City Council

City Council Meeting Monday, December 27, 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, Kathy Guyer, Jim Petterson and Paul Sheldon. A Motion was made by Cody Eager and seconded by Dave Whitney to approve the Consent Items with 2 additions to the agenda. 1. Resolution 2021-42 – Insurance Agent Record of Agent 2. Admin Item – “Not Waiving” the City’s monetary limits on tort liability. 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 Date Check Number Payee Amount 12/27/2021 68360 WAT COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPT (379.83) 12/27/2021 68481 WATERVILLE FOOD & ICE (361.14) 12/27/2021 68822 ALPHA WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS 6,115.81 12/27/2021 68823 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES 413.81 12/27/2021 68824 ARR CONSTRUCTION LLC & MASONRY 1,168.75 12/27/2021 68825 AUGUST SCHELL BREWING CO 336.30 12/27/2021 68826 AXON ENTERPRISE INC 820.80 12/27/2021 68827 BOLTON AND MENK INC 865.00 12/27/2021 68828 BUSINESS CARD SERVICES 766.06 12/27/2021 68829 COMCAST 2.19 12/27/2021 68830 CRYSTAL VALLEY 2,861.45 12/27/2021 68831 CULLIGAN WATER CONDITIONING 75.80 12/27/2021 68832 DENN, MIKE 79.13 12/27/2021 68833 ELITE ELECTRICAL INNOVATIONS 22,906.00 12/27/2021 68834 FERGUSON WATERWORKS #2516 124.73 12/27/2021 68835 FORSTNER, MICHAEL 100.00 12/27/2021 68836 G.M.S. INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES, INC. 222.01 12/27/2021 68837 GALLS LLC 350.63 12/27/2021 68838 H & L MESABI 1,962.00 12/27/2021 68839 HAWKINS INC 6,849.55 12/27/2021 68840 HOEFT, MARK 100.00 12/27/2021 68841 INDIAN ISLAND WINERY 258.24 12/27/2021 68842 INDUSTRIAL FABRICATION SERVICE INC 260.00 12/27/2021 68843 JOHNSON BROTHERS LIQUOR CO 1,231.59  12/27/2021 68844 JOHNSON, WADE 255.00 12/27/2021 68845 LOCHER BROS INC 4,845.76 12/27/2021 68846 MADELIA HEALTH 328.55 12/27/2021 68847 MALONEY'S TOWING & RECOVERY 933.75 12/27/2021 68848 MARCO TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 399.00 12/27/2021 68849 MINNESOTA DEPT LABOR & INDUS 20.00 12/27/2021 68850 MINNESOTA VALLEY TESTING LABS 1,861.90 12/27/2021 68851 NAVIGATE360, LLC 695.00 12/27/2021 68852 PETTY CASH 44.88 12/27/2021 68853 PHILLIPS WINE & SPIRITS CO 3,231.10 12/27/2021 68854 PHLAG HOLDINGS LLC 204,885.00 12/27/2021 68855 PLUNKETT'S PEST CONTROL 157.47 12/27/2021 68856 PREFERRED PRINTING 315.75 12/27/2021 68857 SANCO EQUIPMENT, LLC 172.41 12/27/2021 68858 SOMINN AGRONOMICS INC 3,750.00 12/27/2021 68859 SOUTH CENTRAL ELECTRIC ASSO 184.60 12/27/2021 68860 SOUTHERN GLAZERS OF MN 535.50 12/27/2021 68861 STREICHERS POLICE EQUIPMENT 1,527.00 12/27/2021 68862 TALLGRASS CIDER 82.00 12/27/2021 68863 TOTAL LAWN CARE & LANDSCAPE 907.24 12/27/2021 68864 TOW DISTRIBUTING A-B BRANDS 17,771.51 12/27/2021 68865 TRUMAN TRIBUNE 25.00 12/27/2021 68866 WACKER, JOE 100.00 12/27/2021 68867 WAT COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPT 882.61 12/27/2021 68868 WATCH GUARD 2,795.00 12/27/2021 68869 WATERVILLE FOOD & ICE 478.75 12/27/2021 68870 FREEDOM MAILING SERVICES, INC. 40.82 12/27/2021 68871 WATONWAN COUNTY RECORDER 46.00 Total 295,141.45 A Motion was made by Andy Gappa and seconded by Glen Christensen to approve 2022 Fire Election Results: Chief – Ryan Visher 1st Asst Chief – Mark Slater 2nd Asst Chief – Bill Crowley Captain/Secretary – Travis Bottelson Captain/Training and Safety Officer – John Tierney Captain – Grant Halverson Captain – Don Smith 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 Dave Whitney to approve Application and Certificate for Loan Payment to PHLAG for $204,885.00. 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. Agent of Record for Insurance Company agreement was discussed. A Motion was made by Dave Whitney to continue the 3-year rotation with no changes. This Motion dies due to no second. A Motion was made by Glen Christensen to approve Madelia Insurance for 1 (one) year with a change in process. This change in process would be to create an RFP for a 5-year term for the agent with expectations and commission stated. A written policy will be created for this process. Andy Gappa seconded the motion. 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 2021-42 A Resolution to Appoint a City Insurance Agent for one year. 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 Glen Christensen to approve the 2022-2024 Police Union Contract. 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 “Not Waiving” the City’s monetary limits on tort liability. This means an individual claimant could recover no more than $500,000 on any claim to which the statutory tort limits apply. The total all claimants could recover for a single occurrence to which the statutory tort limits apply would be limited to $1,500,000.00. Voting in favor of said motion; Mike Grote-Yes, Andy Gappa-Yes, Dave Whitney-Yes, Glen Christensen-Yes and Cody Eager-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 29th 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.