The council approved a development agreement with DG Partners LLC, the developing arm for Dollar General Stores. The agreement gives DG Partners the right to purchase the block directly east of City Hall to build a new Dollar General Store with a parking lot. The agreement will expire in 180 days if no action is taken. Below are some of the requirements for the project.
a. Construct the exterior walls of fiber cement lap siding on the south, east and north sides of the building. Install brick at a height of 4' on the front, i.e., west, wall of the building, install fiber cement lap siding above the brick on the front/west wall and install metal panels above the siding on the front/wall.
c. Construct an enclosure around trash equipment, reasonably acceptable to the City.
d. Re-route the existing 14" sanitary sewer in accordance with plans approved by the City Engineer.
e. Install a ground mounted monument sign in accordance with the City's sign code.
f. Submit a complete site plan to the City Council for final approval prior to issuance of any building permits.
g. Submit a landscape plan to the City Council for final approval which plan shall provide for landscaping of the rear of the Property so as to minimize any conflict with the residential neighborhood located on Oak Street.
The City has determined that the fair market value of the Property is $63,500.00 and the cost of compliance with the conditions is determined to be $46,000.00. The City agrees to sell the property for the sum of $17,500.00 to be utilized for construction of the Dollar General Store.
To view the floor layout of the proposed Dollar General Store click here.
To view an elevation of the proposed store click here.
Water agreement with Millennium Group Approved
The Minonk City Council approved an ordinance that includes a water supply agreement with the Millennium Group for the splash park at the New Millennium Park. The ordinance gives the City Administrator authorization to negotiate a yearly flat water rate with the Millennium Group which must not be less than $3000 a year. The ordinance also ratified all prior agreements with the Millennium Group. This action was taken to formalize the agreement that was the subject of debate when former City Clerk said there was never a formal agreement voted on by the council. The Millennium Group paid the City $2000 for the water last year at the splash park.
City Attorney Derke Price gave the council a presentation on rules for committee meetings saying that all agreements made by a committee must be approved by the city council no later than 2 meetings after the committee meeting approval. He also indicated that the City has the right to make an agreement with a private user of the city's water.
Public comments
Former City Clerk James Liner responded to the issue about taking minutes at the committee meetings. Liner said he never attended any committee meetings in his 8 years as City Clerk. He said he checked with previous City Clerks who also said they never attended any committee meetings. Liner said he was told by former City Administrator Trent Smith that it was the City Administrator's job to record minutes at committee meetings and that the City Clerk was not required to attend those meetings. Liner added that Mayor Bill Koos was a councilman during Trent Smith's tenure.
Mayor Koos appointed City Administrator Gary Brennan as interim City Clerk. Koos said he will appoint a new City Clerk as soon as a suitable candidate can be found.