Call to order the regular meeting of the Bayport City Council for April 6, 2026. >> Um Oh, >> yeah, it does say. I'm like, where's the Pledge of Allegiance? It is on there. >> All right. 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. >> Okay, Matt is going to call the role.
>> Council member Bliss >> here. Council member Gilmore >> here. >> Council member Kip >> present. >> Council member Hill >> here. >> Mayor Hansen >> here. Um, do I have a motion to approve tonight's agenda? >> I move to Oh, go ahead, Ethan.
>> Go ahead. I move to approve the agenda. >> Thanks, Katie. Second. >> Second. >> Oh, okay. I'll take it from Carl. >> All right. All in favor? >> I >> um proclamations, commendations, petitions, and announcements. We're
going to uh have um the Bayport Fire Department present accommodation for Chief Ellen Eisinger. Ray's doing it. All right. Come on up. >> Come on up. Yeah. Raider.
>> Yeah. Well, on uh behalf of the Bayport Fire Department Relief Association, I'm here to present Chief Alan Eisinger um this plaque commemorating his 25 years of exemplary service to our community.
Congratulations on your retirement and thank you for your service. >> Do you want Should we get a zoom in of the plaque? Yeah. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, RAY. UH, madame mayor, council members, uh, like to thank the members of the Bayport Fire Department,
especially my family, my wife Denise, who's put up 48 years of me going on fire calls, missing meals, and everything else. It's truly without the support of the fire fighters or family, we wouldn't be able to do what we do. Um, Administrator Klene, thank you for
you and fellow staff members for all your support and the city council for your support. I wish Gabe good luck. We've made the step forward by you taking the step to hiring a full-time chief to keep this going because uh, as
we know, all volunteer, you know, fire departments are going away. We need to replace them with paid on call or part-time staff. So, thank you. Thank you, Alan. And thank you FOR thank you so much for all your years of
service. I know it's been a lot. And um for the extension of all this time that you've waited patiently for us to find the right fire chief to replace you. So, thank you so much. We really appreciate all you've done. And thank you family.
Thanks for coming. We still have a couple Eisingers around though, so that's good on the on the department. All right. Thank you. And the next uh thing now we're going to swear in our new chief. So I think I meet you at the podium.
>> Okay. >> All right. Repeat after me. You ready? >> Not yet. Raise your raise your right hand. Look official. Okay. I, Gabe Kenny, >> I, Gabe Kenny, >> promise that I will humbly serve the public >> promise that I will humbly serve the
public >> with an urgent response to their crisis. >> with an urgent response to their crisis. >> With compassion, sincerity, and concern. >> With compassion, sincerity, and concern. >> patience, kindness, and respect. >> Patience, kindness, and respect.
>> I promise that I will at all times. I promise that I will at all times >> conduct myself in a manner that reflects positively >> conduct myself in a manner that reflects positively >> on the Bayport Fire Department. >> on the Bayport Fire Department. >> City of Bayport. >> City of Bayport
>> and our partner service communities town Oak Park Heights and West Lake. Can you do all that at once? >> I can read. >> Our partner service communities of Baytown, Oak Park Heights, and West Lakeland. Finally, I promise to follow the policies of the department.
>> Finally, I promise to follow the policies of the department. >> Uphold the laws of our state and nation. >> Uphold the laws of our state and nation. >> And the ordinances of the service communities. >> And the ordinances of the service communities. >> And that I will faithfully discharge my duties to the best of my abilities.
>> And that I will faithfully discharge my duties in the best of my abilities. >> So help me God. >> So help me God. >> All right. YOU DID IT. YOU GUYS TOGETHER WOULD BE KIND OF FUN, DON'T you think? >> Sure. >> Can I can I >> Okay.
>> Who do you have a camera map? >> I think so. >> I was going to say, which way do you want us facing? >> Doesn't matter to me. >> All right. We're coming up here. If it was my wife, I want to be in the bathroom. family
together. >> Do them later. Wow, they're all dressed up. >> Yeah, >> I don't I don't have a speech. >> Can we get a good photo of the two of them, too? Or >> we'll get >> Yeah, we'll do >> you'll do those with your family and all that.
>> I don't have a speech unless anybody really wants to hear me talk, which I don't want to hear myself talk anymore. Are you sticking around for the meeting at all or you >> not planning? >> If you want me to go. >> Good. Okay. I was going to tell you to give my update. >> Do you have my update now? >> No. No.
>> All right. >> So, no, you're good. >> Thank you guys very much and all right. >> I'll see youelcome soon again. Thanks. >> We're excited. Thanks. >> Okay. >> Thanks everyone for coming. >> Anybody can stick around and wait on the
meeting here. You're welcome. >> We're good. >> Really? >> We got a fire. >> You're going to miss the consent agenda. >> Yeah, the consent agenda. The highlight of the night. >> Travis, I thought they were here for you.
>> I did, too. >> I thought at least one person would stay. >> All right. >> If we could get someone to close the doors because I think people will be chitchatting. >> Oh, no. >> Then we can move along here.
Okay. Isn't that the Youth Service Bureau guy, >> huh? It's like the Youth Service Bureau guy. I don't know. >> Oh, maybe. Well, maybe he's here for someone. >> Maybe they're friends. >> Yeah,
all right. Thank you everybody. >> Okay. The open forum is next. This is a portion of the meeting to address the city council on subjects that are not part of the agenda. Council may take action or reply at the time of the statement or may give direction to staff regarding investigation of comments
expressed. Total of 15 minutes is allotted for public comment during the open forum. We do have Travis Manderfield here from Safeep, but um are you here for anything that you'd like to speak about? Okay. All right. Come on up, Travis and uh tell us what
you uh learned in the walkability study. you ready for the presentation? I think Harrison's got it. >> Going in. Okay. Well, I appreciate the uh the chance to come and share a little bit. I've been asked to um talk a little
bit about the uh sidewalk program here at the city of Bayport. Um as well as the walkability study that we did this past year. So, I'll try to keep it to 15 minutes. >> Thanks. >> Uh thank you for giving me a time otherwise it would go an hour. Um all
right. Uh so we've been working with the city of Bayport uh since 2018 on a proactive sidewalk maintenance program. Chances are if you've been out on the sidewalks, you've seen our repairs um out there for tripping hazards. Um why is sidewalk safety important? Uh I think
it's pretty obvious if you have city infrastructure that's designated for walking. Uh it's good to make sure that that is safe. And so um increasing safety mobility, uh reduce reducing legal liability. Um, every year we have a city in the metro that gets sued for a trip and fall. Uh, and having a program
in place showing that you're being proactive rather than reactive is a really good step to prevent, um, liability. Uh, improve ADA compliance. Obviously, um, ADA is becoming a much more sensitive subject, a much more important subject. Um, cities are developing ADA transition plans and so
having a repair program in place to make sidewalks more ADA compliant uh, is really beneficial. Um, saving money, obviously that's a big one, too. So, we do the horizontal saw cutting. Uh, so what we do is we've worked with the city to develop a criteria um to determine
when sidewalks need to be replaced versus when they can be repaired to extend the life cycle of them. And so, uh, obviously with that comes cost savings. We've got some numbers on that uh, further on in the presentation. And then decreasing complaints. Um, having a proactive program allows you to get ahead of stuff before residents may call
in and express uh their um dissatisfaction with trip and fall uh hazards around their their house. So, um that's the the what um I'm going to skip this slide with just some stats on why it's important. So, what is the city of Bayport been doing? Uh 2018 to 2025, um
we've completed phase one of the program. Uh we've repaired 930 total um sidewalk defects. Uh and then the city has also managed to have a 94 or a 64% cost savings compared to RNR. I think in total is about $197,000 in savings. Um
again, that is uh prioritizing what can be repaired and then also um replacing what needs to be replaced. So you can see a map here as well as far as um what we've covered in the city. All of the the different colors represent different years of the program since 2018.
Uh so where are we at today? Um this year we'll begin phase two. Uh previously we've been working through the city trying to get the worst hazards first. So the criteria we were using was anything u between a half of an inch to an inch and a half. ADA and PROAG standards say that anything above a
quarter inch is considered non-compliant. So now we're lowering that threshold and beginning to work through the city again uh to get towards ADA and PROAG compliance. Um long-term goal is obviously a proactive program. So once you've gotten through uh the catch-up phase, you're able to get to a
more preventative maintenance phase and uh begin to develop a program that is allowing you to stay ahead of things before they get worse. Um as Mayor Hansen alluded to, uh we also completed a walkability study uh this past year. This was in conjunction with the St.
Paul Realtors Association. There was a grant that was awarded. Um we were tasked with a number of different things. Uh trail and sidewalk mapping. So we presented the city with um shape files for the GIS system for all the sidewalks and trails uh in and around the city. We did a selective
infrastructure assessment. Um so we looked at all of the sidewalks around the city and assessed a good, fair, and poor grade um based on sidewalk conditions. We also looked at the ped ramps as well. The goal being um so that the city has more information for long-term infrastructure planning. Uh we
also identified locations of high pedestrian traffic areas. So we worked with the city to determine um where are people spending their time uh within the city and then ultimately um trying to identify walkway gap uh identification locations. So um where are the residents
located and where are their missing gaps in the walkway infrastructure to allow residents to get to some of those more hightra areas. And finally, uh, neighboring community connectivity. Um, we looked at the trail systems around Bayport to see where there might be opportunities to, uh, connect
walkability, um, to other communities and for other communities to be able to walk and get into Bayport, um, as well. So, um, we also, what you're seeing on here is the brochure. Uh, it's out on the table as well. Um, some of you may have seen it. We put together a little brochure to help residents know where
the trail systems are, um, know how to get to them and, uh, where there's walkways accessible to them. So, with that, um, I guess I'll open the floor for any questions or any additional insight from the people who are involved with the project. >> Yeah. So, the, um, full report was in
the packet, >> so everyone had a chance to look at that. But, um, did anyone have questions or anything about what you saw or comments? No, thank you. >> Yeah, I I mean I thought it was great how um
we there is a page in the report that has the walkway gap identification listed and we've already worked on one of them, you know, which is nice. We're already in the process of So, the first one was the Barker's Alps um new elementary school connection to downtown
along Fifth Avenue. Um there's been a gap there for quite a while and now we had a good reason to to close that gap and we got the grant to help us put that sidewalk in. So that'll be starting soon. >> Soon
>> soon. So that's one. And then um the new Bay Haven development connecting it to Barker's Alps is another um pathway that will be approved soon and happening soon. Um the other the other couple were
very interested. Barker's Alps um to the sec Oh, I Yeah, just along Second Avenue North. That's a Yeah. So, you can come in the back side of Barker's Alps, but there's no sidewalks to get you there. Um and then the upper
Barker's Alps trails to 7th Street South. So, kind of by that um wellhouse that some people have made their way down would be really great to have, you know, our own version of like still water stairs there or something. But see what happens with that. And then um the
last one is the Savannah Trail to Fifth Street or Fourth Street South, which is kind of over in my area south of the city, kind of connecting there. Right now there's um pathways that people make just from walking through there. But yeah, so it it was really I thought it was helpful and I working with you guys
has been great and the um the the program that you have for our sidewalks has been wonderful. So I I just appreciate that you were willing to do this for us. We we got the grant money and we're like we came with a totally different idea and I think we ended up with this oh let's do this whole
walkability study. Um, this was back when, um, Simon was our public works director, so he was leading it. And I think it ended up being great and we got a nice brochure out of it and hopefully some people are now aware of, you know, different ways they can use our
wonderful trails in our city. So, >> and maybe one more, um, just as a note of encouragement, we work with probably 30 40% of the cities in the metro and your guys' sidewalk life cycle is really good compared to a lot of other cities. um you've been able to get through everything in seven years um and now
it's only going to continue to decrease now that you've been through it once. So um the infrastructure is in good shape and it's getting even better each year. So >> yeah, and we also did I forgot um we did a little survey of residents too and we had some of those like we got some good
feedback from people about where they saw some gaps and things too. So, we learned a lot and I think we have now a lot of helpful information for when we do projects in the future where we need to be thinking about this. So, a lot of good things came out of this and it was all paid for by that grant for
us. So, and some time that we spent. But, so thank you. >> Yeah. Thank you guys for your time. Thank you. >> Okay. So, next up is the consent agenda which everyone came for, right? We're going to consider a resolution adopting
items 1 through 11. Uh the March 2nd city council workshop and regular meeting minutes, the March payables and receipts, March building, plumbing, mechanical, and zoning permits report. Appointment of Hal Da Roseby to the
planning commission for a term to expire December 31st, 2027. Special event application from Anderson Parent Group for the Razled Dazzle Carnival on May 1st, 2026. A personal fire helmet policy for the
fire department. Special event application from St. Charles Church for the fall festival at Perroll Park on September 27th. Special event application from the Bayport American Legion for the Memorial Day parade on May 25th. purchase of a
new squad vehicle for the police department and an update updated service K9 policy for the police department. That's it. Do we have a motion to approve the consent agenda? >> I move to adopt a resolution approving
the consent agenda. >> Thanks, Carl. >> I second that. >> Thanks, Orin. Roll call, please. >> Council member Piss, >> I. >> Council member Gilmore, >> I. Council member Kip >> I. >> Council member Hill >> I. >> Mayor Hansen.
>> I consent agenda passed. There's no public hearings. We have no unfinished business. We have no new business. So we are on to city council liaison reports. Um Katie, do you want to
>> Yeah. So I went I only had decal this month last month. Um ice cream social. They love that. that we want to scoop again. >> Good. >> They do ask that we wear our name tags. I think I was the only one that didn't wear my name tag
>> and I was like, that was it, guys. Thanks. >> That's great. >> Um, they had the Easter egg hunt on Saturday. Seemed like it was good. Cold, but good. It was still a good turnout. >> Good. >> Um, then the next one, they were they're
working on the garage sale. People were people have already been reaching out asking about when it is. They have like three signs left that are still like garage sale signs. They're gonna sell those and then not do them again because not many people bought it from them. >> That's the first weekend in June.
>> Yep. >> Um ice cream social is that first Wednesday of June right after. >> So that will be before right before. >> So that's June 3rd >> and then June >> 5th. >> 5th and 6th are the
m or are the garage sales. Um they are working on backup spots for Friday night in the park for derby days. So that's the big one. They're thinking um they were thinking maybe using city
public works, but they don't know about acoustics in there and how good that would actually be. So it might have to just be at the Legion or Woodies that can have a band that >> the Legion has pretty big parties. So I feel like that. So they're working on
that. The band manager is going to come over and meet with Mary and they're going to walk around to see where the best place for the backup is. Okay. >> But everything's good to go so far. >> What's happening with the bar crawl? >> The bar crawl, they didn't know much because Mary T wasn't there at the beginning of the meeting right away. She
had a different meeting she was at. >> Um, but they're still doing it. Tickets are going live here. They were trying to do it. I haven't seen that they were live yet, but >> Yeah, I know. I've been checking because I've been promoting it and I wanted to like send doing games again like at
every place uh easier games to judge at the end cuz that was a little hard too I think but yeah um and they don't I don't know what the they don't know the pathway >> they don't know the order yet >> but it is Mother's Day the Saturday before Mother's Day
>> yeah May 9th which is also the fishing opener in Stillwater same day so maybe there'll be people here that will hang out and come down >> come down yeah all right thanks all All right. Did you have a watershed? >> We did. >> We did. You had your first one.
>> We did on the on March 12th. Um and they kind of went over a a general kind of highle uh report from the entire year. Um some takeaways from that was um uh the Pero Creek um had a they have more
sediment and actually I just mentioned that there's more sediment in Pero Creek than there is in some of the other creeks that they're monitoring. Um, which apparently it can be caused by things that aren't paved as we >> so like our alleys that paved. Okay. >> Um, 2025 had 5 in above average
precipitation. >> Um, the erosion analysis for the g gullies throughout the wershed that was approved. And then Baya Bay Haven had an application before them which was approved with one exception. Um it just needed a um description of the
stabilization method for the the runoff. >> Oh, okay. Hopefully they figuring that out. >> Yeah, that's kind of cool that they had the overview of the year for you just since it was your first meeting. So, >> yeah, the pack the packets were very dense. >> Yeah. >> Yeah, >> it's a lot. Yeah,
>> but we have actually we have another meeting this Thursday. So, >> yeah. Okay, great. >> Thanks. All right, Ethan and the Cable Commission, right? Is that where you still are? >> I am still there. We uh we did not meet, so I have nothing new to report.
>> Okay, >> airports advisory commission meets next on May 11th. >> Okay. >> And with that, I stand for questions. >> All right. Okay. I did a few things in March. Um couple ribbon cutings for the chamber,
Bridgewater Bank, and Lake Elmo. the brand new building. If you ever see that intersection where there's nothing kind of by the holiday, now there's that bank. Beautiful. Um, today I went to Hudson Physicians up in they are opening a facility in Oak Park Heights, even
though they're Hudson Physicians. So, um, see if I had any I'll tell you when did I get it by date. Um on the 9th they had a toast and topics presentation or kind of a discussion Q&A we'll call it at the
library. So Senator Hley was there and representatives Hill and Johnson and um they were just kind of gave an update on where where they're at with things at the capital and Judy Seabberger couldn't make it because she actually was at the capital doing some things. Matt came and
listened. Um and then they'll be doing another toast and topics in May which is at the city level and Matt and I will be there. So give you an update on that. Uh that was all chamber related. Um went to the fire relief association meeting on the
9th. Nothing really exciting there. Their funds seem to be they didn't make money that time but they're fine. I mean, we it was kind of a down time, but um oh, I got elected to join the Stillwater Community
Foundations board of directors. So, um that was I know the past couple years you may have heard about how I've been pursuing like should Bayport have its own foundation, what should we do? And I met with tons of different people and um kind of landed on Stillwater
Community Foundation is a representative of Bayport. So they they represent like Afton. I think there's like five different cities that are part of their umbrella and then they're part of the St. Cry Valley Foundation. So it's a little complicated, but I'm uh excited
to join and kind of see what they do and how, you know, things may be able to help. I know like Bayport, we got those um those little history things that you can scan around town. Remember those? That was through the um Great Ideas Grant, I believe, that they do. So
anyways, just thought kind of let you know that I'm doing that now. Um, we had the King Plant stakeholders meeting on the 16th. I have to say the updates are thin. There's like nothing. They don't really have much to tell us. Um, I don't
know if it's we'll get more information later, but it still seems like it's always the same thing that they don't really know what's going to happen there on the site. Um, they are doing a really good job of making sure everyone has a job though once it does close down. It seems like
that's what the concentration is on at those meetings. Went to the library board meeting. Jill does a really good update job of updating everyone with a letter in the packet. So, there really isn't much to add to that. Oh, I did a chamber mixer at the Miller in downtown Stillwater. Uh, went and stopped and saw
Ethan after because he was working across the street. Um 10 year anniversary ribbon cutting for O'Neal Electric was on the 31st and Matt and I did have a chance to meet with um Nicole Dah and CJ Randazzo from the Baytown
Board. They had uh we're just kind of clarifying some questions about the water. you know, we have a water tower in Baytown and kind of they've got questions about development in their area and how does the city feel about all these people
wanting to connect to water and we're like much better. Come to us if you have a proposal, but we're not like out seeking people to to take our water. So, uh we also talked a little bit about the property just just north of Bay Haven, and that's kind of
at a standstill right now. um otherwise known as the Federowski property, the one by the fire station. There's been talk of annexing, not annexing, splitting it, not splitting it. So, it's it's still unclear what's going to
happen with that, but again, our stance is bring us a proposal and we'll let you know, but we're right now we're not really pursuing anything. And then we just touched base about the the fire contract and kind of gave them the update that we're now that we have the chief in place, we're going to be moving
ahead with some he's got some meetings set up, a meeting already set up to um someone it's a chief in the city that has a joint powers agreement so we can kind of understand that works for them. So, we're going to have different chiefs come in that have different scenarios so
we can kind of see what seems like it might be a good fit for us or if we just stick with what we have right now when we renew the contract. So, that's enough. And then we have city and staff reports.
Is anyone here to report? >> Thank you, Madam Mayor. Um, we >> got one chief, >> please. Chief Jackson. Madame Mayor Councel, um a couple things that we've completed uh over the last uh month has been our K9 uh narcotics audit. So, we use actual
narcotics that we get from the DEA for um training our K9 maids. So, we just make sure that none of those go missing. Um we do narcotics periodically or uh audits to make sure that that's all there. We also did our quarterly evidence audit of our evidence room. So,
we typically try and do that um a few times a year just in an unannounced audit. I'll take the evidence officer or Sergeant Slinger will will print off items that are in our evidence room and we just make sure everything's where they're supposed to be. >> Oh, so you do the audit internally kind of. Correct. >> Okay.
Um, we had a preschool tour, K9 meet and greet um, with Maize and Officer Britney. And then we are currently in the middle of doing a uh, uh, criminal justice information system audit through the BCA. So, what happens is the FBI changes the rules regarding information
and how it's processed. That goes to the BCA. They have to update their things and then it comes to us. And so this is just um every 3 years they go around to all the police departments and make sure everybody's um up to snuff on what they we need to have in place to protect
people's data. Um officer Ryan Jones hit his 4-year full-time anniversary with us. He's our night shifter for those of you that may not know him. And then we are in the process of planning for safety camp July 13th and 14th. So, the
form should be on the website now if you want to fill out your application and I will stand for questions. >> And I saw that um Officer Leowski is already working on night to unite. >> Correct. >> That's not till August. >> Yeah, there's a lot going on. >> Thankfully, she is very good at
organizing those things. So, >> yeah, >> takes a lot of stuff off of my plate. So, I really appreciate that. >> Yeah. Great. >> Any other questions? >> Thank you. >> Thank you. Thank you. Uh, public works director Hansen. >> Good evening, Mayor Council. Uh, we did
have our largest snow event of the year um on that Sunday. Uh, crews did a great job taking care of that. Um, we're in the process of working with St. Cry Prep on improvements to the Barker's Elps ball fields. Um, so far this spring,
we've uh rolled the area to flatten it out. Uh public works staff did aation and overseating uh hopefully to get that turf in a little bit better condition. Uh St. Craig Prep will be uh maintaining the
infields on uh both fields and they did get the um softball uh fences up and they're hoping to get up the baseball fences uh shortly. Uh staff continues to trans transition
uh from winter to spring operations uh including going through all of our summer equipment uh servicing that making sure everything's ready to go. Um I have started the process to get um the bid process going for the sewer lining
project working with. Um we do have the partial funding that we talked about earlier from the MCE river grant. uh getting this done early um and having a flexible schedule gives us the potential for better pricing.
Uh lastly, um in our reconstruction projects that we have coming up, we've identified 22 uh water services in those areas that require replacement. Um, I have gotten those uh through the first step and putting them on the project
priority list to get the federal funding for that. Uh, next steps will be submitting it to the IUP uh through their request form. Um, that'll be available to get on in early May. Um, if we're successful with
obtaining that funding, uh, that funding will replace those services to be replaced from the water man to the meter inside the house. >> And that completes our update. I stand for any questions. >> Just to clarify, you said you said that
we were speaking about earlier that was at a workshop that wasn't recorded. If anyone's confused, we didn't. We talked about it. It's all right. >> Thanks, Joe. Okay. Um Sarah is absent tonight, but um she has a long list for upcoming public
hearings both related to planning commission and um the May city council meeting. So final plat for Bay Haven uh variances for a non-conforming structure at 317 Lake Street uh variance for expansion of uh parking lot uh interimm
use permit for the old Cumins building um and then amendment to the city zoning code. So um 45minute meetings >> are over. So >> we had a good run.
Um that's all she had. And then for myself um we still continue to meet um with the decommissioning study consultant Kimberly Sambbalt. Um she has been great to work with. Um we have almost all of the other entities that
we've met with. We still plan on meeting with the um Fred C. Kathern B. Anderson Foundation um and a couple of other like tier three ent entities that we had um identified. Um then the 2027 budget um slowly
working on uh some of the items there getting together some of the preliminary stuff. um even talking with some of the department heads um already about potential um improvement projects and the need to set certain amounts of money away for
next year for those uh projects, vehicles, things like that. So, um also of note, um we will have a close session um city administrator review after this meeting and provide an update during the next meeting.
With that, I will stand for questions. >> Any more questions for Matt? Okay. Any other items or announcements from the council? A motion to adjurnn. >> I'll make a motion to adjurnn.
>> I'll second. >> Thanks, Ethan and Katie. All in favor? I. All right. We're journed into close session.