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 September, 2019.
Members Present: Allen Bertilrud, Kevin Brevik, Briana Ingraham, Justin Carriere, Cheryl Matzke
Members Absent: Neil Knaack
Others Present: Kathy Schmitz, Delray Sparby, Matt Swendra, Carol Seeger, Deb Derouin, Dylan Brown, Mitch Bernstein
The meeting was called to order at 6:05 p.m.
Mayor Bertilrud read the proclamation in observance of Pregnancy and Infants Loss Remembrance Day recognized on October 15th, 2019.
Ingraham moved, seconded by Matzke, to approve the Agenda with the addition of 6.07 – Resolution #09-03-2019 – Engineering Plans and Specifications for Airport Hangar and Taxi Lane Project. On vote being taken, the motion was unanimously passed.
Ingraham moved, seconded by Brevik, to approve the Consent Agenda as presented.
Approval of the September 9, 2019 City Council Meeting Minutes
Approval of the Bills and Disbursements
On vote being taken, the motion was unanimously passed.
NEW BUSINESS
Ingraham moved, seconded by Matzke, to accept Amendment 1 Proposal to fund the engineering side of the project.
On vote being taken, Brevik opposed, Knaack was absent, the motion was passed.
Brevik moved, seconded by Ingraham, to approve Stantec’s proposal and to proceed with the Capital Improvement Plan.
On vote being taken, the motion was unanimously passed.
MnDOT Aeronautics has grant money available to improve airport hangars and taxi lanes. Our portion of the cost for the engineering design and bidding portion of this project is $1,170.25.
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Carriere moved, seconded by Matzke, to approve Resolution #09-03-2019 – Authorization to Execute Minnesota Department of Transportation Grant Agreement for Airport Improvement.
For: Brevik, Carriere, Ingraham, Matzke, and Bertilrud. Absent: Knaack. Against: None. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Carriere moved, seconded by Ingraham, to table a decision on the TIF balance and have the Finance Committee look into our options. On vote being taken, the motion was unanimously passed.
Matzke moved, seconded by Brevik, to approve a 3% increase in the water and sewer rates for 2020. On vote being taken, the motion was unanimously passed.
Carriere moved, seconded by Brevik, to approve Resolution #09-02-2019 – Adoption of the 2020 Proposed Budget & Levy Certification. For: Brevik, Carriere, Ingraham, Matzke, and Bertilrud. Absent: Knaack. Against: None. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
The meeting adjourned at 7:17 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Allen Bertilrud, Mayor Kathleen Schmitz, City Administrator