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2022-05-02 City Council Minutes Nbcrtville s-a Y --,dn&.a fto Ur- ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MINUTES May 2,2022— 7 pm Council Chambers Albertville City Hall 1. Call to Order Mayor Hendrickson called the meeting to order at 7 pm. 2. Pledge of Allegiance—Roll Call Present: Mayor Hendrickson, Councilmembers Cocking, Hudson, Olson and Zagorski Staff Present: City Administrator Nafstad, City Attorney Couri, Fire Chief Bullen and City Clerk Luedke 3. Recognitions—Presentations—Introductions A. Wright County Commissioner Wetter Wright County Commissioner Wetter provided an update from Wright County which included the County's recent move to their new government building,the new non-profit dental office which will be located in the new building,the status of the old government building,possible uses for the American Rescue Plan funds the County received and the redistricting of the Wright County District boundaries. She answered questions from Council. The Council thanked Wright County Commissioner Wetter for attending the Council meeting. 4. Public Forum There was no one present for the public forum. 5. Amendments to the Agenda MOTION made by Councilmember Olson, seconded by Councilmember Zagorski to approve the May 2, 2022, agenda as Presented. Ayes: Cocking, Hendrickson, Hudson, Olson and Zagorski. Nays: None. The motion carried. 6. 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. Items pulled will be approved by a separate motion. A. Approve the April 18, 2022, Local Board of Appeals and Equalization minutes as presented. B. Approve the April 18, 2022, regular City Council Meeting minutes as presented. C. Authorize the Monday, April 18, 2022,payment of claims as presented, except bills specifically pulled which are passed by separate motion. The claims listing has been provided to City Council as a separate document and is available for public view at City Hall upon request. City Council Meeting Minutes Page 2 Regular Meeting of May 2,2022 6. Consent Agenda - continued D. Approve an Intoxicating Temporary On-Sale Liquor License for the Albertville Lions, Knights of Columbus 44174, Albertville Fire Relief Association and the Foxtails Snowmobile Club for June 9 through June 12, 2022 for the 2022 Friendly City Days Festival for a flat fee of$100 for the event. E. Approve street closures as requested for Albertville Friendly City Days and approve extended hours for Central Park on June 8 & 9 to 11 pm and June 10& 11 to 1:30 pm. F. Approve a Community Festival Permit for Neighbors Eatery and Saloon for June 9 to June 12, 2022. G. Adopt Resolution No. 2022-18 electing the standard allowance available under the Revenue Loss Provision of the Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund established under the American Rescue Plan Act. MOTION made by Councilmember Cocking, seconded by Councilmember Olson to approve the May 2, 2022, Consent Agenda as submitted.Ayes: Cocking,Hendrickson,Hudson,Olson and Zagorski.Nays:None. The motion carried. 7. Public Hearing—None 8. Wright County Sheriffs Office—Updates, reports, etc. There were no updates from the Wright County Sheriffs Office. 9. Department Business A. City Council 1. Committee Updates (STMA Ice Arena,Planning, JPWB,Parks, Fire Board, FYCQ Councilmember Zagorski presented an update from the STMA Operating Referendum Steering Committee which included the Committee's discussion of a possible operating referendum in November 2022. He reported the Committee also discussed potential strategies if there was a referendum this year and answered questions from the other Councilmembers. City Administrator Councilmember Cocking provided details from last year's Operating Referendum Steering Committee meetings. Councilmember Olson provided an update from the Joint Water Board meeting which included the hiring of a new employee, John Seifert. He also provided an update from the Parks Committee meeting which included details on the upcoming Explore Your Park Night event on May 20, 2022. B. Building—None C. City Clerk—None D. Finance—None E. Fire 1. Update on Otsego Fire Delivery Study Fire Chief Bullen reported the City of Otsego was moving forward with their Fire Delivery Study which began with five different options but was now down to two options.He said one of the City Council Meeting Minutes Page 3 Regular Meeting of May 2,2022 1. Update on Otsego Fire Delivery Study- continued options would be a professional service agreement that would manage the City's fire service personnel and the other was for the City to start their own fire department. Chief Bullen said both of the options would include the construction of a fire station within the City. He answered questions from Council. City Administrator Nafstad provided additional information on the study and said the City of Albertville would be amending the Fire Protection agreement with Otsego. He reported City staff would present a draft agreement to the City Council for review early in this year's budget process. 2. Update on I94 West Chamber of Commerce First Responders Luncheon Fire Chief Bullen stated this year's luncheon would be in person on May 24 at 10:30 am. He said three for the Albertville fire fighters, Captain Eull, Captain Gammell and Lieutenant Anderson have been nominated this year for their quick response to a medical call, in the City of Otsego,which saved the life of a resident. The was Council discussion regarding the upcoming First Responders Luncheon. F. Planning and Zoning—None G. Public Works/Engineering 1. Authorize Television Inspection of Sanitary Sewer Mainline Clay Pipe Water and Waste Supervisor Middendorf provided background information which included the last time the sanitary sewer clay pipes were inspected and repaired. City Administrator Nafstad answered questions from Council regarding the future replacement of the clay sewer pipes and said the inspection of the pipes was consistent with the City's Sewer Maintenance Plan. MOTION made by Councilmember Cocking, seconded by Councilmember Hudson to authorize Hydro Klean to conduct a television inspection of 6,411' of sanitary sewer pipe, at a cost of $9,616.50 or$1.50 per foot. Ayes: Cocking, Hendrickson, Hudson, Olson and Zagorski.Nays: None. The motion carried. H. Legal—None I. Administration 1. City Administrator's Update City Administrator Nafstad said City staff has recently toured some area waste water treatment plants that do not use the reed bed process. He discussed the possible usage of the reed bed area once the City moved forwarded with the elimination project. He reported City staff would provide improvement options to Council for their consideration and answered questions from Council. Administrator Nafstad said a Joint Governance Meeting was scheduled for May 31, 2022. The Council discussed the upcoming meeting and the outcome was the majority of the Council would not be available for the May 31 meeting. Mr.Nafstad said he would notify the other groups the City of Albertville would not be available. City Council Meeting Minutes Page 4 Regular Meeting of May 2,2022 1. City Administrator's Update-continued Mayor Hendrickson said the owners of Konz Crossing reached out to her and said they were planning a soft ground breaking on May 13, 2022, at 3 pm. Announcements and/or Upcoming Meetings May 9 STMA Arena Board, 6 pm May 10 Planning Commission, 7 pm May 16 City Council, 7 pm May 23 Joint Powers Water Board, 6 pm Parks Committee, 7 pm May 30 City Offices closed in observance of Memorial Day May 31 Joint Governance Meeting, 6 pm June 6 City Council, 7 pm June 8-12 2022 Albertville Friendly City Days 10. Adjournment MOTION made by Councilmember Hudson, second by Councilmember Cocking to adjourn the meeting at 7:47 pm. Ayes: Hendrickson, Cocking, Hudson, Olson and Zagorski.Nays:None. The motion carried. Res iectfully submitted, Kristine A. Luedke, City Clerk