City Council

City Council Meeting Monday, September 27, 2021 – Fire Hall Basement The meeting was called to order by Mayor Mike Grote. Those in attendance were Mike Grote, Cody Eager, Dave Whitney, Andrew Gappa and Glen Christensen (via Webex). Others presented were Patrick Casey, City Attorney, Chris Fischer, Chief Prescher, Heather Utz and Derrick VanHee. A Motion was made by Dave Whitney and seconded by Glen Christensen to approve the Consent Items with one addition to the agenda. The added item is the quotes for the power outage on October 10th and October 17th for the wastewater generator. Voting in favor of said motion; Mike Grote-Yes, Cody Eager-Yes, Andy Gappa-Yes, Dave Whitney-Yes and Glen Christensen-Yes. Motion was approved. Check Check Issue Date Number Payee Amount 9/27/2021 68489 ADVANCED GRAPHIX INC 3,347.50 9/27/2021 68490 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES 413.20 9/27/2021 68491 AUGUST SCHELL BREWING CO 274.40 9/27/2021 68492 AXON ENTERPRISE INC 2,879.19 9/27/2021 68493 BOLTON AND MENK INC 1,787.50 9/27/2021 68494 BUSINESS CARD SERVICES 910.02 9/27/2021 68495 CARLOS CREEK WINERY 630.00 9/27/2021 68496 COMCAST 2.19 9/27/2021 68497 DAVIS EQUIPMENT CORPORATION 180.45 9/27/2021 68498 EAGER ENTERPRISE, LLC 299.25 9/27/2021 68499 ENTERPRISE NORTH INC 307.50 9/27/2021 68500 FERGUSON WATERWORKS #2516 4,684.60 9/27/2021 68501 FREEDOM MAILING SERVICES, INC. 40.71 9/27/2021 68502 GM CONTRACTING, INC 20,335.46 9/27/2021 68503 HANCOCK CONCRETE PRODUCTS LLC 6,437.70 9/27/2021 68504 HAWKINS INC 26,508.97 9/27/2021 68505 JOHNSON BROTHERS LIQUOR CO 574.87 9/27/2021 68506 KATO MOVING & STORAGE 5,932.50 9/27/2021 68507 KNUTSON & CASEY 4,150.00 9/27/2021 68508 KOENIG & SONS EQUIPMENT, INC. 225.10 9/27/2021 68509 L&B CONTRACTORS LLC 150.00 9/27/2021 68510 LOCHER BROS INC 5,916.59 9/27/2021 68511 MADELIA HEALTH 190.00 9/27/2021 68512 MADELIA SHOE COMPANY 90.00 9/27/2021 68513 MARCO TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 399.00 9/27/2021 68514 MINNESOTA PUMP WORKS 25,360.13 9/27/2021 68515 MINNESOTA VALLEY TESTING LABS 2,697.14 9/27/2021 68516 PHILLIPS WINE & SPIRITS CO 4,940.88 9/27/2021 68517 PLUNKETT'S PEST CONTROL 261.86 9/27/2021 68518 RAMY TURF PRODUCTS 598.00 9/27/2021 68519 RITE-ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT 128.25 9/27/2021 68520 RIVER BEND BUSINESS PRODUCTS 64.77 9/27/2021 68521 S&P GLOBAL RATINGS 11,025.00 9/27/2021 68522 SIEVE CONSTRUCTION 9,000.00 9/27/2021 68523 SIRCHIE 155.01 9/27/2021 68524 SOUTH CENTRAL ELECTRIC ASSO 69.99 9/27/2021 68525 SPRING TOUCH LAWN SPECIALISTS 70.82 9/27/2021 68526 STAAB CONSTRUCTION CORP. 544,255.95 9/27/2021 68527 SURPLUS SERVICES 986.00 9/27/2021 68528 TOW DISTRIBUTING A-B BRANDS 13,228.03 9/27/2021 68529 TRUE FABRICATIONS, INC 438.68 9/27/2021 68530 WATERVILLE FOOD & ICE 198.15 9/27/2021 68531 WATONWAN COUNTY LICENSE CENTER 25.00 Total 700,170.36 A Motion was made by Dave Whitney and seconded by Andy Gappa to approve Resolution 2021-31 A Resolution Authorizing Consideration of Accepting a grant from MN DNR for $105,000 for a Flood Study. Voting in favor of said motion; Mike Grote- Yes, Andy Gappa-Yes, Glen Christensen – 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 Resolution 2021-32 A Resolution for the issuance and sale of GO Bond 2021B. This Bond is for the new Government Center. Voting in favor of said motion; Mike Grote- Yes, Andy Gappa-Yes, Glen Christensen – Yes, Dave Whitney - Yes and Cody Eager- Yes. Motion was approved. A Motion was made by Cody Eager and seconded by Andy Gappa to approve Resolution 2021-33 A Resolution adopting the Preliminary Property Tax Levy as follows: 2020/2021 Levy 2021/2022 Preliminary Levy General Fund 576,276.19 General 610,723.07 5.9% Debt Service 74,870.31 Debt Service 75,000.00 0.17% Total 651,146.50 Total 685,723.07 5.31% General Fund increased 5.9%, Debt Service increased .17% to round off the numbers. The Total Preliminary levy is set at 5.31% increase. Voting in favor of said motion; Mike Grote-Yes, Andy Gappa-Yes, Glen Christensen – Yes, Dave Whitney - Yes and Cody Eager-Yes. Motion was approved. A Motion was made by Andy Gappa and seconded by Cody Eager to set the Public Workshop Budget and Levy Session on Monday, December 13, 2021 at 6:00p.m. and the Truth and Taxation Public Hearing on Monday, December 13, 2021 at 6:00p.m. Voting in favor of said motion; Mike Grote-Yes, Andy Gappa-Yes, Glen Christensen- Yes, Cody Eager - Yes and Dave Whitney – Yes. Motion was approved. A Motion was made by Dave Whitney and seconded by Cody Eager to approve Resolution 2021-34 A Resolution Authorizing the Consent of an Equipment Location Lease with Verizon Wireless for the Water Tower Location. Voting in favor of said motion; Mike Grote-Yes, Andy Gappa-Yes, Glen Christensen – Yes, Dave Whitney - Yes and Cody Eager-Yes. Motion was approved. A Motion was made by Dave Whitney and seconded by Andy Gappa to approve assigning an address for Parcel 17.580.0015, the new water tower site, with 846 Mill Race Rd. Voting in favor of said motion; Mike Grote-Yes, Andy Gappa-Yes, Glen Christensen – Yes, Dave Whitney - Yes and Cody Eager-Yes. Motion was approved. A Motion was made by Cody Eager and seconded by Andy Gappa to approve Pay Request #2 Final to GM Contracting, Inc. for the Water Looping Project in the amount of $20,335.46. Voting in favor of said motion; Mike Grote-Yes, Andy Gappa-Yes, Glen Christensen- Yes, Dave Whitney and Cody Eager- Yes. Motion was approved. A Motion was made by Andy Gappa and seconded by Cody Eager to approve Pay Request #7 from Staab Construction Corp for the Wastewater Improvements in the amount of $544,255.95. Voting in favor of said motion; Mike Grote-Yes, Andy Gappa- Yes, Glen Christensen- Yes and Cody Eager - Yes. Motion was approved. Dave Whitney abstained from vote. A Motion was made by Cody Eager and seconded by Andy Gappa to approve the quote of $18,200 from Gappa Electric for the rental of generators on October 10th and October 17th due to power outage. These generators will be for the wastewater treatment facility. Voting in favor of said motion; Mike Grote-Yes, Andy Gappa-Yes, Glen Christensen- Yes and Cody Eager - Yes. Motion was approved. Dave Whitney abstained from vote. 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-Yes, Cody Eager-Yes, Andy Gappa-Yes, Dave Whitney - Yes and Glen Christensen-Yes. Motion was approved. Typed this 1st day of October 2021 Chris Fischer, City Administrator **All Madelia City Council Meetings are available for review on the City of Madelia’s YouTube Channel. 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