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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05.08.78 Special Council Minutes CITY OF FARMINGTON MINUTES COUNCIL MEETING SPECIAL MAY 8, 1978 1. The meeting was called to order by the Mayor at 7:00 P.M. Present: Mayor Akin, Councilmen Johnson, Kuchera, McElmury, Whittier Also Present: City Administrator Ford 2. The Mayor opened the public hearing, notice of which was previously published, which provided for citizen comment and suggestions on the 1978, Community Develop- ment Block Grant Pre-application. This application had been ordered prepared earlier by the council and it had been distributed the previous week to the council. It consisted of two parts, Part I, was an HRA development land acquisition in the Central Business District. Part II dealt with a storm sewer and surface drainage correction project. The council dealt with the part II portion of the pre-applica- tion first. Interested residents from the Henderson Subdivision were in the audience including John Ristow, Bill Carey, Leonard Gustafson, Bob Kerr, Roger Wood, and Orlene Twedt. The residents, in general, opposed the project and the thrust of their argument was that any further contribution of water in the proposed ponding area East of T.H. #3 and South of T.H. #50, would in fact, raise the water table in the Henderson area and cause wet basements. The Administrator inquired whether or not they had any documentation to support that assertion and some members of the council stated that they had been told in the past by their consulting engineer that that was not so. The residents insisted that any storm sewer project should include carrying the surface water all the way to the Vermillion River. Councilman McElmury stated that a very preliminary study had been prepared years ago when he was on the council before, and that at that time the estimated cost ran in the neighborhood of a quarter of a million dollars. Carey stated that he has never had a wet basement and that the ponding area in the shopping center was satisfactory as is and Mr. Kuchera stated that he thought the only problem involving the Townsedge Shopping Center Pond was the matter of keeping it clean. Motion by Johnson, second by Kuchera that Part II of the proposed pre-application be deleted and that the application be submitted with Part I only. Voting yes: Johnson, Kuchera, Whittier. Voting no: Akin, McElmury. Motion carried. 3. The council then discussed Part I of the pre-application. This item had been discussed at length in the past and required very little discussion. There were no members of the audience commenting on this portion of the application. Motion by Whittier, second by McElmury to adopt Resolution R13-78 approving of the pre- application consisting of part I only and authorizing its submittal to HUD. APIF motion carried. 4. Motion by McElmury, second by Kuchera to adopt Resolution R14-78 designating Mr. Richard Anderson as the contact person and Chief Executive Officer dealing in matters of the 1978 Community Development Block Grant Pre-application. APIF, motion carried. 5. Motion by Kuchera, second by Johnson to authorize a budget adjustment and the purchase of $1,000 of dumpsters by General Services and to provide in the budget for the funds from the contingency portion of the General budget General fund. APIF, motion carried. 6. Motion by Akin, second by Kuchera to authorize the purchase of chloride in the amount of $2,500 as budgeted by General Services. APIF, motion carried. 7. The council asked the City Administrator to consult with Fire Chief Jensen in the matter of the purchase of hand-held two way radios for the Fire Department and to examine the budget and make recommendations as to how such purchases might be made and in what amount. 8. The Mayor declared May 12, 1978, as Poppy day in the City of Farmington. 9. Motion by Whittier, second by Kuchera to amend the city manning table by pro- viding for a new position entitled Stock Clerk, temporary part-time status, at a salary of $2.50 per hour and to authorize the Liquor Manager to utilize this position to a maximum of $500 for the calendar year 1978. APIF, motion carried. 10. The Mayor then announced that the City Council had been invited as a body to view the soon to be vacated Dakota Electric Assoc building on 3rd Street and the meeting was adjourned to do so at 8:20 P.M. Respectfully submitted, William J. Ford APPROVED City Administrator '