February 2007 Minutes
Record of the minutes of a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
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
Committee reports were given.
Streets, Grounds, and Lights:
Bituminous Paving was in town on January 22. The high spots on the repair work areas were milled down. Bituminous Paving agreed to ensure the area in front of the Post Office will drain correctly and sand and tack oil will be added to the milled areas to put a better finish on them.
B. Narloch talked to Civil Contracting. They would like to finish the fine grading and landscaping in Stoltman’s Subdivision. The completion date will be
B. Narloch will address street light outage problems with Otter Tail Power and the issue of a vehicle left on the street for an extended period of time.
Street assessment issues were discussed.
Planning & Zoning:
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, was presented for its first reading. It was agreed to table the ordinance until the penalty clauses can be clarified.
Mitch Savard requested a building permit to demo the former Serendipity Shop on
The lease agreement with Mike and Joyce Gerszewski for care of the property to the south of theirs was reviewed. On motion by Gudajtes, seconded by B. Narloch, and carried. Approved the lease agreement with Mike and Joyce Gerszewski.
Public nuisance issues were reviewed.
- On motion by Gudajtes, seconded by Schuster, and carried. Approved to remove the vehicles from the
- On motion by Gudajtes, seconded by B. Narloch, and carried. Approved to remove the van(s) from the Mark Schockley property according to Ordinance #177.
- On motion by Gudajtes, seconded by H. Narloch, and carried. Approved to remove the vehicles from the Coleen Donelan property according to Ordinance #177.
- On motion by B. Narloch, seconded by Gudajtes, and carried. Approved to remove the garbage from the Philip Bartz property on clean up day.
Robert Osowski will be contacted to remove vehicles and store them according the Ordinance #177.
Pickup bids from Minto Auto Sales were reviewed. It was agreed to keep searching for a used vehicle.
An agreement with the City of
The condition of the
The ND Department of Transportation’s Small Town Revitalization grant was reviewed. B. Narloch will contact Dave Leftwich to see if there are any upcoming projects that qualify under this grant.
The Walsh County Sheriff’s reports for the last two quarters of 2006 were reviewed.
Mayor Riskey read a letter from J. Ebertowski commending Henry Czapiewski for excellent customer service.
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 | $144.90 | |
| Office | $222.53 | |
| NDPERS | Retirement | $140.90 |
| NDPERS | Insurance | $561.30 |
| Walsh County Treasurer | Policing Contract | $985.50 |
| Minto Park Board | Revenue sharing | $1,105.44 |
| Tami Ulland | 16.25 hours | $289.74 |
| Norton antivirus update | $52.61 | |
| Clock, batteries | $9.91 | |
| Workforce Safety & Insurance | Workers comp premium | $179.84 |
| Premium – Park district | $174.37 | |
| Letter Perfect Sign Company | Office door, window | $75.00 |
| Menards | Folding chairs | $104.64 |
| Credit Plan – Choice Financial | Garbage bags, cleaning supp, ext. cords | $26.46 |
| Invisimax | Change service | $75.00 |
| Web site host | $18.87 | |
| Jerry Misialek | Office rent | $250.00 |
| Norby’s Work Perks | Conference table | $250.00 |
| Minto Post Office | Stamps | $23.00 |
| Qwest | Office, fax | $110.00 |
| Tami Ulland | Salary | $1,545.00 |
| Highway Fund: | ||
| Workforce Safety & Insurance | Workers comp premium | $210.38 |
| Bituminous Paving | Patching | $1,230.00 |
| Social Security Fund: | ||
| Bank of Minto | Tax deposit – January | $484.22 |
| Advertising Fund: | ||
| Morgan Printing | FY2006 financial statement | $60.90 |
| Street Lights Fund: | ||
| Otter Tail Power | Street Lights | $635.24 |
| Forest/Snow Removal/Insect Control Fund: | ||
| Harriston Industries | Nuts, bolts, washers – snow blower | $2.64 |
| Sinclair Oil Corporation | Diesel – tractor (snow) | $29.02 |
| Economic Development Fund: | ||
| Walsh County Treasurer | Assessments – skating rink lots | $599.05 |
| Community Message Center Fund: | ||
| Otter Tail Power | Electricity | $20.58 |
| Qwest | Phone line | $41.00 |
| Water Fund: | ||
| Otter Tail Power | Electricity | $405.08 |
| Hawkins, Inc. | Container charges | $10.00 |
| Nodak Electric Cooperative | Electricity – Aquifer line | $261.23 |
| Farmers Union Oil | Key | $1.95 |
| ND Rural Water Systems Assoc. | Membership dues | $75.00 |
| Super Service | Miscellaneous, pickup boost | $99.87 |
| Harriston Industries | Fittings – curb extension | $17.99 |
| Minto Electric | Light fixture, bulbs, fittings | $135.09 |
| NDPERS | Retirement | $439.86 |
| NDPERS | Insurance | $827.17 |
| Henry Czapiewski | .5 hrs ST, 4.5 hrs OT | $102.81 |
| Polar Communications | Aquifer line | $121.43 |
| Workforce Safety & Insurance | Workers comp premium | $537.12 |
| Menards | Storage cabinet, shelving | $304.31 |
| Grafton True Value | PVC, misc. | $30.83 |
| Sinclair Card | Gas – pickup | $129.04 |
| Sam Shutt | 7.25 hrs HOL, 14 hrs OT | $385.68 |
| Mileage, meals – ICC classes – GF | $133.00 | |
| Norton antivirus update | $49.98 | |
| Acme Electric | Hardware for shelving | $48.36 |
| Lake Agassiz Water Authority | Membership dues | $150.00 |
| Credit Plan – Choice Financial | Ice melter | $7.77 |
| Quill | Printer cartridges | $69.97 |
| Dub Construction | Pump house demolition – Park | $1,650.00 |
| Eric Slominski | Refund | $75.00 |
| City of Minto | Transfers for January | $3,910.94 |
| Qwest | Aquifer line | $65.69 |
| ND Department of Health | Testing coliform, colisure | $16.00 |
| ND One Call, Inc. | Locates | $1.24 |
| Alltel | Pickup phone | $23.31 |
| Qwest | Phone | $55.00 |
| Minto Post Office | Water billing postage | $65.00 |
| Henry Czapiewski | Salary | $2,457.00 |
| Sam Shutt | Salary | $2,366.00 |
| Sewer Fund: | ||
| Otter Tail Power | Electricity | $194.39 |
| Hawkins, Inc. | Aqua hawk | $140.25 |
| Workforce Safety & Insurance | Workers comp premium | $95.52 |
| 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 – January | $923.15 |
| NDPERS | Deferred comp contribution | $75.00 |
Announcements of upcoming workshops and conferences were made.
There being no further business, on motion by B. Narloch, seconded by Schuster, carried. The meeting was adjourned. The next regular meeting will be held on
