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yu^\\. WELCOME TO ST. CHARLES GATEWAY TO WHITEWATER. The City Council of the City of St. Charles welcomes you to its Regular Meeting of Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at 6:00 p.m. at 830 Whitewater Avenue, City Council Chambers, St. Charles, Minnesota. ITEM ACTION REQUESTED 1. Call to Order 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. April 10, 2018 Agenda APPROVE 4. Meeting Minutes APPROVE -March 13,2018 -March 27, 2018 5. April Payables APPROVE 6. Notices and Communications (if applicable) INFORMATION 7. Reports of Boards and Committees: INFORMATION 7a. Administrator's Report, Nick Koverman 7b. Library Board Report, David Kramer 7c. Park Board, Dave Braun 7d Planning & Zoning, Wayne Getz (TBD) 7e. School Board, Craig Hilmer 8. St. Charles Bike/Walking Trail Plan INFORMATION 9. 2017 Annual Reports INFORMATION 10. Ordinance #599 Amending Provisions of Section 152.24 (1st Reading) APPROVE 11. Ordinance #600 Vacating certain U+ili+y/Drainage Easements in The Chattanooga Innovation Park (1st Reading) APPROVE UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES: Members of the audience may address any item not on the agenda. State Statute prohibits the City Council from discussing an item that is not on the agenda, but the City Council does listen to your concerns and has staff follow up on any questions you raise. ADJOURNMENT *Attachment. Questions? Contact Nick Koverman at St. Charles City Hall at 932-3020 or by email [email protected], iWELCOME TO ST. CHARLES GATEWAY TO WHITEWATER MEMORANDUM for the CITY COUNCIL of St Charles for _Tuesday, April 10, 2018_ 8. St. Charles BikeAValking Trail Plan. The St. Charles Park & Rec Board will be holding a public hearing during Monday night's committee meeting to take any comment on the proposed plan. Lew Overhaug, planner from Wmona County, has helped to spearhead the plan and will be present to give an overview of the plan and answer any questions. The plan will be presented again as part of the April 24t Council meeting for adoption. 9. 2017 Annual Reports. Included in the packet are the 2017 annual reports from department heads for Council review. 10. Ordinance #599 Amending Provisions of Section 152.24 (1st Reading). The proposed ordinance is included for consideration. -^ 11. Ordinance #600 Vacating certain portions of utility/drainage easements in the Chattanooga Innovation Park (1st Reading). The proposed ordinance is included for consideration. MINUTES of the ST. CHARLES CITY COUNCIL for Tuesday, March 13,2018 held at 6:00 p.m. at 830 Whitewater Avenue, St. Charles, Minnesota MEMBERS PRESENT: Councilmen: Mayor John Schaber Dave Braun Craig Hihner Wayne Getz David Kramer STAFF PRESENT: Kyle Karger (Public Works Du-ector), Nick Koverman (City Administrator). OTHERS IN ATTENDANCE: Jill Veerkamp (St. Charles Press)., Lindsey Littlefield, Josie O'Laughlin, Laura Ellinghuysen, Josiah Sandcork, and Dan White. 1. ESTABLISH QUORUM/CALL TO ORDER Quorum was established with Mayor Schaber calling the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. 2. PLEDGE of ALLEGIANCE 3. APPROVAL of the AGENDA Motion to approve: Dave Braun No discussion. Motion carried. 4. Meeting Minutes February 13,2018 Motion to approve: Wayne Getz No further discussion. Motion declared carried. February 27,2018 Motion to approve: David Kramer No further discussion. Motion declared carried. 5. March Payables. Motion to approve: Craig Hilmer No discussion. Motion declared carried. 6. Notices and communications: None. 7. Reports of Boards and Committee: Various reports were given by staff and Council that were included in the packet. 8. Mi-Energy Contract Discussion. Admin. Koverman highlighted the ongoing conversation that the City and Mi-Energy have had with respect to the discussion of a potential wholesale electric supplier contract. Through the amended agreement with Dairyland Power Cooperative, the City has an option to work directly with a neighboring cooperative like Mi-Energy to accept the Rushford based company as the wholesale power supplier. Koverman relayed that initially the City began discussion with Mi-Energy as they discussed a potential partnership for a company that was exploring their options for southeast Minnesota. It was the idea that followmg that partnership that a future contract could be explored. He continued that while the potential project has taken longer than anticipated that Brian Krambeer continued to pursue the idea of a conteact. Staff began working with Mi-Energy after receivmg Coimcil direction to do so to develop a contract. The language is close to being fmalized, relayed Koverman, and he wanted to ask for Council direction. He offered that a term contract was suggested and that Mr. Krambeer tentatively approved the idea. In addition, discussion with respect to territory was specified that Mr. Krambeer would be open to a case-by-case review of new territory expansion without annexation especially if it was mutually beneficial to both groups. Clm. Kramer recommended staff to modify the request for territory expansion. It was also briefly discussed that while Mr. Krambeer has stated that the bill would be entirely the same, Koverman also recalls the statement of an additional fee to cover some of their cost. He would like to seek clarity on the billmg. He relayed additional positives as outlined by Mr. Krambeer as cooperative purchasing, access to economic development loan dollars, assistance on projects, and ability to formulate special rates to attract additional businesses to the area, if needed. With no further discussion, Mayor Schaber asked Council how they would like staff to proceed and it was relayed that proceeding with caution would be advised. Seeking answers/clarifications makes sense as well. A motion was made to proceed with caution and to seek additional clarification on the issue of billing and territory. Motion to approve: Dave Braun No further discussion. Motion carried. 9. City Cleanup Day - May 19, 2018. Admin. Koverman presented the information as a preview for the proposed Saturday, May 19th cleanup from 8 a.m. - noon. Clm. Braun relayed that he thought it worked well with the staff and help from Advanced Disposal. Koverman asked about thoughts regarding additional days/hours and it was agreed that the costs of the cleanup had gone down and that they felt it was used properly. A motion was made to approve the proposed May 19, 2018 event. Motion to approve: David Kramer No discussion. Motion carried 10. Petition and Waiver Agreement - OIsen. Admin. Koverman presented the proposed petition and waiver agreement for the assessment to 1001 St. Charles Avenue. The agreement would allow for the removal of a dead/diseased tree. A motion was made to approve the agreement as presented. Motion to approve: David Kramer No discussion. Motion carried. 11. 2018 Summer Park and Rec Brochure. Mayor Schaber presented the brochure for review and a motion to approve the document was moved. Motion to approve: Dave Braun No further discussion. Motion carried. 12. 2018 Summer Job List. The 2018 summer job list was presented for consideration and a motion to approve the list was moved. Motion to approve: Dave Braun No further discussion. Motion carried. 13. Advertising - KTTC Promotion. Mayor Schaber discussed the proposal from KTTC to run one of the ads that were completed by the EDA. The total cost of the 3 month programming proposal was $2,880 with the funds coming from the EDA. It was the recommendation of the EDA to approve the package. A motion was made to approve the promotion. Motion to approve: Wayne Getz No further discussion. Motion carried. 14. Closed Session - Real Estate Strategy, MN Stat. 13D.05 Sub 3C. A motion was made to close the regular portion of the meeting at 6:23 p.m. Motion to approve: Craig Hilmer No further discussion. Motion declared carried. Those present were the fall council. City Administrator Nick Koverman, and EDA Director Cris Gastner. Following the closed session a motion was made at 6:59 p.m. to reopen the regular meeting. Motion to approve: Dave Braun No further discussion. Motion carried. UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES None. Motion to adjourn at 7:00 p.m. Motion to approve: Wayne Getz Motion declared carried. John P. Schaber, Mayor ATTEST Nick Koverman, City Administrator MDWTES of the ST. CHARLES CITY COUNCIL For Tuesday, March 27, 2018 held at 6:00 p.m. at 830 Whitewater Avenue St. Charles, Minnesota MEMBERS PRESENT: Councilmen: David Kramer Dave Braun Craig Hilmer Wayne Getz Mayor John Schaber STAFF PRESENT: Nick Koverman (City Administrator). OTHERS IN ATTENDANCE: Mike Bubany (David Drown & Associates), Bob Bambenek (Winona County Recorder), Dan White and Jill Veerkamp (St. Charles Press). 1. ESTABLISH QUOROM/CALL TO ORDER Quorum was established with Mayor Schaber calling the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. APPROVAL of the AGENDA: Motion to approve the agenda: Dave Braun No discussion. Motion carried. 4. Notices and Communications. None. 5. Review ofFinancials. Motion to approve: David Kramer No further discussion. Motion carried. 7. 2018 Street Bond Finance-Mike Bubany. Mike Bubany presented the information to the Council and financing options for the 2018 Street Project. The total amount of the bond will be $650,000. Mr. Bubany relayed that because of the smaller amount of the bond, he contemplated offering it locally and after Admin. Koverman made contact with the local institutions to seek interest and/or willingness, Mr. Bubany proceeded to entertain discussions with both local institutions. Bubany relayed that he had hoped a direct placement would save on issuance expense, but noted that they could not agree on a rate of the financing. His recommendation was to continue with past practice and proceed with a public sale of the bond. No questions were asked. 8. Resolution #13-2018 Set Sale of Street Bonds. Mayor Schaber presented the resolution for consideration. A motion was made to approve the resolution as presented.