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MINUTES
COUNCIL MEETING
REGULAR
AUGUST 4, 1980
1. The meeting was cal~ed to order by the Mayor at 7:00 P.M.
Present: Mayor Akin, Councilmen Cook, Kuchera, Orr and Whittier
Excused: City Administrator and City Attorney.
2. Motion by Akin, second by Orr to adopt RESOLUTION NO. RI9-80, which approves
the plans and specifications and authorizes the taking of bids for Project
80-4, Sewer Lateral, Trunk Highway 50 and County State Aid Highway 31. APIF,
motion carried.
3. Motion by Kuchera, second by Orr to approve the minutes of July 21, 1980
as presented. APIF, motion carried.
4. Motion by Whittier, second by Kuchera authorizing and directing the City
Administrator to submit the application for a Tax Levy Limit Base Adjustment
as prepared by the City Auditor and to transmit with the letter dated July 17,
1980. APIF, motion carried.
5. Item number 4 of the agenda which was the report by the City Attorney on
on-going legal matters was deferred to the next meeting.
6. Motion by Whittier, second by Kuchera to designate the City Administrator
to act as bargaining representative for the City at the initial upcoming
meeting scheduled for August 6, 1980, with representating of the Teamsters
Local #320. APIF, motion carried.
7. Motion by Whittier, second by Cook to grant a temporary access to Northern
States Power Company for the purposes of erecting a temporary stub pole and
anchor in Rambl~g River Park in accordance with a letter received from Northern
States Power dated July 30, 1980 and granting said permission to October 30,
1980. APIF, motion carried.
8. Motion by Whittier, second by Kuchera to adopt RESOLUTION NO. R20-80, approving
the list of election judges and designating the polling place for the state
primary and election. APIF, motion carried.
9. The Council briefly examined and discussed a recently printed brochure
produced by the Chamber of Commerce in which the City of Farmington had coll-
aborated. The impressions in general were favorable.
10. Motion by Cook, second by Kuchera to approve the payment of bills with
the following addition: Payment to the Farmington Chamber of Commerce in
the amount of $500, City1s share of brochure printing. APIF, motion carried.
11. The Counci 1 took note of the fact that several statements by participants
in the recent 'IFranke CUp" party, wh i ch was broken up by the Farmi ngton Pol ice
Department had been received. The Council briefly discussed what action,
if any, should be taken. The Administrator was requested to inquire whether
the City had received reports from both the Dakota County Sheriff's Office
and the Lakeville Police Department and if so, that they be distributed and
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if not, to inform the Council. Motion by Kuchera, second by Orr that inquiries
be made of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension as to the possibility of their
conducting an inquiry into the matter and if so, upon the conclusion of that
inquiry the results be set on an agenda for an upcoming meeting. APIF, motion
carried.
12. The Mayor requested and the Council concurred, that an agenda item on
the meeting of August 18, 1980, include a discussion of a memorandum by the
City Administrator dealing with the Rural/Urban Tax Ordinance, Title 1, Chapter
9.
13. The City Administrator was requested to obtain for the Council copies
of the Metropolitan Council Brochure, entitled "Ag Land Preservation".
14. The Council discussed a letter which had been presented to the City by
residents along 220th Street, West of County Road 31 concerning the condition
of that gravel road. The Council briefly discussed the possibilities of an
assessable black top surfacing project. The same letter also dealt with
comments on the condition of a rural bridge in the area. The Administrator
was requested to contact the City Engineer with the idea of preparing a complete
presentation concerning the condition of all bridges in the City and a proposed
plan of action over the long range period.
15. The City Administrator was authorized to speak for the Counci 1 at a
Metropolitan Council meeting on August 5, 1980, dealing with the proposed
guidelines for Comprehensive Plan Amendments if, in his opinion, it was in
the best interest of the City for him to appear.
16. The Council was informed that all of the budget adjustments had now
been completed to facilitate the payment of unforeseen costs of storm damage
and that if the Council so desired the moratorium on capital outlay purchases
could be lifted. Motion by Whittier, second by Orr that the moratorium on
sald purchases hereby be removed. APIF, motion carried.
17. Motion made and seconded to adjourn at 9: 15 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Pat Akin
Mayor
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