City Council

City Council Meeting Monday, April 22, 2019 The meeting was called to order by Mayor Mike Grote. Those in attendance were; Mike Grote, Andy Gappa, Cody Eager, Larry Schickling and Dave Whitney. A Motion was made by Andy Gappa and seconded by Larry Schickling to approve the Consent Items. Voting in favor of said motion, Mike Grote, Cody Eager, Dave Whitney, Larry Schickling and Andy Gappa, motion was approved. A Motion was made by Andy Gappa and seconded by Cody Eager to adopt Resolution 2019-7, A Resolution calling Public Hearing on the intention to issue General Obligation Capital improvement Plan Bonds and the Proposal to Adopt a Capital Improvement Plan. Voting in favor of said motion; Mike Grote, Cody Eager, Dave Whitney, Larry Schickling and Andy Gappa; motion was approved. A Motion was made by Larry Schickling and seconded by Dave Whitney to approve the two curb and gutter replacements presented by Dan Kalstad. The first replacement is at 4th Street NW. Curb and gutter will be replaced to original condition after water tap was put in for resident. The second replacement is at 208 2nd Street NE. Dan Kalstad requested to remove 18 feet of high back curb and replace it with drive over curb, creating an apron for a driveway, replacing sidewalk and extending driveway to a possible garage. Voting in favor of said motion; Mike Grote, Cody Eager, Dave Whitney, Larry Schickling and Andy Gappa; motion was approved. A Motion was made by Andy Gappa and seconded by Dave Whitney to approve new seasonal employees and wages. Dain Uhde - $10.15 Carson Wihlm - $9.86 Colby Wihlm - $9.86 Spencer Holmgren - $9.86 Dalton Monroe - $9.86 Ron Becker - $10.11 Terry Holmgren - $11.25 Voting in favor of said motion, Mike Grote, Andy Gappa, Dave Whitney, Larry Schickling and Cody Eager. Motion was approved. A Motion was made by Larry Schickling and seconded by Dave Whitney to approve Chris Fischer, City Administrator to hire another seasonal employee for the Compost Site. Voting in favor of said motion; Mike Grote, Cody Eager, Dave Whitney, Larry Schickling and Andy Gappa; motion was approved. A Motion was made by Larry Schickling and seconded by Andy Gappa to approve the bid for Well #5 inspection from Thein Well Company for $21,465.00. Two bids were received, Bergerson for $21,315.00 and Thein Well Company for $21,465.00. Voting in favor of said motion; Mike Grote, Cody Eager, Dave Whitney, Larry Schickling and Andy Gappa; motion was approved. A Motion was made by Larry Schickling and seconded by Cody Eager to approve the bid for purchasing a new pump from $4860.75 from Minnesota Pump Works for the Water Plant Reclaim Tank #2. Voting in favor of said motion; Mike Grote, Cody Eager, Dave Whitney, Larry Schickling and Andy Gappa; motion was approved. A Motion was made by Larry Schickling and seconded by Cody Eager to approve calling a public hearing to Amend Ordinance 55.051 to change WW Utility Rates for 2019. Voting in favor of said motion; Mike Grote, Cody Eager, Larry Schickling and Andy Gappa; motion was approved. Dave Whitney abstained from vote. A Motion was made by Cody Eager and seconded by Andy Gappa to approve awarding the lowest bid of the Street Shop Rebuild to APX construction Group LLC for $469,100. This bid includes $461,100 for base bid and $8,000 for below slab improvements. The other bid that was received was from United Builders of Blue Earth, Inc. The bid amount was $525,100. Base bid of $520,000 and $5,100 for below slab improvements. Voting in favor of said motion; Mike Grote, Cody Eager, Dave Whitney and Andy Gappa; Voting not in favor; Larry Schickling, motion was approved. Three options were presented to the Council. First option included saw cut and replace top 12” dowel and epoxy set rebar for additional $25,000. Option #2 included replacing footings at $125,000. Council requested that non-constructive testing be done to determine strength of footings. Brunton will be contacted to set up this testing. A Motion was made by Andy Gappa and seconded by Dave Whitney to call a recess and close the open meeting. Voting in favor of said motion; Mike Grote, Cody Eager, Larry Schickling Dave Whitney and Andy Gappa; motion was approved. With no further business before the Council, A Motion was made by Andy Gappa and seconded by Cody Eager to adjourn the meeting. Voting in favor of said motion, Mike Grote, Andy Gappa, Cody Eager, Larry Schickling and Dave Whitney. Voting against none, motion carried. Typed this 25th day of April 2019 Chris Fischer, 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.