NEW MELLE BOARD OF ALDERMEN

WORK SESSION

APRIL 1, 2009

 

MINUTES

 

CALL TO ORDER- MAYOR JAN MUSKOPF CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 7:00 P.M.

 

ROLL CALL- ALDERMEN PRESENT:  DARLA GREEN, DOUG BICE, KENNETH GILBERT, AND GARY SCHNEIDER.  ALSO PRESENT WAS MAYOR JAN MUSKOPF, P & Z COMMISSIONER ROGER BRINK, CITY CLERK JO ANN DICKHERBER AND PETE SCHEPIS FROM THE GREENWOOD GROUP.

EARTH DAY -

 

APRIL 22 ACTIVITIES -

MR. PETE SCHEPIS STATED THE GREENWOOD GROUP WILL DONATE THEIR SERVICES TO CUT THE GRASS AROUND CITY HALL AND AT THE CITY OWNED WEDGE OF PROPERTY AT HWY D & HWY Z ALONG WITH MAINTAINING THE RAIN GARDENS AND THE PARK AT CITY HALL.

              MR. SCHEPIS STATED THE GREENWOOD GROUP WILL START WORK ON THE PARK AND RAIN GARDENS THE WEEK OF APRIL 20 WITH THE FINAL STAGING ON APRIL 22.   THEY WILL WORK FROM 10-2 ON APRIL 22. 

              MAYOR MUSKOPF ASKED MR. SCHEPIS IF WE CAN GET A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF RAIN GARDEN TO GIVE OUT TO PEOPLE ON APRIL 25.  ALDERWOMAN DARLA GREEN STATED THE CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT HAS PROVIDED US A PAPER WHICH WE CAN COPY AND HAND OUT.  MR. SCHEPIS STATED HE WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO EXPLAIN THE RAIN GARDEN TO PEOPLE.

              MR. SCHEPIS STATED THEY WOULD BRING IN A BOBCAT TO REMOVE SOME PIECES OF CONCRETE WHERE THE OLD BUILDING STOOD AND THEN LEVEL OUT THE AREA WITH SOIL.  THEY WILL BE DONATING A PICNIC TABLE TO PLACE ON THE LARGE CONCRETE AREA.   HE WILL ALSO DONATE THE NEW CITY HALL AND POLICE DEPARTMENT SIGN.    HE HAS CONTACTED THE MEDIA FOR APRIL 22, AND HASN’T HEARD BACK FROM ANYONE YET, EXCEPT FOR DIANE OF THE BOONE COUNTRY CONNECTION.  HE WILL CONTACT MEDIA AGAIN. 

              THERE WILL BE 18 PAIRS OF STUDENTS COMING FROM DANIEL BOONE SCHOOL AT 1:00 TO HELP WITH THE ACTIVITIES ON APRIL 22.  THEIR DUTIES MAY INCLUDE ROLLING OUT THE SOD AND WORKING WITH THE MULCH.   IF IT RAINS ON APRIL 22, WE WILL CALL THE SCHOOL AND WORK SOMETHING OUT.   THERE ARE 3 OTHER VOLUNTEERS WHICH SIGNED UP FOR APRIL 22.  THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL ESCORT THE CHILDREN FROM THE SCHOOL TO CITY HALL AND BACK AGAIN.  THE PARKING LOT AT CITY HALL WILL BE CLOSED OFF ON APRIL 22.

 

APRIL 25 ACTIVITIES –

              RECYCLING – ALDERMAN SCHNEIDER WILL HAVE HIS DAUGHTER HAND OUT BROCHURES REGARDING RECYCLING.  HE WILL ALSO HAVE CARTS FOR USE ON APRIL 25.

              THE PARKING LOT AT CITY HALL WILL ALSO BE CLOSED OFF ON APRIL 25.   ALDERWOMAN GREEN WILL CHECK WITH THE LUTHERAN CHURCH TO MAKE SURE IT IS OKAY TO PARK OVER THERE.

              2 SCOUT GROUPS AND 2 CHURCH GROUPS WILL BE SELLING REFRESHMENTS ON APRIL 25.  THEY MAY ALSO COME UP WITH A CRAFT ACTIVITY.  ANY BOOTHS WILL HAVE TO BRING THEIR OWN SUPPLIES.  THE GROUPS WERE ASKED TO USE EARTH FRIENDLY PRODUCTS.

              MAYOR MUSKOPF STATED SHE TALKED TO RICK MASSEY AT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THEY WILL BE BRINGING A FIRE TRUCK.  ALDERWOMAN GREEN WITH CONFIRM THIS WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

              MAYOR MUSKOPF STATED SHE DOESN’T HAVE A DEFINITE ANSWER FROM CUIVRE RIVER YET IF THEY WILL BE PARTICIPATING.

              THE CITY WILL COME UP WITH A PROJECT FOR CHILDREN ATTENDING TO PLANT A SEED IN A PEAT POT AND BE ABLE TO TAKE IT HOME WITH THEM.

              DEDICATION OF GREENWOOD PARK WILL BE AT NOON ON APRIL 25. 

              AFTER THIS YEARS EARTH DAY, THE CITY WILL NEED TO START PLANNING NEXT YEARS EVENTS.  MAYBE A CITIZEN’S COMMITTEE CAN BE FORMED FOR NEXT YEAR.  A CITIZEN’S COMMITTEE CAN APPLY FOR GRANTS THAT THE CITY IS NOT ABLE TO ACQUIRE.  ALSO, FOR NEXT YEAR MAY NEED TO GET A WEBSITE WITH INFORMATION ABOUT EARTH DAY.  SOME PEOPLE CONTRACT ABOUT EARTH DAY THIS YEAR COULD NOT PARTICIPATE UNLESS THE CITY HAD A WEBSITE REGARDING EARTH DAY.

              THIS YEAR’S EARTH DAY MAY BE A SMALL EVENT, BUT HOPE THERE IS A LARGE INTEREST IN THE RAIN GARDENS.

 

ADJOURNMENT- ALDERWOMAN GILBERT MADE A MOTION, SECOND BY ALDERMAN GREEN TO ADJOURN.  ON A CALL BY THE MAYOR FOR THE AYES AND NAYS, THE MOTION WAS APPROVED 4-0.  THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 7:42 P.M.