SHERBURN — The Sherburn City Council met on Monday evening. Deputy Clerk Sean Devenn reported that Clerk Andrea Ballard was at the Clerk Training, which she needed.

He said he had received a lot of calls about the appliances and hazardous items, which are not accepted by Waste Management for the City Clean Up Day on May 10. They hope to get another day when appliances may be gathered later in the year.

There was a safety inspection of the park’s playground equipment with some concerns about the amount of gravel, loose bolts and some equipment that may need to be removed, but the report was generally good. He reported that there was some vandalism at the south park.

The DOT shop building is coming up for renewal, and a larger door may be in the works.

In the Council reports, a request was approved for closing Fifth Street from Manyaska to North Lake Street in front of the elementary school, from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday for a Ducks Unlimited Greenway children’s program and activities. The street will have orange barriers provided by the utility employees.

In the public comments section, a resident asked about violations of ordinances and why some people who do not fix the problem are not made to change, while some who fix the problem are ignored. The council asked the Chief of Police for Welcome and Sherburn if he would explain the procedure for violations and citations. He explained that violations are red-tagged and then given sufficient time to fix the violations. If the violations are not fixed in the time allotted, a citation is given, and the court answers. Repeat offenders are investigated. Some take a long time in the court system. Most of the ordinance violations are cleaned up by residents.

The second question was about feral cats and getting them sterilized so no new cats can be born. The resident asked if the city puts the “fixed” cats back on the street. The answer was no. The cats are given homes if possible.

In other news:

— The council approved the lower bid for removing three silver maple trees at the South Park that are not in good shape. The bid of $2,400 from Rosburg Construction was approved.

— Representing the owner of the Tiny Homes project, Matthew Bury, met with the council and the deputy clerk in closed session.

The next meeting of the Sherburn City Council will be at 5 p.m. on May 19 at the City Hall.