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Home My WebLink About1987 [12] Dec 17 544 December 17, 1987 I Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the City Council for the City of St. Joseph met in regular session on Thursday, December 17, 1987 at 7:30 p.m. in City Hall. MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Mike Loso; Councilmen Donald "Bud" Reber, Steve Dehler, Leo Sadlo, Ross Rieke. OTHERS PRESENT: Martha Johnson, Bill Lorentz. AGENDA APPROVAL: Sadlo made a motion to approve the agenda with additions; seconded by Reber. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion carried. MINUTES: Minutes of the December 3, 1987 meeting were approved as presented with a motion by Dehler; seconded by Sadlo. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None. Notion carried. FUND TRANSFERS: Sadlo made a motion to approve the following I fund transfers: from to 1987 Street Imp. General Fund $101,987.83 1987 Street Imp. Revenue Sharing 6,314.08 1976 Street RRC General Fund 2,330.40 The motion was seconded by Rieke. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion carried. COUNCIL REPORTS: SADLO: 1 ) City Hall Annex was recently lit up with new light fixtures which were installed by Leo Sadlo and Pat Zahler (Thanks, Leo and Pat); 2) Well #1 is not functioning correctly. May have to put acid down now to clean the well and pull the pump in the spring for maintenance; possibly could increase volume of water produced by increasing pump and piping size. REBER: Calls were received on snow removal from sidewalks. The ordinance requiring snow removal within 24 hours, on sidewalks covers all the sidewalks in the City. RIEKE: The Planning Commission met and discussed with Hendricksons their easement problem. DEHLER: The attendants for the skating warming houses have been hired. The Park Board is Hondering if a window could be put in the warming house at the Ball Park Rink. It also needs other minor repairs. I NAYOR REPORTS: 1) Hutchinson Technology is interested in expanding in the Columbia Gear building. They would need City water and sewer which may require annexation if they do ðKPÔnd to thôt building, }ana King of the St. Cloud Area Economic Development Corporation has met with City and 1 -,' r-' .f:; 4 '-~ _(U~_u Township representatives to look at options available. Meetings have been set up with St. Joseph Township Board and the City Council on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, December 21, 22, and 23 at 8:00 p.m. to see if an agreement can be worked out to accommodate this firm. Grants may be available for water and sewer projects for this project. Area Planning Organization has complied some information which will be distributed to the Council. 2) Sisters of the Order of St. Benedict paid the interest on their assessment for the wastewater facility project. CHIEF OF POLICE LORENTZ REPORTS: Chief Lorentz presented a request to allow the police intern to do a survey on assorted questions concerning the police department. He requested the Council to make additions or changes. The Chief will have a report turned in on the results of the survey. PATROLMAN, PART TIt-'1E: Rieke made a motion to allow Steven Erickson to work in 1988, no more than 39 hours in any week and a maximum of 1300 hours during the year, t-¡hich would also allow his participation in PERA, this to be reviewed the seconded meeting in January; seconded by Sadlo. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None. t-'lotion carried. TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Dehler made a motion to put together a "Terms of Employment" agreement in January; seconded by Reber. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion carried. CITY ENGINEER JOE BETTENDORF REPORTS: Joe discussed the status of the streets and sewer and water in Cloverdale Estates 3rd Addition; he will write a letter outlining the Developer's responsibility concerning the status of these. BUILDING ORDINANCE: Rieke made a motion approving the amendment to the building ordinance which allows only metal type pipe for water service lines in the City; seconded by Reber. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion carried. WASTEWATER FACILITY PROJECT: Rieke made a motion to approve application for payment #9 to Landwehr Heavy Moving, Inc. of $4,265.35; Reber seconded. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion carried. TEST ~..JELL: Reber made a motion to approve the payment of $4215.00 to Donabauer Well and Pump Co. for the test wells project; Rieke seconded. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion carried. 1 - '~ þ~, íi ,,~ _~ 9.-' ~r \j; LEAF BURNING ORDINANCE: Reber made a motion tCI approve the amendment to the leaf burning ordinance changing the fall times allo~..¡ed and allowing burning in the spring; seconded by Sadlo. Ayes: L¡:)scJ , Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None, ¡'-Jotion carried. 1988 LICENSE APPROVAL: A motion t·¡as made by Sadlo and seconded by Reber to approve the folloHing 'J .-, beer, _\. ~ cigarette, amusement and entertainment l.lcenses for the 1988 calendar year. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke Nayes: None. Hotion carried. La Playette, Inc. - Cigarette, Entertainment, 11 Amusement Losc! ' s Store - Cigarette El Paso Club - 'J ,--, Off Sale. Cigarette, Entertainment, 5 ~..4 amusement_ Krebsbach Oil Company - Cigarette Frisky Bait Shop - .") '-.' Off Sale, Cigarette ~'. ...::.... Versa Vending - Cigarette Sal's Bar & Grill - ':1 --} Off Sale, Cigarette, Entertainment, 7 -J . ~ Amusement Hollander's Country Store - 'J '-I Off Sale, Cigarette -' . ¿ st. Joseph Liquor Shoppe - Cigarette Bo Diddley's - _1. ~ On Sale .c:-¡- Joseph ¡vleat ¡-1arket - Cigarette Kay's Kitchen - Cigarette St. Augusta Oil Company - C~igaI'et te American Legion Post #328 - 'J C) On Sale, 3.2 Off Sale, .....). .::.." Cigarette, I Amusement .:..¡ ¡"1id \.-Jay on Ì"Jain - 3.2 On Sale, OJ '-.' Off Sale. Cigarette, ~'. ~ Entertainment, 6 amusement Herk's Restaurant & Pizza Place - '~I ,-} ()n Sale, C:igaret te ~'. .£.... Gary's Pizzeria - ,-, Amusement, Entertainment ¿. Linnemann's Store - Cigarette Little Louie's Pizza, Inc. - 'J ,~) on sale, -J Amusement, ~. ..::... -' Entertainment. WASTEWATER OPERATORS SENINAR: Sadlo made a motion to approve tile attendance of Jim t"1arthaler at ~'¡as te¡.¡a tel' operat_ors seminar at Bloomington. ~Tanuary 20-21; seconded by Rieke, Ayes: Loso. Reber, Dehler, Sad 1o , Rieke. Nayes: None. Ì"Jotion carried. CAPITAL OUTLAY REOUESTS: Dehler made a motion to approve the capital outlay request for streets and parks of 10,000 los. of steel tubing at $200; seconded by Sadlo. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Hayes: None, ¡"Jotion carried, Dehler made a motion to authorize the t"1ayor to inspect a proposa.l fClr- a pickup with trade-in for the maintenance 154~7 I department, and if it meets his approval, to put a hold on it Mªè~lngh§nn~e~nê§§~t~gÐeëem8ª~e~3~Ylª~9k~ð continue Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion carried. Mayor called a recess at 9:35 p.m. and re-opened the meeting at 9:47. A motion was made by Reber to have an automatic door closer installed on the City Hall Annex apartment front door; seconded by Rieke. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion carried. EMPLOYEE SALARIES: Sadlo made a motion to approve an increase of $900 to each employee salary step and to approve step increases of the following: Bradley t-'leyer to step 2; Richard Taufen to step 8; Rachel Stapleton to step 5; Judy Weyrens to step 3. The motion was seconded by Rieke. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, SadIo, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion carried. Dehler made a motion to allow the Martin Luther King holiday a paid holiday, and to put a cap on the employee dependent I health insurance costs to the City. All other benefits to stay the same. The motion was seconded by Sadlo. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, SadIo, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion carried. ADJOURN: SadIo made a motion to adjourn at 10:20 p.m.; seconded by Rieke. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion carried. I