Agenda and Minutes

City Council

Jun 8, 2009

CITY OF UPSALA
UNOFFICIAL MINUTES
June 8, 2009

Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the City Council of Upsala, MN met in regular session on Monday, June 8, at 7:00 p.m. in the Upsala Fire Hall. In Attendance: Mayor Pro Tem Rollie Johnson, Robert Maciej, Bethany Malisheske, and Joan Olson. Staff: Michele Caron, Frank Koopmeiners. Excused: Mayor Cheney.

Meeting called to order by the Honorable Mayor Pro Tem Johnson at 7:00 p.m.
Minutes
• Regular May minutes were reviewed with no additions or corrections, Mm by Maciej to accept as written, second by Malisheske; carried.
Agenda
• Additions were made. Mm by Malisheske to accept as amended, second by Maciej; carried.
Visitors, Requests, Petitions-none
Maintenance Report-Koopmeiners
• Water up by 590 gal/day to 23,290; Sewer down by 1.04 hr/day to 3.03.
• Eradication of Dandelions in park and around recreation building-areas will look better, and some youth in the area have allergies to them. Mm by Johnson to spray for dandelions in both areas, second by Maciej; unanimously carried.
• Tar in the alley and on west street is done
• The system was backwashed and is now being discharged. Frank brought samples to show.
• MPCA did routine inspection with no items noted.
• Sidewalk on south Main Street was fixed as it had a frost heave.
Fire Department Report-None
Ordinances, Resolutions
• Donation from Upsala Lions for flags lining Main Street-Mm by Maciej to approve, second by Malisheske; unanimously carried.
• Donation of $2,000 from Upsala Lions for fireworks at Heritage Festival, mm by Malisheske, second by Olson, unanimously carried. Thank you to the Upsala Lions for both donations to the community.
• Will review the fire relief pension resolution approved previously but not correctly state for 2009, it was stated for 2008 mistakenly.
• Additional signatory for city checks-mm by Olson to add Johnson as a signatory-(the checks require two and we did not have a third signatory in the absence of one of the two we did have) second by Maciej; unanimously carried.
Planning Commission-Olson
• Minutes were reviewed
• Permit-Trettel PC recommended approval-, mm by Malisheske to approve recommendation of rebuilding home for Trettel, second by Maciej; unanimously carried.
• Boiler ordinance recommend by PC to hold public hearing- mm by Olson to approve recommendation for public hearing on July 1st at 6:00 p.m. at their regular meeting, second by Maciej; unanimously carried.
• Road plan reviewed-recommendation by commission to fix Tower Road. Mm by Malisheske to get an updated cost on just the south section of Tower Road and a new one for complete re-do of the road, second by Olson; unanimously carried. The reclamation cost estimate of Tower Road to Baltic in 2007 was $96,096. Discussion to include Hickory Avenue graveling per the 2007 study.
Upsala Community Development Commission-Maciej/Malisheske
• A special meeting of those involved in organizing and participating in the Heritage Festival will take place on July 6th at 6:30 p.m. at city hall.
• Bethany Malisheske will be appointed in the near future as Secretary/Treasurer o
• Clerk asked if UCDC could explore the USDA business loan program we are in and find out how businesses find out about it. Johnson will call Carol at Morrison County Development first to see if there is any advertising or if we have to do it.
Recreation Board Report-Johnson
• Cleaning of building-Council asked the board previously to hire someone to give the recreation building a good professional cleaning; with the city paying up to $500 for it. Board did not fulfill that request at this time, so mm by Olson that a cleaning person by hired to clean and not use volunteers, second by Maciej; unanimously carried. Discussion after motion of who could do it and the decision to hire Joan Olson to clean it was made. The city did not look into others because it had charged the recreation board with this task. City will transfer $500 to recreation board fund to cover the costs.
Unfinished Business
• Uptown Café-Clerk waiting on call back from Morrison County Health Department. City is concern with unsanitary conditions, as it appears to have been locked up before anything was removed.
• Coop for the security of the anhydrous ammonia tanks; doing what they can.
New Business
• Review of ordinances-safety. Maciej observed two youth shooting a BB gun in town. He asked them to stop. (Whether on their property or not). No gun ordinance needed-safety section of 92.18 Public Nuisances letter “U” states, “all other conditions or things which are likely to cause injury to the person or property of anyone.” The council interprets gun use within the city limits to fall under this category.
• Thank you from Initiative Foundation for $150 annual donation. The city utilizes the services of the Initiative Foundation each year.
Financial Reports, Audit Bills, Miscellaneous-Clerk
• CD at Pine Country Bank renewed and they will give at least that interest rate in July to the next maturing CD.
• Sewer funds reconciled.
• Bills audited and ordered paid in the amount of $10,837.29
Thank you to Mayor Pro Tem Johnson for filling in for Mayor Cheney.

Respectfully Submitted,
Michele Caron, Clerk

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