April 2007 Minutes


Record of the minutes of a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Minto , Walsh County , North Dakota , held on April 3, 2007 at 7:00 PM at the Minto City Auditor’s Office.

Mayor John Riskey called the meeting to order.  Present were Mayor John Riskey, Councilmen Lee Gudajtes, Brad Narloch, Heather Narloch, and Kevin Schuster. 

There were no open petitions from the public.

Minutes from the regular meeting held on March 9, 2007 were submitted for approval. On motion by Schuster, seconded by Gudajtes, and carried. The minutes were approved.

Committee reports were given.

Streets, Grounds, and Lights:

Civil Contracting will be asked to observe where water is standing now so they can assess where drainage needs to be modified.

A discussion was held on the best way to seal the cracks in the pavement.

Otter Tail has been notified of a street light that is out.

Animal Warden:

A letter from the dog owner concerning a complaint of barking dogs was reviewed.

Planning & Zoning:

The following building permit applications were discussed:

Pedro Mejia, 349 Gillespie Avenue – Replace roofing and siding.  On motion by H. Narloch, seconded by B. Narloch, carried.  Approved building permit.

Garry Stout, 241 Broughton Avenue – Construct second floor balcony on east side and replace existing steps.  On motion by H. Narloch, seconded by Schuster, carried.  Approve building permit.

Charles Hermann, 238 Broughton Avenue – review building permit issued for building in backyard which has not been finished.  Agreed to send letter requesting it to be finished.

Forestry:

Plans for an Arbor Day celebration are under way.

The Tree City USA application for 2006 was approved.

B. Narloch and Schuster will meet with AE2S on April 10 to discuss updated costs for joining the regional water system versus installing a new water plant.

Ordinance #182 was presented for its second reading.

ORDINANCE #182

AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR PLANNING AND ZONING POLICIES AND GUIDELINES WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF MINTO, WALSH COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA.

On motion by Schuster, seconded by H. Narloch , and carried.  Approved Ordinance #182 on its second reading.

Public nuisance issues were reviewed. 

Quotes for a service body for the new pickup were reviewed and discussed.  It was agreed to advertise for a used service body.

The aerial spraying application with Airborne Custom Spraying was discussed.  On motion by B. Narloch, seconded by Gudajtes, carried.  Approved the application for aerial spraying with Airborne Custom Spraying.

An invitation to Minto , Ontario , Canada for their 150th city celebration at the end of July has been received.  Plans to become sister cities have been started.

The monthly bills were presented and discussed.  On motion by Gudajtes, seconded by Schuster, carried.  Approved for payment:

General Fund:
Otter Tail Power Whiteway $283.24
Skating rink $109.77
Office $109.79
NDPERS Retirement $140.90
NDPERS Insurance $561.30
Walsh County Treasurer Policing Contract $985.50
Minto Post Office Stamped window envelopes $23.50
Tami Ulland 6.5 hours $115.90
Certified letter $4.25
Dacotah Paper Co. Cleaning products $15.69
Jerry Misialek Office rent $250.00
Qwest Office, fax $107.02
Tami Ulland Salary $1,545.00
Sam Shutt Salary $2,366.00
Highway Fund:
Sinclair Oil Corporation Diesel – tractor $53.46
Social Security Fund:
Bank of Minto Tax deposit – March $617.85
Advertising Fund:
Morgan Printing Minutes – Feb $69.60
Street Lights Fund:
Otter Tail Power Street Lights $635.24
Forest/Snow Removal/Insect Control Fund:
Narloch Trucking Snow removal – 3/15, 16 $738.37
Sinclair Oil Corporation Diesel – tractor (snow) $33.12
Community Message Center Fund:
Otter Tail Power Electricity $20.25
Qwest Phone line $40.83
2005 Pavement Improvement – SS:
US Bank 2005 bond payment $54,342.50
2006 bond payment $57,716.25
Water Fund:
Otter Tail Power  Electricity $509.31
Northern Water Works PVC, repair couplings $424.10
Hawkins, Inc. Chlorine, hydrofluosilicic acid, cont. $556.40
Nodak Electric Cooperative Electricity – Aquifer line $244.06
Farmers Union Oil Gloves $14.99
Super Service Miscellaneous $131.24
Minto Electric Outlets, bulbs $164.08
NDPERS Retirement $439.86
NDPERS Insurance $827.17
Henry Czapiewski 5.25 hrs ST, 17.25 hrs OT $441.36
Polar Communications Aquifer line $121.43
Hagen Excavating Water break $581.30
JR Welding Plate for water shutoff $43.72
ND Department of Health Testing fluoride, nitrate/nitrite $195.80
Lunseth PVC, glue, cleaner, fittings $62.64
Bismarck Ramkota Hotel Tests $110.00
Menards Shelving items, sinks $353.25
Grafton True Value Hammer, pliers, wastebasket $20.97
Sinclair Card Gas – pickup $169.41
Sam Shutt .75 hrs ST, 10.5 hrs OT $225.28
Meals, gas, exam fees – Bismarck $121.30
Mudflaps – pickup $21.18
Dacotah Paper Co. Cleaning products $111.55
Brian Swartwout Refund $29.67
City of Minto Transfers for March $4,053.95
Qwest Aquifer line $65.69
ND Department of Health Testing coliform, colisure $16.00
ND One Call, Inc. Locates $1.24
Alltel Pickup phone $23.46
Qwest Phone $48.13
Minto Post Office Water billing postage $65.52
Henry Czapiewski Salary $2,457.00
Sewer Fund:
Otter Tail Power Electricity $181.48
JR Welding Sewer manhole covers $107.25
Lyle Niemann Salary $75.00
Kevin Kirkeby Salary $75.00
Garbage Fund:
Refuse Disposal Service Collections $2,752.97
Withholding Fund:
NDPERS Insurance $188.26
Bank of Minto Tax deposit – March $1,123.15
ND State Tax Commissioner Quarterly tax deposit $238.46
NDPERS Deferred comp contribution $75.00

Announcements of upcoming workshops and conferences were made. 

Clean-Up Day will be on May 12 or 19 depending on which day works best for Refuse Disposal Service.  Advertising will be done the same as in the past.

There being no further business, on motion by Gudajtes, seconded by Schuster, carried.  The meeting was adjourned.  The next regular meeting will be held on May 7, 2007 at 5:30 PM .  The Planning and Zoning Committee will meet on May 7, 2007 at 5:00 PM .

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