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Home My WebLink About2005 [11] Nov 17 {Book 36} St. Joseph City Council November 17, 2005 FOR THE OFFICIAL RECORD PLEASE SIGN YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS NAME r3'Il--L bV~VJj}{J-I1ER ~.~ 3.~~~ 4. iId: ~ I Pi{ t L W.e" L T-R/(' ,tU~ Ih:rJ $,~.. >1~ i::rr~ ~~)~ 1~/~ J.~)C; I/le"school . I :: ~~r:wc~ 2. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 1. 10. 11. 12. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. ADDRESS \ / . I J l-f It; PeN)) V lr71J LOU~-'~JoE-l '. I ~Ltctoq U SW' fru'e. I ,&yvJ ~U1) : i~f1 ~ ~ t;. Pr' 1'1&.-- /: jft" 5/ :7/ dOf ,"" Q.1 '-f ( "3 k~ ~ c r" .(~, ,4t(~ 1~~1 / 7.,"",(? je U (:5~bA-- (( I \ ( ( ,,"' (' , /( / \IV:) i-:S ./ //55:0 (yates j/"1r~~ o1:6he ~'& '" /65"' e Z/v) /:rlH2 /lJ ~ I ' ! CITY Of ST. JO$BPH www.cityofstjoseph.com St. Joseph City Council November 17,2005 7:00PM Call to Order Approve Agenda Consent Agenda a. Minutes ~ Requested Action: Approve the minutes of Au ust 29, October 6 ,and 20,2005 I I b. Bills Payable - Requested Action: Approve check numbers 036449-036516 ! I ~ ' j c. Sales Tax Ordinance - Requested Action: Authorize the Mayor and ! Administrator to execute the Ordinance Amendment en1acting the collection of the area Yz cent sales tax. I I d. Election Equipment Grant - Requested Action: Authorizer the Mayor and I' Administrator of the City of St. Joseph to participate inl the Stearns Coun~'y Grant seeking fnnding for state mandated electian eqnitmenL I Public Comments to the Agenda I . I I I ' Water Treatment Bond Sale, Monte Eastvoldl i Rezoning Request, Leo Buettner . I Phil Weher I 1 I I 7:05 PM 7:20 PM 7:25 PM 7:30 PM WSB - Update on Field Street City Engineer Reports a. GIS Updating b. APO T AC Update c. Other Matters 10. Mayor Reports 11. Council Reports 12. Administrator Repo'rts a. Annexation Agreement 13. Adjourn I I File i, 2.~ College Avenue North' PO Box bbB S . aint. Joseph, Minnesota P h 0 n e ") 2.0 . ") b ") . 72. 0 I Fax ") 2.C)' ") b ") . 0 ") 4 2. , ( i I 1 D FT Augusti29, 005 , P~e1~2 Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the City Council for the City of St. Joseph met in special sessi n on Monday, August 29, 2005 at 5:30 PM in the St. Joseph City HaiL I : , i I I Members Present Mayor Richard Carlbom. Councilors AI Rassier, Ross Rieke, Dale Wick, Ren~e Symanietz. Administrator Judy Weyrens. I I I City Representatives Present: City AttorneyTom.Jovanovich, City: Engineers Jpe Bettendorf andiTra y Ekola, Public Works Director DickTaufen, Police Chief Pete Jans~y,Finance O{fiCer Leslie Valia~t. Meadowvale Lawsuit Update: City Attorney Tom Jovanovich informed the Courcil thata decisioh mu t be made on how to proceed with the CR 121 Meadowvale loss claim. The CitYlhas asserted a lo~s cl im against Meadowvale for approximately $ 225,000. The loss includes a sewer line that appears tOi be sagging causing gaps in the joints. It is not reasonable to excavate the pipe an~ make the necessary : I' I corrections. Rather the City can line the pipe at the areas of concern. However, unless the entire pip is I.ined the C.ity Will, h,a. ve additional mainten, ance in cleaning th, e line m., ore frequel'.tIY. Therefore., th~, damages include maintenance for a 25 year period. " I , I Meadowvale has filed a loss claim against Bauerly Brothers and they are seeki~g damages foradditional work. Stearns County served as the contract administrator as theimprovemen{sinvolved a County R ad. The City had concerns from the start of the project and had documented the copcerns via letters to th County Engineerandgeneral contractor Bauerly Brothers. While the City has riot been named in1the lawsuit, the City's insurance carrier (League of Minnesota Cities Insurance Tru~t - LMCIT)has agree that the City has a potential loss and have agreed to represent thetCity of St. Jqseph. I Mediation has been scheduled for September 26 and all interested parties will Je present. Jovanbvic stated that the Council must determine if they are willing to negotiate a settlem~nt and if so what that amount would be. Jovanovich stated that it is unlikely the claim wiU be settled i~ mediation. Rassier stated that the City should not have to suffer damages fora faulty sewer line. l1he residents havs bee following the developments of the action and have indicated that tney should ndt have to settle fot a b d pipe. ,The Council concurred with Rassier and requested that Jovanovich procsed with theunderstan , ing that St. Joseph will not settle. Jovanovich questioned if any of the pouncil menibers would be av~i1ab e to attend mediation. He further stated that both Joe Bettendorf and Judy Weyrensshould attend the mediation as well. Rassier and Carlbom agreed to be part of the mediation team. I Leoal Description Clarification., Ash Stre, etWeyrens reported th,at t., heproperty ~wner at 11,0. AShlStrer t West has recently sold their property and the abstract company is requesting cl~rification of the legal description. The City owns the property to the south and the clarification providpsfor a more acc~rate ' legal description . Clarification of legal descriptions is not uncommon in' the old section, of the City J Thh City Attorney has reviewed the clarification and recommended the City execute ItheQuit Claim D~edat presented by the property owner. I I Rieke made a motion authorizing the Mayor and'Administratol' to execute ~ Quit Claim Dee!d ~Iarifying the legal description for 110 Ash Street West. The motion was seconded bYSYjani and passed unanimously. · i j 2006 Proposed Budoet: Finance Officer Leslie Valiant presented the Council w th the proposed9udg for 2006. The proposed budget does not include the addition of any staff. Dep, rtments requestill9 additional staffing have included a request for staff along with an estimated bud~et impact. Weyr~ns stated thatas the City is completing a job analysis and comparable worth studYi it would be prudSnt t not add any staff until the study is complete. For budget purposes the Council needs to determine th~ additional funds that need to be added if staff is increased. Staffing requests inblude: I Police Department Police Secretary - increasing the position toful'l time I Police Officer or Sergeant ' I Administration One additional office staff person to assist with Planning DRAFT August 29, 2005 Page 2 of 2 Tile Council discussed membership in theSt. Cloud Partnership. Rieke and Carlbom stated that the EDA reviewed the budget and recommended approval of the 2006 budget, which included membership to the St. Cloud Partnership. The annual membership has increased from current $ 7,500 to $ 8,000. The Council discussed the benefit received from the membership and if the EDA services provided by the City are more cost effective. Currently the City has limited land for commercial/industrial development, again questioning the benefit from membership to the Partnership. The Council discussed whether or not $8,000 would be better spent on engineering or land acq~isition. Weyrens stated that the Citywill be requesting a refund of the $ 25,000 the City contributed to the MinnesotaCommunity Capital Foundation (MCCF). Thejpurpose of the MCCIF is to provide gap financing for the region. While the CitY only contributed $ 25,000, the amount available to development was far greater.Overthe pastthree years the program has not been utilized QY business for location or expansion. Weyrenssuggested that the Council designate the $ 25,600 to thl3 EDA for land acquisition or development for a future industrial park. . . Rassier made a motion to reduce the EDA budget $ 8,000, the amount equivalent to the dues for theSt. Cloud Partnership. The motion was seconded by Symanietz and passed unanimously. The Council discussed the regional gang strike police officer position discussEid at the Area Cities meeting. The CityofSt. Cloud is coordinating an effort to hire one officer for the gang strike task force that wilL be funded by the Cities of Waite Park, St. Joseph. Sartell and Sauk Rapids. The City of St. Cloud will dedicatethree officers to the gang strike task force. Weyrens stated that the area Administrators met to discuss funding allocations for the position and agreed to use the same formula used by the Cities for sharing lobbying expenses. That alternative allocates the sharing based on population. Therefore, St. Joseph will have the lowest contribution, estimated at approximately $ 8,000 for the first year. The Council questioned the Police Chief as to his thoughts on funding an area gang strike police officer. Police Chief Jansky stated that the area Chiefs have discussed the proposal and question why the Counties are not involved and if the gang strike task force and drug task force will become one division. Jansky stated that he has concerns that approval of the gang strike officer will reduce the police budget for 2006. Jansky stated the City needs to consider adding the next officer in 2006 and if he had to choose between funding the gang strike officer and a City officer, he would choose the City. The Council discussed the need to prioritize the needs of the City and just like reviewing the Partnership for City benefit, the same must be done for the gang strike officer. The Counc:i1 recognized a need for the St. Cloud Area to hire and maintain a gang strike task force but questioned if St. Joseph has a need for such... Jansky stated that St. Joseph is seeing minor gang activity; it will only increase if enforcement becomes proactive in the St. Cloud area. The Council agreed to reconsider this matter during the budget process. . i Adiourn:. Rassier made a motion to adjourn at 8:40 PM; seconded by Symanietz and passed unanimously. I Judy Weyrens Administrator i ~J I raft Octobe~ 6, 2005 Page 1 f 8 I Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the City Council for the City of St. Jos ph met in regula~ ses ion on Thursday, October 20, 2005 at 7:00 PMin the St. Joseph City Hall. I I i : Members Present: Mayor Richard Carlbom, Councilors AI Rassier, Dale Wick, Ross Rieke!, Renee Symanietz, City Administrator Judy Weyrens i , Citv Representatives Present: City Engineers Tracy Ekola, Joe Bettendorf Others Present: Linda Sniezek, Molly Zinney, Megan Zinken, Dan Nierengarten, Dennis Steuve I Approve Aqenda: Rassier made a motion to approve the agenda with the fJlloWingChanges: Move 3 Consent Agenda- Move for discussion afterthe NOise Violation i Add 11c Request for Part-time Officer I ' Add 11d Fall Retreat Add 11 e LELS Contract Committee i The motion was seconded by Rieke and passed unanimously. I Public Comments: No one present wished to speak. I Noise Violation: Weyrens stated that the Council has received an alleged noise violationfor the'pro erty located at 213 Minnesota Street East. The incident occurred on September 1, 12005. The prope~yo ner has been notified of the alleged violation and an evidentiary hearing was notlrequested. Therefore the Council must acknowledge the violation and determine the disposition. i . 1 Rassier made a motion acknowledging that a noise violation occurred on September 1st lat 2 3 E Minnesota Street. The motion was seconded by Rieke and.passedunani~ouSIY. . I Linda Sniezekapproached the Council as the landlord for 213 E Minnesota$treet. She statedi that she received a call at 12:30AM from the Police regarding a noise violation. Accor~ingto Sniezek, When she arrived at the house that evening, there were only two people at the reside~ce who were not ten nts. Sniezek stated that she is very tough on her renters when it comes to Noise ~iolations.She advise~ her tenants to. g. et to know their neighbors and .no.t disrup.t theneighb.orh. ood. After the incident occu...rredti...the tenants from 213 EMinnesota St. approached their neighbors to apologize and gave their numbe s as well as Sniezek's in case there are any future concerns that they have. The enants will receive a 350 fine from Sniezek per their lease. I : Carlbom stated that in reviewing the file, there were no noise violations w thin the three-year re iew period. Rassier aSk. ed. tenant Megan Zinke.n. t.o come forward. The pOI.ice re.port., noted that Zinkeh., re~. sed to let the Police enter the house. Zinken explained that she got scared and wasn't sure what to do a that time. She also stated that they learned their lesson. Carlbom clarified that there only one inor consumption ticket issued that evening. I I Rassier made a motion to impose a $150 fine to Sniezek for the noise Jiolation that occlrre on September 1, 2005 at 213 East Minnesota Street. The motion was sec01ded by Wick and pa sed unanimously. I I Consent Aqenda: Symanietz made a motion to approve the Consent Agenda as follows; seco ~~~ ... I 1 a. Minutes - Approve the. m. inutes of September 15 and 21, 20051' !. b. Bills Payable - Approve check numbers 36259-36309 : c. Application for Payment - Authorize the Mayor to execute Application for Paym~nt 1 for the 2005 Northland Heights Improvement Project and a'uthorize payment to Erin Contracting in the amount of $11,696.09. -- ~- IL Octobe~ 6, 2'005 I Page 2 of 8 d. Application for Payment - Authorize the Mayor to execute App ication for payme1nt # for the 2004 Northland Plat 8 proje.ct and authorize payment to Molitor Excavati1g in the amount of $24,174.88. I e. Application for Payment - Authorize the Mayor to execute Application for Payment # for the 2005 Hill Street and 3rd Avenue SW Improvements and I authorize paymert to RL Larson Excavating in the amount of $25,353.79. I ! f. Application for Payment - Authorize the Mayor to execute AppHcation for paymdnt # for the 2005 Cloverdale Area Improvements and authorize payment to Larson Excavati g in the amount of $1 ,883.99. I i g. NIMS Resolution- Authorize the Mayor and Administratorto e~ecute Resolutioni200 -22 Promoting the Use of Intrastate Mutual-Aid A. gr. ee.ments I and ..Re. SO.IU. tion 11200 .-23 Adopting NIMS. h. Capital Improvement Request- Authorize the expenditure of $,3,400 to provide lighti g to the storage lot behind the Maintenance Shop. i I i. Capital Purchase Request - Authorize the expenditure of $5,000 to upgrade the kit hen facilities in Millstream Park as requested by the ParkBoard. I . i j. Supporting Resolution - Authorize the Mayor and Administrator to execute R~soll!ltion 2005-24 declaring 2006 as "The Church of St. Joseph's Sesqu centennial". i k. Engineering Rates - Accept the 2006 Engineering Rate Table ffective April 1 , 2006. Rassier stated that he had some questions regarding the Application for aymentsfor a fe~ o the projects. He questioned the following projects: ! o Northland Heights Improvements: He asked for explanation an I explanation of the rock construction for the entrance, the pond skimmer, and sign panels. 1 ] o Northland 8 Improvements: Rassier stated that there were no cha~ge orders broughtt the Council for the Northla. nd 81m.. pr.o. vement, howe. ver the total amount was more than th~.' co~tract amount. Bettendorf stated that they do allow for an engineering cortingency and if ~her~ are changes in unit prices or quantity, a change order is not needed. Hbwever, if something ere added that was not in the contract, then a change order would need C~uncil approval. i o Hill Street: There was a charge for water, which Ekolaexplained was or the water that ""as sed during construction. ! I The motion passed unanimously. ' I I I ! Debt M. anaqement Stud v: Annually, Monte Eastvold. p. repares a Debt M. anagerent Study. The pu., rpo e of the study is to: i 1. Analyze existing debt of the City, noting revenue sources to service the debt; I 2. Analyze existing and .futur.e debt service Fund Balances based.. upon ahl ticipated revenuel sou ces; in short, a cash flow analysis for each outstanding bond issue; . 3. Note.. spec.ial features SUCh. as. early c. all provisions t..hat may enrance or create I. fi n. acing mechanisms for other City needs. I ! I , Eastvold discussed each of the outstanding bond issues in short detail. I : 1. 545M G. O. Improvement Bonds of 1998 - Street Improvements. Water/Sewer for 90th & 191st Eastvold stated that this bond is being paid for through special ass~ssments and taxlevies. At this point, this bond has a healthy fund balance. I . . . I 2. 1 330MG.O. 1m rovement Bonds of 1999 - Jose h Street Business fi'ark Northland Drive , This bond is being funded through special assessments and sewer tru k funds. If sewer revenues and special assessments are received as scheduled, a deficit may de elop in 2012. As ~ res It, Eastvold stated that increased sewer trunk charges might be require~ to provide a positive cash flow. 3. 810M G.O. Improvement Bonds of2001- Northland Addition ,t Octobett 6, 2805 I Page 3 f 8 This bond issue is funded primarily through special assessments. Tow6rds the end of th1e Ie gth of the bond, there may be a positive fund balance,which Eastvold stated could be transferre to other general funds. · . .. ..1 II 4. 640MG.O. Sewer Revenue Bonds of 2001- Sewer Transportation colt This bond is payable from special. assessme.nts as well as S. AC charges. Eastvo.ld notedlthat it is ~;:~ii~d~ ;~~\~~h~ ;~~~; a deficit and, as a re~~lt, increased sete, hook-~p fees I 'Da].. be 5. 245M G.O. Certificates oflndebtedness of 2002 ....... .. I . 1 Monte stated that the proceeds from this bond issue financed the purcrase.of a Fire Depart ent Ladder Truck and a Front End Loader wI Auger. This bond is being paid for by tax levies.1 He Iso mentioned that there might be a slight surplus when the bond is called which .may be k~pt in the Administration Fund. I I 6. i':~~~:~:7~~~~~e;~~0~~~~ff~~~~ed the GSAH 121, BUSiness! Park, SE Utility Jxten ion and Street Reconstruction Improvem.ents. T. his bond is being paid fori. through. State Aid..' Fu ds, utility payments,. tax levies and special assessments. This. bond may have a deficit, which ay require increases in eithertaxJevies or utility rates. I I Wick questioned whetherornot the balance from the 810M G.O. Im~rovement Bondsl of could be put towards this bond to help with the deficit, which Eastvold stated could be dOre. Bettendorf mentioned that there wouldbe more state aid money boming, as CR121 Municipal State Aid Route'ii. .... ... . . I I . , 7. 810M G.O.. Water Revenue Refundinq Bonds 0'2002. .. I i This bond is payable primarily through the revenues of the water systElm. It is recommended that due to sufficient cashin the DebtServiceFund, the City will have the option to pay off the e tire bond issue at the call date. i 1 8. 700M Public Project Revenue Bonds 0'2003- Public Works Facilitv 1 Eastvold stated that this bond is being. paid for through payments ma~.Cl.eto the St. Joseph as there isa lease between the EDA and the City. The pays this with. Tunds collected th~oug levies. .....<> .. ....... ........ .. ........... I ..1 9. 750M G. O. Improvement Refundinq Bonds of 2003 .... .... I.. : The proceeds from this Bond refinanceCl the . Improvement Bondsofl1992,1993 and 1996. The bonds payments are payable though special assessments and tax levies. I 1 O. ~~~Mb~n~ t:i~a~:~I=e::;,r;;:i~~e~i;~~c": :~fract paY'Dents frOmSt. Joseph, TownshJan ' . St. Wendel Township as well as tax levies. According to Eastvold, itm y be possible tolelim nate some tax levies in the. final yearof the bond. I I , 11. 2. 135M G.O. Improvement Bonds of 20031. I The proceeds from this Bond .Issue financed watermainextensions, ~ storm water manage, ent plan, and the Liberty Point and Northland 7 projects. The bonds are Rayable from utility rat s as well as special. assessments. I 12. · ~~~~o~o,~~~~:f;.,ri~~;d:"~d~O~e payable from special asses~me~ts arid tax lelies The Bond proceeds financed Northland 8, 16th Avenue and Park Improvem1ents.. I 13. 280M G.O. Certificate of Indebtedness of 2004 .. II I \ - - i I I Octobe~ 6, ~~~ Page 4 ff 8 The proceeds from this Bond Issue financed a seWer-flushing mac ine, air conveya~Ce~nit, electric filing system, and Police Dept. equipment. This bond is payable1from tax levies. ! i i 14. . 645M Public Proiect Revenue Crossover Refundina Bonds. Series 2005-A - Citv Hall .! These bonds are payable through tax levies. Eastvold mentioned tha in 2008 the Interest ate would bereduced, which will result in tax levies being reduced. I 15. . 1. 655M G. O. Improvement Bonds of 2005 I Eastvold reported that the ;roceeds ~m this flofld Issue. financedlh~ 2005 Cloverdalel,md Hill Street Improvements. These bond payments are payable through sPElcial assessments I and tax levies. ...... I i I i 16. 3. 100M G.O. Improvement Bonds of 2005 ,.. i . i These Bonds are payable from special assessment and tax levies ~s well as Federa'lICo nty :~~~~gas~~e~:~~~~~\~~~~t~:~~~~I~~.anced the Northland HTW Improvement prt Eastvold stated that tax levies would eventually decrease over time to allow for.future bond issues. this gives the City a foundation for Planning. He stated that he would continue to rronitor the City's ~ebt on an annual basis.. I! , : i i Percheron Properties, Special Use Heauest Weyrens stated that previously (the Planning Co~mis ion conducted a Public Hearing. for the issuance of a Special Use Permit for ~ercheron Propert,ies. he Special Use permit requested a mixed density development of the former Lin~eman B. uilding.l!he ain floor will be remodeled to add additional.office lease space and the secol,d and third floor wil be converted to two rental units for 10 occupants. The property owner is onl~ seeking issuance of the Special User Permit at this time. The Planning Commission recommended aRproval of the Special Use Permit contingent upon the property owner meeting all applicable OrdinanceIRequirements;. cdmpl ting the rental licensing process; and completing the development review process.1 Weyrens added that hey are still working on parking and design issues. : i I ! i I Wick made a motion to approve the Special Use Permit allowing a mix.eddensity developme tat 31 Minnesota Street East with the following contingencies: . II ~: +~:~~:g~~Y~~~e;~e~st/~~~~~t:~~~;~~~:?/~:e~sj~;~;:t:~:s I 3. A complete development. plan must be submittec:f. to the Planning Commissio for final review and approval. . .. i The motion was seconded by Rassier and passed unanimously. I i CITY ENGINEER REPORTS APO Study: Carlbomstated that it was apparentat the ,lastAPO meetinthat the APO s n t in agreement with the TAC Committee. Bettendorf stated that this past.summer, he APO staff and the AC Committee approved 20 of the 30 roadway. projects. They were to have recei i ed $130 million ir fe eral funding. MN Dot has been using more money to payoff other projects, whiqh results ina red.ucti n in 'funds available to $94 million. He also stated that the APO has been moving projects around :so ~uCh land they are losing the big picture for the long-range transportation plans. The: TAC Committee teel:.l.that I...each City Should.receiv. e funding assistance. Wick added that Sauk Rapids, St. Joseph, and.Std.i.Augusta lost out on some of the funds. Bettendorf stated that $2.4 million has been i set aside to fun ,cor idor studies such as the North/South Corridor between Waite Park and St. Joseph connecting Hwy 23 anCR 133 as well as the Southwest Beltway. Carlbom requested that the SEH repc)rt.on a regular basis s to the action of the APO T AC . \ \ - ~ i p{aft Octabe~ 6, ~~05 Page 5f 8 Request to. Vacate - 304th Street: Bettendarf stated that hisstillireviewing t~erequest to. vacJte 34th Street in St. Jaseph Tawnship. Befare the Cauncil can make a decisian he would like to. explar~ fu her the existing rail crassing .and the impact an future transpartatian carridars in tHe. Industrial Park. I If, fter reviewing the infarmatian, he finds that there is no. future need,he. wauld have! no. prablem with vaca, ing the right-af-way. r 1 I ! , I Rieke made a motion to table this issue until the City Engineer requests .consideration for act on. Tabling of this matter. will. allow Bettendorf more time for review. The motion was seconde .by Symanietz and passed unanimously. ..,. .. . .!.I 1 SRF Can tract: Bettendarf reparted that the City has award the. contract far th~ No.rth east/westl car idar study to. SRF.Befare the cantract cauld be executed SRF was required to. submit audit infarm~tian and include a pravisian that a minarity cantractarwill camplete 5% af the can tract. SRFhas submitted the required infarmatian and aUhis time the City can execute the cantract betwe~n the City af St. i Jas ph, Minnesata Department af Transpartatianand SRF. . I j ::k~k~a~: ;t~;~~:p~~r..:rl~~~n~~a~~~:~~et~~~n~::"~;;ri.~~e;tridth~~O~::-~~~::.I:e: ~~~~~~:~~:.Y for the North .e~sUwest corridor. . The mot,oniwasSeCOnled hyWlck andi pated Praposed 2006 Street Impravements: Ekala advised .the Cauncil that the P4blic Hearing was! hel an September 21,2005. In respanseta same questians raised by same afthe re~dentslshe stated that she put tagether a memo., which. was sent to. all aUhe affected property awners.lfarlbom added thc3t he has anly had ane resident call regarding .the prapased impravements. .Ekala stated that, there *ere two. carrectians made to. the assessment. rail. Revised assessmentwarksheetswere sent aut. to. ,Lea and :::::d:Z!::~::f:J:~S:::~::;:e~ discussed in her memo to the ,lidents 1. Whatis the existing and propased width far 1st A venue SE? .1 . ! Currently, 1st Avenue SEvariesinwidth. She statedthata cansistent!width is preferred for ath canstructian and maintenance purpases. They do. nat expect any pa~ential prablems ~elat d to. adjusting the width to. make it cansistent. '.. i .f . I j , , 2. Do. the alleys need to. be improved? Shaulddead end alleys be imprav~d? . i Ekala explained that whenever the City plans a street impravement praject, abutting alley are also. cansidered. Based an the .feasibility study and public camments, the Cauncil dn d cide whether to. imprave the alleysar nat with the street impravementprajeit.. I She also. mentianed that generally dead end alleys th~t do. nat provide frant accesJ ar nat impraved. Hawever, this is nat always the case ifthe alley is used for garbage callectian. This again is up to. Cauncildiscretian. . . ... .... I ... I 3. Daes curb and gutter need to. be replaced? . . .. . .., I ! Due to. its canditian, mast af the curb and gutter daes not need to. bel replaced.. There are ame streets, hawever, that do. nat have existing co. n crete . curb and guttt,'. and same that !hav · aid cancrete curb but no. actual gutter, which leads to. drain. age issues. S, me af the areas that ave newer curb and gutter ma.y still need to. replace thein curb and utter due to. fa.ctl. tha . the watermain will need to. be replaced. She stated that they wauld try to. save as much a the relatively new curb and gutter as possible. Generally it costs mare to. wark araund exi~ting curb than to. replace it and in mast cases the curb and street h~ve the Sam1life. : 4. Haw will the praject affect the 4th af July Celebratian? ..! I I E kala..s tat.ed t.h at due to. the length af time required tacam....p.let e. the project, theYcanna..tj' wait u.. ntH after July 4th to. begin warking. She did mentian, hawever,ithat they wil wark with the co. trac ar to. I ! I , ,......, , I ! - -~ I Draft I octoberl6'1205 i Page 6 f 8 II make sure that things are shutdown early enough and that things are [relatively safe to~lIo .for parking along the streets and to not affect the 4th of July Celebration. I I 5. Can the City provide 24-hour access to Quality Care Services, Inc? I I ~~:~~e ~~~;:~~:~.~I~:IO~A:e;~~n~ak:~ ~~~~~i~~~~t~~~~t~~~db~nt:,ep~:~r ~k~: stated that they have two accesses and they will work with them to coordinate access issues. I 6. ~;s:::;:~~~r:::;rAf~~~:'!~~;~~ i~~t)~so~reJ~f~n~p~~~~~n~~f;7:': i~~~t::(;;~h repairing vs. replacing the Sanitary Sewer. There is a potential for inbreased maintenance and repairs in the future. ..... .... .. I I 7. Considerproviding relief to the residents on 1st A venue SE since busesl use this route dairy. A previous reconstruction project (2nd Avenue NW) was assessed at 50% rather thanl60% to allow relief to abutting properties since the street was an established )and well-used truyk r ute. The amount of .traffic. and wear expected from the increased schobl bus traffic may no be comparable to the 2nd Avenue NW project. Also, the possible relocatic~n of Kennedy School ay make this issue obsolete. 'I' I , 8. Is it necessary to do. this project in2006? J I Ekola stated that this. is the last area of St. Joseph with a signif\cantamount of ~ast iron watermain and she strongly recommends that the improvement be corrpleted in 2006 tol COi~cide with the start of the water system chlorination. Chlorination of the water systemisschedUI:id to begin in Spring 2006. She also mentioned that they believe. that constryction costs will contin . e to rise and a delay in the project would likely result in increased costs for te property owners. 9. Current driveway reimbursement policy. I .. i Ekola stated that the property owners. will receive a copy of th~ City's current idriv way reimbursement policy. ... ./. I Rieke stated that he is under the understanding that people do not want the all~ys done. Ekola stated that if they do not replace the Sanitary Sewer, it would be a good idea to line Ithe sewers. Accprdi g to Rassier, it is not a good idea to line the clay tile, and as a result, he stated jt~ould be best to repla e all the watermains and sanitary sewers. I i I i i Field Street Study -Cultural. Resource Contract: Bettendorf reported that the funding for Field Street requires the City to complete a Cultural and Archeological study of the proposed corridor. The Minn~sota Department of Transportation has a funding program whereby they hire a con$ultantand pay 80% ~f the contact with the City paying the remaining 20%. The estimated City cost of th~ project is appro~imat .Iy $ 14, 000. .It is important to begin the process nowbefore the ground free~es as if additionCjI w rk is . required it will not delay the process, MNdot is requesting thatthe authorization to execute the co tract include a provision allowing the Administrator to execute an amendment to thf contractif additional ork is needed. Weyrens added that they do not want to delay the process. If t~eCouncil would feel ore comfortable, they would put a limit as to the maximum overage that would be,lIowed. I Wick made a motion to authorize the Mayor and Administrator to ex~cute Resolution! 20~5-25 accepting an agreement for services between MN Dot Cultural Resourc~Unitand the qity f St. Joseph to. complete and archeological and cultural impact study oft~e proposed Fie:ld S .reet Corridor as well a.s.authorize the City Administrator to execute.amend~ents.not to exce~da City cost of $18,000 upon review by the City Engineer. The motion was seoonded by Symanietand passed unanimously. . I I I ! : Draft I Octoberl6, 2 05 Page7 f 8 MAYOR REPORTS Downtown Committee Meetinq: Carlbom reported that the Downtown Committee held a reception at the College of St. Benedict. There were several business owners there who are: excited to invest in t eir business. The Downtown Committee along with the St. Joseph Economic Development Authority wilbe sponsoring a speaker on Downtown Development on October 26, 2005. I j District 742 School Issue: Carlbom stated that the School Board is continuing JiScussions about Ipos ible land in St. Joseph. I I HCP: Carlbom mentioned that the HCP will be starting a report card process in Iwhich they will rate th Joseph Businesses for their amenities. : I i Field Street: Previously, a Public Meeting was held for the proposed Field StreJt Corridor. Carlbom st ted that it was a great meeting and he was happy to have the public involved in the Iprocess. i COUNCIL REPORTS I i I I I SYMANITZ I I I : I 1 DNR Grant: Wick reported thatthe Park Board isin the process of re-submitting a grant applicati6n to the DNR for funding assistance, for the construction ofa bathroom facility at Northl~nd Park. The applicat on was denied the first time, as it did not meet all the requirements for accessibilit~,I' ' RASSI ER i I Stearns County Municipal Leaque: Rassierreminded the Council that the SteaJns County Municihal League meeting is at the St. Joseph Fire Hallon October 18,2005 at 8:00 PM.I I ! APO: Symanietz reported that the St. CloudAPO Full Board met. WICK RIEKE 'Downtown Committee Meetinq: Rieke reported that they had several new atteldees present whd are ready to make investments in their businesses. I ! i i ! ADMINISTRATORREPORTS i I I , i : District 742 Aoreement: Weyrens reported that District 742 is requesting a cos, estimate for the prop sed school to be located on the Ted Schmid/Bill Molitor property. Thisinformation~annot be provide~ without the completion of the feasibility rep, ort. District742 does not want to pay the c,' stfor,' the study atjthis time but would agree to wrap the cost into the final assessment. Bettendorf added hat the school district, oes n?t want the propert~ to be split by,~ road. It is. hard to det~rmi~e what needs to be done, as the~e is 0 site plan yet. They will look attwo different optIons for traffic: either 1ih Avenu~ or Jade Road as the alternate. I. I Rassier made amotion authorizing the Engineer to prepare a feasibilityr~port for the pro~os d improvements for the proposed District 742 School. The cost of the feasibility will be reimbur ed to the City through the final assessment roll. The motion was seconded y Rieke and passed unanimously. - - I I Draft Octoberl6, 2' 05 Page 8 f 8 Fall Retreat: Weyrens is requesting that the Council and the Department Heads schedule a half-diy workshop to discuss issues such as: I: o School Board Issues I o Visioning for the future ! o Water Rates ! I I I The Council agreed to meet on October 19, 2005 at 1 :00 PM. 1 fl Part-time Police Officer: Previously, the Hiring Committee (Rassier and Symani tz) met and cond cte interviews for the Part-time Police Officer position. The top candidate was Louisl Richard Etshokin. A background check has been completed and nothing was found to prohibit the C'ity from hiring Etshoki . ! ! , , ! , Rassier made a motion hiring Louis Richard Etshokin to fill the Part-time Police Officer pOSitiO! contingent upon the successful completion of a psychological test andP~ysical. i LELS Contract Committee: Weyrens stated that the LELS has given their intent to bargain for the 1200 - 2007 contract. She stated that normally two Council members are a part of the bargaining commIttee. Rassier stated that due to elections next year, it would be best for himself alon~ withSymanietz te) be 'n the bargaining committee as they are not up forre-election. The Council concurred and apPointer Rassier and Symanietz as the bargaining committee. I I Refuse Contract: Weyrens reported that the contract with BFl/Allied Waste end$ in December of 2005. Therefore the City will be soliciting bids for refuse service with the Council receiving the bid tabulation on .NO. .vember 3, 2005. Rassier added .that it is. important that the refuse provider dontin.ue to offer the. fal]1 and spring cleanup days. .1 I, Weyrens reminded residents that the fall cleanup was on Thursday, October 6 nd again on Thu'!::da , October 13, 2005. The appliance drop off will be held On October 16, 2005 fro. 7:00AM - 1 :00 rM t the City Hall parking lot. Residents will be limited totwo appliances and they s~ould be prepared, tos ow their identification. I I I ! , Public Comment: Dan Nierengarten, 1101 stAvenue SE, addressed the Council with some questions regarding the proposed 2006 Street Improvements. He questioned who is resPl6nsible for the se+erli e past the property line. He was told that the City's work will stop at the property line and he is res~onsi Ie for anything. past his property line. H.. e also questioned if he would need to pa. y rnother hookup fee to he City if he replaces his sewer line, to which he was told no. I I ; Wick made a motion to adjourn at 8:30 PM; seconded by Symanietz and passed unanimously. . . I I ! I I I Judy Weyrens Administrator - CITY OF ST JOSEPH 11/15/05 Page 1 Bills Payable Check Search Name Comments Amount FUND DEPART 'OBJ Nbr I I 036449 STEARNS COUNTY ENVIROMENTAL SE ITIS inspection $150.00 434 49440 1530 036450 BRANNAN LOCKSMITH 6 file drawer keys $16.24 101 41430 1210 036451 CITY OF ST. CLOUD Sales Tax lobbists $777.30 101 41110 1430 036452 SCHIFFLER INSURANCE '83 plymouth $39.50 101 42120 1446 036456 POSTMASTER stamps $48.50 101 41430 1322 036458 HElD CONSTRUCTION reimbursement for $453.64 425 43122 1530 036460 VERIZONWIRELESS cell phone-October $8.31 101 43120 1321 036460 VERIZON WIRELESS cell phone-October $56.01 601 49440 1321 036460 VERIZON WIRELESS cell phone-October $15.24 602 49490 !321 036460 VERIZON WIRELESS cell phone-October $48.05 101 41430 '321 036460 VERIZON WIRELESS cell phone-October $184.05 101 42151 1321 036460 VERIZON WIRELESS cell phone-fire $154.68 105 42250 321 036460 VERIZON WIRELESS cell phone-October $8.31 101 45202 321 036462 TOTAL RENTAL CENTER jackhammer rental $134.08 101 43120 410 036463 TOS METROCOM telephone $99.75 602 49470 321 036463 TDS METROCOM telephone $52.83 101 41941 321 036463 TDS METROCOM telephone $52.83..101 41946 321 036463 TDS METROCOM telephone $137.14 101 42151 321 036463 TDS METROCOM telephone $188.14 101 45201 321 036463 TOS METROCOM telephone $99.40 105 42250 321 036463 TDS METROCOM telephone $58.22 601 49440 321 036463 TDS METROCOM telephone $54.83602 49472 321 036463 TDS METROCOM telephone $52.83602 49471 321 . 036463 TDSMETROCOM telephone $88.41 602 49490 321 036463 TDS METROCOM telephone $226.42 101 41430 321 036463 TDS METROCOM telephone $54.83 602 49473 321 036463 TDS METROCOM telephone $39.42 150 46500 321 036464 STEARNS COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPT. Homicide Class-M $75.00 101 42140 331 036464 STEARNS COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPT. Homicide Class-J $75.00101 42140 331 036465 ST. JOSEPH FIRE RELIEF ASSN 2005 State Aid $44,551.00 105 42220 448 036466 ST. CLOUD COMMUNITY EDUCATION Kennedy Cafeteria $50.00 435 43120 530 036467 RAJKOWSKI HANSMEIER L TO Glatezel Property $1,261.50 101 41610 304 036467 RAJKOWSKI HANSMEIER L TO Annexation Issues $66.00 101 41610 304 036467 RAJKOWSKI HANSMEIER LTO School issues $448.00101 41610 304 036467 RAJKOWSKI HANSMEIER L TO Carpenter issues $197.00 101 41610 304 036467 RAJ KOWS KI HANSMEIER L TO Verizon $240.00 101 41610 304 036467 RAJKOWSKI HANSMEIER L TO Morningside $20.00 101 41610 304 036467 RAJKOWSKI HANSMEIER L TO Meadowvale $297.00 101 41610 304 036467 .RAJKOWSKI HANSMEIER L TO EDA Lease $100.00 150 46500 304 036467 RAJKOWSKI HANSMEIER L TD Midnight haulers $111.00 101 41610 304 036467 RAJKOWSKI HANSMEIER L TO Northland $33.00 101 41610 304 036467 RAJ KOWS KI HANSMEIER L TO police issues $520.00101 42120 304 036467 RAJKOWSKI HANSMEIER L TO special permit $70.00 101 41610 304 036467 RAJKOWSKI HANSMEIER L TO Meetings $1,451.00 101 41610 304 036467 RAJKOWSKI HANSMEIER L TO Parking issues $110.00 101 41610 304 036467 RAJKOWSKI HANSMEIER L TD ordinances/zoning $500.00 101 41130 304 036467 RAJKOWSKI HANSMEIER L TO Bldg garage issue $20.00 101 41610 304 036467 RAJKOWSKI HANSMEIER L TO Gangl/Gustafson $1,218.00 101 41610 304 036467 RAJKOWSKI HANSMEIER L TO Allex -1997 Ford $10.00 101 42120 304 036467 RAJKOWSKI HANSMEIER L TO Nathe - 1995 Ford $20.00 101 42120 304 036467 RAJKOWSKI HANSMEIER L TO cable transfer $380.00 101 41610 304 036467 RAJKOWSKI HANSMEIER LTD Criminal matters $2,160.00 101 42120 304 036467 RAJKOWSKI HANSMEIER L TD TrobeclLighthouse $963.00 101 41610 304 036468 QUALITY FLOW SYSTEMS repair lift station $1,515.71 602 49450 220 036469 PITNEY BOWES INC Rental charges $170.77101 41430 410 036469 PITNEY BOWES INC ribbon for postage $86.24 101 41430 200 036470 ONE CALL CONCEPTS, INC notification-octobe $168.88 602 49490 319 036470 ONE CALL CONCEPTS, INC notification-octobe $168.87 601 49440 319 036471 MUNICIPAL EMERGENCY SERVICES Fusion Brass coat, $3,184.58 105 42220 585 036472 MIN~ESOTA ELEVATOR, INC service-November $77.17 101 41942 2201 036473 MAIER TYPEWRITER SERVICE toner & ink $152;14 101 41430 20 036474 LEE'S ACE HARDWARE supplies $31.11 101 41942 22 CITY OF ST JOSEPH 11/15/05 Page 2 Bills Pay~ble Cheek Search Name Comments !Amount FUND DEPART OBJ Nbr 036474 LEE'S ACE HARDWARE supplies $26.81 101 41941 220 036474 LEE'S ACE HARDWARE supplies $8.82 101 43120 220 036474 LEE'S ACE HARDWARE supplies $24.13 601 49440 220 036474 LEE'S ACE HARDWARE supplies $15.58 101 42120 220 036474 LEE'S ACE HARDWARE supplies $47.42 602 49450 220 036474 LEE'S ACE HARDWARE supplies $7.50 101 45202 220 036475 KLN DISTRIBUTING, INC HP LJ1320 printer ,$649.66 490 41430 570 036478 HOLIDAY INN CITY CENTRE R Symanietz LMC $197.58 101 41110 331 036479 HAWKINS WATER TREATMENT GROUP Influent BOD - 2 I $91.20 602 49480 312 036479 HAWKINS WATER TREATMENT GROUP T-Influent BOD $91.20 602 49480 312 036479 HAWKINS WATER TREATMENT GROUP T-Phosphorus i $40.20 602 49480 312 036479 HAWKINS WATER TREATMENT GROUP Phosphorus - 2 $40.20 602 49480 312 036480 FEDEX MN/DOT cultural . $17.04 435 43120 530 036482 CHERNE, AMANDA Fire fighting I - $575.00 105 42240 443 036483 CENTRAL MCGOWAN medical oxygen I $38.09 105 42270 210 036484 BCA BTS Intoilyzer 5000 $135.00 101 42140 331 036485 AUTO VALUE PARTS STORES - WEST oil, fuel, water '$149.25 101 43120 220 036487 ACCLAIM BENEFITS administration $3.70 603 43230 137 036487 ACCLAIM BENEFITS administration $3.70 602 49490 137 036487 ACCLAIM BENEFITS administration $11.11 101 45202 137 036487 ACCLAIM BENEFITS administration $33.35 101 42120 137 036487 . ACCLAIM BENEFITS administration $11.11 101 41530 137 036487 ACCLAIM BENEFITS administration $22.22 101 41430 137 036487 ACCLAIM BENEFITS administration $14.81 601 49440 137 036488 A-1 TOILET RENTAL Northland Park $63.90 490 45203 531 036488 A-1 TOILET RENTAL Kleinfelter Park I $63.90 490 45203 531 036490 AMERICAN BUSINESS FORMS Purchase order i $24.61 602 49490 200 036490 AMERICAN BUSINESS FORMS Purchase order : $24.61 601 49440 200 036490 AMERICAN BUSINESS FORMS Purchase order · $24.62 101 43120 200 036490 AMERICAN BUSINESS FORMS Purchase order \ $24.61 105 42210 200 036491 BATTERIES PLUS 2 nicad batteries $162.62 105 42250 230 036492 CENTRACARE CLlNC B Loso, J $526.00 105 42210 305 036493 CENTRAL SERVICE, DIV ALL CARE head light car ,$13.23 101 42152 220 036495 ERIN CONTRACTING 2005 Northland $306,906.7 435 49450 530 036496 HARDRIVES 1.55 ton black top '$55.38 101 43120 220 036496 HARD RIVES 1.51 ton black top $53.95 101 43120 220 036497 HElM, ROBERT Moderating Info $150.00 435 43120 530 036498 HONER SUPPLY COMPANY jackhammer & $217.26 101 43120 410 036499 INSPECTRON INC building $10,500.00 101 42401 300 036500 JM GRAYSTONE OIL CO., INC gas & diesel fuel $263.11 101 45202 210 036500 JM GRAYSTONE Oil CO., INC gas & diesel fuel $263.11 601 49430 210 036500 JM GRAYSTONE Oil CO., INC postage tests i $43.66 602 49490 322 036500 JM GRAYSTONE OIL CO., INC gas & diesel fuel $263.10 602 49490 210 036500JM GRAYSTONE OIL CO., INC gas & diesel fuel $263.11 101 43120 210 036502 LEEF BROS floor mats ',$49.22 101 42120 220 036502 lEEF BROS Oct clothing $116.15 101 43120 171 036502 LEEF BROS Oct clothing $116.16 101 45202 171 036502 LEEF BROS floor mats & $119.64 101 41430 220 036503 MENARDS maintenance 1$21.49 101 41942 220 036504 MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT CORP eda contract $2;015.07 150 46500 300 036505 OFFICE MAX paper, tapes, $298.30 101 42120 200 036505 OFFICE MAX paper, general $171.08 101 41430 200 036507 PROMOTIONAL RESOURCES INC clothing $153.25 101 45202 171 036507 PROMOTIONAL RESOURCES INC clothing $488.75 101 43120 171 036507 PROMOTIONAL RESOURCES INC clothing $96.75 101 42120 171 036507 PROMOTIONAL RESOURCES INC clothing ;$68.25 101 42120 171 036507 PROMOTIONAL RESOURCES INC clothing $84.75 101 41310 171 036507 PROMOTIONAL RESOURCES INC clothing $173.00 101 41110 171 036507 PROMOTIONAL RESOURCES INC clothing ,$30.00 101 41430 171 036507 PROMOTIONAL RESOURCES INC clothing $335.50 101 45202 171 036507 PROMOTIONAL RESOURCES INC clothing $577.25 101 41430 171 036508 R. L. LARSON EXCAVATING, INO Hill St/3rd Ave SW $13,\179.40 433 43120 530 1 i I /~ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ - ~ , Attachment: Ye orNo , , REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Consent - Sales Tax Ordinance DATE: November 17, 2005 ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT DEPAR0 AFPROV AL AGENDA ITEM I , I Ordinance Amendment - Requested Action: Authorize the Mayor and Admini~trator to execute the Ordinance Amendment enacting the collection of the area Y2 cent sales tax. i I I I I i PREVIOUS ACTION . i The voters approved the one half cent sales tax in 2004. In 2005 the Legislatu Ie extended the authori of the one half cent sales tax allowing St. Joseph to participate. I i , I I RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION I I i I i Authorize the Mayor and Administrator to execute the Ordinance and cause thf same to be pUblirhed FISCAL IMPACT COMMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS .1 i The Department of Revenue contacted the City Office and discussed the need\" adopt an Or~ce 0 begin collection of the tax. They provided the City with a copy of the Ordinad~e already adoptetl by St. Clond. Both Waite Park and St. Joseph are proposing to adopt the same ,ance. I I I ORDINANCE 2005- ORDINANCE ADOPTING A SALES AND USE TAX FOR THE CITY OF 'ST. JOSEPH. The Council ofthe City ofSt. Joseph hereby ordains: Section 1: AUTHORITY. The Minnesota Legislature has, by laws of Minnesota for 2005, 15t Special Session,. Chapter 3, Article 5, Section 37, authorized the City ofSt. Joseph to impose a one-half percent sales and use tax, known as the St. Cloud Area Sales and Use Tax, to assist in funding projects in the community that are of regional significance. The City of St. Joseph approved the Act in accordance with applicable law. Section 2: DEFINITIONS. The words, terms and phrases used in this Ordinance shall have the meaning ascribed to them in Minnesota Statues, Section 297 A, except where the context clearly indicates otherwise. In addition, the following definitions shall apply: I Subd. 1: Act means laws of Minnesota for 2005, 15t Special Session, Chapter 3, Article 5, Section 37; I i Subd. 2: City means the City ofSt. Joseph; , , Subd. 3: Commissioner means the Commissioner of Revenue for the State of Minnesota acting under the authority of an agreement entered into between the City and the State of Minnesota pursuant to the Act, or such other person or entity designated to administer and collect the St. Cloud Area Sales and Use Tax; Subd. 4: St. Cloud Area Sales and Use Tax means the sales and use tax imposed and collected pursuant to this Ordinance; ! . Subd. 5: Ordinance means this ordinance in its present form ~md as subsequently codified in the St. Joseph City Code; I I i Subd. 6: Retailer maintaining a place ofb~siness in the City or any like term shall mean any retailer having or maintaining within the City, directly or by a subsidiary, an office, place of distribution! sales or sample room or place, warehouse or other place of business, or having any representative, agent, sales person, canvasser or solicitor operating inithe City under the .authority of the Retailer or its subsidiary, for any purpose,' including the repairing, selling delivering, installation, or soliciting of order of the Retailer's goods or services, or the leasing of tangible personal property located in the City, whether the place of business or agent, representative, sales person, canvasser, or solicitor, is located in 1 2 collect the Sales and Use tax from the purchaser. The tax collected by such retailer shall be remitted to the Commissioner on behalf ofthe City. Subd. 2: Any retailer required to collect St Cloud Area Sales and Use Tax and remit such tax to the Commissioner pursuant to this section shall register with the Commissioner and provide such other information as the Commissioner may require. Section 8: AGENT OF RETAILER. When in the opinion of the Commissioner it is necessary for the efficient administration of the tax, the Commissioner may; regard any salesmlm, representative, trucker, peddler or canvasser as the agent of the dealer, distributor, supervisor, employer or other person under whom such salesman, repr~sentative, trucker, peddler or canvasser operated or from whom the tangible property is being sold is obtaim:d, and may regard the dealer, distributor, supervisor, employer or other person as a Retailer for the purposes of this Ordinance. Section 9: EFFECTIVE DATE. TRANSITIONAL SALES. Except as other wise provided herein, the'St. Cloud Area Sales and Use Tax authorized by this Ordinance shall apply to sales made on or after January 1, 2006, and shall be in addition to all other taxes now in effect. The St. Cloud Area Sales and Use Tax shall not apply to the following: Subd. 1: The gross receipts from retail sales or leases of tangible personal property made pursuant to a bona fide written contract which unconditionally vests the rights and obligations of the parties thereto, provided that such contracts were enforceable prior to January 1, 2006 and that deliyery of the tangible personal property subject thereto is made on or before February 28,12006. Subd. 2: The gross receipts from retail sales made pursuant to bona fide lump sum or fixed price construction contract which unconditionally vests the rights and obligations of the parties thereto and which does not make provision for allocation of future taxes, provided that such contract was enforceable priorito January 1, 2006" and the delivery of the tangible personal property used in performing such construction contract is made before January 1,2007. Subd. 3: Payments made prior to January ii, 2006, for contracts to provide taxable services, provided that such contracts were enforceable prior to January 1, 2006, however the St. Cloud .Area Sales and Use Tax shall apply to paynients made pUrsuant to such contracts to provide services on and after January!!, 2006. Subd. 4: Utility bills that include charges for services for any date before January 1, 2006, however, the St. Cloud Area Sales and Use Tax shall apply to all utility bills for services provided after January 1, 2006. 3 i Section 10: COLLECTION AND ENFORCEMENT. I i i The St. Cloud Area Sales and Use Tax imposed by the City pUrsuant to this Ordinance shall be subject to thesame interests, penalties, and other ~les as are applicable to the State general sales tax imposed by Minnesota Statutes Chapter 289A and 297 A. The St. . Cloud Area Sales and Use Tax imposed by the City pursuant to thi$ Ordinance may be collected by the State on behalf ofthe City as provided by an I appropriate agreement with the Minnesota Commissioner or Revenud. i I , I I Section 11: TAx CLEARANCE ISSUANCE OF LICENSESi' j The City may not issue or renew a license for the conduct of t ade or business lin the City if the Commissioner notifies the City that the applicant for s · cli license owes ::~~~~:b:i~t~:~~dd~::nS:~~~. ::e~s;o;ili:sp~~~~;;'~~~~~t~~c~J~~(~~~..~:llowlng terms. have the following meanings: I i , . .. .... ...... '.' . i i Subd. 1: St. Cloud Area Sales and Use Taxes include sales and use tax as I provided in this Ordinance. Penalties and interest are penalties and interest due on ta~es included in. this definitiOn. ..... . " ..' . 1..1 Subd. 2: Delinquent taxes do no include a tax liability if: I I i i a. in administrative or court action which contests thb amount ofvali#ity or the liability has been filed or served; !. I b. fue appea1peri"dto c.ontesttaJ< liahilitYhasnot+redi or I c. the applicant has entered into a payment agreemert and is currentjwit the payments. J i i ! I .' Subd. 3: · Applicant means an individual if the license is issuea to or in the narhe 0' an.. ". . ". . .... I . i :~~~o~~~~;~~~:;~p~-::~~ z~~th:tie;tity If the lic~l is issued to or ~ A copy of the notice of delinquent taxes given to the City shall also 1;>e senito the applicant taxpayer. In the case of renewal of a license, jf theapplicat!J.trequestsa hearing in writing, within thirty (30) days of the receipt of the noticeofdelirlquent taxes, the~ a contested case hearing shall be held by the Commissioner under the same. procedureS. as provided in Minnesota Statutes, Section 270C.72 forthe State sales nduse tax impdsed under Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 297 A, provided that if a hearing must be held onl the State sales and use tax, hearings may be combined. 4 This amendment is adopted the _ day of be effective upon publication. This amendment was published on L:\city\stjoe\2005 5 ,2005, and shall CITY OF ST. JOSEPH By Richard Carlbom, Mayor By Judy Weyrens, Administrator/Clerk , 2005 Attachment: Ye or No ! REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Consent- HAVA Equipment DATE: November 17,2005 AGENDA ITEM DEPARi APPRQV AL I ! I . , i i Election Equipment Grant - Requested Action: Authorize the Mayor and Administrator to City df St. Joseph to participate in the Steams County Grant seeking funding for state mandated election eqJipm nt. I I ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT PREVIOUS ACTION RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION I I I I . Authorize the Mayor and Administrator to execute the grant agreement with St1arns County to fJnd a portion of the new election equipment. I I I ! FISCAL IMPACT Approximately $ 6,000 COMMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS The City currently uses 3P Election machines served by ES & S. The vendor nas stated that theX wil no longer service the machines and they are also not compatible with the Automatk machine. Thectoun will provide a one time funding opportunity. The City does not have a choice but to upgrade the: machines. Throughout the past budgets we have set aside fUnds forthe replacement and have mbre t an enough in the Capital Improvement Budget to fund the purchase. I I co U N TiY OF STEARNS Office of the County Auditor-Treasurer Administration Center Rm 148 · 705 Courthouse Square. St. Cloud, MN 56303 320-656-3900. FAX 320-1556-3916 Randy R. Sc~reifels,County Auditor - Treasurer MEMORANDUM p W~!~ ~ alP.'ff:: f\;: - ~ h-. 'f}~ "'~"d fJ ~I [i....", h.+r November 1,2005 if 0 4 2005 To: The Mayors and City Clerks of Albany, Cold Spring, St. Cloud, St. Joseph, and Waite Park CITY OF ST. JOSEPH From: Randy Schriefels, Stearns County Auditor-Treasurer RE: HA VAGrant I am writing to provide you with information you will need to help you budget funds and prepare to meet the HA VA requirements that take effect for the 2006 primary and general election. This information will also help you give me feedback so I can complete the HA V A Grant application. Listed below is the County's proposal for sharing the costs of new equipment and expenses. Also enclosed is a short questionnaire, and an agreement for ongoing costs. Please remember that all costs ar~: best estimates at this time and are subject to change. Both the Questionnaire and the Agreement need to be returned to me by November 25 in order for me to include you in the Grant application. Please call Dave Walz at (320) 656-3939, or email Daveatdave.walz@co.steams.mn.usifyou have any questions. PROPOSAL Every polling place needs to have an Automark machine. This machine helps handicapped people cast their votes. Stearns County will apply for enough grant money to cover the cost of purchasing the Automark for your polling place. The Grant may pay up to $3,000 towards the purchase of an MI 00 optical scan precinct counter. If you combine polling places with another precinct, you can lower your costs significantly. For example: No Combined Polling Place: Two or more Combined PoIling Places: Grant will pay $2,769 County will pay $ 831 You pay $1,938 Grant will pay $2,769 County will pay $1,662 You pay $1,107 Your 3P precinct counters will no longer be supported by ES & S, and their ballots cannot be used in the Automark. I encourage you to take this opportunity to upgrade your precinct counters to the model M 1 00. Combining polling places can have several benefits, especially for smaller precincts. You reduc,e the price you pay for an MlOO. You can share maintenance costs and you can save money on judges. You will pay for your portion of the ballot set up charges, ballot printing costs, and programming costs for both your Automark and your Ml 00 based on the number of inches per ballot as in the formula provided by the Secretary of State. This change means that Stearns County is paying for a larger portion of election costs than in the past. A maintenance contract is required if Stearns County Grant dollars are used towards the purchase of equipment. One year's maintenance will be approximately $310 for the Automark and $225 for the MIOO. For one year only, Stearns will pay for 25% of the maintenance cost for both the Automark and the MlOO for municipalities with over 450 registered voters. This would apply to Albany, Cold Spring, St. Cloud, St. Joseph, and Waite Park... . Automarks must be stored in a climate controlled environment. Stearns County will offer free storage of Automarks and MlOOs to all municipalities upon request. You may store them yourselves, but the m~chines shouldn't be stored in extremes of temperature or humidity. For example, you can't store them in your garage. In additiori to annual maintenance, the batteries need to be charged every six months. . #875-8898 "Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer" Election Information Survey CityfTownship (Please circle one) Contact Person I I I I I ! ' Phone # I . I I Recent legislation has established Voting Equipment Grants. I need the fol owing questions I answered in order for me to complete the grant application forms. Please answer the followi~g questions by circling your choices and return this form to the Stearns County Auditor-Treasurer. Failure to complete and return this form by the due date will result in your Jurisdiction not being included in the grant request. . I! Please respond Bv November25. 2005 1. Do you plan on combining polling places with another jurisdiction? 2. If yes, which jurisdictions? 3. Do you plan on purchasing an Ml00 Optical Scan Precinct Counter? 4. Do you want Stearns County to store your Automark and Ml00 for yoy? I ! Other comments/suggestions: RESOLUTION # CITY/TOWN OF A RESOLUTION TO COMBINE POLLING PLACES FOR ALL ELECTIONS WHEREAS, Minnesota Statute 204B.!14 provides for up to four municipalities combining into one pollinglplace, and WHEREAS, The City/Township of and the City/Township of have agreed to have their separate precincts vote in one combined polling place. BE IT RESOLVED That, The location of this combined polling place is NOW, THEREFORE/BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That, the City/Township of Board hereby moves that this combination is effective for all Township, State, Federal and Special Elections. Adopted by the day of , 2005. City/Township Board this Chair of the City/ Township Board , I Attest: , Clerk City/ Township [ AGREEMENT between Stearns County and St. Joseph City, (hereafterreferr9dto as City), fo~ the sharing of election related costs. All costs shown in this agreement are best estimates at this time. Equipment and Maintenance . The City agrees to accept anAutomark assistive voting machine at no charge. The purc~ase of the Automarkis to be fully funded by HAVA grant money. I [ . The Automark is to be owned by the City. j . The City agrees to contribute $1,108.00 towards the purchase of a mod [I M1 00 precinct1bas d optical scan vote tabulator. Steams County agrees to pay $1,430.00 towards the purchase ofa mod 1 M100 precinct based optical scan vote tabulator and to use $3,000.00 of grant Foney for the p~rch se. ! ' . The M100 isto be owned by the City. !! . If the City chOO,' ses to com, b, ine their polling p"lace with that of an, otherjfl,n,,' sdiction th, ey diu te provided a model MIOO at no charge, the costs being covered by the gr t and Stearns ou ty, . 'I . The City agrees to purchase a maintenance agreement on the Automarkj assistive votingima hine. Steams County will pay 25% of the first year maintenance contract wit~ the City paying 10 ! % in subsequent years. I. . The City agrees to purchase a maintenance agreement on theM1 OOtabf1lator machine. ~te s County will pay 25% of the first year maintenance contract with the Ci, y paying 100% ,n s Ibsequent years, I I [ ! I ! Programming and Storage I! [ ! ' . The City agreestopay for their portion of the ballot printing costs and ballot set up andipro' amming . ,I, I costs based on the Secretary of State' s cost sharing formula. Stearns Cbunty agrees to payor the balance of ballot printing, ballot set up and programming costs, and all!other election supply costs. . A1J the Automark and MIOO should be stored in a climate controlled efironment, the dity equests Stearns County to store the Automark and M100 to no charge to the CifY' Transportati?n 0 the machines from the polling place to the storage location will be provide~ by the City. i I i . As the various School Districts of Stearns County may need to use the ~utomark and 1\110 in school district elections, t,he City agrees to allow School Districtsto use their I utomark and 1, 100 upon request for a reasonable, mutually agreed on price. Other Terms ' I . Ifcosts are not paid by the City to the County in a timely manner, the dostswill be ded~cte from the City's property tax settlement. ' I I ! I I [ I I [ i 1 Termination for Convenience The County reserves the right to terminate this agreement' at any time for any reason with 10 days written notice. Accepted this St. Joseph City By day of By Steams County By Title Title , 2005. Title . I Attachmentj Ye orNo I REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Water Treatment Bond Sale DATE: November 17,2005 DEP ARTMENT APPROVAL I I I I ! ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT AGENDA ITEM Water Treatment Bond Sale, Monte Eastvold I I ! I I The Council awarded the bid to John T. Jones Construction forthe Water Trea~ent Facility. Th~sb nd pays for the first portion of the construction cost. The second portion of the bopd (approximately $ 3,000,000) will be issued in January of2006. I . I I I I Accept the bond sale as presented by Monte Eastvold of Northland Securities. i PREVIOUS ACTION RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION FISCAL IMPACT Debt Service in the amount of $ 4,595,000 i COMMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS \ Attachmen~: Ye orNo REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Rezoning Request - Leo ~uettner DATE: I I i ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT APPROVAL I , AGENDA ITEM Rezoning Request - Lot 2 Block 3 Buettner Business Park PREVIOUS ACTION I I I I I I I I The Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on Nov~mber 1,2005 t6 consider the rez6nin request of Leo Buettner. The request changes the current zoning of Industrialt. Highway 75 Busine s. Real Estate Broker Jerry Hettwer has a client that needs both lqts 1 and 2 Bloc 3. Block one is Icurr ntly zoned Highway Business and the request for rezoning would extend the existi · g zoning district. ! I ! I RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION , I I I I I I I I ' Accept the recommendation of the Planning Commission rezoning Lot 2 Block 3 Buettner Business from the current Industrial to B2, Highway Business. . I I ark FISCAL IMPACT . I I I The rezoning will allow the construction of a retail facility ind'easing the tax pase and job market in St. Joseph. " COMMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the Planning Commission for the City of St. Joseph met in special session on Monday, November 1, 2005 at 7:00 PM in the St. Joseph City Hall. Members Present: Chair Gary Utsch. Commissioners: S.iKathleen Kalinowski, Marge Lesnick, Bob Loso, Mike Deutz, AI Rassier. City Administrator Judy Weyrens. City Representatives Present: City Engineer Tracy Ekola; City Attorney Tom Jovanovich Others Present: Jerry Hettwer, Jeff Haviland Approve AQenda: Deutz made a motion to approve the! agenda with the following deletion: Delete Minutes The motion was seconded by Lesnick and passed unanimously. Public HearinQ - RezoninQ Request. Leo Buettner: Weyrens stated that the purpose of the hearing is to consider rezoning Lot 2, Block 3 from the current Industrial to B2, Highway Business. Previously, the EDA and Planning Commission considered the request to condluct a Public Hearing to rezone some property in the Buettner Business Park from, Industrial to Highway Business. Based on the recommendation of the EDA, the Planning Commission initiated the process for rezoning Lot 2 Block 3, Buettner Business Park. The proposed use is consistent with B2, Highway Bus,iness. Jerry Hettwer, Hettwer Realty Services, approached the Commissioners to represent the property owner, Leo Buettner. Their reason for requesting the rezoning is to promote high valuEl development and take advantage of the highway location. Although Hettwer wasiunable to divulge who the potential buyer is, he stated that it is a retail business. The potential user needs, more than one lot fOlfhis business. The 1st lot is 5.699 acres and the second lot, the lot in question, is 7.836 acres. The first lot is currently zoned B2, and as a result, Hettwer stated that it would make sense to zone both lots the samel. Elm Street is the current separator between the Industrial Zoning District and the B2 Zoning District. According to Hettwer, Buettner originally hoped that this piece of property would!be zoned commercial. The public hearing was closed. Loso made a motion to recommend that the City Council rezone the aforementioned property from the current Industrial to B2, Highway Business, as it is a consistent use allong Hwy 75. The motion was seconded by Rassier and passed unanimously. Attachment: I Yes or No I REQUEST FOR PLANNING COMMISSION AlCTION Leo Buettner, Rezoning Request i DATE: November 1,2005 AGENDA ITEM Rezoning Request - Leo Buettner PREVIOUS ACTION I I The EDA and Planning Commission have previously considered the request to ponduct a public heari g. Based on the recommendation of the EDA, the Planning Commission initiated the process for rezonin Lot 2 Block,3 from current Industrial to B2, Highway Business. An extract OfllIe minutes are in~lud d for your reVlew. . I I I I I I l Recommend the City Council rezone the aforementioned property from the cm;rent Industrial to ~2, Highway Business. r I I RECOMMENDED PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION i COMMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS I Leo Buettner will be represented by Jerry Hettwer. The business requesting rdzoning has not au1horized release of their name as of the writing of this memo. The proposed use is condistent with B2, H~ghw y Business and will be an asset. The development will include the use of two lots and the first one is already zoned B2Highway Business. If the information is available for releas1e it will be done ~t the PC meeting on Tuesday evening. The rezoning does not address the. developmen~ plan and the Plannin Commission will have an opportunity to review the site plan at the time of de-v-elopment.[ I I Administrdtor JudyWeyrens Mdyor Richdrd Carlbom Councilors AI Rassier Ross Rieke Renee Symanietz Ddle Wick www.cityofstjoseph.com CITY OF ST. JOSEPH Public Bearing City of St. Joseph TheS1, Joseph Planning Commission shall conduct a public hearing on Tuesday, November I, 2005 at 7:00 PM. The purpose of the hearing is to consider rezoning Lot 2, Block 3 from the current Industrial to B2, Highway Business. The rezoning is being requested to allow the construction of a retail facility. The request for rezoning has been submitted by Leo Buettner 5855 Ridgewood Road, 81, Cloud MN 56303. Judy Weyrens Administrator Project Area t .~ .~._._._.::;;:.;.;;:; '~-.-.~. .-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.- ro~_~ ~ c=.~.~ ITi.J~.-~~- m~ nm~ .. --rT7/OQli 111Cr1N . ~ Note: MN State Law requires mailed noticeito all property owners within 350 feet of a Variance, Special Use, Interim Use or Rezoning request. 2.) College Avenue North' DO Box bb8 . Sdint. Joseph. Minnesota )6,74 Phone ")2.0.,6,.72.01 FdX ")2.o.,6,.O,'F October 10, 2005 1 I R~;z;pning Request . , .' I Lot One' (1) and Two (2), Block!Three (3), Buettner Business Park St. Joseph, Mn 56374 I I am requesting the rezoning of Lots One (1) and Two 1(2), Block Thre~ (3), Buettner Business Park, St. Joseph, Mn 56374 from LI (Light Industrial District) to B-2 ( Highway Business District for the followinglreasons: I 1 I Th . . I . . b' . d ~[ . I I . eproperty 1ll1tS ocatlOn IS etter SUite lor commercia ..1 highway business use. The B-2 Highway BJsiness District-was created to promote high value developm. ent taking full I advantage of the city's highway location. I . . 2. The potential purchaser needs more land then is available by utilizing just Lot I, Block 3, Buettner Busin~ss P ark. The I rezoning would facilitate use of Lots 1 and~, Block 3 as ! contigious parcels by the purchaser for the use intended. I 3. The adjacent property to the West is currently zoned B-2 i (Highway 75 Business District). I [ 4. The street between the industrial andcommercialisElm Strbet. I The entire time the property was marketed, it has always been under the thought that someday this LotT~O would be rezohed to commercial. All purchasers of property in theparkare aWare that the highest and best use ofthis lot has rtlwaysbeen i commerciaL.. .1.. '. I 5. The pricing on the lothas always beenfrorrl the beginningl:'\s a commercial property. . ..1.. . '.' [ 6. The use of this property as commercialwOlhd generatemor~ta ,dollars for the City of St. Joseph and would provide a more pleasant ,attractive and aesthetically pleasihg environment the a use as industrial.. I. i I would ask that you would rezone the property to' B-~ Highway 75 1 Business District for the above mentioned valid reas Ins. : , " I I Thank you, ) .'~ .;:f};jj) Q Bl.d2J()/Ibl::L--. .t'~Bue~er /t<. ~~ tI ts!~~ Gloria Buettner APPLICATION FOR PLANNING CONSIDERATION CITY. OF ST. JOSEPH 25 College Avenue NW Fee $ P. O. Box 668 Paid St. Joseph, :MN 56374 Receipt # (320)363-7201 or Fax (320)363-0342 Date STATE OFMINNESOTA) )ss COUNTY OF STEARNS) NAME: Leo and Gloria Buettner PHONE: 253-2444 ADDRESS: 140 lS'h Avenue North, Waite Park, Mn 56368 IIW e, the undersigned, hereby make the following application to the City Council and Planning Commission of thf' City of SL Joseph, Steams County, Minnesota. (Applicants have the responsibility of checking all applicable ordinances pertaining to their application. and complying with all ordinance requirements): 1. Application is hereby made for: (Applicant must check any/all appropriate items) X Rezoning Zoning Ordinance Amendment Home Occupation Unit Surface Water Management Plan (Grading Permit) PUD Building Mover's Permit Building Moving- Owner's Permit Development Plan Approval Other, please specify: 2.Legal description ofland to be affected by application, including acreage or square footage ofland involved, and street address, if any (attach additional sheet if necessary): Lot One (1) and Two (2), Block Three (3), Buettner Business Park, Stearns County, St. Joseph, MN 56374 . i 3... Present zoning of the above described property is: LI (light Industrial District). 4. .Proposed zoning - Please describe the zoning reclassification you are'requesting and a statement/narrative as to why your request should be granted. I am requesting a rezoning from LI (Light Industrial District) to B-2 (Highway 75 Business District). The purpose of the rezoning is in keeping with the fact that this property is adjacent to County Rd. # 75 and is better suited for Highway Business. 5. Comprehensive Plan -Is the proposed rezoning consistent with the future land use map in the Comprehensive Plan? Yes. 6. Name and address of the present owner of the above described land: Leo and Gloria Buettner 140 15m Avenue North, w~~~~N~t.q 7. Persons, firms, corporations or other than applicant and present owner who mayor will be interested in the above described land or proposed improvements within one year after issuance of permit applied for, if granted, are: Not Available 8. Attached to this application and made a part thereof are other material submission data requirements, as indicated. Applicant Signature: . '[...1ltJ J~ Date: October 10,2005 Owner Signature:._ ~rv-:;.__ ~, !& u ~ Date: October 10, 2005 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY DATE APPLlCA TrON SUBMrITED: DATE APPLICA TrON COMPLETE: Extract of September 21, 2005 EDA Minutes Buettner Business Park Rezoning Request Lot 2 Block 3 Buettner Business Park Consideration of Rezoning Reqnest. I I ChairpersonRie~e intr~duce~ the topic. S~ack n?ted that. o~er the pr9vious tw~ montrs ~A staff have been m. teractmg WIth a commercIal retaIler. who IS mterested ~.n expandmg to !th~Ity of S1. Joseph. The name of the retailer and the nature of the establis~ent is proprietary at this time. The retailer has been in contact with Mr. Jerry Hettwer from Hett.ter Real Estate ~e lices regarding the purchase of two parcels within the Buettner Business Par~. Strack stated ithat Mr. Hettwer had attended a Planning Commission meeting on the 12th of September and requ sted that the Planning Commission initiate an amendment to the official zJning map to rezonthe I , industrial parcel to highway commercial. Noting the parcels were within the Buettner Busi ess Park, the .Planning Commission deferred consideration of the request favoring the ED+ re . ew the rezomng request first. To those ends the EDA was asked to make a recommendatIOn t the Planning Commission as to whether or not the Planning Commission stlould initiate a rbqu st to rezone the property from industrial to commercial. ! : i , ! : ; i Motion Carlbom, second Gohman to recommend the Planning Commission in'itiatean amendment ~ the City's Official Zoning Map to re.zone a. 7.836 acre parcel adjacent to TH 75 anr!. Elm Street from i/nd strial to Commercial. /. Discussion followed. Hettwer explained the history of the site and tre fact that the pro erty owner wished the zoning change to be approved. Gohman questioned; whether or notlrez ,ning the property was the. most logical means of allowing the confidential!development tolpro eed. Weyrens noted the rezoning could not be contingent upon approval of a; site plan. HetiWer tated the purchase agreement would not be executed if the rezoning was n~t approved. Tpe oard addressed potential industrial uses of the property. Rieke requested the motion be the subj ct of action. I Motion approved 5 :0. I ! I ..~ - -......-- :- . ~'''RajkOWSki' 11 Seventh Avenue North." . . ~~~~~~J lid. P.O. Box 1433 November 15, 2005 St. Cloud, MN 56302.1433 . 320-251-1055 Tdll Free 800-445-9617 Fax 320.251-5B96.' r~ih~.n@rajhan.com .' www.ri!lihan.com Frank J. Rajkowskl'. Gordon 'Ii. Hansmeier Frede(lck ~.' ~r~nke . Tho~asG; Jovanovich'" ' . . paui"A, Rajkowski' Kevin F. Gray William J. Cashman Richard W. Sobalvarro Susan M; Dege LeA~ne~. Miller Sarah L. Smith-Larkin' Troy A. Poetz Joseph M. Bromeland Gregory J. Haupert Laurel J. Pugh Jason T. Bretto --VIA EMAIL-- Ms. JndyWeyrens S~. J osepb. Administrator/Clerk ' 2SNorth College AVeD.ue. ' St. JosePh, MN 5631~ Re:, St. Joseph Township I Amendm.~t to City of St. Joseph Ordetly.A.n:ti.eiation Agreement ' ' Our File'No. 24252 . Dear 'Judy: .' i . . . A~ to~ emailletter is a letter from KirbY Dahl to m~.jr dated Novemb~ 9lh and receIved by this office on November 10th. The letter from Kirby Dahl contams tlie proposed language ameridingthe Orde~ly Annexatio!l Agreemeft. ' I The Township is williiig to go alorig with.theOrder1yAnnex~tibn Agreement so lIon as , the City agrees to the language contained hi Kirby D.ahP.s letter j . I hav~ reviewed the language, and the only change I suggest is th. at in paragraph .~, the tirsthneread: ., .1. ' ,I' . .. The City '~ lb.. .hility to exteod water and. sewer .4ces to the SUbje~ property" rather than "has the immediate ability to exteJild water and sew~r , .' I I services to the 'subject property". i I 1 i I explained to Kirby bahl that the City Council would consider! the changes on 1,"hur day, November 17,2005. I explained that my recommendation woJ1d be that the City sh uld delete the word "immediate" before "ability to extend water ana sewer services to th subjectproperty". Kirby s~d this would be okay; however! helwill have to ?bt~n . approval from the Township before they agree on the deletion ~fthe word "untrtedi e". " II My concern is that in some cases, the City has to extend trunk $ewer to service a ne 1y annexed area. One could argue that the City would not have ~ediate ability ih this type of situation. . My reason for deleting the word "immediatel' is that it does not add to clarity and only confuses the issue. I' I i I I . , 'I Matthew W. Moehrle I i Frank J. Rajkowskl and Jason r. Bratto are admitted to practice In North Dakota. Gordon H. Hansmeler In North Dakota! South Dakota and Wisconsin, : Paul A. Rafkowsk; and Sarah L Smith-Larkin In Wisconsin, William J. Cashman In South Dakota, and Richard W. Sobalvarro In North Dakota and South Dakota. . 'Member of American Board of ~ial Advocates. 'Quallfled ADR Neutral. I ' I ,., ....4r..... Page Two' . .. November 15, 2005 The last.paragraph ofK.itbyDahl's letter states, "With regard to the amended boundaries of the OrderiyAnrtexation Agreement, I will let you take the first attempt at providing legal descriptions for .the new ateas.~' .hi. other words, he is requesting that the City provide the legal descriptions for . the neW.areas. I think it may be more cost effective if Joe Bettendorf s office provides the legal descriptions. You may want to call him aild see iftb.ey have the legal descriptions readily available . from their data b3nk. . Tfyou have any questions, please advise. Sincerely, RAJKOWSKI /rs~L1D. By(t/J Thomas G~anovich TGJlbaz . EIic1bsure . WILLENBRING, , DAHL,WQCKEN & ZIMMERMANN, PLLC ATTORNEYS MR THOMAS G JOVANOVICH RAJKOWSKI HANSMEIER LTD 11' SEVENTH AVENUE NORTH PO BOX 1433 ST CLOUD MN 56302-1433 M(nJ f 0 2005 I I I, I J.J. ]Wille bring (R~tiredI1988) Jason B~tlett Kirby D 1 Mark Me eon Nartey M Igaard Paul Woe: en Dainel Z' I ,1 November 91, 2005 " j RE: ,81: . Joseph Township/A1n€mdment t.d City of St. Annexation Agreement Our File No..: 1405-058 -' ,'., Q' d" ~ l. uosep-n "r' er.Lyj 1 ! i I I I I Dear Tom: 1 Foilowing our recent joint meeting, I have done so e. additionalork on proposed language for the amendment tol the St.. I JO~ePh Township/City.. ,of'$t~..,;:,..J.os'epp"';:O:r:de.rJ:y.: AnnexationAg~~eme:tlt which, w uld be contained<i~,,:.,a::::'~stibsect'io1i:,:: e':::'of '~,t'n$, ';::)\greement. :i::Wo:rking ':frorn our language> : the lariguage::'that."'r'.woulcl ',suggest may bEd i,cle.ntified iby new language, wh..:l~:h" i;3;,;:,underl:ine"d,;: ~r;ld.'. 'language':',:',t:o' :::be 'I, d~leted :wh~ch is lined '::::::~ation for ~e~tio~' . T~~' City j""d Township ... mutuCllly agree that, unless both the Townshi and Cit mutually agree to, consJ. er a specJ. J.C · annexatJ.on request, property will not be" annexed unless all three of the criteria stated below are satisfied unlcbo both the Tmmohip Clnd City mutuCllly o.groo to ,conoiddr Cl opecifi'c o.nnmr.o.tion request. ' , i 1. A petition for annexation has been. receiv~d and either 100% of the property owners have petitioned to do so, pr the subj ect property has completed, the h~aring process as hereinafter set forth, with approval ofl the ~roposed annexation being obtained from both l' he CJ.ty and Township; and I i , , 2. The property roquoot.ing' annmtationfor which' annexati'on is sought is contiguous to the City Limits. For the, , purposes ,of this :requirement,," \~corit,iguous~1 I' shal!l.mean: f .. :", A. ',." ~h~t:":':',t.he:'.'''!'':rQ :~i{'.,:'''~ou\~~:':;~o':'~;h~: ~nn~~~d"" .~~Jt~f ',: :,:";-,, ','property 'WJ.t J.n t e\ City.,;,;, Q:r .. .' ,I, ..... ... 1 1 I I I 318 Main Street. P.O. Box 417. Cold Spring. MN 56320 (320) 685-3678 FAX (320) 685-4021 Mr. Thomas G. Jovanovich Noyember 9, 2005 Page 2 B. That the propertr sought to be annexed would abut ~roperty within the CJ.ty but. for the existence of an J.ntervening road right-of-way, the existence of the body of 'a r,i ver or the existence! of the body ()f a lake. A 'road right-ot-way' (other than as if traversed across its width to ~et to the ;eroperty to be annexed as provided for in thJ.s paragraph) shall ,not be used as' a basis for a finding that said property, abuts or is contiguous to property within the City; or C. If 'only an apex of the property sought to be annexed abuts property withinthe,CitYi'and 3. The City eaB: has the immediat.e ability to extend water and sewer services to the . subj ect prop~3rty and the property owner has a good faith intent tlD immediately plat the property for which annexation is sought. That following annexation, but before a buildi.ng permit is issued by the City for the construction of any structures, thereon, City water and sewer Iservices must be ~rovided to the structure for which any building permJ.t is sought. ' In the event "that' the City and Township mutucLlly' agree to consider an annexation request that does not meet -Bfie all tl;1ree (3) criteria established above, at least 60% of 1;:he affected property owners must submit a petition for annexation.' In that event, a joint hearing of both the Town Board and the City Council shall be called to consider and act' on the petition. The petition' for annexation shall not be approved unless bqth the', Town Board 'and the City Council, voting as separate bodies, approve the petition seeking annexation." ,Please review the proposed language and give me your thoVghts~ With regard to' the amended' ,boundar;!.e,s 'of, tn,s 9J?derly 1\r1..nexat:idn Ag're~ttlerrt, I will, "let you take the first attempt at providing ':regal 'aescriptions for the new areas. KD / ds ' cc: Anna Reisch~ Matt Symalla Jerome Salzer Jeff Janssen your's, , PLLC Ki i Attachment:! Yes <,>rNo REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION DATE: November.l0, 2005 Engineering ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT , I ! Tracy L. Ekola, P .E. DEPARTME TAPPROVAL AGENDA ITEM GIS U dates PREVIOUS ACTION I ! RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION I I Authorize City Engineer to update GIS system according to recommendations lfsted below. FISCAL IMPACT Estimated costs are listed below: COMMENTS/RECOMMENDATIONS I The following are recommended upgrades to the GIS system. I 1. Obtain and update parcel information. ($5 5 0); Proposed funding from Gener,al fund. . i 2. 2005 Aerial photo updates from Steams County ($800); Proposed funding from General Fund. 3. Utility updates -($4500); Proposed funding from development projects. ! i 4. Update annexation area., zoning and future land use maps in GIS system ($f50). j 5. Scanning record drawings and attach record drawing links to GIS system ($pOOO); Proposed f}lndi g . from water, sewer and storm sewer funds. Item #4 is new to the GIS system ahd will be discussed at the council meeting. .. I . I For future consideration: Steams County will be obtaining digital contours fO~ specific areas of the county (anticipated to be completed in 2006). It is recommended that the cou~cil consider purch~sin .2' contour information from the County in2006 for those areas were this information isnot available at this time. Further information on this will be forthcoming in 2006. ! I :l~j /ptf'/l (" ,'J M ~ h'l JI'- '7 ""C~ ?:~k"___""H"_/i~""'-!~/ ;:11.," ~"""""" '" ,,", _j!!_~":"~". ~'l A (e!>'-'/..... C I /0 r I 'd,,1 ~ .,/1 : . r tJ .-:- ;'~1 r ('^7. 9.((/ /4/,.,. "'"~'~H'" ",'~'",'_"M',"" t::;' ~' / '4 This ordinance implements the Central Minnesota Life Cycle Housing Joint Powers Agreement by establishing standards and procedures to encourage the development of Life Cycle Housing within the City of St. Cloud. Ordinance Number ORDINANCE ADOPTING SECTION 380 OF THE 1977 CODE OF ORDINANCES ENTITLED . LIFE CYCLE HOUSING THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ST. CLOUD HEREBY ORDAINS: SECTION 1. That Section 380 of the 1977 Code of Ordinances entitled "'Life Cycle Housing" is hereby adopted as follows: SECTION 380 - LIFE CYCLE HOUSING Section 380.00 - Declaration of Public Purpose. In October of 2002, the cities of Saint Cloud, Saint Joseph, Sartell, Sauk Rapids, and Waite Park entered into a Joint Powers Agreement pledging to ensure that fifteen percent of the combined total number of owner-occupied and rental housing units built in each city will be Life Cycle Housing Units" The provisions of this Section are intended to implement the Central Mmnesota Life Cycle Housing Joint Powers Agreement by establishing standards and procedures to encourage the development of Life Cycle Housing within the City of St. Cloud. Section 380.10 - Defmitions. For the purpose ofthisiordinance, the following words, terms and abbreviations shall have the meaning set out below, unless the context specifically indicates otherwise. Subd.1. "Life Cycle Housing Development": A residential subdivision in which 15% of the total housing units to be constructed meet' the definition of an Owner Occupied Life Cycle Housing Unit and/or Rental Life Cycle Housing Unit. i Subd. 2. "Owner Occupied Life.Cycle Housing Unit": Newly constructed units that: Are sold only to households with annual incomes at or below 80% of the area median income and are sold at or below the Life Cycle Housing price point; or Are sold to anyone, regardless of income, if and only if the builder/developer has not received a written offer to purchase, for an pi-ice equal to or less than the Price Point from an income-qualified buyer before the end of a thirty day period following completion of framing. Subd. 3. "Price Point": The maximum price for which the builder or developer can sell an owner occupied Life Cycle Housing Unit. The price point is determined by the City in eooperation \Vilh Central ~inneS()fu.LifeCYcleHousing Board. j will be )ncojrat d ;~;:;;;:;~;;~~d:;;:O~~oo~~;:J~~ ~ earning 65% of the area median income, adjusted for the size ofth~ unit, as specifi~d a d periodically updated by the US Department of Housing and Urban pevelopment. I I i Section 380.20 - Incentives and Assistance. Any residential subdivisiok qualifying as ~ L. e ~.~~;':t::r~:..~?~~.~~.e:tfE~:~~~~~~~~?!;t= ~..l the. incentives listed herein to off-set the cost of providing the ..life cycle h~using units. At its s Ie discretion, the City may consider foreachresidential subdivisiollthe extent that these of ot er incentives are made available based upon the criteria established by Section 380.30,whiJh ill be agreed between the parties through the subdivision agreement. I I .' j Subd. l,.DensityBonus. The City may providea15percent increase in the maXim m allowable residential density ,established by the. Comprehensive. *an for any resi~en rial ~~~~~~~21~;:E~1€~~ft~~~i~ number of housingunits to qualify as a Life Cycle Housing De~elopment. The (Jen ity bonus shall apply to ho~ing developments oonsmting of five or"re dwellings. I Subd. 2. RLH. Residential Life-Cycle Housing. Zoning. Th~ City has enacted he Residential Life-Cycle Housing, zoning districtfor the purposes !ofreducing the Icosof ~;;~r=:.m,tgsu6:r~~~=~~~j~~~so~~:=I~~ development of life-cycle housing and other small-lot single-family development.~it out the lIecessity of ap lanlIed1lnit development. I Subd. J. FeeWluvers. Attbereq.uest oftl,edeveloper,~ City may ~ssu a reimbursement for fees and/or charges related to the development and constructio of Life Cycle Housing Units, including but not limited to I the following. I aid reimbursement will .be issued subsequent to, a determinatio~ by the. City ~hat the developer has satisfied the defmitions of an owner-occupied or rental Life Cycle ~ou. ing Unit. ..1 ! II Subd. 3A. Planning and Zoning Fees. . The City may issu~ a reimbursemeht t the ~:~:erD::e::e;tloof~eZDtring and subdivision fees fur any Ll C ele i Subd. 3B. Building Permit Fees. The City may issue a reimbursement to the builder for up to 20% of the building permit fee for any structure meeting the defmition of a Life Cycle Housing Unit. For multiple-family housing developments, the building permit reimbursement may be available for any individual structure meeting the definition of a Life Cycl(~Housing Unit. Subd. 3C. Sewer and Water Availability Charges. The City may issue a reimbursement to the builder in the I, amount of 20% of the sewer availability charge (SAC) and water availability charge (WAC) for 8IIlY structure meeting the definition of a Life Cycle Housing Unit. Subd. 3D. Parkland Dedication Fees. The City may issue a reimbursement to the developer in the amount of 20% of a cash payment in lieu of park and open space dedication, if any, for each Life Cycle Housing Unit constructed within a Life Cycle Housing Development. A reiIDbursement will not be provided for land dedication. Subd. 4. Promotion of Life Cycle Housing Units. The City will work with developers of any Life Cycle Housing Development to promote the availability of lots intended for construction of rental or owner occupied Life Cycle Housing Units. Subd. 5. Modification of Development Standards. At the request of the developer, the City may modify for Life Cycle Housing Developments, to the extent feasible in light of the uses, design, and infrastructure needs of the residential subdivision, the development standards of the City Code, including but not limited to the following: Subd. 5A. Right-of- Way. The City, at its sole discretion, may reduce the minimum right-of-way width for local streets serving a Life Cycle Housing Development from 66 feet to 54 feet, i where appropriate to maintain a safe and efficient transportation network, as well as serve private and public infrastructure needs. Subd. 5B. Street Widths. The City, at its sole discr,etion, may reduce the minimum street width for local streets serving a Life Cycle Housing Development from .36 feet to 30 feet, where appropriate to maintain a safe and efficient transportation network. Subd. 5C. Curbs and Gutters. Th~ City, at its sole discretion, may allow deviations from the requirement for barrier curbs upon local streets serving Life Cycle Housing Developments. Mouritable curb and guttter will be permitted where deemed appropriate by the City. Subd. 5D. Sidewalks. The City, at its sole discretion, will consider the reduction to one-side or removal of sidewalks from local residentilal streets within Life- Cycle Housing Developments where:deemed appropria1te to maintain a safe pedestrian network. Sidewalks will be required along collector and arterial I I I , I roadways. Trails or bikepaths will be encouraged to provide alternati e pedestrian routes within a development. I SuM 6. Streamlining and Priority Processing. The City shall develop proeemrrl d policies for streamlining and priority processing of any re~idential developme t qualifying as a Life Cycle Housing Development to the extent feasible consistent with t e public health, safety, and welfare. I" i I ' I I SuM. 7. Other Requests. The City will consider other forms of incentives requested ly the developer provided sa.id r.eq.ue.st.is consistent WI. .th the .in. tent df increasing life~CYJal.e housing while maintaining high quality living environments. I I , ' I Section 380.30 - Criteria for Approval of Development Incentives: too City Coone II ill approve of a requested development incentive for a Life Cycle Housing Development provided the evidence presented is such as to establish that: i. ! , Subd. 1. The development incentive is necessary to meet the I developer's lif~-cy ,Ie housing commitment. I Subd. 2. The development. incentive will not, under the circumstances of the pahic ar case, be detrimental to the health, safety, or general welfare of persons within the ife Cycle Housing Development. I' , I S.Ubd. 3. The. development inCent.ive w. ill not unreasona. bly inc~ea. se COngestion..' in .fh.. e public street and/or compromise the ability to maintain the public !m-eet i I Sub<!. 4. The development incentive will not unreasonably diminlh or impair estalliS. ed property values within the neighborhood, or in any way be conttary to the intent of he Zoning District in which it is located or the goals and policie~ of the Comprehen ive Plan. I 1 I , ! DRAFTED BY: Matt Glaesman DEPART~NT:Pmnrung November 3, 2005 ! I I I I I NJV 0 4 20G5 i CIT OF 81'. Ms. Judy Weyrens, City Administrator City of 81. Joseph P.O. Box 668 S1. Joseph, MN 56374 I I I Dear Ms. Weyrens: I I We are writing to slate our opposition to the proposed Field Street Ltwould cut I through the Saint Benedict's Monastery woods. While we are not (esidents of Saint Joseph, we feel that 81. Joe is "our town" because we live close bylin the country ~nd because we have worked at Saint Ben's tor 28 and 25 years, respf1ctively. : , , i i .. Putting a road through even a corner of the wooded monastery land would destroy its value as a retreat and as the only large tract of wooded land left in ~he city. The )' wooded land just south of the college maintenance offices has alr~adY been clear cut The building of the subdivision south of town will soon be. destroYi~9 wooded land! the e. Even . building the street below grade would not help. There would I still.be noise fr~m he traffic; there would still be animals hit by cars on the road. It would no longer be the quiet walk it is now. I .. ) I 1 I I By not building Field Street, the City of St. Joseph has an opportunity to do somethin good, to save something for the future thalis much more important than roads. Roa s should not be more important than anything else in'a city, and it seems like this is wh t the City of Saint Joseph must be thinking to even propose a road t/hrough the monas ery woods and retreat. I I I I We feel that the Sisters of Saint Benedict have and continue tocohtribute a great de,1 in making the town ofSt. Joseph what it is today. To take this sp~cial place away trom them is unconscionable and inconceivable. Please don't let this hrppen. I. Sincere. .IY., .......'... . . ". . '.. '.. II I \ /](<< <?;.12~./)Pt4~.."(...~ I Schug \J ......... J'~liann Rule I Why is K that when someone defaces or destroys something frl8de by humaJ K' called vandalism; but when humans destroy something made by nature, ! it's called progress? I ! i I I i I I NOVO ';1 2005 TO: Judy Weyrens FROM: Lee Lengas 2032 Stockinger Drive St. Cloud, MN 56301 DATE: November 1, 205 CITY OF ST. JOSEPH This letter is to you to tell you my feeling about the road the city of St. Joseph want to put in the City of St. Joe. As I read it , the city wants to put this road through the property owned by the Sisters of St. Benedicts. If I recall, the Sisters were there before. the city was. I am sure you have the legal right to take this property. But by conscience, how can you do that. The Sister have cooperated with the city with many things. Don't they help with volunteer fire department? The college of St. Bens has been a large asset to the city, Their church brings people to St. Joe. Do you realy want to take this beautiful land and put a road in? Have you walked this property? I cannot imagine that another solution cannot be found. I pray that you and the other city officials will consider this very carefully before you make such a harsh decision. Sincerel~l) J~./. ". ..1././, ..' \. l"> '-."..;" OF LITTlE FAllS MINNESOTA jf':'lJ'-~ I'" if- If'l. W~I! ~. .~, 'T ~,~ ! Ilj r 1) 2005 OF fT. ,i I FRANCISCAN SISTERS November 8,2005 Dear Judy Weyrens, , . , We write to express our concern about the proposed road from West dmnty Road 2 which would go through St. Benedict Monastery's land, the College of St. Ben~dict campus, as ~dl as through prime agricultural lands, We have been following the artic1e~ in the St. Cloud i Times and have had conversations with the people that would be greatly affected by this i road. I ! We believe wch a road;' not needed and would be a big mismke. The plY of Stc J o,epJ b., enjoyed a very long tradition of having had the presence of St. Benedict Monastery. I Historically, because of the Monastery's presence, and their spiritual an4 educational I ministries, . St. Joseph has become gifted' and highly regarded by many f~r and wide. The i beautiful grounds and wooded acreage enhance the aesthetic beauty and nature of your city. Don't endanger that by building a ro. ad through this property. Simply II t.ated, "count YO{l! blessings, don't let anything destroy them". . On behalf of the Leadership Team I of the Franciscan Sisters of Little Falls, MN I I s;,~a/:::~s~ I Assistant Community Minister 116 Sth Avenue SE. Little Falls. Minnesota 56345-3597 . 320-632 -3 60 I' fax: 320.632 -63 I 3 . ww .fslf.org I I NDV 1 4 2005 Nov.ll,2005 CITY OF ST. ,JOSEPH '~i St. Benedict's Monastery 104 Chapel Lane St. Joseph, MN 56374 Dear Ms. Weyrens: I write with deep concern regarding the proposed Field Road which would cut through the property belonging to St. Benedict's Monastery, separating the monast~ery from its woods. I hope that you can listen to our concerns and support our cause. This proposed road is not about safety of its citizens. (It may separate the woods from the holding pond, thus causing the hazard of deer to cross the road to reach the water.) It is not about alleviating traffic. (Building a short road from County 2 to 75 would eliminate more truck traffic than the proposed model would.) It certainly isn', about saving seven seconds per car. (Are we in that much of a hurry?) I Truth be told, the proposed road is about money. Commercial development of housing, strip malls, trucks plus their diesel oil, and endangerment of students and sistlers as they attempt to reach what is left of St. Benedict's woods. (Remember that 1.94 took a huge chunk of our woods in the 1970s, leaving useless acres on the other side dfthe highway.) 1 do not understand how eminent domain can take away our spiritual home which we have enjoyed and treasured for 150 years-just for commercial development. If you made a private deal with entrepreneurs to develop our land, it is time to name those people. What is more, you council members have the power to stop this travesty. Do not let capitalism split in half our sacred.ground. Sincerely, E~tvJ) ~~~- Sister Nancy Hynes, OSB () ~\J0 S blooi: ) .. ~..i ?OOI1 ljOZ,-" ST 'f'"'Qr::pH CITY OF ' .iV.,..-.' " Q~_~S:'__~_~~i__h.~_~iS~_~.s~\.~k~-+---_-___-______-____ ..._.___~-'<._....s:_:q_k!_5'_g_~___...CL'Q~.._;r.:Dn...\.:L~~__.k ~~__fL~__CL ~ c~ .__~~__'t_~.:L...--CL~-)---.l~--Q,-\-0~--\.k>--~rn o..L +(~~~~~ _'c\"'~~I(.~4L\..fL~____ 't\-\.t.Lf_ (' -e.O--~~..-,a..~" t \,'\ ~ Q \li.s:..b_~.Q....::a.L_ __'--~J:'r__e:.L~_~C_D_CgLD.:,_L'~_~-..-16-~S-'>-~.QSQ ~ S\-,\ 0 \ ~.. '1.\L9.Q-t- }--~~ ._~!S.l\:____\.U.:SL._____D-'SL!~~d:;_~__k__-__ \...05. \ \L--=:tl.e. 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"-~\'" ;bc H .\.o_w."" .Q -{!'f' N" \, "'" - _~~..Q" Q,'S \< Th 0.. \- ~t b '-'-' ~.o 2:-,0 " ~ \' f\C'..Q.I("..Q \'1 ) ~~ "\~Q l\'\oc\w:~ REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION EDA ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT AGENDA ITEM EDA monthly report. PREVIOUS ACTION None. RECOMMENDED BOARD ACTION For review and approval. FISCAL IMPACT N/A. DATE: November 9, 2005 DEPARTMENT APPROVAL i COMMENTSIRECOMMENDATIONS EDA monthly report offered for your review and approval. ~. MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT GROUP, INC. DATE: MEMO TO: FROM: RE: November 9, 2005 Honorable Mayor Carlbom Members of the City Council City Administrator Weyrens Joanne Foust & Cynthia Smith-Strack, Municipal Development Group Economic Development Activity Report - October 2005 Municipal Development Group. Inc. has been interacting with a number of prospects throughout the past several years. Following is a summary of activities that have transpired. If you have any questions on any of these or other projects, please do not hesitate to contact us at 952-758-739~1. A project number has been assigned to protect the confidentiality of the businesses prospects. Project 01-E: This project involves the expansion of a service within theicommunity. MDG h.as been keeping in touch with the project contact over the past three and a half years. i The latest contact vl'ith the prospect occurred on November 2nd. As per the developer, the company continues to work on the pr~iect. Proiect 01-F: This project has. been inactive for the past several months but involves a national commercial enterprise. MDG continues to occasionally follow up on the lead, most recently by emait on November 2nd when additional information regarding potential locations was forWarded. Project 01-1: This project has been inactive for the past several months. but MDG continues to follow up on an occasional basis, including most recently by mailing a letter including updates on sevE~ral developments within St. Joseph. Proiect 02-R: This project is underway (Bliss Direct Media). MDG mailed the company owner a letter on November 2nd congratulating them on groundbreaking and construction initiation. Proiect 02-AA: This project has been occasionally active over the past few years so MDG continues to occasionally follow up, including most recently by mailing a letter including updates on several developments within S1. Joseph. Proiect 03-A: These developers are interested in a large highway commercial development in ,an area not yet annexed into the City. MDG has been working with them over the past few years. Follow up and discussion continues on a routine basis. MDG met with the developers on October 1ili, corresponded vi,a emait on October 25th and November 2nd. Project 03-1: This project involves a franchise owner searching for a franchisee to operate a retail establishment in St. Joseph. MDG, Inc. continues to follow up with the prospect including most recently by mailing a letter including updates on several developments within St. Joseph. EDA Monthly Project Report October 2005 Page 1 Proiect 03-U: This potential project continues to evolve but is currently inactive. contact on November 9thon a potentially related matter. MDG most re!::ently met with this pr ~ect I i I. I . I Proiect 04-F: I This project involves the establishment of a new commercial entity within the community. The project was very active initially and has now become inactive. The prospect continues to indicate an interest in a commercial development. Therefore, MDG remains in contact with the project representative including ost recently via email on November 2nd. I. Proiect 04-H: . . .. I This project involves an historic building in the downtown under somewhat newlownership. MD~ ha I met with the property owners on several occasions. MDG continues to follow up with the prospect including most recently on October 26th and November 2nd. i . ! [ Proiect 04-M: r c. I i This business is currently located in another community and has committed to relbeating to St. Jos~ph. Staff follows up with the contact on. a weekly/bi-weekly basis as needed. MDG, Inc. met most recentlr wi .. the developer on November 2nd after updating a development review schedule. : Proiect 05-D: .. . I I MDG spOke to. the project representative initially in June to respond to very preliminary requests. MDG continues to remain in contact with this prospect including most recently on November 9th. I I . I Pro,ect 05-F: . I i This project involves the expansion of a commercial retail facility into the City pf St.Joseph. This I ad is highly confidential at this time. MDG last followed up with a project representatiV1 on October 26th. Proiect 05-1: . This project involves a potential new investment within the business community. Property has be~n s cured and concept planning in on-going. MDG remains in contact with the developer including most rece tly on November 9th. ! ! J Other: i : MDG is part of .the TAC for the southern cOllecto. r street corridor. study. MDG ~epresents the EDrl a d acts as an information conduit between those facilitating the study and the EDA. MDG,lnc. has started work on the EDA Annual Report to the City Council. MDG continues to provide active leadership and facilitation of meetings of the Downtown Comrriitte . . The Committee meE!ts monthly on the final Wednesday of the month at 5:00) p.m. The EDA ho ted a presentation regarding developing a sense of plaee within the Downtown with guest speaker D. Kent . Robinson, Professor and Chair of the Community Development Department at 81. Cloud State U~iver ity. A summary of the key points and discussion applying key points to the City of St. Jbseph follows: I : 1. Is your Downtown distinctive from other commercial settings? (e.~. original townsi~e, uilding forward, etc.) Those atten. ding. indicated St. Joseph's Downtown rOUld bedistingJiShe~ from highway commercial development. . I 2. Is your Downtown multifunctional; do people go Downtown for differen1t purposes at diff~rent times? Robertson described multifunctional as including housing, eating I establishments, government services, entertainment, employment, shopping, services, etc. . Rea~tion to this point :wa~mixed. Some attending noted they thought St. Joseph's Downtown was multifunctional, esp~ciall when proximity to. educational/cultural opportunities were considered. Other1 indicated that altrou h there were a collection of busin. esses/activities within the downtown, it was niot enough to just oo-e1'.'st that a spirit of cooperation and working together toward mutual goals (e.g cohesive, unified fa ~ was needed. Roberlson noted it was essential for businesses and other e I tities to work tog~the toward I I I . EDA Monthly Project Report October 2005 I i i i I a mutually beneficial. sense. of place but that this was an element that would take time and the establishment of open/active partnerships. between business owners, residents, property owners, the Chamber of Commerce, service providers, government entities, thE~ college and the monastery. 3. Is the downtown pedestrian-friendly, is it compact, interesting and ac:commodating to pedestrians? Contributing factors include the widthlcondition 1 of sidewalks, the presence of trees/greenspace, landscaping, benches, etc. Reaction from thoSe attending relating to this point was also mixed. Some persons noted a lack of benches on the! side of the street where businesses are located. Others remarked about the Minnesota Design Team visit and sketches produced by the Design Team following public input. The Design Team's sketch of the commjlmity's vision included opening up the alleyway behind businesses as the primary pedestrian corridor with double accesses to commercial establishments (frontlback) and an! opportunity for the installatio of courtyards and gathering spaces. 4. Does the Downtown reflect the unique heritage of the City of St. Joseph; do property owners take pride in the appearance of their buildings; do new or rehabilitation projE!cts fit in with the community's heritage and historic buildings? Reaction from audience members WClS again mixed relative to this point. Some persons commented on the beautiful architecture, condition and preservation evident in some buildings which stood next to other structures that were not true to the Downtown heritage or those. that had been revitalized but not in a manner necessary in harmony with the Downtown's heritage. One property owner noted a lack of a sense of 'what they could be' and a lack of vision about how to go about reflecting the community's heritage through architectural elements such as awnings, windows, entryways, rooflines, and other design techniques. Robertson noted a sense of direction (i.e. vision) for what Downtown couldlMould be is essential for a successful revitalization effort and that deciding how all. of the pieces fit together was a process that would take years. Robertson noted the starting point was to get people talking about revitalization and vision, not only business/property owners, but downtown residents, government officials, those offering financial incentives for revitalization, those planning on-going events/activities in the vicinity of the Downtown, etc. . The next step after getting people talking about a vision was to reach consensus and then developing a specific plan for achieving the vision. . 5. Is there abundant human. activity in the downtown? This topic was not specifically addressed, however, several persons did comment on the volume and type of actMties occurring at the campus and monastery and such activities could be used, to create unity within the business community to work toward joint promotional efforts (e.g. art crawl; providing proactive and visible direction to special event visitor's thought about 'where should we eat', etc.). 6. Does the Downtown encourage people to linger and people watch; to park. their cars and stay awhile; to sit and stare at opens space, landscaping, sculpture, etc.? Several persons noted this was a point on which to work. Some again noted the Minnesota Design Team visit and vision for adding gathering places in the alley behind businesses. Others noted previous thoughts about providing outdoor dining opportunities but again stresses a lack of infOlmation/vision. One member commented on the amount of through traffic within Downtown and parkin'g availability. 7. Is there a high level of community ownership in the downtown; do peoplle within the community care about and take pride in the Downtown. Although this topic was not specifically addressed some of those attending noted that there is evidence that property owners and business owners within the Downtown do take pride in the Downtown. EDA Monthly Project Report October 2005 Page 3 City Council Meeting: Thursday, November 17,2005 Remarks prepared by Philip Welter, Chair, St. Joseph Action Group - Preserving Special Places My name is Philip Welter. I live at 29413 Kiwi Court in St. Joseph Township just southeast of the! city limits. I am currently serving as the chair of a citizens' group known as the St. Joseph Action Groqp - Preserving Special Places. \ Later tonight you will hear an interim report on the traffic study being conducted by the engineerink firm of WSB and Associates. The City Council has commissioned WSB to study and evaluate the options for an east-west corridor road through south St. Joseph and portions of adjoining St. Joseph Township in brder to produce a recommendation for addressing the impact of anticipated residential and commercial dev,elopment on the city's traffic needs over the next 10 to 30 years. I A traffic study is what was commissioned by the city and that is exactly what the city is getting. ,SB, with its appointed Technical Advisory Committee (or TAC) has functioned as an erltity with its particulf professional expertise and its specific commission should function. Certainly, the city should expec~ no less than that. Our group has attended all regular meetings of the TAC since June as it has reviewed and evaluated several of the options. But, WITH ALL DUE RESPECT TO WSB and TAC, it does need to be clearly stated that this review has been undertaken throu2h the sin2ular lens and from the sin2Ular perspective. of the traffic professional. The committee, with a majority of its members from city ! pl~er/tr~ffi~ engineer pr~fe~~ions, has ste.adfastly. re~ained true to its chm:ge while. evaluating thel various options With Ideal traffic ViabIlIty as the ultimate cntenon. But, make no mIstake, thIS study can mh.e no claim to impartiality, objectivity or, sadly, representativeness. It is a traffic study undertaken to ide~tify an ideal solution to an anticipated traffic need. But, while the city should expect no less than this, neither should it make any more of it than what it is. The city has not heard, nor has it reasonably or effectively sought, the opinion of the St. Joseph citizenry. The St. Joseph Action Group is concerned that the other valid perspectives and viewpoints that do e~ist must I given fair hearing. These other perspectives would include: I · existing businesses within the city limits which would be adversely affected and significa4tly compromised by the proposed Field Street. · individual landowners whose property would be adversely affected; ! · institutions, St. Benedict's Monastery and the College of Saint Benedict, whose many year~ and many generations of contribution to the state, region and, indeed, the city, and whose very idfntity, would be violated; .. , · the many citizens who are concerned that they have no voice in shaping the character and! look of the St. Joseph of the future, citizens who are unwilling to allow their city to be defined by Qther interests and intentions... without their input. ~ Your challenge will be to consider these other valid perspectives and positions fully, equally and fairly. THIS MEANS that you need to involve the citizens before the fact and in a proactive manner for,inot after the fact and in a reactionary manner. Involvement has to take the form of a well publicized, COlla~oratively organized series of meetings. If there hasn't been a culture of active participation and involvemen" you must make the creation of this spirit and willingness a priority of yours. I I i THIS MEANS that, until these steps have been taken, we encourage you to declare a temporary m~ratorium on decisions regarding additional residential and commercial development. Create an opportunity lor yourselves and the citizens of this community to define the number of, size of, style, character and location of future developments. , I THIS MEANS that, after seriously hearing and considering other significant values and perspectivts on this issue, you need to stand ready to consider a solution to the anticipated traffic needs that may be les than the ideal as recommended by TAC. This decision must occur before any mapping phase for protecti! n of right of way is to occur. The cost of the IDEAL SOLUTION in terms of its potential for divisiveness, alienation, loss of identity and damage to civic pride that it may cause may prove to be too great a price to pay. THIS MEANS that you must stand ready and willing to adapt and revise the existing comprehensiv,e plan in order to reflect the wishes of the people. I Traffic isn't the only subject needing planning as a city faces extreme population growth. The citY'ls character, its ambiance, its respect for and preservation of an existing culture and heritage are all community assets whose worth, while admittedly difficult to quantify, is truly incalculable and inestimable. We believe that Field Street will adversely affect the city's culture in significant ways. A culture is: adversely affected when the ability to convey its significance is diminished or compromised. Adver~e effects may include significant alteration or destruction of property, radical change in the character of an arjea, and, the introduction of noise and air pollutants. Adverse effects may also include those reasonably foreseeable impacts that may occur later in time, be farther removed in distance or be cumulative in nature. W~; believe that the adverse effects of the Field Street road will irreparably damage the city's culture. We believe that there are a sufficient number of reasonable alternatives to Field Street, along with pp.ase in steps which, undertaken in some combination and se quence,.do offer a respectfu.... I and r esponsible r~i ponse to the anticipated traffic needs of the future. Remember that these are indeed projections, undertaken .th planning models reflecting past trends and practices. Given the uncertainty of future energy sources and costs, and related changes in modes of transportation, anticipating both the quantity and timing of ture traffic needs with certainty seems to be both an increasingly imprecise and difficult, if not, impossi~le task. Our on going review of various records, available correspondence and minutes of past discussions and deliberations over the past 20 years on the topic of an east/west corridor reveals frequent, if not cont~nuous, disagreement, varied understandings, some misunderstandings, and changing positions. As recently! as the year 2000, the city participated in a joint area study of emerging traffic needs undertaken at signific4?t expense to participating entities. In it, the Field Street option is nowhere to be Seen. Field Street ha~1 been, and is destined to continue to be, a disablint: obstacle to meaningful discussion and planning withiIli iurisdictions and mutually beneficial collaboration between iurisdictions. Given the constantly trou01ing and checkered history of this issue, we believe it is time to put Field Street to rest, now and for all tiDle. Thank you for your time and attention. I submit these remarks for inclusion in the official minutes of this meeting. NORTHLAND'SECURITIES TABULATION OF BIDS CITY OF ST. JOSEPH, MINNESOTA $4,595,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION WATER REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 2005D BIDDER INTEREST RATE PIPER JAFFRA Y THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2005 AMf.3AC Btti F NET INTEREST C:OST (TRUE INTEREST RATE) AWARD: DATE OF SALE: INSURANCE: MOODY'S INSURANCE RATING: MOODY'S NONINSURED RATING: PIPERJAFFRAY, Kansas City, MO 4.000% - 2017/18 , I \ $3,231,966.05 (4.22~I%) I i HARRIS N.A., Chicago, 4.05% . 4.10% - 2020/22 4.15% - 2023/25 4.35% - 2026/28* PURCHASE PRICE: $4,538,001.85 $3,241,32,0.65 (4.2318%) CRONIN & CO., INC., Minneapolis, MN 4.100% - 20 17/22 4.150%.2023 4.200% - 2024 4.250% . 2025 4.625% . 2026/28* PURCHASE PRICE: $4,540,399.70 I I $3,286,700.30 (4.29~1%) NORTHLAND SECURITIES, INC., Minneapolis, MN 4.25% - 2017/24 4.40% - 2025/28 PURCHASE PRICE: $4,587,562.50 i $3,358,2715.00 (4.3946%) I I I ! *TERM BONDS Norrhland Securities, lne. 45 South 7th Street, Suite 2500, Minneapolis, MN 55402 Toll Free 1-800-851-2920 Main 612-851-5900 Fax 61L851-5987 www.norrhlandsecurities.com Member NASD and sIPe 12/1/2005 12/1/17 Through 2028 6/1/06 & Semiannually Each Callable 12/1/2014 @ Par Plus Northland Trust. $4,568,051 4.126% 4.137% November 17,2005. December 13, 2005. Briggs & Morgan, P .A. Bonds Dated: Bonds Mature: Interest Payments: Call Option: Registrar/Pay Agent: Purchase Price: Average Coupon: Net Effective Rate: Bond Sale Date: Bond Closing Date: Bond Counsel: 3,922.000 588,000 -29,589 4,480,411 Water Treatment Plant Est. (Part I) Est. Connection WTP To System Less: Investment Income (B) Total of Hard Costs: Add: Issuance Expenses Underwriter's Discount @ 0.586% Capitalized Interest (0 Months) Financial Advisory Fee Est. Bond Counsel Est. Credit Rating Fee AMBAC Insurance Premium Est. Co Aud/O.S. Printing Est. Registration (One-Time Fee) Total 26,949 o 18,000 5,000 5,000 50,000 850 8,670 4,594,880 (B) $2,000,000 invested for 180 days at 3.0% Rounded For Issuance 2005: $3,000; 2006: $3.500; 2007: $3,700; 2008: $3,900; 2009: $4,100 & Increasing By $100NearTherafterTo $6,000 in 2928 At an annual growth rate of 9.0%, WAC fees will generate $28,048,259 in revenues with 5,375 hook-ups over 20 years. ! I Monte Eastvold, V.P., Northland Securities, Inc. Dated: 11/17/2005 ". I> . . EXTRACT OF MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ST. JOSEPH, MINNESOTA HELD: November 17,2005 Pursuant to due call, a regular or special meeting of the City Council of the City ofSt. Joseph, Stearns County, Minnesota, was duly held at the City Hall on November 17,2005, at 7;00 P.M, for the purpose, in part, of considering proposals and awarding the sale of $4,595,000 General Obligation Water Revenue Bonds, Series 2005D. The following members were present: and the following were absent: Member introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF $4,595,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION WATER REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 2005D AND PLEDGING FOR THE SECURITY THEREOF NET REVENUES I A. WHEREAS, the City of S1. Joseph, Minnesota (the "City") owns and operates a \ municipal storm sewer system (the "Storm Sewer System") and a municipal water system (the 1 "System") as separate revenue-producing public utilities and there are outstanding (i) $810,000 I, original principal amount of General Obligation Water Revenue Refunding Bonds of2002, dated September 1, 2002 (the "2002 Water Revenue Bonds"), the principal and interest on the 2002 Water Revenue Bonds constitutes a prior lien on the net revenues oHhe System, and (ii) $1,615,000 original principal amount of General Obligation Bonds of2003, dated August 1, i 2003 (the "2003 Bonds"), of which the principal and interest of the "System Portion" oHhe 2003 Bonds constitutes a prior lien upon the net revenues of the System and the Storm Sewer System \ (the 2002 Water Revenue Bonds and the System Portion of the 2003 Bonds payable from the I System net revenues are referred to herein together as the "Outstanding Bonds"); and B. WHEREAS, the City Council has heretofore determined and declared that it is necessary and expedient to issue $4,595,000 General Obligation Water Revenue Bonds, Series I 2005D (the "Bonds" or individually, a "Bond"), pursuant to Minnesota Statu.tes, Section 444.075\' and Chapter 475 to finance the construction of a water treatment facility for the System (the "Project"); and I I C. WHEREAS, the City has retained Northland Securities, Inc., in Minneapolis, Minnesota ("Northland"), as its independent financial advisor for the sale of the Bonds and was therefore authorized to sell the Bonds by private negotiation in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, Section 475.60, Subdivision 2(9) and proposals to purchase the Bonds have been solicited by Northland; and D. WHEREAS, the proposals set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto were received by the Administrator, or designee, at the offices of Northland, at 11 :30 A.M. this same day pursuant to the Notice of Sale established for the Bonds; and 1823824vl ~OU-17-2005 13:46 . PARITY Bid Form .. .. .'~~~lRlIl!';"'alfff~~~m.: ~lr:... ~,~. ,g~",.,.....J~m .~. . PIPER JAFFRAY 816 360 3096 P.01/01 Page 1 of2 .}~j'AR!! IIPiF'V;'. . -;g- A'I:{! 11 :I E.. Piper Jaffray - Kansas City, MO's Bid . StJoseph $4,595,000 General qbligation Water Revenue Bonds, Series 20050 For the aggregate principal amount of $4,595,000.00, we will pay you $4,538,927.70, plus accrued interest from the ate of issue to the date of delivel)'. The Bonds are to bear interest A I. t.J ~ 1118 Ak: l-..-. at the followIng raters): Maturity Date Amount $ Coupon % 12/01/2.017 400M 4.0000 12/01/2018 420M 4.0000 12/0112019 430M 4.1250 12/01/2020 440M 4.1250 12/0112021 460M 4.1250 12/0112022 460M 4.1250 12101/2023 500M 4.1250 12/0112024 526M 4.1250 12/01/2025 S50M 4.1500 12/01/2026 12/0112027 12/01/2028 390M. 4.2500 Total Interest Cost $3.,175,893.75 Disoount: $56,072.30 Net Interest Cost $3.231,966.05 TIC: 4.226159 Time last BId Received On:11/171200511:29:25 CST This proposal is made subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Official BId Form, the Official Notice of Sa.le, an~ the PreJimlnal)' OfficIal Statement, all ofwhiah are made a part hereof. i i I . Bidder: PIper Jafl'ray. Kansas City, MO Contact Joyce Chaney TItle: Managing Director Telephone:913-34S-3260 Fax: ~u~ ::Joy u.. ~ 01C:V1 ~ Issuer Name: City of St. Joseph Company Name: Accepted By: Accepted By: Date: Date: https:/lwww.newissuehome.i-deal.co.mIParity/asp/main.asp?frame=content&page=parityBidfonn&custom..i11/17/2005 TOl'AL P.01 F!ELD STREET CORRIDOR STUDY ~mrPH ".:1..", .:. Study Process Determine Purpose and Need: What is the problem and why? Issue: Traffic is growing on Minnesota Street, specifically at its intersection with College Avenue. Why: ./ SI. Joseph's population is growing. ./ Lack 'of east-west collector roads. ./ Minnesota Sfreet provides the only continuous east-west roadway for the southern portion of SI. Joseph. ./ The CSAH 2 connection to CSAH 75. <::,<::, n<1:Ti:)j;:t::T STUDY Study Process Purpose and Need; Corridor Purpose: To provide a new east-wast collector in the solJlhernportion of 51. Joseph 10 support economlc health and growth of the community by providing safe and effioienllraffic movement for existing and proposed developments and east~west lhru~ratfic. NNd: . Accommodate development in the St. Joseph area. . Provide approprlatecolleclor spacing tor the urbanizing area. t Relieve existing and future traffic pressures on Minnesota StreQt and ColtegeAvenue Considerations; . Improve access 10 the campus of the College of Sl. Benedict . Improve connection and transit service between College of St.. Benedict and St. John's University Promote the econamic,heal1h and growth of the commun~y Consider and minimize soclal and envkonmental impacts of the project. Consider appropriate levels of access foradOpted concept. m~~[p"- 1 , m \''-''r::o-l' ' \ ~ t1:.l-1 \ '."H;,,:,, . Construct a ne, W Intercha, nge at ,-.- ", I ' Jade Road and 1.94. _ =~_, '.. .. Too far south and west" ..""I.... ~ ~:~~j~~el~7f~j:~e impact on -. - , - -~;>(:~~{" : n. Mlnnesota/Collegeintersootlon. - l' ":\.'-,~' ..i ,d ';~/""~~ .. Too lar south and west CD '.\, 't..,,- ,," ;"I,}' ~.A ~ : Extension does not improve ' \~. t~ !.~j 8 t east-west movement within Sl. I ,)\\ /,~..)_ /, ,') Joseph. ,,/ f~\. ,.- f ,.,.. 9: o Too far south and west: Rout., ,.r"'.!/" :,' >r"' ~o~t;e d~~~e ~~~~~~~rea i / '*;- <.~.~21~ circuitous _for it to effectively . /~,.:., / ," ~~t~~~n~:t~~~:g~tersec\jon 1-- _~_/ ,/i'~'''x\ . , ./:'~, ", / ,_.,/', .," I "\~ t/ fIELD STREET CORRIDOR Study Process Conldor Alternatives Considered .. Ex\ension of CR 121 South to TH23; .." To far south: Extension has lillle impact on decreasing Tra_ffic at Minnesota/College Avenue Intersection. -Too far south: Extension does not improve east -west movement within St. Joseph. . To far south: '. Extensio(l does not provide an alternative roule to lhe future commercial area near CSI\H 2 & \~94. FIELD CORRIDOR STUDY Study Process Corridor Altecrnatlves Considered: FIELD STREET CORRIDOR STUDY Study Process CDrrldor Alternatives Considered: Extend 1-94 western frontage road south 10 Jade Road. . Sirnilar to 8 Jade Road interchange,this extension has Ifttleimpacl 'on decreasing traffic at Minnesota/College intersection. . Extension does not provide east-west movement within SI. Joseph ,>.''/ ,--" )qojt~M ""\ 0,' " , '0 [ffiE},,) \ ' .............. " ......""., ' -~."...~...--...;.., i'a- <- . !d, ,)/7f "'\ 'r~"f~Gi ( \/,t'-'j' /;;{' ,\" ,\ 1/,/' , ;/'~('l.~ "1'" ;' .~0~l ,/" . 1\\ b;-, / '::ity." 81 JOSEPH Z;_.-!f'.~ ../ )Yl;j~!{H , CD \"', ,', \ 'I!~l"..i'_.?:_~, I r::7..>I~ 0.".. "" J.''[ '. -'):\' . ,,,,,~,(,.: '>\1 ,. '~-".''''.' '" (,:,i" ~//~ i '~\ iGQr,B 1 :' \ ,,',' \o'>r", v. \,~.'(. --.,;)" ..' ->~. './ ""/ ; !;-~4:, "~ ~ 2 FIELD STREET CORRIDOR STUDY Study Process Corridor Alternatives Considered: .. Pro\!ide atull movemem Interchange at CSAH 75 and 1.94. Realignment of CSAH 2 provides the missing ~ectloo missing at this Interchange. Toolar north: Full movement al CSAH 7S & 1.94 has liIUe impact on decreasing T rallie at Mlnnes~alCollege Avenue IntersectlOf1. Toolarnorth: Connection does not improve easl.w~1 movement lor traffic in i\louthern portion of Sf, Joseph. reduce the future Iraffic at Minne80tafCollege. FIELD STREET CORRIDOR STUDY Study Process COI'fldol' Altern.llYn Consldel'ed: . ExtendBa.kerorDa~tGCR121 MemaliYe only reduc€iS traffic on the easlleg of the Intersection 01 Minnesota/College. SaJaty: In place Baker and Dale have 19 to 34 pri....ate driveways. Safely: Intersecllon spacing Is undesirable lor a colleotor roadway Right-of-Way: At least two nomes would ha...e \Q be relooatQd. Nalghborhood Impacts: Roadway ctlrrentty functlons as a loaal neIghborhood road. Changing the lunctlon would change the character of the neIghborhood. ~"r!omH . 0 \ ........., \ \ L!il i'", , ....f'.' I :::;;r_>I~ .....,..... .... I~'.'I f _. ,-:~\.(,,; L ,-..1, "''::'-'~.'''''l-L 1~J'r ......" \~'"'' "'..~<,..., '-";;;,.,,r'" , '<~j \\ ! GD \." J~;"j . \{>,t~;>r.:., /' ; .~,/!f , .I / K ,- i-- ~_/:, ~-\ i .<'" ", ~--"../ ',", ~ i i I I ~;;it,{J:'?~, ~lOSEPH FIELD STREET CORRIDOR. STUDY Study Process .''\'' 0 CorrldOf' A1tern.tlYe. Con.ldered: \ ""~0 -j,,, . Field Str&e~ ~ CSAH 2 to 20th \, I,'...~,u}:,:':'". Ave., Fronllng 1-94 1__ '., I ' . A~ernalive is k>"ger, further =_." .~f south, and more circuitous ....,...... ~.\ ~... . : ancJ t~eretore !s ~t as . - --,.,'~ .'_' 1 L,' 'I ' ' ::f:~:~~~e~::~rafflC __ /'~""":: .....=? !' -, '_!.' ....:... Avenue ..., " ,', ~~=1v:O~d~;:~nd <\\ "'T~ (".,f"J~' 1 ~~~o~i;:i ~~::~il~V~en a ( \,_ /. >~.'.~"'r ,)of . A~ernatjve directly impacts /'.:' / I I =::;nalive may requirelhe . /. '- '''.l~ relocation of one or more I residenceslbuiJdings. ~ 3 Study Process Corridor Alternatlvell Considered: . Extend 290lh Street east to 20th Avenue . Alternative is further south, and more circuitous and therefore is not as e11ective at relieving traffic at Minnesota/College Avenue . Alternative may require the relocation of one or more residences/buildings. STREET CORRIDOR STUDY Study Process CorridorAAernatl\le!l ConsldllH'ed: + Field Street ~ CR 1211020111 Avenue . A~ernatlve only reduces traflicol"l the east leg of the intersection of Minnesota/College. . Would require improvements to Minnesota Street and College Avenue 10 meet Study Purpose and Need. FIELD STREET CORRIDOR STUDY Study Process Corridor Alternatlvea Corlsldered: . Field Street - C$AH 2 to 20111 A....enue . Alternative is most effective at red~)ng traffic at Minnesota/College. . Alternalive severs College and Monastery. ~n~1tPM " 0 '\ 'l~t(, " \ . "'rh;, I ==->I~' .....,.... '\." ./-""r -. ,-/~,~~\<" L .'. --~ ! I i / -1 -1 .... ." ::'. i \<.r~'! \.. .w"/ '~I"">/ 1'*/.: / i-- __ _ / .i/ .....'~<~_I,I '-~"~'-", s:~ itl._,~?t ~lJm1H :-:.;'\.~ ~fJO~iIH 4 F!ElD STREET STUDY . sri ijtlM Study Process T AC Completed an Crlterill EValuation A1ternalives thai did not meet the studies purpose and need were nol weighed basad on all of the criteria $lJCh as', Fulf Movement Interchange at CSAH 75 & /-94 Some altemaltves were nol weighed based on the oriterla beCause they were similar In meeting the purpose and need as an alternative that was being ~aighed, Extension of J.!J4 W8SIem fronlllge rCNId tt> JIJdg Road is similar to an Interchange at Jade RoM al\d is ncl ellooll'le a\ feduclng the frallle at Minnesota and College Intersection. Some altemali\las were nol weighed based on the ctitana because they were suggested after the Criteria Evaluation was completed by the committee. Extension 01 Baker or Dafe10 CR 121 Fiefd Street - CR 121 to 2(1JI Avenue, Fronling '.94 TAC Dec/sion: Move forward in evaluating the Environmental Impacts a$soclated with Field Street from CSAH 2 to 2(jh Avenue. FIELD STREET CORRIDOR STUDY ~lo~E'iH Study Process..., Conceptual Alternatives Field Street: CSAH 2 to 20" Avenue Alignment Alternatives )> Section 1 - Intersection with CSAH 2 )> Section 2 - Field Street thru Monastery & College )> Section 3 - Field Street from CR 121 to 20~ Avenue FiElD STREET STUDY Conceptual Alternatives ...~.":.J"'....:".... )! ,SEPH Field Street: CSAH 2 to 20\h Avenue ..... ....... Section 1 ..,. Intersection with CSAH 2 5 ;,;it)','r ~q~jt1ij FIELD CORRIDOR STUDY ,;:;1\'1"..21. ~~OSE~H Conceptual Alternatives Field Street: CSAH 2 to 20'" Avenue );> Section 2 - Field Street thru Monastery & College Properties Alt. 3 dropped because of impacts and does not effectively meet purpose and need. 6 FIELD STREET Section 2A - Proposed Typical CORRIDOR STUDY Cross Section thru Monastery ~L~I ~hr;i.lj;1L 1.'~wl.1 ,.., '.[.1 Divlded 2-Lane Urban Collector (Depressed) - 88' Right-of-Way llll L~I ~~Jb ~ I~ r , . I .. ,., I.. I I . , Divided 2-Lane Urban Collector (Depressed) Under Land Bridge FIELD STREET CORRIDOR STUDY Conceptual Alternatives Section 3 - CR 121/College Avenue to 20th Avenue Cit';,'-i)f ~W.EPH FIELD STREET CORRIDOR STUDY Sectlon 1, 28, & 3 - Proposed Typical Cross Section ~9~[~~~~ I . I .. 1.1 I 1.1 w I Divided 2-Lane Urban Collector - 100' Righl-of-Way r H ll'~ I ~ I"~ m ~ ~1 ~,; I~ . 1.1 I . I 1.1 . I Divided 2-lane Urban Collector with Turn lanes - 100' Right-of-Way ~ I 7 FlELD " , !<;t::t: \ STUDY !.':,-, ~[Wi1ii Environmental Assessment Process ~ Agency Coordination ~ Special Studies Noise Analysis Historical! Archaeological! Cultural Air Quality Wetlands Contaminated Properties ParksiRecreationlHistorical- 4(1)... If necessary Environmental Justice - Low Income/Minority Impacts Storm water Runoff Right-ot-Way and Relocation FIELD STREET CORRIDOR STUDY Citvnf ~Ji!tPH Environmental Assessment Process ~ Prepare Report ~ Submit Report for MnlDOT and FHWA Review ~ Obtain City, Mn/DOT, and FHWA Signatures ~ Publish Document and Distribute for Agency and Public Comment ~ Hold a Public Hearing ~ Based on comments complete a FindinQs of Fact and Conclusion FiELD STREET CDRRlDOR STUDY Environmental Assessment Process ~nQ's~{ij ~ If appropriate, Request a Findinos of No Sionificant Imoact fromFHWA ~ FHWAdoes or does not grant request ~ If FHWA grants request, City completes a Neoative Declaration through resolution and informs public and agencies. ~ If appropriate, City or FHWA determines an Environmental Impact Statement is necessary. 8 F!ELD STREET CORRIDOR STUDY Project Schedule & Next Steps: Corridor Location Analysis ----,-- Feb. 2005 - Aug. 2005 Hold 1 sl Public Information Meetlng----~---.u- Apr112005 Conceptual Design Analysis -- Aug. 2005 - Nov. 2005 Hold 2nd Public Information Meeting __.o..nm__ October 4th, 2005 Environmental Assessment -- Aug. 2005 - Aug. 2006 Special Studies & EA Prepalalion ....m....m.. Aug. 2005 - Feb. 2006 MnlOOT & FHWA Review ..m..................... Feb. 2006 - March 2006 Publish EA & Hold Public Heerlng ....m........, April 2006 Request for Finding of No Significant Impacts May 2006 - June 2006 Official Map ------ June2006 Construction - Dependent on Development within St. Joseph ~m~t1ij *Note: ,SChedule could change based on resolution of project Issues. FIELD STREET CORRIDOR STUDY ~Hy,?r, ~r J~SEfH 7:'}f".~. For More Information: Field Street tab under City Website h".:I/www.e"volstlo.~.h.eom Field Street Project Managers Judy Weyrens City Administrator 320-363.7201 Doug Welszhaar WSB & Associates 320-534-5941 Technical Advisory Members - See City Webslte . 9 , . I~il II Sit _j III I! 'J II' I. . ~~I~II ~ ." :s (;)j!l ~o O~ ."c::: .- c::: ~ .- ~::a: o _ O.r::: a. - Q) Q)lJ) Q)O ~ -, - . tnU5 .,,- _0 .~~ u.6