Mayor Hakes Called the Meeting to Order at 4:30 P.M

CITY OF GRAND MARAIS

MINUTES

October 27, 2010

Mayor Hakes called the meeting to order at 4:30 p.m.

Members present:Kay Costello, Sue Hakes, Tim Kennedy, and William Lenz

Members absent:Jan Sivertson

Staff present:Mike Roth and Kim Dunsmoor

Mayor Hakes invited the public to speak during a period of open forum. Open Forum is limited to one half-hour. No person may speak more than 5 minutes or more than once.

Maggie Barnard, Cook Country Visitors Bureau Events Director, presented their fund raising proposal for the 2010 North Shore Holiday Promotion. The promotion efforts include providing greenery and décor for the City window boxes and planters. Hire an electrician to add outlets to some lamp posts on the Harbor Walk and get power to the City of Grand Marais sign by the Java Moose. The CCVB is not asking for any city funding.

Motion by Kennedy, seconded by Lenz to authorize the Electric Department to work with the Cook County Visitors Bureau to add electrical outlets for Christmas Decorations. Approved unanimously.

Motion by Costello, seconded by Lenz to approve the Agenda, October 13, 2010, Minutes, and Payment of Bills. Approved unanimously.

Crystal Clemons spoke with the council about her Park Board Application. She loves to camp and wants to help out in the community. She is a member of the Grand Marais Fire Department.

Motion by Costello, seconded by Lenz to appoint Crystal Clemons to the Park Board for a term ending December 2012. Approved unanimously.

Councilor Kennedy’s Report:

1)The waterline replacement project is nearly complete. All customers are back on the water main. 3 or 4 hydrants were replaced in the project area. The city received partial funding from IRR for this project.

2)The Planning Commission will be considering the rezoning request at their regularly scheduled meeting next week. Anyone with an interest in the area is encouraged to attend.

Councilor Costello’s Report:

1)The Library Board and the architect firm are beginning to plan the library expansion. The 1% sales tax committee and the County Board approved the library’s request for $60,000 for architect services. The County Board would like more details on the $800,000 building request. The Library Board will meet again on Monday. The County Board has also suggested that the Joint Powers Agreement for the Library be revisited.

Councilor Lenz’ Report:

1)The Community Center Committee met this morning and have decided to inform the public about the Community Center Project by providing regular press releases. Orb was selected to be the consultant. They are currently acting on good faith pending contract approval with the County Board.

City Administrator Roth’s Report:

1)The roof blew off the pool during the wind storm. What you see from the outside is the cedar tongue and grove that you see from the inside. Rain leaked in through the boards into light fixtures, on the cash register, in the lifeguard desk area, and over the large pool. The insurance adjuster has been here and we may have a large claims adjuster look at the pool. Our deductible is $10,000. We are currently looking for a contractor to tarp the roof area to mitigate any further damage. We will get a roll-off dumpster to clean up the debris. We will be working with our insurance company to assess and repair the pool roof. The pool will be closed until further notice.

2)The electric department is done for today. As far as we know, electricity has been restored to all of our customers. There were many outages. The street crew had a few trees and debris they cleaned up. The docks in the marina were secured. One dock lost a pole and sank. The boat launch docks were removed from the lake. A tree fell on one camper. The boats that were beached were not on city docks or moorings.

3)The regularly scheduled November 24th council meeting was rescheduled to November 30th due to the Thanksgiving Holiday.

4)We might have a worksession on November 10th regarding the budget depending on the results of the election.

5)The first meeting in December will be the Truth-in-Taxation meeting.

Motion by Kennedy, seconded by Costello to adjourn the meeting. Approved unanimously.

There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 5:17 p.m.