City of Freeborn
City Council Regular Meeting Minutes
July 11th, 2023
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Seipp at 6:30 p.m.
Pledge of Allegiance was said.
City Clerk called roll.
Roll Call: Present: Mayor: Seipp, Council Members: Jim Beach, Dawn Beckmann, Curt Backeberg, Pat Stenzel
; City Clerk Kristen Anderson,
Absent: Bill Guggisberg
Motion was made by Beach to approve June 20th Regular Meeting Minutes—2nd Stenzel— motion carried.
Public Comment:
Maintenance Report
No report,
Upcoming work on water shut offs and manholes this next month.
Clerk report:
League of Minnesota city will be having Clerk school for 1st year clerks Sept 7- 8.
Beckmann made a motion and Stenzel seconded, motion carried for Kristen to go to School.
Unfinished Business:
-Speed limit signs being placed at high traffic entrances into freeborn, looking into transportation money, grants from county and state. We will need a traffic study, Seipp is in communication with Phil Walcholz at the County.
– Proposal for Albert lea police department to handle unlicensed vehicles, junk, etc. The city received proposal tabled until next meeting to take time to look over the proposal. Questions about insurance and cost for clean-up.
-Discussion of options of city attorney, Motion made by Beach and seconded by Backeberg to accept option A (hourly rate) for our new Lawyer Bo Hartman, motion carried
-Adopting ordances from the league of Minnesota cities, Seipp in contact, waiting to get code book, tabled
New Business:
Resolution 2023- 8 Gilmore Stensrud legion donation of $10,500 ( $3,500 parks, $3,500 Fire department, $3,500 ambulance) Beach motion to accept, Seipp seconded, motion carried
June Bills were discussed.
Motion made by Stenzel to approve Accounts Payables, Receivables and Reconciliation Reports– 2nd Backeberg – motion carried.
Motion made by Beckmann to adjourn —2nd by Backeberg —carried.
-Kristen Anderson
City Clerk-Treasurer