Onamia City Council Meeting-October
Official Minutes
October 13, 1999
1) CEDAR STREET ASSESSMENT HEARING: Pursuant to due
call and notice
thereof, a Public Hearing was called to order on
October 13, 1999 by
Assistant Mayor R. Mickus at the Onamia City Hall at
7:00 p.m. In
attendance at the meeting, Council members r. Mickus,
J. Olson, J.
Kryzer, and J. Giddings. Absent from the meeting was
Mayor L. Milton.
The public hearing was to gain public comment regarding
the proposed
assessments of certain residents of Cedar Street.
The total of the assessed amount was $14,836.00 at 7
percent interest
for a period of five years. The City's portion of the
Cedar Street
Project was $19,404.00. No members of the general
public opposed the
assessments.
A motion was made by J. Giddings to close the Public
Hearing. Motion
seconded by J. Kryzer. Carried.
A motion was made by J. Olson to approve the
assessment role as
printed. Seconded by J. Kryzer. Carried.
2) BIRCH STREET ASSESSMENT HEARING: Pursuant to due
call and notice
thereof, a Public Hearing was called to order on
October 13, 1999 by
Assistant Mayor R. Mickus at the Onamia City Hall at
7:10 p.m.
The public hearing was to gain public comment regarding
the proposed
assessments of certain residents of Birch Street.
The total of the assessed amount was $5,180.16 at 7
percent interest for
a period of five years. No members of the general
public opposed the
assessments.
A motion was made by J. Kryzer to close the Public
Hearing. Motion
seconded by J. Giddings. Carried.
A motion was made by J. Giddings to approve the
assessment role as
printed. Seconded by J. Kryzer. Carried.
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the City
Council of the City of
Onamia met in regular session on October 13, 1999 at
the Onamia City
Hall at 7:00 P.M. In attendance at the meeting,
Council members R.
Mickus, J. Olson, J. Kryzer and J. Giddings. Absent
from the meeting
was Mayor L. Milton.
The minutes of the September 8, 1999 meeting were read.
Motion by J.
Olson to approve minutes. Second by J. Giddings .
Carried.
3) FINANCIAL REPORT: The Financial Report for the
month of September
was reviewed. Motion by J. Giddings to approve the
Report. Second by
J. Olson. Carried. Upon the Clerk's recommendation, a
line item will
be set up to track income for the Police Department.
4) ZONING REPORT: Mr. Ralph Schroeder was present at
the meeting to get
a clarification on the current zoning of his property
located on west
Main Street. The Schroeder property is zoned
Commercial under its
current use. If at some time in the future, the
existing building is
used for residential purposes or is torn down and a
house built on the
site the property becomes and remains Residential.
Mickey Carter reported that he did not, at the time of
the meeting, have
either the Street Parking Ordinance or the annexation
information
ready. Mickey will continue to work on the Street
Parking Ordinance for
the next meeting.
5) FIRE REPORT: Don Nicholas was absent from the
meeting due to forest
fires in California. No Report.
6) POLICE REPORT: Brent Schroeder was present at the
meeting to present
the Council with his letter of resignation. Chief
Schroeder was
commended by the Council for his work. Chief Schroeder
will remain with
the City until January 13, 2000. A motion was made by
J. Olson to
approve the acceptance of Chief Schroeder's
resignation. Seconded by J.
Kryzer. Carried. A motion was made by J. Olson to
advertise the
position. Seconded by J. Kryzer. Carried.
7) MAINTENANCE & WATER/SEWER REPORT: Bill Konze,
Maintenance Supervisor
was present to address issues.
A) The City received two requests for new hook up to
the City's sewer
system. After some discussion, a motion was made by J.
Olson to approve
the new hook ups of Bruce Brandt and Randy Vivant with
the following
stipulations. Both parties will pay 1) $750.00 hook up
fees and a 10
percent higher rate due to not living within city
limits and 3) all cost
of installation of lines to City specifications.
B) The City received one request for new hook up to
City water. This
was tabled until further study can take place on the
location of the
household and City existing lines.
C) A letter was received from a resident stating that
due to a sewer
backup her basement was flooded with sewage and she was
forced to
dispose of personal property. Supervisor Konze stated
that the City has
not in the past paid for sewer backup due to natural
occurrences. Konze
stated that this incident was the result of a circuit
breaker failure.
A motion was made by J. Kryzer pay the resident $120.00
for personal
property and clean up labor. Seconded by J. Olson.
Carried.
D) The Clerk presented the Council with the Annual
Snow Removal
Contract from the State of Minnesota. Supervisor Konze
informed the
Council that it was the same contract that the City
entered into each
year with the State. A motion was made by J. Giddings
to approve the
contract. Seconded by J. Kryzer. Carried.
8) OTHER BUSINESS:
A) Street Parking Ordinance - nothing was ready at the
time of meeting.
Rate Increase for Water/Sewer- The Council discussed
the need to
institute a rate increase in order to pay for the new
water tower. No
action was taken at this time other than to discuss how
best to
institute such an increase in rates.
B) Water Main - A motion was mad by J. Giddings to
approve having the
final section of water main installed by Kuechle
Underground along
Railroad row. The cost of installation is $19.00 per
foot for a total
cost of $9,500.00. Seconded by J. Kryzer. Carried.
C) Elm Street - Phil Gravel was present to inform the
Council that the
Elm Street Project was complete and final payment will
be ready for
approval at the November meeting.
D) Mille Lacs Health Systems - A motion was made by J.
Giddings to
approve the letter of support for the Mille Lacs Health
Systems request
for exception to the moratorium. Second by J. Olson.
Carried.
E) Stop sign - The Clerk informed the Council that
there has been a
request from a resident that the City look into placing
a stop sign at
Elm & Railroad. The Council tabled the issue pending
study.
F) TNT Hearing - The Truth in Taxation Hearing was set
for December 8th
at 6:00 p.m. prior to the regular Council meeting.
G) Council member J. Kryzer discussed with the
Council the possibility
of speaking directly with Representative Oberstar
regarding a stop light
on Hwy 169. The lack of a stop light is felt to be
responsible for
increased accidents during heavy weekend traffic.
The Council reviewed the monthly claims for payment and
ordered them
paid.
There being no further official business of the Onamia
Council, a motion
was made by J. Giddings to adjourn meeting. Seconded
by J. Kryzer.
Carried.
Issues to be addressed at next meeting:
1) Street Parking Ordinance
2) Annexation
3) Police Chief Position
Submitted by:
Lynn Fabro, Clerk Robert Mickus, Assistant Mayor
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