MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING

OF THE ORTONVILLE CITY COUNCIL

COUNTY OF BIG STONE, STATE OF MINNESOTA

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2001

SENIOR CENTER, 200 MONROE AVENUE

5:30 PM

CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL:

Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a special meeting of the City Council of the City of Ortonville, Minnesota, was duly called and held at the Senior Center in said City on the 19th day of December,
2001, at 5:31 o'clock P.M.

The following members were present: Dan Oakes, Mel Reinke, Mary Gustafson, Lisa Berkner, David Dinnel, and the following were absent: Artie Arndt, Mike Dorry.

Staff present: Roman Taffe, David McLaughlin, Tom Augustin, Jim Schulz

Media present: none

Others present: Cecil Reams, Don Sykora, Pearl Rebehn, Barb Thompson-Bockes, Estelle Peterson, Larry Peterson, Jim Foster, Steve Berkner, Alan Ronngren, Jim McKinney, Mel Boelz, Ed Baumgartner,
Ruth Hanson, Peter Hanson, Andrea Crosby, Dick Crosby, Lester Duckwitz, Bob Loraff, John Trevett, Jim Loeschke, Vidella Roschen, Rick Mosey, Cary Leuthardt, Tom Kaye, Laverne Kaye, Steve
Roggenbuck, Rich Lundberg, Tami Lundberg, James Strege, Vernon Nickalauson, Roger Hanson.

Mayor Dinnel explained the purpose of the special meeting and the general rules which would be followed. At 5:35 Dinnel opened the hearing for citizens to voice their disputes of the assessments which were
delivered to them. The following is a list of complaintants and their respective complaints:

Name Complaint

Cecil Reams Too much cost, not benefited

Don Sykora Lot size dispute

Pearl Rebehn Charged 2 water connections

Barb Thompson-Bockes Dahle Addition water charges

Jim Foster Electrical line installation question

Alan Ronngren Parking spaces lost

Ed Baumgartner Punch list items, deferral for over 65 year olds

Bob Loraff Punch list items, parking spaces lost

Vidella Roschen Defer until job is completed

Rick Mosey Defer water connection charges

Dan Wilson Defer water connection charges

Estelle Peterson Hardship during construction

Steve Berkner Defer utility hookups on Marina property

Jim McKinney Defer sewer connection charge

Mel Boelz Interest rate too high

Dick Crosby Water drainage problem, interest rate too high

Cary Leuthardt lot size question, sewer charges

Tom Kaye Requested change in assessment charges

Lemoine Herman Financial hardship

Steve Roggenbuck Request deferral on vacant lot assessments

Richard Lundberg Benefit charge disputed

Jim Strege Sewer charge complaint

Vern Nickalauson No lighting installed on project yet

Roger Hanson Punch list items

Property owners who had specific disputes were directed to a table with the project engineers to discuss possible resolutions. At 7:45 councilmember Berkner left the meeting. At 7:53 p.m. all had been heard
and the engineers made their recommendations to the Council. After all were heard who wished to be heard, Dinnel closed the hearing at 7:55 p.m.

The following changes were recommended by the project engineers:

Parcel # Recommendation

1491.Defer 2 water services & reduce water main frontage to 411’

22.1505.000 Defer 2 water services

22.1505.010 Defer 2 water services

22.0886.000 Defer 1 sewer service

22.0125.010 Defer 1 sewer service

22.0160.000 Owner and mailing address changed

22.0247.000 Defer 1 sewer service

22.0327.000 Defer 1 sewer service

22.0880.000 Defer 1 sewer service

22.0162.000 Defer 1 sewer service

Affected parcels Reduce rate for new sidewalk to $2.75 per unit of measure

Gustafson moved and Reinke seconded that a resolution be adopted Adopting 1999 Improvement Project Assessment Role (RES 01-150). With Gustafson, Reinke, Dinnel, Oakes voting in favor and with none
voting against, the motion carried.

ADJOURNMENT:

There being no further business to come before the Council, Oakes moved to adjourn and with no objections thereto, Dinnel adjourned the December 19th special meeting of the Ortonville City Council at 8:01
p.m.

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Roman C. Taffe, City Clerk-Administrator