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Home My WebLink About1986 [08] Aug 21 lJ-17 _ -xl \î August 21, 1986 Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the City Council for the City of St. Joseph met in regular session on Thursday August 21, 1986 at 7:30 p.m. in the City Hall. M§m~grê fr§ê§!1t~ Mayor Mike Loso; Councilmen Donald "Bud" Reber, Leo Sadlo, Steve Dehler, Ross Rieke. ~!!1!:!:t~§.:. Dehler make a motion to add to the minutes the company that was awarded the bond bid. Reber seconded. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Sadlo, Dehler, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion carried. Sadlo moved to accept the minutes as corrected to page 1414. Rieke seconded. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Sadlo, Dehler, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion carried. Hêªtê!~ Rieke made a motion to accept the attorneys recommendation to approve the transfer of assets and franchise rights from Westel, Inc. to Westel 1984, Ltd., Sadlo seconded. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Sadlo, Dehler, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion carried. 1Qm tl!:!rrªYª ~~1!.:. Dehler made a motion to approve payment to Tom Murray after Bob Johnson verifies the services and charges. Seconded by Rieke. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Sadlo, Dehler, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion carried. !Sê!1 I~j,1~ Ken explained why the bill for the Firemen's pension plan is so high. In 1985 an error was made which showed that the City did not need any funding, when it should have been $9,000.00, so this will have to be corrected in the future payments. The auditor discovered this. ºj,çk IªYfê!1~ Requested permission to block off the street on College Ave. N. and First St. on Sept. 13 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. for the fire dept. water fight. Dehler moved to accept the request. Reber seconded. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Sadlo, Dehler, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion carried. Sadlo made a motion to grant the fire dept. a gambling license on Sept. 13, 1986. Rieke seconded. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Sadlo, Dehler, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion carried. Dehler questioned as to why the council must act on the fire dept. gambling license, and not all gambling licenses. Loso stated State law requires state approval an annual license but local approval only is allowed for a limited gambling license for one function only. 1AA0 ¡ .J ~7_t_O Dick reported on correspondence from county in regards to the restoration of the ditch by the El Paso (grading & seeding), and the county would like a letter from the City giving their approval. The Council discussed the matter and decided they were not satisfied. Reber made a motion to have the City Clerk/Adm. send a letter stating the Cities dissatisfaction. Dehler seconded. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Sadlo, Dehler, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion carried. gi1y gngin§§r~ Joe Bettendorf presented a letter from Dan Landwehr, Landwehr Heavy Moving, Inc., in which he changed the type of piping on his bid from DIP class 50 to SDR 18 PVC. The change in pipe would reduce the bid by $50,000.00, with an actual savings of $17,000.00 It was the recommendation of Joe for the city to accept the change in piping. Sadlo motioned to accept the change in piping. Reber seconded. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Sadlo, Dehler, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion carried. Mayor Loso called for a 5 minute recess at 8:45 p.m. The Council reconvened at 8:55 p.m. The Council discussed the Proposed Overlay/Reconstruction of Second Ave. Northwest and the Proposed Overlay of First Ave. Southeast. Joe Bettendorf proposed 5 possible additions to the overlay project on 2nd Ave. N.E. 1. Curb & Gutter by El Paso & Pharmacy. 2. Reconstruct Birch Street. 3. Construct parking lot. 4. Misc. watermain improvements. 5. Construct a bike path. Joe encouraged the Council to accept #1 both for appearance and proper function. The Council agreed the project needed to be done, but they would defer #'s 3 & 5. Joe suggested sending a letter to all involved explaining the proposal and include the public hearing date. In addition he felt a representative for the City should talk to the people of special concern. ~§H§r Bªª§ªªm§n1ª~ The Council along with City engineer, Joe Bettendorf, discussed the possible ways of assessing the community for the sewer project. The Council decided that Joe and City Clerk/Adm., Rachel Stapleton, meet and discuss the possible ways of assessing the community and present their recommendation at the next council meeting. eQêI B§êQ!~iiQn~ Sadlo made a motion to accept the resolution as is. Seconded by Dehler. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Sadlo, Dehler, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion carried. 1419 gl~f!!Qn Jygg~§~ Rieke moved to accept the election judges presented. Seconded by Dehler. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Sadlo, Dehler, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion carried. Dehler moved to hire Robert Johnson as the head of the Election, both the Primary and General, and pay him at his final wage. Rieke seconded. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Sadlo, Dehler, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion carried. ºl~rßLßgID~ B~2Qr!§~ Reported on the Summer Recreation Program, which included a letter from Julie Darg on suggestions for next year. ºQYnf!!ID~n B~2Qr!§~ Sadlo; Water Tower periodic maintenance is taking place, and will take approximately 1 week. Reber; Talked to Connie Borresch, and she will fence in her basement; also, the trailer that was unfit for residence was towed out. Dehler; The Parkboard has agreed that a fence is needed on the northside of the horseshoe pit for saftey reasons. Currently there is $400 in a special account funded by money raised by the horseshoe pit, and Dehler suggested to use that money to furnish a fence. The council agreed. ßgiQYtnIDên!~ Motion to adjourn by Sadlo at 11:45 p.m.; seconded by Reber. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Sadlo, Dehler, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion carried.