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City Council Meeting Minutes
May 13, 2010
The Corcoran City Council met on May 13, 2010, at City Hall in Corcoran, Minnesota. Present were Mayor Guenthner, Councilor
Gmach, Councilor Hudok, Councilor Milbrandt, and Councilor Thomas. Also present were City Administrator Donahue, Corporal
Hamilton, Public Works Superintendent Meister, Engineer Torve, Attorney Carson and Deputy 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 Gmach, seconded by Hudok to approve the agenda with approved changes.
Voting Aye: Guenthner, Gmach, Hudok, Milbrandt, and Thomas. (Motion carried 5:0).
4. Open Forum- None
5. Presentations - None
6. Planning Business / Landform - None
7. Engineering / Wenck
a. Engineer Torve presented an update on the Highway 55 Corridor Coalition.
MOTION: made by Gmach, seconded by Thomas to approve release of funds to Highway 55 Corridor Coalition for
reallocation.
Voting Aye: Guenthner, Gmach, Hudok, Milbrandt, and Thomas. (Motion carried 5:0).
b. Engineer Torve updated council on MnDot policy for adding roads to state aid street designation.
MOTION: made by Gmach, seconded by Hudok to approve Resolution 2010 -21 as presented.
Voting Aye: Guenthner, Gmach, Hudok, Milbrandt, and Thomas. (Motion carried 5:0).
c. Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan Public Hearing date set for June 24, 2010 as a part of the regular council
meeting.
MOTION: made by Hudok, seconded by Milbrandt to approve June 24, 2010 as the date for Storm Water Pollution
Prevention Public Hearing.
Voting Aye: Guenthner, Gmach, Hudok, Milbrandt, and Thomas. (Motion carried 5:0).
d. June 3, 2010 scheduled as TIF Open House Special Council Meeting to review TIF analysis and plans
presented to the council.
e. Corporal Hamilton presented 5 years of traffic accident data for the CSAH 116 corridor.
MOTION: made by Hudok, seconded by Thomas to approve Resolution 2010 -20 as presented.
Voting Aye: Guenthner, Gmach, Hudok, Milbrandt, and Thomas. (Motion carried 5:0).
f. Engineer Torve updated the council on the status of the Rush Creek Development road completion plan.
g. Engineer Torve updated the council on CenterPoint Energy gas line permit request. Council approved permit
based on engineering recommendation to include an escrow deposit.
MOTION: made by Milbrandt, seconded by Thomas to approve CenterPoint Energy permit as presented.
Voting Aye: Guenthner, Gmach, Hudok, Milbrandt, and Thomas. (Motion carried 5:0).
Closed Session Meeting — Council adjourned the regular meeting at 7:50 to enter a closed meeting.
A personnel matter was discussed, no action taken. Closed meeting adjourned at 8:15
Regular meeting reconvened at 8:20
8. Consent Agenda
a. Draft Minutes of 4/22/10 Council Meeting
MOTION: made by Gmach, seconded by Thomas to approve 4/22/10 Council Meeting minuets as presented.
Voting Aye: Guenthner, Gmach, Milbrandt, and Thomas. (Motion carried 4:0). Hudok abstained
City of Corcoran
City Council Meeting Minutes
May 13, 2010
b. Draft Minutes of 4/22/10 Local Board of Review
MOTION: made by Gmach, seconded by Thomas to approve 4/22/10 Local Board of Review minutes as presented.
Voting Aye: Guenthner, Gmach, Milbrandt, and Thomas. (Motion carried 4:0). Hudok abstained
c. Resolution 2009 -19 Temporary Liquor License (Hamel Rodeo & St Thomas Church)
MOTION: made by Gmach, seconded by Thomas to approve Resolution 2009 -19 as presented.
Voting Aye: Guenthner, Gmach, Hudok, Milbrandt, and Thomas. (Motion carried 5:0).
9. Staff Reports / Memos
a. Rockford School District Collaboration -No discussion
b. Corporal Hamilton presented a Safe and Sober /Traffic Enhancement Update
c. 1000 Friends /CGO Grant administration presented updated grant availability and requested a formal work plan
from the city.
d. Administrator presented findings of his observation in response to outside storage complaint.
e. Corporal Hamilton thanked all involved in the Fire Arms Safety Program.
f. Corporal Hamilton presented an overview of the Emergency Management Training project planned for June 17,
2010. Elected Officials training to take place at 6:00 pm May 27, 2010.
g. Update on Building Code Consulting. Mayor Guenthner indicated help may be needed to move forward on
reviewing the cities building code needs, Staff to compile data from neighboring communities.
10. Unfinished Business
Council discussed short term and long term needs for a Public Works facility. Engineer Torve suggested
defining a site plan with scalability. Further suggested was obtaining a value of the city property south of city hall
and revising the RFP for lease of a facility.
11. New Business
a. Administrator reported on the Horne Occupation Permit Process. Mayor recommended amending the current
ordinance to correctly define that Home Occupation Permit is a license, not a land use issue.
12. Claims as Presented
a. Escrow Claims (Fund #500)
MOTION: made by Hudok, seconded by Thomas to approve Escrow Claims as presented.
Voting Aye: Guenthner, Gmach, Hudok, Milbrandt, and Thomas. (Motion carried 5:0).
b. Building Inspections Claims - None
c. All Other Claims As Presented
MOTION: made by Thomas, seconded by Milbrandt to approve All Other Claims as presented.
Voting Aye: Guenthner, Gmach, Hudok, Milbrandt, and Thomas. (Motion carried 5:0).
13. Unscheduled Items - None
14. Review of Upcoming Council Meeting Agenda
Charter Commission meeting
Police Department internship
Overweight program review
15. Adjournment
MOTION: made by Hudok, seconded by Thomas to adjourn at 10:30 pm,
Voting Aye: Guenthner, Gmach, Hudok, Milbrandt, and Thomas. (Motion carried 5:0).
Daniel Donahue, City Administrator