Council Agenda for 6/24/09

A reminder that Byron City council will be meeting tomorrow night at 6pm. This week, several items of interest are up for discussion:

1. Liquor Ordinance- Council is discussing revisions to this ordinance so that additional licenses could be issued. Mexican Tacos has been interested in the ability to serve margaritas, but there are currently no intoxicating liquor licenses available for issue.

2. Acoustical panels- Council will discuss the installation of acoustical panels in the Council Chambers to help solve the sound problem. Cost would vary from $3,362 to $8,089 depending on the number of tiles and the method of installation.

3. Personnel Committee- Mayor Diercks is requesting removal from the Personnel Committee and appointment of myself, Alan De Keyrel, for the remainder of 2009. Due to her increasing obligations and my Human Resource experience in owning a business, she felt this may be appropriate.

Full details of these items (and all of the items to be discussed) are available for download in the council packet. I encourage you to attend your local council meetings and offer your input. If you are unable to attend personally, you can listen/watch the meetings online.




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Watch Council Meetings Live!

Last week, I completed a test of streaming the council meeting live via the Internet. I did this using my laptop, which I use during meetings to review information in the council packets. In the future, you'll be able to listen and watch the the council meetings live at my website, http://www.ByronMNBlog.com.

To watch, simply click on the "Live! Council Meetings" link on the right column starting at 6pm. My hope is that you'll find this method convenient and tune in as time allows on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month. Please note this is NOT an official stream by the City of Byron, and is only a reflection of my own quest for government transparency in Byron.

Street Project Bids Awarded

As the last meeting, Council members approved the winning bids for the 2009 street project. They were as follows:

• $7,511 to Rochester Service Company for crack sealing.

• $17,392 to Bob Braaten Construction for catch basin replacement.

• $600,916 to Rochester Sand and Gravel for overlay and seal coat.

As you may recall from my previous post, we had estimated these repairs to cost $755,000. Due to a drop in asphalt prices, the bids came in about $130,000 less than expected. Bill Angerman (engineer from WHKS Co.) and Greg Rud (Public Works Superintendent) have been challenged to see if we should take advantage of the low bids to repair additional roads (such as doing some repair work to the frontage road) or if we reduce the overall project cost. My feeling is that we'll ultimately see a combination of both.

Road construction in Byron will begin later this month.




Disclaimer: Articles posted on ByronMNBlog.com are the opinions of Councilman Alan De Keyrel only and do not reflect the opinion of the Byron City Council or the City of Byron. The information provided is for educational purposes only and should not be deemed accurate until verified.

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