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PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF GRAND FORKS, NORTH DAKOTA
August 7, 2006

The city council of the city of Grand Forks, North Dakota met in the council chambers in City Hall on Monday, August 7, 2006 at the hour of 7:00 o’clock p.m. with Mayor Brown presiding. Present at roll call were Council Members Brooks, McNamara (teleconference), Glassheim, Gershman, Christensen, Kreun - 7; absent: none.

The city council pledged allegiance to the flag.

Mayor Brown announced that anyone wishing to speak to any item may do so by being recognized prior to a vote being taken on the matter, and that the meeting is being televised.

Mayor Brown commented on various events during the past week and upcoming events:
Last week we celebrated the Community's 2nd Annual National Night Out, chance to focus on the community and how we must band together, first to be aware and then to address problems like meth and underage drinking, the theme for our National Night Out was "Not in Our Backyard" and that means not in our community, and appreciated the hours of planning and work that went into the event.
On Saturday held a special ceremony for the dedication of the labyrinth and the community green in honor of Michael Maidenberg, former Herald publisher and valuable leader during our recovery period, important to take the time to recognize the people who choose to make a positive difference in our community. Thanks to the Greenway staff and city council for moving forward with this project.
Last week we were treated to a Tops in Blue Concert at the Chester Fritz, provided free to our community by the Air Force.
Last week we celebrated the first year of the Clean Air ordinance and a year of a healthier community.
The Chautauqua has been in town this past week and encouraged everyone to attend the final performance tomorrow night at 6:30 p.m. at Lincoln Park, this is a renaissance for the Great Plains Chautauqua in our area and are honored to have Grand Forks chosen as one of only two sites in North Dakota, that it features characterizations from the early 19th century and focuses on U.S. expansion, including the Lewis & Clark Expedition.
This coming weekend is Cat Fish Days with a chili cook-off, that the mayor's team of Grand Forks will once again fend off Mayor Stauss and his band of cooks for the title of "Best Mayor's Chili", that we have won it 4 years in a row. He thanked the Chamber for taking on the duties of planning and hopes to see everyone there this year. This year their team is "Pirates of the Red" and chili will be "ye scurvy dog chili". He urged everyone to come downtown for the weekend festivities.

MONTHLY FLOOD PROTECTION PROJECT UPDATE

Al Grasser, city engineer, reported that $12 million in the President's Budget for the flood project for the next biennium and should run the project to its conclusion as can understand from the Corps of Engineers. He stated they are seeing the end of the project and actually implementing some winding down type processes, and that instead of having two flood protection updates will be combining the greenway updates in the flood protection report. He stated that after this construction season will look at winding down some of the monthly updates.

Council Member Gershman asked if there was some way to put the properties up for sale in the spring so can move the construction time up and work on getting some dispensation on them; and if they can start to sell those lots in the fall or winter so people can start construction and by the time their home is completed, the dike will be certified, not much damage to a basement, and that will move it up one season where can start getting some property tax revenue and some construction going for the contractors, that some of the lots on Belmont, Walnut should sell very well, and asked staff to look at that. Mr. Grasser stated they can try to get something from FEMA; that is one of the reasons they are going through a conditional letter of map revision which is an interim step and that once they approve that condition they may get some waivers because the actual final map revision could be a couple years off as some of that has to happen in conjunction with the County, etc. and that is reason they tried to disconnect from that process and tried to get a speedier process.

Council Member Christensen stated he thought the Urban Development Office was working on this, that doing the same process as on Almonte and to start the process ASAP, with condition that the developer can't build until they have either protection or flood insurance. Mr. Grasser stated they will try to tighten up the timelines. Council Member Christensen asked Mr. Hoover to start on that process.

A short video was shown.

ADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 4152, ANNEXING PART OF
LOT 10, BLOCK B, WEST FORKS TOO RESUBDIVISION

An ordinance entitled "An ordinance to annex the southerly 247.0 feet of the easterly 410.0 feet of land platted as Lot 10, Block B, West Forks Too Resubdivision, being a Replat of Blocks 1 and 9, Korynta-Lemm Subdivision, Grand Forks County, North Dakota", which had been introduced and passed on its first reading on July 17, 2006 and upon which public hearing had been scheduled for this evening, was presented and read for consideration on second reading and final passage.

The city auditor reported that the required legal notice had been published calling for a public hearing to be held on this matter this evening and further that to date no protests or grievances had been filed with his office.

Mayor Brown opened the public hearing, there were no comments and the public hearing was closed.

Upon call for the question of adoption of the ordinance and upon roll call, the following voted "aye": Council Members Brooks, McNamara, Glassheim, Gershman, Christensen, Bakken, Kreun - 7; voting "nay": none. Mayor Brown declared the ordinance adopted.

ADOPT RESOLUTION VACATING CUL-DE-SAC
          LYING ADJACENT TO LOT E, BLOCK 1, BROWN
              CORPORATION ADDITION

The city auditor reported that pursuant to instructions by the city council after having received a petition to vacate the cul-de-sac lying adjacent to Lot E, Block 1, Brown Corporation Addition, the required legal notice had been published calling for a public hearing to be held this evening, and further that no protests or grievances had been filed with the auditor's office.

Mayor Brown opened the public hearing, there were no comments and the public hearing was closed.

It was moved by Council Member Gershman and seconded by Council Member Glassheim that we find and determine an insufficiency of protest to the proposed vacation, and introduced a resolution which was presented and read: Document No. 8953 - Resolution. Carried 7 votes affirmative.

It was moved by Council Member Gershman and seconded by Council Member Glassheim that the resolution be adopted. Carried 7 votes affirmative.

APPROVE COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL
REPORT FOR YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2005

The staff report from the assistant director of finance and administrative services relating to the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the City of Grand Forks for the year ended December 31, 2005, and the Independent Auditor's Report, with recommendation to accept the auditor's report and the CAFR for the year ended December 31, 2005, with finance staff to follow up on the items in the management letter with the appropriate departments, and authorize final payment to Brady, Martz and Associates, P.C., subject to final approval by the State Auditor's Office.

It was moved by Council Member Brooks and seconded by Council Member Gershman that this recommendation be approved. Upon roll call the following voted "aye": Council Members Brooks, McNamara, Glassheim, Gershman, Christensen, Bakken, Kreun - 7; voting "nay": none. Mayor Brown declared the motion carried.

APPROVE PRELIMINARY BUDGET FOR 2007

The staff report from the finance department relating to the preliminary budget of the City of Grand Forks for 2007, with recommendation to give preliminary approval of the budget for the City of Grand Forks for the period January 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007, and set the public hearing for September 5, 2006.

Council Member Christensen asked if the public hearing for September 5 could be delayed for a couple weeks as Council Member McNamara will be home on the evening of September 3 or morning of September 4, 2006, to give him an opportunity to participate in some public discussion or debate, that the city auditor will be on vacation but has adequate staff that helps put these things together and asked what they can do to move the hearing back two weeks.

John Warcup, assistant city attorney, stated that if they didn't complete the matters on September 5 to simply continue the hearing to another date.

Council Member Christensen moved the recommendation for approval of the preliminary 2007 budget; Council Member Bakken seconded the motion. Carried 7 votes affirmative.

APPROVE APPOINTMENTS TO VARIOUS COMMITTES
AND COMMISSIONS

The staff report from Mayor Brown relating to appointment of city council members to various committees and commissions, and approved the appointments as follows:

GF Events Center Commission - Council Member Kreun
Board of Health - Council Member McNamara
Emergency Management Board - Council Member Kreun
GF Library Board - Council Member McNamara
MPO Executive Policy Board - Council Member Bakken
Pension & Insurance Committee - Council Member McNamara
Planning & Zoning Commission - Council Member Christensen

It was moved by Council Member Brooks and seconded by Council Member Gershman that this recommendation be approved. Carried 7 votes affirmative.

APPOINTMENTS TO STANDBY COMMITTEES

Appointments to the standby committees were presented by the committee chairs, Council Member Christensen of Finance/Development and Council Member Kreun of Service/Safety, as follows: Finance/Development Standby Committee: Council Members Brooks and Glassheim; and Service/Safety Standby Committee: Council Members McNamara and Bakken.

APPROVE TRANSFER OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE
LICENSE FOR TOM & JERRY'S DUGOUT

The staff report from the city attorney relating to transfer of alcoholic beverage license - Tom & Jerry's Dugout, with recommendation to approve transfer of ownership of alcoholic beverage license for Tom & Jerry's Dugout from the sole proprietor, Jerome Bergman to Tom & Jerry's Dugout, Inc., a North Dakota corporation solely owned by Jerome Bergman.

Council Member Gershman asked to be recused from voting on this matter, and it was so moved by Council Members Brooks and Bakken. Carried 6 votes affirmative.

It was moved by Council Member Brooks and seconded by Council Member Bakken that this recommendation be approved. Carried 6 votes affirmative; Council Member Gershman recused.

REJECT BIDS FOR PAVING PROJECT NO. 5498

The staff report from the engineering department relating to bids for Paving Project No. 5498, paving Desiree Drive cul-de-sac, as part of the Flood Protection Project, with recommendation to reject all bids and re-bid for 2007.

It was moved by Council Member Brooks and seconded by Council Member Gershman that this recommendation be approved. Carried 7 votes affirmative.

ADOPT RESOLUTION APPROVING PLANS AND
SPECIFICATIONS AND ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS,
SEWER PROJECT NO. 6012, DISTRICT NO. 449

The city engineer's estimate of total cost of the construction of sanitary sewer for Desiree Drive (Lot C of Shady Ridge 6th Resubdivision in the amount of $21,987.00, was presented and read.

The staff report from the engineering department relating to plans and specifications for Project No. 6012, District No. 449, sanitary sewer for Desiree Drive (Lot C of Shady Ridge 6th Resubdivision), with recommendation to approve plans and specifications, updated engineer's report and updated scope of work for Project No. 6012, sanitary sewer for Lot C of Shady Ridge 6th Resubdivision.

Council Member Brooks introduced the following resolution which was presented and read: Document No. 8954 - Resolution.

It was moved by Council Member Brooks and seconded by Council Member Gershman that the recommendation be approved and the resolution approving the plans and specifications be adopted. Carried 7 votes affirmative.

ADOPT RESOLUTION APPROVING PLANS AND
SPECIFICATIONS AND ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS,
WATERMAIN PROJECT NO. 6013, DISTRICT NO. 293

The city engineer's estimate of total cost of the construction of sanitary sewer for Desiree Drive (Lot C of Shady Ridge 6th Resubdivision in the amount of $12,442.50, was presented and read.

The staff report from the engineering department relating to plans and specifications for Project No. 6013, District No. 293, watermain for Desiree Drive (Lot C of Shady Ridge 6th Resubdivision), with recommendation to approve plans and specifications, updated engineer's report and updated scope of work for Project No. 6013, watermain for Lot C of Shady Ridge 6th Resubdivision.

Council Member Brooks introduced the following resolution which was presented and read: Document No. 8955 - Resolution.

It was moved by Council Member Brooks and seconded by Council Member Gershman that the recommendation be approved and the resolution approving the plans and specifications be adopted. Carried 7 votes affirmative.

APPROVE CHANGE ORDER FOR PROJECT NO. 6000,
          FLOOD DEBRIS CLEANUP

The staff report from the engineering department relating to Change Order No. 1 for 2006 Flood Debris Cleanup, Project No. 6000, with recommendation to approve proposed Change Order No.1 for traffic and erosion control at the boat ramps in the amount of $42,215.00 and authorize funding from the Greenway Betterment Fund.

It was moved by Council Member Brooks and seconded by Council Member Gershman that the recommendation be approved. Carried 7 votes affirmative.

APPROVE CHANGE ORDER FOR PROJECT NO. 5904

The staff report from the engineering department relating to Change Order No. 1 for 2006 Asphalt Street Repairs, Project No. 5904, with recommendation to approve proposed Change Order No. 1 for 11th Avenue South access in the amount of $8,840.00, and authorize funding from Fund 2169, sales tax infrastructure.


DESIGNATE GREENWAY TRAIL AS NATIONAL
RECREATIONAL TRAIL

The staff report from the greenway coordinator relating to designating the Grand Forks/East Grand Forks Greenway Trail as a national recreational trail, with recommendation to approve the application for designating the Grand Forks/East Grand Forks as a national recreational trail.

It was moved by Council Member Brooks and seconded by Council Member Gershman that this recommendation be approved. Carried 7 votes affirmative.

INTRODUCE ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE GREENWAY

The staff report from the greenway coordinator relating to introduction of Greenway Ordinance, Chapter XIV, Sections 14-0401-14-0421, with recommendation to grant preliminary approval of the greenway ordinance and schedule the second reading of the ordinance on August 21.

Council Member Christensen asked that this matter be continued and referred to both of the standby committee to go through the redundancies that were outlined in Mr. Swanson's letter and only adopt those ordinances that would be necessary, and asked the Mayor's Office to schedule that working session. Council Member Kreun seconded the motion.

Council Member Kreun stated that the greenway would be completed by the end of this year and should have these ordinances in place before the greenway is fully activated; that they had asked the group to put these ordinances in one place and have that available to the users in the greenway area and for our law enforcement so it is in one area.

Mr. Warcup stated if the ordinance were adopted as it currently sits, there are quite a few redundancies in this ordinance with many different sections of the Code and would prefer not to have those redundancies for clarity's sake and for future revisions if one portion is revised and another portion isn't, then Code would be inherently conflicting; that the council could pass the first reading of the ordinance ands refer it back to the various committees to clean up the redundancies and bring it back for a second reading at a later date, doesn't necessarily need to be the August 21 date.

Council Member Christensen stated his motion was to pass preliminary approval of the ordinance and refer the ordinance to a combined standby committee working session scheduled by the mayor after staff has cleaned up the redundancies. Council Member Kreun seconded the motion. Carried 7 votes affirmative.

Council Member Christensen introduced an ordinance entitled "An ordinance enacting Article 4 of Chapter XIV relating to the greenway, and providing for the regulation thereof", which was presented, read and passed on its first reading.

INTRODUCE ORDINANCE PRHOBITING FEEDING
OF DEER

The staff report from the greenway coordinator relating to introduction of ordinance, prohibiting feeding of deer, with recommendation to grant preliminary approval of the ordinance, and schedule the second reading of the ordinance on August 21.
It was moved by Council Member Brooks and seconded by Council Member Gershman that this recommendation be approved. Carried 7 votes affirmative.

Council Member Brooks introduced an ordinance entitled "An ordinance enacting Section ____ of the Grand Forks City Code relating to the prohibition of feeding of deer", which was presented, read and passed on its first reading.

APPROVE BID FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
FOR AIR CONDITIONING OR HEATING UNIT BIDS

The staff report from the public works department relating to wastewater treatment plant roof-top air conditioning or heating units bid, with recommendation to approve the bid for roof-top air-conditioning or heating units bid by C.L. Linfoot Company in the amount of $57,803.00.

It was moved by Council Member Brooks and seconded by Council Member Gershman that this recommendation be approved. Upon roll call the following voted "aye": Council Members Brooks, McNamara, Glassheim, Gershman, Christensen, Bakken, Kreun - 7; voting "nay": none. Mayor Brown declared the motion carried.

APPROVE BID FOR WASTEWATER DIVISION LAGOON
REHABILITATION MATERIAL

The staff report from the public works department relating to wastewater division lagoon rehabilitation material bid, with recommendation to approve the bid from Kilichowski Trucking in the amount of $31,810.22.

It was moved by Council Member Brooks and seconded by Council Member Gershman that this recommendation be approved. Carried 7 votes affirmative.

APPROVE 2007 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK
GRANT FORMAT AND DIRECT STAFF TO COME BACK
WITH PROPOSAL RE. FUNDING FOR INFRASTRUCTURE

The staff report from urban development department relating to 2007 Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG), with recommendation to 1) approve the 2007 CDBHG process to the city council; 2) approve the Citizens Advisory Committee (CAD) process for application review to the city council; 3) approve United Way as the administrator of the 2007 Public Service funds and convener of a meeting among nonprofits to make recommendations for increasing service coordination and reducing administrative costs; and 4) establish affordable housing as a primary goal of the CDBG program.

Council Member Gershman reported that there was a meeting this evening of the joint committees to discuss this, and discussion revolved around the money set aside for social service agencies, $200,000, and $287,000 for Bricks and Mortar and have a Citizens Advisory Committee for that. After discussion the committee voted to take $50,000 from the Public Service money and take $150,000 from Bricks and Mortar and put that money aside for Infrastructure in low to moderate income areas to help those areas with reducing costs to those residents. He stated he felt for a number of years that the social service agencies in the city need to begin the discussion to eliminate duplication of their expenses and could accomplish that by beginning to work with a private developer to come under one or two roofs so would take the approximate 14 agencies and share secretarial, telephone, utilities, equipment, etc. and that they could save tens of thousands of dollars, and this would allow them to have more resources for their constituents as well as to pay their staff more money. He stated that prior to the flood Council Member Bakken had stated that there was less money given to social service agencies and not much for bricks and mortar, but after the flood the previous council developed programs with the CDBG funds that would allow money to revolve back in program income so that we would have income to supplement some of the social service agencies with bricks and mortar and additional money because of the harm that was done, not only to citizens, but to those organizations, and the idea was not to make this an on-going entitlement but rather to help them over a rough period and then begin to wean off of that, and that is the feeling among some of council members as to why the motion was made to take some funds from social service and from bricks and mortar and begin that process so that the money could be used for low to moderate income areas that will assist people by reducing their costs to get into first time home buying and rehabilitation of homes.

Council Member Glassheim stated consolidation is not a bad idea but for us to mandate it or threaten the nonprofits to do it or reduce their funding is not the way to go about it, they have been in business a long time, know what they need and what can work for them, but resents having the city council proposing to do what we think is best for them. He stated with the raid on CDBG funds that is being proposed here, there will be very little left for Bricks and Mortar projects proposed by the social service agencies that serve this community and if this council had been in office some years ago, we would have no senior citizens center, no mission, no CVIC, and many other institutions in this community that Bricks and Mortar program has helped to fund, and mistake to do that. The reason that this is brought up is because the council has been so frugal with tax money over the past five years and not enough money for the City to perform the infrastructure services that it ought to do, and trying to find money wherever we can find it, and his understanding is that the purpose of CDBG funds is not to replace the normal functions of city government, and anything that replaces the normal functions of city government is ineligible in the rules. He stated the nonprofits that we are proposing to raid are run by citizens of this community, volunteers, board members, and they put in hundreds of hours and they raise funds and is a mistake for us to take money away from them to put into infrastructure projects that the City really should be funding.

Council Member Brooks stated that we are not voting on this tonight because the committee thought that this needed to be discussed tonight and the agencies needed to know what their intent and what asking staff to bring back to them, not something wanted to do without their knowledge; the motion will be to table it and have staff bring back a new proposal. He stated when talking what infrastructure is facing Grand Forks and that we are in a recovery mode, there is high debt, money going towards interest and faced with what many cities in North Dakota and Minnesota are faced with and that is where going to find the funding for infrastructure - in Minnesota looking at utility levies and city-wide special assessments and is a real issue and tough decisions have to be made. He noted that we are not cutting all the funds and still funds in the budget but infrastructure is a problem and is city-wide.

Council Member Bakken stated funds need to be shrinking as federal government has more issues and expenses and is an unsure source of revenue, that nonprofits serve a purpose and not taking all their money away but are helping low to moderate income families that can't afford to be assessed for their infrastructure and this is a way to help the same people but in a different area.

Council Member Kreun moved to accept format we are under and direct staff to come back with another proposal and the recommendation out of the committee was to take $50,000 from Public Service and $150,000 from Bricks and Mortar and put $200,000 into Infrastructure and bring that proposal back to committee of the whole for discussion. Council Member Brooks seconded the motion along with friendly amendment to put date for committee of the whole as August 28. Carried 6 votes affirmative; Council Member Glassheim voted no.

TABLE PARKING LEASE WITH GRAND FORKS SCHOOL
DISTRICT

The staff report from urban development relating to parking lease for Grand Forks School District, with recommendation to approve the lease.

Mr. Hoover stated in discussions with the School Board they have decided that it is premature to act on this at this point and would bring it back at a later date for further consideration, that later date would more than likely dependent on how successful they are in location of a business to the city auditorium.

Council Member Brooks moved to table this matter, seconded by Council Member Glassheim. Carried 7 votes affirmative.

ADOPT RESOLUTION CREATING SPECIAL ASSESSMENT
DISTRICT, ACCEPT ENGINEER'S REPORT AND ADOPT
RESOLUTION TO PREPARE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS
FOR SEWER PROJECT NO. 6023, DISTRICT NO. 451

The staff report from the engineering department relating to creating special assessment district for Project No. 6023, District No. 451, sanitary sewer for Columbia Park 32nd Addition, with recommendation to approve engineer's report, create special assessment district, direct engineering department to prepare plans and specifications and advertise for construction bids and that we declare intent to sell bonds to finance these improvements.

Council Member Brooks introduced the following resolution creating the assessment district, which was presented and read: Document No. 8956 - Resolution.

The city auditor presented and read the engineer's report on Sewer Project No. 6023, District No. 451: Document No. 8957 - Report.

Council Member Brooks introduced the following resolution to prepare plans and specifications, which was presented and read: Document No. 8958 - Resolution.

It was moved by Council Member Brooks and seconded by Council Member Glassheim that the recommendation be approved and the resolution creating the special assessment district, the engineer's report and the resolution to prepare plans and specifications for Sewer Project No. 6023, District No. 451, be accepted and adopted. Upon roll call the following voted "aye": Council Members Brooks, McNamara, Glassheim Gershman, Christensen, Bakken, Kreun - 7; voting "nay": none. Mayor Brown declared the motion carried and the report and resolution adopted.

ADOPT RESOLUTION CREATING SPECIAL ASSESSMENT
DISTRICT, ACCEPT ENGINEER'S REPORT AND ADOPT
RESOLUTION TO PREPARE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS
FOR WATERMAIN PROJECT NO. 6024, DISTRICT NO. 294
The staff report from the engineering department relating to creating special assessment district for Project No. 6024, District No. 294, watermain for Columbia Park 32nd Addition, with recommendation to approve engineer's report, create special assessment district, direct engineering department to prepare plans and specifications and advertise for construction bids and that we declare intent to sell bonds to finance these improvements.

Council Member Brooks introduced the following resolution creating the assessment district, which was presented and read: Document No. 8959 - Resolution.

The city auditor presented and read the engineer's report on Watermain Project No. 6024, District No. 294: Document No. 8960 - Report.

Council Member Brooks introduced the following resolution to prepare plans and specifications, which was presented and read: Document No. 8961 - Resolution.

It was moved by Council Member Brooks and seconded by Council Member Glassheim that the recommendation be approved and the resolution creating the special assessment district, the engineer's report and the resolution to prepare plans and specifications for Watermain Project No. 6024, District No. 294, be accepted and adopted. Upon roll call the following voted "aye": Council Members Brooks, McNamara, Glassheim Gershman, Christensen, Bakken, Kreun - 7; voting "nay": none. Mayor Brown declared the motion carried and the report and resolution adopted.

ADOPT RESOLUTION CREATING SPECIAL ASSESSMENT
DISTRICT, ACCEPT ENGINEER'S REPORT AND ADOPT
RESOLUTION TO PREPARE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS
FOR SEWER PROJECT NO. 6025, DISTRICT NO. 452

The staff report from the engineering department relating to creating special assessment district for Project No. 6025, District No. 452, storm sewer for Columbia Park 32nd Addition, with recommendation to approve engineer's report, create special assessment district, direct engineering department to prepare plans and specifications and advertise for construction bids and that we declare intent to sell bonds to finance these improvements.

Council Member Brooks introduced the following resolution creating the assessment district, which was presented and read: Document No. 8962 - Resolution.

The city auditor presented and read the engineer's report on Sewer Project No. 6025, District No. 452: Document No. 8963 - Report.

Council Member Brooks introduced the following resolution to prepare plans and specifications, which was presented and read: Document No. 8964 - Resolution.

It was moved by Council Member Brooks and seconded by Council Member Glassheim that the recommendation be approved and the resolution creating the special assessment district, the engineer's report and the resolution to prepare plans and specifications for Sewer Project No. 6025, District No. 452, be accepted and adopted. Upon roll call the following voted "aye": Council Members Brooks, McNamara, Glassheim, Gershman, Christensen, Bakken, Kreun - 7; voting "nay": none. Mayor Brown declared the motion carried and the report and resolution adopted.
APPROVE BILL LISTING AND ESTIMATES

Vendor Payment No. 06-15, dated August 4, 2006, totaling $1,676,949.47, and Estimate Summary in the amount of $2,320,805.58, were presented and read.

It was moved by Council Member Bakken and seconded by Council Member Kreun that these bills and estimates be approved and the city auditor be authorized to issue warrants in payment of the same. Upon roll call the following voted "aye": Council Members Brooks, McNamara, Glassheim, Gershman, Christensen, Bakken, Kreun - 7; voting "nay": none. Mayor Brown declared the motion carried and the bills and estimates ordered paid.

APPROVE MINUTES

Typewritten copies of the minutes of the council meeting held on Monday, July 17, 2006, were presented and read.

It was moved by Council Member Brooks and seconded by Council Member Gershman that these minutes be approved as read. Carried 7 votes affirmative.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL COMMENTS

1) Council Member Kreun congratulated fire and police departments for National Night Out - Not in Our Backyard, and heard good comments.

2) Council Member Gershman congratulated mayor for good job for Mike Maidenberg Day and Labyrinth, and thanks to Kim Greendahl for setting it up and also Pete Haga.

ADJOURN

It was moved by Council Member Gershman and seconded by Council Member Brooks that we adjourn. Carried 7 votes affirmative.

Respectfully submitted,


John M. Schmisek
City Auditor

Approved:
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Michael R. Brown, Mayor