City Council

MANTORVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 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, Don Hofstad, Will Lambert and Ryan Christensen. Others Present: Greg Angstman, Steve and Diane Riese, Dan and Joann Roth, Linda Kram, Beckie Palmer, Gretta Becay, Scott Larsen and Cami Reber. 2. Pledge of Allegiance - Done 3. Additions/Deletions to Agenda  Remove Item 7d) Bids not received. 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 October 9, 2017 b) Warrant List October 23 2017 c) Dodge County Commissioners Meeting Agenda d) Dodge County Planning Commission Public Hearing Notice e) MFD Meeting Minutes October 2, 2017 Motion passed unanimously. 5. Public Concerns - None 6. Public Hearing - None 7. Old Business/New Business a) Steve Riese – 5th Street East Road Condition Steve Riese, 60717 252nd Avenue, Mantorville, addressed the Council on the conditions of 5th Street East. For the last 3 years this road has been deteriorating. Part of it has been replaced. He feels the contractor that did the work (on the East portion) is poor at best; substandard work. He has spoken to several people who also feel we should put a temporary patch in it. Class 5 rock is only temporary. You have put more money into the signage on each end then it would cost for a temporary patch. The City needs to do something. Mayor Bradford stated that he will get with Scott and Tim and bring back some estimates to see what it will cost. Member Blair explained the split up of the entire 5th Street East Project. Steve spoke that the elevation was and is way off and he hopes we didn’t pay off the contractor. Another resident noted it is an embarrassment, not a good impression to those that come to the City. We need to do a better job in the future on the road repairs. Mayor Bradford said he will ask for options for a temporary fix yet this fall. Scott Larsen explained the problem is not what is on the top, it’s what’s underneath. Discussion continued on how the City does the yearly maintenance on the City Roads. Residents asked to be notified when we come up with something. The Mayor noted everything is on our website so they should look there. b) Tabled Request for Lost Crop Revenue due to WW Project Mayor Bradford explained the conversation that he, City Engineer Tim Hruska and Member Blair had. Motion to pull from the table the request for Lost Crop Revenue made by Member Blair, second by Member Lambert. Motion passed unanimously. Member Blair noted that one of the details is that we were outside of our easement which affected the planting and  also we were over our construction timeline. Council Members discussed. Motion made by Member Blair, second by Member Lambert to reimburse the renter of the land, Joel Alberts, for his loss in the amount of $3,005. Motion passed unanimously. c) Resolution 2017-14 – A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CERTIFICATION OF UNPAID CHARGES TO THE DODGE COUNTY AUDITOR Cami explained this is the yearly outstanding water, sewer and storm sewer charges. All parcel owners with outstanding balances have been notified of the amount and given a chance to appeal and/or pay the amount in full. Motion made by Member Lambert, second by Member Christensen to approve Resolution 2017-14 A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CERTIFICATION OF UNPAID CHARGES TO THE DODGE COUNTY AUDITOR. Motion passed unanimously. d) Resolution 2017-15 – COOPERATIVE SNOW REMOVAL ON TRUNK HIGHWAY 57 WITH THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION – Pulled e) K-M Drama Department Request This is the same request as last year. Motion made by Member Lambert, second by Member Blair to spend $75 for a quarter page ad, if space is available, in the KM Drama Department program. Motion passed unanimously. f) Health Plan Renewal 2018 Cami explained the health plan renewal for 2018. The City was one of the lucky ones that only received a minor increase of 5%. Motion made by Member Blair, second by Member Christensen to approve the renewal confirmation as presented. Motion passed unanimously. g) Set Workshop Meeting Date Cami explained that we have typically in the past set the workshop meeting on a Monday in between the regular council meetings. Council agreed to set the workshop meeting date to November 6, 2017 at 6:00 pm. 8. TBD a) Public Works Report – Scott Reported on the Following:  Joe is going to put together a report to bring back to Council Workshop showing problem areas in town from the DIS Project.  Cement work done today at the Dam. Dodge County took out the rocks from the River.  Treatment Plant is going good.  Sewer repair behind the museum needed, estimate of $5,500. Motion made by Member Blair, second by Member Hofstad to approve to fix the sewer line behind the historical society. Motion passed unanimously.  Gate Valves by the Post Office repairs, estimate of $3,000. Motion made by Member Blair, second by Member Lambert to approve the gate valve replacement. Motion passed unanimously.  Discussed getting rid of items at the shop. Cami reminded them that she needs the list of items that they want to sell so Cami can put together the resolution on. b) City Clerk Report – Cami reported on the following:  City waiting for the Clean Water Certification.  Finished up financial work with the PFA, pulling invoices to get reimbursed.  Working with City Attorney on the ROW Ordinance.  Need to adopt a critical water emergency ordinance for the WSP.  Sent out quotes to garbage haulers to compare pricing for the City garbage pickup. Keep things in check.  Met with the LMCIT Loss Control person.   Patti working on website.  Campground is closed.  Final connection fee going out to Kasson, $409,500. c) Consultant Report – none d) Committee Report  Fire Department – Member Hofstad gave an update on the events of Fire Safety week.  Infrastructure – Member Blair noted the meeting they had with a resident on a water problem with water flowing from Bergmann to Mantor Drive Area. The concern is that there is more water coming down there now than in the past. It doesn’t appear to be due to anything changing, but maybe something in their yard. It is the Infrastructure Committee’s recommendation to do nothing at this time. There are no formal easements. It’s more of a prescriptive easement that exists. Anything we would do could make the water move faster.  MRA – Member Lambert reported on their support of the Little Mermaid. Next year is the 100th anniversary of the Opera House so they are planning something.  Park Board – Member Lambert noted the completion of the installation of the cloth and mulch at Dog Park. e) Council Member Report  Member Hofstad – Spoke of the Dam project and TV stations being present today.  Member Blair – Roads and everything looking decent and unchanged.  Member Lambert – Noted he is happy with everything.  Member Christensen – Noted his attendance at the Fire Department Open House. f) Mayor Report – Mayor noted he and Spencer attended the open house. He and Mayor McKern were called into the Mantorville High School to work with kids and hear reports on how to improve their town. The kids had good presentation skills, gave good information; they did their research. They noted keeping the historic value of Mantorville. He also attended the nevermore at the Theatre and encouraged everyone to do so. Member Blair noted that the Eagle Scout project that Max Craft is doing has raised $3,700 of his $6,500 goal. Believes he is at the point to be able to do one of the lower level items he was looking to complete. 9. Closed Session - None 10. Adjourn – Motion made by Member Hofstad, second by Member Blair to adjourn the meeting at 7:45 pm. Motion passed unanimously.