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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, August 17, 2020 at 6:00 PM at the St. Joseph Government Center, opening with the pledge
of allegiance.
Members Present: Mayor Rick Schultz. Councilors Bob Loso, Troy Goracke, Brian Theisen, Anne
Buckvold
City Representatives Present: Administrator Kris Ambuehl, Police Chief Dwight Pfannenstein, Public
Works Director Terry Thene, Finance Director Lori Bartlett, Community Development Director Therese
Haffner, City Clerk Kayla Klein, City Engineer Randy Sabart
Public Comments: NA
Consent Agenda: Buckvold moved to approve the agenda with the addition of items 8. City
Administrator Interview Discussion and item 10a. September 1, 2020, Special Council Meeting;
seconded by Theisen and passed unanimously.
a. Bills Payable – Requested Action: Approve check numbers 056537-056586 and Payroll EFT #
111919-111925 and Accounts Payables EFT # 1937-1938, and Regular Pay Period 16 and
Council Pay Period 7
b. Treasurer’s Report – Requested Action: Accept the July 2020 Treasurer’s Report as presented.
c. Donations – Requested Action: Adopt Resolution 2020-027 Accepting the Donations as
presented for their intended purposes.
d. Capital Improvement Plan, Public Works Facility – Requested Action: Adopt Resolution 2020-
025 Calling for the Public Hearing on the Intention to Issue GO CIP Bonds and the Proposal to
Adopt a Capital Improvement Plan
e. Account Technician Hire – Requested Action: Authorize the full time hire of Vicky Granite starting
at step five ($22.40) on the pay scale upon successful completion of the employment process
screening.
Minnesota Streetscape Improvements: Council requested staff prepare a scaled back improvement for the MN
Streetscape repairs. Staff recommends adding the project to the 2020 improvement bonds the City intends to
issue for the 20th Avenue SE Improvement.
Loso moved to adopt Resolution 2020-026 Calling for the Public Improvement Hearing on the MN
Streetscape Improvements to take place on September 8, 2020 and the bid opening to take place on
September 2, 2020. The motion was seconded by Goracke and passed unanimously.
Engineer Reports, 2020 20th Avenue SE Improvements: Due to the project timing and the upcoming bond
issue, staff recommends declaring the proposed assessments and ordering the public hearing for September 8,
2020.
Loso moved to adopt Resolution 2020-028 Approving Plans and Specifications and Ordering
Advertisement for Bids for the 2020 20th Avenue SE Improvements; seconded by Buckvold and passed
unanimously.
Schultz moved to adopt Resolution 2020-029 Declaring Costs to Be Assessed and Ordering the
Preparation of Proposed Assessment for the 2020 20th Avenue SE Improvements; seconded by Loso
and passed unanimously.
Buckvold moved to adopt Resolution 2020-030 Ordering Assessment Hearing for the 2020 20th Avenue
SE Improvements; seconded by Schultz and passed unanimously.
Request for Proposal – Community Center Property: At the August 3rd meeting, the Council authorized staff to
draft an RFP for the sale of the Community Center. RFPs will be due by September 18, 2020.
Buckvold made a motion to publish the RFP from August 19, 2020 – September 18, 2020 for the
Community Center Property; seconded by Theisen and passed unanimously.
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City Administrator Interview Discussion: Council consensus was to have the City Administrator interviews take
place on August 24th, with interviews beginning at 5:00 PM.
Department Reports: Each department presented their monthly report.
Mayor Reports: Council consensus was to have a special city council meeting on September 1, 2020.
Closed Meeting: Schultz moved to enter into closed session pursuant to MN Statute 13D.05, Subd. 3 to
discuss the potential purchase of PID 84.53794.0020; seconded by Goracke and passed unanimously.
Adjourn: The council came out of closed session with no decisions being made.
Theisen moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:15 PM; seconded by Schultz and passed unanimously.
Kris Ambuehl
City Administrator