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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, March 171h, 2025, at 6:OOPM in the St. Joseph Government Center.
Members Present: Mayor Adam Scepaniak, Councilmembers Adam Schnettler, Kevin Kluesner, Kelly,Beniek,
Andrew Mooney
City Representatives Present: City Administrator David Murphy, City Clerk Kayla Klein, Police Chief Dwight
Pfannenstein, Public Works Director Ryan Wensmann, City Engineers Randy Sabart and Bryce Johnson,
Finance Director Lori Bartlett, Community Development Director Nate Keller
Public Comments:
John Kalla, 817 Able St E. Kalla believes the city should have an ordinance requiring residents to cleanup their
yards.
Tim Borresch, 11 3" Ave NW: Borresch expressed concerns regarding the lighting at The House Food & Tap,
nothing that the lights shine directly into his tenants and neighboring properties' windows.
Margy Hughes, 128 Able Ct: Hughes asked if the city still has and enforces the parking pad ordinance. Years
ago, certain residents were required to pave their parking pads and Hughes noted that there are many in the
city not in compliance.
Approve Agenda: Beniek moved to approve the agenda; seconded by Kluesner and passed
unanimously.
Consent Agenda: Kluesner motioned to approve the consent agenda; seconded by Mooney and passed
unanimously.
a. Minutes — Requested Action: Approve the minutes of March 3, 2025.
b. Bills Payable — Requested Action: Approve check numbers 62869-62881, ACH account payable
# 2400183-2400200; Payroll & Accounts Payable EFT #3642-3649; Regular Pay Period 5.
c. Financial Report — Requested Action: Accept the February 2025 financial reports as presented.
d. Sign Variance — Deutz Rentals, LLC— Requested Action; Approve Resolution 2025-012
approving the Variance findings of fact for a projecting sign in the B-1 Central Business District.
e. 2025 Compost Site Contract — Requested Action: Approve the 2025 Compost Site Contract with
C&L Excavating as presented.
f. Grant Acceptance — Requested Action: Accept the grant in the amount of $2,500 from Resource
Training & Solutions to help fund Wellness Committee initiatives.
g. Resignation of Administrative Assistant -Requested Action: Accept the resignation of Melissa
Bauer, Administrative Assistant and authorize staff to begin the hiring process to fill the position.
h. Application to Conduct Off -Site Gambling, St. Joseph Lions — Requested Action: Approve
Resolution 2025-013 approving application from the St. Joseph Lions to conduct off -site gambling
at Sal's Bar & Grill on April 18, 2025.
i. Proposal for Geotechnical Investigation — Requested Action: Approve the proposal submitted by
Braun Intertec to complete a geotechnical investigation for portions of Foxmore Way, 2nd Ave SW,
V Ave SW, Hill St W, Iverson St W, Morningside Loop.
Public_ Improvement Hearing, 2025 Street Improvements: Local improvements are regulated through the 429
process which includes two public hearings. Tonight's hearing is the Public Improvement hearing and is based
on the merits of the project.
Bryce Johnson, SEH, Inc. presented the project details, preliminary costs, and preliminary schedule to those in
attendance. At the conclusion of Johnson's presentation, Mayor Scepaniak opened up the public hearing.
Ryan Parsons, 412 Eagle Ridge Drive: Parsons asked if residents can get more advance notice of public
improvements. He is being assessed in back to back years.
Sabart responded that the city follows state statute 429 and there are notice requirements that have to be
followed.
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Tim Borresch. Borresch believes the street by his house was beat up when the alleyways were being
completed. Now, with The House Food & Tap, there are semi -trucks coming in the alley quite often. Borresch
suggests making the road a heavier road to accommodate the extra traffic.
Sabart explained the differences between the different road structures, 5-ton vs. 7-ton vs. 9-ton and that the
roads in St. Joseph are built to withstand the truck traffic.
Dennis Butkowski, 1304 Eagle Ridge Drive: Butkowski asked if special assessments are common as he has
not heard of other communities doing this.
Sabart stated most communities do some level of assessments. Murphy added that in the cities he has worked
for have levied assessments on the benefiting property owners.
Derek Strom, 1413 Eagle Ridge Dr. Strom brough to the councils attention that a gas company may be coming
through which will result in heavy machinery traffic on the road. Additionally, Strom pointed out that this is a
basic road improvement and that the city should have reserves built up to covers these types of improvements.
Geri Bechtold, 10932 Minnesota Street West: Bechtold wanted the council to know that the assessment will be
a hardship on the family. Additionally, MN Street is used by many drivers above and beyond a typical street.
Tim McPhee, 507 Minnesota Street West: McPhee asked for further clarification of the project and how far
along MN Street to the east will the improvements go.
Sabart provided a brief explanation of the improvement to MN Street as well as indicated the improvement
area.
As no one else present wished to speak, Kluesner moved to close the public hearing; seconded by Beniek
and passed unanimously.
MPBC Property Management, LLC: MPBC Property Management, LLC has a purchase agreement in place for
the Beeline property located at 8805 Ridgewood Court. Currently the site has four separate parcels with a gap
area in the middle. The proposal is to: re -plat the property; vacate old easement areas, operate a sales,
service, and storage operation consisting of automobiles, lawn mowers, utility tractors, and similar equipment.
The conditional use is requested to allow automobile sales and outside storage on the site.
Easement Vacation for Lot 001, Lot 002, Block 001 of MJH Addition: Kluesner moved to approve Resolution
2025-014 Vacating Easements as legally described for lot 001, lot 002, block 001 of MJH Addition;
seconded by Mooney and passed unanimously.
Easement Vacation for Lot 001, Block 001 of RMR Addition: Kluesner moved to approve Resolution 2025-
015 Vacating Easements as legally described for lot 001, block 001 of RMR Addition; seconded by
Mooney and passed unanimously.
Preliminary & Final Plat: Scepaniak moved to approve Resolution 2025-016 approving a preliminary plat
for Beeline; seconded by Kluesner and passed unanimously.
Schnettler moved to approve Resolution 2025-017 approving the Beeline final plat; seconded by
Kluenser and passed unanimously.
Conditional Use Permit: Kluesner moved to approve Resolution 2025-018 Conditional Use Permit
approval for outside storage and automobile dealership in a B-2 Highway 75 Business District;
seconded by Beniek and passed unanimously.
Call for Continuation of Elm Street East Assessment Hearing for April 21, 2025: Beniek moved to approve
Resolution 2025-019 calling for the continuation of the hearing on proposed assessments for the Elm
Street East Improvements for April 21, 2025; seconded by Kluesner and passed unanimously.
Department Reports: Murphy reminded council that the teambuilding will occur on April 2, 2025, at the College
of Saint Benedict.
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Mayor and Council Reports/Updates: Mayor Scepaniak reported that he along with City Administrator Murphy
went down to the Capitol to visit members of the legislature. Kluesner was also down at the Capitol meeting
with representatives regarding the community center project.
Adjourn: Kluesner made a motion to approve to adjourn the meeting at 7:19PM; seconded by
Beniek and passed unanimously.
4�IaKlein
City Clerk