City Council Meeting

City Council Meeting April 11, 2022 The regular Riverdale City Council meeting of April 11, 2022 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 March 14, 2022 meeting minutes. Cheatley seconded. Motion carried. Taylor moved to approve the bills. Zimbelman seconded. Motion carried. Taylor moved to approve the agenda. Cheatley seconded. Motion carried. Guests: City engineer, AJ Tuck, presented engineering services proposal for Riverdale raw water supply, gate valve and sanitary sewer improvements project. Cheatley moved to table action on the proposal until a special meeting to be held Monday, April 25 at 6:00 PM. Taylor seconded. Motion carried. Public Comments: Brenda Beran, Women’s Club representative, requested the use of the City Plaza area for their second annual vendor show. Taylor moved to grant permission for this event to be held Saturday, July 30 from 10:00 – 3:00. Zimbelman seconded. Auditor to research the option of sampling and selling of wine by Wolf Creek Winery. Morning Star Campground manager, Terry Morast, asked for clarification of burn ban language. Open fires are prohibited when fire danger index is very high (orange), extreme (red) or a red flag warning has been declared. Manager will check level daily and change sign to reflect the current status. A get-together of campers will be held Saturday, July 9 at the campground gazebo. Taylor moved to pay Terry Morast $15.00/hour to mow Morning Star Campground for the 2022 camping season. Cheatley seconded. Motion carried. Old Business: Taylor moved to approve a 5% salary increase for city employees retroactive to January 1, 2022. Future raises will be handled at budget time. Zimbelman seconded. Roll Call: Zimbelman aye, Cheatley aye, Taylor aye. Motion carried. New Business: Taylor moved to approve gaming site authorizations for Garrison Area Improvement Association to conduct games of chance at Knights Bar & Grill and Spillway Coffee House from July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023. Cheatley seconded. Motion carried. Taylor moved to approve Building Permit No. 22-2 for construction of a garage on Lot 2 Block 6 Original Townsite. Zimbelman seconded. Motion carried. 04/11/2022 Page 2 Cheatley moved to renew the McLean Mercer Regional Library lease for a two (2) year period beginning July 15, 2022 through July 14, 2024 with no changes to the remaining terms. Zimbelman seconded. Motion carried. Reports: Fire Dept. responded to a carbon monoxide alarm at a residence. Brush truck was recently repaired. A drawing for the order of candidate’s names on the ballot was conducted. Council: Jonna Taylor, Mike Dirk, Dave Fryda. Park Board: Kevin Dockter, Gary Nordstrom. Final audit report was received from Brady Martz for the 2020 fiscal year. City hall will be closed April 15-19. Zimbelman reported a brief power outage due to a maintenance item on the 13.8 KV line. He apprised council of a conference call the auditor had with WAPA and MRES pertaining to our switchyard connection. Continued progress of this project is expected. Cheatley indicated turbidity meters and possibly others at the water treatment facility will need to be replaced at an estimated cost of $13,000 - $15,000. Next meeting is scheduled for Monday, May 9 at 6:00 PM. Meeting adjourned at 7:15 PM. Executive Officer: _____________________________________ President Attest: ______________________________________________ Auditor