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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE ORTONVILLE CITY COUNCIL COUNTY OF BIG STONE, STATE OF MINNESOTA MONDAY, MARCH 18 2002 7:00 PM COUNCIL CHAMBERS
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, Dan Oakes, Lisa Berkner, Lenore Sellin, Artie Arndt, David Dinnel, Mike Dorry, and with the following absent: none. City Staff Present: Roman Taffe, Curtis Hormann, Paul Tinklenberg, Roger Anderson. Media present: John Paulson, Ryan Stattelman. Others Present: Wally Rogers, Jim Foster, Ken Archer, Todd Verheul, Darrel McKinney.
AGENDA AMENDMENTS: A motion was offered by Reinke and seconded by Dorry and the motion did pass unanimously to approve the agenda with the following additions:
New Business: 13.a Board Appointments – change Health Care Board to Board of Health 13.c Remove agenda item 13.h Summer recreation director and pool director
RECOGNITIONS AND PRESENTATIONS: The fire department was not in attendance to discuss the cleaning contract for the fire hall and so discussion or action was held thereon.
Ken Archer, hospital administrator, informed council of the hospital’s desire to apply for ‘critical access’ designation. He explained that designation would result in a more favorable reimbursement schedule for hospital services. He stated the designation would reduce the number of acute care beds from 31 to 25 but that the hospital has not needed that many beds in recent history. Dinnel moved and Reinke seconded and the motion passed unanimously approving the hospital’s application for critical access designation.
CONSENT AGENDA: 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 Arndt to approve the Consent Agenda which included the following items:
9.a: Motion approving proposed council minutes of March 4, 2002.
13.a Motion approving board/committee appointments as recommended.
13.b Motion approving hospital project pay request #9 $157,689.00.
15: Motion approving payment of bills as presented.
With all members voting in favor, the motion carried.
RECOMMENDATIONS OF BOARDS, COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS: Todd Verheul, airport maintenance manager, asked council to implement the increase in the maintenance contract as requested by the airport board. Oakes moved Reinke seconded and the motion passed unanimously referring the matter back to the airport board for further review and recommendations on budget alterations.
Verheul updated council on the airport’s capital improvement program (CIP). Reinke moved Sellin seconded and the motion passed unanimously approving the updated CIP.
Dinnel updated council on a joint meeting of the golf and park boards held to discuss the matter of the supervision of the golf and park programs. Dinnel moved and Dorry seconded that a resolution be adopted Separating Supervision of Golf & Parks Departments (RES 02-021). With Dinnel, Dorry, Sellin, Reinke, Berkner, and Arndt voting in favor and with Oakes voting against, the motion carried 6-1.
Dinnel updated council on a telecom board meeting. Dinnel moved and Berkner seconded that a resolution be adopted Approving Cable Access Channel Equipment Purchases (RES 02-022). With all members voting in favor, the motion carried.
Street committee minutes & recommendations were reviewed. Dorry moved and Oakes seconded and the motion passed unanimously referring the matter of removing two-hour parking signs back to the street committee.
Oakes moved and Dinnel seconded that a resolution be adopted Amending Snow Removal Policy (RES 02-023). With Dorry, Reinke, Oakes, Berkner, Arndt, and Sellin voting in favor and with Dinnel voting against, the motion carried 6-1.
Dorry moved and Sellin seconded and the motion passed unanimously approving repairs to the city docks.
Oakes moved and Reinke seconded and the motion passed unanimously approving the “silent auction” of unused equipment with said auction to be held in the spring of the year.
NEW BUSINESS: Dinnel moved and Berkner seconded that a resolution be adopted Approving Cable Franchise Transfer (RES 02-024). With all members voting in favor, the motion carried.
Dorry moved and Dinnel seconded that a resolution be adopted Approving Blandin Foundation Year-2 Grant Application (RES 02-026). With all members voting in favor, the motion carried.
Dinnel moved and Reinke seconded that a resolution be adopted Approving Hospital Project Change Order #6 (RES 02-025). With Oakes, Dinnel, Dorry, Reinke, and Arndt voting for and with Sellin and Berkner voting against, the motion carried 5-2.
Discussed the agreement for personnel consultant services from Maximus and no action was taken thereon.
Discussed the wellhead protection program. Dinnel moved and Reinke seconded and the motion passed unanimously appointing Dan Oakes as the council representative to the wellhead protection board.
Dinnel informed council of discussion with park & recreation board members regarding the hiring of a pool director and a summer recreation director. Reinke moved and Dinnel seconded that a resolution be adopted Hiring Summer Recreation Director (RES 02-027). With all members voting in favor, the motion carried. Dinnel moved and Reinke seconded that a resolution be adopted Hiring Pool Director (RES 02-028). With all members voting in favor, the motion carried.
Mayor Dinnel declared a special meeting of the council on Monday, March 25, 2002 at 10:00 a.m. at the Golf Clubhouse for the purpose of discussing general matters of the city.
ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before the Council, Oakes moved the adjournment of the meeting and with no objections thereto, Dinnel adjourned the March 18, 2002 meeting of the Ortonville City Council at 8:26 p.m. |
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