Kenyon/City Hall/Meetings/November 16, 2022
Regular meeting

Kenyon City Council, November 16, 2022

The Kenyon City Council met November 16, 2022, in a meeting rescheduled from its usual date because of the November 8 General Election. Kenyon-Wanamingo 7-12 Principal Matt Ryan opened with a citizen comment updating the Council on activities at the Middle/High School.

9motions
9 unanimousno split votes
5present
5resolutions
$1,183,301largest figure
Yesrecording posted

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election canvass tax increment financing downtown parking sanitary sewer street improvements nuisance property utility billing building inspections

What happened

  1. Consent agenda approved covering check numbers 74217 through 74310 and 4258E through 4307E plus Fire Department appointments
  2. Pay application No. 2 to DeCook Drainage approved in the amount of $1,052.35; North Street Drainage Project complete
  3. Pearl Creek sanitary sewer survey work finished; layout and rough construction limits to be finalized late November or early December
  4. 2023 street project design proposal to follow the Pearl Creek project, with more information in December
  5. MnDOT offered a possible option of angled parking on one side of one block downtown; EDA wants off-street and alley parking considered first
  6. Attorney Riggs reported 1 Langford Avenue cleanup is happening too slowly and a different approach will be used
  7. Council sat as Canvassing Board and declared all 2022 canvassed election results from the November 8 General Election
  8. One-year agreement with Goodhue County for State Building Code Administration approved, beginning January 1, 2023
  9. Resolution 2022-21 decertified Tax Increment Financing District No. 4-4 (45), created for Sunset Home Assisted Living and clinic areas
  10. Resolution 2022-23 designated the Fire Hall as the 2023 polling place; all motions carried 5-0-0

What was asked 26 raised · 11 settled

Every question, assignment, pending figure and unsourced claim from this meeting, quoted from the record, each checked against the county, census, listing, bid and budget data we hold.

11 what happened next14 partly answered1 we hold no data
Action itemAttorney Scott Riggsfrom the minutes
LEGAL Nuisance Property Violation – 1 Langford Avenue Update 9 Attorney Riggs updated the Council on the 1 Langford Avenue cleanup. Riggs stated that a different approach will be used to get this property into compliance.

Update on the stalled nuisance property cleanup.

What happened next

The different approach was enforcement through the police. The December 2022 minutes record Attorney Riggs saying he had spoken with the owner's attorneys, that the owner was still resisting with little progress, and that the police department was instructed to write tickets for expired vehicles. By April 2023 the owner had the property surveyed, accepted that the downed tree was on his land, and was given until the end of April to finish, with snow blamed for the delay. The matter was still before the council in closed session in June 2023, and no compliance finding appears anywhere in our holdings.

12.13.22_Council_Minutes; 4.11.23_Council_Packet__Agenda; 6.13.23_Council_Packet_and_Agenda · taken up again 2023-06-13

To look upCity Engineer Derek Olingerfrom the minutes
The project layout and determination of rough construction limits will be finalized in late November or early December. 2023 Street Improvements Project Scope City Engineer Olinger stated that the proposal for the design of the 2023 street project will be completed immediately after the Pearl Creek project.

Survey work is complete and construction limits drive easement needs.

What happened next

The layout and construction limits were reported complete enough to move to easements, with the December 2022 minutes stating that construction limits would be finalized in the next month, easement limits determined and affected property owners notified. The schedule then stretched: the identical sentence reappears in the January 10 2023 packet, negotiations with owners ran through the spring, and the easements did not reach the council for acceptance until Resolution 2023-17 on August 8 2023, with one owner's signature still outstanding at that point.

12.13.22_Council_Minutes; 1.10.23_Council_Packet__Agenda; 8.8.23_Council_Packet__Agenda · taken up again 2023-08-08

PendingCity Engineer Derek Olingerfrom the minutes
The project layout and determination of rough construction limits will be finalized in late November or early December. 2023 Street Improvements Project Scope City Engineer Olinger stated that the proposal for the design of the 2023 street project will be completed immediately after the Pearl Creek project. More information will be coming next month.

Status of the 2023 Street Improvements design work.

What happened next

The proposal arrived the next month as promised. Bolton and Menk's final design and bid document proposal for the 2023 street improvements came in at an estimated $54,236 and was approved on a motion by Bailey seconded by Ryan, carried 4-0-0, with the work to be done that winter to allow a spring bid and summer 2023 construction. That schedule held, with bids opened June 8 2023.

12.13.22_Council_Minutes; 6.13.23_Council_Packet_and_Agenda · taken up again 2022-12-13

PendingHolli Gudknecht, Administration (agenda report)from the minutes
X.A Agenda Item Summary CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM REPORT DATE: December 13, 2022 SUBMITTED BY: Holli Gudknecht, Administration ITEM TYPE: Old Business AGENDA SECTION: OLD BUSINESS SUBJECT: Resolution 2022-24: Adopting the 2023 Budget and Establishing the Tax Levy for Payable 2023 SUGGESTED ACTION: Resolution 2022-24 approves the 2023 budget and sets the final tax levy for 2023. The final levy and budget must be adopted on or before December 30, 2022.

Resolution 2022-24 adopting the 2023 budget and levy.

What happened next

Resolution 2022-24 was adopted on a motion by Rechtzigel seconded by Bailey, carried 4-0-0, establishing a tax levy of $1,183,301 payable in 2023 at a 6.8% increase. The Truth in Taxation meeting had been held December 6 with no public comments received. That figure anchors the whole levy series: $1,183,301 for 2023, an 8% rise to about $1,277,965 for 2024, $1,400,000 for 2025, $1,528,541 for 2026 and $1,670,115 preliminary for 2027, a 41% increase across five years.

12.13.22_Council_Minutes; taxes/levy.html · taken up again 2022-12-13

RequestKMU Utility Commissionfrom the minutes
Staff would recommend a $200 annual increase to commission member pay. This would be approximate 16.6% increase.

KMU Commission wage increase agenda item.

What happened next

The increase was adopted on a motion by Rechtzigel seconded by Bailey, carried 4-0-0, at $200 a year starting in 2023. That takes commission pay from $1,200 to $1,400 annually, a 16.67% rise, matching the approximate 16.6% staff quoted.

12.13.22_Council_Minutes · taken up again 2022-12-13

RequestPolice Chief Jeff Sjoblomfrom the minutes
The lease price would be $43.63 a month. The term of the lease would be 60 months. The purchase price would be $2214.

Police department equipment lease with quotes attached.

What happened next

The lease was approved from Loffler, the lowest of three quotes, at $43.63 a month for 60 months for a Canon printer, copier and fax machine, on a motion by Ryan seconded by Henke, carried 4-0-0. Over the full term that is $2,617.80, which is $403.80 more than the $2,214 purchase price shown in the packet, a premium of 18.2% for leasing rather than buying.

The packet carried both a $2,214 purchase price and a 60-month lease totalling $2,617.80, but the minutes record only the monthly lease figure, so the council chose the more expensive option without the comparison appearing in the meeting record.

12-13-22_Agenda_Granicus; 12.13.22_Council_Minutes · taken up again 2022-12-13

Unsourced claimAttorney Scott Riggsfrom the minutes
Resolution 2022-21: Approving the Decertification of Tax Increment Financing District No. 4-4 (45) of the City of Kenyon Attorney Riggs stated that Tax Increment Financing District No. 4-4 (45), which was originally created for the Sunset Home Assisted Living and clinic areas, is now completed.

Basis for Resolution 2022-21 decertifying the TIF district.

What happened next

Resolution 2022-21 decertifying TIF District No. 4-4 (45) was adopted on a motion by Henke seconded by Helgeson, carried 5-0-0. The same district produced a second loose end, a property tax abatement granted to Kenyon Sunset Home recorded in Goodhue County in 2003 as Document Number A492417, which the city moved to terminate in 2023 as part of decertifying the district. The city repeated the exercise in May 2024, decertifying TIF District No. 4-5 for Countryside Way by Resolution 2024-09, which the county needed before it could complete a lot combination requested back in 2021.

12-13-22_Agenda_Granicus; 8.8.23_Council_Packet__Agenda; 5-14-24_AGENDA(1); 4.9.24_Council_Packet__Agenda · taken up again 2022-12-13

Pendingfrom the minutes
Township Fire Contract Meeting: Tuesday, December 6th @ 6 p.m. 2023 Budget & Levy Public Meeting: Tuesday, December 6th @ 6:30 p.m.

Schedule of upcoming meetings.

What happened next

The meeting was held on December 6 2022 and drew no public comments, as Administrator Vahlsing reported when the council adopted the levy a week later. The council then set the 2023 tax levy at $1,183,301, a 6.8% increase, 4-0-0. The pairing is a fixed annual pattern, with the budget and levy meeting following the township fire contract meeting at 6:30 the same evening in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025.

12.13.22_Council_Minutes · taken up again 2022-12-13

Unsourced claimBolton & Menk project summaryfrom the minutes
Engineering costs incurred before this time are temporarily funded through the general fund and later reimbursed through bond proceeds as part of the overall project costs.

How the 2023 Street Improvement design costs will be financed.

What happened next

The practice is confirmed and was used again. In May 2024 the same mechanism is restated for the 2025 project, with engineering costs temporarily funded through existing city capital until reimbursed through the bond package received immediately after bidding, and the 2023 to 2027 street plan anticipated general obligation street reconstruction bonds for the 2023 project. The bonds did follow, though the debt service did not run smoothly: the 2023A general obligation bond payment was missed in 2025 and had to be added back into the 2026 budget alongside the new 2025A payment, helping push the 2026 draft levy to 27.06%.

The 2022 description has pre-bid engineering advanced from the general fund, while the 2024 restatement of the same practice has it advanced from existing city capital.

12-13-22_Agenda_Granicus; 5-14-24_AGENDA(1); 2.14.23_Council_Packet__Agenda_; 9-9-25_Council_Packet · taken up again 2024-05-14

RequestHolli Gudknecht, Administration (agenda report)from the minutes
XI.E Agenda Item Summary CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM REPORT DATE: December 13, 2022 SUBMITTED BY: Holli Gudknecht, Administration ITEM TYPE: License/Permits AGENDA SECTION: NEW BUSINESS SUBJECT: 2023 Tobacco License Renewals SUGGESTED ACTION: 1. Kenyon Market 2. River Country Co-Op (Speedway) 3. Kenyon Municipal Liquor Store MOTION NEEDED ATTACHMENTS: 43 AGENDA ITEM NO.

Annual license renewals listed on the December agenda.

What happened next

All three 2023 tobacco licenses were renewed on a motion by Rechtzigel seconded by Ryan, carried 4-0-0, for Kenyon Market, River Country Co-Op at Speedway and the Kenyon Municipal Liquor Store. The same three renewed for 2024, 4-0-0. The city licenses itself as one of the three, and budgeted $18,000 of Muni tobacco sales for 2024.

12.13.22_Council_Minutes; 1-9-24_agenda · taken up again 2022-12-13

RequestHolli Gudknecht, Library (agenda report)from the minutes
XI.H Agenda Item Summary CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM REPORT DATE: December 13, 2022 SUBMITTED BY: Holli Gudknecht, Library ITEM TYPE: New Business AGENDA SECTION: NEW BUSINESS SUBJECT: Holiday Office Closings SUGGESTED ACTION: 1. City Office/Library Close early on Friday, December 23 at Noon 2. Library Closed on Saturday, December 24 MOTION NEEDED ATTACHMENTS: 49 AGENDA ITEM NO.

Holiday office closings agenda item.

What happened next

Approved on a motion by Bailey seconded by Ryan, carried 4-0-0, closing the city office and library at noon on Friday December 23 2022 and the library on Saturday December 24. The identical request came back a year later for December 22 and 23, approved 4-0-0 on the same Bailey and Ryan motion.

12.13.22_Council_Minutes; 1-9-24_agenda · taken up again 2022-12-13

PendingCity Engineer Derek Olingerfrom the minutes
They would like to see off-street parking looked at as the first option including parking in the alleys behind commercial buildings. This will be discussed further at the December Council meeting.

Update on the angled parking request and MnDOT's response.

Partly answered

No December decision and no off-street or alley parking analysis appears in our holdings, and nothing in the later record shows angled parking ever being added downtown. The only parking rules our record does fix are in the zoning code, where section 520.35 subdivision 7(b) requires two off-street spaces per apartment dwelling unit and section 520.33 subdivision 3 requires one of them in a garage or a hard-surfaced off-street lot. The December 2022 minutes and an off-street parking study would settle the downtown question.

12-13-22_Agenda_Granicus; 9-8-26_Council_Packet

RequestBarney Nesseth (as reported by Engineer Olinger)from the minutes
Downtown/Hwy 60 Parking City Engineer Olinger updated the Council on the angled parking request from Barney Nesseth.

Ongoing downtown/Hwy 60 parking discussion.

At the meetingNo decision; MnDOT offered one option and the EDA prefers off-street parking first.

Partly answered

We hold no written request from Barney Nesseth and no council decision on it. The furthest the idea got in our record is MnDOT's single option of angled parking on one side of one block, set against the EDA's preference for off-street parking first. The only parking matters that reach resolution in the later record are apartment parking variances in 2026, where a 38-unit building sought 68 spaces against a code requirement of 76.

12-13-22_Agenda_Granicus; 9-8-26_Council_Packet

RequestEDA Committeefrom the minutes
They would like to see off-street parking looked at as the first option including parking in the alleys behind commercial buildings.

EDA discussed the downtown parking situation at its November meeting.

Partly answered

The EDA's November 2022 minutes and any off-street parking feasibility review are not in our holdings, so whether alley parking was ever studied cannot be established. The city's zoning code already points the same direction the EDA preferred, requiring apartment parking to be off street at two spaces per unit with one in a garage or a hard-surfaced lot. The EDA minutes would settle what the committee actually directed.

12-13-22_Agenda_Granicus; 9-8-26_Council_Packet

Unsourced claimAttorney Scott Riggsfrom the minutes
Some things have been moved, but it is happening too slowly. The owner has had plenty of time to get this taken care of.

Assessment of the property owner's progress on the nuisance cleanup.

Partly answered

No inspection photos or code enforcement log for 1 Langford Avenue exists in our holdings, so the pace of the cleanup cannot be assessed independently. The enforcement record does support the substance of the complaint, since the next step taken was ticketing rather than further negotiation, and the property was still unresolved eighteen months later. A dated enforcement log would settle what moved and when.

Two documents dated December 13 2022 give different accounts of the same item, the agenda packet saying a different approach will be used and some things have been moved, and the minutes saying the owner is still resisting with little progress and the police were instructed to write tickets.

12-13-22_Agenda_Granicus; 12.13.22_Council_Minutes; 6.13.23_Council_Packet_and_Agenda

To look upDerek P. Olinger, P.E., Bolton & Menk (proposal)from the minutes
Total fees are estimated at $54,236 and the work is planned for completion this winter to allow for a spring bid and summer 2023 construction.

Proposal for final design and bidding services for Bullis, Washington, 7th and 8th Streets.

Partly answered

The $54,236 was approved as an estimate billed hourly, and no final billing against it appears in our holdings. The scale is checkable against the construction contract it produced: $54,236 of design and bidding on a $450,693.95 job is 12.0%. The comparable 2025 proposal ran $246,200 over 1,437 hours including $2,950 of permit fees, with assessment hearings at $17,900 and bidding at $8,200, which against a $2,294,629.25 contract is 10.7%. Final invoices would settle whether the 2023 estimate held.

12.13.22_Council_Minutes; 10-8-24_AGENDA; KENYON_BIDS.md

To look upAgenda item report (Finance)from the minutes
Therefore, the resolution included in the meeting packet should be adopted by the Council. The final year-end capital fund amounts cannot be known until the 2022 audit is completed.

Resolution 2022-25 committing capital fund balances under GASB 54.

Partly answered

Resolution 2022-25 committing the capital fund balances was adopted on a motion by Ryan seconded by Bailey, carried 4-0-0, expressly contingent on audited final numbers as GASB 54 requires. The audited 2022 fund balances themselves are not in our holdings. The 2022 audit was performed under the five-year engagement awarded to Abdo Eick and Meyers in September 2021 at $26,875 for the first year, and that audit report would settle the final figures.

12.13.22_Council_Minutes; KENYON_BIDS.md · taken up again 2022-12-13

To look upAdministrator Mark Vahlsing (memo)from the minutes
Approve Transfer of Fire Department Year End Remaining Funds to Capital Fund Administrator Vahlsing stated that council approval is needed to move the year end Fire Department budget balance to the capital fund. The actual transfer amount will be determined by the auditors as part of the 2022 audit.

Annual year-end transfer of remaining department funds.

Partly answered

The transfer was authorized on a motion by Bailey seconded by Henke, carried 4-0-0, but the council approved it without a number, leaving the amount to the auditors. No audited fire department year-end balance appears in our holdings. The 2022 audited financial statements would settle the figure.

12.13.22_Council_Minutes · taken up again 2022-12-13

To look upAdministrator Mark Vahlsing (memo)from the minutes
Approve Transfer of Fire Department Year End Remaining Funds to Capital Fund Administrator Vahlsing stated that council approval is needed to move the year end Fire Department budget balance to the capital fund. The actual transfer amount will be determined by the auditors as part of the 2022 audit.

Annual year-end transfer of remaining department funds.

Partly answered

The motion the council actually passed was broader than the agenda item, approving the transfer of public works year-end remaining funds including street maintenance, pool and parks, on a motion by Ryan seconded by Bailey, carried 4-0-0. Three departments were swept in one vote, again with the amount left to the auditors, and no audited figure for any of them is in our holdings.

12.13.22_Council_Minutes · taken up again 2022-12-13

To look upAdministrator Mark Vahlsing (memo)from the minutes
Approve Transfer of Fire Department Year End Remaining Funds to Capital Fund Administrator Vahlsing stated that council approval is needed to move the year end Fire Department budget balance to the capital fund. The actual transfer amount will be determined by the auditors as part of the 2022 audit.

Annual year-end transfer of remaining library book budget.

Partly answered

The library book budget transfer was approved on a motion by Henke seconded by Rechtzigel, carried 4-0-0, with the amount again to be set by the auditors. No audited figure is in our holdings. For scale on library spending in that year, the library automation line ran $7,850 in 2022, its highest level in the five years our records cover.

12.13.22_Council_Minutes; KENYON_IT_SPEND.md · taken up again 2022-12-13

Unsourced claimHolli Gudknecht, Administration (agenda report)from the minutes
The final levy and budget must be adopted on or before December 30, 2022. A 6.8% maximum levy increase was approved by the Council in September.

Basis for the recommended final 2023 levy.

Partly answered

The 6.8% figure carried through to adoption, with the final levy of $1,183,301 described in the minutes as a 6.8% increase, but we hold no September 2022 preliminary levy resolution to confirm the maximum was set there. It also checks out arithmetically from the other direction: $1,183,301 raised by the 8% the council approved for 2024 gives $1,277,965, within $10 of the $1,277,955 implied by the certified 2025 levy of $1,400,000 at 9.55%.

The packets supporting both the 2023 and the 2024 final levies state that the attached budget memo is the 9/13/22 council memo, meaning the 2024 decision was documented with a memo from the previous levy cycle.

12.13.22_Council_Minutes; 12.12.23_Council_Packet_and_Agenda; taxes/levy.html · taken up again 2022-12-13

Unsourced claimStaff (KMU agenda item report)from the minutes
The Commission members currently are paid $1200 annually. There is not a record that KMU has ever had an increase in Board members pay.

Justification for the proposed commission pay increase.

Partly answered

We hold no historical KMU commission pay records, so whether the board had ever received an increase cannot be established. The $1,200 rate is confirmed in both the packet and the minutes, and the 2023 increase to $1,400 is the only change our records document. Historical KMU commission pay resolutions would settle it.

Staff wrote that there is no record KMU board pay had ever been increased, while the mayor told the council at the same meeting only that it had been many years since a raise.

12-13-22_Agenda_Granicus; 12.13.22_Council_Minutes

Unsourced claimAttorney Scott Riggsfrom the minutes
Motion carried 5-0-0. 2023 Proposed Agreement for Continuation of our City-County Joint-Powers "Agreement for State Building Code Administration" Attorney Riggs stated that Goodhue County requires the City of Kenyon to approve a yearly agreement to conduct residential and commercial building inspections. The County has done an excellent job conducting inspections for the City.

Support for renewing the joint-powers building code administration agreement.

Partly answered

No county inspection performance records or permit counts for Kenyon exist in our holdings, so the quality claim cannot be tested. What the record does show is that the sentence is not an annual assessment but standing language: the identical phrase that the county has done an excellent job conducting inspections appears verbatim in the 2023, 2024 and 2025 renewals, spoken by three different officials. Goodhue County permit and inspection logs for Kenyon would settle the substance.

12-13-22_Agenda_Granicus; 12.12.23_Council_Packet_and_Agenda; 12.10.24_Council_Packet_and_Agenda_Updated

Unsourced claimAttorney Scott Riggsfrom the minutes
Resolution 2022-23: Designating Annual Polling Place Attorney Riggs noted that State law requires that all City's annually designate a polling place by resolution by December 31 and at least 90 days prior to an election.

Basis for Resolution 2022-23 designating the Fire Hall as the 2023 polling place.

Partly answered

No statutory citation appears in our holdings, only the attorney's characterisation, repeated word for word a year later by the administrator. The practice itself is documented and consistent: the Fire Hall was designated the polling place for 2023 by Resolution 2022-23 and for 2024 by Resolution 2023-26, each adopted 5-0-0. The Minnesota election statute on annual polling place designation would settle the legal requirement.

12-13-22_Agenda_Granicus; 12.12.23_Council_Packet_and_Agenda · taken up again 2022-12-13

Pendingfrom the minutes
Township Fire Contract Meeting: Tuesday, December 6th @ 6 p.m. 2023 Budget & Levy Public Meeting: Tuesday, December 6th @ 6:30 p.m.

Schedule of upcoming meetings.

Partly answered

No outcome of the December 6 2022 township fire contract negotiation appears in our holdings. The meeting is a fixed annual event held the first Tuesday of December, on December 6 in 2022, December 5 in 2023, December 3 in 2024 and December 2 in 2025. The only round whose terms our records carry is 2026, split 51% city and 49% township across six townships by number of sections covered, with the contract approved on the December 9 2025 consent agenda. The 2022 contract documents would settle that year's terms.

12-13-22_Agenda_Granicus; 12.9.25_Council_Agenda_and_Packet_Updated

Unsourced claimCity Engineer Derek Olingerfrom the minutes
After a meeting with MnDOT, they submitted a possible option of adding angled parking to one side of one block along with the possible side effects this would cause.

Result of a meeting with MnDOT about downtown Hwy 60 parking.

We hold no data

We hold no MnDOT exhibit and no written list of side effects, only the single sentence summarising both. The two later passages offered here match on wording alone and concern different subjects, a trail project stakeholder list and tree cover at an unrelated development site. MnDOT's written option for Highway 60 would settle what was proposed and what the drawbacks were.

12-13-22_Agenda_Granicus · would settle it: MnDOT's written option/exhibit and list of side effects

Decisions 9 motions

Who did what

PersonAt this meeting
Doug Henke
Mayor
Called the meeting to order, seconded the consent agenda, moved adoption of Resolution 2022-21, seconded the adjournment motion and congratulated newly elected officials
Dan Rechtzigel
Council Member
Moved approval of the consent agenda, the canvass of election results and Resolution 2022-22
Mary Bailey
Council Member
Moved to adopt the agenda and Resolution 2022-23; seconded the DeCook pay application and building code agreement; praised Park and Rec's Trunk or Treat work
Molly Ryan
Council Member
Moved approval of pay application No. 2, the Goodhue County building code agreement and adjournment; seconded several motions
Kim Helgeson
Council Member
Seconded Resolutions 2022-21 and 2022-23; announced Christmas in Kenyon on Saturday, December 3
Derek Olinger
City Engineer (Bolton & Menk)
Reported on Pearl Creek sanitary sewer, 2023 street improvements, completion of the North Street Drainage Project and downtown/Hwy 60 parking options
Scott Riggs
City Attorney
Updated Council on 1 Langford Avenue nuisance cleanup and presented the county building code agreement and Resolutions 2022-21, 2022-22 and 2022-23
Holli Gudknecht
Administrative Assistant
Recorded and signed the minutes and prepared agenda item reports
Matt Ryan
Kenyon-Wanamingo 7-12 Principal
Gave citizen comment updating the Council on happenings at the Middle/High School in Kenyon
Jeff Sjoblom
Police Chief
Attended the meeting
Mitch Taylor
Police Officer
Attended the meeting
Lee Sjolander
Attendee
Attended the meeting
Barney Nesseth
Business owner who requested angled parking
Named as the source of the downtown angled parking request discussed by the engineer and EDA

Organizations named: City of Kenyon, Goodhue County, MnDOT, Bolton & Menk, Inc., DeCook Drainage, Kenyon EDA Committee, Kenyon-Wanamingo Schools, Kenyon Fire Department, Kenyon Park and Rec, Sunset Home Assisted Living, Kenyon Municipal Utilities

Figures

AmountWhat
$1,052.35Pay application No. 2 (final payment) to DeCook Drainage for the North Street Drainage Project
$46,018.47Original contract price for the North Street Drainage Outfall Improvements
$46,585.90Total work completed and materials stored to date on the North Street Drainage project
$45,533.55Previous payments made to DeCook Drainage before this application
$50,000 to $75,000Estimated cost to restripe Hwy 60/2nd Street for angled parking
$1.0 - $1.5 millionEstimated cost of widening the existing street over three blocks downtown

Said at the meeting

Some things have been moved, but it is happening too slowly.

Attorney Scott Riggs · minutes, verbatim

The owner has had plenty of time to get this taken care of.

Attorney Scott Riggs · minutes, verbatim

DeCook has completed the North Street Drainage Project.

City Engineer Derek Olinger · packet, verbatim

They are doing great work.

Council member Mary Bailey · minutes, verbatim

The County has done an excellent job conducting inspections for the City.

Attorney Scott Riggs (on county inspections) · minutes, verbatim

Resolutions and ordinances

  • Approving the Decertification of Tax Increment Financing District NoRes. 2022-21
  • Adopting Assessment for Delinquent Utility Bills Attorney Riggs stated that this resolution would authorize delinquent utility bill amounts tRes. 2022-22
  • Designating Annual Polling Place Attorney Riggs noted that State law requires that all City's annually designate a polling place by resolutioRes. 2022-23
  • FinalLevyandBudgetAdoptionRes. 2022-24
  • Committing Capital Fund BalancesRes. 2022-25

Agenda

Each item links to where it appears in the packet.

  1. I. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
  2. II. CITIZEN COMMENTS
  3. III. ADOPT AGENDA
  4. III.A Adopt Agenda
  5. IV. CONSENT AGENDA
  6. V. APPROVAL OF MINUTES and APPOINTMENTS
  7. V.A Approval of Minutes and Appointments
  8. VI. PRESENTATIONS/PUBLIC HEARINGS
  9. VII. ENGINEERING
  10. VII.A Update on Downtown parking.
  11. VII.B Engineering - General project Update
  12. VII.C Engineering - Pay Request 2 - North Street Drainage Project
  13. VII.D Engineering - Downtown/Hwy 60 Parking
  14. VIII. LEGAL
  15. VIII.A Nuisance Property Violation - 1 Langford Av. update
  16. IX. FINANCIAL
  17. IX.A Financial
  18. X. OLD BUSINESS
  19. XI. NEW BUSINESS
  20. XI.A Canvass 2022 Election Returns and Declare Results
  21. XI.C Resolution 2022-21: Approving the Decertification of Tax Increment Financing
  22. XI.D Resolution 2022-22: Adopting Assessment for Delinquent Utility Bills
  23. XI.E Resolution 2022-23: Designating Annual Polling Place
  24. XII. F.Y.I. - Department Updates
  25. XIII. COUNCIL AND STAFF GENERAL COMMENTS
  26. XIV. ADJOURNMENT
  27. A. City Council Meeting Minutes of October 11, 2022
  28. B. City Council Special Meeting Minutes of October 26, 2022
  29. C. Appoint New Fire Department Members
  30. A. Pearl Creek Sanitary Sewer Improvements
  31. C. North Street Drainage Improvements
  32. D. Downtown/Hwy 60 Parking
  33. A. Nuisance Property Violation - 1 Langford Av. update
  34. A. Canvass 2022 Election Returns and Declare Results
  35. C. Resolution 2022-21: Approving the Decertification of Tax Increment Financing
  36. D. Resolution 2022-22: Adopting Assessment for Delinquent Utility Bills
  37. E. Resolution 2022-23: Designating Annual Polling Place
  38. XII. OTHER BUSINESS
  39. A. Schedule of Upcoming Meetings

Full packet text (63k characters)

The minutes

Official minutes as adopted, from 12-13-22 Agenda Granicus; text extracted from the PDF.

Council Meeting was duly held in the City Council chambers at 7:00 p.m. on the 16th day of November 2022. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Henke.

Present
Mayor Doug Henke, Council Members Dan Rechtzigel, Mary Bailey, Molly Ryan, and Kim Helgeson
Also present
Engineer Derek Olinger, Attorney Scott Riggs, Administrative Assistant Holli Gudknecht, Police Chief Jeff Sjoblom, Police Officer Mitch Taylor, Lee Sjolander, and KW 7-12 Principal Matt Ryan

The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance.

Citizen Comment

Matt Ryan, Kenyon-Wanamingo 7-12 Principal, updated the Council on the happenings at the Middle/High School in Kenyon.

Adopt Agenda

Motion

Motion by Bailey, second by Ryan to approve the agenda.

Motion carried 5-0-0

Consent Agenda

Motion

Motion by Rechtzigel, second by Henke to approve the Consent Agenda, which includes payment of check numbers 74217 through 74310; 4258E through 4307E and the Fire Department appointments.

Motion carried 5-0-0

Presentations / Public Hearings / Recognitions / Prolamations

Engineering

Pearl Creek Sanitary Sewer Improvements

City Engineer Olinger stated that the additional survey work for the Pearl Creek sanitary sewer project has been completed. The project layout and determination of rough construction limits will be finalized in late November or early December.

2023 Street Improvements Project Scope City Engineer Olinger stated that the proposal for the design of the 2023 street project will be completed immediately after the Pearl Creek project. More information will be coming next month.

North Street Drainage Improvements

City Engineer Olinger stated that DeCook has completed the North Street Drainage Project. Approve of Pay Application #2

Motion

Motion by Ryan second by Bailey to approve pay application No. 2 to DeCook Drainage in the amount of $1052.35. Motion carried 5-0-0.

Downtown/Hwy 60 Parking

City Engineer Olinger updated the Council on the angled parking request from Barney Nesseth. After a meeting with MnDOT, they submitted a possible option of adding angled parking to one side of one block along with the possible side effects this would cause. The EDA Committee discussed the parking situation at their November meeting. They would like to see off-street parking looked at as the first option including parking in the alleys behind commercial buildings. This will be discussed further at the December Council meeting.

Legal

Nuisance Property Violation – 1 Langford Avenue Update

Attorney Riggs updated the Council on the 1 Langford Avenue cleanup. Riggs stated that a different approach will be used to get this property into compliance. Some things have been moved, but it is happening too slowly. The owner has had plenty of time to get this taken care of.

Old Business

New Business

Canvass 2022 Election Returns and Declare Results

The Council met as the Canvassing Board to canvass the results of November 8, 2022 General Election.

Motion

Motion by Rechtzigel second by Ryan to approve and declare all 2022 canvassed election results.

Motion carried 5-0-0

2023 Proposed Agreement for Continuation of our City-County Joint-Powers "Agreement for State Building Code Administration" Attorney Riggs stated that Goodhue County requires the City of Kenyon to approve a yearly agreement to conduct residential and commercial building inspections. The County has done an excellent job conducting inspections for the City. The term of the contract would be for one year starting January 1, 2023.

Motion

Motion by Ryan seconded by Bailey to approve the 2023 agreement with Goodhue County for State Building Code Administration. Motion carried 5-0-0.

Resolution 2022-21: Approving the Decertification of Tax Increment Financing District No. 4-4

(45) of the City of Kenyon Attorney Riggs stated that Tax Increment Financing District No. 4-4 (45), which was originally created for the Sunset Home Assisted Living and clinic areas, is now completed. The city is required to decertify the district.

Motion

Motion by Henke second by Helgeson to adopt Resolution 2022-21 approving the decertification of Tax Increment Financing District No. 4-4 (45) of the City of Kenyon. Motion carried 5-0-0.

Resolution 2022-22: Adopting Assessment for Delinquent Utility Bills

Attorney Riggs stated that this resolution would authorize delinquent utility bill amounts to be certified on property taxes.

Motion

Motion by Rechtzigel second by Ryan to adopt Resolution 2022-22 adopting assessment for delinquent utility bills. Motion carried 5-0-0.

Resolution 2022-23: Designating Annual Polling Place

Attorney Riggs noted that State law requires that all City's annually designate a polling place by resolution by December 31 and at least 90 days prior to an election. The Fire Hall will remain the polling place in 2023.

Motion

Motion by Bailey seconded by Helgeson to adopt Resolution 2022-23 designating the Fire Hall as the annual polling place for 2023. Motion carried 5-0-0.

Schedule of Upcoming Meetings

City Council Meeting: Tuesday, December 13 @ 5:30 p.m. Township Fire Contract Meeting: Tuesday, December 6th @ 6 p.m. 2023 Budget & Levy Public Meeting: Tuesday, December 6th @ 6:30 p.m.

Council And Staff General Comments

Attorney Riggs hoped everyone would have a nice holiday.

Council members Ryan, Bailey, and Rechtzigel and Mayor Henke congratulated the newly elected council 10 members and mayor.

Council member Helgeson stated that Christmas in Kenyon will be Saturday, December 3.

Council member Bailey appreciated the work that Park and Rec put into the Trunk or Treat event. They are doing great work.

Motion

Motion by Ryan second by Henke to adjourn the meeting at 7:37 p.m.

Motion carried 5-0-0

_____ Holli Gudknecht, Administrative Assistant Douglas Henke, Mayor

AGENDA ITEM NO. VII.A

Agenda Item Summary

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM REPORT

DATE: December 13, 2022
SUBMITTED BY: Holli Gudknecht, Engineering
ITEM TYPE: Engineering

Agenda Section: Engineering

SUBJECT: Update on Pearl Creek Sanitary Sewer Improvements
SUGGESTED ACTION: Update by City Engineer on Pearl Creek Sewer project. Discussion

only. See attached memo below for more information.

Attachments:

01.1_Pearl Cr Sanitary Imp Summary.pdf

Pearl Creek Sanitary Sewer Improvements Survey work is now complete. Over this next month, we will be reviewing and evaluating utility impacts and starting conversations with private utility owners (gas, telephone, etc.). Our design staff is mostly back inside after an extended construction season. We'll be finalizing the construction limits in the next month. This information will be used to determine easement limits needed for new utilities and notifying affected property owners of future easement needs.

Requested Action: None – for information only.

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AGENDA ITEM NO. VII.B

Agenda Item Summary

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM REPORT

DATE: December 13, 2022
SUBMITTED BY: Holli Gudknecht, Engineering
ITEM TYPE: Engineering

Agenda Section: Engineering

SUBJECT: 2023 Street Improvement Project Scope

SUGGESTED ACTION: During the regular October meeting, council directed the engineer to move forward with the 2023 Street Improvement project. The project includes Bullis St, Washington St, 7th St, and 8th St. Alternate work would include reclaiming and repaving of portions of State St and Washington St in the SEMCRA development. Total fees are estimated at $54,236. See information attached below.

Requested Action: Motion approving Bolton & Menk final design proposal for the 2023 Street Improvement project.

Motion Needed

Attachments:

02.1_2023 Street Imp Summary.pdf 02.2_2023 Street Project_Final Design-Bidding.pdf

14 2023 Street Improvements Final Design Proposal During the regular October meeting, council directed us to move forward with multiple streets as part of the 2023 Street Improvement project. The project includes asphalt mill and overlay of portions of Bullis St, Washington St, 7 th St, and 8th St. Alternate work would include reclaiming and repaving of portions of State St and Washington St in the SEMCRA development. A map is included in the attachment.

The next step necessary for this project is final design and preparation of bid documents for the improvements. The attached proposal contains the engineering scope and fee for this work.

Total fees are estimated at $54,236 and the work is planned for completion this winter to allow for a spring bid and summer 2023 construction.

Engineering costs were previously figured into the planning estimates used when discussing this project as part of the CIP and Infrastructure plan updates. This project is currently planned for financing through a bond issuance next year, which is commonly executed after bidding. Engineering costs incurred before this time are temporarily funded through the general fund and later reimbursed through bond proceeds as part of the overall project costs.

Requested Action: Motion approving Bolton & Menk final design proposal for the 2023 Street Improvement project.

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December 7th, 2022

Mr. Mark Vahlsing

City Administrator City of Kenyon

RE: 2023 Street Improvements

Proposal for Final Design & Bidding Services BMI Project No: 0H1.127340

Mr. Vahlsing:

Over this past summer, we have been developing scope recommendations and preparing cost estimates for the planned 2023 Street Improvement project. The 2023 Street Improvement project was included in the latest revision of the Infrastructure Management Plan, approved in August. In October, Council directed us to move forward with the streets illustrated in the figure below.

This proposal includes engineering services necessary to proceed with this project: preparation of plans, specifications and bidding documents.

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16 2023 Street Improvements December 7, 2022 Proposal for Final Design & Bidding Services Page 2

1. Scope of Work

A. Project Management

 Oversight of Design Activity and Budget Management  Preparing, Coordinating, and Attending Public & Design Meetings  Providing Progress Updates to City on a Regular Basis

B. Preliminary Design

Aerial Imagery  Collection of high quality aerial imagery by unmanned drone for use in plan preparation and record of existing conditions.  For this project, the aerial imagery takes the place of topographic survey in design

Preliminary Scoping

 Meetings with contractors and city staff to develop scope recommendations for council approval  Prepare preliminary cost estimates and figures

Pavement Cores and Review

 Multiple pavement cores within existing streets to determine street section thicknesses.  Work will be completed by a subconsultant hired by Bolton & Menk.

C. Final Design Engineering & Bidding

Final design engineering includes the preparation of project plans and specifications for use in bidding and construction. Deliverables and other specific tasks are listed below

Construction Plans:  Tabulations and Statement of Estimated Quantities  Details and Typical Sections  Street Plans

Project Manual

 Bidding Documents  Contract Documents  Technical Specifications

Permit Applications/Approvals

 MnDOT Misc. work permit (no fee expected)  Permit Applications will be prepared and billed through Bolton & Menk, unless specific invoices are sent to the City from applicable regulatory agencies.

Bidding  Posting bid documents to public bidding website  Preparation of applicable resolutions and notices for advertisement and bid approval

17 2023 Street Improvements December 7, 2022 Proposal for Final Design & Bidding Services Page 3

2. Fees A summary of the fees associated with the scope is provided below

Item Cost

Project Management $ 3,270 Preliminary (Aerial, Prelim Scoping, Pavement Cores & Review) $ 8,930 Final Design & Bidding $ 42,036 Total $ 54,236

The fees noted above are estimated, based on the scope noted above. A breakdown of these fees is attached. Costs will be billed on an hourly basis and any substantial changes from the total fees provided will be discussed with the city, if required. The terms of the work performed under this proposal would be in accordance with the existing Agreement for Professional Services between the City of Kenyon and Bolton & Menk.

3. Schedule The work included in this proposal would be completed over the winter of 2022/23 to allow for bidding and construction in 2023.

4. Assumptions The following assumptions have been made, relating to this proposal.  Improvements can be constructed without vertical design and control – plan views only included.  Storm sewer or public utility replacements or relocations is not included in design scope.  Special assessments (and related hearings) are not included  No preliminary neighborhood/public meetings are included.

If requested or required, the items listed as "not included" can be added as additional services.

We value our relationship with the City of Kenyon as your City Engineer and appreciate the opportunity to assist the City with this project. If there are any questions related to this proposal, please contact us.

Sincerely, Bolton & Menk, Inc.

Derek P. Olinger, P.E. City Engineer

Attachments: Engineering Fee Breakdown

18 19 December 7, 2022 Page 4 Engineering Fee Breakdown Project: 2023 Street Improvements City Engr Proj Engr Design Reimb GIS AA Total Hr Total Labor Total Engr Expense** Phase: Final Design 1.1 Project Management 18.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 21.0 $ 3,270.00 $ - $ 3,270.00 2.1 Aerial, Prelim Scoping, Pavement Cores & Review 14.0 0.0 20.0 8.0 0.0 42.0 $ 5,930.00 $ 3,000.00 $ 8,930.00 3.1 Final Design (Plans & Specs) & Bidding 92.0 0.0 167.0 5.0 28.0 292.0 $ 42,036.00 $ - $ 42,036.00 Subtotal Hours 124.0 0.0 187.0 13.0 31.0 355.0 $ 51,236.00 $ 3,000.00 $ 54,236.00 2023 Street Improvements

** Reimbursable Expenses include Pavement Cores & Geotechnical Review for pavement design Proposal for Final Design & Bidding Services AGENDA ITEM NO. VIII.A

Agenda Item Summary

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM REPORT

DATE: December 13, 2022
SUBMITTED BY: Holli Gudknecht, Legal
ITEM TYPE: Legal

Agenda Section: Legal

Subject:

Nuisance Property Violation - 1 Langford Av. update
SUGGESTED ACTION: The City Attorney will provide an update on the Langford Avenue

property violation clean-up status.

Attachments:

AGENDA ITEM NO. X.A

Agenda Item Summary

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM REPORT

DATE: December 13, 2022
SUBMITTED BY: Holli Gudknecht, Administration
ITEM TYPE: Old Business

Agenda Section: Old Business

Subject:

Resolution 2022-24: Adopting the 2023 Budget and Establishing

the Tax Levy for Payable 2023

SUGGESTED ACTION: Resolution 2022-24 approves the 2023 budget and sets the final tax levy for 2023. The final levy and budget must be adopted on or before December 30, 2022. A 6.8% maximum levy increase was approved by the Council in September. Staff would recommend a final levy in the amount of 6.8%. A copy of the final draft revenue and expenditure budgets and the 9/13/22 Council memo are attached below.

Motion Needed

Attachments:

September 7, 2022 Special Council meeting memo.pdf

Proposed 2022 Budget.pdf Resolution 2022-24 FinalLevyandBudgetAdoption.docx

21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 RESOLUTION NO. 2022-24 CITY OF KENYON COUNTY OF GOODHUE STATE OF MINNESOTA

Resolution Adopting The 2023 Budget And Establishing

THE TAX LEVY FOR PAYABLE 2023

BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Kenyon, Minnesota, Goodhue County, that the 2023 budget is adopted as presented; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the following sums be certified to the Goodhue County Auditor as the amounts to be levied upon the taxable property in the City of Kenyon, County of Goodhue County, State of Minnesota, for the year payable 2023 for the following purposes to wit:

Net Levy

General Purpose $938,991 Bond Indebtedness $244,310 Total Levy $1,183,301

Adopted by the City Council of the City of Kenyon on this 13th day of December, 2022.

Douglas Henke

Mayor ATTEST:

Mark R. Vahlsing

City Administrator

AGENDA ITEM NO. XI.A

Agenda Item Summary

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM REPORT

DATE: December 13, 2022
SUBMITTED BY: Holli Gudknecht, Finance
ITEM TYPE: New Business

Agenda Section: New Business

SUBJECT: Resolution 2022-25: Resolution Committing Capital Fund

Balances

Suggested Action:

General accounting standard (GASB 54) requires all public entities to set year end Capital fund balances. This action is required before the end of the current year contingent on audited final numbers. Therefore, the resolution included in the meeting packet should be adopted by the Council. The final year-end capital fund amounts cannot be known until the 2022 audit is completed.

Motion Needed

Attachments:

Resolution 2022-25 Committing Capital Fund Balances.docx

RESOLUTION NO. 2022-25 CITY OF KENYON COUNTY OF GOODHUE STATE OF MINNESOTA

Resolution Committing Capital Fund Balances

WHEREAS, The Governmental Accounting Standards Board's Statement #54 definition of committed fund balance describes that portion of fund balance that represents resources whose use if constrained by limitations that the government imposes upon itself at its highest level of decision making; and,

WHEREAS, City Council action is required to formalize the commitment of the capital fund balance for specific purpose; and,

WHEREAS, It has been determined to commit capital fund balance for the City in the amount determined each year by the annual audit.

Now Therefore, Be It Resolved By The City Council Of Kenyon,

MINNESOTA that capital fund balance will be committed as shown in Exhibit A.

Adopted by the City Council of the City of Kenyon on this 13th day of December, 2022 .

Douglas Henke

Mayor ATTEST:

Mark R. Vahlsing

City Administrator

EXHIBIT A

Purpose Amount

Major purchases and upgrades for:

General Purpose $136,001.00

Gunderson House $3,337.00 Police Department/Civil Defense $7,500.00 Fire Department $210,034.00 First Responders $45,091.00 Street Department $389,637.00 Library $0 Parks $16,273.00 Pool $37,809.00

TOTAL $845,682.00

AGENDA ITEM NO. XI.B

Agenda Item Summary

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM REPORT

DATE: December 13, 2022
SUBMITTED BY: Holli Gudknecht, Finance
ITEM TYPE: New Business

Agenda Section: New Business

SUBJECT: Approve Transfer of Fire Department Year End Remaining

Funds to Capital Fund

Suggested Action:

Approve Transfer of Fire Department Year End Remaining

Funds to Capital Fund

Council approval is required to move the year end Fire Department budget balance to the capital fund. This action is normally approved by the Council annually at the end of each calendar year. The actual transfer amount will be determined by the auditors as part of the 2020 audit.

Motion Needed

Attachments:

yearendtransfermemo.pdf 12-22.pdf

ADDITIONAL TRANSFERS These transfers should be done after audit numbers are firm. Let auditors know that these should be included in the audit. The council approves the transfer in December pending auditors final numbers.

Approve Transfer of Fire Department Year End Remaining Funds to Capital Fund

Administrator Vahlsing stated that council approval is needed to move the year end Fire Department budget balance to the capital fund. The actual transfer amount will be determined by the auditors as part of the 2022 audit.

Approve Transfer of Street Maintenance Year End Remaining Funds to Capital Fund

Administrator Vahlsing stated that council approval is needed to move the year end Street Maintenance Department budget balance to the capital fund. The actual transfer amount will be determined by the auditors as part of the 2022 audit.

Approval to transfer excess funds from the library book budget to the capital fund

Administrator Vahlsing stated that council approval is needed to move the year end Library book budget balance to the capital fund. The actual transfer amount will be determined by the auditors as part of the 2022 audit.

AGENDA ITEM NO. XI.C

Agenda Item Summary

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM REPORT

DATE: December 13, 2022
SUBMITTED BY: Holli Gudknecht, Finance
ITEM TYPE: New Business

Agenda Section: New Business

SUBJECT: Approve Transfer of Street Maintenance Year End Remaining

Funds to Capital Fund

Suggested Action:

Council approval is required to move the year end Street Department budget balance to the capital fund. This action is normally approved by the Council annually at the end of each calendar year. The actual transfer amount will be determined by the auditors as part of the 2021 audit.

Motion Needed

Attachments:

yearendtransfermemo.pdf 12-22.pdf

ADDITIONAL TRANSFERS These transfers should be done after audit numbers are firm. Let auditors know that these should be included in the audit. The council approves the transfer in December pending auditors final numbers.

Approve Transfer of Fire Department Year End Remaining Funds to Capital Fund

Administrator Vahlsing stated that council approval is needed to move the year end Fire Department budget balance to the capital fund. The actual transfer amount will be determined by the auditors as part of the 2022 audit.

Approve Transfer of Street Maintenance Year End Remaining Funds to Capital Fund

Administrator Vahlsing stated that council approval is needed to move the year end Street Maintenance Department budget balance to the capital fund. The actual transfer amount will be determined by the auditors as part of the 2022 audit.

Approval to transfer excess funds from the library book budget to the capital fund

Administrator Vahlsing stated that council approval is needed to move the year end Library book budget balance to the capital fund. The actual transfer amount will be determined by the auditors as part of the 2022 audit.

AGENDA ITEM NO. XI.D

Agenda Item Summary

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM REPORT

DATE: December 13, 2022
SUBMITTED BY: Holli Gudknecht, Finance
ITEM TYPE: New Business

Agenda Section: New Business

SUBJECT: Approve Transfer of Excess Funds from the Library Book

Budget to Capital Fund

Suggested Action:

Council approval is required to move the year end Library Book excess funds to the capital fund. This action is normally approved by the Council annually at the end of each calendar year. The actual transfer amount will be determined by the auditors as part of the 2022 audit.

Motion Needed

Attachments:

DOC120921-12092021185416.pdf

41 42 AGENDA ITEM NO. XI.E

Agenda Item Summary

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM REPORT

DATE: December 13, 2022
SUBMITTED BY: Holli Gudknecht, Administration
ITEM TYPE: License/Permits

Agenda Section: New Business

SUBJECT: 2023 Tobacco License Renewals
SUGGESTED ACTION: 1. Kenyon Market

2. River Country Co-Op (Speedway) 3. Kenyon Municipal Liquor Store

Motion Needed

Attachments:

AGENDA ITEM NO. XI.F

Agenda Item Summary

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM REPORT

DATE: December 13, 2022
SUBMITTED BY: Holli Gudknecht, Kenyon Municipal Utilities
ITEM TYPE: New Business

Agenda Section: New Business

SUBJECT: KMU Commission Wage Increase
SUGGESTED ACTION: The Utility Commission is requesting Council approval for increase

in annual pay. The Commission members currently are paid $1200 annually. There is not a record that KMU has ever had an increase in Board members pay. Staff would recommend a $200 annual increase to commission member pay. This would be approximate 16.6% increase. MOTION NEEDED

Attachments:

AGENDA ITEM NO. XI.G

Agenda Item Summary

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM REPORT

DATE: December 13, 2022
SUBMITTED BY: Holli Gudknecht, Police
ITEM TYPE: Agenda

Agenda Section: New Business

Subject:

Police Department – Approval to lease a new printer/scanner/fax machine

SUGGESTED ACTION: Chief Sjoblom is seeking approval to lease a printer/copier fax machine for the Police department. Copies of quotes he has received are attached below. The lease price would be $43.63 a month. The term of the lease would be 60 months. The purchase price would be $2214. MOTION NEEDED

Attachments:

Copier lease proposal Loefler.pdf 11-22

Copier Lease Proposal2.pdf Copier Lease Proposal 3.pdf

45 46 47 48 AGENDA ITEM NO. XI.H

Agenda Item Summary

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM REPORT

DATE: December 13, 2022
SUBMITTED BY: Holli Gudknecht, Library
ITEM TYPE: New Business

Agenda Section: New Business

SUBJECT: Holiday Office Closings
SUGGESTED ACTION: 1. City Office/Library Close early on Friday, December 23 at

Noon 2. Library Closed on Saturday, December 24 MOTION NEEDED

Attachments:

AGENDA ITEM NO. XII.A

Agenda Item Summary

CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM REPORT

DATE: December 13, 2022
SUBMITTED BY: Holli Gudknecht, Administration
ITEM TYPE: Miscellaneous
AGENDA SECTION: F.Y.I. - Department Updates

Subject: Fyi

SUGGESTED ACTION: December Department updates.

See attached.

Attachments:

12-13-22 FYI.pdf

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