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Grafton council adopts weight-restriction ordinance, special assessment law and USDA grant resolution
Summary
The Grafton City Council approved a first reading of a revised weight-restriction ordinance limiting commercial vehicle parking, adopted Ordinance No. 363 authorizing special assessment for city debt, and adopted Resolution No. 1813 to draw USDA Rural Development funds for an emergency raw water line; the council also approved a temporary street closure and received updates on street projects.
At its Aug. 11 meeting the Grafton City Council advanced multiple local rules and funding steps: the council approved first reading of an ordinance to revise Section 23-126 to restrict parking of large commercial vehicles on residential streets (amended weight threshold set at 15,000 and removal of the one-hour allowance on truck routes), adopted Ordinance No. 363 to add Section 2-155 allowing city debt to be special assessed, and adopted Resolution No. 1813 to enable drawing on USDA Rural Development funds for an emergency raw water line project.
The weight-restriction ordinance and Resolution No. 1813 were moved on recommendation of the Public Utilities Committee and passed on roll call votes with all members voting in favor. Brian Sieben moved adoption of Resolution No. 1813; Greg Young moved first reading of the weight-restriction ordinance. The council also approved an application by Alan Collette Farming Assn. to close 8th Street from the railroad tracks east of Frosty Fox to Stephen Avenue for harvest from Sept. 1–30, 7 a.m.–7 p.m., contingent on receipt of a Certificate of Insurance.
Jeff Daley of KLJ Engineering updated the council on street work: the Street Improvement District No. 7-23 project is complete with most work covered by warranty; Knife River (formerly Strata) told KLJ that current landscaping conditions are unsuitable for reseeding and plan to kill weeds, add topsoil and hydroseed in mid-September with watering as needed, followed by KLJ inspection for final acceptance. Daley said the chip seal project began in early August and noted standing water in the alley south of the Post Office likely will require separate drainage work, possibly next year.
Mayor Chris West relayed a report from Bob Oihus of Refuse Disposal that the State is making transfer/acceptance processes "extremely difficult," with the potential that some transfer items may no longer be accepted; no agency representative responded during the meeting. The Walsh County Daycare Center asked for a no-parking sign; Police Chief Tony Dumas told council that if a bus can park adjacent to the curb it would not need to deploy its stop sign, and council members raised concerns about using Hill Avenue as a drop-off point. No action was taken on the daycare request.
The council set a special meeting for Aug. 21 and adjourned; minutes were signed by Mayor Chris West and City Auditor Wanda Ensrude.
