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1989-09-18 CC Minutes . . . COUNCIL MINUTES SEPTEMBER 18, 1989 The regular meeting of the Albertville C1ty Council was called to order by Mayor Gary Schwenzfeier Members present included Jim Krystosek, Donatus Vetsch, Don Cornelius, Bob Braun Others present included Maureen Andrews, Bob Miller, Bob Sullentrop, and Ken L1ndsay The agenda for the eveningrs meeting was rev1ewed by the Counc11 A motion was made by Bob Braun and seconded by Don Cornelius to approve the agenda All were in favor and the motion carried The Council first heard from the Engineering Department Bob Sullentrop first reviewed with the Counc11 the final payment for the 1988-7 project The pay request was for $2,240 73 and it was noted that with this payment the contract would be closed out and completed Donatus asked if all the fire hydrants had been ra1sed or kits prov1ded so if in the future they needed to be raised that the City would have the ability to do so It was noted that thecontract had been completed as specified with regards to hydrant extensions Hearing no other comments, a motion was made to approve the payment to Latour Construction in the amount of $2,240 70 The motion was made by Donatus Vetsch and seconded by J1m Krystosek All were in favor and the motion carried Bob requested some additional time to review the pay request for Buffalo Bituminous because it appeared that there was an error in the request It was noted that once the other engineering items were completed, Bob would double check the pay request prior to 1ts approval Bob next updated the Council on the construct10n projects currently underway in the City It was noted that the blacktopping of Psykrs 4th Add1tion was expected to be underway later 1n the week, provided the weather held . . . Bob informed the Council that he was finishing the final negotiat10n with Latour Construct10n on the 1988-3A Street Improvement Project There were a few final punch list 1tems that had not been completed and they were review1ng final quantities before the pay request was submitted for payment The Counc11 can expect to see the pay request at the next regular Council meeting It was noted that the culvert that drains the d1tch on the south side of the ra1lroad tracks into School Lake had been cleaned by MN/DOT, but 1t appears that there is still some problems because the water 1S st111 not draining Bob Sullentrop will be looking at the area again to see what the problem is Bob discussed the Allied sealcoating problem again with the Council after he was asked by Council member Krystosek 1f the problem had been resolved He informed the Counc11 that the 1ssue was st111 be1ng discussed and that nothing had been settled at th1s p01nt It was again noted by the Council that they felt that the problem st111 lies w1th the general contractor and the1r subcontractors and suppliers No action was taken on this matter The Counc11 next discussed the Maintenance items Ken reviewed with the Council the letter rece1ved from MPCA regard1ng the proposed change to the Wastewater Treatment Facility The letter noted that the City would be allowed to install the access ramp into pr1mary cell number 2 provided that no new d1scharge outfalls would be constructed No act10n was taken on the matter Ken next 1nformed the Council that the street sweeping was expected to be started on Wednesday of the same week provided that the weather held It was noted that the red rock would be used in the City Park around the shelter and bleachers and that the granite chip was g01ng to be used around the City Hall Ken noted that he was going to have an extra person helping so that the work could be done as qU1ckly as possible It was also noted that the residential streets would be swept f1rst and that the Maintenance Department would be taking notices out to all the effected resident1al areas asking that no cars be left on the street for sweeping purposes Ken in the rain It and that noted to the Council that Dennis Fehn Gravel would be work1ng Four Season Park during the week provided that there was no was noted that the trees are being watered on a regular basis things are progressing nicely, The next maintenance item discussed was that of Ray Varner's three month probationary period will be up October 1, 1989 and the -2- . . . Council had agreed to increase his salary $0 50 at the end of the three months 1f Ray was working out in an acceptable manner It was ent1tled to Ray Varner's and seconded carried agreed that Ray is d01ng a good Job and that he was the $0 50 raise as of October 1st A motion to increase salary from $5 50 to $6 00 was made by by Jim Krystosek by Don Cornelius All were in favor and the motion The final ma1ntenance item discussed was Ken's attendance to the pond school in New Ulm He 1nformed the Council that the school had been very beneficial and that he had learned a great deal At this time Bob was prepared to review with the Council the Pay Request for Buffalo Bituminous The follow1ng changes were made to Pay Request #1 DENSITY TESTING AGGREGATE SWEEP UP AND REMOVAL TOTAL BID "B" $ 50 00 each DELETED $ 2,300 00 $35,292.50 DELETED It was noted that these changes did not change the dollar amount of Partial Payment #1 but were just typing errors The amount of the Pay Request was $63,152 56 A member of the Council asked if the sealcoat 1ssue impacted th1s pay request at all Bob noted that because this was a part1al payment that there was not a problem because the matter can be cleared up prior to the completion of the contract Hearing no other comments a mot1on was made by Jim Krystosek to approve the Pay Request for Buffalo B1tuminous in the amount of $63,152 56 The motion was seconded by Donatus Vetsch All were 1n favor and the motion carried The next matter discussed was regarding what the School District could expect for Sewer Availab1lity Charges (SAC), Albertville Water Availability Charges (ALWAC) and Storm Water Availability Charges (SWAC) for the construction of the proposed High School Based on the assumption that the building perm1t for the school would be pulled somet1me in 1990, the follow1ng cost would be associated with the construction SAC (55 UNITS X $675 00) ALWAC SWAC (% OF IMPERVIOUS AREA X CONNECTION CHARGE) TOTAL CHARGES $37,125 00 $ 200 00 $18,300 00 $55,725 00 -3- . . . Th1s informat1on w111 be relayed to the School D1strict's Architect in the next couple weeks The Council next dealt with the Legal items on the agenda Bob Miller presented several ordinances for the Council to review at the next meet1ng The ordinances include one for yard and driveway maintenance, rules and regulations governing city parks, and for the regulating peddlers and solicitors The Council agreed to review this information for the next meeting The Council next adopted a RESOLUTION DECLARING TOTAL COST TO BE ASSESSED AND ORDERING PREPARATION OF PROPOSED ASSESSMENT IN CONNECTION WITH WATER, SANITARY SEWER AND STORM SEWER IMPROVEMENT 1988-7 The motion to adopt the resolution was made by Bob Braun and seconded by Jim Krystosek All were in favor and the motion carr1ed The Council next adopted a RESOLUTION FOR PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED ASSESSMENT FOR WATER, SANITARY SEWER AND STORM SEWER IMPROVEMENT NO 1988-7 The motion was made by Don Cornel1us to set the Assessment Hearing for October 16th at 7 00 p m The motion was seconded by J1m Krystosek All were in favor and the motion carried There was a brief update on the materials pertain1ng to the Park and Ride Lot It appears that everything 1S in order for the proJect to move ahead A member of the Council asked Maureen to check with the bank to see what their plans are for the upcoming months No other action was taken on the matter The Income Received and Bills to be Paid were reviewed next by the Council The Pay Request corrections were made to the list and clarified w1th the Council Hearing no questions or comments a motion was made to approve the bills The motion was made by Don Cornelius and seconded by Jim Krystosek to approve checks 9854 to 9880 All were 1n favor and the mot10n carried A October motion carried public hearing for the 1990 Annual Budget was scheduled for 16th at 7'00 p m on a motion made by Don Cornelius The was seconded by Bob Braun All were in favor and the mot10n Maureen next informed the Council that the 1989 Regional Meeting was scheduled for September 26th in Cokato Council member Vetsch indicated that he was interested in attending as was Maureen Any other members of the Council wishing to attend was asked to contact Maureen so that the reservation could be changed. -4- . . The Council was informed that a special meet1ng needed to be scheduled for September 25th at 6 30 to hold a publ1c hearing on the Fraser Steel Company project It was noted that this was a component of the State Grant application process A motion to set the Public Hearing on the Fraser Steel Company project was made by Donatus Vetsch and seconded by Jim Krystosek All were in favor and the motion carr1ed In a related matter to the Fraser Steel Company project, the Counc11 ordered the preparation of the Plans and Specif1cations for the enclosure of the Dra1nage Ditch which runs along the north side of the lot The mot1on was made by Don Cornel1us and seconded by Jim Krystosek to order the plans and specif1cations All were in favor and the motion carried Hearing no other business a motion was made by Donatus Vetsch and seconded by Don Cornelius to adJourn the meeting All were 1n favor and the motion carried '-1Y\~~ -5-