Draft-Minutes are not official until approved by council at the next regular meeting.

City of Effie January 14th, 2008 Minutes

In attendance: Mayor Matt David, Council Members: Liza Erickson, Lil Black, Bill Hastings, and T.J.Grady See attached for list of community members in attendance.

The meeting was called to order. Motion by Liza to approve the minutes of the last meeting, seconded by Lil, MCU.

DEED Resolution: Motion by Matt to approve Resolution 2008-01, seconded by Bill, MCU.

Sewer Project Update: Construction is done for the winter. The city was awarded a $150,000 grant from the IRRRB for hook-ups. The city is applying for a $600,000 grant from DEED for housing rehabilitation. Grady asked if lines freeze up this winter because of the construction, how soon could people expect to receive help. Matt said right away.

Streetscape: Matt wrote a letter to Tony Carter asking for repairs on County 5 to be included in the streetscape.

David Olson: Tranette talked to David and informed him of the notice the city received regarding his insurance cancellation. She also had received a letter stating that he was delinquent on his taxes. Upon further investigation it was discovered that both agencies did not have his correct address. David said that he is out of work and living in the cities but hopes to be employed within the next couple of weeks. He also said that he very much appreciates the council’s patience with this matter and feels terrible about it. He said he would hopefully be sending a payment within the next few weeks. He did not realize that the insurance had lapsed or that he owed the city 3 payments. Tranette informed him of the council’s decision to insure the property and that he would receive a bill for the period time for which it was insured by the city. Grady said that because it is January and not the time to list property on the market, that council could afford to wait until spring and see if David is able to pay everything off by then. Motion by Grady to have the city pay the delinquent taxes and to keep insuring the property, seconded by Liza, MCU. Bill asked Tranette to look into procedures for foreclosing on the property if necessary.

Biofuel Plant: Dean Sedgwick will hopefully be at the next council meeting. Motion by Matt to repeal the previous request to the county to convey 40 acres of tax forfeited land and to approve Resolution 2008-02, seconded by Grady, MCU.

City Flag: Bill said he was able to talk to T and T. They said that they have a new machine and will be able to print the flags as soon as the bugs are worked out.

Sled Dog Race: Matt stated that the mushers seemed happy. Liza asked that if anyone had any comments or suggestions that they direct them to her as she will be attending the next meeting. Tom Boland mentioned that some had asked about cots for next year. More chairs will be needed for next year as well. The Saddle Club had free coffee and food for the racers. Matt commended everyone that helped and donated for a successful event. Tom suggested writing a thank you to the businesses for staying open all night.

Annual Motions: Motion by Matt to keep the Western Itasca Review as the official newspaper, seconded by Liza, MCU. Motion by Matt to keep the First State Bank of Bigfork the official depository, seconded by Liza, MCU. Motion by Matt to keep Glorvigen’s as the city’s auditor, seconded by Liza, MCU. Motion by Matt to keep T. J. Grady as acting mayor, seconded by Liza, MCU. Motion by Matt to keep Kent Nyberg as the city’s attorney, seconded by Liza, MCU. Motion by Matt to keep the meeting time and place the same, seconded by Liza, MCU. Motion by Matt to keep Bill Hastings as the Joint Powers Board rep and Matt David as the alternate, seconded by Liza, MCU. Motion by Matt to keep Tom Boland as the Hwy 38 rep, seconded by Liza, MCU. Motion by Matt to approve the fire contract with the city of Bigfork, seconded by Liza, MCU.

Savings Account: Tranette requested authorization to close the savings account and transfer any money to the money market account, as the interest is higher with that account. Motion by Grady to close the account, seconded by Liza, MCU.

Liquor Licenses: Motion by Matt to approve the Neighborhood Tavern’s on-sale, off-sale, and Sunday liquor licenses, seconded by Grady, MCU.

Bills: Tranette stated that the electric bill was about $100 more than usual this month. Matt thought it may have something to do with the bathroom heaters. Motion by Matt to pay the bills including the partial pay request from Wagner Construction, seconded by Grady, MCU.

Motion by Matt to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Bill, MCU.