HomeMy WebLinkAbout[04a] Minutes, June 1June 1, 2020
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Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the City Council for the City of St. Joseph met in regular session
on Monday, June 1, 2020 at 6:00 PM in the St. Joseph Government Center, opening with the pledge of
allegiance.
Members Present: Mayor Rick Schultz, Bob Loso, Troy Goracke, Brian Theisen, Anne Buckvold
City Representatives Present: Finance Director Lori Bartlett, Police Chief Dwight Pfannenstein, Public
Works Director Terry Thene, City Clerk Kayla Klein
Others Present: Mike Knaack
Approve Agenda: Loso made a motion to approve the agenda with the addition of item 7. Lobbying
Services Contract Extension; seconded by Theisen and passed unanimously.
Consent Agenda: Loso made a motion to approve the consent agenda, pulling item 4e. Fire
Department Hire; seconded by Goracke and passed unanimously.
a. Minutes – Requested Action: Approve the minutes of May 18, 2020.
b. Bills Payable – Requested Action: Approve check numbers 056255-056294 and Payroll EFT
#111874-111882, Accounts Payables EFT # 001928, and Regular PP 10.
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c. Gambling Report – Requested Action: Accept the 1 Quarter gambling report as presented.
d. Polling Place Designation – Requested Action: Authorize the Mayor and Administrator to execute
Resolution 2020-019 Relocating Precinct One Polling Place to Resurrection Lutheran Church.
e. Fire Department Hire – Requested Action: Approve the hiring of Rob Lyon to the St. Joseph Fire
Department with a start date of July 1, 2020.
f. Liquor Licenses – Requested Action: Authorize the Mayor and Administrator to execute the on/off
sale intoxicating, wine and brewer liquor licenses upon submittal of complete applications.
g. Pay Application #7 – Requested Action: Approve pay application #7 in the amount of $81,912.52
to R.L. Larson Excavating, Inc. for the 2019 Northland Business Center Project.
h. Pay Application #3 – Requested Action: Approve pay application #3 in the amount of
$576,403.71 to Knife River Corp. for the 2019 Street Improvement Project.
4e. Fire Department Hire: Schultz made a motion to approve the hiring of Rob Lyon to the St. Joseph Fire
Department with a start date of July 1, 2020. The motion was seconded by Loso.
Aye: Schultz, Loso, Goracke, Buckvold Motion Carried: 4-0-1
Nay: None
Abstain: Theisen
**Theisen abstained due to being a current member of the Fire Department.
Budget Software: Bartlett provided the council with the software proposal for ClearGov, a digital platform based
on the GFOA budget best practices. It will allow the community to better understand the City’s budget. The
software is $7,000/annually. After the three-year introductory rate, the contract will go up 3% annually.
Loso made a motion to accept the software proposal from ClearGov to create a digital budget book for
the City of St. Joseph. The motion was seconded by Theisen and passed unanimously.
Cable/Video Conferencing Upgrades: Klein presented the quote from TouchPoint Logic for upgrades to the
cable room to allow for virtual meetings, camera for the conference room, and to upgrade an additional station
along the dais.
Schultz would like to see the city move toward this but is not sure that now is the right time. He would like to
know what other area cities are doing in regards to meetings. would like the quote broken down and brought
back to the next council meeting.
Mayor Reports: Schultz acknowledged Councilmember Theisen and Administrator Ambuehl for their
efforts in assisting the City of Minneapolis with riot and protest enforcement.
Schultz also noted that the new present for the College of St. Benedict will start on July 1.
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Adjourn: Loso made a motion to adjourn at 6:23 PM; seconded by Theisen and passed
unanimously.
Kayla Klein
City Clerk