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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1987 [01] Jan 22 I1hAJ :± u (x January 22,19B7 I Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the City Council for the City of St. Joseph, Minnesota met in regular session at 7:30 p.m., on Thursday, January 22 in City Hall. ~êmQêr§ rrêªê~~~ Members present were Mayor Mike Loso; Councilmen Bud Reber, Steve Dehler, Leo Sadlo, Ross Rieke. Clerk/Adm. Rachel Stapleton. º~hêrê Erêêê~~~ Kathy Bruns, ~!~Y~ê§~ Minutes of the Jan. 8 and Jan. 20 meetings were approved with a motion by Dehler; seconded by Reber. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler. Nayes: None. Motion carried. Councilmen Leo Sadlo and Ross Rieke arrived at 7:36 p.m. ºl~rßL~Qm~ BêEQr~ê~ Clerk reported on 1) investment seminar attended in St. Cloud, sponsored by the League of Minnesota Cities, which covered a new program available to Minnesota Cities to invest or deposit idle funds for varying periods of time; 2) upcoming League of Cities National Conference; 3) I employee health benefits through PHP; 4) discussed the proposed elderly apartment project to be administrated through Catholic Charities; 5) requested permission to attend Municipal Clerks Institute, and to apply for scholarship. ~Y~i£iEªl ºlêrßê !Dª~i~Y~ê~ Reber made a motion to allow the Clerk administrative leave to attend Municipal Clerks Institute in July, and to approve costs in excess of any scholarship assistance; seconded by Sadlo. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion carried. ºQY~£!l BêEQr~ê~ §ªQ1Q~ presented water report for the year and stated that sometime in the future we will have to consider a new well; discussed how to handle those people on city sewer who do not have water meters, Council discussed increasing flat rate to make a meter more desirable. B~Qêr~ Rental housing ordinance needs to be amended to provide for fees for second or third inspection. B!êßê~ Discussed status of proposed billboard ordinance, Council requested Planning Commission review it again to provide for a larger sign area and clarify distance required from adjacent property, and consider requiring special use permit for each billboard for future control; also discussed I taxation methods for billboards. Dehler: None. ------- ~ªyQr BêEQr~ª~ Mayor discussed local interest in recycling program and requested Council be alert to methods to get a good recycling program going; need to acquire a good 1 d t5>Î~:"' .~. \-.. 'J". ,j u refrigerator for Centennial Park; wish to thank Women of Today Organization for their generous donation of $100 to assist in purchasing warming house heater for Memorial Park. ~QjQYr~~ Rieke made a motion to adjourn at 9:36 p.m. ; seconded by Dehler. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion carried. ~~4~ I