HomeMy WebLinkAbout09.06.22 Council Minutes COUNCIL MINUTES
REGULAR
September 6, 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, Bernhjelm, Lien, Porter, Wilson
Members Absent: None
Also Present: Leah Koch, City Attorney; Lynn Gorski, City Administrator; Julie
Flaten,Assistant City Administrator/HR Director;Justin Elvestad,
Fire Chief; Gary Rutherford, Police Chief; Kellee Omlid, Parks and
Recreation Director; Matt Decur, Assistant City Engineer; Cynthia
Muller, Administrative Assistant
Audience: Becky Dewilde
4. APPROVE AGENDA
MOTION by Bernhjelm, second by Wilson to approve the agenda. APIF, MOTION
CARRIED.
S. ANNOUNCEMENTS
a) Welcome New Employees
Several new employees were introduced—Patty Ridley, Payroll Specialist;Terri
Wilson, Human Resources Specialist; Emilee Shearer, Recreation Supervisor; Ed
Rutledge, Natural Resources Specialist. Council welcomed these new
employees.
6. CITIZEN COMMENTS
Ms. Becky Dewilde, thanked City Council and staff for their service to Farmington. Her
family feels very safe here and benefits from the city's strong leadership. She explained
her reasons for seeking a position on the school board.
7. CONSENT AGENDA
MOTION by Wilson, second by Bernhjelm to approve the Consent Agenda as follows:
a) Approved August 15, 2022, City Council Meeting Minutes—Administration
b) Adopted RESOLUTION R59-22 Accepting Donation from Terry Werner to the
Rambling River Center—Parks and Recreation
C) Adopted RESOLUTION R60-22 Approving a Gambling Event Permit—Church of
St. Michael —Administration
d) Approved Memorandum of Understanding with Farmington Area School District,
ISD 192 for the Renewal of the School Resource Officer—Administration
e) Adopted RESOLUTION R61-22 Accepting Donation from the Coffee Guys to the
Rambling River Center—Parks and Recreation
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f) Adopted RESOLUTION R62-22 Accepting Donation from Happy Harry's Furniture
to the Rambling River Center—Parks and Recreation
g) Approved Appointment of Audit Firm MMKR—Finance
h) Approved Bills—Finance
i) Approved Agreement with Laurinda Chapman for Footcare Services—Parks and
Recreation
j) Final Acceptance and Approval of Final Pay Estimate -2021 Downtown Sidewalk
Replacement—Engineering
k) Final Acceptance and Approval of Final Pay Estimate—2022 Pond Maintenance
Project—Engineering
1) Approved a Contract for Professional Engineering Services for Staff
Augmentation Engineer- Engineering
APIF, MOTION CARRIED.
8. PUBLIC HEARINGS
9. AWARD OF CONTRACT
10. PETITIONS, REQUESTS AND COMMUNICATIONS
11. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
12. NEW BUSINESS
13. COUNCIL ROUNDTABLE
Lien: Wished everyone a happy first day at school. A ribbon cutting was held today for
Great Oaks Academy, a new charter school in downtown Farmington.
Bernhjelm: Her oldest daughter started kindergarten today.
Porter. Welcomed kids back to school and welcome to Great Oaks Academy.
Congratulations to the boys'football team on their first win. Congratulations to the
new employees.
Wilson: His youngest starts 11th grade this year and encouraged families to
appreciate every season. It's great to see Great Oaks Academy open and welcomed ISD
192 students.
Koch: Council will go into closed session following the regular meeting to conduct the
annual city administrator performance review. A summary will be provided at the next
meeting.
Flaten: We received a good response for community development director
candidates.
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Gorski: Welcomed the new employees to our team.
Omlid: Friday, September 9, there will be a food truck event at Stelzel Fields.
September 22 is the 401h Anniversary celebration at the Rambling River Center.
Rutherford: The police department is in the process of a school supply and hygiene
drive for Farmington schools. September 17 is the annual police softball tournament at
Stelzel Fields.
Elvestad: September 29 is the Fire Station blood drive. October 12 is the open
house at Fire Station 2.
Hoyt: All these things are reflective of the city seal behind us. We are going
through a lot of change. It's good to see the roundabout completed at TH3. We have
more residents coming into the community. We had a great ribbon cutting this morning
at Great Oaks Academy. There are lots of good things happening. Shop local.
14. EXECUTIVE SESSION
MOTION by Wilson, second by Porter to adjourn into Executive Session at 7:20 p.m.
APIF, MOTION CARRIED.
The Executive Session began at 7:25 p.m. The purpose of the Executive Session was to
conduct the annual performance evaluation of City Administrator Lynn Gorski. Those in
attendance were all five councilmembers, City Attorney Koch and City Administrator
Gorski.
15. ADJOURN
MOTION by Wilson, second by Bernhjelm to adjourn at 8:21 p.m. APIF, MOTION
CARRIED.
Respectfully submitted,
Cynthia Muller
Cynthia Muller
Administrative Assistant