City Council Meeting

City Council Meeting July 12, 2021 The regular Riverdale City Council meeting of July 12, 2021 was called to order at 6:00 PM by President Orth. Present: Jerry Orth, Garth Zimbelman, Dick Cheatley, Jonna Taylor and Auditor Del Kolke Taylor moved to approve the June 14, 2021 meeting minutes. Zimbelman seconded. Motion carried. Cheatley moved to approve the bills. Taylor seconded. Motion carried. Taylor moved to approve the agenda. Cheatley seconded. Motion carried. Guest: Cheatley moved to accept a proposal from Moore Engineering to prepare a Preliminary Engineering Report concerning the raw water supply main under the spillway bridge deck, gate valves throughout town and sanitary sewer main to the lagoons at a cost of $30,000. Taylor seconded. Motion carried. Taylor moved to approve DL Barkie Construction Pay Estimate No. 3 for $111,245. Zimbelman seconded. Motion carried. Taylor moved to approve Morningstar Campground Water Supply Change Order No. 2 which increases the contract price $114,580 for a final total cost of $279,098.50. Zimbelman seconded. Motion carried. Public Comments: Toni Ganje, Women’s Club, asked for and received permission for a vendor to park on north side of Plaza II during vendor show. New Business: Zimbelman moved to allow Lot 5 Block 4 John Adams Addition property owners to connect electrical service to transformer adjacent to lot. Taylor seconded. Motion carried. Taylor moved to approve Twin City Roofing quote of $84,600 to reroof the city maintenance shop. Cheatley seconded. Motion carried. Zimbelman moved to transfer $85,000 from electrical enterprise fund to general fund for shop roof. Taylor seconded. Motion carried. Cheatley moved to accept revised estimate of $26,920 from Dakota Pump & Control for lift station pump replacement. Taylor seconded. Motion carried. Taylor moved to approve sale of Lots 6R and 7R Block 1 John Adams Addition for $13,500 per lot to Mervyn & Jean Anderson. Cheatley seconded. Motion carried. 07/12/2021 Page 2 Discussion of individuals parking on city property and also blocking access to city gardens were addressed. A “No Parking” sign will be placed at garden access. Cheatley moved to have elm trees throughout Riverdale inspected for Dutch elm disease by a qualified inspector. Taylor seconded. Motion carried. Auditor will reach out to County Extension Agent or ND Forest Service for assistance. Cheatley moved to approve Building Permit No. 21-3 for construction of a garage on Lot 4R Block 1 Lincoln Addition. Taylor seconded. Motion carried. Alex, Taylor, building inspector, has a pending building permit application which is not in building code compliance and approval is not recommended at this time. Reports: Due to the extremely dry conditions, no fireworks were allowed at the ball field this year. The fire dept. appreciates everyone’s cooperation in adhering to the ban. Auditor informed council an individual is interested in renting a space in the plaza building for a business. The compiling of records for the single audit is complete and a report is forthcoming. Preliminary budget will be addressed at August meeting. A water advisory board meeting is tentatively set for Wednesday, July 21. Orth reported permission is granted to a property owner at 5 th Street and Nebraska Avenue to address drainage issue. Auditor is to send a letter to property owner at 2 nd Street and Missouri Drive notifying them to remove drainage extensions that extend into the street across the sidewalk. Volleyball court at campground requires maintenance. Zimbelman noted no electrical outages occurred this past month. Cheatley indicated the clay valve at the pit for the waterline to Pick City needs to be replaced. Cheatley moved to designate Terry Morast, campground manager, a contract employee and provide Form 1099 for money he’ll retain from primitive site rentals beginning in 2022. Taylor seconded. Motion carried. Next meeting is scheduled for Monday, August 9 at 6:00 PM. Meeting adjourned at 7:50 PM. 07/12/2021 Page 3 Executive Officer: _________________________________ President Attest: __________________________________________ Auditor