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City Council Minutes <br /> May 1,2023 <br /> Page 2 of 8 <br /> from East Sibley and Patriot by the lumber yard for vendors and food trucks. Ms. <br /> Gonczy said she talked to Jeff at the lumberyard, and he was fine with closing <br /> the street. Mr. Spiczka stated he would talk to Chief Davis about closing the <br /> street <br /> 5.1. Summary of Conclusions of Evaluation <br /> Mayor Gardner stated on April 3rd, 2023,the City Council, in a meeting <br /> evaluated the performance of Kate Peterson. He said as a city employee in <br /> accordance with the Minnesota Open meeting law, the City Council is required to <br /> summarize the conclusions of the evaluation of the performance. He said the <br /> summary of the conclusions regarding the evaluation reached by the City Council <br /> are as follows. He said the City Council concluded that Kate Peterson was <br /> unable to perform all essential functions of patrol officer and the City Council <br /> approved a motion that Kate Peterson be removed from employment with the <br /> City of Pequot Lakes, effective April 4th, 2023, which will be her last date of <br /> employment with the City for non-disciplinary reasons as specified in City <br /> Administrator Rich Spiczka's letter to Kate Peterson dated March 30th, 2023. <br /> 5.2. HOTGL Intent to Purchase <br /> Rich Spiczka introduced Mike Angland, an Architect from Widseth who <br /> represents Level Contracting. He stated it is the entity looking into building the <br /> hotel in the HOGTL. Mr. Spiczka stated the attached letter is intent to purchase <br /> property in the HOGTL. He stated they would like to negotiate the purchase of <br /> five acres. Discussion ensued about the potential location being located by the <br /> Public Works building and Xcel. Mr. Spiczka showed drawings and pictures of <br /> what the hotel will potentially look like. Mr. Angland stated it will reflect local <br /> architecture and this design Is more enhanced form what they would normally <br /> build. Discussion ensued about signage and screening being a potential hurdle. It <br /> was also discussed that there could be potential update to the current sign <br /> ordinance and screening regulations to address these hurdles. Mike Angland <br /> said there will be 70 rooms and it will have a pool and hot tub. Discussion ensued <br /> about other potential amenities the hotel may contain. <br /> COUNCIL MEMBER RONNING MOVED TO APPROVE CITY STAFF TO <br /> NEGOTIATE THE SALE OF FIVE ACRES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A <br /> HOTEL. COUNCIL MEMBER SEILS SECONDED THE MOTION.MOTION <br /> CARRIED 5-0. <br /> Council consensus was to look at the current ordinances and make adjustments <br /> as needed. <br /> 5.3. New Staff Introductions <br /> Mr. Spiczka stated Chris Melin started as a full-time Police Officer a couple <br /> weeks ago and has a lot of experience. He stated Ken Evjen started on April 24th <br /> as our new maintenance worker and all is going well. The Council welcomed <br /> them to the city. <br />