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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04.15.24April 15t'', 2024 Page 1 of 2 Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, the City Council for the City of St. Joseph met in regular session on Monday, April 15th, 2024, at 6:OOPM in the St. Joseph Government Center. Members Present: Mayor Rick Schultz, Councilmembers Adam Scepaniak, Kevin Kluesner, Bob Loso Absent: Kelly Beniek City Representatives Present: City Administrator David Murphy, Public Works Director Ryan Wensmann, Community Development Director Nate Keller, City Engineers Randy Sabart and Bryce Johnson, Finance Director Lori Bartlett, Recreation Director Rhonda Juell Public Comments Hillary Macoi student from St. John's University spoke to the Council about student's being responsible, and being good stewards of the community. 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 and passed unanimously. Consent Agenda: a. Minutes — Requested Action: Approve the minutes of March 18, 2024 and April 1, 2024. b. Bills Payable - Requested Action:; Approve Check Numbers 61745-61805, Payroll & Account Payable EFT #3324-3335; Regular Pay Period 7. c. Financial Report —.Requested Action: Approve the 1st quarter and March 2024 financial reports as presented. Donations — Requested Action: Approve Resolution 2024-023 Accepting Donations. Acceptance of Mn Twins Grant — Requested Action: Accept the equipment grant from the Minnesota Twins. I Ia11JIGIa —.1\CI UWOLGU P%LAi V1I. MU11IL Quadient Lease — Requested Action: auv0�liVL VI1 IVC1001 Icylaull ly UIC IIIC11t i. 411 Quarter Gambling Reports — Requ reports as presented. IN approve the purchase of new disc golf baskets in of $9,640.00. the transfers as presented. thorize execution of a 60-month Quadient Impress )rter machine. :d Action: Approve the'4th quarter 2023 gambling uest: Mayor Schultz provided an overview on the St to Baker St and MN St from 1 st Ave NW to 1 st Ave NE from 2PM on July 3rd to 2AM on July 41h. July 4th street closure would be the same portions of College Ave and MN ST from 1 OAM-6PM. The applicant has included plans for emergency evacuation, parking/traffic control, clean-up, security and crowd "control. Security provided for the event is in addition to the assistance provided by the St. Joseph Police Department and Stearns County Sheriff's office. Bruce Bechtold representing the applicants provided some additional information to the Council while answering' questions. Scepaniak moved to approve the street closure request as submitted by the Church of St. Joseph, pending street closure discussion with Chief Pfannenstein; seconded by Kluesner and passed unanimously. Street Closure and Funding Request, Joetown Blocks: Mary Bruno, Ann Riesner, and Pia Lopez provided an overview of the event. Event is being organized by the St. Joseph Convention and Visitor's Bureau and will be held on June gth from 12-5PM. Requested street closure would be from 8AM-7PM and roads proposed to be closed would be MN ST from Chapel Lane. Murphy shared the intersection of MN and College has had a lot of near misses and Chief Pfannenstein feels it would be safer to close the intersection and divert traffic. Council discussed the importance of this segment being looked at and closed during events moving forward. April 15th, 2024 Page 2 of 2 Kluesner moved to approve the street closure request and funding in the amount of $9,000 as submitted by the CVB for Joetown Blocks on June 9t'', 2024, pending street closure discussion with Chief Pfannenstein; seconded by Loso and passed unanimously. Kinetic: Scott Justvig, Bryan Feather, and Janell Johnson of Kinetic introduced themselves. They are the team from Kinetic who will be working on the campaign for the Community Center/YMCA project. They outlined each team member's role and shared their commitment to the campaign as well as their proactive approach to fostering communication with staff and council. Resolution Calling for a Public Hearing on Proposed Property Tax Abatements: City Administrator David Murphy gave an overview of the proposed property tax abatements and proposed business subsidy. The council is asked to approve the resolution calling for a public hearing expected to take place at the May 6th, city council meeting. Schultz made a motion to adopt Resolution 2022-022 calling for the public hearing on the tax abatement and business subsidy on May 6th, 2024, at, or shortly thereafter, 6PM; seconded by Scepaniak and passed unanimously. Resolution Authorizing Advertisement for Bids — 2024 Street Improvement Project: City Engineer Randy Sabart shared the next step in moving forward with the 2024 street improvements is to approve the plans and specifications, and to authorize SEH to advertise and seek bids. Bid opening will take place on May 13th. Bids will be considered by council at the June 17th, 2024, city council meeting. Loso moved to approve Resolution 2024-024 Approving plans and specifications and authorize SEH to advertise for bids; seconded by Kluesner and passed unanimously. Engineer Reports: None. Department Reports: Murphy shared the joint cities meeting is scheduled for April 30th, St. Joseph is hosting. Murphy's one year review is coming up. The review will take place at a closed session meeting not yet scheduled. Mayor and Council Reports/Updates: Schultz shared he was at the capital last week. The sewer main extension bonding bill is still viable. More information on that will be available in the next couple of weeks. Policy changes related to zoning and building multi -family housing in commercially zoned areas are still viable in the house, no longer in the senate. The LMC has grant funds available for safe road zones. This grant may address the issues we have on CR 121 and Lanigan Way. Applications are due in May and grants will be awarded in June. Schultz will forward the application materials to staff for completion. April 30th the LMC will be presenting at the joint cities meeting. Schultz invited all four legislators to the June 25th work session; all of them have responded and will be attending. Loso asked Sabart if he had additional information about the traffic count being conducted at CR 2 and MN ST W. Sabart replied that Stearns County was scheduled to do traffic counts this year and that may be the reason for the count in that location. Sabart also mentioned he could follow up on the MN Dot website and find out if that intersection was slated for a count. Loso requested the police department submit a quarterly report. Adlourn: Kluesner made a motion to adjourn at 6:31PM; seconded by Scepaniak and passed unanimously. Kayla P lein City Clerk