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Winter The All VN, PZ OTSEGON THE GREAT RIVER ROAD vol. 16 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2005 Newsletter of the City of Otsego Liar Snowmobile regulations revised Otsego's snowmobile ordinance has been revised to once again .. z.......N• allow snowmobiling in the eastern part of the city with restrictions in designated areas. Operation is prohibited along Parrish Avenue Snowmobile Rules of Operation (Co. Rd.42)from the Mississippi River south to Park Avenue. Hours of Operation: Regulations set forth by the State of Minnesota apply to all Sunday-Thursday 8:00 a.m.to 11:00 p.m. snowmobile operation in the city with further restrictions in Friday & Saturday: 8:00 a.m.to 1:00 a.m. designated areas. The designated area of greater restriction is shown Speed Limit: 10 mph in designated area on the map on page 4. It includes the developed areas of the city. Private Property: Snowmobiles are permitted In 2004, Otsego's snowmobile ordinance had been revised to on private property only with permission of the totally ban snowmobile operation in the eastern part of the city. property owner. The local snowmobile club had become inactive and had no Prohibited Operation: Snowmobiling is not volunteers to maintain Trail 8A along County Road 37. Since then, allowed on sidewalks,paved trails, boulevards, the Otsego Great River Riders Snowmobile Club has been revived parks, or within 100 feet of a pedestrian, with over 100 members. The club presented their plan for fisherman, skating rink or sliding area. promotion, education and safety training to the Otsego City Operation is not allowed closer than 300 feet Council and demonstrated the club's membership strength by from any residential area except when having a large group attend council meetings. At its November 28, traveling from a residence to a designated trail 2005 meeting, the Council voted to remove the total ban in the and back. residential area and also allow snowmobiles on Parrish Avenue as Street travel: Single file on the right as close as far north as Park Avenue. possible to the edge of the roadway within six Snowmobilers violating the ordinance should be reported to feet of the roadway surface. On county or state Otsego's law enforcement agency, the Wright County Sheriff at highways, operation is allowed in the bottom 763-682-1162. or outside slope of a ditch. Otsego's ordinances can be viewed on the city website: Designated Area: Includes residential areas of www.ci.Otsego.mn.us. A copy of the full ordinance is also the city. See map on page 4. available at City Hall. City snowplowing policy in effect Otsego's snow removal policy is to begin plowing when clean up the shoulders, intersections, and cul-de-sacs. the snow stops falling in snowfalls of two or more inches. Snowplowing and ice control operations can cause Every effort will be made to have main routes plowed and property damage even under the best of circumstances and sanded prior to morning or afternoon rush hour. Because of care on the part of the operators. Most types of damage are different storm situations and severity levels, starting times to improvements in the city right-of-way which extends may vary. It is the intent of the city to complete plowing, approximately 15 feet beyond the curb location. The intent widening and sanding operations within 24 hours of the of the right-of-way is to provide room for snow storage, time the snowfall ceases, but major blizzards may require utilities,boulevard trees and other city uses. However, additional time. private mailboxes are also necessary in this area. These After an extremely heavy must be installed with proper clearance for plows. (See I 11 -t snowfall, main routes will be page 2.)The city will assume responsibility for plowed first, followed by replacement for a mailbox damaged during plowing if it is ®i one pass to open determined that the plow made direct contact with a — ---- :, residential streets mailbox that was properly placed and of a standard style. .: �. i w i ;. ,; and cul-de-sacs, The city will not repair any damage to grass or seed or any then return later to damage from gravel being pushed into yards.w.. J City of Otsego 8899 Nashua Avenue NE Otsego,MN 55330 I (763)441-4414 Emergency ' ' ^i �' Building Dept.:(763)-441-2593 �+ managementz Fax(763)441-8823 We all have witnessed the hurricanes which Email:cityhall@ci.Otsego.mn.us devastated the gulf coast states. In Otsego,these NOTE S Web Site:www.ci.Otsego.mn.us natural disasters can come in many forms such as ADMINISTRATION OFFICE HOURS tornados, floods or blizzards. In addition, major from the Monday through Thursday 8:00 a.m.to 6:00 p.m. disasters such as train wrecks,plane crashes, and MAYOR Fridays CLOSED explosions, accidental releases of hazardous BUILDING DEPT.OFFICE HOURS Monday through Thursday materials,pipeline leaks, and enemy attack pose a 8:00 a.m.to 6:00 p.m. potential threat to public health and safety. In by Mayor Larry Fournier Fridays 8:00 a.m.to noon recognition of these threats,the City Council is —la CITY COUNCIL establishing an emergency management plan. This plan will ensure that preparations of Mayor the citywill be adequate to deal with these disasters and to provide for basic health and Larry Fournier9 Council Members security, and preserve the lives and property of the citizens of Otsego. The City Council Vern Heidner will adopt Otsego's Emergency Management Plan on December 12, 2005. Danica arber Stock It's that time of theyear again and with the holidayseason here. I wish everyone a Jessica Stockamp g rY Mark Thorsted blessed and happy season, and let's make it our safest ever.,-,,,-, CITY STAFF Mike Robertson,City Administrator RESIDENTS' SNOW RESPONSIBILITIES Judy Hudson,City Clerk/Zoning Administrator Clear snow from mailboxes Karee Rowell,Deputy Clerk Kathy Grover,Bookkeeper Residents are responsible for clearing snow from around Brad Belair, Public Works Supervisor mailboxes to provide access for postal carriers. Mail will not be Tim Rochel,Building Official delivered if the carrier is unable to get to your mailbox safely. PLANNING&ZONING Mailboxes and newspaper tubes should be installed with enough Richard Nichols,Chair Pam Black,Vice Chair clearance to keep a snowplow's wing from hitting the box,45 to 47 Tom Darkenwald �L inches above street level and 36 inches back from the curb. Tammie Fallon Doug Hackman Trash and recycling placement -40'j Jim Kolles David Thompson On the day trash and recycling is picked up, receptacles should be Troy Watring, 1st alternate placed at the end of driveways, but not on the surface of the street, John Thelen,2nd alternate sidewalk or trail to obstruct traffic or snow removal. PARKS&RECREATION , Aaron Stritesky,Chair Peter Torresani,Vice Chair . Keep snow off public roadway Mike Brumm '' Minnesota law prohibits depositing snow on a public street from Rose Cis Dura y 17 or blowing. Do not push snow across streets. Virginia Duran s plowing, shoveling Russ Langer — Ridges left can freeze and create a hazard for plows. Kathryn Roberts HERITAGE PRESERVATION Clear public sidewalks and hydrants Ron Black,Chair Property owners adjacent to a concrete public sidewalk are responsible for keeping Jeannine S.Christensen Carla Ransom sidewalks clear of snow, ice, dirt and debris. Sidewalks must be cleared within Lilia Rousselet 12 hours of snow, ice, dirt or trash deposit. If the walk is not cleared within 12 Joy Swenson Chris Wilson hours,the city may clear it and charge the expense to the property owner. Trails, POLICE COMMISSION which are typically asphalt eight to 10 feet wide,will be cleared by the city. Thomas Carter,Chair Residents are asked toplease clear snow from fire hydrants to facilitate Philip Larson Y Alvin McClure access in emergencies. Sandra Michaelson Edgar Pearsall Jane Theisen,Vice Chair WINTER Winter parking rules Rudy Thibodeau,Secretary NOPAARKING No parking is allowed on any public street from 2:00-6:00 a.m. from 2 00A TO November to April in the city of Otsego to allow for night snow plowing 600AM I tai O �W operations. Also, after a snowfall of 2.5 inches or more, no parking is allowed L� on any street until it has been plowed the full width of the paved surface. The Otsego View is a bi-monthly These winter parking restrictions are in addition to the year round rule that newsletter for the city of Otsego. Jacquie Rognli,Editor limits parking on a public street to no more than 18 hours and that no trailers Correspondence should be sent to or immobile vehicles can be parked on the street. w•, s Otsego City Hall. r;. Contains 50%recycled pre- IF consumer materials. 0 1 j i sto ri ca }jighlights ..,s . . . . . - Hazardous winter crossings1,44 -N.b �, , �� By Jacquie Rognli + = _ f Since the Northern States Power(NSP,now Excel)nuclear , �_ w . w... " power plant began operation in 1971 upstream from Otsego in ,".� Monticello,a solid freeze of the river is very rare today. - Heated water from the plant is discharged back into the river N ,: at temperatures up to five degrees warmer than when it enters •ii..,._ ., ..- the 553 megawatt capacity boiler. Rope ferry on the Mississippi River at Red Wing,MN before 1895. Before the Parrish Avenue bridge was constructed Minnesota Historical Society photo. over the Mississippi River in 1906, several ferries November 24, 1903 "...The river is frozen over above and operated between Otsego and Elk River,providing below the ferry and it's all open at the crossing. We'll access to the town north of Otsego where people could probably have to cross with the boat the greater part of the catch the daily train to Minneapolis or students could winter, unless the ice goes out again this fall. attend high school. When the weather was cold enough ...Last Tuesday morning the anchor ice was running in winter, a solid ice crossing might be possible, but not awfully thick and Vassar didn't want to take me across without risk. Early Otsego and Elk River residents because it was dangerous. But I finally persuaded him to take wishing to cross the river could be faced with thin ice, me over. We went up as far as the pier and tried to go across log jams, low water with exposed rocks and anchor ice. in an open place. We got halfway over and that channel A phenomenon called anchor ice can form in the river. ended so we had to turn back and rowed for shore. When moving water gets super-cooled, ice crystals take Then we saw a nice open place. We hadn't gone over ten shape in the water and then collect on the bottom. These feet when the ice closed in all around us and we couldn't do a clump together and freeze to the sediment and rocks. thing, except float down with the ice. We had to keep the boat This anchor ice is full of air pockets so it floats to the rocking to keep it from getting frozen solid. It was awfully surface,pulling rocks and sediment with it. These cold in the middle of the river and there was some pretty cold clumps then flow down stream. ice in the bottom of the boat to keep your feet warm with. We Sally Anne Dare put together a collection of letters in a just calmly sat there for about three quarters of an hour book,Anna,Letters From the Attic.' The letters were floating down stream. written by her husband Charles Fournier Dare's mother, Burt Carr, who happened to be caught on our side of the Anna Fournier of Otsego to Charles' father,Laurence river, wanted to take off his fur coat and let me have it but I Albee Dare of Elk River from 1903 to 1907. Anna writes declared I wasn't very cold. Gracious Heavens! to LAD(as she called him for his initials)about attending Finally, when we had reached the rapids, the ice happened to high school in Elk River,going to church and dances in break away just where we were, and we started back for our Dayton,social and family life of the time. shore. But I was determined to go to school!Just then there was Anna's family farmed in Otsego where Otsego Waterfront a channel clear across that blessed river(I saw it too!)and West is now located.The area was settled by French- Vassar rowed with all his might; we got there just in time before Canadians,and French was the primary language spoken in it closed around us again. It was very thrilling;cold, too."2 her family's church, St.John the Baptist in Dayton. January 23, 1904 "1 came near getting drowned this morning. Most interesting in the letters are her passing accounts Joe drove me across the river in a hand sled. He went so near of the winter river crossings she was determined to make the edge of the water that the ice began to crack and crack to attend school. and I rolled off. My heart stopped beating, and then it beat so A large rectangular rope ferry connected Otsego and Elk fast again. Breathless."3 River for about fifty years,located just east of the current Parrish Avenue bridge crossing.Mr.Vassar was the March 25, 1904 "Laurence, I disobeyed you. I risked going ferryman when Anna made her river crossings.Parrish across the river yesterday. We were liable to go through Avenue was a narrow path in some places,and Otsego anytime or any place. Pa walked near me so he could pull me residents had to make their way through a heavily wooded out if I fell in. He had to carry me part of the way `cause area said to be full of wolves to get to the ferrylanding. there was so much water on the ice. "4 ..w ' Dare,Sally Anne,Anna, Letters from the Attic.Elk River:DeForest press, 1996. 2 Pages 36-37.3Page 48.4Page 56. 0 Snowmobile restrictive area Parts of Otsego, designated by the shaded areas on the map below, are subject to more restrictions on the operation of snowmobiles, including: • Operation only allowed on private property with owner's permission. • Operation only allowed for travel to and from a residence to a trail. • 10 mph speed limit. • No snowmobiling allowed on Parrish Avenue from Park Avenue north to the Mississippi River. < NAC I . 1 �JII � li . •. , , � O � II Atitt.t TRIM MINIM P 411 iii_ aeAR:. 1 IRA III. (+ n .�. ■�� I�11�.M, Ippltiit+ -tifi ''I ._,'II PI 1•10.41)0,1 1VAA**MI [114011 Ma/ �=pe 1iMILD i �i�a , 4Iii1 1 �e �ti— ; ce=ill • W►�crori ; gr. 51 i -I Iwommicilite 01 _ ,r , 4 Imp is- i 1 —\\., 1 kip . of .-44M11 Imill Nab },Its +i I s.EGeID IIIgailicatikeEthiNfl.Areas an,sltwCt to more restrictive standards as oiled 1 ' inSection 8-1-5afthe CfyCode n u, i,I / Otsego snowmobile club is active and ready for winter fun Otsego Great River Riders L Snowmobile Club is a fast growing ,. ,, 1°I community organization that is looking for Otsego residents that enjoy the family sport of - ,. ^� snowmobiling. .... .The club plans to -11, , ' i 1- provide education, safety and a '' `„ - !• _4; The '‘-z- OISE • 0 I W. ON THE GREAT RIVER ROAD vol. 16 JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2005 Newsletter of the City of Otsego City budget set for 2005 The 2005 city budget has been set by the Otsego City Expenditures are summarized in the chart in the Council. Projected revenues are $2,189,572 balanced following categories: with equally projected expenditures. General Government—Mayor and Council, Some of the changes for 2005 include: administration, elections, finance, assessing, legal, • A recreation program has been started with increased Planning Commission, plannerEDA, and City Hall. funding for 2005. Public Safety—Police, Police Commission, and code • Funding for an increase of eight police hours that enforcement. were added in August 2004. . Public Works—Engineering, street lighting, street • Dust control funding has been returned to the budget. maintenance, and animal control. • More financial management time and a part time Community Services—Clean-up Month, park bookkeeper have been added due to the growth of maintenance, recreation services and Heritage 1 city financial operations. Preservation. I • Park maintenance costs have increased due to the City revenues are obtained from property taxes additional city parks that have been constructed. (projected to be $1,575,620), special assessments, • An intern position has been added to assist with long licenses and permits, charges for services, interest on range studies. investments and state aid. • Planning and legal costs should be less in 2005 due to Copies of the complete city budget can be viewed at the end of the Comprehensive Planning gProcess. • No cost for elections in 2005. City Hall during regular business hours. ".,� 2004/2005 BUDGET COMPARISON 2005 EXPENDITURES SUMMARY $678,63 $807,606 M $692,484 " $577,84': $560,100 r:).:4 Amor': � . „5�' t. $466,183 : 1' r ,^ '''' vices, . _ �`. $103,600 $46,666 ANNg/03611 . ,. � F f ` Public works t , 4 , \, „i a, $6Q2484%, , 1 '' * '# 9KI General Public Safety Public Works Community Government Services m 2004 0 2005 City of Otsego 8899 Nashua Avenue NE Otsego,MN 55330 , , �l , , (763)441-4414 State of our city 2005 ; yr 4 Building Dept.:(763)-441-2593 As the state of Minnesota continues to balance its Fax budget by reducing (and in some cases eliminating)441 8823 NOTES Email:cityhall@ci.Otsego.mn.us Web Site:www.ci.Otsego.mn.us state aid to local governments, and with the from the OFFICE HOURS OU S continuously changing tax laws, it continues to be a Monday through Thursday 8:00 a.m.to 6:00 p.m. providefunding real challenge to for all our needs and MAYOR Fridays 8:00 a.m.to noon to hold the line on taxes. The city's 2005 budget Emmisiiiimosimmmi CITY COUNCIL balances revenues against expenditures, and is the by Mayor Larry Fournier Mayor product of the work of the City Council and city staff Larry Fournier that began in August 2004. The 2005 budget has expected revenues of$2,189,572 and Council Members Vern Heidner projected expenditures of$2,189,572. The city of Otsego is committed to providing Dan Scharber services to city residents and land owners in the most cost effective manner it can. This Jessica Stockamp Mark Thorsted budget meets these goals. The state of our city is very good. CITY STAFF As we continue to develop, we must plan so it does not happen too quickly. Mike Robertson,City Administrator Development, if done correctly,is a good thing. If it happens too fast, it outpaces our Judy Hudson,City Clerk/Zoning abilityto meet our transportation needs,provide schools,police protection,fire Karee Rowell,Deputy Clerk protection and all the services we need. For this reason, I am going to ask the City Kathy Grover,Bookkeeper Brad Belair,Public Works Council to adopt a development plan which willspecify how quickly development can Supervisor take place. This plan must specify in exact numbers how many new homes we want to Tim Rochel,Building Official build in a calendar year. We need to plan and control development to keep Otsego a PLANNING&ZONING great place to live. Richard Nichols,Chair Pam Black,Vice Chair Tammie Fallon Meet Otsego's Public Works Supervisor: Brad Belair Doug Hackman g p Jim Kolles Public Works Supervisor Steve Schuck ' Brad Belair started working Thompson Tom Darkenwald,1st alternate CITY OFA for the city of Otsego in Troy Watring,2°d alternate OTS �O ._. October 2004 after 21 years PARKS&RECREATION v Aaron Stritesky,Chairexperience in public works and Mike Brumm,Vice Chair ON THE GREAT RIVER •. Rose Cassady service,including 17 years as Virginia Duran public works supervisor for the Russ Langer city of Ham Lake. Belair said Kathryn Roberts Peter Torresani ..,---„ he chose to join the Otsego HERITAGE PRESERVATION staff because of the excitement Ron Black,Chair Sharon Carter,Vice Chair of being part of a growing Jeannine S.Christensen community. "I feel my skills Carla Ransom I l' Lilia Rousselet --- can meet the challenges the JoySwenson '"��-- 4,,,, , city of Otsego has to offer." Chris Wilsonvi POLICE COMMISSION If , .� He sees the challenge as being Sandra Michaelson,Chairiiir ;' --- Jane M.Bartheld,Secretary able to meet the maintenance Thomas Carter,Vice Chair needs of a growing community Tom Koerwitz and provide good quality Philip Larson , Alvin McClure service. Rudy Thibodeau ., Belair has found the City O`er ��T T Council and staff all are �/�/ committed to providing quality The Otsego View is a bi monthlyservice for Otsego residents. newsletter for the city of Otsego. , ' He has been very pleased with Jacquie Rognli,Editor Otse o' good maintenance Correspondence should be sent to f ' r s t.` g g iiii_, Otsego City Hall. `°" staff and the warm welcome Contains 50%recycled pre- ^"' consumer materials. Public Works Supervisor Brad Belair he has received from the community. Wright County sesquicentennial ECf rim a Wright County will celebrate its sesquicentennial (150th) anniversary in 2005. A Sesquicentennial Committee has just formed - a ! i a and will be planning ways for the entire county to celebrate this year. I VIA On February 20, 1855, the county of Wright was created and approved by the Minnesota territorial legislature. The county is named after Silas Wright, a politician from Orange County, New York. Organization of the county administration, surveying, school districts and road construction made up the first year's business for the county commissioners. The following early account of the beginning of Wright County is taken from History of the Upper Mississippi Valley published in 1881 by Minnesota Historical Company. "The name given the county was in honor of Hon. Silas Wright, a prominent New York politician of that time, and was adopted as a compromise after a somewhat animated discussion. John McDonald, Sen., Archie Downie and J. D. Taylor were appointed County Commissioners. Monticello was designated as the county seat, and there the Board of Commissioners held their first meeting on the 9th of April, 1855, the first named Commissioner [McDonald] being chosen as Chairman. John O. Haven was appointed Clerk of the board and Register of Deeds; Herbert W. McCrory, Sheriff; William Creighton, District Attorney; James C. Beckman, County Treasurer; Israel Heard,Judge of Probate; John O. Haven, County Surveyor; Row Braise, Coroner; Selah Markham and Joseph Brown, Assessors." At the second meeting of the board July 2, 1855, "the assessment roll was completed, and a tax of eleven mills to the dollar levied on all taxable property. The assessed valuation, as shown by the completed and corrected roll, was $33,863, on which a tax of$575.67 was levied, $84.66 of which was for school purposes. The rolls were placed in the hands of Sheriff Walker for collection. . . The taxes collected in 1855, for county and school purposes, amounted to $293.52." •March 3, 1849—Territory of Minnesota created •May 11, 1858—Minnesota becomes the 32nd state •July 31, 1852—First claim filed in Otsego in The Union • February 20, 1855 —Wright County created • November 15, 1990—Otsego incorporates as a { •April 6, 1858—Otsego Township created when city�. Wright County Board of Commissioners divides the county into towns CORNER Meeting set for Hwy 101 project LMINNESOTA On Monday, March 14, 2005 at 5:00 Easter Egg Hunt (1Z6.\ p.m. there will be an information meeting ,,,,yy The Park and Recreation 101 �\` at City Hall to review the Minnesota`"�i Commission will be holding aDepartment of Transportation (MNDOT) children's Easter Egg Hunt on proposed Highway 101 improvement plan. Saturday, March 19th in Otsego Prairie Park. The public is invited to attend. . The egg hunt will be noon to 2:00 p.m. From Pimi 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. there will be pictures 7Clean up Month with the Easter Bunny where people can take pictures -41) 1The entire month of May has been with the rabbit or purchase photo portraits. There will •/ set for Otsego Clean Up. In 2004, the also be face painting. \� city implemented a program in partnership gCity Otsego Prairie Park is located behind Hall. ? r with Elk River Landfill where residents were Anyone interested in volunteering should call Jessica able to bring junk for a special price during the Stockamp (763-441-0020) or Peter Torresani (763- month of May. The program was so successful, that 241-9197). there will be a similar one for 2005. More details will New park planned be in the next issue of The Otsego View and in the Beaudry Meadows Park is planned for a 20-acre Star News closer to May. . site near the west sewer plant.. _ Snow removal guidelines adopted The curves. Stop sign and moderate volume intersections IIIrJ / I c _7rwi Otsego are given second priority,then residential streets and J City intersections.The city does not have the equipment or , „ 0 4r Council financial resources to sand all streets end to end. has Snow plowing and ice control operations can sometimes approved an official Snow Plowing and Ice Control Policy cause property damage in the city right of way. The right that provides clarification and guidelines for street of way extends approximately 15 feet beyond the curb and maintenance in winter conditions. is intended to provide room for snow storage,utilities, Snow removal and/or ice control operations will begin boulevard trees and other city uses. when two inches or more of snow has fallen. Plowing will Mailboxes can be subject to damage from snow begin as close as practical to the time snowfall ends, removal operations. The city will assume liability for however, every effort will be made to have main routes damaged mailboxes only if it is determined the plow made plowed and sanded prior to morning or afternoon rush direct contact with a mailbox that was properly placed and hour. For storms of long duration,main routes will be in the standard style. plowed and sanded when accumulation of ice or snow on A properly placed mailbox must be installed with the roads becomes hazardous for driving. It is the intent of the bottom edge 45 to 47 inches above street level with the city to complete plowing, widening and sanding post 36 inches back from the curb or front of the box and operations within 24 hours of the time the snowfall ceases. securely fastened in the ground. If mailboxes are not Major blizzards may require additional time. installed with the required clearances,the responsibility After a light to normal snowfall,full width plowing and for repairing damage lies with the homeowner, not the cul-de-sac cleanup will be done with the first pass. Public Works Department.The Department will only However, after a heavy snowfall, main routes will be replace with standard boxes and posts. plowed,followed by one pass to open residential streets The city will not repair any damage to grass or seed or and cul-de-sacs. Most cul-de-sacs will be circled,leaving any damages from gravel being pushed into yards. the bulk of the snow in the center,and then plowed Resident responsibility completely after all roads are open. Residents are responsible for clearing their own First priority for ice control and salt/sand application is driveways,clearing areas for trash cans and around given to main routes,high volume intersections,hills and mailboxes and newspaper delivery tubes. These areas 4) must be cleared without depositing any snow in the street, which is against Minnesota state law.Trash cans must not PUBLIC SAFETY BITSbe placed on the street and there should not be any large The Otsego Police Commission is looking into starting piles which obstruct vision of driveways. a McGruff House program in the Otsego area. City parking ordinance prohibits parking on any city A McGruff House is a temporary haven for children streets between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.November to who find themselves in a frightening or dangerous April any day of the week.There is also no parking situation. It might be a house, an apartment,a townhouse, allowed on the street after a snowfall of 2.5 inches or more or a mobile home.A McGruff House participant agrees until after the street has been plowed from curb to curb or to help children as they go to and from school and play in ditch to ditch. complete Copies of the Snow Plowingand Ice Control the neighborhood by: p • Telephoning appropriate authorities if a child is lost, Policy are available at City Hall or on the city website hurt or frightened or has a medical emergency. (www.ci.Otsego.mn.us)under"Ordinances." • Reassuring frightened children. • Reporting crimes and suspicious activities. CITY NI:METING a A McGruff House Participant does not provide first MEETING DAYS TIME aid(except in life-threatening situations); City Council 2nd&4th Mon. 6:30 pm administer medications; supervise the neighborhood; Planning &Zoning 1S'&3 d Mon. 7:00 pm enforce laws;provide food,beverages,or toilet facilities;provide transportation;or Police Commission 2nd Tues. 7:00 pm guarantee safety. Parks& Recreation 2nd Wed. 7:00 pm t A volunteer would be someone who is Heritage Preservation 4th Thurs. 7:00 pm •Submit City Council agenda items seven working days prior to meetings. home on a regular basis mornings and •To be placed on the Planning Commission agenda,submit completed ` . afternoons,completes an application and forms&information 15 working days prior to meetings. it" "r' submits to a background check.Contact •All meetings are open to the public. Please call City Hall to confirm times M-GRUFF Jane Theisen(763-441-7059)for more if you plan to attend. HOUSE information. •Agendas and minutes are available on the city's web site: , www.ci.Otsego.mn.us.