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City Council Meeting Minutes
March 11, 2010 - 7:00 PM
The Corcoran City Council met on March 11, 2010, at City Hall in Corcoran, Minnesota. Present were Acting Mayor /Councilor
Thomas, Councilor Gmach, Councilor Hudok, and Councilor Milbrandt. Also present were City Administrator Donahue,
Director of Public Safety Gormley, Public Works Superintendent Meister, and Deputy Clerk Heinecke. Mayor Guenthner was
excused for a planned absence. Acting Mayor Thomas called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm.
1. Call to Order / Roll Call
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Agenda Approval
Add 9d. Public Works facility update
MOTION: made by Gmach, seconded by Hudok to approve the agenda as amended.
Voting Aye: Gmach, Hudok, Milbrandt, and Thomas. (Motion carried 4:0).
4. Open Forum
Carrie Agre -19620 63rd Ave No presented the council with a request to rent the tennis courts for lessons morning's mid-
summer. Council suggested Ms. Agre put together a formal request and agreement for the next council meeting. Staff will
add the written portion of the proposal to the Parks & Trails agenda.
Loren Kohnen — 22755 Winchester Trail expressed his disappointment with the permit process related to the City Hall
Geothermal project. He is concerned the building inspector did not do his job but still got paid. Council directed staff to
provide a report of time spent by the building inspector on the geothermal project and fees charged. Include in the report a
time for the project and costs.
5. Presentations
None
6. Planning Business / Landform
None
7. Engineering / Wenck
None
8. Consent Agenda
a. Draft Minutes of 2/25/10
b. Approval of Agreement with Teamster 320 for 2010
c. Resolution 2010 -08, Charitable Gambling Application, Maple Grove Lions
d. Police - MDC Subscriber Agreement
MOTION: made by Gmach, seconded by Hudok to approve the consent agenda as presented.
Voting Aye: Gmach, Hudok, Milbrandt, and Thomas. (Motion carried 4:0).
9. Staff Reports / Memos
a. Police — Resolution 2010 -005 Truck Safety Seminar
Director of Public Safety Gormley reported on the success of this year's Truck Safety Seminar. 120 participants
attended with training done by the Minnesota State Patrol and Corcoran PD. Special thanks to Tim Manns and
Corp John Hamilton.
MOTION: made by Gmach, seconded by Milbrandt to accept the donations to support the Truck Safety Seminar.
Voting Aye: Gmach, Hudok, Milbrandt, and Thomas. (Motion carried 4:0).
b. Board of Review, Information Update
Meeting scheduled for April 8, 2010 at 6:00 pm
c. Financial and Audit Update
Administrator Donahue reported on audit preparations and use of KDV as a trainer and consultant.
d. Public Works facility Update
Administrator Donahue reviewed the three options recently looked at:
1. Shared facility in Medina
2. Ebert property
3. Doboszenski facility
City of Corcoran
City Council Meeting Minutes
March 11, 2010 - 7:00 PM
Council is anxious to see movement on this project and suggested creating a committee. Councilors Gmach
and Milbrandt were appointed to the committee. It was further suggested that some of the members of the
previous public works facility committee may be interested in sitting on this committee.
10. Unfinished Business
a. Approval of Cropland Lease Bid
High bidder was Montgomery Farms of Medina at $186.00 per acre. Public Works Superintendent Meister
suggested collecting %2 payment in April and the balance in October, Administrator Donahue will contact
Montgomery Farms with a contract.
MOTION: made by Hudok, seconded by Milbrandt to approve to accept Montgomery Farm's bid as presented.
Voting Aye: Gmach, Hudok, Milbrandt, and Thomas. (Motion carried 4:0).
b. Approval of Ordinance 2010- 253 - Amendments to 70.02, Weight Restrictions
Discussion continued on the language of the ordinance amendment, Director Gormley stated this is a draft plan
that needs to be in place for this year's overweight season. Discussion will continue to improve the language
and be presented to council before the end of the year. Council agreed to approve with addition of a referenced
to statute 169.801
MOTION: made by Hudok, seconded by Gmach to approve Ordinance amendment 2010 -253 with the addition of a
reference to statute 169.801.
Voting Aye: Gmach, Hudok, Milbrandt, and Thomas. (Motion carried 4:0).
c. Resolution 2010 -06, Adopting Penalties for Administrative Offenses
MOTION: made by Gmach, seconded by Hudok to approve Resolution 2010 -06 presented.
Voting Aye: Gmach, Hudok, Milbrandt, and Thomas. (Motion carried 4:0),
11. New Business
a. 2010 Dust Control Program
Administrator Donahue presented details on last year's dust control program for council's review. Council
agreed to move forward with the 2010 dust control program as set forth in the budget.
b. Resolution 2010 -07, Approving Equipment Certificates
Paul Dona of Northland Securities presented detail of the proposed bond purchase for 2010 -2011 CIP
purchases. Staff directed to prepare a report on how Corcoran's debt level compares to other cities.
MOTION: made by Milbrandt, seconded by Gmach to approve Resolution 2010 -07 as presented.
Voting Aye: Gmach, Hudok, Milbrandt, and Thomas. (Motion carried 4:0).
MOTION: made by Gmach, seconded by Milbrandt to approve the agreement with Northland Securities as presented.
Voting Aye: Gmach, Hudok, Milbrandt, and Thomas. (Motion carried 4:0).
12. Claims as Presented *
a. Escrow Claims (Fund #500)
b. Building Inspections Claims
c. All Other Claims As Presented
13. Unscheduled Items
Administrator Donahue gave council members a Green Acres document
14. Review of Upcoming Council Meeting Agenda
15. Adjournment
Daniel Donahue, City Administrator