<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2sXfPw_1H2Ws5eu00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2sXfPw_1H2Ws5eu00" width="1140" height="641" ><figcaption>Council Member Lance Gilliland, Mayor Tim Goenner, Council Members Chad Nelson and Sabrina Miller.</figcaption></figure>The Clear Lake City Council met on Wednesday, November 4. The meeting was rescheduled from its usual first Monday of the month date because of elections occurring on November 3. All members of the council were present. The Good NewsMayor Elect Chad Nelson gave an update on the progress of construction for the new Fire Hall in Clear Lake and said that he was still hopeful that construction would be completed by February 1 of next year. He did a walk through for the electric, all walls were framed in, and water lines were to be installed on the day of the meeting. Nelson pointed out that everything that was being done was something already planned and would not involve additional change orders. The Bad NewsOutside the building, on the front side of it, water has begun to pond and was washing away some of the earthen foundation from under the concrete. Nelson stated that all the elevations on the survey Cecko Construction had used were wrong. Discussion by the council centered around whether a new survey was performed or if a recent survey was used. City Clerk Stefany Janisch confirmed that a new survey had not been done raising questions about whether Stantec, the city’s engineering firm, might be responsible for future mitigation measures. CLF Chief Matt Lunser was quick to defend Cecko Construction, “Joe (Cecko) has done such a fantastic job. These things have been brought to our attention because of him.”Nelson added, “He’s out there every single day.”Mitigation EffortsNelson said something has to be done right away. Silt blankets and bio logs will need to be put in place to prevent any further erosion. Cecko provided a quote for $2,124.70, which was approved by the council.Future mitigation efforts would have to be done in 2028. Adding curb and gutter to the CLFD property was discussed. Engineering ContractThough specifics were not disclosed during the meeting, it was clear that the members of the city council were unhappy with Stantec, its current engineering firm and wanted to make a change. The council unanimously voted for that change and accepted the proposed contract from Apex Engineering Group. The contract immediately went into effect. Senior Vice President Bob Schlieman and Senior Transportation Engineer Kent Exner were present and promised to help with the transition. Notes• The council voted to repeal an interim use ordinance passed in March of 2019 that allowed solar gardens and solar energy farms to be built in the A-1 Agriculture District. Mayor Tim Goenner abstained. • Payment to Pember Companies was approved for work done at Sanitary Lift Station #2. Pember installed a temporary control panel along with pump monitoring systems to operate new lift station pumps until a new panel could be delivered. The cost totaled $118,321. • The city approved a grant totaling $752.20 to the Clearwater-Clear Lake Food Shelf to purchase turkeys for Thanksgiving and Christmas. • The council approved a measure that would allow simultaneous employee absences and allow the closure of City Hall on those days. </div></body>

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The Clear Lake City Council met on Wednesday, November 4. The meeting was rescheduled from its usual first Monday of the month date because of elections occurring on November 3. All members of the council were present. The Good News. Mayor Elect Chad Nelson gave an update on the progress...

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The Clear Lake City Council met on Wednesday, November 4. The meeting was rescheduled from its usual first Monday of the month date because of elections oc

CLFD Fire Hall update from council

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