City Council

MANTORVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 2016 6:30 PM 1. Call to Order - Vice Mayor Blair called the meeting to order at 6:30 pm. Members Present: Henry Blair, Sherry Roth, Don Hofstad and Will Lambert. Others Present: Sharon Davern, Gretta Becay, Dan Trapp, Muriel French, Paul Larson, Fire Chief JJ Williams, Scott Larsen and Patti Chilson. 2. Pledge of Allegiance - Done 3. Additions/Deletions to Agenda - Fire Chief JJ. Williams added to the Agenda. 4. Consent Agenda - Motion made by Member Hofstad, second by Member Roth to approve the consent agenda as follows: a) City Council Meeting Minute’s July 25, 2016 b) Warrant List August 8, 2016 c) Rental License 2016 d) Dodge County Commissioners Meeting Agenda Motion passed unanimously. 5. Public Concerns - None 6. Public Hearing - None 7. Old Business/New Business a) Dale Brannan – Water Line Extension to Empty Lot Dale Brannan, 327 5th Street East, wanted to make it known that when they redo 5th Street eventually, that would be a good time to run the water extension across the street to his empty lot. Member Hofstad responded that it will be going in thirds. Dale would also like some of his ditch cut back when they do the road so they can have better visibility. The Council will make a note of it. It might be 2 years out. Dale just wanted to make sure that we have it on record. b) Solar Stone – Gordy Simanton A brief presentation was given to the Council by Gordy Simanton of Solar Stone, a solar based Development Company. He will be sending down a template of the contract to Cami. The city of Mantorville spends about $46,000 a year annually in energy costs. The City would be a provider and pay a monthly subscription. The electrical fees that we pay would be offset by the bill credits that we would be getting back from Xcel. Gordon will contact Cami with the information. c) Welcome Center Request – Murial French Muriel French, President of the Welcome Center Board, approached the Council requesting that there sewer and water bills be forgiven. They are a non-profit and are very low on funds. They run totally from donations and only have enough money to get thru 2017. They are trying to figure out ways to be able to keep funding. They are totally a volunteer organization. They are open from June thru the end of September each year and offer information for tourism and they also help with all the events that the Chamber and the City put on including the Spring Fling, Stagecoach Days, planting Marigolds in the park, Marigold Days and the Winter Festival. They help out with the school kids (when they to clean up around town) furnishing them with cookies, water and other snacks. They also help out with  National Night Out. They need a way to make money or decrease expenses. They are a 501C3 and are just asking for the City to take it under consideration. The city is going to research some things. Sometimes they get donations and try to hold fundraisers. That is how they have been able to keep going as long as they have. She is also looking into getting there insurance dropped. They also do a vendors reception at Marigold Days. They are open to any kind of funding. Paul Larson was one of the people that got the welcome center going about 10 years ago. The Welcome Center is there as a community service, some towns provide visitors centers and funding for the tourists. The ribbon cutting was Thursday, July 26, 2007, just over 9 years ago. Muriel and the Welcome Center volunteers bake cookies and bars and make food for every event, they use their own money to buy the cookies for the school kids when they come to clean up Mantorville. Paul wants the City to provide the water for restroom facilities for tourists. Paul just wants the City to help out with their expenses. d) RESOLUTION 2016-10 A RESOLUTION APPROVING A COMMUNITY NON-PROFIT GAMBLING EVENT The Resolution for the annual MRA Bingo event held during Marigold Days was presented to the Council. Member Roth moved to approve RESOLUTION 2016-10, A RESOLUTION APPROVING A COMMUNITY NON-PROFIT GAMBLING EVENT, second by Member Hofstad. Motion passed unanimously. e) RESOLUTION 2016-08 A RESOLUTION APPROVING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO OPERATE A BED AND BREAKFAST, GUEST HOUSE OR TOURISM HOME AT 121 5TH STREET WEST Motion made by Member Hofstad, second by Vice Mayor Blair to pull from the table RESOLUTION 2016-08. Motion passed unanimously. Council Members reviewed and discussed the resolution and the conditions listed. Sharon must be present when the guests check in. She agreed to be there to check them in. She cannot hire someone to check her guests in. She is screening them and verifying them before they even get there. The concern of the neighbors is that people are coming in, in the afternoon and Sharon is not there to check them in. They are concerned about the safety in the neighborhood. The off street parking is a concern. The ordinance for this has already been passed; they are discussing the CUP. If something bad happens they can bring it up again. Motion made by Member Lambert to approve RESOLUTION 2016-08 A RESOLUTION APPROVING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO OPERATE A BED AND BREAKFAST, GUEST HOUSE OR TOURISM HOME AT 121 5TH STREET WEST. Vice Mayor Blair seconded that specifying that it is Resolution 2016-08 as presented this evening. Motion passed unanimously. f) Fire Chief JJ. Williams Chief Williams approached the Council regarding some of the changes going on next door. His boys got a little ahead of him. For all the years they have been doing their pancake breakfast, the Department of Health has been easy on him and wanted him to upgrade and get a triple compartment sink that they got a good deal on. He will be getting together some costs and will present those numbers to the Council for approval. They want to create a small office for the radio and desks and file cabinets. They will be expanding on the kitchen and taking out a wall, redoing some plumbing. A lot of the work will be done in house. It will be better for their situation if they continue to do these breakfasts. They get around 600 people that come to their breakfasts and they enjoy putting this on to show their appreciation and community support. He will be back in two weeks with some numbers and a sketch. 8. TBD a) Public Works Report - Scott talked about the cleanup of scrap behind the new shop, they are working on the Wellness stations on County Road 12 and the Pads for the dugouts. b) City Clerk Report – None  c) Consultant Report – None d) Committee Report  EDA - Member Blair reported on another Revolving Loan went through e) Council Member Report • Member Roth – none • Member Lambert – none • Member Hofstad reported that he missed the Chamber Meeting, they are getting ready for the Pizza Stand at Marigold Days. f) Mayor Report - None 9. Executive Session - None 10. Adjourn - Motion made by Member Hofstad, second by Member Roth to adjourn the meeting at 8:12 pm. Motion passed unanimously.