Meetings

3aPark & Recreation — Ernie Kohler Field Benches

Purchase of dugout benches tabled for more information; groundbreaking ceremony not yet scheduled.

Ernie Kohler Field benches

Tabled

4.1Consent Agenda — Approve the March 11, 2014 City Council Meeting Minutes

Council approved the consent agenda, which included approving the March 11, 2014 meeting minutes, the financial report, payment of audited bills for claims #8669 through #8719 (plus referenced net distribution reports), and approval of the 2013 audited financial statement.

Consent agenda

Consent calendar

4.2Consent Agenda — Financial Report

Consent agenda
Treasurer report / financial reporting

Consent calendar

4.3Consent Agenda — Approve All Audited Bills Claim #8669 through Claim #8719, plus Net Distribution reports dated March 10th, 11th and 24th, 2014

Consent agenda
Bills / claims

Consent calendar

4.4Consent Agenda — Approve 2013 Audited Financial Statement

Consent agenda
Audit / financial statements

Consent calendar

5aCouncil Items — Full Time Maintenance/Parks Employee

Council considered hiring for a full-time maintenance/parks employee; a motion was made to offer Phil Dahlheimer a full-time position at $18 plus outlined benefits, but the motion failed with Rainville, Pilon, and Meyer opposed and Scheffler and Schulz in favor.

Motion to offer position failed.

Full-time maintenance/parks employee hiring

No action

5bCouncil Items — Concrete Repairs (City Hall Steps - City Offices Front Sidewalk)

Council discussed needed concrete repairs (City Hall steps and city offices front sidewalk) and voted to table the matter until the Building Official could prepare specifications for contractors to bid on, rather than proceeding directly with the estimates included in the packet.

Table until Building Official provides specs for contractors to bid on.

Concrete repairs at City Hall and city offices

Tabled

5cCouncil Items — Water Softener Repairs and install outside water faucet

Council discussed water softener repairs and installing an outside water faucet and voted to table the work until product specifications could be obtained and the city could determine whether Aquarius installs outside hose-bibs.

Table pending product specs and inquiry whether Aquarius installs outside hose-bibs.

City Hall water softener and hose-bib

Tabled

5dCouncil Items — Adopt Footwear Policy and approve yearly allocation amount

Council approved an annual footwear stipend of $125 but tabled the footwear policy itself pending further clarification, with an instruction to check with Chetz shoes on whether the amount is appropriate; the motion passed with Scheffler opposed.

Approved a stipend amount; footwear policy itself was tabled for clarification.

Footwear stipend / safety footwear policy

Approved

5eCouncil Items — Office Hours

Table until administrative policies are reviewed again.

City office hours / administrative policies

Tabled

p. 43p. 10

5fCouncil Items — Weekend Parks Cleanup Employee

Council approved Don Warden to clean up the parks on weekends from May to October, with the arrangement to be amended when necessary.

Approved hiring Don Warden to clean parks on weekends May–October.

Weekend parks cleanup employee

Approved

p. 1p. 10

6Introduction of New Items

Minutes show a motion approving the Mayor to attend the Mayor's Conference.

Mayor's Conference attendance

Discussion only

adjournMeeting Adjourned

Adjourned at 8:50 PM.

Adjournment

Approved

Motions and votes

16 motions on the record. Split votes are highlighted.

M1Meyer made a motion to add Leon and Cindy Ohman (Goose Lake Farm and Winery) Building Code Administrative Citation and CUP as item #2 on the agenda; Scheffler seconded. All in favor; motion carried.

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Meyer made a motion to add Leon and Cindy Ohman (Goose Lake Farm and Winery) Building Code Administrative Citation and CUP as item #2 on the agenda; Scheffler seconded. All in favor; motion carried.

moved by Meyer, seconded by Scheffler

Passed

All in favor; motion carried.

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M2Rainville made a motion for the following: to approve rescinding the Administrative Citation; direct staff to give the appropriate notice to both the Ohmans and the hearing officer regarding the dismissal of the Administrative Citation; have the building official proceed as necessary under the building code statutes; and to authorize staff to move forward with setting up a hearing for revoking the CUP that was issued for the farm winery on the Ohman property.

Exact transcript text

Rainville made a motion for the following: to approve rescinding the Administrative Citation; direct staff to give the appropriate notice to both the Ohmans and the hearing officer regarding the dismissal of the Administrative Citation; have the building official proceed as necessary under the building code statutes; and to authorize staff to move forward with setting up a hearing for revoking the CUP that was issued for the farm winery on the Ohman property.

moved by Rainville, seconded by Meyer

Passed

All in favor; motion carried

M3Pilon made a motion to table the request by Roy and Monica Munter for an IUP until the May meeting to obtain additional information regarding the MPCA comments and regulations; Meyer seconded. All in favor; motion carried.

Exact transcript text

Pilon made a motion to table the request by Roy and Monica Munter for an IUP until the May meeting to obtain additional information regarding the MPCA comments and regulations; Meyer seconded. All in favor; motion carried.

moved by Pilon, seconded by Meyer

Tabled

All in favor; motion carried.

M4Scheffler made a motion to have a joint workshop with P&Z at 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM on Tuesday, April 22, 2014; Schulz seconded. All in favor; motion carried.

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Scheffler made a motion to have a joint workshop with P&Z at 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM on Tuesday, April 22, 2014; Schulz seconded. All in favor; motion carried.

moved by Scheffler, seconded by Schulz

Passed

All in favor; motion carried.

M5Pilon made a motion to adopt Ordinance 2014-06, an Interim Ordinance Extending An Existing Moratorium on Subdivision, Zoning or Building Permit Applications for Properties Guided for Commercial Land Use by Comprehensive Plan; Meyer seconded.

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Pilon made a motion to adopt Ordinance 2014-06, an Interim Ordinance Extending An Existing Moratorium on Subdivision, Zoning or Building Permit Applications for Properties Guided for Commercial Land Use by Comprehensive Plan; Meyer seconded.

moved by Pilon, seconded by Meyer

Passed

NScheffler

M6Meyer made a motion to adopt Ordinance 2014-05, an Ordinance amending chapter 9 of the Nowthen City Code to adopt the new state regulations pertaining to individual sewage treatment systems and relocate the provisions for private water supply (wells) to section 6 of this chapter, as presented with recommendations by Liz Stockman; Scheffler seconded. All in favor; motion carried.

Exact transcript text

Meyer made a motion to adopt Ordinance 2014-05, an Ordinance amending chapter 9 of the Nowthen City Code to adopt the new state regulations pertaining to individual sewage treatment systems and relocate the provisions for private water supply (wells) to section 6 of this chapter, as presented with recommendations by Liz Stockman; Scheffler seconded. All in favor; motion carried.

moved by Meyer, seconded by Scheffler

Passed

All in favor; motion carried.

M7Rainville made a motion to table the purchase of dugout benches until more information is provided; Pilon seconded. All in favor; motion carried.

Exact transcript text

Rainville made a motion to table the purchase of dugout benches until more information is provided; Pilon seconded. All in favor; motion carried.

moved by Rainville, seconded by Pilon

Tabled

All in favor; motion carried.

M8Scheffler made a motion to approve the consent agenda, as presented; Meyer seconded. All in favor; motion carried.

Exact transcript text

Scheffler made a motion to approve the consent agenda, as presented; Meyer seconded. All in favor; motion carried.

moved by Scheffler, seconded by Meyer

Passed

All in favor; motion carried.

M9Scheffler made a motion to offer a full time position Phil Dahlheimer at $18, plus the benefits that are outlined in our current administrative policy; Schulz seconded.

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Scheffler made a motion to offer a full time position Phil Dahlheimer at $18, plus the benefits that are outlined in our current administrative policy; Schulz seconded.

moved by Scheffler, seconded by Schulz

FailedSplit vote

NRainville
NPilon
NMeyer
YScheffler
YSchulz

M10Rainville made a motion to table this matter until the Building Official can put together specs for contractors to bid on; Meyer seconded. All in favor; motion carried.

Exact transcript text

Rainville made a motion to table this matter until the Building Official can put together specs for contractors to bid on; Meyer seconded. All in favor; motion carried.

moved by Rainville, seconded by Meyer

Tabled

All in favor; motion carried.

M11Schulz made a motion to table the water softener repairs until we get specs on the products that were presented and find out if Aquarius installs outside hose-bib's; Pilon seconded. All in favor; motion carried.

Exact transcript text

Schulz made a motion to table the water softener repairs until we get specs on the products that were presented and find out if Aquarius installs outside hose-bib's; Pilon seconded. All in favor; motion carried.

moved by Schulz, seconded by Pilon

Tabled

All in favor; motion carried.

M12Pilon made a motion to approve a stipend of $125 and table the Footwear policy until further clarification can be done; Rainville seconded.

Exact transcript text

Pilon made a motion to approve a stipend of $125 and table the Footwear policy until further clarification can be done; Rainville seconded.

moved by Pilon, seconded by Rainville

Passed

NScheffler

M13Rainville made a motion to table this matter until they look at the administrative policies again; Meyer seconded. All in favor; motion carried.

Exact transcript text

Rainville made a motion to table this matter until they look at the administrative policies again; Meyer seconded. All in favor; motion carried.

moved by Rainville, seconded by Meyer

Tabled

All in favor; motion carried.

M14Meyer made a motion to approve Don Warden to clean up the parks on weekends May to October and amend when necessary; Schulz seconded. All in favor; motion carried.

Exact transcript text

Meyer made a motion to approve Don Warden to clean up the parks on weekends May to October and amend when necessary; Schulz seconded. All in favor; motion carried.

moved by Meyer, seconded by Schulz

Passed

All in favor; motion carried.

M15Rainville made a motion to approve Mayor Schulz to attend the Mayor's Conference; Meyer seconded. All in favor; motion carried.

Exact transcript text

Rainville made a motion to approve Mayor Schulz to attend the Mayor's Conference; Meyer seconded. All in favor; motion carried.

moved by Rainville, seconded by Meyer

Passed

All in favor; motion carried.

M16Schulz made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:50 PM; Meyer seconded. All in favor; motion carried.

Exact transcript text

Schulz made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:50 PM; Meyer seconded. All in favor; motion carried.

moved by Schulz, seconded by Meyer

Passed

All in favor; motion carried.

Money the council voted to spend

The amounts the council actually voted to approve, each with the vote that approved it. Drawn from the official minutes.

$40,320

Council voted: Scheffler made a motion to approve the consent agenda, as presented; Meyer seconded. All in favor; motion carried. Passed(All in favor; motion carried.)

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$125

Council voted: Pilon made a motion to approve a stipend of $125 and table the Footwear policy until further clarification can be done; Rainville seconded. Passed(Four in favor; Scheffler opposed. Motion carried.)