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Put~suant to due call and notice the\~'eof, tl"\e Lity Louncil fo\'" the
City of st. Joseph met in ¡-~egula1'~ session on 1htwsc.lay, Uct 0 bet~ 6,
1994· at 1:0Ø p. m. in the City Hall.
Þ1I::.MI:U::,RS PRESf::.NT: I'f ayot~ Donald Bud Rebet"' ; Counci 1 or~s Bob Loso, I-<en
Hi emenz, Stephanie Hazen, Ross Rieke; Llerk/Administrator Rachel
Stapleton.
U'. HERS PRESf::.N"(: Daniel N i et~engat~t en, Gat~y Utsch, lYIike Hazen, Brad
Meye1'~, Judy l-Je y\'~en s, Janelle Schneekloth, Cory Ehlert, Lee Kapsne'r~,
t'1i k e and )1 a r y ÞkDo'f'lald, Jim Vlat~t ha 1 e¡-~, Bt~ad Li ndg1'~en, C tl'r~ t Such y,
VI a r y Ann and Ben ¡'::'oepping, Dick Taufen.
A6ENlJA: Hazen \'~equest ed to include undet~ Old Business 0) Radio
License ¡':ollow up with a response by next meeting and p) t::::xempt v s.
Non-exempt Pet~sonne 1 Committee. Hazen made a mot ion to approve the
agenda as amended; seconded by Hi emenz.
Ayes: Reber, Loso, Hazen, Hiemenz.
Nayes: None. lY\ot ion ca'r"r i ed.
Þ11 NU-r è.S : Hazen made a motion to approve the minutes of August 29;
seconded by Hiemenz.
Ayes: I:':ebet~, Hazen, Hiemenz.
Nayes: None. Loso abstained. Motion cart~ i ed.
Hazen made a mot ion to appt~o v E' the minutE's of Sept embet~ 15 as
co¡-~rect ed; seconded by Hi emenz.
Ayes: Rebet~, L.oso, Ha;;:en, Hiemenz.
Nayes: None. Motion cat~t~ i ed.
Loso made a mot i ()n to approve the minutes of the Sept embet~ 26 I-'Ji th
additions; seconded by Reber.
Ayes: Rebet~, Loso.
Nayes: None. Hazen and Hiemenz abstaining. fYlot ion ca¡-~t~ied.
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Ð1LLS PAYABLE: Judy We y¡-~en s, Deputy CleY"k, presented the bi 11 5
payable and questioned if the clothiny alloNance and holidays need
to be appt~oved by the Counci 1 prio'r~ to payment. Hiemenz made a
motion to appt~ove payment, as per police contract, of clothing
alloNance at the fÌ1"~st of each montrl, and holidays Io'Jhen due, to be
paid with t~egular wages; seconded by Hazen.
ç~yes: Rebet~, Loso, Hazen, Hi emenz.
Nayes: None. Motion cart~ i ed.
l-Je Y1'~en f:¡ continued to discuss the bi 11 s. Stapleton cliscuss,ed the
curt~ent bills f1'~om Community Day. H¿:~z en 1'~equest ed a P & L
statement on Community Day. Stapleton asked if there was intet~est
in m01"'e info¡-~mat ion, such as the list of community donot~s. Hazen
stated that only the pt~ 0 fit s, expenses and donations amount Io'Je1'~e ##
needed. Hiemenz made a motion to app¡-~o ve the bills check numbet~s
2012'/ - 20216 payable as p'r~esented ; seconded by Loso.
Ayes: Reber", Loso, Hazen, Hiemenz.
Nayes: None. Motion ca¡-~ri ed.
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RieKe art~ived at 1:1lI7 p. m.
t..-Jeyt~ens c.ì i s c: 1.\ sse d the ~-'ad i () TTee.¡ t\ency 1 iCE'nse, that a go v e 'r~n men tal
agency does the licensing, bl.\t a p~~ivate firm does a mailing fO'r~
the 1 iL'ense. Chief L i ndgn?n will do the f 0 1 1 0 \.'Jt\ P .
Hazen made a motion to send a memo to the employees as a t~eminde~~
to 1,Ise I.\p their vacation time in ot~der not to have mo~~e than f o~~t y
hol.\~"s cat-'ry () v e¡--· at the end of the yea~~, as allo\.'¡ed by the
Pet-'sonne 1 ¡:"'o 1 i c.:y !'Ian 1.\ a 1. The mot ion \.'¡as seconded by Hiemenz.
Discussion - Hazen questioned why Chief Li ndgt~en had more holiday
h () tit"' S and 'r~eque st ed to include fOt~ the Police Off icet~s, just as a
t~eminden~, that holidays need to be used \.'¡ithin 30 days of earning
them, I.\nless. t h et~e a¡-~e special C i 'r~ct\m st ance s.
f4 yes: Rebet~, Rieke, Lo so, Hazen, Hiemenz.
Nayes: None. Motion cat~ri ed.
MfWUI< HI::::¡.JURfS: 1) May Ot~ ¡-~e po~~t ed that he t~ece i ved a complaint of
excess ga¡-~baye at the alley on t..-Jest tiJ inn e s ot a Stt~eet at a t~ent a 1
I.\nit. City Clerk's office t~equested to send a notice to the
p'r-'O pet~t y o\.'¡n et~ to take cat-'e of the pt~obl em.
2) fhe St. Joseph Lab School ~~eq I_Ie st ed that the compost at~ea is
kept open on Sat tn~da y, (jctobet~ 8, until 4:00 p. m. , in conjunction
\.'¡i th the ¡"Jo¡-~kat hon. Hiemenz made a motion to appt~o v e the reql.\est;
seconded by Hé\zen.
Ayes: Rebet~, Rieke, Loso, Hazen, Hiemenz.
Nayes: None. "10t i on cat~t~ied.
3) t'1e~~ 1 Je~~zek, ~~eVr~esent i n~1 the College of st. Benedict, discussed
with the 1'1 a y 0 t~ that ßatze'r~ Company cha¡-~g e s $45 per hou¡-~ fo~~ street
s\.'¡eepin£!. IJoes the Council \.'Ji sh to t~econ s i cJ e~~ the $120 pet~ hou~-'
fo)'~ this se¡-~vice? Hiemenz stated that the COl.\nci 1 hé\s said they
\.'JO 1.\ Id t~ec.:on sid €!"r~ this amount and \.'J ill negotiate 'J.. The Y!a y Ot~ wi 11
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discuss it furthet~ with Mr. Jet~zel-<.
4) Several dog comµlaints were t~ece i ved h~om NOt~thland.
Clerk/Administrator was t~equested to send another notice to the
üwnet~s of those dogs.
5) l'r1a y 0 ~~ Rebet~ stated that he t 0 ut~ed Sunset StIpp I Y recently and the
whole Council and Planning Commission wet~e invited to t Ol.\t~ the i ¡-~
faci 1 ity. Hiemenz and Hé\zen felt that this \.'JOuld funct ion as a
special meeting, an wOI.\ld have to be handled as such. )1a y Ot~ Rebe¡-~
and Loso stated thé\t as lon!;j as the~~e is no discussion of City
business there wo 1.1 1 d be no meeting. The Clerk/Administrator was
d i 'r~ect ecJ to contact the Ci t Y At t o¡-~ne y to advise them on this
matt e)-'.
b) tT1a y o~~ Re Let-' st at ecJ that he éind Mike Loso met \->J i t h Si st e'r~ tT10 i t~a
éind Sister ¡::'al.\la to discuss the possibility of the Siste'r~S selling
t\.'iO to tht~ee aC:t~e s of thei'r~ p¡-~operty fot-, a fh~e hall in case the
p'.\t~chase of the Roske p1'~opet~ty fails. The Sistet~s ~..¡ e t~ e qui t e
¡-~eceptive of the é\ t~ e a \.'¡est of the ba~-'n, é\nd said they \.'H')l.tld take it
back to theit~ Board, then '~espond to the Mayot~. Hiemenz q 1.\ est ion e d
if t ¡-Ii 5 g)'~o up cn~ the c.'onsol idated g~~OI..\P had app¡-~oYed fO'r~ someone to
go OI.lt and negotiate, and thé\t there ~'¡as a committee assigned and
~"age ;;:;:582
Octot.)e1'~ 6, 1991i'
,'::\n agreement that one site pt~oposal at a time VJould be wod-n?d.
1"1 a 'I O'r~ Reber~ felt that it was appr~opt~i at e fot~ him to discuss this
with the 8i st e¡-~s. Iii eke stated that he supported the MayOt~ in this
issue.
COUNC.í L RI::PUR n}
H H..K.E ~ 1) CORE met and discussed Community Day. The !;WOUP felt
that it \l'Jas successful and discussed improvements fot~ next yeat~.
Hazen asked fot" a t~epor~t on Community Day and feed back f¡--'om it, in
addition to the P & L statement. Rieke stated that all the
statements vJet~e not in yet but he expected some type of final
re p(n~t. Impt~ovefßents in ma¡-~ket ing and ent eY"t a i 1'1 m ent scheduling
wi 11 be con sid !?t~ed fOt~ next yeat·,.
i::: ) Rieke stated tt1at he is pulling together some pet~sonne 1
ev.::d llat i on f cn~ m s fOt~ the Pe'r"sonne 1 Committee to considet~.
HAlEN: 1) On HighNay 75 next to Fouquette's ther~e is a lot of
debt~is left o v e'r~ ft~om an al.lct ion. A lettet~ should be sent to the
pt~opert y ownet~s requesting that it is cleaned up in t h i t~t Y days.
'=, ) Jim Smith from the 'fleet i ng Gt~ounds p¡-~ e v i 0 u sly asked the Council
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for a handicapped access in fy'ont of his business. In front of
Los.o's Bat~ thet~e is painted a vJalkvJay. Hazen cla¡-~ified that a
handicapped pa¡-~king stall, not necessat~i 1 y a t~amp was desi'r~ed.
Thet~e was disc:ussicln as to ~n~ i ot~ action taken by the Counci l.
Clerk/Administrator was t~equest ed to look back in the minutes fot~
pt", e v i 0 us considet~at ion.
3) Hazen t~epLH~t ed that she t-'ec'e i ved an anonymol.ls phc,ne call fr~om a
vJO man asking he¡-~ to check on the amount of students allowed to live
in a t"ental t~esidence by Kennedy !;;¡choo 1 owned by E.hlet~ts. Hazen
stated that she ¡-~e s pond ed that the ot~d i nance allovJs th¡-~ee. The
call et~ had s,tated that t h et~€' are five to six c'at~s at thE' t~esidence
every day, and please check on the sitl_lat ion. )1 a y 0 t~ Rebe¡-~ stated
that it is h a t~d to enfot~ce the o¡-~d i nance in this type of situation
but the O\l'Jn et~ is het~e. COt~y £h I et~t stated that thet"e at~e tht"ee
occupants in the hOl.lse. The ca¡-~s parked t h e¡-~e at~e owned by the
occupants and OWne1^S of the pt~O ¡:"H?t~t y, but he could undet~stand the
conce¡-~n of having too many occupants. Hazen stat€,d that E;,he could
not t-'espond to the complainet~, because they t~efused to give het~
their" name.
LŒ:::iU: 1) The Park Boat~d has app¡-~oved a sandbox fot·, IVlo¡-~ningsidp.
Pat~k . Loso s IJppo¡-~t ed the Park Board and made a motion to ap ¡::w 0 v e
a 5121' x 6121' sandbox f'Ot~ Mo¡-~n i ng side Pat~k at a cost of about $837;
seconded by Rieke. Discussion - Hazen questioned h OvJ to let the
'r~esidents knovJ about this pat~k .
Ayes: Reber, Ri eke, Lo so, Hazen, Hi ernenz.
Nayes: None. Motion cat~t~ied.
2) fh i 'r~d Avenue NW going into the Baseball Pat~k needs to be
t~epa i t~ed. E.rosion is also a probl em. Cost of ovet~lay would be
about '~::;, øfZ1ø and the pat~k i fig lot would cost about $L~, 121121121. Loso
indicated that the'r~e is enough balance in the st¡-~eet maintenance
budget to covet~ this project. Ma y 0 t~ Rebe1'~ made a motion to appt~o v e
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the st'r~eet and cl).)-"'b pr"oj ect if the Cit y t::n 9 i íì e e'r~ i~et s é....... fi'r"'m p'r-' ice
on the ~.I·r-' 0 j e ct excluding the µa'd: i n~! lot, that does. not exceed the
'iì~j, øøø. ÎÎìe motion ~<Jas seconded , Lo·;::,o.
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Flyes: Rebe'r~, f\i e k €, > Loso, Hiemenz.
Nayes: Hazen. Motion Cên~t~ i ed.
HlI:.MI:.Ni.: 1) The Design Committee ~Ú 11 be h e'r~e '1' Or-' the Stm~ Ci t Y
Commission on ùctober~ 8, fr~ 0 m '-':30 a. m. to 11 : Ø0 a. m. and at~e
F.lsking fo)^ the Council membe'¡,,'s to attend along ....Ji th the Pl2,nning
Commission and other community membet~s.
2) " he ¡:., 1 a Ii îì i n 9 Commission met and
a) held a he2,t~ing on '¡-'ezoning 'r~ e q I_I est of a F'8r-'ce 1 fy'om R-l to
EE f Ot~ the College of ht. Benedict. It appear~E'cì that not ices
had not been sent Q I.lt. Th ei'~ e f o'r-'e the heat'ing wa<:, tabled 1.\"1i t i 1
Oct 0 be'r" If. Un Uctober 5th Hiemenz st at ed thr.:'It he t~ece i ved ,::t
notice on the issue stating s ucrl.
b) Hollande'¡-" s aµpear~ecJ befor~e the f-'lanning Commission and
asl-:e,j fo'(" 2~ lot split, a 'r~ecom mend ed appr~O II a 1 was, mad e.
c) Dale V ic:t O'r~ ~-¡as· in ¿tnd disL'uss.ed Sunset tiJan 1.1 f act l.I'r~ i n g.
fhey at~e considet~'ing expanding the i t-' operation to the
Indust"i^ial ¡:"'a'r~k t-' a the 'r~ than in the Í'r~ existing location.
d) Jim 1'1e y ey· was in ê.nd asked fO'r~ a building pe)'~m it. fo\^ 1,1 e t ;-" 0
Pll.\mbi n9 and Heating. ~~ 'ï-' e com men d e d app'ï~ovi:d ~"Jas made.
e) t>1ar~k Limmet~ vias in and asked fO'r~ a j " , x 5' cold st o'r-'age
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building on the back side .L:. his c 1.1 'r"r~ e n t building. A
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¡-~eco mm end ed ap¡::w'oval \f~as mad e.
.C" Tn, F inEtncing ~"Ja ::. ïlot able to be acJd'r-'e s s ed because the
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Commi'::;sion did not t~eceive the infor"matioîì fr"om H Rf~. This
m ¿It t e'l^ \-¡as e xt €'nded to Uc-t 0 be'r-' 1'/ at 7:30 p. m.
DL::¡..)HRfMt:::Nf HEHD Rt:::¡":'URTS
Wf..H:ï'll:.wtnl:.l-< SUPEI-<lNlI:.NDI:.Nl: Jim l"lar~thal er~j ~'Ja st ewat et-· Su!=!(?\'" i nt end ent j
r"eport ed 1) that the aníìual cleaning of the w2,stewate'ï~ collection
'system I,.~ ill be completecJ this week. The t~esidents involved ",Ii th ¿Icee s;. ,",
to easements viet"e v e'I^Y cooper~at i ve this yea'r~j and he v-J(~S II er-'y pleased
to ~'¡o'r"'k "'I i t t, them.
'::. \ The ~1as monitor mete'¡^ f o'¡-' confinecJ s .-!ace ent '¡~Y needs 'r-'epai r-·. liJ2. y 0 'r~
....,
Rebey' made a motion to app'r~o v e the r~ e p a Í'r" of the gas monitor met e)'-' for~
confinecj sp¿I,c:es at an Ð!';;.timated cost of :j;2-n; seconded hy Rieke.
Aye':; : Rebet"', Rieke, Los.oj Hazen, Hiemenz.
1\1¿\yes: None. iiJot i on ci:"trried.
3) About seven s,tl.\mµs need to be t~emQved. Hazen made a motion to
¿'I p p'r"0 V e hi'r"ing rn's stumµ Removal to r"'€, m c, v e them f O'¡^ an estimated cos.t
of .!> lØ0; seconded by Loso.
í4yes: Rebe'r~; Rie~:e, I_oso, Hazen, Hiemenz.
Ne,yes: Non e. Motion ea'r-'r-' i ed.
LI' ) The Levler-' USE' U'r~d i nance publie:atiün will be cJ:i.scu·;;:,,,.ed under-' the
Clerk/Administrator's 'r~epl1r~t .
5) -, he IYla i nt en¿\nc:e Depar-'t ment has, t~ece i ved ca II s· of compl¿dnt on the
:..Iage j::~ ~ E~·4
Oct 0 bet" 6? 19SL~
d~~ai na!J e pn:¡bl em of JQseph street. lY aym~ Rebe¡" stated that this vJas a
p'r-'oblem t.>Jhen this pt"(Jper"t y was annexed. Rieke s,tated that the Counci 1
intends to deal with this problem and intend to make a nice Industt~ial
p ¿n~ k .
CH1EF UF POLICE:: Chief Lindg¡-~en intt~oduced CI.I t-,t Suchy of Avon as a ne\<'·¡
¡--'e s et-'v e officer.
Chief L.indg'r~en ¡-~epot~t ed 1) that they needed a n evJ supply of ca¡-~ w¿;¡shes,.
Hazen app'r"'oved the police t-'eq ue s t to purchase ltZ1tZ1 cat~ washes; secc.ìnded
by Rieke.
Ayes: Rebet~, Rieke, Loso, Hazen, Hiemenz.
Nayes: Non e. Motion ca1'~t~ i ed u
E~ ) The August and Septembet~ police t~e POt"t s wet~e t~eviewed. Hazen
questioned if the undeY"age dt~inking was confined to any specific at~eau
Lindg'r~en !:;,tat ed that they \fH? t~ e all ove¡-~ the city. He st ¿;¡t ed that the
bal'" violation notices wet~e sent out tkt obet~ 1 to the ONnet~s. He !:;,tated
that of' the vie,lations, the tt/idway had six ot~ s.even, L¿¡Playette had
e i qr"lt, and Sal's had one. fhe ¡--'est wet~e on the street o¡'~ at hou!;e
pa¡--'t i es.
3) Chief Lindg¡-~en \<'Jas notified that he had applied fo'r" and t~ece i ved a
''¡;31, øøø "Safe and So bet.., " gt-'ant in conjunction vJi th \.-Jai te Pé.1rk. It wi 11
be fOt~ aleed-Io l, speed, seat belt 1 avJS enfo¡-~cement and that type of
thing. He will be meeting VJi th an individual on the gt"ant process
tom Ot~t~C.ìVJ. Hazen 'r~eque !:;,t ed that the Chief p~"ovide this i nfo'r~mat ion to
the Star City Commission. Ri el-<e made a motion to N¡-~ i t e a lettet~ of
p¡-"ai se tor Chief Lindgren's file on his, e ff o'r~t s- and awa'r~d of the gt~ant ;
seconded by Hazen.
f:.jyef., : Rebet~, Rieke, Lo!:;, 0, Hazen, Hiemenzn
Naye;::, : None. Motion ca¡-~t~ i ed"
Hiemenz made a motion ap~n~ov i ng the Resolution fot~ the Ci ty of St.
J'oseph along ~'Ji th the City of Waite Pa~~k , to ent et~ into an ag¡-~eement
\<'Ji th the St at e of fYlinne!:;,e.ta, Depa¡-~tment of :..Iubl ic Safet y fot~ appt~oved
activities in connection with tt"affic en fot~ce ment. The motion was
!:;,ece,nded by HaZEtT'fø
Ayes: ke be,¡~', Ri eke, Lelso, Hazen, Hiemenz..
Nayes: None. Motion cat"t~i ~?d.
4) Cet~tification by the National Tt-'affic Safety Boat~d is t~equi t~ed of
the all the Off i ee¡"'s. fhe tt~aining is ft~e e and tt~ains the officet~ in
identifying levels of alcoholism. Hiemenz questioned if the Off i ce~"s
tt~aining time could come out of the gt"ant funds.. Chief Lind g¡--'en
indicated that it could not and would have to come out of the h~ t·' e 9 I_I 1 a ",-,
budget. Hiemenz made a motion to appt~ove the tt~aining ; seconded by
Rieke.
Ayes: Reber, RiekE', Loso, Haz en, HiE'menz.
Ni:\yes: None. Motion caY"t~ i ed u
5) The :..Iol ice Depat~tment t~ece i vE'd a tax machine but needs a dedicated
line for it. It vJill cos,t und et~ ':!;lØØ plus the r'egulat~ monthly phone
cha~-'g e s. Hiemenz made a motion to appr'ove the additional line;
secQnded by Hazen.
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Ayes~ ~< e b e r ~ I~ i e I-{ ':: , L Q 'c· 0 , Hé3,zenj Hiemenz.
I\j~\yes; \jon £'. t'1ot ion C2'r't-· i €'d.
S) Chief L i n d 9 r-' e n 'r'eco m mend ed )ostinld t;' íl o b v i Q 1.\ so· ~,i gn on the f'("ont doo¡--'
of ¿\ ÏI 'i j-i 0 use that '("ec'e i \l £, S, 2 no i s;,e viola,tion, as a me2n''> notifying tho
'r"·Gsidents.. f~ft !?"r-' d i So C' 1.\ So S ion; H<!\zC?n made 2 motion to 2ppr"ove the
'r" oco m fìI E'nc.ì 2 t ion of Chief Li nt.igi'-·en to continue ItJi t¡---¡ the E'xisting policy
üf notification of the 1 and 1 o'r~d, sending ce·r·t i fi ed notices, and pOEt c..ci,
notice 011 the ~~.ite; secont.ied by Rieke.
nyes~ Rebe'r"'j Rieke, Los.o, Hazen, Hiemenz.
Naves. ~ None. tilclt ion c.:E<,'r~·r~ í ed.
n Chief L ì ï'ld !J'r"'e n '("eCQ mm end ed inst211ing 3tZi mph speed limit sign~-:' on
t::; 1 s:. t. rivE:tTìlJea H.3:.::en mat.ie a motion to appr~ove the 'r'eques;,t as,
'f-' e com In en Ii e d ? seconded L)y Hiemenz.
Aye so·; r={E'be'r", rü ekE' , Lo~::,Q, HElz en, Hiemenz.
N."'yes~ None. 1'r10t i on cai"i'~ i eci.
ß) On fili nne'::,üta ~jt'(\eet f...!est the t-,nd :.:::ø wph S ì-' e e cJ zone sif n should be
m()ved QI.\t vie ,_~t fU'õ..·thet-' to eon t 'r~ 0 1 ",.peed acee I (?i"'at ion in thi3.t ,':\i'-. e·9,.
11ft e'r~' ci i S c:: 1.\ ~. s ion Hazen made motion to check with 1..' County and if
"'. 1.,ne
t.hey t"3.ppr"'ü v e move the s i q¡-I out f 1J.'r...t.I-, e 'f-' ; seconded by Ri el-<e.
Aves~ Reo Lle'r~, Rieke, Lo~..o, Hazen, Hiemenz.
N2.yes~ None. f'1ot ion C¿Ü~'r~ i e d"
9) Chief Lintìgi"'en 3.150 :'"r~E:':.ent ecJ a lettei'" to the StJ( Jo~.eph A'r"ea
\':::ümmittee COY'lce'(TI i lïq 1 ;;'.\.',1 en f 0 i'~L' e In Eo IÌ t eonee·r-·n s fo'r"' the Annexation/Merger
study.
lØ) Haz E'n q 1.\ est ion E' d tile sta,tu.s of the pa'd, i ng on the e¿i~.t side of
l~t··, ",\11 d L~J.am ~Ii 222\; e.nd 'r"eque~,t eJ 'r' e com men d 2, t ion s . :3he st at Gd th¡:<.t some
e8t-'S ¿\f'\€: pa'r""k ecJ tr¡e'f"'e 2,'nu not ticketecJ. Lind gr'E'n =.t 2.t eu t h¿~t . i ;;-:,
rl E:'
v <2',''1' unco m f ü1'-,t ;:<.0], e vii th the i nt \?r"s ec·t: i on as '.... is. He \--"iould 1 iJ-{ e to
1 L·
see a fl2'lslling r"'ec.i l:i!dht installed. {4fte'r~ f Ut·,t h f:;'r" d ì S L 1.\ S S ion Chief
L il'l d iJ t~ e Ii !"¡as diì"ected to cant 2t:-t the County t::nginee'r~ '(0 d i -=:·cu,s·s thi "
m8tte'r~.
11) Hazen questioned thE' s;.tatus of the Police Chief cont i'~,:\et unde'r-' cn cJ
.th\~>iness" L. i íï ¡J!~ r-' e'Î\ s.ti3.ted that he he.d cont2cted the l.2ity !~t t OJ''n ey h\J
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1 E' t t e 'r" in "('e~,ponse to the p'r~O 1:"0 S €,CJ contr~2ct .
UPL::N ru HIe: PUBLIC 'n No public aPI:¡¡-~o¿~ch ed the Council to ~.peak"
CúMI-'U-tl N°, S : Ivl i!< e Hazen appear-'Gd be f Oi"'e the BO<!?fd t.o dis,(:-u~,s phone
calls and 1 ett er-'~-; "C () the l">1ayo·r-'. jT121y Or~ lie bet~ stated th2lt 'r~i ght 21ft et~ he
"r"(~CE' i. 'led the ph (In E' calls and let t e'r" he cont act E,eJ John Sch e 'r~ e i'-' f O'r-' his
'('ectJmmendat ion orl hcn·¡ to handle the pe'r"'sonn C? I In at t e 1" . John 'r' e com men d e cj
tvJO \.»¡E<. 'I' S of hancJling j, t. t, i t h E"r-' the Ma y O'r~ coulcJ hand 1 E' it hirns·E:,lf Cf'r-'
t I_\'r~n it ov eì'~ to the ¡:)'~1'-'s ¡)n II e ], Committee. He t IXr"1I ed it: OV(?'r~ to the
Pe'r-'S onn €, 1 Committee. "tlo [J Los.o of the Pe'r" so nÏl e ]. L:ommittee excusE:,d
hiln:;:·elf 811d Ro~.~, I~ i eke handled '.1. John h2d infoi'~med ·the 1'r12, y 0 r-'
1 ... .
'r"eceilt 1 y that. bE'c:au s· e of the d¿¡"(;a pr~ i v E\l: 'I ac.·t ., at this time it: (the
In at t e 1'" ) h2s not Î:)e en -¡'"I.\ 11 Y i'-' e sol v e d. " He st2,ted that he io: !,,~ a i tin 9 fO'r'
C\ 1 e t t e 'r~ 'f"i'-'om Rieke. "But ,/QU (tiJ i k e H2zE,n) !,.¡Ì 1 1 I:.e getting a "r-' e po ,(..t
j IJ ". t as soon <·~S· th i ''; 1-::' fin21ized. "
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¡vii ke Hazen stated that "I talked to you ( tl-H? Mi:7lyot·,) on the :I.¡;;~th of
Ç-iugust and then thet-'e was a th'r~ee week pe'r" i od befot~e I sent you ë':'\
lettet~, and the ent i t~e Council, and then I waited anothet~ th\"ee wee!-<s
and still he ë':'1 t"d nothing, ë:'\nd I sent you an ot h E·t~ lettet~ with ¿;\ lettet~
to each of the Counci 1 membet~s. Now it seems like ,,:::\ supe,,-' long t i m ~? to
get a t~e~!l 'I and nothing has been -,- 'r'layot~ RebE'1'~ stated that he has
acted p'r"'omptly.
Mike Ha;::.en ~, tat erJ "I want to let you know that this is not the only
i nstan\.::-e that this has happened. 't11"-'. Hiemenz has let me know that
thet-'e VJ¿-I =, another complaint about the city office~; tr',e same \fJE·ek. If
thet~e is a p¡-~obl em with the ci ty Qffices maybe something should be done
I-Ji th t~e!:,pec:t!:, t C) 1'~et'r~aining ë:'\ s f ëïr~ a s handling pet~sonnel O'r-' peopl e. II
MaY\:i'r'" t~ebe'r~ asked " l-Jet~e I^Je made awat~e of anothet~ pt"oblem?" IYI i k e Hazen
said "Ask 'il¡-~ . Hiemenz. "
Councilor Hiemenz said "the individual just stated thë':'\t to me that he
no lon!Jet~ cat"ed to go into the office because he doesn't get hi ~,
satisfaction thet~e. " "It I^Ja s 1'1' t t I.n~n eel in -- "
"Mayot·, Rebe'r" said "it' s difficult fot~ us to take any action if it st OpS,
~'JÌ t h one individual and doesn't !;:4et cat~t~i ed up to the table. "
¡vii ke H,?.¿ en said "l-Jell r did ·tal-<e al.:t ion and I want to let you -<no\foJ that
I-Jh en 1 went into the city offices I was sh ot-,t and cu..."t with I'i t~s .
~:}tapleton, v-J i t h the same t~espects v-Jh en I Cé.1me back in the afternoon I
apolo[¡ized fQ'r~ being sh o¡-~t, yet I don't thin~: s,he had the 'r"ight to tell
J/le that r should leave the office. I had no business thet"e, i::<.nd I
s,houlc.ì ~!o ahead and put things, in wt~i t i ng.
tr1a y t:n~ Rebe'r~ said "I can understand Rachel's position though if I \PH? t~ e
in h e'r-' shoes __II Mike Hazen i nt er~t~upt eel "No that's not he¡-~ position.
:3he should be taking complaints Ot~ t~equest s ft~o m the local 'r"esidents. II
""Iayo¡-~ Rebet~ said "Vet~Y definitely if they at"e p'r~esented in a ch:·cent
mannet". If a pe'r"'son comes in a,nd is in a bad mood, it J1"'obab I y ",,!ould
have been much bette¡-" t-Iad yo 1.\ waited befot~e you vJal~{ed into the office
until you had time to think about it and walked in a cool mé.1nn e'r~ and
spo~:e to her~ in a nice way. I !;!i ve you c...~edit f 0 'r~ gcd.ng in the
aft et~noon and apologizing but being human I know if someone gets on my
back and comes back tht~eE' Ot~ fou¡-~ hou'r~s 1 at e'r~ and ItJant s to apologize
fo'l'~ it the'r"e still i '5=, something back in my head that says gee do I
t~eall y have to be nice to that individual nov-J. I think it' s pt~etty
ha...~d to be nice aft et~ you get __II
IVI U{ e Hazen sëdd "In the m 0 t-'n i n g I did not s,ItJeat~, I did not cut~!;; e het~, I
was vet·,y ot~det"'ly, I was CU'r~t and short yes. Thet~e wet~e t v-JO witnesses
ther-'e, and t h e'r~e v-J a s a ItJitness, thet~e in the aftet~noon. You knol^J, so
~..¡ì1 y \^J ,? S r tt"eat ed in this l1!ann et~. "
Counci 1 o¡-~ Rieke t~equested the flotH". Rie~:e stë':'¡ted " I want to d i t~ect
th i s, someNhat to you Mike becaus,e it somewhat effects you, but we have
to 1 0 cd·{ at Whè1t ~ s harJpening h er~e and the issue that's on the table
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inclu.dinq v·JI'ì2\t 1 s:. beer'j i.n'~ 0 I,,!;¡ h t fo¡-...th b'/ !·k·. Hiemenz. rh i~· is. not the
µ~-, ü p e 'r-' V¡¿\Y .\; 0 uE'al 'tJi t h it~ B1.\d; and ~,l [I U. a¡--'L' f ¿¡.m i 1 i a¡--' ~>J i t h Vlh¿it John
i nd i \>"it eel ë<."nc! ho~'¡ ~'Ie should hi~nd 1 e '.6 ~' e just need to ¡-"ece i \! e any
1 I" .
atlciitic'nal i nfo'r~mat ion. \> E" V E' ¡-~eceived i nf o'r-'m¿\t ion in ~.IJ·r-· i t t eri i- o·r'·m and
~'Ie do 'r-'eq u.e s.t any f ,-\'r-,t h e ¡--, in f Û ¡--. m ,3, t ion that's new info¡--'mat ion is in
, . .1. f (jt~m 1 anc; YE't ~.JE' didn;t l¡,lð. n Jt: .1. _. ¡¡lake feel like 'tJe'f~en ¡ t
",..,t'r"'],"(. t. ell I,,\J '1'01.\ 'tJe
¡.)...-. 0 vi din 9 you. a µ 1 at f 0 ¡-., m . " \T1i ke Hazen SE',ld "And you 'tl e ¡-~ en' t because no
one camE' to me arsd S EIÌ d well ~'IÇi, it, just hold on ~.¡ e' 'r~ e getting to '.1. I
1 I" .
he8x'd noth i 1vd f¡-~om any of you,. So I'; m coming to a pl.\\.:) 1 i c fOY'um to
voice my upinion of ~'Ihat tt-'¿m s p i ¡-~ed. "
R j, e 1< e stated " Bud, I am encou¡-~aging '1'01.\ to stop it _.1. this point.
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I'i; ¿\ y 0 'r-' RE' he¡-~ st <=It ed " ~>I [< ~'J \:< n ~ t go on ItJi th this fut~t he',". lhe Citv
f."1tt O'r~n'?y advised not to d i S,CI..\ S ':õ. it bec3use it i£ ,:-\ pe'r'sonnel mi~tt e'r~ 2,nd
he \l'JÌ 11 !d¡:.t bac..:t: and CO¡-"'f" e s pone! ~.~ i t h \·'OUa " p1 i t: e Haz,?n ,:.tat ed that he
v¡i 11 '.6 fQ"r~ Ii i £. t~esponse.
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CL~HK/HUM1N1S1RH1UH KEI-'UI..n s: 1) The Noise \hoL':'\tion he2:"-'ing ~\ h :i.ch 1,·¡2"·
scheduled fo¡'~ tonight has been ¡-~escheduled f O'r-' Uctobe¡-~ 20th bee-au£.e the
p-r-' 0 ¡:H2 'r-' t y o "J n e 'f" did not "-'ee:eive not.ice until Get 0 be'r~ 1- F- 0 t.\ 'r~ noise
violations ~~J 12 'r-' e ·r'·eceived "t·-·eCGnt 1. y e:t the f 0 1 1 0 ~,¡ i n 9 .3.cl d 1'-, e sse s., 310, 31Lj,
{5, 31S Uld Hi gh'tlay 1::".>-, on Septemr.JE··r-' r/th and 115 Si )-(th Avenl.\8 SE:. ·("ec·ei \led
.Jc.
one on Sept embe'r~ 2¿;'r"'dø
2) St 2<.~! 1 et on p'r~ eSE' n t e d p'r~o po sed t eHt fo'(" pub 1 i L·~\t i Oí( Df the Se1tJe'rP' Use
ù¡-~d i n an':~e S 1_\ m m a ¡-" y to ìje pl_\bl ished. Hiemenz made ,So mütion to appt'o v e
the p 1.\1. I J i c..: a t ion 2,S p¡-~,,'sented ; seconded by Rieke.
Aye '';: R e be r" , Rieke~ Lùso, Hazen, Hiemenz.
!\Jay;;:'s: None. \Tîot ion L"a'r~'r~ i eo.
3) Hi el,8 made i2I motion to app1~'0 v e t r-i e ·r'·eque::.t of t.he Ollie Lesnic'k"
Ci t Y H::.sessu'r"'j 't 0 i nC'r~ea s e hi ';5 ~õ· a 1 <3. 'r-' y by the 29 ¡-"ecent 1 y ann e x e c!
¡3è.'\¡-'·ce 1 s ,,::.,nd 17 platted pe,¡-'ce 1 s of St.. Joseph TO~'¡nhome£'7 of $3<)'3.41..
The mution ~"'Jas· s Eocone! ed by Lu so.
ny e'':·; H e b e ).~ , Rieke, Loso, Hazen, Hiemenz.
N<:"iyes ~ None. IYJot ion c ¿Ü-'Y" i e d .
4) ¡'::'a¡--'k Rental tees L:' IXr-'¡-" e n t 1 Y a¡-~'e ~. e 1; at ·$~:;0. øø. \t-Je ay-·e ¡:n-'opclsing J_ ~
1_. u
¿idd <.þ:::S" ;::-I~¡ fO'r'" tl'IE' 1~~)::1 'r"ent a 1 ye¿I'f' to co v e 'r~ 'r-'equir~ed sal E?':õ- t8){.
Hiemenz made e, motion to 2 J-:I PY"0 v e the i nC¡--'ea~e ¿-\s p¡-'oposed; seconded t.....
L.oso.
r=¡y (is: Rebe¡--'1 Riel(e~ L.oso, Hazen, Hiemenz.
N.'.:Iyes: Non e. !'r1ot i on C'a'r~'r~ i e d"
~-:; ) The ~:t . Joseph LommlJnity Hë<.ll o'tJe ,,'n CommittE-e is £,eeking . .1. '
C¡OnEIl"lons.
f'h j. s i ~, fo)·-· t ri e K.enn ed y t:: 1 em ent a)~y /St. Joseph Li2Ib
s ch 0 0 I !;;. . lhe Counci 1 c:: 0 n c 1..1. 'r~'r~ e cJ that they 2,'r~e p¡-~ohibited f'f-'O m gi';ing to
t: h i ~. tY¡'J('? of ~·¡o,¡-·t h y catJ~·e, but pe¡-~haps the Chief of Police \o'lQuld hi21ve
S·Of;le small items that t··-¡E' CQu:tcj p-("ovide f Dr~' this eVE'nto;
6) rh e 'r-' e 1-12ve been ,:"ome 'f~ e q 1_\ est s - - pì-~O vi d e absentee b2d.loting in the
I"U
CHy Clerk/Administrator's offic.·e:o Aft e'r~ " , Haz E'n m2-,de
OlSCU!':,"·lon t:~
motion to cO'nt 2ct the Co '.ViI t Y AIJd i t Or-' r' e q 1.\ e s t- i Ii !d to conduct absentee
ball c.d:: i n~1 in the City Clerk/Ç~(_¡n1inistrator's office; s.econded by Rieke.
Ayes; Rebet..,~ Rieke, Lü~,o; tl¿~ z e,'j ~ Hiemenz.
r·/ ë:q;¡ £I 2:-! 88
Oct 0 b\~t~ (:; ~ 199,lJ,
Naye:::,: None. IV!ot i on ca!"T'i ed.
Hazen made 2\ motion to recess at 8:2;:' p. m. ; second E·d by Loso.
Ayes: Rebet~~ Rieke~ La s 0 ~ Hazen, Hiemenz.
Naye~, : None. iYlot i on car~¡--' i ed.
IV! a 'I en-' RebetU, t-·econvened the meeting at 8:36 p. m.
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LH!:n ÞHNNI::.SUTH STHI::.E"I EASI:::.ME:.N-I S: The Counci ], !'~e viewed th¡? eiaS€~ments
fOt~ I:::ast Minnesota Street to alloN a pe'r~petual utility and dt~a i n¿·q] e
easement to be ~rr-'ant ed f¡-~om the St. ~Toseph Develc'pment COt-'pot~at i on and
a ylem01'~and!Jm of Unde1'~standing which pt"ovided fot~ de f e1"'t-'ed assessments
fO'r~ s¡:.!eci fie pën"ce 1 s and t et"ms. Hiemenz made a motion to app1'~oV e the
t::asement and IV!e m ot~and Uln of Understanding documents -f 0 t~ S i gnat Ul"e by the
J'11ayo'r"' and Clerk/Administrator. -rhe motion lrJas f;;econdec.l by Hazen.
Ayes: Rebet~~ Rieke, Loso, Hazen~ Hiemenz.
Nayes: Nc,n e. Motion ca1'~t~ i ed.
t1UAtHE~L Y ¡":'OLICE/CUUNCïL Mt::£f LNG: The Chief of Pol ic(-:! has !'~ecommended
omitt in~1 the q ua'(',t e'r~ 1 y meeting fOr~ the CO!Jnci 1 and Police De pa!-"t m ent,
which \foJas ot~iginally set -f Ot~ election day. Hiemenz miade a motion to
appt"ove dt~c'ppiny the f.::.ll q uar't e'r~ I y meE·ting as pr~oposed :¡ seconded by
Loso.
r4ye s : Ret.H?t~, Ri eke, LOj;;,o, Hazen, Hi emen~".:.
Nayes: None. IY!ot ion Ci:'n~t-' i eel.
L 1 NNEÞ1AN¡"1 INN f-'HRKIN8 LUT: The Counci 1 n?v i ewed th f? status of the
Li nn emiann Inn pat~king lot. Loso made a motion to d¡-~op the dust ft~ e e
t"eq 1.\ i 1'-'e III en'\:; ë:'-¡nd send a lettet~ to the pt~O ~!et~t y OlrJnet~ tomot~t~OW, to mat-'k
the fh-'e 1 an e, pa¡-~k i ng stalls, and install all pt~O pe'r~ signage on the
lot, within two weeks of date t~ece i pt of the lettet~.
The motion was seconded by Hazen. Di!:',cussion - Hé.1Zen sti::-¡ted thëït, the
lette¡--' !ì¿IS bE' en sent out, and the Counci 1 has i nstt~uct ed the City
(.:'it t ot~n e y to take action. Loso stated that the City (~t t Ot~n ey had sent a
lettet~ stating that the pa'r~k in 9 I at lrJould be b¿lt~r~ i cad eel Ot~ it would not
be used. Loso 'r~equested to add to trH? motion th<:-¡t if compliance with
the desiunation of pa'd·: i ng stall s and the f it~ e lane is not met the
pad,:ing lot ~,,¡ol.\ld be closed.
¡::'iyes: Rebe1-", Lr.:sc¡, Ha:::en, Hiemenz..
N,:\yes: Rieke. Motion can'~ i ed.
11f- Dl SlRICT: The Counci I <B.g¡-~eed to r~ev:i.ew the infot~maticm fru'offl HRI~ on
rH~ Di str~ict and considet~ it at the next meeting.
RU(..J f.JkUpl-....n Y RE:.QUI:::.ST: Schneide¡-'" s, have t"equested to gi::dn OlrH'1 e!'~sh i p of
the pa'r"ce 1 o-f ¡:wo pet~t y on the NotU,theast cot"n et~ of 2nd Avenue ¿',nd
Minnesota street. The Counci 1 di s,cussed this and ë.-¡g1'~eed to allolrJ the
pt-'opet~t y to be !~eleased fOt~ the associated co s t s. The
Clerk/Administrator's office is d i t~ect ed to gathe'r" the costs and notify
Sch n e i d er~ of the amount.
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ADúH~SSING CUMMIrr~~; E\"r"'""d IT! eye 'f'" ':- ',"'2 pr'O s en'\:: in g the Ad d r" E' ". sin 9
Committee, ûiscu.s-s.ecJ the P'¡"'OPD::.ETci c:ha.nge<:=. fen-' tile Pond V i e.....~ RicJ~~e
Addition. rhe P'r"'üposal \'12, "'. to change 13th fivenu.e I~'-:- to 15th A v en I_I l? SE
cJI...
Lind to dlElnge :,ever~al hüus.c numrJE't-·<;;.. rH s· 0 p'r~ü po s ed wet-·£' as,s,igning
numbe'r-'éö to the ne~'Jly 2,nnexed pr~oper,ties that still have To Itiï¡ S hip
nIJrnbe'r-·~,. " he Committee felt tll i s ~,~ u u 1 d con f 0 t-' m with the adopted 9 t~ ì d
sy:stem. ße'll Poepping, ~, 'r~es.ìdent üf Pond \) i e\'¡ Ridge a.nd a consultinl]
membe'r-' of tilE' f:iûdr·\e s s· i n ~t CommìttE'e, :;,tated thÖ:it he felt it \..IJaE·
in.3 P t)'r""' 0 rn" i ate to c:'·3use incDnvenience \'Ih e)'~e it is n at n eee s sat~y ~ ¿,ncl
s'h"ong 1 y felt l:~th (.-1\1 en ue c.'k.. should i'~etain that namE'. I'-¡ i k e McDonald,
._'c.
':'ü¡'ld I) i ew HidUe ¡'-'esìdentj statetl t h¿,t the addi"(? sse s fot""· his. at~ea need
to be e:h¿,ngeû ¿~ ,:::. :·oon as possible. The Cüunci I felt unable to make a
decision on th i:;::. is.~.u.eø HiE-ke stated that he ~,¡Ü u 1 d m eJ( e 2\ contact vii th
s;omeone knowlecJgeable in ci t y m¿lppi nUn
11 i k e 1'<1c .0 ü n 2, 1 d di~,cussed \'¡ i t h the 1.."::« 1_lnc i 1 that they had 'r'ecent 1 y \-¡i:<.ived
L\ TE''a 'f D 'f'" a h e a 'r~ i n 9 bec'du S E- ot e.i L:i t y E-)-'··r"Ot·,. Tit E'i"e f ü'¡"e h i~, r-'eq '-Ie st to
F)ay fo'r' CQ'r"'i'-'ect i ng -, City c·au.sed e ......1.... Ct '(S, ~-¡Ou 1 d not be a pt"·eced ent.
1-'14 I-f¡ "11M!::. HI::.U..': Did·: Taufen~ Supe'r'i nt endent of Public l'Jo'r~k s, )--'eq ue st ed
2\ s J. )( week extension '" t 30 hOJJ,Y-'S pe'r~ \'¡eek f O'r~ the par-·t time help, Ga'r'y
Don ¿'CI ba 1.\ E')-~ n He als.(J t"'equest ed to all o....¡ Ga'r-' 'I Donabaue¡-'" .1. ~ be conside'r"ed
l.- LI
P2)"t time dU'r"'i ng 1.: 1"'1 e sno¡..¡ season, on ¿i call [)a s is" to employ him aft ei"
2 snow fall. Los,u made E\ motic'ÏI .... - a Jµt'ove the 'r"equest as pt"es£'nt ed;
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seconded b\" Riel{e.
I
(4ye;;:. ~ Rebe'r~, RiekE', Loso, Hazen, Hie'menz.
Ni:<.yes ~ Non e. 1'1ot ion cat"t~ i ed.
I ;kUSSWf4LK : T ¿,I..I f en ¿:dso discussed the C'r-' 0 S 5 I,-'.! a I k on the west side of 2nd
[4 v en u e Nl·!. fh i~. i ~. "" C:ol_mt \1 ,"oad and County Official",. ria 'Ie r-'eco m mend ed
to i'"'emDve the CU·r-'lJ on the south side ot I'll nn e s ot ¿', Str~eet and install a
~>i a-n d i L;(:1. 1=( )-~ a m J and a s.ec:,tion ~.c: side\l.¡¿dk to meet the one that is t h e)-~e.
UI
nrt (l'rW. l ¡is c 1..\ s s i (; n Hiemenz madE' d motion to appt-'D \I e th£' 'r~€'C:O m m end ¿It i c. n
2',nd have a local cont y··act Ot·, ins,tall it, at a cost of a p ¡,:n-' 0 x i m <""1 tel y ~. 5 ~?1IZ¡
O'r-' 1 es S II '1 he motion ,-Ja s s e concJ eel by Ì'layot~ Re be'r".
t~yes.~ He be i" 7 Rieke, Loso, H¿izen, Hiemenz.
N,,\ y e '-=, ~ NonE'. '<1ot ion Cëi'r-··r-' i £1 <J c
H¿,z ~n 1¡lade ¿i motion to ' ' at 9:3S p_ mil; seconded by LO·5o.
\=:,o.) 0 U ....n
Hyes; Red:'E't", Rieke, Loso, HazE'Ii, HiE-men::.
NB.ye-ö. ~ I'J 0 Ii e ,. 1'<10t ion cat"i'~ i ed.
f-·{achel st21:' eton
Clerk/Administrator