City of Red Lake Falls
City Council Meeting
September 22, 2015
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 22nd day of September, 2015.
Members Present: Kevin Harmoning, Kevin Brevik, Cheryl Matzke , Sara Kenfield, Neil Knaack, Allen Bertilrud.
Members Absent: none
Others Present: Kathleen Schmitz, Delray Sparby, Alan Cassavant, Carol Seeger, Clem Benoit, Troy Mercil.
Mayor Kevin Harmoning called the continuation meeting from September 14, 2015 to order
at 7:02 a.m.
Knaack moved, seconded by Brevik, to strike 7.3 Pool Quotes from the Agenda and move 7.1 Roger Thibert to 7.3 then approve the Agenda. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
There are no minutes to approve.
Citizen’s Comments: none
Business:
Clem Benoit gave an update on the mall construction project. Thrifty White Drug Store is completed and the Building Inspector has inspected that site. There will be a final inspection by Thrifty White Pharmacy today at 1:00 p.m.
Discussion was held concerning the back entrance and the cement pad, downspouts and drainage. Mayor Harmoning has issue with bids coming in for the same information. The architectural drawings include more expansive pad and parking area and the council wants to just bid out the back door ramp. His opinion is to get new quotes for the back slab job and we may need an RFP so the bids will be apples to apples.
Knaack moved, seconded by Matzke, to stay with Clem Benoit as the mall project manager. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Bertilrud moved, seconded by Knaack, to set the budget at $50,000 for the Underdahl Hardware remodeling project allowing $40,000 from the City and up to $10,000 from Underdahl’s for the rear entrance portion of the remodeling project and that if the project
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exceeds that amount project manager Benoit has to come back to the council for approval. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Bertilrud moved, seconded by Kenfield, to approve the Troy Mercil bid of $3,258.75 for the DiMaggio’s and 1Body Health & Fitness mall corner cement sloping fix. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Kenfield moved, seconded by Knaack, to approve Resolution #09-01-2015 – Adoption of the 2016 Proposed Budget. For: Brevik, Knaack, Bertilrud, Kenfield, and Harmoning. Absent: Matzke. Against: None. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Public Works Supervisor Cassavant obtained two bids for the asphalt patching on Hamilton Avenue. MinDak bid $10,000 and Knife River bid $8,575.
Bertilrud moved, seconded by Kenfield, to allow up to $10,000 to Knife River for patching on city streets. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Kenfield moved, seconded by Bertilrud, to approve the bills and Finance Checks #038772 – #038793 and Payroll Checks #005018-#005019 + Payroll E Checks 1-9. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
The meeting adjourned at 8:22 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Kevin Harmoning, Mayor
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Kathleen Schmitz, City Administrator
