02-11-02 CCCITY OF OTSEGO
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
FEBRUARY 11, 2002
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
OTSEGO CITY HALL
6:30 PM
1. Mavor Larry Fournier will call the meeting to order.
Mayor Fournier called the meeting to order at 6:30 PM.
Roll Call: Mayor Larry Fournier; Councilmembers: Vern Heidner, Jerry
Struthers, Virginia Wendel and Suzanne Ackerman.
Staff. Mike Robertson, City Administrator; Judy Hudson, City Clerk/Zoning
Administrator; Daniel Licht, City Planner; Ron Wagner, City Engineer and Andrew
MacArthur, City Attorney who arrived
Pledge of Allegiance:
Mayor Fournier led in the Pledge of Allegiance.
2. Consider agenda approval.
Judy Hudson requested to add under Item 8.3. Discussion of Disaster Grant. CM
Ackerman requested to remove Item 9.13. Mayor Fournier requested to add under Item 9.
A. Discussion of the January 30, 2002 letter from the City of Dayton regarding the East
Sewer III Expansion.
CINI Wendel motioned to adopt the agenda as amended. Seconded by CM
Ackerman. All in favor. Motion carried.
3. Consider the following minutes:
A. January 28, 2002 City Council Meeting_
CINI Wendel motioned to accept the minutes as written. Seconded by CM Struthers.
All in favor. Motion carried.
B. January 10, 2002 Police Workshop
Ciel Heidner motioned adoption. Seconded by CM Struthers. All in favor. Motion
carried.
4. Open Forum:
Roman Svoboda of 10604 95h Street, Otsego, stated he has been cited four times on his
barking dog. He feels our Ordinances are not specific enough and asked how they
compared to other cities.
Mr. MacArthur explained that since Mr. Svoboda has received citations and there is a
pending case he cannot comment but that he will have the opportunity to argue his case
before a Judge or Jury who will decide. He also noted that the City has a standard
nuisance ordinance similar to other cities.
John Littman, 9700 Nashua Avenue, questioned the City's recycling subsidiary they
receive from the State. Staff explained the SCORE money received did not cover the
costs of curbside recycling and will now only be used to help cover costs of recycling
bins.
City Council Meeting of February 11, 2002, cont'd. Page 3.
8.3. Disaster Grant Funding
Judy Hudson discussed the City using Disaster Grant Funding to buy out homes in the
Flood Plain on Parrish Avenue. She said FENIA will pay 75% and the City has to pay
25%. The Council directed her to work with Ron Wagner and Dan Licht to define an
area and get more information.
9. Council Items:
A. East and West Sewer Plant Update
Mayor Fournier read the letter from Dayton. His two concerns were obtaining another
force main easement and questioned why the easement that is already in place can't be
used. His other concern was submitting an application to the NIPCA for the East Plant III
Expansion before submitting the application for the West Plant.
Mike Robertson explained it takes approximately two months to put the application
together and that he and Ted Fields from Bonestroo are going to meet with the N1PCA
next week to discuss this with them. Ron Wagner said there are other options to use than
the second force main such as putting in more storage in the lift station.
B. Discussion of City Council pay period
This Item was removed from the agenda.
9.1. Mike Robertson. Citv Administrator:
Mike updated the Council on staff's work on long-range financial planning and a Capital
Improvements Plan for Parks.
9.2. Judv Hudson. City Clerk.
A. Board of Review Date Wednesday April 24 200 6.30 PM
The Council requested to change the date to April 16, 18 or 23.
10. Adjourn by 10 PM.
CNI Ackerman motioned to adjourn. Seconded by CM Wendel. All in favor.
Motion carried. INleetin- adjourned at 8:30 PINI.
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