City Council

MANTORVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES MONDAY, MARCH 27, 2017 6:30 PM 1. Call to Order – Mayor Bradford called the meeting to order at 6:30 pm. Members Present: Chuck Bradford, Henry Blair, Will Lambert, Don Hofstad and Ryan Christensen. Others Present: Pat Bailey – MDH, Jennifer Ronnenberg - MDH, Gretta Becay and Cami 2. Pledge of Allegiance - Done 3. Additions/Deletions to Agenda - None 4. Consent Agenda – Motion made by Member Blair, second by Member Lambert to approve the consent agenda as follows: a) City Council Meeting Minute’s March 13, 2017 b) Warrant List March 27, 2017 c) Dodge County Commissioners Meeting Agenda March 28, 2017 d) Dodge County Planning Commission Public Hearing Notice Motion passed unanimously. 5. Public Concerns - None 6. Public Hearing – Motion made by Member Blair, second by Member Hofstad to close the regular session and open the public hearing at 6:31 pm. Motion passed unanimously. a) 6:30 pm Mantorville Wellhead Protection Plan, Part 2. City Engineer Tim Hruska presented Part 2 of the Wellhead Protection Plan to the City Council. Pat Bailey, MN Department of Health also discussed with the Council why we are looking at wells and why the plan needs to be put in place. Wells can provide a means for things to get into the aquifer from the surface that could contaminate our waters. She noted the emergency well, our backup well behind City Hall, and that it wouldn’t meet code today because of the distance from the sewer lines. Its ok right now but we should consider if an opportunity were to present itself to increase the resiliency and think about the future if we wanted to dig a new back-up well. The Mayor asked about private wells in the City and their impact to the aquifer. Tim noted these plans are for public water supplies, not a private wells. There was no additional input from anyone in the audience. Motion made by Member Hofstad, second by Member Blair to close the public hearing at 6:44 pm. Motion passed unanimously. 7. Old Business/New Business a) Resolution 2017-06 Approval of Part 2 Wellhead Protection Plan Motion made by Member Blair, second by Member Christensen to approve the Resolution 2017-06, A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING PART 2 OF THE CITY OF MANTORVILLE WELLHEAD PROTECTION PLAN FOR SUBMISSION TO THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. Motion passed unanimously. Tim gave an update on the WW project and noted that the contractor has started back up for the season.  b) Donation Request Council Members discussed the donation request from the KM Robotics Team. The City did not budget for donations this year. Member Blair noted that if we start this, we need to consider the precedence we are going to set. Member Hofstad agrees, this is fabulous that they are doing this, going after their funds, but as a City where do you draw the line to some of this? He is looking at it from a budget aspect. Mayor Bradford asked if we want to throw this back to each individual council member? All agreed. Member Blair noted that if we want to start this, we should put it in the budget and put some reasonable limits on it for next year. c) City Code Codification Approval Cami requested to move forward with the Code Codification for an amount not to exceed $3,100. The City has budgeted $10,000 for 2017 for this. Motion made by Member Hofstad, second by Member Christensen to approve the Code Codification up to $3,100. Motion passed unanimously. d) Community Garden Request Cami presented the request for the community garden. Member Lambert also spoke on what he knew of the current community garden area and he noted the county extension also has plots in various places. He has been in contact with Byron and the extension and has some sample policies from them that we could use. Member Blair noted that having a policy helps to identify some control. The Council agreed to send this to the Park Board for further direction. e) Lions Club Rubber Duck Regatta – Gambling Raffle The Council discussed the request for the Lions Club to use Riverside Park for their Rubber Duck Regatta raffle during Stagecoach Days. Motion made by Member Lambert, second by Member Hofstad to proceed contingent on the recommendation of the Park Board. Member Christensen asked about safety precautions for the bottom of the dam? Cami should verify the collection of the ducks; are they going to be at the bottom of the dam? Motion passed unanimously. f) KMGSA Application for Exempt Permit – Gambling Raffle The Kasson Mantorville Girls Softball Association is requesting City approval for their gambling permit to hold a raffle in Riverside Park during an event they will be holding in August. Motion made by Member Blair, second by Member Lambert to approve the KMGSA Application for an Exempt Gambling Permit. Motion passed unanimously. 8. TBD a) Public Works Report – No report given. b) City Clerk Report – Cami reported on the following:  A reminder on the LBAE hearing to be held at 6:00 pm, prior to the next City Council Meeting on April 10.  She handed out the registration form for the SEMLM meeting which the City is hosting on April 20.  An update was given on the $300 grant that Patti received for the Clerks Institute Conference in May which were budgeted for 2017. Consensus of Council to proceed. c) Consultant Report – No report given. d) Committee Report  Infrastructure – the committee met to discuss and review the plans on the water line upgrade at 10th Street. The final plans will be coming to Council soon.  e) Council Member Report  Member Christensen – Talked to Council about the 6th annual April 25 Business Appreciation Breakfast through the KM School District. f) Mayor Report – Mayor Bradford reminded Council on the Dodge County Expo coming up on the first of April. He noted what good coverage the launching of the logo got. 9. Executive Session - None 10. Adjourn – Motion made by Member Hofstad, second by Member Blair to adjourn the meeting at 7:25 pm. Motion passed unanimously.