03.01 - City Council Minutes 4-7-15 and 4-21-15

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City Council Minutes April 7, 2015 Page 7 of 8 MAYOR SJOBLAD MOVED TO WAIVE THE TWO QUOTE REQUIREMENT. COUNCIL MEMBER AKERSON SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED 5-0. COUNCIL MEMBER PEDERSON MOVED TO AUTHORIZE ANDERSON BROTHERS TO REPAIR AKERSON ROAD AT $23,976.79 TO BE FUNDED THROUGH THE ROADS AND STREETS CAPITAL OUTLAY BUDGET. COUNCIL MEMBER LOUKOTA SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED 5-0. 9.5. Ground Water Monitoring Wells //7 Tim Houle noted that the PCA is conducting a program' o monitor ground water. The program allows the PCA to pktfce monitoringls on City property at no risk or cost to the Citye City had approve a well on Ash Street but the location did not work There is no a request to byt a well near Isabel Drive (Trailside North). The'.P A .requesting the/city to amend its previous agreement. COUNCIL MEMBER AKE- OVED TO GRANT PERMISSION TO THE PCA TO PLACE A MO �T .4, WELL !EAR ISABEL DRIVE LOCATED AT THE TRAILSID NO RT / /PLAT. COUNCIL MEMBER LOUKOTA SECONDED III DED THE T N MOTION CARRIED 5-0. 10. City Clerk 2' 10.1. 2016 PreliminaryBuctet Discpssion " City Clerk�requ ';• the Council to give staff direction in areas of lhcreases, decreses, • • ;-cts etc. before they begin working on the • „ sets. ;,,. Courf Member Pederson stated he would like to see the preliminary numbersser to"the final budget numbers because of public perception. He suggested 'I to 1.5% increase or using the cost of living. Mayor Sjoblad stated that in the past the roads and streets budget has been cut prior to other budgets. Because of this the City is getting behind on road improvements and maintenance. He stated that he would like to see the budget increases in the roads and streets budget first and not in other department budgets. Mayor Sjoblad suggested that the Council take a careful look at the list of priority streets and bond for them in the 2016 budget. He noted that a bonding situation to take care of streets would minimize a spike in taxes.