2025 January Council Meeting Agenda

1. Public Hearing - Tax Abatements
   Parcel 82000990249000 - 420 Diane Ave
   Parcel 82000990244000 - 415 Diane Ave
   • Public Hearing Notice SF abatement .pdf
2. Oath of Office
   A. Mayor - Dwight Lundgren
   B. Council Members - Bruce Albright and James Stenger
3. Council Orientation
   • Role-with-it-Individual-Versus-Council-Authority.pdf
4. Call to Order
5. Citizens' Concerns
6. Agenda Additions and Deletions
7. Approval of Consent Agenda
   A.  Council Minutes of the December 10 and December 20, 2024
   B.  Bills paid between Council meetings and Council bills
   C.  Liquor Store bills for December 2024
   D.  Late water/sewer bills
   E.  2024 Investment Schedule/Bond Schedule
   F.  General Fund Special Revenue Money Market Account 
   G.  2024 Statement of Receipts, Disbursements and Balances
   H. Forms
       1. Event Center Agreement
       2. Work in Right of Way Permit
   • 12.10.24 Council Minutes.pdf
   • 12.20.24 Council Special Meeting Minutes.pdf
   • 01.2025 City Bill Listing.pdf
   • 01.2025 Claims List for Approval.pdf
   • 12.2024 Liquor Store Bill Listing.pdf
   • 01.2025 past_due_customers (73).pdf
   • 12.2024 Investment Schedule & Bond Schedule.pdf
   • 12.2024 General Fund_Special Revenue Money Market Account Report.pdf
   • 01.14.2025 Vergas Event Center rental agreement.pdf
   • Work in Road Right of Way Permit.pdf
8. Set Time, Place and Date of Regular 2025 Meetings
9. Appointment of Acting Mayor
10. Appointments
    A.  Council Portfolios
    B.  CDH-Vergas Fire Board Representative 
    C.  Planning Commission Representative and Appointments - Bruce Albright, Rebecca Hasse and Shane Hasse
    D.  Economic Development Authority and Housing Redevelopment Authority Representative and Member - Bruce Albright and Kevin Zitzow
    E.  Event Center Advisory Board Representative and Member- James Stenger 
    F.  Appoint City Attorney- Ramstad, Skoyles and Winters, P.A. 
              1. Annual Review of Contract
    G.   Designate Official Newspaper - Frazee-Vergas Forum
    H.  Designation of official pace of advertisement of projects: www.cityofvergas.com
    I.  Designate Official Depositories: Vergas State Bank 
    J.   Appoint of City Engineering Firm - Widseth
               1. Annual Review of Contract
    • 2025 Proposed City of Vergas Portfolio.pdf
    • 12.20.24 CITY ATTORNEY PERFORMANCE REVIEW RATING SHEET.pdf
    • 12.20.24 CITY ENGINEER PERFORMANCE REVIEW RATING SHEET.pdf
11. Tax Abatement
12. City Insurance
13. Committee Reports
    A. Personnel
    • 01.10.25 Personnel meeting.pdf
    • Widseth City Center Parking Lot Conf 1-14-25.pdf
14. Staff Reports
    A. Utilities Superintendent Report
    B. Liquor Store Manager Report
    C. Clerk Treasurer Report
    • 01.2025 Liquor Store Manager Report (1).pdf
    • 2024 Liquor Store Review.pdf
    • Utilities Report-Vergas survey report.pdf
    • 01.2025 Clerk-Treasurer Report.pdf
    • 01.2025 Utilities council report (1).pdf
    • 01.2025 Utility Vergas MN 138809 01-14-2025.pdf
    • 12.2024 MPW-VergasMain-QTE007958-V2.pdf
    • Vergas Water Tower Fence.pdf
    • 01.2025 Liquor Store Sales and Valuarion.pdf
15. Mayor's Minute
    • Council Chicken Information.pdf
    • Chicken Letter to residents.pdf
    • Current Nusiance Letter.pdf
16. Information & Announcements
       Trainings:

         A.  MN Rural Water, Jan 30, 2025 Elbow Lake (DuFrane and Engebretson)

         B.  MN Rural Water Conference – March 4-6, 2025 in St Cloud (DuFrane)  

         C.  MN Clerks and Finance Officers – March 17 -21, 2025 in Brooklyn Center (Lammers) 

         D.  Clerks Advanced Academy- September 18-19, 2025  (Lammers)

         E.  LMC, Loss Control Workshop March 26 in Alexandria (DuFrane, Engebretson, Lammers) 

         F.  League of MN Cities Annual Conference June 25-27, 2025 in Duluth (Mayor, Council & Lammers)

         G.  Municipal Beverage Association (MMBA) Apri 20-23, 2025 (Theisen) Alexandria Arrowwood 

         H. 16th Annual Operator Expo (MN Rural Water) August 20, 2025 DuFrane, Engebretson)
      Events:
         A.  Local Board of Review, April 10, 2023 Vergas Event Center Council Chambers, 1:00 pm (Mayor, Council and Lammers)
         B.  Household Hazardous Waste Day, Thursday, June 26, 2025 10:00 - 2:00 
17. Adjournment

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