Agenda For June 11th , 2007 City Council Meeting

1. Call to Order
2. Approval of checks
3. Approve minutes of previous council meeting
4. Liquor Store Report
5. Fire Department Report
6. Mayor’s Report

New Business

Jon Lentz is our new contact person for Stearns County Sheriff’s Dept. He will come to the meeting to introduce himself. Joe Litchy is no longer our contact person.

Cyril Ebnet to renew Softball park beer license.

Scott Lange on roof repair, Arc view on city geographical mapping

Old Business

Dan Fiedler here on the Liquor insurance. It was tabled from last meeting.  Call Dan on Friday before meeting to remind him

Sunday liquor licenses have a maximum charge rate of $200/year. We will have to reimburse the American Legion and TK’s Restaurant $112.50 each for their Sunday Liquor licenses.

Dandelion/noxious weed kill bids

Skateboard park

Power surge update

Clean up day, June 16th.

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Agenda For May 14th , 2007 City Council Meeting

1. Call to Order at 6:30 p.m. at Pumphouse #3 for demonstration by Maintenance crew of new well processes.
2. Reconvene Regular council meeting at 7 p.m. at City Hall
3. Approval of checks
4. Approve minutes of previous council meeting
5. Liquor Store Report
6. Fire Department Report
7. Mayor’s Report

New Business

Liquor license American Legion

Scott Lange on city projects:
1) Final Pay Application for Traut Wells for Well No. 3.
You will be receiving in the mail the signed final pay application. The final amount is $6,657.02.  They are done with their work and we can close their portion of the project.  We still need the signed consent of surety form, saying the bonding company agrees with closing the project,  but expect to have it by Monday's meeting.

2) Review of Quotes for Manhole Rehabilitation.
Quotes for this are due on Thursday by Noon.  So far I have two of the three quotes already.  I will forward them to you once we review.

Joel Imholte split of property. He will have the diagram of the split.

Clean up day schedule of prices, (Saturday, June 16) Need council people to sign up to work.

Initiative Foundation request for $250 donation

Go over five year plan for city improvements.        New street sweeper.

Old Business

Go over investments and look at CD’s maturing in May, 2007:
W/S Capitalization CD (20664) $69,170.61 transfer to water account for debt service
Maint. Equip fund CD (20667) $75,203.29 renew again as a CD
Transfer enough $s from General 8055938 (balance in this account is $259,121.48) to General fund to cover until LGA and property tax $s come in to city
Is this what the council wants to do with these CD’s and General fund?

Need council approval on Well #3 invoices from:
Traut Wells        Final payment of $6,657.62
Avon Electric        Final payment of $1,173.00
Preferred Controls    Last 10 percent of contract price: $3,586.88 (this includes $881.88 in applicable sales tax)

See list of Bid costs versus Actual costs for Well #3.

Another Traut Wells invoice for new pump for well, over and above bid cost: $4,779.00. Pump from Well # 1 is not good for Well # 3.

Ed Ehrlichmann on moving a house onto one of his properties.

Skate Board Park

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Agenda For April 9th , 2007 City Council Meeting

1. Call to Order
2. Approval of checks
3. Approve minutes of previous council meeting
4. Liquor Store Report
5. Fire Department Report
6. Mayor’s Report

Old Business

Well project update (no need for Scott to be here)

Consider Ron Hylla’s request from the Booster Club to waive the 10% of gambling funds currently directed to Equipment Fund and redirect all of gambling funds to the current project, restoring the high school gym floor.

New Business

Brenda Engelking here for the Home Rehab program, 7:30 p.m.

Cheryl Foster with sales packets and update of assessments. She will be here for the Assessment meeting on Thursday, May 10th here at city hall at 8 p.m.

Molly to come for Y/E 2006 report

Pay equity compliance report for 2006 from the State. We are currently working with the state to be in compliance. Two categories look like they are out of compliance.

Resolution for city to accept responsibility of electrical improvements and upkeep at Garden Triangle for Christmas tree lights and fountain.

Redo resolution (07-02-12-02) for Holdingford Daze. Bingo to be done at the Am. Legion.

Discuss leasing out the old maintenance shop to floor removal company

Report on meeting with manager and assistant manager of Municipal Liquor store

Council to judge water preservation poster contest for 3rd grader’s.

Clerk Item:
I have received a $150 grant for the Clerk’s Institute being held this July 9-13, 2007. Total cost for registering will be $260.

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Agenda For March 12th , 2007 City Council Meeting

1. Call to Order
2. Approval of checks
3. Approve minutes of previous council meeting
4. Liquor Store Report
5. Fire Department Report
6. Mayor’s Report

Old Business

Well #3 update
Request for refund from Petro fund sent in
Bulk Plant property sale $s use to line manholes??
Ed Ehrlichmann request to move in house on property on Rivercrest Rd.

New Business

Ron Hylla, Booster Club would like to renew gambling licenses for TK’s and the liquor store.

Medica coverage renewal is April 1, 2007 – John Holthaus

Stearns County Comprehensive Plan community meetings: March 22, Paynesville Area Center, 1105 W. Main Street, 7 p.m. OR March 29th at Melrose City Center, 225 East First St. North at 12:30 p.m. OR March 29th at Trobec’s Event Center, 213 20th Ave SE, St. Joseph, at 7 p.m.

Storm sewer ponds and/or filters

Don’t crack fill this year, use money to tar around manholes instead?

Sewer line cleaning

Starting the paperwork for Home rehab program for 2008

LMC Safety and Loss Workshop – April 12

Adopt MN Historical Society Records Retention Schedule to be in compliance with MN law. See resolution.

Clerk Item:
July 31st – Aug. 10th, Missions trip to Mexico for clerk, would like time off.

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Agenda For February 12th , 2007 City Council Meeting

1. Call to Order
2. Approval of checks
3. Approve minutes of previous council meeting
4. Liquor Store Report
5. Fire Department Report
6. Mayor’s Report


Old Business

Rob Hammerel  (see letter from Attorney Tom Wenner - creating a non-conforming use parcel)

Well update, Preferred Controls invoice

Items from last meeting: Reclaiming dogs charge, snow bird charge.

Bulk plant properties, sold.
    D & D Oil property    finalized, Friday, Feb. 2, 2007,    $15,281.00
    Gerads Oil property    finalized, Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2007    $  9,366.00

New Business

Janelle Kendal to give full report for 2006 prosecutions.

Mary Stalberger for gambling permit, Holdingford Daze 2 raffles (8 p.m.)
Helping Hands raffle permit

Painting of posts by shelter, would the parks dept. take on the cost of paint and reflector tape if the Garden Club did the labor?

Water main fixed Park Street, hydrant in low land removed per Pat M. Ernie, Jerry, Herman decision

Employee reviews, see packet, please review and bring to meeting


Clerk Item:

Clarification on who cannot play pull tabs at the Municipal Liquor Store. Bartenders, Liquor Store Manager and the person who signs the lease may not gamble with pull tabs at that site at any time.

MCFOA (Municipal Clerks and Financial Officers Association) (Government Training Seminar)GTS 

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Agenda For January 8th , 2007 City Council Meeting
and Four Public Hearings

1. Call to Order
2. Public hearing on: Water/Sewer rates
3. Public hearing on: Water/Sewer hook up fee
4. Public hearing on: Raising liquor license fee
5. Public hearing on: Raising salary on council and Mayor
6. Swear in new council members
7. Adoption of public hearings
8. Approval of checks
9. Approve minutes of previous council meeting
10. Liquor Store Report
11. Fire Department Report
12. Mayor’s Report
Update on Well #3, Scott Lange
Suggest to raise water/sewer rates beginning of 2007, and rates over minimum usage raised .01/unit. Raise water/sewer install rate from $1,500 to 1,800 per building permit.
New Business
Rob Hammerel, Sam DeLeo on 130 Washington St. property split (Jim/Lynn Langner property)
Review all city rates and set for 2007
Review official appointments (see attached 2006 list)
Authorization of who may use credit cards, which ones, currently Sam’s Club and Bank Debit Card.
Loss Control workshop April 12, 2007 in St. Cloud. Suggested that elected official(s) attend also.
Local Board of Appeal and Equalization Training for council people available in Little Falls, Jan. 24th. (See attached sheet).