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MINUTES
COUNCIL MEETING
REGULAR
OCTOBER 15, 1979
1.
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 P.M.
Present: Mayor Akin, Councilmen Johnson, Kuchera, Orr, Whittier
Also Present: Administrator Ford and Attorney Gorgos
2. Motion by Kuchera, second by Johnson to approve the minutes of September 13,
September 24, and October 1, 1979 as presented. APIF, motion carried.
3. Motion by Kuchera, second by Johnson to approve the minutes of September 17,
1979, with the following correction: In paragraph 13. the Motion by Akin, second
by Kuchera to set a public hearing in the matter of the proposed vacation of an
alley should show the motion as adopting RESOLUTION NO. R23A-79. APIF, motion
carried.
4. The Mayor then opened the publ ic hearing set for 7:00 P.M. this date to consider
the matter of vacating the alley from 1st to 2nd Street between Oak and Spruce Street,
Lots 1 thru 9, Block 16, Original Town. The consideration of this vacation had first
come about in response to an indication from Lampert Lumber Yards of the possibility
of their purchasing lot 1 and 2, from Mr. Lawrence Weierke. Said purchase contingent
upon this alley being vacated. The discussion during the public hearing indicated
that the proposed purchaser had now apparently cooled his interest in acquiring the
land from Mr. Weierke, and no one appeared in the audience either for or against
the vacation. The council expressed a need for more information on this matter.
Motion by Akin, second by Johnson to adopt Resolution No. R28-79 continuing the
public hearing to 7:00 P.M., November 5, 1979. APIF, motion carried.
5. Motion by Kuchera, second by Akin to authorize the hiring of Mr. David Dahl
as a permanent Full-Time, Maintenance I I, worker in the General Services Dept, with
a starting salary of $7.02 per hour and a salary of $7.66 per hour upon satisfactory
completion of the 6 month probationary period and further, that the 1980 budget
not be changed, but that it be understood that sometime in the future, the author-
izationfor conversion of one Maintenance I I position to Maintenance I I I position
is implied. APIF, motion carried.
6. Motion by Whittier, second by Orr authorizing the hiring of temporary, part-time
employees in the Arena in accordance with the Recreations Managers Memo with the
City Administrator1s endorsement, dated October 12, 1979. APIF, motion carried.
7. Motion by Whittier, second by Kuchera to approve the subdivision waiver and
to waive the fee therefor, to effect a technical exchange of land between lots
16 and 17, block 1, Hill Dee 2nd Addition. Apif, Motion carried.
8. Motion by Akin, second by Kuchera to authorize the attendance by the Deputy
Treasurer to a State government accounting workshop to be held in St. Paul,
October 23, 1979. APIF, motion carried.
9. The council took note of correspondence from Dakota County informing us of
a proposed street name change in Lakeville which, it was agreed, does not affect
the City of Farmington, and the Administrator should so notify the County.
10. The council discussed a memo from the City Administrator, dated October 12,
1979, which brought the council to date concerning meetings, matters, and negotiations
regarding ambulance service in Farmington. Motion by Orr, second by Johnson to
adopt Resolution No. R29-79 which authorizes the City Administrator to negotiate
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a contract for ambulance service for FLAB with Divine Redeemer Hospital
and to execute said contract on behalf of the City. APIF, motion carried.
11. The council reviewed a memo dated October 12, 1979, from the City
Administrator regarding building inspection services in Farmington. It was
pointed out that the current arrangements with both the City of Lakeville
and Apple Valley for the provision of Building Inspection services would
end December 31, 1979 and that an alternate method was being sought. The
memo told the council that the Administrator had been discussing the possibility
of providing services with Mr. Dale McCluskey. Motion by Orr, second by
Kuchera that the City Administrator hereby be authorized to proceed with
negotiations with Mr. McCluskey with the objectives being to conclude a satisfactory
agreement. APIF, motion carried.
12. The City Attorney informed the council that in the matter concerning the
sale of City owned property on Linden Street, a technical flaw in the deed had
been discovered in that a 15 ft. strip of land previously dedicated as public
property had never been vacated and the technical action of doing so was required.
Motion by Whittier, second by Kuchera to adopt Resolution No. R30-79 which sets
a publ ic hearing for 7:00 P.M. November 5, 1979, to consider the vacation of a
certain publicly owned street right of way. APIF, motion carried.
13. The City Attorney and the City Administrator brought the council up to date
on actions taken in regard to enforcing the terms of a special exception granted
to Mr. Elliot Halstead on Co. Rd. 31. No action was required by the Council.
14. Motion by Akin, second by Orr to authorize the Administrator to begin the
recruitment and selection process for a part-time Billing Clerk, a position
which has been provided for in the 1980 budget with the understanding that the
position would not be activated until after January 1, 1980. APIF, motion
carried.
15. The council took note of official correspondence from the Department of
Transportation, informing the City of approval of the consultant contract re-
garding traffic control devices inventory.
16. Motion by Orr, second by Akin to adopt Resolution No. R31-79 which requests
the County to conduct a speed study on County Road #31 between M.H. 50 and Ash St.
in Farmington. APIF, motion carried.
17. The Administrator informed the council that the trial period by which Apple
Valley handled the emergency dispatch function for the City of Farmington, had
now been satisfactorily completed and that a contract for the provision of such
services had now been tendered by the City of Apple Valley which was identical
to the prvious agreement and recommended to the council that the City execute
said contract. Motion by Johnson, second by Kuchera authorizing and directing
the City Administrator to execute the above referenced contract. APIF, motion
carried.
18. The council then discussed with the City Attorney, proposed changes to the
Farmington Fire Department by-laws which in turn lead to a discussion of the
by-laws by which the police reserve were presently functioning. Motion by
Whittier, second by Akin that both the Fire Department and the Police Reserve
prepare a composite set of by-laws, including recommended changes for presenta-
tion to the council for their consideration. APIF, motion carried.
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19. The council requested the City Administrator to prepare and send a letter
of recognition to Mr. Jim Switzer, upon the occasion of his induction into the
Eagle Court of Honor by Boy Scout Troop #118 in Farmington.
20. The council was advised that information had come into possession of the
City of Farmington, which indicated that the County had quietly dropped all
interest in pursuing the acquisition of any abandoned Railroad Right of Way
in Dakota County. The Administrator was instructed to secure all the facts in
the matter and prepare a presentation to the City Council, advising them as to
where the matter lay.
21. Motion by Akin, second by Johnson to approve the payment of bills as presented.
APIF, motion carried.
22. The council requested that the City Administrator prepare a study dealing
with the matter of compensatory time off for salaried exempt employees.
23. The Administrator was instructed to contact the Senior Citizens involved in
the Congregate Dining Program and to advise them that at this time it would not
be propitious for the city to make available to them the Youth Center because of
the on-going and open-ended negotiations with the Library.
24. Motion made and seconded to adjourn at 8:25 P.M.
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