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PI.\'r~suant to due call and notice the¡-~eQf~ the City C()uncil f cn~ -I; h e City
of St. Joseph met in t~egulat·, session on Thu¡-~sday, F f:) bt", Ué."'. too, y 3, 1. 99/1' at
7~OO p. m. in the City H.-a II . I
~LE )lBERf.l ~BESg,NT.t Mi::ìYO'r" Donald Bud Re be¡-~. Me m bet~s of the Council Ro~;s
Rieke, Bob Loso, Stephanie Hazen, Ken Hiemenz. Clerk/Administrator
Rachel Stapleton.
OTtL~ R§, f~iisª-~.!:I~Lt J ud 'I We yt~en s, Ed Met"'kl ing, Ct~a i 9 Ruhland, At~t Rebf.~t~,
Dick Taufen, Jim )1a'r"t h <:.\ 1 et-', tr1 i k e Hazen.
Maycn" Rebet~ call ed the meeting to ot~d e'r~ é:\t 7:00 p. m.
H..GE;;tllli:i 8PI::',IiO V í~L : Hazen made a motiQn t() app' '"'ove the i::ìQ enda \lJi th the
deletion of consideration of items 1.0 a tht-'ough d und et~ old busin(~ss,
fO'r~ this meeting. The motion was seconded by Hiemenz.
Ayes: Rebet~, Rieke, Loso.! Hazen, Hiemenz"
Nayes: Non e. i'r10t ion ca'r~t~ i ed.
VI I !:l u TJ;J3 : Loso mad(~ a motion to appt"ove the minutes of the J an uat~' 1 :l ,
199L~ ; seconded by Hazen.
Ayes: Rebet~, Rieke, Loso, Hazen, Hiemenz.
Ni.."Iyes: None. Notion cat~"~i ed.
Hazen made a mot ion to .:\pp¡-~ove the minutes of the Januat~y 13, 199/.~
meeting; seconded by Loso.
Ayes: Re bet", Riel<e, Loso, Hazen, Hiemenz.
Nayes: None. Motion cat~¡-~ i ed. I
Hiemenz ¡-~equest ed the following cot"t~ect ion s to the minutes of Janua¡--'y
20, 1994. (Inclusions a'r~e in quotes. ) On the f 0 I.n~t h page of the
minutes under PARK BOARD BY-LAWS: include aft et~ The¡-~e W¿IS discussion
on the diffe¡-~ence betNeen a Boat~d and a Commission. "Hiemenz felt
t rHH~ e should be counci 1 appointed Boat~d Ot~ Commission." The Counci 1
a!;weed that the liaison "ItJould become" a voting me m !::H?t~.
On the sixth page the last sentence unde'r~ PERSONNEL IBSUES: I-U (,) m (~n ~~
stated that the minl.ttes of Octobe¡-~ 17, 1')91 t~e f e¡-~ence "a motion on the
Chief of Police and stated the amended agt"'e 12 rn ent is dated Au ~; I.l s t 19,
1991. "
Hazen made a motion to ap~)t~o v f:) the cot~t~ect ion s as Hj,ernenz t~equested~
seconded by Hiemenz.
Ayes: R(~ bet~, Loso, Hazen, Hiemenz.
Nayes: None. Rieke abstained. Motion cat~¡-~i ed.
Hiemenz made a mot i em to i::'\ppt"O v e the minutes of the Januat~y .:::0, 1994 é:\S
cot~t~ect ed ; seconded by Hazen.
Ayes: Rebe'r~, Loso, Hazen, Hiemenz.
N¿\yes: None. Ri,~ke abstained. )1o'C ion cat~t~i ed.
BIJ.LS PAYABLE: Deputy Cl ed< ,Judy We Yt~en s p\'~e sent ed the bills paYi::\bll~
check nl.tl\1be¡-~s 19207 - 19258 and PO's : :ì:1000, 1161-1166, 1168-11'75, 1177- I
1183 and 1186-1193. After discussion of thf:) neNly constt~l.tct ed col.tnci ),
table extension cabinet and changes and .-:¡di,)pt ions to be t~equested,
F(ebet~ made a mot ion to t~etai n $300 of the $990 cost fot~ constt~l.tction of
the cabinet, and t~equest Pet et~ Gir~oux to stain the IrJood to match the
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existing counci 1 tab 1 e, and to pt~e sent a quote to t~ece s s the oV(H~head
to be flush with the tëlble tOD· seconded by H¿lzen.
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Ayes: Rebet~, Riel-<e, Loso, Hazen, Hiemenz.
Nayes: None. Motion ca¡-~t~ i ed.
Hazen made a motion to appt~ove the bills payable as pt~esent ed with the
change to 19223 of Gi t·,oux Constt~uct ion; seconded by Rebet~.
¡::-~y e s : Rebe¡-~, Rieke, Loso, Hazen, Hiemenz.
l\Iayes: Non e. Motion cat~t-' i ed.
Loso made a motion to appt~ove the ovet~ time ,::xnd comp time; seconded by
Hiemenz.
Ayes: Re bet~, Rieke, Loso, Ha;;:en, Hi emenz.
Nayes: None. Motion Cé.U~"~ i e d.
WeYt~ens also discussed that the Decembet~ end of yeat~ Tt~easl,n"et~? s
Repot~t will have the 'final figl.n~es to be pt~esent ed to the aud i t o¡'~.
She discussed that thet~e may be é.1 need to t~e-a 1 1 ocat e expend i t ut~es
\.'JÌthin depat~tments. Hazen made a motion to appt~o v e 'r~e-<::\ll ocat ion as
needed, and ¡-~equest ed a copy of the bud ~I (~t to actual expend i t ut~es both
befo1'~e and a ft e'r~ the 'r~eall ocat ion is made; seconded by Rieke.
Ayes: Rebet~, Ri eke, Loso, Hazen, Hiemenz.
Nayes: None. )10tion caY't~i ed.
IVIAY0R. REPORTS: 1 ) Ma 'I 01"~ stated he has ~¡poken to Pete Gi ¡'~ou}( about the
finish on the cOI.\nci 1 table c¿~binet.
2) At the APO meeting it was discussed that the hight-Jay funding f 01"~
this a'r~e,::x has been cut by 60'1.. Because of this the APO 2010 plan has
been extended to 2015.
3) We have t~ece i ved t~e pOt~t s of Nat et~ lines ft~eezing alt"'eady, because of
the cold Neather~. The f¡-~o z en wat et~ set~vice line policy needs to be
clat~ified. The pt~opet~t 'I ownet~ is t~e s pon sib 1 e fot~ thawing a ft~eeze ft~om
the building out to the main. The City l--'Ji II be ¡-"espons i bl e fo¡-~ thait-.IÌìlg
the main on 1 y. Also a copy of the policy is to be enclosed along with
the é.1nnual 'r~ental t~eg i str~at ion i nfot~mat ion. Also, fot~ t~e!:;,idents that
let theit~ wate¡-~ t"un to pr~e vent ft~eez i ng, the city Nill mëÜ<e an
adjustment fot-, s ewet~ use only, (no adjustment fOt~ wat(?'r~). Loso stated
that thet~e at~e specific: situat ions whet~e the city has made changes that
may have made the set~V ice line mot~e susceptible to ft~eezing. The
Counci 1 genet~all y felt that effo¡-~t s should be made to make the
t~e sid ent s al--'Jat~e of the possibility of f'r~ozen wat et~ lines.
COUNCIL", REPORTS
RIEKE: 1) The CORE Committee is hosting a Community Dialogue at Sexton
Commons at St. John's on Febt~ua¡--'y 15 at 7:00 p. m.
2) Rieke t~epot~t ed on a seminat~ on cable television that he attended.
Thet~e ¿n~e levels of access fot~ channe 1 s. R,,:.'\the¡-~ than public access
channel the city may Nish to pl.n~sue ¿\ govet~nmental access channel which
\.'Jould pt~ovide mot~e cQnt¡-~o 1 on pt~o g¡-~am in g. The cost to implement this
would be about $15,000 which incll.ldes tt~aining. He al ~¡O stated that he
did not feel it necessat·,y to become a membet~ of MACTA now but may \.'Ji sh
to in the futut~e.
HAZEN: 1 ) Hazen t"equested that the City Att ot~ney put tog ~)t h et~
infot~mation to assist the counci 1 ttn~ough the mechanic's of the 1 iquot~
violation heat"'i ng.
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2) The Joint Ci p e 'r-' <'..1 t ì n 9 F-- i 'r-' e ßOi3xd filfl"G ð.nd disclJssed the followinCj
mat t e ~-. s :
¿~ ) ç;~ five yea~~ plan t O~-· o bt ëÙ n j, n 9 equipment was p'r-'esented, and the
Fi'r'e BOê.:"'r'd ê."Ipp~'o v ed ''; 0 ììave . , F i 'r~e D(~ p2"r~t m ent P'i'ÜC(? ed to
¡; i'H? p'r-' e pa~' e
specs fO~d, a p u m p e 'r'. Hë-..:z en made .:~ motion t.o 2Ipp~-'c' v e the p~-, e p¿:\f~a t ion
of specs ¿...s appr~o v ed by th C~ F i r-'e Boat'd; seconded by Loso.
Ayes: RebE'~', Rieke, Lo so, Hazen; Hiemenz.
Nayes: None. r'1 0 t ion ca'rT'i ed.
b) App~~oved allowing ¿i sub committee to look at pt-·o po~, ed sit.es fOr' a
new f i 'r~e ha 1l. Loso made ,3- motion to app'r'o v e .:.<. slJb committElI? elf ·:.::he
F i\-" e De pa,~~t m en"t. to look at thr~ee o~~ four-' p~~o po sed sites fO'r-' a Tì e~·J
t l'r-'\? haIl; seconded by Ha.zen.
Ayes: R e be 'r' , Rieke, L.oso, Ha:::en, Hiemenz.
Nayes: None. ri10t ì on c a ~'~~ i e d .
c) F' i ,¡,"'e Relief Association 'r-'ece i y ed the i ~-, st¿ite aid ~'Jh i ch ItJas
p~~ e vi 0 U sly ~..¡ i t hh e 1 d.
d) $1,000 g~-'ant ItJas ~'ece i ved f~~o m the Pap e ~~ r'1i 11 f o~" bun k e 'r' pants
and boots. They ~'J i 11 cost abolJi:; $1,100.
e) DNR p~'ov ided the F i ~-'e De par-'t m ent Itii th ¿\ matching 9 ~~a n t of $ 1 ~ 000.
f) npp'r~() v ed t: 0 send b'iO f i t-' e fig h t e 'r-' S to th,? state convention in JIJne
at Det~'oit Lakes.
g) f::¡pp~'o v ed to allo\'J pu~"cha s e of rleadse'c vii th ~~eceive and t~~ansmit
c¿lpabilities at ê."I co~·t of '~êl1.
h) Chief ~' e que s t e d to alloltJ capital outlay to stay at $12,000. HE
wi 11 p'r~ e pa ì'" e his Cë<.p it <'..1 1 o'Jt1ay budget bv the end of F e b'r~ua~~y.
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i) St. Wendel Township and st. Joseph Toltmship cont 'r'act s e x p i ~~ e In
199b. Negotiations ~'i ill begin in 1995 for 'r~en ewa I of them.
j) The ItJO r-' k e r" s camp c a t-' 1" i e~' came today and vi eltJed the f it~ e h2,l1.
He ~'i ill make a wt~i tt (~n 'r~ e po 'r't .
k) The C·Jw Cloud Times J.5 doing an ar~t icl e on st. Joseph's need f O~~
'oJ v .
a n e~'J fit-'e haIl.
~J;íSO ;_ 1) Loso st at ed that he had to 'r-'elieve one ~..¡ar~m i ng house
attündant.
;::: ) Some of the t ¿Ipe s of the meetings ¿ü-'e not unde'r-'st andabJ. e. Loso
stated that thet-'(:! is a need to lOök at.: something m ot-'e t~e1i<'..1ble. Ri el-<e
st¿it ed that one of the v e ìì d 0 r-' s at the meeting he attended on cable IV
'r~ e corn m e II d e d to use VCR tapes and ~'Ji ¡-~e the eq'.\ipment fot~ aud i o. Rieke
c~1 Ti d Loso ItJ i 11 get in f O'i~mat ion on th i s· option.
3) Lo':;o stated that he and Riel-<e~ as the Pe'r'sonnel Committee ~'JO 1_\ 1 d
J. i f{(1 to meet ItJi th the past year" committee to update them, and discuss
the s tat 1.\ s and plans " ür'" the committee.
tl I Et'~ENZ : 1) The St at~ Ci t Y committee met and \..¡ i 11 meet on Fe b)'-'uar 'I l/:th
._.t. 1 : i,5 L~A m 1õ They i:.'¡'r~ e ~'J 0 'r-'I~ i ìì 9 on a mission statement and ,3, p~'oj ect
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ci:\l endð'r'. Te~-'ms have been set I.\P "F Or-' the m e m b e r' S . The committee is
lool-<ing fot~ To\'mship c'J.nd College/Convent ~~ e p t' e s e n tat i v e s .
2) Hiemenz st at eel that he has been app~~oach ed on the i SSIJe of sideltJalk
snow ·r-·emoval. The ,3. 'r-' e a fr' 0 m Phi 11 ips 66 east: ha':; not had it r' e m 0 'I e d .
Iii a y 0 t~ R e b e ~~ stated he ItJO u 1 d contact the police to f 0 1 1 OIlJ tl·)e p'r~ oc eel u~-'e
on this m<3.tte'r~.
3) The Ch j, e f of PoJ,ice has been on s i Cli leave. Hiemenz ~-'eco m mend ed
that Chief Lindçwen pr' Q vi d e a ·(··ç~le/3.se f r' 0 m his docto'r~. if ) Hiemenz
'r'ecommended, and the Iii e m be r-' S o í' .L.' council co nc IJ~~~-'e d, that the
vile
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p'r~oposed Pat~k Boat'd and Planning Commission ot~d i nance t~evisions be sent
to both gt~OUps fot~ t~ev i ew and recommendations.
WASTEWATER SUPERINTENDENT REPORTS: Jim M¿.n~th¿d et~ gave a n-?pot~t on the
1993 use. He t··e pOt~t ed that the ItJast ewat et~ flow to the St. C 1 ol,¡cI
facility was 104,000,000 gallons. This avet~ages 85 gallons pel'~ day pel'-'
capita. The cost fot~ tt~eatment is appt~ox i mat e 1 y $.60 pet~ 1., 000
gallons. These fi~im~es ¡-~e p¡-"es ent a 71- inct~ease in floN ft~o m 199i:::.
Mat~thalet~ also t~epot~t ed 1) fuel oil was found in holding t an ~< s on
,Januat"Y 31 at DBL Labs.
2) Need to have old water heater removed and plumbin~1 chan!Jes in
wasteItJate¡-~ plant. Hazen made a mot ion to appt~o v e the t"equest as
quot ed, at $1.95, by Met t~o Plumbing and Heating; seconded by Hi emenz.
Ayes: Rebet~, Rieke, Loso~ Hazen, Hiemenz.
N¡:¡yes: Non e. Motion cat~t~i ed.
3) )1at~thal et~ pt~esent ed seve¡-~al upcoming schools and seminat"s.
a) Loso made a motion to appt~o ve )1a¡-~thal~n~' s attendance at the NOt~th
Centt~al Regioné.Ü WasteNater Workshop in st. Cloud on Febt~uat~y 17,
¡-~eg i sb~at ion cost is $20. The motion was seconded by Hiemenz.
(~y e s : Rebet~, Rieke, Lo so, Hazen, Hi emenz.
Nayes: None. tt\otion cat't~ied.
b) Stt~e et Sweeper Clinic was discussed. Hiemenz made a motion to
appt~ove the attendance of Jim Mat~th¿,-\ 1 et~ and )1i 1-< e SItJ 0 t~ !:d< i at Sb~e et
SNeepet~ Cl in ic on 't1ë.n~ch 2'+ in St. Pal.1l ; seconded by Reb~?t~.
Ayes: Rebet', Rieke, Loso, Hazen, Hiemenz.
Nayes: None. t'10t ion can'~ i ed.
c) Loso made a motion to appt~ov~~ tt\at~thalet~' s attendance at Tt~ee
Inspector Certification Wot~l-<shop on l't1a¡-~ch 31 at Al exand'r~L:\ Techn iCi::\l
College; seconded by Rieke.
Ayes: Rebet~, Rieke, Lo so, Hazen, Hiemenz.
Nayes: None. Mot ion cat~t~ i ed.
d) Marthaler discussed the t..Jeed Inspectot~s Confet-'ence. He stated
that these dutj,es take a lot of time, and he does not have time to
pet~fot~m them along with his othet~ duties. He ¡-~ecommendeel checking
~..¡hat othet~ cities do fot~ this state mandated position. The Council
é.1g¡-~ e eel to have Adm in i stt~at ion ch ecl{ with other area cities on hON
they handle this mattet-'. Hazen made a motion to appt~ove Më':n~thal et~' s
attendance at the Weed Inspectot·,s Con -¡: ~?t~ence, because attendance is
t~eq u it'Ed by the City Inspectot~ Ot~ Ass' t Inspect01"~, but the Counci 1
will t"eview the in of o'r~mat ion f¡-'om ot h et-'s cities to lool{ f Ot~ a
solution to this pt-'oblem; seconded by Hiemenz.
Ayes: Rebe¡-~, Ri eke, Loso, Hazen, Hiemenz.
Nayes: None. 1'r10t ion c¿:n~t-'i ed.
it) Marthaler recommended that the city seel-< employees -¡:ot~ SlJmme'r~ help
and to have them begin Apt~ i 1 1 to assist with se¡"'H~t~ cleaning, sb~eet
painting and opening of the pa¡-~k s. Rieke 'r~ecom mend ed that the
Technical College is contacted fot~ employees. t1J a y 0 t~ Re be'r~ as 1-< ed
Mat~thalet~ to contact the Technical College.
5) Ma¡-~thale¡-~ also I"'ecommended that the city cons ide¡-~ getting a seltJet~
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Fe b'r' !Ja'r-'Y ...::i, 1 ~i)l¡
cleaning jet m ¿"ch i Ii e . He statüd thi..".·c the¡-""e 1 .~ quite Q. b i'c üf "::,and in
the collection system. Counci 1 'r-' e com m L' n d e d that the cit.y b£:gin
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budgeting fo)'~ th i <;:" equ.ipment Q \! e)" a n um be¡-~ of y e 2, ì~ "", j in o'¡-'de'¡-' to be
able to pl.\ì'ch a 5 e " , in the f u t u 'r-' e .
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Ç)PEN I.º_ JHE E'UDL. I C :... I'll k e HazeÏi stated that he IrJ i .~ h e d to th2\nk those
i n d i v i d I.w,l s 'r-'esponsible fO'r~ snOvi 'r~ e m 0 v ¿\ 1 this yea'r-', o:lnd ,'Jished to
compliment the city Ct-· (~~'i. Jim 1'1 ¿n-' t h ale t~ also stated that the t-' e a'r"'e
p)'~o b 1 ems ~'J i t h the ampl i fi et~ in the wa'r~m in 9 house. LOSQ \rJ),11 check on
it.
SW~PLUS :r RUCK ~ Hazen made 2\ motion to app)'~ove the bid of Ed ti f"¡~k ling
fo)" C\ 1966 F 0 'r~d F..·BOO Dump r"¡'I_\ck of $1, 75 i. 76 ; seconded by Loso.
Ayes: R e b e 'r~ , Rieke, L.oso, H2zen, Hiemenz.
N,,¡yes: None. i'1 0 .:; ion c a 'r')" i e d .
Ha~en m¿'Ide a motion to 'I~ e c e s ',¡ í' 0 )'" fifteen m i n 1.\ t e s ¿-i.t 8: 15 p. m. ;
seconded by Lo so.
ny Eo s, : Rebe)", Rieke, l_ 0 so, Hazen, Hiemenz.
Nayes: None. 1'10 t ion ca'r~t' i ed.
The t'1a y O'r~ 'r~econv ened the meeting a'G 8'-;;'-;;' p. m.
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STFŒsI LIGHT I Ï\:LG ~ Ron Hougland of ¡\IS!=' Company disclJssed \.-\Ii t h the
counci J. his pt'o po sa 1 fo'r~ lighting Minnesota Sb"eet in the
be¿,i,u"G if i cat ion a'r~ea. He )'-"eco m mend ed 'ç ü f~emove the s t t-" e e t light on thi.3
s 0 1_\tl~1 west cO'l~n et' of ¡'Îinnesota Stt-'eet ¿:'Ind F i'r~ s t f-1V en ue ~'Jest. He
'r~ e com men d e d ¡--'e p lac i n 9 the eleven o the t-" st'r-'eet lights \ri i th 150 watt
1<,:\ m p s . R e be 'r' m¿:ld e a motion to appr"o v e the )'-, e com men d at ion S ot' Ron
Hougland; seconded by Hiemenz. Discussion ~-- Questioned vias the cost
and time schedule of the ch¿lnge. Hougland stated that the company
vJol.\ld co v e'r' the cost of the change; the schedule would be tentatively
ln abo ut a month Or> s. ü.
Ayes: H e b e 'r' , R i e I·: e , Lo'::.o, H¿~zen, Hiemenz.
Nc\yes :¡ None. tiJot ion c a 'r-' 'r" i e d .
CLERK/ADMINISTRATOR REPORTS: 1) StBpleton p'r~(? sent ed upcoming sem i na)'-'s
fOr~' Planning Commission m e m b e )'~ s . Loso made a motion to ¿IPP'I~O v e the
attendance of tvJO m e m be 'r-' S at each of the t ~.¡o s e m i n a 'r' ";:, , including the
li¿dson to the Planning commission. The motion ~'Jas seconded by Hazen.
Ryes: Rebet~, Rieke, Loso, Hazen, Hiemenz.
Nayes: None. ¡'lot i on ca ì"'r~ i E' d.
2) The staì;1jS of comp time ~'ih i c'h f.3mployees C':".-r't-' i ed o v e)'~ f'r~ I) m 1993 need':;
to be cla·r~ified. Losü made a motion t: h¿it comp time ca'r''r-' i ed o v e )'" will
be used by 1'1a"r'ch ,:; 1 ; seconded bv Rle!-:f2.
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(:¡ye5: R e b e 'r~ , RiekE-~, Loso, Hazen, Hiemenz.
Nayes: None. 1'10t ion ca'¡"r~ 1 ed.
3) The City needs to appoint a 'r~ e p t~ e s en tat i v e to the Boa)'~d of the ,.....
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Cloud Economic Dev(~lopment Pa'r-'t n et~sh i p on becoming ¿:.. membe'r~. No)'~md 11 y
the 1'1ay O'r-' j C' the )"'e pr'e~, ent at i v e. L,oso made a motion 'C 0 ¿,ppo i nt t'1a'r' O¡-,
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Rebet~ ,,,,-s st. Joseph's t'ept~eseÏltat i ve to the Stir Cloud Economic
Development P2'l'r~t n et~sh i p; seconded by Rieke.
nyes: R i e I~ e j Loso, Hazen, Hiemenz.
Nayes: NonE'. Re be'l' abst¿,Üned. tilot ion C2\ '1')'-' i e d.
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it) Stapleton ¡-~equest ed to attend C 1 e'r~k' s Con f et~ence Mën~ch 15'-18, in St.
C loud. Loso made a motion to appt~ov e Stapleton's attendance ¿¡t C], et-'!-:' s
Con f e'r~ence as t~equest ed; seconded by Rieke.
Ayes: Re bet~, Rieke, L.o so, Hazen, Hiemenz.
Nayes: None. )10t ion cat~'r~ i ed.
5) The monthly apën~t ment t"ent is at $150 fot~ the efficiency ¿'Ind $300
fo¡-~ apat~tment one. Stapleton t~ecommended the Council considet~
i ï1Ct~eas i ng it. Hazen made a motion to i nct~e¿'I s e the ¡-~ent on the
efficiency to $175 and to $350 fo¡-~ the othet~ apat~tment effective at the
beginning of the next t~ental y ea'r-'; seconded by Hie!!len=~.
¡4yes: Rebe¡-~, Ri eke, Loso, Hazen, Hiemenz.
Nayes: None. Motion cat~t~i E·d.
6) The Council cons idet~ed the infot~mat ion on the status of the past
contt~act of the Police Ch i e f. Loso made a motion that Bt"ad Lindgt~en,
as Chief of Police, t~etains the status of ¡-~egulat~ employee, pending
legal consul tat ion. The motion failed fot~ lack of a second.
Further discussion on the need fot~ legal t~ecommendat ion I:)t~ i 0 'r~ to m a l-d n g
a determination, and if the Mayot~ as Police Co m m i s s i on e¡-~ had the
autho¡-~ it y to sign a binding agt~eement. Hazen made a motion to h,;..ve the
city at t ot~n e y continue to t~eview this mat t et~ ¿'Ind past minutes ItJh i ch
would ¡-~elate to this issue, and t"e spond to the Council by the next
t~e g u 1 at~ meeting. The motion was seconded by Hiemenz. Discussion if
city is bound by this agt~e e m ent and fot~ whi..-1t pet~ i od of time.
Ayes: Rebet~, Rieke, Loso, Hazen, Hiemenz.
Nayes: None. 1710t ion cat~¡-~ i ed.
OLD ª,USINESS
tijA I NTENANCE TRUCKS: Dick Taufen !::n~e sent ed quot es from t tH~e e companies
which he hé.1s t~ece i ved fot~ maintenance pickups. He t~e viewed them with
the Council, and stated that he favot~ed Gilleland's quote. Ri e~<e
'r~eCOill mend eeJ and the counci I gene¡-~all 'I agt~e ed to have the City Aud i t o¡'~
t~eview the opt i onal methods fOt~ payment and make a recommendation.
LINNENANN JNN PARKING: Aft ef~ sh O'r~t discussion of the status of this
issue, Hiemenz t~equested to have copies of the n~solution ft"'om the
Planning Commission minutes ¡-~e gat~d in g pa'r~k i ng t"'eq ui 'r~e m ent s fo¡-~ the
Linnemann Inn sent out Nith the next council packets.
ADA PRIORITI UH10N PLAN: The Pat~k Boa¡"'d was t~equest ed to f~eview é."Ind
pt~io¡--'itize the changes to meet ADA t~equi t~ement s fOt~ the pat~k ~>, and !!lake
t~ecommendat ions to the Council along ItJ i t h a time ft~aOle. í-ldm in i stt~at ion
is t~equested to pt~iot~itize the City Hall and City Hall Annex.
CQi'fIPREHENSI VE PLAN: The College of St. Benedict's n{-?w dot~m (AJill not
inft~inge on the pt~oposed t~oadItJ¿;¡Y, in the tTan SPOf~t: ë\t ion plan. Council
t"equested that the Compt"ehen!~ive Plan is put und et~ old business fot~ the
next meeting.
OLD, HIGHt-JAY 52 JMPRQ\,JEM.ENT...t Hazen \11¿¡de a motion to appf~ove a 'r~esolution
ì'~eceiving the feasibility 'r~e pOj'~t and call i ng fo¡-~ a hea¡-~ing on the
pt~o.j ect. The pt~o.j ect is locted on Old Hi ghltJa y 52 between B it~ch Stt~e et
F1aüe í:::/+9 f~
F 2' tn-' u. -3. '''I ~;, 1 <J '3 4
\..~·J2 st to County ~;t¿:,\t: e nid H i gh~'!,::"\ y ~r::- bet ~'H? en H 0 1 1 0 ~'j p,::¡'r'k and Loso's
I \--1;
Sc~vt!nth Additioiì. The heë:\t'ing date ~..¡as set fO'r-' 1'1a'r-'ch .":' , 199/+ ëd~ 7; (}()
p. m. The e ·~t i mat ed cost 15 <;;95,000. The motion \.'Jas seconded by Los-o.
r:1ye",,~ R e be r-' , Riei;e, Lü so, Hazen, Hiemenz.
Ni,,-yes; t'~on e. 1'1ot ion ca'r~t~ i ed.
WATE f~ L I NEB F r(~s Z E;, EOL I CY ;_ Hiemenz made a motion to 3ppr-'O v e a policy
establishing that t h a~'J in g of f'r~O z en ~'Jat et~ lines is the pt~o pet~t 'I o \.'In e r~ s
'r" e s po Tì sib i lit Y , r i'r~ozen between the main ð,nd the building. The ci t y
J. I
~. i 11 only be 'r'<? s pon sib I (2 fo'(" t h a~'J i n 9 the ma ins. Pr'O p e'r't y ov¡ne¡--'s ~'Iho
leave the wat e'r~ ¡--'un to pr~e vent fr-'eezin~! of lines will be given c'r"'ed it:
for' sewe'r-' u<,:,(? only, and ~..¡ i 11 be ch¿ù~g ed for~ ¿<,II the ~' at e¡-~. In the
event of a ser-'vice line f 'r-' e e z i n 9 , the p'r~O pe r~t y OWTH? t-' \.'J i 11 be obligated
di'r~ectly to the coni; t~act 0 r-' ~"Jho ·t haw S the line. The motion ~' as ':;econded
by Hazen.
Ayes: Reber~, Rieke; Hazen~ Hiemenz.
Nayes: La so. 1'10t ion C¿<,'ry,i ed.
Council 'r' e q 1.\ est e d that the infot~mat ion on \'Jat er~ f'r-'€? e;¿ e policy J, s given
1; () the public t h ~~ 0 1_\ 9 h the media.
}D] NT PDWER~. AGREEI'1EtH ßEH.JEEN THE CITY 8.bH2, rOL.JNSHIP OF ST ']DSE;PH~
Slì Ot-·t discussion followed on Uïe 3. g 'r-' e e fIl e n t wh i cr, allow:.; the Ci t y ¿~nd
Township to .~ _ J.. ¿tS the Gr~eat et~ st. Joseph t:h~ea Comfllittf~£'~ to
TunC\,lon
t-'e s e a~-'ch, discuss and con sid er~ fut I.\¡-'e ,3ct ions, ~'J i th t'ega'r'ds to i t e m ~" of
m u t I.\a 1 f ut Ur~e planning as it r~e gën-'d 5 development, and l¿lnd lssues such
as anne>-:at ion o t-' m e 'r~ 9 e 'r~ . Rieke m<-~de a motion tü app'r'o v e the a 9 'r-' e e m e ÏI t
on the basis tht:"\t it has been t' e vie \.'J e d by the city att O'r-'ney, and that
the change\:. 'r~ e q 1.\ est e d by the tO~'mship at t ()'r~n e y have been i ncor'por'at ed
i nt 0 j. t" and to aut h 0 t-' i z e )_ L...., ~. ['1 ¿I yo ¡-, and C 1 e t-' k execute the a 9 ì-~ e e men t ;
\'11",
';"Ë'conded by Hiemenz.
Ayes: R e b e t~ , Rieke, Loso, Hazen, Hiemenz.
N,:"\yes: Non'~. I'; 0 t ion c a 'rT' i e d .
PEPJ:1ONNEL COI'1t,U TT~E : Hazen ¡--, e p 0 ~-, L: e d that the past e\ncJ c u r't~ent Pe'r">~,onne J.
Committee ~'J i 11 meet on ~' ednesday Fe b'r'uar"¡ ') -"'- 7:00 p. m. to disclJs'~
t-'\ 1_.
the stat us and plans.
BDJOU Rhll" Los:,o made a motion to ad.j 0 u¡-'n at 9 ~ 3() p. In. ~ seconded by Hazen.
Ayes: R e b e 'r~ Riel-:e, i_oso, Hazen, Hie ill e n z .
Nayes: Non e. r'10t i on cat~r-'iE'd.
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Rachel Stapl ton
Clerk/Administrator