh, Assistant City Manager; Chris Swanson,
Management Analyst; and Dustin Leslie, City Clerk
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Supple led the Pledge of Allegiance.
OPEN FORUM
Mayor Supple reviewed the options to participate:
• Participate live by calling 1-415-655-0001 during the open forum portion
• Call prior to meeting 612-861-9711
• Email prior to meeting kwynn@richfieldmn.gov
Susan Sandahl, 6600 Lyndale Avenue South, #801, presented an update on the Richfield Eco
Fair being held on Saturday, April 15 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Richfield High School. She noted the
fair was free; there would be 30 vendors in attendance; guest speakers; door prizes; a kid’s area; and
snacks available. She thanked the City for their co-sponsorship as well as Richfield Vision for their
major support along with a special thank you to Rachel Lindholm, the City’s Sustainability Specialist.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
M/Hayford Oleary, S/Christensen to approve the minutes of the: (1) Special City Council Work
Session of March 25, 2023; (2) City Council Work Session of March 28, 2023; and (3) City Council
Meeting of March 28, 2023.
Motion carried: 4-0
CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
Richfield, Minnesota
Regular Council Meeting
April 11, 2023
City Council Meeting Minutes -2- April 11, 2023
ITEM #1
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
M/Trautmann, S/Christensen to approve the agenda.
Motion carried: 4-0
ITEM #2
CONSENT CALENDAR
City Manager Rodriguez presented the consent calendar.
A. Consider a request for site plan approval at 817 – 66th Street East for an optometrist clinic.
(Staff Report No. 40)
RESOLUTION NO. 12081
RESOLUTION APPROVING A SITE PLAN FOR AN OPTOMETRY CLINIC
AT 817 – 66TH STREET EAST
B. Consider adoption of a resolution requesting an advance payment of Municipal State Aid
(MSA) Street Funds to collect funds available for the completion of ongoing and upcoming
projects. (Staff Report No. 41)
RESOLUTION NO. 12082
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN ADVANCE OF 2023
MUNICIPAL STATE AID STREET FUNDS
C. Consider the approval of a bid tabulation and aware of contract to Corrective Asphalt
Materials, LLC for the 2023 Maltene Pavement Rejuvenation Project in the amount of
$100,700 and authorize the City Manager to approve contract changes under $175,000
without further City Council consideration. (Staff Report No. 43)
D. Consider the approval of a Temporary On Sale Intoxicating Liquor license for the Richfield
Foundation’s A Toast to Richfield event to take place on Thursday, May 11, 2023, in the
atrium area of Woodlake Center, located at 6601 Lyndale Ave South. (Staff Report No. 44)
M/Trautmann, S/Hayford Oleary to approve the consent calendar.
Motion carried: 4-0
ITEM #3
CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS, IF ANY, REMOVED FROM CONSENT
CALENDAR
None.
ITEM #4
CONSIDER THE ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CONTRACT
WITH THE LABOR OF TRADES LOCAL 49 FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY 1,
2023 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2023 AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER
TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT. (STAFF REPORT NO. 45)
City Council Meeting Minutes -3- April 11, 2023
Council Member Christensen presented Staff Report 45.
Assistant City Manager Thongvanh gave a brief history and reviewed the union negotiation
process.
Mayor Supple asked if they were under the old contract before this and now they were going to
retroactively go back to January 1 and were they working under an expired contract. Assistant City
Manager Thongvanh responded that was correct.
M/Christensen, S/Trautmann to adopt a resolution approving the contract with the Labor of
Trades Local 49 for the period January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023 and authorize the City
Manager to execute the Agreement.
RESOLUTION NO. 12083
RESOLUTION APPROVING LABOR AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF
RICHFIELD AND INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS, LOCAL 49
BARGAINING UNIT FOR YEAR 2023
Motion carried: 4-0
ITEM #5
CONSIDER THE APPOINTMENTS TO CITY ADVISORY BOARD AND
COMMISSIONS AND THE RICHFIELD TOURISM AND PROMOTION BOARD
(RTPB) (STAFF REPORT NO. 46)
Council Member Trautmann presented Staff Report 46.
M/Trautmann, S/Christensen to appoint the appointment of the members to fill the expiring or
vacant terms of the City Advisory Board and Commissions and the Richfield Tourism and Promotion
Board that are referenced in the list attached to Council’s packet.
Mayor Supple thanked the applicants for applying for these positions.
Council Member Trautmann noted there are other City committees who are looking for
volunteers also.
Motion carried: 4-0
ITEM #6
CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
City Manager Rodriguez stated she had no report.
ITEM #7
CLAIMS AND PAYROLL
M/Trautmann, S/Hayford Oleary that the following claims and payrolls be approved:
U.S. BANK 04/11/2023
A/P Checks: 313586 - 313702 $656,830.90
Payroll: 177540 - 177838 $776,029.73
City Council Meeting Minutes -4-April 11, 2023
TOTAL $1,432,860.63
Motion carried: 4-0
ITEM #8 HATS OFF TO HOMETOWN HITS
Council Member Trautmann stated the Gene and Mary Jacobson Outstanding Citizen of the
Year Award was now open for nominations through the Human Rights Commission. Nominations can
be made on the City’s website.
Council Member Hayford Oleary noted the Adopt a Drain program was ongoing and was
looking for people to help.
Council Member Christensen shouted out to the Public Works Department for their work during
the recent “mini” blizzard.
Mayor Supple stated she had an inquiry from a resident regarding ways to clear up the
trees/branches that were down from the storm. She noted the yard waste program started April 15 and
that might be one of the options for people who had smaller debris in their yard. She summarized what
could be placed in the yard containers. She indicated for those residents who did not have the yard
waste program, they can get the pay per bag service and they can contact the City or hauler to add the
service. For larger debris, the City does not provide that service, but there are several services
throughout the Metro area that do provide this type of service.
Mayor Supple stated she had recently taken a class at the Augsburg library and it was a fabulous
program. She thanked Karina Kelton Marin who received a grant from the Minnesota Humanities Center
for a Cultural and Spanish Literacy curriculum for Richfield and Bloomington youth.
Mayor Supple noted today was the Grand Opening ribbon cutting for the Memorial Blood
Centers located at the Woodlake Center, 6601 Lyndale Avenue.
ITEM #9 ADJOURNMENT
M/Trautman, S/Christensen to adjourn the meeting at 7:25 p.m.
Motion carried: 4-0
Date Approved: April 25, 2023
Mary B. Supple
Mayor
Kelly Wynn Katie Rodriguez
Administrative Assistant City Manager