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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004 [12] Dec 16 (2) {Book 32} . ~~- ~! .: AIRPORT PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT PUBLIC UTILmES CIty Of~ 1550 - 45th Avenue S.E. Engineering Water Uülity ~' r¡i;f~ St. Cloud, MN 56304 400 - 2nd Street South 1000 - 5th Avenue North ~~StCloud St. Cloud. MN 56301 St. Cloud. MN 56303 _DEPARTMENT - 2nd Street South Operation and Maintenance Waste Water Utility Cloud, MN 56301 1200 - 15th Avenue S.E. 525 - 60th Street South \:::::~ Minnesota St. Cloud. MN 56304 St Cloud. MN 56301 Hydroelectric Utility DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICES 8 -llth-Street South St. Cloud. MN 56301 December 16, 2004 ©""'q"à"=~' "~D t 0 F<>::'¡~ 't~ "0' lob..: _ "~,,,,,'<¿,o¡"=~ Y! "'"'" DEC 2 () 2004 MAYOR LARRY HOSCH CITY OF ST. JOSEPH CITY OF ST JOSEPH PO BX 668 ST JOSEPH MN 56374-0668 RE: Annual Review of Costs Dear Mayor Hosch: The Sewer Use Agreement states that the St. Cloud Public Utilities will provide your City with an annual review of unit costs. The enclosed information is presented to satisfy that . stipulation. The enclosed unit charges will become effective January 1, 2005. As stated in previous yearly reports, there are two outstanding bonds for the main lift station and biosolids storage facilíties. The combined principal and interest payments are shown in Category A Debt Service. Please contact me if you have any questions regarding any of the enclosed items. Sincerely, Kenneth H. Robinson Director of Public Utilities Enclosures c: Mayor John D. Ellenbecker, City of St. Cloud Mike Williams, City Administrator John Norman, Finance Director Steve Gaetz, Director of Public Services . httpJIci.stcJoud,mY1.\.Is The City of St Cloud. Minnesota will not discriminate on the basis of race, color. creed. religion. national origin. sex. disability. age. marital status. status with reguard to public assistance, famílíal status or sexual orientation. Upon request. accommodation will be provided to allow individuals with disabilities to participate in all city services. programs and activities. Development of Cateaorv Unit Charaes - St. Jose¡ID . 2005 Budget: Cat. A - Debt Service $713,200 Cat. E - 0, M & R $3,069,935 Flow and Loading to WPCF: Flow: 3,444,300 (1000 gallons) CBOD: 45,492 (100 Ibs.) TSS: 47,342 (100Ibs.) Cat. A - Flow: $713.200 x 33.3% = $ 0.069 /1000 gals. 3,444,300 (1000 gallons) CBOD: $713,200 x 33.3% = $ 5.226 /100 Ibs . 45,492 (100 Ibs.) TSS: $713.200 x 33.3% = $ 5.022 /100 Ibs 47,342 (100Ibs.) Cat. E - Flow: $3,069,935 x 33.3% = $ 0.297 /1000 gals. 3,444,300 (1000 gallons) CBOD: 3069935 x 33.3% = $ 22.494 /100 Ibs 45,492 (100 Ibs.) TSS: 3069935 x 33.3% = $ 21.615 /100 Ibs 47,342 (100Ibs.) Per Contract -- $1,800 for General City Administration . . CJ) CJ) CJ) Cö CJ) CJ) Cö CJ) CJ) Q) en..c ..c en..c ..c ..... I.... 0-- 0-- Q) Lî.) 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The City is aware that it has two years from the time of discovery ofthe defect to bring a claim under the bond against Shingobee under Minnesota Statute § 541.051. Frank J. Rajkowski .. Gordon H. Hansmeier We are still waiting on a reportftom our expert, Kevin Swanson, regarding the cause of the wall separation. Mr. Swanson has reported that he needs to monitor and measure the Frederick L. Grunke gap in the wall over the winter. The gap was larger last winter, decreased over the Thomas G. Jovanovich" summer, and it could increase again this winter due to the cold weather. An expert report Paul A. Rajkowski" is premature until we can accurately measure the gap in the wall. If our expert determines that the gap was caused by your client, the City will notify Shingobee that the Kevin E Gray problem needs to be corrected. If Shingobee does not correct the problem at that point, William J. Cashman the City will pursue its legal remedies. Richard W. Sobalvarro Since our last letter, the City has experienced other problems with the Maintenance Susan M. Dege Facility. Pieces of the seal between the roofline and wall are falling off, especially when it is windy. The seal is meant to keep bats, varmints and insects out of the roof. The seal LeAnne D. Miller should have been affixed with an adhesive when it was installed. If Shingobee does not Sarah L. Smith-Larkin' immediately fix the seal with an adhesive, the City will be forced to pursue its legal remedies. ,Troy A. Poetz Joseph M. Bromeland îregory J. Haupert eJ. Pugh 'Iason 1. Bretto Frank J. Rajkowski and Richard 1M 50balvarro are admirted to practice in North Dakota, Gordon H. Hansmeier in North Dakota and Wisconsin, Paul A. RajkolNski and Sarah L. Smith-Larkin in Wisconsin and William). Cashman in South Dakota. -Member of American Board of Trial Advocates. -Qualified ADR Neutral. V December J 7, 2004 . A1s. Julie A. Doher(v Page 2 012 I will keep you up to date on what our expert finds. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Laurel Pugh or me. Sincerely, RAJKO\~SKI Hj5;Ì\JBfR LTD. ~µ /,. A/ By v Thomas G. J o/vanovich TGJ/kjs cc: Judy \¡Veyrens . . St. Joseph - Sartell- Waite Park . NEWSLEAÐERS A DIVISION OF VON MEYER PUBLISHING P.O. Box 324 · St. Joseph, MN 56374 (320) 363-7741 · Fax (320) 363-4195 · news@thenewsleaders.com Dec. 22, 2004 Mayor Richard Carlbom St. Joseph City Council City of St. Joseph St. Joseph, MN 56374 Dear Mayor Carlbom and Council Members: -- - The St. Joseph Newsleader is proud to have served the St. Joseph community for the past 15 years. We are especially pleased to have been selected as the legal newspaper for the City of St. Joseph for the past six years, and look forward to continuing in this capacity in 2005. We are confident we can continue to fulfill our responsibilities to the St. Joseph community in a competent and professional manner. The St. Joseph Newsleader continues to rank very high in œadership. For the past seven years, our circulation audit has verified 93 percent or better readership in the St. Joseph area, which ranks us among the top 10 percent nationwide for weekly newspapers. The newspapers are delivered to 3,580 households in the St. Joseph area, and distribution has been ftee weekly since September 1999. Thank you for the opportunity to serve the city and residents of St. Joseph. It is a privilege to be a member of your community. Sincerely, ~ ()o,-" r~ Janelle Von Pinnon Publisher . D Central Minnesota Housing Partnership, Inc. ... . .00. 810 West SI. Germain Street Suite 303 . SI. Cloud. Minnesota. 56301·4092 Hello, My name is Jason Krebsbach and I want to take this opportunity to introduce myself as the new Program Manager at the Central Minnesota Housing Partnership. I have worked with many of you this year through my job as the Program Coordinator of our Home Stretch -first time homebuyer training workshop. To all of you, I look forward to continue working with you on affordable housing programs. To those I have yet to meet, I look forward to building professional relationships with all of you as my work responsibilities expand outside of Rome Stretch. To be more specific: I will be taking on an expanded role with our Life Cycle Housing Program. I will be working more closely with lenders, buyers, the financing aspects ofLCH as well as continuing my role of education and tracking. I will be the contact person at CMHP for any questions concerning Life Cycle Housing. I will have an expanded role with the new Central Minnesota Community Land Trust in Cambridge. I will be working extensively with potential buyers as I create a specialized homebuyer orientation and training curriculum as well as a network for CL T owners. I will be working with lenders and other housing professionals to promote the Heritage Greens development in Cambridge as well as work on marketing. I will be the contact at CMHP for all -- initial questions pertaining to this program. - I will also be the facilitator ofRHAG meetings and will coordinate these meetings in the same way they've been done it the past. I will be the contact for any questions pertaining to this. I look forward to the coming year as a great opportunity and a challenge to broaden my horizons here at Central Minnesota Housing Partnership. I look forward to working with all of you and to learning as much as I can from you. Have a great holiday season and I'll see you in 2005! ~y, R:rEi\i¡ç;= " k"'-".7 _\, :.- l~ D-C ~ '1 7r,~ t t.-V'''' J on Krebsbach CITY OF ST. JÜ6::.;'"'\ Program Manager Central Minnesota Housing Partnership . PH 320·259·0393 - A MINNESOTA NONPRQFIT CORPORATlON- E-MAIL cmhp81 O@cloudnet.com MN TDD 711 EO'..'~L HO',:'S"iG WEB PAGE cmhp.net OPÞORTV~~rTY FAX 320·259·9590 Equal Opportunity Employer Reasonable accommodations are available - COU NTY OF STEARNS . Office of the County Auditor- Treasurer Administration Center Rm 148 . 705 Courthouse Square. St. Cloud, MN 56303 320-656-3900. FAX 320-656-3916 Randy R. Schreifels, County Auditor - Treasurer ;0 December 21, 2004 Larry Hosch City of St. Joseph, Mayor 25 N College Ave i St. Joseph, MN 56374 Dear Mr. Hosch, I received your letter requesting quarterly payments to the cities for prepayment of special assessments. I understand that quarterly payments will benefit the city with increased interest income and improved cash flow. The effect for Steams County of adding more settlements is of course a loss on interest income and additional work of doing more settlements. After reviewing all these factors - and discussing with the County Board we have come up with a solution. Steams County - will provide Cities quarterly payments on special assessments if they submit the infonnation onJhe special assessment electronically into a secured web-site that we have developed. This way the county saves time by not having to re-enter this infonnation into the tax system. If a city enters all their special assessments to the county electronically through the web- site we have developed we will payout special assessments on these dates: January 26th, April 30th, July 6th and December 1 st. In addition, the Administration Fee will be $2.50 (versus $5.00 in paper) to certify each special assessment if you submit all Special Assessments electronically into the Steams County Property Management Web Portal. We believe both the cities and the county will benefit from this solution. If you should have any questions please call me at 656-3900. Sincerely, . (¡~:(. ~) ;' h>",;" £, ¿ 2004 CITy' OF t"~ ", . ,}/ cI( '('¡-P' . - -. ..'..~}r.:. "1 .75-8898 "Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer" - VRajkOWSki . 11 Seventh Avenue North ~~~~;Jl~~[' Ltd. P.O. Box 1433 St. Cloud, MN 56302-1433 December 17, 2004 320-251-1055 Toll Free 800-445-9617 Mark Lambert Fax 320-251-5896 Summit Management, LLC 101 East Fifth Street, Suite 910 St. Paul, MN 55101-1808 rajhan@rajhan.com Summit Management, LLC RE: \V1/.rw.rajhan.com Our File No. 23426 Dear :Mr. Lambert: TIns letter is a follow-up to our phone conversation of a fey\' weeks ago. I have not heard back from you regarding the property you wish to donate to the City of St. Joseph for use \vith the Lake '0,1 oebegone Trail. If you could provide me \vith the legal description far the property, I could prepare the deed to the City. The charitable donation value of the - gift could be \varked out at a later date once you have completed the appraisal. Iftlns - arrangement is acceptable, please give me a call. Frank J. Rajko\'vski In Gordon H. Hansmeier Very truly yours, Frederick l. Grunke RAJKOWSKI NSj\,1EIER L TD. Thomas G. Jovanovich· ~Ì)¿\ Paul A. Rajkowski· By¿ t;;E(~;~:gt/E: Kevin F. Gray uskn M. Dege - -("- William J. Cashman U Lt.>. ;) 2004 SMDlbaz Richard W. Sobalvarro CITY OF C;T _ .....' J\ Susan M. Dege cc: Judy vVeyrens LeAnne D. Miller Sarah l. Smith-Larkin' Troy A. Poetz Joseph M. Bromeland Gregory J. Haupert Laurel J. Pugh . Jason T. Bretto Frank J. Rajko~vs.':.i and Richard v~~ Sobal'larro are admitted to praCtice in f...'orrh Dakota~ Gordon H. Hansmeier in North DakoŒ and V/¡sco.ísfn Paul A Rajkm!/ski and Sarah L Smith-Larkin in 1/!;scon5in~ and l'/i/fiam 1. Cashman in South Dakota. . Member of American Board of Tria! Advocates. -Qualified ADR i~eutraL . ~ (1) (¡j Q tf (1) I ifJ (1) (1) s:: Q ~ ~ " 13 8 s:: N 8 8 . 8 s:: s:: OJ) 0 þ.! 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Box 1433 St. Cloud, MN 56302·1433 January 6,2005 -DRAFf~- 320-251-1055 Ms. JudyWeyrens Toll Free 8QO·445·9617 St. Joseph Administrator/Clerk Fax 320-251-5896 25 North College Avenue St. Joseph, MN 56374 rajhan@rajhan.com Re: Amendment to Junk Car Storage Ordinance 108 Our File No. 24252 www.rajhan.com Dear Ms. Weyrens: It is my understanding that I was to review the final language of the Amendment to the Junk Car Ordinance as well as the proposed agreement from J. R. Studinski. Since the meeting, I have been informed that Colincilpersoll Wick has requested an opinion with respect to a MiImesota Appellate case dealing withjunkyards. This letter will address those issues: . APPELLATE COURT DECISION. Frank J. Rajkowski·· Gordon H. Hammeier After the mveting, Councilperson Wick asked the question as tò whether the Amendment Frederick L. Grunke to the St. Joseph Junk Car Ordinance goes against state law and whether the City could be exposed to litigation. He raised this question based 011 a recent MÜmesota Appellate Thomas G. Jovanovich" COurt case, State of Minnesota vs Haase, C4-00-1463, (Mim1. App. 2001). Paul A. Rajkowski' This case dealt with the prosecution of a business in Oakdale which was operating a used Kevin F. Gray èar dealership in violation of the Oalcdale junk car ordinance. In upholding the violation William J. Cashman on behalf of the City, the court discussed the relationship between state law and local ordinances as it relates to junk car ordinances. In this discussion, the court addl'essed the Richard W. Saba Ivana identical state statute which is the basis of the S1. Joseph Junk Car Ordinance. Susan M. Dege LeAnne D. Miller In detem1Ìning whether an ordinance conflicts with state statutes, the following 11lles are followed: Sarah L. Smith-Larkin" Troy A. Paetz 1. As a general rule, conflicts which would render 8n ordinance invalid would exist only when both the ordinance and the state statute contain expressed or implied Joseph M. Bromeland tem18 that are in-econcilable with each other. Gregory J. Haupert 2. More specifically, a conflict exists where the local ordinance pennits what the Laurel J. Pugh state statute forbids. .Jason T. Bretto Frank J. RiJjkowski and RichardW. Sobalvarro are admitted to practke in North Dakota, Gordon H. Hammeler in North Dakota and Wisconsin, Pðul A Rajkowski and Sarah L Smith-Larkin in Wisconsin, and William J. Cashman in South Dakota. -Member of American Board of Tria1 Advocates. -Qualified ADR Neutral. " Ms. Judy WeyrenB . Page Two January 6, 2005 3. No conflict exists where the local ordinance, although different, is merely additional and complementary to or in aid and f111iherance of the state statute. N011hem States Power Co v Citv of Gracite Falls. 463 NW2d 541,544-45 (Minn. App. 1990). The St. Joseph Junk Car Ordinance is derived from Minn. Stat. § 168B.01 through 101 which deals with junk and abandoned cars. The state statute states: "Abandoned motor vehicles constitute a hazard to the health and welfare of the people of the state in that such vehicles can harbor noxious diseases, fl,Jrnish shelter and breeding places for vermin, and present physical dangers to the safety and well-being of children and other citizens. Abandoned motor vehicles and other scrap metals also constitute a blight on the landscape of the state and therefore a detriment to the environment. , . It is therefore in the public interest that the present accumulation of abandoned motor vehicles and other scrap metals be eliminated, that future abandonment of motor vehicles and other scrap metals be prevented. . ." Minn. Stat. § 168B.01 The state statute also provides that local governments may adopt ordinances and regulations to . cOlltroljunk and abandoned vehicles "so long as the ordinances and regulations are not less stringent than theprovisions of section 168B.01 to 168B.101". The subdivision of the Junk Car Ordinance which the Council amended was the subdivision which created exceptions to a junk car. The state statute also defines abandoned vehicles and . junk: cars and creates exceptions. However, it appears that the St. Joseph ordinance creates greater exceptions to the definition of a junk car than the state statute. TIns creates a question as to whether the 81. Joseph ordinance is invalid. Under the state statute, the only exceptions to an abandoned vehicle are either a classic car or vehicles on the premises ofjunl)'ards which are defined and licensed accordance to lv'illm. Stat. § 161.242. Additionally, there are no exceptions to the definition of a junk vehicle under the state statute. The state statute dealing with julikyards provides that a junkyard may not exist or be operated outside an industJ.i~1 area unless the al'ea is screened to effectively conceal it from the view of motorists using state highways. The St. Joseph ordinance appears to go beyond the state statutes in that it creates an exception for junk cars which is greater than that allowed by state statutes. Specifically, the ordinance allows an exception to the definition of an abandoned vehicle or junk car for a motor vehicle repair business. This is not allowed by state statute, Additionally, the amended ordinance now allows . - - -- -_. ---. - . . ..-. ......- . ...-...- - - -- - - . . - ---- n_ v . Ms. Judy Weyrens Page Four January 6, 2005 certainly makes the statute much more difficult to enforce in the future with respect to other people since the statute can be attacked. It possibly could create liability on the p81i of the City iTom other property owners. However, the answer to that question is somewhat complex and would táke a substantial amount of research because it raises 111e issue of govemmental immunity which is very complex. Nevertheless, the ordinance anlendment increases the likelihood of such a suit iTom adjoiniñg proper1.y owners. If 111ere are any questions, please advise. Sincerely, RAJKOWSKI HANS MEIER LTD. By Thomas G. Jovanovich TGJlbaz . . V Ms. Judy Weyrens . Page Thl"ee January 6, 2005 up to more than four unlicensed or junk vehicles to be not screened from public view for a repair business which was in operation on or before January, 2005. Again, this is most likely contrary to the prohibitions 'ofthe state statutes. Pursuant to the state statutes, it is clear that junk cars are only allowed in junkyards. Since J.R.' s business is a repair shop, it is questionable whether state law would penllit junk vehicles on tills location. It is my opinion tIlat the amended ordinance is most likely defective because it permits what tile state statute forbids. Specifically, it allows junlc cars to be exposed to a public view and it creates an exception for the storage of junk vehicles at motor vebicle repair shops. The ordinance could be corrected ifit would clearly state that any junk vehicles be screened in a manner which would conceal them ITom the public and place a limitation on the number of vehicles. CONTR-<\.CT WITH J.R. STUDINSKI I have revie\ved the proposed contract with J,R. Studinski. It is ambiguous in tenns of what type of screening and the placement of the screening. It states tIlat J.R. agrees to "construct a eight . (8) foot fence upon my place of business. The fence will be constructed on the NOliheast comer of the building, and extend eight (8) feet to the north." It is llilclear whether the location and length of an eight foot fence will screen the junk vehicles and other related iron ITom the public. Ordinarily such screening would form a perimeter around the location of the vehicles so adjoining property owners would not have to view tile junk. NONCONFORMING USE Another concern vlith respect to the amended ordinance has to do with the nonconforming use of lR. Studinski's business. TIlls place of business was a nonconforming use since 1976. I believe tills was before J.R. purchased the propeliy. The purpose of a nonconfonning use is to eventually eliminate the nonconfonning use over a period oftime. It is a technique used to balance the interest of the public good versus the interest of the landowner who has llsed the propeliy in a certain way in the past. A noncollfonning USe may not be changed from one type of use to another tyPe, For instance, an auto repair business is not ajunkyard. Accoròingly, J.R. has no right to change the business from an auto repair business to a business which stores junlc cars since the storage ofjunl\: cars is a different type of use. CONCLUSION It is likely that the amended Junk Car Ordinance is contrary to Minnesota law. It is difficult to detennine whether this would place the City at risk of a lawsuit from the state. Nevertheless, it .