MINUTES –MORRIS CITY
COUNCIL-REGULAR MEETING– JANUARY 12, 2010
The regular meeting of the
Morris City Council was called to order at 5:15 p.m. this 12th day
of January, 2010, by Mayor Giese in the Council Chambers of the Morris Senior
Citizens/Community Center.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
ROLL CALL: 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, Fleet Manager Searle, City
Engineer/Surveyor/Inspector Fier, Police Chief Beauregard and City Attorney
Glasrud.
OFFICIAL ACTS: Election
of Mayor Pro Tem: Council member Webster moved, seconded by Carrington, to
nominate Council member Storck as Mayor Pro Tem. Motion carried.
Appointment of
Ex-Officios: It was the consensus of the council to continue to serve on
their respective boards and commissions. Mayor Giese made the following
appointments:
Webster
– Park Board, Chamber of Commerce
Carrington
– RFC Board, Community Ed
Miller
– Planning Commission, Human Rights
Storck
– Airport Advisory, Rental Housing
Giese
– West Central Initiative, SCEIC, Tourism Board
Mayor Giese noted the
deletion of the WACCO board and the addition of the Tourism Board.
Designation of Official
Newspaper: Mayor Giese moved, seconded by Council member Webster, to
designate the Morris Sun Tribune as the official newspaper for the City of
Morris.
CITIZEN’S COMMENTS:
None
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
None
READING AND APPROVAL OF
MINUTES: 12/22/09 Regular Meeting Minutes: Council member Miller
moved, seconded by Storck, to approve the 12/22/09 regular meeting minutes.
Motion carried.
12/22/09 Condensed
Version Minutes: Council member Webster moved, seconded by Council member
Carrington, to approve the 12/22/09 condensed version minutes. Motion carried.
CONSENT AGENDA:
The bill list was removed from the consent agenda. Council member Miller
moved, seconded by Mayor Giese, to authorize payment of the City bills dated
January 12, 2010. Upon a roll call vote taken and all present voting in favor
and Council member Storck abstaining, motion carried.
Council member Webster moved,
seconded by Mayor Giese, to approve the consent agenda, which included the
following items:
A. December
Transit Report
B. Raffle
License Report
PETITIONS, REQUESTS AND
COMMUNICATIONS: Gambling Report from American Legion: Council
member Storck moved, seconded by Miller, to accept the gambling report from the
American Legion. Upon a roll call vote taken and all present voting in favor
and Mayor Giese abstaining, motion carried.
EDA Meeting: The
council meeting was recessed at 5:23 p.m. to conduct an EDA meeting.
The council meeting was
reconvened at 5:28 p.m.
ORDINANCES AND
RESOLUTIONS: Resolution Approving an Amendment to a Loan Agreement
Between the City of Morris EDA and the RFC: City Manager Hill explained
the RFC has requested an amendment to their loan agreement with the City. The
amendment would extend the loan for an additional five years and would change
the payment schedule from two times a year to monthly during their main
operating months of September to May. Wayne Morford, Director of the RFC, was
present at the meeting and stated this would be an overall benefit to the
community. The RFC’s cash flow doesn’t spike in the months of May through
September so this would work out well.
Council member Webster
moved, seconded by Carrington, to adopt Resolution #2905-1-10, A Resolution
Approving an Amendment to a Loan Agreement Between the City of Morris EDA and
the RFC. Upon a roll call vote taken and all present voting in favor, motion
carried.
Resolution Authorizing
Fund Transfers: Council member Miller moved, seconded by Storck, to adopt
Resolution #2906-1-10, Resolution Authorizing Fund Transfers. Upon a roll call
vote taken and all present voting in favor, motion carried.
Resolution Adopting the
2010 Standing Rules: Council member Webster moved, seconded by Mayor
Giese, to adopt Resolution #2907-1-10, Resolution Adopting the 2010 Standing
Rules. Upon a roll call vote taken and all present voting in favor, motion
carried.
Resolution Authorizing
Finance Director to Designate Depositories: Mayor Giese moved, seconded by
Council member Carrington, to adopt Resolution #2908-1-10, Resolution
Authorizing Finance Director to Designate Depositories. Upon a roll call vote
taken and all present voting in favor, motion carried.
CITY MANAGER’S REPORTS
& RECOMMENDATIONS: Board of Review: Council member Miller
moved, seconded by Storck, to set the Board of Review for Thursday, April 8th
at 5:15 p.m. in the Council Chambers. Motion carried.
Appointments to Boards
& Commissions: Mayor Giese appointed the following people to the
various boards and commissions: Carol Wilcox and Chuck Grussing to the HRA
Board; Steve Dudding and Pam Solvie to the Library Board; Ida Stewart, Christine
Gibson and Becki Jordan to the Human Rights Commission; Jim McRoberts and Carol
Wilcox to the Park Board; Karen Arnold to Community Ed; Sally Finzel, Dennis
Lindor and David Poppe to the Tree Board and Carl Benson to the Police Civil
Service Commission.
City Manager Report:
Hill explained that Gary Johnson from the U of M Department of Forest Resources
came to City Hall to discuss the survey that the City will participate in to
find out how many trees are in town, how many are ash and what the effects will
be once the ash borer has hit. Hill pointed out that according to this
forestry professor, Emerald Ash Borer is going to hit and the city could lose
50% of its ash tree population. The question was raised about what to do to
replenish the trees in PDT park, where 90% of them are ash. Another issue is
where the trees would be put once they need to be taken down. The tree
inventory would include all trees on public and private property, not just
boulevard trees.
Fier noted there is not a
tree planting scheduled for this fall. The goal this year is to beef up the
trees along Hwy 28 and take care of the new downtown trees.
NEW BUSINESS:
Mayor Giese asked if there could be additional hours for the transit system on
Saturday mornings. Krosschell indicated he would have to talk to the state
grant people.
OLD BUSINESS: None
INFORMATIONAL ITEMS:
None
ADJOURNMENT: There
being no further business, Mayor Giese adjourned the meeting at 5:47 p.m.
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