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Official Minutes for June 11th, 2018 Pembina City Council Meeting

Council Members Present: Mayor Kyle Dorion, President Ron Fritz, VP Allen Huttunen, Cody Carpenter, Corie Koropatnicki, Melissa Hilliard and Connor Snitker

Absent: none

City Employees Present:   Lisa Hall, Auditor/Administrator, Gary Helland/Public Works Superintendent

City Attorney Present: Rob Fleming

City Engineer Present: Brad Bail

 

Others present: Blaine Eisenbeis, Brian Osowski-AMKO, Phil Hall and Louise Hall

Public Portion

None.

Meeting called to order by Mayor Dorion at 6:00 p.m.

Changes to Agenda

Add Recycling under City Auditor. Motion by Snitker, seconded by Fritz to approve the changes to the agenda. Ayes all present. Motion carries.

Motion by Fritz, seconded by Snitker to approve May’s minutes with changes; Ayes all present. Motion carries.

 

Old Business

 

  • Levee-Tabled.

     

  • Bret Corneliusen –Tabled.

     

  • Ernie D’auetuil – Tabled.

     

  • Spot Bar- Tabled.

     

    Engineer Report/Brad Bail –  Brian from AMKO gave recommendation to go with Dougherty. Closing will be June 21st and funds will be put into account. November interest payment will be included in bond. Motion by Snitker, seconded by Koropatnicki for approval of the bid for Dougherty & Company.   Roll call. Ayes: Koropatnicki, Carpenter, Fritz, Hilliard and Snitker Nayes: Huttunen. Motion carries. Motion by Snitker, seconded by Koropatnicki to create the fund of an improvement district, providing for and appropriating special assessments for the support and maintenance of said fund, and authorizing the issuance of improvement warrants thereon. Roll call Ayes: Koropatnicki, Carpenter, Fritz, Hilliard and Snitker Nayes: Huttunen. Motion carries. Motion by Snitker, seconded by Hilliard to authorize the issuance of $755,000 refunding improvement bonds, series 2018, prescribing the terms and covenants thereof, and creating a fund for the payment thereof. Roll call Ayes: Koropatnicki, Carpenter, Fritz, Hilliard and Snitker Nayes: Huttunen. Motion carries. Motion by Huttunen, seconded by Hilliard to retain AMKO Advisors and sign the scope of service letter as presented. Roll call. Ayes: Koropatnicki, Carpenter, Fritz, Hilliard, Snitker and Huttunen. Motion carries. Mayor Dorion will contact Jerry at MCI for rerouting traffic during construction.

     

    Attorney Update / Rob Fleming- Motion by Huttunen, seconded by Hilliard to accept second reading of ordinance for noxious weeds Chapter 12. Ayes by all present. Motion carries.

     

    Employee Report/Concerns-

  • N. Hwy ditch drainage– Gary will check with highway department on drainage.

     

  • Drainage S. of Mid Central Medical- Gary will call Twamley to look at it for drainage.

     

  • Daycare mowing- Motion by Snitker, seconded by Hilliard to have city crew mow the area outside of the fence at the daycare and the operator of daycare is responsible for everything inside of the fence.Ayes by all present. Motion carries.

    Update & Business: Mayor – Mayor Dorion appoints Rebecca Koropatnicki to the Recreation Board. Motion by Huttunen, seconded by Snitker to approve Mayor Dorion’s appointment. Ayes: Huttunen, Fritz, Carpenter, Hilliard and Snitker. Abstaining: Koropatnicki. Motion carries.

     

    Update & Business: City Auditor

  • The May financials and June bills were reviewed and approved.

     

  • PC garden- Motion by Koropatnicki, seconded by Huttunen to allow Jordan and Megan Salazar to rent the adjacent lot to plant a garden with stipulation lot is returned to original state when no longer going to utilize. Rent is to be paid year round. Ayes by all present. Motion carries. Advise them a one call needed because water and sewer is on lot.

     

  • Property sale offer- Lisa will contact county for tax value of Sobering’s other property. Tabled until next meeting.

     

  • Liquor license renewal- Motion by Koropatnicki, seconded by Huttunen to approve all of the liquor license renewals. Ayes by all present. Motion carries.

     

  • Corner Bar- Motion by Huttunen, seconded by Hilliard to accept $100 monthly installment payments from the Corner Bar due first of each month towards liquor license fee. Ayes by all present. Motion carries.

     

  • Gaming site authorization- Motion by Huttunen, seconded by Snitker to approve the gaming site authorization for Friends of Neche Firemen in the Corner Bar. Ayes by all present. Motion carries.

     

  • Property offer-Rolette across from office- No sale. City wishes to keep that property for their own use.

     

  • Recycling- Letters are being sent out this week with the information. They will be here Thursday to set up the carts and delivered June 21st.Pickup starts July 5th and will be every other Thursday.

     

    Committee Reports:

     

  • Growth/Daycare- Taylor is in running the daycare. Still waiting on the state for the license so right now can only have 5 children but does have families waiting for when she receives the license.

     

    New Business:

    Motion to adjourn by Fritz at 6:57 p.m.

     

By: Mayor, Kyle Dorion

 

Attested to: Lisa Hall, Auditor/Administrator