City Council

Agenda Regular Meeting of the City Council Monday, May 9, 2005 I. Call to Order A. 7:00 p.m. in the Council Room, City Hall. II. Roll Call A. Members present: B. Members absent: C. Consultants and City Staff present: D. Visitors present: III. Consent Agenda A. Minutes of Past Meetings: To approve the minutes of the regular meeting held Monday, April 25, 2005. B. Gambling Applications 1. Exempt Permit – Knights of Columbus: An Application for Exempt Permit has been submitted by the Knights of Columbus, Council #1198, requesting authorization to conduct a raffle on June 18, 2005, at St. Mary’s Catholic Grad School, 308 East South Street, further requesting a waiver of the waiting period. 2. Application for Exempt Permit: An Application for Exempt Permit has been submitted by the Caledonia Lions Club for a raffle, paddlewheels, pulltabs and tipboards at a gambling event to be held at the Ma Cal Grove Golf Club on Saturday, June 4, 2005, further requesting waiver of the waiting period. C. D. Council Action: 1 IV. Visitors and Communications A. Garbage and Recyclable Collection Proposal: Richard Skauge has submitted a proposed schedule of charges for a five year replacement contract. If this schedule is satisfactory to the Council or near enough to satisfactory that the Council believes negotiations could be successful, then the Council may decide to renegotiate the contract with Richards Sanitary Service and not bid. Included with the Addendum is a reference to the documents stipulating when bidding is unnecessary. There does not appear to be a Minnesota Statue which declares that bidding is unnecessary for refuse hauling, but the authority appears to be based upon a court case or attorney generals opinion. Addendum #2 Council Action: B. EDA Directors Report 1. Winona Controls Agreement: Enclosed is a revised Property Tax Abatement Development Agreement between the City Of Caledonia, Houston County and Winona Controls, Inc. The changes are underlined period. Addendum #3 Council Action: 2. EDA Activities Update: Joyce Iverson will present a list of recent activities. Council Action: 3. Fair Booth: Ms. Iverson will inquire of the Councils wishes to take part in the Houston County Booth as in the preceding three or four years. Council Action: C. Zoning Application – Lemke: Ronald and Dee Lemke, 1026 East Washington Street, have submitted a Zoning Application proposing to construct a 24’ x 28’ garage to be located approximately 18’ from the front yard property line, requiring a 12’ setback variance from the north property line. Addendum #4 Council Action: D. Zoning Application – Kleist: Richard Kleist, 304 West Washington Street, has submitted a Zoning Application proposing to construct a 54’ 6” x 38’ addition to the existing dwelling which will be located approximately 9’ from the west (side) property line, 13’ from the east (front) property line and 28’ from the 2  north (rear) property line, requiring setback variances of 1’, 17’ and 2’ respectively. Addendum #5 Council Action: E. Public Hearing, 8:00 p.m., Pine Estates Plat: A Public Hearing has been called for consideration of the final plat for Pine Estates which is presently the Pine Estates Mobile Home Court. Jack Edwards, owner, is requesting the Councils authorization to change the development area from a mobile home court to single family housing. The illustration portion of the plat is enclosed herewith for your review. Addendum #6 Council Action: F. G. H. Communications 1. LMC Friday Fax, 4-29-05. Addendum #7 2. E-Mail, LMC, 5-5-05. Addendum #8 3. LMC Friday Fax, 5-6-05. Addendum #8a V. Claims A. Prepaid Claims: Consideration of the Prepaid Claims for April 2005. Addendum #9 Council Action: B. Claims Payable: Consideration of Claims Payable for April 2005. Addendum #10 Council Action: VI. Old Business A. Sanitary Sewer Project: Possible estimate for county road patches. I will explain in detail at the meeting. Council Action: B. 3  C. VII. New Business A. Comprehensive Managed Care: With regard to our worker comp program, the City receives a 3% discount on its work comp insurance premium if we take part in a Comprehensive Managed Care Program. Our current carrier, Comprehensive Managed Care, is terminating business as of June 30, 2005. There are three other well known “managers” available, I will explain this in further detail and make a recommendation at the meeting. Council Action: B. Maternity Leave – Hoscheit: Amy Hoscheit, Police Department Secretary, requests authorization for a 12 week maternity leave starting approximately September 30, 2005. Addendum #11 Council Action: C. Rabies Vaccination: Michael Gavin, Animal Control Officer, requests the Council authorize a lifetime rabies vaccination for him which is a one time or series of shots that protect against rabies for the reminder of ones life. This vaccination may cost from $500 - $600. Council Action: D. Journey Lineman Program: I will outline a general agreement plan between the City Of Caledonia and Tim Evans for his entry into a Journey Lineman Program. If the Council concurs with this general summary, we will proceed with drafting a detailed agreement and present it to the Council at a future meeting. Addendum #12 Council Action: E. F. 4 VIII. Clerk’s Report A. Police Department Activity / Summary Lists: Enclosed for review are the Police Activity Report and Summary List for April 2005. Addendums #13 & #13a B. Hilary Allen Drainage Problem: A meeting is scheduled for 1:00 p.m., Thursday, May 12, 2005, in the Council Room, City Hall, with Davy Engineering, representation from the Caledonia School District and Mayor Morey to discuss the erosion problem on Hilary Allen’s farm land and what maybe necessary to eliminate the problem. C. Disputed Utility Bill: A resident would like to meet with the Council Utility Committee (Vick & Standish) to review a disputed utility bill. Tuesday or Wednesday evening – 7:00 p.m. D. E. IX. Miscellaneous Items A. Sno Pac Foods Proposed Plat: Member Standish comment. B. C. X. Adjournment 5