City Council Minutes 07-25-2022REGULAR MEETING — MONTICELLO CITY COUNCIL
Monday, July 25, 2022 — 6:30 p.m.
Mississippi Room, Monticello Community Center
Present: Lloyd Hilgart, Jim Davidson, Bill Fair, Charlotte Gabler and Sam Murdoff
Absent: None.
1. General Business
A. Call to Order & Pledge of Allegiance
Mayor Hilgart called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
B. Approval of Agenda
Councilmember Gabler moved approval of the agenda. Councilmember Fair
seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.
C. Approval of Meeting Minutes
• Special Meeting Minutes from July 11, 2022
• Regular Meeting Minutes from July 11, 2022
Councilmember Fair moved approval of the minutes. Councilmember Murdoff
seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.
D. Citizen Comments
None
E. Public Service Announcements
The following updates were conducted:
• Construction Update
• Popular Annual Financial Report
F. Council Liaison Updates
• EDA — Councilmember Davidson provided a recap of the EDA meeting
held July 13, 2022. The EDA agenda included items for Block 52:
environmental site assessment; structural engineering analysis; Hazmat
survey report; land sale business subsidy agreement; and demolition
plant. Also approved TIF items regarding Wiha Tools.
G. Department Updates
• FiberNet Quarterly Update — Mark Birkholz, Arvig, provided the third
quarter report.
2. Consent Agenda:
Councilmember Fair moved approval of the Consent Agenda. Councilmember
Davidson seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously.
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A. Consideration of approving the payment of bills. Action taken: Approved the bill
and purchase card registers for a total of $1,457,737.79.
B. Consideration of approving new hires and departures for City departments.
Action taken: Approved hire for the MCC.
C. Consideration of approving the sale/disposal of surplus city property for the
Parks and Recreation Department. Action taken: No report this cycle.
D. Consideration of adopting Resolution 2022-82 accepting donations from Liberty
Financial Services in the amount of $14,250 for Music on the Mississippi, from
Reinke's Food Truck in the amount of $410 for Hi -Way Liquor general use, and
$1,899 from Senior Center for AEDs for the Monticello Community Center.
Action taken: Adopted the resolution accepting donations.
E. Consideration of adopting Resolution 2022-83 accepting a grant from the Central
Minnesota Arts Board in the amount of $10,000 for the Ellison Park fish art
project. Action taken: Adopted the resolution accepting the grant.
F. Consideration of approving a special event permit for Church of St. Henry's
FunFest annual parish festival on August 28, 2022 and approving a one -day
temporary liquor license for the event. Action taken: Approved the special
event permit.
G. Consideration of approving a Final Stage Planned Unit Development, Final Plat
and Development Agreement, and rezoning to Planned Unit Development for a
proposed 59 -unit Single Family Residential Development in an R-1 (Single -Family
Residence) District. Applicant: Haven Ridge, LLC. Action taken: Adopted
Resolution 2022-85 approving the Final Plat for Haven Ridge 2nd Addition,
subject to findings in said resolution and contingent on the conditions of
Exhibit Z, and approved the Development Agreement for Haven Ridge 2nd
Addition, authorized the Mayor and City Administrator to negotiate and
specify final changes or amendments necessary to more fully execute the
intention of the City Council with respect to the proposed project; Adopted
Resolution 2022-86 approving a Final Stage PUD for Haven Ridge 2nd Addition,
a 59 -unit single family plat, based on findings in said resolution and subject to
the conditions listed in Exhibit Z; and adopted Resolution 2022-87 and
Ordinance 781 establishing the Haven Ridge 2nd Addition Planned Unit
Development District and rezoning to Haven Ridge 2nd Addition Planned Unit
Development District, based on findings in said resolution.
H. Consideration of approving an amendment to the Monticello Zoning Ordinance
for retail Service Uses including but not limited to Definition, Zoning Districts,
and Standards. Applicant: City of Monticello. Action taken: Adopted Resolution
2022-84 and Ordinance 780 for Retail Uses based on findings in said resolution.
I. Consideration of approving city administrator to serve on the Central Minnesota
Mental Health Center Board of Directors. Action taken: Approved.
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3. Public Hearings:
4. Regular Agenda:
A. Consideration of authorizing the city administrator to submit applications for
County American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Grants to Wright County
Sarah Rathlisberger, Finance Director, gave an overview and noted that the City
is seeking grant proceeds that would be split $177,933 to the Water Fund and
$355,866 to the Sewer Fund. Additionally, any grant proceeds received for the
BCOL project will go to the Park & Pathway Improvement Fund.
Minimal discussion took place.
Councilmember Davidson moved to authorize city administrator to apply for
County American Rescue Plan Act Grants. Councilmember Fair seconded the
motion. Motion carried unanimously.
5. Adjournment:
The meeting was adjourned at 7:01 p.m.
Recorder: Jennifer Schreibe
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