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Home My WebLink About1987 [03] Mar 05 -4ß2 I March 5, 1987 Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the City Council for the City of St. Joseph, Minnesota met in regular session on Thursday, March 5, 1987 at 7:30 p.m. in City Hall. ~êmQêrª rrê§ê~1~ Mayor Mike Loso; Councilmen Bud Reber, Steve Dehler, Leo Sadlo, Ross Rieke. Clerk/Adm. Rachel Stapleton. Q~hêrê ~rêêê~~~ Kathy Bruns, Dave Weyrens, Herman Schneider, Wilbur Wilkens, Dale Haug, Ann Johnson, Bill Lorentz. ~!~Y!êê~ Minutes of the February 19 meeting were approved with a motion by Dehler; seconded by Rieke. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion carried. ê!ll§ rªYªQlê~ Dehler made a motion to approve the bills payable; seconded by Rieke. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion carried. ~igYQr ~~fQr£êmê~~ B~ªQ1Y~iQ~~ Sadlo made a motion to table I the proposed liquor enforcement resolution until the March 25 meeting; seconded by Reber. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion carried. gªEi~ªl QY11ªY ßêgYê§1ª~ Sadlo made a motion to approve the repair requests for Parks Dept. to repair roof and fascia on shelter at Centennial Park of $1590, and Maintenance Dept. storage building repair of header, door stops, for $865; seconded by Rieke. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion carried. Chief of Police Bill Lorentz: Chief of Police Bill Lorentz's ----- -- ------ ---- -------- request to attend the Minnesota Chief's conference was approved with a motion by Dehler; seconded by Reber. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion carried. Council discussed with the Chief, the Police Officers request to attend MPPOA conference as part of salary negotiations. Council generally felt this should be an administrative request through the Chief to the Council. Chief Lorentz discussed with the Council the methods and I means available in hiring a new police officer. The Police Interview Committee will review the applications with the Mayor and Chief, and make recommendation to the Council. 1 f..en ¿J(õ.-\ -1:- _~<;" t.....ß B§§~£rêº~~Q~ ~Y!hê£~ ghYr£h~ Wilbur Wilkens and Dale Haug, of Resurrection Luthern Church, presented a petition for annexation of an area adjacent to northern edge of the City between SAR #2 and Old SAR #2, approximately 3 acres. Rieke made a motion to approve the petition, subject to approval of the Municipal Board and the waiver of any objection by the township; seconded by Reber. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion carried. gmE1QY§ê §ªlªry !~£rêªêêê~ Employee Ray Bechtold appeared before the Council to discuss the salary increase he received for 1987. He felt it was not in line with the other employees because they were increased a step or more and he only received a 1% increase. The Council discussed that the steps were adjustments to make the salaries in line with the job description and performance for years of service. Ray is at the top of his step schedule and therefore received a percentage increase as all the employees received. Ray then stated he would refuse his increase for 1987 as income tax would take it all anyway. Mayor declared a recess at 9:00 p.m. and reopened the meeting at 9:10 p.m. Storm Sewer Easement: Council discussed the request of ----- ----- -------- Douglas Inselman, of 403 Cypress Drive, to release or modify the storm sewer easement across his property which goes under his house and prevents his refinancing his home. After consideration of the situation and discussion with the City Engineer, Dehler made a motion to have the Clerk contact Mr. Inselman and state that the City would work with the owner of the property and allow him to reroute the storm sewer line to the lot line at the owners expense, and release the current easement in return for an easement on the lot line of the rerouted line; seconded by Reber. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion carried. Y~il!~Y g~§§mê~~ = ºlQYêrQªlê~ The Council considered the request to release or modify a utility easement in the Cloverdale Estates Second Addition, Lots 1,2,3,4, Bl. 4' the , westerly 50 feet. Reber made a motion to modify the easement to include the westerly 50 feet or less which are not under the building as determined by our engineer; seconded by Sadlo. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion carried. l2§ ªê~~ê~QQ~f~ g~~y g~~i~êêr BêEQ~~ê~ Mr. Bettendorf discussed with the Council the possible ways of handling the Monument Park area with the 2nd Ave. project. Dehler made a -A r. ,n A ~ /! .¡-"" .-! _~_ "~t \ _;J ~.r motion to remove the concrete and clean up the area, leave as gravel the parking lot area with a curb cut for the entrance to the parking lot from 2nd Ave; seconded by Rieke. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion carried. gl eªêQL §~~~!:: Line and ~~Q ðY~~ erQi~~1~ Claude Menzhuber and Denny Tamm of the El Paso Club appeared before the Council to discuss the Sewer Main which runs under their property, would like the City to move it so that they can build on to their building. Mayor stated the City should not bear the cost of moving it as the move would not benefit the tax payers. Discussed also possible costs of moving line and property owners responsibility and original construction of line under Menzhuber property. Also discussed the proposed 2nd Ave. Project and the expansion to include the El Paso block and the curb and gutter assessment to that property. Mr. Menzhuber requested as much parking space as possible and to exclude any boulevard in the plans. The Mayor set the Public Hearing for the increase in the public improvement project for March 25 at 8:00 p.m. ºªlê §ªlQ º~Y~lQE~!::~ Dale Salo appeared before the Council to discuss his plans for developing Outlot A and to Annex it and Rezone it to R-l. Council suggested the Salo follow the plan for annexing as outlined by our attorney. gQ~~~Y êig~ erQg!::ª~~ Dick Taufen reported on the sign program to be implemented this spring. Will review the whole City and replace and install signs as indicated by the survey. Cost to City will be 10% of the cost. ºl~r~LðQm~ B~EQr1ª~ Reber moved to allow the Clerk's request to attend the Clerks Conference in Minneapolis on March 18- 20, seconded by Dehler. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes; None. Motion carried. Clerk stated the City Forester had reported that two trees have been destroyed recently in Centennial Park by vandals, approximate replacement cost $105 a piece. ºQ~~~il B~EQ!::1ª~ êªQ1Q~ Need to decrease the length of meetings. B~Q~r~ Discussed building permits in Business zone, anything not specifically allowed should go before the Planning Commission; Senior Citizens requested to have a louver cut in the kitchen door so it can be locked; Sy Theisen will be gone for nine months and wishes to rent out his home to nine students temporarily, because the house is so large; will be heard by Planning Commission. Bi~~~~ Reported on Planning Commission meeting and Dale Salo, Catholic Charities, and Sy Theisen upcoming hearings. Dehler: Park Board met and some of the township residents ------- 1¿1Ph "~ .. 0 ð \~_...;-' . feel Millstream rent for them should be the same as for City residents; Lion's have shown the Park Board their plans to expand their building. ~~YQr rêEQr~ª~ District 742 School District had asked if the City would consider building sidewalk from 4th Ave. West to Clinton Village for the children who walk to school. ðQjQYr~~ Reber made a motion to adjourn at 12:45 a.m; seconded by Dehler. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion carried. æ~s4~