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CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING
JOINT MEETING WITH ISO 192 SCHOOL BOARD
July 18, 2016
Mayor Larson and School Board Chair Singewald called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm.
Scouts from Troops 116 and 207 led those in attendance in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Roll Call
Present-Larson, Bartholomay, Donnelly, Bonar and Pitcher
School Board Members Present-Singewald, Cordes, Beem, Corraro, Lee, and Sauser
Staff Present-Administrator McKnight, Engineer Schorzman, Community Development Director
Kienberger, Police Chief Lindquist, Fire Chief Larsen, Parks and Recreation Director Distad,
Finance Director Hanson, Municipal Services Director Reiten and Human Resources Director
Wendlandt
Agenda
Motion by Bartholomay,second by Pitcher to approve the agenda as presented. APIF, motion
carried.
Consent Agenda
Motion by Bartholomay,second by Donnelly to approve the consent agenda:
a) Approve Minutes of the July 5, 2016 City Council Meeting-Administration
b) Approve Minutes of the July 11, 2016 City Council Work Session-Administration
c) Approve Liquor License Amendment El Charro Mexican Restaurant-Community
Development
d) Second Quarter 2016 New Construction Report and Population Estimate-Community
Development
e) Acknowledge Resignation Community Development-Human Resources
f) Approve Maintenance Fund Township Road Maintenance-Finance
g) Approve Bills-Finance
APIF, motion carried.
New Business
12(a) Recreational Facilities Referendum Update
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Parks and Recreation Director Distad presented an overview of the upcoming recreational
facilities referendum.
Distad shared the process used by the recreational facilities task force to make a
recommendation to the city council. Ultimately the city council decided to place two questions
on the November 2016 General Election ballot. The two questions ask for approximately$12.3
million for recreational facility upgrades.
The city will send out information on the questions to all households in Farmington in
September and hold public meetings in October. The possibility of additional meetings and
different dates was discussed.
12(b) City Projects Update
Engineer Schorzman, Community Development Director Kienberger and Parks and Recreation
Director Distad provided updates on a number of city projects. Updates were received on the
Highway 3 project,trail maintenance,Trident senior housing project, downtown
redevelopment plan and upgrades at the Schmitz-Maki Arena.
Kienberger shared information upon a request from Councilmember Bonar on the vacant lot
that the EDA owns on Oak Street that a party is interested in developing.
12(c) School District Facilities Update
School District Finance Director Jane Houska provided an update on construction projects
occurring this summer of school facilities.
The projects reviewed included work on Tiger Stadium, Boeckman Middle School boilers,Akin
Road Elementary School road paving, Farmington Elementary School boilers, Meadowview
Elementary School classrooms, North Trail Elementary School kindergarten classrooms,
Riverview Elementary School remodeling and various roofing and tuck pointing projects.
12(d) School District Strategic Plan Update
Barb Duffrin provided an update on the school district strategic plan and the upcoming
schedule for this work.
12(e) School District Long Term Facilities Maintenance Ten Year Plan
The school district approved their Long Term Facilities Maintenance Ten Year Plan.
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12 (f) Resignation of School Board Member
The school board accepted the resignation of member Tera Lee effective August 21, 2016.
City Council Roundtable/School Board Member Items
Bonar-Shared that he hoped the two entities can look into advertising at recreational venues,
look into having the fire department available at football games and asked staff to look into
some recent legislative changes on the safe routes to schools program,
Singewald-Inquired about minutes from the Intergovernmental Committee and hoped those
updates could lead to discussion items in future city council/school board meetings.
Beem-Encouraged the city to continue to work on the condition of Flagstaff Avenue during the
winter months. McKnight shared that the city council has directed staff to address this issue
this winter and provided additional dollars in the budget for this work. McKnight also offered
the assistance of the police department and municipal services department when making
decisions on closing school or delaying the start of school.
Larson-Thanked everyone for the joint meeting and encouraged everyone to shop local.
Adjourn
Motion by Bartholomay,second by Pitcher to adjourn the meeting at 8:16 p.m. APIF, motion
carried.
Respectfully Submitted
David McKnight, City Administrator
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