City Council

Agenda Regular Meeting of the City Council Monday, July 25, 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, June 27, and Special Meeting, Monday, July 18, 2005. Addendum #1 B. Exempt Permit: To approve an Application for Exempt Permit, submitted by the Church of St. Mary to conduct a gambling event at St. Mary’s Grade School, 308 East South Street, on October 23, 2005, to include bingo, raffles and pull tabs further request a waiver of the waiting period. C. D. Council Action: IV. Visitors and Communications A. Zoning Application – McCormick, 7:05 p.m.: Enclosed is a copy of advertisement for Public Hearing at 7:05 p.m. to consider re-zoning the properties at 611 West Main Street and 614 West Washington Street from R-2, Urban Residential to B-2, Highway Business District. There are no immediate plans for building construction. Addendum #2 1 Council Action: B. Zoning Application – Reinhart: Dan Reinhart, dba Dan & Jeff’s Repair, 405 South First Street, have submitted a Zoning Application proposing to construct an 11’ x 40’ addition to an existing building to be located approximately 1’ from the south (side) property line; 5’ from the east (rear) property line; and 15’ from the west (front) property line, requiring the setback variances and other waivers and variances itemized on Addendum #3. Council Action: C. Zoning Application – ISD #299: Enclosed is a Zoning Application, submitted by ISD #299, proposing to construct a concession stand with bathrooms. This proposal meets ordinance requirements, but is submitted to the Council because it is an application submitted by a governmental unit. The Zoning Administrator has authority to approve only single family housing applications. This application is recommended for approval. Addendum #4 Council Action: D. E. F. Communications 1. LMC FridayFax, 7-14-05. Addendum #5. 2. Ltr, Senator Coleman’s Office, 7-1-05. Addendum #6. 3. Ltr, SEMDC, 6-24-05, 2006 Budget. Addendum #7. 4. Ltr, SE MN Initiative Foundation, 6-21-05. Addendum #8. 5. Ltr, SE MN Initiative Foundation, 7-1-05. Addendum #9. V. Old Business A. Lift Station Insurance Protection: Tom Danielson, Danielson Insurance Agency, has submitted a proposal for $125,000 coverage on the Lift Stations for a premium of approximately $80.00. Addendum #10. Council action: 2  B. Storm Water Issue: Hilary Allen called the Clerk’s Office on 7-22-05, inquiring about progress on the alleged damage to his field south of Main Street. Mr. Gerardy earlier had a discussion with Mr. Allen’s grandson which lead us to believe he had abandoned the issue. Apparently, that was a misunderstanding or he changed his mind. The Committee should perhaps give thought to a counter proposal to his request at the last meeting and I can then schedule a meeting with the group, again. Council action: C. Comprehensive Plan: I will attempt to have a report ready for the meeting on recommendations of nearby municipalities about David Drown Associates. Council action: D. E. VI. New Business A. School Crossing Guard Agreement: Enclosed is a copy of the School Crossing Guard Agreement for school year 2005/2006. The hourly rate of $8.16 is up from $8.00 last year. Addendum #11. Council action: B. Liquor Store Clerk: Patty Gavin, Liquor Store Manager, requests authorization to continue through the last batch of employment applications to start a new hire as a Retail Clerk. Patty will be away from the Store for a week or so in about a month and badly needs to fill the current vacancy. Council action: C. Storm Water/Development : I request a Council Committee to review our Development Ordinance and consider progress of a current development with certain issues, particularly at this moment with storm water. Council action: 3  D. Application for Utility Service: Enclosed are two drafts of Applications. Apparently, I did others because I recall having included questions, which are not in these. We can discuss what should/should not be included and work toward a final, acceptable product. Addendum #12 & #12A. Review & discuss: E. F. VII. Clerk’s Report A. Grassy Area at Pool: Member Fisch inquired about the possibility of having a fenced-in grassy area at the Pool as he has seen other places. Tony Klug says it can certainly be done although there are certain aspects which would need attention. Does the Council wish to plan for action on this for the 2006 season? B. Employee Time Record: Enclosed is the Employee Time Record for pay period July 4 – 17, 2005. (Sorry, I did not get the message out to all employees to note reasons for overtime, etc, in the “Remarks” column.) Addendum #13. C. New State Fee: The State of Minnesota has become very adept over the past several years of instituting new fees, which would reduce what may be announced to the public as increases in Local Government Aid and other aids to municipalities. New fees are usually not so publicly announced. Here is another new fee. (+$30 - $50 = oops -$20) Addendum #14. D. Change a Light, Change the World: At the moment, I do not know for certain what this is, but I shall check it out. Addendum #15. E. Population Estimate: Enclosed is the State Demographer’s most recent population estimate for Caledonia. Addendum #16. F. 2004 Financial Statement: Enclosed is the 2004 Financial Statement. If you choose not to keep it, please return it to the Clerk’s Office. We only receive 15 copies and are requested to send copies to banks where we have bonds, the USDA Office and other places. We sometimes run short and have to make additional copies. Addendum #17. 4  G. H. VIII. Miscellaneous Items A. B. C. IX. Adjournment 5