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Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the Pine River City Council met in regular session on Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. Said meeting was held in council chambers in said City. CALL TO ORDER: Meeting was called to order by Mayor Tamara Hansen. ROLL CALL: Present: Tony DeSanto, Troy Gregory, Mayor Tamara Hansen, Tammy Hansen and Patty Melby Absent: OTHERS PRESENT (not on agenda): Travis Grimler

MELBY MOTIONED, GREGORY SECONDED TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR AS PRESENTED AND THE MEETING MINUTES FROM THE FOLLOWING: REG. COUNCIL MEETING 2/11, P & Z MEETING 2/25. ALL VOTED AYE. CARRIED.

MAYOR HANSEN MOTIONED, HANSEN SECONDED TO APPROVE BILLS, PAYMENTS AND CLAIMS AS FOLLOWS; CITY ACCOUNT – CKS # 50112 – 50157, DD1111 - DD1132 $ 79,560.78 EFT PMNTS – MNCS., MNDCP 4/20 PERA, DCP.,

MED., SOC., FED., ST., 4/20 $ 7,296.03 LIBRARY - CKS # 50143, 50158, 50159 $ 128.89

TOTAL ALL: $ 86,985.70

ALL VOTED AYE. CARRIED. OPEN FORUM/CITIZEN COMMENTS: NA

POLICE DEPT: Chief Paul Sand reported:

Chief Sand reported 127 calls last month.

Official report from Cass County has been released and shows a total for the City of Pine River Police Department of 1,792 calls.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT/CHAMBER: None present.

February chamber minutes submitted CITY MAINTENANCE: PWD Mike Hansen reported:

Hansen gave updates on misc. items.

Skate rink is closed for the season.

Caleb has attended several trainings and has taken his Class B water test. Test results will take a couple weeks.

March will be busy as things begin to ‘open up’ for cleaning up. P.W. intends to begin crack sealing as soon as possible.

Requesting to amend Title V Public Works - Chapter 50 – Section 50.20 changes highlighted as follows:

§ 50.20 METER INSTALLATION; REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT.

(A) Every consumer shall have a remote meter readout water meter and transmitter installed. The cost of the installation and meter readout shall be borne by

the consumer. The water meter and transmitter are property of the City of Pine River.

(B) If any meter is damaged by negligence of the consumer, the cost of repairing or replacing the meter shall be borne by the consumer. Meters that are

found to be defective will be replaced at no charge to the consumer. No person except an authorized representative of the City shall tamper with any part of

the water metering or meter reading system. MELBY MOTIONED, GREGORY SECONDED TO APPROVE AMENDMENT AS STATED. ALL VOTED AYE.

CARRIED.

Requesting to amend Ordinance #156 - Section 3 - Subsections 1 & 2 changes highlighted as follows:

ORDINANCE #156

AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR REMOVAL OF SNOW, ICE, DIRT AND RUBBISH FROM SIDEWALKS AND ELIMINATION OF WEEDS AND REPAIR OF SIDEWALKS

Section 1. Definition

The term “current service” as used in this Ordinance means one or more of the following: Snow, ice or rubbish removal from sidewalks; weed elimination from

street grass plots adjacent to sidewalks or from private property; repair of sidewalks.

Section 2. Subdivision 1

All snow, ice, dirt and rubbish remaining on a public sidewalk more than 48 hours after its deposit thereon is a public nuisance. Any vegetative growth

obstructing pedestrian travel on public sidewalks is a public nuisance. The owner and the occupant of any property adjacent to a public sidewalk shall use due

diligence to keep such walk safe and clear for pedestrians. No such owner or occupant shall allow snow, ice, dirt or rubbish to remain on the walk longer than 48

hours after its deposit thereon.

Subdivision 2

The City shall remove from all public sidewalks all snow, ice, dirt, and rubbish as soon as possible beginning 48 hours after any such matter has been deposited

thereon or after the snow has ceased to fall. If any sidewalk is found to be obstructed by vegetative growth, the City shall serve notice to the owner and

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occupant to remove such obstruction. If after two weeks such obstruction has not been removed, the City shall remove the obstruction. The City Clerk shall

keep a record showing the cost of such removal adjacent to each separate lot and parcel. HANSEN MOTIONED, MELBY SECONDED TO APPROVE AMENDMENT

AS STATED. ALL VOTED AYE. CARRIED.

Requesting to amend City of Pine River sidewalk policy – Section E. property owner responsibility changes highlighted as follows: E. Property Owner Responsibility: 1. It shall be the duty of the property owner and/or occupant of any abutting sidewalk to use diligence so as to trim any vegetative growth, remove snow, compacted snow, ice, dirt, or

rubbish from such sidewalk to facilitate safe and clear pedestrian travel. (See City Ordinance #156) MELBY MOTIONED, DESANTO SECONDED TO APPROVE AMENDMENT AS STATED. ALL VOTED AYE. CARRIED.

Requesting approval to purchase new X-Mark lawn mower. Existing mower will be traded in. GREGORY MOTIONED, MELBY SECONDED TO APPROVE PURCHASE OF NEW MOWER. ALL VOTED AYE. CARRIED.

FIRE DEPT: Chief King reported:

Chief King reports 21 calls this past month.

Certified letters have been mailed out to 3 ’inactive’ members of the F.D. advising that they will be removed from the roster.

Three new firefighters are in process of testing/training and should be done around the first week of April. There are 3 applications as well that will be interviewed in the near future.

Discussion was had again regarding the inception of the Explorers program. Time has yet to allow for research, but it is still being actively pursued.

BUILDING INSPECTOR: Jon Stewart not present. HOUSING AUTHORITY: Sarah Anderson not present.

February minutes were submitted. CITY ENGINEER: Bryan Drown reported:

Updated council as to remaining work on wellhouse and misc. items.

Request council approval for pay request No. 9 Gridor Construction in the amount of $36,977.13. DESANTO MOTIONED, GREGORY SECONDED TO APPROVE PAY REQUEST NO. 9 TO GRIDOR CONSTRUCTION. ALL VOTED AYE. CARRIED.

Request council to approval the 2020 street project plans/specifications and authorize advertisement of said project for bid. MELBY MOTIONED, HANSEN SECONDED TO APPROVE 2020 STREET PLANS AND AUTHORIZE BID ADVERTISEMENT. ALL VOTED AYE. CARRIED.

MNDOT State project #1110-11RW has been presented for approval. Project date needs to be updated to 2021 in proposed paperwork. MELBY MOTIONED, DESANTO SECONDED ACCEPT MNDOT PURCHASE AGREEMENT. ALL VOTED AYE. CARRIED.

EAW environment project worksheet will list P.W. Director Hansen and Clerk Dabill as the local government contacts.

CITY ATTORNEY: Ted Lundrigan reported:

No new events of the legal spectrum to report at this time.

CITY CLERK: Terri Dabill reported:

Office continues to be very busy with quarter end, year end and audit preparations.

PNP Election was held on Tuesday March 3rd. There were 65 votes cast at City Hall.

SEWER DISTRICT: None present:

January minutes were submitted.

AIRPORT: None present.

Master Plan meeting has been postponed until April.

LIBRARY: Tami Beto not present:

February monthly report submitted.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

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NEW BUSINESS: Beaudry Oil & Propane – is requesting a public hearing to rezone property PID # 94-231-3302 & 94-231-3303. Property is currently zoned Residential. Request is for Commercial zoning. Zoning specialist has reviewed said application and responded the following: Adjacent property to SE is zoned Commercial and there are existing propane tanks adjacent to the site. A rezone to Commercial does not appear to have any red flags. The use is most similar to “outside storage”. Outside storage requires a Conditional Use Permit per 5.6 3 of Zoning ordinance. Therefore the applicant should submit a C.U.P. application in addition to the Rezone application. MELBY MOTIONED, HANSEN SECONDED TO APPROVE REZONE & C.U.P. APPLICATIONS. ALL VOTED AYE. CARRIED. MAYOR HANSEN INSTRUCTED TO SET A PUBLIC HEARING FOR TUESDAY APRIL 14TH AT 5:45pm FOR REVIEW OF SAID APPLICATIONS.

COUNCIL FORUM: DESANTO- Feb. Council meeting, P & Z meeting GREGORY- Feb. Council meeting, P & Z meeting MAYOR HANSEN- Feb. Council meeting, P & Z meeting, meeting with Rep. Pete Stauber, weekly Mayor duties. HANSEN- Feb. Council meeting MELBY- Feb. Council meeting, P & Z meeting, Chamber lunch with Rep. Pete Stauber, Daily Office liaison duties. ADJOURN: There being no further business to discuss, MELBY MOTIONED, DESANTO SECONDED TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING 6:28 p.m.

_______________________________ Tamara Hansen, Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ Terri Dabill, Clerk/Treasurer