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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1988 [03] Mar 03 j f)f~7 _u r,) I March 3, 1988 Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the City Council for the City of St. Joseph, Minnesota met in regular session on Thursday, March 3, 1988 at 7:30 p.m. in City Hall. MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Mike Loso; Councilmen Donald "Bud" Reber, Steve Dehler, Leo Sadlo, Ross Rieke. Clerk/Admr Rachel Stapleton. AGENDA APPROVAL: Rieke made a motion to approve the agenda; seconded by Reber. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion carried. MINUTES: Minutes of the February 4 meeting Here approved with a motion by Dehler; seconded by Rieke. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion carried. Sadlo made a motion to approve the minutes of the February 18 meeting; seconded by Reber. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion carried. I BILLS PAYABLE: Sadlo made a motion to approve the bills payable as presented; seconded by Reber. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion carried. WARMING HOUSE HEATER: Dehler made a motion to authorize Sadlo to purchase a heater for the warming house at the Ball Park skating rink, have it adapted for natural gas, have natural gas extended to the warming house and hooked up to new heater, and move the existing propane gas tank to the other skating rink and attach it to heater; seconded by Reber. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion carried. COUNCIL REPORTS: SADLO: Met with the City engineer and Dick Taufen to discuss maintenance needed on the wells. We have scheduled to do maintenance on well #2 in April and when completed, will do maintenance on well #1. Then we will set up a schedule to do biannual maintenance on each well. With three wells, each one could be cleaned every third year. Rieke made a motion to approve the well cleaning and maintenance program as outlined aboye; seconded by Reber. I Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion carried. REBER; 1) Because of complaints on zoning requirements, have inspected Mike Scherer's accessory building, and it appears 1r;t::8 _L ~j \J that the building is being used as an office (not a permitted use in a residential zone) . Also the cattle loading chute Hhich he has agreed to remove has not been removed. Our I attorney has said we could pursue this as a criminal complaint with, proper validation, or we could consider it after annexation of Scherer Trucking property has been completed. Reber will proceed as attorney recommends. 2) Question the status of East Baker Street by Kennedy School on school property. Mayor Loso will check with the original oHners, St. Benedicts, to see if there is any documentation of the street right of Hay, given to the City. 3) Water service line of Frank Reber, which Has frozen, thawed out by itself Hhen the main was flushed. 4) Need to get lettering for the front of City Hall. Reber made a motion to purchase letters to be put up on City Hall and City Hall Annex and Maintenance building labeling them. Mayor Loso amended the motion to add that Reber will be a committee of one, to order, purchaBe, and install the letters. The motion HaB seconded by Sadlo. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion carried. RIEKE: Planning Commission will hold a meeting Monday night. DEHLER: Rec. Ass'n. met and neH president is Dave TerHey. . Jim Brummer haB reBigned. They wish to contact the city engineer to see if drainage tile could be put in the drainage ditch. Also discussed a lease or license status Hith the City, and if the City Hould act as employer for their summer employee. Mayor declared a five minute recess at 8:55 p.m. Mayor declared the meeting back in session at 9:00 p.m. EAST BAKER STREET: City Engineer Joe Bettendorf discussed the proposed street project of East Baker Street and First Avenue Southeast. School District #742 delayed action on the quit claim deed request for the area of roadway on school property which is currently being used and functions as a city street, East Baker, between Second Avenue Southeast and the center section line of section 10. There is no transfer of record of this property to the city. Dehler made a motion to have Joe Bettendorf and Ross Rieke diBcuss this matter Hith the School Board to clarify the situation to them; seconded by Reber. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion carried. Council was in general agreement to proceed Hith the First Avenue SoutheaBt portion of the proposed project as planned I even if delays cause the postponing of East Baker Street project. WELL #3 PROJECT: Joe Bettendorf discussed plans for Well #3. Reber made a motion to proceed with well #3, to be installed on the Hest side of the hill, with a pumphouse, and · 15r~9 - \~~. .. transmission to the treatment system, and to replace all p1.pe from the pumphouse to the alley on well #1; seconded by Sadlo. ~ Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion carried. Dehler made a motion to allow the city engineer to advertise for bids for construction of well #3 according to plans and specs; seconded by Rieke. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion carried. PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR DICK TAUFEN REPORTS: 1) At Water School entrance into confined space requirements were discussed. City must get equipment, train personnel and use a permit system. These are mandated requirements. Council discusBed maintenance equipment needed for entrance into confined space areas for the safety of the employees. Reber made a motion that the Public WorkB Director prepare a list of the required equipment for entrance into confined space areas and the Council will approve all the required equipment when requested. Sadlo seconded the motion. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion carried. 2) Dept. of Health has required that operators of community water systems make public notice of to the persons served by our water system of the potential for lead contamination in their drinking water. Our water within our system has tested well below the allowed levelB, but the purpose of the notice is to alert consumers to the potential for elevated lead levels in their drinking water due to the use of lead-based solders and lead pipes in their residences. The notice must be issued by June 19, 1988. 3) The State Legislature is considering charging a flat fee of $7000 for testing of community water systems yearly, or a $3.75 per hook up. Also may be required to chlorinate the water by 1991. CAPITAL OUTLAY, SEWER DEPT: Reber made a motion to approve the capital outlay request of the sewer dept. for inflatable plugs, one for 6 to 8 inch main, and one for an 8 to 12 inch main at a total cost of $531; seconded by Sadlo. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion carried. CITY HALL, FIRE HALL DOOR: Dehler made a motion to approve a quote of Giroux Construction of $2,240, purchase and install a two hour fire rated door between City Hall and the Fire Hall; seconded by Reber. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion carried. ADJOURN: Sadlo made a motion to adjourn at 10:30 p.m; seconded by Dehler. Ayes: Loso, Sadlo. Nayes: Reber, Dehler, Rieke. Motion failed. Mayor extended the meeting for 30 minutes. ~l h: r¡ 0 ud~J TREE INSPECTOR SCHOOL: Dehler made a motion to approve the attendance of Jim Marthaler at Tree Inspector School; - seconded by Reber. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion carried. FREEZE RUN CHARGES: Rieke made a motion to allow those personB on city water who have had freeze problems in the past, who wish, may let a small stream of water to run Hhen there is danger of service lines freezing, all customers to pay the regular rate for the water, as determined by the meter, sewer to be charged at the previouB quarter; Dehler seconded. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion carried. CAPITAL OUTLAY, CLERK'S OFFICE: Sadlo made a motion to approve the capital outlay request for two secretary chairs for the secretary and computer at $120; seconded by Rieke. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion carried. POLICE NEGOTIATIONS: Mayor presented a request from the St. Joseph Police Employees Federation for and increase of 2% over the proposed increase or, an increase of $20 to the monthly clothing allowance. Sadlo made a motion to reject the request and stay with the original proposal made by the City; seconded by Reber. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion carried. PUBLIC SAFETY SIDEWALK PLAN: Dehler presented a proposed plan for public safety sidewalk's in the City. Council reviewed it and will discuss it at a later date. Council also discussed that the committee will be interviewing persons to fill the vacant secretary position soon. ADJOURN: Mayor declared the meeting adjourned at 11:00 p.m. Rachel Stapleton Clerk/Adm.