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September 24, 1991
Pursuant to due ca I I and notice thereof, the City Counc i I for the City I
of St. Joseph met in special session on Tuesday, September 24, 1991 at
7:00 p.m. in the St. Joseph City Hall.
Hembers Pr-esent: Mayor Steve Dehler. Members of the Counc i I Ross
RieKe, Bob Loso. Deputy Clerk Judy Weyrens.
Others Present: Terry Schmid, Po lice Chief Brad Lindgren.
The purpose of the special meeting was to continue the reviewal and
balancing of the 1992 budget.
North lël.nd Addition: Terry Schmid presented the Counc i I with a drël.f t of
the protective land covenants for Northland Addition. The revision of
the covenants was needed to define the minimum floor requirement for
split level homes. After discussion, Rieke made a motion to approve
the minimum floor requirement as outlined in the protective land
covenants. The covenants wi I I be included in the developers agreement.
The motion was seconded by Loso.
Ayes: Dehler, Rieke, Loso.
Nayes: None. Motion Cëlrried 3:0
East Able Street Improvement: Residents along Able Street East
petitioned to have curb and gutter placed on their property. The
project has been completed and the assessment hearing needs to be I
scheduled. Rieke made a. motion to a.pprove the resolution declaring
costs to be assessed and ordering prepara. t i on of proposed plans and the
resolution for heël.r i ng on proposed assessment. The motion \l/ëI.S seconded
by Loso.
Ayes: Dehler, Rieke, Loso
Nayes: None. Motion Carried 3:0
RESOLUTION DECLARING COST TO BE ASSESSED AND
ORDERING PREPARATION OF PROPOSED PLANS
WHEREAS. the City Engineer has been directed to proceed with the
improvement of Curb and Gutter on ëI. I I real property ab~tting on the
North Side of East Able Street, between Second Street Southeast, and
Third Street Southea.st, and the cost thereof has been determined to be
$3,918.85 of which the property owners wi I 1 pay 100% of the costs~
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
ST. JOSEPH, MINNESOTA
1. The portion of the cost of such improvement to be paid by the city
is hereby dec I a.red to be $0.00 and the portion of the cost to be
assessed against benefited property O\I/ne r s is declared to be
$3,918.85. I
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2. Assessments s ha I I be pa.yab 1 e in equal ëI. n n Uël. I installments extending
over a period of ten <10 ) years, the first of the installments to
I be payable on or before the first Mondël.y in .J anuary, 1992, and
sha II bear interest at the rate of eight (8) per cent annum from
the da.te of adoption of the assessment resolution.
3. The City Clerk, with the assistance of the City Engineer sha II
forthwith calculate the proper a.mount to be specially assessed for
such improvement against every assessable lot, piece or parcel of
land \dthin the district a.ffected, without regard to cël.sh
valuël.tion, as provided by law, and he shël.ll f i Ie a coPy of such
proposed ëI.ssessment in his/her office for pub I i c inspection.
4. The ClerK sha II upon the completion of such proposed assessment,
notify the council thereof.
RESOLUTION FOR HEARING ON PROPOSED ASSESSMENT
WHEREAS, by a resolution pël.S sed by the counc i 1 on r 19 -'
the City Clerk was directed to prepare a proposed ëI.ssessment of the
cost of improving the North side of East Able Street, between Second
Street Southeast, and Third Street Southea.st, by adding Curb and
Gutter,
AND WHEREAS, the Clerk has notified the Counc i I that such proposed
assessment has been completed ëI.nd filed in his office for pub I i c
I inspection,
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ST. JOSEPH
1. A hearing sha II be held on the 17th day of October, in the City
Hall at 8:00 p.m. to pass upon such proposed ëI.ssessment and ëI.t such
time and place a I 1 persons owning property affected by such
improvements wi I I be given a.n opportunity to be heard with
reference to such assessment.
2. The City Clerk is hereby directed to cause a notice of the hearing
on the proposed ëI.ssessment to be published once in the official
newspaper at least two weeks prior to the hearing, and he/she shall
stël.te in the notice the total cost of the improvement. He s ha I I
also cause ma i led notice to be given to the owner of each parcel
described in the ëI.ssessment ro I I not less than two weeks prior to
the hearings.
3. The owner of any property so assessed may, at any time prior to
certification of the assessment to the county auditor, pay the
whole of the ëI.ssessment on such property, with interest accrued to
the date of pa.yment, to the City Clerk, except that no interest
s ha 1 I be charged if the entire assessment is paid within 30 days
from the a.dopt i on of the ëI.ssessment. He/She mël.y at any time
I thereafter, pël·Y to the City Clerk the entire amount of the
assessment remaining unpël. i d, with interest accrued to December 31
of the year in which such payment is made. Such payment must be
made before November 17, 1991 or interest wi I I be charged through
December 31 of the succeeding year.
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1992 Bud¡;(et: After discussing, revising ëlnd balancing the budget, Rieke
made a motion to ra.ise t.he uti I it)' rates as fo I I O\llS, effective January
1, 1991. The motion was seconded by Loso. I
Wa.ter: Raise to $1.00 per 100 cubic foot.
Sewer: Raise to $1.05 per 100 cubic foot
Ayes: Dehler, Rieke, Loso
Nayes: None. Motion Carried 3:0
1992 Lea¡;(ue Plëlnnin¡;( Committee: Rieke made ëI. motion to approve the
par tic i pël. t i on of the Deputy Clerk on the Committee for planning the
1992 Annual League of t1innesota Cities Conference. The motion was
seconded by Loso.
Ayes: Dehler, Rieke, Loso
Nayes: None. Motion Carried 3:0
Adjourn: Mayor Dehler adjourned the meeting at 9:00 p.m.
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Jl..ldy Weyrens
Deputy Clerk
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