Present were Mayor Rodney Atkinson along with Councilors John Thelen, Greg Boelter and Dave Humbert. Staff on hand were Joel Dasher and Joe Heinen.
Old Business
Due to the backup of several issues relating to the maintenance department, Dasher was asked to appear first and he requested that the previous discussion on the purchase of a new riding lawn and the Chamber's request for new street U.S. flags be resolved. After a brief study of the
The matter of replacing the current Christmas decorations was approved up to an amount of $1,500, unless an outside group would be willing to donate to this cause. Member Thelen urged that a final decision on this project be delayed for one week to allow him time to explore some additional funding to see if more of the street banners can be replaced.
Dasher also sought approval to utilize John Harren to assit with the sewer rodding work and with little debate, Thelen moved to retain Harren at $20.00 per hour, s/Humbert, and adopted on a 4-0 vote.
Clerk Heinen interjected at this time the need to respond to the seniors' request to make certain improvements to the senior center north door, where a draft is constantly flet. The clerk was given approval to seek out an estimate to for both a door replacement and the cost of installing weather stripping but at the same time, determine how much and where the facility rental fees are collected and deposited.
The status of the M&B Enterprise TIF Development Agreement and the land purchase agreement were again addressed, since the additional 15 acres of land subject to a right of first refusal and the dedication of a utility easement from Beste's to the city would still need a resolution, stated the clerk. After looking at the future Plat II, the consensus of the group was insist that a 20 foot utility easement along the south boundary of Lot 1 be added for the benefit of the city and that the optional 15 acres be located south of the current Lot 1, with the length of the subject property be located in such a manner that it extends all the way down to 7th Street SW (Sentry Road). With these perimeters, the clerk was instructed to pass these items on to Sam DeLeo of SEH in order for hime to finalize Plat II.
In the absence of Dasher, the clerk passed out the recent performance review of the maintenance worker for the latest 6 month period, since his anniversary had occurred on October 5th. After adding up the scoring numbers, his total of 53 closely matched that of the 50 he had attained following his initial review. As a result, the council by consent, authorized a wage adjustment of $13.02 per hour, retroactively to October 5, 2002, and granting a step increase to level 8 in his current grade 6, for employee Joel Dasher.
Debate also followed on whether it would be prudent to have Dasher wear a uniform and the members agreed to research whether to purchase or lease clothing at a later date.
With no further business to come before the council, the meeting was adjourned at 9:35 P.M., by unanimous consent.
