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 28th day of October, 2019.
Members Present: Allen Bertilrud, Kevin Brevik, Briana Ingraham, Justin Carriere, Cheryl Matzke, Neil Knaack
Members Absent: none
Others Present: Kathy Schmitz, Delray Sparby, Matt Swendra, Carol Seeger, Deb Derouin, Dylan Brown, Taylor Amiot, Mitch Bernstein
The meeting was called to order at 6:05 p.m. Knaack moved, seconded by Brevik, to approve the Agenda with a addition of 6.07 – Airport ALP and the addition of Resolutions #10-01-2019 and #10-02-2019 to business item 6.03. On vote being taken, the motion was unanimously passed.
Ingraham moved, seconded by Matzke, to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. Approval of the October 14, 2019 City Council Meeting Minutes Approval of the Bills and Disbursements On vote being taken, the motion was unanimously passed.
NEW BUSINESS Brevik moved, seconded by Ingraham, to approve the three school leases with the City as follows: City Hall Gym for $80.00 per time, Ball Fields for $19,125.00 for the first year plus a 4% increase per year for the next four years, Arena for $37,796.00 for the first year plus a 4% increase per year for the next four year and to include in the lease that the School may purchase the ball fields at the beginning of each lease term for $1.00. On vote being taken, the motion was unanimously passed.
Ingraham moved, seconded by Knaack, to approve Change Order #4 as a deductive in the amount of $67,967.00. On vote being taken, the motion was unanimously passed.
Carriere moved, seconded by Matzke, to approve Resolution #10-01-2019 – Resolution Accepting the Offer of the Minnesota Public Facilities Authority to Purchase a $2,286.072 General Obligation Water Improvement Note of 2019, Providing for its Issuance and Authorizing Execution of a Bond Purchase and Project Loan Agreement. For: Brevik, Knaack, Carriere, Ingraham, Matzke, and Bertilrud. Absent: None. Against: None. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Carriere moved, seconded by Brevik, to approve Resolution #10-02-2019 – Resolution Accepting the Offer of the Minnesota Public Facilities Authority to Purchase a $728,160 General Obligation Sewer Improvement Note of 2019, Providing for its Issuance and Authorizing Execution of a Bond Purchase and Project Loan Agreement. For: Brevik, Knaack, Carriere, Ingraham, Matzke, and Bertilrud. Absent: None. Against: None. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Carriere moved, seconded by Matzke, to adjust the mall rent due and ask for $2,000 of the amount owed for the years 2018 and part of 2019 on the Hardware Store Lease. On vote being taken, the motion was unanimously passed.
Bertilrud moved, seconded by Knaack, to deny Kevin Nelson’s request to rent space at the mall due to past payment history. On vote being taken, Brevik and Ingraham opposed, the motion was passed. Brevik moved, seconded by Carriere, to let that vendor set up the food truck on private property (not on any public street) until the council reviews and updates the city ordinance pertaining to transient merchants or until further notice. On vote being taken, Knaack opposed, the motion was passed.
Carriere moved, seconded by Brevik, to leave it up to the City Engineer, Public Works Director and City Administrator to determine if we suspend the project and to what extent. On vote being taken, the motion was unanimously passed.
Knaack moved, seconded by Ingraham, to proceed with a Letter of Intent to be submitted for the TAP Grant. On vote being taken, the motion was unanimously passed.
The meeting adjourned at 7:37 p.m. Respectfully submitted,
__________________________________ ______________________________ Allen Bertilrud, Mayor Kathleen Schmitz, City Administrator
