MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL MEETING
OF THE ORTONVILLE CITY COUNCIL
COUNTY OF BIG STONE, STATE OF MINNESOTA
MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 2004 7:30 P.M.
SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER
CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL:
Mayor Dinnel called the annual meeting
of the Ortonville City Council to order at 7:30 P.M. Roll call was taken
with the following being present: Mike Dorry, Artie Arndt, Lenore Sellin,
Mel Reinke, Dan Oakes with the following absent: Lisa Berkner. City
Staff Present: Char Grossman, Curt Hormann. Media Present: Kris
Goehring Street. Others Present: Orlou Mittelstadt, Brad Rieck, Todd
Egenes, Mary Ann Ulrich, Sharon Finke, Vicki Oakes, Nick Anderson.
AGENDA
AMENDMENTS:
A motion was offered by Reinke and
seconded by Sellin and did pass unanimously to approve the agenda as
amended:
RECOGNITIONS AND PRESENTATIONS:
Todd Egenes and Brad Rieck, Waste
Management, were present to discuss the renewal of the garbage contract
that expires May 31, 2004. Two changes that they have proposed are to do
their own billing and to offer the use of only three cart sizes which
will eliminate the orange bags. If Waste Management does the billing
there will be a small rate increase to the residents of Ortonville to off
set the billing costs. Further information will be needed as to how the
City has been billing and if the delinquent bills are being collected.
Nick Anderson explained to the Council
that the County has obtained a federal grant in the amount of $330,000 for
a trail from the foot of Big Stone Lake to the refuge. The trail will be
referred to as the Minnesota River Headwater Recreational Trail and the
project will begin in 2007. The DNR will maintain the trail. In April
or May the County will obtain right-of-way easements for the areas that
are within the City Limits. The Council is in support of the trail but
have concerns with the trail crossing Highway 12.
CONSENT AGENDA:
Dinnel asked if there were any
additions, corrections, or deletions to be made to the Consent Agenda.
Motion was made by Arndt and seconded by Oakes, to approve the Consent
Agenda (with the exception of 13.b Board/Committee
Appointments/Reappointments for 2004) which included the following items:
9.a Motion approving proposed council
minutes of December 15, 2003
10.a Motion approving the Golf Board
recommendations for 2004 golf fee schedule as proposed.
13.a Motion rescheduling next regular
council meeting to January 26th due to the Martin Luther King Holiday.
15. Motion approving
payment of bills as presented.
With all members voting in favor, the
motion carried.
Berkner arrived at 8:00 P.M.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
Council Members recommended changes to
the proposed budget letter, Oakes moved and
Reinke seconded and the motion passed to approve the budget
letter with the
recommended changes. Motion passed 6-1 – Dorry voted no.
The designation of the Big Stone Lake
Area Chamber of Commerce as the official “Tourism Bureau” was discussed.
The City Attorney has concerns with the handling of the lodging tax by the
chamber if the Council designates the chamber as the “Tourism Bureau”.
Dinnel moved and Oakes seconded and the motion passed unanimously to
officially designate the Big Stone Lake Area Chamber of Commerce as the
“Tourism Bureau” with the City Attorney checking on the lodging tax.
Mayor Dinnel updated the Council on the approval of the
RDC’s Jobz application for the
City of Ortonville for 38.69 acres in the Industrial Park.
A quote for audio equipment has been received from Moorhead
Media, Oakes moved and
Reinke seconded that the following resolution be adopted:
RESOLUTION 04-001
RESOLUTION AWARDING QUOTE FOR AUDIO SYSTEM EQUIPMENT FOR
COUNCIL MEETINGS
WHEREAS, the City Council members have received
concerns with the audio portion of the City Council meetings as aired on
Channel 3, and
WHEREAS, a quote was received from: Moorhead Media in the
amount of $2,483.93, and
WHEREAS, the quote of Moorhead Media is hereby accepted by
the City Council with funds coming from Community Access Channel capital
outlay – equipment. Payment will be made only after the installation and
satisfactory testing of the audio portion of the taping of the City
Council meetings.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and City
Clerk/Administrator be and are hereby authorized to execute necessary
documents.
Upon roll call vote the following voted aye: Sellin, Arndt,
Reinke, Berkner, Dinnel, Dorry, Oakes and the following voted nay: none.
Resolution 04-001 passed this 12th
day of January 2004.
APPROVED:
_______________________
David Dinnel
Mayor
ATTEST:
_____________________
Charleen K. Grossman
City Clerk-Administrator
NEW BUSINESS:
Mayor Dinnel presented a list of
appointments for 2004. Dinnel moved and Reinke seconded and the motion
passed unanimously approving the following board, committee and commission
appointments:
Airport
David Hamner
Dorry moved and Berkner seconded that
the following resolution be adopted:
RESOLUTION 04-002
WHEREAS, the International Historic
Highway 75/King of Trails Coalition is applying to the Minnesota
Department of Transportation to have Highway 75 designated as a Scenic
Byway, and
WHEREAS, letters of support are being
requested from each city and county that Highway 75 passes through, and
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the
Council of the City of Ortonville that Ortonville is in support of
designating Highway 75 as a Scenic Byway from the Canadian Border to the
Iowa Border.
Upon roll call vote the following voted aye: Sellin, Arndt,
Reinke, Berkner, Dinnel, Dorry, Oakes and the following voted nay: none.
Resolution 04-002 passed this 12th
day of January 2004.
APPROVED:
_______________________
David Dinnel
Mayor
ATTEST:
_____________________
Charleen K. Grossman
City Clerk-Administrator
Dinnel moved and Reinke seconded that
the following resolution be adopted:
RESOLUTION 04-003
RESOLUTION TO RECONSIDER THE REMOVAL OF THE KDIO RADIO
STATION FROM OUR COMMUNITY
The City Council of Ortonville,
Minnesota strongly urges Todd Ingstad to reconsider the recent decision to
remove the KDIO radio station from our community and relocate it to
Milbank, South Dakota.
KDIO is nearing its 50th
anniversary of continuous operations in Ortonville, and its long-standing
presence has evolved it into a virtual institution of the community. It
has become a hallmark of our small town, and its residents have come to
rely upon it for entertaining, thoughtful programming. It has been a
symbol of informative commentary
for a very long time, and it ranks
with our excellent school system and prospering health services in giving
Ortonville its unique identity.
We are deeply concerned that the
removal of KDIO will be but another regressive step that will contribute
to the decline in the economic well being of this rural community. Even
though we have been told that its relocation to Milbank will be
“transparent”, it simply won’t be the same. It will cease to be an
Ortonville entity. Not only will its loss be felt by Ortonville’s
faithful listeners, we fear that it will also have a negative effect on
the business community at large.
We join the many other concerned
citizens and business owners of Ortonville in asking to please give our
request to keep KDIO in our community strong consideration.
Upon roll call vote the following voted aye: Sellin, Arndt,
Reinke, Berkner, Dinnel, Dorry, Oakes and the following voted nay: none.
Resolution 04-003 passed this 12th
day of January 2004.
APPROVED:
_______________________
David Dinnel
Mayor
ATTEST:
_____________________
Charleen K. Grossman
City Clerk-Administrator
There being no further business to
come before the Council, Oakes moved the
adjournment of the meeting and with no objections thereto, Dinnel
adjourned the January 12, 2004 annual meeting of the Ortonville City
Council at 8:35 P.M.
