City Council

City Council Meeting Monday, April 26, 2021 The meeting was called to order by Mayor Mike Grote. Those in attendance were Mike Grote, Cody Eager, Andrew Gappa and Dave Whitney. Others presented were Patrick Casey, City Attorney, Chris Fischer, Chief Prescher, Heather Utz, Jim Petersen, Matt Gunderson, Wade Johnson, John Tierney and Michelle VanHee. A Motion was made by Andy Gappa and seconded by Cody Eager to approve the Consent Items with the following additions: 1. Curb Cut on Buck Ave by Well #2 Pump House of 14 feet. Voting in favor of said motion; Mike Grote-Yes, Cody Eager-Yes, Andy Gappa-Yes, and Dave Whitney - Yes. Motion was approved. Check Issue Check Date Number Payee Amount 4/26/2021 67862 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES 93.71 4/26/2021 67863 AUGUST SCHELL BREWING CO 29.2 4/26/2021 67864 BLUE ROSE CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC 1,800.00 4/26/2021 67865 BOLTON AND MENK INC 22,814.00 4/26/2021 67866 C & B OPERATIONS, LLC 28.59 4/26/2021 67867 CITY OF ST JAMES 1,400.80 4/26/2021 67868 COMCAST 2.19 4/26/2021 67869 FERGUSON ENTERPRISES 1657 637.61 4/26/2021 67870 FERGUSON WATERWORKS #2516 806.61 4/26/2021 67871 HAWKINS INC 24,804.99 4/26/2021 67872 JERRYS TRANSMISSION SERVICE, INC 4,850.44 4/26/2021 67873 JOHNSON BROTHERS LIQUOR CO 586.42 4/26/2021 67874 KNUTSON & CASEY 5,047.50 4/26/2021 67875 LOCHER BROS INC 5,759.82 4/26/2021 67876 M R SIGN CO., INC. 1,322.50 4/26/2021 67877 MARCO TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 399 4/26/2021 67878 MIDWEST MACHINING INC 750 4/26/2021 67879 MINNESOTA VALLEY TESTING LABS 2,539.45 4/26/2021 67880 MPCA 45 4/26/2021 67881 NORTHLAND TRUST SERVICES, INC 750 4/26/2021 67882 PAUSTIS & SONS 1,132.75 4/26/2021 67883 PHILLIPS WINE & SPIRITS CO 2,646.73  4/26/2021 67884 POLLARD WATER 696.95 4/26/2021 67885 PREFERRED PRINTING 172.2 4/26/2021 67886 R & R PRODUCTS INC 51.73 4/26/2021 67887 SOUTH CENTRAL ELECTRIC ASSO 170.36 4/26/2021 67888 SOUTH CENTRAL REGIONAL FIRE DEPT ASSOC 100 4/26/2021 67889 STAAB CONSTRUCTION CORP. 6,697.50 4/26/2021 67890 TOW DISTRIBUTING A-B BRANDS 8,714.60 4/26/2021 67891 WATERVILLE FOOD & ICE 70.16 4/26/2021 67892 WATONWAN COUNTY 27.99 4/26/2021 67893 WATONWAN COUNTY RECORDER 3 4/26/2021 67894 FEDER MECHANICAL 56.97 4/26/2021 67895 WATONWAN COUNTY RECORDER 46 4/26/2021 67896 PHLAG MECHANICAL INC. 1,513.83 4/26/2021 67897 JOHNSON, WADE 2,025.89 Total 98,594.49 A Motion was made by Dave Whitney and seconded by Andy Gappa to approve Resolution 2021-08 Madelia chamber of Commerce/Fire Relief Association Raffle on July 31, 2021. Voting in favor of said motion; Mike Grote-Yes, Andy Gappa-Yes, Dave Whitney and Cody Eager-Yes. Motion was approved. A Motion was made by Andy Gappa and seconded by Cody Eager to approve Resolution 2021-09 Accepting Council Member Larry Schickling’s Resignation and Declaring a Vacancy. Voting in favor of said motion; Mike Grote-Yes, Andy Gappa-Yes and Cody Eager-Yes. Motion was approved. A Motion was made by Dave Whitney and seconded by Andy Gappa to approve Resolution 2021-10 Accepting Bid for the 2021 Water Looping Project to GM Contracting for $290,685.15. This was approved on April 12th, 2021 meeting. Voting in favor of said motion; Mike Grote-Yes, Andy Gappa-Yes, Cody Eager-Yes and Dave Whitney-Yes. Motion was approved. A Motion was made by Andy Gappa and seconded by Cody Eager to approve the Pay Application No. 2 for 2021 Wastewater Facility Improvements for $6,697.50. Voting in favor of said motion; Mike Grote-Yes, Andy Gappa-Yes and Cody Eager-Yes. Motion was approved. Dave Whitney abstained. A Motion was made by Dave Whitney and seconded by Andy Gappa to approve tabling the Planning and Zoning-Code Enforcement Position. Voting in favor of said motion; Mike Grote-Yes, Andy Gappa-Yes, Dave Whitney-Yes and Cody Eager-Yes. Motion was approved. A Motion was made by Andy Gappa and seconded by Dave Whitney to approve moving forward with Jeff and Tammy Ulmen request for full liquor license. Jeff and Tammy will need to fill out and submit City of Madelia’s application and Department of Public Safety application along with all necessary insurance requirements. Jeff and Tammy Ulmen will need to complete purchasing of property. After everything has been completed, they will need to return to Council for approval. Voting in favor of said motion; Mike Grote-Yes, Andy Gappa-Yes, Dave Whitney-Yes and Cody Eager-Yes. Motion was approved. A Motion was made by Andy Gappa and seconded by Cody Eager to approve moving forward with Casey’s request for 3.2 liquor license. Casey’s will need to fill out an application with the City and Department of Public Safety. More research will be done about approving this license because of the Municipal Liquor Store in town. Voting in favor of said motion; Mike Grote-Yes, Andy Gappa-Yes, Dave Whitney-Yes and Cody Eager-Yes. Motion was approved. A Motion was made by Andy Gappa and seconded by Dave Whitney to approve The purchase of the utility locating equipment for $12,900.00 contingent of a safety grant to pay for 50%. This expense will be split between Water and Wastewater Funds. Voting in favor of said motion; Mike Grote-Yes, Andy Gappa-Yes, Dave Whitney-Yes and Cody Eager-Yes. Motion was approved. A Motion was made by Dave Whitney and seconded by Cody Eager to approve a 14’ foot curb cut at Well #2 on Buck Avenue NW. Voting in favor of said motion; Mike Grote-Yes, Andy Gappa-Yes, Dave Whitney-Yes and Cody Eager-Yes. Motion was approved. Citizen’s Communication: Congratulation to John Tierney for passing his Class C Wastewater License. John now holds a Class C in Water and Wastewater. Board of Equalization is scheduled for May 3rd, 2021 at 6:00p.m. in the Fire Department. Will discuss with County Engineer about paving Main Street by the Chamber for watermain repairs instead of leaving it exposed. With no further business before the Council, A Motion was made by Dave Whitney and seconded by Cody Eager to adjourn the meeting. Voting in favor of said motion; Mike Grote-Yes, Cody Eager-Yes, Andy Gappa-Yes, and Dave Whitney. Motion was approved. Typed this 27th day of April 2021 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. 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