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Home My WebLink About1988 [10] Oct 20 1(; (-) 'i QUe October 20, 1988 I Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the City Council for the City of St. Joseph met on Thursday, October 20, 1988 at 7:30 p.m. in City Hall. MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Mike Loso; Councilmen Donald "Bud" Reber, Steve Dehler, Leo Sadlo. Clerk/Adm. Rachel Stapleton. Ross Rieke absent due to moving obligations. OTHERS PRESENT: Mike Fitzsimmons, Joe Bettendorf, Dale Salo, Mary Niedenfeur, Dan Traut, Tom Cucuzza. AGENDA APPROVAL: Reber made a motion to approve the agenda vii th additions; seconded by Sadlo. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo. Nayes: None. Motion carried. MINUTES: Minutes of the October 6 meeting were approved as corrected with a motion by Dehler; seconded by Reber. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo. Nayes: None. Motion carried. TREASURERS REPORT: Dehler made a motion to approve the August treasurers report; seconded by Sadlo. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo. Nayes: None. Motion carried. - I"1A YOR REPORTS: Mayor reported that 1) he met with Sister Kathleen, Convent Treasurer, to discuBs St. Ben's resuming the responsibility of answering the fire phone. She stated that she would bring this matter up before their Board. Also discussed were problems St. Ben's has with being a separate precin"ct in the City and that the campus iB split under two different local jurisdictions becauBe of the City and Township boundaries. Annexation of property owned by the Sisters of St. Benedict was discussed as a solution to these problems. Sister also requested receiving flow readings and quarterly billings in a timely manner. 2) The El Paso had requested a building permit and there was some confusion concerning issuing one for an addition to the existing building because of the sewer main which runs under the property. The El Paso's addition will not extend over the main and the property OHners are willing to sign a hold harmleBs agreement. COUNCIL REPORTS: SADLO: Recently returned from hunting trip. Goose hunting was good. REBER: No report. DEHLER: Park Commission met and discussed numerous things. Would like to get the jogging course installed and will need - an undetermined amount of concrete to set the poles. The Council was in general agreement to allow the needed - concrete. lß8¿J EASEtvJENT REQUEST - NORTHERN NATURAL GAS COMPANY: Nike I FitzsimmonB, of Northern Natural Gas Company requested a construction easement to alloH installation of a gas main adjacent to Morningside Park. Reber made a motion to apprOve a conBtruction easement request of Northern Natural GaB Company, a diviBion of ENRON Corporation, a tHenty-five foot Hide easement on a strip of land to be used as work Bpace to store ditch spoil during construction, of an eight inch pipeline, located parallel and adjacent to the north property line of MorningBide Park. Northern Natural Gas Company Hill pay $10 per lineal rod, plus $100.11 aB consideration for the easement, and restore the property to its original condition as nearly as practicable. The motion was Beconded by Sadlo. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo. NayeB: None. Motion carried. JOE BETTENDORF, CITY ENGINEER REPORTS: Joe presented Application for payment of Molitor Excavating, for the 1988 Water System Improvement project. Dehler made a motion to approve Application for Payment #2, of Molitor Excavating, of $5,220.96; seconded by Reber. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo. Nayes: None. tvJotion carried. Joe preBented Application for Payment #3, of PreBser Construction, for the 1988 Water SYBtem Improvement project. Reber made a motion to approve Application for Payment #3. of Preusser Construction, of $10,552.56; seconded by Sadlo. ~- Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo. Nayes: None. Notion carried. CLOVERDALE ESTATES THIRD ADDITION: Dale Salo discussed YJith the Council the status of completion of Cloverdale Estates Third Addition. He Baid everything is nearly completed and he Hould like permission to proceed Hith his next phase. The Council requested that he complete all the punch list items. Also that he would not proceed Hith any more activity in his propoBed next phase until the first phase is fully completed. Salo stated that he felt the dirt Hork which haB been done in the second phase was not in violation of the ordinance. The City felt that any conBtruction activity in that area is in violation of the ordinance. Salo agreed to meet with the City Attorney and City officials to Hork out an acceptable agreement. NOISE COMPLAINTS: Mary Niedenfeur. Dan Traut and Tom Cucuzza discussed Hith the Council their concerns of the noiBe, drinking, and littering problems from residents of the MeadoHlark Apartments. They presented a petition, signed by many home OHners of the area, stating that the noise, high speed driving, and littering, by some of the reBidents of the - MeadoHlark Apartments is no longer tolerable. Solutions suggeBted t-JÌ t h the petition were 1 ) No longer allow parking - along Tenth Avenue Southeast. j r.pr-' b -tr\ _ _" L-' '{,i 2) Request OHners of the property to employ someone to pick up the debriB. - 3) More police coverage of the area. Although the police are currently responding and providing reasonable coverage. - Council stated that they are concerned with these propertieB also, and will require the property owners to appear at a hearing, as is city policy, on the second noise complaint. At the hearing the owners will be heard on these complaints. The Council haB the right to Buspend the rental license, fine the owners, or both. Mrs. Niedenfeur requested to be informed when the hearing would be held. TAX LEVY: Tax levy for 1989 was approved as folloVJs loJi th a motion by Reber; Beconded by Sadlo. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo. Nayes: None. Motion carried. Revenue 77,738 Street Maintenance 20,900 Lights 17,900 Recreation 20,222 1972 Water & Sewer 2,285 1976 RR & College Ave. 1,180 ------- 140,003 SEWER PROBLEM: Council considered Mark Zimmer's requeBt ¡or reimburBement of expenses incurred, for reinstallation of carpeting damaged due to a sewer back up. Mr. Zimmer requested this because he felt that the city main had cauBed the problem. Sadlo made a motion to approve the claim, on the condition that Dick Taufen Hrite up a report of the problem indicating that it was a sewer main back up. The motion was seconded by Reber. AyeB: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo. Nayes: None. Motion carried. GAMBLING LICENSE APPLICATIONS: Council considered the request to waive the sixty day waiting requirement for the gambling license applicationB of Kennedy Elementary PTA and the Sno-JoeB. After diBcussion, it Has determined that the location for the event of Kennedy Elementary PTA was not in City jurisdiction. Reber made a motion to waive the sixty day waiting period for the application of the Sno-Joes, and allow the Minnesota Charitable Gambling Control Board to consider it at their next meeting. The motion was seconded by Sadlo. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo. NayeB: None. Motion carried. The Mayor extended the meeting for 15 minutes at 10:30 p.m. I STOP SIGN REQUEST: Council considered the request by School District #742, for a stop sign in the alley by Swanson's Day lß~-36 Care Center. Council was in general agreement that. state la~-J requires stopping at all alley exits. onto s.treets and are - reluctant to randomly inBtall stop signs. BOY SCOUT BUILDING REQUEST: Council diBcusBed the request of the Boy ScoutB for a Btorage building. Reber made a motion to approve $1,350, from the insurance reimburs.ement for the Boy Scout building, for a storage building for the Boy Scouts; seconded by Sadlo. Ayes: LOBO, Reber, Sadlo. Nayes: Dehler. Notion carried. ADJOURN: Sadlo made a motion to adjourn at 10:45 p.m. ; seconded by Reber. AyeB: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo. Nayes: None, ¡"lotion carried. Rachel Stapleton Clerk/Administrator I