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City Council Meeting Minutes
March 25, 2010 - 7:00 PM
The Corcoran City Council met on March 25, 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, 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.
2. Call to Order / Roll Call
3. Pledge of Allegiance
4. Agenda Approval
MOTION: made by Gmach, seconded by Milbrandt to approve the agenda as presented.
Voting Aye: Gmach, Hudok, Milbrandt, and Thomas. (Motion carried 4:0).
5. Open Forum
None
6. Presentations
None
7. Planning Business / Landform
None
8. Engineering / Wenck
None
9. Consent Agenda
a. Draft Minutes of 03/11/2010
MOTION: made by Gmach, seconded by Milbrandt to approve the 03/11/2010 Council Meeting Minutes with the absence of
Mayor Guenthner changed to "excused planned absence ".
Voting Aye: Gmach, Hudok, Milbrandt, and Thomas. (Motion carried 4:0).
b. CIP Rifle Project — Police
c. Call for Dust Control Public Hearing meeting April 22, 2010
MOTION: made by Hudok, seconded by Gmach to approve the CIP Rifle Project and 2010 Dust Control Public Hearing
meeting as presented.
Voting Aye: Gmach, Hudok, Milbrandt, and Thomas. (Motion carried 4:0).
d. Res 2010 -09 Approval of Seal Coating, Crack Sealing, and Asphalt Bids
MOTION: made by Gmach, seconded by Hudok to approve the Resolution 2010 -09 with the Asphalt bid section removed.
Voting Aye: Gmach, Hudok, Milbrandt, and Thomas. (Motion carried 4:0).
MOTION: made by Gmach, seconded by Hudok to table approval of the Asphalt portion of Resolution 2010 -09 pending further
discussion.
Voting Aye: Gmach, Hudok, Milbrandt, and Thomas. (Motion carried 4:0).
10. Staff Reports / Memos
None
11. Unfinished Business
a. Review of PW Building Process
Administrator Donahue presented an information only report on possible funding options for a Public Works facility.
Council looks forward to feedback from the Public Works facility committee on their recommendations.
b. Review of Building Code Fees
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City Council Meeting Minutes
March 25, 2010 - 7:00 PM
Administrator Donahue presented findings from City Attorney Carson allowing cities to set their own building fee
schedule. Councilor Thomas and Mayor Guenthner will begin investigating the possibility of changes in the building
permit fee schedule.
c. Award of Cropland Contract
MOTION: made by Gmach, seconded by Hudok to approve the cropland contract with the adjustment of item 3 for
both parcels to reflect $500.00 per acre city crop damage rate.
Voting Aye: Gmach, Hudok, Milbrandt, and Thomas. (Motion carried 4:0).
d. Rental of City Tennis Courts for Lessons
MOTION: made by Gmach, seconded by Hudok to rental of the city tennis courts at the rate proposed by Steve &
Carrie Agre.
Voting Aye: Gmach, Hudok, Milbrandt, and Thomas. (Motion carried 4:0).
e. Geo Thermal
Administrator Donahue presented timeline and cost reports for the permit process relating to the City Hall
Geothermal heating project. Council asked for additional information on how the permit costs were calculated.
Councilor Milbrandt stated that the time line and service related to this project are unacceptable.
12. New Business
a. Recommendation by Parks & Trails Commission on Consultant Services
Commissioner Cossette presented a work plan including cost for use of TKDA to update the park dedication
ordinance and other items. Council asked the Parks & Trails Commission to return with a clearer time line and
assurance there will be no overlap with work done by Bonestroo and Landform as it relates to ordinance updates.
b. Greenway Committee Update
Councilor Gmach updated council on activity of the Greenway Committee. Model ordinances are being drafted for
review. Committee has identified major issues with economics being the largest issue. The committee is looking at
an incentive based process for property owners.
13. Claims as Presented
a. Escrow Claims (Fund #500)
MOTION: made by Hudok, seconded by Gmach to approve the escrow claims as presented.
Voting Aye: Gmach, Hudok, Milbrandt, and Thomas. (Motion carried 4:0).
b. Building Inspections Claims
Council delayed payment of building inspection claim pending and opportunity to review the spreadsheet supporting
the invoice amount. Will be presented again at the 4/8/10 council meeting.
c. All Other Claims As Presented
MOTION: made by Gmach, seconded by Milbrandt to approve all other claims as presented.
Voting Aye: Gmach, Hudok, Milbrandt, and Thomas. (Motion carried 4:0).
14. Unscheduled Items
Greg Ebert asked for a letter to be sent to Green Acres and AG Preserve properties notifying them of the April 6, 2010 Green
Acres meeting.
15. Review of Upcoming Council Meeting Agenda
16. Adjournment Meeting adjourned at 8:38 pm
MOTION: made by Hudok, seconded by Gmach to adjourn.
Voting Aye: Gmac dok, Milbrandt, and Thomas. (Motion carried 4:0).
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Daniel Donahue, City Administrator