Mayor -Dale Stainbrook Council Members: Council Members: W-1 Kristie Jerde W-4 Donald R Cavalier W-2 Steve Erickson W-5 Joe Kresl W-3 Clayton Briggs W-6 Dylane Klatt At Large - Tom Vedbraaten At Large – Wayne Melbye CITY COUNCIL AGENDA January 25, 2021 - 7:00 pm Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing guidelines, there will be limited seating available for the meetings. If you would prefer to participate by phone, you may call in at (218) 281-4515 and speak during the public forum. City Hall doors will be unlocked at 6:30 p.m. If you would like to listen live you can go to the City’s website at: https://ckn.mn/listen 1. CALL TO ORDER “I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” 2. OATH OF OFFICE 2.0 Swearing in Ceremony for officers Cody Bannert and Michael Moreno. 3. ROLL CALL 4. CROOKSTON FORUM - Individuals may address the Council about any item not contained on the regular agenda. Maximum of 15 minutes is allotted for the Forum. If the full 15 minutes are not needed for the Forum, the City Council will continue with the agenda. The City Council will take no official action on items discussed at the Forum, with the exception of referral to staff or Commission for future report. 5. PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLIC INFORMATION ANNOUNCEMENTS 6. APPROVE AGENDA - Council Members may add items to the agenda including items contained in the Council Information memorandum for discussion purposes or staff direction only. The Council will not normally take official action on items added to the agenda. 7. CONSENT AGENDA - These items are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Council Member or citizen so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the consent Agenda and placed elsewhere on the agenda. 7.01 Approve proposed City Council Minutes from January 11, 2021 meetings. 7.02 Resolution to approve City of Crookston bills and disbursements in the amount of $228,730.58 CK Nos 65567-65664. 7.03 Resolution accepting preliminary Engineers report and calling a public hearing on 2021 Street Improvements. 7.04 Resolution to approve waiving sewer charges for Ice Rinks or pool during the pandemic. 7.05 Resolution to approve 2021 License renewals. 7.06 Resolution to approve the Pay Equity report for 2020. 7.07 Resolution to accept the bid for 110 Lincoln Avenue land sale. 7.08 Resolution to approve the Council Committee Composition for 2021. 7.09 Resolution to appoint candidates to Boards or Commissions. 8. PUBLIC HEARINGS 9. REGULAR AGENDA 9.01 Introduce an Ordinance amending the City Code Chapter 52, Entitled “Sewer Services” subchapter 52.16 Discharges of Unpolluted Drainage. 9.02 Resolution to approve the purchase of an investigative vehicle for the Police Department. 9.03 Resolution to approve the purchase of a new 2021 squad car for the Police Department. 10. REPORTS AND STAFF RECOMMENDATION 11. ADJOURNMENT PROPOSED MINUTES OF THE CROOKSTON CITY COUNCIL, POLK COUNTY, MINNESOTA. THE SECOND REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OF JANUARY 11, 2021 COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL. Mayor Stainbrook called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. and requested all present to stand to recite the Pledge of Allegiance. ROLL CALL Council Members present in answer to roll call were: Steve Erickson, Clayton Briggs, Donald Cavalier, Joe Kresl, Dylane Klatt, Tom Vedbraaten, Wayne Melbye and Kristie Jerde. Council Members absent: Staff present: Amy Finch, Angel Weasner, Pat Kelly, Scott Riopelle, Tim Froeber, Greg Hefta, Paul Biermaier and Ashley Rystad. APPROVAL OF AGENDA On motion by Council Member Kresl, seconded by Council Member Cavalier, and duly carried to approve the agenda as presented. CONSENT AGENDA Mayor Stainbrook asked if anyone wished to remove anything from the Consent Agenda. On motion by Council Member Briggs, seconded by Council Member Melbye, and duly carried to approve the consent agenda. 6.01 Approve proposed City Council Minutes from December 21 & 28, 2020 and January 4, 2021 meetings. 6.02 Resolution to approve City of Crookston bills and disbursements in the amount of $393,090.14 CK Nos 65469-65566. (Res 27200) 6.03 Resolution to appoint the City Attorney Charles “Corky” Reynolds for 2021. (Res 27201) 6.04 Resolution to designate the Crookston Daily Times as the official newspaper for 2021. (Res 27202) 6.05 Resolution to appoint the certified public accounting firm of Brady Martz & Associates, PC for 2021. (Res 27203) 6.06 Resolution Declaring a Local Emergency - (Extended). (Res 27204) 6.07 Resolution ordering preparation of preliminary engineer’s report for the 2021 Street Improvements. (Res 27205) REGULAR AGENDA 8.01 Motion was made by Council Member Vedbraaten, seconded by Council Member Cavalier after a brief description from Police Chief Biermaier as to where the funds will be used towards a new audio system for their investigation room. It was duly carried to approve the resolution to receive a donation for the Crookston Police Department in the amount of $ 4,500.00 (Res 27206) REPORTS AND STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS Amy Finch, City Administrator: • Thank you Angel for your service to the Crookston community. Welcome back Chad Palm to the City of Crookston. Angel Weasner, Finance Director/ City Clerk: • Thank you to everyone here. It’s been a pleasure working with you. Who would have thought I would have been a building official. I appreciate all the heartfelt words. Tim Froeber, Fire Chief: • Glad to have Chad on board. Angel, you will be missed, remember to keep in touch. Also Congratulation to Chris Klawitter for Fire Fighter of the Year award. Paul Biermaier, Police Chief: • Wanted to welcome Michael Moreno. We are very excited to have him. Craig Hoiseth, Executive Director CHEDA: • Welcome Chad, Thank you Angel for your time served as the treasurer to the CHEDA board. I appreciate that extra effort with overseeing our books as well. Also wanted to say a shout out to those CHEDA board members and Council Members and staff members that participated last week in the B3 focus group. The Polk County Resiliency Grant program is underway they have until the end of this month January 29, 2021 to any business that feels like they need some relief. Chad Palm, IT Director: • I am happy to be home and glad to be working for the City of Crookston. REPORTS FROM CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS Kristie Jerde, Council Member 1st Ward, • No Report Steve Erickson, Council Member 2nd Ward, • Thank you Angel and welcome aboard Chad. We did have an airport meeting Thursday. They had a few issues so they needed relook at those issues to re-adopt another plan. Clayton Briggs, Council Member 3rd Ward, • Welcome Chad and Officer Moreno Donald R Cavalier, Council Member 4th, • No Report Joe Kresl, Council Member 5th • No Report Dylane Klatt, Council Member 6th Ward, • No Report Tom Vedbraaten, Council Member-at-Large, • We did have a good meeting at CHEDA with the B3; we will get some more details out. Wayne Melbye, Council Member-at-Large, • No Report Mayor Stainbrook –Welcome Michael and Chad, Angel, you will be deeply missed here at the City of Crookston. The Mayor, Council and all City staff would like to welcome Chad Palm and Michael Moreno and thank Angel for her years of service at the City of Crookston. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Stainbrook declared the meeting adjourned at 7:14pm. ________________________________________ ____________________________________________ Dale Stainbrook, Mayor Ashley Rystad, Deputy City Clerk RESOLUTION NO. _________________ At a third regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Crookston held on the 25th day of January, 2021, Council Member ______________________________ offered the following resolution which was seconded by Council Member _______________________________, RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE CITY OF CROOKSTON BILLS AND DISBURSEMENTS IT IS RESOLVED, That the Mayor and City Administrator of the City of Crookston be, and the same hereby are, directed to issue warrants of the City of Crookston in favor of the hereinafter named claimants in payment of the following listed bills which have been filed as claims against the City of Crookston and said warrants to be drawn on the fund and in the amounts set opposite each claimant’s name respectively, per attached check register. Upon the call of ayes and nays the vote stood as follows: Council Members voting in the affirmative: Council Members in the negative: Upon this vote, the Mayor declares this resolution ________________ and, if passed, effective upon the Mayor’s signature this ______ Day of _________________, 2021, at Attest: ____________________________ Mayor Dale Stainbrook ___________________________ Deputy City Clerk Ashley Rystad 1/21/2021 2:06 PM A/P HISTORY CHECK REPORT PAGE: 2 VENDOR SET: 01 City of Crookston BANK: AP BREMER BANK, N.A. - AP DATE RANGE: 1/08/2021 THRU 99/99/9999 CHECK INVOICE CHECK CHECK CHECK VENDOR I.D. NAME STATUS DATE AMOUNT DISCOUNT NO STATUS AMOUNT 0299 CAPITAL BANK AND TRUST COMPANY I-DC3202101154512 DEF COMP WITHHOLDING D 1/15/2021 510.70 000594 I-DC3202101154513 DEF COMP WITHHOLDING D 1/15/2021 705.30 000594 1,216.00 1442 MINNESOTA CHILD SUPPORT PAYMEN I-CS1202101154512 CHILD SUPPORT WITHHOLDING D 1/15/2021 300.25 000595 I-CS1202101154513 CHILD SUPPORT WITHHOLDING D 1/15/2021 414.65 000595 714.90 1550 P.E.R.A. I-P-C202101154512 PERA WITHHOLDING D 1/15/2021 4,418.09 000596 I-P-C202101154513 PERA WITHHOLDING D 1/15/2021 6,101.51