January 21, 2020 at 7:00 PM - City of St. Paul Regular Meeting

1. Mayor Bergman calls meeting to order, with the "Pledge of Allegiance" and the "Open Meeting Statement"

2. Submittal of Requests for Future Agenda Items

3. Reserve Time to Speak on an Agenda Item

4. Discuss - Approve / Deny vacating alley proceeding north and south in Block 47, Original Town (Jim's Truck Stop).  An Ordinance will be approved on Monday, February 3, 2020.

5. Discuss - Approve / Deny ownership of Lots One (1), Two (2), Three (3), Four (4), Seven (7) and Eight (8), Block 47, Original Town.  Documents to be approved on Monday, February 3, 2020.

6. Discuss - Approve / Deny Olsson's (Project #019-0034) submittal letter to the Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS), whereas the City is planning to abandon a four (4) inch water main and relocate the main with a six (6) inch water main between Grand Street & Howard Avenue and between US Highway 281 & 3rd Street to eliminate the four (4) inch main under two (2) existing structures for future development.  The proposed six (6) inch water main will connect to the existing eight (8) inch water main located along US Highway 281 and the existing four (4) inch water main located in the center of Block 82.  Ductile iron mechanical joint fittings will conform to the American Water Works Association (AWWA) Specification C111 standards. The estimated construction cost for the project is $3,794.51.  See three (3) sets of signed and sealed plans for your review.
a.  Approve / Deny processing a DHHS check in the amount of $118.97 regarding the review fee.

7. Discuss - Approve / Deny the Treasurer's Report of December 2019 and the zoning permits of Monday, January 13, 2020.

8. Discuss - Approve / Deny the City's 2018-2019 Financial Statement transfers into the sinking funds regarding (1) Ambulance $22,194; (2) Cemetery $38,284; and (3) Library $16,116.

9. Discuss - Approve / Deny the St. Paul Police Dept. advertising for a full-time City Police Officer.
a. Approve pay rate for Police Officer.

10. Discuss - Approve / Deny the St. Paul Police Dept. hiring a part-time Police Officer to fulfill the Police Officer vacancy while hiring a full-time Officer position.
a. Approve / Deny pay rate for the part-time Police Officer.
b.  Discuss - Approve / Deny Police Officer On-Call pay and pay rate.

11. REMINDER: Notice of Special meeting on Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. for the purpose of obtaining public input regarding the Downtown Revitalization (DTR) improvements, Community Branding, Welcome sign and a Local Option Sales Tax.  The meeting will be held in the City Council Chambers.

12. Utility Superintendent Helzer updates:
a. Geographic Information System (GIS) City of St. Paul 3rd Phase

13. Chief of Police Paczosa updates a. Nuisance & Incident Report

14. Council member updates

15. Mayor Bergman updates:
a. Hastings Keno reimbursed the City $2,000 for the 2018-2019 keno audit.
b. The Howard County Medical Center paid in full the 1% administration fee of $2,500 regarding the Rural Economic Development Loan Grant (REDLG) project.  The funds were placed in the REDLG Account.
c. City savings on Utility E-Billing
d. Diamond Engineering reimbursed the City $1,377.58 for pole damage
 

16. Public Comment Period - restricted to items on the agenda

17. Public Announcements

18. Closed Session: The City of St. Paul reserves the right to go into Closed Session when it is clearly necessary to protect the public interest or for the prevention of needless injury to the reputation of an individual; or pending litigation

19. Mayor Bergman adjourns City Council meeting.

20. Informational Items:
a.  Certificate of Deposits December 2019
b.  Revenue and Expenditure Guideline for December 2019 End (January 2020)
c.  Keno Information from October 2019 to December 2019 End.