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| City updated on water tower application |
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| Wednesday, 11 November 2009 | |
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The Braham City Council on Nov. 9 received a progress report on the city’s application for replacing its 80-year-old water tower. City Administrator Sally Hoy informed the council that Kathe Barrett, of the Minnesota Public Facilities Authority (PFA), contacted her regarding a new resolution—for council adoption—that will replace the original as approved on Aug. 4. The replacement resolution adds language, allowing the city to be reimbursed for construction costs that may begin before the PFA loan agreement is finalized, Hoy noted. According to Barrett, added Hoy in her report, the city does not qualify for the 30-year loan, so payments would be based off a 20-year loan. On the flipside, where USDA would not allow the city to use reserves to meet budget, PFA will allow the use of reserves. Hoy also reported that the Minnesota Department of Health, in contacting city engineer Brian Miller, said it altered plans so the city can now add the radio-read meters to the PFA loan. This will free up the reserves to be used in budgeting, to keep the rate increase lower. Public hearing set for squad car funding The council scheduled a required public hearing for 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 1 regarding a USDA application for funding two new squad cars. The regular December council meeting will follow. In light of the application, Hoy noted she had been working with USDA official Brett Repulske who said he believed the city could get about a $7,500 grant (15 percent) toward the cars. Hoy said the city will also save about $3,500 in bond counsel fees by going through USDA instead of pursuing a conventional loan at the bank. Foley presentation The council agreed to wait until next month’s meeting to schedule a time and date, sometime in January, to take in a presentation by a task force from the city of Foley. Under a University of Minnesota grant, Braham and Foley agreed to partner in a project where each city experiences one another and provides feedback on features liked and suggestions on areas of improvement. Once completed, each city then receives a $3,000 grant to use toward the cited improvements. In other action, the council... • approve the Summary of Floodplain Ordinance, drafted by the city attorney, for publication. • declined an offer to place a city advertisement in the Advertiser, as part of the Braham Area Chamber of Commerce project through the Kanabec Publications to promote local businesses. • learned from Police Chief Robert Knowles that Braham Police responded to 162 calls in October, down from 184 calls in October 2008. • approved a premise permit application, as requested by Loren Davis, for the Grandy Lions to hold charitable gambling (pull-tabs and raffles) at the Pizza Pub in Braham. |
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