Lake City Common Council - Sept. 9 Regular Meeting
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Lake City Common Council
Regular Meeting
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024, 6:00 p.m.
CiTY HALL CHAMBERS
Members Present: Mayor Mark Nichols, Amy Alkire, Russell Boe, Brian Quinn, Megan Kramer, Cindy McGrath, Faye Brown
Members Absent: None
Staff Present: City Administrator Rob Keehn, City Clerk Kari Schreck, Finance Director Jerome Illg, City Attorney Sarah Sonsalla
Mayor Nichols called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. with a quorum present.
Review adopt/ amend agenda
Nichols moved item 8 e from consent adopt Resolution 24-030 Wayfinding signage to new business.
Motion Kramer second Boe to adopt the agenda as amended. All ayes 7-0-0. Motion carried.
Disclose conflicts relating to agenda items
Alkire will recuse from item new business item 6 h, Approve hire of Library page Ada Alkire
Mayor and Council member minute
Public Forum
None
Communication Updates:
Update from Lake Pepin Legacy Alliance
Informational Reports:
Personnel Committee minutes August 5, 2024
Marina Board minutes August 14, 2024
Heritage Preservation minutes August 14, 2024
Port Authority minutes August 19, 2024
Ambulance Commission minutes August 19, 2024
Street/Park/Public Safety Commission minutes August 20, 2024
Port Authority special minutes August 27, 2024
Planning commission workshop minutes August 27, 2024
Utility board minutes August 28, 2024
Fire department relief minutes August 29, 2024
New Business:
Conduct public hearing-certification of delinquent utilities and nuisance violations and adopt Resolutions 24-027 & 24-029
Utilities and Ambulance
Motion McGrath, second Brown to open public hearing at 6:37 p.m. All ayes 7-0-0. Motion carried.
Receive comments and questions.
No one form the public spoke
Motion Alkire, second Kramer to close public hearing at 6:37 p.m. All ayes 7-0-0. Motion carried.
Motion Boe, second Alkire to approve Resolution 24-027 certification of delinquent utilities-Wabasha County. All ayes 7-0-0. Motion carried.
Motion McGrath, second Quinn to approve Resolution 24-029 certification of delinquent nuisance violations-Wabasha County. All ayes 7-0-0. Motion carried.
Adopt Resolution 24-023 approving proposed 2025 General Fund Revenue and Expenditure Budgets
Motion Alkire, second Brown to adopt Resolution 24-023 approving the proposed 2025 General Fund Revenue and Expenditure budgets. All ayes 7-0-0. Motion carried.
Adopt Resolution 24-024 approving proposed Property Tax Levy Payable in 2025
Motion Brown, second McGrath to adopt Resolution 24-024, approving the proposed Property Tax Levy payable in 2025. All ayes 7-0-0. Motion carried.
Approve hire of Joan Nelson as Utility Billing Clerk
Motion McGrath, second Alkire approving hire of Joan Nelson as Utility Billing Clerk effective September 16, 2024, at Grade 5 Step 2 full time pay scale $24.51/hr. All ayes. 7-0-0. Motion carried.
Approve hiring of full-time EMT Austin Babcock
Motion McGrath, second Brown, to approve hire of full-time EMT Austin Babcock. All ayes 7-0-0. Motion carried.
Approve hire of Kristi Gross as Planning and Community Development Director
Motion McGrath, second Alkire approving hire of Kristi Gross as Planning and Community Development Director effective September 30, 2024, at Grade 16 Step 2 full time pay scale $46.52/hr. All ayes 7-0-0. Motion carried.
Approve hire of Douglas Grout as Port Authority Executive Director
Motion Nichols, second McGrath approving hire of Douglas Grout as Port Authority Executive Director effective September 30, 2024, at Grade 12, Step 5 full time pay scale $39.98/hr. All ayes 7-0-0. Motion carried.
Approve hire of Library Page Ada Alkire
Motion Boe, second Kramer approving hire of Ada Alkire as Library Page at Grade 1, Step A, $15.11/hr. All ayes 6-0-1 (Alkire recused from the vote). Motion carried.
Approve hire of Library Aides Jan Olson and Amy Henderson
Motion McGrath, second Brown, to approve hires of Library Aides Jan Olson and Amy Henderson at Grade 1, Step A, $15.11/hr. All ayes 7-0-0. Motion carried.
Approve wage adjustments for electric utility positions
Wages in Lake City electric utility positions have trended below industry averages.
Motion Boe, second Alkire to approve wage adjustments for electric utility positions and direct the City Administrator to execute a memorandum of understanding with the IBEW. Roll call vote: Quinn aye, McGrath nay, Kramer aye, Nichols aye, Alkire aye, Brown nay, Boe aye. 5-2-0 Motion carried.
Adopt Resolution 24-030 Wayfinding Signage
Motion Nichols, second Boe to adopt Resolution 24-030 establishing guidelines adopted by the Minnesota Department of Transportation for community wayfinding signing. All ayes 7-0-0. Motion carried.
Consent Agenda:
a. Review and approve Council minutes August 5, 2024.
b. Review and approve expense claims July 31, 2024- September 4, 2024
c. Adopt Resolution 24-024 approving gambling premise permit application for the Mazeppa Lions Club to conduct lawful gambling at 115 S Lakeshore Dr.
d. Adopt Resolution 24-026 confirming board and commission appointment James Moechnig to the Planning Commission.e. Adopt Resolution 24-030 Wayfinding signage. moved to new business
f. Approve 2025-2027 Township fire contracts
g. Approve request for the Rotary Club of Lake City Foundation to host a raffle October 18, 2024.
h. Approve request for the Lake City Sportsman’s Club to host a raffle and bingo event on February 15, 2025, at the Lake City Sportsman’s Club.
i. Approve Marina 2024 seasonal hire.
Motion Brown, second Boe to approve the consent agenda as amended. All ayes 7-0-0. Motion carried.
Future meeting dates:
September 2024 calendar
October 2024 draft calendar
Motion McGrath, second Alkire to adjourn at 7:28 p.m. All ayes 7-0-0. Motion carried.
/s/ Mark Nichols, Mayor
ATTEST:
/s/ Kari Schreck, City Clerk
Published in the Lake City Graphic
on October 24, 2024