AGENDA - City of Columbia Council Meeting - May 5, 2009 - 7pm

CALL MEETING TO ORDER by Mayor Vietmeier

ROLL CALL – Parsons, Kuschel Harr, Mitchell, Frohling and new council member replacing Parsons, Allan Vietmeier. Scot Meints, Emergency Management office, Bob Vitense and Jon Smalley.

PUBLIC COMMENTS – Meints spoke on the water and flooding, probability of water level remaining high most of the summer. Also on tracking expenses for flood.

MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING – moved by Mitchell 2nd by Frohling to accept. Passed.

FINANCIAL REPORT & WARRANT VOUCHERS City - Streets/Parks, Kevin Hamilton, 655.09; Titan Access, 6961.07; Artz Equipment, 533.35; Petroleum Partners, 528.30; Runnings, 85.11; Utilities - Web Water, 47.50; James Valley, 126.27; NorthWestern Energy, 386.14. Publishing - Groton Independent, 17.07. SEWER -NorthWestern Energy, 16.00; Miscellaneous - Brown County Sheriff, 41.34; Steve Wander, 220.00; Ken Frohling, 240.00; Kathie Vitense, 30.00. Moved by Kuschel Harr 2nd by Mitchell to accept. Passed.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

SDML Meeting in Doland – No special issues.

Auditorium – plans to work on it soon.

Dumpsters – pictures taken may move site if possible

Rubble site – letter from state was read, indicating some items which cannot be placed in the rubble site. No action until the site can be used again.

Lagoon-- MMI Maintenance bid-will not use their services. Repair as water level lowers we will have a better idea of all of the repairs to be made. Fuel/ pump- it will be ordered as needed. Hauling – 4 loads of sand bags were hauled in extras will be placed on the road to the lagoon. Mitchell and crew were thanked for all of their work, with the lagoon to get it pumped and sandbags placed.

Council member’s responsibilities – the duties were reviewed with no changes.

Tractor - tabled

Continue water limits? No

Swearing in of council members Ellen Kuschel Harr and Allan Vietmeier, were sworn into office. The Council thanked Don Parsons for this dedication to the city.

NEW BUSINESS

FO meeting – Kathie will attend

Grant application - tabled

Sidewalks – clear- no action

A request for summer rec. assistance was read, no action taken.

Bases for the ball diamond need replacing, no action taken.

The following appointments were made: Mitchell, President and Streets; Kuschel Harr, Sewer; Frohling, Code enforcement, A. Vietmeier, Parks, K. Vitense, finance officer, Lon Gellhaus, attorney, financial institution, First State Bank of Claremont & SDFIT.

CORRESPONDENCE – none

Mitchell moved 2nd by Vietmeier to adjourn. Next meeting June 2. Malt Beverage applications to be made.

K. Vitense/ FO