City Council

City of Madelia City Council Meeting Monday, November 13, 2017 A regular meeting of the Madelia City Council was held on November 13, 2017 at 7:00 pm. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Mike Grote, those present were; Andy Gappa, John Nelson, and Dave Whitney and Larry Schickling.. A Motion was made by John Nelson and seconded by Larry Schickling to approve the agenda with (4) added agenda items. Voting in favor of said motion, Mike Grote, Andy Gappa, John Nelson and Dave Whitney and Larry Schickling. Voting against none, motion carried. A Motion was made by Larry Schickling and seconded by Andy Gappa to approve the minutes of the October 23, 2017 meeting. Voting in favor of said motion, Mike Grote, Andy Gappa, John Nelson and Dave Whitney and Larry Schickling. Voting against none, motion carried. A Motion was made by Dave Whitney and seconded by John Nelson to approve the bills as listed. Voting in favor of said motion, Mike Grote, Andy Gappa, Dave Whitney and John Nelson and Larry Schickling. Voting against none, motion carried. A Motion was made by Andy Gappa and seconded by John Nelson to approve Resolution 2017-16 Dispersing Funding from the State of Minnesota appropriated for Tax Abatement Fire Remediation; this Resolution is authorizing the disbursement of funds in the amount of $338,674.92 as “Tax Abatement Funds” to the business owners affected by the February 3, 2016 Downtown Fire: Culligan Softwater $84,668.73 Hope & Faith Floral $84,668.73 McCabe Properties $45,043.76 HC Gunderson $42,334.37 HC Gunderson $81,959.33 To receive these funds-invoices were submitted and approved by Homeland Security and Emergency Management. These funds are part of the 1.4-million-dollar State Fire Remediation Grant. Voting in favor of said motion, Mike Grote, Andy Gappa, John Nelson and Dave Whitney and Larry Schickling. Voting against none, motion carried. A Motion was made by Andy Gappa and seconded by Dave Whitney to approve the 2018 requested Business Licenses. Voting in favor of said motion, Mike Grote, Andy Gappa, Dave Whitney, Larry Schickling and John Nelson. Voting against none, motion carried. A Motion was made by Dave Whitney and seconded by Larry Schickling to approve a bid from Madelia Ford in the amount of $31,682.00 for the purchase of a 2018 Ford AWD Police Intrerceptor Vehicle. The second bid received was from Ford of Hibbing in the amount of $31,884.00. Voting in favor of said motion, Mike Grote, Andy Gappa, Dave Whitney, Larry Schickling and John Nelson. Voting against none, motion carried. A Motion was made by John Nelson and seconded by Larry Schickling to hold a Public Hearing scheduled for Monday, November 27, 2017 to consider the sale of the Property described as; The North 50 acres of the West Half of the Northwest quarter (W1/2 NW ¼), Section 35, Township 107, Range 30, Watonwan County, Minnesota. The Council will receive input from the general public and will decide at that time, if is in the best interest of the City to sell this property and determine if it will further economic development. Voting in favor of said motion, Mike Grote, Andy Gappa, Larry Schickling and John Nelson. Voting against none, motion carried with Dave Whitney abstaining from the vote. A Motion was made by John Nelson and seconded by Larry Schickling to approve the bid submitted by L & B Contractors in the amount of $8,520.00 for the renovation of the “Old” Liquor Store area. The second bid received was Halverson Construction in the amount of $9,740.00. Voting in favor of said motion, Mike Grote, Andy Gappa, Dave Whitney, Larry Schickling and John Nelson. Voting against none, motion carried. A Motion was made by Andy Gappa and seconded by Dave Whitney to approve an increase in retirement benefits for the Madelia Fire Relief Association by $100.00 per year of service. This would change the yearly retirement benefit from $1,500.00 per year starting in 2018 to $1,600.00. Voting in favor of said motion, Mike Grote, Andy Gappa, Dave Whitney and Larry Schickling. Voting against none, motion carried, with John Nelson abstaining from the vote. Joel Gappa addressed the Council in regard to a restructured loan request from Joel and Lise Gappa in the amount of $24,801.13 each; (which was originally issued) for the rehabilitation of their apartment complexes located at 509 East Main, Madelia. The loan is for a term of 15 years with an interest rate being that of a (3-year CD). This was approved by the Madelia EDA and the Madelia City council at a meeting on September 25, 2017. Joel Gappa requested the Council reconsider the required “Personal Guarantee”. It was the recommendation of the City Attorney; Alex Johnson that Council make no changes. No changes were made; Council did not act on this request. A Motion was made by John Nelson and seconded by Larry Schickling Nelson to approve the bid from David and Debra Cerny in the amount of $240,000.00 with a possession date of January 2018 for the sale of the 4-Plex Apartment Complex; Voting in favor of said motion; Andy Gappa, John Nelson, Mike Grote, Larry Schickling and Dave Whitney, motion was approved. A Motion was made by Andy Gappa and seconded by Dave Whitney to approve the bid from Brad Tatro in the amount of $1,000.00 for the sale of vacant lot property; Voting in favor of said motion; Andy Gappa, John Nelson, Mike Grote, Larry Schickling and Dave Whitney, motion was approved. With no further business before the City Council, a Motion was made by John Nelson and seconded by Larry Schickling to adjourn the meeting. Voting in favor of said motion, Mike Grote, Andy Gappa, John Nelson, Larry Schickling and Dave Whitney. Voting against none, motion carried. Meeting was adjourned. Jane Piepgras, City Administrator, City of Madelia **All Madelia City Council Meetings are video taped and are available for review during normal business hours in the Madelia City Hall. Meeting minutes are typed as a general synopsis of the meetings and are provided as a general guide of the discussions and decisions for the Madelia City Council. The video of all meetings controls over any typed minutes, and any discrepancy shall be determined in favor of the recorded meeting.