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MINUTES
COUNCIL MEETING
REGULAR
(This meeting is the regular meeting which was moved from 9/1/75
Labor Day to this date.)
SEPTEMBER 2, 1975
1. The meeting was opened by the Mayor at 7:30 P.M.
Present: Mayor Daily, Councilmen Akin, Johnson, Kuchera, McElmury
Also Present: Administrator Ford
2. The minutes of 8/18/75 and 8/25/75 were deferred to the next meeting.
3. There was considerable discussion concerning the proposed amendment to the
subdivision ordinance dealing with Parkland donations in regard to subdivision
plats. Motion by Akin, second by Kuchera that ordinance #075-19, an ordinance
amending tib e subdivision ordinance requiring parkland or equivalent contribution
from subdivision plats, be approved and its publication and codification authorized.
APIF, motion carried.
4. The council reviewed the space study which had been submitted earlier by Close
and Associates, Architects. Various facets of the study were discussed and the
various costs involved in the options provided were discussed. There was a con-
sensus that the possibility of renting space in the immediate area be considered
as a number one option and that further investigation be lent to the possibility
of temporarilly partitioning the present council chamber off for administrative
space and converting the Youth Center to a joint youth center and council chamber.
Motion by Akin, second by Kuchera that the City Administrator be instructed to
proceed as above. APIF, motion carried.
5. Motion by Johnson, second by McElmury that a public hearing be set for October 6,
T975, 7:30 P.M. , Attorney to publish, dealing with the recommendation of the
Planning Commission to rezone from B-2 and R-3 to B-3 that land lying between
the railroad and 2nd Street and between , block south of Walnut and Elm Street
as per recommendation of the Planning Commission at their meeting of August 19,
1975. APIF, motion carried.
6. Motion by Kuchera, second by Johnson that the Police Reserve Personnel be
permitT teT-to bear fire arms in accordance with the provisions set forth in
the Police Chief's memo dated August 12, 1975. Voting for: Daily, Johnson,
Kuchera, McElmury. Voting against: Akin. Motion carried.
7. Motion by Akin, second by Kuchera that Officer Mark Tarmann be authorized
to attend the specialized SWAT Training at Quantico, Virginia, between Sept 1,
and Sept 26, 1975, in accordance with the Police Chief's memo dated August 25,
1975. APIF, motion carried.
8. Motion by Kuchera, second by Johnson that the specifications for the purchase
of an Ice Resurfacer be approved and the City Administrator be authorized to set
the date of the taking of bids on same for 2:00 P.M. , October 6, 1975. APIF,
motion carried.
9. Arena Project manager, Leon Orr, had submitted to the council for their
consideration the possible change order which would provide for the construction
of tiered concrete seats on one side of the arena at an additional cost of $14,400.
There was considerable give and take among the members of the council concerning
the complete dissipating of the reserve fund plus a required commitment of $5000
out of the yet unadopted 1976 budget. Some members of the council thought it
would be appropriate and in our best interest to make this change at this time
others felt it not to be a good idea to completely dissipate the surplus and
contingency reserve. Motion by Johnson, second by Akin that the suggested change
order not be approved. Voting For: Akin, Johnson, McElmury. Voting Against:
Daily, Kuchera. Motion carried.
10. Motion by Akin, second by Kuchera to amend resolution #R1-75 by changing
the present street breaking permit chanrge from $50.00 to $75.00. APIF, motion
carried.
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11. The City Administrator informed the council that application were now
being received for the position of Arena Manager/Park Director. He suggested
that the machinery for screening, interviewing and selection be established
by the council. The council instructed him to set up the necessary procedures
utilizing the Park and Recreation Advisory Committee for purposes of preliminary
screening and interviewing and for recommending to the council three names for
final selection.
12. Motion by Akin, second by McElmury to approve the bills for payment as
presenter Apif, Motion carried.
13. Motion by Akin, second by Kuchera that City Attorney G. M. Gorgos hereby
be gram—a waiver of the Lawyer-Client privilege as regards his relationship
to the City Council for purposes of allowing him to testify in the litigation
entitled "Lamppa vs City of Farmington". APIF, motion carried.
14. The following items were deferred to the meeting of September 15, 1975:
(a) Consider - Official Street extension map.
(b) Discussion - Flood Plain Control Ordinance, status of.
(c) Review - Plans and Specifications, 1975 construction schedule.
(d) Discussion - Proposed open meeting law resolution
15. Motion made and carried to adjourn at 9:15 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
William J. Ford
City Administrator
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