Official Minutes of the Upsala City Council

Official Minutes of the Upsala City Council

February 1, 2016

Call to Order/Attendance
The City Council meeting was called to order at Upsala City Hall by Mayor Rollie Johnson at 7:00 P.M. The pledge of allegiance was said.

On roll call members present were: Mayor Rollie Johnson, Joan Olson, Brian Lange, Robert Maciej,and Dennis Westrich.

People present: Elaine Mrozek; Sheila McCoy, MC Record;Frank Koopmeiners, Public Works; and Michelle Stevens, City Clerk/Treasurer.

Minutes
Maciej movedto approve minutes from January 4, 2016 City Council Meeting, 2ndby Olson. Motion carried unanimously.

Added agenda items
Maciej moved to approve the agenda with the addition of the property for sale on the south end of town and the maintenance salt/sand shed, 2nd byWestrich. Motion carried unanimously.

Presentation, Citizen Appeals:
Outsourcing Payroll
Olson moved to contract with Elaine Mrozek to outsource the City’s payroll at a fee of $30 per month with the exception of December which would be more due to the increase in checks being produced, and end of the year reporting, 2nd by Westrich. Motion carried unanimously.

Olson moved to cancel the payroll contract with SchlennerWenner, 2nd by Lange. Motion carried unanimously.

Gambling Permit
Lange moved to approve Lawful Gambling with no waiting period for St. Gregory the Great Knights of Columbus at St. Mary’s Church located at 308 South Main Street for a raffle drawing held on March 18, 2016, 2nd by Maciej. Motion carried unanimously.

Temporary On-Sale Liquor License Permits
Westrich moved to approve two temporary on-sale liquor license permits for St. Mary’s Church located at 308 South Main Street for February 13, and March 18, 2016, 2nd by Maciej. Motion carried unanimously.

Department Reports:
Maintenance Report
Updates
Koopmeiners reported on water and sewer levels.
Koopmeiners installed an alternator and new fan belts on the plow truck.
The Council reviewed the report from Minnesota Department of Health Annual Survey concerning our Public Water Supply showing no bacteria anywhere.
MnWARN
Lange moved to pass Resolution 2-1-16-1, a resolution authorizing governmental unit to be a party to Minnesota Water Agency Response Network (MnWARN), 2nd by Maciej.
Treating for Lead in City Water
Questions arose concerning lead in the City’s water supply. Koopmeiners reported that the City of Upsala adds a phosphate product called C-9 which coats the pipes and sends samples in every two months to monitor the lead levels.
Salt/Sand Shed
Koopmeiners explained where the water mains are on the City property where the water plant is located. The Council requested Koopmeiners report to the Planning Commission on February 17thwith more detailed information.

Fire Department Report
Brian Lange reportedthe tanker truck needs some adaptors; then it should be ready to join the fleet
The new drop tank is here
No Fire calls for January
The UFD had their annual meeting with election of officers and added one more captain to increase the odds of having acaptain at each call.
Officers are as follows:

ChiefJay Baggenstoss
Asst ChiefFrank Koopmeiners
CaptainNick Johnson
CaptainBill Koopmeiners
CaptainKevin Lampert
Training OfficerJoe Trettel
SecretaryBrian Lange

City Office Report
Lange made a motion to have Stevens attend the MAOSC conference in St. Cloud March 15-17 at a cost of $$265.00 for all three days, 2nd by Westrich. Motion carried unanimously.

Planning Commission
Lange submitted the monthly report; Lange is the secretary and Westrich is the Chair of the Commission.
John Soltis will be combining lots and removing one trailer at 319/321 West Street.
Westrich made a motion to waive the fees for demolition of a trailer home located at 321 West Streetdue to the improvement on the property, 2nd by Maciej. Motion failed by 2 to 3 vote.
UCDC
Next meeting will be Tuesday, February 16th, with the mayor extending a thank you to Joan Olson and Mike Schultz for all of their dedicated time and effort they put in the past projects.

Recreation Board
Johnson submitted the monthly report; Johnson is chair and Bernice Koester is secretary.
Scheduling/renting is increasing for the building.

Unfinished Business:
City Hall Roof Repair
Johnson is collecting quotes for the March meeting.

Safety Group Initiative
Lange moved to pass Resolution 2-1-16-2, a resolution authorizing new member in Regional Safety Group (RGS), 2nd by Olson. Motion carried unanimously.

New Business:
Call for Public Hearing for chickens in the City Limits
Westrich moved to hold a public hearing at 7:15 on Monday, March 7, 2016 for 318 Hillcrest St to house up to 10 chickens, 2nd by Lange. Motion carried unanimously.

Toning Plus Lease
Lange moved to renew the lease as presented for Toning Plus to rent a portion of the Rec Building at a fee of $200/ month, 2nd by Maciej. Motion carried unanimously.

Resolution in support of increasing LGA
Lange moved to approve resolution 2-1-16-3, a resolution of Greater MN Cities in Support of Increasing Local Government Aid (LGA), 2nd by Maciej. Motion carried unanimously.

Safety and Loss Control Workshop
Maciej approved up to two people to attend the safety and loss control workshop in St. Cloud on Tuesday, April 12th, at a cost of $20/person, 2nd by Olson. Motion carried unanimously.

Debit/Credit Card for Public Works and City Clerk
Maciej moved to approve the City to get two credit cards for City Staff, 2nd by Westrich. Motion carried unanimously.

Financials
Maciej moved to approve the checks vouchers # 17078 - #17128 with Stevens to follow up with the Northview Bank-Finlayson payment, 2nd by Olson.Motion carried unanimously.

Updates/FYI
Adjourn
Lange moved to adjourn at 9:10 pm, 2nd by Olson.Motion carried unanimously.

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Rollie Johnson, Mayor

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Michelle Stevens, Clerk/Treasurer