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 9th day of July, 2018.
Members Present: Allen Bertilrud, Justin Carriere, Kevin Brevik, Sara Kenfield, Neil Knaack, Cheryl Matzke
Members Absent: none
Others Present: Kathleen Schmitz, Delray Sparby, Carol Seeger, Barry Glienke, Deb Derouin
The meeting was called to order at 6:03 p.m.
PRESENTATIONS/PROCLAMATIONS/PUBLIC INFORMATION/ANNOUNCEMENTS
Administrator Schmitz reported that the City was awarded the SCDP Grant of $593,400 for commercial and residential rehabilitation. The grant will provide rehab funds of $40,000 each for 6 commercial units, rehab funds of $23,000 each for 12 residential units and $41,400 for the grant administrative costs. The City has also been allocated $17,318 in Small Cities Assistance funding through the MN Department of Revenue. This funding is for the construction and maintenance of roads located within the city.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Knaack moved, seconded by Brevik, to approve the Agenda as presented.
On vote being taken, the motion was unanimously passed.
CONSENT AGENDA
Brevik moved, seconded by Kenfield, to approve the Consent Agenda as presented.
Approval of the June 25, 2018 City Council Meeting Minutes
Approval of the Bills and Disbursements
On vote being taken, the motion was unanimously passed.
NEW BUSINESS
Two bids were received for the Sportsman’s Park Project that will add 10 camping sites with sewer, water, electric and a dump station with grinder. The City has $52,000 available in Enbridge grant money. Spruce Valley Corporation, Middle River, bid $184,470 and Taggart Contracting Inc., Newfolden, bid $169,957.
Knaack moved, seconded by Matzke, to approve the $169,957 bid from Taggart Contracting, Inc. out of Newfolden, MN for the Sportsman’s Park project.
On vote being taken, the motion was unanimously passed.
Carriere moved, seconded by Knaack, to approve the City contribution of 25% or $100,000 toward construction of a new bath house at Sportsman’s Park and that we use Red River Corridor grant funds.
On vote being taken, the motion was unanimously passed.
Kenfield moved, seconded by Knaack, to approve the wage scale from Springsted as presented through year 2021.
On vote being taken, the motion was unanimously passed.
Kenfield moved, seconded by Brevik, to move Jeff Kalbakdalen from a Grade 7 to a Grade 8 on the wage scale because of his years of service.
On vote being taken, the motion was unanimously passed.
Kenfield moved, seconded by Carriere, to increase Kathleen Schmitz’s wage by 3% plus add four (4) additional comp days for 2019.
On vote being taken, the motion was unanimously passed.
UPCOMING MEETINGS
July 23, Monday, 6:00 pm, City Council meeting
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 7:10 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Allen Bertilrud, Mayor Kathleen Schmitz, City Administrator
