City Council Minutes 02-13-1984MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING - MONTICELLO CITY COUNCIL
February 13, 1984 - 7:30 P.M.
Members Present: Arve A. Grimsmo, Jack Maxwell,
Dan Blonigen, Ken Maus.
Members Absent: Fran Fair.
1. Call to Order.
2. Approval of Minutes.
Motion was made by Blonigen, seconded by Maxwell, and unanimously
carried to approve the minutes of the regular meeting held January
23 and the special meeting held January 23, 1984.
3. Citizens Comments/Petitions, ReSuests and CoTElaints.
Peggy Stencel,representing the Little Mountain Rider's Club,informed
the Council that the Pony Express Riders for Camp Courage will be
coming through Monticello on June 23, 1984, as part of their 180
mile fund raising effort. The Riders will be spending the night
at the Little Mountain Club property on County Road 39, and Mrs.
Stencel inquired as to whether the Monticello Fire Department could
supply some water for a few stock tanks at their facility for watering
the horses, etc. The present facility does not have running water.
In addition, Mrs. Stencel requested permission to place information
boards at some of the City locations such as the library, liquor
store, City Hall, and possibly the information center for the purpose
of offering buttons for sale as a way of promoting the event and
raising funds for Camp Courage.
A request was also made to have the Mayor or a member of the Council
attend a welcoming ceremony when the caravan arrives on June 23. A
request was also made to be allowed to put up a banner across Broadway
welcoming the Pony Express Riders, but Councilman Maxwell volunteered
the use of his marquee at Maxwell Realty to the club for the purpose
of putting up a welcome message to the Pony Express Riders.
4. Public Hearing - On -Sale Wine License/3.2 Beer On -Sale License and
5. Consideration of Approval of On -Sale Wine License/3.2 Beer On -Sale
License, Applicant - Floyd Kruse.
Mr. Floyd Kruse, operator of Dino's Deli, applied for an on -sale wine
license and on -sale 3.2 beer license. A public hearing was held with
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no comments heard from the public in regard to the issuance of this
license.
Motion was made by Maxwell, seconded by Blonigen, and unanimously
carried to approve the issuance of a combination on -sale wine and
3.2 beer license to Dino's Deli contingent upon the surety bond
and certificate of insurance being provided as required.
6. Review of 1983 Year End Liquor Store Financial Statements.
Liquor Store Manager Mark Irmiter was present at the Council meeting
to review with the Council the 1983 year end financial report. Mr.
Irmiter noted that although sales were down approximately $33,000
from 1982 figures, he felt the operation was very successful compared
to industry wide standards, which showed a much larger drop in sales
during 1983.
After reviewing the financial statements, the year end report was
accepted as submitted.
7. Consideration of Authorizing the Preparation of Plans and Specifications
for an Addition to Pump House #1 and the Rebidding of an Addition to
Pump House #2.
In October of 1983, the City of Monticello received bids for the
proposed 9 x 20 foot addition to Pump House #2. Only one bidder
responded to the proposal and the Council rejected the bid with the
intention of rebidding the project in the spring of 1984.
An additional $6,000 was budgeted for in 1984 for a proposed addition
to Pump House #1 for additional chemical storage space.
In regard to the rebidding of the expansion for Pump House #2, the
Council members discussed whether this proposed expansion would inter-
fere with any fire hall expansion plans in the future. Though the
fire department personnel have not come to an agreement on how and
where the fire barn could be expanded in the future, the Council
directed the Public Works Director to check with the Fire Chief to
make sure that the additional 9 foot expansion to Pump House #2
would not interfere with any proposed plans that the fire department
may recommend in the future.
With the $6,000 budget for Pump House #1 and the $10,000 appropriation
for Pump House #2, a total of $16,000 would be available for both
Pump House expansions and the Public Works Director recommended that
possibly the City should advertise for bids on Pump House #2 and then
see how much money is available for completing the addition to Pump
House #1. Other alternatives included City acting as general con-
tractor on both projects to cut down on the cost or advertising for
bids for both projects at the same time.
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At the present time, motion was made by Maus, seconded by Maxwell,
and unanimously carried to authorize the Public Works Director to
prepare plans and specifications for an addition to Pump House #1
which will be reviewed at the next Council meeting; and at that
time a decision will be made on how to advertise for bids on one
or both of the proposed additions.
8. Consideration of Adoption of a Resolution Prohibiting Handicapped
Discrimination.
Because the City of Monticello receives more than $25,000 annually
in Federal Revenue Sharing Funds, the City must go through giving
a public notice indicating that the City will not discriminate
against the handicapped.
Motion was made by Maxwell, seconded by Maus, and unanimously
carried to adopt a resolution indicating that the City of Monticello
will not discriminate against qualified handicapped individuals
and appointed the Zoning Administrator/Building Official as the
designated person responsible for coordinating the federal regulations.
See Resolution 1984 #2.
9. Consideration of Approving Shared Expense for Gary Anderson to Attend
Nuclear Workshop in Oakridge, Tennessee.
Northern States Power Company has in the past agreed to pay the
registration fee and travel expense for the City's Civil Defense
Director, Gary Anderson, to attend a nuclear workshop held in
Oakridge, Tennessee. The remaining expenses for lodging and meals
would be the obligation of the City. The Minnesota State Department
of Emergency Services has indicated that they would be willing to
reimburse the City for up to $500 in local expenses if the Civil
Defense Director did attend the nuclear workshop.
Motion was made by Blonigen, seconded by Maus, and unanimously carried
to approve sending Mr. Anderson to the nuclear workshop in Oakridge,
Tennessee during April 1984, with NSP picking up the registration
and air travel expense.
10. Consideration of Possible Acquisition of Tools and Minor Equipment
for Various City Departments.
Recently, Councilman Blonigen met with the Public Works Director to
review the various tools and minor equipment the various City
departments have. From the discussions, it was recommended by both
the Public Works Director and Councilman Blonigen that additional
tools and equipment should be purchased by the City for the maintenance
shop building and other departments to cut down on the borrowing of
equipment from one department to the other which causes down time and
is inefficient.
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As part of the Capital Outlay expenditures for 1984, approximately
$6,980 was budgeted for planned purchases in the various departments
for miscellaneous tools and equipment. Some of the additional
equipment recommended for purchase which was not budgeted for
included a 2 HP bench grinder, a 3/4 HP bench grinder, a used hand
shear, all for the shop and garage department. In addition, a
gas detector, a 9" disc grinder, a battery charger, and other items
were recommended for the Wastewater Treatment Plant, Water Department,
and Collection System. These additional items were estimated at
$3,915, which would place the total Capital Outlay and equipment
purchases at $10,895. It was noted by the City Administrator and
Public Works Director that they would like to see the purchases
limited to the budgeted items to avoid cost overruns on the budget.
Motion was made by Maus, seconded by Maxwell, and unanimously carried
to delay further discussion and table any action on these purchases
until the next item on the agenda was reviewed.
11. Consideration of a Resolution Adopted by the County Commissioner
Revoking a County Highway Known as Oakwood Drive.
The Wright County Commissioners, at a Board meeting held February 7,
1984, passed a resolution revoking that portion of Oakwood Drive
from Highway 25 to the City limits by Gould's Chevrolet and that
the City of Monticello be reimbursed for the cost of their recent
overlay which was approximately $13,000. By the County action,
this street now becomes a City street with the City responsible
for future maintenance and upkeep.
The City Council had previously asked for an additional $4,000 in
past maintenance cost since 1975 when the road was actually a
County road and not the responsibility of the City. In addition
to the $17,000 in expenditures incurred by the City, a request was
made that the covenant placed on the commuter parking lot by Wright
County be also removed as part of the revocation proceedings. The
County Board did not want to remove the covenant as part of the
Oakwood Drive revocation and also did not want to set a dangerous
precedent of reimbursing for past maintenance cost.
Rather than pursuing any legal action to obtain the additional $4,000
in maintenance cost, a motion was made by Blonigen, seconded by Maus,
and unanimously carried to accept the Oakwood Drive revocation as
proposed by Wright County Board of Commissioners and to accept the
$13,000 reimbursement for the recently completed bituminous overlay.
10. Consideration of Possible Acquisition of Tools and Minor Equipment
for Various City Departments --continued...
Councilman Maus noted that his reason for tabling discussion on the
Capital Outlay and tool purchases was that now the City has an
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additional $13,000 in unexpected revenue as part of the Oakwood
Drive revocation by Wright County. It was recommended by Mr. Maus
that all of the purchases indicated by the Public Works Director
and Councilman Blonigen totaling $10,895 could be purchased in 1984
with $3,915 being used from the excess revenue the City will be
receiving from Wright County. As a result, motion was made by
Blonigen, seconded by Maus, and unanimously carried to authorize
the Public Works Director to purchase the items budgeted for under
the Capital Outlay and small tools and minor equipment categories,
including the additional items totaling $3,915 originally over the
budgeted expenditures. Total expenditures would then equal $10,895.
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Rick Wolfstel r
Assistant Adm nistrator
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