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Home My WebLink About1991 [10] Oct 29 Pa October 29, 1991 Pursuant to due ca I I and notice thereof, the City Counc i I for- the City of SL Joseph met in special session on Tuesday, October 29, 1991 at 7:30 p.m. in the St. Joseph City Ha I I . Members Present: 1'1ayo r Steve Dehler. t1embers of the Counc i I Leo Sadlo, Ross Rieke, Bob Loso, Stephanie Hazen. Deputy C I er'k Judy We yr' ens . Others Present: Kathleen f1urphy, Brad Lindgren, Rachel Stapleton. Approve A~enda: Sadlo mël.d e a motion to approve the agenda with revisions. The motion was seconded by Lo'so. The purpose of the special meeting WëI.S to discuss with personnel special ist, Kathleen Murphy, the rules ëI.nd regulëltions of Pa.y Equity. 1'1s. Murphy introduced herself to the Counc i I and presented él. 60 minute presentation on the regulation of Pay Equity and \.¡ha t the City \.¡ou I d be required to do. Once the study is completed and approved by the State, the City wi I I be required to submit a new report every three years. Ms. Murphy wi I I review the current job descriptions and would like to establish another meeting night when the Counc i I could meet to assign points to the positions. The counc i I ","' i I I conduct ëI. special meeting on Wednesdél.y, November 6, 1991 at 7:30 p. m. for the sole purpose of Pay Equity. Annexation Request: Ray Bra.ndenbur ger is requesting annexation of his property North of CSAH 75 as discussed with City Attorney John Scherer. Joe Bettendorf, City Engineer suggested that when the City annexes Mr. Brandenburger's portion, that at the same time the City clean up some roads that were missed in the recent annexations. Loso made a motion to approve the resolution annexing the following properties. The motion \.¡as seconded by Rieke. Parcel 1 : That part of County Road 133 located between the center line of East Minnesota Street and the North line of the Southea.st Quarter (SE 1/4) of Section Ten (10), Township One Hundred Twenty-Four <124 ) North, Range Twenty-nine (29). This trél.ct contains .46 acres, more or less. Pél.rcel 2: That pa.rt of the North Half (N 1/2) of East f1innesota. Street lying South and adjacent to the following described parcel, which contains . 11 a.cres, more or less: A I I that part of the North\'lest Q.uél.r te r of the Southeast Quarter (NW 1/4 of SE 1/4) of section numbered ten (10), in Township numbered One Hundred Twenty-four <124 ) North, of Ra.nge numbered Twenty-nine (29) t.J est , described within the following metes and boundary lines to-wit: Pß£€< ihi8G Beginning a.t the NE cor-ner- o! the N¡'J 1/4 SE i/L!. of Section .1 ~--' , T\oJp. and Rfe. a.foresé!id, running thence South alonÞ the E 8. S t line . 'J ot sa.id NW 1/4 of SE 1/4 n" Section 10, 281.00 feet to the North - . ! i Ile of O!d S ta te Trunh H i 1.5 h \,¡ ·3 Y No. 52; thence 1n a. Si,J! v direction alon¡:: the Nlv boundary line of Old S.tat§ High\oJ-3Y No. I=;.? ' ~ R r t thence due ì~Jè! f' t h B.nI] i-I 8. r 8. i ! e i \i i t i I l!p2 t:8.:o't 11 n~ qr- ~;~rH M\:J=:> ~ T 1est 1/4 of Sec.. 10, for . . . 298 feet 1:.0 the North i 111e or a p pro:< 1 ma. t e i Y' said Ni4 1/4 .~t:;" 1/4, thence due East along the North i i ne of SëI.10 ::>L-. NW 1/4 SE 1/4 to the point of beginning and there terminating. Parcel ;3 ; That part of the Northeast Q.udrter of the Northeast Quarter in Section 1 ;:, , TO\'Jnship 124, Range 28, Stearns County, ì1 inn e sot a. , described a.s fo II 0\>/5: Commencing at the Northwest corner of sa. i d Nort.he-3.st Qua. I' t. 13 I' of the Northeast Quarter; t.hence EAST on a.n a.s s umed bear i ng a.! ong the North line of sa.i d Ì'·jortheast Quart.er of the Northe3st QU3rter 500 feet to the point of beginning of the Ia.nd to be described; thence South 00 degrees 09 . .L 213 m 1 n 1.1 IJ 13 S seconds Ea. s t p3.rallel with the \~J est 1 . of sa. i d Northe3.st Quarter ,1 ne of the Northeð.st QuaI' te r- 1330.93 feeL to the South line of sa. i d Northea.st QU-3.rter of the Northea.st Q U-3T t 13 r ; t.hence North <38 degrees 57 minutes Íi .~ seconds East along said South line 819.95- ~'..J' feet to the Ea.st i i ne of said Section; thence North 00 degrees 10 minutes 42 seconds t~} est along sa. i d East line 1330. ;38 feet to the Northea.st corner of Sectiort; thence i·JEST a.long t.he North 1 . or ,1ne sa.id Section 519.47 feet to the point of beginning and there terminating. Said tr<:'<.ct conta.ins 25. ()4 a.cres, more or- less, and _. _ . 1 be us eo by vendee, . .¡. ~ St~CC8Ssors 3.nd d.ss i gns, exclusively b nd.! ¡ 1 'J" for- a. storm sewer- out.let and municipa.l pa.rk and recrea.tiona.1 purposes. Subject. to any ea.semen t s (J r record. Together- \,Ji t. h a.n ea.sement. tor rO.3.d purposes, t.o be used t1Y vendor a.nd vendee, their respective successors a.nd d.SS i gns, over the North 66 feet of the \.Je s t. 500 r t of sa. i d Nor-theast QI_,a r· te r of the Northea.st QU3.rter. Tee 'J Pa.rce I 4: Tha.t p~nt of the Suuth\ll8St. Q1x3rter of the ¡..I 0 r t h8.~.S t. Q. Ua. r t e r ( S\\1 1/4 NE 1/4) of Section Ten ( 10) , To\'¡nship One Hundred Twenty-Four (124) Nort.h, Ra. n g 13 Twenty-nine (29) i"le s t, 1 y i r¡g North i;) f the railroa.d r i ght.-of -wa.y of the St.. Pa.u I 3nd Pacific Railroad Compa.ny as loca.ted over a.nd across sa.1O land. Said tract conta.i ns 21.67 acres, more or less. Pa.rcel 5: A I I tha.t p a. r t of the Sou t h \,( est QU-3rter of the Northeast QU3.rter- (SW 1/4 NE 1/4) of Section ten ( 10) , Township One Hundred Twenty- fQur (124) No r t h, Range Twenty Nine (29) Wes t, 1 y· i ng Fifty (.50 ) fest wither side of and ad j ·3cen t to Burlington Nort.hern, Inc~ m a. 1 n track centerline. Containing 3. {J~3 a. ere s , more or less.. i.Jhereas, P~.rc8 1 Three (;3) -"' the .3.bove described property' is nOï:- Ul cl)rrentl~/ designòted for order I)"" .3nnex.:;.tion; Page 1987 Truck Compliance: Dick Taufen, Pub I i c Works Di rector, Presented the Counc i I with a. lis t of needed repairs on the trucks that need to be I certified with the State. The Counc i ì requested Mr. Taufen to get cost estimates on the repairs before a. Counc i I decision. Liquor Applications: The Counc i I had a round table discussion on the process the applicants must go through when an off sale liquor license becomes avai lable. At the next Counc i I meeting the Counc i I would like ea.ch applicant to come to discuss their plans for the available license. Easement Violation: Councilor Loso questioned the status of the Easement and fence violation on 4th Ave NW. Mayor Dehler wi II contact the City Attorney to discuss the progress. Mi II stream House: Councilor Sa.d I 0 questioned the se I ling of Millstream House and if it \.¡ou I d se II at the ëI.uct i on. He feels t ha. t the house should be demolished and removed now. The Counc i I wa.s in general agreement to wait until a.fter the auction to see if the house would se II. Policy: The Counc i I discussed the manner in which decisions are made a. t the Counc i I table, and when a decision is made, it is made by the entire board and not one individual. When residents call and question actions undertaken by the Counci I, one individual members name should not be given out. Councilor Loso would like to remind a 1 I departments of this, as recently the Clerk's Office gave his name to residents I complaining about the no pa.rking signs near Centennial Park. '-'linter Recreation: The hours for the sKating rink hël. v e been set. They are as follol.'¡s: 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p. m. Mondays thru Fridays, and 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on non-school days. Basebëlll Park: The Council would like the Clerk's Office to discuss with the Baseba I I Association whether or not they are renting out the ba.l I diamond near Centennia.l Pa.rk and invite them to discuss this mël. t t e I' with the Counc i I at a future meeting. MTC: The Counc i I discussed the recent presenta.t i on of the Metropolitan Transit Commission to provide pub I i c transportël.tion to St. .Joseph residents. Due to the costs of the proposal and undetermined ridership at this point, Loso made a. motion instructing the City Clerk to send the MTC a letter thanking them for their time and the City of St. Joseph is not interested at this point in time. The motion was seconded by Sadlo. Adjourn: Hazen made a motion to adjourn at 9:45 p.m. The motion wa.s seconded by Rieke. Ayes: De hie r , Sadlo, Rieke, Loso, Hazen. Nayes: None. Motion carried. ~Je~~ I Deputy Clerk