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SOUTH ST. PAUL CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OF AUGUST 3, 2015 Prior to the regularly scheduled City Council meeting, of Aug. 3, 2015, the City Council held an emergency meeting to discuss a matter of high importance that arose so quickly and was of such immediacy that public notice of such emergency meeting was not possible. (The location of the meeting was the conference room adjacent to the Council Chambers.) Meeting started at 7:05 p.m. Moved by Flatley/Hansen MOVED: Pursuant to Minn. Stat. 13D.04 subd. 3, the meeting was closed pursuant to Minn. Stat. 13D.05 subd. 3(d) to discuss security issues. Present, Mayor Baumann Councilmembers Hansen, Flatley, Podgorski, Rothecker, Seaberg Absent, Councilmember Niederkorn Also Present, City Attorney, Kori Land Chief of Police, Bill Messerich Motion carried 6 ayes/0 nays Moved by Seaberg/Hansen MOVED: That the closed meeting of the City Council adjourn at 7:09 p.m. in order to reconvene in open session at the regularly scheduled City Council meeting at 7:15 p.m. Motion carried 6 ayes/0 nays The regular meeting of the City Council was called to order by Mayor Beth Baumann at 7:15 P.M. on Monday, August 3, 2015. ROLL CALL: Present, Mayor Baumann Councilmembers Hansen, Flatley, Podgorski, Rothecker, Seaberg Absent, Councilmember Niederkorn City Council Minutes of August 3, 2015 1  Also Present, City Administrator, Steve King City Attorney, Kori Land City Clerk, Christy Wilcox City Engineer, John Sachi 5) Presentations Christy Wilcox, City Clerk administered the oath of office to Officer Michael Dahl and Jered Deal. 6) Citizens’ Comments Wayne Otto presented a petition requesting the renaming of Wakota Arena to Doug Woog Arena. This item will be discussed at the City Council Worksession meeting of August 10, 2015. Walt Books appeared to discuss various issues in the City. No formal action was taken. Moved by Podgorski/Hansen MOVED: To take a 10 minute recess. Motion carried 6 ayes/0 nays Moved by Seaberg/Hansen MOVED: To reconvene the meeting of the City Council. Motion carried 5 ayes/0 nays 7) Agenda Moved by Seaberg/Rothecker MOVED: To approve the agenda. Motion carried 5 ayes/0 nays  Councilmember Podgorski took his chair at 7:35 p.m. 8) Consent Agenda Moved by Flatley/Rothecker Resolved, that the South St. Paul City Council does hereby approve the following: 1. City Council meeting minutes of July 21, 2015 2. Resolution No. 2015-121, approving accounts payable 3. Resolution No. 2015-111, approving Assignment of Lease at the South St. Paul Airport from Richard W. Moreus to Richard W. Moreus and Carolynne A. Moreus, as joint tenants City Council Minutes of August 3, 2015 2  4. Approve temporary on-sale intoxicating liquor license to Holy Trinity Parish for October 23 and 24, 2015, from 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm and October 25, 2015, from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm 5. Resolution No. 2015-118, concurring with the issuance of a Lawful Gambling Exemption for Holy Trinity Parish 6. 2015 2nd Quarter Financial Report 7. Resolution No. 2015-120, supporting the City of South St. Paul’s application for a Scenic Byway Grant to Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) for the construction of a trailhead adjacent to the public boat launch, community garden, and compost site 8. Approve job description and salary range for the position of City Engineer 9. Authorize the Police Department to purchase ballistic protection for its officers which includes 7 ballistic shields for patrol vehicles, 28 ballistic helmets with face shields and 17 rifle plate carriers with plats with a total cost of $28,577.74 with funding from the Police Protection Program Budget and the General Donation Fund 10. Business Licenses Motion carried 6 ayes/0 nays 10a) Engineering Services Agreement with Bolton-Menk, Inc. for Engineering Staffing Moved by Rothecker/Hansen MOVED: To adopt Resolution No. 2015—117, approving an engineering services agreement between the City and Bolton-Menk, Inc. for engineering department staffing. Motion carried 6 ayes/0 nays 11) Adjournment Moved by Seaberg/Podgorski MOVED: That the meeting of the City Council adjourn at 7:54 p.m. Motion carried 6 ayes/0 nays Approved: August 17, 2015 ___________________________ City Clerk City Council Minutes of August 3, 2015 3