1987-06-15 CC Minutes
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COUNCIL MINUTES
JUNE 15, 1987
The regular meetlng of the Albertvllle Clty Counc1l was called to order by Mayor
Loretta Roden. Members present lncluded Gary Schwenzfeler, Donatus Vetsch, Don
Cornel1us, and Bob Braun. Others present 1ncluded Maureen Andrews, Thore Meyer,
Gary Meyer, and Ken Llndsay.
There was a mot1on to approve the agenda. The mot10n was made by Bob Braun,
and seconded by Don Cornel~us. All were 1n favor and the mot10n carr led.
There was a motlon to approve the m1nutes of the June 1, 1987 C ounc1l M eet1ng.
The mot1on was made by Don Cornel1us and seconded by Donatus Vetsch. All were
1n favor and the mot10n carr1ed.
The flrst ltem d1scussed by the Counc1l was the sewer b1ll1ng. The mlnutes should
show that there were some res1dents present for the d1Scuss10n.
Mr. Roger Walsh asked when the sewer rate was 1ncreased and quest10ned whether
or not the resldents were glven proper not1flcat10n. It was expla1ned that the
sewer rate formula was part of the sewer use ord1nances that were adopted 1n
1985, and that later the Counc1l had dec1ded to decrease the base rate to the
current $2.10 per thousand gallons of water used because of 1ncrease 1n sewer
rates. It was the feellng of the lCounc1l that untll the Clty had been on the
new rate for a per10d of tlme and the system was up and operat1ng there was no
way to be sure exactly how much 1t was gOlng to cost to run the system but In
the mean tlme the Counc1l bel1eved lt would be better to keep the rates at a
lower level unt11 there was a better handle on what the actual costs would run
~eclty. If at a later date lt appears that the rate 1S not generat1ng enough
cap1tal to cover the operatlon, ma1ntenance, and replacement (O.M. & R) of the
wastewater treatment facl1lty then the rate could be 1ncreased. In a scenar10
where 1t would appear that the sewer fund was generat1ng more than what would
be needed for the O.M. and R. of the system the Oouncl1 would then posslbly
decrease the base rate. ThlS scenarlO could occur as the result of the
lncrease 1n hookup charges and the number of new hookups that are occur1ng
as the result of the new constructlon that 1S taklng place.
There was a quest10n regardlng why the bl1l was for three quarters and lt was
explalned that the b1111ng had been sent 1n an effort to get the sewer accounts
up to date. It was further agreed that payment for the bl11 could be extended
out 1n order not to cause any hardshlp for the res1dents.
It was then suggested by Don Cornel1us that the Counc11 look serlously 1nto maklng
the sewer bl111ng part of the water b11l1ng. No actlon was taken on thlS matter.
Other dlScusslon relatlng to the sewer blll1ng lssue 1ncluded why the C1ty uses
the 1st quarter b1111ng, a suggest10n that the b111s show the number of gallons
used to f1gure the base charge for the year and why the Clty had done the meter
read1ngs for 2 quarters.
It was agreed that Maureen Andrews would put a not1ce 1n the paper and would
meet wlth anyone who had questlons regard1ng the1r b1111ng. Mayor Roden asked
to see a copy of the not1ce before lt went to the newspaper.
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Pete Merges was present to request that the Counc~l approve the renewal of the
Chantable Gambhng ("B~ngo") hcense and wa~ve the 30 day nobce. There was
a mot~on to approve the appl~cat~on, wh~ch was made by Bob Braun and seconded
by Gary Schwenzfe~er. All were ~n favor and the mot~on carr~ed.
There was some d~scuss~on regard~ng the pay rate for wh~ch L~nda Houghton was
to be pa~d for do~ng the sewer b~ll~ngs. It was Loretta's understand~ng that
L~nda would be w~ll~ng to do the work at the rate she ~s pa~d by the Jo~nt Powers
($8.00). Maureen was to check w~th L~nda aga~n before she wrote the check.
There was a mot~on to approve the b~lls pend~ng the clar~f~cat~on of L~nda's
pay. The mot~on to approve checks 7943 to 7984 was made by Donatus Vetsch and
seconded by Gary Schwenzfe~er. All were ~n favor and b~lls were approved.
There was a mot~on to approve a l~mIted 3.2 Beer L~cense for St. Albert's Par~sh
festIval to be held on July 19, 1987. The motIon was made by Don Cornel~us,
and seconded by Bob Braun. All were ~n favor and the motIon carr~ed.
The followIng bu~ld~ng permIts were approved on the follow~ng motIons:
PermIt 634: BUIldIng Add~t~on for Jo~nt Power's at 11100 - 50th Street-
$249.00. The motIon was made by Gary Schwenzfe~er and seconded by Donatus
Vetsch. All were ~n favor and the motIon carr~ed.
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Perm~t 635: New Home for TrIad Construct~on at 5549 Lake Avenue - $927.00.
The motIon was made by Bob Braun and seconded by Don CornelIus. All were
~n favor, and the motIon carrIed.
PermIt 636: Add~tIon for TrIad Construct~on at 5622 Large Avenue - $209.25.
The motIon was made by Bob Braun and seconded by Don Cornel~us. All were
~n favor and the motIon carrIed.
There was a questIon ra~sed regard~ng whether or not the CouncIl need to approve
each perm~t. It was the op~nlon of the C~ty Attorney that ~t ~s a good ~dea
for the CouncIl to formally approve the permIts, but suggested that they could
be approved all In one mot~on ~nstead of each one ~nd~v~dually.
Maureen ~nformed the Counc~l that she had been not~f~ed by NSP that on June 27,
1987 that the C~ty would be w~thout power for approx~mately 3 hours so that they
could make some changes ~n the power supply. It was suggested that the not~ce
be put up on the Board and that notIce got ~nto the paper.
Maureen also gave the CouncIl a br~ef update on the League of M~nnesota C~t~es
Conference wh~ch she attended ~n Rochester.
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The next ~tem d~scussed was the Wastewater Treatment fac~llty. The Counc~l was
Informed that the moss had been treated w~th 200 lbs. of copper sulphate on June
3, 1987, and at the t~me of the meet~ng ~t appears that the moss was dy~ng.
Ken ~nformed the Counc~l that as the result of the k~ll there was a change ~n
the chem~cal levels In cell 3. RIght after the kIll the levels all dropped down
to lower levels apd were Just beg~nnIng to move back ~nto a normal range.
As a result of these changes there was some quest~ons regard~ng whether or not
the cell should be d~scharged for the second t~me th~s season. Two opt~ons were
suggested:
1. Walt and see how the kIll works and hold off on d~scharg~ng
unbl fall.
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2. Do a part1cal d1scharge to reduce the water level so that the
extent of the moss could be determ1ned.
Items that play 1nto th1s 1ssue lS that the C1ty only has 500 gallons of OHM
on hand, Wh1Ch would be enough for a partlcal dlscharge but not enough to dlscharge
the entlre cell. The second 1ssue dlscussed related to the amount of room that
would be left ln the cell at the tlme of a Fall dlscharge. There was also some
dlScusslon regardlng the lack of raln and the amount of evaporatlon that lS occur-
rlng and ltS lmpact on the operatlon of the pond. And flnally the thlrd lssue
dlscussed was that a second Spr1ng d1scharge would decrease the t1me needed to
do the Fall dlscharge.
It was the oplnlon of the Clty Englneers that:
1. If the top layer of moss lS brown now lt may help keep the growth factor
down; and
2. If the pond was dropped down through a dlscharge Ken mlght be better
able to see the condlt10n of the growth.
It was agreed that regardless to what 1S done lt w1l1 be 1mportant to regularly
lnspect the ponds.
It was flnally agreed that 1f tlme permltted Ken would do a partlcal dlscharge
uSlng the remalnlng OHM, on hand.
Ken then suggested that lt mlght be helpful to have a 14 foot regular boat to
do the lnspectlons and put 1n the copper-sulphate. He also stated that ln order
to spread the copper-sulphate the boat would need a motor on It. It was agreed
that the Councll and Ken would keep an eye out for a reasonably prlced boat.
The mlnutes should note that some of the dlScusslon focussed on damage that copper-
sulphate causes to alumlnum (as 1n the pontoon), and that the pontoon lS extremely
hard to clean off after uS1ng the chemlcal.
It was also the op1nlon of the C1ty Attorney that a llfeJacket must be worn at all
tlmes by anyone on the pontoon or In the boat.
The Counc11 was 1nformed that Mlke Merges had had an accldent wlth the tractor
when out bladlng the road 1n front of Hackenmuellers. Mlke colllded wlth a veh1cle
travel1ng the east/ west rout~when turn1ng the vehlcle around. The Councll was
told that the car had approx1mately $100.00 worth of damage and that an accldent
report had been fllled out.
Gary Meyer asked 1f there had been any report of lnJury. Ken sald that Mlke had
ment10ned that hlS neck was a llttle stlff. Ken was asked to have Mlke flll out
a "flrst report of lnJury".
The Counc1l was also lnformed that Mlke was wlthout a Mlnnesota Drlvers llcense,
but 1S not requlred to have one to dr1ve the tractor.
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The CIty Attorney stated that he belIeves that In order to preform the dutIes
of a maIntenance employee that the person must have a drIvers lIcense and MIke's
not InformIng the CouncIl showed a serIOUS error In Judgement. Gary further
Informed the CouncIl that he felt that MIke should be present at the next CouncIl
MeetIng to explaIn what happened.
The next maIntenance Item that was dIscussed the problem of cars cuttIng across
60th Street to County Road 37 and the possIbIlIty of puttIng barrIcades up along
the problem area. Thexewas a consensus that placIng barrIcades along the road
would Just result In a ShIft to the west and would not resolve the problem.
It was agreed that Maureen should contact the County EngIneer and make hIm aware
of the problem SInce the area under dIScussIon to County RIght-of-Way. Maureen
was also asked to contact the SherIff's offIce and request that a specIal watch
be put on the area.
Ken next gave an update oni the MWOA meetIng he had attended In Melrose on June
9th.
Ken made a request that the CouncIl look Into gettIng two telephone lInes Into
CIty Hall. It was agreed that Gary Schwenzfeler would take the responsIbIlIty
of lookIng Into the optIons avaIlable to the CIty.
The CouncIl was Informed that two Summer Youth employees had been hIred, MIchelle
Merges and DebbIe Llndenfelser who are both 14 years old. There were some questIons
regardIng the age of the employees. Ken explaIned to the CouncIl that there
were certaIn qUldellnes that had to be followed regardIng youths runnIng power
tools. The mInutes are to reflect that the CouncIl has some concern regardIng
the youth's age, but under the understandIng that neIther employees wIll be
allowed to run any power equIpment, therefore reducIng the lIabIlIty of the CIty.
The next Item on the agenda was the Jaycees request for Ideas from the CouncIl
on CommunIty ProJects. These are some Ideas raIsed:
1. Park SIgn - lIstIng the rules of the park.
2. ChrIstmas LIghts.
3. Summer Youth ActIvItIes - Soccer league, arts and crafts, softball,
etc..
4. 51st Street Park Development.
No formal actIon was taken on these Items.
There was an update by Thore Meyer on the Barthel Manor - FIrst AddItIon. He
Informed the CouncIl that the contractor had agreed to put down Just the fIrst
1 i" 11ft of blacktop In 1987 and the second 11ft In 1988.
Thore next revIewed wIth the CouncIl that arrangements had been made to have the
waterlIne casIng dug up for InspectIon to see If the casIng was damaged when the
Interstate was bUIlt. The EngIneers wIll have a follow up report at the next
CouncIl meetIng.
Thore next dIscussed wIth the CouncIl Meyer-Rohlln's attempt to meet wIth aPPMrepre-
sentatlve. Gary Schwenzfeler and Don CornelIus both saId they would try to be
avaIlable to go out to the pant and Inspect the water problem. The EngIneer wIll
report back to the CouncIl the fIndIngs.
The other EngIneerIng Items dIscussed were the plans and specIfIcatIons for Barthel
Manor - 2nd AddItIon, and the progress report on Barthel ReSIdentIal - Phase II.
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The plans and speclfacat10fBshould be ready for the July 6th Councll meet1ng,
pendlng the CIty'S reclevlng the "G1ft of Deed" from Ken Barthel and the Letter
of Agreement from Frankfort Townshlp.
Gary Meyer next revlewed wlth the Councll hlS fIndlngs regardlng charglng the
utlllty companles for plac1ng thelr 11nes 1n the publ1c rlght-of-ways. He felt
that the Clty can not charge the Utlllty companles at thlS tIme, but sald that
at the tlme a renewal occurred the CIty could look at lt agaln. He suggested
that the CIty check w1th the League of M1nnesota Clt1es to see 1f they know of
any Cit1es that currently have a fee charge In thelr franch1se agreements.
The Andy's Camper problem was suppose to be dlscussed but nelther Gary nor Kev1n
Mealhouse (Bu1ldlng Inspector), knew anythlng about what Bob Mlller and Loren
Kohnen has d1scussed. It wIll be dlscussed at the next meetlng.
Gary had the Resolutlon 1987-2 regardIng the Barthel Manor 2nd Addltlon ready
for slgnature by the Mayor and Admlnlstrator/ Clerk. Also related to the Barthel
Manor 2nd Addltlon, Gary 1nformed the Councll that he was send1ng a letter to
John GrIes regardlng the Informatlon needed for the constructlon to begln In the
new add1tlon. He stressed that no work should be started unt11 the necessary
Informatlon 1S prOVIded to the CIty.
Gary Meyer's last act as C1ty Attorney was to thank the Councll for the number
of years that they have worked together. He sald, that the hardest part about
the new appOIntment was the fact that he had to leave hls clIents behlnd. He
than lnvIted everyone to the SwearIng In on June 29th, at Buffalo.
There was no other new busIness so there was a motlon to adJourn. The motIon
was made by Don CornelIus and seconded by Gary Schwenzfe1er. All were In favor
and the mot1on carrIed.
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