MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
OF THE ORTONVILLE CITY COUNCIL
COUNTY OF BIG STONE, STATE OF MINNESOTA
MONDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2003 7:00 P.M.
SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER
CALL
TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL:
Due to the absences of Mayor Dinnel
and President Pro-Tem Oakes, a motion was offered by Dorry and
seconded by Berkner and did pass unanimously appointing Mel Reinke to
conduct the City Council meeting.
Reinke called the regular meeting of
the Ortonville City Council to order at 7:00 P.M.
Roll call was taken with the following being present:
Lenore Sellin, Lisa Berkner, Mike Dorry, Artie Arndt with the
following absent: Dave
Dinnel, Dan Oakes. City
Staff Present: Char Grossman, Curt Hormann.
Media present: Sue
Kaercher-Blake, Monte Robinson. Others
Present: Orlou Mittelstaedt,
Vicki Oakes, Mary Ann Ulrich.
AGENDA
AMENDMENTS:
A motion was offered by Berkner
and seconded by Sellin and did pass unanimously to approve the agenda as
amended:
CONSENT AGENDA:
Reinke asked if there were any
additions, corrections, or deletions to be made to the Consent Agenda.
Motion was made by Arndt and seconded by Berkner, to approve
the Consent Agenda which included the following items (except 13.a
Approve Election Judges:
9.a:
Motion approving proposed council minutes of September 15, 2003.
12.a:
Second Reading of Ordinance (Ordinance
03-06) to establish fees for fire calls and ambulance services.
13.b:
Arndt moved and Berkner seconded that the following resolution be
adopted:
RESOLUTION 03-090
RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE AMENDMENT TO
SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH MMUA
FOR 2004 SAFETY COMPLIANCE GROUP
WHEREAS, the Service Agreement
entered into between Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association and the
City of Ortonville, dated September 26, 2002, contract number
82-2003 for the safety compliance group is amended as follows:
Duration
from January 1, 2004 until September 30, 2004
Compensation $4,094.09
NOW
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Council that:
1.
The Agreement is hereby approved as amended as of October 6,
2003.
2.
That the Mayor and
Clerk-Administrator be and are hereby authorized to execute amended
Agreement.
Upon roll call vote the following
voted aye: Sellin, Arndt,
Berkner, Dorry, Reinke and the following voted nay: none.
Resolution 03-087 passed this 6th
day of October 2003.
APPROVED:
____________________
David
Dinnel
Mayor
ATTEST:
_____________________
Charleen K. Grossman,
City Clerk-Administrator
13.c
First Reading of Ordinance (Ordinance
03-07) to repeal Ordinance No. 366.
13.d
First Reading of Ordinance (Ordinance
03-08) pertaining to vacation of Union Street.
15.
Motion approving payment of bills as presented.
With all
members voting in favor, the motion carried.
COMMITTEE/BOARD
REPORTS & RECOMMENDATIONS:
Dorry moved and Berkner seconded
and the motion passed unanimously supporting the Park Board
recommendation to begin talks with and partner with the school to update
and maintain the school’s tennis courts.
Also to approve the recommendation to convert the present City
owned tennis court into a T-ball field.
UNFINISHED
BUSINESS:
The funding request of Southwest
Minnesota Foundation was discussed.
Information has been received stating that Big Stone County has
budgeted $1,750 for 2004. Berkner
moved and Sellin seconded and the motion passed unanimously referring
the request to the EDA.
Arndt moved and Berkner seconded
and the motion passed unanimously to send letters to Folkens, Northland
Insurance Company and the City Attorney refusing to accept the offer.
NEW
BUSINESS:
The list of election judges and the
proposed wage was discussed.
Reinke moved and Berkner seconded
that the following resolution be adopted:
RESOLUTION 03-091
APPROVAL OF 2003 ELECTION JUDGES
BE IT AND IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, by
the City Council of the City of Ortonville that the following list of
citizens be hereby approved as election judges for the November 4, 2003
general election at a rate of $10.00 per hour:
Gloria
Throndrud
Donna Leiferman
Marilyn
Dybvig
Audrey Trump
Gen Davis
Francis Fridgen
Marilyn
Jurgens
LeVon Gerber
Karen Mack
Kim Sykora
Doris
Scheff
Mary Worrall
Lorraine
Karn
Deb Ellingson
Upon roll call vote the following
voted aye: Sellin, Arndt,
Berkner, Dorry, Reinke and the following voted nay: none.
Resolution 03-088 passed this 6th
day of October 2003.
APPROVED:
____________________
David
Dinnel
Mayor
ATTEST:
_____________________
Charleen K. Grossman
City Clerk-Administrator
of the shelters and gazebo was
discussed. Berkner moved
and Reinke seconded and the motion passed unanimously to table the
proposed ordinance until more information is available.
Berkner
moved and Dorry seconded that the following resolution be adopted:
RESOLUTION 03-092
RESOLUTION APPROVING A CONTRIBUTION TO UPPER MINNESOTA
VALLEY REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
WHEREAS, the Upper Minnesota Valley
Regional Development Commission is in need of funding to complete the
JOBZ application, and
WHEREAS, the City of Ortonville is
participating in the JOBZ program, and
NOW
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Council that the City of Ortonville will
contribute $300 to the UMVRDC from the City’s Miscellaneous/Other
Expenses funds.
Upon roll call vote the following
voted aye: Sellin, Arndt,
Berkner, Dorry, Reinke and the following voted nay: none.
Resolution 03-089 passed this 6th
day of October 2003.
APPROVED:
____________________
David
Dinnel
Mayor
ATTEST:
_____________________
Charleen K. Grossman,
City Clerk-Administrator
Discussion as to the spending of the
2004 Tourism Budget was reviewed.
Arndt
moved and Sellin seconded that the following resolution be adopted:
RESOLUTION 03-093
RESOLUTION APPROVING THE DONATION OF THE 2004 TOURISM
BUDGET MONEYS TO THE BIG STONE LAKE AREA CHAMBER
BE
IT AND IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Ortonville
that the $5,000 in the 2004 City of Ortonville’s Tourism Budget be
hereby donated to the Big Stone Lake Area Chamber.
Upon roll call vote the following
voted aye: Sellin, Arndt,
Berkner, Dorry, and the following voted nay: Reinke.
Resolution 03-090 passed this 6th
day of October 2003.
APPROVED:
____________________
David
Dinnel
Mayor
ATTEST:
_____________________
Charleen K. Grossman,
City Clerk-Administrator
ADJOURNMENT:
There being no further business to
come before the Council, Berkner moved the adjournment of the meeting
and with no objections thereto, Reinke adjourned the October 6, 2003
regular meeting of the Ortonville City Council at 8:10.
