September 21, 2009

The Groton City Council met on the above date at 7pm at City Hall for their regular second monthly meeting with the following members present: Hendrickson, Nyberg, Brotherton, Hamilton, Anderson, and Mayor Olson presiding.

Moved by Hamilton and seconded by Brotherton to adjourn into executive session at 7:01pm to discuss personnel and legal issues. All member present voted aye. Council reconvened into regular session at 7:35pm. Councilman Heitmann entered the meeting during the executive session.

Moved by Anderson and seconded by Hendrickson to approve the minutes as read. All members present voted aye.

Finance Officer Lowary presented the annual baseball report, annual swimming pool report, and a final report on the youth center.

Moved by Hendrickson and seconded by Hamilton to move $53,100.00 from General Contingency to $18,350 Finance Office Professional Services; $4,390 Sales Tax Administrative Fees; $290 Data Processing Supplies; $1,190 Police Professional Services; $15,000 Street Repairs; $1,090 Street Engineering; $500 Street Publishing; $1,930 Sidewalks Engineering; $260 Drainage Repair; $290 Storm Sewer Repairs; $1,900 Street Light Materials; $320 Legion Baseball Travel; $330 Legion Baseball Supplies; $300 Legion Baseball Umpiring; $2,000 Swimming Pool Utilities; $800 Olive Grove Beer; $2,000 Ken's Misc Mdse; and $2,160 Youth Center Wages. All members present voted aye.

Moved by Anderson and seconded by Brotherton to move the following cash balances: $400,000 from Electric to General; $16,500 from 3rd Penny to Swimming Pool Construction; $101,260.56 from Swimming Pool Fund Raising(Closing Swimming Pool Fund Raising Fund into General) to Swimming Pool Construction; $393,987.52 from General to Swimming Pool Construction (closing Swimming Pool Construction Fund into General); $1,165.08 from General to Youth Center(closing Youth Center Fund into General); and $43,863.14 Deposit Trust from Electric Reserve to Water Reserve. All members present voted aye.

A grant for $13,000 for purchase of the new outdoor emergency siren was received from Brown County Emergency Management.

Moved by Hamilton and seconded by Anderson to apply for the 100% funding under the Safe Route To School Program with assistance from the Groton Area School. All members present voted aye.

Moved by Heitmann and seconded by Nyberg to authorize Mayor Olson to sign the agreement with NECOG to do the grant administration for the CDBG, Clean Water SRF, Drinking Water SRF, and Consolidated Funds for the 2nd St Sewer Project and Automated Meter Reading System as part of the grant expenses. All member present voted aye.

Mayor Olson gave construction updates on the completion of the 4th St reconstruction, the seeding on the 2009 Curb & Gutter, and estimates for the Sewer Main under the Railroad ($397,000).

Discussion was held on requirements for sidewalk clearing. Only one positive comment had been received on enforcing the requirement. All other comments were opposed. Moved by Heitmann and seconded by Hendrickson to give 1st Reading to Ordinance #658, An Ordinance Eliminating Sidewalk Snow Removal Requirements. All members present voted aye.

Discussion was held on dusty streets, curb & gutter charges, mowing, emergency notification systems, and rubble site monitoring cameras.

Meeting adjourned.


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Roy L. Olson, Mayor Anita Lowary, Finance Officer