Osakis City Council

Regular Meeting

May 1, 2006

7:00 PM

Mayor Astleford called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM 

The pledge of Allegiance was spoken. 

Present: Astleford, Pederson, Emerson, Timmerman, Hagemann

Absent: None 

Motion by Hagemann seconded by Pederson to approve agenda with the addition of the Resolution by Elva Cowdrey and carpet cleaning, all ayes. 

A motion by Emerson seconded by Timmerman to approve the minutes of the 4/3/06, and 4/24/06, all ayes. 

A motion by Timmerman seconded by Hagemann to approve the bills in the amount of $208,297.90 for the city and the Fire Department bills in the amount of $3,608.32, all ayes. 

Project # 76 – Police 

Chief Gilson was not in attendance. 

Project # 24 – Liquor Store 

Joe Ketelboeter was not in attendance. 

Project # 205 – City Crew 

Greg Thompson was in attendance. 

Project #363- Industrial Park Grant 

Tom Klemenhagen was in attendance. 

Last month the council approved a resolution to have Jason Murray go ahead with the grant for the Industrial Park Improvements. 

If we do not get the grant we will proceed with the pond as decided. 

Tom stated he has informed SRWD we are going for the Industrial Park Grant and would like what grant money is available from SRWD.  SRWD needs plans and specs to approve before granting any money, and this will be done after we hear about the Industrial Park Grant.

Project # 5 – East Side Pond 

Tom Klemenhagen was in attendance. 

Last month the council approved a resolution to have Landteam prepare plans and specs and have ready for the May 1^st meeting. 

Will wait to hear if we receive the Industrial Park Grant. 

Project # 17 – 1^st Ave West 

Tom Klemenhagen is going to check on the cost for service to 804 1^st Ave West. He will need a lift station and cost depends on if the city wants services for properties along 1^st Ave West.  Have them contact Tom with questions and Marthalers to see if they want to share in the cost. 

Project # 130 – Docks on Public Property 

Kevin Haglund and Jim Snyder were in attendance to discuss the option of buying the property from the city.  They presented two different vacating of property along K Street in the past.  Would like to see the city vacate the easement to the lake, they do not want to vacate the road. 

Get amount the property would be appraised at for value and what it would be worth to sell.  Kevin and Jim are meeting will Timmerman on 5-2-06 to see where they would like the property vacated. 

Kevin will get the ball rolling by finding out about a survey and what problems we may have with that. 

Project # 80 – Garbage 

Terry Lanoue was not able to be in attendance for the 2.5% rate change. 

Check if the contract says 2.5% increase 

Project #377 – Rainbow Rider 

Harold Jenson was in attendance.  They will service the City limits and three miles out. 

A contract with Rainbow Rider will have to be drawn up and the range of cost will be from $12,000.00 to $24,000.00 a year. 

Mr. Jensen states that in many communities the Memorial Home and Clinics pitch in to the cost.  The tickets will be sold at City Hall the City of Glenwood charges $20.00 a month. 

Mr. Jensen stated the cost to the city would be $16,000 a year and you can have clinics and memorial home also contribute.

Dave Carlson from the Memorial Home was in attendance and stated he has a meeting this Thursday with the memorial home and stated they could contribute a significant amount. 

A poll in the room showed a majority of the people thought it would be a good thing for the city. 

Project # 102 – Economic Development Authority 

The council received the minutes from the EDA April 24, 2006 meeting. 

Dave Zerr was in attendance and explained that the EDA recommends to the council to put TIF on the four block area. 

Traci Ryan was also in attendance and stated if the city wants the TIF they need to act on it now because it needs to be in place before any permits are pulled. 

A Resolution was presented by Emerson seconded by Hagemann to approve the TIF district for the downtown four block area and call for a public hearing, all ayes. 

Project # 249 – Planning and Zoning 

Mike Roach and Rod Grove were in attendance.  The council received the Planning and Zoning Minutes for approval. 

The council will need to pass the Resolution for Mike Roach’s Conditional Use Permit for a condominium building. 

The council also received an email from Jim Kreemer regarding Mike Roach. 

Randy Anderson stated he found in the Shoreline Ordinance were it stated you could only cover 25% of your property with impervious surface.  He will be checking with the DNR to see how the rule applies to us. 

Resolution was presented by Pederson seconded by Emerson to approve the variance of 7’ to 37’ in height contingent on the shoreline issue being resolved for imperious surface, all ayes. 

Resolution was presented by Pederson seconded by Timmerman to approve the conditional use request for Mike Roach and to approve the planning and zoning minutes, all ayes. 

Project # 213 – Lifeguard 

Mary Palm is going to be a lifeguard again this year.  Possibly Bobbi but no definite answer, we do need more than two lifeguards, four would be a good number. 

Council will increase Mary and Bobbi’s wage by $.25 

Motion by Emerson seconded by Hagemann to approve to advertise in the Echo Press and Osakis Review for $7.00 an hour, all ayes. 

Project # 343 – Fireworks 

Councilmember Timmerman did a great job collecting funds for the Fireworks totaling $3,395.00 

City has received other pledges totaling $690.65 and will use the clean up day money of $487.54 for the fireworks.  Remaining money will come from the Liquor Store from the extra rent money collected. 

Gretta will publish in a the Osakis Review a couple of weeks before the fireworks; stating we will be collecting money for fireworks in 2007, and a thank you to the fire department for helping with them.  Suggestions were to get the boy or girl scouts involved in collecting and a donation of the collection could be given to the scouts. 

Project # 42 – Clean Up Day 

Clean up day is May 20^th 

13 Lion club members have volunteered to help.  Greg Thompson will be there with the pay loader. 

Money collected will be put in the fireworks fund for 2007. 

Project # 354 – OWA Park Grant 

City hall has a copy of the Park Grant that was submitted by OWA you are welcome to look at it if you would like.  The grant was submitted for $30,000. 

Project # 360 – Employee 

Clerk received a letter in the mail from an Osakis Resident. 

Letter was not signed. 

Project # 233 – Sauk River Watershed District 

The council received the following: 

Draft Agenda for April 18, 2006

Administrator’s Report for April 18, 2006

Minutes for April 4, 2006

Administrator’s Report for May 2, 2006

Minutes for April 18, 2006

Draft Agenda for May 2, 2006 

Project # 170 – Osakis Chamber of Commerce 

The council received the following 

Minutes for March 15, 2006

Balance Sheet for April 12, 2006

Agenda for April 19, 2006

Minutes for April 19, 2006 

Project # 312 – Osakis Onward 

Council received the April 12, 2006 minutes 

Project # 370 – Osakis Visitor-Heritage Center 

Council received the following: 

Minutes for April 18^th

Balance Sheet for April 21^st

Profit & Loss Budget vs. Actual 

Ralph Laven brought up the issue of the storm gutters leaking on the Visitor Center. 

Mayor Astleford stated the city would consider looking at the gutters on the Visitor Center Building. 

Project # 69 – Information to the Council 

The council received a letter from West Central Sanitation 

Elva Cowdrey was in attendance and wants the city to pass a resolution stating their position on the Dan Klukken property that Dennis Larson is developing.  Gretta and councilmember Pederson will work together to draft a letter to the editor to be sent to all papers indicating the city’s position on the development and vacating the road.  The city is not for or against the development and has not given the go ahead for anything. 

Clerk received an estimate on cleaning the carpet for city hall and the police department.  Estimate is $241.10 which is lower than last year. 

Motion by Astleford seconded by Hagemann to approve cleaning the carpet, all ayes. 

Motion by Hagemann seconded by Emerson to adjourn meeting at 9:30pm, all ayes. 

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Mayor – Gary L. Astleford                                       Deputy Clerk – Angela A. Jacobson