City Council Minutes 03-10-1980MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING - MONTICELLO CITY COUNCIL
March 10, 1980 - 7:30 P.M.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Arve Grimsmo, Fran Fair, Dan Blonigen, Phil White.
MEMBERS ABSENT: Ken Maus.
1. Consideration of Allocation of $5,000 in Expenditures for the Business
and Industrial Development Committee of the Monticello Chamber of
Commerce.
Mr. John Bondhus, representing the Business & Industrial Development Com-
mittee of the Chamber of Commerce, explained that the Committee was formed
in the fall of 1978 and its primary mission was to seek and support
industrial, commercial, business, financial and professional growth in
the City of Monticello.
Mr. Bondhus explained that the primary reason for the founding of this
Committee was to diversify Monticello's economy, which the Chamber of
Commerce felt was too reliant on the Northern States Power Plant. Some
of the goals of the Committee were as follows:
A. Increase the percentage of employment within the Monticello area.
B. Actively solicit industrial and service organizations that will
contribute to the local job scene.
C. Seek organizations that will fit the town's current tax base and
employment needs and diversify employment in Monticello.
Mr. Bondhus explained that the proposed budget for the Chamber of Commerce
Committee totalled approximately, and the Chamber was proposing to raise
$2,500 through an increase in dues, with another $2,500 raised through
a fund raiser. The balance, or approximately $5,000, was requested to
be forthcoming from the City of Monticello to help advertise the City.
The Chamber Committee proposes to make a slide presentation which, in
effect, would advertise the City of Monticello, and after consulting
with the State Auditor's Office and the Attorney General's Office, an
expenditure of this nature by the City would be a legitimate advertising
expense. It was noted that, should the City allocate $5,000 towards the
Chamber's expenses, the City should actually pay the expenses directly
from invoices rather than merely allocating $5,000 towards the Chamber
of Commerce in one lump sum.
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Since the growth and future of Monticello is the prime concern of the
City Council, motion was made by Fran Fair, seconded by Phil White
and unanimously carried to appropriate up to $5,000 towards the portions
of the Chamber's budget for promotion and advertising of the City of
Monticello.
2. Consideration of Resolution Calling for Public Hearing on 1980-1 Improve-
ment Project for Sewer, Water and Other Improvements Alone East County
Rnad
Because of a recent petition for improvements along East County Road 75
and East County Road 39 for sanitary sewer and water, a feasibility report
was prepared by the City's consulting engineering firm of Orr-Schelen-
Mayeron & Associates.
Mr. John Badalich, consulting engineer, reviewed the feasibility report
with the Council for this area, which would total approximately $286,036.
Of the total project cost, the following areas and subdivisions are
proposed to be assessed as follows:
Macarlund Plaza Townhouse Area, $ 93,277
Remaining portion of Macarlund Plaza 58,690
Maurice Hoglund Property 98,584
Lot 19, Bl k 3, Hoglund Addition 5,485
TOTAL ASSESSMENTS $256,036
In addition to the assessible portion of $256,036, it was recommended by
the engineer that the oversized 16" watermain installed along East
County Road 39 be placed on ad valorem taxes in the amount of $30,000.
As part of the assessments, storm sewer improvements are proposed for
a portion of Macarlund Plaza to service water runoff for the townhouse
development. It was suggested that possibly the storm sewer improvement
should be spread over a larger area in the Macarlund plaza addition,
rather than strictly for the townhouse developments only.
Hearing no other comments, motion was made by Phil White, seconded by
Fran Fair and unanimously carried to adopt a resolution calling for a
public hearing on the 1980-1 improvement project for March 24, 1980
at 7:30 P.M. to review the feasibility study. (See resolution 1980 #6)
3. Consideration of Approval of Final Plat on The Meadows Subdivision.
This Plat was previously reviewed on a preliminary basis and approved by
the City Council at their January 28, 1980 meeting. The Plat consists
of approximately 30 acres in size and would have 64 residential lots
zoned Single Family.
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As part of the subdivision approval, park dedication would be accepted
in land of 3.8 acres, which would both serve as park purposes and
a portion would be set aside for draining the entire subdivision for a
ponding area. Although there were concerns by the City Engineer that
the ponding area as proposed may have to be enlarged in the future, the
3.8 acres appears to be sufficient land for both park purposes and
drainage pond.
John Badalich, City Engineer, recommended that the plat be approved pro-
vided a 30' easement is recorded along the north side of the property
next to the railroad tracks, rather than the 20' as proposed on the plan.
In addition, Mr. Badalich indicated that a revised final drainage plan
has not been submitted to his office, but if this meets approval, he would
recommend that the final plat be approved.
Motion was made by Phil White, seconded by Dan Blonigen and unanimously
carried to approve the 64 -lot Meadows Subdivision final plat contingent
upon final approval of the grading plan by the City Engineer and the
recording of the 30' easement rather than the 20' easement.
4. Consideration of Approval of Senior Citizen Center Director to Attend
the National Conference Sponsored by the National Council on the Aging, Inc.
Karen Hanson, Senior Citizens Center Director, requested approval to
attend the above conference, which would be held on April 20 thru 23,
1980 in Washington, D.C. Karen indicated that the maximum cost for this
conference would be approximately $670, and felt there were many items
on the agenda that would be helpful for the Senior Citizens Center in
Monticello.
It was noted that $500 was authorized in the 1980 budget for such an
expenditure, with the understanding that conferences of this nature
would not be on an annual basis, but could allow for attendance on an
every -other -year basis.
Motion was made by Fran Fair, seconded by Dan Blonigen and unanimously
carried to approve expenditures of up to $670 for Karen Hanson to
attend the National Conference on Aging in Washington, D.C. in
April of 1980.
5. Consideration of Authorization of Acquisition of Two -Way Radio.
Loren Klein, Civil Defense Director, explained to the Council that a
two-way radio was initially purchased to be used as part of the City's
base station system for communications when the three civil defense
sirens were recently acquired by the City. Because of difficulties in
obtaining the requested frequencies for the base station radios, a
more sophisticated base station radio had to be purchased from the
Wright County Sheriff's Department, and as a result, the original
base station was no longer needed for City Hall purposes. Mr. Klein
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indicated that the City could get a $319 credit for returning the radio,
but recommended that the City keep the two-way radio for the civil defense
director's vehicle with the public works department then using the two
hand-held radios for their communication system.
Mr. Klein also informed the Council that because of the new base station
installed from the Sheriff's Department as part of the communication
system, a more expensive antenna and hook-up was needed amounting to
$265.19, and requested that this amount of overrun be approved for payment.
Motion was made by Phil White, seconded by Fran Fair and unanimously
carried to authorize the additional expenditure of $265.19 for addi-
tional antenna for the base station radio equipment, and also authorized
the acquisition of the two-way radio for the civil defense director
in addition to the two hand-held radios currently used by the public
works department.
6. Approval of Minutes - February 25, 1980 Reqular Meetinq.
Motion was made by Phil White, seconded by Fran Fair and unanimously
carried to approve the minutes of the February 25, 1980 regular council
meeting as presented.
Meeting adjourned.
Rick WolfsV ler
Assistant Administrator
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