03_20_06

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING

OF THE ORTONVILLE CITY COUNCIL

COUNTY OF BIG STONE, STATE OF MINNESOTA

MONDAY, MARCH 20, 2006 7:00 P.M.

DIALYSIS BUILDING

CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL:

Mayor Johnson 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: Mike Dorry, Artie Arndt, John Cunningham, Bob Meyer, Dan Oakes, Nick Anderson with the following absent: None. City Staff Present: Char Grossman, Tim Scherer. Others present: Craig Ash, Jim Nitz, Eric Banken, Bob Schlieman, Tom Augustin, John Green, Bruce Langness, Damon Devillers, Patrick Reisnour, Dick Olson, David Homrighausen, Norb Eberle, Martin Brown. Media present: Julie Gruber, Mike Swenson.

AGENDA AMENDMENTS:

A motion was offered by Arndt and seconded by Cunningham and did pass unanimously to approve the agenda as presented.

RECOGNITIONS/PRESENTATIONS/INTRODUCTIONS:

Dick Olson, Transit Manager Prairie Five Rides, explained the new formulas for the purchase of buses in the future. These formulas will prevent Ortonville from getting new buses when needed. Olson is requesting the support of the City Council by adopting a resolution of non-support for the load factor and mileage credit formulas.

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

RESOLUTION 06-045

RESOLUTION OF NON-SUPPORT FOR LOAD FACTOR AND MILEAGE CREDIT FORMULAS FOR BUS ACQUISTION FOR PUBLIC TRANSIT IN MnDOT DISTRICT 8

WHEREAS, the City Council has reviewed the proposed Mileage Credit and Load Factor Formula for providing ranking priority of public transit systems for bus acquisition through MnDOT District 8 Area Transportation Plan (ATP) for placement in the State Transportation Investment Plan STIP; and

WHEREAS, because of competition for a limited number of buses, certain data from transit systems in MnDOT District 8 will be applied to the existing Bus Ranking Formula and to the proposed Load Factor Formula and the Mileage Credit Formula and the results used to compare one transit system to another for ranking to determine which transit systems will get buses in the future; and

WHEREAS, Prairie Five CAC, Inc. has a transit system from which its data will be applied to the Load Factor and Mileage Credit for comparison to other transit systems for ranking for determination of bus acquisition from District 8 ATP; and

WHEREAS, when Prairie Five CAC, Inc.’s data for its transit system is applied to the Load Factor and Mileage Credit Formulas because of the demographics of the service area, the transit system’s structure, and the transit system’s definition and classification according to the formulas relative to other transit systems in District 8, Prairie Five CAC, Inc.’s transit system will be unable to compete with other transit systems for future bus procurement.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council do not support adoption and application of the proposed Load Factor Formula and Mileage Credit Formula in their present forms without changes and adjustments that will allow Prairie Five CAC, Inc.’s transit system to compete with other transit systems in the bus procurement process.

Upon roll call vote the following voted aye: Dorry, Oakes, Meyer, Cunningham, Johnson, Arndt, Anderson and the following voted nay: None.

Resolution 06-045 passed this 20^th day of March 2006.

APPROVED:

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Blair Johnson

Mayor

ATTEST:

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Charleen K. Grossman

City Clerk-Administrator

RECOMMENDATIONS OF CITIZEN BOARDS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS:

Cunningham moved and Johnson seconded and the motion passed unanimously adopting the Findings of Fact on the Dave & Deb Larson variance request and to approve the recommendation of the Board of Appeal/Planning Commission to grant the variance requests of Larson.

Upon recommendation of the Board of Appeal/Planning Commission, Oakes moved and Meyer seconded and the motion passed unanimously to amend the Zoning Ordinance to include in §150.027 B-3 – Highway Business (B)(7) Churches and to set a public hearing date of April 17, 2006.

Arndt moved and Cunningham seconded and the motion passed unanimously adopting the Findings of Fact on the James Nitz variance request and to approve the recommendation of the Board of Appeal/Planning Commission to grant the variance requests of Nitz.

RECOGNITIONS/PRESENTATIONS/INTRODUCTIONS:

Interstate Engineering, Inc. and Ulteig Engineers, Inc. present proposals for the Spark Street and Summerset Avenue improvements.

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

RESOLUTION 06-046

RESOLUTION RETAINING INTERSTATE ENGINEERING, INC.

FOR SPARK STREET PLANS

BE IT AND IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Ortonville, Minnesota that the engineering firm of Interstate Engineering, Inc. is hereby approved to prepare plans, specification and bidding documents for the construction of municipal water, sanitary sewer and storm sewer utilities and municipal streets with curb & gutter on Spark Street and further that the Mayor and Clerk/Administrator are hereby authorized to execute the necessary documents.

Upon roll call vote the following voted aye: Oakes, Meyer, Cunningham, Johnson, Arndt, Anderson and the following voted nay: Dorry.

Resolution 06-046 passed this 20^th day of March 2006.

APPROVED:

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Blair Johnson

Mayor

ATTEST:

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Charleen K. Grossman

City Clerk-Administrator

CONSENT AGENDA:

Johnson asked if there were any additions, corrections, or deletions to be made to the Consent Agenda. Motion was made by Cunningham and seconded by Anderson, to approve the Consent Agenda which included the following items:

9.a Motion approving proposed regular council minutes of March 6, 2006.

10.a Cunningham moved and Anderson seconded and the following resolution be adopted:

RESOLUTION 06-047

RESOLUTION ACCEPTING THE BID FOR SWIMMING POOL LINER

WHEREAS, bids have previously been requested for a swimming pool liner, and

WHEREAS, bids have now been received and reviewed as follows: RenoSys Corporation - $38,731.25 and Natare Corporation - $43,100.00, and

WHEREAS, the bid of RenoSys Corporation in the amount of $38,731.25 has been determined by the Council to be a responsible bid, and

BE IT AND IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Ortonville, Minnesota, upon the recommendation of the Park Board, approves the bid of RenoSys Corporation for a swimming pool liner in the amount of $38,731.25 from the swimming pool capital funds and further that the Mayor and Clerk/Administrator are hereby authorized to execute the necessary documents.

Upon roll call vote the following voted aye: Dorry, Oakes, Meyer, Cunningham, Johnson, Arndt, Anderson and the following voted nay: None.

Resolution 06-047 passed this 20^th day of March 2006.

APPROVED:

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Blair Johnson

Mayor

ATTEST:

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Charleen K. Grossman

City Clerk-Administrator

10.b Motion approving Board of Appeal/Planning Commission recommendation to move house – David Reupke.

11.a Motion approving advertising for bids for seal coating.

Motion approving advertising for bids for crack filling.

13.a Motion approving name change on Off Sale Non-Intoxicating Malt Liquor License – Pamida Stores Operating Co., LLC

13.b Cunningham moved and Anderson seconded and the following resolution be adopted:

RESOLUTION 06-048

RESOLUTION APPROVING FIRE DEPARTMENT FIXED ASSET REQUEST

BE IT AND IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Ortonville that the request of the Ortonville Fire Department to spend approximately $8,000 to shorten the length of the tanker is hereby approved with funds coming from the Fire Department Capital Improvement Budget.

Upon roll call vote the following voted aye: Dorry, Oakes, Meyer, Cunningham, Johnson, Arndt, Anderson and the following voted nay: None.

Resolution 06-048 passed this 20^th day of March 2006.

APPROVED:

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Blair Johnson

Mayor

ATTEST:

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Charleen K. Grossman

City Clerk-Administrator

13.c Cunningham moved and Anderson seconded and the following resolution be adopted:

RESOLUTION 06-049

RESOLUTION APPROVING POLICE DEPARTMENT FIXED ASSET REQUEST

BE IT AND IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Ortonville that the request of the Ortonville Police Department to spend approximately $2,600 to install a new electrical service in the building and to install electric heat in the furnaces is hereby approved with funds coming from the Police Department Capital Improvement Budget.

Upon roll call vote the following voted aye: Dorry, Oakes, Meyer, Cunningham, Johnson, Arndt, Anderson and the following voted nay: None.

Resolution 06-049 passed this 20^th day of March 2006.

APPROVED:

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Blair Johnson

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.

NEW BUSINESS:

Topics for the Work Session – April 3:

Assessments

City Employee Meeting

Plans to Spend Money

Review Retreat Plans

CLERK/ADMINISTRATOR REPORTS & RECOMMENDATIONS:

The City has purchased two live traps to be used to capture stray cats in Ortonville.

ADJOURNMENT:

There being no further business to come before the Council, Cunningham moved and Oakes seconded and the motion passed unanimously for the adjournment of the meeting and with no objections thereto, Johnson adjourned the March 20, 2006 meeting of the Ortonville City Council at 9:05 P.M.

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Charleen K. Grossman, City Clerk-Administrator