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Pursuant to due call and notice thereof the City Council of the City of
st. Joseph met in session on Thursday, January 17, 1985 at 7:30 p.m. ln
Ci ty Hall.
Members Present: Mayor Mike Loso; Councilmen: Bud Reber, steve Dehler, Leo Sadlo,
Ross Rieke; City Clerk, Bob Johnson.
Others Present: Joe Bettendorf (8:00 p.m.); Mary Foslid, Courier Editor; Louie
Wal z , liquor licensee; Pete Jansky, patrolman; waite Park Councilmen Mike
McDonald and Donald steichen.
Minutes: Council meeting minutes of the January 3, 1985 meeting were approved on
motion by Sadlo, seconded by Reber.
Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke.
Nayes: None Motion carried.
Recreational Assn. Lease: A motion was made by sadlo seconded by Dehler to approve
renewal of the 3-year Recreational Association lease for softball field area
in Millstream Park.
Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke.
Nayes: None Motion carried.
Elected Officials Seminar: A motion was made by Reber seconded by Sadlo to approve
the attendance of Sadlo and Rieke at a seminar for newly elected officials on
February 9, 1985 at the Holiday Inn, Bloomington, Minnesota.
Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke.
Nayes: None Motion carried.
Zoning Authority Seminar: Attendance at Zoning Authority Seminar on January 29, 1985
Holiday Inn, st. Cloud, was approved for Ross Rieke and Ben Kremer, Planning
Commission Chairman.
Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke.
Nayes: None Motion carried.
Garbage-Refuse Service: A motion was made by Dehler seconded by Reber to approve a
25¢ per unit increase for garbage pickup in 1985 for once a week service by
Park Refuse Service and to include in next utility billing a survey indicating
consumer choice of Thursday or Monday as pickup day.
Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke.
Nayes: None Motion carried.
Engineer Bettendorf - Sewer Project Update: Engineer Bettendorf presented a summary
of meetings with st. Cloud, Waite Park and Minnesota pollution Control Agency
regards the waite Park interceptor project and the related City of st. Joseph
proposed sanitary sewer project. All projects appeared to be moving forward
to meet the PCA deadline until after a meeting in waite Park on January 13,
1985 at which time waite Park indicated they were unwilling to proceed because
of the high cost to them of a pump station and forcemain. The change in cost
would raise st. Cloud's share substantially and increase st. Joseph's cost or
the Waite Park interceptor form $127,000 to $207,000. st. Cloud indicated then
that the Waite Park interceptor project was not a major priority. st. Joseph
stated, at this time, that since st. Cloud and Waite Park didn't need the W. P.
interceptor, st. Joseph would examine other alternatives for wastewater treat-
ment. st. Joseph then conducted a brief analysis of a proposal to connect to
the 8th street sewer in st. Cloud and found: 1) that st. Cloud had room in
the line if we could bring our force main down 8th Street to the proposed
Highway 15 right-of-way; 2) st. Cloud indicated some preference to this
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method; 3) the increased cost to st. Joseph would be about the same as the
increase proposed for the waite Park interceptor. Mike McDonald, \'iai te Park
Coucilman present, indicated the waite Park Council had scheduled a meeting
for 6:00 a.m. tomorrow morning - January 18, 1985 - to vote on the lssue.
Liquor Violation Question ( 9 : 00 p. m. ) : Louis F. Walz, owner and licensee of Louie's
Midway Bar, Inc. was present. Mr. Walz had previously waived his right to
an evidentiary hearing on a possible liquor ordinance violation. The reported
violation occurred on December 20, 1984 and related to possible sale after
hours. Mr. Walz stated the 13 persons in the bar were present for a Christmas
party for employees. Chief Bill Lorentz reminded Mr. Walz that the law does
not provide for employee Christmas parties.
Liquor Motion: A motion was made by Reber seconded by Dehler to suspend the liquor
licenses of the Midway Bar, Inc. for one day.
Voting for motion: Sadlo, Reber, Loso, Dehler.
Voting against motion: Rieke ~¡otion carried.
(The closing day to be Monday, January 21, 1985 - requested by Walz.)
(Council recessed at 9:15 p.m. - reconvened at 9:24 p.m.)
J. C. 's Gambling License: The gambling license, to March 1, 1985, was approved on
motion by Reber seconded by Sadlo.
Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke.
Nayes: None Motion carried.
Reserve Officers Assn. Gambling License: A gambling license to March 1, 1985, v.¡as
approved for the Army Reserve Officers Association on motion by Sadlo seconded
by Reber.
Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke.
Nayes: None Motion carried.
Calculator Purchase: A motion was made by Reber seconded by Dehler to approve the
purchase of a calculator for the Clerk's department - cost: 8119.00.
Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke
Nayes: None Motion carried.
Capital Outlay Budget: The following capital outlay budget was approved:
1 ) On motion by Reber - second Sadlo:
Administration - $2,500.00
2) On motion by Sadlo - second Rieke:
Police Dept. - 81,397.00
(Deleted recquetball club membership) (Lorentz to obtain base station specs)
3) On motion by Sadlo - second Rieke:
Fire Department - 84,752.00 ( 37% ) (city share)
4) On motion by Dehler - second Rieke:
Wastewater - $2,375.00
(Hold on several items for engineering study)
5) On motion by Sadlo - second by Reber:
Water Department - $9,625.00
(Insulation material for pumphouse to be checked by Reber)
6 ) On motion by Dehler - seconded by Rieke:
Maintenance Dept.- $20,000.00
(Supervisor discretion)
All motions - Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke.
Nayes: None Motion carried.
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Salary Increase 1985: A motion was made by Reber seconded by Schneider to approve
a 50¢ per hour increase in salary for all regular employees for 1985 (retro
to January 1, 1985) . The City to provide health insurance coverage for Ida
Mae Johnson and Laurie Terwey upon completion of negotiations and new policy
adoption.
Ayes: Reber, Schneider, Loso, Dehler.
Nayes: Husen Motion carried.
(The above salary and benefit approval occurred at the January 3, 1985
meeting but was not recorded as clerk had vacated chair during salary
discussions.)
Council Reports:
Sadlo: Reported receiving City water pumping report for 1984.
Reber: Indicated Pat Schneider would not be available for the summer
recreation program.
Rieke: Planning Commission meeting held January 7. Commission recownended
purchase of Ted Duncan property on Minnesota Street East for future
street right of way.
Dehler: Reported distribution of rules and inspection of skating rinks.
Mayor Report: Update on sewer project.
Ajournment: Moved and seconded at 11:08 p.m.
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