February 1, 2010
The City Council met in the Council Room on February 1, 2010 with the following members present: Timothy Anderson, Richard Novotny, Mayor Jamie Englund, Peter Mounts and Erick Sletto and the following absent: NONE
Others Present: Bob Schlieman-Ulteig Engineers, Jerry Buse and Diana K. Olson
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM by Mayor Englund who read over the agenda.
A motion was made by Novotny, seconded by Mounts and carried to approve the February 1st agenda.
A motion was made by Anderson, seconded by Sletto and carried to approve the January 4th Council Minutes with the correction that RFP should be RFQ (request for qualifications instead of request for proposals).
Bob was present to talk to the Council about upcoming projects and the funding that is available. The City already has a preliminary engineering report done for a few areas of the total project, which will help. We are coming up to a deadline of March 4 to get on the PFA (public facilities authority) list.
A motion was made by Anderson, seconded by Novotny and carried to have Bob from Ulteig do the facility plan for all the areas in the total project area for an amount not to exceed $5,000.
A motion was made by Mounts, seconded by Novonty and carried to approve the LG220 from the Pioneer Heritage Conservation Trust and waive the 10% and 30-day waiting period to the City to have a raffle on December 13th at the Historical Foundation.
A motion was made by Anderson, seconded by Sletto and carried to approve the LG220 from the Evansville Sportsmen’s Club and waive the 10% and 30-day waiting period to the City to have a raffle on February 20th at the Pit Stop Sports Bar.
A motion was made by Novonty, seconded by Anderson and carried to approve the 2010 law enforcement contract with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Department at the rate of $37.00 per hour for 20 hours a month.
There are drain titles connected into the sanitary sewer. There are about 21 houses, which we know at this time, that have an illegal service.
A motion was made by Mounts, seconded by Novotny and carried to approve the water and wastewater contracts with Ashby for 2 hours, 2 times a week for water and 2 hours, 2 times a week for wastewater for a two month period from February 5-April 5th until they can find a new operator.
A motion was made by Sletto, seconded by Novotny and carried to approve the 2010 Fire Department Officers.
Fire Chief—Timothy Anderson
Assistant Chief—Terry Aasness
Assistant Chief—Gary Luetgers
Assistant Chief—Timothy Fenlason
Secretary—Jenny Schuman
Engineers—Tim Tougas & Bob Merritt
Training Officer—Larry Thorstad
Tyler Anderson
Chris Johnson
Jamie Englund
A motion was made by Anderson, seconded by Mounts and carried to allow Diana to attend the Clerks conference in St. Cloud March 16-19th.
The City lost the BOR (board of review) for two years due to an oversight and Tim’s term expiring. We need to get someone trained and a resolution to the County by December 1st to get the Board of Review reinstated.
The City got word that they were approved for an Election Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities grant in the amount of $3,000 to put an automatic door opener at City Hall.
A motion was made by Anderson, seconded by Novotny and carried to waive the tort insurance for the City’s annual insurance policy renewal.
A motion was made by Novotny, seconded by Sletto and carried to purchase the 1989 E-One Pumper truck in Texas for $14,000. They did not purchase it before due to some repairs that needed to be made.
A motion was made by Mounts, seconded by Sletto and carried to allow Jerry to attend the water/wastewater conference in St. Cloud March 2-4th.
A motion was made by Novonty, seconded by Mounts carried to approve the February bills and authorize payment. (List Attached)
A motion was made by Anderson, seconded by Sletto and carried to adjourn the meeting at 9:03 PM.
