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1988-05-16 CC Minutes . COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES MAY 16, 1988 The regular meeting of the Albertville City Council was called to order by Mayor Loretta Roden Council members present 1ncluded Bob Braun, Don Cornelius, Donatus Vetsch and Gary Schwenzfe1er Others present included Maureen Andrews, Bob M111er, Brad Farnham, Thore Meyer, Bob Sullentrop, Ken Lindsay and Lorie V111areal The Counc1l reviewed the motion was made by Bob Braun and the agenda All were in favor and agenda for the even1ng's meet1ng. A seconded by Don Cornelius to approve the motion carr1ed The minutes of the May 2nd Council meet1ng were rev1ewed Don Cornelius made a motion to approve the minutes and Gary Schwenzfeier seconded this mot1on All were in favor and the motion carried . The Feasibility Report on the proposed Savitski ProJect was reviewed for the Council. Bob Sullentrop presented two opt1ons for the Council's reV1ew and discussion OPTION 1 would relocate the lift stat10n and the H1ghway 37 1nterceptor from its proposed location north of the Burlington Northern Railroad to the south side of the tracks 1n the the Savitsk1 Project It was pointed out that this proposal would need to be done by change order to the 1988-3A construction proJect (for wh1ch bids were opened on Friday 13, 1988) Under the Option 1 proposal the sanitary sewer would cons1st of 1500 feet of 12-inch PVC and 30 feet of 18-inch ductile 1ron p1pe (D I P) It was pointed out that th1s opt1on 1n the change order would approX1mate the original design as referenced in the plans and spec1f1cat1ons fow 1988-3A The entire sewer would be an interceptor ~lne The cost of the installation of sanitary sewer under Option 1 would result 1n a cost of $27,465 00 (The m1nutes should p01nt out that th1s takes 1nto account the fact that a change order would be used and that this is the net result of any add/deducts that would need to be done ) 411tOUNCIL MINUTES PAGE 2 OPTION 2 would leave the lift station located on the north side of the railroad as proposed in the original plans and specifications prepared for the Westw1nd development Option 2 would consist of 1025 feet if 12-inch PVC for the sanitary sewer and 600 feet of 8-inch PVC Only the 12 inch pipe would be part of the interceptor lines Opt1on 2 would cost approximately $70,840 00. It was pointed out that under services would be provided for each lot report calls for the water, storm remain the same under both options. both plans indiv1dual 6-inch In add1tion, the feasibi11ty sewer and street quantities to The feasib1lity report proposes that the watermain would cons1st ~f approximately 1055 feet of 8-inch D.I P It was p01nted out that the change order (if agreed to by the contractor) would included the provision of gate valves and fire hydrants as requested by the Joint Power's Board Service lines would be 4-inch DIP The cost of 1nsta1lation of the watermain would run $25,374.00 The storm sewer would consist of 70 feet of 18-inch re1nforced concrete pipe the existing tracks The $4,195 00 and 2 catch basins The storm sewer would discharge 1nto dra1nage south of the Burlington Northern Railroad cost of installing the storm sewer has been est1mated at The street improvement would consist of 1100 feet of 4-inch b1tum1nous pavement and a B-6-18 concrete curb and gutter installed over a 15-inch gravel base The street would be 45 feet in width and will have a south turn in its design The 1nstallation of the streets will be done under the existing policy that the first 2 inch 11ft of ~kacktop w111 be installed during the year of construction and that the second lift will be installed the following year The cost of 1nstallation has been estimated to run $81,455 00 ~COUNCIL MINUTES PAGE 3 The feasib1lity report includes the additional costs of $27.700 00 for engineering. legal. administration and cont1ngenc1es The m1nutes should note that this figure does not include any bonding expenditures The minutes should note that the engineer pointed out that since the feas1bility report was completed that Andy Savitski had requested . a m1nor change 1n the subdivision layout. which 1ncluded mov1ng the access road south by approximately 200 feet 1n order to better serV1ce the s1te (by allowing lots to be located on both sides of the road) A member of the Council questioned why there was a d1fference between the two options? The most notable difference is that Opt1on 2 4i'OUld cost the City an additional $60.000.00 and would only be recommended if the contractor would not willing to do the additional work under a contract amendment It was agreed that Option 1 allows for a much better location. being more serv1ceable as well as economical and could be done without expense to the Darkenwald Project However. it was stressed how important it is to go through the necessary steps 1n proceeding with the project . With no other Option 1. pending motion All were in discussion. Don Cornelius made a motion to accept contractors agreement Bob Braun seconded this favor and the motion carried In an effort to proceed with the project in a timely fash10n a motion was made by Gary Schwenzfe1er to order the Sav1tsk1 1mprovement. pending the City's receiving a petition (from 100 % of the property owners) requesting the waiver of the publ1c hearing by the property own~ The motion was seconded by Bob Braun All were 4IIr favor and the mot1on carried A member of the Council questioned whether or not it was advisable to include the work under the bid pr1ces obtained for the 1988-3A project Brad Farnham commented that there was no reason to 411FOUNCIL MINUTES PAGE 4 not fold the additional work into the 1988-3A Improvement Project by change order as long the contractor is willing to extend the quantity prices and the Council feels comfortable with the project It was pointed out that provided the willingness of the contractor the Savitski project could be done for $200,000.00 or less (excluding bonding costs) Bob Miller stated that according to State Statute if the additional work does not exceed 25% of the or1g1nal contract price the Council may authorize the changes 1n the contract so as to include additional units of work at the same unit price It was p01nted out that the change order should be in place prior to the contractor starting work on the project ~ Brad reminded the Council that because of the excellent unit prices received on the contract that the Savitski project could be done for less than what the original five projects had been expected to come in at "It is like a sale on streets--six for the pr1ce of f1ve'" Because of the excellent unit costs presented in the b1ds the Savitsk1 proJect would not have any problem staying within the statutory requirements The Council next heard the recommendations for the awarding of contracts for Improvement Project 1988-1A and 1988-3A The top four bids received for the 1988-1A project included Alexander Construction at $166,792 40, Anderson Brothers Construction at $189.458 65, Buffalo Bituminous at $130,491 00, and Preferred Paving at $146,692 90. The Council was informed that engineers were recommending that the contract be awarded to Buffalo Bituminous as they were low bidd~r ~ The Engineers went on to give the breakdown of the $130.491 00 in the bid submitted by Buffalo B1tuminous for the 1988-1A Improvement Project The breakdown of the contract is as follows $77,315 50 for Barthel Manor, $8.268 50 for Hackenmueller's and $44.907 00 for ~COUNCIL MINUTES PAGE 5 It was questioned whether or not the Council planned to do all the work bid under the street maintenance portion of the bid The eng1neers when asked informed the Council that the Street Maintenance portion of the b1d included all the proposed overlayments and the h1gh pr1or1ty sealcoating The Council agreed that the price rece1ved through the contract made it cost effective to undertake all maintenance items at this time The engineer next reviewed with the Council the bid results of the 1988-3A The following is the result of the top three bid results, which include. Lake Area Ut1lity Company at $642.629 55. LaTour Construction at $572,448 60 and S J. Louis Construction at $624,577 60 LaTour Construct1on was recommended to Council as the ~ontractor to whom the contract should be awarded for Improvement ProJect 1988-3A with the low bid of $571,448 60 A quest10n was raised concerning the reputation of Latour Construction The general concensus was that Latour Construction has a good reputaton and does a good job on their contracts At th1s p01nt, Don Cornelius made a motion to adopt the RESOLUTION RECEIVING BIDS AND AWARDING CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STREET IMPROVEMENTS NO 1988-3A to Latour Construction for $571,448 60 Donatus Vetsch seconded this motion All were in favor and the mot1on carried The minutes should note that Bob Braun abstained from voting as this Improvement ProJect includes h1s plat Don Cornelius made a motion to adopt the RESOLUTION RECEIVING BIDS AND AWARDING CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STREET IMPROVEMENT NO 1988-1A to Buffalo~ituminous for $130,491 00 Donatus Vetsch seconded ~h1S mot1on All were in favor and the motion carried Res1dents Ray Vetsch, Sylvester Barthel and Lee Kasper were present to hear the results of the survey taken on the elevation of the lateral lines feeding into the sewer trunk on 60th Street ~COUNCIL MINUTES PAGE 6 Meyer-Rohlin's finding showed that the basement elevations were within the State standards on all 4 elevations The amount of drop in the lateral lines was in access of 3 feet, enough to protect the residents from a backup into their basements in the event of a blockage further down the line These results along with the s~ze of the sewer line (8-inches) appears to be large enough and has the capacity to handle the additional flows being ~ntroduced into the l~ne by the Westwind project. In an effort to provide addit~onal assurances to the residents it was pointed out that the lines would be cleaned and jetted prior to when the new sewer connection ~s made to the exist~ng line and would from t~me to time undergo periodic cleaning to alleviate the possibility of any blockage from forming. ~ The minutes should note that the Council was satisfied w~th the findings (assuming that the engineers f~gures are correct) and that there should be no problem The residents were showed the survey results for their approval They will take the matter under advisement There was no further discussion Brad Farnham next told the Council that it would be necessary to order a RESOLUTION FOR THE ADVERTISEMENT FOR THE SALE OF BONDS The Council was ~nformed that the bids would be received by Juran and Moody on June 20, 1988, with the bid opening to take place at 11 00 a m at their offices in the present of the City Clerk It was pointed out that awarding of the bonds sale could be approved at the regular meeting of the Council the same evening There was some discussion regarding when the City could rece~ve the money from the bond sale? Brad stated that there would be no problem to close in approximately 15 days as long as the b~dders are 4Itaware of this from the start so that they have adequate time to prepare the necessary paperwork The City was informed that they could expect to rece~ve the proceeds of the bond sale on or about July 5, 1988 ~OUNCIL MINUTES ~AGE 7 Gary Schwenzfeier made a motion calling for a RESOLUTION FOR THE SALE OF BONDS. in the amount of $790.000 00 for the General Obligation Improvement Bonds of 1988 and $210.000 00 for General Ob11gation Sewer and Water Revenue Bonds of 1988 Don Cornelius seconded th1s mot10n All were 1n favor and the motion carried Residents Sandy Gohde and Mary Jessers were present to a1r the1r comments on the dirt pile located behind 5556 Lannon Avenue The residents expressed their concern regarding the lack of response from Mr Jim Hennum in correcting the problem Sandy told the Counc1l that the dirt pile 1S causing ruts in the1r backyard where they are attempting to establishing new grass Mary also commented on the fact that the d1rt pile is washing into the streets and that the kids have ~tendenCy to play on it. concerned that someone might get hurt It was pointed out that Loren Kohnen has spoken to Mr Hennum on three different occasions and had not been able to get any satisfaction out of the builder in correcting the problem It was also pointed out that the new owners of the house had only been g1ven a Temporary Cert1ficate of Occupancy, good until the weight restr1ct10n were lifted in the spring so that the dirt could be removed This temporary certif1cate provided the contractor w1th five add1t10nal days after the weight restrictions were lifted to remove the dirt from the site or that the issue would be turned over to the City Attorney for action Loren informed the Council that Mr Hennum had finally informed h1m that there had been problem s getting someone in to remove that dirt but that his contractor was scheduled to be in the following Friday Loren Kohnen recommended that if the dirt pile is not removed ~ late Fr1day afternoon, the Counc1l should proceed with the ultimate and turn the matter over to the City attorney The Council agreed that 1f no action was taken by May 20th that the issue would be turned over to the City Attorney for action ~OUNCIL MINUTES Wf>AGE 8 Another concern expressed by the residents was that of how would the dirt pile be removed from the rear of the yard now that people l1ve all around the dirt pile It was pointed out that if the equipment crossed on to any of the other yards that it would be deemed to be trespass1ng and that the property owner could take action aga1nst the violator The minutes should also note that residents pointed out that in the past Mr Hennum had repeatedly been nasty with the adjoin1ng property owners and wanted to express their concern about whether or not this was Just another stall The first item discussed from the Maintenance Department was the 411rsue of the fence at the Wastewater Treatment Facility Ken presented to the Council some cost estimates for the fence Ken informed the Council he would need 85 posts 5-6 inch in diameter which would cost $589 90, barb wire $212 52, staples 52 a box for a total of $832 42 for the material only This would be for 850 feet of fence on the East side only Ken figures it will take two men one day to d1g holes The dirt is hard packed and may cause problems The cost of the labor for all the work would be about $200 00 Gary Schwenzfeier brought up the fact that maybe we should go w1th some "tough" signs However, it was pointed out by Bob Miller that persons trespassing must be caught in the act If damage has been done, a lawsuit must be brought against the trespasser and a court appearance becomes necessary in order to prove guilt Then it's a matter of collecting If the trespasser is a juvenile, usually the first incident receives only minor reprimand, usually 1n the form of restitution Ree~itution is usually made to the City in the form of ~bor or monetary value or sometimes both The court says it must be "fa1r' If the trespasser is over 18, the court can prosecute Restitution is usually called for Bob also pointed out that trespassing is not considered a crime ~COUNCIL PAGE 9 MINUTES property 1S made and the person refuses to vacate the property Bob also brought to the Council's attention that the City has no ord1nance on trespassing at this time After some further discussion on the fact that signs might be worse as they may tempt a potential trespasser too much, it was dec1ded to leave things the way they are pumps both would 411rump Ken 1nformed the Council that there were two bids for the flight Mike Potter b1d $20 01 each and Waldor Pump b1d $1,000 00 for as is Ken recommended selling to Waldor Pump for $1,000 00 He l1ke to see some of the money spent for a portable gasoline Ken estimated the cost to be about $500 to $600 w1th hoses Don Cornelius made a motion and Gary Schwenzfeier seconded 1t to sell the two flight pumps to Waldor Pump for $1,000 00 All were 1n favor and the motion carried No action was taken on the request to purchase a portable pump Ken next let the Council know that he had gotten two bids for the cleaning of the City Hall's carpet Harlow Janitorial Serv1ces, Rockford, bid $95 00 to do the two offices, the front and back (1100 square feet) Custom Carpet Care, Coon Rapids, b1d $115 00 plus $35 00 to scotchguard Donatus Vetsch made a motion to have Custom Carpet Care clean the carpets for $115.00 plus $35 00 to scotchguard Gary Schwenzfeier seconded this mot1on All were in favor and the mot10n carr1ed Ken"s allowable time for Council meetings was discussed next The ~ouncil had requested that Maureen look back 1n past m1nutes to see they had determ1ned set period of time that Ken would be allowed for attend1ng Counc11 meetings A paragraph from the January 19, 1988 Counc11 meet1ng stated that the Council felt that one hour was enough t1me for Ken to be at the Council meet1ng and that they would attempt to sit around and wait . COUNCIL MINUTES PAGE 10 Ken expressed his feelings to the Council that he does not feel that this is fair to him stating that it was his understanding that when he agreed not to charge for his travel time to schools that he would be allowed to charge for the time spent at Council meet~ngs The members of the Council stated that it was st~ll their feeling that Ken receives the benefit from going to the school and therefore should not be charging for his travel time. than After issue .and each Donatus Vetsch pointed out that if Ken was going to receive more one hour for meetings that everyone should be treated the same some discussion. the Council told Ken that they felt that the of comp time for meetings had already been settled at one hour that it should remain that way. One hour only will be allowed at Council meeting Ken next asked the Council for permission to attend NU-SURFACE school at the Marriott in Bloomington The school will be on May 26th for 1/2 day There is no charge Gary questioned the fact that the school may be a waste of time Ken disagreed. stating that the school was offering lots of valuable information Donatus Vetsch made a motion to send Ken to the NU-SURFACE school on May 26th Don Cornelius seconded this motion All were in favor and the motion carried Ken next ~nformed the Council that he had installed the "NO DUMPING ALLOWED" signs at the entrance of the Beaudry's property the week before He p01nted out that even with the signs installed people .are still dumpin~on the site. in fact someone put pallets behind the signs the morning of the Council meeting (5/16/88) The area is scheduled to be leveled off in June just prior to Friendly City Days. Ken informed the Council that there was still some problem with d~rt be~ng left on the streets by local contractors But that he was ~COUNCIL PAGE 11 MINUTES out that there is st1ll problems with grass being blown out in to the street when people mow their lawns Ken pointed out to the Council that the Jaycees Snowmobile Club have not reinstalled the barricade that was removed dur1ng the season that the snowmob1le trail was active The Council recalled that LeRoy Berning as a representative of the Jaycees assured the Council that the barricade would be put right after all the snow was gone The Council was made aware that Mike has been allowed back to work w1th l1mited duties Each member of the Council rece1ved a copy of what restrictions M1ke was being allowed to work under . Ken next told the Council that there appeared to be some conflict with time off for both Ken and Mike Ken expla1ned that he was planning to be gone May 26-30, June 3-5. June 24-26 and July 1-4 and that there would need to be someone around to check pumps, but that M1ke would not be able to climb down into the lift station to check pumps Ken went on to say that he was in hopes that they would be able to get someone to help Mike with pump check1ng during this t1me It appears from the discussion that there could be some conflict with the fact that Mike had made reservations to attend the National Lion's Convent10n in Colorado and has already paid for his registrat10n Mike plans to be gone from June 22-July 2. but would be back before the 4th of July weekend The conflict arises because Ken has plans to attend a reunion in his hometown the weekend of June 24-26. resulting in no one being available to check pumps ~ . As there is a conflict here. Ken wants the Counc1l to set some type of vacation policy standards so that there 1S no confusion regarding who should have priority for t1me taken Don Cornelius pointed out that currently there is no way Mike can go into the lift 6tat10n to check pumps while Ken 16 gone Ken p01nted out that th1s . COUNCIL MINUTES PAGE 12 what to do if a problem came up. It was pointed that if someone else was trained in and a problem did arise that there was the poss1bility of calling Waldor Pump to come out and correct the problem As far as both Ken and Mike being Counc1l feels that seniority has priority do the checking of the pumps. then Mike can gone at the same time. the If someone can be found to be gone at the same time Maureen brought to the Council's attention that a member of the Jaycees informed her prior to the start of the meeting that one of the catch basins at the park near where the Jaycees are 1nstalling the new volleyball court has the grate missing It needs a cover on it as soon .s possible before someone gets hurt Ken will take care of the problem r1ght away Ken was asked to contact Steve Klitzka regard1ng the cost of the repair The street near the park by the railroad tracks needs some repair It is being torn up by semis and also by the businesses located 1n that area The area approximately 90 feet long and 40 feet w1de It was suggested that the area be covered w1th a polymat first and then with approximately 18 inches of gravel It was decided that Dennis Fehn should look at it and give an est1mate on the work One other thing is that since this is railroad property. the City would need to contact the Railroad people to get permiss10n to do the work Ken informed the Council that there are twelve baby geese living out at the ponds One set of four and another set of eight It was brough~ to the City's attention by Mrs. Cyril Beaudry that .here is a manhole with a lip on it on Large Avenue The problem is most notable when coming from the the east The Council requested that it be looked at right away before someone cuts their tires on it Another question came up as to where the paint on Barthel Industrial Dr1ve came from 4IJOUNCIL MINUTES PAGE 13 Another question concerned the 30 m p h. sign on 50th Street The County will not replace it. but it was agreed that the City would if the County was willing to raise it to its proper height The next item discussed with the Council was that of two street vacations--one effecting the Pat Meyer project and one on 51st Street Bob M11ler explained to the Council the vacation issue regarding the Meyer land is somewhat complicated and went on to explain why Bob 1nformed the Council that Zapp Abstract from St Cloud had brought to his attent10n that Pat Meyer did not have rightful title to the section of property that was once Old Highway 152 He expla1ned that when the State originally took the land for the construction of ~ighWaY 152. they received an easement for the road from the property owners but did not take over fee title to the property In turn when the property was turned over to the City of Albertville 1t was turned over for the same purpose (i.e public right-of-way) so the easement was transferred to the City The problem arose when the C1ty decided to real1gn the road for the construction of Barthel Industr1al Dr1ve Instead of the property being transferred back to the or1ginally owner, the City quit-claimed the property to the present owners 1n exchange for the property needed for Barthel Industrial Drive which was resulted in the above mentioned problem Bob asked the Council for permission to meet with the Beaudry's (who were the or1ginal fee holders to the property) to see 1f the problem could be resolved quickly The Council agreed that this was the appropriate act10n to be taken by the City S1nce the m1stake was delaying Meyer's construction of the Phillip's stat10n J ~ In addition to getting the proper releases on the property the Council was 1nformed that there would need to be a street vacation of the property so that Zapp Abstract could write the title insurance for the property, wh1ch is needed before construction can begin on the property It was Bob's impression that if the City could resolve the ~OUNCIL MINUTES PAGE 14 title problem and show evidence that the vacation proceedings where to take place that Zapp Abstract would release the Title Insurance and Pat Meyer would be allowed to start is project The second vacation request was made jointly by Lynda Weibel and Arlan and Debbie Middleton for the street easement that l1es between their two properties The parties requested that since the road would not be needed to service the Braun plat that it be released to then as the adjoining property owners Bob informed the Council that there was no problem with this request so a hearing could be set on the matter as soon as possible A motion was made by Donatus Vetsch and seconded by Gary ~chwenZfeier to set the Vacation Hearing for both the Old Highway 152 and the property lying between Lot 1, Block 2 and Lot 4, Block 1 of the Royal Addition All were in favor and the motion carried After a slight discussion on the sign ordinance, Bob Braun made a mot10n to adopt ORDINANCE 1988-4, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO 1981-3. ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE REGULATING ADVERTISING DEVICES (BILLBOARDS) AND BUSINESS SIGNS AND PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION THEREOF" BY ALLOWING PYLON SIGNS Don Cornelius seconded this motion All were in favor and the motion carried John Darkenwald requested from the Council a temporary sales s1gn to advertise their builders The sign must be high enough and big enough to be seen from the freeway A sketch show1ng the proper S1ze and he1ght and where the sign is to be located w1ll be presented to the Council at the next regular meeting on June 6th J ~ It appears that the Barthel Construction sign on 54th and Main 1S being repainted However. the sign was to be a temporary thing and 1n fact should be removed It was agreed that 1f the City sent a letter to Barthel Construction requesting the removal of the sign, they would comply or if they had some other quest10ns that they present them to ~COUNCIL MINUTES PAGE 15 The issue of the unfinished portion of Barthel Industrial Drive was raised regarding the amount of traffic that is traveling back and forth on the road and what steps should be taken to eliminate the problem. It was pointed out that this portion of the road 1S not a driveable road. however. traffic seems to be a problem The question was raised as to whether it should be barricaded off on one or both ends or should 1t be graveled and made a driveable road both road Gary ends is Schwenzfeier suggested that the road be barricaded off at but to stay back on the north end He sa1d that unt11 the completely finished. it would be a waste to gravel that section 4It Bob next informed the Council that he had reviewed the file on PPM (Smith-Ackermann T I F money and found that there is a Developer's Agreement assuring that the taxes would be pa1d on the property. The Council was concerned that if rumors were true that PPM is looking to move out of town that the City was covered to make the bond payments on the increment money No other action was taken on the matter The Council next set a joint public hearing of the Council and the Planning Commission for the Pouliot lot division and the Savitski subdivision Bob Braun made a motion and Gary Schwenzfeier seconded 1t to set a public hearing of the Council and the Plann1ng Comm1ss1on for the Pouliot lot division at 7 30 p m on June 6th All were 1n favor and the motion carried J 4It Gary Schwenzfeier made a motion and Don Cornelius seconded it to set a public hearing of the Council and the Planning Commission for the Sav1tski subdivision at 7 30 p m on June 6th All were in favor and the motion carried ~COUNCIL MINUTES PAGE 16 Gardner Bros builders have made a request to the Council to locate a temporary construction building on the site of the Darkenwald Development to sellout of until their model home is built It will have temporary life and will not be connected to sewer and water Gardner Bros would like to move it in as soon as poss1ble There was some discussion as to the credibility of Gardner Bros The Council feels that the building should have a temporary certificate of occupancy A maximum time limit should be put on its location there and a penalty be assessed if it stays The income received and the bills to be paid were reviewed by the Council A question was raised over what the $10,000 check from the ~aYcees was for (park improvements-lights) and what the PCA check was for (final payment on Wastewater Treatment Facility) The Kilian Hardware bill was also questioned Hearing no other questions or comments, Donatus Vetsch made a motion and Gary Schwenzfe1er seconded it to approve the bills All were in favor and checks 8699 through 8728 were paid The Park Board minutes were included in the Council packet for the Council's review. The Albertville Jaycees requested a limited 3 2 beer license for the Jaycees Queen Coronation Dance on June 18th Bob Braun made a motion and Donatus Vetsch seconded it to approve a limited 3 2 beer license for the Jaycees for the Queen's dance on June 18th All were in favor and the motion carried. The Council ~riefly discussed the Singer project It was agreed ~ hold on making any discussion until a work meeting could be scheduled It was pointed out that the Council had planned on meeting with Ken Barthel regarding the Barthel Industrial Park and that the meeting could be held in conjunction with the Singer project It was agreed that the Council would hold a work meeting on May 31, 1988 at ~OUNCIL MINUTES PAGE 17 Available for the Council's review (included ~n the packets) were Tax Increment Financing information. an article on All Terra~n Vehicles and Small Talk A copy of the League of Minnesota Cities magazine is also available. Donatus Vetsch raised a question as to whether or not the City has an excavat~ng ordinance? He was informed that there is not currently an ordinance pertaining to excavating but that one could be drafted It was agreed that without the ordinance there was no control over what is happening The Council was informed the the other half of the Custom Canopy building had blown over sometime during the weekend of May 14-15 due ~o the strong winds There was no other business or comments so a mot~on to adJourn was made by Bob Braun and seconded by Gary Schwenzfe~er All were in favor and the meeting adJourned J ~