February 10, 2009
Regular Session

The Council mtg was called to order @ 7:00 pm by Mayor Antil .

Roll Call- The following Council Members were present: Pam Henry-Neaton, Gary Olson, Connie Holmes, and Mayor Ken Antil. Office Assistant Chris Kittock was also present. Clerk Deb Ryks and Maintenance Supervisor John Rassat were absent due to vacation leave.

Agenda Approval – Motion by Connie Holmes & 2nd By Gary Olson. Passes 4/0

Council Position Appointment – Motion to accept Keith Harris to position of City Council by Gary Olson. 2nd By Connie Holmes. passes 4/0. Welcome new council member Keith Harris.

Wright County Sheriff’s Report

Deputy Triplett came from Sheriffs Office. No specific items were included in his report. There have been a few nuisance calls. No major crime has taken place in Waverly. Council Member Pam Henry-Neaton asked about the possibility of receiving a monthly written report. Deputy Triplett will attempt to submit a monthly report to the Waverly City Council. If a monthly report is unavailable, the quarterly report is sent out by the Sheriff’s office.

Uptown Bar – Melissa Snyder came to the meeting to inquire about sponsoring a street dance on 06/27/09. They are requesting to block the road off at Noon on the 27th until 2:00am (28th) Council said they had not had very good luck with street dances in the past. After some discussion the council asked that the Uptown Bar come back to the next meeting with a detailed Agenda of what they would like to do including times, security coverage etc. Uptown is negotiable on a dance time and length of time to close down the street. The council will then take a look at the possibility of blocking off 5th street for this date. The council would like the Uptown also need to check with the KC’s to see if they have anything is going on this date that would cause problems.

Requests from the Public-There were no requests from the public.

Acknowledgements/ Recognition-There were no acknowledgements made.

Jack Russek -County Commissioner Jack Russek was in the chambers and just wanted to Welcome and congratulate the new Mayor and Council Members.

January Building Inspection Report- Building Inspector Beckfeld was not in attendance and there was no written report for the council this month.

Municipal Liquor Report-Manager Wanda Tussing reported a profit of $ 2614.05 for the month of January. She informed the council that all employees are due for the alcohol awareness class available through Wright County or the insurance company. This training is mandatory . Video surveillance is possible to ensure that bartenders are not over serving anyone. She is also at full staff. Motion to approve Jan 09 MLS report by Pam Henry-Neaton, 2nd BY Connie Holmes. Passes 5/0.

Parks Report – Chairman Ryan DeMars said since the Park Commission has been asked to monitor its expenditures, there are no new projects scheduled for 2009. The small projects that are scheduled to be completed in 2009 include the Summerfields park, installation of the dock in Waverly Terrace Park, and repair of bituminous adjacent to the Legion Park building. The Park Commission meeting will now be held quarterly with the next meeting scheduled for 04/22/09. The Park Commissioners will not have information for the council until the May council meeting.

Planning and Zoning Report-There was no report given as no meeting was held last month. This is due to a lack of new business and weather conditions.

EDA –Northwest Associated Consultants have started work on the Comprehensive study. They have contacted persons for interviews. A meeting is being held with some of the city staff members on February 25, 2009. 8 – 10 representatives of the city will also be involved in a meeting with the consultants. A joint meeting with city committees is being suggested for March 25, 2009. They will also hold public meetings in May and September. NAC will also have the plan on their website so that it can be viewed by the public and city officials. EDA has also recommended the appointment of two members for the 2 open positions on their board. Sarah Larson is being recommended for a term to expire on 12/31/12 & Sarah Bartosch is being recommended for the term to expire on 12/31/09. Motion by Connie Holmes 2nd By Keith Harris to approve the additions to the EDA board. Passes 5 / 0.

Maintenance Report – There was no report given as John Rassat was absent due to vacation.

City Engineer’s Report – City Engineer Barry Glienke had no new items to report.

City Attorney’s Report –There was no report given.

Fire Department – There was no report given.

Approval of Minutes- The January 16, 2009 Work Session minutes were reviewed. Motion by Gary Olson 2nd by Connie Holmes. Passes 5 / 0. The January 21, 2009 Regular Session minutes were reviewed . Motion by Gary Olson 2nd by Pam Henry-Neaton. Passed 5 / 0.

Accounts Payable – The council decided to table the approval of the accounts payable until the February 24, 2009 Special meeting when Clerk Deb Ryks will be in attendance. Motion by Keith Harris & 2nd by Connie Holmes. Passed 5 / 0.

Welcome Packet Report – Chris Kittock will be working on the assembly of the welcome packets with the newly received information.

Administration – 2009 Fee Schedule Revisions - Motion made by Pam Henry-Neaton 2nd by Gary Olson to adopt the $50.00 fee for rental ordinance inspections. Passed 5 / 0. Council tabled the Alcohol offense fines until the March council meeting so they can look over the sample information.

Resolution 09-02 Fencing storm Ponds. This item was tabled until such time as clarification is made on the need for this policy and the language.

Board of Review Assessment Hearing-this was scheduled for April 23, 2009. Connie Holmes and Keith Harris will attend training sessions for certification.

Woodland Township Maintenance Contract- Emerson Ave. The council authorized Clerk Deb Ryks to schedule a meeting with Woodland Township to coordinate with their Monday night meetings and also ask John Rassat to attend the meeting.

Clerk Conference-Council authorized the attendance by Clerk Deb Ryks. Discussion was held regarding training of other office staff members to increase their knowledge.

Newsletter Review – The annual recycling calendar was omitted. Information on the city wide clean up day will be included with the newsletter. Connie Holmes will submit items for EDA to be included for the business directory project and the comprehensive plan. A letter will be compiled from Mayor Antil to explain finances, eliminated aids, and budget cuts.

Old Business – The code of conduct & ethics will be tabled until the council can look over samples.

New Business – One representative is needed from the City Council to be a part of the Waverly Daze Committee. Connie Holmes will be that member. She will contact Tim LePage or Tom Ogle to let them know this.

Waverly Lions - Motion was made by Connie Holmes, 2nd by Keith Harris to approve the temporary on sale Liquor License for the fish Fry on 022709. Passed 5 / 0 .

Adjournment-Meeting adjourned @ 8:03 pm. Motion to adjourn made by Pam Henry-Neaton. 2nd by Connie Holmes. Passes 5 /0..

Minutes compiled and typed by Chris Kittock.


Chris Kittock, Office Assistant

Ken Antil, Mayor