06-18-1981 CCMMINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING - HUTCHINSON CITY COUNCIL
THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 1981
The special meeting of the Council was called to order by Mayor Westlund at 7:00 A.M.
with the following present: Aldermen Peterson, Lueneburg, Gruenhagen and Beatty, in
addition to the Mayor. Also present: City Administrator Plotz.
Junker Sanitation
The City Council discussed the correspondence from Jim Junker regarding an increase
in refuse rate for residential users in addition to the rate changes for commercial,
retail and industrial rates based on size of container. Mr. Junker requested a 50('�
per month increase in residential rate and an increase on container rate of $1.00 as
specified for commercial, retail and industrial users, to be effective July 1, 1981.
The motion was made by Alderman Lueneburg and seconded by Alderman Beatty to approve
the proposed rate increases for refuse. After discussion, it unanimously carried.
It was pointed out the Council plans to have a special meeting with Jim Junker in the
latter part of July to discuss any complaints or appeals regarding service.
Letter of Commendation
The City Council discussed the AFS student, Yoshinori Sano, who will be returning to
Japan. Mayor Westlund suggested a Letter of Commendation be given to him.
Alderman Gruenhagen moved to prepare said Letter of Commendation for Yoshinori Sano.
Seconded by Alderman Beatty, the motion carried unanimously.
Authorizing Tom Savage for Property Acquisition
The Council discussed the need for assisting the City in the negotiating for the ac-
quisition of property for: 1) a proposed site(s) for a new joint recreation facility,
2) the acquisition of proposed parking lots.
It was the consensus of the Council that th
the recreation center and the parking lots.
considered for performing the negotiations
advantageous choice.
e approach would be a six-month option for
It was discussed that several people were
and that perhaps Tom Savage would be an
A motion was made by Alderman Lueneburg and seconded by Alderman Beatty that Tom Sav-
age would be employed to obtain the options on the following basis; Mr. Savage would
receive 2% of the purchase price in the event the options were exercised for the rec-
reation facility site. In the event the City and School District did not come to an
agreement for joint use and location of the building, Mr. Savage would be reimbursed
an hourly rate of $50.00 per hour, with a maximum rate of $200.00 per parcel for ne-
gotiating the site.
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COUNCIL MINUTES
JUNE 18, 1981
Agreement with City Engineer
The City Council discussed an agreement with Marlow Priebe, City Engineer, regard-
ing certain private consulting services. The City Attorney had drawn up a proposed
agreement. Marlow Priebe indicated that he had a revision of the proposed agreement
after consulting his attorney. The revised agreement was reviewed by the Council and
a motion was made by Alderman Lueneburg, seconded by Alderman Beatty, to approve the
revised agreement as submitted by Marlow Priebe, contingent upon approval by the City
Attorney regarding the last sentence. After discussion, the motion unanimously car-
ried.
Exclusion of Citv Administrator from PERA
The request of the City Administrator, Gary D. Plotz, of electing to exclude his mem-
bership from the Minnesota Public Employees Retirement Association was discussed.
City Administrator Plotz stated that the employer's accumulated past contributions
could not be retrieved by either the City or himself, and further requested to nego-
tiate a 50% of those total contributions. The City Administrator offered to forego
one year of consideration for merit increase. City Administrator Plotz stated that
a contribution of $2,458.00 would equal approximately a 8% merit increase if it was
given at this time.
Mayor Westlund expressed concern that if the Council did approve a contribution in
the amount of $2,458.00 to the Administrator's Deferred Compensation Plan (ICMA) this
would not enter into any future discussions regarding merit increases. It was the
consensus of the Council that this should not affect any decisions on future merit
increases starting with the next eligible increase of April 1, 1983.
A motion was made by Alderman Beatty, seconded by Alderman Lueneburg, to approve Reso-
lution No. 6866 entitled Resolution Authorizing Agreement with City Administrator Re-
lating to Deferred Compensation, including a lump sum contribution of $2,458.00 at
this time.
There being no further business, the meeting was declared adjourned.
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