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Home My WebLink About2000 [01] Jan 06 I Page 3679 JaDUaFy c>, 2000 , City of St Joseph City Council Meeting 01/06/00, 1:00 PM 1. . CaII-»OI'deF. PUfSua¡¡tW-Gue-GalJ.-aOOootiG~thereof, theCity-GouRc~fÐftl1e-Gityof St. Joseph met on Thursday, January 6th at 7:00 p.m. in the St. Joseph City Hall. MemÐer&Present: MayoIoKennetlhh Hieme~¡ ~boSG, Cory EhleFl¡KeR-Twit~Mary Niedenfuer,' and Clerk-Administrator Cari Schmidt and Deputy Clerk Judy Weyrens. Qthers-PreseRt. Steve StreFI!J-; DiGk-l"aIJfeR-, City-Attomey-Jo/!R-$GhereF, !:>ooSGhwaQ, Bill Lorette and Sergeant Jeff Young. . I 2. AppI'ove-Agenda: SGhI!1iGtstaleMhattherewe~lwo-addilians tothe ageRda: aÆsoIution supporting the Wobegon Trail and a gambling permit from the American Legion. Loso made a metkJn. to- approve the ageRda;-sewnáed-b-y. Twit, The metfoo passed-u/'la/'limGµs/y. 3. 7:00 - Noise Violation - 116 10th Ave SE - Hiemenz stated a noise violation occurred at 1î6-tdh-Ave-SE UII D~~llIkl 15;t999:--TItt::-IIé:t1 tit:::::Þ Wt::1 t:: t::lIlith::.:d Lv i:fH t::ViJt::lltiè:ll y: ht::cll ing befÐfe the Gity-Coimd!, but did natrequestOOth AwaWeF otlllis-right 10 a hearil1!l is . equivalent to an admission ofthe basic allegation and-the Council will proceed immediately to coosider aGispositioo; wllich-may-illGlude revocation or suspension *tI1e- rental-liGense and/or a monetary fine. Hiemenz reiterated the facts as stated in the police report. Hiemenz a~ìfthere was-a-representative of~pmpeFly-{)f-!he-managementoompally-present that would like to address the Council. B~ Lorette, otSeIeG! PropeFties, ~thathe 'Nouldlike tosee the GoimcUtackIe lllis-issue with some leniency. This property hasn1 had any problems for years. The owner and .' management company-are taking--steps against Ms,. BeGker&andÏ&!erminating her employment as building manager, as well as her lease. ., Loso--maåe- Ii- metioo-llJat.lhe-Røiæ-víolatifHHMooGllfaRd-w.asses&tlJe.prepe¡ty.witf/ the administrative costs of the hearing. Niedenfuer seconded the motion. Twit-stated that the re¡¡ortilKlica!ed-therwasfl't- a-\Qt-QfcooperaliGA-from-the !enant. , Sergeant Young agreed stating that the tenant wasn't going to let the officers in'until he mentiOßeå-tllat- he-thoogI1t-there-mi¡¡llt-be-dr\IgsciR-tI1e- apartment. SIIe·tGIà- th9FR-that-there were fellow officers from another department in the apartment. Twit stated that in the-past few-noise violations, Ihe City-has-levied-a-fille.against lhelaOOlords-and-asked-why this situation should be any different. I Lose- stated that inthi&siluation lhere 'NBsn'ta-ny-landla"( neglect. Twit- stated that IaRdlord neglect has never played into their decision before and shouldn't start now. Ehlert stated that he-<fKlrl-'t lhiRk-that any landlard-GaR-be·held-respansible for- ~ noise vialatians-Qf the residents as they can1 be there 24 hours, and hopes that the landlords are passing these fines- 00 10 thelf lefI<!fI!sthrough their-1ease&.-EI"IIeFl-~ 1I1at1w- agrees-with- l"wit-iI\-that we shouldn't make our decision on the basis of the landlord's neglect. Hiemenz stated thatwe need to evaluate th~s-situatioo-as-we Rave ather&befÐfe; amI-Iook--at-the serioos-na!IIre IIf the complaint. The officers were actually called to this premises later in the night again. Young inffiGa!ed that yes, they-were Galled-tothe scene agaiR-but-lhatJl- was-q¡¡iet-wheR- they-arrived-o Page 3680 JaDUaFy Ii. 2000 I Twit made a motion to amend the motion and add a $300 fine to the administrative fees. This was-seconded by ~hlert. toso-asked-if this individuaI-was aJso-given-a cila~on and- YOtlI1Q'indicated-that she-w¡¡s. Ehlert asked the landlord if he had the ability to take these fines from Ihe damage deposit or coHee! therrtirt some way. torette-indicated that!hey-were-going to try-to-get tI1e fine-back from the individual and would be interested in putting such language ill their leases in the future. Hiemenz-Ga!led the questjon.{)fl.#¡e-mo-tion-ttlatthemWBS-fHJQise vioIatiOR-and t~assess a $300 fine plus administratWe fees. The motion passed 4:1 (Loso: No, Hiemenz, Niedenfuer, Twit-aRffEhleft: Yes) 4. Consent Agenda - ~ Mayora~Ap¡Join!ments-!o--the-Boa"(s and Cammissions b. MN Deer Hunters Association - Charitable Gambling Application c. Amerisan legion-Charitable Gambling Application d. Resolution in Support of the extension ofthe Lake Wobegon Regiona! PedestrianlBicycle Trail Losomade a-rnotiorttfJBPplo.e the consent agenda, seconded by TIIJ'Ít' 71te-motion to approve the Consent Agenda passed unanimously. Hiell,êllL statedthdt [he,e isarropellillg fa, allyol,e il ,tel ested in-betng 011 the Cable Commission. It was mentioned that Duke Hewitt, a St. Joseph resident might be interested. Hiemenz-statedthatbe-would colltaLt Mr: Hewitt. I Twit stated that he noticed that there was no longer a personnel committee. Hiemenz stated that-thele is no-need-now-that-the employees have unionized and ,viii tlave-a-union representative to deal with. Ehlert stated that the personnel committee has been in existence for more-tha1tjust negotiations though. lie stressed that he doesrt't-want-to-send-a-message that the empfoyees can1 talk to the Council about problems. Niedenfuel stated·that now that the-£ityhas a ne,v ad, , ,;"ist, ator that-there are lines of communication that should be followed. The Council wanted this to be a more expanded position-tnterms of personl,el and-CarHtas-voiced an il.têrest inil"plo~i"g the-office communications. Ehlertstatedthat Cart iSII'[ a Cùf'E>-altfa, the City alld that [J,e e,"plo)lees might have a problem with that position that needs to be addressed. Loso stated that if that's the-case, they !lOW have to go to-theirunion representative or I:fflÎf)ftsteward witltthe-isstte-: 'fhose are the rule¡, _HI Twit asked where the Pèrsonnermanlla!¥!~s nOw. ~dt statAA Ul¡¡t the Council was prohibited from dLscussing thè manuäl while the union wäs being certified, due to the maintenance of status quo- Otðèr-. Now that the union has been-formed, the-Councit can put it bac(l Rn mp agenda for discussion. Twit stated that this should be placed on a Mure agenda for~Jion._ '. -.~-.;::--~ ,;.:- ' _ ',. -' '"'¡", " The'MãY<>r~.II~~ø~ ~~goommi&going to be. Hiemenz indicated that the gíiiJtJ~p~,~~~~~!,"e in the faiL " . - . ....". '- '~"-""- I I Page' 3681 J anual') 6-,2000 5. Approve Minutes -Council meeting 12/16/99 - Twit stated that Kyle Schneider was at the lastCouncit-meeting-a"d should be added to the alle"da"ce list for the ."eeli"g. Ehlert-made a motion to approve the minutes with the addition of Kyle Schneider, seconded by Loso. 'The motion passed unanimously. 6. . BiIIs-Payable and OvertimelCallouts--WeyreR-s-reported- 00 a-number gf·the expenditures: 27794 is the last cost of issuing the bond, 27793 is the cost for repairing the ballast, 27812 is the--iAsurancepremium¡ anG-a-variety-af-oosts-for-vehicle tabs,etc,- Weyrens-sta!ed-tl\al. City had the Dade street sewer televised for blockages and problems spots. There is a portion on East!)ade-that-fleeds-tobe cleaneG--oot Staff.is-seeking-authGrizatioR-fmm tl"1e·GoImciI to have the work performed. (Likely it will run over $1,300) Roots are coming through the joints iR-tI1e-aIder- GIay-tile. 1=aufeR-sta!eIl-that-there is-a-piece· of-special eq~ipmentthat tl!ey-u¡;e to clear out the roots. Hiemenz stated that they should also look at re ~ning the pipes. Taufen indicatedthattheywoold-!elewse it again ance Ihey.arethrough-tornake sure that~~ne is clear. Ehlert asked Taufen if the jet machine that the City had considered purchasing would take Gaf& otthi&.- TaufeR-said-that-lio¡¡efully it would. ! Loso made a motion to approve the bills payable (27781-27855) with the addition ofthe s_6le~·· Twit-seGeRáed-the motiolhThe motkm-passed~usly. Twit made a motion to approve the callouts, seconded by Ehlert. The motion passed lII18RÍfRf),usly. , I Weylens distributed a cost analysis of-whafthe-€ity-is-notexpending ..nile a ChiefofPplice is being hired. She explained that the analysis assumes that the City would not be hiring al,yohe Uhtil ""friI1. 7.·· PubJ.iç Commen!s-on-#le-Agemla---There-were-oo.pubIic comments on ~~nda. 8. Treasurer's Report - Weyrens passed out a sheet detailing the sewer fund increase o¡¡tioII-s. She explaiAed-that the Ca~ncil has already-disWssed-thi-s-OOt-they~d to approve it each year. The proposed sewer rate increase will go from 1.25 in 1999 to 1.30 in 2001k TlI&-projeetæreveooe-feF-fllis-ißGreasc is $2-n¡~· Weyrens-explaiRcd that t'1 city gained approximately $10,000 in revenue just this year. 1=wit-a~wha!thi-s'J/o~Jd meaR-ID-iRdividuals in the camm~nit~ Weyrens and +\lufen explained that this increase would mean about a .50 cent per month increase, whièh isn1 a substantial-amo-unt- 1=heCity is making the-increases-ill-smalJ-steps-to make itmore affordable for the residents. Loso made a motion to accept the sewer rate increase from 1.25 to- 1-.30 fo1: the yeaf' 2()()(),seGGI'Iffed-IJy'TWi& Themotioo passed-iJnaI'JÍf1/Qusly. , I Weyrens stated that at a previous Council meeting, she passed out a report regarding a [Jroposed-new- fund caIIed-!rIIrik-seweF. She-explained tl"1at theCBbSewel'lmprovement Fund is doing very well and that the City will be calling the bonds in the year 2000. At this time, it do-esR't mak~seASe- ta cantinue adding reve_ tothe-fund-. -Weyrens-reoommended that the Council estab~sh a new fund called Trunk Sewer. This fund would help finance projects such as the 5ewel' improvements along Co~nty Road-12'k . 1=he County has scheduled this project for the year 2001. In anticipalion ofthis project, the City could provide a- good- flßallcial IiJase.byestaÐlisl!iR¡¡-truflk-sewerfl{nd. Losamade a motion to-authorize the tI8nsfe,-offl1nds-trom-the-DBL SewerJmprovement Page 3682 .J""h"'~ 6¡ 2000 I Fund into a new fund called utility extension.. The motion was seconded by Niedenfuer and passed unanimously. 9,- Request to-waive the $25-portabIe- sign-fee.--COn Schwab addressed the CoooGil-stating that he is the chairman of the Parish breakfast. They put up a portabl'B sign for a totaluf 36 days-duÀn¡¡- the yeaL· Schwab stated-tRatthey-ligured-the GitY-was large and wealthy enough to donate or waive the $25 for the Parish. Ehlert made a motion to waive the $25 fee for the Sf. Joseph Parish, -sewnded-by- Wsa.- Schmidt stated-that befÐfe !he CooociI-voteson the motion, they should realize that ifthey set this precedent that every non profit in the community- wiUappear- befÐfe them- to-ask-fm" a waivel'as-welh- li:hJert stated- that the Council may want to look at lower fee instead. Niedenfuer made a motion to assess a $15 fee for the Parish, seconded by Twit. Themetioo failed 3:2. (Twit, Niedenfuer: yes, Hiemenz, Loso, Ehlert: no) Ehlert FnélfJe.amotion tø waive tlJe.entire fee feFthe Sf, JosephPaRsR,,-sewnáedb-yLoso. The motion failed 3:2. (Yes: Loso, Ehlert, No: Hiemenz, Niedenfuer, Twit) EhleFt-asked Niedoofuer if her inIention-wa&t(}make-~~5-fee.-awlJrto-a!l-l1GI1-fII'(fit and she said no. Ehlert then asked the rest of the CouncU if it was their intention to lower the fee to somc amount. They-indicated that it-wa&.- éßleFt-suggested-that-they roforthis matter back to the Planning commission for more consideration. Loso made a motion to delay GhaFging the Parish area-unti! a deGisioo-lIas-lJ.een-maáeand-w.table the diswsskm until an across the board non-profit fee can be discussed. Ehlert seconded the motion and it passed l/IJ8/'IiR1o-usIy.u ÉhIeFl-tokI-Mr, Schwab that regar¡jless of '....hat the amrnJRt-is, itwoolOO1 be more than $25. I 1lh- Safe Assure Contract---Schmstated that she received a few ·evaluatioR-forms from the Employees regarding Safe Assure. The reviews were all positive. The Contract would be to I "ail lIa;" the current program for t.relve months for-the-stim-of$-2;9-25-;' This amount is lower than what was paid last year. Schmidt stated that they are also contracting with Sartell, Sauk Rapids and Waite Park which ~makethetraini!lg.scl!edmoreworkable-. Lo-so-made a motion to approve the Safe Assure Contract for 2000, seconded by Ehlert. The motion passed l/fl8Rimeusly. r1: taw E'nfòrcement Labor Sèrvil:es Cðnt/'act2lJOlr-- Rfèmenz stafedtñafñe amfKen Twit negotiated the contract with LELS and have tentatively agreed on the enclosed contract with theU11ÌOlõ. There,rere ol,ly a few-changes; The- ..age inClease-isfor-3-:2%-for-2000-and for 2001. Twit stated that he has an issue with Article 7.2. This provision requires a super~ majaÀty fOF!he Council to change the normal work day to eight hours. -1t.states-"The Employer may <:hange the normal work day-to.t {~) hour -days by a 4IS"':Y{)\e-Gf the City Council after consulting with and receiving a recommendation from the Chief of PoNce: Twit stated tRat a-super majority-is-usually just-reserved for Ialld-tiSedecisioRs.- This-provision means that for a change to occur, that fIVe must be present and four must vote for it. Twit stated that sectioo-"4-and-·75·are-aJ.so-clIa-n¡¡-es, 7,4-states-lhat "W9Fk-schedules-shall be posted one week in advance, subject to change due to emergency circumstances:-7.5 states that ""Emergency"-drcumstances-relate tosalely health and safety issues." These changes are in response to the former practice of changing schedules with less than a weeç'sßotice. The delinitioR-Gf.emergency was added-so- thatthis would-be the only reason for a shift change in that short time period. I Twit-stated that prwisioR--~44oes not- r~lIect what was contemplated-iIt-the- negotiatiaR-5- I Page 3683 JaDUaFy-~ 2000 process. This provision states that "Employees called in for court appearances during an off alJly-åay-OF-vacation Bay-shall receiv~all'lÍllil"flüfloft'JJo houFS-f*lY. If ~tha-ntwo hQurs, the Employee shall be paid for at one and one half times the Employee's regular straight time hOUfly rate of pay.." Twit·~lIIat this-i-SR-'t-what-was-GGA!em¡¡lated in the negotiatioos, The employees are asking for the best of both worlds. If they only work fifteen minutes they get 1wo-000000andthe way-~ pffi'/isiooread-5-fIÐW, they. wookI--aJs¡¡. get time--am:I-a-1IaIf. f(>r the entire period if it goes over two hours. Twit stated that the words "beyond the two hour periOO"shouId-be added-IG-theen4·ofthe provision. Only that time past two haurs-shou,ld be paid at time and a half. Ehlert asked Weyrens how often this occurs and she indicated that it hardly- ever-happens. Twitstatedthat-Articte-1 0 sl,o"ld also be cla, ified. The secood-part-of the selotence shou,ld be left off ("following the first year of service"). The word "after" should also be struck in the rest of the seGtiollstct make1he- polic.y 11I0re-eIe<!r. Twit also stated that 10.5 is strange. The dates should be the same. The provision reads "VaGatioll PI "[,,, ellces strait be desi(¡lIateù by Mal GI, 3tT,- allù sEllliol ily straItgovelll mtl!.e case of conflict Officers shall schedule at least eighty (80%) percent of their vacation time by May-1-¢~.yeaF.~~stated-that the idea behind this prO>iisian was that they WGuld {Jet thew v~cation r~uests m by MarGh30"'.- Any.requests not scheduled by MarGII-wiJI-not receive priority because of seniority within the department. Ehlert stated that if it works for th~depa!tment, wily. ehange,jt. I Twit stated that article 12 Insurance stayed at the same rate. Twit-stated-IIIat-arlicle- 1--'h3-was-adde4 SiGk-leaveis-flGw-only-paid-out-afteF!h-ree ~rs of service and termination or retirement in good standing. The officers .were in favor of this as they-~aIso·inteFested--in-fetaining offlG9fS-fGFlGRgeFperiods otti{ne. Twit pointed out that in Article 13.1 the term "previous experience" was never defined. He explaineG-that this ~at·the end of the negotiations but everyooe felt-likE\ that was an issue that could be added in the next contract negotiations. Young stated that this provision is-a- prot¡Iem-because-it-is-so-ambigooIJ&- Twitstated--thathe isn-'t-ÐfII:JÐSYd to changing it now and asked what the provision should state. Young indicated that the prO>/ision shoukI be clarifjad--by-adding-~words-"wi!h-ooe year--Gf.fuJI.time lIfI!¥ious experience in the state of Minnesota". The Council agreed. Twit-statettthatthe- Ullifullll allo""loce tn-t5:<3-was-iIIGI eased by $1 S.OO fOI eachyear:-They were looking to have an annual inventory taken of all of the officers uniforms but were informed- that they. couldn't lawfully Fequirethi&-. This-is-an--issue-as-it-beGame known tljat an officer was purchasing clothing with his clothing allowance and then turning around and se\Iinf¡-!he-i!ems-fÐf a-profit. TRtH::auncil never meantthis alla""ancetobe-a-revenue generator for the employees. Young indicated that although they can1 require an inventory, the del9l!mentis-requiling-.!he-offk:ers-tollSe-purchase orders and buy from certain-vendors. , Ehlert asked why the PERA contribution is higher for the police officers. Weyrens explained that-the-PoIice dGR't- pay-sociaJ-sesUFity-so-they-¡:¡aymore in-PERA. I Twit asked the Council how they felt about the supermajority issue in 7.2. Hiemenz stated that-this-was-inplaceso-the Cauncil cauldR-'!.oome in-and-GIIange it-OR-a-whim. .1 . , Twitmade-ãfI1Otion-to-apPI 0"" [he-2ÐOO-/;,Et.S-contract-with-the- foHowirlg-additions: The' Page 3684 Jauwu16.2000 I words "one year of full time previous experience in the state of Minnesota" would be added to 13.1; the second part ofthe- sentence "fol/owing-the-first year of service" wouId-be-struck from 10.1a, as well as the word "atter" in Article 10 b-f;. Loso seconded the motion and it passed unanimously. 12. Mayors Report- HiemeRZ Fepor!OO that-heattended the-St-. CIood-Ar~Dis!lictPlanning Board meeting. They are creating an affordable housing task force that would bring together buiklers, develGpers,empIo-yers,ÞIRA's,and-¡¡IaMeFS-ÍII--the _~ They will-be asking for a representative from St. Joseph, whether that be the EDA Director or Administrator. 13.· Council Reports- - Niedenfl¡er reported that-she+eceiverequest for adooa!ioo-tQ help pay instructors for a women's self defense ctass in the community. A fund that the City had inthe-past-Ilelped ful,d this 1'1 eject. They are looking for a $500 donation-that WOtlId be split amongst the two instructors. Niedenfuer stated that there was a fund that used to pay for cømmunitY-JlfGjeG!&-lf there are funds-Ieft, perllaps-this could come G>Ut-of that-fund. Schmidt stated that she didn't know the status of this fund but that she would check with Weyrens.loso suggested-that this may rea-betIeF-re€¡\IeS the UBf1S-GIuÐ.or the Jaycees. Twit suggested that an altematefunding source should be found. He stated he would have a-Jlfobleffi-funding this-as-itonly benelits-a-(JQfIion-Ðfthe COI1'!I11UI1-it.- Ehlert asked if the College would be willing to open up their training to the community. Niedenfuer stated- tllat-this-actually-beI1efits-all of tha women iR-St. Joseph, but Umt sIIe-woold-approach some other sources for funds. - -NieGenfooI"-aIso--rgpor!OO that thesoo¡¡ and final Healthy Communities Partne~1faining is -February 29ttr.m WadeR-B. Loso had not report. I Ehle.l statecHhathe wouldn't be here for-the second meeting in-.January:-Ehlertaslced-what is happening to the dollars that are being raised from the colleclion of the noise violalions. He'suggestecHhat a good will fund be Cleated to benefit the-con,n,unity that could be used for proactive measures. Schmidt stated she wasn1 sure how much, if any. revenue has been gel"" ated but that she ~tould !ook'in!o-\his. Twit reported that he was asked to appear before the planning commission last night regarding-his- proposaHo-pJaœ-a-moratorium on I elltal housing. The-planning commission is in favor of this and made a motion to recommend such a measure to the City Council. They wilt-becorningfor..ard with-a formal recommendation. 14. Clerk/Administrator Report - Schmidt reported that the Fire Department has a number of oId'Christmasdeco,,,tiulls tloal tI,ey WOtlIdli¡"e 10 dOllale-b anotloer COli III IUllity. Before this can happen. the City must declare them surplus items. The decorations are pole mounted as well'as a-fewihat st'¡lIg aclOSS the-street. -t.oso made a-motion todeclarethe-ehristmas decorations as surplus. The motion was seconded by Ehlert. The motion passed· unanimously. SGhI!1iGtstatedthat VemVoSs,-11 06 Able-St.-E. ¡¡as askedtheCity-to maintain the sidewalk on the West side of 12'" Ave SE{Snow -removal) Minnesota -Street East to Klinefelter Park. Mr. Voss indicated that there are a number of joggers and walkers that use the sidewalk. It isn't-getting-shoveled and is a-safety-issue:- loso asked Taufen how he felt about this request. Taufen stated that it is up to the Council but that soon enough we will be shoveling all of the sidewalks in the-City. Iliel, ,enz suggested that this might be a good issue-to-referto- I I Page 3685 January 6,2000 the Park Board as it might become part of their trail system. Twit asked if City Attomey Scherer if.we.are assuminQ any._liabilily by-sweepiAg -theside'.valk ami ScI1er-er saiG-no. Ehlert stated that atsame poiAt wewiIJ be -looking foraootl1er -eAtrance .001z''''-Îß!( ~he-park. Twit said we may be doing this prematurely then. Ehlert stated that this may encourage usage.wtheparktholJQh-.EhIert made a mOOoo to have the City remove maw oo-the-West side of -1i" Ave SE. Niedenfuerseconded the nrotion and it passed unanimously. Schmidt reported that she and Taufen met with Jim Fredericks, the new Chief Physical PlanttFacilitieMa"agen ,ent 0fficer for the-6ottege-ofSt: EJel,edicts to start talking about,121. The County has 121 on their schedule for work in 2001. The issue is how much the college wHt be williilg-to- CO"tl ¡bute to-pay-fol the in Ipl OIIel nellls. 'Fha-areais Ílìneed-of-~ks, decorative lighting, curb and gutter and all the utilities; Mr. Fredericks asked what the City's assessment poIicywoutd-bein-this-situatimt- The-Colfege-is hegotiating ..ith the mona¡stery to purchase 140 acr-es of monastery property. The assessment cost will influence the price I""y a,e w¡m"Q 10 payand-ifll,ey pUlc"a5e I"e plope,ly at all. I Schmidt reported that other issue is whether or not the City will be able to receive Municipal State-AkHundingforthe-project. ··If ~.e hay e a population over-5;OOEh,e are efigible fQr this aid. This raises the question of whether or not we should open up talks with the Township aLuul ",",exing 11,,,1 po,liol'( aJong-t-2t to lI,e towl,ship haH):- It's-irt-mtr'lol,g lei", alll,~ion plan already but isn't scheduled for another 6-1 0 years. Annexing this property would bring in the-apartments and-rnay-bring-us-o,erthe 5,000 hump. Residents ïn-thi$area-have-ak;eady inquired with the City and EDA director about this. Staff is seeking authorization to set up a meeting-with full Courn:itand-TOWhShip boar<l Taufen stated that the City will be looking to place a lift station somewhere in this Southem regiorr. It would be nice to kllOW what is goil,g to be plaid ,ed for the- area and ho.. ~UCh capacity will be needed. Hiemenz stated that at one time, the Chamber was interes ed in Ilelpi"Q 10 fu"d the-decolative lighting and side..alksort-1-2tc They should be col,ta<¡ted regarding this issue now. Hiemenz went on to say that once we determine the cost.of the plojec;! we will determine the cost split-and-ifthe plojec;! is-too costly to e,en pUr5QEj. Taufen stated that the College was very interested in knowing what the split would be. He toktthemthat-he-hact see" I"" COuncil <155865 16fge;- 4EIf6(},- 6Of4E)-and-!I6ft(-5(t-tIe-~n 't sure what the split would be. Hiemenz stated that once a meeting has been set up we should also sehd tetters-out to the lesideills ofthe-Township in that area to-{ettheirfeedback. The Council agreed that a meeting should be set up with the Township and that staff should co"li"ue the-discussio"s will, the-College of St Benedií;t. Schmidt reported that the Colleges would like to set up another dinner meeting with the CouACiI to-discuss seniar disorieAtation and communily r-elations. ·TM·Council agr-eed to a dinner meeting on Wednesday February2nd--at 5;00. I 15. Miscellaneous and Announcement Items - Hiemenz stated that he received a call from Steve Gaetz from-St Cloud- il1{uifing-aoouHhe-City's-intentioo-regarding-!he-æweruse agreement. Hiemenz stated that this should also be discussed at the joint meeting with the township. 16.-6Îosed-Gession Hiemeftz-closed-the regular meeting-and-announeecHhatthe-ee,uncil would-be entering a closedsessiGR-for-a-disGussionsUff.ounding Officer-Wendell Daluge. Page 3686 Janua.-y.'" 2000 I At 10:15, the Council reconvened. City Attomey Scherer stated that the Council met in closed session initially to-SÐAdoot a-pe~evalHatiGR-Gf' Officer WeAGell-DallJge. The Council did not perform the evaluation however as Officer Daluge offered his resignation if !he-GooRGiI-would agree Io-a-short list ot-iterns;.OOday-s-veteFaRS prefereRGe JBy¡-a-letter of recommendation, his sick leave and holiday pay and otherfunds that he was entitled to. He also-reqüesteG-that the City-alsa sgrerothatthe OffiœF's-employmerrt file wo~ld remain as it was when he was hired. Scherer stated that he offered his opinion to the Council and that he recemmendedthat they-acce¡¡t-~ re~ a f~1I and lillal-release from-liabiIity for the City. Losomade- a motiOR- fø.ooce¡#&hera"s-FeGfJfflmeRdatieR-and-oocept-the-resigRaticm of Officer Wendell Daluge with the list of stipulations. Twit seconded the motion and it pàssed unaRimously. Iliemenz stated that-stafHlas- also requested that in light of the recent shortage. that the Council make Officer Pete Jensen full time. Niedenfuer made a motion to change Officer Pete- Jensentromparf tñne to full rune. . Los" seconded the motion anditpassed unanimously_ Hiemertz- asked if there-was- anythirtg else to report. . Chlert stated that he would just-like to announce that the City received $1,000 from NSP for allowing them to place the downguys in Memorial Park. He tflanReãsfáfITor meW efrolfs. ,wirasRed if the MetfODus rnfõrmati6n that was placed in the packet was for discussion purposes or for information only. Hiemenz· stated-that·the-ir,formation "as fßr information purposes and that more WßtIId-be CClming. I 17. Adjourn - Twit made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 10:35. Loso seconded the motion aRrHtpassedunanimously. {2:s;:rred' CartSchmidt. Clerk/Administrator Cïty-ofSt Joseph I