City of Red Lake Falls
City Council Meeting
January 23, 2017
Minutes
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Red Lake Falls, Red Lake County, Minnesota was duly held in the Council Chambers of said City on the 23rd day of January, 2017.
Members Present: Allen Bertilrud, Neil Knaack, Kevin Brevik, Sara Kenfield, Cheryl Matzke, Justin Carriere
Members Absent: none
Others Present: Kathy Schmitz, Delray Sparby, Carol Seeger, Barry Glienke, Matt Swendra, Alan Cassavant, Kari Kirschbaum, Jeff Kirschbaum, Deb Derouin
The council meeting from Monday, January 9, 2017 reconvened at 5:00 p.m.
This is an informational meeting with Bolton & Menk Consulting Engineer Barry Glienke to go over the proposed water and sewer replacement project.
Mr. Glienke discussed the project with maps and drawings. He showed a 10-year Capital Improvement Plan which looked at our infrastructure below the streets. They evaluated the sanitary sewer, water mains, storm sewers and roadways to determine areas of need based on condition. Of each area, he discussed infrastructure conditions, pipe size and material, line depths, road conditions and each were shown on maps with colored lines marking areas from worst to best.
We have three types of water mains: cast iron (first priority on our list), asbestos coated (from the 1970’s) and PVC (newest). His maps showed why they chose specific areas for water and sewer replacement based on need and type of road surface and the results make up their 10-year plan. The southwest end of town is a high priority area that qualifies for the 80/20 grant money.
The council asked questions about the areas chosen, PFA Funding, costs to the City over years of bond payments, assessment options and other questions relating to the maps. Mayor Bertilrud suggested that the Finance Committee look everything over at a separate meeting in the first half of February with Bolton & Menk and then recommend to the council how we may want to proceed.
The meeting adjourned at 6:15 p.m.
The regular council meeting for January 23, 2017 began at 6:15 p.m.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Knaack moved, seconded by Brevik, to approve the Agenda with the following changes: add check #039816 to Finance Checks, add 5.05-Resolution #01-03-2017 – Approve City of Red Lake Falls as fiscal agent for the Enbridge Grant, scratch 6.0-ConEdison Plan Review
On vote being taken, the motion was unanimously passed.
CONSENT AGENDA
Knaack moved, seconded by Brevik, to approve the following items in the Consent Agenda:
5.01 Approval of the January 9, 2017 City Council Meeting minutes
5.02 Approval of Bills and Disbursements – Finance Checks #039799-#039816, Payroll Checks #005110-#005131 + Payroll E Checks 1-9
5.03 City Ordinance Chapter X. City Facility Use – Community Hall – 2 nd Reading
5.04 Resolution #01-02-2017 – Resolution to Correct a Title Issue from 1994 On vote being taken, the resolution was unanimously passed.
5.05 Resolution #01-03-2017 – Approval of the City of Red Lake Falls as fiscal agent for the Enbridge Grant On vote being taken, the resolution was unanimously passed.
On vote being taken, the motion was unanimously passed.
NEW BUSINESS
Carriere moved, seconded by Kenfield, to hold a Finance Committee meeting on February 13, 2017 at 4:00 p.m. to go over the Bolton & Menk Proposed Sewer and Water Project and to include Matt Swendra, Alan Cassavant and Barry Glienke of Bolton & Menk at this meeting.
On vote being taken, the motion was unanimously passed.
Brevik moved, seconded by Knaack, to approve payment of the full bill for both issues to Wilcox Plumbing. On vote being taken, the motion was unanimously passed.
At 6:45 p.m., Mayor Bertilrud adjourned the council meeting.
Respectfully submitted,
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Allen Bertilrud, Mayor Kathleen Schmitz, City Administrator
