MINUTES OF THE JOINT MEETING
OF THE ORTONVILLE CITY COUNCIL/ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY
COUNTY OF BIG STONE, STATE OF MINNESOTA
MONDAY, JULY 9, 2007 7:00 P.M.
DIALYSIS BUILDING, 435 EASTVOLD AVENUE,
ORTONVILLE, MN
CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL:
Mayor
Johnson called the special joint meeting of the Ortonville City Council
and the Economic Development Authority to order on July 9, 2007. Roll
call was taken with the following Councilors present: Artie Arndt, John
Cunningham, Nick Anderson, Mike Dorry and Bob Meyer. Absent: Dan Oakes.
EDA Members
Present: Scott Maas, Garry Swenson, Burt Nypen.
City Staff
Present: Tim Scherer and Judy Roberts.
Media
Present: Julie Gruber and Mike Swenson.
Others
Present: Lavalle Berkner, Terry Gere , Kim Danielson, Bob Schlieman (Ulteig)
and Vicki Oakes.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
A motion
was offered by Arndt and seconded by Cunningham and did pass unanimously
to approve the agenda as amended:
Add:
Old Business:
4.b
Annexation of EDA Property.
Bob
Schlieman-Ulteig Engineers gave a presentation on the Preliminary
Engineering report for the Underground Utility Extension to the EDA
property west of Trunk Highway 75 and the options available.
Dan Oakes
arrived at 7:25 P.M.
Johnson
moved and Arndt seconded that the following resolution be adopted:
RESOLUTION 07-064
RESOLUTION APPROVING PREPARATION OF
PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE UNDERGROUND UTILITY EXTENSION TO EDA
PROPERTY WEST OF TRUNK HIGHWAY 75.
BE IT AND
IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Ortonville that the
engineering firm of Ulteig Engineers, Inc. be and is hereby secured to
prepare plans
&
specifications for the underground utility extension to the EDA property
west of Trunk
Ortonville
City Council/EDA Joint Special Meeting Minutes July 9, 2007
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RESOLUTION 07-064 (cont.)
Highway 75.
Plans are to include Option 3 –Sewer to North Line of Area NO. 2 / Option
No. 1-Water with alternate to loop water line back to Maple Avenue.
Upon roll
call the following voted aye: Arndt, Cunningham, Johnson, Oakes, Anderson
and Meyer. The following voted nay: Dorry.
Resolution
07-064 passed this 9th day of July 2007.
ATTEST:
APPROVED
___________________
____________________
Judith
Roberts
Blair Johnson
Deputy City
Clerk
Mayor
Johnson moved and Arndt seconded that
the following resolution be adopted:
RESOLUITON 07-065
RESOLUTION FOR THE CITY TO ACCEPT
$150,000.00 IN PAYMENT FOR THE UNDERGROUND EXTENSIONS TO THE EDA PROPERTY.
BE IT AND
IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Ortonville that the
City will accept the payment of $150,000.00 as payment for the extension
of the underground utilities to Area No. 2 as based on the engineers
estimates. Money would come from the sale of Area No. 1.
Upon roll
call vote the following voted aye: Arndt, Cunningham, Johnson, Oakes,
Anderson and Meyer. The following voted nay: Dorry.
Resolution
07-065 passed this 9th day of July 2007.
ATTEST:
APPROVED
___________________
____________________
Judith
Roberts
Blair Johnson
Deputy City
Clerk
Mayor
Ortonville
City Council/EDA Joint Special Meeting Minutes July 9, 2007
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ADJOURNMENT:
There being
no further business to come before the Council, Johnson moved and Arndt
seconded and the motion passed unanimously for the adjournment of the
meeting and with no objections thereto, Johnson adjourned the July 9th,
2007 joint meeting of the Ortonville City Council and the Economic
Development Authority at 8:20 P.M.
___________________
Judith Roberts
Deputy City Clerk
