MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
OF THE ORTONVILLE CITY COUNCIL
COUNTY OF BIG STONE, STATE OF MINNESOTA
TUESDAY, JULY 5, 2005 7:00 P.M.
CITY OFFICE
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, Lisa Berkner,
Mike Dorry, Lenore Sellin, Dan Oakes with the following absent: Artie
Arndt. City Staff Present: Char Grossman, Tim Scherer, Curt Hormann.
Others present: David McLaughlin, David Meyer, Roy Bailey, Elsie
Perrine. Media present: Holly Hilbrands, Sue Kaercher-Blake.
AGENDA
AMENDMENTS:
A motion was offered by Reinke and
seconded by Berkner and did pass unanimously to approve the agenda as
amended:
Consent Agenda:
10.b Airport Agreement North
American Flight Team
Unfinished Business:
12.b OAHS Employee
12.c Resolution with State of
Minnesota for Credit Card System
New Business:
Roy Bailey presented a list of
properties that are in need of repair. A motion
was made by Oakes and seconded by Dorry and did pass unanimously to obtain
a form letter from the League of Minnesota Cities to address problem
properties. The Building Official will inspect property to determine
which property owners will receive the repair letters.
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 Oakes and did pass unanimously,
to approve the Consent Agenda (with the exception of 15. Approve Bills)
which included the following items:
9.a Motion approving
proposed regular council minutes of June 20, 2005.
10.a Reinke moved and
Oakes seconded that the following resolution be adopted:
RESOLUTION 05-078
RESOLUTION APPROVING PURCHASE OF A GASBOY SITE CONTROLLER
III
BE IT AND IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the
Council of the City of Ortonville that the purchase of a Gasboy Site
Controller III from Westmor Industries in the amount of $10,016.00 as
recommended by the Airport Board be and is hereby approved and the Mayor
and Clerk-Administrator be and are hereby authorized to execute necessary
documents for said purchase.
Upon roll call
vote the following voted aye: Berkner, Oakes, Reinke, Sellin, Dinnel,
Dorry and the following voted nay: none.
Resolution 05-078 passed this 5th
day of July 2005.
APPROVED:
_______________________
David Dinnel
Mayor
ATTEST:
______________________________
Charleen K. Grossman
City Clerk/Administrator
10.b Reinke moved and
Oakes seconded that the following resolution be adopted:
RESOLUTION 05-079
RESOLUTION APPROVING NORTH AMERICAN FLIGHT TEAM AGREEMENT
BE IT AND IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the
City Council of the City of Ortonville, Minnesota that the agreement
between the City of Ortonville and the North American Flight Team be and
is hereby approved to provide four T-6 Texans at a cost of $300 per
aircraft for the Cornfest Air Show and that the Mayor and
Clerk-Administrator are hereby authorized to sign such agreement.
Upon roll call
vote the following voted aye: Berkner, Oakes, Reinke, Sellin, Dinnel,
Dorry and the following voted nay: none.
Resolution 05-079 passed this 5th
day of July 2005.
APPROVED:
_______________________
David Dinnel
Mayor
ATTEST:
______________________________
Charleen K. Grossman
City Clerk/Administrator
RESOLUTION 05-080
RESOLUTION HIRING SEASONAL SUMMER 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
department at the citys summer recreation/pool pay scale: Laura Marsolek
Story Stretchers, Erin Holtquist Gymnastics Instructor, Kara McLain
Gymnastics Instructor, Mitchell Taffe Golf Instructor, Kyle Giese Golf
Instructor, Lindsey Swenson Softball Instructor, Julia Nelson Softball
Instructor, Stacy Weigman Volleyball Instructor, Taekwondo Brett Kaye.
Upon roll call vote the following
voted aye: Sellin, Berkner, Dinnel, Dorry, Reinke, Oakes and the following
voted nay: none.
Resolution 05-080 passed this 5th
day of July 2005.
APPROVED:
_______________________
David Dinnel
Mayor
ATTEST:
______________________________
Charleen K. Grossman
City Clerk/Administrator
RESOLUTION 05-081
WHEREAS, the
Ortonville Fire Department desires to apply for a $11,921.00 Rural Fire
Assistance Grant for tools and equipment to aid in fighting wild land and
grass fires, and
WHEREAS, by
the Council of the City of Ortonville, Minnesota that the Fire Department
is hereby authorized to apply for a grant to pay for the equipment, and
BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED that the Fire Department is hereby authorized to spend up to
$1,325 of the budgeted capital outlay funds for the 10% match funding
needed for said grant.
Upon roll call vote the following
voted aye: Dorry, Reinke, Sellin, Oakes, Berkner, Dinnel, and the
following voted nay: none.
Resolution 05-081 passed this 5th day
of July 2005.
APPROVED:
_______________________
David Dinnel
Mayor
ATTEST:
Charleen K. Grossman
City Clerk/Administrator
With all members voting in favor, the
motion carried.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
A memo from the City Attorney
regarding the lower parking lot was discussed with no further action
taken.
Upon the recommendation of the City
Attorney, a motion was made by Berkner and seconded by Reinke and did
pass unanimously to advise David Meyer to follow the OAHS personnel policy
with regard to potential unspecified concerns he has regarding the
operation of OAHS.
Reinke moved and Sellin seconded that
the following resolution be adopted:
RESOLUTION 05-082
AUTHORIZATION TO EXECUTE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION GRANT AGREEMENT FOR AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT
It is resolved by the City of
Ortonville as follows:
1.
That the state of Minnesota Agreement No.
88474,
Grant
Agreement for Airport Improvement, for State Project No. 0601-20 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: Reinke, Sellin, Dinnel, Berkner, Dorry, Oakes and the following
voted nay: none.
Resolution 05-082 passed this 5th day
of July 2005.
APPROVED:
____________________
David Dinnel,
Mayor
ATTEST:
_____________________
Charleen K. Grossman
City Clerk/Administrator
NEW BUSINESS:
A motion was offered by Dinnel
and seconded by Reinke and did pass unanimously to accept the resignation
of Dr. Ron Beyer from the Health Care Board.
Motion was made by Dinnel and
seconded by Reinke and did pass unanimously to approve the appointment of
Dr. Allan Ross to the Health Care Board replacing Dr. Ron Beyer.
Councilman Oakes resigned from his
position on the Budget Committee, a motion was
offered by Reinke and seconded by Dinnel and did pass unanimously to
accept the resignation of Dan Oakes from the Budget Committee with regret.
Motion was made by Dinnel and
seconded by Reinke and did pass unanimously to approve the appointment of
Mike Dorry to the Budget Committee.
APPROVE BILLS:
Questions regarding the payment of the
veteran preference hearing bills were answered by the City Attorney,
motion was made by Oakes and seconded by Reinke
and did pass unanimously to approve the bills as presented.
CLERK/ADMINISTRATOR REPORTS & RECOMMENDATIONS:
Several complaints have been received regarding the deer problems in
Ortonville. Checked with the DNR and the synopses is ready for
publication which includes the archery season in Ortonville.
ADJOURNMENT:
There being no further business to
come before the Council, Dorry moved and Oakes
seconded and the motion passed unanimously for the adjournment of the
meeting and with no objections thereto, Dinnel adjourned the July 5, 2005
meeting of the Ortonville City Council at 7:47 P.M.
Charleen K. Grossman, City
Clerk-Administrator
