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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 Tuesday, February 20th, 2024, at 6:OOPM in the St. Joseph Government Center,
Members Present: Mayor Rick Schultz, Councilmembers Kevin Kluesner, Bob Loso, Adam Scepaniak
Absent: Kelly Beniek
City Representatives Present: City Administrator David Murphy, Public Works Director Ryan Wensmann,
Community Development Director Nate Keller, City Engineer Randy Sabart, Police Chief Dwight
Pfannenstein, City Clerk Kayla, Klein, Finance Director Lori Bartlett
Public Comments: None.
Approve Agenda: Kluesner motioned to approve the agenda; seconded by Loso and passed
unanimously.
Consent Agenda: Kluesner made a motion to approve the consent agenda; seconded by
Scepaniak. Schultz pulled items e. and f. for discussion. The motion to approve consent agenda
items a. - d. and g. - it passed unanimously.
Consent Agenda:
a. Minutes — Requested Action: Approve the minutes of February 5, 2024.
b. Bills Payable — Requested Action: Approve Check Numbers 61536-61586, Account Payable and
Payroll EFT #3254-3274; Regular Pay Period 3.
c. Donations — Requested Action: Approve Resolution 2024-009 Accepting Donations.
d. Financial Reports — Requested Action: Approve the 2024 January reports.
f- Appreval ef Quete to Upgrade Cable A Id AGUGM Approve the quote
g. Application to Conduct Off -Site Gambling, St. Joe Lions Requested Action: Approve Resolution
2024-010.
h. MN Twins Grant Application — Requested Action: Authorize staff to file an application for a MN
Twins Equipment Grant.
i. Authorization of Benefit Analysis for 2024 Street Improvement Project — Requested Action:
Authorize City Attorney to engage Nagell Appraisals to conduct a Benefit Analysis for the 2024
Street Improvement Project.
Schultz accepted the resignation of utility operator, Randy Torberg and shared his gratitude for Randy's
many years of hard work and service to the City of St. Joseph.
Schultz inquired about the upgrade for the cable access equipment.
City Clerk Kayla Klein informed the council the current software is no longer supported therefore meetings
are no longer able to be broadcast on the cable channels. The upgrade would consist of new hardware
and upgraded software. Finance Director Lori Bartlett explained the PEG Access fees the city collects
from the cable providers will fund the upgrades.
Schultz made a motion to approve consent agenda items e. and f.; seconded by Kluesner and
passed unanimously.
Community Development Intern Job Posting Community Development Director Nate Keller provided a
detailed summary of the responsibilities the community development intern would have. Keller explained
this would allow him more time to focus on economic development initiatives during spring and summer,
the busy season.
The council discussed the interns' potential job duties as well as desk space for the intern. The council
asked staff to come back with a list of projects and priorities that would be addressed during interns' time
here.
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Schulz made a motion to table the Community Development Intern Job Posting; seconded by
Kluesner and passed unanimously.
Engineer Reports: City Engineer Randy Sabart shared that Stearns County is 95% complete with their
plan submittals for the County Road 133/Elm Street E Roundabout Improvement Project. Construction is
not slated to begin until after June 30th, 2024, when the County Road 74 bridge project is completed.
Department Reports: None.
Mayor and Council Reports/Updates: Schultz shared there are two bills going through the house. One is
zoning and land use preemptive provisions which changes city zoning codes and recognizes residential
density. The other is a bill that allows college campuses to have their own polling location. March 26th is
the All -City Boards & Commissions meeting. Schultz asked staff to notify the boards and commissions of
the meeting.
Klusener acknowledged an incident in the city of Burnsville over the weekend and shared the council
supports our police and fire departments and thanked the chiefs for what they do for the community.
Adiourn: Kluesner made a motion to adjourn at 6:27PM; seconded by Schultz and passed
unanimously.
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