CITY COUNCIL MINUTES

December 19, 2016 ~ 7:00 PM

ADOPTED

CITY HALL

7:00 p.m. CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER

Council Present: Darrell Nissen, Bruce Bakalyar, Andrea Monson, Nathan Hall, Brent Pavelko

Council Absent:

Others Present: Kelly Rasche-Clerk, Lance Frerichs-Street Foreman, Brian Rossow, Laura DeKok-Media, Andrew Konechne-Police, Kristie Frerichs-Liquor Manager, Sue Jansma

Minutes Approval – Motion to approve the minutes of Dec. 5 and Dec. 15, 2016, meetings, made by Bakalyar/Hall all yes, motion carried.

Accounts payable –Motion to approve the payments as presented, in the amount of $206,381.51 made by Monson/Pavelko, all yes, motion carried.

SCHEDULED/UNSCHEDULED GUESTS

Scheduled

Unscheduled

AGENDA ITEMS:

1.  Accept donations Resolution 16-37 – Motion to approve resolution made by Pavelko/Bakalyar, voice vote, all yes, motion carried.

2.  Approve Fire Department 2017 Officers – Motion to approve officers for the fire department, as presented made by Hall/Monson, all yes, motion carried.

a.  Chief Tim Baumann

b.  Assistant Chief Scott Sievert

c.  2nd Asst/Train Officer Wes Liepold

d.  Secretary Kyle Reasoner

e.  Spec Equip Officer Justin Scholten

3.  Approve Ambulance 2017 Officers – Motion to approve officers and positions for the ambulance service, as presented, made by Hall/Monson, all yes, motion carried.

a.  Director Jeremy Fricke

b.  Scheduling Jan Hawkinson

c.  President Elsie Kruger

d.  Inventory/Inspect Spec Donna Thaemlitz

4.  Approve Personnel Committee Hiring Recommendation for the Street Department – Motion to approve hiring Ryan Freking at a rate of $17.50 per hours as a full time seasonal employee for the winter months made by Monson/Hall, all yes, motion carried.

5.  Utility Board Resignation – Motion to accept, with regrets, Brad Sievert resignation from the Lakefield Public Utilities Board made by Bakalyar/Pavelko, all yes, motion carried. Brad has relocated outside the limits of the City of Lakefield.

6.  Set date/time for PER Public Meeting—Motion to set a public meeting for January 18, 2017, at 6:00 p.m. at the Multi-Purpose Center for the SEH Engineers to present the Preliminary Engineers Report (PER) for the Waste Water/Water project made by Bakalyar/Monson, all yes, motion carried.

7.  Grein Property Transaction – Motion to give Mayor Darrell Nissen authority to execute the deeds for the property trade with the Greins made by Bakalyar/Hall, all yes, motion carried. The deeds are to be completed before December 30, 2016.

OLD BUSINESS

OTHER BUSINESS

DEPARTMENT REPORTS

INFORMATIONAL ITEMS

1.  Department Head Report

2.  Police Department Report

3.  PeopleService Report

4.  LMCIT 2016 Dividend Information

5.  Annual Oyster Stew Invitation

ANNOUNCEMENTS

1.  Next council meeting TUESDAY, January 3, 2017, at 7:00 p.m. in City Hall.

Motion to move to closed session to discuss pending litigation at 7:25 p.m. made by Pavelko/Bakalyar, all yes, motion carried.

Motion to move to open session at 7:47 p.m. made by Pavelko/Bakalyar, all yes, motion carried.

Motion to authorize a deferred purchase of 203 3rd Ave W (24.343.0290 lots 7-8-9-10 Blk 9 of Hollister’s Addition) for $29,000 and all assessments from the 2014 Street Project with property to be vacated by June 1, 2017, if the property is not vacated by June 1, 2017, a penalty of $1,000 per month will be applied to the transaction, made by Monson/Hall, all yes, motion carried. This motion gives the city attorney authority to execute this transaction.

Motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:49 p.m. made by Bakalyar/Hall, all yes, motion carried.

Attest:

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Kelly R. Rasche, Clerk Darrell Nissen, Mayor

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