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MINUTEš OF THE
~. JOSEPH MINNE~T A PLANNING COMMI~ON
March ,14, 1974
I A spec~a1 meeting of the St. Joseph,Minnesota,Planning Commission was held at the,
Oity Hall on Tuesday, March 14, 1974 at 8:,oOP.M.with Bernard Kremer,Chairl&an,pre
siding, for the purpose of discussing with the St. Joseph Township Planning Commissiol1
the basis for the proposed Joint Planning Commission.
Present were:
st. Joseph Oity Flanning Commissioners
Greg()ry Felt Ronald Klein
Rudy Gapko . Bernard Kremer
Mrs. Robert W. Kelly Wlòis Maleska .
Rep~esentative from the City Oouncil to the Oity Planning Commission
.- Roman Reber
Representativ· f'romthe College of ~. Benedict to the City Planning
00nuai8sion
Michael Ryan
St. Joseph Tòwnehip Planning Commissioners
Robert Bloomquist Alois Theisen
Glen Deutz Alfred, Torberg
AttorneyNfohoþe BD4Be4tIieTownship..,.J .B.Pattison Jr.
Mr. Torberg reported that there were three matters the Township Planning CommissioJa
felt needed consideration by the proposed Joint Planning OOllúlission at this time, as f
follows: ' ,
I 1. The organization and manner of operation of' the joint group, includingnecessa-
r¡ officer'8,- by1aws,time·and place of' meeting etc;
2.Planning which was urgent for the area including the Miller, Hoff'llen, Wasner,
Roske and-ScheJ.!er properties; . "
~.The possihilHy of' setting up a sewer district to include St. Joseph i.l'own_
ship , St. Joseph Oity ,the Oollege of' St. Benedict and St.. John' s University
at Oollegeville,Mi nesota.
In response to numerous questions, Mr. Pattison advis d the group that:
1. There were some joint ' planning commissions arl.und the larger cities though
St.-01 udhad ele.èted to retain it I sown planning commission when the Metro-
politan Pla,ning Commissionn wasestblished;
2. That the proposed . joint planning, commission might study the entire are to
determine places of rapid growth;
~.That proposals be submitted to the governing bodies for approval and aCcep-
tance;
4.That, though the law permitted cities to retain control of. subdivision develop-
ment within a two mile radius beyond the city limi~s, the matter of jurisdiction
when both the city end township had subcli'Yision regulations had not yet been
deterJÙlled¡
5. That,in selecting an ereato be studied, the adjacent zoning would have to be
taken into consideration,
6. That the thinking. c';)ncarning, the areal? to be included in the Metropolitan
6ewer District around ~. Ollud, Minnesota, was under going some-change, and
there was a possibility that the district might include only $t.Ollud,·
I Sauk Rapids, Sartell and Waite Park, Minnesota. Legislation regarding the
wewer district would probably be intro ducedin the 1976 Minnes~~a Legislature.
Discussion fo lowed regarding the areas to be the concern of the proposed ~oint
Planning Commission.
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Mr. Deutz moved thet the ~ctions 1 thru 24 of st. Joseph Township constitute the
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area in whioh the proposed Joint Planning Commission would have jurisdiction, excludinC
the oorporate limits of the City of ~. Joseph,Minneeota. $econded and carried.
Mr. Theisen mOTed that the St. Joseph City and the St. Joseph, Township Planning Commission I
chairmen be appointed Co- chairmen of the iatBs proposed ~oint Planning Commission,said
chairmen to preeide at alternate m etin&s. seconded and carried unanimously.
Mr. Kremer moved that the ~ecretarj of the st. Joseph . ownship Planning Commission serve
as Secretary to the proposed joint Planning Commission~end that copies of the minutes be
sent to the St. Joseph City C::uncil, the St. JOf'eph townehip Board of ";¡upervisors and the
St. ~oseph City Planning Commission. seconded and carried unanimously.
It was agreed that the proposed Uoint'Planning Oommission meet Jnce a m nth at 8:0CP.M.,
date end phe to be determined. later.
Mr. Ryan reported that he was a member of the Steering Committee of the St. Joseph,Minnesota
Booster's Club, and that they were concerneduabout the preservation and extention of the
downtown business district, since the proliferation of business districts around the outski
rts of the City seemed undesireable.The Boost~rls Olub would probably a point a committee to
work with the St. Joseph City PlanningOommission on this.
The "hairman remin ed the group that the Oity Planning Oommission had already recownended
to the City Council that they appoint a CQmmittee consistin¡ of representatives from the
Õity Wouncil, the City Planning Commission and the private city business men to work with th
Planning Commission on this problem.
Mr. Îheisen moved adjournment. Seconded and carried.
Adjourned 9250P.M. Respectfully submitted I
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