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ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012
MINUTES
ALBERTVILLE CITY HALL 7:00 PM
CALL TO ORDER — PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Meehan called the regular City Council meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. All individuals
present said the Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor Mark Meehan, Council members Larry Sorensen, Dan Wagner, Jillian
Hendrickson and John Vetsch
Absent: None
Others Present: City Administrator Larry Kruse, Public Works Supervisor Tim Guimont, City
Engineer Adam Nafstad, City Attorney Michael Couri and City Planner Alan Brixius
Absent: None
AMENDMENTS TO THE AGENDA
Meehan noted there were no amendments to the agenda.
CMs Vetsch/Hendrickson motioned to approve the Tuesday, February 21, 2012 agenda as sent
and presented. Motion carried unanimously.
CONSENT AGENDA
All items under the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine by the City staff and will be
enacted by one motion. In the event an item is pulled it will be discussed in the order it is listed
on the Consent Agenda following the approval of the remaining Consent items. These items will
be approved by a separate motion.
A. Approval of the February 6, 2012 City Council minutes.
B. Authorize the February 21, 2012 Payment of Claims (bills) for electronic payments
29382EFT — 29396EFT and 20697 to 30740 as presented.
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C. Approve set the Local Board of Appeals meeting for �Vednesday, April 18 at 5:30
p.m. in the Albertville Council Chambers.
CMs Sorensen/Wagner motioned to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. Motion carried
unanimously.
DEPARTMENT BUSINESS
PUBLIC WORKS/PARKS MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT
Christmas Decoration Purchase
Public Works Supervisor Guimont reported the City's current Christmas decorations are over
fifteen years old and don't look very good anymore and require a lot of maintenance each fall.
They are also very heavy and hard to install. The Parks committee has discussed replacing them
and recommends purchasing new decorations.
The Parks and Recreation Committee recommended and the Council moved to purchase up to
$4,000 of new Christmas decorations. The Albertville Lions donated $2,500 towards the cause.
Public Work Supervisor Tim Guimont showed the Council examples of what the Committee
would like to purchase. Council Member Vetsch asked about expanding where we have
decorations, but the lack of festoon electrical outlets limits where they can be installed.
CMs Sorensen/Hendrickson motioned to authorize the Parks Committee to purchase up to
$4,000 of new Christmas decorations with funds coming from the donation account. Motion
carried unanimously.
CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT
Wright County I-94 Agreement
City Administrator Kruse presented the Council with a draft Agreement between the City and
Wright County documenting the County's $1,640,000 commitment to fund the project. City
Attorney Couri reviewed the draft agreement. No action was requested and the Agreement will
be placed on the March 5�' Council Agenda.
Randy Stangler Building Code Enforcement Letter for the Mattress Store at 6737 LaBeaux
Avenue. NE
City Attorney Couri shared a draft letter which requires the Mattress Store at 6737 LaBeaux NE
to vacate the property within 30 days as the business does not comply with Occupancy Zoning.
There are a number of issues, but the main one is the need to install fire sprinklering to meet the
Fire Code. The building is an older one and wili likely be redeveloped some day.
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City Attorney Couri reviewed the history of City Staff working with the business to meet the
requirements, however, the business has decided to not meet the requirements and now needs to
vacate. Couri said that staff wanted the Council to be appraised of the situation prior to the letter
being sent.
The Council expressed their interest and concern to be business friendly. After some discussion
the Council agreed with the proposed action.
ADJOURNMENT
CMs Wagner/Sorensen motioned to adjourn the meeting at 7:35 p.m. Motion carried
unanimously.
Larry Kruse, Administrator/Clerk
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