01-03-2017 City Council Meeting Minutes

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City Council Minutes January 3,2017 Page 4 of 10 PROVIDED BY FIRST NATIONAL BANK FOR A FIVE YEAR EQUIPMENT CERTIFICATE FOR APPROXIMATELY$137,000 WITH AN INTEREST RATE OF 2.99%. COUNCIL MEMBER SWANSON SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED 5-0. 9. Public Works 9.1. Engineering Services for 2017 COUNCIL MEMBER AKERSON MOVED TO APPOINT WIDSETH SMITH NOLTING AS THE CITY'S ENGINEER FOR 2017. COUNCIL MEMBER SWANSON SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED 5-0. 9.2. Old Highway 371 Improvement Project Mayor Adams discussed the need for the Council to consider street improvements to Old Highway 371 and a quadrant of other streets in the City as a larger bond package. Mayor Adams noted the Old Highway 371 Project was discussed during her previous term as Mayor and nothing has been accomplished. She requested the City Council hold a work session on February 21st to review the quadrant of streets including Old Highway 371, South Washington Avenue, Government Drive, East Woodman Street, and East Butler Street and hash out the details of potential improvements. Council Member Pederson stated he is in favor of this planning work session to align with the City's long range financial planning model presented by Springsted in an effort to alleviate spikes in the City levy. Mayor Adams noted the responses she heard at the Thriving Communities Initiative Community Input Meeting was the need for connectivity and sidewalks. The consensus of the Council directed Nancy Malecha to notify various boards, commissions, and other groups within the City for suggestions of improvements they would like to see within this street quadrant. MAYOR ADAMS MOVED TO CALL A SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR FEBRUARY 21, 2017 AT 6:30 P.M. FOR THE PURPOSE OF A WORK SESSION TO REVIEW STREET IMPROVEMENTS TO THE STREET QUADRANT CONSISTING OF OLD HIGHWAY 371, SOUTH WASHINGTON AVENUE, GOVERNMENT DRIVE, EAST WOODMAN STREET, AND EAST BUTLER STREET.