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April 19, 2011 Re-organization Minutes

RE-ORGANIZATION COUNCIL MEETING APRIL 19, 2011 7:00 P.M.
Mayor Delton Thorson called the Re-organizational meeting of the Augusta City Council to order at 7:02 p.m. Present were council members Donald Kamrowski, Lynette Richards, Mike Canaday, and Corey Bauch. Also present were Mike Mosley and Cynthia Anderegg. Absent: Steve Peterson.

OATH OF OFFICE
Delton Thorson, Mayor, administered the oath of office to Mike Canaday, Corey Bauch, and Cynthia Anderegg.

Mayor, Delton Thorson, presented a plaque to Christine Lee commemorating her years of service to the City of Augusta as 5th Ward Alderperson.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Motion by Richards seconded by Kamrowski to approve the agenda. Motion carried.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Motion by Kamrowski seconded by Canaday to approve the minutes from the April 12, 2011 council meeting. Motion carried.

Public Comment: None

ELECTION OF COUNCIL PRESIDENT
Motion by Canaday seconded by Kamrowski to nominate Lynette Richards as Council President. Motion carried.

CITY ATTORNEY APPOINTMENT
Motion by Richards seconded by Canaday to approve the appointment of John Wilcox as City Attorney. Motion carried.

HUMAN RESOURCE ATTORNEY APPOINTMENT
Motion by Richards seconded by Kamrowski to approve the appointment of Jim Ward as the Human Resource Attorney. Motion carried.

BUILDING INSPECTOR APPOINTMENT
Motion by Richards seconded by Kamrowski to approve the appointment of Steve Maley as Building Inspector. Motion carried.

CITY ASSESSOR APPOINTMENT
Motion by Richards seconded by Canaday to approve the appointment of Barbara Zempel as City Assessor. Motion carried.

CIVIL DEFENSE DIRECTOR (EMERGECNY MANAGEMENT COORDINATOR) APPOINTMENT
Motion by Richards seconded by Kamrowski to approve the appointment of Mike Mosley as the Emergency Management Coordinator. Motion carried.

APPROVE STANDING COMMITTEES
Motion by Richards seconded by Kamrowski to approve the standing committee appointments. Motion carried.

APPROVE COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS
Motion by Richards seconded by Kamrowski to approve the appointment to the Plan Commission of John Selz. Motion carried.

Motion by Richards seconded by Canaday to approve re-appointing Brian Strauch and Roger Guse to the Zoning Board. Motion carried.

Motion by Canaday seconded by Richards to approve the appointment of Corey Bauch and Ardyth Solsrud to the Library Board. Motion carried.

Motion by Richards seconded by Canaday to approve the appointment of Jonathan Wessell to the Augusta Housing Authority. Motion carried.

Motion by Richards seconded by Canaday to approve the Police Disciplinary Committee the same as last year. Motion carried.

APPROVAL OF BANK DEPOSITORIES
Motion by Richards seconded by Kamrowski to approve the bank depositaries as Unity Bank, Bank of Augusta and MBIA Wisconsin Class. Motion carried.

APPROVE OFFICIAL PAPER
Motion by Richards seconded by Canaday to approve Triad Publications (Augusta Area Times) as the official paper for the city. Motion carried.

REVIEW WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT (WWTP) BID RESULTS AND TENTATIVE AWARD OF CONTRACTS
Mike Davy of Davy Engineering presented the results of the bid opening that took place at 2:00pm on April 19th at City Hall. Mr. Davy described the results of the bids received as higher than originally expected due to current economic changes since the original projects costs were estimated. The bids did include alternate options with certain non-essential items deleted from the project plan. Mr. Davy discussed the advantages and disadvantages of removing these items and the project cost savings. He also suggested that the city could request additional grant monies from Rural Development. Motion by Richards seconded by Kamrowski to award bid Proposal #1 General & Mechanical to Wapasha Construction for $3,082,027.23 and Proposal #2 Electrical-LS for 465,400 with changes as recommended by Davy subject to approval by Rural Development. Motion carried.

CONFIRM AUTHORIZATION FOR DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS TO APPROVE WWTP CHANGE ORDERS UP TO $10,000.
Motion by Richards seconded by Kamrowski to authorize the Director of Public Works to approve WWTP change orders for up to $10,000. Motion carried.

EAU CLAIRE LAKE ASSOCIATION REQUESTS ASSISTANCE TO CLEAN TRAPS AT LAKE Eau Claire
Eau Claire Lake Association Vic-President, John Sell, requested assistance from the City to aid in cleaning the traps at Lake Eau Claire. Mr. Sell described the purpose of the traps and the costs in maintaining them. In the past, the City has assisted the Lake Association by allowing the use of city equipment and manpower. Neighboring townships also assist in these efforts. Motion by Richards seconded by Canady to provide assistance to the Eau Claire Lake Association in cleaning the Lake Eau Claire traps at the discretion of Public Works Director, Kim Krueger. Motion carried.


APPROVE PICNIC LICENSE APPLICATIONS – AUGUSTA ATHLETICS
No picnic license application

ADJOURNMENT
Motion by Richards seconded by Bauch to adjourn the meeting. Meeting adjourned.

Cynthia Anderegg
City Clerk

Archive:

December 13, 2011 Minutes
November 29, 2011 Budget Hearing Minutes
November 8, 2011 Public Safety Minutes
November 8, 2011 Minutes
October 20, 2011 Safety Committee Minutes
October 11, 2011 Minutes
October 11, 2011 Personnel Committee Minutes
September 13, 2011 Minutes
August 9, 2011 Minutes
August 4, 2011 Zoning Minutes (Slettland)

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