10-1-09 Minutes Summary

The regular city council meeting was called to order by Mayor Schabert at 7:00pm on October l, 2009 in theCouncil chambers in the Courtland Community Center. All council members were present.

Poehler made a motion to approve the agenda as written. Retka seconded the motion. The motion carried with all in favor.

Poehler made a motion to approve the written minutes of the regular meeting held on September 3, 2009 and also the written minutes of the Special Meeting held on September 10, 2009. Kollmann seconded the motion. The motion carried with all in favor.

Poehler made a motion to approve the bills from September 2009. Retka seconded the motion. The motion carried with all in favor.

Larry Biederman of LJP Waste explained to the council the different canister sizes that his company offers. He chose to address the council so, that when the city garbage contract is up he would have a better idea of the needs of the city to better bid the job. He also would like to suggest that the council would consider designating that the recycling be taken to the recycling center in North Mankato.

The council reviewed the original CUP with Frank Kilibarda. Kilibarda stated that he plans to have one section done this season yet. The council agreed that would be nice, but that reclaiming also needs to be done in addition to the extraction. It was agreed that Heather McCallum and Mayor Schabert will meet with Kilibarda to work on a possible extension to the CUP. The council would like to see the area which has had mineral mined be reclaimed yet this season . After the meeting with Kilibarda the city will then have city attorney Hugh Nierengarten work up a new conditional use permit.

The council reviewed two pay estimates from Holtmeier Construction for the ALCOR project. One was for $13,539.40 and the second estimate was for $79,140.56. In addition to the pay estimates, Holtmeier is asking for an extension to finish the overlay next spring. Schabert made a motion to deny the request for extension. Kollmann seconded the motion. The motion carried with four votes in favor. Poehler abstained from voting.

Nierengarten asked Heather and the developers for numbers for the total loan and also for how much would be assessed to each lot in the ALCOR subdivision so that he could finish the bond documents and the development agreement. He also stated that because we are working with Citizens Bank rather than Alliance he will have to give the bank a tax opinion. It will be an additional cost of approximately $2000.00 to issue the tax exempt letter. Nierengarten also stated that the council needs to decide what the difference would be between the debt rate and the rate for the assessment. The council agreed that the city would add 1 1\2% to the interest rate charged by the bank.

Bents made a motion to approve Resolution 09-116 Statement of Interest in All-Hazard Mitigation Planning. Retka seconded the motion. The motion carried with all in favor.

Kollmann made a motion to purchase and ad in the Lafayette Ledger in the special section as a salute to the fire departments. Retka seconded the motion. The motion carried with all in favor.

Bents made a motion to pay both Pay estimate 1 and 2 and forward to Holtmeier so that they receive them within the thirty day time period. Kollmann seconded the motion. The motion carried with four votes in favor. Poehler abstained from voting.

Poehler made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Kollmann seconded the motion. The motion carried with all in favor.

A signed written copy of the minutes is on file in the office of the city clerk.

Respectfully submitted,

Bonnie Hubert, City Clerk