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 8th day of January, 2018.
Members Present: Allen Bertilrud, Cheryl Matzke, Justin Carriere, Neil Knaack, Sara Kenfield
Members Absent: Kevin Brevik
Others Present: Delray Sparby, Carol Seeger, Barry Glienke, Deb Derouin
The meeting was called to order at 6:02 p.m.
Matzke moved, seconded by Knaack, to approve the Agenda with the removal of 6.05 City Council Committee Assignments, 6.11 Civil Penalties Discussion and 6.12 Fee Chart for 2018.
On vote being taken, the motion was unanimously passed.
Kenfield moved, seconded by Matzke, to approve the Consent Agenda as presented.
Approval of the December 4, 2017 Truth in Taxation Hearing Minutes
Approval of the December 4, 2017 City Council Meeting Minutes
Approval of the Bills and Disbursements
Resolution #01-01-2018 – Identity Theft Prevention Program
On vote being taken, the motion was unanimously passed.
NEW BUSINESS
Knaack moved, seconded by Carriere, to approve the nomination of Sara Kenfield to serve as Vice Mayor for 2018.
On vote being taken, the motion was unanimously passed.
Knaack moved, seconded by Kenfield, to designate the Gazette as the official newspaper.
On vote being taken, the motion was unanimously passed.
Knaack moved, seconded by Kenfield, to approve Unity Bank North, ICS Sweep, Cetera and Red Lake Co-op Federal Credit Union as official depositories for city funds.
On vote being taken, council member Carriere abstained, motion passed.
Knaack moved, seconded by Kenfield, to approve the appointment of Delray Sparby of Ihle, Sparby & Haase PA as City Attorney with Nathan Haase as Assistant City Attorney for calendar year 2018.
On vote being taken, the motion was unanimously passed.
Matzke moved, seconded by Knaack, to approve the following names on the signature card:
Kathleen Schmitz, Allen Bertilrud, Vice Mayor Sara Kenfield and Carol Seeger.
On vote being taken, the motion was unanimously passed.
Kenfield moved, seconded by Matzke, to approve Resolution #01-02-2018 – Adoption of the All-Hazard Mitigation Plan. For: Carriere, Knaack, Matzke, Kenfield, Bertilrud. Absent: Brevik.
Against: none. Motion Passed
Matzke moved, seconded by Knaack, to approve the second and final reading of the Vacant Property Ordinance.
On vote being taken, the motion was unanimously passed.
Knaack moved, seconded by Carriere, to approve the second and final reading of the Seasonal Sump Pump Ordinance.
On vote being taken, the motion was unanimously passed.
Kenfield moved, seconded by Knaack, to approve the second and final reading of the Natural Gas Franchise Ordinance.
On vote being taken, the motion was unanimously passed.
The Civil Penalties discussion was removed from the Agenda until the next meeting, but Attorney Sparby noted that Petty Misdemeanors range from $50 to $300. Currently, our Civil Penalties are set at $10.
The meeting adjourned at 6:32 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Allen Bertilrud, Mayor Kathleen Schmitz, City Administrator
