City Council

Agenda Regular Meeting of the City Council Monday, October 24, 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, October 10, 2005. Addendum #1 B. Appointment as Part-Time Police Officers: Jessica Lewis and Chad Heuser. C. D. Council action: IV. Visitors and Communications A. Public Hearing – RG&G Addition: At this time the Regular Meeting should be recessed to conduct a Public Hearing on the final plat of the RG&G Addition. Following all discussion and testimony by visitors, the Public Hearing should be closed and the Regular Meeting resumed at which time the Council may make a motion on approval of the final plat, if that is its wish. Addendum #2 Council Action:  B. C. D. Communications 1. Letter, Sheriff’s Office, dated 10-17-05, SUBJ: Proposed Jail. Addendum #3 2. Letter, Chamber, dated 10-12-05, SUBJ: Lunch Meeting, STH 44 & 76. Addendum #4 V. Old Business A. Reimbursement Resolution: I request the Council adopt a Reimbursement Resolution for the purchase of the proposed police car and all apparatus that will be attached to it. I will explain further at the meeting, but this has to do with requirements of law to later levy a tax for purchase of the vehicle with a Certificate of Indebtedness. Council Action: B. C VI. New Business A. Internet Posting of Ordinances: Please review the attached letter from American Legal Publishing. American Legal is the company which re-codified our city ordinances into its present format. While the ordinances were put into the current codification, each individual ordinance was not updated at the time of codification. I recommend that the ordinances be updated prior to placement on the internet to assure that all information is current, particularly in those ordinances which reference a payment, rental fee, or the like. Addendum #5 Council Action: B. SEMDC Contract: Enclosed is the proposed contract between the Southeast Minnesota Development Corporation and City Of Caledonia for calendar year 2006 reflecting a $1.00 per hour increase in the contracted services of Joyce  Iverson. The $29 per hour rate in 2005 is to be increased to $30.00 per hour in 2006. Addendum #6 Council Action: C. License Renewal – Eitzen State Bank: Enclosed is a letter from the Minnesota Department of Commerce asking for Council authorization and approval for renewal of the Currency Exchange License Renewal for 2006. Addendum #7 Council Action: D. Press Box – Football Field: Mike Gerardy recommends that the Press Box for the football field, outside the center field baseball fence, be dismantled because of excessive deterioration. He mentioned the possibility of leaving the floor platform or disassembling the entire structure. Council Action: E. VII. Clerk’s Report A. Budget Preparation: Enclosed is a memorandum to city staff asking for their input in preparation of the 2006 draft budget. When the initial draft is prepared, I will present copies to the Council for review in preparation for the Truth-In- Taxation Public Hearing. Addendum #8 B. Electric Meter Tampering: Recently, it came to the City’s attention that a resident, who had the electric meter disconnected for non payment, attempted to establish a direct connection, causing some damage to the meter socket. We are discussing this with Chief Shefelbine to have charges filed for tampering with a public utility service. C. Lawsuits: I will update you on the status of the below listed lawsuits at the meeting. 1. Gordon V. City and Steiger Construction. 2. City V. American Plumbing Company. D. E. VIII. Miscellaneous Items A. B. C. IX. Adjournment