Winsted City Council agenda for Dec. 14

WINSTED, MN – Winsted City Council agenda for Regular Meeting at 6 PM

Monday, December 14, 2009

1) MAYOR CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER

a) Pledge of Allegiance

2) CONSENT AGENDA

Items listed below are considered routine and non-controversial by the City. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless requested by a Council Member, staff or citizen. If removed, the item will be discussed at the end of the regular agenda.

a) Minutes – City Council – Work Session – December 1, 2009

b) Minutes – City Council – Regular Meeting – December 1, 2009

c) Resignation – Glen Strom

Accept Glen Strom’s resignation from the Winsted Police Department’s part-time

officer roster.

d) Resignation – Cody Krause *

Accept Cody Krause’s resignation from the Winsted Fire Department.

e) Employee Performance Appraisals

Adopt a new format to conduct employee performance appraisals.

f) Prosecution Services – Jody Winters

Approve fee schedule for prosecution services.

g) Engineering Services – Bolton and Menk

Approve fee schedule for engineering services.

h) Flagship Bank of Winsted – Pledged Securities

Approve the Pledged Securities that Flagship Bank of Winsted has purchased for the City of Winsted for the month of November, 2009 in the amount of $1,480,000 and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in the amount of $250,000.

i) The Church of the Holy Trinity – Gambling Contribution

Accept a contribution from gambling proceeds from the Church of the Holy Trinity in the amount of $2,500 to be dedicated to the city’s Park Fund.

j) 4M Funds – Notification To Broker and Certification by Broker

Authorize Voyageur Asset Management, Incorporated to invest the City of Winsted’s 4M Fund in those investments complying with the requirements of Minnesota State Statutes 118A.04, 118A.05 and 118A.06 for 2010.

k) 4M Funds – Notification To Broker and Certification by Broker

Authorize RBC Dain Rauscher to invest the City of Winsted’s 4M Fund in those

investments complying with the requirements of Minnesota State Statutes 118A.04,

118A.05 and 118A.06 for 2010.

l) Northland Securities, Incorporated – Notification To Broker and Certification by

Broker

Authorize Northland Securities, Incorporated to invest the City of Winsted’s funds in

those investments complying with the requirements of Minnesota State Statutes 118A.04, 118A.05 and 118A.06 for 2010.

m) Northland Securities, Incorporated – Notification To Broker and Certification by

Broker

Authorize Northland Securities, Incorporated to invest the City of Winsted Economic

Development Authority’s (EDA) funds in those investments complying with the

requirements of Minnesota State Statutes 118A.04, 118A.05 and 118A.06 for 2010.

n) 2010 Property and Casualty Insurance Renewal Contract: Liability Insurance

Coverage – Waiver Form

Authorize the City of Winsted to not waive the monetary limits on municipal tort liability

established by Minnesota State Statutes 466.04 for the 2010 Property and Casualty

insurance contract.

o) 2010 Property and Casualty Insurance Renewal Contract: No-Fault Sewer Back-Up Insurance Coverage *

Authorize the City of Winsted not to purchase No-Fault Sewer Back-Up insurance

coverage for the 2010 Property and Casualty insurance contract.

p) 2010 Property and Casualty Insurance Renewal Contract: Medical Payment

Insurance Coverage *

Authorize the City of Winsted not to purchase medical payment coverage for the 2010 Property and Casualty insurance contract.

q) 2010 Property and Casualty Insurance Renewal Contract: Excess Liability

Insurance *

Authorize the City of Winsted to purchase $1,000,000 in excess liability coverage.

r) November, 2009 Financial Report

s) November, 2009 Building Permit Report

t) Claims

Approve the Claims List for December 14, 2009 in the amount of $116,023.65, check

numbers 882E-886E, 7989-7997, 500441E and 16017-16070.

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“Don C. Guggemos” Community Service Awards: *

a) Winstock Committee

b) Marv Ebensperger

c) WHAT UP

City of Winsted – “Employee of the Year”*

a) Deb Boelter

3) PUBLIC HEARINGS

a) Fee Schedule – Ordinance O-09-11

A motion to adopt Ordinance O-09-11 establishing a fee schedule for the City of Winsted.

4) OLD BUSINESS

5) NEW BUSINESS

a) 2010 Levy – Resolution R- 09-26

A motion to adopt Resolution R-09-26 certifying the 2010 Tax Levy in the amount of

$1,088,974.

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b) 2010 Budget – Resolution R-09-27

A motion to adopt Resolution R-09-27 approving the 2010 Budget.

c) Tattoo Ordinance – Establish Public Hearing

A motion to establish a public hearing for January 5, 2010 at 6:00 pm to consider adopting an

ordinance regulating tattoo and related businesses.

6) DEPARTMENT REPORTS

a) Fire Department*

7) OPEN FORUM

Open Forum provides residents with the opportunity to address an issue that is not on the agenda with the City Council. The City Council will not take official action on items discussed during Open Forum, except to refer items to staff for future report or follow  through. If you wish to address the City Council please state your name, address and topic that you wish to discuss. Speakers will be limited to five (5) minutes to discuss an issue and the Mayor will limit discussion on any one topic to ten (10) minutes.

8) ANNOUNCEMENTS

9) ADJOURN

* Denotes no supporting information included in the packet.