Can you tell the spring? Oh. It's better. Alright, at 6 o'clock, I'll ask everyone to stand and 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. We got
a quorum tonight. We have five council members. Uh first time in business obviously is the Citizens Forum. If there's any individuals from the community that would like to speak with the council, now would be the time to do so. Everybody's on the agenda unless Burke's got some words of wisdom. Not this time mister. Alright. Okay. Uh moving on to the consent agenda. Uh consent agenda. Any additions or subtractions. Hearing none. I need a motion. Second motion Eric in a second
from Sean all in favor. Alright. Opposed motion passes. Um onto the agenda. We're going to move up the fire department retirement up into the presentations. Uh more engineering will be presenting tonight and Bruce doesn't want to sit around and hang out with us for the rest of the evening so we'll get him out of here and then mayor's report I just I got a couple of things but we don't need to add it to the agenda I'll just talk about him so I need a motion to approve so vote from Sean the second Scott in all in favor
alright I'll oppose motion passes Bruce you're up here got the last one. Okay. Then I'll leave the one. Yeah. Okay. Or you can duckle it too. I just want one. Oh. Those same. Hold on. Those are different. I see what they are. Probably going to get one going. You know we had often.
We had three bissers in this morning. Wow. About three different things? Yeah. I mean I can be bad though. That's not really how it were. Ashley you want one? Uh I yeah sure I can do it. So we had a sewer problem, a fire problem, and a trenching problem? No, we had a sewer problem, a cemetery problem and
two fire departments. I'm just here to ask for a raise in our retirement for the relief association. Cover sheet kind of gives us what our accounts did last year unhodited numbers and I gave you two sheets that looked very close or very similar. Cool. You'll notice one has like 1900 on the top very top line and the other one shows twenty-three hundred. Uh
we're proposing or would like a council of approval to up it to nineteen hundred. Uh we're currently at 1700 and Basically, these sheets give you the accrued liability of each fireman at that Uh you'll notice between the two the differences and the approved liability just because of the retirement amount. The second sheet of each of them
first line basically shows that transfers over the liabilities for these years and obviously the following year if you're still on the fire department you're going to gain some more liabilities so deferred member liabilities that's for people that have retired or quit but are not quite eligible to draw yet so we got a couple that are not quite fifty they'll be
turning fifty actually this year but So we carry that on. That's through our bylaws. So, we carry over our special fund assets You notice the projected income for twenty twenty-five basically that the thirty-three and the fifty-two is what we'll be getting from the state on our 2% money. And that's just a
transfer into the city and then transfers over to the relief association. Um I didn't even calculate anything for appreciation or depreciation of our values. Normally when this is submitted to the state they're going to want to see at least a 5% return So those numbers will actually change from what we actually submit to the state but that won't be telling anybody's fault. Um you can go down to our expenses we
did have one fireman retire this spring would pay him out shows us the projected net assets at the end of this year. Again, that doesn't have anything for appreciation or depreciation in that asset assets. Basically the bottom line is one to look at so if we go with the $1900, you'll see that we have $1112, 000 surplus
Bruce is that that 541 number is that if every single fireman retires tomorrow yes right well the end of excuse that's what I mean at the end of this year yes yes okay which we know isn't going to happen but yeah just so the rest of the council knows and most of you guys have been on the fire department so you know that works but okay so actually you know if that
scenario ever happened or the disbanded or whatever did your liability be you still have money in there we we still have that yes $12, 000 that's the point yeah that's the point and and again you're not going to lose the entire fire department of 22 people in one calendar year especially when so many of them are so young but we do have the opportunity obviously there is there for this year for a couple to retire correct and there has been conversation about that obviously yes but
want the council to know that that number is still obviously a surplus in a. Absolutely. Huge huge amount. If you go to that front sheet, it'll show. Yeah. Uh the number of years of service. Uh huh. And what everything is accrued at. So, it's all calculated in the get reliability. Do you have any questions for Bruce? Again, this is all a transfer and transfer out. It's kind of obviously the fire department playing with their own money and. Well, in in
essence, I I just will say if for somebody if you don't know the reason it gets approved by council is if when we we submit this to the state if it shows that there's actually a deficit then the city is basically contracted to pick up the remaining. Yeah. The stock markets would absolutely have to just tank tank tank. Yeah. For and then and then you'd still have to have probably half the department to retire in the same year for us to still pay out if there was a
deficit. I mean, again, it's just it's such a small percentage that. Yeah and actually the yeah if the market tanked even if nobody retired as long as the numbers come in and shows that there was a deficit yeah the city will have to pick up pick up the rest of it yeah I'm just going to throw out a number say it was $50, 000 that showed up as a deficit yeah really the city is only liable for 5, 000 that first year and then because they advertise it out over 10 years
so sure we did that happen in 2008 you know that's 17 years ago we we came up with a $46, 000 deficit that year so the city had to kick in the the 4600 for the for that year but the next year we made up all the the deficit it was just that one year that Sure. Do they still need 20 years in? 20
years for foliage. For full, yes. 10 years after partial. One evenings. Now, there's eight of us that live 20 years in. Yeah. They're almost eight. Any other questions? Yeah, you still have one, two, three, four, five, six, 7, eight. Used to have eight that aren't even close for man years. Yeah. And if you if you guys want to look
at the that 2, 301 is just for a comparison the numbers stay the same except the liabilities obviously because the increased amount. If you look at that bottom line then it it shows it's basically able five. So there is no surplus at that time. So basically 2300 would be the max estate would allow us to go. I was going to ask you because did they because wasn't it a couple years ago the state max was like 2100 when we had that meeting? It very cut it back. Cut it back.
Okay. As the money grows and everything else it it increases. Okay. Any further questions or responsible there? Well I guess when we discussed it at the fire department it has been a suggestion that we keep a 15 to 20% surplus in there just in case markets do go backwards a little bit previously like it wasn't such a big deal probably when you
were on the department we were just in CDs and cash basically money was pretty secure we did go to some mutual funds and investments to try and capitalize on some of the little bigger interest that's where your risk comes in there but Move to 1900 is a good good step. Then a motion, Scott? Yes. Second. Okay, in a motion from Scott and in a second from Wayne. Any further discussion or questions for Bruce?
Alright, all in favor of raising the retirement level to 1900. Aye. Aye. All opposed. I abstain. We got two abstains. Okay. Uh. Yeah. Motion passes. Thank you. Okay. Mister Bruce. Thank you Bruce. Thank you Bruce. Oh yeah. Um okay. Let's just do Aaron, how much time do you got? How much time do you guys
got? We got all night. You got like 10 minutes if we go through and then when we get to the blight section, you can. Okay. So, your stuff. Just just because we went through the citizen form already. Is that alright? Yeah. Yeah. Okay. Perfect. Okay. That's what we're going to do then. So, moving on to the mayor's report. Um three things. Uh grass clippings. I know I say this every year and I think it's obviously a lot to do with first time mowing for the year new people to town grass clippings cannot go into the
street this weekend obviously there's a lot of people out mowing because of how nice the weather was it's going to be even more this week with the little bit of rain that we got everything's greening up please do not put your grass clippings in the street do your first two rounds on your on your lot towards the middle of your lot you can be sided you will be sided all that does is plug up our sewer drains so keep that in mind please. Um parking spaces. Um I was contacted
yesterday by an individual that would like another handicap spot in front of the event center slash Main Street Bar when we open that. He actually requested four. Um if you've been been up there obviously four would be the entire city block but I I talked to Brian. I talked to Ashley and then I talked to Amber this afternoon. I think two is doable right now. We have one to the south side of the main entry way. The
the best possible option would be to the north side then as well. You then you have two right next to the front door. Um Brian would contact the county they'd paint it and be done as long as council's okay with that. Do I hear any complaints? Good idea. Start there. I mean if we need more most of the time when we have events they can also park in the grass you know to the south of which has been convenient but I I think two is probably sufficient for now so if noone
objects to that I will tell Brian to contact the county okay and then last thing meeting times since I've been on council we've changed the meeting times I was telling Ashley before the meeting three times it's never convenient for everybody but we try and make it convenient enough so that obviously the majority of us are here a problems have arisen in the last year as far as having a meeting on that first Tuesday after the first Monday some of it has to do with the
accounting you know if it's too early in the month we might not get it right away or Ashley gives it to us the night before not because of a product of the work that's being done in city hall but the timely time of it so it doesn't give you guys enough time to approve council paid low counts receivable Tuesday nights are also busy with ball games and kids events and everything else we still have to look into it. Um again this is just exploratory but would anybody be opposed if we move councils to Wednesday night?
I like the idea. There's a lot of lessons. I've said it before. There there's there's typically I don't say ever but there's typically next to nothing for events going on Wednesday because it's usually church night especially in the winter. Um the summer frees up everybody a little bit from ball games and stuff. Um again we don't have to make a decision night because we don't even know if we can do it this calendar year. We might have to wait till next but are you guys okay with Ashley looking and seeing if it's possible and
then we can have a discussion next month. The only reason I don't know is because at the beginning of the year we set those that we set it and I don't I've never on. So, I'm not saying we can't. Yeah. I just want to make sure that at the beginning of the year, we know, we sign off on our newspaper, our dates and times, our officials, all of that stuff, our banks, and I don't know how that works. Um I don't think it's going to be an issue as long as we post notice that it's changed. Yeah. But. You're talking the same week, correct?
Wednesdays are harder for me but I will be there. You're saying so week just 1 day back, right? Yeah. Okay. I just had help with the financials because I had that's the concern I've had before. It seems like we're always last minute with some of that stuff. Not always. Sorry. Not you. I'm not pointing fingers out. Again, this isn't. I'm going to look this way. Yeah. Yeah. This isn't actually. This isn't a city hall thing. This is a Just an extra day to process. Yup. And work out some of that stuff. So, if everyone's okay
with least let's just look into it and then we can have a bigger discussion next month. Okay. That's all I had. Administrative clerk treasury report couple things I want to touch base a little bit on the vent or the Deco Center first Brianna went through all of her reports of what we've paid out what we have left to pay and I'll just keep it short because I can pass this around if you want to see but right now we're still sitting at a $122, 489 contingency said deficit sorry
contingency and that's with still those estimate cost of what's to come so right now we have paid out $327, 427 and 81 cents we received 204, 982 from insurance obviously the big project we have left is the hot tub and then we do have a chunk left for the windows if those ever get finalized or finished but other than that then she'll start working on those smaller items that if you guys remember were like the miscellaneous
items so with of that being said that 122, 000 is still sitting there and the plan as of now if we don't utilize it is to keep it in a fund for our pool pack because we know that's going to be coming we did have a heat go out on the pool pack we don't know what that's going to cost us right now it probably is going to be around 10 to 15, 000 if you it's a furnace type thing and which is a lot cheaper than you know $500, 000 for a new pool pack but she is waiting on
getting a bit back from train on that but yes otherwise it's sitting pretty well if you guys saw my Email about the hot tub it looks like that almost it's almost finalized they had two questions those questions were answered and now we're just waiting sounds like we can keep it in the location that it is they didn't message or respond to anything otherwise true so but now Brianna's working with the company because they were supposed to be here in February and now we're working on their schedule so we're just hoping we can set and stone a couple
things here in the next month Windows, we had a meeting after our last meeting. Um Scott, Mike, John and I met with the Window Company and it sounded like we were got all on the same page that they have not been back to fix yet. So. I think we're on the same page of what needs to be done. It just hasn't been done. Correct. Those Emails are just mind
blowing every day. About So. The equipment in the. Equipment all got put in last week. Um it came in there was two we were shut down for just two days last Monday and Tuesday. Um it looks awesome over there if you guys have seen it. Uh we're waiting on three pieces to come. She did take pictures of everything and it's ready to get auctioned. She's waiting until those other equipment come so she can take out those three pieces that it's replacing and then she'll put it all on like I've mentioned in the on Facebook is what
we're planning on doing now just for that. We've had so many people request or want to purchase it that I don't think we're going to have any problem selling it locally and just being done with it. Um how are you doing on the auction? So that's going on on here soon. Next week we actually have it's called Big Iron is the company and they're coming next week to take pictures of all of the police vehicles and all public work stuff. And then they'll put it on. It takes them about a week to upload and get everything on and then they'll put it on for two weeks at that point in time. So Steve today
and tomorrow well today he called so tomorrow all of the vehicles are sitting at K and K tow K and K towing so he's going to get them over to Public Works get them ready to be auction and take pictures we want to take pictures at K and K towing with them we want to take them as nice so they'll come basically they just want to verify that they run take pictures of the outside inside and then we have the title ready to go and public works is I did talk to both
Glenn and Bruce this morning about fire department stuff and the kind of the thought that we were having is some of the equipment and the gal actually that came in she actually came in today to meet with us about the auction she had mentioned that that type of stuff normally doesn't sell on auctions and so she mentioned reaching out to the school and Deep River the fire school and so I let Glenn know and I sent a message to Leah Minnesota just to see because I don't
know usually we have to auction stuff but because this is such a particular item and you can't really like Glen said set you know sell it to a fire department because most of it's expired but you don't really want it in the hands of individuals because some of it's not safe to be so that was her suggestion so Glenn was going to talk to the fire department and look into that a little bit. Um. Is that is that one twenty-two? Everything that we
think is going to be with the hot tub. Obviously, there could be some extra. Yeah, this is she has all of the estimates or the bids already in it and that's that total amount is excluding anything that's already. So, that's like what's left that hasn't been touched or allocated all. Yup. Yeah. Um. There's going to be extras with the hot tub. Well, no, there is. I'm just, yeah. Yeah. But the hot tub itself and what we thought the installation was going to be is in there. Yeah. If. Um liquor store. So, we're not going to make any decisions
tonight but I kind of want to give you guys a heads up of what's potentially coming and get a little bit of your guys' feedback. Um so, obviously with all of our buildings and all of the work that has to be put into em last year, we talked to Gray Construction who has done all the brick brick at the Deco Center about coming out and looking at our liquor store. If anybody's been over there, it's really bad in the back. There's cracks, bricks are shifting and then, also, Rodney McCollum reached out to us because we share an adjoining wall and it's literally crumbling so the main concern right now is
getting that wall fixed and from when Dan came out in November to now it's significantly worse to the point that it needs to be done like Asap so Rod has asked the city if we would split that wall which I think is a fair 50/ 50 so for that wall alone it's eleven dollars. So we would be looking at half and that's the main discussion I want to have tonight. For all of the rest of the work on the
liquor store that needs to be done. The total is $43, 430. Now I had Danny he has it broken out a little bit here. I had Danny go through and say he said you know there's some things that need to be done Asap. Some that could wait a year, a 2 years, three years. Nothing more than five years he said. So this is the total if we were going to have him come out and do everything. If we want to try to dwindle it down a little bit and knock so much right away off the bat. Now, that 43, 000 is total. That's with that eleven thousand. So,
it's not forty-three and then the additional eleven. Um. Where would we find the funds for that? Well, it have to come in a long-term capital because liquor store doesn't have. Right. We have a deficit in there so we don't have any funds in that budget. It would have to come from long term. What is Rodney said about his wall like he wants it done Asap yeah so I talked to Rod a couple times about this and then we talked about it after the EDA meeting last Thursday and they're ready to go if we are and then he's had two or
three people come out and take a look I mean so if you want he's just not really getting answer or any suggestions and Gray has been the only one that's really been communicating with them which we've kind of found that in the past too yeah and Dan was great to work with Dan really great to work with we share a wall with him it's I mean it's it should be 50/ 50 oh yeah for sure so our share is 11, 000 or no that's what I thought you said Yeah. So, ours is about
5500. Uh I. So, it'd be if we did the hall works, it'd be a difference of thirty-eight thousand that we'd have to come up with different more. Yup. 3-seven. Thirty-seven five. Yeah and that's if you guys want to do the whole thing. There are some and if anybody, again, I wasn't expecting and I told Danny we probably wouldn't make a decision on this. He came out last week. Um he got me this actual bid yesterday. So, I understand short notice. I had it on the agenda though. He
did. What was he did? Um so, had it ready to talk about at least. Um so I told him we probably would make a decision but I do want to know if it's something you guys would think we should do all in one shot or we're not going to do it all or we want to do it in parts. I just need some direction. I don't want to have them do you know five different bids for us. So if we want to break it down what what is like Asap needs to be done immediately. Um I think that's a good thing. I can definitely do that. That that risk wall between has to
be done immediately. Yeah. At this summer when I say immediately. It can't go another winter and I think I mean Rod so this is having trouble with you know insurance covering his building because of that wall. So that I guess I would like decision. I think we can make that decision tonight. Yeah wall's gotta get done. Is that a motion Sean? I'll make that motion. Can't make a motion from Sean a second from Eric. Just making motion for to repair that wall or for the
whole 5-five hundred. Yeah. The one thing that I would and I I agree with you that needs to be done and obviously Rod's a good neighbor and good community member obviously Danny said that we don't have to do this you know 2345 years, but I can't imagine he's going to hold us and give us that quote for 245 years so no I might imagine it'll go up so I I would suggest maybe council when we start talking about
budgeting in August if you guys want to start doing this because otherwise you have to take it off long term capital but you guys might as well budget for it to be honest you're going to have to go long term capital matter what because the liquor store will have to do a transfer from long term capital we don't have any other least we don't have to do it this year. True. Right. Um. Um but yeah. I like to see some other options though not just not just to fix that brick just because it's it's going to be never ending, right? We're always going to have to tuck point that stuff and I and I
know we've talked with the deco of like some kind of spray foam and sealing it with tin, you know. I like to see some other but it hasn't been tough point. That's the problem. No and I know everything. And that's the problem, right? Yeah. Yeah. We're going to do it now and it's going to need to be done every whatever years, you know, 2 years, three years, at least a little bit, right? Yeah. I mean, is there something that we can do to seal it and so the moisture and water doesn't get
to it anymore. I don't know if that's even a thing but. Yeah. It makes sense in my head. Sounds good. Okay, so we got a motion from Sean Secretary all in favor. High five. Alright, proposed motion passes. Okay. Um event center update. So, Dusty has finished the floor, finished it last Tuesday or Wednesday in there. Um we have been waiting for now our Dan Johnson construction to come back and finish the walls. Um
today, they told me they will be in there the fourteenth, 15th of next week which is a little bit frustrating because now we sit here with nothing but they are coming back next week. Um insurance improved. I got three bids for a cleaning company plus the ductwork or plus some the the furnace cleaning out because we got so two weeks ago our furnace is all clogged up because there was so much dust and insulation still stuck in there that filters are clogging up so fast
so anyways they approved that I will get them on site then hopefully the last week of May since if the construction crew doesn't come till next week I don't want to schedule them for the 19th and 20th week because in case something happens Otherwise, it's coming along. Looks nice in there. When's the sheetrocking going to get done? That's. That's the fourteenth and fifteenth. The 15th. Next week. Fourteenth and fifteenth is when Dan Johnson Construction said they'll come
back and do the walls. And then explain after that? Next Wednesday. Yeah. So that's the final piece missing right now. The walls need to be done. They're not sheetrock and they're not the paneling have not been put on. So there's the hallways that have to be done. There's one section in the bar and then and that's from the flooding of it and then the north wall has to be repaired as well and that was part of the investigative work when we were the engineers were looking at the facility so that wall so that that's what's left to do
and then after that is when I have a cleaning company that's going to come in they're going to go in every covered cabinet everywhere and clean it so the kitchen will be all cleaned out the meeting room every room and then like I said I have Hvac company coming too because it's just a mess did they say about long that takes? Uh the Hvac company will just take em one morning. They're going to come. The cleaning crew said 2 days. That's what they gave me. So, yes. Alright.
That's where we are there. Um I wish company would've came back this week. Would have been nice. Speed it up but that's where we're at. Um anybody questions on the event center. If anyone ever wants to go in there and see it, let me know. Uh bike rodeo, I just wanted to give you guys a reminder. May 14th is our annual bike rodeo. Um I know Brianna and Kim are always looking for volunteers. Most of you guys have been really awesome about volunteering for it. Um if you're able to make it, it's from 3 o'clock til five
o'clock. Um she usually want to about 230 as a volunteer if you're able to. Um if you're not, I would just recommend coming out. It's really fun to see how many kids participate and not just the kids but the organization, the people. Usually, we have 160 to 200 people there. Um so, it's a really cool thing to see. So, Bike Rodeo May fourteenth. Uh audit, just an update. We finalized the audit today. They've been in our office for the last two full days. Um it went extremely well this year. We have nothing outstanding or
open which is huge for us at upstairs Um and so the final audit report will come back probably mid June or early July. Uh and then play. Want me to start first with my stuff and then. Yeah, why don't we? Okay. Um I just wanted to let you guys know that the police department did last week before cleanup week. Send out 22 letters for Blight and that's the initial letter. Now that Cleanup Week is done, they will
go through. Uh I've not had a chance with the audit and everything to go and look at these properties and see anything but I do have a list of addresses. So, if anyone is curious about it, please just ask me. Um but now, if they're not clean enough, those citations will get issued. Um one of the big things has been the trailer park. It's been one of the most highly talked about location right now other than the one that we always have issues with the manager was
contacted and the actual owner of the trailer park was contacted and the owner of the trailer park actually sent out a letter and John has it if you guys want to read it but he's trying to really work with us to get that place cleaned up he's even in the letter has threatened eviction if their properties are not clean to city standards so we're hoping that this will kind of be the end for the summer of fighting that. Yeah if anyone there if anyone's driven through the
trailer park in the last you know since snow melt to obviously you guys know it's just been awful and it's been our second complaint not our number one but our second most complaint like Ashley said last week we got a letter from the actual owner himself to he sent it to all the residents in summary basically utilize the city of cleanup week. We kind
of have dropped the ball on the residents have dropped the ball on as far as the cleanliness the yards the debris so on and so forth this is what we expect of you this is what we want of you and then he ends his letter with we are not going to find anyone this year if your lot is not cleaned up to our specifications we will go straight to eviction on Monday May 5th for anyone with any violation no exceptions you've driven by this week now I would say there's a huge improvement
I mean there's still some stuff but I mean huge improvement from last week so I think they did take notice I know that there's still a couple small issues but again it's it's better hopefully it can you know stay that way that's the trailer park Aaron if you want to address this council you are you are more than welcome too. Seriously. Have a seat by me here. Alright. So, I I guess when my deal, it's been going
on now for five years since pretty much after the first year they moved in and taking out three loads during cleanup doesn't really justify anything when 10 loads were brought in during that week from my guess a different town that was running to clean up now this property this camper has been in their front yard a fifth wheel camper since winter where they had to get it off the road and put it in there and it is still there now that is that should already been out of the
yard long time ago it should already been to citation it should already been pass the point that it is. So, my thing is like, where does one go? How does this get taken care of? Who isn't doing the job? You know, I understand you guys are doing your the light stuff and what not but why does it just stop there like why is it continue to come back like I just that's my whole issue like everyday walk out and look at
this and that's why I get so upset because you know we try and keep our house decent and look nice in the neighborhood and yes I know there's more than just that one but this it's a whole different ball game you know there's a boat that sits there that's nothing's getting done there's fence panelings all over and this guy thinks he's just going to be able to fence around the whole block well that's you can't do that either and I don't feel that the city should just say oh go ahead and you can extend your fence around your house just so it eases you know everybody's
complaints about the flight because it's all that's doing then it's probably getting as high as the fence in the backyard which it already is the alleyway you can hardly get through there's a car up on blocks that's sitting there I mean it's just I I understand that you guys have all heard from me but I just you know I want to know that something's going to be done. There's gotta be something permanent to fix us. I guess I'll start. Ash unless you want to. Um Aaron
obviously you know last year we did the emergency abatement where we you know we kind of went outside of our jurisdiction maybe even a little bit and called in the cleanup crew and hadn't come in and you know that was I don't want to say a hostile couple days but it you know it didn't go as peaceful as we wanted to but we still got rid of let's say 70% of the junk right I think we can all agree on that Scott you live in the neighborhood too so I know you're dealing with the same stuff yeah we have repeatedly
and I'm talking repeatedly sent them letters, fines, visits, you know, months after months after months. If you want to if you want to put blame and place blame on someone you know publicly social services has not been doing their job in my mind in my opinion that is my my voice my statement they have
continually allowed and I want to say even to the point of funded them to stay in that house that's outside of our control our jurisdiction only goes so far in that aspect and that's kind of where we're getting caught we can do another emergency abatement and Ashley and I have talked about it well they move in the week after after you're done cleaning in the next day and so yeah on Friday Shawn and I had
a meeting with our attorneys or I had a meeting Shawn walked in on it but that's correct and to discuss this and start the legal process doing the emergency agreement but having that that civil action that civil suit against them so that there is some leeway if he is or there sorry not leeway there is a consequence if he brings stuff in so it's not a fast
process like when we did the emergency agreement before it's going to have to go to court and the judge is going to have to sign off that we can do this and this could take a few months because just to get in front of the judge the problem is right now we're trying to figure out with what we've dealt with without saying. Right. Sharing too much information. With what we've dealt with with the court system and the judges is it gets dropped there. So if we get this civil suit and then he brings stuff back in and then
we sign the citation because you brought stuff back in is that are we going to are we going to be in the same boat as our citations on the blade? If that makes sense? And that's what we're trying to figure out because again this is going to be a civil suit not a criminal suit. So I need that I need that we need to have that punishment behind it now right now with the civil everything will be able to be assessed to the property and that is a fine and a punishment but like we know it takes three years of not paying it before so that's another three years three years and so it's two years if he
doesn't pay this year but so but well the technically the problem is it's not three years if he pays one of those years yeah then it starts the clock again. Um. Is this in the properties owner's name? Yes. So in the property. It's it's in her name. Yes. We've talked about it. It's in her name. It's in her name. The emergency datement before was in both of their names. Her name was on it. It was the top list of them but. And then I guess I find you know how it gets dropped is Eddie's phone with incompetent or whatnot but yet here they
still have seven kids but you're found incompetent in the state and the court but you can still have kids. So and I I think that goes backwards. That's pretty wild. No and and I and I think everyone at this table, I know everyone at this table agrees with you 100percent. Everyone has talked to you. You and I have talked multiple times. Your initial question was, where's the ball being dropped? I will, again, without saying too much information, I would visit with your with the county attorney and the county commissioners
and the director of social services and I would ask them point blank how much money they provided for that house? Question mark and it would be interesting to see if they would tell you and if they gave you an honest answer because the number that we have received again without going in too much information is where the ball is being dropped. So yeah I mean so who is if if they're not doing their job who
is above these guys here in our local level like who is above the guys here that in our county like who would we go above if they're not doing their job to get them looked at by somebody other than that lives right here I think that'd be my next college I think the county commissioners and the director of of the social service board is the highest yeah level here. Well, now the county, now the county's got the new administrator, right? Is he started yet? He started
because that's like his new title, right? He's going to oversee all these different things so. And that's a new, that's a new face and a new name so that might be a good start. No. County attorney would be the best place to go. Okay, I I would agree. The county attorney. I go to every county commissioner meeting, the county attorney is the place to go. I would start with place two. And then you go to the county commission meeting. They have public forum just like here. Yeah. I would say Liz has always, the county attorney has always worked with us and tried to help where she,
I mean, she's given us advice too. So, I wouldn't place the blame on the county attorney in this instance. No, I think that's where the contact is. The contact, yes. The contact is there. The blame is social services. And I just, I'm not trying to say, hey, this is your fault period. I just, I just want to know, you know, like, as a resident and a taxpayer and I just don't feel that it's right that I should have to walk out every day and look at a camper that he thinks is going to stay there with the bike rack now with fifteen
bikes on it you know I mean so our our officers even with giving like so we're not able to give him misdemeanor citations right now because of a ruling are also our officers can't right go on to the property and remove anything off if it's sitting on the street we can tow it so they basically got everyone your loopholes figured. I know. That's how they're trying to play. Everybody's going to sit back. I'm not saying that it's okay but I I I told you this in
my office and I'll tell you it is something that is on the agenda on my every single day I walk into that office whether it's community members talking to me, council members talking to me. Right. Uh the police chief and I we really have this is not something that goes 1 day without our EDA talks about it. I mean it is something that and I mean I'm kind of putting a target on me now too by coming up here because now I'm sure I'm going to get more static from my neighbors over it but it's just to the point that I know you guys have all
heard from me but you know just want to make it known that enough is enough somebody's gotta figure something out and as far as like who do you go and make a blank complaint to because if you go like to the public works it's well it's not my job you go to the cops well it's not really our job so where does the guy go to make a cops are telling you it's not their job so that's what I was on Friday I made sure that I went to the to the cop shop out to the public works and then up
there so I had every place that I would be told to go to make sure it was all checked so I mean that's I just I know and everybody's got better stuff to do than worry about this and I I just you know I don't want to be a burden but at the same time but tired of it being a burden to me is in my neighborhood you know for sure I don't know no and and again we agree with you 100% that's why last last summer we kind of stepped outside of our boundaries a little bit and took a chance and luckily it didn't come back and bite us
and you know at at this point we're going to have to do something again But my suggestion, the council's suggestion would be to reach out to Liz and your county commissioners. Um you know Leanne Hall is your county commissioner and and and start there and they obviously, they have to know about the problem because we've been talking about em with it but it might just be an opportunity that you need to open their eyes or sit in on a meeting like Pat said and take em by. Watch for everything. I got some bills
they can pay for me today. Obviously. But I I would ask that question there and if you want to if you want to hear. So, go to a commissioner meeting, county meeting now. The all their phone numbers are posted. I'd call em. I wouldn't wait for a commissioner's meeting. There's only two a month. Uh the next one's Thursday, right Pat? We just had one last. Meeting today. Yeah, all through today. Alright I guess yeah that was pretty much all I guess you
know yeah we're I'll tell you this honestly we're still going to look into pursuing the emergency abatement again and see what our options are right and that's our next step in doing it as far as getting the actual you know judge court order saying that we can. I think that's our best option for the city. I don't think it's going to immediately be anything. I think it's going to take us some time but it's
going to be now where maybe a guy could get something done before winter what not. Mm hmm. Cuz I mean I don't feel I should have to sell my house rather deal with my neighbors right? Mm hmm. You know for what? No we don't. I was there first and nobody's probably going to buy it across from there. So it's going to be tough. I mean right then and there it's at some time it's going to affect you know not certain the value of your property like and your neighbors the property tax evaluation has gone down what
you need as a reality it's a health it's a health hazard it's a health hazard it's an environmental hazard I mean there's more aspects than just the look of it right right so yeah talk to Liz start there and when Liz was in last time she was talking about taking the right civil actions she told us and I think that you were impatient correct you want to get it done and that's been a year again so I think we I don't think it's a it was a bad decision because now they got a tax bill on their property that I don't think
it's a bad decision right yeah you know we want quicker action but at least there's still something on their tax but then when it comes time for their taxes where they don't pay their property taxes going to take their house back or they just going to help we'll pay that for you guys well that's why I think it's important to talk about I think will take their I think that's a little bit different because that goes that goes to through the auditor's office. Right. But it it has been a lot of money. Not true. And and again I I would I would suggest you visit social services too Erin. Okay. I'll
do that. Yeah. I wish we had I wish we had better answer. We all do. Honestly. No. I don't I've just wanted to actually come and make sure you guys know that I'm serious. No we we appreciate that. Seriously. So I mean it's nicer but yeah because I like Ada. I mean but yeah. Visit with Liz social services director and county commissioners. That's it it's stopping there. It's not stopping. It's it's slowed down there. Alright, thank you. That's it. Thank you. See you
later. See you guys. Okay. Uh moving on to second reading of ordinance four eighty-nine, the dumpster ordinance. Um this is obviously the second reading. I need a motion. So moved. Okay. Emotion from Sean second from Scott Eve. Any questions? Uh by roll call vote Scott. Hi. Eric. Hi. Scott. Alright. Sean. Aye. Wayne. Aye. Uh ordinance number 489 passes. Um Pat. I will send that to you because I need it and I need it to run for two
weeks in the paper so okay then we'll pass that. Uh Cody Holpe Memorial Softball Tournament donation request. Ashley, how much money do we got? Four hundred and50 dollars in our account after what we spent last month and what we came in. Uh we're sitting at four fifty. And last year, we did what? 500. Uh I'll make that motion for 450 then because that brings a lot of business into this town. Mm hmm. 450. 450, yeah. That's
what's in there. That's what we can give. I will suggest that you amend your motion and have Ashley find $50 more to go up to this silver oh package of 500 which gets I don't know what else it gets us but it gets us something. It gets our advertising on their T shirts and. There you go. It's so if the advertising of T shirts isn't a big deal then keep it at 450 and I'll move on. Uh obviously it is a big deal.
Nope. It's not. I just I didn't know if you looked at it and there's no idea like it's I just I do I did. I did. I just we haven't passed the deadline for that have we for getting it on the T shirt we did actually I think you're right because we didn't care about it okay so I got I got a motion in a second for 450 all in favor alright all opposed motion passes it's a good donation so okay and then the Adaborp West after prom party donation request Um as you guys know, they asked us
to reconsider. So, I sent it back out. Wasn't from last. Yeah. Last Saturday, we talked about it in May. You guys decided not to because the money was going out of town. They asked us to revisit it. I think we should hold our ground on that. No. I did too. Everyone's shaking their head. We're moving on. Okay. Uh new business. Clearscope guests. Casey and Mike. I had them I had them last month. No, it last 4 months. Yeah, I know. You know they're not doing it this Thursday. Let's get realistic. Okay. John did it
last month. Does anyone else want to volunteer to do it this month? I've got is nice. Let me get campaign done and then I'll do one of them but not during campaign. Okay, Ashley and I will do. Good. Ashley and I will do kaleidoscope this month and you guys owe us this. I'm going to keep on there until. Do it until they do it. Alright, committee updates, public works. Uh we did, well, I lied to you. We did not meet because there was only a couple of us there. You didn't have
anything on the agenda. Public safety? Uh I think we talked about one of the squad radios being sent in to look at. See if it could be repaired. Um golf cart ATV permits. Uh spoke about the the issues of driving age requirements. Age requirements and safety. 16 or licensed. Mm hmm. And then night to unite July twenty-ninth. July 29th. Earlier this year. Yeah usually it's on August right? I was
going to say it's usually August right? Yeah. Um they had trouble getting some of the yeah we're doing a different name. Yeah so that they could get more attractions and more people and and things there. So. They're competing with everybody else. With everybody else right? Yeah. Life fights and make sense. Yeah. Okay. EDA. We had a meeting. We didn't have any applications to review. We we went over some outstanding loans and actually we got some up to date and we
talked about Blight. We talked about the properties we talked earlier today about. Event Center. Just kind of caught up with what's going on with the city. Sorry, I shouldn't let you guys just talk about it. Nope. She's beautification. Did you have any Need a motion to adjourn? Somo. Second. Okay, a motion from Scott and something from Scott. All in favor. Aye. Aye. Aye. This meeting is adjourned. Thanks guys.
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