MINUTES OF THE REGULAR
MEETING
OF THE ORTONVILLE CITY COUNCIL
COUNTY OF BIG STONE, STATE OF MINNESOTA
MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 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, Artie Arndt, Dan Oakes with the following
absent: None. City Staff Present: Char Grossman, Roger Anderson, Travis
Strasser, Jim Hasslen. Others present: Roy Bailey, Tom Watson. Media
present: Holly Hilbrands, Ryan Stattelman.
AGENDA
AMENDMENTS:
A motion was offered by Reinke and
seconded by Sellin and did pass unanimously to approve the agenda as
amended:
New Business:
Tom Watson, Western Minnesota Prairie
Waters, requested a three-year commitment from the City of Ortonville to
fund the tourism program. The annual commitment for Ortonville would be
$7,500. Question as why some larger cities were asked to contribute less
than Ortonville was discussed. No action was taken.
Roger Anderson and Roy Bailey have
reviewed the Flood Insurance Study and Flood Insurance Rate Map and are
recommending not to appeal the proposed Base Flood Elevations.
Sellin moved and Arndt seconded that
the following resolution be adopted:
RESOLUTION 05-094
RESOLUTION NOT TO APPEAL BFE
BE IT AND IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the
Council of the City of Ortonville that upon the recommendation of Roger
Anderson, Public Works Director and Roy Bailey, City Building Official,
the City of Ortonville is not appealing the proposed Federal Emergency
Management Agency Base Flood Elevations.
Upon roll call vote the following
voted aye: Berkner, Reinke, Sellin, Arndt, Dorry, Dinnel, Oakes and the
following voted nay: none.
Resolution 05-094 passed this 15th
day of August 2005.
APPROVED:
_______________________
David Dinnel
Mayor
ATTEST:
______________________________
Charleen K. Grossman
City Clerk/Administrator
Jim Hasslen updated the Council on the
required NIMS Awareness Course. Reinke moved and Dorry seconded that the
following resolution be adopted:
RESOLUTION 05-095
RESOLUTION APPROVING NIMS AWARENESS COURSE
WHEREAS, the City of Ortonville is
required to be in compliance with the National Incident Management System
in the State of Minnesota by September 30, 2005, and
WHEREAS, the completion of IS700
course by all executive, managerial and responder level personnel is
required, and
BE IT AND IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the
Council of the City of Ortonville that the course offered by West Central
Environmental Consultants in the amount of $300 be approved for city
employees and officials and that the Mayor and City Clerk/Administrator
are hereby authorized to execute necessary documents to carry out the
intent of this resolution.
Upon roll call vote the following
voted aye: Berkner, Reinke, Sellin, Arndt, Dorry, Dinnel, Oakes and the
following voted nay: none.
Resolution 05-095 passed this 15th
day of August 2005.
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 Oakes and seconded by Berkner and did pass unanimously
to approve the Consent Agenda which included the following items:
9.a Motion approving
proposed regular council minutes of August 1, 2005.
10.a Motion approving the recommendation of
the Health Care Board to adopt the Collection/Billing Practice outlined by
the Minnesota Hospital Association and the State Attorney General.
11.a Oakes moved and
Berkner seconded that the following resolution be adopted:
RESOLUTION 05-096
RESOLUTION APPROVING CHAMBER DONATION
BE IT AND IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the
Council of the City of Ortonville that the Street Committee recommendation
to donate $1,000 to the Chamber of Commerce for Christmas banners is
hereby approved with funds coming from the General Fund – Miscellaneous.
Upon roll call vote the following
voted aye: Berkner, Reinke, Sellin, Arndt, Dorry, Dinnel, Oakes and the
following voted nay: none.
Resolution 05-096 passed this 15th
day of August 2005.
APPROVED:
_______________________
David Dinnel
Mayor
ATTEST:
______________________________
Charleen K. Grossman
City Clerk/Administrator
11.b Motion approving the Street Committee
recommendation to rent the broom attachment for the skid loader at $25 per
day.
13.a Motion approving the gambling permit
for the Ducks Unlimited banquet on 10/14/05.
13.b Oakes moved and Berkner seconded that
the following resolution be adopted:
RESOLUTION 05-097
RESOLUTION APPROVING 2005 AIRPORT PROJECT PAY REQUEST #2
BE IT AND IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the
Council of the City of Ortonville, Minnesota that the 2005 Airport
Lighting project pay request #2 in the amount of $102,973.67 is hereby
approved with the city share of the funding coming from airport capital
reserves.
Upon roll call vote the following voted aye: Dinnel, Arndt,
Reinke, Berkner, Dorry, Sellin, Oakes and the following voted nay: none.
Resolution 05-097 passed this 15th
day of August 2005.
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.
REPORTS FROM COUNCIL COMMITTEES:
A motion was made by Dorry and
seconded by Arndt and did pass offering the First Reading of Ordinance
(Ordinance 05-03) pertaining to amending Chapter 71 of the Ortonville
City Code of Ordinances as follows:
71.08 No
vehicle shall be operated or parked in the public right-of-way, outside
the City improved portion of the right-of-way, without consent of the
adjoining landowner. This prohibition does not apply to emergency
vehicles, City vehicles, vehicles on authorized City business, or
Franchises.
Motion passed 6-1 – Sellin voted no.
NEW
BUSINESS:
A motion was made by Reinke and seconded by Sellin and did
pass unanimously to reschedule
the regular September 5th meeting to September 6th
in observance of Labor Day.
Travis
Strasser, Golf Course Superintendent, requested the purchase of golf
course equipment from the 2006 budget. MTI has mowers available at the
state bid prices and are available for delivery at the end of the week.
Arndt moved and Sellin seconded that the following
resolution be adopted:
RESOLUTION 05-098
RESOLUTION APPROVING PURCHASE GOLF COURSE MOWER
BE IT AND IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the
Council of the City of Ortonville that the purchase of a Groundsmaster
3500-D sidewinder mower from MTI in the amount of $23,015.00 be and is
hereby approved with money coming from the golf capital expenditure funds
for 2005 and 2006.
Upon roll call vote the following voted aye: Dinnel, Arndt,
Reinke, Berkner, Dorry, Sellin, Oakes and the following voted nay: none.
Resolution 05-098 passed this 15th
day of August 2005.
APPROVED:
_______________________
David Dinnel
Mayor
ATTEST:
Charleen K. Grossman
City Clerk/Administrator
According to
Council Member Arndt the Chamber has been looking into a grant to
construct a digital sign. Sellin moved and
Berkner seconded and the motion passed unanimously to approve an
electronic message display billboard for the Big Stone Lake Area Chamber
of Commerce in accordance with the ordinance.
Mayor Dinnel
thanked the volunteers for the restoration of the gazebo at Lakeside Park.
CLERK/ADMINISTRATOR REPORTS & RECOMMENDATIONS:
Reported on the property complaints
that the City Office has received and the deer hunting applications that
have been handed out.
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 August 15,
2005 meeting of the Ortonville City Council at 7:47 P.M.
Charleen K. Grossman, City
Clerk-Administrator
