HomeMy WebLinkAbout[04a] Minutes - 2018 Nov 19 JBNovember 19, 2018
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Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the St. Joseph City Council and St. Joseph Township Board meet
in joint session on November 19, 2018 at 7:00 PM at the St. Joseph Government Center.
St. Joseph Town Board Members Present: Mark Thompson, Chair. Supervisors Ralph Eiynck, Steve
Gohman. Town Clerk Ann Reischl. Township Attorney Mike Courri.
St. Joseph City Council Member Present: Acting Mayor Dale Wick. Councilmembers Bob Loso, Anne
Buckvold, Troy Goracke. City Administrator Judy Weyrens. City Attorney Tom Jovanovich.
Acting Mayor Dale Wick and St. Joseph Township Chair Mark Thompson called the Joint meeting of the
City and Township to order. City Attorney Tom Jovanovich stated that that the City and Township are
being asked to affirm the prior action approving the Orderly Annexation Agreement.
Jovanovich clarified that the City and Township had previously entered into an Orderly Annexation
Agreement that by its terms rescinded and replaced the prior agreement. This agreement has been
approved by both the Town Board and the City Council and constitutes a valid and binding contractual
obligation of the parties with respect to the terms. In order to satisfy a technical requirement of Minn.
Stat. 414.0325, Subd. 1b, notice is required to be published 10 days before a new area is designated for
orderly annexation. This requirement was brought to the City’s attention by the Office of Administrative
Hearings Municipal Boundary Adjustments Unit. Both the City and the Town Attorney were proceeding
under the theory that the OAA was an amendment to the existing agreement and therefore no notice was
required. No new area has been designated, however, the existing area is essentially being re-
designated. The City Attorney recommends re-approval of the Orderly Annexation Agreement now that
the notice provision has been satisfied.
Township Chair Mark Thompson questioned if the Township Attorney had any comments at this time.
Courri stated that he agrees with Jovanovich and the need to affirm the Orderly Annexation Agreement
was a result of a technical provision. Therefore he is recommending the Township Board approve the
agreement.
St. Joseph Township: Thompson made a motion authoring execution of the Joint Resolution for
Designation Of An Area For Immediate Annexation Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes § 414.0325.
The motion was seconded by Gohman and passed unanimously.
City of St. Joseph: Loso made a motion authoring execution of the Joint Resolution for
Designation Of An Area For Immediate Annexation Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes § 414.0325.
The motion was seconded by Buckvold.
Ayes: Loso, Goracke, Buckvold
Nays: Wick Motion Carried 3:1:0
Adjourn: Thompson made a motion to adjourn at 7:15 PM; seconded by Goracke and passed
unanimously by those present.
Mark Thompson, Township Chair Dale Wick, Acting Mayor