Or 15 glue. That will win in there. 5 minutes. Can't do anything. Can't do it. Alright, it's six o'clock. I'll ask everyone to stand. Say the pledge of allegiance please. I pledge allegiance 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. Alright, let the minutes reflect that all council members are present with the exception of Scott E. Uh first item of business on the agenda tonight of course is the citizens form. If there's any individuals from the community that would like to speak to the council, now would be the time to do so. Seeing none. Both of you guys are here for other reasons. So, we'll move on to straight into the
new council members. So, you guys all got this fancy sheet in your pocket. If you want to bring this up with me or for yourself, you don't have to stumble over the words. I have a printed too if anyone so Sean. We can do it easier. Um no, I'm going to do one. Yeah, do it one. Yeah. Yup. Okay. You got it? Alright. Right hand up. I Sean Roux. I Sean Roo. Do solemnly swear. I do solemnly swear. That I will support the Constitution of the
United States. I will support the Constitution of the United States. The Constitution of the State of Minnesota. The Constitution of the State of Minnesota. That I will faithfully and impartially discharge the duties of the office of the Council Member of the City of Ada. I will faithfully and partially discharge the duties of the office of the city sorry Council Member of the City of Ada. To the best of my knowledge and ability so help me god. To the best of my knowledge and ability of so help me god sorry that again maybe
Scott's not here Mike alright can you sign I'll get right to me alright I'll give you that one alright Alright, Hammer. I, Michael Nelson. I, Michael Nelson. Do solemnly swear that I will support the constitution. I do solemnly swear that I will support the constitution. Of the United States. Of the United States of the Constitution of the State of Minnesota. Constitution of the State of Minnesota. That I will faithfully and impartially. I I will faithfully and impartially. Discharge the duties of the
Office of Council. Discharge the duties of the Office of Council. Member of the City of Ada. Member of the City of Ada. To the best of my knowledge and ability. Best of my knowledge and ability. So help me god. So help me god. Thank you. Okay. Please sir I Eric Ness I Eric Ness do solemnly swear do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States that I will support the constitution of the United States the Constitution of the State of Minnesota Constitution of the State of Minnesota and that I will faithfully and impartially that I will faithfully and
impartially discharge the duties of the Council Member of the City of Beta Partially discharge the duties to the office of Council Member of the City of Beta to the best of my knowledge and ability to the best of my knowledge and ability so help me god so help me god congratulations I'll sign all these. I don't have them signed. Oh, that one's blank anyway. Uh Eric, that one's yours. Can I have you? Yeah, this is. Who signed her right now? Uh Mike, I need you to sign too. Yeah. There we go.
Yeah. And then Sean, you want to just send this one here? Yeah. Cuz that person is mad. Future. Perfect. Okay, Welcome back everybody. We'll get Scott Erickson is sick tonight so we'll get him in February unless we have a meeting before then. Um moving on to the consent agenda. Uh
couple additions, if you guys go down the letter C, the accounts payable. The amount is $74 6 and fifty-seven dollars and twenty-7 cents. Again, seventy-four comma six five seven dot twenty-seven and then add letter G the prepaid checks in the amount of two hundred and forty-five thousand three hundred and sixty dollars and seventy-eight cents. Again, two four five comma three six zero dot seven eight. I need a
motion to approve. Submit. Okay and motion Casey. Second. Second from Eric. All in favor. Aye. Hi. All opposed. Motion passes. Uh moving on to the agenda. Um under mayor's report. We're going to move to the top number one recognition of appreciation and then just move new council down to two and committee member appointment down to number
three and then under new business, I have a donation request from the Hardin Valley Golf Course in the amount of one thousand dollars. That'll be letter E. Do I have any other additions to the agenda? Okay, hearing none. I need a motion approved. Salute. Second. Motion from Eric. Second from Sean on favor. Aye. Aye. All opposed. Motion passes. More engineering okay so moving on to mayor's court
obviously the first island business Kim is joining us tonight so Kim if you want to join me up here as well oh yeah you had your checks back in then you and another one I got the other day yeah Kim on behalf of the city and myself and the council and actually of course we'd like to present this award of for your appreciation for everything that you've done not just this time but previously with the city council and for the city of Ada so. Appreciate it. Thank
you. Thank you. No speech. Yeah. Yeah. Let's go and give a speech. Oh you don't want to go there. No. You're not basketball. Yeah. Okay. Thank you. Thank you Kim. Kim. Uh you can take your name placard if you want it. Yeah. You can. Cool. Now, just the slide part. Just the slide part. Anything else got check your pockets. But they used to be they used to be video
leaders speak through Mike. Those are the original ones. Thanks Kim. Yeah. Yeah. Alright. Uh next time on the agenda obviously with Kim's departure we need to appoint a new council member to his vacant seat. This council seat will be for two years similar to what we just did with Eric beforehand to fulfill the last two years of Kim's remaining term. Um what we've done in the past and what we'll do tonight, we'll ask for recommendations
or names of interest. I know we got two individuals here. Uh if you guys want to address the council, say anything beforehand and then I will call a council vote. Um there's five of you. So, we'll have a new council member tonight. So, Wayne or Pam, if either one of you guys want to address the council and. I will say something. If if you'd like to come up here salute audience speaker, speak into there please. You can even send you want. That's fine. You don't
understand. Cuz I'm all the time. So, several years ago, Ashley asked me after I moved back to Ada if I would consider getting on the council and I thought, well, I'm kind of old but then, a few things have come to my attention. First of all, I think you've been doing a great job but I thought, you know, I could maybe do that. I was mayor of Bourb for years which is nothing compared to this but
I think it'd be fun to get back into a little city government and I appreciate your consideration. Perfect. Next thing Sam, thank you. Wayne, would you like to say anything to us? No, I don't have anything to happen. Okay. That being said, I'm going to recuse myself. Okay. So, Casey's going to recuse himself. Um. So, you would be voting in a tie? I
would be voting in tie. Um does anybody else have any other suggestions? Nominations moving forward. I I I'll make the the motion that I think Wayne was the next vote getter. Okay. And that's just throughout the city and that's just the way I think it should go. Um they voted. It was just what November so obviously he has name on there and again he was the next alligator so that's that's what I think I'd make that motion
okay I got a motion from Sean on second thought I have a second from Scott Nurther discussion hearing none all in favor all opposed okay motion passes Wayne thank you congratulations thank you come on up now I'll swear you in it thank you so much I'll give you one of these as well I think that's a good idea See ya. Don't go too far away though. There's still nowhere
you live. You never know. Yeah. Thank you Pam though for seriously putting your name on after anytime and I got plenty of committees if you're wanting to get involved they're way less strenuous than this job I promise you I'm going to have you hold this one if you don't mind Hold your right hand up please sir. Do solemnly swear. Do solemnly swear. That I will support the Constitution of the
United States. That I will support the Constitution of the United States. The Constitution of the State of Minnesota. And Execution of the State of Minnesota. And that I will faithfully and impartially discharge. And that I will faithfully and impartially discharge. The duties of the office of council. The duties of the office of the council. Member of the City of Ada. Member of the City of Ada. To the best of my knowledge and ability. To the best of my knowledge and ability. So help me god. So help me god. Congratulations you can and I'll I'll sign this one we'll give you I'll give you the agenda here and then you can
take in spot alright and then we can work out a time where we can meet and I'll get you your iPad Email or everything set up for you alright perfect alright so welcome Wayne we got all the paperwork done for the evening I hope so moving on to committee member appointments I we're not going to approve this tonight I wanted to wait and see what we we're doing with the seventh council member tonight and then I actually had
two community members reach out to me on Friday that was was kind of going to be dictated by tonight's events too and Pam's really interested in becoming involved so I'm going to call Pam tomorrow and maybe get her on one of these we will we'll approve committee appointments for the 2025 calendar year in February so if you guys have any meetings this month Please go to him if you were on the committee in 20 twenty-four. So moving on to administrative clerk treasurers report.
Alright, couple updates. We'll start with the Deco Center since that's got the most going on. Um I don't know if many of you guys have seen the post but Rihanna did a post yesterday that kind of just outlined where we're at. Um some of the big things that has happened over the last couple weeks is the sand blasting and painting of the pool area. Um we've been struggling with the painting company to get moving on that and also they have left a huge mess there and so spent couple
days mostly one long day last week cleaning it all up so that they were able to start filling the pool on Friday so the pool was filled on Friday by Saturday afternoon it was actually full they started or putting the chemicals in Saturday afternoon now it's sitting at about 58degrees and it's still green so last time they checked the chlorine was at like 1. 2 it's coming up but it's probably going to take another seven eight days just for that heat to get in there because we usually have the pool sitting at eighty-five, 86
degrees. So, it's got a long ways to move but it is nice to get that pool back up and running hopefully. Uh currently right now, the company is in there that is going to be putting down the walking track. Uh that should take about a week as well. So, hopefully middle to end of next week, we'll be able to open up the walking track and then the painters are now hand painting the sides of the walking track as well. So, they got this done which is all spray paint but now it's all hand paint around that so that's where we're at
there the steam room should be up and running hopefully around the February time frame it's got some tiling that needs to be done if you guys remember we approved that tiling bid and then the hot tub we are still waiting at the state level for that to get approved the the goal and ideal time frame would be for us to get that started in February February is coming fast and we haven't gotten an answer yet so the are just kind of the things there she is looking to start swimming lessons middle to end of January here already and at
least get some more activity going back in the pool it'll just be waiting on that hot tub when that hot tub being done we also do the doors from the that waiting pool area inside so those doors after that's done will get replaced as well so I feel like there's an end in sight you know checking us that list I do wanted to say a big thank you to Public Works because it was a lot of work last Thursday I mean we were talking you're talking about sand blasting so I mean it's
sweeping took four five hours just to get the dust off the the reel or the deck and in the pool area and then we scrubbed every wall pressure washed everything so I mean it was a lot of work and so Public Works came over no questions asked I mean they were great and stayed late town it was amazing how dirty that was actually for how they had setup. It was. They were going to credit back. Yeah. So, part of Brianna was upset. I mean, obviously, we're all upset because part of it is when contractors come in, I mean, they should be helping
clean up and they should be leaving the facility in in good condition at least and that wasn't the case. So, the supervisor came in and they're looking anywhere between a 10 to 15000 credit back, which is huge. So, so they just came in sandblasted and left? They painted okay painted as it they painted okay there's a lot of area there's a lot of areas that they're coming back to touch up but they'll have to
touch up by hand because and this has been a three 4 week process so we probably could've waited longer for them to clean but the problem is it's just kept dragging out and as long as we can't get it clean we can't get the pool filled and that was kind of the decision made like do we just step in and clean it so we can get moving on with our timeline or do we wait for this company to come back do we wait to fight with them or or what it whatever needs to be done and
the decision was made for us to clean it at that point in time we did not know that they would credit it but when we got a supervisor to come in and understand how it was ah we were told that they would. Good. Honor that. So, yeah. Um so anyways, I wanted to say thank you to Public Works because it was took a lot of people to do that. It wasn't an easy job and now, I think it's sparkling. So, I mean, it was scrub so. Should also be noted Ashley was up there helping
clean as well so. There's a lot of hands on deck with that project. So yeah that's kind of what's going on with the Deco Center the ice skating rink has been open and used quite a bit we did refill it again last Thursday actually too they flooded the ice rink because when it got warm it melted but we've seen a lot of uses out there which is great so those are the big things going on there liquor store we did have an increase of profits of $590 from 2023 of December to
20twenty-four we we had a little bit of a glitch in how we were coating things so I don't have the full month of THC but I do know the two weeks when we kind of finish figured out the system and how to code it. We had $933 in profit in two weeks. So, they are selling. We've still talked about getting some more promotion there. Um. That was profit or sales? Profit. Wow. Um. I'll eat my words. So that
means we were down in the beer and wine sales from last year but that helped make up so yeah we'll get some more promotion we're working on getting some posters and signs from some of these companies we're working on getting more products she's still building on to it but for yeah a month hopefully we'll continue to see an increase in that that's all I've got on the department updates unless you guys have any questions oh police department sorry one thing that Steve wanted me to know was that the ICR increase from 2023 to 20twenty-four so
in 2023, we had 1800 calls and 20 twenty-four there's twenty-four or 2, 470 so that is stops that's reports that's all activity that had been done throughout the year so it has been up it has been busy and then the other thing about the SRO so Steve did reviews on all of his employees over the last month and he really dug in with our SRO officer talked to the school talked to administration there and had really good
things to report back Alex has been very involved in the classrooms very involved with the kids one of the things he's working on all on his own is a safety plan for the school and that includes teachers kids what parents need to know and that whole big plan will be going out hopefully within the next couple of months here so yeah everything's been going very smoothly with the police department this year is that number and reflect the SRO like is that it's everything
everything that's come out of the A that too yeah yeah that's good to note yes so anything went through our Ada offices. Yeah. So, up a. Is a large increase of that due to this SRO or is it. You know, I didn't ask that question but I do send out those reports when I get em and I can send them off. So, you know, I send you those reports and it has listed of calls and stuff. So, that's part of it and then so I bet I bet I could break it down. I don't know. And find out what's
coming from the school and what's coming from those calls and get back to you guys on that. Just curious what the. Yeah. 30% increase would be. Right. Yeah. I can prep with Steven. We can break it down. I'll do that. Mm hmm. Okay yeah I'll talk to Steve about that in the morning anything else from the departments do you guys have questions on so alright event center update we've got a lot
of updates going on there December meeting did we have the flooding at the December meeting no it was after it was shortly after right right I don't think it was here yeah I can look back on my Thursday wasn't it like the day the day before wasn't it that Monday and we are Council Mania Tuesday it was You don't know. You don't remember time. Whoever talked to. I sent out an Email but I don't know if we talked to it but anyways, earlier in December, we found
out that there was a pipe broken and flooded the event center. Um so, I don't want to say luckily but luckily, it was on just the south end. So, it was the hallway, the kitchen didn't go into the bar area, the bathrooms, utility room, and the VFW room. Um all had about an inch of water and the reason we noticed it is because the guys public works was plowing snow and they noticed water coming out the front door so anyways it was due to a furnace issue so furnace had
kicked off and a pipe had froze yeah luckily average insurance is covering all of it other than the $55, 000 deductible so it will be a separate claim it's not the same under the same claim even though I feel like we could kind of I mean the reason why the nobody noticed that the heat was out is because it's closed out nobody's in and out of there but anyways so Tim Sargent came and we actually had stamatics come in immediately they were it came the same day we had to
remove a lot of the walls the drywall floor the floor is going to all have to be replaced all of the plumbing had to come off the walls so and then they dried it out took em about three four days to dry everything out and we we've documented we've taken pictures and our insurance adjuster which will be the same one as the one we've been working with for other part of the facility is coming tomorrow to do the inspection we have agreed her and I think it's the best to wait to replace the floors, replace the drywall, fix the
walls, all of that until after the roof is fixed just because we're going to have contractors in and out. It's not going to be heated. Right. Make sense to wait til afterwards. So, we'll document everything now. Um one of the things I am looking at is trying to get the front door replaced because that water when it's coming out. I mean, there's a big gap in between now the door from the inside and outside so she'll be coming tomorrow with that being said our contractors did start they
brought all their equipment down last Friday and then yesterday and today and then they said about till about noon tomorrow they're ripping out all the ceilings and the installation in the facility so with that and then our our insurance adjuster will be here then to inspect it along with our engineers tomorrow so if anybody ever wants to stop at the event center and see what's going on feel free we'll be up there but then we'll inspect the remaining of the beams if you remember we didn't know how many beams into the event center were broken because we didn't take all that down
before and our insurance adjuster said if beams are broken as we find them they'll cover em so tomorrow is when we'll be doing that big inspection to see how much more damage is done what's going to be added on to the project I have I have pictures on my phone from December 6th so then like couple days after that yeah because in I think. Yeah, I think it happened a day or two after but the walls were open. Yeah. So, it probably happened a couple days before that. I think you just called me that day. I know I sent an
Email. Yeah, I think my Email's probably there too. Yeah. But Um yeah. So, that's where the event center is at. Hopefully, we'll see an end in sight soon there. So, so they turn the heat back on and in there now. Yeah. So. It's normally on in theory, right? Well, we have had the heat low. So, we do down about fifty-five. Yeah. And so, we had had the heat down but a furnace went out. We don't know what happened. Sure. But the furnace is fixed now. Um it's been fixed but yeah.
It's very simple little like a monitor thing you can do or the guys stop in there every day. The guys now have been stopping in there every day. And now a contractor will be in there every day. Well true yeah. That's true. Yeah. So and it'll the furnaces will be working extra hard because we won't have any insulation. Yeah. Yeah. Right. So. It is still drained down though right now. Is it. The water is all turned off. Yeah. Except for today we we did fix some plumbing and we
turned it on in the bar area only so that they had facilities to do so. That makes sense. Oh yeah. That the remaining the other part of the meter on the other half or the water in the other half is all shut off so that's all I got in those two unless you guys have any questions about the event center and hopefully I can give you more updates throughout the next couple of weeks of where we're at and how fast the contractors are moving and
Alright. Perfect time. Okay. Uh Clydescope guess. Mike and Casey. Where we last month? I think we did it like three in a row now. I think I did it. I think I'll do it. I think you yeah. I mean we could do it again. I we I think I'll be available. I can do it. Yeah. That's fine. We'll give you a couple. We got her. Well I did. I have missed a few over the years bro. Take it back. We're playing catch up Mike. Don't
worry, I'll call you more in 5 minutes. Yeah. We have a talent. Yeah. Okay. Uh KRJB contract. Um this is the annual contract. I send it out to you guys in the pocket. Um nothing's changed with the price. It's the same price we've been doing for the last five years. Um only things that changed if you look on the second page that kind of list all of em. Um I did go through a little bit with Jim. We did alter a few things based on what we've seen in the past. Um
like we added more social media and just moved a few things around based on again what we've seen but anyways the the pricing is the same as we have it the same yes so I need a motion so Kate motion Eric second from Sean on favor I I opposed motion passes and then resolution 2025 dash oh one dash oh one this is nothing new I was looking back the last
time we reached garbage rates which was in 2015 we did do a resolution so I wanted to backtrack we approved it with a budget but I wanted to just have a resolution on a while that states the garbage rates and exactly what they would be now with that increase. Any questions with that? Nope. Okay. Here in none any motion. So moved. Okay. In motion Casey. Second. Second from Scott and. Uh any further discussion. Uh resolution twenty twenty-five dash oh one
dash oh one by roll call vote Mike. Aye. Eric. Aye. Scott. Aye. Sean. Aye. Casey. Aye. Wayne. Aye. Resolution twenty twenty-five dash oh one dash oh one passes. Department updates committee updates basically public works we talked about there was a house in town that we gotta do some some sewer work on we do not have any final bids or anything yet they only had one bid and it was very high and and visitors are
going to get us a second bid and I think maybe even one other company but it didn't sound like it was going to happen right away but when we get them bids we gotta do some work just because it's partially and partially ours so they'll have to pay a probably a pretty good amount of money too and so will be to to fix a problem so that was it the other thing when I have to public works is for the future meeting Sean and I had a meeting today with Alice Disposal oh yeah bubble gumpsters and we're going to
put that on to the Public Works Safety Board or Public Works Safety Public Works Committee Committee just to kind of just start discussing maybe if we want to set any ordinances or restrictions on dumpsters in town. So we had a a long meeting this morning with Julie and just kind of went through and I think it's best that it maybe started board and then come through and they have some recommendations. And if you're going to switch board members up or committee members we can do it in March or through whatever. Just keep it. Yeah.
Keep it going. Uh public safety. Did that make. Okay. Uh EDA. We met right before the December meeting. Yup. Um because we had that loan approval so we actually did all of that in the December. Yup. Beautification. Nothing yet. Nothing. Nothing yet. Okay. Uh last item is donation request from Harley Valley Golf Course. I'm assuming it's for the spring fundraiser banquet. For the banquet they actually set
it for February but it's going to be in Halstead just due to our our facility being down. It is what it is, right? Yup. Yup. Do we have $1, 000 I was just going to yeah we have not gotten our first check yet and we haven't got our we did get our December check and it was $1, 100 so we do have money in there from December's and then we'll get January's in the past we know we've done 500 I was going to say that's what we've done 500 so, but it's up to you guys if you want to
switch that up what else is there I mean like historically is there something around this time that we would maybe cover I mean usually we would do like and if we spend some dollars on something else. I feel like there's. I I feel like we should stick to that 500. I think so. Just keep it. Yeah. Yeah. So we're not like this. Yeah. Give us some leeway too for the start of the year. But catch and spear. Catch and spear. Yeah. Make the motion to the approved $500 donation. I'll second that. Okay. I have a motion from Casey and a second from Sean on paper. Aye. Opposed. Motion passes. I need
a motion to adjourn. So. Okay. Motion from Eric or excuse me. Motion from Casey. Second from Eric. Is that what that was? Sure. Uh I'm hearing. Uh all in favor. Aye. Aye. Never mind. Thank you everybody. Yeah. Man, I I promise you, they're not all like that.