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CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
WORK SESSION
MAY 17,2021
Call to Order
Mayor Hoyt called the work session to order at 5:00 p.m.
Roll Call
Present-Hoyt, Bernhjelm, Pearson, Porter and Wilson
Absent-None
Also Present-Administrator McKnight and Public Works Director Gehler
Agenda
Motion by Wilson, second by Pearson,to approve the agenda as presented.APIF, motion carried.
Solid Waste
Public Works Director Gehler presented an update financial model for the solid waste fund that the city
council requested.
Gehler reviewed the adjusted 2022 recycling costs based on update information from the vendor.
Switching to every week recycling will increase costs 40% as opposed to the original estimate of 70%.
Councilmember Bernhjelm asked if this fund has any debt. Gehler stated there is not debt associated
with this fund.
Gehler reviewed shared costs that the solid waste fund is responsible for that are estimated at
$278,000.
Mayor Hoyt reviewed the three options that exists with this service.
The city council discussed a number of issues related to solid waste and the ten-year financial projects.
The city council directed the city administrator to continue to work on this issue and bring back
information as requested.
City Council Updates
City council members updated the group on the work of other outside boards they are a part of
including the EDA, Dew Days,the arena group and more.
Members talked about upcoming work session items including the topics of economic development,
DBB,emergency management,the 2022 budget and the American Rescue Plan. The mayor and city
administrator will look at options in getting these items scheduled.
Mayor Hoyt brought up the idea of city council town halls to see if there was any interest from the city
council. There was interest but the meetings need to be detailed out before we move forward. Hoyt
reminded members that we need to center our work on the priorities set earlier this year.
City Administrator Update
Administrator McKnight updated the city council on the following items-
v' Airlake Truck Body and Paint Event
✓ Community Development Director interviews on Tuesday
✓ Vita Attiva process and schedule
Adjourn
Motion by Porter,second by Pearson,to adjourn the meeting at 6:50 p.m. APIF, motion carried.