Celebrate Kennedy

Mayor Turn called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM in the city office. Members present were Duane Peterson, Paul Larson and Arnold Christian. Also present were Shannon Mortenson and Greg Mitziga.

The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.

Additions to the agenda: None.

The minutes were reviewed from the April Monthly Meeting. Motion was made by Peterson, and seconded by Christian, to approve the minutes. All in favor, motion carried.

Public Forum: None.

Clerk’s Report: Clerk inquired if council would like to place an ad in the Kittson County Enterprise Visitor’s Guide. Consensus was yes as this has been done in years past. Maria Youth are looking for an area in the city to plant a garden. Council could not think of an acceptable area. Clerk would like the remaining uniforms to be taken care of soon. Clerk was directed to put a "last chance" paragraph in the city newsletter. The auditor will be in the city this week to perform the audit for 2009. Motion was made by Larson, and seconded by Peterson, to accept the Clerk’s Report as presented. All in favor, motion carried.

Treasurer’s report: The balance sheet was reviewed. Motion was made by Peterson, and seconded by Christian to transfer $11,000 from the money market account to checking in May. All in favor, motion carried. The Unpaid Bills sheet was reviewed. Motion was made by Peterson, and seconded by Christian, to pay the bills as presented. All in favor, motion carried. Motion was made by Christian, and seconded by Peterson to renew the Street CD for 6 months at 1.26%. All in favor, motion carried. Arnold Christian will be paid for three days of filling in for the Maintenance Director. Mayor Turn and Larson reviewed the received bills, April bank statement and the reconciliation statement. Motion was made by Peterson, and seconded by Larson, to accept the Treasurer’s Report as presented. All in favor, motion carried.

Maintenance Report: The snowblower will be purchased next month. The streets were cleaned mid-April by the city of Hallock. Clerk will bill the State for the amount done on Highway 75. The pumps at the lift station have been serviced. Five people participated in Clean Up. Mowing has started and spraying for dandelions will begin shortly. The Davis house was demolished the end of April. The county did not do a nice job of making the lot saleable in the future. The cement was put back in the hole and then gravel over that. Clerk was directed to send a letter to the county expressing the concerns. There were interested parties to purchase the lot until the cement was buried. Mitziga thanked Christian for filling in for him while away at Wastewater school. The burn pile has seen much abuse in the last month. Clerk will put a notice in the newsletter. People have been driving on the area west of the school. Barricades have been put up to discourage this. Certification for Mitziga’s performance was received from MPCA. Motion was made by Larson, and seconded by Christian to accept the Maintenance Report as presented. All in favor, motion carried.

Fire Dept. Report: The department had two fire runs in the past month: the area north of the burn pile in Kennedy and a barn east of the city. For the barn fire, about 20,000 gallons of water was taken from the city for the fire. Council directed clerk to bill the department. Two grants will be written to purchase some new vehicles. One grant was completed last month for a drop in pump unit.

Council Committee Reports: None.

School Building: Motion was made by Christian, and seconded by Larson, to conduct a silent auction for various items at the building on May 20-22. All in favor, motion carried. Motion was made by Peterson, and seconded by Larson, to authorize the clerk to negotiate with Fossell Flair to lease a room following the fee schedule. All in favor, motion carried. Two of the bus stall renters would like different consideration for renting this space. Council consensus was no as the fee schedule is set and other people are interested in the space.

Summer Recreation Program: Motion was made by Larson, and seconded by Peterson, to hire Jeff Keller as the coach for the upcoming season at the same rate of pay as last year. All in favor, motion carried. It was determined that there are too many players to combine with Hallock.

Proposed LGA Cuts: There is not any updated information.

Summer Maintenance Assistant: Motion was made by Christian, and seconded by Larson, to use Inter-county Community Council program for summer employees. All in favor, motion carried.

Street Dance Resolution: Motion was made by Christian, and seconded by Peterson, to approve the resolution. All in favor, motion carried.

Street Maintenance Quote: The quote received was for $16,000 to resurface around the intersection of 3^rd St. and Kittson Avenue. Council tabled the decision to August as the city will know the status of Local Government Aid.

Building Permit: Motion was made by Christian, and seconded by Larson, to approve the building permits for Wayne Langen and Charlie Lindberg. All in favor, motion carried.

June Meeting Date: The June Council Meeting was set for Monday, June 7 at 7:00 PM.

Council brought up the situation of children being in the school without an adult presence. Council consensus was to follow the policy set forth in May 2009 regarding this issue. Clerk was directed to put this item in the city newsletter.

There being no further business brought forward for the member’s attention, the meeting was adjourned at 7:36 PM by motion of Peterson, seconded by Christian. All in favor, motion carried.

Shannon Mortenson, Clerk (Attest) Jon Turn, Mayor

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