HomeMy WebLinkAbout1999.11.22 CC Minutes - Special Council meetingU NUTES FOR THE HUGO CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF NOVEMBER 22,1999
The Mayor convened the special meeting at 7:00 pm.
PRESENT: Barnes, Haas, Leroux, Petryk, Stoltzman
City Administrator, Robert Museus
City Engineer, Dave Mitchell
City Engineer, Tom Angus
Maintenance Supervisor, Chris Petree
Finance Director, Ron Otkin
Fire Chief Joe McMahon
FD Training Officer, Greg Burmeister
Tom Angus of OSM presented a draft water and sewer rate study to the City Council, projecting sewer
and water revenue needs for the next five years, and recommending a proposed fee schedule to fund the
system. The Council informed Mr. Angus to finalize the study in accordance with his projections, but
also to include a depreciation amount in the fee schedule. Based on major repair and improvement
projects proposed for the system over the next five years. Mr. Angus is to provide a final report to the
Council at their regular meeting of December 20, 1999.
Maintenance Supervisor, Chris Petree, presented his proposed street maintenance plans for the year 2000,
including adding gravel to approximately 20,000 feet of municipal road, crack filling 35,000 feet of
roadway, seal coating 22,000 feet of roadway, and striping 60,000 feet of roadway. The total estimated
cost for the street maintenance in 2000 is between $124,000 and $139,000, which is included in the
City's draft 2000 budget. Mr. Petree expressed a need to consider reconstruction of certain roadways
along Bald Eagle Lake and the City's downtown area, which are in a state of severe distress. He also
indicated a desire to purchase a mower/snowblower for roads and ground maintenance at an approximate
cost of $17,300 in the year 2000 or 2001.
Fire Chief Joe McMahon, discussed the Fire Department's proposed 2000 budget with the Council. The
Chief stated that the FD's extraction equipment (Jaws of Life) recently broke at the Department was
distracting an individual from a car at an accident scene. The Department will need to buy a replacement
tool in the near future at an estimated cost of $20,000. He also stated that the FD has a need for a
"telesquitter" vehicle to handle the industrial buildings being constructed, to provide quicker knock -down
time for fires and improve firefighters' safety. This piece of equipment can serve as a pump -truck and
tanker truck for the Department.
Finance Director, Ron Otkin, then discussed the draft year 2000 budget with the Council. After
discussion, Mr. Otkin was directed to add $20,000 to the budget for a "Jaws of Life". The funding for
this equipment will come from the City's capital improvement reserves. The community development
budget is to be reduced by $50,000 to reflect that additional personnel will not be needed until about the
middle of next year. A new depreciation fund for replacement of FD equipment is to be started with the
$50,000 removed from the community development budget.
At approximately 10:25 pm, Barnes made a motion, Petryk seconded, to recess the meeting until 4:00 pm
on November 24, 1999 to meet with executive search firms being considered to assist the Council in the
selection of a new City Administrator.
All aye. Motion Carried.
Robert Museus, City Administrator