Jane McWilliams, LWV Observer
All councilors were present.
Goal Confirmation. This meeting was devoted solely to discussion of the Safety Center issue. KKE Architect Consultants Michael Clark and Cliff Buikema led the discussion. They asked each councilor to briefly state their goals for the project:
Mayor Mary Rossing: Presenting a solution within budget, reflect history, show we value [...]
Jane McWilliams, LWV Observer
All councilors were present.
Presentations. Three presentations led off the meeting. Dick Kleber, a member of the city’s Human Rights Commission, reported on their work in collaboration with other community organizations (together dubbed the Complete Count Committee) to educate residents about the census and the importance of participating. Thanks to the work of [...]
Jane McWilliams, LWV Observer
Presentations. All members of the council were present for this meeting, which adjourned at 11:30 p.m. (It was preceded by a closed meeting to meet with legal counsel to discuss litigation against the city.) The public seating was full tonight, partly because of several presentations which preceded the business meeting. Joan Janusz [...]
7:00 p.m., NCRC Room 106
Jane McWilliams, LWV Observer
All councilors were present, as were City Administrator Joel Walinski, and Irena and Richard Furman, facilitators.
At their January 26, 2010 goal setting session, the council ran out of time before discussing and setting up an action plan for 2009 Goal #4: the council will implement a systematic approach [...]
Tuesday, March 23, 2010, 7:00 p.m.
LWV Observer, Jane McWilliams
Mayor Mary Rossing convened the gathering of representatives of the city’s many boards and commissions. Thanking them for the work they do, she outlined some ways the members can be more effective.
Noting that people are often moved by and appointed because of their expertise or passion, once [...]
Jane McWilliams, LWV Observer
All councilors were present.
Review Disbursements: At the request of several councilors, 4 items were removed from the 16 item consent agenda for consideration on the regular agenda. Among these was approval on the monthly expenditure report, an item about which Councilor Jon Denison had concerns. This was approval of over $21,000 to [...]
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 [...]