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February 15, 1990
Pursuant to due ca I I and notice thereof~ the City CounQil f Ç¡ f' I
the City of St. Joseph met on Thursday, February 15, 1990 at
7:30 p.m. in City Ha I I .
MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Mike Loso; Members of the Counc i I
Donald "Bud" Reber, Steve Dehler, Leo Sad la, Ross Rieke.
Clerk/Adm. Rachel Stapleton.
OTHERS PRESENT: Stuart Goldschen, Joe Bettendorf.
AGENDA APPROVAL: Reber made a motion to approve the agenda
with changes; seconded by Sadlo.
Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo.
Nayes: None. Motion carried.
Rieke arrived at 7:31 p.m.
TREASURER'S REPORT: Dehler made a motion to approve the
Treasurer's report as presented; seconded by Reber.
Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sad I 0, Rieke.
Nayes: None. Motion carried.
BILLS PAYABLE: Reber made a motion to approve the bil Is
payable as presented; seconded by Dehler.
Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sad la, Rieke. I
Nayes: None. Motion carried.
MINUTES: Dehler made a motion to approve the minutes of the
February 1 meeting as presented; seconded by Rieke.
Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sad la, Rieke.
Nayes: None. Motion carried.
MAYOR REPORTS: 1) Mayor and Dick Taufen met with Sister
Kathleen Kalinowski concerning using St. Ben's water wh i Ie
the iron removal water treatment facility is out of service
due to repair and renovation of the facility. Sister
Kathleen was agreeable to a I low use of their water as long as
St. Ben's would still have an adequate amount and records are
kept on the amount of water the City would use. A meeting
wi I I be held on February 26 to discuss the sewer use
agreement with St. Benedict's officials.
2) Mike Lindquist was hired as part time po lice officer
tentative to Counc i I approva I. Reber made a motion to
approve Mike Lindquist, as part time, temporary po lice
officer at $9.50 per hour, not to exceed 32 hours per week,
with PERA as the only benefit to be received. The motion
was seconded by Rieke.
Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke.
Nayes: None. Motion carried. I
3) There is a dumpster on Birch Street jutting out, into the
str"eeL Cler"k to infor"m Po lice Department to rectify the
hazard.
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SADLO: 1) Repair to the water treatment iron removal
facility has begun, project cost estimate is $25,000. DUì~ i ng
the r"epai rs, City water will be pumped directly to the tower,
but wi I I use St. Ben's water as needed.
REBER: No report.
RIEKE: Planning Commission met February 5, but did not elect
a Chairman or Secretary. Fred Sanda I, APO, met with member's
recently to discuss the comprehensive plan.
DEHLER: No report.
CSAH 75 SIGNAL PROJECT: Joe Bettendorf, City Engineer,
discussed the feasibility report, and proposed assessments.
Counc i I generally agreed to assess curb and gutter where none
exists, and give credit for useful life of existing curb and
gutter. Side yard is established as the long side of the
property with 50% cred i t. Water improvements will be
assessed to the properties on a need basis. Council
generally agreed that sidewalks on College Avenue, in the
plans, wi I I be designated pub I i c safety sidewalks in the
future, and should not be assessed to the property owner.
Rieke made a motion to approve a resolution approving the
feasibility report and ca II for a pub Ii c hearing on March 15.
The motion was seconded by Reber.
Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sad la, Rieke.
Nayes: None. Motion carried.
WATER RATES: Counc i I reviewed the water report, revenue and
expenditures and proposed capital projects. After discussion
of need to increase revenue, Rieke made a motion to increase
water rates to 95 cents per 100 cubic feet of water, with
minimum at $9.50 per 1000 cubic feet of water bi-monthly.
Sadlo seconded the motion.
Ayes: Loso, Reber, Sad la, Rieke.
Nayes: Dehler. Motion carried.
CLINTON VILLAGE: Rieke made a motion to approve a resolution
to reassess the balance of the assessments on the lots in
CI inton Village which have not been sold, and ca I I for a
pub Ii c hearing on April 5. The motion was seconded by Reber.
Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sad la, Rieke.
Nayes: None. Motion carried.
Mayor extended the meeting thirty minutes at 10:30 p.m.
CLERK/ADMINISTRATOR REPORTS: 1) County overpaid the year end
estimated tax settlement. Reber made a motion to refund the
County $37,118.40 for overpayment of tax settlement; seconded
by Dehler.
Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke.
Nayes: None. Motion carried.
2) Clerk's office has begun keeping brief da i I y log, for
future reference.
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3) C led; ì'eques ted to attend Clerks conter"ence Mar"ch 2ü-23 at
Brainerd. Reber made a motion to approve Clerk's attendance
at conference; seconded by Rieke.
Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke.
Nayes; None. Motion carried.
4) Vacancy exists in Police Department. Counc i I committee
should establish procedures and qualifications, to advertise
position by the end of the month.
ADJOURN: Sadlo made a motion to adjourn at 10:55 p.m. The
motion was seconded by Reber.
Ayes: Loso, Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke.
Nayes: None. Motion carried.
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Rachel Stapleton,
Clerk/Administrator