Meeting date: July 21, 2003 Meeting time: 7:00 p.m. Called to order by: Mayor Karla Davis Councilmember present: Karla Davis, Andy Maus, Mickey Fischer, DuWayne Orbeck and Steve Edwards. Councilmembers absent: None. Others present: Candi Walz, Brent Neisinger, Randy Sabart, Brent Nehring, Jim Unterberger and Dianne Robinson. Additions to the agenda: Curb issues on Hazel Ave. Project. Motion Maus/Edwards to remove item #9 referring to a street light permit request made by X-cel Energy for later discussion and to approve the following items on the consent agenda: 1. To approve the Premises Permit Renewal Application for the VFW Post 5460 at Kimball Aqua Lanes, 250 Magnus Johnson St. N. from Oct. 1, 2003 to Sept. 30, 2005. 2. To accept the donation of 24 chairs costing $184.66 from the VFW Post #5460 for the Kimball Area Fire/Rescue Department. 3. To appove the pay request of $65.00 for Shadduck, Young & Brown’s legal service on the Hazel Ave. Project and forward to Rural Development for approval. 4. To approve the interfund transfer of $5,766.06 from the Capital Project Money Market to the general checking to reimburse for Hazel Ave. Project Costs paid from general checking. 5. To close out the 1992 G.O. Well Project Bond Money Market and transfer funds of $8,720.71 to the water checking as this bond has been paid of and audited. 6. To approve the request by Dianne Robinson to carry over two weeks of vacation beyond Aug. 22 anniversary date. 7. To send the Minnesota State Building Code Ordinance change request from Paul Waldron and Assoc. to the City Attorney for review prior to the Aug. 18 Council meeting at which Paul Waldron is on the agenda. 8. To allow the Clerk Treasurer Administrator to attend the Clerk/Administrator Meeting on July 24th in Albany. MUC Motion Orbeck/Edwards to approve the July 7, 2003 minutes with changes to page 2 paragraphs 2 and 7 and to approve the July 14, 2003 special council meeting minutes as presented. MUC Motion Maus/Edwards to remove the Claims presented by Kelly Traurig for Fire Hall cleaning and Kramer Electric for work done at the hockey rink and to approve the all other claims presented for July 2003. MUC OPEN FORUM: Brent Nehring and Jim Unterberger of the Maine Prairie Township addressed concerns of wash boarding on 83rd Ave. from 12603 83rd Ave. going south to State Highway 55 which they felt was due to a detour for the Hazel Ave. project and the resurfacing of 135th Street. Maine Prairie Township will obtain a cost for repairing this street and return to the council with an estimate for 83rd Ave. The cost of Bauerly’s resurfacing the Township and City portion of 135th Street is $22,500.00. Bauerly’s will give a discount of $5,000.00 for their use of the road from their gravel pit on 83rd Ave. Maine Prairie is requesting that the City pay half of the $17500.00 balance (Jerome Kuechle will be paying for the repair from State Highway 15 to Publishers Drive). Special assessments and funding of project was discussed. Motion Maus/Orbeck to proceed with the resurfacing of 135th Street with the City paying $8,750.00 or less of the cost. Those voting in favor thereof: Fischer, Orbeck and Maus; those voting against: Edwards and Davis; those absent or abstaining: None. Motion passed. Motion Davis/Fischer to approve the Three on Three Basketball and Fishing Contest for Kimball Days. MUC Public Works Director Brent Neisinger reported on the noxious weed report and the removal of the baseball field fence braces and Clerk Treasurer Administrator Dianne Robinson reported on the letter received from Alvina Berscheid’s attorney in reference to the fencing of which a copy will be sent to the Kimball Express Baseball Team. Motion Davis/Fischer that absolutely all work done in Block 13 (baseball/shelter/park area) must have prior City Council approval. MUC The Clerk Treasurer Administrator was instructed to send letters to Howard Pennertz of the Kimball Express Baseball Team (with all safety issues for baseball field fencing to be taken care of by Aug 4th), Jeff Jacobs for Hockey and Ice Skating Rink and Doug Knaus for Parks in reference to Block 13 motion. Brent Neisinger reported on the repair needed for the water tower shut off valve. Kuechle Underground will be preparing a cost estimate for this work. If there is any excess Rural Development Loan money left from the Hazel Ave. Project, City Engineer Randy Sabart will see if it can be used for this repair.
