Good evening and welcome to the regular city council meeting for the city of St. Peter. It is Monday, June 8th, 2026. At 7:05 p.m., we are called to order. Would all please rise for the pledge.
I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> All right.
All of you should have received a copy of the agenda. We do have one revision to the consent agenda. There's a memo and a revised resolution. Um, considering that, is there a motion to approve the agenda?
>> We uh, all those in favor of approval say I. >> I. Any opposed? The agenda is approved. Next up, approval of the minutes. The minutes are printed on pages four through six of the of the packet. Are there any revisions or corrections to the minutes?
Hearing none, is there a motion to approve? So move. >> Second. >> All those in favor of approval say I. I I any opposed? The minutes are approved. We have a public hearing on the agenda for this evening and the instructions for a public hearing are printed on page
seven of the packet. Uh the public hearing will be conducted first with a staff presentation. Uh this evening there's no applicant, but uh there's also a time for public comment. So we will start with the staff presentation and Pete and Jeff are here to talk to us about that.
>> Madam Mayor and city council, uh just a little bit of background about this project. Uh this project is a twob block stretch that is starts at Chattam Street on North Fourth and goes down to Scar Street. Uh Jeff will talk a little bit about the improvements, but uh the
timing of this project would be in August. And as you guys know, you've already taken action to authorize the contractor to to move forward. Here is the process now related to the assessments. >> Thank you, Pete. Yes. um is a city council initiated the project in the
fall of 2025 um for the improvements in North Fourth Street between between Chadam and Scarrow. Um the improvements include the um replacement of old VCP sanitary sewer metrified clay pipe as we all know is um very vulnerable to
infiltration and treating groundwater unnecessarily. We're also replacing water man is proposed. Um it's old cast iron water man pipe there 4 in in diameter. Um we're proposing I believe it's an 8 in pipe now. Um also some storm surbon gutter improvements um sidewalk
improvements and a new roadway. So essentially it'll look everything uh look brand new when it when when complete. Um the um improvement hearing was held. We are assessing some of the project costs proposing to assess a portion of the project costs via the 429 um assessment
process. So, the improvement hearing was held. Um flat rates um based on this, um assessments are based on flat rates that are established by the city. 2250 for sanitary sewer um assessment, another 2250 for uh water, and then $8,300 um
for roadway improvements. Um as Pete noted, bids are received. Um property owners were notified of tonight's meeting. The assessment hearing allows them an opportunity to address the city council regarding the proposed assessments or anything else they had on the project. Um, with that,
uh, I'd be happy to answer any questions. >> Any questions for Pete or Jeff? We will take this up as an action item later on the agenda. Uh, there's a memo and resolution on pages 12 through 15 of the packet. But hearing no questions, we do
have time for public comment. Is there a member of the public who'd like to address the council on this matter? Hearing none, uh we will move on to visitors comments. We always have time on our agenda for for visitors who'd like to make a comments either on agenda
items or to make general visitor comments. Seeing none, we will move on to the approval of the consent agenda. As already noted, we did have one additional memo and a revised resolution. Uh the resolution includes
the following employee appointments. Isa Gasman and Paige Olinger for uh lifeguard and headguard at the wages lifted listed within the packet. We have temporary gambling license and temporary liquor license for the organizations listed within the packet. Addresses and
dates are included as well as the schedule of dispersements for May 22nd through June 4th, 2026. Is there any discussion of any item that's on the consent agenda tonight? Hearing none. Is there a motion to
approve the resolution? >> Second. >> We have a motion and a second. Call the role, please. >> Mayor Noel, >> I. >> Council member Johnson, >> I. >> Council member Pettis, >> I. >> Council member Ram. >> I. >> Council member Wisenfeld. >> I. >> Council member Shrom. >> I.
>> Council member Debbas. >> I. >> The resolution is approved. We have no items of unfinished business this evening. So, we will move on to our first item of new business, which is North Fourth Street improvement from Cadam Descarero Assessment Approval. That is the public hearing that we just had.
>> Just one thing I would like to add, madame mayor and city council, is uh should you approve the resolution on page 14 and 15, which sets the terms and the amounts um by adopting the final assessment mounts, 4 thou 427,650
will be assessed to property owners that includes the city of St. Peter as we are a large property owner through there and uh 499,570 will be the responsibility of the city of St. Peter the remaining balance. >> Thanks for that additional information.
Uh any questions for Pete or any discussion? Carrie, >> there's two line items for the city of St. Peter. Can you talk about >> uh you're talking on page 14? >> Assessment ro. >> Yep. Assessment role. Uh the one area is
the pool and the other area I am not positive on, but it is for a water and a sewer assessment. Jeffrey, do you know what that one's for? >> Yeah, there's two assessments for the city of St. Peter parcel, the the large property that's owned by the city of St.
Peter. Um that those two numbers represent um the roadway improvements and water mane improvements um associated with that parcel. um also to meet the minimum 20% required by bonding >> the whole block in other words Jeff
right yes >> and um after this project is complete uh there's still another section that is not done with forest street or how many more sections will we have in planned for the future >> I don't know the priority as far as four
street goes this will help significantly with the water main work there but we do have at least one or two more blocks to complete there. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Yep. >> Additional questions. We've discussed this a few times at
other um workshops and so uh we're all highly familiar with the project and are also just timelinewise want to note that this will happen uh after the pool is closed for this season. So
>> August we should be able to get going and still have enough time to get it completed yet this fall. Yes. All right. Hearing no further discussion, the resolution uh adopting assessments for the 2026 North Fourth Street improvements from Chadam to Scar Street appears on pages 14 through 15 of the
packet. Is there a motion to approve? >> So moved. >> Second. >> We have a motion and a second. Call the RO, please. >> Council member Johnson, >> I. >> Council member Pettis, >> I. >> Council member Ram, >> I. >> Council member Weisenfeld, >> I. >> Council member Sharstrom, >> I. >> Council member Devos,
>> I. Mayor Noel. >> I The resolution is approved. Thank you. Uh moving on, our next item of new business is city assistance request for the Minnesota Original Music Festival. >> Mayor members, this is starts on in your packet on page 16. I believe this is the
fifth year of this event and is hosted by um organizers for the event. They're looking for use of Minnesota Square Park from the 16th to the 20th. That includes take up event and take down, use of city electricity, all the normal things that
you've seen for the four previous years. Um, we recommend approval based on a couple of contingencies. Well, it's more than a couple, but a few bullet points that you see there on page 16 within your packet. And of course, they're required to have the appropriate level of liability insurance as a part of
this. Um, the resolution is included in your packet. And certainly, um, we're excited to continue to have this event. This is not only an event that is fun um but there's a lot of instruction and workshops and those things associated with it too for um musicians and
lyricists and others. So um it's a lot of fun. The resolution is included in your packet. Madame Mary members, that resolution starts on page 21. >> Any questions for Todd or any discussion? All right. Hearing none. The resolution approving the city requests the request
for city assistance for the Minnesota Original Music Festival event is on pages 21 and 22 of the packet. Is there a motion to approve? >> So moved. >> Second. >> We have a motion and a second. Call the role, please. >> Council member Pettis. >> I. >> Council member Ram. >> I. >> Council member Weisenfeld.
>> I. >> Council member Sarstrom. >> I. >> Council member Debbas. >> I. >> Mayor Noel. >> I. >> Council member Johnson. >> I. The resolution is approved. We have a second city assistance request for a different event. the experience St. Peter Market Street or Street Market.
>> Mayor members, this has gone on in the past and my recollection is it's kind of had a couple of different names, but this is where vendors um sell their wares on Minnesota Avenue in front of participating businesses generally. Um
that is on the north half of 169 north of Nassau. Generally, um the goal for this year is to have on Thursdays um main event hours from 4 to 7:00. Um and those would be Thursdays, July, August, and September. We require that
they have this since that's a public sidewalk. We want to make sure they have the appropriate insurance and making sure that those vendors with their tents and tables and other things are leaving enough space for accessibility on the sidewalk. Um happy to answer any questions that you have. And again, if I
didn't mention it before, um this is one of the ways that we help ensure that that they are insured appropriately for this kind of event. Um again, the resolution is in your packet and that resolution starts on page 30 if I remember right. No, I'm sorry, it's not. It's page 27. >> It's 27.
>> Yeah. >> Uh any discussion or questions for Todd >> hearing? None. That resolution uh approving requests for city assistance for a street market event, as Todd mentioned, is on page 27. And is there a motion to approve?
>> So moved. >> Second. >> We have a motion and a second. Call the role, please. >> Council member Ramp. >> I. >> Council member Weisenfeld. >> I. >> Council member Sharstrom. >> I. >> Council member DVOS. >> I. >> Mayor Noel. >> I. >> Council member Johnson. >> I. >> Council member Pettis. >> Hi.
>> The resolution is approved. >> Madam Mayor, when you said that out loud, it made me wonder. I hadn't thought about it this way, but just to be clear, this is utilization of sidewalks. Even though it says street market, it is only utilization of sidewalks. Just wanted to make that clear.
>> 169. >> Well, you said it out loud. I thought, well, oh, I had thought about it that way. >> No, that is good to know because there we you know, side streets probably we would we probably would not shut down 169. >> We would not down to uh
>> the hospital. >> All right. Our last item of new business tonight is a uh peddler license. >> U madame mayor, members, we have peddler's license and a low potency hemp edible license that's included. The
information is in your packet. As you can see, that information starts on page 28 with the resolution on page 30. Um all of the folks that are involved here have met the requirements as per your ordinance with the appropriate background checks. And so the
recommendation is to provide approval of the resolution uh again which is included in your packet. >> Any questions or discussion? >> Oh Josh, >> as in the last two meetings in which we've approved pedallers licenses, I will plan on voting no as I I do not
believe the city should be issuing peddlers licenses to anyone. Thank you. >> Thank you. Uh that's helpful to know. Any additional questions or discussion? All right. Hearing none, the resolution
approving new licenses appears on page 29 of the packet. Is there a motion to approve? >> Second. >> All right. We have a motion and a second. Call the role, please. >> Council member Weisenfeld, >> no. >> Council member Sharstrom, >> I. >> Council member Devos, >> no. >> Mayor Noel,
>> I. >> Council member Johnson, >> I. >> Council member Pettis, >> I. >> Council member Ram, >> I. >> The resolution is approved. We have no more business before us this evening. We will move on to reports. Um I have nothing to report this evening. Are
there any council members who'd like to make reports? Darl, >> since was that part of the >> That was on the consent agenda. Yep. >> That was an added one. Thank you. >> Good question. Um I don't see any raised hands. We'll move on to report from our city
administrator. Just wanted to s thank the wreck team, library team for all the hard work for this evening and all the other departments and other folks that participate in the summer kickoff. Um nice event to have indoors tonight. A little bit steamy and hot outside. So for those folks that were there, we hope they had a great time. And for those
that were participants or tabled or did those things, thanks for being with us. It's a great opportunity for the community to get to know things and to remind folks that there's great information in the hot sheet on our Facebook page and on our website about events that aren't the same as this but have lots of other opportunities similar
to this going on um throughout the summer. So check it out. I think the mayor said if you bored in this summer in St. Peter, you haven't been trying very hard to find something to do because there's lots of action going on in St. Peter. >> There is indeed. >> Madame Mayor, that's all I have for tonight. All right, with no more
business before us, is there a motion to adjurnn? >> Second. >> All those in favor of adjournment say I. >> I. Any opposed? We are adjourned. Good night.