Present: Jenae Ulbricht, Irene Ehlert, Juli Scherping, Chad Landowski, Romie Gessell and Brooke Thieschafer. Others present: Bobby and Nicole Veldkamp, Adam Ulbricht, Louis Thompson, Richard Keen, Jeannie Thompson, Louis Thompson, Shawn Ehlert, Mike Berscheit.
Call to Order/Pledge of Allegiance: Mayor Ulbricht called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM.
Approval of Agenda City Council: Mayor Ulbricht added under new/old business: Speed and Yield Sign. Thieschafer added Rahn’s Oil Pre-Buy Contract and Romie Gessell added the City Siren needs repairing. Motion by Romie Gessell to approve agenda supported by Irene Ehlert. All in favor, motion carried.
Approval of the Minutes from June 2023: Motion to approve minutes made by Irene Ehlert, seconded by Juli Scherpingi. All in favor, motion carried.
Approval of Bills City Council: Total bills for the month were: $2,455.12. Deposits totaling: $498.34 Rahn’s Oil Pre-Buy Contract: Motion to Pre-Buy 900 gallons at $1.75 for deliveries from October 1st to April 30th. Motion by Irene Ehlert seconded by Juli Scherping. All in favor, motion carried.
Old Business: Handicap Railings at Community Center: Railings have been bought, and will be installed.
Wi-Fi Community Center: T-Mobile is sending a device to the Community Center to see if a signal is available. No action needed at this time.
City locks: Tabled until the testing of T-Mobile is completed.
City Sign: Mayor Ulbricht is still doing research and pricing. No action needed at this time.
Office/Backroom: Mayor Ulbricht primed & painted. All outlets now have covers. Desk has been moved in, just needs to be put together. Backroom clean up will be tabled until this winter.
Grants: Mayor Ulbricht went over a new grant for Todd County. HRA has extra funds. More information will be posted on the City’s Facebook page.
Building Permits: No permits were needed at this meeting. A discussion was had on the size of building required to get a permit. No action needed at this time.
Bollig Engineering: Waiting to hear back from them. More to come at the next meeting.
Speed/Yield Sign: The City is working with Todd County Sheriff’s Department to get the speed sign installed. Todd County has them in stock, waiting on an installer. Yield Sign has been installed. Mayor Ulbricht will follow up about the chevron signs.
City Website: Mayor Ulbricht has been researching websites for the city. She found a potential inexpensive website builder through Google. Cost is $12 per year. Mayor knows someone who volunteered to design/create at no cost to the city. Having a website will be a great resource to contact the city, look up previous minutes/agendas, city ordinance, new resident information, etc. The goal is to have the website completed and up and running in the next few months. Irene Elhert made a motion to approve seconded by Romie Gessell. All in favor, motion carried. Irene Elhert did suggest advertising a local business on the page to cover the cost per year. More to come once the website is officially completed.
Todd County Siren: Mayor Ulbricht will reach out to the Emergency Management in Todd County to get the siren fixed.
Open Floor: Question about Building Permits and permanent structions. A discussion was had on the ordinance pertaining to building permits and permanent structures as the current ordinance is outdated. The City will work with the City Attorney to update any language that may be out of date and provide more clarity.
An attendee brought up the Bean Bake pricing again, inquiring about whether only the Bean Bake and cemetery were being charged. They asked if the Lions or Boy Scouts would get charged as well. The Board stated that the Bean Bake has been paid in full for 2023 by a donation from Romie Gessell. Beyond 2023, others have volunteered to donate the rental cost that would cover the next five years. Another attendee brought up that the Bean Bake is a great event with an amazing history. They continued that the new fee structure is not meant to be a criticism of the event or take money away from it, but rather, it reflects the current environment that we’re in where costs have significantly risen and the City is trying to make sure that those who use the building help pay for a portion of the cost to operate.
A rep from Burnhamville Township was in attendance and went over a quote from Herdering for $4500 to lift 6 inches of road, Wilson Avenue. Burnhamville is willing to split the cost with the city. Irene made a motion to split $4,500, seconded by Juli Scherping. All in favor, motion carried. The township will pay in full and invoice the city half the cost.
Adjournment: Motion by Romie Gessell, seconded by Irene Elhert to adjourn meeting at 7:50 P.M. Motion carried.
Next City Council Meeting is scheduled for August 1st, 2023 at 7:00 p.m.
Minutes not approved.
Brooke Thieschafer, City Clerk-Treasurer
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