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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1972 [04] Apr 06 483 VILLAGE OF ST. JOSEPH, MINNESOTA MINUTES OF REGULAR VILLAGE COUNCIL MEETING HELD ON THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 1972 - The Village Council of the Village of St. Joseph met in regular session on I Thursday, April 6, 1972 with the following members present: Mayor George Gustin; Councilmen, Herman Schneider, Roman Reber, Bud Reber, Harvey Botz; Clerk, Bob Johnson; Attorney John Knapp. Also present were: East end annex- ation residents regards hook up charges. Mayor Gustin indicated 8 cents per sq ft has been tentative¡Y considered - no final conclusion has been reached - burther study to be made in cooperation with planning commission. Hook up charge may be on a per unit basis rather than a square foot basis. Some persons stated they considered $600.00 an unreasonable charge for established utilities. Agenda: 1) Lawrence Fischer - regards establishement of street in rear of Hollerman, Eisenschenk, Dierks and Fisher properties. Lack of acess to properties stated as principal reason. Margaret Eisenschenk, :t-fr and 11rs. Ben Hollerman, Mr. and Mrs Ralph Dierks were also present. Mr. Hollerman indicated he is not in favor of street opening unless he received some payment for the approx 5200 sq ft. necessary for street dedication. He is the only property owner not benefitting from the street. rJ Five lots l1.sted as in the no-access area. Question of street dedication. 1968 street easements examined. Not all property owners had signed the 1968 easements. H.ol1GI'IDal'll1 e.ited. aD enly proflcrt;y owner not 13oncfiti;ag from strð~ica.tivu;- All property owners must sign easement for dedication. I The names of Lawrence Fi.scher, Ralph and Rose lIHerks, Margaret Eisenschenk, John Eich, Emelia, Eich _appeared on the easement. /' Lawrence Fisher agreed to pay costs of appraisal fee for Hollerman portion of land in question. Further study to be made at May 4 council meeting. Agenda No.2: Lionell Johnson NSP representative, regarding power and light services - (underground) for Eastern Park Addition ($5.05 per unit per month underground) ($3.95 above ground) 4 - 7000 lu~en - 175 watt street lights to be installed underground as initial installations. Mike LOBo and Bill Lowell, representatives of fire department were pr.esent¡ Fire Chief Loso questioned councils position regards fire school. Cost factors of transportation etc. were examined. Concern of increasing costs and levy limitations cited as one reason for reducing number of fire personell sent to school to 2 men rather than 3, cited by 00uncilrnan Bud Reber. Question of 12 units of protective clothing for dept requested recent¡y by Fire ehief Loso. Request had been tabled. Letter from Municipalities regards protective clothing requirements was presented by Mayor Gustin. 5ffJ, reported ful¡Y equipped. Council invited to attend drills and meetings. Second Tuesday of each month. Question of trRck purchase methods used for initial purchase presented. Share sales and general obligation bond sale. Department hosting regional fire school Dn Sept 10, 1972, reported by C ief Mike Loso. I Change in minutes of ~rch 13, 1972 meeting made as follows: Chief Lorentz salary increase to read ~%. Jerome G. Molitor variance request examined. Motion made by Bud Reber seconded by Harvey Botz to r . g ant varlance as recommended by PI . r:r C . anmno OIDID:is' Slon 484 to change a single - fimily dwelling into a two - fami¡Y dwelling. Motion passed unanimously. Engineers Bob Ericson and Joe Bettendorf presented sewer and water report I on approx. 40 acres - Eastern Park and abutting areas. Cost estimates were presented and examined. Old Highway 52 reported having reinforced concrete ($7.00 a sq yd removal cost estimate presented). Lift station will be able to serve an additional 60 acres of future annexation. Attorney to prepare easements. Storm sewer drainage and related problems were re-examined. Eastern Park and surrounding annexed area - project bid opening scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on May Ij; 1972 with hearing set for 8:30 p.m. on motion by Harvey Botx seconded by Herman Schneider. Motion carried. Motion made by Roman Reber seconded by Bud Reber to send notice of annexation to Township, County and Municipal Commission. Motion carried. Property owners to be notified on 3rd Ave. S. E. and Minnesota Street East. Police reserve request for 4th of July police duty examined by council. Motion made by Roman Reber seconded by Harvey Botz to approve police request. Motion carried. Chief Lorentz requested permission to attend refresher traffic law study on first 5 days in May - eight hours per day. Police school approved on motion by Bud Reber seconded by Harvey Bgtz. ÞIotion carried. Purchase of additional master plats approved by council. Use of village I truck in re-cycling program approved on motion by Bud Reber seconded by Harvey Botz to permit use of truck from Friday evening until Sat. at 6 p.m. Motion carried. Motion made by Roman Reber seconded by Herman Schmeider to approve $10 per day for expenses of Police Chief Lorentz for attendance at Training Institute. Motion carried. Motion made by Bud Reber seconded by Harvey Botz to approve salary increase of Treasurer Leo Sadlo to retroactive to Jan. 1, 1972, $40.00 per month. Motion to pay bills was made by Roman Reber seconded by Harvey Botz. Motion carried. Motion made by Roman Reber seconded by Bud Reber to approve tax assessed value change for David Te~ley as recommended by village assessor. Motion made by Bud Reber seconded by Harvey Botz to increase park building rental fee to $15.00. Motion carried. , Motion made by Herman Schneider seconded by Harvey Botz to adjourn at 1:05 a.m. George Gustin, Mayor ~2~erk I .