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COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS –
FEBRUARY 2008
CITY OF STACYVILLE
Mayor Harold Isaac called
the regular February meeting of the Stacyville City Council to order at 7:35
p.m. on Monday, February 11, 2008, with council members Gervin Halbach,
Walter Carter, Paul Halbach, Roger Brumm, and Roger Hemann present. The
Mayor then welcomed all guests and called for approval of the meeting
agenda. Hemann moved to accept the agenda, seconded by Brumm and carried.
G. Halbach moved to accept the minutes, seconded by Hemann and carried.
A change order from
Shawver Well was presented to the council. G. Halbach moved and Carter
seconded to approve the change order for Shawver Well in the amount of
$2,896. All voted aye. With the presentation of a pay request, Hemann
moved and Carter seconded to pay Shawver Well $2,751.21. All voted aye.
Yaggy Colby asked the
council to pay 75% of the retainage to Shawver Well and Wunsch
Construction. G. Halbach moved and Carter seconded to pay Shawver Well
$12,794.25 and Shawver Well $10,964.49 which is 75% of the retainage
amount. All voted aye.
Before the Phase II of
the Water Improvement project can get started, DNR has requested that some
soil borings be taken by an independent contractor to determine if there is
any historical items buried in the construction area. They will do the
borings when the frost is out this spring. The Industrial Park road project
plans are done. The City will not let bids for the road until the water and
sewer improvement time line is known. The force main for the Industrial
Park will need to be bid instead of doing a change order.
The council talked in
brief about the water quality and injection pump issues briefly. Tom Madden
of Yaggy Colby was unable to attend the meeting, but requested a special
meeting. The council will meet February 21st for a special
meeting to discuss these issues.
The clerk presented to
the council some information to determine the value of the Pitzen property
located at the corner of South Broad and East School Street. The assessed
value the county has set and the purchase price of the library lots the City
bought a few years ago were used. Hemann moved and Carter seconded to have
the Clerk send a letter to Steve Pitzen telling him of the intent of the
City to buy that property for the use of building a new fire station. All
voted aye.
The Clerk received a
proposal from the Green Institute of Minneapolis for the removal of the
schoolhouse. Their proposal was for the amount of $65,800 which included a
credit of $10,000 for items that they will be able to sell for reuse. The
council wondered how they calculated the cost of getting rid of the material
that cannot be reused. The City thought that there would be a place close
to town to use rather than the landfill. The clerk was to ask them for that
information and hopefully get a reduction in the price. Another issue was
the availability of funds to pay for this project.
The council then gave a
list of large capital items for the Clerk to include in the upcoming
budget. The council told the clerk to include the following items in the
budget, but it was likely that not all of them may be able to be completed.
The capital items included Gym roof replacement, Schoolhouse removal, Union
Street, Rolling Hills streets, Water Improvement Phase II, Industrial Park
water and sewer, Industrial Park road, Industrial Park force main and
Housing Rehab-Purchase Assistance. Carter moved and P. Halbach seconded to
set the Public Hearing for the 2008-2009 City of Stacyville Budget for March
10, 2008. All voted aye.
[Financial Report available from City Clerk.]
The next regular meeting
will be held on the second Monday, March 10, 2008 at 7:30 p.m.
Motion to
adjourn at 9:20 by Hemann second by Carter and carried.
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Harold Isaac,
Mayor Harlan Bisbee, City Clerk
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