10-28-13 SCCSPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
OTSEGO CITY HALL
October , 2013
Call to Order.
Mayor Jessica Stockamp called the meeting to order at 8:40 PNS,
Boll Lail: Mayor Jessica Stocarp; ouncilrembert Vern Heldner, Doug Schroeder, Tone
Dari env aid and Jason Warehirne,
Staff: Lori Johnson,. City Administrator; Daniel Licht, City Planner; Andy MacArthur, City
Attorney; Ron Wagner,, City Engineer; Daniel . ordet, Administrative Services Director; Kurt
i leidermeier{ Utilities operator Supervisor and Tam! Loff, City Clerk.
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City Attorney MacArthur gave an update on right of way acquisition n the 70th street project.
City Attorney MacArthur said the City will need new appraisals to be approved by the City
Council on December 9. 2013, because the original appraisals will be almost a year old when
the property is acquired. The City Council agreed.
City Administrator- Johnson and Utilities operator Supervisor ileidermeier reviewed the water
and sever budgets which included discussion on utility locates. Utilities Operator Supervisor
i eldermeier made the recommendation to bring locates in-house to the Utility Department;
after discussion the City Council agreed it would be most cost effective to have Hakanson
Anderson Engineering continue to be responsible for locates for the City, The City Council
directed item 204- small equipment ent for locates to be removed from Cis.
[.Utilities operator Supervisor I eidermeier is recommending an additional full time staff member
which is,5 F fE more than the original projection for operations of the utilities. The additional
- Fi-E for 2014 is for tasks the utilities staff has recently taken on that are in addition to
operations. There was discussion on those tasks, the City Council consensus was they do not
feel comfortable adding staff with the information provided; the City Council directed City staff
to evaluate if the utilities staff snow plowing is beneficial and also if inspections of grater
connections should go back to Metro Vest to free up the utilities staff to handle some of those
.5 TE hours requesting. Utilities operator Supervisor Neldermeler will gather more Information
and bring back to the City Council for revie t
City Administrator Johnson and Administrative Services Director Jordet reviewed the budgets for
Building Safety, Street Lighting, and Storm Vater- In and out of District, The City Council
agreed with no changes.
Adjourn, i
CM Darkenwald motioned to adjourn. Seconded by CM Warehimei, All in
favor, Motion carried. Adjourned at ii�o P x
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ATTEST., M yor 3ess1caAt6ckamp
Tauri Lo ', City Clerk