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City of Red Lake Falls City Council Meeting December 22, 2011 Minutes Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Red Lake Falls, Red Lake County, Minnesota was duly held in the Council Chambers of said City on the 22nd day of December, 2011.
Members Present: Cheryl Matzke, Joyce Kalbakdalen, Jason Brumwell, Barry Schultz, Neil Knaack and Vaughn Thorfinnson
Members Absent: None
Others Present: City Administrator Allen Ducharme, William Muldoon and Lon Seeger.
Mayor Vaughn Thorfinnson called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
Kalbakdalen moved, seconded by Brumwell, to approve the Agenda. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Mayor Thorfinnson, Administrator Ducharme, and the City Council went over the 2012 Budget. The decision was made to reduce the 2012 Budget by 4.17%, lower from the 2011 Certified Levy, and increase fees for 2012.
The meeting adjourned at 10:10 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
__________________________________ Vaughn Thorfinnson, Mayor
__________________________________ Allen Ducharme, City Administrator
City of Red Lake Falls City Council Meeting December 12, 2011 Minutes
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Red Lake Falls, Red Lake County, Minnesota was duly held in the Council Chambers of said City on the 12th day of December, 2011.
Members Present: Cheryl Matzke, Joyce Kalbakdalen, Jason Brumwell, Barry Schultz, Neil Knaack and Vaughn Thorfinnson
Members Absent: None
Others Present: City Administrator Allen Ducharme, William Muldoon, Carol Seeger, Mitch Bernstein, Deb Derouin and Brad Johnson.
Mayor Vaughn Thorfinnson called the meeting to order at 7:40 p.m.
Kalbakdalen moved, seconded by Knaack, to approve the Agenda. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Matzke moved, seconded by Schultz, to approve the November 14, 2011 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Business:
There are some lots in the Kankel Addition that are not quite wide enough to build a home on. The City would like to take four lots with a total frontage of 360 feet and change them into three saleable lots with 120 feet of frontage and 147.93 feet of rear frontage each. The property in question are Lots 1 – 4, Block 5 in the Addition. Recorder Joyce Paquin will be contacted to see the best way to handle the property changes and recording.
Kalbakdalen moved, seconded by Knaack, to change Block 5 in the C&E Kankel Addition from four to three buildable lots. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Kalbakdalen moved, seconded by Brumwell, to acknowledge receiving the notice of violation from the MN Department of Health. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
Administrator Ducharme and the Finance Committee are recommending that the City raise utility rates (water, sewer, and garbage) 3% in 2012.
Knaack moved, seconded by Kalbakdalen, to approve the recommendation to increase utility rates 3% in 2012. For: Schultz, Knaack, Kalbakdalen, Matzke, Thorfinnson. Against: Brumwell. MOTION CARRIED (Jason Brumwell would like the record show he voted against the motion because the inflation rate is greater than what the city is proposing, thus 3% is not enough.)
Discussion was held concerning the refinancing of the 2006 G.O. Bonds. Northland Securities printed out schedules showing our Debt Service Comparison, Debt Service Schedule, Debt Service to Maturity and To Call, Crossover Escrow Fund Cash Flow, Project Summary, and a New Debt Service Schedule.
Kalbakdalen moved, seconded by Schultz, to approve the refinancing of the 2006 G.O. Bonds with the addition of $500,000 to be added for construction repairs. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
The 2012 Proposed Budget was discussed. The Council would like to meet before the December 27th meeting to go over the figures some more. A meeting has been set for Thursday, December 22, 2011 at 6:00 p.m. at City Hall.
Kalbakdalen moved, seconded by Brumwell, to approve the Finance Checks #036153 - #036214 and Payroll Checks #4532 - #4537 + E Checks 1 – 22. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY
The meeting adjourned at 8:53 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
__________________________________ Vaughn Thorfinnson, Mayor
__________________________________ Allen Ducharme, City Administrator
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