City Council Minutes 06-10-2013MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING — MONTICELLO CITY COUNCIL
Monday, June 10, 2013 — 7 p.m.
Mississippi Room, Monticello Community Center
Present: Clint Herbst, Lloyd Hilgart, Tom Perrault, Glen Posusta, Brian Stumpf
Absent: None
1. Call to Order and Pled 2e of Alle 'ance
Mayor Herbst called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. and declared a quorum present.
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
2A. Approval of Minutes — May 13 2013 Special Meeting
BRIAN STUMPF MOVED TO ACCEPT THE MAY 13, 2013 SPECIAL MEETING
MINUTES AS PRESENTED. GLEN POSUSTA SECONDED THE MOTION.
MOTION CARRIED 5 -0.
2B. Approval of Minutes — May 28, 2013 Regular Meeting
GLEN POSUSTA MOVED TO ACCEPT THE MAY 28, 2013 REGULAR MEETING
MINUTES AS PRESENTED. LLOYD HILGART SECONDED THE MOTION.
MOTION CARRIED 5 -0.
3. Consideration of adding items to the agenda
• Wright County recognition program (Jeff O'Neill)
• Signal lights (Brian Stumpf)
• Zoning ordinance (Clint Herbst)
• Beyond the Yellow Ribbon committee (Tom Perrault)
4. Citizen comments public service announcements and updates
a. Citizen Comments: None
b. Public Service Announcements:
1) Certificate of Commendation for Waste Water Treatment Facility — Jeff
O'Neill commented on the award received from the MN Pollution Control
Agency for the Waste Water Treatment Facility for superior performance.
Chuck Keyes talked about the award and what it takes to earn the
commendation. He noted this is the 19t" year out of 24 receiving the
award.
C. Updates:
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1) ADS Solid Waste Midwest (formerly Veolia ES) — Rob Holzer spoke on
behalf of Advanced Disposal Service (ADS), which is a privately owned
company that recently purchased Veolia Solid Waste. This sale does not
affect the division of Veolia Water that manages the Waste Water
Treatment Facility. ADS will be operating out of St Cloud, one of three
divisions in Minnesota. Over time, the sanitation trucks will be changed
over to the new name and logo. Operations will remain the same with the
waste taken to Elk River or Alexandria. If the public has other items not
normally picked up on regular routes, they can still call for a pickup.
Lloyd Hilgart asked if there has been much feedback on the size of the
carts. He noted that his recycling cart is always full or more and the trash
cart is only partly full. Rob Holzer said they will ask the drivers to pay
attention to the recycling carts and how full they are. He also noted that
some residents have purchased a second cart for recycling; there is no
charge for the recycling pick up.
5. Consent Agenda:
A. Consideration of approving payment of bills for June 10th . Recommendation:
Approve the bill and purchase card registers for a total of $505,828.08.
B. Consideration of approving new hires and departures for City departments.
Recommendation: Ratify new hires and terminations for Water, MCC, and
Liquor Store.
C. Consideration of adopting Resolution #2013 -046 accepting quotes and awarding a
contract for the 2013 Street Bituminous Sealcoat Project. Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution #2013 -046 accepting the quotes and awarding a contract to
Allied Blacktop Company for the 2013 Street Bituminous Sealcoat Project in the
amount of $79,646.10.
D. Consideration of adopting Resolution #2013 -047 approving final specifications
and authorizing the advertisement for bids for the purchase of the aeration blower
and ancillary equipment for Phase 1 of the Waste Water Treatment Facility
Biosolids Dewatering, Energy Efficiency, Headworks, and Site Improvements,
City Project No. 12C003. Recommendation: Adopt Resolution #2013 -047
approving final specifications and authorizing the advertisement for bids for the
purchase of the aeration blower and ancillary equipment for Phase 1 of the Waste
Water Treatment Facility Biosolids Dewatering, Energy Efficiency, Headworks,
and Site Improvements, City Project No. 12C003.
E. Consideration of adopting Resolution #2013 -048 approving final plans and
specifications and authorizing advertisement for bids for West 7th Street
Extension (Minnesota to CR39) and Elm Street (7th Street to terminus), City
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Project No. 12C002. THIS ITEM WAS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT
AGENDA.
F. Consideration of adjusting summer hours for the FiberNet Customer Office.
Recommendation: Approve adjusting the summer hours for the FiberNet
Customer Office to open from 12 to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
BRIAN STUMPF MOVED TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH THE
REMOVAL OF ITEM E. TOM PERRAULT SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION
CARRIED 5 -0.
6. Consideration of items removed from the consent agenda for discussion
SE. Consideration of adopting Resolution #2013 -048 approving final plans and
specifications and authorizing advertisement for bids for West 7' Street Extension
(Minnesota to CR39) and Elm Street (7th Street to terminus), City Project lino. 12C002
Glen Posusta removed this item because he noticed the engineer's estimate is 5150,000
for the mill and overlay of West 7th Street between Elm Street and CR 39. He feels the
cost is too high to warrant making the improvements at this time. He suggested that there
may be other alternatives for resurfacing that section. Shibani Bisson explained that item
is being bid as an alternate so Council will be able to see how the bids come in and
decide whether to accept that part of the project.
GLEN POSUSTA MOVED FOR ALTERNATIVE #1 TO ADOPT RESOLUTION
#2013 -048 APPROVING FINAL PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS AND
AUTHORIZING ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS FOR WEST 7' STREET
EXTENSION AND ELM STREET PAVING, CITY PROJECT NO. 12C002, WITH
MILL & OVERLAY BID AS AN ALTERNATE AS INDICATED IN THE PLANS
AND SPECS. BRIAN STUMPF SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED
5 -0.
7. Consideration of FiberNet Bond litigation options (pending outcome of 6 p.m. closed
meeting)
Jeff O'Neill noted that the closed meeting was not held and is being moved to June 13,
2013 at 5:30 p.m.
GLEN POSUSTA MOVE TO TABLE THIS ITEM TO A SPECIAL MEETING ON
JUNE 13, 2013 AT 6 P.M. TOM PERRAULT SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION
CARRIED 5 -0.
8. Consideration of authorizing an appraisal of Church of St. Henry land that could be
im acted by the Fallon Avenue Overpass allgmuent City Project No. IICO05
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Bret Weiss mentioned that Bruce Westby worked on this project previously and had met
with landowners that would be affected by the project. St. Henry's Church owns
property on the south side of 7t' Street that would be impacted by the alignment and right
of way for the proposed overpass. Bret Weiss recommends that an appraisal include all
the land south of 7a' Street that is owned by St Henry's Church. Glen Posusta asked why
the city would need to purchase the piece of land west of the overpass site. Bret Weiss
explained that St Henry's owns the land on both sides of the proposed overpass site and is
probably not interested in retaining the section of land that would be left on the west side
of the overpass and would likely prefer to have the city purchase the entire section. Bret
Weiss suggests that the appraisal should include all of the land so that the city knows
what to expect. Brian Stumpf commented that, if Council is in favor of an appraisal, that
they proceed with consideration of the purchase of land for the project and not let it drop
for several years. Clint Herbst stated that the next steps would be contingent on what
comes back from the appraisal. Brian Stumpf asked when the overpass design would be
selected. Bret Weiss noted that the design displayed on the screen is only one of the
possibilities and that discussion on the alignment will take place sometime in the future.
GLEN POSUSTA MOVED FOR ALTERNATIVE #1 AUTHORIZING AN
APPRAISAL FOR THE CHURCH OF ST. HENRY PROPERTY BETWEEN 1 -94 AND
7TH STREET, RELATED TO THE FALLON AVENUE OVERPASS PROJECT, AT A
COST NOT TO EXCEED $5,000. LLOYD HILGART SECONDED THE MOTION.
MOTION CARRIED 5 -0.
9. Added items
• Si al Lights on River Street and Hwy 25 — Brian Stumpf noted that the lights are
not working the way they should. He has noticed that the left turn arrows will
change to green during traffic hours, which really impedes traffic flow. He also
noted that the lights at Broadway and CR 18 seem to be changing randomly
without regard to traffic volumes. Bret Weiss noted that they will look into that.
Jeff O'Neill commented that this might be the time to inquire with Mn/DOT on
adding the flashing yellow arrows to some of those intersections and asked WSB
to check into that.
• Recognition Ceremony — Jeff O'Neill reported that Wright County will be
recognizing former Planning Commission and Board of Adjustment members for
their years of service. The ceremony will take place at 10 am on June 18`" in the
Wright County Board Room. Some of those being recognized include Franklin
Denn, Jack Russek, and Nancy Kopff.
• Be and the Yellow Ribbon Committee — Tom Perrault noted that there will be a
ceremony at Fort Ripley on June 19 at 3 p.m. to officially recognize Monticello as
a Beyond the Yellow Ribbon community and the group will continue to offer
services to military families in the area.
• Zoning ordinance related to noise — Clint Herbst commented that there seems to
be a lot of vehicle noise beyond what the ordinance allows and is looking for
Council to support enforcement of the noise ordinance by Wright County. He
feels that law enforcement officials should be asked to enforce the ordinance as
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indicated by the signs in different places in the city. Glen Posusta concurred with
better enforcement efforts. Mayor Herbst directed city staff to talk to the Sheriff's
Department about this and possibly consider ticketing violators.
10. Adi ournment
GLEN POSUSTA MOVED TO ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 7:34 P.M. BRIAN
STUMPF SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED 5 -0.
Recorder: Catherine M. Shumant /
Approved: June 24, 2013
Attest:
Ci nistrator
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