We'll call to order the regular meeting of the Albert Lea City Council for Monday, November 10th, 2025. Clerk, please call the role. Councilor Christensen, here. Councilor Baker, here. Councilor Howland, here. Councilor Olson, here. Councilor Van Beek, here. Councilor Anderson, here. Mayor Murray, here. Would you please rise and join me in the pledge of allegiance? 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.
Welcome to everyone tonight. Whether you're here in the chamber or you're online, we're glad to have you here. Item three is ceremonial items. And the first is the oath of office for Detective Mary Gaul and Detective Luke Tuzinski. Welcome, Chief. Good evening. Thank you for giving us opportunity to introduce our two newest detectives to the council and the community. Um both have demonstrated exceptional community professionalism for commitment and professionalism and service to the Albert Lea Police Department in
our community. These promotions reflect not only their hard work but also the trust, confidence that we have in their abilities. Um lost you for a second, Luke. Uh Luke joined the Albert Lea Police Department in December of 2020. He is a native of the metro area and a wide range of life and work experience. Uh all is that is very valuable to his role as a detective. Um interesting to me is he spent 10 years as a machinist before entering law enforcement. Uh he's a graduate
of Normanddale Community College. He lives in Albert Lea with his wife and two children. Uh he also serves as a coordinator of our citizens academy who you're going to meet the latest graduating class here shortly. And uh he has also been our go-to day leader for leadership Albert Lea Freeborn County. Uh he is an active member of our peer support team. Um Luke brings leadership, community engagement, and mentorship to his new role. It'll serve him well in that role. Uh Mary Gaul joined the Albert Lea Police Department in September of 2021. She's a native
and a graduate of Rochester. Uh when I double checked her start date, I came across her birth date first and I realized I've been here several years longer than she's been alive. Um with that, she brings some youth and some enthusiasm to the department and to the position. Um she's known for her upbeat personality. She's tenacious and she's a fast learner. Uh these traits will set her up well for continued success in investigations. She is also our newest member of the SWAT team. Actually, I correct that. She is our second newest member of the SWAT team,
a member of the peer support team. Uh she brings a youthful energy, drive, and engaging personality that'll serve her well in this role. So step up Get your mic up. Raise your right hand. Are you tucking in or tucking out? I state your name. I Luke Tuzinski.
I Mary Gaul. Do solemnly swear Do solemnly swear to support the Constitution of the United States. to support the Constitution of the United States and of the State of Minnesota and of the State of Minnesota and that I will faithfully and impartially and that I will faithfully and impartially discharge the duties of detectives discharge the duties of detective for the city of Albert Lea Police Department for the city of Albert Lea Police Department. In accordance with the laws of Minnesota. in accordance with the laws of Minnesota. And of the charter of the city of Albert Lea. And of the charter of the city of
Albert Lea. In the county of Freeborn. In the county of Freeborn. In the state of Minnesota. In the state of Minnesota. To the best of my ability. To the best of my ability. So help me God. So help me God. Now they have some family members that will pin their badges on. Looks good. Congratulations.
Congratulations. Congratulations. Congratulations. Congratulations. Congratulations. Congratulations. Congratulations, detectives. Congratulations. Thank you.
Yeah. Just face and I'm gonna duck face. All right. Right. Item B is a recognition of the 2025 Citizen Academy graduates. ALPD detective Luke Tuzinski as backup along with Lieutenant Jeff Strom. Welcome. Welcome. Thank you for having us here tonight. Um the Citizens Academy wouldn't be possible without the support of the the council and the city. Um tonight I'm going to present the 2025 Citizens Academy class to you.
Uh the department has been offering the citizens academy since uh I believe it was 2007 I think was the first year. Um this year Detective Tuzinski stepped up to the plate to lead the class and from what the feedback I've got it was a very successful class and everyone enjoyed it. Um a lot of people confuse the citizens academy with our police reserves. Our police reserves provide a a vital um link and uh a benefit to the department for the things they do. The citizens academy is a
um instruction uh it's a nine-week class and it um allows the citizens to better know their police department, what we do, the things we do, why we do it. We have interaction and they have time to to speak with the officers, get to know the officers and ask any questions they may have. Um, again, the people before you spent nine weeks in class and we had our graduation last Monday and now we have our presentation before the city council and uh,
Detective Tazinski. Yeah, I'll say a couple words. So, I mean, first of all, thank you guys uh, for participating in the class. It's a big time commitment. It's nine weeks. I hope you guys took a little something out of it. It's a pretty inside look to a a wide variety of topics. Um, start out with the history of the department, move into our training program, cover our mental health program, um, DUI enforcement, a lot of different things, medicals, mental health. It's a lot of information and especially for you guys to spend your time. Um,
free time is really appreciated. I'd also like to thank the council and Chief Hansen and Deputy Chief Palmer for helping making it a possibility, too. Um it's a lot of coordination, a lot of manpower. Um Jeff has been a huge help also and all the officers that participated. Really shout out to those guys. But really thank you guys for participating. You guys are really engaged. It really makes it fun and like I said, I hope you guys got a lot out of it. Our class of 2025, you want to go around to the end there and just
go down the line here and meet and greet and congrats. Thank you. Congratulations. Congratulations. Thanks for the effort. Mirror image. Yeah. Yes. Congratulations. Remember we have a problem. Congratulations.
How you doing? Good. Congratulations. Congratulations again. Congratulations. Congratulations. Thank you again for doing that. That's really appreciated. Thank you. Thanks for your leadership with that. Thank you. Thank you. Well, thank you, sir. Thanks for that. Thanks, sir. Stephen, thanks. Okay. All right. Hey, item four is a public forum
that they're here to talk about any public hearing items that they can do at that time. Oh, okay. We have nobody listed on our public forum tonight. So, we will be moving along to item five, consent and approval of agenda. A is the approval of minutes of the October 27, 2025 regular council meeting. Item B is the approval of minutes of the October 27, 2025 work session. And C is a resolution approving lawful uh gambling permit for the Albertly Amateur
Hockey Association. Councel move to approve the consent and approval of agenda, your honor. Motion by councelor Baker. Is there a second? I'll second your honor. Second by councelor Anderson. Any further discussion? All in favor of the motion signify by saying I. I oppose. Nay. Motion carries. Item six is petitions, requests, and communications. We have none tonight. Item seven is unfinished business. Uh we have none tonight. And item eight is new business. A is a resolution approving the purchase of fire engine replacement CIP FIRB 25-01. City manager. Thank
you, honor. In October 22, uh, city Albert Lee Council approved the purchase of a Pierce Enforcer HDR engine through the signing of a contract with Pierce Manufacturing. This resolution is to com uh, this resolution is to complete the final purchase of the engine as it goes uh, into the build cycle with the anticipated delivery date of January 2026. The remaining funds will be used to purchase the necessary equipment to outfit the apparatus. Total budget for the engine and equipment uh are to remain under $950,000. The purchase of the apparatus is $860,88088.
Uh and the uh additional equip uh equipment uh necessary to outfit it is uh anticipated to be $89,19.92 for the total budget of $950,000. This purchase replaces the two uh 1999 uh Ty fire engine. The uh um or tone fire engine. Uh it will be sold through uh uh uh Bundy Mountain. Um it will be sold through Bundy Mountain, a fire apparatus sales company and source well consortium
uh price bid process. Price bid process, excuse me. With that, your honor, staff recommends approval. Councel move to approve your honor. Motion by councelor Baker. Is there a second? I'll second your honor. Second by councelor Anderson. Further discussion hearing none. All in favor of the motion signify by saying I. I. Oppos. Nay. Motion carries. Item B is a resolution authorizing interfund loan for advance of certain costs in connection with tax increment financing district number 5-31. City manager. Thank you honor. The current interfund
loan for TIFF 5-31, also known as the 300 block of Broadway uh amount uh was approved up $2 million. The current balance of the uh interfund loan is approximately 800,000 with the addition of the cost to remove the theater building approved in resolution 25-175. The maximum scope of uh four services would be $595,000. So, the interfund loan will need to be increased to $ 1.5 million. Councel move to approve your honor. First by councelor Christensen. Is there
a second? Second. Second by councelor Anderson. Any further discussion? Hearing none. All in favor of the motion signify by saying I. I. Oppose. Nay. Motion carries. Item C is a public hearing on proposed assessments for the 2025 neighborhood improvement project job 251. We will open the public hearing with the staff report. City manager. Thank you, honor. The attached resolution will adopt the final assessments on November 10th, 2025 for job
number 251, the neighborhood improvement project. This project involved the following work. A neighborhood improvement overlay and curbon gutter replacement uh for uh and a portion of the project involved patuminous overlay in the following streets. Crossroads Boulevard from uh Trunk Highway 65 to the south end. Uh Betha Lararsson Lane from Crossroads Boulevard to the east end. Ross Drive from Crossroads Boulevard to Betha Larson Lane. Cra Avenue from Bethal Lararsson Lane
to uh north to the north end. Lake Chapo Drive from City Arena to the west end. The Hold on, let me find my place here. The assessment terms will be determined following the assessment policy and the interest rate will be 5.73%. There are five parcels withheld for future assessments. The held for future assessments will be payable uh in full upon annexation of the property into the city of Albert Lee. If the annexation does not occur before 15 years uh basically uh November 10th,
2040, the assessments will be removed from the property. This assessment will be recorded on the property at the county. All right. Any questions from the council? If not, for the first time, would anyone like to speak regarding the public hearing on proposed assessments for the 2025 neighborhood improvement project job 251? For the second time, would anyone like to speak?
Bless you. For the third time, would anyone like to speak? We'll close the public hearing. I would entertain a resolution adopting the final assessments for the 2025 neighborhood improvement project, job 251. Council, so moved. Motion by councelor Howland. Second. Second, your honor. Second by councelor Baker. Any further discussion? Hearing none.
All in favor for the motion, please signify by saying I. I. Oppos? Nay. Motion carries. Item D is a public hearing on the proposed assessments for the 2025 state aid street overlay project job 252. We will open the public hearing with a staff report. City manager. Thank you, honor. The attached resolution will adopt the final assessments on uh this date for job number 252, the 2025 state aid overlay project. This involve the following
work. Neighborhood improvement overlay and curbon gutter replacement on Garfield Avenue from Fairan Terrace to Richway Drive. The assessment terms will be over 5 years and the interest rate will be 5.73%. Staff recommends approval. Any questions from the council? I would ask that the city manager um please uh go through for our audience what the requirements are if somebody wants to um object to or their assessment. Okay. Uh yes,
we did receive one letter stating that they are contesting or uh objecting or appealing I should say their uh assessment. Uh so somebody would need to provide that that um that appeal and then on Wednesday they will need to speak with the uh city attorney's office. Uh Lisa Williamson will be in the office and would be available to talk to them about the form they need to fill out and the the process and the steps they would take. If there are people that um due
to certain income limitations uh are not able to pay the assessments. There is a deferment process that the city has and we have the forms here in the back which they could take with them or uh if they come into the office again on Wednesday uh and go to the um finance office front counter someone will be able to provide them with a form to uh fill out there uh that would allow them to have a deferment based on income. Will they have just tonight to notify us that they want to object
to the uh amount or do they have a couple days to do this? Uh you your honor, I would have to defer to the city attorney on that one. City attorney, they have to let us know by tonight and it has to be in writing. Okay. They have to submit a written notice to the if they have not already submitted a written notice, they need to submit to the council a written notice that they intend to pursue the court challenge of the assessment and they can hand it to you. Uh but it has to be before the vote on that particular assessment. So, if someone is going to pursue the the legal objection to the
assessment at any particular agenda item, before you vote on it, they need to grab a piece of paper and say that they're going to be filing an objection with the Okay. And um and we did Oh, excuse me, your honor. Thank you. Uh we did send out notice and uh the city clerk, I do believe, expressed the the options and and the process. Um I just was u not very clear if it had to be today or if there was any other a lotment of time but prior to today there was uh notice sent out to
the uh I do know notice was sent out to those that would be assessed of of their rights to um appeal if they felt that uh it was um that it in any way it would be inaccurate or unlawful. Yes. I just wanted to be clear to our audience in case anybody wanted to object to this tonight, you need to do so before we vote on this one. So, hold on a second. All right. So, uh with that, any additional questions from the council then for the first time, would anyone like to speak regarding
the public hearing on the proposed assessments for the 2025 state aid street overlay project job 252? Would you like to speak to this one, sir? Is this for the objection on the assessment? Is that just for the people that are are already going to be assessed or for the ones that aren't in the city yet? You're talking about city manager. Uh which which uh project or area were you uh referring
to? I'm on the east end of southeast Marshall right up next to freeway. I believe that will be at in the ne or that that was the first one. The the 251. Hold on one second here. The 251. Um your honor, I did not I did not list this one. I did not mention Marshall Street from Prospect Avenue to I35. Um,
city attorney. City attorney. What is the best uh course of action to take here? I suggest that he be allowed to state his objection to it and we can certainly hold the if if he chooses to pursue a legal challenge after stating his objection. You can still receive that notice tonight and he can be compliant. Okay. Thank Thank you. My my apologies, sir. actually um uh I did not uh I just now notice I did not highlight it that this that the previous one did include the the project that you were referring to. Uh so
um I guess if you wish to speak uh at this time on that particular one um you can either come up and speak now or if you'd like to object to it, you just need to get a piece of paper and hand that to us before you before long and just tell us you object to the deal and then back here. Yep. There's some paper right behind you there that you could write on. Is that sufficient for what you want to do, sir? I don't know. Okay. If he submits a notice that preserves his right and when he goes in and if he comes
in and talks to the city attorney's office, he can make a determination at that time. So, he's just preserving the right. Okay. Okay. Thank Thank you. and my apologies for uh not noticing that and highlighting it. All right, I think I think we've got it covered. So, we'll be okay. So, with that, um we'll just state that again. For the first time, would anyone like to speak regarding the public hearing on pro proposed assessments for 2025 state aid street
overlay project job 252? For the second time, would anyone like to speak? For the third time, would anyone like to speak? We'll close the public hearing. I would entertain a resolution adopting the final assessments for the 2025 state aid street overlay project job 252 council. So moved, your honor. Motion by councelor Anderson. Is there a second? I'll second that, your honor. By councelor Olsen. Any further discussion by the council hearing? None. All
in favor of the motion signify by saying I. I. Oppose. Nay. Motion carries. Item E is the public hearing on proposed assessments for the 11th Street reconstruction project job 253. We'll open the public hearing with a staff report. City manager. Thank you, honor. Uh this uh resolution would adopt the final assessments at this date for job 253, the 11th Street reconstruction project. It involved the following work. complete street reconstruction of
11th Street from Margareta Avenue to the east end. Uh the assessment terms will be over 15 years and the interest rate will be 5.73%. Staff recommends approval. Any questions from the council? Hearing none. For the first time, would anyone like to speak regarding the public hearing on the proposed assessments for the 11th Street reconstruction project job 253? For the second time, would anyone like to speak? For the third time, would anyone like to speak?
We'll close the public hearing. I would to entertain a resolution adopting the final assessments for the 11th Street Reconstruction Project, job 253. Council, so moved, your honor. Move motion by councelor Anderson. Is there a second? Second. Second by councelor Howland. Any further discussion hearing? None. All in favor of the motion signify by saying I. I. Oppos. Nay. Motion carries.
Item F is the public hearing on proposed assessments for delinquent water, sewer accounts, and miscellaneous accounts receivable. We will open the public hearing with a staff report. City manager. Thank you, honor. This resolution would adopt the final assessments for delinquent water and sewer accounts and delinquent accounts receivable per the code of ordinances. These assessments are payable with terms of one year or five years dependent upon the assessment and the interest rate will be at 5.73%. Staff recommends approval. Any questions from the council
hearing? None. For the first time, would anyone like to speak regarding the public hearing on a proposed assessment for delinquent water, sewer accounts, and miscellaneous accounts receivable? Are you ready? Come on up. Please state your name and the property in question and tell us what you want. Conor and I am a sole proprietor or sole owner of property located at 95 Madison Avenue.
um the lot two and the northern half of lot three. Um earlier this year I received a notification that um the growth of my lawn had exceeded the 9 in um maximum that was allowed. Um but I have been in in and out of uh male clinic uh due to uh some medical issues and um while that particular
time I was able to bring it into compliance um it continued on my my medical issues continued on and um it um so what ended up happening was a second time I I fel fell out of compliance. Now then, uh I was released from the hospital and I was um in I was working on my property to get it back into compliance. I had I had mowed the uh the northern half of the of the the third lot and the southern
half of the second lot and I went inside to take a break uh use the restroom and get get something to eat. um left leaving my lawn care equipment in the yard. And when I came back out um the um there was a crew of people with uh weed whackers doing the uh northern half of lot two. They um I walked up and I spoke to what I believed to be the foreman and um he said, "Well, we got a we got a work
order." I said, "I understand that." and he said, "Well," he said, "Well, we'll just stop what we're doing right now and and you so they collected all the equipment." Um, and I I cleaned up the rest of what they had knocked down, plus the rest of my property, which was the the sub the uh eastern most half of of of the northern uh half of of lot two. So, I had actually done twothirds of the work previous to them actually starting and I had uh done all the cleanup that they did plus
uh the half of what they did. So, the majority of the work was done by me. And I admit that that uh I was not in compliance. I'm not I'm not even challenging that. But I think two things. I think that I um uh there were there were there there were extenduating circumstances that needed to be taken into into account for this situation and um and I didn't in in this situation I didn't even
get so much as a knock on the door saying that that you know we're here to do this work. Uh, and I would at that point I could probably have said, you know, well, I'm already doing it, so you know, um, but I spoke with the um, uh, the ladies across the hall and they gave me telephone number for the CSOS and I and they they basically told me that, you know, um, it was a legitimate work order. There's not really a whole heck of a lot they can do about it. So, that's where I'm sitting.
So now I have an I believe it's going to be an assessment on my property in the amount of $322 if memory serves me correctly. And I'm a little bit confused as to how that's going to affect, but I do know that there the the letter that I received said that it was going to be um uh applied to my taxes, if that's correct, and that I that I could make payments or something like that.
But I just thought I'd come up here to to tell you every the parts of of it that were not part of the story that was in front of the uh the city council right now today. So, okay, sir, could I ask you to state your name once more? William O' Conor. William Okconor. Thank you. All right. Anything else for us? No. Okay. I think um anything we need to know if um really staff does not have
um if the council wishes staff to um come to an arrangement agreement uh based on the information, I would ask that you instruct uh you instruct us to do so. I would. Okay. All right. So, thank you. Um we'll have you take your seat and I'm going to finish the public hearing. And did sir, did you have something to add? I have a I have a couple of issues to your name. First off, this neighbor of mine uh is one of the most helpful people in the neighborhood. He helps several people when
their cars don't start. He's a mechanic that you wouldn't believe. Um, and I ask that the uh mayor, consider councilman look favorably upon his thing. Now, relative to me, I own the two and a half lots on Jefferson, I mean, excuse me, Madison Avenue. My residence is on Jefferson Avenue. My wife and I, we bought those lots. They were empty and there was nothing but troublemaking and trash
and so forth left on those lots. And of course, my wife being from Albert Lee, I'm from Washington DC. You may have heard of that place recently. They have a lot of issues out there that they're trying to handle. I'm questioning whether they're doing a great job or not. But just kidding aside, I think it's kind of really tough on people. Uh, we've been here, I guess, 25 years now. I'm
retired from IBM controlled data. Uh, and I had a healthy career there. And I haven't seen a little town like Albert Lee. Uh I've found that people help each other here in this town. In Washington DC, you have to have both Congs, both seats in the House and a few senators just to get heard,
let alone any action. And I'm being facitious obviously, but we t we bought those lots. My wife made them into a little garden back there. Pretty goodsized garden. And uh then her health and my health has s considerably declined, but we still maintain it. We This man has been my neighbor even though he's across the alley for a long time. I uh encourage and I hope that you will look upon
his situation with due course and perhaps some little understanding. He has been sick and I was afraid I was going to lose my mechanic. You realize mechanics are hard to come fight. Well, thank you for coming and speaking tonight. Don't like me just and thank you for your service, sir. Well, thank you and I appreciate your any consideration that you're giving. All right. For a second time, then would anyone like to speak regarding the public hearing on delinquent
water sewer accounts and miscellaneous accounts receivable? For the third time, would anyone like to speak? We're going to close the public hearing. I would entertain a resolution adopting the final assessments for delinquent water and sewer accounts and miscellaneous accounts receivable. And I might add we'll have a discussion re before we vote on that. But could I get a motion on the floor, please? I'll make that motion. Motion by councelor Holland. And I would also add second by Okay, go ahead. To that motion, I would also add uh to uh remove Mr. O' Conor's
assessment as well. All right. Second by councelor Baker. And are you fine with the Yep. Okay. Any further discussion by the council? Yeah. My question I got a question as far as the city hires somebody to go in and and mow these yards down, you know, when they're on not in compliance. Can can we not tell them to if there's people living there to go and knock on the door and let them
know that they're they're doing it? I mean, that's only to me that's only being polite. City manager, I I don't know the all the specifics of this particular um um incident or the uh first one where uh cuz I believe it said that there was a notice, then there was a second compliance where they they did mow and then there was the third one where um he he had started and then they had started. If I understood that correctly, there was two instances. one in
April. I either late April, early May in which I was in and out of the hospital and grassed and then when I got out of the hospital, I cleaned it up and I got a notification from from CSO that uh and then nothing no problems And then I went back into the hospital. I have I have bladder
cancer and compound matters. I also take blood thinners because I have an artificial valve. And so when I when they go in, not to be indelicate, but when they go in to straighten my bladder, I get I get blood clots that shed. And so I'm constantly going in and out of the hospital. When that happens, I just Okay, thank you. I think we've got the background. City manager, any further comments? So, um, what I do know is that, uh, typically when, uh, they do go out,
our cso does try to go out and and knock first, uh, in particular when we're dealing with junk and and junk removal. I don't know the full process on on on the grass. Uh but um the 300 322 was more than likely the the first cleanup and then uh the second one would have been one where if they had knocked then they would not have uh uh had started. Um, but as for how we make communication, uh, I will most definitely look into that to make sure that we're we're we're doing our best to to
do that, uh, so we don't, uh, you know, create any unnecessary work and or, uh, create any other any other issues. Um, but uh what I would uh what I would say is that if if the council does wish to to wave this, they certainly can. Or if they wish for me to report back and just pull this particular one out, uh that could also be done. Or um yeah, that that is completely up to the council. But as for the uh the motion currently is to remove it completely. But uh as for the uh the
actual process, I will uh I'll be talking uh to the chief on that about uh what what had happened here and uh just making sure that we're we're doing our best to notify him. But I do know they do put a lot of care, but it doesn't mean that every single time it it happens exactly the way that we would all like it to. And we do contract the service out. So there is a certain level of of uh control where the contracted service um it's going to go out within a period of time but we
don't have necessarily always direct control of the exact date and the exact time that they do go out as well. So um all right any further comments by the council? I'll just add add your honor Holland. Um I'm I'm not so sure that we should um be asking our contractors that are doing this work to knock on the doors and you know before they mow the lawn or clean up the junk and stuff um because they're not city employees or anything. So um they're just paid there
to do the job. They have the contract. So I I don't know necessarily if they would normally probably knock on your door just to make sure, hey, is it okay if I can mow your yard or not? So well I the only reason I brought that Baker is is you know if if part of the yard was mowed then the lawn mower was out there you know it's just a courtesy um you know I'm not asking them to to uh you know knock on a door and say hey we're here to you know just just a matter of courtesy
if somebody's coming to m my yard even if I was paying them it'd be nice to know if you knock on a door just say here I'm here and then they can go do their business if nobody answers then they can do go do their business. I don't see a big issue with that. Council Anderson. Yeah. I I just wanted to say that this is exactly what public hearings are for. I mean there's many avenues that pe citizens can redress approach their government for a redress of their issues and I think it's great that someone stood up with you and I'm glad my fellow counselors are all receptive to the uh what Paul Harvey would call the rest of the story. So, city manager. Um, I I would just uh I I would also
want to make sure that I do not believe that the one where they started work and then realized that uh Mr. Connor Okconor was working on it. I do not believe that that one was actually part of a part of the actual assessment charge. However, uh yes, it would be very difficult to to councelor Holland's point for us to have a staff person trail and go along with the people doing the the the yard cleanup uh to make sure some of these other things are done. It's it's one of
the disadvantages to the advantage of having the the hired contract service. The hired contract service gets out probably a little bit quicker. Um, and then you don't have the uh the costs uh continuing throughout the wintertime when you're not uh mowing grass. But the bad part is the lack of control because they are contracted service and it's going to fit within their larger schedule when they go out. So um but we will certainly uh see what we can do about uh communication and I
think also again uh having that information as we talked about with that that software may also help lead to that with uh being able to create a system of contact uh within this within uh within the program. And I wasn't Mr. Baker I wasn't insinuating that we need to set see staff out there. Okay. I mean, these con these contractors, maybe we need to when we contract this stuff out, maybe we need to, you know, put that out there. Um because they still reflect still a reflection
on the city when when this happens in in my view, right? I don't think that's a good idea because they are contractors and what if they knock on the door and the person says, "Oh, no, no, I'll I'll I'll mow it now. I'll mow it now." Then what is the contractor supposed to do? Should they con continue the the work that they've been um hired to do or are they supposed to walk away? So, I I generally think that our CSOS do a pretty good job of handling this beforehand. Now, there were extenduating circumstances here with health issues and things going on. We understand that
type of stuff can happen and I think you've just found a couple or the council is is behind you in getting that wave for you tonight. Uh but just so you know, uh we have some pretty good csos. They do a nice job because we get a lot of complaints from around the city from different people. Um I would have to go along with with councelor Holland tonight and say it's probably sir I can't have you uh speak anymore. Thank you though. Um I just wanted to say I don't have a problem with CSO. Yep. Yep. I get that. I get that. All right. So um I I would agree. I don't think our uh contractors
should probably be out being the ones knocking on doors. Um it's generally handled by the CSOS or staff before then and so there shouldn't be a need to do so. So with that, uh, we'll go ahead and, uh, all in favor of the motion as amended, signify by saying I. I. Oppos? Nay. Motion carries. All right. Item G is a resolution accepting donations as presented to the city of Albert Lee. City manager. Thank you, honor. Oh, thank you, honor. Uh, Wells Fargo forclosed on property uh on a city
placard property. uh they have a program uh in place at uh times to devest themselves on these type of properties. In this case, they will donate the property to the city. They will also cover the full expense of demolition and clearing of the lot. City Albert Lee is generally authorized to accept donations pursuant to Minnesota uh statute sections 46, excuse me, 465.03 uh for the benefit of its citizens. Staff recommends acceptance of the following donations. Wells Fargo uh in the amount of $22,839.19
to Blight Elimination at 915 Autumn Street. Additionally, we received $500 in donation from Cheers Liquor to the Albertly Fire Department that will go towards uh fire safety training for our residents. And then we have um compliance checks uh or $500 to the Albert Lee Police Department that will go towards uh compliance checks to make sure that um alcohol, tobacco, and cannabis do not go into the hands of minors. Councel move to approve, your honor. Motion by
councelor Baker. Is there a second? Second. Second by councelor Holland. Any further discussion? All in favor of the motion signify by saying I. Oppos? Nay. Motion carries. Item H is a resolution authorizing new fire alarm system for the city arena. City manager. Thank you, honor. The recreation department would like to accept a two-part proposal for a new alarm system. The inspection department issued a 90-day occupancy certificate that allows the arena to open to the public in October. The recreation department would like to have the new system installed before that temporary certification expires. The city received two estimates for the alarm system.
Uh the winning bid of $85,340.65 65 uh from Custom Alarm and the other uh bid of $123,574 from a uh Ahern. In addition to the custom alarm proposal, the recreation department would like to accept a not to exceed proposal for the conduit of $40,000 from Albertly Electric. The custom alarm and Albertly Electric proposals total $125,340.65.
purchase does not change the city's position that inbuilt and its subcontractors are responsible for a portion or all of the cost. This expense would be funded from the bond premium approximately uh 612 total available uh for the 2024 referendum debt issuance uh until receiving any financial contribution from inbuilt and its subcontractors. Staff recommends approval. Councel moved. Motion by councelor Holland. Is there a second? I'll second. Second by councelor Anderson. Any further discussion by the council? Your honor, councelor Holland,
I would just uh um I'm glad that this is moving forward and uh it's going to get done, but I would uh just ask that uh city staff in particular the city attorney uh continue to pursue uh reimbursement from inbuil inbuilt and its subcontractors because uh um I think that's important. Any other discussion? Your honor, councelor Christensen, I concur with councelor Holland. I would have made the same point as well. We need to continue to follow up on that.
All right. Thank you. Any further discussion and the mayor would concur with both councelor Howin and councelor Christensen. So we'll continue to work on that. Hearing nothing further. All in favor of the motion signify by saying I. I. Those nay. Motion carries. Item I a resolution approving purchase of parks department bucket truck body. City manager. Thank you honor. Unit two uh four or five is a single axle bucket truck. Uh it's in the it's currently budgeted for $250,000
uh in replacement or for replacement in 2027. Uh the unit um the the budgeted item or the bud, excuse me, the item up for consideration will replace the 2008 international single axle truck with a TX bucket body. This truck is projected to be 19 years old by the time it's replaced. Uh, this truck will not be available until 2027 if ordered right now. Se staff is seeking to seeking approval to move forward with the 2027 project now due to the long lead time of the order. The bucket
truck will be purchased from Track USA uh LLC doing business at Track uh Utilities of Watertown, South Dakota under state bid contract. The price for the new uh truck will be $187,836. In 2027, when the new truck and body are in possession, unit 245 will be sold at minbid or on minbid and the money from minbid shall go towards the price of the new truck. The estimate, it's estimated that it should earn about $20,000. Staff recommends approval. Councel move to approve,
your honor. Motion by councelor Baker. Is there a second? Excellent. Second by councelor Anderson. Any further discussion? All in favor of the motion signify by saying I. I. Oppose. Nay. Motion carries. Item G is a resolution accepting bids and awarding contracts for the Blazing Star Bike Shelter job 2510. City manager. Thank you, honor. City of Albert Lee in collaboration with local organizations is proposing the construction of a new bike shelter to enhance community amenities, promote active transportation, and support tourism in the area. The pros project is designed
to provide secure cover space for bicyclists to uh store bikes and take shelter from the elements while using the city's trail system and downtown area. The shelters also include large maps of local trails and pedestrian paths along the uh promotions of festivals and events. The uh total estimated uh cost with contingencies is $71,196.88. Funding commitments for the project include uh $51,000 from the Albert Lee Trails Association, uh $8,500 from Statewide Health
Improvement Partnerships or SHIP, $7,500 from the Convention and Visitors Bureau, the CVB. These contributions total 67,000. The remaining $4,196.88 will be raised by the Freeborn County Trail Association and the Albert Lee Area Cyclist if needed. This project represents a collaborative community effort to improve local recreation infrastructure and encourage both residents and visitors to explore Albert Lee by bike. Staff recommends approval. Councel move to approve,
your honor. Motion by councelor Anderson. Is there a second? Second by councelor Christensen. Is there any discussion? Baker. I just want to say because I work out at Daryl and I've been dealing with him, I have to abstain from this. Um, one thing that I would like to to say, um, every day we get, uh, notices from our distributors and stuff about the material and things going up because of the tariffs and stuff. So, this is this is estimate is is now. I don't know what it's going to be like in the in the spring. I'm assuming they're waiting till spring
to do it. So, I just want to put that out there. Okay. Thank you. Any further discussion? Hearing none. All in favor of the motion signify by saying I. I. I. Abstain. Abstain. All those against signify by saying nay. Motion carries. Item K is a resolution authorizing development agreement and lease of 610 Fourth Street. City manager. Thank you, honor. Staff received a proposal from Kingdom
Homes LLC to build a single family, three-bedroom, one-bath home on a slab foundation. This property was part of the request for proposals sent out and received in April of 2025. City manager requests authority to sign a development agreement similar to those for GFY and Turning Point Real Estate in order to build affordable workforce housing. Um what I'd like to do is is uh if I may, your honor, just uh address a little bit of some um uh public comments or concerns that have been brought up about why the city participates in this. If I may go ahead. Thank you. Uh I'd like
to note um again some people are concerned or wondering why the city is offering free land and incentives for housing. Uh first I'd like to say it's not for just a select few uh people, but for anyone who is going to build uh new homes uh in particular on lots that have been empty for a long time or were significantly blighted and in need of demolition or redevelopment very recently. Uh they would not have to be a it does not always have to be a city lot as long as the lot uh has been empty or has been or is also an infill lot to receive the incentives. So why is this a good use
of the taxpayers and utility users dollars? First, sitting empty creates no value or tax base that is passed on to the other taxpayers over a long period of time. Same goes for utility use. Second, if the city was has to maintain an empty lot, that takes away from parks and other maintenance uh for the uh for the public and it also increases expenses on the taxpayer. Third, it is targeted to infill. So it maximizes the use of existing infrastructure that otherwise again is paid for by all other taxpayers and utility users if there is not a taxpayer utility user in front of
that infrastructure. Uh and last we have a housing shortage to which employers are busting workers in to keep operations going to keep production going. We are at a disadvantage in Albertly because construction is nearly the same cost as it is 60 miles north, east or south of us. Yet their housing prices are higher and therefore the profit for a developer is greater to build there than it is here. So therefore we have to tip the scales in our favor and this is one of the many ways in
which we are attempting to try to do that uh to again maximize and uh maximize long-term the tax impact on the people who are here and uh maximize the impact on our utility rates with that your honor. Staff recommends approval. Councel move to approve your motion by councelor Baker. Is there a second? Second. Second by councelor van beek. Any further discussion? I just Baker I just want to say uh thank you to Mr. Motorman for u joining the club of uh moving forward to try to get uh
close the housing shortages that we have in this community there there's um there's other people in this uh community that uh the city the Alita um and the H is trying to do their part in this too. So um welcome to the party Mr. Morman. Thank you. Any further discussion? Councelor Christensen. Thank you, your honor. I want to thank the city manager for that good explanation. I think it's good that we remember why we're doing some of these things and the infill
housing I think is is a really it's a win for the city and our residents. Any further discussion? I would just like to state some of the same things. This is very important. These lots are sitting empty right now. They're not doing the city any good. If we can get a house on these lots, it's going to take care of a couple things. one, our employers are are needing housing badly. Um, we've got a lot of employees that we'd like to get moved into town here and uh we can't do that until we build some more housing. So, this is going to help that out. In addition,
it's going to start with u some more tax base for the city on lots that held a home many many years ago but do not at the current time. So, I think it's a great use for these lots and uh I I I commend Mr. Modman for working on this and anybody else that's working on it. Also, um I will also add that I will be abstaining from this vote as I'm helping Mr. Mtoman work on some of his financing. So, we'll be abstaining on this vote with that. All your honor. Sorry. How? Uh just one question. So, this is a new home build. So, um uh the uh property owner that ends
up purchasing this property, will they be eligible for tax abatement then too? city manager. Uh that has not been part of uh any of the agreements uh to date that uh we we have talked about. Uh and um typically what we're looking at here is one where uh the person is building with the intent of selling. So there is no benefit uh for the builder at that time to provide to take the tax incentive. Typically, that's going to be someone who builds and lives in, which typically that
also is probably not going to trigger the incentive because the other aspect of the incentive is to try to hold down some of the costs and the prices so that way the the homes can be uh more affordable for average uh or area median income. Yeah. Thanks. All right. All in favor of the motion signify by saying I. I stayain. All against signify by saying nay. Motion carries. Item nine is mayor and council reports and we'll start tonight with ward 4. Councelor Olsen. All
right. No real word or no meetings to speak of. Uh just a couple wams went and went and met with a couple residents over the last couple weeks and kind of looked around. I think I got them kind of pointed in the right direction for for what they needed and who they needed to contact to get their issues taken care of for them. Other than that, that's it, your honor. All right. Ward five, Councelor Van Beek. Thank you, your honor. Um, just got one court item that came up today. I'll be handing that off to uh Chief Hansen the next couple days here. Um, Tuesday,
October 29th, we have the HA meeting and uh I think that's going to get a little challenging here potentially with the government shutdown. Um, this week, Wednesday, November 11th, I have a budget meeting. Thursday, human rights commission. And then last but not least, this is uh more of a FYI for the public. Um on Sunday of this week, uh the Nation of Patriots was which is a motorcycle tour of all 48 states. The flag travels all the way across the continental United
States will be uh Bergdale Harley-Davidson partnered with the Glenville Legion riders. The kickoff will be in May in Albertly, Minnesota between the Legion in Glennville and Burgdale's Harley-Davidson. And it'll be finally finalizing in September at Bergdale Harley-Davidson. Wow. Um, this is going to bring a few hundred people to this area for both of those things. So, it's it's a great thing for our community and uh we were chosen due to our patriotism in this area.
So kudos to everybody involved and we hope to see a good turnout in 2026. So all right, that's all I got. Thank you. Word six, Councelor Anderson. Thanks, your honor. Uh, as councelor Vanv says, I have a budget meeting on Wednesday also and uh at the H meeting last week. Yes, there are a lot of challenges if this shutdown continues. I think they're working on a a solution uh in Washington as our friend at the public forum was talking how they can't really seem like they get much done. But, uh, yeah, we're hoping, we have high hopes because otherwise they're going to have to borrow
from Peter to pay Paul to keep, uh, people, uh, keep people living in these public housing units. Not sure how they're going to do that, but, uh, there's a lot of concerns addressed at the last meeting. Uh, one word item kind of been working on and I wanted to also mention that the final numbers have settled in for the Relay for Life. If you remember, I was uh, pumping up the Relay for Life before that happened a lot. And, uh, Relay in this area raised $37,000. That was really, really cool. Um uh last year they actually raised 40, but this year we were missing a key donation.
Mayo typically gives $5,000 to this event and they were in the middle of a reset for their uh for their charitable uh giving. So uh I I anticipate that they'll be back on board again next year and uh we can continue maybe to uh break some records. But that is a tremendous amount of money raised for a for a good cause. And it's all local people, all local communities, a lot of business owners donating for silent auction items. And it's uh that's it's really great. That's excellent, your honor. All right. Thank you, Ward One. Councelor Christensen. Thank you, your honor. Uh let's see. There was no planning commission meeting this month, but we do plan to
meet in December. Senior center board will be meeting on Wednesday and reviewing the proposals that have been presented for uh moving or remaining in place for the senior center. Um last week uh we um had bonding committee met at the wastewater treatment plant and had an opportunity to talk about the need for funding from our state government. Uh we're also
um continuing with budget meetings. Uh last week we visited regarding sewer, water, and other other special funds. I do want to give a shout out to the United Way and the Council of Churches. A week ago, they sponsored Respectful Communications and it was a packed house. I think they had to take some people uh like in reserve. Uh there were so many people that attended. I think it goes to show that our community really wants to um stop the division and start working together cooperatively.
It was a wonderful event. Um, also I want to announce if anybody didn't see it, the lunch and learn program is this Thursday uh at noon to 1 here in the city council chambers. And this uh week they're talking about uh pollinator plantings and it's something that's very near and dear to my heart. Albertly has changed some of their u ordinances and we are now allowing for these. So come and learn from one of the experts, a coach on the pollinator plantings
and how that can benefit our environment. Uh also wanted to say I've been so happy to see so many uh green lights out and about in the community uh in support of our veterans and um so thank all who have served as we recognize Veterans Day tomorrow. Thank you. Board two, Councelor Baker. Thank you, your honor. Um, again, we had, as councelor Van Beek and councelor Anderson talked about, we had an H meeting a couple weeks ago. Um, things are moving forward as far as u moving to to put up a
house. Um, I have a meeting. Um, I've been talking to the elderly Alita executive director, Phillip, and he's working on putting a meeting together so we can continue to move this thing forward. Um Um, he he'll be letting me know and he gave me a couple dates and I gave him some information. So, he'll be letting me know here probably in the next day or two. Um, and I also attended the bonding committee at the water treatment plant and was able to talk to a lot of the people. um that were
out there and and uh quite a few of the bonding people on the bonding committee. Um so it was kind of a nice experience. A lot of people that were interested in what was really happening with this. So um I think uh I think it opened up some eyes. Um, this week I have an interview uh with the Lisa Dunabower who's in charge of uh looking for an executive director for to to replace um Philip and
um my interviews in the afternoon on Wednesday. This is just to give us this is give give the board members the opportunity to talk about what we think that we should uh shoot for and how we would like um this to possibly turn out. Um I also am going to be attending the Aldi grand opening Thursday morning and then I'm going to also be going to the Solar River cutting at Vortex on
Friday. With that, your honor, that'll do it. All right, ward three. Councelor Howland. Thank you, your honor. Um, like several others on the city council and uh the mayor, I was also at the wastewater treatment plant last week when the house uh bonding committee was there uh getting a tour of the facility. The mayor did a fantastic job repres representing Albert Lee and stressing the importance of uh this uh 100 million dollar project for the city and uh I think it helps that he has those connections up in St. Paul as a former uh state representative, our former state
representative. So, um he has those connections and I think uh that helped. But u uh I tried my best. I I spoke to a couple of legislators uh as they were walking on their way out. I know they kind of doing a whirlwind tour and uh getting a lot of information, but I really wanted to hammer home uh uh the importance of um uh of this project and the help that the city needs because uh um if uh we do not receive any help from the state and the majority of this project is because
of mandates that are being put down by the state. uh if the city doesn't get help from the state in paying for this, it would [ __ ] our community, not only the residents and the sewer rates uh that would uh skyrocket, but also our businesses that rely especially on our uh heavy water and sewer users. So, um I I think the legislators at least that I spoke with, it seemed like they were very receptive to it, but um um we'll all see how that goes when it uh when the vote goes down in St. Paul. But, um uh cross your fingers. Um I attended also last week uh the CBB uh board meeting uh
where um the new executive director uh uh was announced. So Conrad Hawinson is now the new uh executive director there at the CBB. I think he's going to do a a fantastic job. Uh there was also uh some uh conversation at that uh meeting as well and I know we talked a little bit about it when it comes to uh permits and licenses with rentals and the Airbnbs, but uh that's something that the city uh doesn't pursue right now is um a lodging tax on those Airbnbs. um and they're becoming more
and more popular and um uh the CVB, you know, I think a lot of those board members were asking, you know, could that be another uh source of revenue for them as far as lodging tax goes? Uh because right now the CBB is is funded through revenue through a lodging tax that basically just goes on the u the motel and towns. So, um, so that may be something that we as a city want to, uh, to look into. Uh, other than that, um, this week, uh, no park and wreck board meeting, uh,
is it the Aldi's grand opening this week? Yeah. So, I'll be there at that. I think that's is that, uh, Thursday, Thursday, Thursday morning. So, so I'll be there to to get all my fresh fruit and and everything else. So, exciting exciting time in Albertly. That's it, your honor. All right, thank you. Um, I started a couple weeks off with the Alita project review and then, uh, Saturday the 1, attended the Rubies Pantry, which they brought back after about a year and a half hiatus. Uh, we were out at the, uh, Freeborn County Fairgrounds and had over 300 people out there. So, it was uh,
well received and uh, enjoy doing that. That was the first time that I'd been part of that uh, endeavor. So, uh, they do a nice job. Um along with councelor Christensen, I attended on Monday the 3 the respectful conversations group and as she mentioned it was a full house and I think uh most of the tables there had a nice evening of chatting and uh staying civil so that was good. Um on the 4th I had a city hall tour uh and we had a bunch of homeschoolers come in and so Carla took
them through the building and then they came in and we had them sit up here and we asked them for a bunch of questions and kind of told them how city works and all that type of information and uh they were a very impressive group. They had some great questions and uh so we had a good time with that. Uh and then right after that I did a video uh with Kathy Melikowski and a group why Albert Lee. Uh so we're telling the story of why Albertly and getting that video out to to people. On Wednesday the 5th, we had the Alita board meeting and uh again talking about some of the projects going on and different things that we're doing. Uh as Councelor Baker mentioned,
uh Eliza Dunbower uh from DDA uh will be meeting with us here uh Wednesday uh to start going through what we're looking for in a new executive director. Uh what what types of things does the city need to see? This is a very very important position. So we've got a lot of work to do on that. We've got to keep this momentum going on what we've been doing here over the past several years. And then on the fifth, Councelor Holland, you couldn't have said it much better. Very eloquent with the House Bonding Committee, and I think uh you summed it up very well. I think we had a great meeting with them. The state has got to come through and help us with some
of this because it's the state's mandate that's costing half of this money. Around $40 million, I believe, is because of the phosphorus mandate. Um, so we're looking to the state for some bonding help and we'll keep continue to talk with the legislators, but I do feel as you do, uh, that we were received pretty well, uh, on Wednesday night when they were here. And then on Thursday, I went to St. John's on Luther Place and I gave a presentation to a number of senior citizens. They want to know what's going on in the city. So I had an hour session with them. We had a good
time. And uh, that was at Luther Blaze. And then on Friday, I went to St. John's Eagle View and uh we had about 60 to 80 people at that one. It was a nice crowd and uh spent an hour a little better with them also. A lot of great questions, a lot of interaction and and saw a lot of people that have been important part of this community for many many many years. And so anyway, had a great time out there. Uh I think we'll be doing the other nursing homes sometime here over the next couple months, but uh just getting out and and spreading the story on what's going on in Albert Lee. And then on Friday also I went down uh to the fire hall and uh listened in on a little bit of the
community health alliance. Uh the chief lashes there introduced me and had a chat with them for a while and good group and it sounds like some real uh good things going on uh with that group. So good to see. Um Friday evening I attended the Hollandale uh fall uh dinner up at the Christian school up there. And then on Saturday afternoon, I got to attend the 90th birthday party uh for Pastor Milt Ost. And if anybody's been around Albert Lee for any time at all, you know Pastor O. He has been a uh just a real champion of things going on in Albert Lee and for many, many years.
I would run into him working with a number of groups. So, he's looking good and congratulations to him for 90 uh for his 90th birthday and for all the service that uh that he provided uh to our community over many many years. And then last um tomorrow is Veterans Day, honoring all who served in observance of Veterans Day. City offices, recreation, library, and transfer station will be closed. So, get out, thank a veteran tomorrow. They gave uh their service to this country. Uh so
the freedoms that we have today are because of the their service. So uh we appreciate that and um there will be a service at uh I believe it starts about 10 to 11 at the courthouse and then they're moving up to the American Legion uh for dinner after that. So if you can partake in any of those events, uh please do so. And again, like I said, thank a veteran, put the green light out, uh do those kind of things. With that, we'll turn it over to item 10, city manager report. Thank you, honor. Um last uh meeting I was absent. I was at the ICMA international conference in Tampa. Uh
there were many things that uh I I learned I felt were very valuable. Uh certain things that have uh I think um not that really necessarily ignite a a fire or sparked imagination but definitely some things that helped um guides uh some of the items that I'm I'm I'm working towards. And uh one very in particular thing that I I thought was very important as we look towards our strategic plan and wrapping that up was a comment and that is the the future is not a place we're going to visit but it's a place we create. Uh and I think that that is is very
poignant to what we're trying to do here and what we've been working at here in Albert Lee. uh whether it's through what we're going to produce in our strategic plan or even some of the uh items that we were taking care of here today tonight. Um so I'm very excited about some of the changes coming up as as uh we had done in the workshop some of the changes about uh it some of the things that we're making to try to create uh more streamlined better communication less siloing of of information or access. Uh I've met with county to go over our uh law enforcement center
uh agreement and basically that shared space and the rental agreement there. Um let's see. We are I'm hoping to have more on housing coming up or the next uh next uh meeting or two uh where the city might be participating in another way in which we will fill some vacant lots. Um uh let's see. I'm very uh also very excited about some of the things that Alita is doing right now and how we are working with Alita on everything from uh development out into
the industrial park to other uh potential areas of redevelopment and uh the mayor and I met with uh members of the uh Shell Rock River Wershed District and uh discussing uh matters as it relates to the sales tax and the continuation of that and what that may go towards. uh there's a there's more projects than there are funding, but uh some decisions will have to be made and and uh so we're trying to uh uh figure that out. And then just personally, I would like to um in case I not able to do it tomorrow, I'd like to thank a few veterans that are are my family
here. Uh Shauna and her son Phoenix uh and my cousin Neil and my cousin Eric. All right. Thank you. Thank you. Item 11 is approval of claims. A is a resolution approving claims and one is a presentation of claims over 25,000. City manager. Thank you, honor. We have $57,97.90 to Platinum Plumbing Solutions LLC. We have $65,159.79 to Municipal Pipe Tool. We have $123,7819
Inbuilt LLC. This is for City Arena Marian Ross Theater. We have $125,820 to Inbuilt LLC. This is for the Arena Lobby and Aquatic Center. We have $215,119.32 to ser uh Southeast Service Cooperative. This is our health insurance program for and it's approximately 87% employer and 13% employee contribution. 87 or excuse me $837,925.50 to Inbuilt LLC. This is
for the wastewater treatment plant facility solar field. And then we have 1,627,5747 cents. Inbuilt LLC recreational facilities project arena refrigeration system. Councel move to approve your motion by councelor Baker. Is there a second? Second, second by councelor Anderson. Any further discussion? All in favor of the motion signify by saying I. I. Oppose. Nay. Motion carries. Item 12, adjournment. Move to adjourn your honor.
Motion by councelor Holland. Is there a second? A second. Second by councelor Van Beek. All in favor of the motion signify by saying I. I. Close. Nay. Motion carries. Meeting adjourned.