Board Of Tax
Equalization
REGULAR MEETING OF THE HARVEY CITY COUNCIL
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Note: All motions unanimously passed unless otherwise stated.
Key: M-Motion, MS-Motion Second, VV-Voice Vote, RCV- Roll Call Vote, MC-Motion Carried
The Harvey City Council met in Council Chambers on Wednesday, April 14, 2010 at 4:30pm. Present were Mayor Jason Grossman, Mike Rust, Rick Eckart, Ron Volk, LeighAnn Schindler, Tonia Erickson and Linda Knudtson. Also present were Tami Feist, Bob Weninger and Ron Krivoruchka.
VISITORS: Peg Bell, Ted Seibel, Rick Jensen, Dave & Dora Heil, Lester Lien, Larry DuBord, Nathan, Tamera, Alyssa & Jacob Ternes, Desi Dockter, Justin Wagner, Brett & Carissa Dockter, Melvin Southard, Karon Slaamot, Elliot Dockter and Candace Sobota.
Mayor Grossman and our 3rd grade “Mayor for a Day” winners, Elliot Dockter and Candace Sobota, called the regular meeting to order.
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
VISITORS:
STORAGE AT ARMORY – Lester Lien: Consensus of the Council was to let Lein Auction keep their cart in the back storage of the armory. Lester said that he accepts all responsibility of the cart if any damage were to happen.
POLICE REPORT: Ron reviewed his report.
PUBLIC WORKS REPORT:
GARBAGE TRUCK: M by Volk, MS by Knudtson to approve the purchase of the 2011 7400 SBA International Garbage truck. Bob is going to get more specs from the dealers regarding the packer unit. Upon RCV, MC.
MOWER: M by Eckart, MS by Volk to approve the sale of the 4020 tractor and snow blower. Consensus of the Council was to get mower quotes from all businesses for next meeting. Upon VV, MC.
MULTIHAZARD WORKSHEET: Bob presented a Multi Hazard Multi-jurisdiction Mitigation Project Worksheet that is to be filled out by anyone in the community. It is a wish list for Harvey, and if we do not fill out what we need we may not get funding for it later on. This needs to be turned in to be mailed to Tammy Roehrich by April 29th.
WATER LINE PROJECT: Larry DuBor from Moore Engineering said Shermans are in town prepping, and will begin construction on Monday. They will finish up by Divine Ave, and begin reclaiming 26 blocks on the North side. Once all work is finished, end of summer, they will then fill with asphalt and resurface the streets.
MINUTES: M by Volk, MS by Erickson to approve the minutes of the March 10th Regular Meeting. Upon VV, MC.
CASH REPORT: M by Knudtson, MS by Volk to approve the Auditor’s Cash Report as submitted with March Revenue of $369,449.86. Upon RCV, MC.
VOUCHERS: M by Volk, MS by Erickson to approve the vouchers with expenses of: Alltel 570.69, Ameripride 89.89, Anne Kramer 65, Bank of ND 6030.14, Bobby & Cindy Schaeffer 68.78, Central Cinema 6, Cherie Heisler 130, City of Harvey 150, Comfort Inn 256, Creative Product Sourcing 481.80, Emery-Pratt Co 159.73, Farm Plan 38.43, Farmers Union 2097.39, Faye Axt 168.50, Ferguson Waterworks 927.20, Ferrellgas 2396.28, Fire Equipment Co 648.50, Gaffaney’s 382.05, Galls 76.96, Goldeneye Solutions 2491, HACTC 25, Harvey Chamber 50, HACF 120, Ben Franklin 16.85, Motor Service 692.84, Harvey Oil 330.30, Harvey S&G 1937.50, Hav-It Recycling 650, Hav-It Services 506, Herald Press 145.50, Super Valu 26.46, Hornbacher’s Café 32.07, HR Collaborative 75, Information Technology Dept 150, Kenny Erickson 47.50, KHND 200, Lautts Feed 13.98, Lelm Imp 1480.01, Lemers True Value 159.72, Leon Degenstein 167.50, Lisa Hase 3.57, Little Mart 47.73, Long Rider Books 441.19, Lubrication Engineers 125.93, Moore Engineering 25833, Municipal Government Academy 160, NAPA 15.18, ND State Library 80, NDLA 170, NDTC 1003.77, ND Health Lab 32, ND Rural Water Systems 190, Northern Improvement 716.25, One Call Concepts 3.90, Ottertail 5427.81, P & F Repair 164.54, Powerplan 388.58, Radisson Hotel 189, RDJ Specialties 328.69, Recreational Supply Co 158.23, Ripplinger Motors 157.55, Ron Krivoruchka 19.72, Rue 54 75.98, Sanitation Products 798.58, Seelye/Eiler Plastics 241.60, Siemens 312, Tami Feist 150, Tee’s Plus 430.46, Tri County PL & H 30.70, Ted D Seibel 904, TSC 161.98, Tyler Wolfe 416.50, US Postal Service 191.43, VEC 146, Warehouse 4.03, Waste Mgmt 6105.75, Water Environment Federation 55, Wells County Abstract Co 485, Wells County Recorder 26, Wohl’s 1088.30, Wolf’s Carpet Cleaning 250, Zep Sales 11.48, Zoll 111.30 and March Payroll $76,145.16. Upon RCV, MC.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
MIDCONTINENT FRANCHISE: Ted Seibel explained to the Council that Midcontinent Communications has agreed to use the same contract as NDTC. He is in the process of typing up the new contract. Consensus of the Council was to change the contract from a 10 year to a 15 year to match NDTC. Council wants Tami to check into the franchise fees with the two.
Mike Rust entered at this time.
FIKE/FIRE HYDRANT ISSUE: Consensus of the Council was not to accept the offer from Fike’s insurance, Continental Western Insurance Company.
NEW BUSINESS:
LEMER’S TRUE VALUE – Greenhouse: M by Volk, MS by Erickson to approve the use of the city lot for a Greenhouse from May 1st to June 15th. Upon VV, MC.
RAFFLE PERMIT – Harvey Golden Gloves: M by Erickson, MS by Eckart to approve raffle permit #10-06 provided gaming rules and regulations are followed. Upon VV, MC.
RAFFLE PERMIT – Benson County 4-H: M by Volk, MS by Rust to approve raffle permit #10-07 provided gaming rules and regulations are followed. Upon VV, MC.
DAKOTA PRAIRIE ORGANIC – Railroad Spur: Consensus of the Council is to have Tami set up a meeting with Grayson, Mayor Grossman and her to discuss the money owed to the City. If he doesn’t respond then we will turn it over to our lawyer.
ORDINANCE AMENDMENT: M by Erickson, MS by Rust to adopt first reading of the ordinance amendment to Chapter 8 Article 4 on alcoholic beverages. Upon RCV, MC.
DESIGNATE CITY HALL AS VOTING PLACE: M by Volk, MS by Eckart to approve to designate City Hall as voting place. Upon VV, MC.
EARTH DAY PROCLAMATION: M by Volk, MS by Knudtson to approve April 22nd as Harvey’s Earth Day. Upon VV, MC.
WELCOME BASKETS: Chief Ron K. asked the Council if Karen Slaamot could be added to the agenda. Consensus of the Council was yes. Karen presented the items she has for welcome baskets for new people in town. She also showed us the list of names that she has presented to.
At this time, the Mayor recessed the regular meeting and opened the Board of Tax Equalization Meeting.
BOARD OF TAX EQUALIZATION MEETING
No visitors attended.
Assessor Brian Bender presented the figures.
HOMESTEAD TAX CREDITS: The Homestead Tax Credit applications were reviewed. M by Erickson, MS by Knudtson to approve the applications as submitted by the assessor. Upon RCV, MC.
NOTICE OF INCREASE: The Notice of Increases were reviewed. M by Volk, MS by Schindler to approve the Notice of Increases as submitted. Upon RCV, MC.
With no further business, the Mayor closed the Board of Tax Equalization meeting and the regular meeting reconvened.
REGULAR MEETING
GALLERY – Dave & Dora Heil: Dave & Dora requested the property the Gallery is on to be rezoned from public to commercial. M by Knudtson, MS by Erickson to move forward with the process. M by Eckart, MS by Rust to approve resuming of payments on the Gallery. Upon VV, MC. Consensus of the Council was to let someone carve the tree stumps during the Harvey Fest.
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT (Renewal): M by Erickson, MS by Rust to approve the renewal of the Conditional Use Permit to Jim Wiest to work out of his garage at 800 4th St. Upon VV, MC.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
JDA MINUTES: Tami reviewed the minutes.
AUDITOR:
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: Tami presented to the Council that Leo Wakefield would be interested in a position with the City as Economic Development. Consensus of the Council was to table to a later date.
PUBLISHING COUNCIL MINUTES: Tami suggested looking into publishing minutes every month, and to what the cost was. Consensus of the Council was to leave it the way it is, but try to condense a little more to bring the cost down.
With no further business meeting adjourned. Next meeting will be May 12th.
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Jason Grossman, Mayor Tami Feist, Auditor |
