MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING

OF THE ORTONVILLE CITY COUNCIL

COUNTY OF BIG STONE, STATE OF MINNESOTA

MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 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:  Lisa Berkner, Lenore Sellin, Mike Dorry, Dan Oakes, Artie Arndt with the following absent:  Mel Reinke.  City Staff Present: Char Grossman, Tim Scherer.  Media present:  Beth Fuller.   Others Present:  Mel Ehlert, Roy Bailey.

AGENDA AMENDMENTS:

A motion was offered by Dorry and seconded by Arndt and did pass unanimously to approve the agenda as amended:

Addition:

New Business:

13.d     Ortonville Fire Department Non-Intoxicating Malt Liquor License for Cornfest

13.e     DNR Deer Management

13.f      City Council Retreat

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 July 21, 2003.

13.a:                 Motion approving Homecoming parade request.

13.b:                Motion approving the gambling permit for St. John’s Catholic Church’s Fall Bazaar on 9/28/03.

13.c:                 Oakes moved and Berkner seconded that the following resolution be adopted:

RESOLUTION 03-076

AUTHORIZATION TO EXECUTE

MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

GRANT AGREEMENT FOR AIRPORT MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION

BE IT AND IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Ortonville as follows:

1.      That the State of Minnesota Agreement No. 85359, “Grant Agreement for Airport Maintenance and Operation,” at the Ortonville Municipal Airport is accepted.

2.      That the Mayor and City Clerk-Administrator are authorized to execute this Agreement and any amendments on behalf of the City of Ortonville.

Upon roll call vote the following voted aye: Sellin, Berkner, Arndt, Dinnel, Dorry, Oakes and the following voted nay: none.

Resolution 03-076 passed this 4^th day of August 2003.

                                                                                    APPROVED:

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                                                                                    David Dinnel

                                                                                    Mayor

ATTEST:

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Charleen K. Grossman

City Clerk/Administrator

15.                   Motion approving payment of bills as presented.

With all members voting in favor, the motion carried.

REPORTS FROM COUNCIL COMMITTEES:

Arndt moved and Sellin seconded that the following resolution be adopted:

RESOLUTION 03-077

RESOLUTION APPROVING CITY SHOP REPAIR IN THE AMOUNT OF $14,105.11

BE IT AND IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, that upon the recommendation of the Street  Committee, the City will accept the quote from Vollmer Construction in the amount of $14,105.11 for the repair of the front of the City Shop.

Dan Oakes questioned the priorities as to the use of the capital expenditure funds.  After further discussion the repair of the City Shop was pulled and referred to the budget committee for recommendations.

NEW BUSINESS:

Dinnel moved and Oakes seconded and the motion passed unanimously approving the

Ortonville Fire Department Non-Intoxicating Malt Liquor License for Cornfest.

Dorry moved and Oakes seconded and the motion passed unanimously to send a letter to

Dave Soehren of the DNR to begin a deer management program in Ortonville.              

Arndt moved and Oakes seconded and the motion passed unanimously to schedule a City

Council Retreat on August 28, 2003 at the Golf Clubhouse from 9:00 A.M.-12:00 Noon.

EXECUTIVE SESSION:

At 7:20 Mayor Dinnel announced that the council would be entering executive session according to Minnesota Stature 13D.01 for the purpose of the City Clerk/Administrator  job performance review. 

At 8:04 Mayor Dinnel declared the executive session ended and with no action taken thereon, reopened the regular meeting to the public.

Mayor Dinnel informed the council that he will be serving on Senator Coleman’s  Mayor Advisory Committee.

After further discussion, the City Council Retreat scheduled for August 28, 2003 has be rescheduled to September 3, 2003 at the Golf Clubhouse from 9:00 A.M.-12:00 Noon.

ADJOURNMENT:

There being no further business to come before the Council, Dorry moved the adjournment of the meeting and with no objections thereto, Dinnel adjourned the August 4, 2003 regular meeting of the Ortonville City Council at 8:07 P.M.

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Charleen K. Grossman, City Clerk-Administrator