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1988-01-04 CC Minutes . . . eeUNCIL MINUTES JANUARY 4. 1988 The regular meetlng of the Albertvllle Clty Councll was called to order by Mayor Loretta Roden. mbers present lncluded Gary Schwenzfeler, Donatus Vetsch and Bob Braun Councd member Don Cornellus was absent others present lncluded Maureen Andrews, Bob Mlller, Ken Llndsay, Davld Vetsch, Steve Klltzka and Mlke Potter There was a motlon made to dpprove the agenda. The motlon was made by Gary Schwenzfeler and seconded by Bob Braun. All were In favor and the motlon carr led The mlnutes of the December 21, 1987 meetlng were revlewed and dlscussed. Gary Schwenzfeler asked If the lssue of the grease problem at the elementary school had been resolved Maureen lnformed the Councll that a meetlng had been set up for the followlng day at 10:00 a.m. to dlSCUSS the lssue. There was some further dlScusslon about who would be attendlng the meetlng and the Councll was lnformect that the meetlng was scheduled wlth Ken Llndsay, Thore Meyer, Merl Schumm fromt he School and Warren Hallberg the school's mechanlcal Englneer and Maureen Andrews. Gary Schwenzfeler asked why the englneers were Involved WIttl the lssue and was lnformed that Mr. Hallberg had been forwarded the school's letter and asked to schedule the meetlng. Thore was re~uested to be at the meetlng WhlCh was then cleared wlth the mayor There was no other dlScusslon sot he mlnutes of December 21, 1987 were approved on a motlon made by Gary Schwenzfeler and seconded by Donatus Vetsch. All were ln favor dnd the motlon carrled. The Councll was brlefly upddted on the Tax Increment Flnanclng proposal for Pat Meyer's PhlllP'S 66 gas statlon. The Councll was lnformed that ~ Holmes and graven had prepared several flndlngs regardlng the project but N the later had not been receIved In tlme for the Councll meetlng No formal ~ actlon was taken on the lssue The next ltem the Councll revlewed was Ordlnance 1985-4, AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO SNOW RfMOVAL and whether or not the ordlnance was enforceable or not. The lssue was ralsed as the result of the Chrlstmas snow storm and the Sherlff offlce saYlng that they dld not have a current ordlnance When the Sherlff's deputy r~vlewed the Ordlnance, lt was thelr comment that wlth the ordlnance all cars would have to be tlcketed not Just those vehlcles on slde streets If I maklng thlS statement the deputy was referrlng to vehlcles parked on Maln Street In front of the local buslnesses. Bob Mlller agreed taht there would have to be unlformed enforcement of the ordlnance, even though most [If the problems arlse on the slde streets The followlng changes were "lade to the ordlnance: *Addl t lanaI language was act(h~d maklng the v lolatlon a peety mlsdemeanor punlshable by flne up to $100 00. \, \ ~ i~ 'i \)) ~ \' ~\ ~ ~i '1 ~~ \\ \?) ~~ ~~ "'~ . . . ..- COUNCIL MINUTlS PAGE 2 *Language regardIng exclUSIon of the commuter parkIng area at the IntersectIO of County Road 35 and 37 was added. *The depth of snow was changed from 3 Inches to 2 Inches. *The followIng language was changed to made the ordlnance more enforceable. ". .After a snowfall of 3" depth or more, untll the snow from such street have been removed or plowed" New language states: "... Where there IS a snow depth of 2" or more, untll the snow from such street has been removed or plowed There was a motIon made by Gary Schwenzfeler and a second by Bob WhICh approved the changes to OrdInance 1985-4. All were In favor and the motlon carr led Bob Mlller wlll be maklng the necessary changes and forwardIng a copy to the CIty for slgnatures. In regards to the Snow Removal Ordlnance the Councll by resolutlon appolnted Ken Llndsay to serve as the duly appolnted Clty offlclal responslble for determlnlng the offICIal depth of snow for the purpose of snow removal. A motIon was made by Bob Braun and seconded by Donatus Vetsch to approve Resolutlon 1988-1, maklng Ken Llndsay the appolnted Clty offlclal responsIble for deter~lnlng the offlCldl snow depth All were In favor and the Resolutlo passed. Bob MIller reVIewed WIth the Councll the letter recelved from CommISSIoner Gerald L. WIllet of the MInnesota Pollutlon Control Agency. It was the CommISSIoner's fIndlng that the Clty'S rebudget request to be negllgable for federal grant partlclpatlon because the request was for serVIces already WIthIn the Archltectural/Englneerlng Agreement and that there was no change or Increase In the proJect's scope of work whIch resulted In serVIces beyond the A/l Agreement. The letter went on tOI say that the CIty dId have the optIon to dIspute thlS flndlng wlth the U.S. EnVIronmental ProtectIon Agency After some dISCUSSIon, WhICh focused on what the Clty's chances for gettlng a dIfferent rulIng form EPA, It was agreed that there was nothlng to lose to takIng the fIndIngs one step further. Bob Mlller stated that there was a better chance to prevaIl on the federal level. Maureen Andrews also pOInted out that throughout most of the proceedlngs regardlgn the NOV , that the U.S. Army Corp. of lnglneers agreed wlth the Clty'S stand on the NOV. There was a motIon made by Gary Schwenzfeler and a second by Bob Braun authorIZIng Bob MIller, Thore Meyer and Maureen Andrews to get together and prepare a request for reVlew by the E.P.A. All were In favor and the motIon carrIed FIre ChIef DaVId Vetsch was present to ask the CounCIl for thelr support of a DNR sponsered program tor controllIng open burnIng. The DNR proposal would allow for a mor unIform law enforcement and control wlth ready access to currently proven state laws DaVId pOInted out that If the DNR was responslble for lssulng the burn permIts (through a local fIre warren) that there would be more control over the burns anad that In the Instances that legal enforcement of burnIng would be reqUIred that the O~R would be responslble for any legal actIon. COUNCIL MINUTeS PAGE 3 . It was agreed that thIs proposal protects the local fIre department and makes enforcement of fIre bans eaSIer to contend wIth. The CouncIl agreed wIth the proposal and told DavId that he could forward that InformatIon on to the partIes Involved Maureen was asked to contact Arleen Nelson to let her know that the CIty supported the proposal. The CouncIl tabled the reVIew of the December overtIme calendars untIl the 2nd meetIng In January Ken LIndsay Informed the CouncIl that there was Colleclton System SemInar scheduled for January 20-22 and asked If he would be allowed to send MIke Merges to the class. Gary Schwenzfeler questIoned whether or not money should be spent for the school when the second maIntenance posItIon has only been commItted for 18 months. Ken pOInted out that MIke does most of the weekend work and that he felt It would be advatageous for he to have the professIonal traInIng. Donatus Vetsch asked If money had been budgeted for addItIonal schools and was Informed by Ken that extra money had been budgeted. Bob Braun stated taht he felt that a pond school would be a better one to attend ken pOInted out that he agreed that teh pond school IS Important but that collectIon IS half of the CIty'S Wastewater Treatment System. Loretta Roden suggested that the school be passed on at thIS tIme and the rest of the councIl agreed. . Steve Klltzka and MIke Potter of the AlbertvIlle Park Board was present to dISCUSS wIth the councIl several park related Issues. Steve fIrst revIewed the outcome of the raffle paId out eh Board cleared $91 00. After all expenses were The followIng IS a lIst of WInners: 1st PrIze - Cole Zachman, AlbertvIlle 2nd place - NICk Anselment, AlbertvIlle 3rd place - Karen bernIng, AlbertvIlle 4th place - Brandon Gardas, St. MIchael 5th place - Doug Remer, Howard Lake 6th place - Grant Marquette, St. MIchael 7th place - Tom BernIng, AlbertvIlle The Board has decIded to nake the raffle an annual event, but have learned to doa few thIngs dIfferent. Next year they would lIke to show the "Grand PrIze" at the locatIon that tIckets are beIng sold. Steve donated a turkey to ed Breun for holdIng the drawIng at the lamp Post In. . The Park Board asked If the fund raIsIng money along wIth any donatIon could be kept as a seperate part of theIr budget and not used as part of the operatIng funds Maureen Andrews Informed them that these funds gOIng Into the donatIon catagory but that no money IS allocated to that fund when the budget IS beIng balanced, therefore as part of the operatIng portIon of the Park Budget There was osme addItIonal dlJcusslon regardIng the broom used for cleanIng the hockey rInk. The Youth Hockey AssocIatIon owns the equIpment but IS COUNCIL MINUTES PAGE 4 . wIllIng to let AlbertvIlle use It thIS year for cleanIng the Ice. The Park Board wIll be lookIng at ~ettlng equIpment to be used Just In AlbertvIlle but IS Interested In fIndIng out what the CIty CouncIl thInks IS needed. No actIon was taken. The sIgn for the hockey rInk should be done wIthIn the next week so that Ken can Install It. The all burner In the warmIng house does not work proper because the glass had been broken out of the door. Gary Schwenzfeler saId that he would do some checkIng and see If he could get a replacement par or a used stove. The CouncIl was Informed that the Ice rInks were not ready for use. Gary Schwenzfeler saId he does not know when It wIll be ready b~cause fa cold weather and the fact that snow IS clIngIng to the Ice makIng floodIng more dIffIcult. The CouncIl was Informed that broomball wanted to know If there would be Ice to start league durIng the week of January 4th. Ken LIndsay saId that he could not guarantee that there would be enough Ice. Bob Braun stated that he thought that WIth two men beIng employed by the CIty that there should be Ice. It was pOInted out that before ChrIstmas the weather was too warm for makIng Ice and then the cold snap came through. There was also some dISCUSSIon about haVIng lIghts on at the rInk. Ken stated that Schumm's would be out by Wednesday and that the lIghts would be put on the tImer once the bulbs have been replaced. \ . The Counlcl was Informed that there had been an InCIdent between MIke Merges, MIke Potter and the broom ball player regardIng USIng the Ice when the rInk was closed. There was some dISCUSSIon about the InCIdent and agreed that MIke needs to remember that he represents the CIty when dealIng WIth the publIC. MIke IS responsIble to follOWIng dIrectIons Issued by Ken and was follOWIng through on them but should have been more careful about what was saId. The counCIl dId not dISCUSS the Issue In much detaIl but was aware of the InCIdent. The CounCIl agreed to charge the Broomball ASSOCIatIon $150.00 for Ice rental. The Park Board WIll reVIew the Issue of rental fees In more detaIl prIor to the next Ice season. There was also some dISCUSSIon regardIng charges for Ice tIme for tournaments. There was some questIon about what had been agreed to as a charge for a depOSIt fee. It was fInally agreed that the Board would flnallxe thIS amount and report back to the CounCIl. . The Park Board has deCIded to devote 100% commItment to the CIty park before any attempts to develop the 51st Street Park are undertaken. Steve Klltzka saId that he IS workIng on a scaled model of the Park to be dIsplayed at CIty Hall. JR dlsuCSSlnq the avallabll1t~ of arant mOQey (lawcoR) for park develooment f ere IS a concern aoout tne fact ~nat small ciEles ~ve to compete wltn . . . COUNCIL MINUTES PAGE 5 the large metropolltan cltles. Senator Jlffi Ramstad of Plymouth suggested to Steve Klltzka that Albertvl~le should send a letter statlng these concerns to the local representatlves on the state level. , The wlndows for the warmlng house are waItIng for the glass to be fIlled In and wIll then be Installed. The CouncIl revIewed the Income receIved and the bIlls to be paId. There was a motIon made by Donatus Vetsch and a second by Gary Schwenzfeler to appprove the bIlls. all were In favor and checks 8410 through 8445 were authorIzed to be paId. The followIng appoIntments were made for 1988. (FOLLOWING PAGE)