The Round Lake City Council met in regular session on Wednesday, June 8th, 2016 at 6:15pm. Council Members present were: Walon Habben, Dennis Bucholz, Gary Larson, Court Baumgard and Mayor Doug Knuth. Others present were: Bruce Bentele, Derek Nelson, Marty Waage, Kurt Lintelman and Keith Stubbe.
Meeting was called to order by Mayor Knuth at 6:16pm.
Additions to the agenda: Café Building, Bar Partnership, Liquor Store sign, Keys to the Pit Stop and Keith Tordsen’s building. Motion by Baumgard, second by Habben to accept the additions and the agenda. All ayes: Carried.
Motion by Larson, second by Bucholz to approve the minutes from May 18th and June 1st meetings. All ayes: Carried.
Motion by Baumgard, second by Bucholz to approve bills as presented – Check #19542 thru 19587 and $643.65 to Minnesota Revenue for May withholding Tax, $4,359.58 to EFTPS for May Employer Tax, $2,255.70 to PERA for May payment, $1,056.00 to Minnesota Revenue for May Sales Tax for the Liquor Store, $492.00 for May Sales Tax for the Pit Stop and $2,745.00 for May Sales Tax for the City (all filed electronically). Clerk clarified computer error again, the receipts for the utility payments were not entered in the computer prior to printing the materials for the Council. All ayes: Carried.
Bruce Bentele – Presented the Council with the quotes that he obtained from Jaycox and Ziegler Cat for the new skid loader. Jaycox offered $10,000 for the Kubota tractor and $1,000 for the finishing mower as trade-in and gave a quote for the skid loader with all attachments the City desired for a total of $47,746.62. Motion was made by Bucholz, second by Habben to approve the purchase of the Bobcat as quoted, with the addition of the forks that were omitted from the quote in error. Estimate for the forks was around $800. All ayes: Carried.
Bruce Bentele informed the City that the new house going in on First Avenue will be a double wide and sit on the lot at a different angle than originally planned. The Clelands are looking into where they will be placing the house and may have to relocate the current trailer on the property. They plan to remove the other abandoned trailer also.
Derek Nelson – Presented the quote for the odorizer that is needing to be replaced. The cost has increased significantly from the quote he had gotten a year ago and he suggested purchasing it this year as the current one is in disrepair. Council Member Habben observed the functioning of the current one with Derek the night before the meeting and agreed that it needed to be replaced. Motion by Habben, second by Larson to replace the odorizer. All ayes: Carried.
Derek will be training the Fire Department in fall of 2016, October – November area on the safety required when dealing with natural gas situations.
Keith Tordsen would like to buy the Kubota tractor and finishing mower from the City for the price that was offered as trade-in. Motion by Baumgard, second by Larson to sell both to Keith Tordsen for a total of $11,000. All ayes: Carried.
Motion by Larson, second by Bucholz to purchase the 40’x40’ building located on Main Street from Keith Tordsen with the understanding that he would donate the additional 2 lots and small building located near the lot that holds the building. All ayes: Carried.
The abandoned café building located at 125 Main Street has become the home for various rodents. Surrounding property owners are concerned about the sanitation. Council instructed the Clerk, Elaine Walker to check into the status of that building as far as taxes go. The owners are no longer in the area. Clerk will reach out and see if they respond.
Bar Partnership offered the rental of their building located on 2nd Avenue to the City for $400/month. Council wants to go a different direction at this time.
Motion by Bucholz, second by Habben to approve the Clarke quote to spray for mosquitos as presented. All ayes: Carried.
Motion by Bucholz, second by Larson to renumber the Ordinance 010715-1 to 75 and Ordinance 8.303.1 to 76. All ayes: Carried.
Motion by Baumgard, second by Bucholz to cancel the Heartland Security contract at the Pit Stop with the City. All ayes: Carried.
Motion by Bucholz, second by Baumgard to approve the Ordinance No. 78 – An Ordinance Regulating the use of Recreational Vehicles within the City of Round Lake, Minnesota with changes as indicated. All ayes: Carried.
Motion by Bucholz, second by Baumgard to close the Pit Stop with the last day of operation being June 11th, 2016 and it will close at 8:00pm. All ayes: Carried.
Inventory for the Pit Stop and Liquor Store will take place on Sunday, June 12th, 2016. All Council Members, Mayor Knuth and Clerk Walker will be attending. Municipal Liquor Store sign remains with the building. All keys in the City’s possession have been returned to the Pit Stop.
Next Council meeting will be on July 13th, 2016 at 6:15pm.
Motion by Habben, second by Baumgard to adjourn. All ayes: Carried. Meeting was adjourned at 8:35pm.