Atwater public meetings in 2023
4 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Meeting
The council approved a 3.8% levy increase for 2024 and a 15-year franchise agreement with Mediacom. Other actions included approving community center improvements, lift station repairs, and a land purchase offer for the wellhouse area.
- Approved 2024 levy of $614,764 (unanimous)
- Approved 15-year Mediacom Franchise agreement (unanimous)
- Approved $51,538.45 payment for Project One Construction Pay Application #5 (unanimous)
- Approved $2,385.50 for lift station alert system repairs (unanimous)
- Approved $5,556.48 for Floor to Ceiling carpet installation (unanimous)
- Approved $4,494.00 for MN Clean floor cleaning and waxing (unanimous)
- Approved street dance and off-premises liquor license for OctoberFest (unanimous)
- Approved Resolution 2023-21 to put Zachary Herzog into the MN PERA system (unanimous)
Meeting
The City Council approved a significant fund transfer for a 2024 street project and authorized the purchase of a plow truck. Other actions included approving a fire sprinkler inspection contract and accepting a $4,000 donation for the Summer Rec program.
- Moved $338,406 from General Fund Street Project Reserve to 400 Fund North Side project (Unanimous)
- Approved purchase of 2009 Sterling plow truck from MnDot for $10,000 (Unanimous)
- Approved $44,468 payment to Project One for Community Center (Unanimous)
- Approved internal pipe inspection and testing contract with Summit Fire for $825/year (Unanimous)
- Approved $250 funding request for Southwest Initiative Foundation (Unanimous)
- Accepted $4,000 donation from Actively Living Life, Inc. for Summer Rec program (Unanimous)
- Permitted Atwater Threshers to prep land and remove trees at ponds site (Unanimous)
- Approved bills totaling $168,957.28 and $47,356.69 (Unanimous)
Meeting
The Atwater City Council passed a resolution to prepare plans for the Lincoln Street addition project. The council also approved a $3,000 donation to the Atwater Festival Days committee.
- Resolution 2023-18 passed to prepare plans for the Lincoln Street addition project
- Lincoln Street addition project estimated at $8,631,752.99
- $3,000 donation approved for Atwater Festival Days committee
- Approval of $500,000 limit for single occurrence liability recovery
- Approval of $131,200.37 in verified accounts for payment
Meeting
The City Council approved a contract for community center renovations and applied for two MPFA loans totaling over $6.5 million for drinking and clean water. The council also authorized the creation of a Veterans Park and purchased a new lift station pump.
- Approved contract with Project One Construction for $366,745 for community center repairs (Unanimous)
- Approved Resolution 2023-09 for $3,101,140 MPFA drinking water loan (Unanimous)
- Approved Resolution 2023-10 for $3,496,730 MPFA Clean Water Revolving Fund loan (Unanimous)
- Approved motion to proceed with Veterans Park (Unanimous)
- Approved $13,732 purchase of a new pump for the main lift station (Unanimous)
- Approved $1,000 donation to the Atwater Area Historical Society (Unanimous)
- Approved building official agreement with New London for 2023 and 2024 (Unanimous)
- Approved 2022 end-of-year reserve balances (Unanimous)