City Council

City Council Meeting Monday April 28, 2025 The meeting was called to order by Mayor Cody Eager. Those in attendance were Cody Eager, Mark Slater, Andy Gappa, Matt Gunderson and Glen Christensen (via phone). Others present were Chris Fischer, Heather Utz, Rob Prescher and Michelle VanHee. A Motion was made by Andy Gappa and seconded by Mark Slater to approve the Consent items with two (2) additional administrative items. 8. Add – Discuss and take appropriate action on assigning Compost site physical address 301 Joy Ave SW. 9. Add – Discuss and take appropriate action on utility easement for CenterPoint regulator at the Water Treatment Facility location. Voting in favor of said motion: Cody Eager-Yes, Matt Gunderson-Yes, Andy Gappa-Yes and Mark Slater-Yes. Motion approved. Check Issue Check Payee Amount Date Number 4/28/2025 75447 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES 68.63 4/28/2025 75448 AUGUST SCHELL BREWING CO 148.80 4/28/2025 75449 BOLTON AND MENK INC 2,766.50 4/28/2025 75450 BREAKTHRU BEVERAGE MN BEER, LLC 57.00 4/28/2025 75451 BREAKTHRU BEVERAGE MN WINE & SPIRITS LLC 917.04 4/28/2025 75452 DAHLHEIMER BEVERAGE 5,341.55 4/28/2025 75453 DAKOTA SUPPLY GROUP 4,760.33 4/28/2025 75454 FREEDOM MAILING SERVICES, INC. 41.26 4/28/2025 75455 INDIAN ISLAND WINERY 344.64 4/28/2025 75456 JOHNSON BROTHERS LIQUOR CO 542.35 4/28/2025 75457 KINNEY CREEK BREWERY 690.00 4/28/2025 75458 KNUTSON & CASEY 5,039.70 4/28/2025 75459 L&B CONTRACTORS LLC 1,091.55 4/28/2025 75460 LOST SANITY BREWING 353.00 4/28/2025 75461 MADELIA BASEBALL SOFTBALL ASSOCIATION 3,450.00 4/28/2025 75462 MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. 2,523.29 4/28/2025 75463 MTI DISTRIBUTING CO 872.14 4/28/2025 75464 PHILLIPS WINE & SPIRITS CO 1,942.77 4/28/2025 75465 PUBLIC SAFETY EQUIPMENT, LLC 2,209.95 4/28/2025 75466 R & R PRODUCTS INC 141.77 4/28/2025 75467 RIVER BEND BUSINESS PRODUCTS 242.21 4/28/2025 75468 RUNNING SUPPLY INC 170.92  4/28/2025 75469 TALLGRASS CIDER 42.00 4/28/2025 75470 TOW DISTRIBUTING A-B BRANDS 13,070.16 4/28/2025 75471 BOLTON AND MENK INC 15,623.34 4/28/2025 100789 EAGER ENTERPRISE, LLC 54.95 4/28/2025 100790 HAWKINS INC 1,234.79 4/28/2025 100791 MARCO TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 504.00 4/28/2025 100792 MINNESOTA VALLEY TESTING LABS 2,817.72 4/28/2025 100793 PLUNKETT'S PEST CONTROL, INC 355.45 Total 67,417.81 A Motion was made by Andy Gappa and seconded by Matt Gunderson to approve setback variance for 224 1st Street SW (address will be changing to Cox Avenue due to the front of the duplex will be on Cox and not 1st Street). This setback variance is to build a duplex on this property. The west side (to become the front) is 8 feet and the north side is 18 feet. Both of those setbacks should be 25 feet because of it being a corner lot. Voting in favor of said motion; Cody Eager-Yes, Mark Slater- Yes, Andy Gappa-Yes and Matt Gunderson-Yes. Motion was approved. A Motion was made by Mark Slater and seconded by Andy Gappa to approve sign request from Margart Murphy at 110 West Main Street. Voting in favor of said motion; Cody Eager-Yes, Mark Slater-Yes and Andy Gappa-Yes. Motion was approved. Matt Gunderson abstained. A Motion was made by Matt Gunderson and seconded by Andy Gappa to approve a sign request from Tom Osborne at 112 West Main Street. Voting in favor of said motion; Cody Eager-Yes, Mark Slater-Yes, Andy Gappa-Yes and Matt Gunderson-Yes. Motion was approved. A Motion was made by Mark Slater and seconded by Andy Gappa to approve a sign request from Brittany Jones and Melissa Ostrom at 116 West Main Street. Voting in favor of said motion; Cody Eager-Yes, Mark Slater-Yes, Andy Gappa-Yes and Matt Gunderson-Yes. Motion was approved. A Motion was made by Andy Gappa and seconded by Matt Gunderson to approve a fence permit at 217 2nd Street SW from Mitchell Westenberg/Dave Kohler. Voting in favor of said motion; Cody Eager-Yes, Mark Slater-Yes, Andy Gappa-Yes and Matt Gunderson-Yes. Motion was approved. A Motion was made by Andy Gappa and seconded by Matt Gunderson to approve setting a Public Hearing and rst reading on May 12th, 2025 at 5:30p.m. for Ordinance No. 70.253 An Ordinance Regulating Special Vehicles. Voting in favor of said motion; Cody Eager-Yes, Mark Slater-Yes, Andy Gappa-Yes, Matt Gunderson-Yes. Motion was approved. A Motion was made by Mark Slater and seconded by Matt Gunderson to approve the food truck applications that have been submitted for 2025. Voting in favor of said motion; Cody Eager-Yes, Mark Slater-Yes, Andy Gappa-Yes and Matt Gunderson-Yes. Motion was approved. A Motion was made by Andy Gappa and seconded by Mark Slater to approve assigning the Compost site the address of 301 Joy Ave. SW. Voting in favor of said motion; Cody Eager-Yes, Mark Slater- Yes, Andy Gappa-Yes and Matt Gunderson-Yes. Motion was approved. A Motion was made by Mark Slater and seconded by Matt Gunderson to approve utility easement for CenterPoint to install a regulator on the Water Treatment property. Voting in favor of said motion; Cody Eager-Yes, Mark Slater-Yes, Andy Gappa-Yes and Matt Gunderson-Yes. Motion was approved. With no further business before the Council, A Motion was made by Andy Gappa and seconded by Mark Slater to adjourn the meeting. Voting in favor of said motion; Cody Eager-Yes, Mark Slater-Yes, Andy Gappa-Yes and Matt Gunderson-Yes. Motion was approved. Typed this 2nd day of May 2025 Chris Fischer, City Administrator **All Madelia City Council Meetings are recorded and are available for review at https://www.madeliamn.com/city-government/agendas/ 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.