Meeting Minutes of the Richmond City Council
Thursday, April 17, 2014
City Council Meeting & Workshop
Item #1: Call to Order/Pledge of Allegiance
Mayor Kron called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. at Richmond City Hall.
Council Members noted as being present: Pat Evens, Jeff Mackedanz, Scott Kron, Mike Mathiasen, Tim Paczkowski
Also present were: Martin Bode, City Administrator; Gordon Dingmann, Public Works Director; Kevin Mooney, Parks and Arena Director; Chad Johnson, PeopleService; Chuck Merten, Fire Department Chief; Steve Wischmann, KDV; Alex Klaers , KDV
Item #2: Approval of Agenda
Mayor Kron asked if there were any additions or changes to the Agenda.
Mayor Kron asked for the Approval of Agenda.
Motion made by Councilor Paczkowski to Approve Agenda with change, seconded by Councilor Mackedanz. Motion passed unanimously.
Mayor Kron recessed the regular meeting in order for the Council to discuss the following workshop discussion items:
(6:34 p.m. Temporary recess to the Council Workshop)
Workshop Agenda
A. 2013 Audit Report – Steven Wischmann, Partner, Kern, DeWenter, Viere, LTD, KDV
Steve Wischmann presented the final 2013 audit report to the Council. He noted that the City again received an “unqualified” clean audit opinion, which is the highest and best audit ranking a municipality can receive. The auditor reviewed their findings with the Council, noting a few small deficiencies that most cities of Richmond’s size receive.
B. Tri-City Cable Franchise Agreement – Council discussed the request for a 90 day extension of the Franchise Agreement. They also discussed that the equipment will be upgraded and hopefully this will help with the sound quality. They are looking at a “live” option – which would include council meetings as well as other programming.
C. Other Matters of Concern and Related Items
RLCA – Kevin Mooney, Parks and Arena Director discussed the following items:
Hazardous Waste Collection – May 7th 8:00 – 11:00 am
City Clean up - May 17th 8:00 -11:00 am
Ceiling - Mr. Mooney will be bringing in contractors or engineer to look at the ceiling to address the condensation issue.
FIRE – Chuck Merten, Fire Chief
PUBLIC WORKS- Gordon Dingmann
Plowing - hopefully the last snow fall, done
Compost – open M-F 8-8:00, Sat 8-Noon Closed Sundays
Street Sweeping – most was done this week, will finish next week
Concrete – the new sidewalks are flaking, etc.; will they be back? Engineer stated that the crew will be back in town and the engineer will look over any issues to add to the punch list.
PeopleService – Chad Johnson
Freezing Lines - Water should be running until April 30th, 2014
Storm Drains – Leaves in drain, spring time sweep the road and clean out the drains
Annexation – Administrator Bode
Bode stated that a person came in and discussed the possibility of annexing their property. Bode will know more in the near future.
Home Based Business - The Council discussed a home business in the residential area and what the definition/ordinance states.
(7:47 PM Reconvene Council Meeting)
Council Meeting Agenda Continued
Item #3: Consideration of Resolution 136-14 Approval of 2013 Audit Report
Motion made by Councilor Mackedanz to Approve Resolution 136-14 – Approval of 2013 Audit Report, seconded by Councilor Paczkowski. Motion passed unanimously.
Item #4: Consideration of Resolution 137-14 Approve the Extending the Cable Communications Franchise Ordinance
Motion made by Councilor Evens to Approve Resolution 137-14 Approval of the Extending the Cable Communications Franchise Ordinance, seconded by Councilor Mackedanz. Motion passed unanimously.
Item #5: Request for Council Action -none
Item #6: Other Matters of Concern and Related Items - none
Item #7: Adjournment
Mayor Kron asked for a motion to adjourn.
Councilor Paczkowski made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Councilor Mathiasen. Motion passed unanimously.
Mayor Kron declared the meeting adjourned at 7:48 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
Martin M. Bode
Administrator/Clerk/Treasurer