Meeting date: June 23, 2003 Meeting time: 7:00 p.m. Called to order by: Mayor Karla Davis Councilmembers present: Karla Davis, Andy Maus, Wayne Mackereth, Mickey Fischer and DuWayne Orbeck. Councilmembers absent: None Others present: Darrel Wills, Shirley Wills, Deb Reinert, Candi Walz, Kristen Kubisiak, Brent Neisinger, Randy Sabart and Todd Rohloff and Dianne Robinson. Additions to the agenda: City Engineer Randy Sabart and issues by Councilmembers. Motion Orbeck/Fischer to approve the June 2, 2003 minutes as presented. MUC Motion Maus/Fischer to approve the June claims as presented. MUC Motion Fischer/Maus to approve the following items on the consent agenda: 1. To disconnect all delinquent City utilities. 2. To issue a 3.2 beer license to the Fairhaven Lions Club. MUC OPEN FORUM – Darrel and Shirley Wills question the water and sewer rate being charged for dual units. Deb Reinert Manager for Maine Street Pub approached the City in regard to the 2:00 a.m. closing. Motion Maus/Fischer to recognize the 2:00 a.m. closing according the City Ordinance for Main Street Pub. MUC POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORT: Police Chief Todd Rohloff presented the Kimball and Fairhaven Township Police reports, repair of the police car due to an accident, reported on the air taser, impounding policy, safe and sober radar award of $2,300.00, identity theft notice for Tri-County and requested a radio for the light blue police car. Motion Fischer/Orbeck to approve the Impound and Towing of Vehicles Policy as presented. MUC Motion Orbeck/Maus to purchase the Air Taser for the Police Department. MUC Motion Fischer/Mackereth to purchase a radio/organizer rack and repairs for the light blue police car. MUC PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT: Director Brent Neisinger reported on the baseball field staking and possible easement with Alvina Berscheid (if she is willing to grant an easement, Dianne Robinson is to be contacted and the City will go from there. Otherwise stakes are to be removed), chemical feed pump breakdown and vacation request. Motion Orbeck/Maus to purchase a new chemical feed pump for the water plant with the approx. cost being in the $500.00 to $600.00 range. MUC Motion Orbeck/Fischer to grant Brent Neisinger’s November vacation request. MUC HAZEL AVENUE WATER/SEWER/STREET PROJECT: City Engineer Randy Sabart reported on progress and requested changes. Motion Mackereth/Maus to give direction to the Project Contractor in the field to change the water line from the grassy area of the new County Right of Way on the south corner of Hazel Ave. E and Magnus Johnson Street South to the Hazel Ave. Street area. MUC Motion Maus/Fischer to approve Change Order #1 to increase the size of the casing which is being pushed under State Highway 55 for the water and sewer from a 16 inch to a 32 inch casing due to rocks. This Change Order will increase the project cost by approximately $14,168.00. MUC CLERK TREASURER ADMINISTRATOR REPORT: Dianne Robinson reported on the progress of a nuisance abatement (another letter will be sent), the number of dual units for the American Family Building (one main unit plus two other units) and the request for annexation of 40 acres into the city. Motion Maus/Fischer to accept with regrets the resignation of Wayne Mackereth as Councilmember effective June 17, 2003 at 12:01 a.m. and to declare this Council seat vacant. Those voting in favor thereof: Maus, Davis and Fischer; those voting against: Orbeck; those absent or abstaining: Mackereth. Motion passed. Motion Fischer/Maus to appoint Steve Edwards to the vacant Council seat which runs to Dec. 31, 2004. Those voting in favor thereof: Maus, Fischer, Davis, Orbeck; those voting against: None; those absent or abstaining: Mackereth. Motion passed. Mayor Karla Davis reported on the grant application which the Kimball Area Historical Society would like to have the City apply for before the Aug. 21 pre-application date for City hall restoration. It was the Council consensus that the Kimball Area Historical Group should put up the matching grant money and the grant application would have to be approved by the City Council prior to submittal. Mayor Davis will invite them to the July 7th meeting to discuss the issue.
