City Council

City Council Meeting Monday, May 13, 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 Larry Schickling and seconded by Andy Gappa 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 2019-08, A Resolution giving preliminary approval for the issuance of General Obligation Improvement Plan Bonds in an amount not to exceed $500,000 and adopting the City of Madelia, Minnesota, 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 adopt Resolution 2019-9, a Bingo and Raffle License for the Madelia Chamber/Madelia Fire Relief Association on July 13, 2019. Voting in favor of said motion; Mike Grote, Larry Schickling, Cody Eager, Dave Whitney and Andy Gappa; motion was approved. Derek Ringhand from Representative Jim Hagedorn’s office was present at the Council meeting to introduce himself and let the Council know of their office in Mankato. A Motion was made by Andy Gappa and seconded by Cody Eager to approve assigning RVH Lot 12, Block 5 with the property address of 865 Goves Way. 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 Barry Thompson at 810 1st Street SW curb and gutter replacement. Barry will be expanding the opening of his approach and will need to cut out curb and gutter. Ben Lehman, Street Department has also approved this request. 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 Dave Whitney and seconded by Cody Eager to approve the advertisement of a RFP for a 64x104 cold storage building to be placed next to the new street shop. 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 request from Chief Prescher to increase Police Secretary Pay by $1.00 an hour for 2019 and $.50 for 2020 and every year after. Voting in favor of said motion; Mike Grote, Cody Eager, Larry Schickling and Andy Gappa and Dave Whitey voting against. The motion passed with 4 votes in favor and 1 against. With no further business before the Council, A Motion was made by Cody Eager and seconded by Andy Gappa 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 17th day of May 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.