Agenda spine

4 items as recorded in the packet and minutes.

1. 1Call to Order

   Meeting called to order at 6:00 pm; members present were Blake, Breyen, Rainville, Pilon, and Greenberg.

   Called to order; no motion recorded.

   • call to order

   No action
   p. 1↗Meeting City Council Meeting — Minutes (2020-09-16)Meeting called to order at 6:00 pm. Members present: Council Member Blake, Council Member Breyen, Council Member Rainville, Mayor Pilon, Council Member Greenberg

2. 2Emergency Services - Fire Department

   Council considered whether Nowthen should establish its own all-hazards emergency and fire response team and begin a search for management services.

   Two motions carried: one to establish the city-owned and city-operated all-hazards emergency and fire response team, and one to proceed with a management-services candidate search.

   • city-owned all-hazards emergency and fire response team
   • management services search

   Approved
   p. 1↗Meeting City Council Meeting — Minutes (2020-09-16)2\. Emergency Services - Fire Department Emergency Management Consultant, Jerry Streich provided books to each council member and the Nowthen city staff that compiled all of the information, researching options, including interviewing various people from the state level to our neighboring communities and working with s…p. 2↗Meeting City Council Meeting — Minutes (2020-09-16)MOTION TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION THAT THE CITY OF NOWTHEN ESTABLISH A CITY OWNED AND CITY OPERATED, ALL HAZARDS EMERGENCY AND FIRE RESPONSE TEAM BY PILON, SECONDED BY BREYEN; ALL IN FAVOR, MOTION CARRIED.p. 2↗Meeting City Council Meeting — Minutes (2020-09-16)MOTION TO PROCEED WITH THE SEARCH PROCESS FOR A CANDIDATE TO PROVIDE MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR THIS NEW DEPARTMENT WITH THE INTERVIEW TEAM CONSISTING OF PILON, BREYEN, CONSULTANT STREICH, CITY CLERK STREICH, AND A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE AND OR THE STATE FIRE CHIEF'S ASSOCIATION AND AFTER INTE…

3. 3CARES Act Funding

   Council discussed use of CARES Act funding, including quotes for fire department and Historic Town Hall building work, sanitizing equipment, fire department jumpsuits, tables and chairs, and hands-free restroom equipment.

   Multiple CARES Act-related motions carried; two motions had Greenberg abstaining.

   • CARES Act funding
   • fire department building expansion
   • Historic Town Hall addition
   • sanitizing equipment
   • fire department jumpsuits
   • tables and chairs
   • hands-free restroom equipment

   Approved
   p. 2↗Meeting City Council Meeting — Minutes (2020-09-16)## 3. CARES Act Funding Council was given recommended opportunities to consider for using the CARES Act money by the consultant.p. 2↗Meeting City Council Meeting — Minutes (2020-09-16)MOTION TO ALLOW PILON TO PURSUE QUOTES FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BUILDING EXPANSION AND BRING THOSE QUOTES BACK TO COUNCIL BY PILON, SECONDED BY RAINVILLE; ALL IN FAVOR, MOTION CARRIED.p. 3↗Meeting City Council Meeting — Minutes (2020-09-16)MOTION TO ALLOW PILON TO OBTAIN QUOTES FOR THE ADDITION TO THE HISTORIC TOWN HALL, SECONDED BY RAINVILLE; 4 IN FAVOR - BLAKE, BREYEN, RAINVILLE, PILON, 1 OBSTAINED - GREENBERG, MOTION CARRIED.p. 3↗Meeting City Council Meeting — Minutes (2020-09-16)MOTION FOR STAFF TO PURCHASE TWO HAND HELD SPRAYERS AND ONE BACK PACK SPRAYER AND A SUPPLY OF SANITIZER, OR EQUIVILENT EQUIPMENT NOT TO EXCEED $5,500, USING CARES ACT FUNDS BY BREYEN, SECONDED BY BLAKE; ALL IN FAVOR, MOTION CARRIED.p. 3↗Meeting City Council Meeting — Minutes (2020-09-16)MOTION FOR STAFF TO PURCHASE JUMPSUITS FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, NOT TO EXCEED $5,625 BY RAINVILLE, SECONDED BY BLAKE; ALL IN FAVOR, MOTION CARRIED.p. 3↗Meeting City Council Meeting — Minutes (2020-09-16)MOTION FOR STAFF TO RESEARCH TABLES AND CHAIRS FOR THE HISTORIC TOWN HALL BUILDING THAT CAN BE SANITIZED AND ARE COMFORTABLE FOR THE MEETINGS BY PILON, SECONDED BY RAINVILLE; ALL IN FAVOR, MOTION CARRIED.p. 4↗Meeting City Council Meeting — Minutes (2020-09-16)MOTION FOR STAFF TO RESEARCH COSTS FOR EQUIPMENT AND INSTALLATION OF TOUCH FREE SOAP DISPENSERS, HANDS FREE TOILET, TOWEL DISPENSER AND SINKS FOR BATHROOMS IN THE HISTORIC TOWN HALL, CITY OFFICES, FIRE STATION AND THE FOUR BATHROOMS IN THE PARKS BY PILON, SECONDED BY BLAKE; 4 IN FAVOR - BLAKE, BREYEN, RAINVILLE, PILON…

4. 4Adjourn

   The meeting adjourned at 8:39 pm.

   Adjournment motion carried.

   • adjournment

   Approved
   p. 4↗Meeting City Council Meeting — Minutes (2020-09-16)4\. Adjourn MOTION TO ADJOURN AT 8:39 PM BY BREYEN, SECONDED BY BLAKE; ALL IN FAVOR, MOTION CARRIED.

Issues addressed

What this meeting did about specific topics, organized by issue rather than by document.

• City-owned all-hazards emergency and fire response team

  The Council decided to establish a city-owned and city-operated all-hazards emergency and fire response team, after discussion of options including contracting or a joint-powers approach. It also authorized a search process for a management-services candidate, with an interview team that would bring a recommendation back for final Council approval.

  Agenda: 2. Motions: M1, M2. Speakers: Jerry Streich, Pilon.

• CARES Act-funded fire department building expansion quotes

  The Council discussed using CARES Act funding for a fire department building project involving decontamination and separation of medical and fire equipment, and authorized Pilon to pursue quotes and bring them back to the Council.

  Agenda: 3. Motions: M3. Speakers: Pilon.

• Historic Town Hall addition, furnishings, website discussion, and hands-free restroom equipment

  Council members discussed whether to spend CARES Act funds on a Historic Town Hall addition and related work, with concerns about the building’s appearance and whether other CARES Act ideas should also be considered. The Council authorized Pilon to obtain quotes for the addition, directed staff to research sanitizable and comfortable tables and chairs, and directed staff to research costs for touch-free restroom equipment in public buildings and park bathrooms; Greenberg abstained on the Town Hall addition quote motion and the restroom-equipment research motion.

  Agenda: 3. Motions: M4, M7, M8. Speakers: Pilon, Greenberg, Blake, Rainville, Breyen.

• CARES Act sprayers, sanitizer, and fire department jumpsuits

  The Council approved CARES Act-funded purchases of sprayers and sanitizer or equivalent equipment, not to exceed $5,500, and fire department jumpsuits, not to exceed $5,625.

  Agenda: 3. Motions: M5, M6. Speakers: Breyen, Rainville, Blake.

• Adjournment

  The Council adjourned the meeting at 8:39 pm.

  Agenda: 4. Motions: M9. Speakers: Breyen, Blake.

Motions and votes

9 motions on the record. Split votes are highlighted.

• M1MOTION TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION THAT THE CITY OF NOWTHEN ESTABLISH A CITY OWNED AND CITY OPERATED, ALL HAZARDS EMERGENCY AND FIRE RESPONSE TEAM

  moved by Pilon, seconded by Breyen

  Passed

  • YBlake
  • YBreyen
  • YRainville
  • YPilon
  • YGreenberg

  p. 2↗Meeting City Council Meeting — Minutes (2020-09-16)MOTION TO APPROVE THE RECOMMENDATION THAT THE CITY OF NOWTHEN ESTABLISH A CITY OWNED AND CITY OPERATED, ALL HAZARDS EMERGENCY AND FIRE RESPONSE TEAM BY PILON, SECONDED BY BREYEN; ALL IN FAVOR, MOTION CARRIED.

• M2MOTION TO PROCEED WITH THE SEARCH PROCESS FOR A CANDIDATE TO PROVIDE MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR THIS NEW DEPARTMENT WITH THE INTERVIEW TEAM CONSISTING OF PILON, BREYEN, CONSULTANT STREICH, CITY CLERK STREICH, AND A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE AND OR THE STATE FIRE CHIEF'S ASSOCIATION AND AFTER INTERVIEWING, A RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE BROUGHT BACK TO THE COUNCIL FOR FINAL APPROVAL

  moved by Pilon, seconded by Rainville

  Passed

  • YBlake
  • YBreyen
  • YRainville
  • YPilon
  • YGreenberg

  p. 2↗Meeting City Council Meeting — Minutes (2020-09-16)MOTION TO PROCEED WITH THE SEARCH PROCESS FOR A CANDIDATE TO PROVIDE MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR THIS NEW DEPARTMENT WITH THE INTERVIEW TEAM CONSISTING OF PILON, BREYEN, CONSULTANT STREICH, CITY CLERK STREICH, AND A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL'S OFFICE AND OR THE STATE FIRE CHIEF'S ASSOCIATION AND AFTER INTE…

• M3MOTION TO ALLOW PILON TO PURSUE QUOTES FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BUILDING EXPANSION AND BRING THOSE QUOTES BACK TO COUNCIL

  moved by Pilon, seconded by Rainville

  Passed

  • YBlake
  • YBreyen
  • YRainville
  • YPilon
  • YGreenberg

  p. 2↗Meeting City Council Meeting — Minutes (2020-09-16)MOTION TO ALLOW PILON TO PURSUE QUOTES FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BUILDING EXPANSION AND BRING THOSE QUOTES BACK TO COUNCIL BY PILON, SECONDED BY RAINVILLE; ALL IN FAVOR, MOTION CARRIED.

• M4MOTION TO ALLOW PILON TO OBTAIN QUOTES FOR THE ADDITION TO THE HISTORIC TOWN HALL

  seconded by Rainville

  Passed

  • YBlake
  • YBreyen
  • YRainville
  • YPilon
  • AGreenberg

  p. 3↗Meeting City Council Meeting — Minutes (2020-09-16)MOTION TO ALLOW PILON TO OBTAIN QUOTES FOR THE ADDITION TO THE HISTORIC TOWN HALL, SECONDED BY RAINVILLE; 4 IN FAVOR - BLAKE, BREYEN, RAINVILLE, PILON, 1 OBSTAINED - GREENBERG, MOTION CARRIED.

• M5MOTION FOR STAFF TO PURCHASE TWO HAND HELD SPRAYERS AND ONE BACK PACK SPRAYER AND A SUPPLY OF SANITIZER, OR EQUIVILENT EQUIPMENT NOT TO EXCEED $5,500, USING CARES ACT FUNDS

  moved by Breyen, seconded by Blake

  Passed

  • YBlake
  • YBreyen
  • YRainville
  • YPilon
  • YGreenberg

  p. 3↗Meeting City Council Meeting — Minutes (2020-09-16)MOTION FOR STAFF TO PURCHASE TWO HAND HELD SPRAYERS AND ONE BACK PACK SPRAYER AND A SUPPLY OF SANITIZER, OR EQUIVILENT EQUIPMENT NOT TO EXCEED $5,500, USING CARES ACT FUNDS BY BREYEN, SECONDED BY BLAKE; ALL IN FAVOR, MOTION CARRIED.

• M6MOTION FOR STAFF TO PURCHASE JUMPSUITS FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, NOT TO EXCEED $5,625

  moved by Rainville, seconded by Blake

  Passed

  • YBlake
  • YBreyen
  • YRainville
  • YPilon
  • YGreenberg

  p. 3↗Meeting City Council Meeting — Minutes (2020-09-16)MOTION FOR STAFF TO PURCHASE JUMPSUITS FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, NOT TO EXCEED $5,625 BY RAINVILLE, SECONDED BY BLAKE; ALL IN FAVOR, MOTION CARRIED.

• M7MOTION FOR STAFF TO RESEARCH TABLES AND CHAIRS FOR THE HISTORIC TOWN HALL BUILDING THAT CAN BE SANITIZED AND ARE COMFORTABLE FOR THE MEETINGS

  moved by Pilon, seconded by Rainville

  Passed

  • YBlake
  • YBreyen
  • YRainville
  • YPilon
  • YGreenberg

  p. 3↗Meeting City Council Meeting — Minutes (2020-09-16)MOTION FOR STAFF TO RESEARCH TABLES AND CHAIRS FOR THE HISTORIC TOWN HALL BUILDING THAT CAN BE SANITIZED AND ARE COMFORTABLE FOR THE MEETINGS BY PILON, SECONDED BY RAINVILLE; ALL IN FAVOR, MOTION CARRIED.

• M8MOTION FOR STAFF TO RESEARCH COSTS FOR EQUIPMENT AND INSTALLATION OF TOUCH FREE SOAP DISPENSERS, HANDS FREE TOILET, TOWEL DISPENSER AND SINKS FOR BATHROOMS IN THE HISTORIC TOWN HALL, CITY OFFICES, FIRE STATION AND THE FOUR BATHROOMS IN THE PARKS

  moved by Pilon, seconded by Blake

  Passed

  • YBlake
  • YBreyen
  • YRainville
  • YPilon
  • AGreenberg

  p. 4↗Meeting City Council Meeting — Minutes (2020-09-16)MOTION FOR STAFF TO RESEARCH COSTS FOR EQUIPMENT AND INSTALLATION OF TOUCH FREE SOAP DISPENSERS, HANDS FREE TOILET, TOWEL DISPENSER AND SINKS FOR BATHROOMS IN THE HISTORIC TOWN HALL, CITY OFFICES, FIRE STATION AND THE FOUR BATHROOMS IN THE PARKS BY PILON, SECONDED BY BLAKE; 4 IN FAVOR - BLAKE, BREYEN, RAINVILLE, PILON…

• M9MOTION TO ADJOURN AT 8:39 PM

  moved by Breyen, seconded by Blake

  Passed

  • YBlake
  • YBreyen
  • YRainville
  • YPilon
  • YGreenberg

  p. 4↗Meeting City Council Meeting — Minutes (2020-09-16)MOTION TO ADJOURN AT 8:39 PM BY BREYEN, SECONDED BY BLAKE; ALL IN FAVOR, MOTION CARRIED.

Money discussed

Each figure links back to the document it came from. When the council voted on the amount, the motion is shown.

• F1

  City CARES Act funding granted to Nowthen.

  grant · CARES Act funding · FY 2020

  $358,469.2

  inflow

  Council approval status: not yet on record.

  p. 2↗Meeting City Council Meeting — Minutes (2020-09-16)The city was granted $358,469.20 for CARES Act funding. The money has to be used for Covid related activities, not currently within the budget, and must be used by November 15th.

• F2

  Pilon said the fire department building and Historic Town Hall projects could leave money for other items if both were done for this amount.

  estimate · CARES Act project estimate · FY 2020

  $300,000

  outflow

  Council approval status: not yet on record.

  p. 3↗Meeting City Council Meeting — Minutes (2020-09-16)Pilon said if these two projects could be done for $300,000 that would leave just under $50,000 to do other things.

• F3

  Pilon described this as just under $50,000 remaining for other things if two projects were done for $300,000.

  estimate · CARES Act remaining funds estimate · FY 2020

  $50,000

  unknown

  Council approval status: not yet on record.

  p. 3↗Meeting City Council Meeting — Minutes (2020-09-16)Pilon said if these two projects could be done for $300,000 that would leave just under $50,000 to do other things.

• F4

  Breyen referred to the original quote for upgrading the website.

  estimate · website upgrade quote · FY 2020

  $10,000

  outflow

  Council approval status: not yet on record.

  p. 3↗Meeting City Council Meeting — Minutes (2020-09-16)Upgrading the website is still be discussed and sounds like that may come in less than the original quote of $10,000.

• F5

  Not-to-exceed amount for staff to purchase two hand-held sprayers, one backpack sprayer, and sanitizer or equivalent equipment using CARES Act funds.

  expenditure · sprayers and sanitizer · FY 2020

  $5,500

  outflow

  Council voted: MOTION FOR STAFF TO PURCHASE TWO HAND HELD SPRAYERS AND ONE BACK PACK SPRAYER AND A SUPPLY OF SANITIZER, OR EQUIVILENT EQUIPMENT NOT TO EXCEED $5,500, USING CARES ACT FUNDS Passed
  p. 3↗Meeting City Council Meeting — Minutes (2020-09-16)MOTION FOR STAFF TO PURCHASE TWO HAND HELD SPRAYERS AND ONE BACK PACK SPRAYER AND A SUPPLY OF SANITIZER, OR EQUIVILENT EQUIPMENT NOT TO EXCEED $5,500, USING CARES ACT FUNDS BY BREYEN, SECONDED BY BLAKE; ALL IN FAVOR, MOTION CARRIED.

• F6

  Not-to-exceed amount for staff to purchase jumpsuits for the fire department.

  expenditure · fire department jumpsuits · FY 2020

  $5,625

  outflow

  Council voted: MOTION FOR STAFF TO PURCHASE JUMPSUITS FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, NOT TO EXCEED $5,625 Passed
  p. 3↗Meeting City Council Meeting — Minutes (2020-09-16)MOTION FOR STAFF TO PURCHASE JUMPSUITS FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, NOT TO EXCEED $5,625 BY RAINVILLE, SECONDED BY BLAKE; ALL IN FAVOR, MOTION CARRIED.

Memory cues and prior history

When someone tried to remember earlier business, we cross-reference the corpus and write a short related-history note.

• The arrangement that the city had with Ramsey was a hybrid between a contract situation and a joint powers agreement. It was not a formal joint powers agreement.

  — Pilon

  What this is about
  Prior fire service arrangement with Ramsey and how it differed from a formal joint-powers agreement.

  p. 1↗Meeting City Council Meeting — Minutes (2020-09-16)The arrangement that the city had with Ramsey was a hybrid between a contract situation and a joint powers agreement. It was not a formal joint powers agreement.

  Related history

  The records I searched do not contain a prior decision or agreement matching this recollection about a prior fire service arrangement with Ramsey, or showing whether it was structured as a hybrid contract rather than a formal joint-powers agreement. The search results that mention “Ramsey” appear to be unrelated items, such as Anoka Ramsey Athletic Association donations and a vendor address in Ramsey, not fire service governance or service agreements.

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• There are a lot more ideas that at one time council thought were good.

  — Blake

  What this is about
  Council had previously considered a broader list of CARES Act ideas.

  p. 3↗Meeting City Council Meeting — Minutes (2020-09-16)There are a lot more ideas that at one time council thought were good.

  Related history

  The records I searched do not contain a prior council discussion or decision matching this recollection about a broader list of CARES Act ideas. The search results mainly returned unrelated 2026 packet material, including instances where “cares” appears to be a typo for “cars,” and do not show a prior CARES Act project list, council ranking, or vote.

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• Upgrading the website is still be discussed and sounds like that may come in less than the original quote of $10,000.

  — Breyen

  What this is about
  Earlier website-upgrade discussion and a prior quote for that work.

  p. 3↗Meeting City Council Meeting — Minutes (2020-09-16)Upgrading the website is still be discussed and sounds like that may come in less than the original quote of $10,000.

  Related history

  The records I searched do not contain a prior website-upgrade discussion or decision matching this recollection, and I did not find a $10,000 quote for website work in the returned results. The search results mainly relate to unrelated packet items and meeting topics, so they do not confirm when the website upgrade was previously discussed or whether any formal quote or vote was recorded.

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Sources

Every document and recording archived for this meeting.

• Document

  Meeting City Council Meeting — Minutes (2020-09-16)

  Minutes · 2020-09-16

  4 pages

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