CITY OF CLAREMONT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2024
7:00 P.M.
A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Claremont, Minnesota was held on Monday, March 11, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. at Claremont City Hall.
Members present: Mayor Tasha Dahl, City Council Members Jacob Klejeski and Krystal Sultze. Council Members absent: Deb Ellis. There is 1 vacant seat.
City staff and others present: Administrator Elizabeth Sorg, Maintenance Director Casey Dahl, City Attorney Mark Rahrick, Ryan Hedberg, Matt Durand, Allen Greenslade, and Donna Gregory.
AGENDA
Motion by Sultze to approve the agenda, second by Klejeski. Motion carried unanimously.
PUBLIC INPUT
Donna Gregory would like to know what chemicals are in the water. Sorg will mail her a copy of the Consumer Confidence Report.
VACANT COUNCIL SEAT
One person, Ryan Hedberg, applied for the vacant council seat previously held by Hunter McGovern. Motion by Sultze to approve Resolution No. 24-12: Resolution Relating to the Appointment of Ryan Hedberg to Fill the Vacant Council Position, second by Klejeski. Motion carried unanimously. Ryan Hedberg took his oath and took a seat on the council.
CONSENT AGENDA
The Consent Agenda consisted of: Minutes of the February 6, 2024 City Council Meeting, Minutes of the February 14, 2024 Emergency City Council Meeting, and Resolution No. 24-13: Assessing Past Due Bills to Dodge County. Motion by Klejeski to approve the Consent Agenda, second by Sultze. Motion carried unanimously.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
Nothing at this time.
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Motion by Klejeski to approve the financial reports, second by Sultze. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Klejeski to approve the amended list of bills to be paid, second by Sultze. Motion carried unanimously.
PUBLIC HEALTH & SAFETY COMMITTEE
TruGreen and Corey’s Outdoor Services submitted quotes for fertilizer and weed control in the 3 parks. The total for TruGreen’s quote was $5470 and Corey’s Outdoor Services quoted $3287. Motion Klejeski to approve Corey’s Outdoor Services quote without grub control, second by Sultze. Motion carried unanimously.
PLANNING & ZONING COMMITTEE
Nothing at this time.
EDA
Matt Durand was present to give an update on his housing project. He has been working with the building official on 3 housing permits and has ordered them. He has 2 signed purchase agreements and is working to get the 3rd house sold. He will be breaking ground April 22 and plans on setting the modulars on the foundations in June. The council agreed to extend the Developer’s Agreement until August 31 for those 3 properties.
MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT
Maintenance Director Dahl is getting an estimate to fix the concrete and add onto the small basketball area for a full-size court in Henning Park. He will be ordering bases for Claremont Field. He will also be ordering a steel drag and a lawn sweeper to keep the parks looking nice. He will look into getting an estimate from John Deere for a dethatcher attachment for the mower.
PARKS COMMITTEE
Nothing at this time.
PEOPLESERVICE
The Operations and Maintenance Agreement with PeopleService adjusts annually every May. The contract states that the adjustment is based on consumer price index, which is 3.1%, plus 1%. This new Agreement is $150,624 for the year.
Earlier today, Qualify Flow found out the Hayes Street lift station needs a primary level control and a backup level control. The total cost is $4895.
Their monthly reports were in the packet.
CITY ADMINISTRATOR REPORT
Nothing at this time.
CITY ATTORNEY
Nothing at this time.
OLD BUSINESS
None
NEW BUSINESS
Administrator Sorg included information for a city-wide clean up day. Skjeveland charges hourly for the truck plus the dump charges. The average price for the last 4 times the city held clean-up day was $3200. Motion by Sultze to have a city-wide clean-up day on Monday June 6, second by Hedberg. Sultze amended her motion to the correct date of Monday, June 10, second by Hedberg. Motion carried unanimously.
SEMMCHRA requested the council hold a public hearing for the April council meeting. As part of the Small Cities Development Program Grant, a public hearing must be held in the 2nd or 3rd year of the grant to provide the public an opportunity to comment on the program. Motion by Mayor Dahl to have the SCDP public hearing April 2, second by Klejeski. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Sultze to close the meeting at 8:07 p.m. for an employee performance review, second by Klejeski. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Sultze to open the meeting at 8:23 p.m., second by Klejeski. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Mayor Dahl to give Administrator Sorg a 3% increase effective immediately, second by Klejeski. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion by Sultze to adjourn the meeting at 8:24 p.m., second by Klejeski. Motion carried unanimously.
ATTEST:
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Elizabeth Sorg, Administrator Tasha Dahl, Mayor
