1.
The Hoyt Lakes City Council met in regular
session on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 6:30 p.m.
Those
present: Vice Mayor David Zins, Councilors: Robert Ross, Melissa
Skelton, Absent: Mayor Marlene
Pospeck, Councilor Chris Vreeland.
City staff also present: Michael Patchin.
2.
Councilor Ross moved, supported by Councilor
Skelton, to approve the following items from the consent
agenda:
Item 3 Approval of City Council
meeting minutes of January 10 and 19, 2012.
Item 8A To
approve the “Application for Permit to Control Blackflies (Simuliidae)
in Public Waters”
to the Department of Natural Resources for 2012.
Item 9A To
approve the Application and Permit for a 1 to 4 Day Temporary On-Sale
Liquor License
for the Hoyt Lakes Water Carnival Committee for an event at the Hoyt
Lakes Arena on
March 3, 2012.
Item 9B To
approve the following training/travel requests:
Becky Burich, MCFOA Annual Conference, March 20-23, 2012, St.
Cloud, MN (registration,
mileage, meals, lodging).
Floyd Nelson, Wastewater Operations Conference, March 21-23,
2012, Brooklyn Park, MN
(registration, mileage, meals, lodging).
Item 10
Approval of the following receipts, claims and payroll:
Claims: $60,129.66
Payroll Earnings:
$77,203.41
Payroll Employer Costs:
$9,128.67
Payroll Total:
$86,332.08
Total Claims & Payroll:
$146,461.74
Motion carried unanimously.
3.
Melanie Olmstead, of the Hoyt Lakes Water
Carnival Committee, was present to ask for support of their fundraiser
event on March 3, 2012 at the Hoyt Lakes Arena, which includes a
hypnotist and live music.
They requested free of charge use of the multi-purpose room ($350.00)
and free of charge law enforcement service ($60.00/hour per officer),
being alcohol will be served.
After discussion by the Council, Councilor Ross moved, supported
by Councilor Skelton, to approve free of charge use of the Arena
multi-purpose room to the Hoyt Lakes Water Carnival Committee for their
fundraiser event on March 3, 2012.
Motion carried unanimously.
After discussion with regard to police
services for this event, Councilor Skelton moved, supported by Councilor
Ross, to
table approval of the payment of law enforcement for the Hoyt Lakes
Water Carnival Committee for their event on
March, 3, 2012, to the next regular City Council meeting on Tuesday,
February 14, 2012.
Motion carried unanimously.
4.
Councilor Skelton discussed lifeguards at the
beach this summer and asked the Council to start thinking now about how
many would be needed, hours the beach would be open, cleaning up of the
trees, etc. She also
reported that Councilor Vreeland had stated to her that he will talk to
Wayde West about the hiring of a Recreation Director before summer and
stated that these could be advertised at the same time to save money.
Councilor Zins reported that there is a RAMS Annual Dinner on
Thursday, February 2, 2012 at the Kalar Hotel in Hibbing.
Councilor Skelton moved, supported by Councilor Ross, to approve
any City Council member or Clerk to attend the RAMS Annual Dinner on
Thursday, February 2, 2012, at the Kalar Hotel in Hibbing (mileage,
registration). Motion
carried unanimously.
5.
Councilor Skelton moved, supported by Councilor
Ross, to table discussion on the Voss – Leeds Road Property, as it has
been referred to Attorney Mike Patchin for his review.
Motion carried unanimously.
6.
Vice Mayor David Zins informed the public that
Mike Skrbich resigned from his position of City Administrator as of
December 31, 2011 and there is an adjourned meeting on Monday, January
30, 2012 to discussing the filling of this position.
7.
Councilor Skelton moved, supported by Councilor
Ross, to adjourn at 6:48 p.m.
Motion carried unanimously.
David Zins, Vice Mayor
ATTEST: Rebecca J.
Burich