REGULAR MEETING
MINUTES
Meeting was called to order by Mayor Mary Gross.
Members present were Breyfogle, Ehler, Lukins, and Kofmehl.
Consent A.
Approval of minutes of the meeting of
Agenda B. Approval of June Treasurers Report.
Citizen’s Mayor Mary
Gross presented former City Council member John Fell with a plaque
Forum commemorating his
contribution to the City as a member of the Council and wished him
well in the future
Public Hearing Mayor Mary Gross opened the
public hearing on the designation of Urban Renewal District #4
on U.R District
4- at
Carried. Public Hearing closed at
Char-Mac Project After review of documents from City
engineer
Purchase
of VFD Council considered a
proposal from Holstein Electric for the purchase of a variable frequency Drive drive
for the water plant. Motion by Lukins, seconded by Kofmehl to approve purchase
of VFD
for
$7200.00 if installation included in quoted price. All Ayes.
Motion Carried.
Street
Maintenance Council reviewed the
bids for the 2006 Street Maintenance Program. Motion by
Program: Breyfogle, seconded by
Ehler to approve the bid from Blacktop Service Company in
Opening
of Bids the amount of $48,
910.00 for the indicated streets. All
Ayes. Motion Carried.
Service that the Taxi Service was not
self-sustaining in FY 2005-06 due mainly to increased fuel costs. Motion by
Breyfogle, seconded by Lukins to approve an increase in fares to $2.00 per ride
for a single ride and $1.50 per ride for discount coupons (10 or more
coupons). All Ayes. Motion carried.
Set Public
Hearing: Council considered
Resolution 2006-14, establishing a date for a hearing on a Development
Galva-Holstein Ag Agreement between
the City of
by Kofmehl, seconded by Breyfogle to establish the date for
the hearing on a Development Agreement between Galva-Holstein Ag, LLC and the
City of
Bids for Street Council reviewed bids for street
sweeper. High bid was from Dewitt Gries. Motion by
Sweeper Breyfogle, seconded by
Kofmehl to approve sale of Street Sweeper to Dewitt Gries for $655.00.
All Ayes. Motion carried.
Appointment to Council considered the appointment
of Stewart Else to the Board of Adjustment. Motion by
Board of Adjustment Ehler, seconded by Kohfmehl to appoint
Stewart Else to the Board of Adjustment.
All Ayes.
Motion
Carried.
City
Council Council
considered the appointment of a councilperson to fill out the remaining term of
former Vacancy Councilor
John Fell. Dennis Breyfogle nominated
Mr. Ken Buell to serve as
Councilor
until January 2008. All Ayes. Motion
carried
Approval of Bills Motion by Kofmehl, seconded by Breyfogle
to approve the monthly bills as presented.
All
Ayes. Motion Carried
Other
Business None
Adjourn Motion
by Lukins, seconded by Kofmehl to adjourn.
All Ayes. Motion Carried.
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Mary
Gross, Mayor
ATTEST:
______________________________
Mark A. Baker, City
Administrator
REGULAR MEETING
MONDAY 7 AUGUST, 2006
SUBSIDIARY MINUTES
Recreation Pool Director Lisa Breyfogle gave an update on the activities
at the pool, including the broken diving
Report boards and the overall condition of the pool. She noted that it would not make
sense to order diving boards now as they would not be delivered until after the
season. She presented 2 bids for the painting of the pool. No action is to be
taken on pool items until report from Burbach Aquatics is available. The pool
will be open from
Mayor’s Mayor Gross reported that the
Centennial Commission will need new members in the near future. Report The
monthly
noted that options for garbage hauling are still being
discussed by cities in the county. She noted that the County has committed to
building a transfer station. Council inquired as to whether the County could
keep the City of Holstein out of the recycling program and also what assets
would belong to the City of Holstein.
Trees on Council discussed the evergreen trees
planted on the City’s ROW adjacent to the Graber
ROW property. Council instructed staff to prepare
an ordinance amending the current tree ordinance to allow evergreen trees in
the parking if they do not block visibility.
G-H
Request: No action taken on this item.
Staff requested to contact affected property owners. Tabled until next One-Way Council meeting.
Street
Sewer Repair: No action taken at this time. Possible budget item for next year.
Other Business
Meeting adjourned.
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Mary
Gross, Mayor
ATTEST
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Mark A. Baker, City
Administrator