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City of Mantorville Regular City Council Minutes March 10, 2025 Councilmembers Participated in Training from the City Attorney, Scott Riggs – Kennedy & Graven Chartered, from 5:00pm-6:30pm. All Councilmembers were in attendance, as well as City Clerk Gretchen Lohrbach & Deputy City Clerk Wendy Siewert. 1. Call to Order Mayor Ingalls called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Present: Mayor Jeff Ingalls Councilmembers: Lynnette Nash Lyle Hoaglund Jim Potter Kim Boyum Absent: None Others Present: City Clerk-Treasurer Gretchen Lohrbach Deputy City Clerk Wendy Siewert Public Works Lead Joe Adams Public Works Wade Schroeder 2. Pledge of Allegiance Everyone stood and recited the Pledge of Allegiance. 3. Changes to the Agenda Council approved the agenda as presented. 4. Consent Agenda A. Accounts Payable (Warrant List) for 3.10.2025 B. City Council Meeting Minutes for 2.10.25 C. County Commissioners Meeting Minutes for 2.11.25 D. 2024 Annual Prosecution Report for City Prosecuting Attorney, Jacobsen Law Firm E. Mantorville Chamber of Commerce Meeting Minutes February 2025 Councilmember Potter motioned and Councilmember Nash seconded to approve the Consent Agenda as presented.  Motion carried: 5 ayes / 0 nays 5. Proclamations, Presentations and Recognitions Former Mayor Chuck Bradford was recognized for his 16 years of service to the City of Mantorville, and presented with a plaque in honor of it. 6. Public Concerns Renee Dina, 121 5th Street West, asked why Riverside Park was not being used for pickleball courts instead of Slingerland Park. There are basketball courts going in Riverside Park and Councilmember Nash stated that Joint Powers has been planning for them and that they are currently in the works. Public Works Lead Adams said parts of Riverside Park are in the flood plain and the Bandshell area is the closest we can be to the river. She told Council she would prefer the pickleball courts to not be located in the Old Relay Station Lot at the corner of 5th Street and Clay Street either. Steve Milde, 623 Golfview Court, asked about his Stormwater Utility bill amount. Council decided that it must be paid, as every resident must pay for stormwater regardless of if they have City Water or Sewer Services. 7. Public Safety Update No Items 8. Public Hearings No Items 9. Old Business/New Business A. Layne Noser, from the Mantorville Art Guild Board, asked for City permission to host Musical Acts once or twice a month on Sundays from 12:00pm – 5:00pm. The bands would play on the Guild’s deck and initially would be 2 or 3 artists playing acoustically, but eventually, small bands may perform. Councilmember Hoaglund motioned and Councilmember Nash seconded to grant permission for this type of event. Motion Carried: 5 ayes, 0 nays B. Brian Hindal, with the Larger-than-Life art event at Riverside Park, approached Council with a sculpture donation from one of the artists, Daryl Clements, to be placed in Riverside Park. The sculpture would be bolted down on a cement slab. He will seek MRA approval. Council decided to accept the donation by resolution at the next Council meeting. Mantorville City Council Minutes of March 10, 2025 Page 2 of 6  C. Councilmember Hoaglund moved and Councilmember Boyum seconded to approve the final payment of $17,161.83 to the Mantorville Restoration Association for completion of the bandshell and another $400.00 for electrical work. The amount is $17,561.83 and will be paid out of the EDA’s Rochester Sales Tax dollars. Motion carried: 5 ayes / 0 nays. D. Councilmember Nash moved and Councilmember Boyum seconded approving Resolution 2025-11, Accepting Donation of a Bandshell at Riverside Park to the City of Mantorville. Motion Carried: 5 ayes / 0 nays 10. Tabled Items No items were pulled from the table. A. Security cameras for City Hall, City Shop, and Fire Department. B. Discussion of land donation to the city. 11. Reports A. Public Works Report 1) The new John Deere mower was delivered last week. 2) Adams had budgeted $10,000 for a swing arm cutter and was able to get both this and a stump grinder for $11,385. This will save the City money because every time we rent a stump grinder, it costs around $250. 3) Dredging of the pond on Jefferson Street was budgeted as $17,925, but the quote came in under $8,000 so the City will save some money there. 4) Adams is working on getting quotes for dewatering the area by the alley downtown where stormwater is flowing into sewer. B. City Clerk Report 1) City Clerk Lohrbach wants Council to be thinking about if they want to defer to the County as far as selling of low potency cannabis edibles and cannabis use in public. She believes some cities are just writing resolutions for this instead of ordinances. She will check with the City Attorney on this. 2) Lohrbach will draft a letter to Mediacom regarding renewal of the City’s Franchise Fee Agreement with them and bring it back to Council when it is finished. 3) Lohrbach included an email from Minnesota Pollution Control on the subject of the Pickleball Courts at Slingerland Park. The MPCA said that pickleball noise is an “impulsive noise that is not well addressed by state noise standards, Minn,R.7030.0040. Local authorities, usually cities or counties, are typically responsible for evaluating compliance with noise standards. MPCA only handles noise issues for industrial facilities with an MPCA-issues air permit”. MPCA can Mantorville City Council Minutes of March 10, 2025 Page 3 of 6  loan sound level monitoring equipment to local authorities if they would like to monitor noise after the courts construction to assist with regulating what hours courts could be open with this input. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency – A guide to Noise Control in Minnesota Minnesota's noise pollution rules are based on statistical calculations that quantify noise levels according to duration over a one- hour monitoring period. The LIO calculation is the noise level that is exceeded for 10 percent, or six minutes, of the hour, and the L50 calculation is the noise level exceeded for 50 percent, or 30 minutes, of the hour. There is not a limit on maximum noise. The statutory limits for a residential location are L10 = 65 dBA and L50 = 60 dBA during the daytime (7:00 a.m - 10:00 p.m.) and Ll0 = 55 dBA and L50 = 50 dBA during the nighttime (10:00 p.m. - 7:00 a.m.) (Minn. State Noise Pollution Control Rules 7030.0040). This means that during the one-hour period of monitoring, daytime noise levels cannot exceed 65 dBA for more than 10 percent of the time, and cannot exceed 60 dBA more than 50 percent of the time. Decibel levels of common noise sources 140 ---------------------------------- Jet Engine (at 25 meters) 130 ---------------------------------- Jet Aircraft (at 100 meters) 120 Rock Concert 110 Pneumatic Chipper 100 ---------------------------------- Jackhammer (at one meter) 90 ----------------------------------- Chainsaw, Lawn Mower (at one meter) 80 Heavy Truck Traffic 70 ----------------------------------- Business Office, Vacuum Cleaner 60 ----------------------------------- Conversational Speech, Typical TV Volume 50 Library 40 Bedroom 30 Secluded Woods 20 Whisper Distance attenuation When the distance is doubled from a point source, such as a building, the sound level decreases by six decibels. Example: 50 feet = 60 decibels 100 feet = 54 decibels 200 feet = 48 decibels 4) Will check with the park board about setting the fees for the bandshell and the pavilion. C. Consultant Report The well #3 Feasibility Agreement was signed. A grant will fund this study. Councilmember Nash motioned and Councilmember Potter seconded to approve the Well #3 Feasibility Agreement. Motion carried: 5 ayes / 0 nays D. Committee Reports 1) Chamber • Didn’t have a meeting due to the Weather, will meet this Wednesday instead. Councilmember Nash will give City Clerk Lohrbach a list of upcoming events. Mantorville City Council Minutes of March 10, 2025 Page 4 of 6  • Some streets may be closed off to help with parking for the Model-T Club coming to town this summer. Johannes Marsland also said that they can park at the church up by Walnut Street. 2) Economic Development Authority • Final bill for the Bandshell was approved. Grants for benches downtown, Art in the Park, and the fiddle contest are being worked on. Stone signs for Mantorville City limits are also being looked into. 3) Fire Department • The pickup is being fixed. 4) Infrastructure • Meeting is 12:00pm on Monday March 17, 2025. City Clerk Lohrbach will post this. 5) Kasson Mantorville Joint Powers • Meets tomorrow. 6) Mantorville Restoration Association • Mulligan Stew is this Thursday. 7) Park Board • Meets Last Tuesday of the month. 8) Personnel 9) Fire Relief 10) Township • The Street by Rolling Hills will be overlaid this year. 11) Decorations • Banners have been ordered. Working on selling the benches to be used downtown. Martha Vrieze has sold seven so far. They are $1500.00 with a plaque. E. Councilmember Reports • Councilmembers Potter and Hoaglund have both been hearing a lot about the approved Slingerland Park Pickleball Courts yet. • Public Works Lead Adams said he reached out to the City of Stewartville about their pickleball courts in town and they said there have been no complaints thus far. Mayor Ingalls reached out to the City of Byron and they said there have been no complaints about pickleball, but a lot about basketball. • Former Mayor Chuck Bradford thanked Council for the recognition earlier in the meeting. F. Mayor’s Report No items 12. Executive session No Items Mantorville City Council Minutes of March 10, 2025 Page 5 of 6  13. Adjourn Councilmember Nash moved and Councilmember Potter seconded to adjourn the meeting. Motion Carried: 5 ayes / 0 nays Meeting adjourned at 7:45pm. Approved: April 28, 2025. _____________________________ Gretchen Lohrbach City Clerk-Treasurer Mantorville City Council Minutes of March 10, 2025 Page 6 of 6