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SHERBURN -- The Sherburn City Council met on Monday evening. The first agenda item was a request from Martin County West Schools and MCW Community Education and Recreation about use of Sherburn Community Building/Sherburn Theatre bathrooms.
Three school representatives attended the meeting. Sherburn Elementary Principal/MCW CER Director Nickole Bowie addressed the Sherburn Community Building/Sherburn Theatre's basement bathrooms. The council explained the necessity for those bathrooms to be out of order because of water damage, old pipes and leaks.
Bowie expressed concern about the amount of people expected at the four performances of the school play later this month. She mentioned that a CER class was using the building every Wednesday. Trips to the one bathroom that works on the theater floor are inconvenient, time-consuming and staff-consuming. There is a need for at least two bathrooms.
Sherburn City Clerk/Treasurer Andrea Ballard explained that a company will work on the pipes and get the second bathroom working on the theatre floor, hopefully before the school play dates since they are coming for one or two days on Nov. 12.
The Carbo Mechanical company will charge $2,500 to repair the bathroom on the theater floor.
A concern about what would happen if the one bathroom fails was brought up. Bowie asked what the update was and what the city could do. She asked that timely and reasonable action would be proactive in this case.
The council explained that the basement bathrooms are not ready to be fixed and it would cost a minimum of $73,000 to look into repairs.
The report from Bolton and Menk on community buildings included the Sherburn Community Building/Sherburn Theatre. It may be years before the situation could be redone for use. Any suggestions may be to hold the classes and play at a different location. They suggested an outdoor portable restroom for large crowds for the near future. Ballard will update MCW CER and MCW Schools about decisions made that would affect them.
In other news:
-- The council approved the League of Minnesota Cities navigator grant for Sherburn.
-- The discussion about the damages to the Contemporary Style building when the Foxy’s building was demolished continued and Ballard reported that the contractor had not replied and the city attorney listed some information he needed and Ballard was following up on that. The council approved tabling the discussion for the next meeting.
-- Sherburn/Welcome Police Chief Trevor Yochim reported that an audit by the Minnesota Post Board was “passed with flying colors." The audit concerns training records and background checks. The police participated in several Trunk and Treats for Halloween and reported no major issues over Halloween.
-- The clerk update included the company coming on Nov. 12 to fix the bathroom at the Theatre. The MN data practices act is under review and contract revisions for the union and city are underway.
-- The payloader arrived Nov. 2 and will be used for the leaf pick up when the weather straightens out enough to get the leaves.
-- Ballard explained the letter sent to some residents asking what type of water line they have, and emphasized that giving that information is extremely important. Sherburn has a grant that needs this information and residents that are asked should be sure to send in the information about the type of lines . There was a rumor that the water in Sherburn contained lead and that is absolutely not true, Ballard reported.
The council will meet at 5 p.m. on Nov. 18, at Sherburn City Hall.