02-28-22 Special City Council MinutesSPECIAL OTSEGO CITY COUNCIL MEETING
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2022
5:30 PM
OTSEGO PRAIRIE CENTER
Call to Order.
Mayor Jessica Stockamp called the meeting to order at 5:30 PM.
Roll Call: Mayor Jessica Stockamp; Councilmembers: Jeff Dahl, Brittany Moores; Tom
Darkenwald (arrived at 5:43 PM); and Tina Goede (arrived at 6:08 PM). City Staff: City
Administrator/Finance Director Adam Flaherty; Human Resources/Assistant City Administrator
Sabrina Hille; Street Operations Manager Kevin Lamson; Parks and Recreation Director Ross
Demant; City Engineer Ron Wagner; City Planner Daniel Licht; and City Clerk Audra Etzel.
1. Progress Report: Public Works & City Hall Facility Study_
Wold Architects and Engineers representatives Jordan Medeiros and Jonathan Loose presented
the City Council with a PowerPoint outlining the Site Selection criteria and matrix.
Criteria 1 — Cost of Land, Utilities and Site Development were reviewed.
Mayor Stockamp noted her preference that the new roadway between 90th Street and 85th
Street should be factored fully into the costs, not only part of it noting it would be the only way
to improve campus traffic flows. Mayor Stockamp also asked about the cost assigned to Site 1.
CM Darkenwald commented about the lot size for Site 1, noting that the City can move those lot
lines to adjust the size of the site.
Criteria 2 — Size of Site and Future Expansion Potential were reviewed.
Mayor Stockamp questioned the parks displacement criteria for Site 1. Mr. Loose said this will
be factored into the scoring as part of the consideration and the 40% weighting can be
adjusted.
Criteria 3 — Site Circulation were reviewed.
The City Council agreed that access to the site is important. There was further discussion about
expansion of the road from 85th Street to 90th Street and how would that cost be expensed
between projects and funding sources. Park and Recreation Director Demant said a road has
been proposed in the Parks Master Plan. Mr. Loose said this would be discussed as the project
moved forward.
Criteria 4 — Operations and Geographical Location were reviewed.
CM Darkenwald felt the City Hall being located on Site 3 would be hidden behind the future Fire
Department building. Ms. Medeiros said there are other possible building lay outs for that site
that would make the building more visible. The City Council agreed the third site is not central
to the other buildings and does not have a campus feeling.
Mr. Loose asked how the matrix should be scored including the Criteria Weighting & Priorities
going forward? After discussion, the City Council agreed to adjust the criteria percentages.
Ms. Medeiros asked how the points should be scored? The City Council agreed to leave the
scoring and use weighted percentages would be changed for the criteria of 1-4; descending
value of criteria: 4, 1, 2, 3.
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City Administrator/Finance Director Flaherty asked how the City Council would like to move
forward? Mr. Loose said they will come with scoring based on the discussion tonight for further
consideration at a future meeting.
Mayor Stockamp at 6:53 PM motioned to continue this special meeting following the
7 PM City Council meeting, seconded by CM Moores. All in favor. Motion carried 5-0.
Mayor Stockamp motioned to reopen this special meeting at 8:10 PM, seconded by
CM Goede. All in favor. Motion carried 5-0.
City Engineer Wagner, City Planner Licht, Parks and Recreation Director Demant and Street
Operations Manager Lamson did not return.
2. Verbal Update: Emergency Services Study.
City Administrator/Finance Director Flaherty said on November 8th the City Council had 5
options to move forward with emergency services and two of those options were eliminated.
City Administrator/Finance Director Flaherty, Human Resources/Assistant City Administrator
Hille and Jerry Streich with Capstone met with each of the three fire departments and all three
are interested in some type of partnership.
City Administrator/Finance Director Flaherty and Human Resources/Assistant City Administrator
Hille outlined the materials being prepared for a future City Council meeting discussion. Staff
wanted to confirm that this follows the direction of the City Council, who concurred with the
discussion.
3. Adjourn.
CM Darkenwald motioned to adjourn at 8:32 PM, seconded by CM Goede. All in
favor. Motion carried 5-0.
_ Jessica Stockamp, Mayor
ATTEST:
Audra Etzel, City Clerk
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