City Council Minutes 09-25-2000MINUTES
( REGULAR MEETING - MONTICELLO CITY COUNCIL
Monday, September 25, 2000 - 7 p.m.
Members Present: Roger Belsaas, Roger Carlson, Clint Herbst, Brian Stumpf and
Bruce Thielen.
Members Absent: None
Mayor Belsaas called the meeting to order at 7:20 p.m. and declared a quorum present.
2. Approve minutes of regular council meeting of September 11, 2000.
ROGER CARLSON MOVED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 11,
2000 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING. CLINT HERBST SECONDED THE MOTION.
MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
3. Consideration of adding items to the agenda.
Clint Herbst requested that a discussion on an update item be included on the agenda.
Clint Herbst also asked that item #9(Final payment on the Orchard Road Project 2000-07C and
Elm Street Sewer Extension Project No. 2000-08C) be included on the consent agenda.
CLINT HERBST MOVED TO ADD ITEM #9 TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. BRIAN
STUMPF SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
4. Citizens comments/petitions, requests and complaints.
None.
5. Consent Agenda
A. Consideration of approving new hires and departures for September for the
Community Center. Recommendation: Ratify the hiring of the part-time
employees for the Community Center as listed.
B. Consideration of resolutions declaring costs to be assessed, ordering preparation
of assessment rolls and setting date for public hearing to adopt assessments for various
public improvement projects. Recommendation: Adopt the resolutions for each of
the improvement projects declaring the costs to be assessed and setting the public
hearing date for October 23, 2000.
BRIAN STUMPF MOVED TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA INCLUDING
AGENDA ITEM 99. BRUCE THIELEN SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED
UNANIMOUSLY.
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6. Consideration of items removed from the consent acenda for discussion
None.
7. Consideration of desi(n alternatives for Count- Road 7-5 Improvement (Broadw
Clint Herbst commented that with all the information the City had obtained at the informational
meeting held earlier, he didn't feel the City should be moving ahead on selecting a design
configuration. He felt the 7`" Street extension would have a major impact on the traffic on
Broadway and the Council should consider that when they are looking at the design of the
proposed improvements to Broadway. Bruce Thielen felt the project should proceed but felt it
should be discussed further and suggested setting up a workshop meeting to go over the design
issues. He agreed that there was a lot of information to assimilate. By scheduling a workshop
for a later date it would not only give the Council time to take in all the information but it
would also allow additional time for residents to submit their comments.
Clint Herbst asked when a decision would have to be made on the design of the project. John
Simola indicated that the County would need to know the City's decision within 4-6 weeks.
Brian Stumpf questioned if they City came up with a design, could the County override the
City's recommendations.
BRUCE THIELEN MOVED TO TABLE THIS ITEM AND SCHEDULE A WORKSHOP
WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM WRIGHT COUNTY FOR 5:30 P.M. ON OCTOBER 9,
2000. BRIAN STUMPF SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED
UNANIMOUSLY.
There was some discussion whether the workshop meeting would allow continued comments
from the residents. While the workshop is a public meeting, there would be no additional
notice to residents of the workshop. Bruce Thielen felt the Council needed this workshop to
review design options so the Council could make a decision. Susie Wojchouski suggested that
the Council invite a resident and a business owner to be present at this workshop.
8. Consideration of increase in Neater rates, water hookup charges and water trunk area
charges.
John Simola, Public Works Director, briefly reviewed the information on the proposed increase
with the Council. He noted that in 1997 the City had approved a rate increase but in 1998
it actually dropped the block rates. He was asking that the Council consider a 10% increase.
Mayor Belsaas also asked about the proposal to change the standards for nitrates.
BRUCE THIELEN MOVED TO INCREASE THE WATER RATE 10%, THE WATER
HOOKUP CHARGE BY 19% AND NOTIFY DEVELOPERS OF A PENDING INCREASE
THE WATER AVAILABILITY CHARGE BY DOUBLING IT, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1,
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2001. CLINT HERBST SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED
UNANIMOUSLY.
9. Consideration of final payment Orchard Road Improvement Project No. 2000-07C and
Elm Street Sewer Extension Proiect No. 2000-08C.
Included with consent agenda. Approved final payment in the amount of $22,662.66 to Buffalo
Bituminous for the Orchard Road Project and final payment in the amount of $32,294.00 to
Schluender Construction for the Elm Street Sewer and Watermain Improvement.
Weed Control
The Council received a request to remove the weeds in the downtown area. The Council discussed
how it could be handled. The property owner is responsible for weed removal in the sidewalk area and
around the building. The City is responsible for the weed removal in the streetscape area.
It was determined that the City currently has ordinances in place to handle this. John Simola suggested
a meeting with the Chamber and the business people on this issue. The Council felt that since the
ordinances were in place, it could be left to staff to see that they were enforced.
10. Approve payment of bills for September.
BRUCE THIELEN MOVED TO APPROVE PAYMENT OF THE BILLS. ROGER
CARLSON SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
I1. Adjourn
BRIAN STUMPF MOVED TO ADJOURN AT 7:50 P.M.. BRUCE THIELEN SECONDED
THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
Recording Secretary