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Pursuant to due call and notice th et"e of, th e City Council fm'" the City
of St. Joseph met in t~egulat~ session on Thut~sday, Apdl 7, 1994 at 7:ØØ
p.m. in the City Hall.
t:l.f,;,~mERS. PR.EEi.~NJ: Mayot~ Donald Bud Rebet~. Members of the Council f<oss
Rieke, Bob Loso, Stephanie Hazen, Ken Hiemenz. Clerk/Administrator
Rachel Stapleton.
QLHEJiÊ, B.BF.S,ç:_I\!.I~ Bt~yan Nelson, Judy l.Jey¡-~ens, Leo Sadlo, Neil Loso, C¡-~aig
Ruhland, Joe Bettendm~f, Pete¡-~ Carlso'n, Bill I':'aht~ney, John Sch e¡-~e¡-~,
Kevin Evans, J'oanne E:.vans, Jim Ma¡-~thalet~, Bt~ian Orcutt, Ylat~k Lambe¡-~t,
Pat Schneider, Ga¡-~y Schleicher, John Meyet~, M¡-~. and Mt~s. Jim Smith and
Mt~. and Mrs. John Smith.
8GENDA;, Hazen made a motion to appt~o',le the agenda ¿IS amended; seconded
by Hiemenz.
Ayes: Rebet~, Losc', Hiemenz, Hazen.
Nayes: None. Motion ca¡-~t~ied.
Rieke at~dved at 7:01 p.m.
Ç,A1:;'bE 8,Ç,.ÇES§. EQUIr.:~ )iE;NJ: Bt~yan Nelson presented information and
demonsh~ated equipment fot~ gQ',Iet~nmental m~ public acce s s channel
b¡-~oadc::a s ti n g. The system ~·kl i ch he pt~esented allowed f o¡-~ viewe¡-~
intet~action to request information. The p¡-~oposed cost of the system is
$9,50Ø which would include installation and entering 250 pages of
infQt~mation. Rieke asked if this Nould bdng the information to the
head end of the system. After discussion of whet~e the head end is
located, Nelson stated that this cost does not include equipment to get
the information to the head end of the system. A modulator could be
obtained ft~om cable company. Hazen asked about the ha¡-~dNare and
softwaì'~e. Nelson stated that the computer is an Amiga, and ¡..JÌth a one
yeat~ wa¡-~ranty. Sofh-Ja¡-~e upg¡-~ades would be included unle s s they ¡"Je¡-~e
majo¡-~ upgt~ade s. Hazen asked to have costs prepared if leasing Nould be
an available option. Council will place topic unde¡-~ old business, fo¡-~
discussion.
CITy" !;;~GII'· EER REPORTS
t1.UNjCIP8L TE;ST WELL:, Joe Bettendorf presented an application fot~
payment fo¡-~ th e test well and recommended payment. Loso made a motion
to app'r~ove Application fot~ Payment No. 1 <final) of Mat~k J Tt~aut Wells,
Inc. of $3,::505, for the test well pt~oject; seconded by Riel-<e.
Ayes: Rebe¡-~, Rieke, Loso, Hazen, Hiemenz.
Nayes: None. Motion cat~t~ied.
Ç,Ae.!I.AL.", !1"1PROVEj11ErHJ?. f~8.ºGRAM: Joe Bettendorf presented an outline of a
Capital Impt~ovements Pt~ogt~am Nhich included Public Buildings, Parks and
Rec¡-~eation, Public:: l.Jorks, Emeq:!ency Set~lIices, and a Financial Summat~y.
He stated that the ::3tat.., City Committe e will need to have a completed
Capital Improvements Pt~O g¡-~a m as pat~t of the Star City pt~oce s s.
INDU13TRH:¡L PARJ:~ Joe Bettendot~f introduced Peter Carlson of his fh~m
and stated that Pete had don e most of the Not~k on the Pt~eliminën~y
L::ngineering R e pm~t on the St. Joseph Indu s tdal Pa1'~k. Ca1'~lson
discussed the a¡-~eas of the 'r~epot~t including s t'r~e ets, Natet~ main s,
sanitat~y sewe¡-~, and storm s ewet~. He stated that this total p1'~oject is
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P\"O j e L;t e d to be ·-Þ2.~ million, ~'Jith ë\ssessment to cov et~ most of the
costs. 'the l.\ncüv 2'r"'ed costs V'JDuld be '1; 242;, -/ E>2. C<3,t~lson t~ecommended
that ë\ ':I; 4ØØ,1ZiØØ L.want application V'Jould be a \~easonable 'r~equest fot-·
this, ~;.ize ~:n~oject. Hazen a~;kecJ about the pt~oposed time 'h~am e. Carlson
::;ti;<,ted that the gt~an t application pr-'oce 5 5 V'Jol.lld take this con s h~uction
season, and ¡:"hase one cOIJld be pt~ojected for~ next yeat~. Bettendot~f
stated thi:\t the phases could be changed to meet the needs of the
pe ople.
i'r1a y 01"-' Reber recommended having an infot~mational meeting ItJi th the
p\~ope'r-·ty O\l'In et~s in the ¡:wopos ed project, to discuss the proposal ~'Jith
them. Bettendüt~f felt that the plans could then be discuss ed and
phases adapted to meet th eir needs, I,:n~ th e whole pt-'oject could be done
at. onc::e.
Hiem enz a ~> ked it p a 'r~t of the w'oject could be done pt~iot~ to gettin 9
!:-]t"'ant mm· ey. Vie (..J est Ste e1 has pt~opos ed to move by Septe mb et~ 1, 1<394.
Sadl CI asked if part of the pt~O j e c:t cOIJld be done now. B ett end Q'r~f
stated that it ~..¡ould be possible, blJt we need to get ~'Jatet~ in stalled to
the at"ea and that is costly. 1'1 a y ot~ Rebe'r~ stated th2,t he V'JO u 1 d like to
accommodate V ic l.J est Steel.
Co u iì cil disc.:u~,sed the need t(¡ make a g"r"'ant application. Hazen made a
m oti on to t~equest t.1\ e St. l:loud f4t"e a ~conomic Development ¡':'at~tnet~ship
to begin the gt~ant applic.:a ti on pt~oce s s and to w or~k ~'Ji th the t"ët.ÌI'r~ 0 a d
and ¡.:n~opert.y O\l'J(1 et-·s and \hc l.Jest Steel to set up a special meeting;
seconded by Rieke.
nye s,: Rebe\'~, Rieke, Los 0, Hazen, Hiemenz.
\jaye~: None. t'10tion cat-ried.
Bill Fahr~ney of st. Cloud ~conomic:: Development Pa'r~tn e\'~ship thanl<ed the
COI_\ncil for joining the ¡::'at"tn et-'ship and stated that they at-'e anxious to
\."Jm~k V'Jith the City on this p"r~O j e ct. He al s 0 stated t.hat the COI.mty
needs to be included in this pt~üject and Co I_In cil i?,gt~e ed that he sh otÜd
meet Nith the County E:.nginee·i~ and Bob SitH.;\nber~g, and V'Jith Vic We st
~jt!?el, to discuss plan s.
PJ?,'=- bßBS: i'r1a y m-' Rebet-' !:;,tated that he met V'JÌth J e t"'r"Y Hit"s ch f e ld
concernin q the hOQkup clìan::¡e s. J' e t~'r~y had told him that initially he
was told that theÜ" total cost of the pt~oject was to be ':1;1 75,0ØØ. The
additional billin 9 fOt~ hookup chat~ge s was a shock, but he \l'Jas ~..¡illin 9
to pay $'I,øøø fut-· hookup dfat-'ge s to finalize this issue. HÜ~schfeld
also had t.old May O'r' Rebet~ tha,t they at-'!? expectin 9 aÏl inc'r-'ease in jobs
at DBL Labs. Rieke made a motion to accept the $ '7,øøø as a final
amount for 11Ook,-\p cha'r-'ge s fot' DBL Labs and clos e the issue; seconded by
Hiemenz.
nye s: Rebet~, Rieke, Hazen, Hie fll enz.
Nayes: Lüs o. 1'10tion ca t~t~i e d.
t=~W.ßL~Ç tlþ:Atnt@ =~ DELlr-,IQUENI ~TI~U,:~~ ì2LLLS: 1'r1aym~ R e b e I~ opened the
h e a t-'i n 9 to allüV'J diSCt\ssion on delinquent utility chat~ge s. No one
appeat~ecJ tc< dispute 0,'" di SCI..\ S S th eÚ-' delinquent utility bill s. Ma y D'r~
Rebe'¡~ clQS ed the hea¡-"-iiìg.
Ç¿EftJ. HI THE E'JJB1-IC~ Neil Loso '¡-'equ (! s teJ slqn s co be installed 111
Clinton \hllaqe !:;,tating CHILÜRI:::N ¡':'UrnNG. Hazen made a motion to
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- pUr~chas e and have maintenance install two signs that state CHILDREN
PLAYING, in Clinton Village, one I,m Sixth t:~v enue NW and one on SE-venth
Avenue Nl-J. The m oti on ~'Ja s seconded by Hiemenz.
t:~yes: Reber~, Rieke, Losa, Hazen, Hiemenz.
Nayes: None. ¡'lotion ca t~t~i e d.
Loso made a motion to fot~ a ten min ute t~ece~; s- at 8:05 p.m.; seconded by
¡·-Iazen.
Ayes: Rebet~, Rieke, Loso, Hazen, Hiemenz.
¡\~ayes: None. VI oti on can~ied.
Mayor Reber reconvened the meeting at B:15 p.m.
Rieke stepped down ft~om his chah~ at 8:1::5 p.m.
PLY 8IJ::'Q,RNf::Y, B.E Po.R I.$.,
EENÇj;, CONSTRUCTI.pN CQ.t1pLAINT:. City Attot~n e y John Scherer discussed that
the fence at ·41 5th Avenue NW has been sandblasted since the last
meeting. ''¡he City had not ¡-~equin~d Rieke to do that. Sch e¡-~et~ stated
that at this point, in ot~det~ to sta¡-~t an action, the City would ha....e to
get another sample to show if the ct~e osote is gone and the pt~obl em
n:~solved. The height of th e fence will be determined by the 'final
landscaping. Also Dale Haug pt~obably has not established the pt~opet~ty
lines. Rieke stated that he would not be commenting dut~ing this
di SC:'U ~J sion. Lo~>o stated that the Council t~escinded the building
pet~mit, and this should be followed th¡-~ough. Rebet~ also stated that
the City should follow t¡-n~ough on the te sting, and that he received
calls on the sandblasted matedal that landed on the n eighbm~s
p¡-~opet~tie s. Scherer stated that the city does not ¡-~egulate ah~
€H1vironmental concet~ns, but would help find th e appt~opdate state ot~
federal agencies. Hazen made a motion to have a second sam pl e of the
fence taken fo¡-~ evidence, and to request to have the t~esults by the
next CCluncil me eting; seconded by Hiemenz. Discussion - Sch et~er asked
Rie~<e if he had any objection to having another sample taken. Ri eke
stated that he would consult his attOt~ney and then contact the Ci t y.
Ayes: Rebet~, Loso, Hazen, Hiemenz.
Nayes: None. Motion ca¡-~r'ied.
Rieke resumed his chah~.
L~l-!.L'!f::MANIi INN: Schet~er stated that he has talked to both pad:;ne\'~s of
the Linnemann Inn and ~o.Jould like to get the issues t"esolved. Sche¡-~et~
stated that Lindgren had assm~ed him that he would put together a
pat~king h1t plan. Hazen made a m oti on to send a letter to both
pat"'tners of the Linnemann Inn t~equesting specific detailed plans of the
pat~king lot, Nith fh~e lanes, s I.n~f ace, and signage detailed on the
plan s. The m ohon was s eccmded by Los o.
Ayes: Rebe¡-~, Loso, Hazen, Hiemenz.
Nayes: Rieke. Motion can~ied.
ÇtlIEE Q,[ POLJC~ EI'r1pLOY.J:iIEj'-JT ǺNTRAI~,.T: Hazen asked the status of the
employment contt~act issue. Loso is pt~eparing a lettet~, in his capacity
as C()unci1ot~, to the AttotTley Gen et~al asking an opinion. ,John Sch et~e¡-~
stated in ot~det~ to get an opinion the letter" II-Jill have to come ft"om the
Lity. n1e Council agt~eed to have Loso draft a letter for them to
con sidet~, to be sent ft~Qm the City to the Attot~ney Genet~al.
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JjI}2E:J~:B~L PHBt,I J:1at Schneide'r~ app e ð:r~e d be f Q\"~e the Council to ~'e q 1_\ est
pU'r-'cha sin 9 userì bleach et'S, f ÍJ~' th E' Baseball Pa'r"·k. The existing
;:31each e'(,'5 alAe in need of mucrl r'epah'. The bleach er~S which a'r~e
i:lv8ilable ar'E' fr'om Sau.k Rapid s Seh 001. Pat Schneider is seeking
donation s also fr~om the loc2.1 s e r-'V ic·e clubs. ì"he CO'Jncil gener'ally
s, upp cn~t e d gettin g the bleach e'r"s, but ~~Jant definite cos.t to e f O'r~ e
committing aIìd r~eques.ted that Schn eider' negotiate with Sauk Rapids
Seh oeil officialv, ¿-¡nd keep the Council in f or~med on the status of
pU'r-'chasin 9 them~ and what the costs involved will come to.
PA IltšINI:ì. ~OT ~ tiia'd-: L8mber~t~ r-'epr"0 senti n 9 Summit t"ia n 8ge m e nt, Inc.~
'r~eql.\ e =- t ed that the Co'_\ncil allow him to lease the eastet-'ly pO'r'tion of
the pt'ope\'~ty by the ~'Ia t e r-' tow e r-' f Q'r-, ov e'r~flm..¡ pð:r'king for~ the
apa\·~tli1 ents. He p'r'OpOS ed ,",;" 1e2,5e f'ate ot $SØØ pe'r' v ear"".. \I"iÌ t h the t e r-'m
to be one yea'r'·. Summit is !tJÌ 11 i n 9 to con s h~l.\ct and maintain a Ct~U sh ed
rock pat~king lot for appr'oximately 36-4Ø car~S. f'he land n ot'th of the
pat~kiny lot ItJÍll bE! used to pile snow in the ItJi n t e t-' months. SIJmmit
will t~emove the s·no\.'-I and maintain the gt-'a::;. s s ur-·t~ounding the par~kin 9
lot. Summit ~'Jil1 p'r~ovide $,l,ØØØ,ØØØ liability policy namin g the City
ë\ '.> co ~inslJ'~ed and \.'lill inde m ni fy the City for~ any claim s O'r~ damages.
Hazen 'r~equested con side'r~ation of the e.ff ect on the lightin g pr'oject.
Loso stated the need to Pt-'ot e ct the Ci....il Defense Sit~en. Lambet~t
stated that he ItJilJ. have his build e to,S maf<e pr-'otecti v e pt~ovision':;; \-'Ihen
they 2n~e in i;h e at~ea doing other construction. Hiemenz asked ItJh et-'e the
ov e'r~floltJ snow ItJ 0 I.\ld go, and stated th¿lt the City may need to have m ot~ e
a1'-'ea to c!eposi t hauled 5nO\.'I. Rieke made a motion to alloltJ L:;"mbe'r~t to
W 0 'r-'K \.'Jitl, City Attor~n e y John Sch er·er' to ,"I 0 'r'k Ol-lt the ter~m s of the
lease~ alìd to get r~eCOIiI In endð.tion s and con sidet~ð,tion s ft-'om Joe
BettencJcn"f on the at f e ct it m¿tY have on ...' \.'Jatet~ t O\'H?'r~ li ghtin g, and
'L,rJ e
b'r""Ìng back to the tð,bl e for consideration. "It-,e m oti on ItJe,s, seconded b'.I
I
t--li e m erl:¿:R
Ayes: I-< e t, e 'r~, Rieke, L to so, Hazen, Hie m enz.
\jay e s: \jone. ì>iohon catyied.
ê1 ;rDSE~11 EEÇ-B~BTIONAL A~SºÇŒJJO \h Ga'r~y Schleicher representing the
~3t. Joseph Rec'r~eational Ass. ociation, ¿"\ppeat~ed befor~e the Council to
discus!', the Rect'eational As S ociation s plan s for" t'hll s tr~eam Pat~k
s \) ftiJall ø.r"'ea¡o fhey plan to move the ol_\tfield fence s· back. Schleich et~
askecJ f (J'r~ I::-Ioth financial help and a é, si stance fr-'om the t'Îë'-Ìntenance
Depa¡'~tm ent~ of ho t;r¡ \"2 q ,-lip ill e 1-\ t and labor~. Loso stated that th (? Pat~k
Boa'r"d is 'tJilli n ~ tü ~11V e '-IP $ ~:'.;~é'ØILï out of the o'dginal seed money fo~'
developÚq;¡ t'1ill = h~e ð, m Par~k~ which has been t~e imbur~s ed, ð.nd made a
m otiún to a¡Jpt"ove up tü $ 2;,i:::ØØ plus assistance by the Lity 1'r1ë'-Ìnten8nce
t::mploy e e s and equipm ent as the i 'r~ sch edule p e t"'lìlits II The motion ~'¡as
s c;concJed by Hiemenz.
nyes.: r~ e be ...-., RiekE'~ Los 0, HazŒ'n, Hie m enz.
Na yes: Non e. 1'1 oti on cat,·t-ied.
Schleicl,e'r' alsü stated thë\t t! Ie Recr'eational ¡::1s 5 ociation is con sidet-'in 9
fIJtu'r'e de vel op men t ()f 2.dditi OTì ,-:..1 µ<.;x·kin 9 in the 3:r~e 2, no'tl '_\sed ¿;.S tho
p1'-'actice field. Council s tEtted tÎ"12t ~'I! I en additional pðx'king ; '"
n e ce S 5 ;On--y, tr-I e 'I sri QIJld take th eir~ plan'", to the Par~l-< Boar"d f Q"r"
t-'ecomm endation to tl'le Cound.l.
~ApL~~JNQ. hICEN~s~ ThE.' C-.!.· JosE'ph R e C'r'"C ¿'. ti on al f.issCociation r-'e ql.\e s ted
..J t·g
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app'r~oval f OÌ'~ èt.rl application few a gambling license at the La I':·layette.
Council requested to receive a recommendation f¡-"om the City ç~tto)'-'n e y,
pricn~ to action on this mattet~.
t1~~nj:1..G. GR-ºJd.t'iQS~ )k. [!< tTh~s. Jim Smith and 'rh~. 8.: M1'~S. John Smith
appeared befo¡-~e the Council 'fot~ app¡-~oval of th eÜ~ plan s 'fcn~ theÜ~
coffee house, which has been considered and recommended by the Plannin g
Commission. Hiemenz stated that the Planning Commission had discussed
theÜ~ plans and approved them, after confirming that there is no
pt~ohibi tion of ta,bles on sidewalks ot~ a\..¡nings. Hazen made a m otie.n to
appt"ove the Plans fcn~ the Meeting G¡-·'()I..mds as t~ecommended by the
Planning Commission, as folloNs:
1. The u~"e of t' C" feet of the sideltJalk in ft~ont of the establishment
b.'-J
for outdoor tables.
2. The addi ti on of a n?tt~actable awning.
3. Place iii ent of a handicap loading zone sign dÜ~e ctl y in f1'~ont of
the Meeting Gt~ounds.
rhe motion ItJa s seconded by Hiemenz.
Ayes: Rebet~, Rieke, Loso, Hazen, Hiemenz.
Nayes: !\lone. t>1otion ca t~t~i p. d.
~l!!\JUTES,;, Hazen made a motion to app¡-~Qve the minutes of the M¿¡)"'ch 1¡~ and
IVI a t~ch 17 meet;:i.ngs as p)'~esented; seconded by Los o.
Ayes: Rebet~, Loso, Hazen, Hiemenz.
Nayes: None. Rieke abstained. IYlotion ca1'~t~ied.
ªILL~ pAYABLE~ Deputy Cled< Judy We yt~en s presented the bill s payable.
L050 made a motion to approve the bills payable check numbe1'~s 19i+24
tht-'Qugh j,<j5Øl as ¡::n-'e s ented; seconded by Hazen.
Ayes: Rebet~, Rieke.) Loso, Hazen, Hiemenz.
l\Iayes: None. Motion ca1'Tied.
Loso made a motion to app'r~ove the call outs, ov et~tim e and comp time as
pt~e s ented; seconded by Hazen.
Ayes: Rebet-', Rieke, Loso, Hazen, Hiemenz.
!'.¡ayes: None. M oti on cat~'ded.
IBEAS.!J.ß..~B'S REPQ.l3.J.1. Dep1.\ty Cle¡-~k Judy t.-Je yt~en s p1'~esented the h~easuret~'s
'r~epot~t f cn~ F ebt~uary. Hazen made a motion to appt~ove the tt~ea s ut~e'r~' s
repcn~t as p1'~esented; seconded by Hie m enz.
ç~yes: Rebet~, F'Üeke, Loso, Hazen, Hiemenz.
Nayes: None. lY\otion ca¡-~'ded.
t:t8'y'Q.B. REPORTt?.l 1) A J7iaintenance emp1c:,yee app1'~oach e d th e 'ria y Q'r~
concenÜng the pt~obl em of dogs, \4Jhen wate'r~ mete¡-"s at~e being t~ead. The
1'>1 a y 01'~ will get ~>u~]gestions ft~om the Maintenance Depa'r"tment.
2} fhe overhead projector cabinet has been cOtTected.
3) 1'h e sidewalk ft~om the alley to FÜ~st Avenue Sf:., by the Eire tch Ðarbet~
~3hop, is icy, because it is a shaded at~ea. ïhe \Ylayo'r is having Joe
Bettendorf look at it few suggestion s.
4} fhe ¡':'cllice pa'r"king in f1'~ont of city hall needs to be signed bette1'~.
"No r..,·<.u~king Between Signs" sign =, ",Jill be m~de1'~ed and in stalled.
5) Mayor requested that notice is sent to property own e t"S of th e tt'ÏI'~e e
r-'esidences that have toilet tissue all ove¡-~ theit~ p¡-~ope¡-~ty.
6} Mayor stated that he got five t~esponses ft"offi employees, f ou¡-" willin g
to take the DISC h~ainin g and one not willing to take the DISC Tt~ainin g
~¡a~ie ~-:-'::'I~;¿
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that J.S IYr~OpO'::; ed by Dick !'1 01 uh (n'l to qive to t:he employee '3. Hazen
stated t!:ed; s,he (JjcJ not know f 0',-' who the vote '>¡8.5; bl.lt it . ,
::. U·f-e., no 11;
Re...ch e1; she ~. h 0 !_lId not , fO'r"ced to pa'r~ticipa t e in the t"('>ainin g..
1....·J2,S oe
:::3he hc""H.ì e a t-,Ii E' "r" e )-q J'r' C· ~¡ sed h e"r" di '5com f O'r-'t It¡ith I'i"r-' . Ì1Îo1oh on and to f oy"'c·e
her to be a pat't of a h~aining session ~>¡ould not be ben e ficial.
Hiemen:<: stated tl¡at dUE:' to the Y'ecomm endation 5 _, .c the C" ..L fltt 0"r'T1 E' y;
WI '-"1 \.-'1
all employee s that the Council 'r"'eque s ts ·co take the tr~ainin 9 should be
t"eq uÙ'ed tc! hi.ke '.L. d IJ t~i n 9 i'~ e 9 u 1 a r' b IJ sin e s s hout-·s. HEI.zen made a m ohon
1\.-
to app'('ü \l e the D1:3l:: !y'aÍïún 9 by Dick 1'101 oh on j for~ the employees as
[J"r'op (¡~, e cJ, fü'('> t¡·IDse that in t e i" est e d in p¿wticip¿'iti n g. The .L.'
ctt"'L' m 0 \.-1 on
~~Ja s· s eC'onded by Rie}{E.
HY!:!f,: r-{~bet~; FiiE· k E', Loso, Hazen.
Nayes: Hiemenz. \'Iotion c¿... r-'r~i e d.
7) 1'1 Ei. I' CJ'r-' t-\E!be'r' rr"r'f.? s ented 2, 'f-·e S oluti on on Unity Day which 1S a
t~e s ü.Lutiün that the ¡'iin Ii e s 0 ta Cities, 2<"r~e 1_\11 it e d with the League of
i1hnn e L· (ita Citie s in th eÜ~ r-'E:'com m endation s to the 1 e gi s la t l,I"r-'e. Hazen
made ð mïJtiol1 to app,¡'~o',! e City Unity DEI.y Re s oh\tion; seconded by Rieke.
~i yes: RE:'bet~, rÜeke; !_O~;.Ü, He-.zen, HiE, m enz.
\k... yes ~ !\~Oneh ¡'I 0 cion ce.. r'r"'j, e d.
8) }':j letter~ ",¡as s:,ent to Us'natO'r" Be'r'tr'am and Repr~'e s entativ e Dehle'r~ that
the City is opposed to any unfunded mandEl.te s f O'r~ th e Cities.
l~H~~~œ.:.ERS, ÇJF TH~ ÇJJUI:iCIl.;;:.f~ì;:2-ºJ3J
B If:J:~~E : 1) Ne1;¡ on L.ance, :i.ø'::> E 1·1i 1'1 n (2 S ot.:.\ st"r-'e et, cont:.::\c'ted Rieke abol_It
the sidewalk in his 2, )" e ¿¡,. Rieke 'r""ecom mended that the City place -::'\ high
p'r·'io'f'ity in 'r~e ~,laci n 9 the sid e ,>¡alk on that block. It J.S in n e £·cJ of
·ì'~eplEl.ce iii e nt, 2.IH:1 ';hould L. _ 'r-·eple.ced this yea:r'" 11 a '\'1 I' sidewalk f:n~Qjects
u!;:'
ai'e don2.
2) The f-'lannin Lj CCJmmiss,ion minute s, indicate tll¿lt a pr"ope 'r-,t y o\>¡n e'r" ~>Ja s
.L ., be? set)"\:; ¿i CP"r··ti fi ed 1 e t t e "r' 'r~ e q !.\ e s ti n 9 his <".ppe2,·r~ance ¿...t ·9. Planning
t·t.'
Commis~,ion meeting. Rieke questioned if this is the arjpt~or t~iate
Iw'oce d u'r'e t Or-' en t or~e e In en t :;; i tl),ati on s u COI),ncil r~ e que s t e d that the Ci t~!
nttO"rTI t, y should make a t~eeom m €'ndation on this 15 sue. They 31so
r'ec¡ue s t e d th¿{t i "¡(~ make a 'r'ecom In endatioil on 2-. cer-·tain b'r'ight yell o It!
¿¡ utO!;¡ oLdIe, ~>¡hich is f unC':tionin 9 as a sign.
!~i EL? _~J'!:~ 1) 1-1,3 z e 'n ·r-'equ.e '0;:, ted t¡"ia.t ' , c.o.<.l:<l:::? 3,{:·c·e :_~" '::" eq1..\iplilent iìl ,:\ t t e 'r-' b e
l.::n C?
p12cE!ci on the ¿H!E'nda ,_\ n cì e 'r-' old DIJSlneS, ;::'5 and to con tact .1.' cable
L·ne
c'ompan y tin theÌ"r" aq"r"eement t:CI pa.y .¡- Ü'(~ 'tlQi;Ø0Ø ~'I c"r~th of equ.ipm ent.
~';~ j The 1'1 f~ m!:t E' )-'S of t" e Council s, t i 11 ê\r'e n at r'ecei vin 9 the League
81.111 etin s h Che ,¡r-fice ~ -I-. .-' t- is to cliecl{ vJi"th the Lea!;!!_\!.? and request
". '_El. r T ð
p¿\'r~tial 'r"€: f u. ÏI cJ on tl"¡2 s 1..\b \.:.C'(>iption s, f m-, th e pe"r~iDd of time \>¡hich tf¡ey
VI e r~e not Y"e(_:~eì v edn
lm~b¡::' 1) The Pe'r"sollncl c: () f!ì III i t: t E~ f.? j ïi t c::' 'r-'\l i e~'¡ c cJ ¡"oight indi vid¡_I¿Ü s Pot-· the
t e m p m-'EI"f~Y m¿{inten2.n':'2 position Su The i:üm mit;te i? 'f-' e com men d e ci and Lo'~o
ITIE;cJe 2{ m ütion tu I ¡Ù-'2 l) e ·r'·f'¡ i e Dahl to s ta'r-'t on Apr'il 11 EI.nd 'y"voÏins'
;:) c::I'II'" e i ÏI e 'f' t Q sta'r~·t: {In ¡'I 2. y L:.,¡ bütt-¡ - ,- '~ 5.¿0 p e 'r-' h 0 I), r~; '0:, econded by Rieke.
<,.-\ \.-
D:i.~, Ci.\ '=, <õ', ion -, 1"1 E' indi vicJual ',>Jh ich was· 'r~ated third is ¿:...pp'r~O ',! e d a5 an
Ei.lte'¡·'nate ],.¡, one of the ï~(jp h',lf) does ¡i ot ~'¡Ork üu.t. l'lainte ÏI "'.nee
~;i~tp£"r-'vj ~_, [¡'r'" ~4Ja E" al S (i -:3- pai-·t of tile in t e r~V i e ItÜ n 9 p-r-'oce s s and
1-'2 C:Ü n¡ IH e .··ld2 t:i ()Ï! =- '"
(-)y e s: kebet', Rieke; Los 0, HEi.zen; Hie m enz"
!\1¿{ y (2 <;,,: Nt1ne. t'lotion c' \3.1~·)·"'i {? d"
Pa!;}e ì~~t~~-:;3
r-~pdl 1,1(j9,4
- 2) La::>t attempt to t~aise for summer recreation tee shi'r~ts
'I ea!'~ an m on e y
v-'Jas unsuccessful. Loso recommended to allocate $l,ØØØ fot~ summet~
t"ect"'eation tee 5hit~t5, and to have the Deputy Clet~k 'r~e view a'r~ea5 of th e
budget \o'Jhet~e this amount could be t~e-allocated ",md make t~ecommendation s
to th e Council.
3) ADA t~equit~f-)m ents will be reviewed and recommendations made by the
I')ai'~k Boat~d soon.
tlL~MEN~1 1) Hiemenz stated that he attended a Steat~n s County PlëH'ming &
Laning meeting. They reviewed proposed changes to th e zonin 9
or~diÎlance. The major" changes effected the rl.n~al at~eas, with mo¡-~e
'r~eview of plats ¡-"'equired, pat-,ticulat~ly in sewage h~eatm ent pt~opo5als.
The !"Jetlands Act affects the Cities.
¡;,';:) The ¡':'lanning Commission met and held a public heat~ing on a pt~oposal
by HRA to consider a special use pei'~mit to allow R-2 use in an R-3
z on e. fhe public iTI attendance \!-,të\S un of a v o¡-~able to the pt~oposal, citing
pos sible inc'r~eased neighbcn~ pt~oblems, due to inct"ease in density. The
neiqhborhood residents intend to come back to the Planning Commission
to consider requirements to Í'-'educe the all owabl e population den sity.
3) ren~y Schmid pt~oposed Nor·,thland III. The Planning Commission
recommended approval of~ the final plat of Not~t(ílë':md III as pt~esented.
Loso and Hazen both questioned the chan!:;le in location of the pé.w'k land.
They felt ¡:;"ete Rothfm-'k donated specifically desct~ibed pt~opet~ty, which
was in a different location that the plat shows f ot~ pat"k land. COI.lncil
requested that this matter be tabled until the location of the pad<
land can be t~e s eat~ched, and recommendations made to tl"'le Council.
it) The ~'lanning Commission also discussed a yelloN vehicle which is
being used as a sign; and a business which is being !'~un ille!~4ally.
5) Hiemenz stated that he will be in Et\t~ope ft~om ('flay <3 tht~ough May 3Ø.
pJ;PAfnt71ENT HEt';º- REPORTS;. Jim May~haler reported on t>Je ed ' ....'
lnspect,;lon,
h"ee inspection, and discussed the functions and dutie s of each. He
also made t~ecommendations 'f cn~ th e 'futu'r~e functioning of the in spection
dutie E,. Counc:·iJ. discussed those dutie s possible being given to MÜ:e
:;wo'r~ski, since he ~..¡as hÜ~ed specifically fO'r~ pat~l-<s. Mat·,thalet-' ~'Üso
disc:'usf:>ed the need f'm~ application of t~estdcted he¡--'bic:-ides fot·,
e'ffective I^Je ed cQntr~ol. Council recommended that he check with <:'it~ea
c:-i ti e s to see if a cc¡oper~ative effot-,t can be made in using restricted
h et~bicide s. f.(emoval of tr~e e stumps is needed in the City. Council was
ag¡-~eed to have ylat~thè:ì1e¡-~ contact a s t?'r-'vice to have the stumps t~e 111 0',1 ed.
Marthaler also discussed that he has t~ecentl y attended Elgin Stn~ e t
Swef!per~ t>Jod<shop, L--Jeed Inspecto¡-~ CïJnfet~ence, and T¡-~ee In spectm~
Con f et~ence.
He alsD reported that the stt~eet sweeping is goin g vet"y' well, although
th er'e is a lot of did;, sand and debt~is being t-'emoved. It is taki n g
longe¡-" than expected.
lY a y Ot~ eHtended the meetin!~ at lil1:ØØ 13.111.
çJ.::.5:..8.t5/0Q~1INI.$T ßfiTOß. f.~E"pOBTS:, 1) The Police Depën~tment it' 'r'>eque~,>ting '::1
..
'r~econ sideration o'f polic:-ie$ dealing I^Jith camp tim e and holidays. The
Council ¡-~efet~'r~ecJ the mattet~ to the Personnel Committee fot~
Í'~ecom m endation s. GOl.mcilOr~ Hiemenz passed out some infot~mation
:.1.3ge 2 ~~ 2; .~~. -
¡-4pr~il i 1'-:1 C) /:
~)e·fM·t¿"\il'Îiï'l q to th e s e issues, f O'r' COI.l.ncil ·r~eview.
~~) nn 2\ uc.:ti on fo'(' city' <:_ 1.\ -r~pl u s P'("ofJe'r...ty 15 ~.et fot~ fTÎ2\Y ....,
{ .
...:,.} Council 2\ i,: 'r"' e e d tD 'r-·elea:ö·e the final payment f Oì~' 0'1 er~h ead cabin et.
Hj e ~< e r-'E'com m en de cJ that the cost: and availability of a S c·'¡"'e e ÏI \f¡hic:h
vJolJ.l¡J hang 'h-'om the ceilin 9 be ch ecked.
l:. ) {i'r-,t i'~ tJ V a}< r-¡¿,-!.s 'f-'e LjU est ed ¿i lot s pli t as pr"esented on beh¿Ü"f of D.~.vid
Holande1"~p rhe pr...üpeì·...ty to be s.pli t 1 '':; owned b,} Di..'Ivid Hollan de r-' 1 e gall y
¡
de ,,:,c'dbeu as follo\fls:
nn that r,¡£n~t ot tile SOl). th e:3 s t: C! 1.\ a r~t e r-' of thE' NO'r..·th¡"le s,t G!u.ay'·te'f-' (SE 1/4
I'~v.) 1/ L~ ) of Uection fen WLt) , fovms.hip One HlJndr~ed TVI e nty -f 01.\'r' (124)
j\](.n-,t h , Ran ~J e 'I Itl e n t y ~ n in e (2(:» l-Je st, de scribed ¿I.S follo\fls, to-~"IÌ t:
Com m encin 9 2.t the Southeast C01"~n e'r-' c.!: the !\It-) ilL} of salO E; e cti on lØ;
'I
th enc.:e on an ùs~·umed b e a ·,'·i n g of 1\1 Qr-,th al on 9 tl-Ie t_E<, '", t Ii Ï! t! _J:: said N~"J
WI
1/ ~:. .:9- dis.-(,:?-.nce of :5~:/~,"31 "I e et: 'GO è3. point on the NO'r~th edy t~i gh t 0'1 'rJay
:u.ne üf CUlJnty L~tðte nid RO¿ld 1\10. i'=.J (for~met~ly Tt-'uÏlf< HighltJay No. 52);
th ence Nm~th Wt':! HP ~')e st: along said dght of ~-J,:a y line 831.57 feet;
ww
thencE' N{Jr~th 1211 ::s::)'ì t-ast i:::lJ0.22 feet to its i Ïlte'r~s t' ction ~-Jith the
SOI.ithwe stet'1y d!:" ht of' ~~J2\ y line of B f)"r~li n gton h! o¡--,th e 1"'·n R2,ih~oad; th ence
SoutllE'aste'dy 2,long 52.icJ Y'j gh t Q'f ....Iay linE? to '.1. _ inter"'S ection ~"Ji t h
1 L·:..>
:::·2\icl ;~a. s"t line of Nt,) 1/ L¡ ot :.:ìection ll¿Ì, th ence South along S c?,id E2,st
line 8'/.(:;)1 "fE,et 'GCI L' point of beginning.
'~r I£'
111'('-. Hûlli:\nder-' is. {"12 '_1'_\ e s tin 9 "to split t:t-'¡e pt-'ope)~ty into f OIJ'f' h-'act s.
TIH-! T'il::'\-'! Je~1al dp.scdptions ¿ü'e as follo\,->Js~
rr"aL::t 1IA" (l'1illet~ BIJilding)
Rll tl¡¿Ü, pa·(..t of the Süutheast G.! ua 'c-·t e "¡-, or thE' t"~o'r~tr-W¡¡? s t L!ua'r~ter~ (SE:. l/Lf
1'11.J 1/4,) of :-:3ection r eï'¡ (1¡¿('. ï O\'lnship LJne I-{un dr"'ed Ivl e n ty ~ f O'-\r~ (1i=:4)
1'-1 Q'r-·th, Range 1 ~'!eÏ!ty-"nine (2'i) l-Je s.t, de sC'r~ibed as f ollm-Is, to-IrJit:
l~om m en\::in q 2,-(: the U 0 1_\ the ,9. s t cor'·net... _..r= ' , Nl') liA of said Section 10;
UI -en e
\-:r'¡ enL'e un ¿In assumed b E! a {"i Ii 9 -" ¡.j o'r~th ëÚon 9 the f::ast line of s¿'1.Ìd r,j¡'J
01
l/ .I} ~. dis.tanc:e ()T 5~{j ,1\31 f (? e':':: "GO ¿~ point on the N m-·t.h e 'r~l y dght ot IFJ ':i Y
J,J. n E! or C:ul..\nt.y ~~:)1..:ate (Ii cI Ruad Nu. l ::'1 (f Q'r-'m e r-'l y Tr~unk Higl'wlay No. 52);
thence I'J or~t h 88 18; I·J est along Si:<'ld dght üf ~'!ay line 831.57 fee t;
t.hencE' N LIf'ti" I 'iH ~:: 1J L¿.. s t i~'-jØ..i~2 feet to its in t e to,S e cti on Ÿ)i t.h the
SOI..\thŸ¡e s te)'-·1 y dght Df ~"Ja y line ot 131J. j·...li n qt ün I"J Q'r~th e'rTI Raih-'oad; th ence
f; out.h e a s tet~l y along .:; aid dght of \"I a v ' - to its inte'f-'s ection "Iith
.!.Ine
òC¿Üd t:¿\~, t line of \jl,¡ 1 1/, cd' ~_:;ectioTi 1I¿1: th enC:2 E;Otlth alon 9 s2,id East
_I -¡'
lino 8/.91 "feet tu tl-Ie point of beginning. U:.5 S flND [,XCEr-'T th e'r~'e f ',~ü m
th e E¿,~",t G..31./0 feet ther"oeof (as mea';:;-IJ.'r-ed along the NQ'r~th ed y dght of
I¡\!¿i Y1 line Df County state Rid R fJ¿t,cJ No. FC' f O'r-'m ["r-'l y }{ n 0 \fin as Tr~unK
i 'b-.I~
Highway No. ~¡2)r.
Tr~¿\ct "Ell (Hc,J,lónde'r-' Stor-'e B I.\jldj. Ii ~-l)
¡:¡.u th¿\t pat·,t of the ~:;outh ea s t c! 1.I.i..; 1"~t e 1"~ of the N Q'r''trn-I est C! u,a r't e"ï~ (SE i/ L:.
Nt,) 1/ l{-) ot ~jection '1 en (l(.;él) , T('\rm~.llip [lne Hundr-'ed Twenty--f om-' (124)
I'~ !)'¡"-·th, H2_nqe r\'1 e n t 't' -n in e (2'.j) ~"Je s- t, des Cr'i bed "-\ -" f olhwE" t o'-"lit:
C D rn m 0: 1'1 c.:i n g at ch e S Cl 1), t t J 2 .3. So t C' Ü 'r~TI e r-' of 'cnE' I,M 1/~1,. of saie! be cti on 10;
t¡~¡er~!ce C)f¡ D.n as':':.1J.ìH!2d be¿",,'r--i'ì q {jT f\1o·f-·th .:?~long the !:::Ci':O; t line of said Nt,)
l/ it E\ di~::.tan[:E' D1 ::' ~/.]. 2.; 1 teE't - - á point on thE' Nor-,th e'r~l y d,ght of ~-Iay
loU
line _..c: l~: t)IJnty '·J.._.L_ fhd I~oad !\~ 0.. 75 (f or-'m er~l y T-r"unk l-hgh~'12, y No. 52);
\..'1 k,!_,R. t...ti
th enc.:e N(fr~th 8E1 lt~\ '1 ¡'Je st EÚong said 'r-'igl'Ü of ~-Iav line B2;1.5-/ feet.
th eç'¡c'S' N ü'f~th ~¿il ;¡.z.-...., t:a':öt 29Ø.i:::i::: feet to its in t e 'r"'~. e c:·ti C'Tl ~l.Jit.h th ~:?
-...J~'
Pag¡" 253~5
¡-4p'r"il '7, 1<) <) ,¿}
Southwe s tet-'l y d~lht of way line of B 1.\ \'~li Ti gt on N Q\'·'trn:n'''Ti Raih~oad; th ence
South E·a steÍ'~l 'y' along said i'''ight of way line to its inten-~section ~'Jith
said t:::a~¡t line of NW 1/4 of Section lØ; thence South along said East
line B7.91 feet to the point of beginning. LESS AND EXCEPT therefrom
the Cast 431./ilI feet and the \.-Jest 21lltll feet thet"eof (as meastn"ed along
the Not~th ed 'I t~ight of l-'Jay line of County State Aid Road No. 75,
fOt"met~ly known as I"'r"unk Hight¡4ay
1'-.10. ::J2).
Tt~act "e" (St. ,Joseph Liquo'r" Sh op)
f41l that pat-'t of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter (SE 1/4
hllrJ lIL ,) of Section 1en Wll), lotrmship One Hund'r"'ed l' l-'Jenty-f OU'r~ (1f:L~)
Not-,th, Range I"Nenty-nine (29) West, descdbed as follows, to-wit:
Commencing at the Southeast corner of the NW 1/4 of said Section 10;
th eTit~e on an assumed bearing of North along the East line o'f said NlrJ
1/4 ë\ distance of 559 "2;1 feet to a point on the Ncn~thedy dght of way
line o'f County State Aid I:~oad I\!o. /5 (fQ\'-'m€n~ly ft"l.mk Highway No. 52);
thence Ncn-,th 88 18' {'Jest along said right of l-'Jay lin e 831.57 feet;
thence I\~ot-,th 01 3:-:5' t:::ast 291Zi.i:::2 feet to its intet~section ~'Jit!"1 trl e
SOI,\thItJestet~ly t~ight of l-'Jay line of Bud,ington Not~the'rTI Ró:dh~oëld; th ¡:~nce
Southeaste1"1y along said ¡-~ight of l-'Jay line to its intet"section with
said East line of N{.J 1/4, of Section 10; thence South al on g said E.ast
line 87.91 feet to the point of beginning. LESS AND EXCEPT therefrom
the Li::\~,t 2;01.'/Ø feet and the IrJe!;;,t 4,0Ø feet thereof (as mea s 1J\'~ed alon g
the NO'r",thedy dght of' way line of County State Aid Road No. 7:-:5,
f C<'r~m e t~l y kn own as 'h"un!-: Highway No. 52).
r·¡,-.ac.t I1DH (NOVi.."!k Comple}:)
All that pat-'t of thE' Southeast Quat"tet~ of the Nm-·thwest Qua\'~teÍ'~ (bE 1/4,
N\.-J 1/'+) of Section r en <1il.,¡), T own ship On e Hund'r"ed TlrJ e n ty -f ou t~ (l;:::L})
Nm",th, Range TlrJenty-nine (29) West, desct~ib¡;:'d as follo~'Js, to-wit~
Commencing at the Southeast corner of the NW 1/4 of said Section llZt:;
thence on an assumed bearing of North alon g th e East linE' of s",lÌd NW
1/1.~ a disti:.ince of 5b~.31 feet to a point on the NÎ.wthet~ly t~ight of ItJay
line üf County State Aid Road No. 75 (fot"met~ly T-r"un~< HighltJay No. 52);
thence Nm"th 88 18' t.Jest along s,aid d,ght t.f way line 831.57 feet:;
th ence Ncrrw,th 01 35' East i:::90.2;::: feet to its inte'r"s ection ItJi th th e
South~'Jestet~ly t"ight of way line of B1..n~lington !\!m~the¡--'n Hail\'~oad; thence
South ea s tet--l y along said t"'ight of way line to its inte¡-"section with
said t:ast line of h!W 1/4 of Section ltZt:¡ thence South along said Eó."ist
line 87.91 feet to the point of beginnin~J" LESS AND EXCEPT therefrom
the ItJest 530 'feet th¡:n~eof (a'5 measut~ed along the Nm·,thet~ly 1'~ight of ~\tay
line of County State Aid Road No. 75, fOi'~me'dy knol-'m as Trunk Highway
No" ~2).,
Loso made a motion to apl:nw'ove the lot s pli t ¿¡ s \"'eque sted by Da'v'id
H(jl1ët.ndeÍ'~? and \'~ecommended by the Plët.nning Commi'5sion. The motion v\1 ë:'l S
seconded by Fh eo I,:¡~ .
rtyes: Rt?be'r"', Rieke, Loso, Hazen, Hiemenz.
!\!ët.yes: None. IYlotion Cai''''r''Íed 5:tZi:tZt
5) H¿,y Bechtold will be on sick le¿,\ve beginning Api'w-Ü 11., f Oi'~ two to
fout~ weeks.
6) n !;.ingle family home is proposed to be consh-'ucted in Township
f-f a q e .'-,t:::'" -:.,r
I~\--\\--"_!
¡::¡\:I·r-·i1 i" 1':1 <1 .~.
i)'¡ 'ü¡J e ,("",-[ '/ lo¡~a.ted n or'·th ot t<y"ebsb¿-'\(.:-h Bulk rc,nk'C,. l'::ü !J.n c::il \~~ i 11 di ,=·cu s to
this. i~,~",ue at the joint City ~ '¡ m·mshi ::., meeting.
l) ~ -. !)"r-' he'r f.3mily, Rð,ci1el :itapletDn th¿<.nked tr' e Council, C:ìty t:::mploy e e s
¿\nd entir"e community t O"r~ th e Ì'r" ou tpou'r-'in 9 or suppo'r't 2,nd ~{indn e s:. s in
ti'¡e t'r-'a qic 1 c.·;¡ s of her~ d2""\I~hter', Jill.
t=ìOJUUHN:, Hazen m~CJc a In uti on tD arJj oUr~n at lQl:10 rh, m_; seconded by
Lüso.
!~y e s: Reber", RiE:·ke, Lo'::;o, Hazen, Hie men;::.
i\J¿"\\./GS~ I\j () n e . ¡"Iotion c·a. 'r~"("j" e do:
~
Rach e 1 Staplet n
Clerk/Administrator