The Humboldt City Board met in regular session on
The minutes of the October regular and special meetings were reviewed. A motion was made by Muth and seconded by Skari to approve the minutes. The motion carried.
A motion was made by Schmeichel and seconded by Muth to amend the agenda to include the Natural Gas Board report. The motion carried.
Jim Jarding gave his report for November. The NG Stick on Calendars have been received and will be sent out in the December utility bills. NG prices are slowly coming down. The board agreed to lock in 40% of the December thru March usage if the price is at $10.00 or less per dekatherm.
The public hearing for the renewal of Liquor Licenses was held. The license renewal are for Humboldt Bar and the Humboldt Community Center for On-Sale Liquor, Humboldt Liquor Store for Off-Sale Liquor, Town and Country Store for Off-Sale Liquor, 38 Special for On-Sale Liquor, and the Main Café and Steak for On-Sale Wine.
Jack Rieger was present to discuss the cost of the On-Sale Wine License. The cost for one year is $500.00. He indicated that he doesn’t sell that much wine, however would like to keep the license. He requested that the fee be reviewed and adjusted. The board indicated that they would review it later in the meeting.
A motion was made by Schmeichel and seconded by Skari to
approve the renewal applications for the Humboldt Bar,
The bids for Garbage Service were opened and reviewed. The bid from Addy Disposal was for $14.00 per month for 95 gallons of garbage weekly plus a tag system available for extra garbage with recycling the second and fourth Wednesdays. The bid from Rick Blomberg Sanitation was for $13.40 per month for 3- 33 Gallon containers with recycling pick up each week on Wednesday and a separate large container for the collection of cardboard boxes to be placed in a convenient spot for all residents. Electronics will be picked up at an extra charge. The bid for Novak Sanitary Services was for $11.75 per month for a 95 gallon container to be provided by Novak Sanitary Service with once a week pick up and a recycling tub to be provided by Novak Sanitary Service with pick up every other week.
Jim Jarding questioned why the City is advertising for Garbage Bids, Jarding Construction has been happy with Addy Disposal Service since they started.
Novak indicated that the Pounds Per Square Inch of their larger vehicles is less than the small trucks.
Commercial rates were discussed since that is a separate billing through the company and the amounts need to be compared.
A motion was made by Schmeichel and seconded by Muth to have the companies submit quotes of commercial services. The motion carried.
The fact that this was not one of the bid items requested and should not be included in the bid for residential service.
Schmeichel rescinded his motion to have all the companies submit quotes for commercial service.
After discussion, the board indicated that the garbage bids would be discussed later in the meeting in executive session. All of the representatives of the garbage services left the meeting.
No bids were received for the surplus property at
The cost of the wine license for Main Café and Steak was reviewed. After discussion, a motion was made by Schmeichel and seconded by Skari to approve the renewal of Main Café and Steak’s Wine License, reduce the amount collected by the city to $150.00 and the fee will be reviewed next year. The motion carried.
The Chairman declared the meeting in executive session at
The commercial rates for the city are still a concern. A motion was made by Muth and seconded by Skari to table the garbage bids until the December meeting to obtain commercial rates from Novak Sanitary and Rick Blomberg Sanitation. The motion carried.
The building permit for
The revised Planning and Zoning Rates Resolution P&Z 10-14-05-01 was submitted for approval. After review, a motion was made by Muth and seconded by Skari to approve the Planning and Zoning Rates Resolution. The motion carried. (E-mail attached).
The title to the plaza was discussed. The situation regarding the plaza has changed and no action was taken.
Sonja Ahlquist, Teri Ahlquist and Pam Boll arrived at the
meeting at
Darin Peterson will be contacted to look at the Air
Conditioning. The bill for the cooler
will be pulled to see if there is a warrantee on the cooler and for what and
someone will be contacted to look at the cooler. The employee and board member
appreciation will be scheduled for
Items discussed for the
A revised Community Center Rental Contract and Rental Check List were submitted for approval. A motion was made by Skari and seconded by Schmeichel to approve the revised Contract and Check List. The motion carried.
The expiration of the term of Humboldt’s MCEDA representative is January 2006. A motion was made by Skari and seconded by Muth to reappoint Allen Schmeichel as the representative for Humboldt. The motion carried.
SECOG sent out a nomination form for a representative to the SECOG Board for the 2006 year. A motion was made by Muth and seconded by Skari to re-nominate Jeff Eckhoff to the SECOG Board. The motion carried.
The bills, financials and payroll were all submitted for approval. After review, a motion was made by Muth and seconded by Schmeichel to approve the financials, payroll and bills except for check number 14397. The motion carried. (E-mails Attached)
With no further business, a motion was made by Schmeichel
and seconded by Muth to adjourn the meeting at
ATTEST: KRISTIE ELLIS
FINANCE OFFICER