01-02-03 Special
CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
Richfield, Minnesota
Special City Council Meeting
January 2, 2003
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Kirsch at 6:30 p.m.
Acting City Manager Oevich administered the oath of office to Mayor Martin J. Kirsch.
Acting City Manager Oevich administered the oath of office to Council Member At-Large
Suzanne M. Sandahl.
Members Present:
Martin Kirsch, Mayor; Susan Rosenberg; Sue Sandahl; Gertrude Ulrich;
and John Enger.
Staff Present:
Steven Oevich, Acting City Manager; and Cheryl Krumholz, Recording
Secretary.
Mayor Kirsch led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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Item #1
M/Mayor Kirsch, S/Rosenberg to desiqnate Council Member Sandahl to serve as Mayor
Pro Tempore for the year 2003. .
Motion carried 5-0.
M/Sandahl, S/Ulrich to desiqnate Susan Rosenberq as alternate Mayor Pro Tempore durinq
February 27 throuqh March 10. 2003 because Mayor Kirsch and Council Member Sandahl will be
visitinq Richfield's sister city. Heredia. Costa Rica.
Motion carried 5-0.
Item #2
M/Ulrich, S/Rosenberg to desiqnate Steven L. Devich. Administrative Services Director as
the Actinq City Manaqer for 2003.
Motion carried 5-0.
Acting City Manager Devich stated this was his 19th annual appointment as Acting City
Manager and expressed his appreciation to the City Council for their support.
Item #3
Acting City Manager Devich reviewed Staff Report No. 3 regarding a resolution designating
the Richfield Sun-Current as official newspaper and the Star Tribune as a second official
newspaper for 2003.
M/Sandahl, StEnger that the followinq resolution be adopted. that it be spread in the
resolution book and that it be made part of these minutes:
RESOLUTION NO. 9283
RESOLUTION DESIGNATING AN OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
FOR 2003
Motion carried 5-0. This resolution appears as Resolution No. 9283 in Resolution Book No.
74.
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Item #4
Acting City Manager Devich reviewed Staff Report NO.4 regarding resolutions designating
official depositories, including collateral, for the City for 2003. He stated that the resolution
designating M & I Marshall & IlIsley Bank a depository of funds of the City of Richfield for the Year
2003 and approving collateral is revised and distributed to the City Council tonight because the
collateral amount changed as well as the location of the deposit.
M/Sandahl, S/Ulrich that the followinq amended resolution be adopted. that it be spread in
the resolution book and that it be made part of these minutes:
RESOLUTION NO. 9284
RESOLUTION DESIGNATING M & I MARSHALL & ILLSLEY BANK
A DEPOSITORY OF FUNDS OF THE CITY OF RICHFIELD
FOR THE YEAR 2003 AND APPROVING COLLATERAL
Motion carried 5-0. This resolution appears as Resolution No. 9284 in Resolution Book No.
74.
M/Sandahl, S/Rosenberg that the followinq resolutions be adopted. that they be spread in
the resolution book and that they be made part of these minutes:
RESOLUTION NO. 9285
RESOLUTION DESIGNATING CERTAIN SAVING AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS
AND BANKS AS DEPOSITORIES FOR THE INVESTMENT OF CITY FUNDS IN 2003
RESOLUTION NO. 9286
RESOLUTION DESIGNATING CERTAIN FINANCIAL
INSTITUTIONS AS DEPOSITORIES FOR THE INVESTMENT OF
CITY OF RICHFIELD FUNDS IN 2003
Motion carried 5-0. These resolutions appear as Resolution No.'s 9285 and 9286 in
Resolution Book No. 74.
Item #5
Acting City Manager Devich reviewed Staff Report NO.5 regarding a resolution related to
attendance by Council Members at Council meetings in 2003.
M/Rosenberg, S/Enger that the followinq resolution be adopted. that it be spread in the
resolution book and that it be made part of these minutes:
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RESOLUTION NO. 9287
RESOLUTION REGARDING ATTENDANCE
BY COUNCIL MEMBERS AT COUNCIL MEETINGS
Motion carried 5-0. This resolLJtion appears as Resolution No. 9287 in Resolution Book No.
74.
Council Member Sandahl stated a penalty applies only to an unexcused absence for a
regular or special business meeting.
Item #6
Acting City Manager Devich reviewed Staff Report No. 6 regarding City Council attendance
at the National League of Cities Conferences and N.O.I.S.E. Conference in 2003.
M/Sandahl, S/Rosenberg to defer action on this item to the January 14. 2003 City Council
meetinq to permit a review of schedules.
Motion carried 5-0.
Council Member Ulrich expressed doubt about the value of sending a delegate to the March
2003 National League of Cities Conference considering the City's budget woes. She added that at
the National League of Cities Conference in Salt Lake City this past December, she kept hearing
there would be no assistance from Congress.
Ms. Ulrich expressed support for City Council representation at the N.O.I.S.E. Conference.
Council Member Rosenberg stated support for Council Member Ulrich's comments
regarding attendance at the March 3 National League of Cities Conference.
The meeting was adjourned by LJnanimous consent at 6:45 p.m.
Date Approved: January 14, 2003
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Cheryl ~mholz
Recording Secretary