Agenda and Minutes

City Council

Mar 8, 2010

CITY OF UPSALA
OFFICIAL MINUTES
March 08, 2010
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the City Council of Upsala, MN met in regular session on Monday, March 8, at 7:00 p.m. in the Upsala Fire Hall. In Attendance: Mayor Dan Cheney; Council Rollie Johnson, Robert Maciej, Joan Olson, & Bethany Malisheske. Staff: Michele Caron, Frank Koopmeiners. Visitors: Representatives St Mary’s & Schultz Engineering.
Meeting called to order by the Honorable Mayor Cheney at 7:00 p.m.
Minutes- Minutes of the February meeting were reviewed. Mm by Maciej, second by Olson, unanimously carried.
Agenda-Additions to agenda Uptown Café; mm by Malisheske second by Maciej to accept addition to agenda, unanimously carried.


Visitors-
• Girl Scouts attended to accept a proclamation from the Mayor proclaiming the week of March 7th as Girl Scout week. It is the 98th Anniversary of Girl Scouting. Mm by Cheney second by Maciej, unanimously carried.
• Leadership Lindyland representative here to observe a governmental meeting
• Representatives from St Mary’s presented the survey of property. Discussion on boundaries.
Maintenance Report-Frank Koopmeiners
• Water 23,821 gal down by 1,985 gal; Sewer 1.71 hr/day no change from last month
Fire Department Report-Frank Koopmeiners
• Josh Sobania, Bonnie Soltis, Julian Herbes –fires.
• Mayor noted the fire chief is having to attend a lot of meetings and training for NIMS and the new radio changes he asked if he is receiving mileage for meetings/training-Clerk will encourage him to turn it in
• NIMS-reviewed for city council people. Need it for grants and federal emergency assistance.
• 320 Tower Road debris last years fire-It is state owned property right now, the auditors office said it will be up for auction this spring. Rollie mentioned another follow up on the property on Hwy 238 south for the danger of the large foundation hole in the ground. A letter was sent some time ago.
• Appoint Officers 2010-Resolution Mm by Johnson, second by Maciej, unanimously carried.
Training Officers Mike Kremers & Joe Trettel
Captains Mike Peterson, Darren Lange, Mikel Nelson
Assistant Chief Dan Burgraff
Fire Chief Jay Baggenstoss
• Clerk asked if some of these positions should have other wages. Discussion- maybe if they do something in place of Jay. Training officers do extra duties from other fire fighters that take some time. Clerk will ask them.
Planning Commission Report-Dan Cheney
• Land Use Permits-none
• Public Hearing Oak Avenue-Input from community on width, cost. Feasibility study is 36 feet with curb and gutter. It is two lanes of traffic with parking on one side of the street. Frank stated snow removal can’t push it out as far unless you get it on top of the curb. Discussion on whether or not parking is needed or wanted on it.
Survey presented by St Mary’s shows the current Oak Avenue on church property and it runs at an angle. Clerk had the recorders office try to find the written draft of the easement. Mm by Cheney to have Widseth survey the entire length of Oak Avenue, second by Johnson, unanimously carried.
The sewer line is about 14 feet from the south end and 20 feet from the north end of St Mary’s property on the west. This survey is proposing ten feet on either side of the sanitary sewer. The easement would have to indicate the five foot easement discussed previously. As a structural standpoint the footings would have to be at the level of the sewer line or lower for stability to make up for the lack of footage in the easement on the corner of the building.
Church would like to reroute the existing water line behind the property instead of along highway 238. St Mary’s is proposing running the service coming in from the south and heading to the north. Frank spoke to dead ends of the water main. He says they cause problems, so the water needs to continue to be looped. It was asked if the city would share some of the costs for the water main. Clerk needs to ask Don if a storm sewer inlet and an approach on Oak Avenue. Council authorized Don A. to go ahead and survey the whole length of Oak Avenue after the St Mary’s church survey. The sewer easement can go forward with the current one provided from St Mary’s.
• Planning Commission Vacancy-Mm by Cheney to appoint Dennis Westrich to the group.
Community Development Commission-Bethany/Robert
• Mike Disher volunteered to co-chair the Heritage Festival
Recreation Building Report-Johnson
• Recreation building is well into its remodeling and it looks really good. An Open House will be planned. They will sell picnic tables and get 8 foot rectangle tables.
• Resolution appointing the members of the recreation building board, mm by Cheney, second by Malisheske, unanimously carried
• Parking lot improvement-Rollie will get in touch with Don as to a recommendation.
• Authorized a $10,000 partial payment to Kremer’s Construction for remodeling, mm by Johnson, second by Cheney, unanimously carried.
Old Business
• Uptown Café inspection- Several people joined the inspection of the café: Jeanne Kramer’s Century 21, Bob Bauman Building Inspector, and Michelle Weinberg from Morrison County, City Council members Dan Cheney, Rollie Johnson, Robert Maciej and Joan Olson. Reports will be in to the city in about a week.

New Business-
• Morrison County Public Works Grants-Recycling $1,212 & Clean Up Day $375
• Insurance limits LMCIT
• Central MN Housing Partnership informational meeting. Let the council know when it is.
Financial-Clerk
• Financial Report reviewed by council and bills audited and ordered paid in the amount of $21,523.57
Meeting adjourned by Mayor Cheney 9:10 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,


Attest
Michele Caron, Clerk

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