City Council Minutes - June 10, 2009
A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Louisville Wednesday, June 10, 2009 , at 7:00 p.m. at the City Hall. Present were Mayor Alan Mueller , Council Members Roger Behrns , Clete Petrzilka andRandy Jensen. Bob Derby was absent. Also present were City Supervisor Dan Henry and guests. Mayor Mueller stated that the Open Meetings Act is posted at the rear of the room and a copy of all meeting materials is available with the clerk. Mayor Mueller called the meeting to order and asked the Council to review the consent agenda. Jensen moves, Behrns seconds to approve the consent agenda with the exception of the Ernco, Inc. claim. Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote of those attending. Mayor Mueller reported for the Care Center Springfield Senior Center Petrzilka moves, Jensen seconds to approve the 2nd billing from Ernco, Inc. for the Care Center Behrns move, Petrzilka seconds to accept the appointment of Mary Tietjen for another three year term to the Care Center Board. Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote of those attending. Petrzilka moves, Jensen seconds to accept the appointment of Bill Nessen for another three year term to the Care Center Board. Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote of those attending. Behrns moves, Petrzilka seconds to approve a special designated liquor license for Chubb Enterprises dba Main Street Café in the Home State Bank parking lot on July 26, 2009 from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. contingent upon all paperwork being complete. Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote of those attending. Jensen moves, Petrzilka seconds to approve the summer poker run schedule and reserved parking request for Good Times Saloon as follows: June 20, 2009 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.; June 27, 2009 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.; June 28, 2009 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.; July 11, 2009 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.; July 18, 2009 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; July 25, 2009 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.; August 22, 2009 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote of those attending. Petrzilka moves, Jensen seconds to approve the bid from Neva Pingree for the “old dump road” in the amount of $903.00 including the north half of lot 738 except the east 20’ and the east 20’ of lots 736, 737 and 738. Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote of those attending. Behrns moves, Jensen seconds to approve B.U.I.L.D.’s street closing request for Last Hot Sunday in July; July 26, 2009 from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. – Main Street 2nd Street Main Street Mayor Mueller updated the council on a meeting he and the clerk attended regarding Cass County Going Green. There is another meeting scheduled on June 25, 2009 and the Mayor encouraged the council to attend. One of the first thoughts was the possibility of e-mailing water bills. There will be more discussion at a later date. EMC Insurance Company had presented recommendations for safety reasons. The recommendations are minor and a letter will be sent as to the city’s actions taken. The Girl Scout leader has requested permission to do some more upgrades on the Sr. Center Petrzilka moves, Jensen seconds to approve the extended service contract with Maguire Iron, Inc. for tower maintenance. Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote of those attending. Marian Johnson asked the city council to consider building a new baseball/softball field. Mayor Mueller stated that he and Bob Derby have already visited with Ash Grove regarding possible properties. Bob was going to discuss with the Ball Parents’ Association their involvement. It was noted that just the engineering for the work would be comparable to the engineering done for the proposed industrial tract a few years ago. Mayor Mueller updated the council on the Louisville Housing Authority in lieu of taxes. The payment has been made directly to the city instead of through the Cass County Treasurer. A Housing Authority meeting will be held June 16 with the management company and the rural development representative. Mayor Mueller, the clerk and Dan attended a meeting regarding the updated flood map. Basically, the floodplain is rising about 0.7’. Petrzilka moves, Jensen seconds to introduce by title only and suspend the three required statutory readings of Ordinance #823; Louisville Care Center Board duties. Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote of those attending. Jensen moves, Petrzilka seconds to adopt by title only Ordinance #823. Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote of those attending. Petrzilka moves, Behrns seconds to approve Resolution 09-11; 15 minute parking on the west side of Main Street Behrns moves, Jensen seconds to introduce by title only and suspend the three required statutory readings of Ordinance #825; Fine Waiver Schedule. Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote of those attending. Petrzilka moves, Behrns seconds to adopt by title only Ordinance #825. Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote of those attending. Dan reported for water, wastewater and streets. He reported that the alley between Cherry and Main south of 5th is complete and the crew is working on that same alley north of 5th. He explained the procedure to finish the project. Dan reported that the state plans to overlay the intersection at 5th and Main , so the city crew doesn’t have to tackle that project. Dan talked about the water main around the school and the crew’s summer schedule. A written sheriff’s report was circulated. Petrzilka moves, Jensen seconds to adjourn the meeting at 7:58 p.m. Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote of those attending. I, the undersigned clerk, hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the proceedings had and done by the Mayor and City Council of Louisville. To the best of my knowledge, the agenda was kept continually current and available for public inspection; and the minutes were in written form and available for public inspection within 10 working days. The minutes are published in summary form. Upon request a complete copy is available at City Hall. Dee Arias, City Clerk