MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL MEETING

OF THE ORTONVILLE CITY COUNCIL

COUNTY OF BIG STONE, STATE OF MINNESOTA

MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 2002 7:30 PM

COUNCIL CHAMBERS

CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL:

Mayor Dinnel called the annual meeting of the Ortonville City Council to order at 7:30 p.m. Dinnel welcomed Lenore Sellin and roll call was taken with the following being present: Mel Reinke, Dan Oakes, Lisa Berkner, Mike Dorry, Lenore Sellin, Artie Arndt, and with the following absent: none. City Staff Present: Roman Taffe, Curt Hormann.

Media Present: Ryan Stattelman. Others Present: Gary Dinnel, Randy Mortensen, Dan Shafer, Mel Ehlert, Barb Voecks.

AGENDA AMENDMENTS:

A motion was offered by Reinke and seconded by Berkner and the motion did pass unanimously to approve the meeting agenda as presented.

RECOGNITIONS AND PRESENTATIONS:

Barb Voecks, city TNT representative, updated council on activities the TNT project had accomplished in 2001 and plans for 2002. She asked council to consider contributing another $10,000 to remain in the project.  Dinnel stated council members would consider and make a decision in the future.

 Randy Mortensen, Water Monitor, Inc. CEO, updated council on the activities of his firm’s pilot program with the city and announced their open house.

CONSENT AGENDA:

At 7:48 Mayor Dinnel asked if there were any additions, corrections, or deletions to be made to the Consent Agenda.  Motion was made by council member Oakes, and seconded by council member Sellin to approve the Consent Agenda, (with the exception of bills) which included the following items:

9.a:                   Motion approving proposed council minutes of December 17, 2001.

9.b:                  Motion approving proposed council minutes of December 19, 2001.

13.a:                 Resolution Approving Annual Audit Agreement (RES 02-001).

13.b:                Resolution Approving MPCA Invoice (RES 02-002).

13.c:                 Resolution Approving Nova Consulting Invoice (RES 02-003).

With all members voting in favor, the motion carried.

NEW BUSINESS:

ANNUAL APPOINTMENTS:

Mayor Dinnel reviewed a list of appointments for 2002. Dinnel moved and Reinke seconded that a resolution be adopted Approving Annual Appointments (RES 02-004).  With Reinke, Berkner, Sellin, Arndt, Dinnel, Oakes voting in favor, and with Dorry voting against, the motion carried 6-1.

OTHER BOARD, COMMITTEE AND COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS:

Dinnel announced that he was going to continue contacting prospective board members but said he was ready to make council appointments to boards & committees. A motion was made by Dinnel, seconded by Reinke and said motion passed unanimously approving the following Board, Committee and Commission appointments:

            Street Committee – Artie Arndt, Lenore Sellin, Mike Dorry

            Budget & Levy Committee – David Dinnel, Mike Dorry, Dan Oakes

            Board of Review – Lisa Berkner, Artie Arndt, Mel Reinke

            Civil Service Commission – Mike Dorry

            Golf Board – David Dinnel

            Health Care Board – Mike Dorry

            Library Board – Lenore Sellin

            Planning Commission – Lenore Sellin

            Board of Adjustment – Lenore Sellin

            Park & Recreation Board – David Dinnel

            Weed Inspector – Scott Huizenga

Dinnel moved and Oakes seconded and the motion passed unanimously appointing Steve Berkner to Seat “E” on the Planning Commission.

Dinnel moved and Oakes seconded and the motion passed unanimously approving Terry Kalberg as the city’s nominee to the at-large seat of the Western Prairie Waters Tourism Board.

Council next reviewed the annual police department report provided by retired chief Gary Dinnel.  Reinke moved and Dinnel seconded and the motion passed unanimously accepting the annual police report.

Council discussed several recommendations of the utility committee.  Berkner moved and Reinke seconded and the motion passed unanimously approving the water heater rebate program as recommended by the utility committee.

Dorry moved and Arndt seconded and the motion passed 6-1, with Oakes abstaining, approving the actions on water bill disputes on Oakes and Hinneberg accounts as recommended by the utility committee.

Dinnel noted there were several large projects that the utility committee needs to review and make recommendations for.  Oakes moved and Reinke seconded and the motion passed unanimously directing the utility committee to make recommendations for the capital funding of the sewer lagoon improvement project, electric distribution improvement project, and the ’98 Street bond funding.

BILLS:

Reinke moved and Arndt seconded and the motion passed unanimously approving the bills to be paid as presented.

ADJOURNMENT:

There being no further business to come before the Council, Oakes moved and Arndt seconded to adjourn the meeting and there being no objections thereto, Dinnel adjourned the January 7, 2002 meeting of the Ortonville City Council at 8:05 p.m.

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Roman C. Taffe, City Clerk-Administrator