HomeMy WebLinkAbout1986 [08] Aug 07
A -1 A
J. , Lt.
-'L ~~_ _,I,
I
August 7, 1986
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the City Council for
the City of St. Joseph met in regular session on Thursday
August 7, 1986 at 7:30 p.m. in the City Hall.
M~mQ~r§ fr~§~Dt~ Mayor Mike Loso; Councilmen Donald "Bud"
Reber, Leo Sadlo, Ross Rieke. Steve Dehler absent.
I[~ª§~[~[~§ E~EQ[1~ David Weyrens, Treasurer, gave the
monthly report. Sadlo moved to accept the report as
presented; Reber seconded.
Ayes: Loso, Reber, Sadlo, Rieke.
Nayes: None. Motion carried.
M1DYt~§~ Rieke moved to accept the minutes as corrected to
include page numbers 1411 a through h; Reber seconded.
Ayes: Loso, Reber, Sadlo, Rieke.
Nayes: None. Motion carried.
ª!!!§ Eª~ªQ!~l Rieke made a motion to approve the bills
payable with a correction to the amount of #54 to $5811.15; I
Reber seconded.
Ayes: Loso, Reber, Sadlo, Rieke.
Nayes: None. Motion carried.
~QDº§ B~§Q!YtlQD~ The City Clerk presented affidavits
showing publication in the official newspaper and in
Commercial West of the notice of sale of $1,400,000
Improvement Bonds, Series 1986 of the City, bids for which
are to be considered at this meeting as provided by the
resolution of the City Council adopted July 17, 1986. The
affidavits were examined and approved and ordered placed on
file in the office of the City Clerk.
It was reported that four sealed bids for the purchase
of said Bonds has been received from the following
institutions at or before the time stated in the notice. The
bids, having been opened and tabulated by the City Clerk as
provided in the notice of sale, were then publicly read and
considered, and were all found to conform to the notice of
sale and the terms and conditions of sale and to be
accompanied by the required security, and the purchase price,
interest rates and net interest cost under the terms of each
bid were found to be as follows:
I
1415
I
!}!ºº~r
Purch. Price NIR NIC
Cronin & Co., Inc. 1,375,640 7.4811 664,592.83
Piper, Jaffray,
& Hopwood Inc. 1,375,500 7.5560 671,270.45
Norwest Investment
Serv Inc. 1,375,010 7.6118 676,227.39
4) American Natl
Bank & Trust 1,375,080 7.6459 678,501. 26
After some discussion, Councilman Reber introduced the
following resolution and moved its adoption, and award the
I bid to Cronin & Co., Inc., the low bidder:
RESOLUTION RELATING TO $1,400,000 IMPROVEMENT
BONDS, SERIES 1986; AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE, AWARDING
THE S~LE, FIXING THE FORM AND DETAILS, AND PROVIDING FOR
THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY THEREOF AND SECURITY THEREFOR
The motion for the award and adoption of the foregoing
resolution was duly seconded by Councilman Sadlo, and upon
vote being taken, the following voted in favor thereof: Loso,
Reber, Sadlo, Rieke.
and the following voted against the same: None.
Councilman Dehler was absent.
whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and
adopted, and was signed by the Mayor, whose signature was
attested by the City Clerk.
ê~ª! Qºª1!ng erºj~£1~ Reber moved to approve the Partial Pay
Estimate #1 of Contracting Services Independent, Inc. of
$9229.27; seconded by Rieke.
Ayes: Loso, Reber, SadIo, Rieke.
Nayes: None. Motion carried.
H~§=I~l Ærªnfb!§~ B!gb1§ 1rªn§f~r~ Council discussed the
I request of transfer of rights from Wes-Tel, Inc. to Wes-Tel
1984, Inc. and tabled until written recommendation from the
City Attorney.
1~ªgy~ Qf º!1!~§ g~g!ºnªl ~~~1!ng~ Council discussed
attendance at the regional meeting at Brainerd on Sept. 25
and will discuss further at the first meeting in September.
1416
Council discussed sources of revenue and State Aid payments I
and special assessments and requested special assessments
payment from the County to be paid to the City as soon as
possible.
º1~r~Lßgm~ B~QQr~ª~ Clerk reported State Aid payments now
received on July 15 and December 15; Knights of Columbus'
application for gambling license.
Council will discuss the forthcoming special assessments at
the next council meeting.
~ª~Q[ B~QQ[~~~ Mayor reported on meeting he attended with
Stearns County on the sign program. Funding will cover
survey of needs of signs in the City, engineering, purchasing
signs, and putting them up, with the City's cost to be 10%.
Sadlo moved to approve the resolution and keep the local
jurisdiction as is; seconded by Reber.
Ayes: Loso, Reber, Sadlo, Rieke.
Nayes: None. Motion carried.
EQJj:,º~ ~ª~1~[~: Mayor discussed the response sent to the
Council from the Police on several issues. Motion by Reber
that all police matters and patrol car use will be according I
to City Policy; seconded by Rieke.
Ayes: Loso, Reber, Sadlo, Rieke.
Nayes: None. Motion carried.
ÇQMnºi!m~n B~QQ[l~ Sadlo; Water Tower periodic maintenance
to be done soon, St. Ben's will be done first then the City
tower; Fire Board meeting was held and Ken Twit requested to
be placed on the City Council agenda for the next meeting to
discuss the Fire Dept. Relief Assn.; The Laundromat intends
to drill its own well but it will be metered according to
code and so the City will be able to charge sewer use
accordingly, will also retain City water hookup for emergency
use which will also be metered and locked.
Reber: Discussed hairline cracks in a driveway and if it is
City property or private ( Dick Schroeder's), will have City
Engineer check it out; also Connie Borrasch's basement
property needs to be fenced or filled in, Bud will talk to
her to see what can be done; also discussed drainage
problems after the recent rain which caused flooding of
streets and basements; also discussed condemning a trailer
unfit for a residence which also needs rodent proofing.
Rieke: Discussed the recent Planning Commission meeting and
what is allowed in the business area of the City. Council
felt regular upkeep of any building should be encouraged and I
zoning will be controlled as reasonable, and will get zoning
restrictions and allowances opinion from the City Attorney.
~giQgrn~~n~~ Motion to adjourn by Sadlo at 9:35 p.m. ;
seconded by Reber.
Ayes: LOBo, Reber, Sadlo, Rieke. rx~j~