Warba City Council Meeting 

January 8, 2007

The Warba city council meeting was called to order by our new mayor, Don Hawk, at 6:35pm. The pledge of allegiance was said. Four Council members were present including two new members, Pat Gilsvik and Cheri Dombrovski. Jon Richardson was absent.

Bob Zaun, representative for Edward Jones, updated the Council on the City of Warba’s investments and addressed any questions or concerns voiced. Minutes were discussed and a motion to accept was made by Niki, seconded by Cheri. Approved 4-0. Treasurer’s report was read. A motion to accept was made by Pat, seconded by Don. Approved 4-0. Bills were read, correction made to payment for Ken Seibert, and payroll submitted for approval to be released after tax rate tables are amended. Motion by Cheri, Seconded by Don to pay the bills. Approved 4-0. George Wilbur, account representative for MN Benefit Association, presented benefit information pertaining to new council members. Open discussion was held regarding a barking dog, complaining parties and the dog owner participated in discussion. Ordinance Amendment to Ordinance No. 73 was reviewed and the Council found that a barking dog constitutes a nuisance and if a pet owner fails to comply with the ordinance after notification, the dog can be taken and held for 5 working days to give the pet owner time to resolve the problem. If the pet owner fails to do so, the animal can be destroyed. A resident attending the meeting brought up the letter enclosed with the fire department calendars regarding the need for a new truck and voiced concerns in that regard. A resident also questioned the City’s intent with the two vacant lots behind the Northern Lights Charter School. After discussion, a motion was made by Pat to retain Amy Marrier to put together a market analysis on the two lots, Seconded by Niki. Approved 4-0. Amy Marrier accepted the request.

Utility: Ken presented 2 bids received for water tower cleaning. A company from Iowa presented a bid of $1250, a company from Wisconsin presented a bid of $1350. After discussion, a motion was made by Niki to accept the $1250 bid and authorize Ken to proceed, seconded by Pat. Approved 4-0. Tami reported no additional information is yet available to develop a utility non-payment protocol. Annual Water Usage Report was passed on to Ken for completion.

Zoning: After discussion, Don made a motion to table the Zoning Committee until a later date, seconded by Cheri. Approved 4-0.

Community Center: Information shared regarding NLCS cleaning issues documented by Teresa and notification from NLCS to terminate using the community center for lunches effective immediately. It was decided to maintain documentation on file for future reference.

Recreation: There is ice in the rink, but it is from current rainfall…not safe for use. Ice will be made if the cold weather we’re currently experiencing continues.

Fire: The fire department calendars & letters are out. The next meeting will be Jan. 30 at 6:30pm.

Cemetery: Next meeting is in March some time.

Other: The Warba Liquor license was renewed.

Correspondence: Received the 2005 MN City Finances Summary from the State Auditor’s Office, various catalogs, subscription information for grant seeking and zoning, and a complimentary issue of the St. Paul Legal Ledger.

Old Business: Nothing at this time.

New Business: Council member committee selection was done: Jon Richardson will be the City representative on the Fire Board. Pat Gilsvik will oversee all community center matters. Cheri Dombrovski is now the City representative on the Recreation Board and Tami Elich will represent the City of Warba on the Cemetary Board. Discussion was held regarding current City vendors. The opinion seemed to be that most current vendors are adequate, but perhaps it would be worthwhile to take a look at other attorneys to represent/advise the City. Pat made a motion to retain all current vendors except the attorney and to table that selection until bids for that position were available, seconded by Cheri. Approved 4-0.

A motion was made by Pat to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Don. Approved 4-0.

Respectfully submitted, 

Niki Mistelske - City Clerk