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Home My WebLink About1986 [01] Jan 02 1 (') r) "'-' " ~, January 2, 1986 ,-),1,5 ~ -~ Pursuant to due call and notice thereof the City Council of the City of st. Joseph met in session on Thursday, January 2, 1986 in City Hall at 7:30 p.m. I Members Present: Mayor Mike Loso; Councilmen Bud Reber, steve Dehler, Leo Sadlo, Ross Rieke; Secretary Laurie Terwey. . Others Present: Bob Johnson; Hugo B. Weyrens; Joe Bettendorf, City Engineer; Kathy Bruns, Courier Editor; Minutes Approved: A motion was made by Dehler seconded by Rieke to approve the minutes of the December 19, 1985 City Council meeting. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None Motion carried. Bills Approved: A motion was made by Sadlo seconded by Reber to approve payment of bills as presented with the following corrections: steve Dehler special meeting attendance changed to 6 meetings attended and Bud Reber special meeting attendance changed to 5 meetings attended. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None Motion carried. Amendment 1975-A: A motion was made by Dehler seconded by Reber to approve the amendment to Ordinance No. 1975-A entitled "An Ordinance Prohibiting Unreasonable Acceleration and Unreasonable Braking of Motor Vehicles" as presented. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None Motion carried. Snowmobile Trail Permit: still waiting for word from County. street Lighting Project: Copies to Council concerning City street light conversion by NSP from mercury vapor to high pressure sodium. The lights will be converted at no additional cost to the City. High pressure sodium is more energy efficient and produces more light than mercury vapor. Cable Information: westel Communications, Inc. cable service rate increase discussed. No response from City Attorney yet. Questions on percent of increase for 1985 and 1986. Liquor Matters: More information from Police Department needed. City Hall Project: Large door to be installed between meeting rooms at City Hall has arrived. 1986 Appointments: Mayor Loso stated the 1986 City Appointments would be the same as 1985 with the exception of the Building Inspector, Housing Code and Energy Committee appointments. Bud Reber stated he would do building inspections until a new Building Inspector is appointed. . Discussion was held on the official City newspaper. The number of City subscrib- ers to the st. Cloud Daily Times and the st. Joseph Courier was reviewed. Question of time limits involved for publication. Notices could still be pub- lished in the st. Cloud Times when 'needed if the Courier was selected for the official newspaper. A motion was made by Reber seconded by Sadlo to approve appointment of the st. Joseph Courier as the official City newspaper. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None Motion carried. 1 n ¡-, (1 _ 0 (~~-- l; A motion was made by Dehler seconded by sadlo to approve the following 1986 City appointments: 1 ) Acting Mayor - Bud Reber 2) Police Commissioner - Mayor Loso 3) Weed Control Commissioner - James Marthaler 4) Asst. Weed Control Commissioner - Mayor Loso 5 ) Planning Commission Liaison - Ross Rieke - 6 ) Water & Sewer Liaison - Leo Sadlo 7) Recreation Liaison - steve Dehler 8) Park Board Liaison - steve Dehler 9 ) street Commissioner - Bud Reber 10) Joint Planning & OAB - Ben Kremer, Ross Rieke 11) APO Executive Liaison - Mayor Loso 12) APO Full Board - Mayor Loso, Ben Kremer, Ross Rieke Alternates - Hub Klein, Leo Sadlo 13) Planning Commission - 14) Downtown Renewal Association - Bud Reber, steve Dehler 15) Police Interview Committee - Police Chief, Leo Sadlo, ;\layor Loso, Bud Reber 16) Forester - James Marthaler 17) Fire Advisory Board - Leo Sadlo, Dick Taufen, 18) 3-Member Health Board - steve Dehler, Bud Reber, Dr. Thomas Newton 19) Water & Sewer Inspector - Herman Schneider 20) Fire Chief - Dick Taufen 21) Asst. Fire Chief - Dave Theisen 22) Building Inspector - 23 ) Emergency Services Director - Dick Taufen 24) Official Newspaper - st. Joseph Courier 25) Official Depository - First State Bank of st. Joseph 26) Housing Code - 27) Energy Committee - Ben Kremer, Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None Motion carried. City Engineer: Joe Bettendorf presented data on CSAH 75 signal light project. Six proposals were presented to Council. Engineer stated he didn't need a decision now, but possibly narrow the selections down to 2 or 3. County and Federal funding \1aS compared for the proj ect. County State Aid funding - clean and straight foward path. Federal funding - extras needed: draft and final project development reports and location and design study report. Mayor Loso reported County Engineer Bill Rice informed him the County would pay for the total project unless the engineering costs totaled more than 10% of construction cost. The City \10uld have to pay any amount over 10% for engineering. City should decide which contruction design is best suited and turn it over to the County for construction A motion was made by Dehler to present all six options to the public at an inform- ational hearing. Motion withdrawn for lack of a second. A motion was made by Sadlo seconded by Rieke to present options 1, 3 and 5 to the public at an informational hearing. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None Motion carried. Engineer Bettendorf was instruct6d to set up a meeting with County Engineer Bill Rice concerning the project. Mayor and Street Commissioner to attend if possible. t36? Sewer Rate and Sewer Use Ordinances: Council will review and finalize at the next City Council meeting. - Recess: Council recessed at 9:12 p.m. - reconvened at 9:22 p.m. Seminar for Elected Officials: A motion was made by Sadlo seconded by Dehler to approve attendance of Mayor Loso and Councilman Rieke at a seminar for elected officials to be held January 24, 1986 in st. Paul at a cost of $80.00 each. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None Motion carried. Cable Conference: A cable conference will be held January 31 - February 1, 1986 in st. Paul. Patrol Car Bids: A motion was made by Reber seconded by Dehler to approve patrol car bid publication dates of January 20 and 21, 1986, bid opening February 13, 1986 and Council award February 20, 1986. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None Motion carried. 1986 License Approval: A motion was made by Sadlo seconded by Dehler to approve 1986 3.2 beer, cigarette, amusement and entertainment licenses: EI Paso Club & Lanes - 3.2 off Sale, Cigarette, Entertainment, 3 Amusement Midway on Main - 3.2 On Sale, 3.2 Off Sale, Cigarette, Entertainment, 6 Amusement La Playette - Cigarette, Entertainment, 11 Amusement Sal's Bar & Grill - 3.2 Off Sale, Cigarette, Entertainment, 6 Amusement American Legion Post 328 - 3.2 On Sale, 3.2 Off Sale, Cigarette, 3 Amusement Herk's Restaurant & Pizza Palace - 3.2 On Sale, Cigarette Bo Diddley's - 3.2 On Sale, Cigarette Gary's Pizzeria - Entertainment, 3 Amusement Hollander's Country store - 3.2 Off Sale, Cigarette st. Joseph Liquor Shoppe - Cigarette Frisky Bait Shop - 3.2 Off Sale, Cigarette st. Joe Pharmacy - Cigarette st. Joseph Meat Market - Cigarette Loso's Store - Cigarette Kay's Kitchen - Cigarette Linnemann's Store - Cigarette Stueve's Garage - Cigarette Versa-Vend Vending - Cigarette (for st. Ben's) st. Augusta Oil Company - Cigarette (for st. Joe Self Serve) Krebsbach oil Company - Cigarette Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None Motion carried. Police meeting to be held. Council would prefer that machines be counted monthly by Police Department. Building Permits: Clerk will make out bùilding permits until a new Building Inspector is appointed. Full Time Status: A motion was made by Sadlo seconded by Rieke to approve change from part-time to full-time status for Laurie Terwey, City Clerk's office. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None Motion carried. Property Liability Insurance: A 94~% increase in property/liability insurance was reviewed by Council. Report coming from Attorney. -10h~~ _L Ù ,--', \_~ District 742 Community Ed: Proposed agreement sent to City Attorney for review. Council discussed some stipulations in the contract agreement. Martin Luther King Holiday: It is mandatory to close city departments except for emergency services on Martin Luther King holiday January 20, 1986. Council Reports: Rieke - Cable access agreement will be drawn up. Sadlo - Water left running to prevent water line freeze will be charged to the customer. Sewer charge will be rated at last quarter rates. Dehler - Some pups born in City kennel died because of cold weather. shelter could be moved indoors for \1Ínter or canvas or straw bales put over it. Sug- gested there be 3 different areas in the Ctiy where notices could be posted when dogs are picked up. Clerk office to instruct Maintenance Supervisor to improve shelter for winter conditions. Skating rinks are open. Seven people have been hired as caretakers for the rinks: Craig Schroeder, Nick Bukovich, Charlene Suchy, Kevin Cox, Danny Campina, Greg Rakotz, Mike Johnson. Warming houses will open at 5:00 p.m. weekdays and 1:00 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Suggestion book at both warming houses for workers. Adjournment: A motion was made by Sadlo seconded by Reber to adjourn at 10:27 p.m. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None Motion carried. ¿f~d~ Laurle Terwey Secretary