The  May 1, 2023, meeting of the Alcester City Council was called to order on May 1, 2023, by Mayor pro tem Lukas Driesen at 6:00 p.m. with Councilwoman Darla Reppe, and Councilwoman Cyndi Peeples.  Austin Felts was the Attorney  in attendance. The council and gallery recited the Pledge of Allegiance. 

(00:00:45.33)  AGENDA ITEM #3 – APPROVE AGENDA –  Approval of the Alcester City Council agenda     Vote X2Ayes.  Motion passed

(00:01:19.47)  AGENDA ITEM #4 – APPROVE MEETING MINUTES APRIL 3,  2023 AND APRIL  17, 2023.     Vote X2 Ayes  Motion passed

(00:01:48.90)  AGENDA ITEM #5 – WARRANTS APPROVAL NO DATES GIVEN    Vote X2 Ayes.  Motion passed.

(00:02:09.47) AGENDA ITEM #6 -WARD III RESIGNATION LUKAS DRIESEN  Vote X2Ayes Motion Passed.

(00:02:54.47)  AGENDA ITEM #7 – ADJOURN OLD COUNCIL MEETING ICE PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL DARLA REPPE took over the meeting in the stead of President of the council, Lukas Driesen due to his resignation as Ward III council member to accept his election to Mayor of Alcester. Councilwoman Cyndi made the motion to adjourned with a second to the motion and with an affirmative vote the meeting was adjourned.   Vote X2 Ayes  Motion to adjourn passed 

6:03 P.M. Council adjourned

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(00:03:32.00)  AGENDA ITEM #1 – OPEN NEW COUNCIL COUNCILWOMAN DARLA REPPE CALLED THE MEETING OF  THE NEW COUNCIL TO ODER AT 6:04 P.M.  It is to be noted here FOPAT once again failed in her duties which was to include an agenda approval by the new council in the agenda she provided to the council and presumably to the city attorney Austin Felts.

(00:04:01.73) AGENDA ITEM #2 – ADMINISTER OATH OF OFFICE TO MAYOR LUKAS DRIESEN  (00:04:59.00) NOTE FOPAT ACKNOWLEDGES IN HER ADMINISTRATION OF THE OATH OF OFFICE THAT LUKAS DRIESEN IS THE

DULY ELECTED MAYOR OF THE CITY OF ALCESTER!

(00:05:39.63)  AGENDA ITEM #3 – EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR COUNCILMEMBER APPLICANT INTERVIEWS 

          (00:06:05.20) MOTION AND SECOND FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION AND AFFIRMED.   COUNCIL IN EXECUTIVE SESSION  AT 6:06 PM

          6:06 P.M. TO 6:20 P.M. KENDRA HATLE INTERVIEW  WARD III

          6:20 P.M. TO 6:30 P.M. KERRY HEDEEN INTERVEIW  WARD II

          6:20 P.M.  COUNCILMAN KYLE VANDENHUL ARRIVES

          (00:07:28.53) COUNCIL BACK IN SESSION AT 6:44 P.M.

          (00:07:35.67)  APPOINT KENDRA HATLE TO WARD III COUNCILSEAT  Motion made and seconded to approve appointment of Kendra Hatle.  Appointment approved

          (00:08:03.43)  APPOINT KERRY HEDDEN TO WARD II COUNCIL SEAT.  Motion made and seconded to approve appointment of Kerry Hedden.  Appointment approved.

          (00:08:58.70)  Kendra Hatle – Oath of Office administration

          (00:10:04.73)  Kerry Hedden – Oath of Office administration

          (00:11:37.13)  Kyle Vandenhul – Appointment and Oath of Office administration.

(00:13:17.77)  AGENDA ITEM  NEW COUNCIL # 4–  ELECT COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND VICE – PRESIDENT         

          (00:13:41.77) President of New Council – Darla Reppe 

          (00:14:12.17) Vice-President of New Council – Cyndi Peeples

(00:14:43.13)  AGENDA ITEM NEW COUNCIL #5  PUBLIC INPUT

          (00:15:01.13)  PAULA FAGRE  (00:21:03.33) Additional information regarding the service of Ms. Fagre’s father Ron Manning and his dedication to the city of Alcester.

          (00:21:23.83)  GARY MCKELLIPS – financial accounting and spending habits.

          (00:25:43.10)  VICKIE LARSEN commented on street racing and grade school golf cart drivers without parent riding shogun.  Streaming cameras,     do we have them and where are they?  I brought up streaming in past meetings and no response.  Folks want to be able to watch the council meetings live without Facebook P.M. ranting after-the-fact, FO prejudiced ravings, mis-information handed out like Halloween candies and just plain withheld information or long lines in the city hallway during lengthy and unnecessary executive sessions.  Let’s talk about the cameras.   Councilwoman Reppe said there are cameras in the community center.  I asked if there were any cameras in the Council room?  After a long pause    FOPat answered yes, there was a camera in the city offices but only after hours.  Does that include the audio-eavesdropper Alexa or Echo?  I asked where the camera was located.  A hand motion toward the file cabinets on the west wall indicated the location of a camera.  There are no postings       warning of a camera in the offices.  How long has that little ol’ camera been sittin’ there?  Where does that little ol’ camera send all those video’s?  A-n-d can one log onto that little ol’ camera so she can watch the video real-time when she has been expelled from an executive session and sitting in the hallway with her nose in her phone?  Gotta wonder,  Trust?   Now let’s talk   about the ‘art gallery’   Is the city getting a commission on the sales of galerie d’art?  The answer I received is no, so who is paying for FOPat to act as curator for madame’s art?  Do we (the city) have a waiver of liability for all those object d’art in case something happens to them?  The answer I got was no.  So unless we (the city) get a waiver of liability, the art should be removed from the city offices and the event center!  In addition anyone else who wants to display their art should let the city offices know so arrangements can be made to show off their ‘art”

(00:29:51.90)  COUNCILMAN KYLE VANDENHUL comments of clubhouse profit and loss statements.  True and accurate figures.

(00:30:44.57)  LINDA TALBOT – city office cameras should be on all the time citing a time when Wanda was verbally abused.

(00:33:24.93)  AGENDA ITEM #6 – LEGAL UPDATES   ORD. 2023-05

          Approval of second reading of meeting date change.  Motion by Councilwoman Peeples, second by Councilwoman Reppe with no discussion vote X5 Ayes

(00:34:51.83)  AGENDA ITEM #7  – 5O5 OFSTAD AND 204 OFSTAD PARCELS           (00:43:23.97) Motion by Councilwoman Reppe, second by Councilman Vandenhul to approve sale of 505 Ofstad to HRC for $15,000.00 and the city provides the cost of utilities ($12,500.00) to exterior wall of the home. Vote X5 Ayes  Approved.  (00:45:11.43)  Motion by Councilman Vandenhul, second by Councilwoman Hatle to approve the sale of 204 Ofstad to HRC for $10,000.00 with the city to provide the cost of utilities ($10,100.00)to exterior wall of home.  Vote X5 Ayes  Approved.

(00:45:54.03)  AGENDA ITEM #8  – POLICE DEPT. – Police Chief Jared Thompson gave an update on the department concluding with the hiring of Kyle Kleinschmidt as full time police officer at $19.38/hour(00:52:46.27) VoteX5 Ayes –Approved and the hiring of Issac Sauder as part-time police officer at $19.38 /hour (00:53:21.30) VoteX5 Ayes – Approved.

(00:53:53.03)  AGENDA ITEM #9  ONE TIME BURN AUTHORIZATION –  Alcester Golf Course.  Motion by Councilman Vandenhul, second by Councilwoman Hatle, no discussion. Vote X5 Ayes.  Approved

(00:54:35.23)  AGENDA ITEM #10  SURPLUS PROPERTY 1994 TRIAX FLATBED           TRAILER  VIN 1828RC050445  (00:58:18.90) Motion by Councilwoman Reppe, Second by Councilwoman Hatle, no discussion.      Vote X5 Ayes  – Approved.

(00:59:02.63)  AGENDA ITEM  #11  PREMIER BANK ACCOUNT  SIGNERS  Vote X5 Ayes   Signers Mayor Driesen, President of the Council Darla Reppe, Councilwoman Cyndi Peeples, Finance Office Abbigail Moore and Finance Office Patricia Jurrens.

(01:00:57:10)  AGENDA ITEM #12 OLD AHHS BUILDING CITY OWNERSHIP  QUESTION TABLED

(01:02:22.00)  MAYOR DRIESEN EXCUSED HIMSELF FROM THE MEETING AND TURNED THE MEETING OVER TO COUNCIL PRESISENT DARLA REPPE.  7:40 P.M.

(01:07:39.53)  AGENDA ITEM #13  – GOLF COURSE CENTER –  Presentation of Rules (01:17:57.53)   Councilman Vandenhul explains  the pros and cons of signs to locate the golf course.

(01:23:32.53)  AGENDA ITEM #14  – FINANCE OFFICE UPDATES

          c) (01:26:15.83) Approve paying $81,410.40, IPT, WW Construction   Services, Secog, $15,000.00 Administrative services (sewer fund)  Motion Councilman Vandenhul, Second Councilwoman Hatle, no discussion  Vote X5 Ayes -Approved.

          d)  (01:28:35.83) Approve Motorola Solutions, patrol car radio  $7,859.25 General fund.  Motion Councilwoman Peeples, Second Councilman Vandenhul no discussion Vote X5Ayes, Approved.

          e)(01:29:51.70)  Approve Golf $5,000.00  2 golf carts trade.  Motion Councilwoman Hatle, Second Councilwoman Peeples, no discussion Vote X5 Ayes,  Approved.

          f) (01:30:57.27)  Approve ADG $1121.23 door repair expense shared with Industrial board.  Motion by Councilwoman Hatle, Second by Councilman Hedden, no discussion, Vote X5 Ayes  Approved.

          g) (01:32:09.77)  Approve SDML School for FOPAT and Abbigail Moore Finance Office.  No monetary amounts attached to the request.  Motion by Councilwoman Peeples, Second By Councilwoman Hatle, no discussion Vote X5Ayes  Approved.

          h)  (01:35:02.53)  2023-2024 Malt Beverage license.  Motion by Councilman Vandenhul, Second by Councilman Hedden, no discussion,   Vote X5 Ayes, Approved.

(01:39:26.30) AGENDA ITEM #15  – EXECUTIVE SESSION IF NEEDED NOT NEEDED

(01:39:34.43)) AGENDA ITEM #16 – ADJOURN 8:17 P.M.

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Mayor Lukas Driesen         

Councilwoman Darla Reppe             605-934-2602

Councilwoman Cyndi Peeples           605-934-2096

Councilman Kyle VandenHul          605-934-

Councilwoman Kendra Hatle

Councilman Kerry Hedden

Patricia Jurrens                                  605-934-2517