MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
OF THE ORTONVILLE CITY COUNCIL
COUNTY OF BIG STONE, STATE OF MINNESOTA
MONDAY, JUNE 2, 2003 7:00 PM
SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER
CALL
TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL:
Mayor Dinnel 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:
Mel Reinke, Lenore Sellin, Mike Dorry, Dan Oakes, Lisa Berkner
with the following absent: Artie
Arndt. City Staff Present:
Char Grossman, Curt Hormann, Roger Anderson.
Media present: John
Paulson, Beth Fuller. Others
Present: Joan Hasslen,
Mary Beling, Kim Jenkins, Daren Mertens, Jerry Wiegman, Scott
Simonitch, Becky Parker, Blair Johnson, Greg Peterson, Tom Tobin, Mary
Homan, Keith Adelman, Paul Tinklenberg, Mona Strege, Beth Mueller, Ardis
Hintz, Diane Engebretson, Kelsey Henningson, Sue Kaercher-Blake, Glenn
Nelson, Jim Kaercher, Orlou Mittelstaedt, Bill Hartman, Jim Larson,
Angie Larson, Terry Gere.
AGENDA
AMENDMENTS:
A motion was offered by Berkner
and seconded by Reinke and did pass unanimously to approve the agenda
with the following additions:
Daren Mertens, men’s softball
league representative, was present to request that the player’s fee
for the use of Northside Park be reduced.
The league is considering moving the games to Milbank due to the
$5.00 per player fee.
A motion was offered by Dinnel and seconded by Berkner and did
pass unanimously to allow the Men’s Softball League to pay $250 per
season for the player’s fee.
Dean Dovolis, DJR Architecture,
explained the proposed land improvement by Lakeside Park and the foot of
Big Stone Lake. The
acquisition of the land is pertinent to the project.
Dinnel moved and Reinke seconded referring the process of
acquisition to the EDA. Motion passed 5-1.
Ardis Hintz and Diane Engebretson
approached the council about some financial sharing of the cost of the
water break in front of their flower shop.
The repair bill totaled $1,767.
A motion was offered by Oakes and seconded by Reinke and did
pass unanimously referring this matter to the Utility Committee for
recommendation.
Sue Kaercher-Blake, representing the
Big Stone Lake Chamber, approached the Council for support of the circus
on July 21st. A
motion was offered by Oakes and seconded by Sellin and did pass
unanimously offering the City Council support for the upcoming circus.
Angie Larson, representing the Big
Stone Wildlife Refuge, requested the support of the City Council for
Prairie Days on June 14th.
A motion was made by Reinke and seconded by Sellin and the
motion passed unanimously offering the Council support for the upcoming
Prairie Days.
CONSENT
AGENDA:
Mayor Dinnel asked if there were any
additions, corrections, or deletions to be made to the Consent Agenda.
Motion was made by Oakes and seconded by Berkner, to approve
the Consent Agenda which included the following items:
9.a:
Motion approving proposed council minutes of May 19, 2003.
10.a:
Motion approving the Golf Board recommendation to refund the 2003
Golf Membership to Ray Seiler due to health reasons.
10.b:
Motion approving the Golf Board recommendation to set the rate of
Night Golf to be $8.00 per round.
12.a
Second Reading of Ordinance (Ordinance
03-01) amended Ordinance No. 53.09 Non-Resident Service.
13.b
Motion approving Ortonville Area Jaycees on-sale beer permit for
the Tram.
15.
Motion approving payment of bills as presented.
With
all members voting in favor, the motion carried
COMMITTEE/BOARD
REPORTS & RECOMMENDATIONS:
Golf Board members were present to
recommend the obtaining of a consultant for the golf course.
A motion was made by Oakes and seconded by Sellin and the
motion passed unanimously approving the Golf Board recommendation to
retain Britton Mattson as Golf Course consultant at a fee of $250.00 per
visit. Mattson will visit
the course twice a month and if additional service is needed the City
Clerk will approve.
UNFINISHED
BUSINESS:
The
City Attorney contacted Terry Quam about the liquidated damages on the
Highway 7
Project.
Quam has agreed to pay $5,000 for the damages.
A motion was made by Reinke and seconded by Berkner and the
motion passed unanimously accepting the $5,000 offer from Quam
Construction for the liquidated damages on the Highway 7 Project.
Dan
Wilson has requested a liquor license for Sioux Historic.
The City has issued the
four
permitted licenses. The
Council could direct the question of additional licenses
placed
on the ballot at a special election or the general election.
A motion was made by
Sellin and seconded by Berkner to
place the following question on the General Election ballot “Shall the
City council be allowed to issue two additional on-sale licenses for the
sale of intoxicating liquor at retail in addition to the number now
permitted by law?” Motion passed 4-2.
Dinnel
moved and Reinke seconded that the following resolution be adopted:
RESOLUTION 03-063
RESOLUTION HIRING SEASONAL RECREATION EMPLOYEES
BE
IT AND IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Ortonville,
Minnesota,
hereby hires the following seasonal employees for the summer recreation
program
at the city’s summer recreation/pool pay scale: Lindsey Nelson –
Golf
Instructor,
Sabrina Strege – Volleyball Assistant, Kylene Nelson, Jr. Jr. Softball
Instructor,
Alyssa Adelman – Jr. Jr. Softball Assistant, Lindsey Swenson – Jr.
Softball
Assistant,
Brett Kaye – Tae Kwon Do Instructor, Julia Nelson – Gymnastics
Instructor,
Martha
VanLith – Gymnastics Instructor, Jessica Sellin – Story Stretchers
Instructor, Kelsey Dybdahl
– Story Stretchers Assistant.
Upon roll call vote the following
voted aye: Sellin, Berkner, Oakes, Dinnel, Dorry, Reinke and the
following voted nay: none.
Resolution 03-063 passed this 2nd
day of June 2003.
APPROVED:
_______________________
David Dinnel
Mayor
ATTEST:
______________________________
Charleen K. Grossman
City Clerk/Administrator
ADJOURNMENT:
There being no further business to
come before the Council, Reinke moved the adjournment of the meeting
and with no objections thereto, Dinnel adjourned the June 2, 2003
regular meeting of the Ortonville City Council at 8:15 P.M.
