HomeMy WebLinkAbout11.07.22 Council Minutes COUNCIL MINUTES
REGULAR
November 7, 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, Wilson
Members Absent: Bernhjelm, Porter
Also Present: Leah Koch, City Attorney; Lynn Gorski, City Administrator;Julie
Flaten,Assistant City Administrator/HR Director; Chris Regis,
Finance Director; Matt Price, Deputy Fire Chief; Gary Rutherford,
Police Chief;John Powell, City Engineer; Kellee Omlid, Parks and
Recreation Director; Cynthia Muller, Administrative Assistant
Audience:
4. APPROVE AGENDA
Mayor Hoyt pulled item 7b)to discussion the gambling ordinance at the next work
session. MOTION by Wilson, second by Lien to approve the agenda as amended. APIF,
MOTION CARRIED.
5. ANNOUNCEMENTS
6. CITIZEN COMMENTS
7. CONSENT AGENDA
MOTION by Wilson, second by Lien to approve the Consent Agenda as follows:
a) Approved October 17, 2022, City Council Meeting Minutes—Administration
b) MOTION by Wilson, second by Lien to table the resolution approving gambling
premise permits for Farmington Youth Hockey Association to the November 14,
2022, work session. APIF, MOTION CARRIED.
C) Acknowledged Financial Review for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2022—
Finance
d) Approved Liability Coverage Waiver Form —Finance
e) Approved Bills—Finance
f) Approved Purchase of Capital Improvement Plan Software—Finance
g) Approved Staff Changes and Recommendations—Human Resources
h) Approved Agreement for Recalibration of Current Salary Structure—Human
Resources
i) Adopted RESOLUTION R77-22 Accepting Donation from Farmington VFW Post
7662 to the Halloween Walk—Parks and Recreation
APIF, MOTION CARRIED.
8. PUBLIC HEARINGS
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9. AWARD OF CONTRACT
10. PETITIONS, REQUESTS AND COMMUNICATIONS
11. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
12. NEW BUSINESS
13. COUNCIL ROUNDTABLE
Lien: Thank you to Police Chief Rutherford for the invitation to the police
awards banquet.
Wilson: Congratulations to the girls' cross-country team for making it to state the
6th year in a row. Thank you to Aerospace Fabrication for their ribbon cutting. Saturday
is the Fire Department Turkey Bingo. Tomorrow is the super bowl of election days.
Election staff spent the greater part of the year in training and Farmington elections are
ran with the greatest integrity. He urged residents to be patient at polling locations.
Gorski. The application for boards and commissions will be on our website at the
end of this week. Polls are open tomorrow from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. City Hall will be closed
Friday for Veteran's Day. Thank you to all our veterans.
Koch: The Secretary of State has published information to make sure elections are
peaceful.
Omlid: The Rambling River Center breakfast fundraiser last Saturday was very
successful. The Winter Currents will be out in a couple weeks.
Powell: John Powell is the new City Engineer/Public Works Director. He thanked
staff for being so welcoming, especially Assistant City Engineer Matt Decur for his help
on projects. The east arena parking lot is being prepared for painting.
Flaten: We have hired eight new employees; of those, four are returning
warming house attendants. We hired a police officer, park maintenance worker and
two new part-time liquor clerks.
Rutherford: Thank you to Councilmembers Lien and Wilson for coming to the awards
banquet. It's Toys for Town season. Last year we served 100 kids. Watch the police
department social media for more information.
Regis: Staff is working on month end reports.
Price: Saturday is Turkey Bingo at 5 p.m. The silent auction is online. Bingo
goes until all the turkeys are gone.
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Hoyt: Tomorrow is Election Day. A huge thank you to Administrative Assistant
Cindy Muller and the team. Thursday is Patriotic Day followed by Veteran's Day on
Friday. Exercising the right to vote is possible because of sacrifices made by those who
came before us. He welcomed John Powell to the team.
14. ADJOURN
MOTION by Wilson, second by Lien to adjourn at 7:14 p.m. APIF, MOTION CARRIED.
Respectfully submitted,
Cynthia -'Muller
Cynthia Muller
Administrative Assistant