06-27-16 Special City Council 6 PM MinutesSPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CITY HALL
JUNE 27, 2016
6:00 PM
Call to Order.
Mayor Jessica Stockamp called the meeting to order at 6:03 PM.
Roll Call: Mayor Jessica Stockamp; Councilmembers: Vern Heidner, Doug Schroeder and Jason
Warehime. Absent: Councilmember Tom Darkenwald. Staff: Lori Johnson, City Administrator
and Tami Loff, City Clerk. Also present, Jack Russek, WCAT Board Chair and Delano Council
Member and Phil Kern, Delano City Administrator.
1. Wright County Area Transit (WCAT) Joint Powers Agreement.
Mr. Russek and Mr. Kern provided the City Council with information on WCAT. They encourage
the City to consider joining WCAT. There are currently 12 buses serving WCAT cities with the
goal of 14. They further stated it takes about 6-12 months to get to full service once a city
joins. The service is for all ages. They explained the three options available to WCAT members;
1. Trailblazer, state funded, hours 6 am to 6 pm 5 days a week, stays within 1 mile of outside
of the member city. 2. Smart Ride, independent from the state funded service, 7 days a week,
anywhere, user pays. 3. Volunteer Driver Program, free ride, anywhere if a volunteer is
available. They further explained there is a deadline of April 1 (9 months) for notification to
withdraw from WCAT for the next year. The cost to the city to join would be $1,250. The City
would then appoint someone to the board; the WCAT board meets the 3rd Tuesday of each
month.
The City Council concurred to add the Joint Powers Agreement to the July 11 City Council
agenda for consideration.
2. Adjourn.
CM Warehime motioned to adjourn. Seconded by CM Schroeder. AH in favor. Motion
carried. Adjourned at 6:45 PM.
ATTEST:
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