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Tuesday, May 8, 2007
OTHER Winter reported that he had been contacted and had observed dogs running in his part of town. This has been a chronic complaint throughout the city. What if anything can be done? The ordinance passed last year stated that they could be humanely disposed of by the dog catcher if the owner could not be located. That is also the reason that it was decided to register dogs for no fee. The Clerk has the needed supplies and has publicized the information on the monthly water bills. Mayor Eck stated that the White Earth Game Wardens will take care of the matter if they are called to do so. This information is also to be publicized. Chris Thorsen from Ulteig Engineers presented an explanation of costs for the Highway 113 project. According to his calculations, the State of Minnesota still owes the City approximately $52,000. He is working on closing the Contract. Bumps are raising where the new culverts were installed. Mn DOT is aware of them, also, and is investigating them. No further business was presented. Bement made a motion to adjourn at 8:00 PM. Moore seconded it and it carried unanimously. ______________________________- ______________________________ Mayor Clerk Tuesday, May 8, 2007 CITY OF WAUBUN REGULAR MEETING Tuesday, April 10, 2007 at 6 PM WAUBUN COMMUNITY CENTER The Annual Board of Equalization was convened at 6:00 PM. Les Finseth, County Assessor was present to present information if a resident needed clarification of their tax bill. No members of the public appeared. Mr. Finseth remarked that the County has been watching land sales and as astonishing as it may appear, farm land and hunting land are selling for about the same price per acre. He also noted that more land than normal is being sold. 95% of farm land sold has been purchases by local owners and 95% of hunting land is being purchased by out of area buyers. Mr. Finseth gave the City a print out of all property owners within the City. It will be filed in the Clerk’s Office. Moore made a motion to close the Board of Equalization meeting. Winter seconded it and it was approved unanimously. ************************************************************************ Mayor Eck called the fact finding portion of the meeting to order at 6:20 PM at the Waubun Community Center. Roll call: Milo Winter, Thomas Bement, Eugene Moore, Jean Horack and William Eck. All members were present. Staff members present were City Clerk Germaine Riegert, Brett Brehm City Maintenance and Paul Brehm, Police and Fire. Guests present: Charles Hanson, Kurt Philion from KRJM and Chris Thorsen from Ulteig Engineers. Mayor Eck recognized Charles Hanson as he had requested permission to address the Council. He registered a complaint against our law enforcement officers saying that they won’t help him out. He hired Elroy Hanson to represent him. Chief Brehm told his side of the story and Mayor Eck informed Mr. Hanson that there was nothing that they as a Council could do until a formal complaint was received and therefore, the matter needed to be dismissed at that point. Brett Brehm reported on his activities since the last meeting. He stated that the new fire tanker, the yellow Massey and the lawn mowers are not listed on the insurance schedule. Clerk Riegert stated that she had discussed the truck with the former owner of the Waubun Insurance Agency but for some reason it was not added. It has been done now. The LMCIT safety officer will be coming to town on April 17 and she will ask if this ever happens again, would it still be insured. Brett reported that he had to get new cutting blades on the plow truck and that he would be taking his CDL test the next week. Pete Smith worked with him to use the new colorimeter. It worked fine. He requested permission to order the re-agents and bottles through Hach Co. and was told to set up an account for the City’s needs. He was also given permission to purchase a sturdy case for the meter. A person from MN Department of Health inspected the water plant and put in 2 taps between the fluorides to insure more accurate test results. He stated that during a recent discussion with the training agent from Rural Water, he would not be eligible to take the Class C water and wastewater tests until he has been employed for 3 years. Mayor Eck said that he would be eligible after one year to take the Class D and that the Council expected him to do so as soon as possible. Paul Brehm presented a letter requesting that Doc’s Den be given a three day suspension for allowing persons to be in the bar beyond the 1 AM hour. The Council asked that the matter be placed on the action agenda. Kurt Philion representing KRJM Radio was recognized. He made a presentation asking if the City would be willing to continue the school-city promotion at the rate of $99. This too was referred to the action agenda. No further staff reports were presented. Mayor Eck issued a call for the Action portion of the meeting to convene at 6:45 PM. The following items were added to the agenda: 1. Action on Doc’s Den 2. Signs and banners for Centennial 3. MMCDC invitation 4. Dogs running loose 5. City-School promotion Bement made a motion to approve the amended agenda. Horack seconded it and it carried unanimously. Winter made a motion to approve the minutes of the February 12 meeting as corrected (Moore requested that his nay be recorded on the Wells easement decision.). Bement seconded it and the motion was unanimously approved. The following bills were reviewed: GENERAL FUND: NCPERS 16.00 EZ One Stop 372.59 LMNC 20.00 ACS 182.74 Home Town Food Market 1.89 Mahnomen Co. Hwy. Dept. 2,888.40 Stangel’s Repair 210.65 Pitney Bowes 6.99 Waubun Implement 459.62 Mahnomen Co. Auditor 87.50 Bement Oil 630.40 Ottertail Power Co. 1,928.99 Peter Revier 20.00 Nereson Chevrolet 6.60 Waubun Steel 168.14 One Call Concepts 2.90 Hoban’s Plbg. & Htg. 96.00 Emergency Apparatus Inc. 417.18 Mahnomen Parts 21.15 Mahnomen Co. C of C 35.00 Midwest Bank 1,000.80 PERA 630.99 LMNC Ins Trust 3,301.00 Net Payroll 4,069.23 WATER & SEWER FUND: USPS 78.00 USPS 15.09 Chad Smith 550.00 MN Dept. of Rev. 1,356.00 White Earth Public Works 500.00 RMB Environmental Inc. 48.00 Hawkins Inc 1,573.54 Electro Watchman 70.29 Brett Brehm 3.90 BONDED DEBT: Midwest Bank 13,780.00 Motion was made by Horack and seconded by Bement to pay all bills presented with the exception of the LTP Well Drilling which is to be sent back for complete itemization and Ulteig Engineers which was help for further explanation. The motion carried unanimously. Billings sent for the month of March were: Water and sewer statements J. Zaviska fire bill $1,500 DNR management area fire $1,500 Craig Gjesvold $500 The following monies were received since the last meeting: Lake Grove Township $3,300 Oakland Township $3,300 Popple Grove Township $3,300 LMCIT (water tower) $6,279.73 OLD BUSINESS: The easement to be negotiated with Leonard and Lois Wells requests that no raw sewage be allowed to enter the ditch to be constructed. Mayor Eck stated an emergency may necessitate this to happen and so the clause can not be placed in the easement. After some discussion it was decided by consensus to table the easement until it could be discussed with the City Attorney. Water & Sewer: Olson Well Drilling will come in to replace the pump, etc. as soon as the ground is workable. Clerk Riegert reported that she had spoken with Arlan Kangas from MMCDC but he was unable to attend. She was instructed to set up a meeting date and let Mayor Eck know so a special meeting can be called. Clerk Riegert reported on the LMNC Loss Workshop held in Mahnomen. She talked to them about our Personnel Policies and said they will review it if we want them to. She was instructed to send them a copy so it becomes clearer. The letter of request from the Police Chief was reviewed. The owner of Doc’s Den had received a prior warning about employees being in the establishment beyond the hours allowed by the ordinance. The Council felt that after the second offence it was necessary to take action. Mayor Eck excused himself from the discussion as he felt there might be a conflict of interest as he also holds a liquor license. Vice Mayor Moore took the gavel. Based on the police report and the prior warning, Winter made a motion that Doc’s Den’s license be suspended for three days—April 16, 17 and 18 (M-T-W). Horack seconded the motion and it passed on a vote of 4-0. (Mayor Eck abstained) The Clerk was directed to send the owner a certified letter notifying the owner of the Council’s decision. Spring Clean Up Day was discussed. Curbside pick up worked well last year and it was decided to do it that way again. The Clerk will talk to White Earth Sanitation to coordinate the project and will post flyers in public places when the date is agreed upon. It will probably be mid-May. NEW BUSINESS: Doc’s Den made a request for license renewal for 2007-2008. After some discussion Bement made a motion to approve the request and Moore seconded it. It carried unanimously. The Clerk was instructed to proceed with the process and to notify the owner of the Council’s decision. New banners and entry signs for the City were discussed. Mayor Eck said he had met with the Centennial Planning Committee and they were willing to go with the proposed signs (graphics attached to minutes). The Zoning Administrator needs to be contacted to be sure that they are erected legally. Total cost of three entry signs, pole banners and a large banner across the main intersection would cost $2,389.00. Monies are available in an inactive bank account at Midwest Bank that can be used for this type of purpose. The cost to the City would be roughly $1,189.00. Moore made a motion to proceed with the project. Winter seconded it and it carried unanimously. Discussion about the school-city promotion followed. It has been done in prior years and was well received. Horack made a motion to approve the project at a cost of $99. Bement seconded it and the motion carried unanimously. OTHER Winter reported that he had been contacted and had observed dogs running in his part of town. This has been a chronic complaint throughout the city. What if anything can be done? The ordinance passed last year stated that they could be humanely disposed of by the dog catcher if the owner could not be located. That is also the reason that it was decided to register dogs for no fee. The Clerk has the needed supplies and has publicized the information on the monthly water bills. Mayor Eck stated that the White Earth Game Wardens will take care of the matter if they are called to do so. This information is also to be publicized. Chris Thorsen from Ulteig Engineers presented an explanation of costs for the Highway 113 project. According to his calculations, the State of Minnesota still owes the City approximately $52,000. He is working on closing the Contract. Bumps are raising where the new culverts were installed. Mn DOT is aware of them, also, and is investigating them. No further business was presented. Bement made a motion to adjourn at 8:00 PM. Moore seconded it and it carried unanimously. ______________________________ ______________________________ Mayor Clerk |
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