The meeting was called to order by Mayor Daniel Imdieke on Monday, April 3, 2023 at 5:00 pm. Upon roll call, the following council members were present: James Gartner, Brian Jacob, Randall Meidinger, Dennis Morris. Travis Dockter. Absent: Wayne Ehley. Also Present: Attorney Joseph Hanson, Director of Public Works Tyler Gross, Administrator/Auditor Sharon Jangula, Deputy Auditor Joy Bosch.
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Mayor Imdieke informed the council that Virgil Hulm decided to step down as Public Works Director and city employee Tyler Gross assumed the role as of April 2, 2023. The transition to move Tyler into the position had been discussed and approved at the April 4, 2022 city council meeting. Virgil will continue to work for the city.
A motion to approve the March 6, 2023 Meeting Minutes was made by Brian Jacob, seconded by James Gartner. Unanimous aye vote; motion carried.
AJ Tuck and Tom Klabunde of Moore Engineering addressed the council regarding a chip seal project. They said the city does a chip seal project approximately every ten years and the last project was in 2014. They informed the council it is best to patch and repair the pavement a few months prior to the chip seal.
During discussion it was noted the citizens have two more installments due on the 2014 project with the final installment due on March 1, 2025. After discussion, there was general consensus to plan on doing the chip seal in 2025 with the first installment of special assessments potentially due March 1, 2026.
Council Member Wayne Ehley arrived during discussion of the chip seal project.
A motion to approve Building Permit Applications: 23-03 Cris & Lorlyn Turman-bathroom remodel; 23-04 Linton Dental Center-room remodel; 23-05 Debbie Lindeman-build garage & breezeway contingent on all setback and other requirements being met; 23-06 Gary Hulm-bathroom remodel; 22-28 Kevin Leier- one-year extension on permit to build new home made by Randall Meidinger, seconded by Wayne Ehley. Motion carried 5-0-1. James Gartner abstained from voting as he was the contractor on some of the permits.
A motion to approve Linton Lions Club Gaming Site Authorizations: 7/1/2023 to 6/30/2024 at Country Climate, Green Lantern, Happy Hour; and from 4/1/2023 to 6/30/2023 at Our Club was made by Brian Jacob, seconded by James Gartner. Unanimous aye vote; motion carried.
A motion to approve Renaissance Zone Project Property Tax Incentive for Linton Fitness & Tanning LLC was made by Brian Jacob, seconded by Randall Meidinger. Unanimous aye vote; motion carried.
A motion to approve the March 2023 Monthly Financial Report was made by James Gartner, seconded by Travis Dockter. Unanimous aye vote; motion carried.
A motion to approve the payment of bills was made by Wayne Ehley, seconded by Brian Jacob. Unanimous aye vote; motion carried. Ameritas-dental insurance $450.64; BEK Communications-telephone bill $88.56; Butler Machinery Co.-parts $1,397.57; Cardmember Service-credit card payment $177.06; City of Bismarck-landfill fees $2,096.92; Computer Share Corporate Trust-street project loan payment $219,906.25; Dakota Fluid Power Inc.-pump repair $80.87; Dept. of Health, Chemistry-water testing $105.93; Dept. of Health, Microbiology-water testing $50.00; Dockter’s Welding & Machine-labor $23.27; Elan Financial Services-credit card payment $1,173.94; Emmons Co Sheriff’s Dept.-policing $3,333.33; Emmons Co Record-publishing $226.39; Ferguson Waterworks-hosting fee & parts $1,503.00; Fireside Office Solutions-office supplies $121.65; Innovo Automation-fire siren parts $103.65; IRS-payroll taxes $6,150.10; Linton Auto Parts-supplies $659.40; Luke Mosset Welding-labor $187.50; Martin Oil-diesel $6,137.77; MDU-power bill $4,010.56; ND League of Cities-Spring Workshop registration fee(R. Meidinger) $200.00; ND PERS-pension $3,504.99; NDPHIT-employee insurance $11,083.96; Patriot Fuels-gas $298.35; Payroll $23,181.84; Petty Cash Reimbursement-postage $34.39; RDO Equipment Co.-parts $125.84; Sanitation Products-sewer jetter nozzle $1,159.53; Sayler Implement-supplies $1.302.61; SCWD-water $5,824.00; Tyler Gross-meal (water expo) $28.00; USDA Rural Development-water system loan payment $31,872.83; USPS-water bills postage $255.84; Voices for Lake Oahe-membership $25.00; Verizon Wireless-iPad & phone plan $69.04.
A motion to approve Gaming Permit 23-02 to the Linton Celebration Committee for a raffle on October 14, 2023 was made by Brian Jacob, seconded by James Gartner. Unanimous aye vote; motion carried.
Discussion was held on purchasing a tool to assist in the flushing of fire hydrants and opening and closing gate valves. Sharon Jangula said the cost of the tool is approximately $5,500.00 and money from the Water Short Term Asset Replacement Fund could be used to fund the purchase. She said each month the city is required to transfer money into this fund to help cover the cost of short-term assets used in operations of the water department and there is currently $100,951.61 in the fund. Tyler Gross said there are approximately 210 fire hydrants and gate valves which need to be flushed or exercised (opened and closed) each year. A motion to approve the purchase was made by Randall Meidinger, seconded by James Gartner. Unanimous aye vote; motion carried.
Other discussion was held on moving forward with replacing approximately 23 street lights in the main street business district, repairing the lights along Highway 83 which have turned a purple color, and transferring money into C-DARS and ICS accounts to gain better interest rates, and revisions to Chapter 4 of the Ordinances.
Due to the blizzard warning for April 5th, the tax equalization meeting was rescheduled to Monday, April 10, 2023 at 5:00 pm.
The next regular meeting will be held on Monday, May 1, 2023 at 5:00 pm.
The Citywide Spring Cleanup Day will be held on Tuesday, May 9, 2023.
A motion was made by James Gartner to adjourn. Meeting adjourned.
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