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February 4, 2003
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Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the City Council for the City of St. Joseph met in special session I
on Tuesday, February 4, 2003 at 5:00 PM in the St. Joseph City Hall.
Members Present: Mayor Larry Hosch.
Judy Weyrens.
Councilors AI Rassier, Ross Rieke, Dale Wick. Administrator
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Others Present: Karmel Hill, Mike Slavik, Stephanie Hazen, Gary Utsch, Chuanpis Santilukka.
Mayor Hosch stated the purpose of the meeting was to interview candidates to fill the Councilor vacancy
created by the resignation of Councilor Kyle Schneider. To follow is a summary of the interviews with the
candidates. .
Karmel Hill
· Strengths: Ability to listen; provide a sounding board for residents; long term resident; will not
come to the meetings with preconceived notions - open minded.
· Believes the City needs to promote additional commerciallindustrial ventures to relieve the tax
burden to residents. '
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· At times she will disagree with the majority but will always vote in manner which represents the
opinion of the residents. I
· Will promote items that pertain to the general health and welfare of the residents.
· Interests include: Planning Commission, Park Board and Affordable Housing.
Mike Slavik
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Provided those present with a brief profile: formerly a resident of Hastings; attended St. John's
University and was employed at the same after graduation; recently employed by Edina RealitY
selling real estate and serving as a lobbyist for the Central MN Realtors.
Community involvement in Hastings included working on a referendum and citizens advisory
committees.
Strengths: passion for government; desire to part of the growth of St. Joseph; open minded. I
Recognizes that he may not share the same opinion of fellow Councilors but believes different
opinions provided a more baianced government.
Interests include transportation planning and lobbying for the needs of the residents of St.
Joseph.
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Stephanie Hazen
· Strengths: Business sense, long term resident, past experience on the Council, good listener,
organized, and time management skills. I
· Interests inciude: Fire Board, Planning Commission and City/Township relations. ,I
· Recognizes that everyone on the Council has a different opinion and everyone needs to agree to
disagree. 1
· Community is growing and the Council needs to manage growth and assure that growth is
orderly.
· If appointed she stated that she may have a conflict for the first three meetings as she also
teaches at Rassmusen College. She would try and find a substitute teacher to fulfill herteaching
obligation if appointed. I
Gary Utsch 1 ' I
· Strengths: Asset to the Planning Commission over the past year serving as Chair, good listener,
aware of the current issues facing the Community, long term resident, receives considerablE!
feedback on the community as he is a manager of a local business. I
· Assets bringing to Council: Open mind, ability to remain objective, no personal agenda, will be
representative of the people and will not vote just to part of the majority. I
· Concerns facing the City: budget, extension of infrastructure, managed growth and strE;!et I
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. Interest: Planning Commission and working with the City to expand the commercial and
industrial tax base.
The Council agreed that all four candidates would be an asset to the Council and unfortunately only one I
candidate can be selected. After considerable discussion Rieke made a motion to appoint Gary
Utsch to fill the open Council vacancy created by the resignation of Kyle Schneider. The Council
term will extend from February 6, 2003 to January 2005. The motion was seconded by Hosch and
passed unanimously.
The Council encouraged those candidates not being selected to participate in the open City Committees.
Adiourn: The meeting was adjourned by consensus at 7:00 PM.
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