DATE: June
21, 2005
TIME: 6:30
p.m.
MEMBERS
PRESENT: Hermes,
Gilmour, Hoppe, Johnston, Mietzner, Orr
ABSENT: Plese
NON-MEMBERS
PRESENT: Mayor
Roy Strong, Accounting Supervisor Robin Theobald, City Administrator Rob Nelis,
Executive Secretary Puracchio, Reporter Smith & Monson, City Attorney Eric
Hanson,
DISCUSSION: Minutes
ACTION: Alderman Mietzner made a motion and Alderman Gilmour seconded to open the meeting at 6.31 p.m. All yes. Motion passed.
Alderman Hoppe made a motion and Alderman Mietzner seconded to approve and file the minutes of the May 17, 2005 meeting as written. All yes. Motion passed.
DISCUSSION: 2003 CDBG Pay Request
ACTION: Should be done with the project in
7 days. They are now doing the tap-ons.
The full Council will approve the third payment of $74,043.25 and $18, 604 will
be held until completion of job.
DISCUSSION: Approval of Financial Reports
ACTION: Financial reports will be approved by full Council tonight. No questions.
DISCUSSION: Sewage
Treatment Bonds
ACTION: Nelis
went over the documents provided by George Mahoney and explained the Council
will have a first reading tonight.
Mayor Strong explained that the old Sewage Plant will serve as a lift
station and the pond will be cleaned up.
DISCUSSION: Supplemental
Appropriations Budget
ACTION: Nelis stated that the changes on this were from the auditor’s recommendations and she may have a few tweaks left.
DISCUSSION: Will
County Center for Community Concerns
ACTION: The Committee had previously approved this in Committee but was asked to hold off until new budget was formulated. The full Council will vote on this tonight.
DISCUSSION: Sidwell
Renewal
ACTION: Puracchio explained that every year the City is asked to pay $547 for the disk and to retain the Sidwell Book. The City rarely uses the disk and can obtain information from the City Engineer. So the Council decided to return the Sidwell disk and book.
DISCUSSION: Mahoney
Increase
ACTION: Eric Hansen stated that his firm has not increased their fees in a long time so they raised their rate by $15 per hour to $165 per hour. Alderman Hoppe requested that City staff look into what other cities pay their attorneys.
ACTION: Alderman Gilmour made a motion and Alderman Mietzner seconded to adjourn at 6:49 p.m. All yes. Motion passed.