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MINUTES–MORRIS
CITY COUNCIL–REGULAR MEETING–FEBRUARY 12, 2008
The
regular meeting of the Morris City Council was called to order at 5:15 p.m.
this 12th day of February, 2008, by Mayor Giese in the Council
Chambers of the Morris Senior Citizens/Community Center.
PLEDGE
OF ALLEGIANCE: The Pledge of
Allegiance was recited.
CALL OF
THE ROLL: Roll call was taken
with the following members present:
Council member Carrington, Webster, Miller, Storck and Mayor Giese. Also present was City Manager Hill, Finance
Director Krosschell, Public Works Director Dittbenner, City Attorney Glasrud and
Fleet Manager Searle.
READING
AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES: 1/22/08
Regular Meeting Minutes:
Council member Webster moved, seconded by Storck, to approve the 1/22/08
regular city council meeting minutes.
Motion carried.
1/22/08
Condensed Version: Council
member Miller moved, seconded by Carrington, to approve the 1/22/08 condensed
version minutes. Motion carried.
AUDIT
OF CITY BILLS: Council member Webster
moved, seconded by Miller, to authorize payment of the City bills dated February
12, 2008. Motion carried.
CITIZEN’S
COMMENTS: None
PETITIONS,
REQUESTS AND COMMUNICATIONS: Raffle
License Report: Mayor Giese
moved, seconded by Council member Storck, to accept the raffle license report
from the Morris Lions Club. Motion
carried.
Gambling
Reports: Council member Carrington
moved, seconded by Miller, to accept the gambling report from the Met
Lounge. Motion carried.
Council
member Storck moved, seconded by Webster, to accept the gambling report from
the American Legion. Upon a roll
call vote taken and four voting in favor and Mayor Giese abstaining, motion
carried.
Community
Ed Information: Council member
Webster moved, seconded by Miller, to accept the community ed information. Motion carried.
ORDINANCES
AND RESOLUTIONS: Resolution
Authorizing Fund Transfers: Council
member Miller moved, seconded by Webster, to adopt Resolution #2783-2-08,
Resolution Authorizing Fund Transfers.
Upon a roll call vote taken and all present voting in favor, motion
carried.
Resolution
Amending Resolution No. 2694-1-07, “Resolution Setting Fees and Charges”:
Council
member Storck moved, seconded by Mayor Giese, to adopt Resolution #2784-2-08,
Resolution Authorizing Fund Transfers.
Upon a roll call vote taken and all present voting in favor, motion
carried.
Resolution
Supporting Funding for Transit Systems: Hill noted now that the legislative session has started
there will be issues that come up from time to time that the city will be asked
to weigh in on. Hill indicated
some of these resolutions come through the organizations that support the city
such as the Coalition of Greater MN Cities, League of MN Cities and MN
Transportation Partnership Alliance.
Council
member Webster moved, seconded by Mayor Giese, to adopt Resolution #2785-2-08,
Resolution Supporting Funding for Transit Systems through the Transportation
Funding Bill. Upon a roll call
vote taken and all present voting in favor, motion carried.
Resolution
Supporting the Transportation Funding Bill: Council member Miller moved, seconded by Storck, to adopt
Resolution #2786-2-08, Resolution Supporting the Transportation Funding
Bill. Upon a roll call vote taken
and all present voting in favor, motion carried.
CITY
MANAGER’S REPORTS & RECOMMENDATIONS: Partnership Contract with State of MN: Mayor Giese moved, seconded by Council
member Webster, to approve the partnership contract with the State of MN,
contingent upon review of the agreement by the City Attorney. Motion carried.
Mutual
Aid Agreement with Stevens County:
Council member Webster moved, seconded by Miller, to approve the mutual
aid agreement with Stevens County, contingent upon review by the City
Attorney. Motion carried.
Joint
Powers Agreement with State of MN:
Hill stated this agreement is for the I/Mobile system, which is software
that the state will install in two of the city’s police squad cars. Council member Webster moved, seconded
by Carrington, to approve the joint powers agreement with the State of MN,
contingent upon review by the City Attorney. Motion carried.
Renewal
of Bottle Club License for Crystal Lanes: Council member Miller moved, seconded by Storck, to approve
the bottle club license renewal for Crystal Lanes Entertainment Center. Motion carried.
Schedule
Worksession to Discuss School Property: Council member Storck moved, seconded by Mayor Giese, to
schedule a worksession for 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 21st at
the Council Chambers to discuss some key issues with regard to the school
property. Motion carried.
Appointments
to Boards & Commissions:
Mayor Giese moved, seconded by Council member Webster, to approve the
slate of names for reappointment to the various boards and commissions. Motion carried.
City
Manager Report”: This was
informational for the council.
Hill indicated he met with the manager of New Horizons to talk about the
noise from their elevator. Hill
noted it appears the problem is with the fans being on top of their building
and they will be looking into the problem.
NEW
BUSINESS: None
OLD
BUSINESS: Carrington asked
about the lot between the Pizza Ranch and Don’s Café. Hill noted he met with Dan Johnson, who manages the
property, and he is getting an appraisal done on the property.
INFORMATIONAL
ITEMS: January Transit
Report: This was informational
for the council.
ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, Mayor
Giese adjourned the meeting at 5:50 p.m.
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