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Apri I .~ 1992
- PUI'suant to due _ _ 1 1 and notice thereof, the C~ i ty Counc i I to[' the
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City or :it. Joseph met in regular session, on Thur sda.y, April ':I
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1992 a. t 7:00 p.m. in C: i t.y" Ha. I I .
t1HlBERS PRESENT: t1ayo r Steven Dehler; Members of t.he Counc i I Leo
Sadlo, Ross Rieke, Bob Loso, St.ephanie Ha.zen. Clerk/Administ.rat.or
Rachel Stapleton.
OTHERS PRESENT: Stuart Goldsehen, IV¡ i ke Hazen, Linda Stangler,
Janelle Von Pinnon, ,Judy Meyer, John Scherer, Joe Bettendorf, Mark
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~lmmer.
AGENDA: H<3.zen made a motion to approve the agenda with <3dditions;
seeQndeo by S<3.dlo,
Ayes: Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke, Loso, Hazen.
Nayes: None. !'iotion carried.
BILLS PAYABLE: Loso made a .¡. . t.o a.ppro'le the bills p.3.Y3.b 1 e as
mO,"lon
presented; seconded by Rieke.
A::/es; Dehler, Sa.d 1 o~ Rieke, Loso,! Hazen.
Nayes: None. Motion carried.
TREASUHER'S REPORT: Sadlo ffia.ae a motion t.o 2-.pprove the March
trea.surer's report as present.ed; seconded by Loso.
JÃ.':/8 S : Dehler, Sa.dlo, Rieke, Loso, Hazen.
N<3yes: None. î'b t ion carried.
î'1 I p·¡UTES : Loso made a. motion to approve t.he minutes of the i'1.arch 19
mS81:.1ng; seconded b}' Rieke.
A:'¡8S: Dehler, Sa.dlo, Rieke, LOSO, H2-.zen.
Nayes: None. !'iotion carried.
MAYOR REPORTS: 1) Schedule for the budget for 1993 has been
est.ablished. ,..., , r'iayor att.ended t.he legisl<3tive conference at t.he
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Ca.pitQI. A proposal to ta.x loea.l governments pureha.ses is being
considered. 3) Tony Goddard discussed at the APO meeting, the
hazards of the St.. Augusta landfill. Contaminants are leaching
into the wat.er. 4) The D. A. R. E. bus, sponsored by t.he î1TC \'1 i I I be
christened soon.
COUNCIL REPORTS - RIEKE: There \va.s not eno1J.gh at tend.3.nce to hold
the meeting of the CORE Committee.
HAZEN: The Planning r . . has a lengthy agenda. Ted Klein is
,_·ommlSSlon
wishing a I 10wa.nees t.o corl s t r 1.lC t. an ëiI.dditional unit t.o his duplex.
SADLO: ,..." Quotes have been received for c I ea.ni ng we II number two
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from Donabauer t.Je I 1 & Pump Co. <3t $1,565 and Traut. We lis a.t.
$1,725. Sadlo made a mot.ion t.o accept the quote of Don<3.baue r ~}e I I
& Pump Co. t.o clean we I I number t\I/O, for $1,565; seconded by
H.3zen.
A'.;/8S; Dehler, S.:3.d 1 (}, Rieke, Ha.zen, Loscl.
Na.yes: None. î"lotion carried.
LOSO: 1) Park Board met. and recommended several projects. They
are a) considering ways to create and maintain flower beds at
Pa.ge :"')¡-)/; q
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l\pril 1000
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i10numen t Park, b) recommended installing 1:,\<.'0 picnic ta.b ¡ es ;::¡ t
¡'1 0 r n i n g sid e Park; c) dis~.=:ussed Rick Heiò's involvement In
¡'1orningsid.e P3.r·k. ì'"1.:?-.'-lo r st.3.t.ed t h¿¡ t í1r" Heid should pa.y the
amount required by his development.. tor Pi:' r1-: la.nd .3.nd . ,
pr-GJec!:.s
planned for i'10rningside Pa.r I, \'! i i 1 be bid, \.J e t ¡ and s and flood
control \·¡e re also discussed,
2) LOSO a.l so requested +- 1 .....".L the cit."..· t. d. k e 1..' do~s \'Ih i eh are
,~nC'. ,. I._ne
picked !)P, to the humane societ.:/, 1 t possible,
.~ , The ne\·¡ grass in t.hs 03.11 park should be ' t '
'-' ~ pro-c.ec ·80. LGSO
made d. mot.ion 1:·0 post keep off the gra.ss sIgns! en +- }-. .--, infield Iìì
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i'1emoriëd P<3.rk, l_~ntil t13_)'" 1st; seconded 0)" Hazen.
Ayes: Dehler, 52-dlo, Rieke, HaZeTl! Loso.
Na.yes: None, t"1 0 t. ion carried..
\.J Oî'1E N OF TOD!\ Y : .J udv Ì'Îeyer, Lind2- St<3ngler and .Ja.nel Ie 'Jon Pinnon
presented <3 propos.3.1 1:.0 . ~ " a sy"s1:.em of rec)/c 11 ng 1
1nS1:o3.11 c <3~ n '(·0
ra.ise r , for projects. Aft.er " . with the C·auriC i 1,
runas dISCUSSIon
Sa.d ì 0 ma.de L . te al [ow + ' rec.yc ling con t..;:;. i ne r to be pieced
a mO!,lon ..ne
by the sign in the pa.rking lot by; L i nnema.nns store. [ t !.',l ill be
p l a.ced half on the pë1rking lot and h2-. 1 f of the city bou 1 8\!arÒ.
The motion ' , b~/ Rieke, and he commended them for their
\'l3.S seconoea
communit.y " .
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Ayes: Dehler, Sad!o, Rieke, Ha..zen, Loso,
Naves: r\~On8 . ¡'1otion ca.rried.,
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC: ì1ayo r Dehler opened the floor to the public,
No one responded.
OUTDOOR L I Q.UOR PERfr! IT: 1'"!3.r t< Zimmer present.ed ë<n 3pplication for
an outdoor liquor permit, for the La.Playette, for tr1a.y 3rd. Loso
m.3de a. motion to a.pprove nlS request.; secondeà oy Hazen.
Discussion - tl..JO off duty' officers \':ou 1 d be required, music end Cl i-
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9:00 <3nd all people off the outside premises b~/ 10:00, cleanup
\.¡Ï t h i n 24 hours, neighbors and the Convent. \'.' i i I oe notified.
Ayes: De hIe r, S3.d 1 0, Rieke, Ha.zen! Loso.
Nayes: ¡'Jone. jr1 CI t ion C-3.r r 1 eo..
SNO\·J PLo\·! I NG : ~, J. P3.S0 n3S requested that the city remove the SnOt'l
from their bOll 1 8\'ð.rd. Counc i ¡ discussed the pa.s!:. PC 1 i C'/ of 1 1
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businesses pa.y 1 ng fe8 for sno\·¡ , Leso m Q. c~ e mot.Ion t. ,_,
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t..3.b 1 8 the m3, t. te r; seconded by" Rieke.
t. "Ja <:: . l)eh 1 er, 5<3.d 1 0, F~ieks, Hd_zen, LOSC! .
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N2-yes: None. î'10 t ion Ga.rried~
The meeting !,'.'as recessed. d.t ô: 15· p.m.
The Ì·1a.yc) r reconvened the meeting 2-t ~.'7~ F'.. ffi9
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ELECTION MACHlNES: Counc i I discu.ssed the options for- use of
voting m<3.ch i nes. Hazen felt. th¿¡t t.he C- it)'" should rent. the
machines, beC3_use of the fast advancement of comput.er technology,
Rieke concu.r reo...
Loso m.3_d.8 -3. motIon to d_PP r 0 '·/8 "t·ne pU_I'Ch3_S8 C) T ï:.\'.'CJ cJptica.,l ':;;C3.n
voting machines, at 'tG,550 8élCh a.nd a memory ~:)a c ~< T CJ f' each 3.t
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$315, as quoted by Business Records Corporation. The motion \'/a.5
seconded by Sadlo.
Ayes: Dehler, Sadlo, Loso.
Nayes: Hazen, Rieke. Mot.ion carried.
SIGNS: Co I..m c i I discussed t.he request. t.o have signs "CAUTION
CHILDREN PLAYING" installed in the a I I eys of t.he block between 1st
Avenue SE and 2nd Avenue SE, <3.nd Minnesota St. a.nd Able C"'.¡.
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Loso ma,de a. motion to ha.ve the sIgns insta.lleÔ in the .3. I I eys as
request.ed; seconded by Rieke. Discussion - Sodlo questioned t.he
need for them because t.here a·.re stop signs a.t the center of the
block. He st.ated t h<3. t , although he supports sa.fet.)r me<3.sures, . .¡:
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they really wi I I heip ensure sa.fety, signs <3.re costly, and ma.ny
residents on <31leys would ' . ¡., more signing in them. f"Iayo r Dehler
1 1 ~e
s ta. ted t ha. t existing signs, which a.rs in a I I eys where children
have grown up, could be reloe3ted to this al ! ey.
.l1.."'.:l8S: [.ieh 1 er, Rieke, Loso.
Nayes: S3.dlo, Hazen. Ì'10tion ea.rrieÔ.
I NVESTî1ENT OF FUÍ'.JDS: Ha.zen mëil.de a. motion to <3. I I ow Shea.rson Lehma.n
Brot.hers to invest city funds; seconded b',r H.3.zen.
ft.)#8 s ~ Dehler, SadiQ, Rieke, H.9.zen, Losc.
Nayes: NQne. î'10t i on carried.
CITY ENGINEER JOE BETTENDORF: 1) ~·JATER SYSTEr'î I MPROVEi1ENTS - Mr.
Bettendorf presented t.he following proposed schedule for the 1992
!;lëilter ;:,ystem I mF'ro~./8men t.s:
Begin St.¡r ve}'~ !;Jork, Plan 8!. Specifications Apr i I 6, 1992
Present Funding Alternatives (L,oea. I Sh2-.re) Apr i I 0~ 1992
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Finalize Design Concept April 0~ 1992
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Complete Construction Plans & Specifications June 26, 1992
Advert.ise for Bids ,] un e 2~3 , 1992
Open Bids 11:00 a.m. July 17, 1992
Consider A W i:;U d JuJy .~"=! 1992
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Begin C:onst.ruction Aq9'ust. F 1992
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Complete !;Jat.ermain Construet.ion October 15, 1992
Complet.e Tower Foundation November 1 , 1992
Complete al I Const.ruct.ion June 30, 1993
Coune i I discussed the need t.o reconstruct. f'iinnesota St.reet, a.nd
repl<3ee w3.t.er ma. i TIS under it. ,joe recommended to wait until next
year t.o do Minnesota. Street, and to keep that project sep3.r<3t.e
from t.he Itlater Improvement project. Loso made a. motion to approve
the time schedule and begin pl3,ns and specifications <3.nd replace
on I ..../ the rOB.Qt'llS.)!' !.tlhich ~" ill be removeü In the inst<3.! lation of
\</ater mains, in conjunction \'lÍ t h the project, EI.nd t.o <3dd 3.S
<3lternate A and alterna.te D water ma.i n extensions on ¡V!i nnesotEl
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St.reet, two blocks east., a.nd on Minnesota Street to at.L3eh to Pa.rk
Te r ra.ee W<3.t.er main. The motion "1rvas seconded by Sa.d 1 o.
s-. . . - Only the 2-.rea of r'1innesota street \.¡h i ch is torn
UlSCUSSlon
up in conjunction . , , the project \'1 ill be replaced. It \'1 i I I be
WI '(. f1
rep 1.3.ceo t.o handle S8\'erl to nine ton loads. stearns C01_~nty' \'l i ! I
be contacted to see if there are funds t.o assist. in improving
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j~1 inn e 5 () t. a. Street. a.s 3- fut.ure sepa.r-a "C.g p[·Olect.
i\:/8S; [)sh 1 s r-, 0·3.0. i::-l. F~iS}:-:8, H.~1_Zgn , Los C).
Ì'l3_y'es: t'-lone. ['·10 t ion carried.
DBL LABS: r· . 1 concurred t hi::l t the proposa.l for- DBL L -3. b s 1=.0
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t:J8 presented B.t d. .Joint To\.¡nshi p Board - City C-ounc i 1 meeting,
POND\! ! E\·J R I [)GE Þ.,DD!T!DN: .John Scherer, Citv Þ,ttorn8Y·, repQrt.ed
that Rick Heid has been contraetinJ'( \ofÌ t h a.nd bonding through
B¿1.U.8 r 1 ~/ Brothers, Their bond 1 S at lC'(]% or engineers estim.:3.t.e or
C()st.s, Heid is pro\'id.ing 25·% in let.t.er of credit. Rieke ma.d.e -
J. . to authorize POfld\! i 8V/ Ridge Addition project \·d t h financie,l
mo '" 1 on
,?,ssurances ·3.S proposed \'J it h í C)()~£ h ,. . <3nd 25~.f. letter ot credit,
,_·ono I ng
and the dS"l81oper sha I I p.~.:./ park ! .",nd amount and . , ' he-ve
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opportunity· to bid on a..ny' p2-rk improvement in conju_nct.ion \,t it h the
d8~/e i opment.. The mot.ion \õ.!3.S seconded DV i-J ~
"a",en,
P')'8 S : I)ehler~ ;3adlo, Rieke, Ha. zen, L050.
N.3yes: None, pi 0 t ion carried,
r~1d.yo [- Dehler extended the m88ting 1 ¡o: minutes d. ,~. 1 {): ()() p.m.
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FENCE ORD i NAì\JCE: COlJnc i 1 \'.fa-.S in genera.l ë,<~reement to chdnge t.he
maximum height of resiòent.ia.l f8nc~8s t.o se'·/en feet, in t.he
proposed fence ordinance, a.nd refer the proposal ba.ck to the
Planning Commission t.o hold a. pub I i c hea.ring on the ma.'t·ï:.8r. trhe
Counc i I a.I so gene ro3. 1 1 y a.g r 88(! that St.eve Fra.nk ~ . r :::J .:::: In CGmp i 1 d._Dee
in hIS fence construction proposa,l.
CITY ATTORNEY .JOHN SCHERER REPORTS: 1 " ¡·1 r .. Scherer reported tha.t
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Ed Ka.cuf'es ... '" \,d 11 ing to fence 2.cross the entire back n ·F his
property t.o screen the ¿(rea.. and he ; .~ ·3_1 so \'J ill i ng ... - mo'·.'e some
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of the stored m<3.ter ie-.l s off t.he propert.y', 1 r the \._-·1 'to ~./ IS \·!illing
to droF the c~he-.rge, Rieke made 2... J. . to drop the c~ha,r ges
mOt..lon
ag3.inst. Mr. ¡<a..cures <3nd pro',¡ide ~'. \/ar i d.nee to const.ruct. ~'. fence on
a.n 8.3.sement. , according t.o St. T , Code of Ordinances, in ret.urn
Jos;epn
for Mr. f(acures performing the tasks <3bove. The ¡. . \·¡as
mO~·lon
seconoeo bv Sa-dIo.
þ.,ye s : Dehler, S.:3dlo, Rieke, Hazen, LOSO.
Nayes: None, ì10tion car-r18O.
2 ) ì1.3. r k La.mbert's r'eqIJ8S1::- for r i n.3.nc i n~ .3. F .:3. r t. me 11 t s through
bonding - The City :shou!d require . l- ' assu.rances -'-h .L the C:itv"
\·t r 1 i, 'Cen \_,113.,_
HGtt 1 d. n 3. v 8 no duty '(:·0 .3.dminister- the bonds, J.' city \>,f 0 1_! 1 d not be
i.·ne
li2-ble if tne renters did not s ta_y" wit.hin income . .
r8qulr8ments~ a.no
city \oJou 1 d be reimbursed for a! 1 expenses. \·Jhen considering the
matter the Cit.~,/ should cOilsider if t.here is a. need f c,¡ r this t)'pe
nf housing in the Cit.~/. Ha. Z s n mÐde motion that ...' C. i ty'
a ene
Attorney send a. letter to î·1 ~ Lambert addressing these issues;
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seconded by L050.
t-!,~'/8S : [)ehler, S,3.d 1 c;. Rieke, H.3zen, Loso.
Na_~le s : Î',Jene. ..~ " ca.r r i ed..
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P::::¡da 2CJE\ 1
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:"'1 ì Plumbing <3nò t1ech.3.n i ca.l Inspect.ions iSS1_~8 "·/305 t.<3.b I ed .¡. . 1 .¡.'
un ·.·1 , "J ne
next meeting.
CAPITAL OUTLAY REQUEST: Rieke made a mot. Ion to .3ppr ove the
capital outlay request. of the street department. for an airless
jackhammer <3t $210; seconded by Hazen.
Ayes: De hie r, Sadlo, Rieke, Hazen, Loso.
Nayes: None. t'1otion carried.
!'10tion to adjourn a. t 10:30 p.m. by Sadlo; seconded h"J H<3zen.
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Ayes: Dehler, S<3.dlo, Rieke, H<3zen, Loso.
Nayes: None. Motion carried.
Mayor Dehler ea I led a. closed meeting to order at 10:32 p.m. to
discuss matters covered under t.he D <3. t <3. Priv,3.ey Act. The closed
meet.ing adj01.1rned d.t. 11:00 p.m.
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Clerk/Administrator