Baxter City Council
Meets 7 p.m. Tuesday
Baxter City Hall
13190 Memorywood Dr., Baxter
The Baxter City Council will hold a work session to discuss street and utility improvements at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Baxter City Hall.
1. Call meeting to order
2. Roll call
3. Pledge of Allegiance
4. Public Comments
Comments received from the public may be placed on a future meeting agenda for consideration.
5. Consent Agenda
The following items are considered non-controversial by staff and are recommended to be read and passed in one motion. Any council person, staff, citizen, or meeting attendee can request one or more items be pulled from the Consent Agenda and the item will be pulled and addressed immediately after the passage of the Consent Agenda; otherwise, the following items will be passed in one motion:
A. Approve the Council Minutes of the Sept. 20.
1. Payment of Bills and Approval of Finance Report
2. Accept Utilities Commission Minutes of Sept. 21.
3. Approve the Anderson Brothers Construction Partial Pay Estimate #1 in the amount of $40,540.90 for the 2011 Lift Station #1 Rehabilitation Project.
4. Approve the Pratt’s Affordable Excavating Change Order #4 in the amount of $6,212.25 for the 2011 Lift Station #3 Rehabilitation Project.
5. Approve the Pratt’s Affordable Excavating Partial Pay Estimate #2 in the amount of $50,481.22 for the 2011 Lift Station #3 Rehabilitation Project.
B. Accept Parks Minutes from Sept. 26.
C. Approve Assignment of Sprint Site Lease to Towerco II LLC.
D. Schedule a Public Hearing for the Certification of Delinquent Utility Bills and Nuisance Abatement for Nov. 1 at 7:05 p.m.
E. Approve Joint Powers Agreement for Purchasing
F. Approve Plat Extension for Swedins Corner.
G. Approve transfer of $1,800 from Drug/Alcohol Fund for purchase of squad printers.
H. Approve Transfer 1997 City Truck to the Northland Arboretum.
I. Approve Charitable Gambling Premises Permit Application.
6. Pulled Agenda Items
7. Other Business
A. Public hearing at 7:15 p.m. for the Minnesota Department of Health approved Phase I Wellhead Protection Plan.
8. Council Comments
A. Jim Klein
B. Rob Moser
C. Todd Holman
D. Mark Cross
E. Darrel Olson
9. City Attorney’s Report
10. City Administrator’s Report
A. Set future budget work session meetings
11. Adjourn.
Airport Commission
Meets 9:30 a.m. Tuesday
Jinx Ferrari Room, Historic CWC Courthouse
1. Call to order.
2. Roll call.
3. Consent Calendar. (Note: All matters listed in this form are considered routine by the Commission and will all be enacted in one motion in the form listed below.)
A. Approval of minutes of the regular meeting of Sept. 6 with financial report of August 2011, as distributed.
Suggested action: Motion to approve Consent Calendar item “A” as Published.
4. Public Forum. (Time limits may be imposed.)
5. Schedule meeting of tenant leases committee for Lease Renewals.
6. Discussion - Conflict of Interest Training.
7. Discussion/Action - Airline Service Update.
8. Discussion/Action - Display Aircraft.
9. Discussion/Action - Website Information.
10. Discussion/Action - Resolution to Accept State M & O Agreement.
11. Discussion/Action - CWC Radio Grant.
12. Reports.
A. Airport Manager.
1. Discussion/Action - Preliminary Five-year CIP. (Plan will be distributed at meeting.)
2. Recap of CHOW Time.
B. Consulting Engineer.
1. Discussion/Action - Terminal Remodel.
a. Discussion/Action - Artwork.
2. Discussion/Action - Abandon Runway 12/30.
C. Personnel Committee.
1. Discussion/Action - Meeting Summary.
13. Old Business.
14. New Business.
A. Discussion of Items Which Developed After Publication of Agenda.
15. Approval to pay bills.
A. As Submitted.
16. Next meeting date - Nov. 1, 9:30 a.m.
17. Adjournment.
Brainerd City Council
Meets 7:30 p.m. Monday
Brainerd City Hall
Council Chambers
1. Call to order.
2. Roll call.
3. Pledge of Allegiance.
4. Consent Calendar (NOTICE TO PUBLIC) - All matters listed are considered routine by the Council and will all be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless good cause is shown prior to the time the Council votes on the motion to adopt by roll call.
A. Approval of the minutes of the regular meeting held on Sept. 19 as distributed.
B. Approval of Licenses - Recommended by City Administrator Vogt.
1. Contractor’s Licenses - 1 - Renewal.
C. Department Reports.
1. Mayor’s report of activities distributed to Council.
2. Fire Chief’s report of activities distributed to Mayor and Council.
3. Park Director’s report of activities distributed to Mayor and Council.
4. Rental Housing Inspector’s report of activities distributed to Mayor and Council.
D. Deferred Assessment Applications - (See Personnel and Finance Committee Agenda No. 10).
5. Approval of Bills - Recommended by the Personnel and Finance Committee.
6. Presentation - BLAEDC Marketing Report - Sheila Haverkamp.
7. Unfinished business.
A. Public Hearing - Final Reading of Proposed Ordinance No. 1386 - An Ordinance Amending Section 900 of the Brainerd City Code Pertaining to Animals and Section 902 of the Brainerd City Code Pertaining to Wild or Exotic Non-Domesticated Animals.
B. Barking Dog Complaint - Animal Control Officer - Status.
C. Street and Park Maintenance Staff.
8. New business.
A. Ad Hoc Committee - Historic Preservation of Brainerd - Mission Statement.
9. Public Forum. Time allocated for citizens to bring matters not on the agenda to the attention of the Council. Time limits may be imposed.
10. Reports.
A - Mayor
B - City Attorney
C - City Administrator
D - City Engineer
E - City Planner
F - Fire Chief
G - Park Director
H - Council President
11. Council Committee Reports.
A - Personnel and Finance Committee.
B - Safety and Public Works Committee.
C - Other Committees.
12. Committee Resignation - Recommended by Mayor Wallin.
A. Tom Peterson, Resignation from Brainerd Public Library and Kitchigami Regional Library Representative Positions, Effective upon Appointment of Replacement or Nov. 30 (dependent on which comes first).
13. Call for applicants.
A. Cable TV Advisory Committee - One term to expire on Dec. 31, 2013.
B. Brainerd Public Library Board - One term to expire on Dec. 31, 2015.
C. Kitchigami Regional Library Board Representative - One term to expire on Dec. 31, 2012.
14. Adjourn.
Personnel and finance
Meets 6 p.m. Monday
City hall conference room
1. Approval of Bills.
2. Parking Ticket Fine Collection - Update.
3. ERIP Update
Early Retirement Incentive Program - Street & Sewer Department Employee Martin Karlsgodt - Approval of.
Request for Reconsideration - Police Officer Ray McCullom.
4. Compensated Absences - Establish Account/Funding.
5. TIF District Review.
6. 2011 Bond Refunding.
7. Park Director Position - Acknowledgement of Park Board decision to appoint Tony Sailer - Effective Monday, Sept. 26, 2011 - Starting Salary of $4,560 per month or Step “B” of the Salary Plan as set by the Park Board.
8. Miscellaneous Personnel Issues
Union Negotiations - Status Report
Fire Equipment Operators Lawsuit - Status Report
9. Understanding City Departments - Update.
10. Deferred Assessment Applications
11. Other.
Safety and Public Works
Meets 7 p.m. Monday
City council chambers
1. Tax Forfeit Parcels.
2. Sidewalk Shoveling Standards.
3. Dogs in the Downtown Area.
4. Petition for Alley Vacation.
5. Request for Alley Improvements.
6. Land Purchase for Storm Pond.
A. Raingarden.
Crow Wing County
The following list includes Crow Wing County meetings that may be attended by one or more members of the Crow Wing County Board:
Monday-Friday, National 4-H Week in Crow Wing County
10 a.m. Monday, Personnel Committee, Historic Courthouse, County Administrator’s Conference Room
9 a.m. Tuesday, Region 5+ Adult Mental Health Initiative Board, Land Services Building, Meeting Room 1
9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport Commission, Historic Courthouse, Jinx Ferrari Meeting Room
6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Market Value Credit Exclusion Meeting, Land Services Building, Meeting Rooms 1 & 2
8:15 a.m. Thursday, Land Services Annual Field Tour, meet at Visitor Parking Lot NW of Historic Courthouse
6:30 p.m. Thursday, Market Value Credit Exclusion Meeting: Crosby City Hall
Cass County Board of Commissioners
Meets 9 a.m. Tuesday
Commissioners Board Room
Courthouse, Walker
1. 9 a.m. Call to order.
a. Pledge of Allegiance.
b. Approval of agenda for discussion. (Any requests to be heard not on the proposed agenda are considered for inclusion at this time).
2. 9:05 a.m. Robert Yochum - County Administrator.
a. Approve Consent Agenda.
b. Cass County EDC request to establish Ad-Hoc Committee.
c. Receive and file exit interview with Office of State Auditor.
3. 9:15 a.m. Christ Trout - University of MN Extension Educator.
a. National 4-H Week. - Thank Cass County for support.
4. 9:30 a.m. Reno Wells - HHVS Director, Jamie Richter - Director of Public Health Nursing.
a. Home Health Care programming.
b. Receive and file Influenza Plan schedule.
c. Update on SHIP.
d. Thrifty White Discount Prescription Card Program launch.
e. Update on Backus Satellite Office.
5. 9:45 a.m. Josh Stevenson - Land Commissioner.
a. Approve reciprocal easements for ingress and egress to both the County and private property owners Janice and Werner Schultz for a 66’ easement on existing trails to access PID #44-113-4201 located in 13-140-27 (North Trelipe Township).
b. Authorize sale of tax forfeit parcel to the City of Remer on Parcel ID# 95-362-0220 described as Lots 2 & 3, Block 2, Soo Addition to Remer.
6. 10 a.m. Public Hearing - 2nd Reading of Ordinance 2011-02 amending Ordinance 2006-05 Tobacco Ordinance for Cass County, Minn.
a. Consider final adoption of Ordinance 2011-02.
b. Approve resolution on administrative penalties established for ordinance violations.
7. 10:15 a.m. Katie Norby - County Recorder.
a. Approve MN Historical Society Government Records Depository Agreement.
8. 10:30 a.m. Confirm upcoming meeting schedule.
a. AMC District 2 Meeting - Oct. 19 beginning at 8 a.m. PrimeWest, 3124 Hannah Avenue, Bemidji, Minn.
b. AMC Annual Conference - Dec. 5-7, Hyatt Regency - Minneapolis.
9. 10:35 a.m. Adjourn.
Consent agenda.
1. Approve Board Minutes of Sept. 20.
2. Approve Auditor warrants dated Sept. 22 in the amount of $464,460.31.
3. Approve HHVS Auditor warrants dated September 23, 2011 in the amount of $103,739.94.
4. Approve HHVS Commissioner warrants dated Sept. 23 in the amount of $209,150.67.
5. Approve Auditor warrants dated Sept. 29 in the amount of $182,338.92.
6. Approve Auditor warrants dated Sept. 29 in the amount of $1,844.
7. Approve Personnel Items.
8. Approve licenses - Tobacco, 3.2 Beer, Liquor, Gambling, etc.
9. Receive and file fund transfer from MN DNR for Land Cross License - East Gull Lake in the amount of $99.17.
10. Approve final pay request for Deep Portage Project to RREAL-Category #1- Solar System in the amount of $44,082.60.
11. Approve final pay request for Deep Portage Project to Sun Energy-Category #2- Hot Water Storage in the amount of $19,000.
12. Receive and file - Cass County HHVS Cash account balance comparison and Child Service Costs through August 2011.
13. Approve - Central MN Council on Aging memorandum of agreement for fiscal year 2012 in the amount of $3,652 - Approved by HHVS Advisory Committee on Sept. 26.
14. Receive and file September 2011 updates from Cass County Family Centers - received by HHVS Advisory Committee on Sept. 26.
15. Receive and file: 1st and 2nd Quarters Veteran Contact Report - received and approved by HHVS Advisory Committee on Sept. 26.
16. Approve Child and Teen Check-up Unit Cost increase to $258.00 for full screening costs 2011-2012 - received and approved by HHVS Advisory Committee on Sept. 26. Last increase was on 2/3/09 to $205.
17. Approve appointment of Dr. Mary Donohue - Stetz, Superintendent of Walker-Hackensack-Akeley School as the School Administrator to the HHVS Advisory Committee through 12-31-12 replacing Superintendent Wallace Schoeb.
18. Approve final payment to Spitzack Builders, Inc. Invoice#1275 for Law Library relocation in the amount of $14,126.22.
19. Approve final payment to Arvig Communications Systems Invoice#183860 for Law Library relocation in the amount of $585.33.
20. Approve payment to Freeman Well Drilling for the sealing of a sand point well upon receipt of Department of Health filing requirements in the amount of $265 plus sales tax on tax forfeit parcel located at 320 Woods St North in Backus, Minn.
21. Award Inspection of both projects to Grinning Bear Roll-Off Service not to exceed $1275 for Project 1: 309 Grant Utley Ave NW, Cass Lake, MN 56633, PIN# 85-337-0120, Lots 5 & 6 Exc S1/4 of Lot 6 Block 1, Original Plat; Project 2: 229 Second St. NE, Cass Lake, MN 56633.
22. Receive & file timber auction results of Sept. 29.
23. Approve - FY12-MN Snowmobile GIA Maintenance & Grooming Grant Swift PO No.#3-7224) MN DNR in the amount of $151,632.
24. Approve final pay request #3 for Deep Portage Project to KMI Mechanical, Inc.-Category #1 - Plumbing in the amount of $6,723.80.
25. Approve final pay request Invoice#3548244 for Cass County Energy Upgrade Project to Honeywell in the amount of $16,059.35.
26. Approve ARMER Project Change Order #1 to Motorola Contract #10-17308/LF by the addition of $7,682.00 and authorize Sheriff to execute the same.
27. Report back on tabled outstanding check dated Sept. 20, 2011and re-issuance of Check #406244 in the amount of $451.15 to East Gull Lake First Responders.
