2024-10-07 City Council Minutes
ALBERTVILLE CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES October 7, 2024 – 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 Hayden, Olson, and Zagorski.
Absent: Councilmember Cocking
Staff Present: City Administrator Nafstad, Fire Chief Bullen, City Attorney Couri, Finance
Director Lannes, and City Clerk Luedke.
3. Recognitions – Presentations – Introductions – None
4. Public Forum
There was no one present for the public forum.
5. Amendments to the Agenda
There were no amendments to the agenda.
MOTION made by Councilmember Olson, seconded by Councilmember Zagorski to approve the
October 7, 2024, agenda as submitted. Ayes: Hayden, Hendrickson, Olson and Zagorski. Nays:
None. Absent: Cocking. 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 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 September 3, 2024, regular City Council Meeting minutes as presented.
B. Approve the September 16, 2024, regular City Council Meeting minutes as presented.
C. Authorize the Monday, October 7, 2024, 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.
D. Accounts Receivable Report.
E. 3rd Quarter Budget to Actual Report.
F. Approve Wright County/City of Albertville Election Equipment Lease Agreement.
G. Approve the Memorandum of Understanding between Wright County and the City of
Albertville for the Purchase of Salt for the 2024-2025 Snow and Ice Removal Season at
a cost of $109.69 per ton.
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H. Authorize the proposed budget for landscaping and irrigation work at the Fire Station.
I. Approve replacing the batteries in the UPS backup at City Hall for $8,200 plus tax.
J. Approve Payment Application No. 17 to Gridor Construction in the amount of $283,118
for the Wastewater System Improvements.
MOTION made by Councilmember Zagorski, seconded by Councilmember Olson to approve the
October 7, 2024, consent agenda as submitted. Ayes: Hayden, Hendrickson, Olson and Zagorski.
Nays: None. Absent: Cocking. The motion carried.
7. Public Hearing
A. Public Hearing – Special Assessment of Cleanup costs to Maeyaert Property
Mayor Hendrickson opened the public hearing.
City Attorney Couri provided background information on the zoning violations which occurred at
10479 61st Street in Albertville. He reported this hearing was for the special assessments of $18,880
for the most recent clean-up completed on the Maeyaert property. He reported that the court order
allows for the assessments under Minnesota Statutes Chapter 429. Attorney Couri said if the
assessment was not paid by the end of the year to it would be added to the property owner’s taxes
next year with 10% interest per year.
Mr. Charles Maeyaert, property owner, 10479 61st Street, Albertville, reported he was not prepared
for the meeting tonight and asked if the assessment hearing could be postponed until he had a
chance to look into it the special assessment further.
Mr. Steven Maeyaert, St. Michael, said he was the brother of Charles Maeyaert, and reported he
planned to work with his brother to help take care of the cleanup issues on his property but said he
needed more time to better understand the full scope of the issues.
City Attorney Couri explained the public hearing and the special assessment processes. He said this
assessment was for cleanup services and equipment used that the City had already provided and
paid for and stated the public hearing notice was published and mailed to the property owner
according to what is required by law and conveyed there has already been cleanup problems at the
property in the past.
There was Council discussion regarding the special assessment for 10479 61st Street, the special
assessment process and the consensus was to table the item until the next Council meeting.
MOTION made by Councilmember Hayden, seconded by Councilmember Olson to close the
public hearing. Ayes: Hayden, Hendrickson, Olson and Zagorski. Nays: None. Absent: Cocking.
The motion carried.
MOTION made by Councilmember Olson, seconded by Councilmember Hayden to table the item
until the October 21, 2024, City Council meeting. Ayes: Hayden, Hendrickson, Olson and Zagorski.
Nays: None. Absent: Cocking. The motion carried.
8. Wright County Sheriff’s Office – Updates, reports, etc.
The Wright County Sheriff Deputy who was presented reported there has been many bus stop arm
violations happening since school has begun so the Sheriff’s Department wanted to address the
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issue to keep kids safe. He answered questions from the Council regarding whether the buses had
cameras to capture the people not stopping in which he reported that the buses did.
9. Department Business
A. City Council
1. Committee Updates (STMA Ice Arena, Planning, JPWB, Parks, Fire Board,
FYCC, etc.)
Councilmember Zagorski provided an update from the Joint Power Water Board meeting which
included a discussion on the new groundwater reservoir project, and an increase to next year’s fees.
He and Councilmember Olson answered questions from the other Councilmembers regarding the
reservoir project.
Councilmember Olson provided an update from the Parks Committee meeting which included a
presentation from City Administrator Nafstad on the proposed Main Ave Streetscape and the new
Central Park concept. City Administrator Nafstad answered questions from the Council regarding
the projects.
B. Building – None
C. City Clerk – None
D. Finance – None
E. Fire – None
F. Planning and Zoning – None
G. Public Works/Engineering – None
H. Legal – None
I. Administration
1. Contract Fire Service Discussion
City Administrator Nafstad reported this discussion was regarding the City of Otsego pursuing a
standalone Fire Department slated to open January of 2027. He said the discussion was necessary
because the City is receiving questions from the public regarding which department will respond to
what areas and whether there will be mutual aid agreements between the two departments. Nafstad
provided background information on the current agreement and said he met with the City
Administrators of both Otsego and Elk River to discuss Otsego’s plans for fire service.
Administrator Nafstad stated it was conveyed that until Albertville better understands the future
response and service capabilities of the proposed Otsego department, commitments for mutual aid
would need to wait. He said he felt it was appropriate to notify the City of Otsego at this time,
letting them know, that the City of Albertville would like to support them in the development of
their Fire Department, but Albertville cannot commit to anything until the City receives more
information. There was discussion regarding assumptions that mutual aid would exist and concerns
regarding response and notice to areas currently be served by Albertville.
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There was further discussion regarding the current fire protection agreement and options to revise
the agreement. Administrator Nafstad reported the current agreement would auto renew at the end
of the year, and now was the time to revise the agreement and provide it to the City of Otsego for
their review and approval by year end. He answered questions from Council, described the cost
formula used in the current fire contract, and reported he would draft a letter to the City of Otsego
and bring an edited agreement back to the next meeting.
Fire Chief Bullen provided additional background information on the existing fire protection
contract that the two cities have, information on mutual aid vs primary unit, the definition of the box
alarm concept, and auto aid dispatching. He answered questions from Council regarding the current
fire call volume and the current agreement. Chief Bullen said the Fire Department was looking at a
public facing dashboard that could be added to the City’s website with information where the public
could view the fire call volume, true response times and the calls received by city, by week, etc. He
said the numbers for the reporting were received from dispatch.
City Attorney Couri answered questions from Council on the current Fire Protection agreement and
the terms of the agreement.
There was Council discussion regarding the current Fire Protection agreement with Otsego, possible
terms for the new agreement and agreed that City staff should notify the City of Otsego of the
City’s concerns.
2.City Administrator’s Update
City Administrator Nafstad presented the City Administrator’s Update which included an update on
that the City has closed on the O’Donnell property, the 2024 street overlay project was almost
completed, and provided an update on the Main Avenue streetscape project.
Announcements and/or Upcoming Meetings
October 8 Planning Commission, 7 pm
October 14 STMA Arena Board, 6 pm
October 21 City Council, 7 pm
October 28 Joint Powers Water Board, 6 pm
Parks Committee, 7 pm
November 4 City Council, 7 pm
November 5 General Election Day, 7 am to 8 pm
10.Adjournment
MOTION made by Councilmember 8:02, second by Councilmember Hayden to adjourn the
meeting at Olson pm. Ayes: Hayden, Hendrickson, Olson and Zagorski. Nays: None. Absent:
Cocking. The motion carried.
Respectfully submitted,
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Kristine A. Luedke, City Clerk