Upsala City – September 4, 2012

Upsala City
September 4, 2012
Members present: Mayor Rollie Johnson, Council Robert Maciej, Joan Olson, Brian Lange. Clerk/Treasurer Adrian Welle. The City Council meeting was called to order at 7:04 p.m. at Upsala City Hall by Mayor Rollie Johnson.
Motion made by Council Member Brian Lange and seconded by Council Member Robert Maciej to accept the minutes from the August 6 2012 Regular Council meeting. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion made by Council Member Brian Lange and seconded by Council Member Joan Olson to accept the minutes from the August 10, 2012 Budget Meeting. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion made by Council Member Brian Lange and seconded by Council Member Robert Maciej to accept
agenda with the additions City Hall Furnace, Horses, Pedestrian Signs, Property Repair. Motion carried unanimously.
Citizen Appeals and Presentations:
Department Reports: Maintenance Report, Frank Koopmeiners: Water usage is up 581 gallons and sewer usage is down .26 hour.
Frank told the council the new locator has been ordered.
Discussed when to take down the flags from the light poles and decided not to take them down until Christmas lights go up Fire Department Report (Lange)
Minutes were presented to the council Planning Commission (Lange).
Minutes were presented to the council UCDC (Olson).
Minutes were presented to the council Recreation Board (Johnson).
Minutes were presented to the council Unfinished Business: City Clerk Adrian Welle informed the council that he has submitted a price request to Minnesota Power about the addition of new street lights.
New Business: Motion was made by Mayor Rollie Johnson and seconded by Robert Maciej to approve a 50/50 split with the school on usage of water for a year to water the football field. Motion carried unanimously.
Set the performance review date for city employees at 6:00pm November 19.
Motion was made by Councilmember Joan Olson and seconded by councilmember Brian Lange to set the Preliminary Levy at $156,000. Roll call vote was taken Johnson-Yes, Olson-Yes, Maciej-Yes, Lange-Yes. Motion carried unanimously.
Listened to a complaint from a resident about horses in town.
Discussion was held on the placement of pedestrian signs near the crosswalks. The council instructed City Clerk Adrian Welle to contact the Sheriff’s Office and request increased patrols from 5-7pm daily to enforce speed.
Council instructed staff to move forward getting a bid from Dean Lange to installed a Gas heating system in city hall.
Staff was instructed to contact Charles Warga to help with remediation of a yard that was dug up to repair a sewer service problem.
Motion was made by councilmember Brian Lange and seconded by Joan Olson to hire Duane Johnson at a cost not to exceed $500 to remove stumps from around the city. Motion carried unanimously.
Financial Report: Treasurers Report with an August 31st bank balance of $176,432.47 as presented by Treasurer Adrian Welle.
Motion made by Council Member Brian Lange and seconded by Robert Maciej to approve the bills in the amount of $19,462.77 as presented by Treasurer Adrian Welle. Motion carried unanimously.
Reminder to residents and council that the next Regular scheduled council meeting will be October 1, 2012 at 7:00 p.m.
Meeting was adjourned at 9:01 pm.
Adrian Welle, City Clerk