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City Council Minutes
November 22, 2000
The meeting was called to order to by Mayor Gehrz at 7 p.m.
PRESENT: Gehrz, Hustad, Lindstrom, Talbot. Also present: Heather Worthington,
City Administrator
ABSENT: Kuettel, Phillips
COMMUNITY FORUM: There was no one present wishing to speak.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The minutes of November 8, 2000 were approved as
written.
CONSENT AGENDA
1. General disbursements and payroll
2. Licenses
3. Fund transfer from the Infrastructure Fund to the 2000 Alley Reconstruction Fund
and authorize closing of the 2000 Alley Reconstruction Fund as of 12/31/00.
• After a few specific questions by Councilmember Talbot, Councilmember Lindstrom
moved to approve the consent agenda. The motion passed unanimously.
POLICY AGENDA
Request for approval of the Mayor and City Administrator to negotiate a contract with an
independent contractor to fill Connie Bernardv's position with the MCAD
Mayor Gehrz said due to Ms. Bernardy's recent election to a seat in the State House of
Representatives, she will be resigning her position with Mayor's Commission Against
Drugs effective December 30th. The mayor and city administrator are requesting to
negotiate a contract with an independent contractor to fill the six months left in the grant
period or until June 30, 2001. The contract will be brought before the city council for
review. Councilmember Lindstrom moved to approve this request. The motion passed
unanimously.
Proposal of amendment to the Street Assessment Policy relating to bituminous overlaX,
and cold in-place recycling
Administrator Worthington explained that changes need to be made to the city's Street
Assessment Policy in order to update it with regard to the State of Minnesota's
• certification of local streets and funding changes in Municipal State Aid.
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Administrator Worthington said that the state certified our MSA system in 2000 and with
certification, we are allowed to use MSA monies for local street projects. The wording
changes to the street assessment policy are recommended by staff upon advice from the
Minnesota Department of Transportation. Changes are recommended in the
"maintenance/rehabilitation projects" portion of the policy and refer to the use of MSA
funds to offset certain project costs, with assessments as needed. After brief discussion,
councilmember Hustad made a motion to approve the changes to the Street Assessment
Policy. The motion passed unanimously.
ADJOURN
The meeting adjourned at 7:55 p.m.
Res ec s bmitted,
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Pat Phillips via v otape)
Deputy Clerk
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