City Council Meeting

The City of Cloquet Agenda City Council Meeting Tuesday, January 21, 2025, 6:00 PM City Hall Council Chambers Page 1. Oath of Office a. Councilor At-Large Wilkinson 2. Roll Call 3. Pledge of Allegiance 4. Approval of Agenda a. Approval of January 21, 2025 Council Agenda 3-4 Attachment 5. Approval of Council Minutes a. Minutes from the January 7, 2025 Regular Council Meeting 5-8 Attachment 6. Public Comments Please give your name, address, and your concern or comments. Visitors may share their concerns with the City Council on any issue, which is not already on the agenda. Each person will have 3 minutes to speak. The Mayor reserves the right to limit an individual or successive individual's presentation if it becomes redundant, repetitive, irrelevant, or overly argumentative. All comments will be taken under advisement by the Council. No action will be taken at this time. 7. Consent Agenda Items in the Consent Agenda are considered routine and will be approved with one motion without discussion/debate. The Mayor will ask if any Council members wish to remove an item. If no items are to be removed, the Mayor will ask for a motion to approve the Consent Agenda. a. Resolution No. 25-06, Authorizing the Payment of Bills and Payroll 9 - 23 Attachment b. Parks Commission Appointment - Ludwig 24 - 25 Attachment c. Resolution No. 25-09, Approving the Vacation of Anthony Avenue Lying 26 - 29 East of Pinewood Drive and South of 1410 West Prospect Avenue Attachment 8. Public Hearings a. None 9. Presentations Page 1 of 47  a. None 10. Council Business a. Discuss Ward 1 Options b. Approve Police Officer Hire - Childs 30 - 34 Attachment c. Resolution No. 25-07, Set Hearing Date on Final Assessments for Road 35 - 37 and Utility Improvements on 8th Street Attachment d. Resolution No. 25-08, Set Hearing Date on Final Assessments for Utility 38 - 40 Improvements Along 22nd Street Attachment e. Ordinance No. 515A, Amending Chapter 17 by Amending the Zoning 41 - 47 Map of the City of Cloquet from "FR - Farm Residential" to "RC - Regional Commercial" - First Reading Attachment 11. Council Comments, Announcements, and Updates 12. Adjournment Page 2 of 47  CITY OF CLOQUET City Council Agenda Tuesday, January 21, 2025 6:00 p.m. City Hall Council Chambers 1. Oath of Office Councilor At-Large Wilkinson 2. Roll Call 3. Pledge of Allegiance 4. Approval of Agenda a. Approval of January 21, 2025 Council Agenda 5. Approval of Council Minutes a. Minutes from the January 7, 2025 Regular Council Meeting 6. Public Comments Please give your name, address, and your concern or comments. Visitors may share their concerns with the City Council on any issue of public business. Each person will have 3 minutes to speak. The Mayor reserves the right to limit an individual or successive individual’s presentation if they become redundant, repetitive, irrelevant, or overly argumentative. All comments will be taken under advisement by the City Council. No action will be taken at this time. 7. Consent Agenda Items on the Consent Agenda are considered routine and will be approved with one motion without discussion/debate. The Mayor will ask if any Council members wish to remove an item. If no items are to be removed, the Mayor will then ask for a motion to approve the Consent Agenda. a. Resolution No. 25-06, Authorizing the Payment of Bills and Payroll b. Parks Commission Appointment - Ludwig c. Resolution No. 25-09, Approving the Vacation of Anthony Avenue Lying East of Pinewood Drive and South of 1410 West Prospect Avenue 8. Public Hearings None 9. Presentations None Page 3 of 47  CITY OF CLOQUET City Council Agenda Tuesday, January 21, 2025 6:00 p.m. City Hall Council Chambers 10. Council Business a. Discuss Ward 1 Vacancy Options b. Approve Police Officer Hire – Childs c. Resolution No. 25-07, Set Hearing Date on Final Assessments for Road and Utility Improvements on 8th Street d. Resolution No. 25-08, Set Hearing Date on Final Assessments for Utility Improvements Along 22nd Street e. Ordinance No. 515A, Amending Chapter 17 by Amending the Zoning Map of the City of Cloquet from “FR – Farm Residential” to “RC – Regional Commercial” – First Reading 11. Council Comments, Announcements, and Updates 12. Adjournment Page 4 of 47  Cloquet City Hall Council Chambers 6:00 P.M. January 7, 2025 Regular Meeting OATH OF OFFICE City Administrator Peterson administered the Oath of Office to re-elected Ward 3 Councilor Iris Keller, Ward 4 Councilor Kerry Kolodge and Ward 5 Councilor Elizabeth Jaakola. Roll Call Councilors Present: Lamb, Keller, Kolodge, Jaakola, Mayor Maki Councilors Absent: Carlson, Wilkinson Pledge of Allegiance AGENDA MOTION: Councilor Lamb moved and Councilor Jaakola seconded the motion to approve the January 7, 2025 agenda as presented. The motion carried unanimously (5-0). MINUTES MOTION: Councilor Kolodge moved and Councilor Lamb seconded the motion to approve the Regular Meeting Minutes of the December 17, 2024 meeting as presented. The motion carried unanimously (5-0). PUBLIC COMMENTS There were none. CONSENT AGENDA MOTION: Councilor Lamb moved and Councilor Keller Jaakola seconded the motion to adopt the Consent Agenda of January 7, 2025, approving the necessary motions and resolutions. The motion carried unanimously (5-0). a. Resolution No. 25-01, Authorizing the Payment of Bills and Payroll b. Resolution No. 25-02, Authorizing the Designation of Depositories for 2025 PUBLIC HEARINGS There were none. Page 5 of 47 PRESENTATIONS Representative Jeff Dotseth was present to give a brief overview of his priorities for the upcoming legislative session. Dotseth’s priorities include addressing housing and broadband in greater Minnesota, government fraud, reducing unpaid mandates and giving more control to local governments, supporting infrastructure, and bringing additional funding to the region through growth of the community and tax base. Councilor Lamb’s concerns and priorities for the upcoming legislation session include finding ways for Seniors to stay in their homes, support for the Cloquet Area Fire District, low income and Senior financial support for housing repairs, and addressing cyber harassment. Mayor Maki commented he hopes the legislative session will not fall into a gridlock situation with the make up being almost split between Republican and Democrats. Councilor Kolodge stated he would like to see more funding help with city streets and infrastructure. Councilor Jaakola’s priorities include funding for state mandates, financial assistance for families caring for aging family members, housing for aging, environmental stewardship, and healthcare. COUNCIL REPRESENTATION ON VARIOUS BOARDS/COMMITTEES 2025 Council representation on the various boards and committees are as follows: • EDA – Councilors Wilkinsons and Jaakola • Library Board Liaison – Councilor Lamb • Park Commission Liaison – Councilor Kolodge • CAFD – Councilors Carlson and Lamb • ARDS – Mayor Maki • Economic Development Partnership – Mayor Maki APPROVING LRIP GRANT TERMS AND CONDITIONS MOTION: Councilor Kolodge moved and Councilor Jaakola seconded the motion to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 25-03, A RESOLUTION APPROVING LOCAL ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM GRANT TERMS AND CONDITIONS SAP 112- 129-001. The motion carried unanimously (5-0). WHEREAS, The City of Cloquet has applied to the Commissioner of Transportation for a grant from the Local Road Improvement Fund; and WHEREAS, The Commissioner of Transportation has given notice that funding for this project is available; and WHEREAS, The amount of the grant has been determined to be $ 1,383,906.86 by reason of the lowest responsible bid; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLOQUET, MINNESOTA, does hereby agree to the terms and conditions of the grant consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section 174.52, and will pay any additional Page 6 of 47  amount by which the cost exceeds the estimate, and will return to the Local Road Improvement Fund any amount appropriated for the project but not required. Caleb Peterson, Public Works Director, is authorized to execute a grant agreement and any amendments thereto with the Commissioner of Transportation concerning the above- referenced grant. AWARDING 2025 RECONSTRUCTION OF ARMORY ROAD MOTION: Councilor Lamb moved and Councilor Keller seconded the motion to approve adopt RESOLUTION NO. 25-04, AWARDING 2025 RECONSTRUCTION OF ARMORY ROAD. The motion carried unanimously (5-0). WHEREAS, A resolution of the Council adopted on October 15, 2024, ordered the project for construction. WHEREAS, The City of Cloquet advertised and received the following bids for the project: Bidder Total Bid 1 Ulland Brothers, Inc $1,729,200.00 2 Northland Constructors of Duluth $2,166,200.00 3 Veit & Company, Inc. $2,314,826.58 4 Utility Systems of America, Inc. $2,449,595.75 Engineers Estimate $1,825,553.50 AND WHEREAS, The apparent low bid from Ulland Brothers Inc. of Cloquet, MN is found to meet the minimum bid requirements. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLOQUET, MINNESOTA, That the bid from Ulland Brothers Inc. in the amount of $1,729,200.00 is hereby accepted. REJECT TEST WELL BIDS MOTION: Councilor Keller moved and Councilor Kolodge seconded the motion to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 25-05, RESOLUTION REJECTING ALL BIDS FOR POTABLE WATER TEST WELLS. The motion carried unanimously (5-0). WHEREAS, The City of Cloquet received a $407,500 grant from the State of Minnesota to drill and sample ten potable water test wells; AND WHEREAS, The City of Cloquet advertised and received the following bids for the project: Bidder Total Bid 1. Steffl Drilling and Pump $1,349,110.00 Engineers Estimate $250,000.00 Page 7 of 47  AND WHEREAS, The apparent low bid from Steffl Drilling and Pump of Willmar, MN greatly exceeds the project budget; AND WHEREAS, The City reserved the right to reject any and all Bids as part of the solicitation. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLOQUET, MINNESOTA, That all bids for Potable Water Test Wells received as part of the December 19, 2024, solicitation are hereby rejected; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the City Engineer is directed to coordinate with the consultant engineer and perspective bidders to determine if rebidding of the project is feasible at this time. AUTHORIZE ZAMBONI PURCHASE MOTION: Councilor Keller moved and Councilor Kolodge seconded the motion to approve the purchase of a 1993 Zamboni from Hudson Ice Arena for the total amount of $28,000. The motion passed unanimously (5-0). COUNCIL COMMENTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS, AND UPDATES Peterson reviewed the schedule for Hockey Day Cloquet with games starting January 8th. Mayor Maki will do the honorary puck drop for the varsity girls’ game. ADJOURNMENT On a motion duly carried by a unanimous yea vote of all members present on roll call, the Council adjourned. ____________________________ Tim Peterson, City Administrator Page 8 of 47 Page 9 of 47 Page 10 of 47 Page 11 of 47 Page 12 of 47 Page 13 of 47 Page 14 of 47 Page 15 of 47 Page 16 of 47 Page 17 of 47 Page 18 of 47 Page 19 of 47 Page 20 of 47 Page 21 of 47 Page 22 of 47 Page 23 of 47 Page 24 of 47 Page 25 of 47 Page 26 of 47 Page 27 of 47 Page 28 of 47 Page 29 of 47 Page 30 of 47 Page 31 of 47 Page 32 of 47 Page 33 of 47 Page 34 of 47 Page 35 of 47 Page 36 of 47 Page 37 of 47 Page 38 of 47 Page 39 of 47 Page 40 of 47 Page 41 of 47 Page 42 of 47 Page 43 of 47 Page 44 of 47 Page 45 of 47 Page 46 of 47 Page 47 of 47