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January 26, 2010 Common Council Minutes
January 26, 2010
The City of Owen Common Council met in regular session on Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. at City Hall. Mayor Timothy Swiggum presided and City Clerk/Treasurer Terri Ernst served as secretary. Present Alderpersons: Tolzmann, Lulloff, Lorence and Riihinen. Absent were Shelton and Heggemeier. A quorum being present, the meeting was called to order. Also present was Deputy City Clerk/Treasurer Cindy Cardinal.
Approve Minutes
A Lorence/Tolzmann motion and subsequent vote approved the minutes for the 1/12/10 meeting.
Public Opinion
Public present: Judy Vollrath with the O-W Enterprise. A question was raised why the Marshfield Dental Center did not contact the City in proposing construction of a new dental clinic in town. A new exhaust stack has been constructed at the Badger Ag Solutions in order to distribute the odor at a higher level into the atmosphere.
Library wages
A Lulloff/Riihinen motion and subsequent vote approved for Library Director Shirley Lehr to receive a total 2% wage increase and for Library Aide I Denise Holbrook to receive a 2% wage increase.
City lease farmland
A Lorence/Tolzmann motion and subsequent vote approved for Clerk Ernst to run an ad for bids to lease City land for a 3 year flexible term in the O-W Enterprise, West Central Wisconsin Shopper and Central Wisconsin Shopper.
Resolution #2010-2
A Lorence/Lulloff motion and subsequent vote approved Resolution #2010-2 to amend the 2010 Budget for an Urban Forestry Grant that was not received by the City for $4,367.00 which changes the 2010 City Budget to $1,156,594.00.
Letter of intent
A letter of intent for Agribusiness Park Lot #9 was not received in time for tonight’s meeting. It will be put on the next agenda.
Phase II testing
An update of the Phase II testing of the Owen Manufacturing property was given by Deputy Clerk Cindy Cardinal. SEH has conducted soil bore testing and has discovered contamination near the paint bay area of the building. This makes the City eligible for a Brownfield Grant to assist with the cost of contamination clean up.
Visitors Guide
A Tolzmann/Lulloff motion and subsequent vote approved to spend $550 for a ¼ page ad in the 2010/2011 Clark County Visitors Guide.
Parks & Rec.
Chairman Denny Lulloff reported on the minutes of the 1-13-10 Parks & Rec. meeting. The message boards will now be built by Denny Lulloff and Al Christophersen utilizing Al’s shop with the City paying for sign materials and gas to heat the shop. The committee recommends that The Samuels Group prepare a new Mill Pond Park design and planning layout for $2000-$2500 to be paid from the 2005 Parks Project budget. The condition of the skating rink was discussed. The City’s insurance does not recommend relocating the ice rink on the Mill Pond. Fisherman on the Mill Pond are catching lots of pan fish and northerns. It’s nice to see people enjoying the frozen pond.
Vouchers
A Tolzmann/Riihinen motion and subsequent vote approved paying the following vouchers: City Pooled 41269-41312. City Total $41,477.64 Water Total $34,793.79, Sewer Total $2,289.54.
Adjourn
A Lorence/Riihinen motion and subsequent vote approved to adjourn the 1/26/10 open session meeting at 8:20 p.m.
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