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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING

OF THE ORTONVILLE CITY COUNCIL

COUNTY OF BIG STONE, STATE OF MINNESOTA

MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 2004 7:00 P.M.

CLINIC BUILDING

 

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, Artie Arndt, Lenore Sellin, Lisa Berkner, Dan Oakes with the following absent:  Mike Dorry.  City Staff Present: Char Grossman, Jim Hasslen.  Others present:  Elsie Perrine, Joan Hasslen.  Media present:  Holly Hilbrands, Ryan Stattelman.

 

AGENDA AMENDMENTS:                     

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

 

Delete:

 

Unfinished Business

12.a     Approve Quote from Midwest Testing Laboratory for Soil Borings – Hilltop Project

 

Additions:

 

New Business

13.d     Utility Rates

 

PUBLIC HEARING:

At 7:02, and upon due public notice, Dinnel opened the public hearing regarding the Five Year Capital Improvement Program.  Concerns with the increase in capital improvement requests for 2006 were discussed.   A special format should be prepared for the following years improvement programs.  After all present that wished to be heard had been heard; Dinnel closed the hearing at 7:13.

 

RECOGNITIONS/PRESENTATIONS/INTRODUCTIONS:

Jim Hasslen, Ambulance Director, presented quotes for painting of the ambulance garage.  The ambulance committee is recommending the quote from Donavon Loeschke in the amount of $2,170.00 for interior and exterior painting and repair of mortar.

 

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

 

RESOLUTION 04-067

RESOLUTION AWARDING QUOTE FOR PAINTING OF AMBULANCE GARAGE

WHEREAS, the Ambulance Committee of the City of Ortonville had previously requested for quotes to be received for painting of the Ortonville Ambulance Garage, and

 

WHEREAS, quotes have now been received and reviewed by the Ambulance Committee and the Council, and

 

WHEREAS, quotes were received for the project as follows:

           

Donavon Loeschke                              $2,170.00

Wilson Sign                                          $2,475.00

Sayles And Service                               $4,428.00 including paint

 

WHEREAS, upon the recommendation of the Ambulance Committee the quote of Donavon Loeschke, in the amount of $2,170.00 has been determined by the Council to be the quote that meets the specifications as requested, and

 

WHEREAS, funds for said project will come from Ambulance Capital Improvement – Ambulance, and

 

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Council that the quote of Donavon Loeschke is hereby approved.

 

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

 

Resolution 04-067 passed this 2nd day of August 2004.

 

                                                                                    APPROVED:

 

                                                                                    _______________________

                                                                                    David Dinnel

Mayor

 

 

ATTEST:

 

______________________________

Charleen K. Grossman

City Clerk/Administrator

 

CONSENT AGENDA:

Dinnel asked if there were any additions, corrections, or deletions to be made to the Consent Agenda.  Motion was made by Reinke and seconded by Berkner, to approve the Consent Agenda (with the exception of 10.a Golf Board Recommendation – Dick Janke to Repair Shed not to exceed $1,200, 11.a Street Committee Recommendation – Rita Road Funding, 11.b Street Committee Recommendation – Street Light Funding) which included the following items:

 

9.a                   Motion approving proposed council minutes of July 19, 2004.

 

13.a                 Motion approving the Non-Intoxicating Malt Liquor License for the Ortonville Fire Department – Corn Festival - August 20-22.

 

13.b                 Reinke moved and Berkner seconded that the following resolution be adopted:

 

RESOLUTION 04-068

RESOLUTION APPROVING THE FEDERAL GRANT OFFER - AIRPORT

 

BE IT AND IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ortonville, Minnesota that the Federal Grant Offer in the form presented to this meeting between the City of Ortonville and the Federal Aviation Administration, providing for the FAA to pay 95% of the allowable costs incurred in accomplishing the following project:  “Airport Layout Plan update; rehabilitate runway lighting (design only)”.   The FAA maximum obligation will be $26,030.00 for airport development and $47,262.00 for planning is hereby approved and that the Mayor and the Sponsor’s Attorney are hereby authorized to execute said agreement on behalf of the City.

 

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

 

Resolution 04-068 passed this 2nd day of August 2004.

 

                                                                                    APPROVED:

 

                                                                                    _______________________

                                                                                    David Dinnel

Mayor

 

 

ATTEST:

 

______________________________

Charleen K. Grossman

City Clerk/Administrator

 

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

 

RESOLUTION 04-069

APPROVAL OF 2004 ELECTION JUDGES

 

 

 

BE IT AND IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Ortonville that the following list be hereby approved as election judges for the September 14, 2004 primary election and the November 2, 2004 general election with compensation fixed at $10.00 per hour:

 

Gloria Throndrud                                  Francis Fridgen            

Marilyn Dybvig                         Audrey Trump

Gen Davis                                            Marilyn Jurgens                                               

Lorrayne Karn                                      Isabel Kraemer

Karin Mack                                          Kim Sykora

Doris Scheff                                         Mary Worrall

Ted Eifealdt                                          Roman Karels

Eugene Nelson                         Jan Eifealdt

LeVon Gerber                                      Becky Block

Sue Christensen                                    Deb Ellingson

Deb Berning                                         Marcella Kohls

 

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

 

Resolution 04-069 passed this 2nd day of August 2004.

 

                                                                                    APPROVED:

                                               

                                                                                    ____________________       

David Dinnel,

Mayor

ATTEST:

 

_____________________

Charleen K. Grossman,

City Clerk-Administrator

 

15.                   Motion approving payment of bills as presented.

 

With all members voting in favor, the motion carried.

 

RECOMMENDATIONS OF CITIZEN BOARDS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS:

Several items on the July 21, 2004 Golf Board Minutes were discussed.  Council Member Oakes explained the Golf Board’s recommendations.   The discussion included that requested refunds of golf memberships and correspondence should be left up to city officials not board members.  A clarification of ½ price green fees on Monday-Wednesday was discussed.  The 2005 Golf Fees schedule will include the following wording:  ½ Price Green Fees Monday-Wednesday Mornings “Excluding Legal Holidays”.  

 

A motion was made by Dinnel and seconded by Oakes and the motion passed unanimously to approve the repair of the pump shed by Dick Janke with a cost not to exceed $1,200.  Funds coming from the 2004 golf course repair budget.

 

REPORTS FROM COUNCIL COMMITTEES:

The recommendations of the Street Committee to refer the Rita Road Funding and Street Light Funding to the Budget Committee were discussed and referred.

 

NEW BUSINESS:    

Arndt questioned the utility rate increase of the July 19th meeting.  The difference

between the commercial rate and residential rate has increased.  He is questioning the

reasoning of MRES rate study.  No action was taken.

                                                                       

CLERK/ADMINISTRATOR REPORTS & RECOMMENDATIONS:

A motion was made by Reinke and seconded by Arndt and the motion passed unanimously to approve the purchase of an additional microphone from Moorhead Media, Inc.  Funds coming from the 2004 community access channel budget.

 

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 August 2, 2004 meeting of the Ortonville City Council at 7:55 P.M.

 

 

_________________________________

Charleen K. Grossman, City Clerk-Administrator

 

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