City Council Minutes 12-22-1997 SpecialMINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING - MONTTCELLO CITY COUNCTL
Monday, T)ecember 22, 1997 - 7 p.m.
Members Present: Bill Fair, Clint Herbst, Brian Stumpf, Roger Carlson, Bruce
Thielen
Members Absent: None
2. ~nrov 1 of ,n , as of th gpecial meeting held De .gym r ~ 7 997.
A MOTION WAS MADE BY BRIAN STUMPF AND SECONDED BY BRUCE
THIELEN TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING HELD
DECEMBER 3, 1997, AS WRITTEN. Motion carried unanimously.
3. consideration of adding i amR t th ae~nda,
A. 1lndat ory eland arqu~tion by Poa . Ofli 1 n lord.
City Administrator Rick Wolfsteller noted that an offer was made to
the Post Office landlord that the City would sell the adjacent vacant
lot. No response was received as of yet, and the City Administrator
will contact the landlord for a decision.
B. Consideration of Chamber auction donation.
C. Update on City/Township annexation discussions.
4. Citi . ne m n .A/netitione r~gLQRYR, and comnl ,n a.
A. Mr. Bab Harworth questioned why Roger Carlson was still voting on
community center issues when he previously stated he would abstain.
Councilmember Carlson noted he only indicated he would abstain from
voting on any land purchase where he had a conflict of interest.
B. Mr. Joe Holthaus questioned if a decision had been made an whether
or not the public would be allowed to vote on the community center.
Mayor Fair indicated that the task farce is preparing alternative
methods for financing, which may or may not require a vote, on
amenities that could be included in the community center. Tn order to
obtain a commitment from the National Guard on the $1.5 million, the
core facility is proposed to be financed via lease revenue bonds, which
will not require a vote.
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C. Remmele Engineering Plant Manager Joel Abraham noted increased
incidents of theft of their recycling materials. The Police Commission
will be advised of and review the situation,
5. ~~nsent ag~u~,
A. Conxidrration of hiring two p rke m ,n enan work re.
Public Works Director John Simola reported that 120 applications
were received for the position of parks maintenance worker. After
interviewing 10 applicants, Tom Grossnickle and Jeff Gustafson were
selected for the two vacant positions. Mr. Grossnickle attended St.
Cloud State University in the field of industrial and technical studies
and has seven years of experience in golf course care and seven years
of experience in the landscaping field. Mr. Gustafson attended the
University of Minnesota in Crookston majoring in Natural Resource
Conservation. He has worked For the Wright County Parks
Department for three years and has his Minnesota Tree Inspector's
License and Minnesota Pesticide Applicator's License.
A MOTIDN WAS MADE BY CLINT HERBST AND SECONDED BY ROGER
CARLSON TD AUTHORIZE THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR TO HIRE
TOM GRDSSNICKLE AND JEFF GUSTAFSON AS PARK MAINTENANCE
WORKERS FOR THE CITY OF MONTICELLO. Motion carried
unanimously.
6. Consideration of it ma removed from th n n agenda for rL:acuseion,
None.
7. Consideration of bills for the ]a t h if of D mh r, ] 7.
A MOTION WAS MADE BY BRIAN STUMPF AND SECONDED BY CLINT
HERBST TO APPROVE THE BILLS FOR THE LAST HALF OF DECEMBER AS
PRESENTED. Motion carried unanimously.
Mayor Fair then closed the Council meeting to discuss billboard sign reconstruction
litigation.
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Rick Wolfsteller
City Administrator
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