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March 17, 1994
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Pursuant to due call and notice thereo£, the City Council £or the City
of St. Joseph met in regular session on Thursday, tiarch 1 'I, 1'3'::)4 at
':øø p. m. in the st. J'oseph City Hall.
Members fres~nt: Mayor Donald "Bud" Reber. Council Members Bob Loso,
Stephanie Hazen, Ken Hiemenz. Deputy Clerk Judy Weyrens.
Q~l1er~ PresJ~...nli Daniel Nierengarten, Craig Ruhland, Kevin Evens, Jo Ann
Evens, Neil Loso, John Scherer, John Brunner, Bl~ad Lindgren, Paul
Toohey, Mark Sakl~y , Gel~i Herges, Chris Vel' low, John Smith, Jim Smith,
Adrienne Smith.
Agenda AR.'QT..Qya -l.L Los 0 made a motion to approve the agenda with the
:following additions: Clerk/Adm Reports <£>: Gambling Application,
Legion; Old Business (p> Employee Trai~ing. Deletions: City Engineer
Reports. The motion was seconded by Hazen.
Ayes: Reber. Loso, Hazen, Hiemenz.
Nayes: None. Motion Carried 4:0:0
ft.:Qproval Q:f Minutes: Hazen made a motion to approve the minutes o£
March 8, 1~~4 City Council meeting as presented; seconded by Loso.
Ayes: Heber, Loso, Hazen, Hiemenz.
Nayes: None. Motion Carried 4:0:0
Bills Payable: Loso made a motion to approve the bills payable, check
number's 1~3B1 - 19412, as presented; seconded by Hiemenz..
Ayes: Heber, Loso, Hazen, Hiemenz.
Nayes: None. Motion Carried 4:0:0
Over Time and Callouts: Hazen made a motion to approve the overtime and
callouts as presented; seconded by Loso.
Ayes: Reber, Loso, Hazen, Hiemenz.
Nayes: None. Motion Carried 4:0:0
Treasurer · s~ Re,ºo_£t: The audit :for 1993 has been completed, and a date
needs to be selected :for the presentation by the auditors. The Council
established April 26 or April 27 as a special meeting to discuss the
audi t.
KAYOH HEPURTS
APO Executive Meeting: Mayor Reber reported that he recently attended a
meeting of the APO Executive committee, at which they discussed the
naming of the Highway 15 bridge. Jerry Bauerly and Jo Ann Benson
requested the bridge be named "Missing Children o:f Hope Bridge" . The
APO has requested further discussion of the bridge name before
officially adopting a name.
ß~~~ Çlean~~~ As requested at the joint meeting with the Police
Department on I'larch 14, 1994, the garage behind the City Annex is being
cleaned out, to allow ample space :for the squad car.
Sherburne County MST: Sherburne County has recently been placed in the
Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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r: C 0 J19.m i..£ D eve I ºJd,f!' e rd~..l. tr1 a y 0 r-' Rebet~ has r~ecent 1 y attended t:.."'\ meeting of
the St. Cloud Area Economic Partnership. City E::.ngineer, Joe
Bettendot~f, and SL C 10 I..\d A~P representative Bill ¡'::'aht~n e y ar~e
discussing plans and altet~natives r~egat"'ding St. Joseph's Industrial
¡'::'ar~k .
~!~Or"S Association: Recently tT1ayor Rebe¡-~ has been solicited fot"
contributions by a Mayor Association \.'Ii th r-' e 1 i g i 0 !J S 2,ffiliations.
Since the contr"ibut ions \.'Iould not provide benefit to the taxpayet"S,
Mayor Reber denied the t~equest .
l.;lJUNl.; 1 L REPOtnS
Hazen
Annual Çonfet~ence : Hazen r"'equest ed autho'r~i zat i on to attend the Annual
Lea!] tole Confer"ence in ~3t . 1'::'au1 June 7 - lØ. R e b e t~ made a motion
allowing twu (2) member~s of the Cit y Co I,m c i 1 , Bob Loso and Stephanie
Hazen, to attend the Annl.\al Confet~ence with the reg i stt~at ion fee of
.+ 20::.0.00 eac:'h. Councilor" Ken Hiemenz ~'J ill serve as an alter-'nate. The
:p
m üt i on was seconded by Loso.
Ayes: Reber"', Loso, Hazen, Hiemenz.
I'\!ayes: None. Motion Can"i ed 4:0:0
Loso
Bat~ O~..¡net" Request: tila r~ k Z i m m e t-· has t·· e que s t e d the Ci t 'I Counci I meet
info'r~mally \.'Ii th all the bar~ o\.<lne¡-"s to d i s C 1..\ 5 S mat t et~s of mutual
concet~n . Mr~. Z i mmE')"" is willing to be the modet~ator~. After
discussion, the Counci 1 felt it is i m pOt~t ant to continue communication
\.'JÍth the local estab1 i shment s. Rebet-· made a motion dit-'ecting the City
Uffices to contact IV¡ 'r~ . Z i mmet~ to establish a meeting date with the bat-'
ownet~s as requested. 'I he motion \.'Ias seconded by Hazen.
Ayes: Rebet~, Loso, Haz en, Hiemenz.
Nayes: None. Motion Cat~'r~i ed 4:0:0
Ballpat~1i Bleache\^s: L.oso stated that the b1eachet~s in the ball pat~k ar~e
in dÜ'e need of ~~eplacement . Since it is a Ci t y park with potential
liability Loso felt it was impot~tant to determine costs fOt~ 'r~epait~.
One suggestion has been to ~"eplace the bleachers with alumj.num,
providing a longe~'" life. Loso ~'J i II continue to check costs and t~e po~~t
back to the City Council.
ALtª-'i. R~ql\e_st =- Loso r~eceived a complaint by the pt~opert y own e'r~S
ab'_\tting the a,11 ey between B i t"ch Stt~eet West and Ash Sb~eet [..J est. Each
y~a¡-" the alley ent ~~ance washes out behind the tat~ apt~on , making the
alley hazardous. Mayor R e bet" stat ed that he would discuss the mattet~
with ~{ l\ b 1 i cWo t~ k s Dit"ectot'" Dick Taufen. When the Ci ty is patching the
t~oad s, they ca.n extend the CU¡-~ì~ent ap~-'on in the all e.,.',
Per"'s...Q.!lnel. ~i..tt e,f! : The P €: r" son n e 1 CommitteE: along with City Attot~ney
John ~-3ch et~et~ met with the ¡':'olice Chief to d i s C 1.\ S S the cont t'act status.
A 'r"'ep!H"'t Ni 11 be s l\ b m i t t e d to the Council fot" t~evie\.'J. "1 he Ci t y
Htt on1e y was instr~l.\cted not to dr~a ft any additional documents unt i 1 the
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Council has )'''·ev i ewed the matte¡-~.
êErin~ Cle~~QL The Spring Clean-up dates have been established by the
Park Commission. liesidential c:-l ean-up has been scheduled fot~ Ap¡-~i I 28
and )1ay 5, 1994 and the Park (:.'leiõl11-up will be on Apt~i 1 ;:.;ø, 1994.
Counci 1 a!:;weed to mail not ice to all t~esident ial t~efuse custome)'~s.
HiE!.f:'nz
APO ~eeti!l.9..l. Hiemenz stated that he l'~ecent 1 y attended an APO Meeting
at whi~h the Highway is bridge was discussed along with the new
compl.lte\'" system !:Rn~chased by the APO.
SkateBoard Ordinance: Hiemenz questioned City Attorney John Scheret~
on the status of Ordinance 89, Skateboard and Bicycle regulation.
Scheret~ stated that the Council should ve)"'y shortly receive the 1.lpdat e
fot-, inc:lusion in the Ordinance Book. Ordinance 89 has been published
and is enabled. Chief Lindgren requested a copy of Ordinance 89 fot~
his department.
Linnemann Inn: Hiemenz questioned Mr. Schet~et~ as to the status of the
Linnemann Inn pal'~k i ng lot. I-Je yt~en 5 stated that the City Offices sent a
letter requesting a detail plan of the pat~king at~ea to the Linnemann
Inn, but have not received a response to date. Scherer requested
WeYt~ens to forward a copy of this notice for his revieN and
recommendation.
Planning Commission: The Planning Commission met on March 7, 199'. and
discussed the following items: 1) Northland Phase II I; 2) Enabling
Ot~d i nance for the Park Commission and Planning Commission; 3) Nudity
Ordinance. The Planning Commission has requested additional time to
review the enabl i nr} ot~d i nance for their Commission as they have
requested additional i nfot~mat ion ft~o m the City Attorney. Since the
Planning Commission did not Nish to hold the Park Commission Enë\bl i ng
Ordinance from passage, they recommended Council app¡-~oval afte¡-~ the
City Att or~ney verifies whether or not the Council Liaison to the Park
Commission is a voting member.
êtat~ City: As pa t~t of the r.n~ocess in becDming a Star City the City
Council needs to establish a fl.\t1.n~e capital improvement plan. Aft et~
discussion, the Council requested the City Engineer be present at the
next meeting to discuss the fo¡--'mat ion of such.
R3.gartment Head Schedule: Hiemenz requested that the Depal'~tment Heads
prepare a schedule fot~ all of 1994 illustrating when they Nill be
¡-"epot~t i ng to the Counci 1. Scheduling Nould allow both Council Membet~s
and Department Heads ample time fot~ pt~epat~at ion.
Stearns Coun~ ?ubdivision RequlatioD.JLt Hiemenz stated that he has
t~ece i v ed information regarding sl.lbdivision t~egulations for Stean1s
County and proposed changes. The County has scheduled a hearing fOt~
lY at~ch 22, 1994, and Hiemenz is requesting authorization to attend.
Hazen made a motion authorizing the attendance of Councilor Hiemenz at
the Stearns County Subdivision Hearing on Ma1'~ch 22, 1994. The mo'\:; ion
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1¡.¡as seconded by Rebet-·.
f:~ yes: Rebe¡-~, Loso, Hazen, Hiemenz.
Nayes: None. 1'1 0 t ion Ca'r~t-'i ed 4:0=tZi
City Htt or'ney Reports
Fence Const'r~uction Complaint~ 1'18 y 0 'r-' f-{ebet-' stated .1.' , the Ci t y Council
\..naT
fr1 e m b e t~ s have 1'~ecent 1 y 1'-'ece i v ed a lettet-· ft~o m Scott KeIrn, attorney fo,~
Kevin and 3"0 Ann Evens. lhe Evens at~e t~equesting that the fence
located at ,41 - ~th Avenue Nl.-J be removed due to the recent verification
of ct~eosote in the fencing matet~i<Ü.
Ci t Y At to ,":1 e y John Seh eì"e\"~ st at ed that he has d i s C 1.\ sse rJ the fencing
mat et-'ial vJi th the at t o'r~n e 'I of the p'r~ope'r~t 'I o\.o'lnet~s, Ross and ti\a t~ y Rieke.
111€? Rieke~s a'r~e f:n~úposinÿ to sandblast the fence, in an effort to
'r~ e rn 0 v e the creosot e. beh e'r~e'r~ d i s C: l\ 5 sed with Tvli n Ci t Y -resting wh et h e'r-'
o '¡A ïl ot c'r"eosot e would be 'r~emoved by sandblast i n9. rwin City resting
cannot ~j i ve a definitive an s ~'I e 'r~ vJi thout t"e-t est i ng the wood. Since the
Ci t Y has P)~Ov ided the testing to vet~ify the pt-'e s ence of ct~eosote, it
ItwI.\lcJ be the r~ e s· pon 5 i b i lit Y of the p'r~oµe'd;y own e'r-' to ve'r~ify the 'r~emo''¡al
of c'r~eosot e t ht~o I.\gh re-testing a, ft e1'~ sandblast ing.
t'1ayo'r~ Reber questioned whethe'r~ O'r~ not E :"'A ItJould become involved if thE
fence we'r~e sandbla,sted, as the matet~ial \>10 u 1 d become a i t~bot~n e in the
pt"oce s s. frh~. Sche1'~et~ !,:,tated that this issue could be adch~e s s ecJ if
sandblasting became a reality.
City At t cn~n e y John Sch er~e'r~ stÌ'~essed the fo II oltJi ng points.:
1- Con f Ì'r~m ed that neithe'r-' he nor-' his f i'r~ m have been Ot~ C,1y"e
C1.\'r~'r-'ent 1 y r~ e µ1'~ e s en tin U the p'r~O P e¡-~t y o~..¡n et~s on this matte'r~.
St. Joseph lJ'r-'d i nance No. 29 prohibits the City At t ot~rle y f'r~o m
r e p'r~ e S en tin 9 any membe"r~ of the Counci 1 or pe'r~son affiliated
with the City.
~, The City has Bcted timely and 'r~esponsibl'l to the:' complõ.'\int.
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3. Tlie City is actively stt~i v i ng fot~ closure in this mattet-'.
It. The C;ity \>Ii II ~n~oceed with en f O"r"ce m ent of the ü'r"d i nance.
V,evin and J'o ~nn ~vens discussed the following concet~n s :
1- In the i r~ oµinion sandblBsting ~'J i II not 'r~emove the c 'r~ e 0 sot E'
and, th i ';;', substance penett~at es material.
- l^Jh Y tile ~'ülic:e Reptn~t they filecJ is not pt\bl ic i nfot~mat ion.
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I"h~. Sch e1'~er~ ,~>ti:',ted the City cannot 'r~elease the police 'r~ e p 0 r~t s i ilc·e it
is C (I vet" e d by data pÌ'~ac:t ices. If the matter cannot be 'r"esolved, the
Ci t Y can pl.l.t~sue the matter criminally O'r~ civilly, civilly being the
most desi1Aable. As ~.¡i t h all C.\O U"¡...t ca s e s, the pt~oc:e s s may take uµ to
one yea'(\ to settle.
PUL1CE CH1EF REPUI..n s
Police Chief BrBcJ Li ntlg'r~en pr-'esent ed the F eb'r~ua'r~y 1!j<34 police t~e pO'r··t.
Ha.:en questiQned the r~eact ion to the ' , .1. meeting Itli th the Police
.)oln'J
Depa'r~tment on )1oncJay, li\a'r'Th 1·4, 1 !jCJ4, anù asked if it ItJould be
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beneficial to meet qlJat~tef~l;,¡ with the depat~t ment. Ch i e of L. i n d 9 t~ e n felt
the meeting was positive and s .\PpOt~t ed the idea of joint meet i ngs. The
City Offices were instn-lcted to establish meeting dates in ,JUT! e,
September and December.
The Council questioned the underage drinking situation. Ch i ef Li ndg'r~en
feels that o ItJn e t~ s and patt~ons have become m(n~e socially conscious of
the issue and Police Department is continuing to m on i t O'r~ the sit uat ion.
He t~eport ed that Sal's Bat~ lS abiding by the license suspension, but
can continue to sell off-sale and set~ve food in the (~stabl i shment. The
license suspension was only fO'r~ the on-sale 1 icense.
The Council discussed the following mat t et~s with Chief Lindgren:
1. The loading zone by Gt~and Slam - the sign has been ¡-~emoved and
çat~S at~e pa'r~k i ng in that a¡-~ea ¿Ig¿d n. The sign will be
'r~eplaced as soon as possible.
2e The snow and pa¡-"k i ng pt-'oblems on the cot~ne¡-~ of 2nd Avenl.le NW
and Minnesota Street West.
":;' The 'r~emoval of the stop sign ¿It the i nt et~s E·ct ion of County
...,.
Road 2 and i.7.:nd Avenue N~.J.
4. Rese'r~vist John B¡-~unnet~ has been named Set~geant of the
'r~ese¡-~vist pt~O !~F~am.
Chief Lindgt~en inb~oduced the newest member of the St. Joseph Reset-'v i st
Team, Paul Toohey. Toohey has been tt~ained and cet..t if i ed with Fh~st
Aid and defense mechanisms.
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
No one pt~esent wished to speak.
Hazen made a mo'!:;ion to recess at 8: 15 p. m. ; seconded by Hiemenz.
Ayes: Re bet~, Lo 5 0, Hazerl, Hiemenz.
Nayes: None. Mot i on Can~i ed 4:IZf:iZI
Mayor Reber conçonvened the meeting at 8: 3Ø p. m.
Bovs ?nd Girls Club: Mat~k Sakt-,y, interim Director of the St. Cloud Boys
and Girls Club appeared before the Council to discuss the 1994 Sum m at"~
Recreation Program. t'1"r~ . Sakt~y i ntn:¡duced the staff facilitating the
p'r~ogt~am ; they at~e : Get~ i Het~g e s, Cht" is VEn~low, and Km~t Selton. 1V1t~ .
Sak¡-"y presented a proposed budget 'fo¡-~ t~l.mning the St. Joseph Summet~
Recreation Program with a total cost of $5,aøø.øø. Hazen made a motion
authot~izing '!:;he expendit1.we of $ 5,8ØØ.ØØ to the St. Cloud Boys a,nd
Girls Club for the 1994 Summer Reçreation Program.
The motion was seconded by Hiemenz.
Ayes: Re bet~, Lo so, Hazen, Hiemenz.
Nayes: None. Mot i on Ca1'~t~i ed 4:Ø~Ø
The Ci ty of St. Joseph will be 'r~esponsible fot.. pt~oviding funding fot~
the t--shit~ts given to all paf~ticipants. The City Council i ns'b~I,\ct ed
the City Offices to send a t~eques.t to St. Jos.eph ot~gan i zat j, on s fot~
assistance in this effQt~t.
K I.\t"' t Selton briefly discussed changes in the pt~o gt~am including the
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focl,.\s on t e.;:o\m S po'r't so'.
CLERK/ADMINISTRATOR REPORTS
C (} liLPJJ S t ~1'r-'ea ~ Re~,idents, have e }~ p'r~' e S £. Q d conCE''r-'Tì ¿i.=. to t h (~ openin!d of the
Ci t Y compost <'9.·f-'ea.. H¿,zen mad I;;? a motion to open the compo'3t 0, '1" ¡? ·3, on
A pr~ i ], 8, 1.094- ~..¡i t h the fol lOltJing r-I ü tt 'f'" S : F r~ i day /+: øø p. m. to 8:ØØ p. m.
¿,nd Se,t twda 'I S ß:00 2" m. ~G 0 ¡,,·joon. The mCltion ~"Jas seconded by Hiemenz.
Ayes: R e b e r" , Loso, Hazen, Hiem\?nz.
Hayes: Non e. ¡riot i on CarTied 4:0:0
Hiemenz mi..'\de a motion employing JQhn Galama and Don Schneide'r~ as
compost 1 1 I I pending the i ',' ·3.cce pt ,""nee, e,t ¿..n h 0 '_l'r~ 1 Y r--at e of
a',:: 'G en 0 an 1'; J;;' ,
(~ I:.. /19. The motion ~'Ja5 secondc'd by 1-l¿~ zen ..
Ayes: R e b e '¡' , La so, 1-i¿"\zen, Hiemenz"
NE\ yes: ¡'-lone. ¡'iot i on C¿..'n'· i e d L~:Ø:Ø
t'-lSP sn e¡'~q:L r:"¡IJd it; t'1 0 t~t h e )"n State"=- 1='01,,,,eì'-' ' d pt'tlposal to
pt-· e s e n -ç e a
complete elH:O'f' g y c\l.ld its, on m tin i c i P é\ 1 buildings far' .:Õ\ fee. Loso m¿\oe a
motion d'?nying tlìe Pt'oposal ~ seconded by R e b e 'r~ ,
\'=iy e s : Rebet-', Loso, Hazen, HiQmenz.
Nayes~ None. tr10t ion Cat~'r-'ied if : ø : ø
Gì"and [;lam L i q 1.( 0 .¡-. License: r1f't: RY" )-·c\!ie~~J:i.n!J the' )"·esult·;::, of th€2
bD,ck g'r~O '_lnd in<';Ë";t igat ion on thl= p a r-· t n e 'r-' S of Gr~,::md Slam Pi z za, Hazen
m3de c\ motion TO app'r"ü <.; [- the 3.2 be o'¡-' J.icense of G'¡-'and S12\ffi f=)izza as
'r' e que s t e d . The motion ~'¡as seconded by Loso.
Ayr!s: Rebe'r-', Lo~,o, Hazen, f-liC?menz.
"1ayes: None. tijot ion C3X"¡' i ed It : ø ;: ILl
Back q'r~o und Ç,heck Fee.J... Los.o made a mot i on establishing the backg'r~ol.lnd
inve'.5tigation fee fO'r' G 'r~ and SIam Pizza 2,t $75.00; seconded by Hazen..
Aye,::, : R e tJ e ,-. , Loso, Hazen, Hiemenz.
Naye,::-: None. jijot ion Ca'¡"¡' i ed i} : ø : ø
Hiem8nz made ~\ motion th¿\t all rut U'("' 8 in"!2stigation fees far" a ' .
...'J. c..
1 i q I.l 0 'r~ license ~<Ji 1 1 minimally co v e'r-' all \?:-<penses i ncu.'¡'r-'ed by the City
of St. Joseph, The motion ~'i¿\S ",.econded by Hazen.
Aye'~ : Reber', Loso, Ha.zen, Hiemenz.
Nayes: None. ¡'iot ion Ca'r-''r'' i ed 4:0:0
Par~!<ing Ban: Residents h·:3,ve 2XP'('l2ssed conCG'r~n Ì'~ e 9 a.'r'd in 9 the lifting of
the pc:ü··king ban '¡~ est t-· i c t ion s . May 0',-' Rebe¡-' statEld that the Police
Dep3,'r"·tment lS not e Ìi 'j- Q '¡~ C :I. n 9 the I . t· (~t th i'3 T": 1 m Ë \I HOI.-'H~ 'I e ¡~,
'r-'e'3"G'r~lC""G 1. Dns
they ItJG '-\ Id be cn f o'r~cec:l In the even"(: of 2\ sno~'J st D"r-·m. Th e'¡'~' f 01'-'2, the
Co 1.1. n c i 1 did not find it n ece'5 s "':\'r~Y to lì ft the P'3,'ï'I-< in 9 banlf
Garnblinq Licen~.e : Am et-· i Ci?,n Legion Post #3c~8 'r-'eqlJE'sted appt~o<.;al of the
gambling license T Or~ the Ì'r~ establi'3hment. Loso m .;3,¡j e 2, motion to
appr-'o v e the g¿¡mbling license application f 0'1'-' the Am e 'r~ i c a Ii Legion Post
#328, 101 l·Jes{; 1'r1innesota S t 'f'" e e )c ' as '¡~ e q 1.( e 's t e d . The .....' ~..,as 'seconded
mOI,lon
by Hiemenz.
\~y co s : Rebe'r', Lo-¿:.o, H2ZGn, Hiemenz.
N"),ye',,- : No Ï1 e. t'1 0 t i ü n C:¿:,'f-'r-' i ed l::Œl;0
!=Iage i.~525
fYlan~h 17, 199'.¡.
Meet ing Gt~Ol.lnds: Jim Smith, ownet~ of the Meeting Gt~ounds appeat~ed
before the Council to t~E'ql.lest authot~i zat ion for a retractable awning
and ol.\tdoot' seating. The awning w~11 ext end five (5) feet ove'r~ the
sidewalk, vJi th seating extending six (6 ) feet ft~om the bl.d 1 din g. Aft et~
discussion, the Council t' e f ¡::-r~t~ e d this mè.'\ttet~ to the Planning
Commission.
OLD BUSINESS
Pa1'~k Boat'd !;;nab 1 i 1)...\1 Ot'd i nance: As t"eco m mend ed by the Pa'r~k Boat~d and
Planning Commission, Loso made a motion adopting the Enabling Ot~d i ni..'\nce
of the Pat~k Commission with the following cot~t~ect ions:
Section 230 1 subd 1 : Membet~s shall 'r~ece i ve compensation.
Section 23.1 subd 2: The Ci ty Counci I me m bet~ of the Boat~d shall
NOT have voting powet~"
The motion was seconded by Hazen.
Ayes: Rebet~, LosD, Hazen, Hiemenz.
Nayes: None. tr10t ion Ca:rTi ed I.¡,: ø: ø
Policy Book: The Counci 1 insb~ucted the City Offices to have available
two (2) copies of the Policy Boo!-<, one fC,t~ thi,:! City Office and one to
be checked out by' Counci lOt~s. This item may be t~emoved ft~om Old
Business.
ADA Prioritization Plan: In ot~der to discuss this mat'~e¡~ at 1 ength, the
Counci 1 established ¿;, special meeting fot~ Mat~cl1 23, 199'+ at ¡::: : øø p. m"
The pl.l1"~po 5 e of this meeting will be to discuss the ADA Plan as
submitted by the City Engineer.
Ke9. Ot~d i nance: To t~el1l¿Ü n under Old Business
ROW Pt~oper~t." Request~ The Council inst'r~uc::ted trle City Offices to
det et~m i ne the status of this ¡-~equest and have i nfot~mat i on aVid labl e o":\t
the next meeting to resolve this matt et~.
PlumbinQ and HeatinQ Insl?ect01'~: Since the City is not t~eq'-li t~ed to
employ a Plumbing and Heating Inspect(H~, the Council t~equested that
this it em be dt~opped from Old Business.
Employee !i-~ain:inq:. The Counci I discussed info¡-~mat ion ¡'~egat~d i ng employee
training which they received in theit~ Counci 1 packets. COnC(~n1 IrJas
exp¡-~essed as to ~",hethet~ O'r~ not the f 0 c 1.\ S of t-r~ai n i ng hias been changed
since theit~ O1"~iginal motion. It was the und et~s t and in g of the Counci 1
thi::tt soft skill t t~a i n in g would take pl~'),ce in Januat~y of 199L~.
The Council t~equested that all the employees affected by the b~aining
¡-~espond an on y' mOI,\':5 1 y t~egat~d in 9 their Nillingness to patvl:;icipate in
tt"aining as pt~oposed by Dick tiJo 1 oh on of Sales and Management, Inc.
f~d d :i t ion a 11 y , in an e ff Ot~t to be $ensitive to the needs of the
employees, City Attorney JDhn Scherer will be contacted to detet~mine if
the COl.lnci 1 can t~eq I.l i ¡-~e pat~t ici piat i on in this h~aining.
Councilor Hiemenz discussed the working space :i. n Weyt~ens' Office and
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questioned if the'r'E? 1 '=. ¿<.mple spò:\C!? to pe'r'·f O'r'ffi ~'J 0 r~ k ¡ Or' if it. could be
o ì' D c\ n i z \.? cI in a mOì"'e E'fficient m ¿\ n 11 e ì-· .
Gamblinq License, :: Carn..Q Confidence: CQuncil Iii e m b e ì~ s' discl_l'~·s.ed 'Che
\!C)vembe'r~ and D(!cernbet~ financial ì'-·e pO'r~t 'r~ece i \led f'r~om Confidence
Lea'r'n in 9 Cent e'r". The st,;'J,tement indicated i~ h at the p'r~oce ed s benefited
the Cold Spr~ i n 9 and St. Cloud a'f-·ea. Since t r, e City f'eq u i 'r'e s that 8~!1-
of the p'ï'oce ed s benefit St. Joseph, the COI_lnci 1 'f' e q IJ est e d that the
Confidence Le",n-'n i ng Cent e'r" ¿-<.ppear'· b e f Q r' e the Council to discuss th i s,
ill at t e'r'.
ne! i 0 '-\'r-, 1') :, Los 0 made ~\ [II 0 t ion <;;0 "\0.J (I IJ ','11 at 9~25 p. Ill. ; seconded by
Hiemenz.
Ayes: R e b e r~ , Loso, Hazen, Hiemenz.
Nayes: None. tiÎ () t ion Car~'r~ i ed I.} : ø : ø
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