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Home My WebLink About2011-12-08 - Council MinutesCity of Corcoran City Council Meeting Minutes December 8, 2011 The Corcoran City Council met on December 8, 2011, at City Hall in Corcoran, Minnesota. Present were, Mayor Guenthner, Councilor Asleson, Councilor Cossette, Councilor Gmach, and Councilor Milbrandt. Also present were City Administrator Donahue, City Attorney Carson, City Engineer VanderTop, Public Works Superintendent Meister, Director of Public Safety Gormley and City Clerk Heinecke. Mayor Guenthner called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm. 1. Call to Order /Roll Call 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Agenda Approval MOTION: made by Milbrandt, seconded by Cossette to approve the agenda as presented with the addition of 12b., and move of 2012 budget review to 9b. Voting Aye: Guenthner, Asleson, Cossette, Gmach, and Milbrandt. (Motion carried 5:0). 4. Open Forum -None 5. Presentations -None 6. Planning Business -None 7. Engineering a. City Engineer Vander Top presented an informational report on road maintenance and improvement. City Engineer to prepare specific data related to collector roads. b. Mayor Guenthner updated council on sewer and water project financial next steps. 8. Public Hearing a. 2012 Proposed Budget Mayor Guenthner opened the public hearing at 7:50pm City Administrator Donahue presented information related to 2012 city wide goals, 2012 budget, and market value exclusion tax valuation. 1. William Hentges 21310 Meadow Lane, Taxable value vs. Market value. Appraisal value on property less than taxable value. 2. Pat Hank 9425 Trail Haven Rd, Asked council to take into account all costs when considering spending on infrastructure. 3. Jake Wickham 19600 Schutte Rd, "Boggled at the amount of money to run this little city" "Do we really need 7 full time and 7 part time police officers ?" Dust Control holds the roads together better, nice vs. necessary. Cost a lot of money to build a new maintenance building. Looked at the county building in Burshville, maybe a good interim place to operate out of, price may be a bit high. Sticker shock 4. Dennis Stieg 19320 Stieg Road, Market value exclusion lost on property valued over $413,000. 5. Greg Ebert 20604 Co Rd 10, City Administrator commented that residential property carries community from a tax capacity perspective. Residential tax at 1% Commercial 3 %. Donahue to confirm tax percentage for commercial property. City of Corcoran City Council Meeting Minutes December 8, 2011 6. Phil Kariniemi 9807 Chisholm Tr, Are there any options for the city to help property owners to offset the loss of market value homestead credit? Total property tax liability is $8,000. Is this declining house value and increase in property tax going to reverse? Is it possible to sell building entitlements? Very few options to operate his business in Corcoran. Why should he have to pay $4 out of every hour he works to pay his property tax? 7. Dorothy Theis 9830 Cain Rd, Where is the debt service identified on the budget document , last page of budget worksheet. MOTION: made by Milbrandt, seconded by Gmach to close the public hearing Voting Aye: Guenthner, Asleson, Cossette, Gmach, and Milbrandt. (Motion carried 5:0). b. Council discussed the current revision of the 2012 proposed budget. Council to provide specific ideas to Administrator Donahue for inclusion in next version to be discussed and approved at the 12/19/11 meeting. 9. Consent Agenda a. Draft Minutes of November 21, 2011 Council Meeting MOTION: made by Milbrandt, seconded by Cossette to approve the November 21, 2011 council meeting minutes. Voting Aye: Guenthner, Asleson, Cossette, Gmach, and Milbrandt. (Motion carried 5:0). 10. Staff Reports /Memos a. Director of Public Safety Gormley reminded council of the Fire Department Consultant Findings Meeting b. Council received Draft Minutes of November 15, 2011 Parks & Trails Meeting 11. Unfinished Business a. Agreement -Metro West Inc. for Building Official Services MOTION: made by Asleson, seconded by Milbrandt to approve the Metro West Inc contract as presented. Voting Aye: Guenthner, Asleson, Cossette, Gmach, and Milbrandt. (Motion carried 5:0). b. Agreement - Randy's Sanitation for Recycling Services MOTION: made by Gmach, seconded by Cossette to approve Randy's Sanitation contract with correction, Randy's Sanitation will provide the recycling carts. Voting Aye: Guenthner, Asleson, Cossette, Gmach, and Milbrandt. Motion carried 5:0). 12. New Business a. Loretto Fire Agreement MOTION: made by Milbrandt, seconded by Cossette to approve Loretto Fire agreement as presented. Voting Aye: Guenthner, Asleson, Cossette, Gmach, and Milbrandt. (Motion carried 5:0). b. Approve Appointment of Public Works Maintenance Worker based on pending changes to the Employee Handbook. The handbook changes will be effective as of 12/01/11. City of Corcoran City Council Meeting Minutes December 8, 2011 MOTION: made by Gmach, seconded by Cossette to approve employment offer as presented. Voting Aye: Guenthner, Asleson, Cossette, Gmach, and Milbrandt. (Motion carried 5:0). 13. Claims as Presented a. Escrow Claims (Fund #500) MOTION: made by Milbrandt, seconded by Asleson to approve escrow claims as presented. Voting Aye: Guenthner, Asleson, Cossette, Gmach, and Milbrandt. (Motion carried 5:0). b. Building Inspections Claims -None. Administrator Donahue reminded council October 2011 and November 2011 MnSpect invoices have not been paid pending receipt of requested information from MnSpect. c. All Other Claims As Presented MOTION: made by Aselson, seconded by Milbrandt to approve all other claims as presented. Voting Aye: Guenthner, Asleson, Cossette, Gmach, and Milbrandt. (Motion carried 5:0). 14. Unscheduled Items -None 15. Mayor Guenthner recessed the public meeting at 9:13 to adjourn to a closed meeting 16. Closed Meeting Public council meeting reconvened at 9:33 No formal action was taken in the closed meeting. Council authorized the city attorney to continue discussion with the Roelke family for purchase of property. 17. Review of Upcoming Council Meetings 1. 2012 Budget Approval 2. Resolution regarding employee benefits 3. Employee handbook 4. Subdivision Ordinance 5. Park Dedication Ordinance 6. Gambling Ordinance 7. Permit Works Software MOTION: made by Milbrandt seconded Asleson to adjourn Voting Aye: Guenthner, Asleson, Cossette, Gmach, and Milbrandt. (Motion carried 5:0). Meeting adjourned at 9:37 Jeanie Heinecke, City Clerk