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June 7, 1990
Pursuant to due ca I I and notice ther"eot, the City CounQ i 1 f¡:¡f I
the City of St. Joseph met on Thursday, June 7, 1990 at 7:30
p.m. in City Ha I I .
MEMBERS PRESENT: Acting Mayor Donald "Bud" Reber; Members of
the Counc i I steve Deh I er' Leo Sadlo, Ross Rieke.
Clerk/Administrator Rachel Stapleton.
OTHERS PRESENT: Stuart Goldschen.
AGENDA APPROVAL: Sadlo made a motion to approve the agenda;
seconded by Dehler.
Ayes: Reber, Dehler, Sadlo.
Nayes: None. Motion carried.
Rieke arrived at 7:35 p.m.
BILLS PAYABLE: Sadlo made a motion to approve the bills
payable; seconded by Dehler.
Ayes: Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke.
Nayes: None. Motion carried.
TREASURER'S REPORT: Counc i I tabled the treasurer's report to
review at the next meeting.
MINUTES: Dehler made a motion to approve the minutes of the I
May 17th meeting with a rewording correction; seconded by
Sadlo.
Ayes: Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke.
Nayes: None. Motion carried.
COUNCIL REPORTS: SADLO: 1) Dick Taufen is working with the
City Engineer to get a wiring contractor for the fluoride
room portion of the water filtration project.
2) Minnesota Va I ley Testing Laboratories is interested in
purchasing the flow totes. Sadlo made a motion to se I I the
two flow totes as requested for $4,000 on an as is basis;
seconded by Rieke.
Ayes: Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke.
Nayes: None. Motion carried.
REBER: A flooding problem is developing by the storage area
by the maintenance shop, due to a beaver dam. DNR has been
contacted for assistance.
RIEKE: The Planning Commission met and Dale Victor of Sunset
Supply requested that the area around their property remain
industrial zoned, to provide for their growth plans. The
Commission also discussed establishing workable methods of
party contro I. They felt a student - community commission
needs to be established. A I so suggested raising rental I
housing permit fees to cover the costs of extra services
required. General feelings were to get to a manageable
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solution to the problem, and requested that the City Attoroney
attend a Planning Commission meeting.
DEHLER: The area around the bathrooms at Mi II stream Park
need sodding. Rieke made a motion to approve up to $325 for
sod for the area; seconded by Sadlo.
Ayes: Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke.
Nayes: None. Motion carried.
Dehler also presented plans to fence the Cloverdale Tot Lot,
Ho I low Park Tot Lot, and the Horseshoe pits at Millstream
Park. Counc i I discussed the qualities of fencing, for
durability in parks. Sadlo made a motion to approve the
plans and fencing if costs have been budgeted; seconded by
Deh I er.
Ayes: Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke.
Nayes: None. Motion carried.
ANNEXATION PETITION: Irma Hoffmann presented a petition to
annex her property, which has a duplex on it, on Minnesota
Street, in order to get City water service to the property.
Rieke made a motion to a II ow the petition and approve an
amendment to the Joint Resolution for Orderly Annexation
Between the Township of St. Joseph, Minnesota and the City of
St. Joseph, Minnesota. The property approved for annexation
is legally described as:
A I I that part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast
Quarter (NW 1/4 SE 1/4) of Section Ten (10), Township One
Hundred Twenty-Four (124) North, Range Twenty-Nine (29) West,
Stearns County, Minnesota, described as follows, to-wit:
Beginning at a point on the Northerly line of the Old
Minnesota State Highway #52 distant 305 feet West of the
Easterly line of the Northwest Quarter of Southeast Quarter
of said Section 10; thence running Northerly a distance of
305 feet, more or less, to a point on the Northerly line of
said NW 1/4, which point is 316 feet West of the Easterly
line of said NW 1/4 SE 1/4; thence running Westerly along
said Northerly ¡ i ne of said NW 1/4 SE 1/4 a distance of 173
feet to a point; thence South a distance of 316 1/2 feet,
more or less, to its intersection with the Northerly line of
Old State Highway #52 at a point which is 463 feet Westerly
of the East line of said NW 1/4 SE 1/4; thence Easterly along
said Northerly line of said Old State Highway #52 for a
distance of 158 feet to the point of beginning, less and
excepting the North 200 feet of said above described tract;
and that portion of the Northerly thirty-three (33) feet of
Minnesota Street, adjacent to said tract.
The motion was seconded by Sadlo.
Ayes: Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke.
Nayes: None. Motion carried.
The Mayor declared a recess at 9: 17 p.m.
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The Mayor reconvened the meeting at 9:2.5 p.m.
LIQUOR LICENSE TRANSFER: Sadlo made a motion to approve the
liquor license transfer' application of Har"\{ Loso, f room th~
Midway on Main, to Loso's Main Street Pub. Also approved
were the following licenses, all contingent on State approval
and compliance with State and local requirements:
Liquor; On-Sale, On-Sale trSundaytr , Off-Sale
Non-intoxicating Malt Liquor; On-Sale, Off-Sale
Cigarette License
Amusement Licenses - 6
Entertainment Licenses - 1
The motion was seconded by Dehler.
Ayes: Reber, Deh I er, Sadlo, Rieke.
Nayes: None. Motion carried.
LIQUOR LICENSE: Sadlo made a motion to approve the Club
Liquor license for the American Legion Post 328 as presented;
seconded by Dehler.
Ayes: Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke.
Nayes: None. Motion carried.
CLINTON VILLAGE: Rieke made a motion to approve the
reservation and purchase of, (as required to obtain these
parcels of tax forfeited property), Lot 1, Block 3 for future
planning; and Lot 6, Block 3, for future access to Ho II ow
Park Tot Lot; Clinton Village Addition, Stearns County
Minnesota. The motion was seconded by Sadlo.
Ayes: Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke.
Nayes: None. Motion carried.
LIQUOR VIOLATION: counc i I discussed a liquor violation of
underage drinking at Midway on Main. Because of the pending
transfer, requested a strong letter be sent to the new liquor
license holder stating that violations wi I I not be tolerated.
CLERK/ADMINISTRATOR REPORTS: 1) Clerk presented a gambling
license application for St. Joseph's Parish for the
Centennial Celebration, August 18.
2) Park Refuse, BFI has requested to allow curbside recycl ing
in St. Joseph, at no cost to the residents or ci ty. Council
was in general agreement to allow curbside recycling and to
keep the barrels for recycl ing also.
3) Mike Roach, a Planning Commission member has moved out of
the area, and leaves a vacancy on the Planning Commission.
Clerk to advertise for residents interested in the position.
3) Requested to send Judy Weyrens and Lisa Reber to a seminar
on fund accounting and utility software, in St. Cloud. Rieke
made a motion to approve the costs for the two employees to
attend the seminar. The motion was seconded by Dehler.
Ayes: Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke.
Nayes: None. t-10t i on carried.
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4) The City needs summer workers. Gary Donabauer has been
hir"ed tempor"ar i I y. Rieke made a motion to hire Gary
Donabauer for the summer and to advertise locally for
applications, for an additional temporary position;
seconded by Sadlo.
Ayes: Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke.
Nayes: None. Motion carried.
5) Summer recreation program requested minor equipment.
Rieke made a motion to approve the purchase of a tee stand
for tee ba I I , and baseballs; total cost $59.64; seconded by
Sadlo.
Ayes: Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke.
Nayes: None. Motion carried.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:19 p.m. with a motion by
Sadlo; seconded by Rieke.
Ayes: Reber, Dehler, Sadlo, Rieke.
Nayes: None. Motion carried.
q?~~ Stapleton
Clerk/Administrator