City Council

City Council Meeting Monday, April 9, 2018 The meeting was called to order by Mayor Mike Grote. Those in attendance were; John Nelson, Dave Whitney, Andy Gappa and Larry Schickling. A Motion was made by John Nelson and seconded by Larry Schickling to approve the agenda. Voting in favor of said motion, Mike Grote, Dave Whitney, John Nelson, Andy Gappa and Larry Schickling, motion was approved. A Motion was made by Larry Schickling and seconded by Andy Gappa to approve the minutes of the March 26, 2018 City Council Meeting. Voting in favor of said motion, Mike Grote, John Nelson, Dave Whitney, Andy Gappa and Larry Schickling, motion was approved. A Motion was made by John Nelson and seconded by Andy Gappa to approve the bills as listed. Voting in favor of said motion, Mike Grote, Dave Whitney, John Nelson, Andy Gappa and Larry Schickling. Motion was approved. A Motion was made by John Nelson and seconded by Andy Gappa to approve a USDA Business Subsidy loan for J Henry Properties; Josh Henry, in the amount of $74,999.00 for new building construction located in the Nolta Subdivision, Lot 3, Excepting therefrom the South 18 feet, Block 1 with an address of 504 Second Street NE, Madelia. The new construction would be used for a shop and retail business space. Total cost of the project would be estimated to be $271,230.00. Voting in favor of said motion; John Nelson, Mike Grote, Larry Schickling, Andy Gappa and Dave Whitney, motion was approved. A Motion was made by Andy Gappa and seconded by Larry Schickling to approve an hourly rate of $1.00/hour for scheduled On-call shifts for weekday/evening hours for the Madelia Ambulance Service EMT’s and EMR’s effective April 10, 2018 Voting in favor of said motion; Mike Grote, Andy Gappa, Dave Whitney and Larry Schickling, motion was approved with John Nelson abstaining from the vote. A Motion was made by Andy Gappa and seconded by Larry Schickling to approve contracting with the City of St James for Water and Wastewater Licensed Operators; cost would be an hourly fee of $60.00/hour plus mileage. Estimated annual fee would be approximately $30,000.00. The other bids submitted were; City Engineering Firm, Bolton & Menk with an annual cost for licensed Wastewater Operator $42,000.00 and licensed Water Operator $$26,000.00. People Services, cost would be and annual fee of $193,500.00. Voting in favor of said motion; Mike Grote, Andy Gappa, John Nelson and Larry Schickling with Dave Whitney abstaining from the vote. Motion was approved. A Motion was made by John Nelson and seconded by Dave Whitney to approve the job description of Swimming Lesson Coordinator, this position will be responsible for teaching lessons and also the scheduling of the Swim Instructors. The hourly wage for this position would be: $11.00. Voting in favor of said motion; Mike Grote, Andy Gappa, John Nelson and Larry Schickling and Dave Whitney. Voting against none, motion was approved. A Motion was made by Andy Gappa and seconded by John Nelson to approve 2018 Summer Seasonal Employees and wages as presented. Voting in favor of said motion, Mike Grote, John Nelson, Larry Schickling, Dave Whitney and Andy Gappa. Motion was approved. With no further business before the Council, A Motion was made by Larry Schickling and seconded by Dave Whitney to adjourn the meeting. Voting in favor of said motion, Mike Grote, John Nelson, Dave Whitney, Larry Schickling and Andy Gappa. Voting against none, motion carried. Typed this 19th day of April 2018 Jane Piepgras, City Administrator **All Madelia City Council Meetings are videotaped 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.