1987-10-05 CC Minutes
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COUNCIL MINUTES
OCTOBER 5, 1987
The regular meetlng of the Albertvllle Clty Councll was called to order by Mayor
Loretta Roden. Members present Included Gary Schwenzfeler, Donatus Vetsch,
and Bob Braun. Don Cornellus was absent. Others present Included Maureen
Andrews, Bob Mlller, Ken Llndsay, Thore Meyer and Loren Kohnen.
There was a motlon approvlng the agenda made by Donatus Vetsch and seconded
by Gary Schwenzfeler. All were In favor and the motlon carrled.
There was a motlon made by Bob Braun and a second by Gary Schwenzfeler
WhlCh approved the mlnutes of the September 21, 1987 Councll meetlng.
All were In favor and the motlon carrled.
Gary Schwenzfeler brlefly updated the Councll on the progress of the water
problem In St. Mlchael. It appears that testlng of the water system was
belng ordered to assure that there are not problems throughout the entlre
system.
Bob Mlller revlewed wlth the Councll the lease for the rental of the land
at the Wastewater Treatment faclllty. The lease was for teh perlod of
60 months (5 years) wlth a graduated rent schedule.
There was some dlScusslon regardlng whether or not the Clty was requlred
to advertlse the avallablllty of land Slnce It had been earller In the
year. Bob Mlller had revlewed the Issue and determlned that the Clty was
under no obllgatlon to readvertlse.
Wlth no other dlScusslon there was a motlon made authorlzlng the Mayor
and Clty Admlnlstrator to enter lnto a flve year lease agreement wlth Kenneth
and Harold Zlmmer for the rental of the farmland at the Wastewater Treatment
faclllty. The motlon was made by Gary Schwenzfeler and seconded by Bob
Braun. All were In favor and the motlon carrled.
The Income recelved and bllls to be pald were revlewed and approved. A
motlon was made by Donatus Vetsch and seconded by Bob Braun. All were
In favor and checks 8215 through 8246 were approved.
There was a clarlflcatlon on bondlng for street Improvements and levYlng
for cost. Maureen Andrews checked to see If the Street Malntenance program
was done as part of a 429 project would the Clty be requlred to extend
the tax levy over the length of the bond. In checklng lt appears that
the cost could be lev led totally over the flrst years of the bond payment.
The Councll voted to Increase the flreman's Rellef Assoclatlon retlrement
payment to $25.00 per year per flreman. The motlon was made by Donatus
Vetsch and seconded by Gary Schwenzfeler. All were ln favor and the motlon
carrled. The Increase IS to be retroactlve to January 1, 1988.
Mayor Roden next reconvened the hearlng on the slgn ordlnance. Notlce
of hearlng was read and the hearlng proceeded.
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Bob MIller fIrst revIewed wIth the CouncIl the mayor pOInts of ordInances.
There was dIScussIon regardIng the degree of angle that the CIty shoulc
allow. It was agreed that because gf curve of Interstate 94. A 10% angle
would not be approprIate Instead 90 was approved.
The next Item dIscussed was SectIon 8, Sunc. 2 - Other RequIrements. There
was some questIon as to whether or not the "adjacent area" language was
most approprIate. And fInally It was agreed that subpolnt B under the
same sectIon should read... No advertIsIng deVIce shall be erected or maIntaIned
In that part of the CIty WhIch lIes south of County State AId HIghway 37
from west CIty lImIts asterly to Interstate BrIdge No. 202.
There were some addItIonal mInor changes made correctIng sectIon numbers
referred to In ordInance.
WIth no other changes or comments, Donatus Vetsch made a motIon to adopt
ordInance No. 1987-3 entItled "AN ORDINANCE REGULATING ADVERTISING DEVICES
(BILLBOARDS) AND BUSINESS SIGNS AND PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION THEREOF
WhICh was then seconded by Bob Braun. All were In favor and the motIon
carrIed.
The CouncIl then lIfted the moratorIum on advertIsIng devIces. The motIon
to release the restrIctIon was made by Gary Schwenzfeler and seconded by
Donatus Vetsch. All were In favor and the motIon carrIed.
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There was then a motIon made to adjourn teh hearIng. The motIon was made
by Bob Braun and seconded by Gary Schwenzfeler. All were In favor and
the hearIng was closed.
Mr. John GrIes was present to request that the CouncIl consIder approvIng
Tax Increment FInancIng for a convenIence store/ gas statIon for Pat Meyer.
The project would run about $350,000 to $400,000 for land, BUIldIngs, tanks
etc. In addItIon to these costs there IS $46,455.82 In assessment payments.
Mr. GrIes' clIent IS requestIng tax Increment for sIte Improvements, Assessment
payment and possIble land wrIte down.
There was some dIScussIon regardIng $93,000.00 In tax Increment bonds that
may stIll be avaIlable from an earlIer project In the same dIstrIct. PrelImInary
dIScussIon wIth Gruys, Johnson and ASsocIates has determIned that the $93,000.00
could be sued because the bond IS producIng enough to retIre the debt.
It appears that there would be no legal or economIC problems In uSIng the
money provIded that Holmes and Graven has had an opportunIty to revIew
the prelImInary InformatIon.
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Other Issues fIgurIng Into the request IS the owner would lIke to get project
done In 1987, WhICh would mean that the project would go on the 1989 Tax
Roles. It was also agreed that the CIty would need a prelImInary opInIon
on uSIng the $93,000.00 for another proJect. It was pOInted out that the
$39,000.00 plays a key Issue ~n the dIScussIon because the bonds were sold
under tax exempt statutes allowIng It to be used defferently than T.I.F.
proceeds approved under cu~rent tax laws.
The CouncIl agreed to set a publIC hearIng on Tax Increment FInancIng for
November 2nd at 8:00 p.m. for Pat Meyer's ConvenIence Store/Gas StatIon
pendIng the outcome of Holmes and Graven legal opInIon on uSIng the $93,000.00 of
non commItted money. The motIon to proceed was made by Bob Braun and seconded
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by Donatus Vetsch. All were In favor and the hear1ng was set. The m1nutes
should reflect that Pat Meyer w1ll be responsIble for any expenses Incurred
gettIng the Holmes and Gaven opln1on or any other expenses that the CIty
mIght Incur. Bacause of the schedul1ng confl1ct Mr. Gr1es left pr10r to"
Pat Meyer beIng present w1th the plans for the structure. The CouncIl
requested that they have an opportunIty to reVIew the plans before the
end of the evenIng.
The next Item dIscussed by the CouncIl was the maIntenance of the school's
sewer lIne. Ken LIndsay and Thore Meyer also were Involved WIth the dISCUSSIon.
It was pOInted out that there has been a "grease" problem In that lIne
for years and that the CIty'S sewer ordInance says that pre-treatment can
be reqUIred. It was the feel1ng of the Ken and thore that regardless to
WhICh lIne was used that pretreatment would be reqUIred. Because of the
non-accessIbIlIty of the lIne that runs through the 1ndustrlal park It
would be best to leave the system workIng as It IS presently functIonIng,
WhICh Includes the cleanIng of the lIne on an annual baSIS and the use
of a de-greaser.
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In order to contInue the dISCUSSIon on the school the CouncIl needed to
open and contInue the hear1ng on hte 1988 budget unt1l after ItS conCUSSIon.
The hearIng on the 1988 Budget was called to order and notIce was read.
There was a mot1on made by Bob Braun and seconded by Donatus Vetsch openIng
the hearIng. All were 1n favor and the mot1on carrIed. There was then
a mot1on made to cont1nue the hear1ng unt1l after the d1Scuss1on on the
sewer Ilne was concluded. The mot1on was made by Gary Schwenzfe1er and
was seconded by Bob Braun. All were 1n favor and the mot1on carr1ed.
The Counc1l cont1nued the sewer Ilne ma1ntenance dlScuss1on. There was
the d1Scuss1on regardIng the poss1b1ll~yfo~ the C1ty ~equlrlng that the
School Install a grease trap 1f the problem contInues to eXIst, but that
teh opt1on would only be used as a last resort solutIon.
Maureen was requested to send another letter to the School SuperIntendant
explaInIng the CItIes stand on the 1ssue. The letter should also suggest
that the school document the amount degreaser used and the frequency used
so that when the C1ty reV1ews teh lssue aga1n that the School has some
records support1ng the1r ma1ntenance program.
No other actIon was taken on the 1ssue.
the hear1ng on the 1988 Budget was reconvened on a motIon made by Gary
Schwenzfeler and a second by Bob Braun. All were 1n favor and the hearIng
was reopened.
Mayor Roden went through each sectIon of the budget gIVIng a catagory total
and asked that If there were any questIons about one sectIon that then
1t could be rev1ewed In more detaIl. The follOWIng InformatIon was presented.
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General Fund
Revenues (lncludlng $53,146 In L.G.A.):
$ 144,284.18
ExpendItures
CounCIl
Ma1ntenance
CIty Hall
12,820.88
26,455.97
3,225.00
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Adm1n1strat1on
P1ann1ng and Zon1ng
Po11ce Protect1on
Streets
55,408.33
1,580.00
21,294.00
23,500.00
144,284.18
Total General fund Expend1tures
fue Department
Revenues (1nc1ud1ng $11,367.00 1n f1re
Protectlon fees)
25,718.00
25,718.00
Expend1tures
Park Department
Revenues
7,130.64
Expend1tures
7,130.64
Sewer fund (Not Budgeted because 1t 1S an enterpr1se fund)
Total Operat1ng Revenues
59,000.00
34,724.03
24,275.97
18,254.75
$ 42,530.72
Total Operat1ng Expenses
Operahng Income
Total Other Income and Expenses
Net Income
Equ1pment Requested: Shelf un1t $300.00, Storage Tank f111 System Change
$350.00, Telephone $300.00, Alarm System $2,000.00, Personal Computer $1,000.00,
Computer Pr1nter $400.00, and Computer Software $800.00.
A mot1on was made by Gary Schwenzfe1er and a second by Donatus Vetsch to
accept the budget for 1988. All were 1n favor and the mot1on carr1ed.
The 1988 Tax levy 1nformat1on 1S as follows:
funds:
General fund
fue Department
Park Department
$ 68,363.00
14,351.00
6,930.00
$ 89,644.00
$ 7,000.00
59,576.00
$ 66,576.00
$ 156,220.00
Bond Payments
1981
1984A (Includes $10,000.00 of the amount
under1ev1ed 1n 1985 and 1986)
Total amount 1ev1ed
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Expected Mlll Rate:
156,220.00 ; 4,254,239.00* = .36721 or 36.721
*Flgured on 1987 Assessed valuatlon.
A motlon was made by Donatus Vetsch and seconded by Bob Braun to set the 1988
tax levy at $ 156,220.00. All were In favor ant the motlon carrled.
The records note that prellmlnary numbers Indlcate that the 1988 Mlll Rate
wlll have been Increased by .459 mllls or less then I percent.
There was nOI other dlScusslon regardlng the budget so a motlon made to
close the hearlng. The motlon was made by Bob Braun and seconded by Gary
Schwenzfeler. All were In favor and the motlon carrled.
Ken Llndsay updated the Councll on the weed pulllng out at the Wastewater
Treatment Faclllty. All of the weeds have been pulled for the season.
Ken also updated the Councll of the fall dlscharglng. Test are belng taken,
ponds wlll be treated and dlscharglng wlll begln by mld October.
There were a couple of constructlon updates on Barthel Manor 1st and 2nd
Addltlons. Thore assured the Councll that all the work would be taken
care of.
Mlke Potter, Chalrman of the Park Board was present to request that they
be allowed to purchase 2 steel doors for the Park shelter at $ 525.00 each
Installed. The Councll sald to go ahead and get them ordered and Installed
as soon as possIble.
The other Park Board Issue had to do wIth a fund raIser for kIds. A drawIng
would be held Just before ChrIstmas. The CouncIl IndIcated that the Park
Board should go ahead wIth theIr plans.
There was no other new busIness so the~e was a motIon to adJourn. The
motIon was made by Gary SchwenzfeIer and seconded by Donatus Vetsch. All
were In favor and the motIon carrIed.
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