1989-12-04 CC Minutes
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COUNCIL MINUTES
DECEMBER 4, 1089
The regular meeting of the Albertville City Councl1 was called to
order by Mayor Gary Schwenzfeler Members present included Bob Braun,
Don Cornelius, Donatus Vetsch and Jim Krystosek Others present
in0luded Maureen Andrews, Lorie Villareal, Bob Miller, and Thore
Meyer
The agenda for the evening's meetlng was revlewed by the Councl1
A motion was made by Don Cornelius and seconded by Bob Braun to
approve the agenda All were in favor and the motion carried
The minutes of the November 13th Councl1 meetlng and the November
20th Council meeting were reviewed by the Council There were no
corrections or additions so a motion was made b~ Don Cornellus to
approve the minutes of November 13th and November 20th. Jim Krystosek
seconded the motion All were in favor and the motion carried
The Council first heard a Joint Powers update
An amendment to the JOlnt Powers agreement was discussed by the
Council. This amendment will increase the water rates from $1.10 per
1.000 gallons of water after the inltial 15,000 gallons of water are
used to $1 20 per 1.000 gallons.
A motion was made by Donatus Vetsch and seconded by Jim Krystosek
to adopt the water rate amendment to the Joint Powers Agreement All
were in favor and the motion carried.
The Joint Powers Board also discussed setting up a work list for
maintenance of the system An Elbow Lake representative will go
through the system to establish a check list of things to be taken
care of
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Joint Powers contract is up The negotiatlons for a new
have not been settled yet Proposed is $34.000 for the first
a two year contract and $36.000 for the second ~ear The
was informed that Munitec was requesting $38.000 for two
There was some dlScussion as to whether or not JOlnt Powers
should pay their members for their meetings and should some members
pay be higher than others
JOlnt Powers will be checking with thelr lnsurance representatlve
to see what impact there would be if their members were picked up on
the insurance pOlicy
The next issue dlscussed was the purchase of the tractor for the
Maintenance Department
The City has formulated the purchase of the tractor from Long
Lake Ford Tractor for $8.900 00. WhlCh included the snow plow. bucket
and all parts and labor for installation This price includes the
trade in of the old tractor
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Don Cornelius made the mot1on and J1m Krystosek seconded 1t to
approve the purchase of the tractor for $81900 including the snow
plow bucket and all parts and labor for insta lation. with the trade
in of the old ford tractor. All were in favor and the motion carried.
The Council heard from Engineering next Thore gave an update on
the storm water drainage pipe installation in the Barthel Industr1al
Park Since Part A and B of the contract with Latour has been
completed. Thore is recommending to the Council that the balance of
the contract with Latour be cut at this point. The other part of th~
contract is to cover the pipe w1th fill material We will fill 1t in
as we get extra soils
There was some discussion regarding the storm water drainage
study It was recommended that we would get better reception if we met
in small groups This will allow it to be more comfortable for the
land owners and any discussions with the land owners is cr1t1cal right
now. The Council was in mutual agreement with this recommendation.
A pay request for Buffalo Bituminous was discussed The request
16 for $1.873 44 for the work on Psyk'6 plat and for street
maintenance. Again. 2% retainage fees was held out of the pay request
Before approving the pay request~ a question was asked about the
40% overrun on the Class 5 The vouncil was told that because of
reshaping and loss of rock. the Class 5 was brought in on vehicular
measure after boring samples were taken
Thore also explained that the far end of the City has most 11kely
been the most neglected in maintenance upkeep The drain tile will be
replaced at 54th & Lander and a new one installed at 54 1/2 & Lambert
At th1s p01nt. Jim Krystosek made a motion to approve the pay
request for Buffalo Bituminous in the amount of $1~873 44 Don
Cornelius seconded the motion All were in favor ana the motion
carried.
The income received and the bills to be paid were reviewed by the
Council Maureen expla1ned that Check number 10048 is now VOID because
the item was returned. The amount on Check number 10058 was changed to
$172 53 and a hold was put on Check number 10061 per Ken's request
There were some questions on several other bills After having
received adequate answers to these questions. Donatus Vetsch made a
motion to approve the income received and the bil15 to be paid. Bob
Braun seconded the motion All were in favor and Checks 10030 through
10073 were paid
A donation for the STMA Graduation Party Fund was discussed.
TYP1cally. the C1ty has donated $100 to this fund in the past.
It was pointed out by Bob Miller that this type of donation 1S
legally not authorized by statute.
Taking this comment into consideration. a motion was made b~
Donatus Vetsch and seconded by Jim Krystosek to approve a $100
donation to the STMA Graduation Party Fund All were in favor and the
motion carr1ed
Maureen informed the Counc11 that the bond sale scheduled for
December 18th would have to be rescheduled to January 9. 1990.
Because of unforeseen delays. all the needed information d1d not get
in on time Also. we need to be sure that there will enough bidders on
the bond
A mot10n was made by Jim Krystosek to authorize the change 1n the
date of the bond sale from Monday. December 18th to Tuesday. January
9th Don Cornelius seconded the mot10n All were in favor and the
motion carried
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A work meeting lS scheduled for 7 p m on Tuesday December 5th
The Building Inspector issue will be discussed Loren Kohnen will meet
with the Council first and then Kevin Mealhouse will meet with the
Council
Another work meeting may possibly be scheduled for Thursday
night
A member of the Council asked &bout the lCe rink The rink was
flooded today and appears to be in good condition Lor upcoming use.
It was noted that as of now. 29 of the Christmas lights are out
and really need replacing It was suggested that the Clty make
arrangements and pay for the gas and the man~ower up to two hours to
get the bulbs replaced Ken can check wlth Kelth Franklin about
obtaining use of the boom truck
Don Cornelius made the motion to approve the gas and the manpower
to operate the boom truck up to two hours to replace the Chrlstmas
bulbs that are out. Donatus Vetsch seconded the motion. All were in
favor and the motlon carried
A Minolta Freedom Dual 60 camera was presented to the Mayor and
the rest of the Council from Loren and Joanne Kohnen. of Metro West
Inspection Services. Inc Loren is the BUllding Inspector for the
City of Albertville.
Thank you Loren and Joanne on behalf of the Council and the City
of Albertville for the donation of the camera Also. thank you for the
lovely poinsettia plant.
The Minnesota Association of Small Cities "Small Talk" was
lncluded in the packet for the Council"s reVlew
The Wright County Sheriff"s Report was lncluded ln the packet for
the Council"s review.
There was no other business so a motion to adjourn was made by
Jim Krystosek and seconded by Donatus Vetsch All were in favor and
the meeting adjourned
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