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Home My WebLink About1989 [01] Jan 19 1 n ¡;~- I~ hn, -'- ~J '-:...11 , January 19, 1989 - Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the City Council for the City of St. Joseph met on Thursday, January 19, 1989 at - 7:30 p.m. in City Hall. MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Mike Loso; Councilmen Donald "Bud" Reber, Steve Dehler, Ross Rieke, Leo Sadlo. Deputy Clerk Judy Weyrens. OTHERS PRESENT: Duane Sorenson, Harry Burns, Mike Duetz, Glenn Duetz, Dave Hollander, Bill Lorentz, and John Dube. AGENDA APPROVAL: Reber made a motion to approve the agenda; seconded by Dehler. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion Carried. TREASURERS REPORT: Dehler made a motion to approve the December Treasurer's report; seconded by Rieke. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion Carried. MINUTES: Dehler made a motion to approve the Minutes of the January 5 meeting; seconded by Rieke. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion Carried. MAYORS REPORT: ( 1 ) Mayor Loso met with the Stearns County Sheriffs Dept. regarding the status of the switch over, to 911. The earliest date for the switch over will be May 1 and the City arrangements with St. Benedicts answering the fire phone at the power house ends February 1, 1989. Mayor Loso along with Dick Taufen, and Leo Sadlo will meet with Stearns County to find an interim solution until 911 is operating. (2) Met with the Stearns County Engineer to discuss the sign situation. He suggested that we do nothing until all the signs are installed and approved by the responsible federal department. COUNCIL REPORTS: SADLO: Public Works Director, Dick Taufen, pointed out that the filtration tank is not insulated properly and is corroding from the inside out. Sadlo recommends the City Engineer corne out and look at it and give his recommendations for solutions. REBER: (1) Cleaning snow around the fire hydrants should be a priority. (2 ) The importance of observing the no parking in front of the fire emergency exits should be brought to the attention of all departments, as they are a role model for the community. (3) This year their have been numerous complaints regarding snowmobiling on the City streets. First, Second and Third Avenues seem to be the worst areas. Councilman Reber will talk to someone from the Snow Joes to -1 ç.< f":.: (, ¡ , ù' ., /",; _L '-.' ,_i '.J see if they have any solutions or would like to help enforce the no snowmobiling on City Streets regulation. (4 ) Jim Krebsbach would like to know if the City could remove the - snow in front of his office on Minnesota St. Currently the City has no pOlicy that would allow for this, but they will look into snow removal in the business district in greater - depth before the next snow fall season. Reber made a motion to have the City Clerk send a letter to Mr. Krebsbach informing him of this; seconded by Sadlo. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion Carried. RIEKE: ( 1 ) The planning commission recommended that the Council consider rezoning the area bounded on the west by the east boundary of the Mobile Home Zone, to the current city limits on the east, to the railroad tracks on the north, and CSAH 75 right of way on the south from industrial to general business. After much discussion, Dehler recommended that the planning commission submit and extensive report as to why rezoning is necessary, and what effect it will have on the home owners. (2 ) Mike Roach and Bob Loso responded to fill the vacancy left by Phil Durkee on the planning commission. The planning commission recommended to appoint Mike Roach to the commission and increase the commission to seven members. Dehler made a motion to appoint Mike Roach to fill the vacancy on the planning commission; seconded by Rieke. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion Carried. Rieke made a motion to start with the proper procedures to amend ordinance No. 25.1, which is the ordinance authorizing terms and duties of the planning commission, to allow the planning commission to have 5 to 7 members at the City Councils discretion; seconded by Sadlo. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion Carried. DEHLER: No report. POLICE CHIEFS REPORT: ( 1 ) Police Chief Bill Lorentz presented the City Council with his yearly arrest report and semi annual report to the Council. Council discussed with Bill the policy on assists. They affirmed that the established policy will be followed. Any time the police car leaves the City the Police Chief will be contacted and he will make the determination if the need is warranted. (2 ) Requested the Council reconsider their decision to have the Police Chief work one weekend a month, because he sees no benefit to the tax payer, or himself and feels that it is a detriment to his men in the department forcing them to take one weekend off a month. Mayor Loso stated that at this time he couldn't see the Council reversing that decision. (3) Requested the Council promote patrolman Jeff Young to sergeant to designate another power of authority when the police chief is not on duty or in town. Before this would be considered, the City Council would have to be presented with lC"h:Q o "..j u a needs assessment as to why a sergeant position is warranted - and how it would benefit the City's needs. - MIKE DUETZ: Presented his plans to erect a 105' x 36' building to the east of the old Union 76 Station, which he just recently purchased along with Dale Schneider. After discussing the parking requirements and the ideal style of parking, Reber made a motion to allow Mr. Duetz to apply for a building permit for the structure and parking improvements; seconded by Rieke. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion Carried. Mr. Duetz discussed with the Council his plans to sell off sale liquor in a portion of the new structure. Mayor Loso informed him that the City didn't have all the legalities and necessary information to discuss the application to grant an off sale liquor license. Before the Council can make a decision to approve the off sale license as applied for, he will have to provide that no other person is directly or indirectly interested in any other establishment in the municipality to which a license of the same class has been issued. He also will have to provide building and business plans to show that this is a separate establishment as required under Minnesota State law. Reber made a motion to table this matter until they are provided with all the necessary information; seconded by Rieke. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion Carried. Mayor declared a recess at 9:04 Mayor reconvened the meeting at 9:20 p.m. CLERK/ADM. REPORTS: The Legion submitted a gambling license for 1989. 1989 WATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT GRANT: Rieke made a motion to approve the following resolution; seconded by Reber. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion Carried. RESOLUTION OF SPONSORSHIP Be it resolved that the City of st. Joseph act as sponsoring unit of government for the project identified as 1989 Water System Improvement to be conducted during the period April 1, 1989 through August 31, 1990. Rachel Stapleton, Clerk/Administrator is hereby authorized to apply to the Department of Trade and Economic Development for funding of this project on behalf of the City of St. Joseph. Signed: Attest: (ss) Mike Loso (ss) Rachel Stapleton Mayor Clerk/Administrator -{ n.nn _ _ ~J ~..'; \.J WATERMAIN BREAK: Mayor Loso discussed the watermain break at 7th Ave. SE and Baker Street East and the process that was taken to repair the break. After much discussion, the Council decided that in the event of a future break, the maintenance department will notify the City Clerk immediately and all the people affected by the break will be notified and kept up to date. Due to the heavy work load of the maintenance department. the Council felt that the repair of all future breaks should be contracted out to a vendor that has the appropriate machinery. Mayor Loso made a motion to have Councilman Sadlo talk to Dick Taufen, find out who the most logical vendor would be and set up an agreement with them to come in and repair the break, working around the clock until the service is restored; seconded by Sadlo. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion Carried. David Hollander discussed with the Council his perception of a need to limit the number of off sale liquor licenses and requested the Council to consider this before making any decision to increase the number of off sale establishments in the City. AJOURN: Rieke made a motion to adjourn at 9:45 p. m. ; seconded by Sadlo. Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke. Nayes: None. Motion Carried. Respectfully submitted, ~aJ'o/~ udy Weyrens Deputy Clerk