HomeMy WebLinkAbout05.02.22 Council Minutes COUNCIL MINUTES
REGULAR
May 2, 2022
1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Hoyt at 7:00 p.m.
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Hoyt led the audience and Council in the Pledge of Allegiance.
3. ROLL CALL
Members Present: Hoyt, Lien, Porter, Wilson
Members Absent: Bernhjelm
Also Present: Leah Koch, City Attorney; Lynn Gorski, City Administrator; Chris
Regis, Finance Director; Gary Rutherford, Police Chief;Jim
Constantineau, Deputy Police Chief; Justin Elvestad, Fire Chief;
Samantha DiMaggio, Community Development Director; Kellee
Omlid, Parks and Recreation Director; Cynthia Muller,
Administrative Assistant
Audience:
4. APPROVE AGENDA
MOTION by Lien, second by Porter to approve the agenda. APIF, MOTION CARRIED.
5. ANNOUNCEMENTS
6. CITIZEN COMMENTS
7. CONSENT AGENDA
MOTION by Wilson, second by Porter to approve the Consent Agenda as follows:
a) Approved April 18, 2022, City Council Work Session and Meeting Minutes and
April 25, 2022, Work Session Minutes—Administration
b) Approved Appointment to Rambling River Center Advisory Board—
Administration
C) Adopted RESOLUTION R32-22 Accepting Donation from Imperial Family
Chiropractic to the Dew Run —Parks and Recreation
d) Received Financial Review for the Quarter Ending March 31, 2022—Finance
e) Approved Bills—Finance
f) Approved Appointment Recommendation—Seasonal Staff—Human Resources
g) Approved the 457 Deferred Compensation Match Program Policy—Human
Resources
h) Adopted RESOLUTION R33-22 Approving the Patrol LELS Union Contract—
Human Resources
APIF, MOTION CARRIED.
8. PUBLIC HEARINGS
9. A WARD OF CONTRACT
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10. PETITIONS, REQUESTS AND COMMUNICATIONS
11. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
12. NEW BUSINESS
a) Authorize Contract with Enterprise Leasing for Police and Fire Fleet—Police and
Fire
Deputy Police Chief Constantineau proposed entering into a lease agreement
with Enterprise Leasing to lease police and fire vehicles rather than purchasing
them. Enterprise would purchase vehicles to replace our current fleet, and the
city would enter into a four-year lease for each vehicle. The city will receive the
proceeds from the sale of the vehicles. When the city is done with the vehicles,
Enterprise will sell them and the city would receive the equity in the vehicle and
receive a replacement vehicle. Enterprise projected a savings of over$220,000
over five years vs. buying the vehicles outright. Council appreciated staff's work
on this. MOTION by Porter, second by Wilson to approve the city entering into a
contract with Enterprise Leasing to acquire the Police and Fire Department's
fleet vehicles and sell our existing fleet, with the proceeds being returned to the
city. These proceeds will be returned to the fleet CIP fund. APIF, MOTION
CARRIED.
13. COUNCIL ROUNDTABLE
Lien: Thank you to the Bachmann Middle School 8th graders for the Shark Tank event
this week.
Porter. Added the 8th graders were very creative. Encouraged residents to enjoy
the parks and trails with the warmer weather.
Wilson: Thanked the Mayor and Chamber for a really good State of the City. He
learned a lot about Farmington's history. Complimented the Police and Fire
Departments for their great work and also City Hall staff for a couple big months of
change and turnover. Keep up the great work.
Koch: Kathryn Iverson Landrum was appointed as anew judge.
Gorski. Thanked the Mayor for his work on the State of the City and attendees
for coming. The USDA bid opening has been postponed to May 12 at 2 p.m.
DiMaggio: The Farmington networking group will be meeting tomorrow at 7:30 a.m.
Omlid: Liquor operations held a fundraiser for the Rambling River Center. She
thanked Josh Solinger, Cindy McMillen, the liquor operations team and businesses. The
total amount raised is$14,300.
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Regis: Budget work is in full swing and he continues to be in contact with the
auditors.
Elvestad: On the consent agenda tonight, council approved hiring a paid-on-call
firefighter who came from a neighboring city so the training will be much quicker.
Hoyt: The State of the City was fun. There were 41 people registered to attend.
It was a great opportunity to tell our story. As this is Farmington's 150th anniversary, we
went deeper into our history. He thanked Lauren Siebenaler,Jackie Dooley and Dave
Schrier as they provided a lot of help. Thank you to those who participated and
attended. Teacher appreciation is this week. On Arbor Day he planted trees with the
5th graders. The Farmington Ambassadors held a fundraiser on Saturday. Thank you to
the public works team for flushing hydrants, cleaning streets and trimming trees.
14. ADJOURN
MOTION by Lien, second by Porter to adjourn at 7:19 p.m. APIF, MOTION CARRIED.
Respectfully submitted,
Cynthia -"AlulCer
Cynthia Muller
Administrative Assistant