City Council

City Council Meeting Monday, December 13, 2021 – Fire Hall Basement The meeting was called to order by Mayor Mike Grote. Those in attendance were Mike Grote, Cody Eager, Andrew Gappa, Dave Whitney and Glen Christensen. Others presented were Chris Fischer, Chief Prescher, Heather Utz, Derrick VanHee, Kathy Guyer, David Tran and Officer Bottelson. A Motion was made by Dave Whitney and seconded by Cody Eager to approve the Consent Items with no additions to the agenda. 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 Issue Check Date Number Payee Amount 12/13/2021 68744 ALEX AIR APPARATUS 136.00 12/13/2021 68745 ALPHA WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS 12,945.44 12/13/2021 68746 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES 106.65 12/13/2021 68747 AMERICAN LEGAL PUBLISHING 1,045.00 12/13/2021 68748 AUGUST SCHELL BREWING CO 871.60 12/13/2021 68749 BOLTON AND MENK INC 14,267.50 12/13/2021 68750 BOTTELSON, TRAVIS 100.00 12/13/2021 68751 BP PRODUCTS NORTH AMERICA INC 1,738.12 12/13/2021 68752 BREAKTHRU BEVERAGE MN WINE & SPIRITS LLC 430.56 12/13/2021 68753 BROWN NICOLLET HEALTH BOARD 1,474.25 12/13/2021 68754 BUSINESS CARD SERVICES 626.05 12/13/2021 68755 CHRISTENSEN COMMUNICATIONS CO 2,112.32 12/13/2021 68756 CITY OF ST JAMES 743.60 12/13/2021 68757 COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS 248.00 12/13/2021 68758 CONNELL, KRISTI 76.91 12/13/2021 68759 CONVERGINT TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 30,671.07 12/13/2021 68760 CULLIGAN WATER CONDITIONING 3,731.02 12/13/2021 68761 DAVIS SALES & SERVICE 43.70 12/13/2021 68762 DERKS WINDOWS 500.00 12/13/2021 68763 DESIGN HOME CENTER 11.76 12/13/2021 68764 DREAM RIVER MARKETING LLC 3,426.25 12/13/2021 68765 ELITE ELECTRICAL INNOVATIONS 14.48 12/13/2021 68766 ENTERPRISE NORTH INC 390.39 12/13/2021 68767 FEDER MECHANICAL 35.79 12/13/2021 68768 FERGUSON WATERWORKS #2516 2,069.99 12/13/2021 68769 GALLS LLC 314.36 12/13/2021 68770 GOPHER ALARMS LLC 76.95 12/13/2021 68771 GOPHER STATE ONE CALL 27.00 12/13/2021 68772 HAWKINS INC 19,243.36 12/13/2021 68773 HC GUNDERSON 6,174.94 12/13/2021 68774 JOHNSON BROTHERS LIQUOR CO 1,316.05 12/13/2021 68775 JOHNSON, WADE 100.00 12/13/2021 68776 LEAGUE OF MINNESOTA CITIES 2,834.00 12/13/2021 68777 LINDE GAS & EQUIPMENT INC. 59.47 12/13/2021 68778 LLC TRILOGY PROPERTIES OF MN, LLC 62.52 12/13/2021 68779 LOCHER BROS INC 10,082.65 12/13/2021 68780 LOST SANITY BREWING 60.00 12/13/2021 68781 MADELIA AUTO PARTS 1,933.28 12/13/2021 68782 MADELIA AUTO REPAIR 1,287.93 12/13/2021 68783 MADELIA CHAMBER & CVB 1,000.00 12/13/2021 68784 MADELIA LIGHT & POWER 41,636.08 12/13/2021 68785 MADELIA SANITATION INC 7,108.82 12/13/2021 68786 MADELIA WATER DEPT 361.34 12/13/2021 68787 MARCO TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 399.00 12/13/2021 68788 MARTIN MCALLISTER 550.00 12/13/2021 68789 MCCABE PROPERTIES LLC 1,991.16 12/13/2021 68790 MINNESOTA VALLEY TESTING LABS 2,215.76 12/13/2021 68791 MN BCA 75.00 12/13/2021 68792 MN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 2,361.00 12/13/2021 68793 MN POLICE AND PEACE OFFICERS ASSN 50.00 12/13/2021 68794 MORGAN CREEK VINEYARDS 612.00 12/13/2021 68795 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. 420.69 12/13/2021 68796 MPPOA LEGAL DEFENSE FUND 200.00 12/13/2021 68797 PAUSTIS & SONS 1,262.75 12/13/2021 68798 PHILLIPS WINE & SPIRITS CO 7,742.53 12/13/2021 68799 PINNACLE MARKETING GROUP 307.80 12/13/2021 68800 PREFERRED PRINTING 32.40 12/13/2021 68801 RENT N SAVE 52.42 12/13/2021 68802 RIVER BEND BUSINESS PRODUCTS 64.77 12/13/2021 68803 RUNNING SUPPLY INC 32.98 12/13/2021 68804 SCR 516.74 12/13/2021 68805 SIRCHIE 139.95 12/13/2021 68806 SORENSON'S TRUE VALUE 352.26 12/13/2021 68807 SOUTH CENTRAL TECH COLLEGE 865.36 12/13/2021 68808 SOUTHERN GLAZERS OF MN 636.30 12/13/2021 68809 SQUADS PLUS 5,600.00 12/13/2021 68810 STAAB CONSTRUCTION CORP. 266,190.00 12/13/2021 68811 STREICHERS POLICE EQUIPMENT 810.80 12/13/2021 68812 SUNSHINE FOODS 51.94 12/13/2021 68813 TALLGRASS CIDER 123.00 12/13/2021 68814 TOW DISTRIBUTING A-B BRANDS 5,702.43  12/13/2021 68815 VAN HEE MEDIA LLC 313.15 12/13/2021 68816 VEE PLUMBING & HEATING INC 87.70 12/13/2021 68817 VERIZON 779.43 12/13/2021 68818 VISION DESIGN GROUP INC 50.00 12/13/2021 68819 WATERVILLE FOOD & ICE 50.44 12/13/2021 68820 WATONWAN COUNTY 1,650.00 Total 473,784.96 A Motion was made by Andy Gappa and seconded by Glen Christensen to approve Resolution No. 2021-40, a Resolution certifying the 2022 Property Tax Levy in the amount of $685,723.07. This is a 5.31% increase from 2021. 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. Appendix A 2022 Revenues Percentage 2022 Expenditures Percentage General Fund 1,272,373.00 51% General Fund 733,808.21 30% Golf Total 116,400.00 5% Golf Total 202,331.76 8% Park Total 53,700.00 2% Park Total 129,324.00 5% Pool Total 30,000.00 1% Pool total 88,127.00 4% Police Total 38,075.00 2% Police Total 537,612.41 22% Fire Total 49,100.00 2% Fire Total 189,814.00 8% Ambulance Total - 0% Ambulance Total 35,426.67 1% Street Total 2,200.00 0% Street Total 555,802.07 22% Total 1,561,848.00 Total 2,472,246.13 Misc Transfers 299,675.06 12% Assessments Total 1,861,523.06 Total 2,472,246.13 Levy Amount 610,723.07 25% General Fund Levy $ 610,723.07 Debt Service Levy $ 75,000.00 Total Levy $ 685,723.07 5.31% Increase A Motion was made by Dave Whitney and seconded by Cody Eager to approve Resolution No. 2021-41, a Resolution to approve St. Mary’s Parish Bingo and Raffle request for January 30, 2022. 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 Glen Christensen to approve the hire of David Tran for the full-time Police Officer position. 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. Mayor Grote administered the Police Officer Oath with David Tran. Congratulations to Officer Tran. A Motion was made by Andy Gappa and seconded by Cody Eager to approve Pay Application No. 9 to Staab Construction in the amount of $266,190.00. Voting in favor of said motion; Mike Grote-Yes, Cody Eager-Yes, Andy Gappa-Yes and Glen Christensen-Yes. Motion was approved. Dave Whitney abstained from vote. A Motion was made by Glen Christensen and seconded by Andy Gappa to approve advertising for open position on the Light Plant Commission. This position is available due to Jeff Ulmen resignation of the position to take an employment opportunity with the Light Plant. 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. A Motion was made by Dave Whitney and seconded by Andy Gappa to remove Michelle Rusten off of 6-month probation. Based on review staff has recommend that Michelle be removed from probation. Michelle is a great addition to the staff. Voting in favor of said motion; Mike Grote-Yes, Andy Gappa-Yes, Dave Whitney-Yes and Glen Christensen-Yes. Motion was approved. Cody Eager abstained from vote. A Motion was made by Andy Gappa and seconded by Glen Christensen to approve the 2022 Lake Crystal Rec Center Contract for managing the Madelia Swimming Pool for the 2022 season. There is a job posting for a Madelia Manager currently. This position will be hired by the Lake Crystal Rec Center and work under Katie Murphy. 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. 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-Yes, Cody Eager-Yes, Andy Gappa-Yes, Dave Whitney-Yes and Glen Christensen-Yes. Motion was approved. Typed this 17th day of December 2021 Chris Fischer, City Administrator **All Madelia City Council Meetings are available for review on the City of Madelia’s YouTube Channel. 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.