A regular meeting of the City Council for the City of Canby, Minnesota was held on July 5th, 2016 at 7:00 P.M. in the City Council Chambers.
Members:Nancy Bormann, Frank Maas, Denise Hanson
Absent:Nate Oellien, Jeff Varcoe
Visitors:Nicholas Johnson, City Administrator
Gerald Boulton, City Attorney
Linda Blackwelder, Interim City Administrator
Dean Helstrom, City Engineer
Kevin Beyer, Farmerstel
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
The meeting was called to order.
The minutes of June 7th, 2016 and June 16th, 2016 were reviewed. A motion was made by Hanson and seconded by Maas to approve the minutes. All voted in favor. None voted against. The motion was carried.
Kevin Beyer of Farmers Mutual was present to discuss a possible project to bring fiber optic internet service to Canby. No action taken.
Dean Helstrom was present to discuss an update to the Infrastructure Project. An invoice from Bolton and Menk for engineering services in the amount of $24,243.00 was reviewed. A motion was made by Maas and seconded by Hanson to approve payment of the application. All voted in favor. None voted against. The motion was carried.
The City crews received a Wastewater Certificate of Commendation from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
Candidates for the Stop Sign Committee were reviewed. A motion was made by Hanson and seconded by Maas to approve the list of candidates. All voted in favor. None voted against. The motion was carried.
Nicholas Johnson discussed the 2017 preliminary budget.
The list of election judges was reviewed. The proposed election judges are David Leppke, Dorothy Miller, Jerry Clark, Sandie Hopper, Arlene Lueders, Ruth Johnson, Mary Ann O’Reilly, Bonnie Merrit as Head Judge, and Linda Blackwelder as Head Judge. A motion was made by Hanson and seconded by Maas to approve the election judges. All voted in favor. None voted against. The motion was carried.
A motion was made by Maas and seconded by Hanson to approve donating $2,000 to the County Fair.
The Council discussed the filing period for the upcoming elections.
Vendor transactions for June 2016 in the amount of $509,747.73 were reviewed. A motion was made by Hanson and seconded by Maas to approve the transactions. All voted in favor. None voted against. The motion was carried.
A motion was made by Maas and seconded by Hanson to approve a temporary on-sale 3.2 beer license to St. Peter’s Church for September 11th, 2016.All voted in favor. None voted against. The motion was carried.
The consensus of the Council was to have their next meeting on July 21st, 2016 at 7:00 P.M.
A motion was made by Hanson and seconded by Maas to adjourn the meeting. All voted in favor. None voted against. The motion was carried.
Attest:______
Mayor
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Interim City Administrator