HomeMy WebLinkAbout1998-08-03 MINUTES� SPECIAL MEETING
COTTAGE GROVE CITY COUNCIL
August 3, 1998
CALL TO ORDER
The City Council of the City of Cottage Grove, Washington County, Minnesota
held a special meeting on Monday, August 3, 1998, at the Cottage Grove City
Hall, 7516 80 Street South. Mayor Denzer called the meeting to order at 7:00
p.m.
ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor John Denzer
Council Member Rod Hale
Council Member Jim Wolcott
Council Member Sandy Shiely
Council Member Cheryl Kohls
� Staff Present: Ryan Schroeder, City Administrator
Caron Stransky, City Clerk
Kirstin Barsness, Economic Development Director
John Fredrickson, Asst. Public Works/Parks & Recreation
Director
Liz Johnson, Finance Director
Brenda Peper, Accounts Payable Clerk
Dave Dally, Fire Chief
Jim Kinsey, Acting Public Safety Director
Mayor Denzer presided over the meeting.
The purpose of the special meeting was to review the 1999 recommended City
Budget for the City of Cottage Grove.
Administrator Schroeder reported that the annual cost for the City of Cottage
Grove to provide in-kind services to the Youth Service Bureau totals $2,227. In-
kind services include snow removal and lawn service.
Schroeder also reported the City cannot utilize Tax Increment Financing (TIF)
proceeds to pay fire station debt.
Economic Development Director Kirstin Barsness reviewed the economic
� development fund and economic development authority budgets.
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� Asst. Public Works/Parks & Recreation Director John Fredrickson reviewed the
park maintenance, recreation programs (General and Special Revenue),
municipal pool, ice arena, and golf course budgets.
Council Member Kohls informed Staff the property owner adjacent to the Lamar
Ball Fields might be interested in purchasing a small triangle piece of property
from the City. She requested that the Director contact the property owner, Mr.
John Anderson, to discuss the matter.
Council directed Staff to start studying expanding the Golf Course Clubhouse to
include kitchen facilities.
Acting Public Safety Director Jim Kinsey presented the emergency
preparedness, animal control, community watch, and forfeiture budgets.
Kinsey reported that in 1997 the police department made 52 referrals to the
Youth Service Bureau. In 1998 to date, no referrals were made by the
department.
Kinsey reported the City has been put on notice that Dr. McConnell, Park Grove
Pet, will be terminating their Impound Facility Contract with the City in September
• 1998.
Fire Chief Dave Dally reviewed the fire protection budget. The recommended
budget includes filling an existing full-time firefighter vacancy.
There was discussion on the EMS, number of calls per station, and the proposal
to train part-time firefighters to the EMTI level.
Dally removed from the 1999 Capital Outlay budget $2,000 to purchase a
hydraulic ram in favor of purchasing a Hurst tool in the year 2000 costing
$10,000.
There was discussion on increasing part-time firefighter payroll to cover future
daytime fire protection recruitment decisions.
It was suggested that the Chamber of Commerce and local employers be asked
to excuse part-time fire fighters for daytime emergency responses.
Acting Public Safety Director Jim Kinsey reviewed the police protection and
ambulance service budgets.
Council directed the City Administrator to schedule a workshop session to finalize
. the 1999 Budget.
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MOTION BY WOLCOTT, SECONDED BY HALE, TO ADJOURN THE MEETING
AT 10:30 P.M. MOTION CARRIED. 5-0.
Respectfully submitted,
Caron M. Stransky
City Clerk CMC
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