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Home My WebLink About1987 [09] Sep 17 It'>'OQ :;)' - ~ _ u¿jUJ I September 17, 1987 Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the City Council for the City of St. Joseph met in regular session on Thursday, September 17, 1987 at 7:30 p.m. in City Hall. MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Mike J. Loso; Councilmen Steve Dehler, Leo Sadlo, Ross Rieke. Rachel Stapleton, Clerk/Adm. Absent - Donald "Bud" Reber. (Gone to Washington D.C.) OTHERS PRESENT: Irma Hoffmann, Tim Stang, Steven Erickson, Dick Taufen, Jim Decker. APPROVE AGENDA: Rieke made a motion to approve the agenda; seconded by Sadlo. Ayes: Loso, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion carried. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Dehler made a motion to approve the minutes of the September 3 meeting as presented; seconded by Rieke. Ayes: Loso, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion carried. - EQUIPMENT NEEDS: Clerk/Adm. discussed with the Council the copy machines tried. Council requested to tryout comparable machines from each company and get proposals from each. COUNCILMEN REPORT: SADLO: Water valves were installed in the street on First Avenue Northwest; working on locating a site for test well. RIEKE: Planning Commission had hearings on Hoffman and Stang variance requests, will be handled later in the meeting. Mike Scherer submitted a petition to allow annexation of that portion of the property which is in the township. ANNEXATION: Rieke made a motion to approve the Resolution to Annex Certain Adjoining Unincorporated Territory to the City, and an Amendment to the Joint Resolution for Orderly Annexation Between the City of St. Joseph and the Town of St. Joseph, which approves the petition to annex the following legally described property; All that part of the Northeast quarter of the Northeast Quarter (NE 1/4) of Section Ten (10) , Township one hundred twenty-four ( 124) , Range Twenty Nine (29) , Stearns County, Minnesota, lying south of the railroad I tracks and East of the West 793.92 feet thereof, containing 1.78 acres, more or less; and the Westerly 100 feet of that part of the west 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4, South of Highway 75 of Section Eleven ( 11 ) , Township One Hundred Twenty Four (124), Range Twenty Nine (29) , containing .33 acres. 1 '-' C ' J-.... j: /t _ V Lj "'~r The motion was seconded by Sadlo. Ayes: Loso, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. I Nayes: None. Motion carried. DEHLER: 1 ) St. Ben's has offered some new exercise equipment to the City, that they obtained, which would be installed on a walking or jogging type path. Council discussed where it 1·JQuld be appropriate to put it, perhaps Millstream Park, and ways of installation. 2) The Park Board made the following recommendations: a) In Cloverdale Tot Lot, to scoop out where the hill was and put in a large sandbox which would be flooded in the winter for a small skating pond. b) A new warming house is needed at the hockey rink and windoHs are needed in the other warming house, would also recommend two radios with speakers for the warming houses and operating heaters. c) Report on implementation of insurance loss control recommendations for parks. d) Presented an idea of use of cellular phones. e) Lori Schultzenburg will Hork for the recreation program again next year. f) Bathroom at Millstream in bad condition. g) Maintenance man requested to come to Park Board meetings. EXERCISE EQUIPMENT: Rieke made a motion to accept the equipment offered from St. Bens, with a thank you, and have the Park Board review and recommend possible locations where to install it; seconded by Sadlo. Ayes: Loso, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion carried. CLOVERDALE TOT LOT: Rieke made a motion to put in the recommended sand box in Cloverdale Tot Lot to be flooded in the winter for a small skating area; seconded by Dehler. Ayes: Loso, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion carried. MAYOR REPORTS: 1 ) [VJayor stated he met with Sister Kathleen and discussed possible well sites, she Hould meet with her superiors and get back to Mike; 2) A new well is needed to be operational by next summer, a new watertower will be imperative within five years; are looking for a site large enough to provide enough area for future treatment needs, along with a well and {.¡a tertower . HOFFMANN VARIANCE: Irma Hoffmann discussed with the Council her request for a variance, as was considered at a public hearing before the Planning Commission, of 15 feet on the front yard setback on 3rd Avenue Northeast, to allow I construction of an additional stall to an existing garage. Rieke made a motion to approve the requested variance, at 302 Ash Street East, as recommended by the Planning Commission, 1~nh , J U bJ'lJ with the stipulation that annexation is completed; seconded I by Sadlo. Ayes: Loso, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion carried. STANG VARIANCE: Tim Stang discussed with the Council his request for a four foot front yard variance, as was considered at a public hearing before the Planning Commission, at 513 East Able Street, to allow for construction of a garage. He is aware of the sewer line and utility easement on the property and will provide for it with specific construction requirements as was provided for previously in a variance hearing. Rieke made a motion to approve the requested variance of a four foot front yard setback, as recommended by the Planning Commission, because with the sewer easement, and the configuration of the lot, there exists an unusual situation, of which the variance would not be detrimental to the residential neighborhood; seconded by Sadlo. Ayes: Loso, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion carried. WESTEL CABLE FRANCHISE: Jim Decker, representing Westel, Incorporated appeared before the Council to discuss the proposed cable franchise transfer. Discussed were the proposed transfer, the rights and obligations, specifically, I the obligation of Westel 1984, Ltd. to provide $10,000 worth of equipment for the access channel. Mr. Decker stated that all rights and obligations of Westel, Incorporated would be transferred to Mark Twain Cablevision. CABLE FRANCHISE TRANSFER: Sadlo made a motion to approve the Resolution allowing the transfer of the cable franchise from Westel 1984 to Mark Twain Cablevision of Denver; seconded by Rieke. Ayes: Loso, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion carried. STREET EXCAVATION STANDARDS: Dehler made a motion to approve the City Standards for excavation of any blacktop surface of any street or alley in the City of St. Joseph as an appendix to the Ordinance Code #57.5, subd. 6, seconded by Rieke. , Ayes: Loso, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion carried. SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC WORKS REPORTS: Dick Taufen reported 1) on Christmas decorations, if there was a need to get electric lights on more of them; 2) Status of the meters for places on their own water systems, and if there is a problem with clogging etc. whose responsibility it is to repair; Council stated if the problem is not caused from abuse the I City would repair the meter in order to keep an accurate record of water used for accurate billing for the sewer system. -1 I; n [, J L' ~ _U~c}~J 3) Costs for those ¡,¡ho hook up to city water, and what they I are charged. 4) 911 system is now on line since 09/11/87 and everyone is encouraged to use it in an emergency situation. 5) Discussed if the siren should be blown in case of tornado, and whose responsibility it would be to blow it. S) Unauthorized street sign of Detox Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, put up by rental property, if it is on right of way city can remove it. CLERK/ADM. REPORTS: 1 ) Small Cities Development Workshop to be held in St. Paul will discuss CDBG grant application process; 2) Noise complaint at 114 E. i'Hnnesota Street 3) Police car repair. GRANT APPLICATION WORKSHOP: Rieke made a motion to approve the Clerk/Adm. 's attendance at the SCDP workshop to be held in St. Paul on October 1 for possible grant funds for proposed comprehensive water system project; seconded by Sadlo. Ayes: Loso, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion carried. ASSESSMENT APPROVAL OF SECOND AVENUE: Rieke made a motion to I approve the assessment role and resolution approving the assessments for Second Avenue which will be for a period of 15 years at 8 percent interest; seconded by Sadlo. Ayes: Loso, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion carried. ADJOURN: Sadlo made a motion to adjourn at 10:30 p.m. ; Rieke seconded the motion. Ayes: Loso, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion carried. ~ Rachel Stap Clerk/Adm. I