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Pu¡-~suant to due call and notice the'r~eof, the City Co I.mc i 1 fo¡-" the City I
of St. Joseph met in ¡-~egulat~ session on TtH\1"~sday , ¡VIa t~ch 3, :I. 99i+ at 7:00
p. m. in the St. Joseph City Ha 11 .
t:L§'_~lbin.::.2, Pt~e?entl.. Mayot~ Donald "Bud" Rebet~. Counci 1 Ot~S Ross R i e ,a,!
(a¡-~t~ i vi n g at '1: 10 p. m. ) , Bob Loso, St ephan i e Hazen, I{en Hiemenz.
Deputy Cl e¡-~k ~Tudy l.>Je yt-'en s.
Oth~t......?.. B.t.::..ê...sent :, Kat~ 1 Gt~eig, Al Greig, Bi 11 McGui t~e, Leo Sad 1 0, Joe
Bettendot~f, )1i k e I'r1cDonald, Mat~y )1cDonald, Jon Ft~edt~ ick son, Bob )1cIYJanl.\s,
Ted Klein, Kevin Evens, J'o Ann Evens, Dick Taufen, Ct~a i g Bomgaat~s,
David Pfannenstein, Nel Pfannenstein, Janelle Sc:-hnokloth, Diane
Schne ide¡-~, Dale Schneidet~, Hat~¡-~y BUt~ns, John Schet~et~.
t: u b liS.. l!!!.p ì'~ q..Y...!!..!!L e nj!.. r..lg-ª. t~ i n 9.. ::::-. QJ.Ji tH q h w.ª-'i.. ~..2:.. IVI a Y Qt" Rebet~ opened the
heat~ing at 7:00 p. m. and intt~oduced the City Eng i ne et~, J'oe Bet t endot"f.
The pl.n~pose of the heat~ing is to considet~ Iìlaking or an i I'll p¡-~o v e m ent on
Old Tt~unk Highway c:':...., between B i ¡-~ch Stt~eet West to County State Aid
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Highway 75, between Ho II ow Pat~k and Loso's Seventh Addition, 1::)I,n~s uant
to Minnesota Statutes 429. The at~ea p¡-~oposed to be ¿;'\ sse s s ed f(n~ such
i I'll p¡-~ 0 v e men t is the p¡-~o pe'r~t y abutting on such s 'Ì;a' e e t . The estimated
cost of such impt~ovement is $95,000.00
Bettendot~f stat ed that in the 1<380's the City pt~epat~ed a st'r~eet I
i m pt·, 0 v e m ent plan fot~ fut l..n~e planning. At this time only two sections
of this plan have not been implemented. One of the a'r~eas is Old
Highway C*'-' At this time the Counci 1 is looking at the alte¡-~natives to
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i mp¡-~ov i ng the t~oad .
The pt~oposal fo¡-~ Old T¡-~unk Highway ~··"·I incll.\des bituminous pavement and
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conct~et e cut~b and guttet~. The t~oad is cut~¡-~ent 1 y 18' wide i.."Ind the
pt~oposal Nidens the stt"eet to 32' If The pt~oj ect will also include catch
basins. The p¡-~obabl e costs fot~ tl'1e impt~ovement is $95,000 with total
assessable costs of $ <:), 558. 38. Bett endot~f opened the f 1 0 o¡-~ fot~
quest ions.
Leo Sadlo questioned whethet~ the plans include a buffeÌ'~ ~>etting the
pa¡--k a'r~ea off ft~om the t~ent a I un its. Counci 1 o¡-~ Loso stat ed that the
us(~ has changed along Old Highway 52 and a buffe¡-~ is no 1 onget~ needed
fo¡-~ that a¡-~ea. Bett endQt~f stated that the pt~o.j ect can include tt~ees
fot~ a buffet~ zone if the Council wishes.
Al Gt~e i g ql.le st ion ed if the cu¡-~b can be cut in such 2\ w,~ y that paÌ'~I{ in g
can be pt~OV ided in ft-'ont of the t~ent a 1 un its. He would 1 j. k (~ to have a
cl.\1"~b cut so a dt~iveway could be pt~QV ided.
Bet t endot-'f stated that pat~k i ng could be pÌ'~ovided in the h~ont if
thet~e is sufficient space aftet~ the t~ight-of-Nay. He would have to
measu'r~e the distance to det e¡-~m i ne if tha·t; \PJas possible. Bet t end (n~f I
also stated th,:..t a t~O II ed cut~b of some kind would be installed
in h~ont of the I.m its. The plans p¡-"oh i bi t pë:H~k i ng on the West side
of Old Highway 52.
Bill li1cGu i t~e also t'equested that pat~k j, ng be alloNed in the ft~ont of the
un its.
Pa~~£~ 2501
r'1at~ch ..... 199-'1'
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Bet t I?ndo¡-~f stated that he Nill meet with both p'r~opet·'t y o\.-'Jne~~s on 5 it e
and t"€'solve this issue. This shol.tld not delay Ot.., hê:ìve a mè':'d ()t~ impact
on the pt~o.j ect.
Tee! Klein questioned the appt~() pt~ i at en e 5 5 of assessing the pt"ope~·'t y on
the westet~n edgi~ of Old Highway C::-'-r That pa'r~ce ], is not a buildable
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lot~ t h et'e f ot~e no benefit vJO ul d exist.
Bett endot~f stated that he would ¡-~eview the lot in question ,3.nd if it
is detet~mined to be an unbuildable lot, it cannot be asse~>sed. The
assessment heat~ing l-'Ji 11 be schedl.\led sometime in f4ugust. If th P- lot
cannot be assessed, a building pet~m i t will pt~obë:\bl y not be ë':\Vai lable
to that pt~ope~~ty.
TE·d Klein questioned why th(~ cut"bi ng doesn't stop at the edge of lot s 7
and 8.
Bettendot~f stated that they need to continue the c ut~ bin g tlTr~ough the
intet~section.
Thet~e being no further questions, May ot-' RE,~bet~ closed the heat"in[~ at
'7 :25 p. m.
Bett endot~f ~~xplè':'lined to those rwesent that ¿it this time the Counci 1
must make a dec:'ision Nhethet~ Ot~ not to pt~ocef?d with the p'r~O.j ect.
Th et"e being no objections ft"Q m those pt~f:.' sent, Haz€·n made a motion
accepting the t~eso lut ion ot~det~ing i mp'r~o v e ment and pt~epi~u~at ion of plan~>.
The motion vJas seconded by Ri eh e.
Ayes: Rebet~, Rieke, Loso, Hé.1Zen, Hiemenz.
Nayes: None. Motion Cat~t" i ed 5:0:0
RESOLUTION ORDERING IMPROVEMENT AND PREPARATION OF PLANS
WHEREAS, a t~esolution of the City COl.\nci ). adopted this 3'r-'d
day o f t'1at~ch, 199Lt, fixed a date fot~ a Counci 1. h f?é.'\1"~ i n 9 on the
pt~oposed i m pt~O v e m (~nt of Old Tt-'I.m k Highway ~"-, betNeen B i t~ch stt~eet
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West to County State ¡:'Ud High~..¡ay 75~ betNef?n Ho 11 üw Pat~l{ and
Loso's Seventh Addition.
AND WHEREAS, ten days mailed notice and two we (~k s published
notice of the heat~ing Ni:\ s given, and the h ea'r~ i n g ~..¡as held thet~f2on
on the 3t~d day of Ma t~ch , j, 994" at ~\ h i ch all pet~s on s desit"ing to be
heé.u~d wet~e given an o PPOt·,t I.ln i t Y to be he<3.t~d thet~eon,
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT HESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY
üF ST. JOSEPH, MINNESOTA
1. Such imr.n~ovement is het~eby o'r~det~ed as pt~oposed in the Council
t~esolut ion ii:\dopted 3t-'d day o f Mat~ch, 199Lt.
2M J'oe Bet t end ot~f, SEH, is h et~e by desi~lnated as the en gin e e t-' fOt~
this imp'r~ovement. He !õhall pt~epat~e plans and specifications
'fot~ the making of slIch i m pt~O vem ent.
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the necessat~y changt?s. Bettendorf requests th¡;.¡,t the City Council
estë'.-\.bl i sh a committee to t~evieltJ this mattet~. Loso made a motion to
é."Ippointing the following committee to t~ev i e~..¡ the s eltJet~ Q1'~d i nance :
Rachel Stapleton, Jim Mat~thal et~, Leo Sad 1 0, Bud Re bet~, J'ohn Sch et~¡H~,
,Joe Bet t endot·'f. This committee will t~epot~t bi..'\CK to the Counci 1 by
np¡-" i 1 7, 199'+. The motion was seconded by Rieke
Ayes: Rebet~, Rieke, Loso, Hazen, Hiemenz.
Nayes: Non e. ftJotion Cat..'t~ i ed 5:():()
!Ltl.l.1?. P a y a b 1 e : Deputy CI e¡'~k Judy l,Je y¡'~en s p¡'~eSt?nt ed th r~ Bills Payable.
The Counci ), discussed t it~ e s pu¡-~chased by the Police Depat~tment and
t~equest ed that the t11ayot~ discuss with the Police Ch i eft h e mileage the
ca¡'·'s at~e 'r~ece i v i ng on the t it~ e 5 and ItJhethe'r~ they put~chase the t it~ e s on
the State contt~act pt~ices. The j'r1ayo'r~ wi 11 ¡-~epo¡-~t back to the Ci t Y
Council. Aft et~ d i SCI.\ S sin 9 vën~ious bills, Hazen m ad (~ a motion to
app¡--'ove the bi 11 s payable as p'r~esent ed, check numbe¡'~s 1 9 ~~i:::2 ..... 19368;
seconded by Rieke.
Ayes: Rebet~, Rieke, Loso, Hazen, Hiemenz.
Nayes: Non e. t'1ot ion Ca,ì'~t~ied 5:(>:()
Qy,.!Ë t~t i m,g, £ Ça.ll 0 u.!;ß,.....t Loso questioned d i ff et~ence in time between
depa¡-~tments fot~ the sexual hat~assment tt~aining. ~"¡eyn'?ns stated that
the Maintenance Staff was scheduled d I.lt~ i n 9 pat~t of the t t~a i n i n ~1.! ~'Jt'l i 1 e
the Police Off i cet~s Net"e not. Hazen questioned the o v e t~t i me of Officet~
Gustin fot~ DARE. Re be¡-~ felt that the Counci 1 was sCt~ut in i z i n¡;1 the
P()lice Depa¡-~tment and felt that maybe the Po 1 ice Depat~tment and the
City COI.mci 1 needs to meet to discuss mattet~S of m u t ua 1 conce¡-"n. The
Council instn.\cted the City Offices to establish <":\ meeting time and
notify the City Council. Hazen made a motion to appt~ove t h(~ ovet·,t imp.
and call outs as pt~esent ed; '::;econded by La 5 (j.
f~yes : Re bet~, Rieke, Lo so, Hazen, Hiemenz.
Nayes: None. I'll at i ()n Ca'n'" i ed 5:0:0
The Counci 1 a!;we ed to pay the Office¡-~s o v e t~t i fil£-! fot~ h 0 U t' S ItJ ot~ ked on
P'r~e sid ent'~ Day, é.1 s t~equ('?sted by O'¡:ficet~ 11eye'r~.
T'n:ợ.!,,\t~et,::'.' s B..fi"p.J:"H~t :_ We yt~en s pt~esented the J'anuat'Y 199L~ Tt"easut~et~' ~.;
Repo¡-~t. She stated that the Audit is scheduled to begin on t'1ondi:.1Y,
¡Via t"ct", 7, 199'+. Aftet'the audit is complete the Counci 1 ItJ ill be
Y~eceiving audit é.1djustments to adjust the beginning 1 'j94 balances.
Loso questioned IrJh et h e'r" the City should change the designation of the
Building Fund on the Tt~ei:.,sut~etd s Hepot~t to t~ead Fh~e Depat~'l.:;ment
Building Fund. The COI.mci 1 agt~eed that at this time it is not
appt~opt~iat e to do so, but as a building fund, it could be utili;;~ed fot~
a f it~ e depat~tment building. Th et~e being no further questions, Hazen
made ¡a motion to appt"o v e tile Janua'r"'Y 199'+ T'r~easl,n"et~' s Re pOt~t as
pt~esented; seconded by Lo so.
Ayes: Rebet~, Ri el-<e, Lo so, Hazen, Hiemenz.
Nayes: Non e. Notion Can~ i eC 5:0:0
Mayor's Repot~t
Eg.L2.9f"f.Le 1 ~lt'..fi.'!;j.J19.1.. !Via y 0 t~ fie bet~ i:;tated that he was e:once¡'~ned with the
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tilat~ch -~ 199L~
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- J t~g, e !U" The Pat~l-< Boat"d is )'~equest ing t () pUi'~chase seedlings at ': ; 10.00 pet~
hundt~ed. The t t~e e s will be ptn~chased ft~ 0 m E'ithet~ the DNR Ot" the Ç'~t~ b 0 t~
D....y Foundation, and wi II be used in vat~ious at~eas t h f" 0 ugh 0 1.1 t the City.
Rieke made a motion authot~i zi ng the expend i t m~e of up to $50.00 fot~ the
p!.\'r~cha S e of seedlings; seconded by Hazen.
Ayes: Rebet", Ri eke, Losc), Hazen, Hiemenz.
Nayes: None. Motion Ca¡-~t~ied 5:0:0
SumlJ!..ill'.:. Re_çreat i 0!u., The Pat~k Boat~d has )'~equestecl that )1a t~ k Sakt"y, f.-3t.
Cloud Boys and G Ì1"~ 1 s Club, be p¡-~e sent at the next Pat~l-< Boat-'d )1eet ing,
tl at~ch 28, 1994, to discuss summer recreation. Weyt~ens was d i t~ect ed to
contact Mat~k Sa kt~ y and invite him to the next Pa'r~l-< C() m m i s s i on meeting.
Hiemenz
De p. a t~ t !!IJU} t ttg,,ª-c;!, M i nut e~?....t Hiemenz questioned if the Depat~tment Head
meetings at~e st i 11 taking pI é.1Ce, as theit~ have been no minutes in the
COI.lnci 1 packet. Weyt~ens st.::.-\t ed that they at~e scheduled evet~y Ft~iday at
9:00 a. m. , and minutes wi II be placed in the Counci 1 packet s.
Ç,.Q.!.m.c i 1 M eRt,L'l.9. F 0 II 0 w, ~JJ;u_ Hie men z stated that the Council has not been
t~ece i v in 9 the list of lettet~s and f()llow up correspondence, as they
have r~equested. The list set~ve('J a<' ass I.n~ance that inst¡-~uction had been
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followed.
Department Head Report - Public Works Director, Dick Tauren
W ªJ;:Jli:: R !tl)..Q..J.:.Lt Publ ic Wo¡-~ks Directot~ Did< Taufen asked i f thet~e wet~e
any questions with t~ega¡-~d to the 1993 Wat et~ Repo¡-~t. T¿:1ufen stated that
the City had a decf~ease in wat et~ usage ft~o m 1992. This is dl.le pat~t 1 y
to the neN watet~rnains installed and the decr~ease in lawn Natet~ing
dl.wi ng the summet~.
Wat_~ Metet: Pt~oblelJ.ls: Two of the met et~S on the wells at~e t~ead:ing
i ncot~¡-~ect 1 y. One mete'r~ is off 251. with the second one being off 71..
Tallfen stated that he did meet with En gin e et" Bett endo¡-~f and Leo Sad 1 o.
f~ft et~ discussion, the Council in st t~.uct ed Taufen to wOt~k with the
Engineer" on this mattet~ and rjt~oce ed as need~~d.
b. 0 S.2_ ç. 0 n t f~ 0 1 B...~Q..9J::'U Taufen stated that he t~ece i ved the annual
inspection t~e pOt~t ft~o m the Loss Cont t~O 1 agent, who had the following
concet~ns :
1- Fire Hall: The gasoline is st ot~ed in a n on-appt~o v ed flammable
liquid containet~s. The F it~ e Depa¡-~t ment h..1s put~chased appt~oved
cont a i n et~S since the time of inspection.
,-, City Garage: The hand-held g¡-" i ncl et~ in the m<::\ i nt ¡.;manc(-? shop is
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insufficient as it is not equipped Nith a t~f)at~ per~ i ph et~a 1
g !.Ién~d. Loso made a motion to put~chase an appt~oved hand'-he ld
~;windet~; seconded by Hi emenz.
Ayes: Re be'r~, Ri el-<e, Loso, Hazen, Hiemenz.
Nayes: None. 1'r10t ion Cé":n~t~ i ed 5:0:0
~ Lift Stat ion: The Lift st<:":\tion has a potential hazat~d with
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- tila y (n~ Reber reconvenned the meeting é.1t 8 : L~5 p. IYI.
Ii e c 0 t~d .l.illl ~l,Q.!!L~ n t- : C t~ a i g Bomgaën~s appeat~ed be 'f tn" (~ the Council as
t~equested by Counci 10t~ Rieke to discuss 'I:;he audio ta,ping system of
Council meetings. Mt~. Bomgaat~s stated that he installed the cl.n~t~ent
taping system and p'r~eseTìted a q 1.10 t e to install a dual tape ci..:>'ssette.
Each tape wc¡uld tape fo¡-~ 1.20 minutes, pt~ Q V i din g f 0 I.lt~ (4) hout~s of
continuous taping. The tape would change automat ically. The cost of
the machine is $499.00 and Mt~. Bomgaat~s wo I.t 1 d install the unit without
additional costs. Loso made a motion authot~izing the ex pend i t u¡'~e of
$499.00 fOt~ the put~chase of a dual tape system, and the pm"'chase of 1.00
tapes, boxes and labe 1 s. The motion was seconded by Hazen.
Ayes: Rebet~, Rieke, Loso, Hazen, Hiemen;~.
Nayes: None. tr10t ion CatTi(;?d 5:()~()
Dave Pf,~.!l.§~ in::: Lot Si z,g..,t Dave P"Fannenstein appea¡'~ed be f ot~e the
COI.tnci 1 to discuss tNO lots that he own s, Lots <3 and 10, Loso's ~5th
('~ddition. Each lot contains appt"ox i mat e 1 y 9,000 squat~e feet, and he is
t~equesting the Counci 1 to ve¡-~i fy that the lots at~e buildable. )h~ .
Pfannenstein stated that the minutes of June 7, 1984 indicë'.o\te that the
City appt~oved the lot, bl.tt he is seeking aff it~mat ion. The Counci 1 ~..¡as
In agt~eement and i nsh~uct ed the City Offices to t~eseat~ch the minutes C) f
June 7, 1984, pages 1253-125L~, and send a notice to Nt~. P-rannenstein of
the findings.
Clerk/Administrator Reports
8ddressiTLQ. §ystel!!. - The sb~eet 'jumbet~i ng committee hi::"lS met and
t~equested the Council consider changing the stt~eets in N()'r~th land tQ
meet the City standat~ds. Also, the cul-de-sac in Pond Vi eltJ Ridge
Addition has been numbet~ed i ncot~t~ect 1 y. Hiemenz stated that the
Engineet·, has been wot~k i ng on a numbet~ing gt-'id, which j C' supposed to be
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pt~esented to the Council fot~ adoption be f ot~e n urn bet-'s a'r~e assigned.
This mattet~ wi II be plaiced unde¡-~ Old Business.
Do_y' !:Senne 1 Complaints: The City Offices has t~ece i ved a complaint as to
the conditions of the Dog Kennel. The City needs to e i th€H~ hous(~ the
dogs <:\'1.:: a facility o¡-~ build an app¡-"o v ed dog '10use. The cost of housing
a dog at the humane society is $7.00 pet~ day, and the St. Joseph-Cold
Sl::n~ing V et et~ i nat~y Clinic chat~ges $8.00 pet~ day. The Counci 1 discussed
the methods in which the dogs at~e t t~é."'In s pOt~t ed and if the City needs to
put~chase a tt~an s pod; in g device. This matte'r~ will be discussed with the
Police De pat~t m ent at theit~ joint meeting. After considerable
discussion, Hazen made a motion to en t e t~ into an agt~e (;? m ent to house all
s tt~ a y dogs pj,cked up Nithin the City Limits ë'.o\t the St. J'oseph--Cold
V et et~ i nat~y Clinic, and t~a is e the cost of the City fee to $8.00 pe'r~ daiy.
The mot ion was seconded by Hi emenz.
Ayes: Rebet~, Fhel-<e, Loso, Hazen, Hiemenz.
Nayes: None. )10t ion Can-' i ed 5:0:0
8pat~t.m.?n t Rent: Nancy Efta has ¡-~equest ed to live in apat"t m ent :1*2 fot"
the coming school yeat~, and is t~equest i ng the Counci J. con sid et~ a t~ent
bt~eak if the t~ent fo¡-~ the ant it~e leasing pet~ i od is paid IJp ft"ont.
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cd ,~. ,Joseph s uppot~t them in t~equest inq legislato¡-~s to and
~j't M pt~opose
pass legisla\tion author-'i zing that legë':'d, and othet~ costs of pt~o s ecut ion
be placed on the pet~s on found guilty by thE- C () I,l'r~ t . f:3u ppo r~t is be i n ~~
j""equest ed due to budget con st t-'ai nt s, additional but"dens p 1 ¿iced on
taxpayet~s, i:ind the fact th¿it the off end et~s that at~e found guilty a ·¡=t e¡-~
being b¡-~ought to cou¡-"t at·,('! causing undu(~ r¡anlsh i ps on City Funds. Loso
m¿1de a motion to suppo'r~t the City of Babbit t~equest in!~ said
legislation; the mot ion was seconded by Hazen.
Ayes: Re be¡-~, Ri eke, Lo so, Hazen, Hiem~?nz.
Nayes: None. Motion Cat~t~iE!d 5~():()
f~.X~.lJI,2ii..9n ft~om Gaml}l inJJ. ~:::. !:-¿<.b SchJl--ºl..!~. Hiemenz made a motion to é\ppt~Ove
the ¿:ippl icat ion of the Chl.wch of st c Joseph fO'r" a pet"m it to conduct a
t-'affle at theit~ é.l.nnual Fi'::.h Ft~Y event on tr1a'r~ch 25 and waive the t h i r~t y
clay waiting pe¡-~iod; seconded by Hazen.
¡:-iyes: Rebet~, Riel-<e, Loso, Hazen, Hiemenz.
Nayes: None. ti\ot ion Ca¡-~t~ i ed 5:(>:<)
ç i !.y.. T () NJ} S h tR. l'iJ e e 'ltD..!;.\.,;.. The joint meeting scheduled f 0 'r~ IVia t"ch 15, 1994,
betNeen the Township City of st. Joseph n(~€~ds to be t~escheduJ.ed due to
a conflict with an (':¡PO meeting. The Council agt~e ed to 'r~('? sch (·?d u 1 e tlie
meeting fot~ Apt~i 1 12, j,994.
bigg,fD: Yiolation :::. !J.§l~, ! D i ª.n,~ §£.!J.~;LºJ~:.L.t Ha t"r~ y BU'r~n s, legal cClunseJ.
fOr~ Dal e and Diane Gchne idet~, i.."Ippeé.'r~ed be '1': O'r~ e the Council t() discuss
the civil fine imposed by the City Council ¿:\t the Febt~l.!at~y 1. 0, 1994
speci,:;¡l Ci t y Counci I meeting. )h~. Bu¡-~n s sté.1ted that his client, Da\le
Schne id et~, has ¡-~ecent 1 y been char'g eel ct~:i m j, n¿i 1 1 Y fo¡'~ f/elJ.:i.ng to ¿¡ rnino"r'"
and must go th'r"ough the cOl..n~t system.
E;ince the he¿:n~ing, the Schne idetd s hë':'\ve t"eq u i t-'ed all thE- bat-,t ender~s and
bo uncet"S to meet l--'¡i th the st. Joseph Police Depar-'tment to di\;cuss
pt"'O pet'" cat"d i n g p'r~oced I.n~e So. At this time they also discussed fake
identification cat~d s and how to detet~mine if an ident i fici.."It ion cat"c! is
fake. They have taken steps to cOt~t~ect the situation.
(-'it this time Bt,\t~n s, on behalf of his clients, is a!;I-:ing fOr~ a slight
modification in the- penalty. ThE- Counci J. j C' 'r-'evoking the licens(~ ft~om
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Ì'1ar-'ch 15 to )1i:H~ch i.::~9 , 199L~. Due to a scheduled event, the Coll('~ge of
St. Benedict Father/Daughter Dance, Schne idetd So a¡-~e t-'equest i n9 that the
t~e ',I ocat ion begin Qn Mat~ch ê~ 1, l'}'}L~.
Loso made a motion to move the st¿n..,t dë':'\te of the license 'r~e v ocat ion to
1'r1a'r~ch 21, 199L~u The mot: ion vias seconded by Rieke.
DISCUSSION
City Attor~ney .John f~cher~et~ stat eel that he has be¡;;on in contact with ¡;h~.
BUr~n s. He told )h~ . B l.n~n s that he could not speal-< fo¡-~ the ent i t~e
Council, but if his pl..n~pDSe was to come to the CDunci J. to as~< tht~m to
change t Ii e i'r~ mind, it might be a waste of his time and his clients. If
they have ë\ good t~ea son Ot~ ci r~cumstance s that hc:\ve come up, they cOI.!ld
<~ppeat~ be f ot~e .the Counci 1 and t-·equest a modification Ut~ ch¿':\n~F~n
Pag£~ 2501
r{lat~ch H;¡. i <)':;1,(1'
w,
I Bett endo¡-~f stated that he will meet wi '\;h both Pr~Q pet·'t y Q ~'Jn e'r-' s- on ~:;i t e
and r~esolve this issue. This should not delay 01"" have a më\j ()t~ impact
on the pr~O.j ect.
Ted Klein questioned the appt~o p¡-" i ë'lt en e 50 f;> of assessing the pt-' 0 per~t y on
the Nestet~n ed!~e of Old Highway 52. Thi..'\t pat~ce 1 is not a buildable
lot, thet~efot~e no benefit Nould exist.
Bet t end O'r~f stated that he would t~ev i ew the lot in question i:.\nd if it
is detet~mined to be an unbuildable lot, it cannot be assessed. The
assessment heat~ing will be scheduled sometime in r::¡ugust. If the lot
cannot be assessed, a building pet~m it ¡,.JÌ II pt~obabl y not be available
to thiat ~)j"o pe t~t y.
Ted Klein questioned why the Cl.w,bi ng doesn't stop at the !?dge of lot s 7
and 8.
Bettendor"f stated that they need to continue the cl.wbing thr~ough the
i nt et~sect ion.
Trlet~e being no further questions, t1J a y 0 t~ Reber~ closed the hear~in[~ at
'7 :25 p. m.
Bett endot~f explained to triose p'r~esent that é.~t this time the Counci I
must lIlake i..'\ decisi()1') whethe¡-~ Ot~ not to pr~OC!:: ed with the p'r~oj ect.
Th er"€-! being no objections ft"o m those pt~esent, Hazen made ë':\ motion
I i..'\ccept: ing the t~esoll.ti:; ion o t~d e t~ 1 1') g i m p'r~O V ement and pt~epi:n~at ion of plans.
The motion was sec'onded by Rie~<e.
Ayes: Rebet~, Riel-{(·?, Loso, Hé.1zen, Hiemenz.
Nayes: None. Motion Cat~t-' i €·d 5:0:0
RESOLUTION ORDERING I )1PROVE )1ENT AND PREPARATION OF PLANS
WHEREAS, a t~esolution of the City Council adopted this 3t'·d
day of t'1at~ch , 199Lt, fixed a date fO'r~ a Council 11 eat~ i n 9 on the
pt~oposed impt~ovement of Old Tt~un ~< Highway 1::.-'-1 betNeen B i t~ch Sb~eet
JL:.
West to Co unt y State Aid Highway n'5, between Ho 11 ow P¿n~l-< and
Loso's Seventh Addition.
AND WHEREAS, ten days mailed notice and two we (~k s publishecl
notice of the heat~ing IfJ i:¡ s given, and the heat~i ng ~"Jas held thet~f?on
on the 3t~d day of Mat~ch , 1.99'+, at ~\)h i ch all pet~s on s desit"ing to be
heat~d wet~e given an oppo¡-~tunity to be heŒI'r~d the¡·~eon,
NO¡"J THEREFORE, BE IT REBOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ST. JOSEPH, MINNESOTA
1. Such impr~ovem(mt is het~eby ot~d et~ed as pt~O po 5 ed in the Council
I t~esolut ion adopted 3t"d day o f tr1at~ch, 1991.t.
·...f Joe Bet t end ot~f, SEH, is h e¡-~e by designated i::'\S the enginefH-' f ot~
......
this imp'r~ovement. He shall p'r~epat~e plans and speci,f icat ion s
fQt~ the making of slIch i m p1'~O vem ent.
Pa~e (~508
fria 'r'ciï ~'! :\. () () 4
tl!l~US.J.ª, B,IJJ2.c. 0 v 9). ~_ Ha;·:en ¡n<,:.\d e ,3- mutiuTl 'c 0 'J. PP¡"o v e the ''-'9 end a i;'J i i; h
the following adclitionsi I
Clerk/Administrator: ( k ) Exemption h~om ~ambling - Lab School; Old
ßu,::,iness: (0) City/To~'mship meeting. The follo~'ling items \.-'1 i 11 be
moved to 9:30 p. m. - Cit Y ¡::-itto~~ney Report: Police Chief Cont 'r~act,
Fence Con s t 'r~l_tct i on Complaint, Ho 0 k I.tp Fees.
The motion was seconded by Hiemenz.
Çiyes: r~ e b e ~' , f<ìeke, 1_0 =,0, Hazen, Hiemenz.
N;,¡yes: f'-ione. f'lot ion CéHT i ed 5:0:0
r.-iJ2.b.'.:C~'!'..9J:. 9..f, r,ji n 1.1 t_~ s: 1_ 0 '¿' 0 made a motion to appt~ove the minutes of
F e b~~ !.t¿~~~ Y 9, j,9'-)4 \.-'J i th the folJ.o~·Jing co 'r"~~ ect i on : II PIJ~~S !.tant to due call
and notice the¡-'eof, the P e ~~ son n e 1 Committee 1n Ci t Y Co I.t n c i 1 capacity;
met on. . II the motion I'Jas seconded by Hazen.
Ayes: Re be'r'¡ Loso; Hazen, Hiemenz.
i\!ayes: None. Abstain: Rieke f'lot ion Ca ~~~~ i e d 4:0:1
!'1 i n..-'Lt e2-. :::-F_g,º_'C_!.d.ª!~,'i, 1L_. i <:7~1.4: Los 0 made a motion to appt~ove the m in ut e s
of the F e b~~ué:lx'Y 17, 1 9 '-3 l~ Cit y Counci 1 meeting with the follo\.-'Jing
Cot"r'ect ions:
Page 25() 1 ~ n . Pt~ e sid en t s day as a PAID holiday
Page 25(>2 ~ . nand the PAID holiday fOr~ Bit~thday
Page 25()4 ~ . . Cul-de-sac on the EAST side
The motion ~'Ias seconded by Hiemenz.
Ayes: Rebe~~, Rieke, Lo '::,0, Hazen, Hiemen;~. I
Nayes: None. f'lot ion Ca~T i ed 5:(j:()
The Council 'r~E'a ff i t-'med the policy that all Council minlJtes must be
d'r'aft ed ¿,nd del i v e 'r~ e d to the City COIJnci 1 by the Wednesday follo¡"ling
the meeting. Add it i on¿~ II y, COlJncil i'1 e m b e 'r-' S ¿¡ ~' e ~" e q IJ est e c..i to submit
COt~'r~ect ion s to the Ci t y Offices, so that valu,able COlJncil time c¿~n be
s2\ved.
ç i t,y. ~Jl9.iD..?_f?X.:, pe POt~t s : Bett endor~f stated that the Ci t 'I opened bids at
i 1: 00 a. fi1. today f O'r~ d ~~ ill i n 9 E\ test we ll. The following bids w e r~ e
r~ e c e i v e d :
i. Tt~alJt Well Dd, 11 in 9 $ 3,560.00
¿II Do n abalJe ~~ Well D~-' i 11 in 9 $ ¿~, if 7 O. 0 (>
~, . Jack Fische~~ l..Je 11 ':¡, 4,670.00
Upon the 'r~eco m m endat ion of the City Engineet~, LOSQ lJ1ade a m ()'C 1 n n
a¡"IEI r~d i n 9 the test ~'Je 1 1 to the low bidde~~, Tt"aut l-Je 11 D'r'i J. 1 i n 9 in the
¿,mount of $ 3,560.00. The motion ~..¡as seconded by Hiemenz.
Ayes: Re ber~, Rieke, Lo so, Hé.\z en, Hiemenz.
Naye!:, : None. Motion Can'i ed 5:0:0
V.šu?_.:L~_?t el..... Pr':...q..::J.:~at.!D ent, m qd i f i cat j..-º..fI_:_ The pÌ'~et r'eat fIl ent p~~o ~:wam is a
f0de'r~a11 y mandated pt~ 0 9 ~'i..~ rn de~;igned to r~ e 9 I_t 1 ate the d i sch2\'r~g e s ft~ü m
indust~~j,al IJse~~s of Publicly OvJn ed Wa s t e\.-'Jat e~~ T~~eat ment l-Jo~~ks. The I
City has s IJ b [11 i t t e d a lette'r' o i- intent to ì'l inn e sot a Pollution Con t 'r' 0 1
i~gency stating o lJ'r-' intent t.o comply \.-'J i t h the fed e ~~ a ], ~~eglJlat ions. The
City of St. Joseph needs to ~' e vie \.-'1 the c I.\'r~t' e n t se~..¡et~ Ot~d i n<""'IíìCe and make
I Pa ~~ e 2509
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the n ece s sat~y changt?s. Bet t end O'I'~f t~equests th.:Ü the City Council
establish a committee to t~eview this mat t et~. Lost') made a motion to
appointing the following committee to n~v i ew the s eNet~ o'r~d i nance :
Rachel Stapl et on, Jim 't1at~thal et~, Leo Sacllo, Bud Re b(~t~, j'ohn Schet~et~,
,J()e Bet t endot~f. This committee will t~epot~t bi..'\ck to the Council by
rip¡-' i 1 7, 199'+. The moticm was seconded by Rieke
Ayes: Re be¡-~, Rieke, Loso, Hazen~ Hiemenz.
Nayes: None. r10tion Ca,(·'t·, i ed 5:():()
B;i,..l.L!2.. Pay.abl..? :. Deputy C 1 €n~ k Judy L-Je Yi'~en s p"~e 5 (·?nt ed the Bills Payable.
The Counci J. discussed t it~ e s pl.wchased by th(~ Police Depat~tm€~nt and
t~equested that the rT1ayot~ discuss Nith the Police Ch i e'f the mileage the
ca¡'~s at~e t~ece i v i ng on the t it~€~S and Nhet h et~ they put~chase the t i t~es on
the State cont t~act p'r~ i ce s. The )i a y ()'r~ will 'r~e po ¡-~t back to the Ci t Y
Council. Aft et~ discussing v¿H~ious bills, Hazen mad €~ a motion to
appt~ove the bi 11 s payable as pt-'e sent ed 'J ch ecl-< n um bei'~s 1 (33i:::2 ,- 19368;
~;¡ econd ed by Ri eke.
I:¡yes: Rebet~, Rieke, Loso, Hazen~ Hiemenz.
Nayes: Non e. 1'10t ion C,'.n~t~ i ed 5:i):()
QY..!Ë t~t i mJl 1& Ça! 1. 0 u,:!:i_~l.. Loso questioned d i ff et~ence in time between
I depa'r~tments 'fot~ the sexual hat~a ssm ent tt~aining. We Y'r'en s statf?d that
the rija i nt enance Staff Nas sc::-he.'duJ. ed dut~i ng pat~t of the t t~¿Ü n i n ~l, ("ih i 1 e
the Po 1 ice Off i cet~S N(H"P' not. Hazen questioned the ovet~time of Office¡-~
Gustin fot~ DARE. Rebet~ felt that the COl.tnci I was SCt~utinizing the
Police Depat~tment and felt that maybe the Police Depad;ment and the
City Counc::-i 1 needs to meet to discuss matt et~s of mut ual concet~n . The
Council i nst¡-"uct ed the City Offices to establish (:\ meeting time and
notify the City Co unci], . Hazen made a motion to appt~OVf~ th(~ ov€n~t i m(~
~J.nd callouts as pt~esent eel; seconded by Lo so.
r~yes: Rebe'r~, Ri eke, Losa, Hazen, Hiemenz.
Nayes: None. riot ion Cat~"~ i ed 5:0:0
The Counci 1. agt~eed to pay the:' Of f i cet~ s ovet~t i me fOt~ 1", 0 U t~ s wot~k ed on
Pt~es ident s Day, as t~equested by Officet~ 'tieyet~.
Tt~e_ª£.!.J.!::~,r:..' 5 p.."g'p'sn~t ~_ Weyt~ens pt~esent ed the J'anuat~y 1 9 9 L~ Tt"ea s ut~et~' r.;
Repo¡-~t. She stated that the Audit is scheduled to begin on I'ionda y,
¡VIa t~C -', 7, 199'{,. Aft et-' the audit is complete the Counci 1 Nill be
¡-~eceiving audit <'-1dj u st Ii1 ent 5 to adjust the beginning 1 (~94, bali..'\nces.
Lnso questioned ItJh et h e'r" the City should change the designation of the
Building FI.lnd on tt18 Tt~easl.lt~et~' s Repod:; 'G 0 ¡-~ead F it-, e Depat~tment
Building Fund. The Counci 1 agt"eed that at this time it is not
appt~opt~iate to do so" but ~.."s a building fund, it could be utili~~ed fOt~
a f it~ e depat~tment building. Th et~e being no further questions, Hazen
I made a motion to appt~ove tile J'anua'r"Y 1 9 9 if T'r~easu'r~et~' s Re pOt~t as
pt~esented; seconded by Lo so.
Ayes: Rebet~, Ri e!-<f?, Losa, Hazen, Hiemenz.
I\!ayes: None. Motion Can~ i eel 5:(1:0
Mayor's Re pOt~t
E:~L§'9 n r.L~1. t:!£J=!..:UJl9.1. Iii a y 0 r~ Re be'r~ statc~d that he Ii'Jë:\S concei'~ned with the
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Pet"::.onne 1 Committee! meeting the City Council, gathe'r'ing at local
as a
i" e So t ¿Hl t~ ant. Rebet-· feels that it ie, impot~t¿~nt to be consistent and all
City Counci 1 meetings should be conducted in the Ci t y Ha 11 .
2!".§ a "tg,C M N ç 0 .n2-º"c'õ;\ t tº-.!l~_ 1'12, Y 0 t~ Re be'r~ stated that he 'r~ece i v ed
COt"r~e S pond ence ft~om the C02,lition of Gt'eat e'r~ t'1innesota Cities 'r~ e 9 a t~ din g
a committee meeting to 'r~epeal a 1992 annexation 1 aw. The infm'mation
was 'r'ece i v ed a. ft et~ the committee meeting! and ~"Jas en 'r~ 0 ute via the
postal set~vice ft~om the T~"Ji n Cities fot~ b days. R e b e t~ was d i s t I.l'r' bed by
the <"),mount of days it tool-: -rOt' the infot~mat ion to get to him and hi......s
discussed this OJ at t e 'r~ with the Po s t ma st et".
J..D d 1=\ 5 t t~ i a t P a 'r~ f( 8.'r~ e ¿'I ;" Public WO'r~k s Dit~ecto'r~! Dick Taufen, has
app'r~oached Rebet~ with 'r~ e gat~d to t t-I e dt~a i nag e p¡-~o b 1 ems on Co unt y Road
1 -,-, Rebet~ feels that the fJ'r~oblem cOl-lld be t e In p 0 t~ a t~ i 1 Y solved by the
' ,
, ""'''';';u
t'18 i n t ené\nce Depé\t'tment t~ent i ng a pump and hose. The wat et-' could then
be pumped to a field. The Counci I agt-'eed ~"Ji th Rebe¡-' and i..,\IJthot~i zed
T2\ufen to t-'ent a pump and hose.
COUNCILOR REPORTS
Rieke I
Sa 1 'J '::, 1_ i q 1.\ m:, ~to I q,t i oD_li e <~t..:: i n 9_;. Rieke stated that he has t'ece i ved a
phone call \l-li th 'r-' e 9 a'r'd to the Sal's Bat~ h e a t-' i n 9 . Th(2 calle'r~ questioned
~.,th et h et~ ot-' not the Council will continue to en f ot~ce the 1 i q 1.\ 0 t" 1 avJs.
1"1 a y 0 'r' Rebe'r~ st at ed t h<",t the City must and ~'I ill cont in I_\e to monito~~ the
1 iquot~ licenses.
Hazen
Q.!liLa t~ t J!LfLD.1. tl e ad. !3g,p Ü '0 S ~ H a zen stated th¿¡t all the De pat~t m ent Heads
have t~ e pO'r't ed to the Council ~'I i t h the exception of the Clet'I{/Adm. !
Rachel Stapleton. She stated t h c;\ t she vlould like Stapleton to t~epot~t
to the Council as to the o pet~at ion s of the City Offices and the Council
a~we ed.
S:JI~º-Lº.~§', :Ij-~ a i n i n q :, H a zen questioned if the employee tt~aining would be
discussed at the next meeting. r~ebe'r~ ~~equested that l.oJeyrens place that
item on the agenda to be discussed a the tf\ëwch 17, 1 CjCjI+ Co 1.\11 C i 1 Ci t Y
tr1eetinq.
Loso
Çentgl:!lÜal P2wk 81 Lde: The P ¿n-' k Boa t~ d was t~ e que s t e d by the ins u '1'-. a nee
c a f' 'r' i e 'r' in lCj93 to take down the '::, 1 ide in Centennial Pat'\{ f O'r~ s(3.fety I
)"eè:\sons. The P a t~ k Boat~d 1S 'r~ e q 1.\ est i n 9 tü t-'e place the slide I'd, t h a nevi
slide -rt~O m GameTime. The slide has a p 1 at f 0 'r~ m <3.nd can accomodate six
(b) crl i J. d t' en, at a cost of ':I; 3, i 02. 4/t. Loso made a motion to app'r~ove
the slide as t' e q 1.1 est e c:I by the Pat' k Boat~d i' t~ 0 m GameTime, at a cost of
~ 3! 1 02. L~4, to include installat ion. The motion Wé\S seconded by R e b e t~ .
Çiy e s : R e b e t~ , Rieke! Lo so, H<:\zen, Hiemenz.
Ni::\yes, : None. t'1üt ion C¿<x''r~ i e d 5:0:0
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..:.,
J¡-"..g,e !U, The Pat~k Boat"d is t~equest inq to pUi'~chase seedlings at $10.00 pet~
I hundt~ed. The tt~ees will be put~chased ft~ 0 m eithet~ the DNR Ot-' the At~bot~
Day Foundation, and Nill be used in v2n~ious at~ea s tht·'oughol.\t the City.
Rieke made a mot ion authot~i zing the expend i t m~e of up to $50.00 fOt~ the
pU'r~chase of seedlings; seconded by Hazen.
Ayes: Rebe¡-", Rieke, Loso, Hazen, Hiemenz.
Nayes: Non e. Motion Cat~t~ied 5:0:0
!3um~ ~e_ç:reat i or.u.. The Pat~k Boat~d hi::1S i'~eque st eel that Mën~k Sak¡-~y , St.
Cloud Boys and G Í1"~ 1 5 Club, be p¡-~esent at the next Pat~l-{ Boat~d t'1eet.i. ny,
jY1at~ch 28, 199/+, to discuss summer recreation. ¡"'Jeyt~f:~ns "'Ja~¡ d i t~ect ed to
contact t>1a t~ k Sakt~y and invite him to the next Pat~l-{ C()mm i 55 i on meeting.
Hielllenz
De Qa ¡-~tm en t H €Lª-..c;!, rh..D...u t e~§.J_ Hiemenz questioned if the De pën~t m ent Head
meetings at~e st i 11 taking pI ¿1ce, as theÍ1"~ have been no minutes in the
Counci 1 packet. Weyt~ens stated that they at~e scheduled evet~y Ft~ i day at
9:00 a.m., and minutes will be placed in 'che Counci 1 packet s.
Q.9...!J.!.\.. c U.. Me e t..tn..Q. F 0 1 lQ.!t!, lJf.Lt Hie men z stated that the Council has not been
t~ece i v in 9 the list of lettet~s and f()llow up correspondence, as they
have t~eq 1.le s t ed. The list set~vec:l as ass'-'t~ance that instt"uction had been
followed.
I Department Head Report - Public Works Director, Dick Taufen
Wª.'LfU: R ~oti.t Pub 1 i c WO'r~l-{ s Dit~ect(n~ Dic~< Taufen asked if thet~e wet~e
any questions with t~egat~d to the 1993 Wat et~ Repo¡-~t. Taufen stated that
the City had a dec¡-~ease in wat et~ usage ft"om 1992. This is due pat~t ly
to the new Nat et~mai ns installed and thE' dect~ease in lawn "'Jatet"ing
du¡-"i ng the sl.\mme¡-~.
Watr:u:: Metet~ Pt~oble@s: T~..¡o of the met €H~S on the wells at~e t~ead:ing
i ncon'~ect 1 y. One met e t~ is off 25% with the second one being off 71..
Taufen stated that he did meet with Engineer Bettendorf and Leo Sad 1 o.
After discussion, the Council i nstn.lct ed Taufen to NOt~k with the
Engineet" on this mat t et~ and rn~oceed as needed.
~o~~ ǵntrol, B~port: T~:aufen stated that he t~eceived the annual
inspect i on ¡-~epo¡-~t f¡-~om the Loss Contt~ol agent, who had the following
concet~n S :
1. Fire Hall: The gasoline is s t ot~ed in a n On-ë\ppt~O v ed flammable
liquid contai ne¡-~s. The Fit"e Dep¿n~tmt~nt has put~chased appt~o v ed
cont a i n fH~S since the time of inspection.
,-. City Garage: The hand-held gt"inclet~ in the mi:':l:i nt enanc(~ shop is
.::.,.
ins l.iff ic i ent as it is not equipped with a t~ e~ a t~ pet"i phet~al
9 uat~d. Loso made a motion t îJ p1.lt~chase an appt~oved hand'--he Id
I ~;Wi ndetH seconded by Hi emenz.
- ,
ç~yes : Re be'r~, Rieke, L()so, Ha.zen, Hiemenz.
Nayes: None. )10t ion Can~i ed 5:0:0
.. Lift Station: The Li ft station has a potential hazat~d with
w.
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t-'e g¿H-'cj 'G ü e n -c e 'r' i n 9 the .l i ·¡-t ·~t;,~3.t ions" Hi(2menZ mad,"? a motlon
to install t-'emote hout"' met e t~ s on the ], i ft stations to t' e d 1.1 C e I
the h ,3. Z ¿H~d trJ hen e n t e 'r' i n 9 the lift stat ion. '(he motion ~'Ja':,
seconded by Hazen.
Ayes: Rebet~, Rieke, Loso, Hazen, Hiemenz.
Nayes: NOlie. Ì'1ot ion Caüyied 5 : () : ()
4. Safety Training: The ¿\nn 1,la 1 t·· i 9 h t -- t 0 ,_. k n 0 ~'J t 'r~ a i n i n 9 has not yet
been completed. The fTiinnesota E;afet~i Council has 2\ 1 i l')'r~ a t~ y of
infot-'mation, with annual dues ot $125.00. Hazen made a motion
authDt-·i;-.:ing the City to become a membet~ of the !'r1innesota
Safety Council; seconded by Rieke.
Ayes: Hebe)", ru e \~ e , Loso~ Hazen, Hiemenz.
Nayes: None. )1ot ion Cm-'t~ i ed 5 : () : ()
;:J. AWAI R Tt~ai ni ng: The City of Avon ItJ i 11 be conducting A("JA I R
t t' a i 1'1 i 1'1 ~I and has invited the City of st. Joseph. Tal.lfen
t~eq I.le·:, t ed that both he and Stapleton be allowed to attend.
Rebet-' questioned whethet~ Ot~ not onE' f'r~om the Cit y could attend
and b'r'ing the infot'mat ion bacl~ to the othet~ depat-·tments.
H8zen made a mot j. 0 n i.:i 1.1 t hat' i z i n y Public l.JOt-'k s Dil'-'ect.ot~ Taufen
t.o at.tend t.he t t~<..Ü n in g ; seconded by Rebet~.
Ayes: Re bet', Rieke, Losoj H¿lzen, Hiemenz.
Nayes: None. 1'1 0 t. ion Cat~'r' i ed 5:0:0
Hazen mElde a hlO1;J.CJn to send a 1 e t t e t-' t.o the Loss Con t. t~ 0 1 Agen'c
notifying the insut~anC'e company the City hè.."\s cot't'ect. ed i~ 11 the at' e a s of I
concet-'n in his 'r~e pOt~t dated F e bt~ IJE\t~ Y 10, 1994. The motion wa"" seconded
by rU(:ke.
ny e:> ¡ RebE:·t~, Rieke, Loso, Haz (~n, Hiemenz.
Nayes: None. !'riot ion Cat~t~ i ed 5:0:0
Rebet' thanked T a tl fen f Ot' his time ancl pt~ 0 f e s s ion a lis m in t 0 tl t~ i n 9 tho
Loss Conb'ü 1 Ç\ Y (~ n t t hr"o ugh 0 I_It thl: Ci t Y f ac i 1 it i e s.
§,oftbal L þleªchel~.?...!.. Taufen t~eq'_Iested Co unc i 1 at-' Loso to discuss \'J i t [-I the
Pat~k Bo,9.t~d o¡-~ Softball As<.:.ociat ion the need to t~eplace the b 1 e è..=\,ch e t' s.
If the bleachet~s ë<x'e going to be t~e placed, the boat-·d s could be utilized
in the ItJat et~ t O\.¡et~ fol'" shelving. the b 1 e aciH: 'r"::- at'e cut't'ent 1 y in bad
shð.pe. Loso stated that. he would check into the mattet-·.
t~e\.;!_ Pi(,~j.<'JP~ The i'ia i nt enance De pë<:r't iii ent pi CIHlp has be(?n D'(~d et~ed and
shou.ld at~t'i ve in 5 i}, (6 ) to eight (8 ) weeks.
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
No ()I",(::' pt~ e s e n t wished to s pea 1< .
Hazen t' e que s t e d in the f u .::. 1.1 'r' e that all agenda i 1; ems be bt-· i e fly
de SC'r-' i bed in the notes to the 29 enda.
Hazen made a motion to 'r' e c e s s ,3, t 8:35 p.m.; seconded by Loso. I
f:jyes,; Re bet'·, Rieke, Loso, Hazen, Hiemenz.
N,:3. yes, : None. ì"iot ion Cat't~ i ed ;:;: 0: 0
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I tila y Ot~ Reber reconvenned the meeting é.1t 8 : l~5 p. trI.
I=< e c 0 ..t.~,fL:!:. n º- ~i.Q.!!JJ:~ n t; : Ct~ a i g Bomgaën~s appeën~ed be f lH"l~ the Council as
r~equested by Counci lot~ Rieke to discuss the audio taping system of
Co unci I meetings. Mt~. Bomgaat~s stated that he installed the CUt~t~ent
taping system and p'r~esent ed a quote to install a dué.Ü tape Ci..-1ss!?tte.
Each tape would tape fo¡-~ 120 minutes, pt~ 0 vi din 9 fotlt~ (4) h 0 Ut~S of
continuous taping. The tape would change automat ically. The cost of
the machine is $499.00 and Mt~. Bomgaat~s Nould install the '.In it without
additional costs. Loso made a motion authot~izing the expenditUt~e of
$499.00 fOt~ the p'-n~chase of a dual tape system, and the ptwchase of 100
tape s, boxes and labels. The motion was seconded by Hazen.
Ayes: Rebet~, Rieke, Loso, Hazen, Hiemenz.
. Nayes: None. t110t ion Cat~t~ i ed 5:0~0
pave Ef~ns.i.f! in::: Lqt Size: Dave Pfannenstein appea\'~ed be of ot~e the
Cotlnci 1 to disc/.lss two lots that he ovm s, Lots 9 and 10, Loso's 5th
(':¡ddition. Each lot contains appt·,ox i mat e 1 y 9,000 squat~e feet, and he is
t~equest ing the Counci 1 to vet~i -ry that the lot So at~e buildable. )h~ .
Pfannenstein stat ed that the minutes of J'une 7, 198.l¡, indicate that the
City appt~oved the lot, but he is seeking aff i ¡-~mat ion. The Council was
in agt~eement and i nstt~I.lct ed th(~ City Offices to t~eseat~ch the minutes of
,J IJ n e 7, 1984, pages 1253-125L~, and send a notice to rh~ . Pfannenstein of
the findings.
I Clerk/Administrator Reports
8d d t.::.@.2.So i..1:L9. 2-y' s t l!J!!. - The sb~eet nlJmbet~ing committee hi::ìS met and
t~equested the Council consider changing the stt~eet s in N()' '~th land to
meet the City standa¡-~ds. Al so, the cul-de-sac in Pond View Ridge
Addition has been numbe¡-~ed i ncot~t~ect 1 y. Hiemenz stated that the
Engineet~ has been wot~k i ng on a- n um bet~ i n g gr-'id, which is supposed to be
pt~esented to the Council fOt~ adoption befor~e n urn bet~s at~e assigned.
This mattet~ wi II be placed I.lnde¡-~ Old Business.
Do_a Kenne 1 Complaintg,..l. The City Office';;. has t~ece i ved a cfjmplaint as to
the c'ondj,tions of the Dog Kennel. The City needs to eith€~t~ house the
dogs at a fi..-1cility Ot~ bl,li Id an app¡-~o v ed dog house. The cost of houj~ing
a dog at the humane society is $7.00 pet~ day, and the St. Joseph-Cold
Spt~ i T1g V et e¡-~ i na¡-~y Clinic cha¡-~ges $8.00 pe¡-~ day. The Counci 1 discussed
the methods in which the dogs at~e tt~an Spot~t ed and if the Cit y needs to
put~chase a tt~an s pOt~t in 9 device. This mattet~ will be discussed with the
Police Depa'r~t ment at theit~ joint meet i ng. After considerable
discussion, Hazen made a motion to ent et~ into an agt~e e m ent to house all
s h~a y dogs picked up within the City Limits ¿~t the St. J'oseph--Cold
V et f?t~ i nat~y Clinic, and ¡-~a is e the cost of tl1e City fee to $8.00 pet~ day.
The motion was seconded by Hiemenz.
Ayes: Re be¡-~, fhel-<e, 1..0 so, Hazen, Hiemenz.
Nayes: Non€'. )10t ion Cat~t-'ied 5:():(>
I Apm~t....!1!..§!nt ß.!liIt: Nancy Efta has ¡-~equest ed to live in apat"t ment ~~2 fo\""
the coming school year~, and is t~eql.lest i ng the Council consider~ a t~ent
bt~eak if the t~ent fot~ the ent it~e leasing pet~ i od is paid up ft~ont .
t--.. .r;:-;'\h} t.-' I......,--Ol.!.
¡·'í.;Xr'CII ... i 0'jlt
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Hiemenz felt thó-c 1 -C ¡'i 0 IJ 1 d L)e <'->"PP'f"O p'r' i ate to discount the 'r' e n t in
'('elation to th2 saving in'te·r-'es·'-(: ¿;nd ,-'ec::o m mend ed the Co I.\ne i J. c:- 0 n sid e 'r' ë:~
'r-' ed uet i 0 Ï1 O'i- abolJt 21.. I..oso made ':<. motion allo¡'i ë\ ~.ê::.J pe'r'cent I
'f" e d I.\ct i 0 ÏI j. n 'r'ent. , if t.he 'r-'ent is paid up f'r~ ont fO'r·· the co n t i 'r' e J.easing
pe'r·' i od. The motion 1;'12.5 ~.ec(}nded by FU (?ke.
Hie [11 en z ~~ e q 1_\ est e c\ that tht, motion be am E'nd ed to ¿\ t,'iO pe'r'cent
)"edl-lct ion.
1.,,101.: e c¿;¡ J. J. on amendment:
Ay!.~s :; H,3,zen, Hiemenz.
i\ a yes: R e b e r-' , Loso, Rieke Hmendment rails: - -
ê: ,=-): ()
Vot e call on o ),~ i gin a 1 motion:
~~y e s : neb e 'r-' , Rj.eke, Loso, Hazen.
Ni:l.yes :; Himen:.::.. 1'1ot ion Ca'n~ i ed L} : 1 ~ 0
L 0 ~ ç 0 11.b~ 0 1, Hº.rJ~_'Lb_QJ.?.l... The L()~,s Cont'r~ol \.-Jot-'kshop 5 pon S o)"ed by the
l..e<'.>"9ue of I'll n n e sot a Citie!:. ,'i ill be held 1ìî ¡-..!.- Cloud on Apr'i 1 ¡ , 1 (/31 i} "
Qt..
Hazen made a motion to app~'o v e the attendance of the De pa'r"·t m ent s, l-Ieads~
Ri-..">..ch e 1 Stapleton, Dick T a 1.\ f e ÏI , B'f'i.-<.d Lind !,p-'en, and Jim t'1a,'thal e)', to the
Loss CDÏlt~-'ol S e m i n a 'r~ . The motion \rias seconded by Lo·:;,o.
Aye\:. : Rebe'r'; fn e\-{e, Loso, Hi-..~~~en, Hiemenz.
Nayes:; ¡\Ione. t'10t j, on Can~i ed 5:0~O
S '=.l.!!!.1J1. e..c. ç.!ll..Q]:..f1...y_e,~~.~. l-i12 Counci I needs to consider~ the method D 'j' hir··ing
the summer temporary he 1 p. Hazen made a motlon 'c. ü a.dv e"r-.t i s e î' O'r" S 1.\ m m e 'r' I
t e m p 0 ~' i3X' 'I help. The motion ,'ias s ,:-cond ed by Loso.
Ayes: R e b e ~-, , Riel<e, Loso, Hazen, Hiemenz.
Niè\yes: None. 1'1otion C¿Ü·'r~ i ed 5:0~0
The 1'1 a i n ten ¿,-\ nee De pa~-'t m ent 5 h 0 1.\ 1 d ¡,wovide the Ci t Y Offices viith E\ ,] ü b
des C'r~ i pt ion and time fr-'am e as to when the employment should become
effective. ndditj,onally; the Per~sonne 1 Committee will conduct the
i ìî t e r' vie vi S ,3nd 'f'e pO'r~t b '::'\ C k to the Ci ty Council.
Exemptio(I, ft~LLffi. ~ìam_bl.',nQ =- Liye~ pe"p¿:H~ \., m,mt.l. La S 0 m ë\d e ¿I motion to
¿'Ippt'ove the application of the ~;i..: . Joseph Iyi 0 It..t n tee 'ìM, " o e p "ù' t men t fO)'-'
r- 1 r' (~
exemption f~"'om Lav~fu 1 Gambling Lic-ense, fQ'r~ a fund ~'a is e'r' with p'r~ 0 f j, t s
to be 'r' e c e i v e d by tiît? St. Joseph V 0 11.\ n t eo e 'f' Fir' e De Pi:'l'f't m ent. ïlìi s event
vJ i 11 be held ¿:\ t the L¿i PL?,yette Ba~' and Res t ¿\ 1.\ 'r' a ÏI t on Ap~·· i 1 .1+., 1.90LI.
The motion vJas seconded by H,:':\zen.
Ayes: R e b e 'r~ , Rteke, Loso, Hazen, H i i~ men z .
Nayes.~ \'1one. 1'10 t ion Ca'rYj, ed 5:0:0
Id.Q.:c :-( e ·r::'" s C ü J.!!J? r~ e Eg d;: D i s C' 1_\ sse d dl.\'r~i ng the D i )'-'ect O'r~ of Public- I.-Jo'r'ks
'r~ e po 'r' t .
b 9S.~£I). G o,y,g,X.:.D m ~n t f::.m::~!,J.Il!.;_ The Leay t\E? of Minnesota Citi~s Local Gov e~~n m ent
FOr-'I.\1îl vi ill be held at the Holid.sy Inn on Nondi.-<-Y, 1'1c.'I'r' C h l¡:f, 19'3L;, '¡-'r'O m
c): 00 a. m. to 3:00 p. m. The c-ost is '$15.00 pe~"' p e ~-, S ü n . Anyone ~'iishinq I
to attend the f 0 'r' U m needs to c: 0 n tact the City Office<.:,.
~_eº.fQ. F(:7J~, :~ C jJ:_y' P f ~a b b i t..J... Th 1::' Ci t Y üf Babbit is r~eques·\:.:in9 the [:i t y
I P¿:\~,:¡e ï:~~515
t'1i:.i.i"'ch '~ 1 'J 9 L~
~,
of ~3t II ,Joseph sUPPOt~t them in t~equest in!] 1 (~g i s lat Qt~s to pt~opose and
pass l£~gislation ¿':¡I.lthot-'i zing that legal ¿~nd othet~ costs of pt~osecutiC)n
be placed on the p€n~s on found guilty by the C 0 I.lt~t . SUppO'r~t is be i n~~
¡"'equest ed dl.le to budget con st t~ai nt s, additional bl.lt"'dens placl:'?d on
taxpayet~s, and the fact that the offenrJe¡-~s that a t~ p. found guíU;y a oft e¡-~
being bi'~ought to co I.wt ai'~e causing undue har"dships on City Funds. L.ose¡
m¿,'\de ,:\ motion to Sl.lppOt~t the City of Babbit t-'eql.lest i n!~ said
legislation; the motion was seconded by Hazen.
Ayes: Rebet~, Riel-<e, Lo so, Hazen, Hiem~?nz.
I\!ayes: None. !'t10t ion Cai'~i'~i(~cI ~)~():;(i
f.iJ?_!J1..2.:tLQll ft~om Gamþl i TJ..9.. :: !:-<,.:<.b_ Sch_º.9.1JL Hi emenz made a motion to ¡::ìppt~ove
the ¿:\ppl icat ion of the Chui'~ch of St. Joseph f O'r" a pet~m it to conduct: a
t-·,::\ ff 1 e at the i t~ ann ua 1. Fish Ft-, 'I event; on \11 a t~ch 25 and Naive the th i 1'~t: Y
day IfJaiting pet~iod; seconded by Hazen..
Ayes: Rebet~, Riel<e, Loso, H<~zen, Hiemenz.
Nayes: None. Motion Cat~t~i ed 5:0:0
ç,~.tty. 19..t-1.D s h ~.Q IY\ ~" e tip cu. The j()int meeting scheduled fot~ IYjar"ch 15, 1 rj(j4
I betNeen the Township City of st. J' 0 S e ph ne€~ds to be t~eschedl.lJ.ed due to
a conflict ~"i th an APO meeting.. The Counci 1 agn-?ed to 'r~('? ::,ch (-?d u 1 e '1; h (-?
meeting fOt~ Apt~i 1 1 ,=. 1994.
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b.,illiJ,f)J': ~ i 0 L§.t i Q1l ::. ~¿,21.,,<:t, !& Di ªTlJ?. þch~ i"çJ..§'tt~: l"I.::\,n~y Bt.\'r~n s, 1. e g¿:\l counsel
fOt~ Da.l e and Diane ßchneidet~, .......ppeaf~ec: be f O'r~e the Council to discuss
the civil fine imposed by the City Counci 1 ¿:1t the F e bt~ I.të':\t~ Y 10, 1994
specL'::\l City Council meeting. 'th~. But~n s stated that his client, Dale
Bchne id et~, has t~ecent 1 y been chat-'ged ct~:í.min¿:¡lly f01'~ sellin~J to ¿I mino'r-'
.......nd must go tht~ough the co'-n~t system.
Since the heat~ing, the Schneidetd s h¿lve r-'eq u i i"'ed all th(~ bar·'t ende'r~s and
bo unC'er~S to meet ~'J it h the St. Joseph Police Depat"'tment to di!>cuss
pr"'opet"' cai"'d i ng çn~ocedt.n~e s. At this time they also discl.\ssed fake
icjentification C'at~d s and how to d e t e t~ m in e if an identification cat~d is
fi::d<e. They have taken steps to Cot~t"ect the situation.
rit this time Bt.n~n s, on beh,:;¡l f of his clients, is asking fO'r~ a sli~:;¡ht
modification in thE' penalty. The Counci 1 is f-'evQking the license ff~ 0 m
tr1,~ r~ch 15 to )1at~ch i.-::~, 199L~. DI.le to a scheduled event, the Colll"2ge of
St. Benedict Father/Daughter Dance, Schne idei'~' s ¿H~e t-'equestj,ng that the
t~e v ocat ì on begin on M....;:¡t~C'h ¡;;:; 1, 199L~..
Loso made a motion to move the st¿:I.'d; date of the license t~e v OCë':l.t ion to
I Þ1at~ch 21, 199L~. The moo!; ion ~'Ja s seconded by Rieke.
DISCUSSION
Ci ty f.!tton1ey ,,J ohn SC¡-H:H~er~ stated thi::d:; he has bet:n in contact with I'k.
B I.W' n s . He told /7h~ . BUf~n s that he could not speal-< fOt'" the ent i t~e
Council, but if his pt.n~pose was to come to the Council to asf< ttH~m to
change the it~ mind, it might be a wé.'\ste of his time and his client!>. If
they have ë\ good t~eason Oi'~ c i i'~curu stance s that hé.'I. v E' co m t' up, they could
<:1.ppeat~ befot"'i? the COt.\nci 1 and ¡--'eqt.\ej~t ø. modiFication O'r~ ch<..::¡nqe.
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['1e"r~ch "~ 199/+
w, I
ns í- a'r' the act u¿~ 1 h e e"r~ i n g , c Q u t~t Ci::\':,>e Qt~ appeal, it 1 -"- not a maj Q'r-'
i:«'S
concet~n accot~d i ng to Scher~et~. Tt-H~'r~e 1 S d r-'ecor~d , the r~ e was evidence
sl.lbmitted that suPPOt't s the findings, and the findings of violations of
which t h et-'e was evidence jl.lstify v¡hat vias done.
tr1a y 0 t~ I~e bet~ st¿~ted th<'..'\t he ~"'as º li..~d to hear~ that Schn e i d et~s have tal-<en
mea s 1.1 r~ e s to pr~e vent this fr-'om happening and educate the ir~ staff. He
would have difficulty backing dovm at this time due to the n 1.1 m b e r~ of
violations. If a penalty is imposed v¡hen it. is convenient fO'r" an
i nd i vi d ¡_I a 1, '.1.. is not a penalty. The Council IS not tr~y i ng to C·<3.IJse a
1....
hat~d sh i p Ot~ financial bl.\t~d en fOr" the establishment owner~s, but 1t¡e'r~e
f or'ced t (:1 make <::\ decision based on the infor'mat ion pt~esented.
lhw' 1) S stated that thet~e is a wide t~a n 9 e of penalties imposed in the
histo¡-~y of St. Joseph. The penalty has hit the Schne idet~s h a r~d ,
competit.ion has hut~t them, and the fine has hm~t them. The message has,
been 'r-' e c e i v e d . r~· . the r' e ~'¡as no discussion among the Council the
olnce
night of the heat~ing, BI.n~n s felt that the days had been picked
a r~ b i tr', ¿Ü' i I Y , and that is why they at'e seeking a slight modification.
They at~e willing to accept the decision of F e b~~uat-'y 10, 1 ') 9 It.
Rebe'r~ st i:<.t ed that in the past, the violations w e 'r~ e Î Or' 1 , '--e O'r~ .' The I
c. w.
n I.\m ber~ of violations impacted the decision on F e b~~ uat~y 10, 19'34.
of
Hieke stated that he did not have a pr' 0 b 1 em with moving the date the
s 1.1 S pen s ion.
Hiemenz stated that since the h e a ~~ i It 9 he has t-'ece i v ed calls ft~ 0 m
t~esidents, some who t hOI.lgh·í; the Cit y vias too lenient on the o~"'n er-' s.
Hiemenz st at ed that he made the motion, and his intention was to give
the Schneide'r" s enough .1.. . to pt'e par'e fOr~ the shut do vm p e t~ i 0 d .
.... :Uilf?
Howe v e ~~ , hE' is hesitant to move the date because of citizen t~eaction.
Hiemenz concl.\t~t~ed with Rebet~ that a penalty lS not a penalty if it is
chosen to accommodate the license holder~. Hiemenz felt stt"ong 1 y that
he has a t'esponsibility to the citizens of St. Joseph.
Vat e Call on 1'>1 0 t ion :
Ayes: LOSO, Rieke.
Nayes: R e b e r' , Hazen, Hiemenz t'10t ion Fails 2: 3: ()
The s 1.\ s pen s ion wi 11 'r~ e m ¿~ i n to begin on ['1 a t'ch 15, 1 q 9 L~.
þlìo_~J. R~JiLoval.J... lhe Police Chief has pr~e sent ad quote"" fOr-' door' hanger"s
fot~ violations of the snow 'r-'emoval ot~d i nance. A ft i.~t~ discussing t.he
mat t er", the Council agt~e ed the Or~d i nance ne(~ds to be r~e -dr~a ft ed. Hazen
më\de a motion to r~efe¡-~ this 1i1i:\t 1.:: e',"" to the Planning Commission fOr'" theÌì"~ I
comments 2\ ÏI d t-' e com men d at i 0 II S . ThE'! motion vias seconded by Hiemenz.
nyes: Rebe'r~, Rieke, Loso, Hazen, Hiemenz.
Nayes: None. t'1ot i on Ca~~t~ied 5:0:0
Ç,ab i,DKt ~n 'c e i'~ d t i () 11 : Since the cost of 2<. new o Ii et"h e~~d pr~o.j ect O'r'· 1 S
app~~o r: i mat e 1. y $500.00~ [>1 ¿I Y 0 r~ Reber-' vii ], ). speak to Pete G ì ~-. 0 U x about
adjusting the cabinet so the ovet'head can be totally r' e c e sse d .
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I Ross Rieke ':; t e pped down h~ 0 fil his. chai t~ at 9:35 p. fil. and became pat~t of
the pub1 ic.
F ~D£.g" Çj;uu pIa i rd:.:_t The City has t~ece j, ved the t~esults f\'"'om Twin City
Testing with ¡-~egat~d to the fence on 4th r~v enue NW. City At t o¡-~ne y John
Sch et~et~ t~ecommend(~d the COl.tnci 1 table this mat t et~ SC) that IVI t~ . Rieke h'::ls
time to 1'~ead the i nfot~mat ion and CIHlsult with his legal counsel. Loso
made a motion to table the mattet~ to Ma t~ch 17, 1994; seconded by
Hiemenz.
Ayes: Re beìt~, Loso, Hazen, Hiemenz.
Nayes: None. t<10t ion Ca'r~¡-~ i ed 4:0:0
Rieke t~e s um ed his cha h~ at 9:40 p. m.
Police rd:1i ef çOTJ...tJ'~t :. Police Ch i e f Bt~ad Li ndg1'~en has p¡'~e sent ed the
City with additional infOt~mat ion \o'Ji th t~e gat~d S to his employment
contt~act. Loso sté.1ted that he st i 11 feels Chief Lind g'r~en dQes not have
a val id contt~act and is w01'~k ing I.tndet~ the Pet~s.onne 1 Policy.
Reber stated that he feels the City should sit down Nith Li ndgt~en and
find out why he wants a cont t--act. Re bet-- feels that it is impo¡-~tant to
wot~k this mat t el'~ out in a fashion not to pl.lll apal"t the po 1 ice
depat~tment. The depat~tment is fI.H1ct ion i ng v et~y we 11 at this time and
Rebet~ does not want to see a t~egt~ession.
I Sch et~et~ stated that since the last lettet~ he dt~a ft ed to the COI.mcil, he
was pt~esent ed with m in u't e s which allow fOt-- a ¡-~evision to pa:r~agt~aph 13
of Lindgt--ens contt~act . Schet~et~ stated that the i n f 0 t~ mat ion could be
bt~oke down to see what was and was not .'::Iutho¡'~ i zed. The motion of June
18, 1991 did i:\Uthot~i ze dt~afing of an amendme!nt to the contt·'act.
Both Hazen and Hiemenz discussed whethet~ the actual amendment ~..¡ent
ftl\'~thet~ than the mot ion allowed. They conceded that the motion of
July 18, 1'391 did authot~ize a d¡---a'ft i ng of an amendment, bl.lt the .'::Ict ua 1
amendment that was signed went beyond the motion.
Hazen questioned if the Police Chief is allowed a contt~act, what impact
it would have on the ot h et~ employees, and if all the employees would
want to be contt'act.
tyiayot~ Re bet-' stated that he wOI.Ild have no pt~obJ. em if the employees
wanted to be cont;t~act employees. It is easiet~ to have happy employees,
as they at~e mot~e pt~odl.lct i ve.
Schet-'(~t~ stated that he WQI.tld not t~ecommend contl'~acting the ot:het~
employees. The Ci ty hi st o¡-~icall 'I has tt~ i e d to ~:wot ect the employee and
salvage any t~e lat i onsh ips. Contt~acting employees ma~<es it difficult to
cease employment s h 0 1.11 d it be 11 ece s sat~y.
I Aft et~ con sid et~abl e discussiQn, Hiemenz made a motion al.lthQt~i zing the!
Pet~sonnel Committee, Bob Loso and Ross Rieke, .:\long with the Ci ty
At t ot~n EO y to met with Li ndgt~em in hopes of a t~esQll.lt ion.
Ayes: Rebet~, Rieke, Loso, Hazen, Hiemenz.
Nayes: None. Mot ion Can~ied 5:0:0
f'1a.Ì"ci-1 <' i '-) C} /:.
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¡'-'it th i ':', t L me j :L () ~ (}() p. m. the III I.? e t i ÏI 9 W3.·;'; closed 't~ 0 disc'-\~.s pendlnq
litigation. I
-rhe meeting \'JéìS opened ê~ LG i () : 2(¡ p. m.
Hazen mi:.~de a motion 8.1.\ t h (H' i z ill 9 the Ci t Y At t Q'r-'II e y to dis.c'-\s,s ~'J i t h L? \] i:.d
C (} IJ n s e 1 l' Of~ the Linnemann Jnn, a f~esolut ion to the hooklJp fee ch¿ü~ge s
f O'r~ the Inn. The: motion ~'J¿" s seconded by Hiemenz.
r..¡y e s : R e b e f~ , Rieke, Loso, Hazen, Hiemenz.
1\(':;','18 s : Non e. [r1ot ion C:::¿ü~f~ i e d 5:0:0
LaD.ciL{)X~J:U'. 8.5.50,c:'._:_ 111 e Land 1 of~d 5 Ass.ociation has f'0que st eo that t[1 Ð Li t Y
Counci 1 con s i cJ in" con t "r' i t'IJ tin g t:... pOf~t ion 0"[' the f~ental license to '(;he i "¡"
n~;socj,at ion. Ech ef-'e"r~ !:"tated trlëÜ, this would not be possiblE' wit.h Ci t 'I
f·unds~ R e b e f' q 1.le ';õ,t ion \'Jh et h (;?'r-' the j-ee could be less fo¡--· those
12lnd 1. üf~d s belonging to the nssocj,è,'Ition, Schet~e'r' st at ed it would not be
(3, good idea to do so.
Haz (1n made a motion to adj 0 uf~n at iÜ:30 p. m. ; seconded by Rieke.
Ayes~ Rebe'r-', Kie\,e, L_Qso, Hazen, Hiemenz.
l\Ië:\yes: None. f'1ot i on Ca 'r~'r' i e d 5 : () : ()
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