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Tuesday, December 12, 2006
WAUBUN CITY COUNCIL BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS MEETING, NOVEMBER 14, 2006 WAUBUN COMMUNITY CENTER 6:00 PM The Circles of Faith Church presented a request for variance for the sign that is in front of the Church. The Zoning Officer said that it did not meet compliance standards for set backs from the Highway. The sign replaces one that existed before and is larger. They cannot set it back due to fiber optic cables, etc. The Board of Adjustments reviewed the request and agreed to recommend that the variance be granted. ********************************* WAUBUN CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING OF NOVEMBER 14, 2006 WAUBUN COMMUNITY CENTER 6:30 PM The regular meeting of the Waubun City Council was held on Tuesday November 14, 2006 at the Waubun Community Center beginning at 6:30 PM The meeting was called to order at 6:30 PM by Mayor Bill Eck. Roll call was read; Members present were Tom Bement, Jean Horack, Eugene Moore, and William Eck. Milo Winter was absent. Guests and special delegations present: Ben Stalberger representing Doc’s Den, Charles Hanson, Marilyn Kemper, Darby Miller and Kurt Philion. Staff present: Brett Brehm, Germaine Riegert, The agenda was reviewed. The following items were added to the agenda: report on snow plow truck, request for liquor license, and discussion of Assessor training on December 18. Motion by Moore and seconded by Bement to approve the agenda as presented. Motion carried unanimously. Bement made a motion to approve the minutes of the October 10 Regular meeting as mailed. Horack seconded it and the motion carried unanimously. Bement made a motion to approve the minutes of the November 2 Special meeting as mailed. Moore seconded it and the motion carried unanimously. The following bills were reviewed: GENERAL FUND: Midwest Bank 322.36 Midstates Wireless 118.08 EZ One Stop 156.62 PERA 20.00 Gordon Construction 890.00 WACCO 91.25 Mahnomen Pioneer 28.00 Waubun Implement 233.81 Gopher State One Call 8.70 City of Mahnomen 711.40 Elroy Hanson AAL 200.00 MN DOT 388.61 Minnie Borgrud 80.00 Charlotte Paskey 85.00 Barbara Jasken 85.00 Opal Voit 80.00 PERA 312.77 White Earth RTC 50.00 MRWA 230.00 Joyce Klinkhammer 80.00 Sharon Zluticky 80.00 ACS 180.36 Ottertail Power Co. 1,297.53 Waubun Steel 33.10 Swanson Repair 432.83 Net Payroll 3,503.17 Midwest Bank 759.79 PERA 501.09 Midwest Testing Lab 217.50 WATER AND SEWER FUND: Ottertail Power Co. 217.28 Chad Smith 487.00 RMB Labs 61.00 A motion was made by Horack to pay all bills reviewed. Moore seconded the motion and it carried unanimously as stated. The Clerk reported that the bills sent the last meeting was: Water and Sewer billings for November Receipts since the last meeting were: MN DOT $660,887.18 (9-20-06); MPCA refund $45; ACS $400 annual rent; $500 Payment 3 on Doc’s Den license, State of MN – Ag taxes $4,108.22 OLD BUSINESS: The easement for Ottertail and proposal for platting the Lhotka Development was reviewed. Bement made a motion to proceed with the project. Horack seconded it and it carried unanimously. The easement for the Wells property was reviewed. Motion was made by Horack to approve it and Bement seconded it. The motion carried unanimously Mayor Eck said he had received a call from Arlan Lunde about the back hoe and he wanted a copy of the amortization schedule from the contract. The clerk was instructed to fax this information to him as soon as possible. The matter was tabled until the next meeting by a motion made by Moore and seconded by Bement. The motion carried unanimously. Water and Sewer Receivables were reviewed. The clerk reported that every one had responded to the certified letters except two parties. Moore made a motion to certify these two billings to the County Auditor for assessment to their property taxes. Bement seconded it and the motion carried unanimously. The clerk presented a letter from the Northwest Minnesota Foundation about the Paint Grant. After some discussion it was agreed by consensus that she write a letter explaining that it was impossible to get the building painted due to the road construction, the delay in receiving the necessary parts to complete the remodeling and the weather. Brett reported that the Snow Plow truck will soon be completely ready for use. It was necessary to rebuild the transmission, fix the exhaust system and remove the leaky gas tank. When the work is completed, it will be DOT certified. NEW BUSINESS: The action of the Board of Adjustment for the variance request from Circles of Faith Church was reviewed. Their action was approved by a motion from Bement that was seconded by Moore. The motion carried unanimously. Bill Eck removed himself from his official position on the Council and handed the gavel to Vice Mayor Tom Bement. Pappy’s Restaurant and Pizzeria presented a letter to the Council requesting an on-sale liquor license for the food service and for Sunday’s. After some discussion, Horack made a motion to approve the requested liquor license. Moore seconded it and it passed with a roll call vote of 3 for, and 1 absent. The clerk was directed to do a survey of area establishments to see what fee should be assessed. The special Sunday license is a maximum of $200, set by State Statute. (Mr. Eck did not vote) OTHER: Mayor Eck stated that Ron Hendrickson volunteered his time and pick up to assist with clean up day. It would have been difficult to get the job done without his assistance. He requested that we allow Mr. Hendrickson to go to EZ One Stop and get a fill of gasoline for his vehicle as our way of saying thank you for his help. It was the consensus of the Council to approve this action. Clerk Riegert told the Council that the Community Center is no longer a secure building. We changed locks twice last year to make it so and the door by her office can be pulled open with little effort. The Mayor said he will talk to the Maintenance person to get the matter resolved as soon as possible. Riegert also requested that the lock on that door be made accessible for use by city residents. It cannot be unlocked with the Master Key and cannot be unlocked to allow people to access her office without walking through the whole building. It was agreed that this needed to be repaired also. _________________________________ ___________________________________ Mayor Clerk |
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