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j-anua¡-~y 6~ 1994
> P'-n~s uant to due call and notice t h (H~e 0 f, the City Counci 1 fO'r~ tl'1e City
of St. Joseph met in ¡-~egula¡-~ session on Thm~sday , J an uat~y 6~ 1994 at
7:00 p. m. in the Ci ty Ha 11 .
I~~~~~Bß, ~R~$~~1_~ Mayot~ Donald Bud Rebe¡-~. Membet~s of the Counci 1 Ross
Rieke, Bob Loso, Stephanie Hazen, Ken Hiemenz. Clerk/Administrator
Rachel Stapleton.
º.IJjf::J.~ª BBJ::ª~X~U_t J ud y Weyt~ens, Bt~ad Lind~wen, IVI ën~ y ßenet~ol..\s, Bt~ad Meyet~,
Ct~a i 9 Ruh land, Dick Taufen, IYla d< Lé.1mbet~t , Virginia Gustin, Ft~an k
IlTIholte, Shannon Hi nnenkamp.
Ma.yot~ Rebe'r~ call ed the meeting to O'r~d et~ é.1t 7:00 p. ITI.
HG.E;~P'B. 8.f~F~BQ~.8b.:_ Loso made a m()tion to appt~ove the agenda as
pt~esented ; seconded by Hiemenz.
~~y e s : Rebet'·, Loso, Hazen, Hazen.
Nayes: Non e. )10t ion ca"~¡-~ i ed.
Rieke art~ived at 7:01 p. m.
1:':111:-:111.11;$..:,. May 0 ¡-~ Re bet~ asked for clarification on the ~..¡age i nct~ease. The
Counci 1 genet~ally felt that the i nc¡-~ease Nas app¡-~oved at two pet~cent
act~o s s the boa¡-~d , and would not be a pooled i nct~ease this yeat~, as had
been d i sCI.lssed. The Clerk/Administrator was d i ¡-~ect ed to t~eview the
tape ft~om that meet ing, and ¡-~e po¡-~t to the Counci 1 at the next ¡-~e gu 1 at~
meeting. Loso asked that the Counci 1 minutes should continue to be
d i sia~i but ed to the Planning Commission memb(n~s. Hazen made a motion to
appt~ove the Decembet~ 15 and Decembet~ 16 minutes as cot~t~ect ed ; seconded
by Hiemenz.
Ayes: Rebet~, Rieke, Loso, Hazen, Hazen.
Nayes: Non e. t'10t i on cat~t~i ed.
ªlbb_~ ~~8YF~bf~t Deputy Cl e¡-~k Judy Weyt~ens p¡-~e sent ed the bills payable
check numbe¡-~s 19107 - 19166 and PO's #1011, 1031 , 1 ():~21J 1033, and also
t~equested app¡-~oval f o¡-" PO's #1034 Glencoe Unifot~ms, 1035 Postmastet~,
.'
1036 DARE, 1203 Cold Sp'r~ i ng Elect¡-~ic, 1126 F it~ e Chief's Assoc. Loso
made a motion to appt~ove the Bi 11 s Payable and PO's a~> rn~esent ed;
seconded by Hazen.
Ayes: Rebe¡-~, Rie~<e, Loso, Hazen, Hazen.
Nayes: Non e. Motion Ci..'U~¡-~ i ed.
!~L8YOR BgE'08.I.e..!..
LtRÞ:, bBMs,t May Ot~ t~eq ue st ed to have F it~e Chief Taufen df-)tet~mine the
location of the f it~ e lane fot~ the Linnemann Inn, and ttH? n t~emove
himself ft~om the project. Loso suggested that the State Fh~e Mat~shall
cla'r~i fy the 'f it~ e lane.
§.Iß~~I. blJitl.Il.t-LG, l~t ß!::.81JIJF H:;AtLQN tLR~ß.:.. Sevet~al of the street light s
have been t l.wn ed off in the beautification a¡-~ea, in ot~de¡-~ to enhance
the decot~at i ve lighting. Citizen t~e POt~t s to the Mayot~ WfH~e that it is
a little too da·r~k. Hazen thought it is a little too bt~ight. The
COl.l11cil wi 11 look at the at~ea again. The Clerk/Administrator was
d i t~ect ed to check on 'r~educ i ng the Nattage of the 1 i ght s and ¡-~e pOt~t a.t
the next meeting.
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§NO~H il~I:-:LO V BL,.-=--. lYIa y 0 t~ stated that he has t~ece i v ed complaints that snow
IfJð.S not t~emoved ft~ 0 m sideNalks. The pt~opet~t y own et~S ~'J e t~ e called and
the sit 1.\ a t ion COt~t~ ect ed. Ma y 0 t~ stated that Dick Tal.\fen should check
sidewalks aft e t~ snow falls, when he 1S d t' i v i n 9 a t~ 0 tin d checkin~ the
ci t y. Chief Li ndgt~en stated that his depat't ment \.'Jould ci t e the
pt~opet~t y own et~s.
~ÎfWPB A¡:j~.Ql1~LI.I:'1J;N..T....~ FO 8. 1cL9~.:. )1a y 0 t~ Re bet~ pt~e sent ed his appointments fot~
1 <;) 9 it . )1ay Ot' Rebet~ st at ed that because Dale Haug ~'Jas s e 'r' i 0 1.\ sly i nj m~ed
in a cat~ accident t~ecent 1 Y. and he is also being con sid et~ed f 0 t-· the
position of Building Inspectot~, Ron Eut eneuet~ would t e m p 0 t~ a t' i I y be
t~etained as the Building Ins.pect Ot'. Loso made a mot ion to appt'ove the
appointments; seconded by Rieke.
Ayes: R e b e t~ , Rieke, Loso, Hazen, Hazen.
Nayes: None. 1'1ot ion cat~t~ i ed.
1) Acting Ma y 0 t~ - Ross Rieke
2) Police Commissionet~ - Ir1ayot~ Reber
3) Sb~eet Commissionet~ - ti a y or Re bet~
4) Sidewalk Com m i s s ion e 'r~ - Ross Rieke
5) l.-Jeed Cont t~O 1 Com m i s 5 ion e t~ - Jim ti at~t ha I er
6) Asst. ~.Jeed Contt~o 1 Comm i ss i onet~ - Chief of Police
7) Planning Commission Voting Liaison - Ken Hiemenz
8) Planning Commission - Linda Sniezek, Hub Klein
9) Joint Planning 8.: OAB - Stephanie Hazen
1 C» Pat~k 8.: Rect~eat ion Liaison - Bob Loso
11) Fot~estet~ - Jim tr1at~t ha 1 et~
12) \.-Ja t e t~ 8< Sewer Commissioner - Leo SadIo
13) Wat et~ 8.: Sew e t~ Inspectot' - Leo SadIo
14) Building Inspectot' - Ron Eut en e uet~
15) Ass't Building Inspect Ot~ -
16) Housing Code - B I.\Ì 1 din 9 Inspectot~
17) Rental Housing Ins pect Ot~ - Al Ra s s i e t~, Hub I-Uein, Assistant
18) F it~ e Chief - Dick Taufen
19) Ass't F it~ e Chief - Dave Theisen
20) F it~ e Adv i SOt~y Boat~d - Stephanie Hazen, Dick Tal-lfen, Rachel Stapleton
21) Emet~gency Set~v ice s Dit~ectot~ ,-, Bob Loso
22) APO Executive Liaison - )1a y ot~ Rebet~
23) APO FI-III Boat-·d _. ti a yo t·, Re bet~, Planning Cha i t~-Hub Klein, Ken Hiemenz
24) APO Se\.'Jet~ D i stt~ i ct Rept~esentë\t i ve - Leo Sadlo
25) St e ë';\t~n s County League of Cities Rept'esentat i ves - trÎayot~ Rebet-·, Ken
Hiemenz
26) 3-Membet~ Health Boat~d - Bob Loso, Ross Rieke, Dt~. Thomas Newton
27) Police Intet'view Committee - Police Ch i e f, Leo Sad 10, ti ayot~ Rebet~,
Mike Loso
28) Official NevJs papet~ - St. Cloud Times
29) Official Depositot~y - Fit's t State Bank of St. Joseph, Zapp Bank,
Pt~udent ial Secm~j,ties, Smith Bat~n e y Sh eë':\t~son, Dain Bo SVJQt~t h
30) Histot~ian - I<en Kuebe 1 becl.¡
31) CORE Committee Re pt~esent at i v e s - Ross Rieke, Rachel st ap I et on,
Bt~ad 1 ey Lindçwen
32) Pet~sonneJ. Policies - Ross Rieke, Bob Loso
33) H it~ i n g Committee - May O'r~ R e b e t~ , Bob Loso, Ross Rieke, St ephan i e
Hazen, Ken Hiemenz
3it) S t a t~ C i t y Commission .- to be appointed.
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GJ:t8..tf,iTt1AS. IJ.1~.~ t~.IÇ.l:S~I~,!_ Rieke asked about the Cht~i st mas t¡-~ee pickup~
which will be Thut~sday, Januat~y 13.
ç_º.ß.~ ÇQt1MLl.t:ll]~Y.. º-tA~"9GUE :. An event called Community Dialogue, sponsot~ed
by CORE, will be held on Feb¡-~u.:n~y 15 at 7 : 00 p. m. at Sexton Hall at St.
John's University. St. John's Senate has agreed to donate $135.04.
Rieke made a motion that the City will mé.1t ch that amount f1'~om 't;he
Subsidiary Boards budget, fOt~ a budget fot~ this event. The budget wi 11
be to cover advertising, t~e ft"e sh m ent s and supplies. The motion Nas
seconded by Rebet~. Discussion - Rieke stated that CORE should submit a
budget d U'r~ i n g the city budget planning pt~ocess, for their events.
Ayes: Rebet~, Rieke, Loso, Hazen, Hazen.
Nayes: None. Motion ca¡-~t~ied.
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E'b.8.NN.J NG_ ßRB.t':I.Lt Hazen asked on the status of the Planning Gt~ant fOt~
the City and TONnship consolidation stud y. Stapleton stated th.:\t it is
completed and Nill be signed and ma i 1 ed tom Ot~t~ow.
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â.KA] I NJâ BIN~{: The skating 1'~ink pt~ogt~am is opet~at i ng we ll. Rieke asked
about snow ¡-~emoval ft~o m the ice. LOBo stated that the M'3.intenance
Depat~t ment t~emoves it during regular hours and the rink attendants
t~emove it at othet~ times.
OI)..IJ100R. KE;:Ç.8..~8.I.Iº_N ~_fi8!\LL=- Loso informed the Council th.:-\t !,:want
applications Nill be accepted by the Outdoor Recreation Gt~ant p1'~O gt~am
( LAWCON) , t ht~o I..lgh the Depat~t ment of Nat r.n~al Reso'-n~ces and made a motion
to have City Engineer Joe Bettendorf update and t~esubm it an application
for Morningside Park. The motion was seconded by Ri eke.
Ayes: Rebet~, Rieke, Loso, Hazen, Hazen.
Nayes: Non e. )10tion cat~t~ied.
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P1.8l':1J:iJ..Nê, çºM.t1]_S~nLON. !:18TTt;:;_.~S :, 1) The Planning Commission discussed the
pa¡-"I-< i ng lot at the Linnemann Inn and a recommendation will be pt~esent ed
to the Counci 1. 2) The Planning Commission Nould like a joint meeting
with the Counci l. Counci I set a m(~eting date fot~ Janua¡-~y 13, 1994 at
7: 00 p. m. Rieke asked if t h et~e wet~e any issues Nhich the membet~s of
the COI.mci 1 should pl'~epat~e ot~ i f thet~e a¡-~e an y issues which tl1e
Planning Commission wished to address at this meeting. Hiemenz stated
that the Planning Commission had not add¡-~essed any specific issues,
they feel it is time to meet Nith the Council to discuss their focus on
vat~ious issues. 3) Joe t>1i 11 et~ is building an addition to his building.
He is making a building pet~m it application.
E'ARK Ç,Qt1f'1I.SSJQ,ti £lYL8WS: Hiemenz questioned if it is legal fot~ the city
to spend money on pt~ivate pt~ope¡-~t y. Hazen questioned the liasion's
duties and responsibilities. Council agt~e ed to have the City Att o¡-~ney
t~ev i ew the by 1aNs with special attention to these at~eas.
ÇLE Rt'v.'J) D )LI N :t§T fi8 TO ~. B~POJ3T~J... 1) Re-allocation of the 199'+ bud~leted
amount for salaries to allow for the 2% inct~ease fot~ all employees was
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pt~esent ed by Stapleton. Counci 1 accepted the t~e-allocat ion. 2) The
attot~ney fot~ Dale and Diane Schn e i d et~, Sal's Bat~ and Gr ill, f Ot~ a
h e a 'r~ i n g on alleged 1 iquot~ license violations has t~equest ed a
continuance and an evident iat~y hearing. The Counci ). a!;weed to all QvJ
the continuance and to a 11 o~.¡ the at t ot~n e 'IS to t~eco m mend a date fot~ the
con tin 1.1 a n c e . 3) Sexual h¿n~a ssm ent tt~ a i n in 9 is pt~oposed fot~ F e bt~ I.lat'y
'-1'-' 1<;)<;)4, to be given by Tom Jovanovich. He ~.¡ i 11 also pt~O po se a sexual
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hat~a ssm ent policy. Hazen and Hiemenz st at ed that we alt~eady have a
polic'l, but would be willing to listen to his pt~oposal. 4) St ap let on
pr-e sent ed a t~ e S 0 11.1 t ion Delegating Autho'r'ity fot~ Implementation fo'r-' the
tr1innesota Wet I c7\nd Conset~vat ion Act of 19<;)1 to St eat~ns County. She
st at ed that City Enqineet~ Joe Bet tend o'r-'f has 'r~ e com men d e d delegating
this a'.lth01"~ity to Steat~ns County. Loso m¿,d e a motion to appt~ove the
Resolution; seconded by Hiemenz.
Ayes: R e b e to. , Riel-<e, Loso, Hazen, Hazen.
Nayes: None. !'r10t i on cat~t~ied.
L} ) Joe Bet t end ot~f will pl.lt togethet~ fot~ the next meeting, a
compt~ehensive scope of wod·< to be done fot-· the Vic l·J est St eel P'r'oposal.
5) A ce'r't if i cat e of occupancy ~'Jas issued to the Linnemann Inn on
Decembe¡-~ 20, 1. 993.
OPEN Tn THE PUBLIC: No public input.
POLICE CHIEF REPORT: Chief B'r'·ad Lindg¡-~en pt~e sent ed a pt~oposal f Ot~
gt~aph i cs fO'r~ the n e~..¡ sql.lad ca'r~ and st at ed that the office'r~s have
discussed the co 1 Ot-· of the car' to be white ot~ light b ll.le. Chief
Li ndgt~en stated that many sU'r~t~olJnd i ng a'r~eas have ~..¡h it e police c a ¡-~ s , and
he felt that would be appt~op'r~iat e fo'r~ St. Joseph. The Council viewed
sevet~al d i ffet~ent pt~O po s ed g'r~aph i cs. Loso made a motion to app'r~o v e
al10Ning the Chief to choose co I Ot-· and gt~aphics design fo'r~ the nevJ
pab~o 1 ca¡-~. The motion vJas seconded by Hiemenz.
Ayes: Rebet~, Rieke, Lo so, Hazen, Hazen.
Nayes: None. tr10t ion ca'et~ i ed.
Lind gt~en also discussed a p'r~O po sa 1 to change the equipment and allo~'J
fot~ m 0 t~ e eql_Iipment fot' the Chevy sq IJad ca·r~. Reset~ve Off ice 'r~ John
B t~ 1.1 n n e t~ has ag'r~eed to change the eql.lipment o v et~ and not chat~g e fot~ '.1-
1\.0
if the city will a 11 o~'-./ the money budgeted fot-, this to be used to buy
m ot~e equipment f Ot-· the police depa'r~tment. He felt that he could do
most of the change o v e t~ , bl.\t may have to SIJb out changing the cage.
Loso made a .1- . to appt-·ove the pt~o po sa I of Chief Lind gt~en to alloltJ
mO\..lon
Reset~ve Officet~ John Bt~l_mn et' t.o change the equipment ove'r~ ft~o m the old
sql.lad ca'r' to the new one, and use the budgeted money fO'r~ the change; to
pur'chase a 1 i ght ba'r', take down, alley, flashing, and met e 0 t~ lights and
a push bl.lmpet' along with the attachments fot~ the Chevy squad cat' . The
change ~.¡as budgeted fot~ $1,000. Rieke seconded the motion.
Ayes: Rebet-', Riel<e, Loso, Hazen, Hazen.
N."3.yes: None. ti\ot ion C·3.t~t~ i ed.
Hazen m.::\de a motion to t~ecess at 8: 10 p. m. ; seconded by Rieke.
Ayes: R e be 'r' , Rieke, Loso, Hazen; Hazen.
Nayes: None. Mot i on cat~t-·ied.
)1ay 0 'r~ R e b e t~ t'econvened the meeting at 8:25 p. m.
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I $.J..P'~W(:1.I"..I-\ $.J~ºH REI~:LQVjjLt tifa 'I ot~ Rebet~ asked Dick Taufen to ch ecl{
sidt~walks aft et"· a snowfall, when he is dt~iving at"'ound. Hiemenz asked
Nhy pat~t of the walk on College Avenue sidewalk is not c 1 eé.':n~ed by the
City. Taufen stated thëlt ~..¡as not an at~ea that was designated fo¡-~ the
ci ty to t~emove the snow. The Council agt~eed to t~eview the pt~O po sa 1 fot~
a public safety sidewalk d i s tt~ i ct and the ot'd i nance that t~equit'es snow
¡-~emoval for consideration at the next t~egulat~ meeting.
L,J,I~N~J'1.8 N 1'1 1~J:(t )1 a y 0 t~ Re bet~ stated that he was ¡-~equest i ng that Fi t~e
Chief Taufen stat e Nhat and whet~e he w..""n-1:;s the of it~ e lane at the
Linnemann Inn. Cons idet~abl e discussion ensued between May ot·, Re b(n~,
t'1e m bet~s of the Council, F it~ e Chief Taufen and B¡-~ad Lind!;'F~(~n, about
det et~m i nat ion of the t~equi t~ement f Ot~ a fh~e lane, safety of the
¡-~esidents, and consistency in t~equ i 'r~ement s fOt~ pt~O pe'r~t i e s which ô':\\'~e
simi lat~. Ma y Ot~ ¡-~e i t et~at ed that he wanted the F :i.t~ e Ch i eft 0 tell the
I:wope¡-~t 'I own et~S what and whe¡-~e he wants the f i t~e 1 an e.
pPEC I A...b U!:?E PERtr:LLT....t Shannon Hinnenkamp appeared be f o¡-~e the Council to
t~equest app¡-~oval of a special use pet~m it to allow the o pet~é.1t ion of an
upho 1 st ¡;n~y business to be J. oc'at ed at the fot~me'r~ LymanÍl Hull p'r~opet~t y.
A hea...~ing was held before the Planning Commission and they t~ecommended
appt~oval with conditions. Hinnenkamp also t~eql.lested to install a sign
on city p¡-~o pet~t y to advet~t ise his business. Mayot~ Rebet~ stated that
the City does not not~mally allow p¡-~ i vat e businesses to p]. ac(~
advet~tising signs on city p...~o P(-n~t y. Loso suggested the city m..""y ¡,.Jj. sh
I to install a sign designating whet~e the city maintenance shop and Boy
SCOI.\t bl.\Ìldings at~e located. Rieke stated that pet~haps ,:\ space on it
could be t~ent ed to Mt~. Hinnen~<amp. Hazen made a motion to appt~ove the
special use pet~m it t~equest as t-'ecommended by the Planning Commission
~..¡i th the following conditions:
1. All ~.oJo od, metal, oil, t h~es and d e bt~ i s will be t~emoved ft~om
the sit e on Ot~ befot~e May 1, 199Lt. The F it~ e Chief Ni 11
inspect the p¡-'ope'r~ty fot~ compl iance on May 1, 1994.
2. A mobile home will be allowed on the site fot~ the pl.n~pose of
an office and living quat~t!:.n~s fot~ Mr. Hinnenkamp on ly. This
condition ...~est'r~icts the numbet~ of occupants at any one time to
one pet~son, namely Mt~. Hinnenkamp.
f::?¡ phase one env i t~onmental assessment ~..¡ ill not be t~equit~ed b" the city,
'I
but the pt~opet~t 'I own et~ is enco'-n~aged to have one done. Included in the
motion is. a denial to place a sign on city pt~O pert y. The motion was
seconded by Ri eke. Hinnenkamp ql.lest i oned since the t~oad is a pet~manent
easement fO'r~ both pt~opet~t i es would this allow a sign. Loso t~equested
to allow the att o¡-~ney vieN thj,s matt et', ëlnd if the city could install a
sign ¡and ...~ent out space on it. Loso will follow up on thi!:; matt et~.
Ayes: Rebet~, Rieke, La so, Hazen, Hazen.
Nayes: None. )10t ion cat~t~i ed.
I P1IRQ. B.E8B.IME;NT. BE;PUEê.I.-t Mat~k Lambe\'~t appea¡-~ed befot~e the Counci 1 to
t~equest final appt~oval fo¡-~ a PURD to allow a fifteen unit ô",pat~t ment
complex known as Campus Pat~k To~\ nhouses, 404 F it~st Avenue NE, with up
to five bedt~oo m apa¡-~t m ent s. Loso made a motion to appt~ove th(~ PURD as
p1'~esent ed, as 'r"'ecommended by the Planning Commission. The motion was
seconded by Hiemenz.
Ayes: Re bet~, Rieke, Loso, Hazen, Hazen.
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¡"ayes: None. 'riot ion ca'r~'r~ i e d.
1;)) RÇ_ÇJ08. gE E:\)J}b-~IC ~mR.l:Se. REPgRT2.L 1) Dick Taufen t'equested that the I
Co I_m c i I con sid er~ updating the ¡..¡at et', san ita r~ y s e~..¡et~ and st or~m s ewer~
maps on com p 1.1 t e t~ . Joe Bet ten d 0 r~ f has a g r~ e e d to honor~ the 1991 quote of
$ Lf, 100 plu.s $770 fot~ the developments since the quote. Hiemenz m,,,,d e a
motion to appt~ove the comput et~ mapping as quoted; seconded by Rieke.
Ayes: Rebet~, Rieke, Loso, Hazen, Hazen.
Nayes: None. Motion cat~r-'ied.
c: ) Taufen also stated that the t'iai nt enance De pat~t m ent pickups at~e vet~y
wot~n out. He t~equested to get one Or~ t~·¡O used pic k 1.1 P s . ¡iJ a y 0 r~ R e b e t~
asked him to check with deal et~s fot~ a neN 1993 pickup and checl{ with
the St at e Purchasing Agency fot~ two pickups. Council genet~ally agr~e ed
to have Taufen check to see ~..¡hat is available and r~e pot't to the
Council. Rieke also st at ed that t'evenue should be budgeted year~ly fOr~
r~eplacement , like the police cat~s .
3) The m ot Ot~ 9 r~ad et~ bt~ak e s went out bl.lt because it is so old (1957),
it is hat'd to get pat't s fOr' it. Taufen stated he will get i n f 0 t~ mat ion
from Zieglers on costs of 'r~e pa i r~ and r~epor~t on his findings. COl.mci 1
,'" I so stated that they may conside¡-~ contt~act in!] ou,t snow t~emoval next
yeat~.
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fENÇ,F;:. ÇjJHª-IRUÇJ'.J.OI\J. ÇOlTiPLA~N-r:--=_ Clerk/Administrator ~..¡as d i r~ect ed to get a
quote ft~o m Twin City Testing on testing the fencing matet'ials.
!:1J1Qf)1J.E EJ~J::S :_ DBL Labs will be discussed at the next meeting, ~..¡ i th the I
Ci t y Engineet~, to detet~mine hool-<up fees acco'r~d in g to flow.
~.IliEET !:lUMBERING :. Joe Bet t end or~f pr~ e pa r~ e d a grid system fot~ stt~eet
naming and numlJet~ing and pr~e sent ed it to a committee t~eviewing the
c 1.1 r~t-' e n t pr~obl ems. The committee will meet again with a Township
r~ e pr~ e s en tat i v e and Co I.mt y t~ept~e sent at i v e, and plan to make
r~eco mm endat i on s to the COI.mci 1.
J 9~_~_ ki8.GE ANº- BE;!1Sf_I,T P~8.]J:_ John Sch et~ et~ has 'r~ev i e¡..¡ed the ¡..¡age and
benefit inct~ease plan and sees no pt~ 0 b 1 ems with ',L Rachel Stapleton
1 \, .
'r~eql.\est ed the Council i'~econs ider~ the change of allowing comp time at
only straight time r~ather~ than time and one ha 1 f, fot~ h er~ position, fOr~
d ut i e s outside of t~ e 9 1.\ 1 a t~ business hout~s, as ~'¡as o ff er~ed to het~ ¡"Jhen
she ~-'Jas hit~ed. Council st at ed that they wOI.Ild have to r-' e con !:;, ide r~ the
impact of this d ect~eas e in benefit on all the exempt employees. The
COl.mci I r~equested that Stapleton pt~epat~e fOr-' con sid e t~a t ion at the next
meeting, a summ2X'y of the meetings of the pt'ev i OuS yeat-', that this
change would effect. The Council wi 11 consult the other~ ex e m pt
employees concet~n in 9 the effect this change ~-'J i 11 have on them.
~~.8.Tsß. 8tJP. ~S:Wçn, º_RD I NANCE AIT1.~!'lDtTiEt':IT =. Loso made a motion to appr~ove the
amendments to the wat et~ ot~d i nance and to the se~-'Jet~ o'r~d i nance ~.¡h i ch
clm-'ifiE's t~eql.\ir~ements and allowances of hookup fees; seconded by I
FHeke.
Ayes: R e b e r~ , Rieke, Loso, Hazen, Hazen.
N,,,-yes: None. 1T1ot ion ca¡-~i'~ i ed.
I:Z,~§, QßP.J.NANÇ.s.1- Council ~-'J i 11 t~evie¡..¡ the past t~ecommendat ions concer~n in q
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I kegs and pa'r~t y ball s, ft~o m the at t o'r~n e 'I and cons idet~ th i s in f o'r~mat ion
at the next meeting.
The Co'-\nci 1 t~ece i ved the lettet~ from City Engineet~ Joe Bettendot~f
stating thi:\t theit~ hot.n~ly ¡-~at e schlEdu 1 e fo¡-~ p1'~O f e s s i Oni¡'ü s e'r~V i ce s will
not change I.mt i 1 Apt~i 1 1 of this yeat·,.
The meeting was adj ol.n~ned at 9:4(> p. m. Nith ¿;'\ motion by Loso; seconded
by Hazen.
Ayes: Rebet~, Rieke, Loso, Hazen, Hazen.
Ni..",-yes: None. Motion ca"r~t~ i ed.
Rachel StapJ. 'on
Clerk/Administrator
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