Jane McWilliams, LWV Observer
Jon Denison was absent.
A half-inch thick packet (http://www.ci.northfield.mn.us/assets/p/Packet162.pdf) accompanied the agenda containing 4 items for this evening’s discussion, which lasted a little over three hours. In addition to the council, the city administrator and other staff – which came and went, depending on the agenda item - City Attorney Chris Hood was [...]
Jane McWilliams, LWV Observer
All councilors were present.
Performance review: The council met in closed session at 6:00 to conduct the city administrator’s performance review. At the beginning of the regular meeting, Mayor Mary Rossing summarized the conclusions of the evaluation. City Administrator Joel Walinski has met or exceeded the council’s expectations, and has shown solid leadership [...]
Jane B McWilliams, LWV Observer
All members of the council were present.
Surface Water Protection. At the February 10 meeting, City Engineer Katy Gehler presented information about the work the city is planning in order to create a surface water management ordinance. Tonight, the council approved the agreement for engineering services with Barr Engineering at a cost [...]
Jane McWilliams, LWV Observer
All councilors were present.
This was a “special meeting” because last week’s regular meeting was not held, in deference to precinct caucuses. While the agenda tonight was not lengthy, the content was heavy, and the meeting lasted until 10:55. Three items – preliminary approval of the annexation of properties in Bridgewater Township, approval [...]
Jane McWilliams, LWV Observer
5:00 p.m., Northfield Hospital Board Room
In addition to all city council, staff members Joel Walinski (City Administrator) and Jennifer Nash (his Administrative Assistant) were present. Citizens Randy Jennings, Griff Wigley, Alice Thomas, and the League observer were present for some or all of the meeting.
Irena and Richard Fursman served as facilitators for [...]
Jane McWilliams, LWV Observer
All councilors were present.
Carnegie Centennial Celebration: During the Presentation time at the beginning of the meeting, Andrew Carnegie (aka Jim Young) read the council resolution declaring 2010 the Carnegie Centennial Celebration year in Northfield. The resolution ( http://www.ci.northfield.mn.us/assets/p/Packet158.pdf ) outlines the history of the public library, which began in 1898 when the [...]
Jane McWilliams, LWV Observer
All members were present (Councilor Pokorney arrived at 7:50).
Land Development Code: The Planning Commission has been working for over a year on the ordinance creating regulations to implement the comprehensive plan. According to Councilor Betsey Buckheit, who has been the commission’s council liaison, the planning commission felt that the version of the [...]
Jane B McWilliams, LWV Observer
All council members were present.
The first order of business was the election of Councilor Kris Vohs Mayor pro tem.
Attorney Fees
There were seven items on the consent agenda, including “Consideration of Request for Payment of Attorney Fees (Roder).” Councilor Betsey Buckheit requested that this item be placed on the regular agenda.
The law [...]
Jane McWilliams, LWV Observer
All council members were present.
Highway 3/Highway 19 Final Report
At their September 2009 meeting, the council approved application for funding from the American Recovery and Reauthorization Act (ARRA), Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) programs. If funded, the money would be applied to an underpass at Greenvale Avenue and Highway 3, correcting downtown/Water [...]
Jane McWilliams, LWV Observer
All members of the council were present.
There were 12 items on the consent agenda, 2 public hearings and 3 items on the regular agenda. Two discussion items, the scheduling of the 2010 council meetings and of the next steps in facility planning took up the major portion of the regular agenda.
Of note [...]