2010 CITY COUNCIL AGENDAS & MEETINGS
Regular City Council meetings are the 2nd Monday of the month at 7:00
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Agenda For December 13, 2010
City Council Meeting

1. Call to Order
2. Approval of checks
3. Approval of bank rec
4. Debit/Credit card approval, including electronic transfers
5. Approve minutes of previous council meeting
6. Liquor Store Report, Set Inventory date
7. Fire Department Report, Ag Star grant
8. Mayor’s Report

Old Business

Scott Lange, water/sewer/street project, grocery store wall.

Certify budget and levy for 2011 city budget (Council, bring yours from the November meeting).

Surfsota contract

Yard clean up

New Business

Set date for Liquor Store inventory

Welder for city, around $1,500, we have around $8,500 left in the maintenance budget as of 12-1-10. Locator for underground locates: around $800; pallet forks 48” $650

National Flood Plain Insurance Program see packet for cover letter on flood plan management program

Quotes for removing concrete rubble, etc by maintenance shop. See packet for details.

Clerk item:

Vacation time off

Closed meeting for Union contract discussion (See packet)

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Agenda For November 8, 2010
City Council Meeting

1. Call to Order
2. Approval of checks
3. Approval of bank rec
4. Debit/Credit card approval, including electronic transfers
5. Approve minutes of previous council meeting
6. Liquor Store Report, Summons (see packet)
7. Fire Department Report, change in budget GO Bond
8. Mayor’s Report

Old Business

Scott Lange, water/sewer/street project, Brad Wasner right of way

Xcel Energy, see packet for quote for 3-phase to pumphouse

Surfsota (Xtratyme) contract revisited, Jeff Krych

Wentland, Euteneuer land purchase

Demolition challenge and payment

New Business

Certify election results, council being the canvassing board for the local election. See packet for details.

Summer Rec Holdingford schools, see packet for information

Sheriff’s contract renewal for 2011, see packet for details.

Closed meeting on union negotiation
Clerk Item:

Lien list for utilities
Report on election

Agenda For October 5, 2010
City Council Meeting

1. Call to Order
2. Approval of checks
3. Approval of bank rec
4. Debit/Credit card approval, including electronic transfers
5. Approve minutes of previous council meeting
6. Liquor Store Report
Business discussion with manager
7. Fire Department Report, Financing for Fire truck
8. Mayor’s Report

Old Business

Scott Lange, water/sewer/street project

Steve Woller, Surfsota antenna contract

New lawn mower bids, Evergreen Equipment, Mies Outland, Inc., Midwest Machinery.
New Business

Water tower safety issues

Illuminae Artists to use city hall for one full week, evening of Dec. 13 to evening of Dec. 20 for a performance. Need to know what to charge them. This is a new non profit organization for the community artists.

Wellhead protection plan

St. Co. League of Cities meeting Tuesday, Oct. 19, 6:30 p.m. in Albany

Closed meeting for union negotiation.

Agenda For September 13, 2010
City Council Meeting

1. Call to Order
2. Approval of checks
3. Approval of bank rec
4. Debit/Credit card approval, including electronic transfers
5. Approve minutes of previous council meeting and approval of special meeting, August 23, 2010
6. Liquor Store Report
7. Fire Department Report
8. Mayor’s Report

Old Business

Scott Lange, water/sewer/street project

Roy Granberg on utility bill

New Business

Preliminary approval of budget and tax levy

Set Public hearing on budget and tax levy for December 13, 2010 at the December regular council meeting.

New Principal Dental/Life rates up about 5.9%

Reminder that October council meeting is Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010, 7 p.m.

LMC insurance coverage from storm damage, what’s covered, what’s not.

Clerk Item:

HRA housing update
Henry’s Waterworks will be here tomorrow to demo their Badger brand auto read water meter

Closed meeting on union negotiations.

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Agenda For August 9, 2010
City Council Meeting

1. Call to Order
2. Approval of checks
3. Approval of bank rec
4. Debit/Credit card approval, including electronic transfers
5. Approve minutes of previous council meeting and approval of special meeting, July 26, 2010
6. Liquor Store Report
7. Fire Department Report
8. Mayor’s Report

Old Business

Scott Lange, water/sewer/street project

Surfsota contract, see packet

Stearns Co. Prosecutions Janelle Kendall approval for next two-year contract

MN Revenue audit final report, sales tax due, complete report in packet

New Business

Roy Granberg, utilities

New owners of TKs – Larry, Robin Johnson, will bring business plan

Middle Sauk River WaterFest – see packet for details

Principal insurance renewal due 9-1-10

Plumbing bid from Ripplinger for redoing Wobegon men’s bathroom, estimate in packet

Set dates for department heads and council liaison for 2011 budget

Security cameras for park areas, will have info at Monday night’s meeting

Closed meeting: union negotiations

Clerk Item:

Office closed, Tuesday, Aug 10, I am head judge for the Primary.

Reminder: Open bids for demolition of old buildings, Mon. Aug. 23, 7 p.m.

Dog ordinance; suggested change in ordinance, to add pit bull breed not being allowed in the city, to be proactive in safety for residents. Would need a public hearing on this change.

Picking up stray dogs more than 2 times, considered a misdemeanor.

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Agenda For July 12, 2010
City Council Meeting

1. Call to Order
2. Approval of checks
3. Approval of bank rec
4. Debit/Credit card approval, including electronic transfers
5. Approve minutes of previous council meeting and approval of special meeting, June 18, 2010
6. Liquor Store Report,
7. Fire Department Report
8. Mayor’s Report

Old Business

Scott Lange - Engineering agreement on project

Bid for demolition of old buildings

New Business

St. Hedwig’s bingo permit for their centennial celebration

Insurance proposals for medical coverage on full time employees

Election judge approval: Laverne Woidyla, Vicki Statz, Jeanette May, Marcy Schmidt, Florence Voss, Diane Konsor, Louise Winkler, Audrey Lange, Kathy Gerads, Kathy O’Hara.

$250 request for donation to IF to be in our annual budget. See packet for details.

Stop sign at the end of alley by Natasha Popp’s home (that H G&G customers drive through)

Closed meeting union negotiation discussion

Clerk items:

Clean up day information

 

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Agenda For June 14, 2010
City Council Meeting

1. Call to Order
2. Approval of checks
3. Approval of bank rec
4. Debit/Credit card approval, including electronic transfers
5. Approve minutes of previous council meeting
6. Liquor Store Report, LMC Liability (dram) Insurance
7. Fire Department Report
8. Mayor’s Report

Old Business

Scott Lange on update on w/s project

Travis Lenarz – alley closing

Jon Lentz, St. Co. liaison will be here to talk about Holdingford Daze

Surfsota contract

New Business

John Holthaus, insurance coverage options

Kelly Strand, sewerage usage vs. water usage

Community picnic raffle gambling permit
Booster Club half for cash raffle before parade

Council approval for next round of IF grant $s. (They changed the amount they are giving this year from $10,000 to $9,000.) See packet on info what the grant will help pay for.

New city attorney, John Koch, same organization.

Resolution 10-06-14-01 for Tom Wenner, thanking him for years of service (he’s retiring)

Water usage sales tax

Transfer funds from General to General Reserve - $50,000
LGA decrease $14,545

Clerk Item:

PERA for council members

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Revised Agenda For April 12 , 2010
City Council Meeting

1. Call to Order
2. St. County Prosecutor, Janelle Kendall to give council update for 2009
3. Approval of checks
4. Approval of bank rec
5. Debit/Credit card approval, including electronic transfers
6. Approval of council minutes from previous month
7. Approval of public hearing minutes
8. Liquor Store Report
9. Fire Department Report
10. Fire Dept. CD is maturing 4/14/10. Want to roll over? If so, how many months?
11. Mayor’s Report

Old Business

Scott Lange on w/s project update

Molly to give 2009 audit report to council

Resolution 10-04-12-01 Fund 305 completely paid out. Council to approve.

Action on public hearing

Demo of buildings, paneling. boards in hardware store.

City representation for union negotiations.

New Business

Helping Hands gambling permit for Holdingford Daze

Proposed LGA cuts to city for 2010-11

Board of equalization meeting Tuesday, April 13, 7-8 p.m.

Clerk items:

City wide clean up day, Saturday, June 19, 8 a.m. – 12 noon. Sign up times for working, go over list. This list will go in the May Utility billing along with Consumer Confidence Report for water.

MCFOA conference info

MN Revenue audit here Wednesday, April 13 10 a.m.. Sales and use tax audit. Our city just came up for random review.

People in the military, water shut off, can their $50 reconnect fee be waived?

 

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Agenda For March 8 , 2010
City Council Meeting

1. Call to Order
2. Approval of checks
3. Approval of bank rec
4. Debit/Credit card approval, including electronic transfers
5. Approve minutes of previous council meeting
6. Liquor Store Report
Non renewal of insurance.
7. Fire Department Report
8. Mayor’s Report

Old Business

Bryan Remer for Scott.Lange on street, water, sewer project

Roof repair on Veteran’s Park shelter and south bathroom. Open bids.

Tear down bids for properties: old grocery store and old hardware store

New Business

Cheryl Foster here to go over property values before Board of Equal. Meeting that is set for Tuesday, April 13, 2010, 7 p.m. here at city hall.

Who wants to negotiate with the union?

Public hearing March 15, 7 p.m. on street, water, sewer project, here at city hall.

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Agenda For February 08 , 2010
City Council Meeting

1. Call to Order
2. Approval of checks
3. Approval of bank rec
4. Debit/Credit card approval, including electronic transfers
5. Liquor Store Report
6. Fire Department Report – also to renew Gambling permit for F.D. gambling in L.S. Direct mayor or city clerk to arrange financing for the fire truck and accept bid for new fire truck.
7. Mayor’s Report

Old Business

Scott Lange update on utility
Does the council want to hire Scott to out bids description to tear down two buildings

Roof repair on Veteran’s Park shelter and south bathroom. Ask for bids for next month’s
meeting.

Pay equity, Cash in lieu, insurance, etc. See packet for details.

New Business

Lt. Jon Lentz will be here at the meeting to answer any questions about sheriff’s protection here in the city.

Urban conservationist

Cheryl Foster would like to have the Board of Equalization meeting on Tuesday, April 13, 7 p.m. here at city hall if okay with council. She will be here at the March council meeting to go over with the council the property values.

Block Main St. and one block up on Plymouth for the car show during Holdingford Daze

Pot of Gold gambling permit for Holdingford Daze.

Krain Township needs to use the voting machine for their elections in March.

Report from Kim on SHIP (Statewide Health Improvement Program) meeting

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Agenda For January 11, 2010
City Council Meeting