07-27-09 CCOTSEGO CITY COUNCIL MEETING
OTSEGO CITY HALL
JULY 27, 2009
7:00 PM
1. Mayor Pro Tempore Vern Heidner will call the meeting to order.
Roll Call:
Pledge of Allegiance:
2. Consider agenda approval.
3. Consider the following minutes.
3.1. July 13, 2009 City Council Minutes.
4. Open Forum: (5 minute limit)
5. Consent Agenda. (Non -controversial items).
5.1. Approve Claims List.
5.2. Approve Vehicle Use Policy.
5.3. Approve Dental Insurance Renewal.
5.4. Approve People Service Contract Amendment.
5.5. Res. 09-23 for Liquor License Request.
5.6. Approve Lease of Wide Format Copier.
5.7. Approve Pay Request #1 for 2009 Street Maint. Project.
5.8. Approve Res.09-24 for purchase of Public Works Equipment from Scharber
& Sons.
6. Unfinished Business.
6.1. Davis Mississippi Coves Request. (Wagner)
6.2. Consider Purchase of Park Maintenance Equipment. (Belair)
7. Public Works.
7.1. Consider Purchase of Plow Trucks.
7.2. Consider Purchase of Tandem Axel Plow Truck.
7.3. Consider Purchase of Walking Irrigation.
7.4. Adopt -A -Street application.
8. Dan Licht, City Planner.
9. Ron Wagner, City Engineer.
10. Andrew MacArthur, City Attorney.
11. Council Items.
11.1. Utility Billing System Upgrade. (Groen)
12. Mike Robertson, City Administrator.
12.1. Preliminary 2010 Budget.
13. Tami Loff, City Clerk.
14. Adjourn by 10 PM.
Open Forum: All comments are appreciated. If you have any questions, comments or
information regarding an item not on the agenda, please step forward to be recognized
by the Mayor during the "Open Forum" item on the agenda. Please state your name
and address for the record.
Public Hearin_ Items: tems: The City Council wants to assure that citizen comments are
received at the proper time and place to be most effective. In order for some comments
to be legally considered by the City Council they must be presented at a properly
noticed public hearing specifically related to a certain issue. This includes comments
related to zoning or subdivision applications, public improvement projects, assessments,
code enforcement or other issues that are by State law or City Code subject to
a hearing process. You may be advised by the City Council and/or the City Attorney to
present comments related to the issues listed above at the appropriate forum to assure
that your comments are given proper consideration.
Consent Agenda Items: Are considered to be routine and non -controversial by the
Council and will be approved by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of
these items unless a Councilmember, Staff member, or Citizen so requests, in which
case the item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered in its normal
sequence on the agenda.
Information: The City Council has been provided background information for agenda
items in advance by staff and appointed commissions, committees and boards.
Decisions are based on this information, as well as City policy, practices, input from
constituents and a Councilmember's personal judgment.
Note: The City Council members and/or City staff may gather at the Rockwoods
Bar and Grill, 9100 Quaday Avenue, NE, following the meeting for a purely social event.
All members of the public are welcome.
The next regular City Council Meeting will be held on Monday, August 10,
2009, 7:00 PM at Otsego City Hall.