Algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Thanks. Matt, will you please call the
role? Council member Bliss >> here. >> Council member Kip >> present. >> Council member Hill >> here. >> Mayor Hansen >> here. >> Council member Gilmore is absent tonight.
>> All right. Um we'll move on to approving tonight's agenda. Um to call on Matt to request an addition to the consent agenda for a letter of credit reduction for Bay Haven from Pratt Holmes. and um and we're going to get approval of the
agenda. With that, >> uh thank you, Madam Mayor. This would be item number 13 on the consent agenda. Um this is a letter of credit reduction. Um if you'll recall, um any developer in the city has to put up a letter of credit, which essentially is a um money
set aside in case um they skip town um and the city has to finish the project as a whole. So um they're required to estimate what the cost is for items like streets, water manes, sewer man, storm sewer, uh landscaping, street lights,
items in in that realm. So um they're required to submit a formal um letter indicating how much they believe uh the reduction should be, which is attached. Um and then our city engineer reviews
that and determines an actual amount that we um calculated to provide back. So um in this case they're asking for 75% reduction. Um our calculation is a 55% reduction. So the remaining letter
of credit needs to be 1,282,263. So, um that can be the uh um motion included in the consent agenda. So, >> okay, sounds good. >> Any questions on that? >> Oh, no. Thanks.
>> So, 55 is the number for item 13. >> 55% reduction. Yep. >> Yeah. And I'll just I I'll >> not a 55% reduction. A reduction to 55% of the original letter of credit. >> Can I just say the letter of credit reduction as outlined by Matt? as outlined in the SE memo.
>> Okay. >> All right. So, do we have a motion to approve tonight's agenda? >> I move to approve the agenda. >> Okay. Thanks, Katie. >> Second. >> All right. Thanks, Lauren. All in favor?
>> I I agenda is approved. There are no proclamations, accommodations, petitions, or announcements. And uh there's nobody here from the public, so we'll skip past the open forum and I will read the consent agenda. Going to consider a resolution
adopting items um 1 through 13. Now, the July 13th um joint planning commission and city council meeting minutes, the July 13th city council regular meeting minutes, and the July 13th joint library board and city council workshop minutes,
July payables and receipts, July building, plumbing, mechanical, and zoning permits report. um a special event application from not just a bar and cafe for a customer appreciation party on August 15th. Phase one of the
um supervisory control and data acquisition upgrade project for the city's utility system renewal of ESP Omnia 1 software for the fire department. So we get all the cool charts. Hey, application number one from
Miller Excavating for the Fifth Avenue North safe routes to school sidewalk project. Um, fill and seal an abandoned city well near Lakeside Park and solicit bids for the 2026 sanitary sewer lining project.
Amendment to joint powers agreement with Washington County Sheriff's Office and records management system data sharing. and then the new um letter of credit reduction as outlined in the SC memo. Do I have a motion to adopt the consent agenda?
>> I move to adopt a resolution approving the consent agenda. >> All right. Second. >> Thanks, Orin and Carl. Um roll call. >> Uh Council Member Bliss. >> I. >> Council member Kip. >> I. >> Council member Hill. >> I. >> Mayor Hansen.
>> I. Consent agenda passes. No public hearing. that we move on to public uh unfinished business considering an amendment to appendix B zoning the vapor city code of ordinances to adopt regulations for a bed for bed and breakfast residences
and the summary for publication. So this is Sarah. Madame Mayor, members of the council, on July 13th, the planning commission and city council held a public hearing at a joint meeting to consider adoption of an ordinance to regulate bread bed and
breakfast residences. At the hearing, no public comments were received. Uh per discussion at the meeting, staff has made final edits to the ordinance which are attached for consideration. I'm happy to go through these. Otherwise, if you want to just ask questions or need clarification, I'm happy to address
that. Did everyone have a chance to look through the I mean, she did a good job of showing us what she changed and it seemed to be in line with what we had discussed. So, >> yep. >> Thank you, Sarah. Nice job. >> You're welcome. >> Does anyone have any other questions or
comments about it? All right. Look at that. A motion could be done then, right? So, I'll move to adopt an amendment to appendix B of the zoning of Bayport City Code of ordinances to adopt regulations for bed and breakfast residences.
>> Thanks, I'll second it. Thanks, Katie. Roll call vote, please. >> Council member Bliss. >> I. >> Council member Kip. >> I. >> Council member Hill. >> I. >> Mayor Hansen. >> I. >> Okay. So, we don't have to mention in the motion about the publication, right?
It just happens when you do it. Okay. Great. Under new business, uh we have uh we're going to consider amendments to appendix D, the fee schedule of the Bayport city code of ordinances and summary for publication. So Matt's going to do this.
>> Madame Mayor, members of council, normally we do um if you recall fee schedule once a year. um we try not to change it all too often. But with the bed and breakfast ordinance um we included changes to that, not changes, actually additions um to that and then
put it out there to the department heads on anything else that um should get changed. So um you'll see at the top um most of them well all the top 1 2 3 4 5 six of them relate to bed and breakfast
um inspections applications violations uh items like that. Um then we also added um a copy for audio video media. Um this relates to data requests um if they are asking for um anything to copy
it to um and they don't have it um or haven't provided it. And then we took the opportunity and utilities um to add and change a couple of line items um mostly the sewer lateral lining permit.
We did not have one and uh we kind of want to keep track of those. And then the water rates um for hydrant metering um we didn't have enough of a deposit there. Actually we didn't have any deposit or rental per day. So um we
don't expect many of those um but currently the school is using four hydrant meters I believe. So um there'll be a cost that for them and then the radio transponder is just the radio that we have on the side of the house. Um
we've we're seeing those costs increase and we're seeing more people replacing siding and the siders tend to just throw that stuff away. >> Oh nice of them. >> Yeah. Not cool. So now the front office staff tries to do their best to say, "Oh, you're resetting your house. Make
sure you call the water utility." So um those are the items for changes in the fee schedule. >> Okay. Can you explain more about the meter on the hydrant thing with the school? Can we like they've been using some kind of meter on a hydrant because
they're using water. >> Correct. >> Um and we didn't have a system for charging them for that. >> So not the system that we currently set up. We are still charging them. Um but we some of the things that we're
changing is a deposit that's required just in case they break the meter, right? We don't have this issue necessarily with the school because we're out there all the time and kind of monitoring that. But um and then also we now have a line item in case they do break the hydrant meter. There's a cost
incurred plus 20%. >> Okay. So we didn't change the I >> my iPad did not get charged so I could pull it to look at it but >> we're still charging them. >> Um kind of like a >> mostly what we had in there is it's the same cost
>> as what um we charge a commercial. So >> Okay. But we didn't I just want to make sure that when they signed up to get these meters, we didn't then now change cost the price on them. Okay. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. We didn't change anything on them. Okay. So, >> good.
>> All right. Thank you. Anyone else have any questions or comments about the change to the fee schedule? Okay. I move to adopt an amendment for appendex B uh a sheet of the Bayport
city code of ordinance as presented. >> Thanks Katie. >> Second. >> Thanks Carl. Roll call please. >> Council member Bliss. >> I. >> Council member Kip. >> Hi. >> Council member Hill. >> I. >> Mayor Hansen. >> I. Motion passes. City council liaison
reports. Katie. Do you want to start? >> Yeah. So I had bal meeting. Um they went um all they went over was donation letters and where they're sending them to, who's doing what sending and
>> like requesting donations. >> Yep. >> So if you would like to donate, you can reach out. Otherwise, a lot of the businesses already received them now >> around Bayport and then some outside of Bayport, too, >> cuz they're they're kind of like sponsorship
>> Yes. >> opportunities in a sense. Like if you want to sponsor the band or if you want to sponsor the doctor >> be on like a they put it on a little big old poster board thing. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Awesome. >> That's what we talked about the whole time.
>> Okay. >> Sounds good. >> Watershed did not meet. >> Okay. >> So I have nothing for you. >> All right. >> You're really making this a quick meeting. >> Airport Advisory Commission meets August 24th. So I'll have something next time finally.
>> Okay. Uh, and then I had a chance to meet with Matt and the mayor uh to talk through communications. What's been one of our council goals for the last year and a half, I think. >> Uh, so we we walked through kind of talk through just uh Yeah, nice. >> This I brought it >> a communication strategy,
>> multi-page communication strategy that Carl put together for us. >> Mayor had some good feedback that I'll incorporate into it and I'll probably talk about it at some point in the next month or two as a council. >> Awesome. Yeah, I I brought it just for the visual aid. I was going to talk about it.
>> Yeah, thanks for bringing that up. >> Yeah, and thank you for all the work that you put into it. Um Carl did an awesome job and we will share all this with you guys eventually and when we get to something that's a little more >> presentable. No, it was good. It was already present, but you had a lot of like questions in there and things that we were able to answer. So,
>> all right. Um, so let's see. On the 14th, I went and stopped at safety camp just for the fun of it and got to see the kids in a little um snake presentation. If you sit by Britney at any kind of animal presentation, it's kind of fun because she's in love with every little
critter that comes by. And I'm like, do I have to touch the snake? And I just want to watch the kids. Um so, thank you Britney and Officer Leowski as you call her probably and all the um everyone at the PD and the reserves. Everyone was there. We got to meet our new um reserves too. So, that was great. I'm
glad I stopped in. Um, 7 July 15th was the fire fire advisory board meeting. Probably the quickest one we've ever had. Um, which is good because we all came to an agreement that basically a service contract is the best way to go
for all the partners in us. Um, versus like a joint powers agreement or a fire district. We learned a lot about how all those different things work and the our partners were all they need need to still go back to their councils just for confirmation itself or at least Oak Park
Heights for sure. Um just to confirm that but um sounds like we're just going to be now spending some time figuring out what our new service contract's going to look like and Matt's got to put a bunch of data together to do that first. So, um, and then, um,
met with Carl. Let's see. Oh, I got to walk in the lumberjack days parade. Uh, carried the banner for the Chamber of Commerce. So, I was right up in the front pretty much and we were, uh, both laughing because it says parade on it and that's what I carried. So, it was
fun to see people waving. There's those big poor people there like Wall-E um, who owns Mabels. uh library board met on the 21st. She does a nice job summarizing everything for us in her packets. So, there isn't a lot to tell you other than I'm excited to see what's happening in the basement with the
improvements to where the non-fiction is. They're um that's already painted blue down there and they're going to get carpet. They're going to move all the shelving to the edges so that there can be more open space for like people to have a table. And so, that should be done soon, it sounds like. I think she's
just waiting for the shelving and the shelving to come so then they could do the carpet and everything all at once. Um I did a chamber ambassador meeting on the 28th. Um but the big news there is that we're hosting a coffee talk here at
um the city hall in the chambers on Wednesday 7:30 to 9:00 and everyone is invited. You just have to register online on the chamber website and it would be great. I know it's like a really early morning thing and you guys probably have work and things to do, but
if you can come in that would be great. Um, at 8 o'clock we'll do a networking thing where you stand in a circle and you get to say I'm Kip and I'm the newest council member or whatever you want to say. Um, and so I'm hoping to get the local businesses and whoever and department heads who can make it. I know
Jay's out of town, but um, so that'll be a fun event. we get to finally be a host and show off our city and our wonderful staff. So, um and then the nice new comfortable decor we have at city hall that
um staff worked hard on. So, I did get a chance to go to the workshop on the water um event, I guess we'll call it, on the 30th and Carl was going to come, but he had to miss it. Um it was packed. So I didn't realize it was Wisconsin and
Minnesota. So there was they had a lot of people on the boat. Yeah, it was good. >> Um we learned about uh algae blooms that are harmful versus nonharmful benefits of some of the aquatic plants that are in um for us. I mean I was thinking about the river, but for other people
lakes too. Um how they've brought trout back to the Browns Creek. It's been quite a project how they're um slowly making their way and um they actually, this was really interesting, they used the buckthorn that had been growing along the side of the creek and they cut it and then they used it as like
stabilization for the side of the creek >> and then they didn't have to bring any unnatural things in there. Yeah. Isn't that cool? So, I learned that that's possible. Um we learned about ashtree management and that there's a new grant out there from the state. We already got
a grant a while back, but um so I gave Matt that and he said, "Oh yeah, I already knew about that." Of course, but um so hopefully we can see if we can get more money because there are still I saw we were working on taking more trees down and uh then uh something about wake
boats and ordinances that you could write about wake boats because they do a lot of damage. So those were the little we had like they call it what was that? Speed dating. Yeah. So we jumped around. So, that was fun and informative. And
then today, I went down to the the old where the Cumins Law Office was in the Bay with Bay Dental and I met the woman who's running who owns the new acupuncture center that's in the basement. She's done a lovely job of
remodeling or like decorating because I think Joe like repainted floors. So, it's a beautiful space and she's got a little sidewalk sign outside and it says come in and say hi if you can. And so, so she's very welcoming and she's excited to be in Bayport. She's already
got a pretty nice customer base and she's always done by like four o'clock so it's not interfering with the restaurant traffic and so I think it's going to be a really nice fit um there. So, I gave her the welcome packet. Thank you city staff for putting those welcome
packets together for me. She was very excited about that and she said, "Oh, I'm going to leave this newsletter out on my table for people to read." >> Nice. Um, and then when I was leaving there, Riley from Olio was outside. And so I'm like, "Hi, Riley." And she started talking to me. So I walked across the street and we were talking
about I don't know if you've heard, but the tree in front of Olio has to be cut down. >> I know. So the county is doing this because it's a county road and it's the sidewalk is all bad and it blocks the ADA. you can't like walk through there
and all that. So, I was talking to her about the tree. I'm like, "How are you feeling about it? Where you going to put your nice lights?" Cuz she wrapped lights. And then the county guy drives up while we're standing there talking. Isn't that crazy? To talk about the tree. >> To talk about the tree. >> Yeah. So, I got to hear what the county
guy said about the tree. And it sounds like they're going to take at least six of the concrete panels out, replace it, take the tree down. It'll be nice open space. So hopefully she'll get a little more um patio space. But anyways, so that was just a really kind of ironic and then I
was walking back to my car and I saw the new the guy that's renting the old JR transmission garage part, not the little office space where Brennan is. So I got to meet him, too. So it was quite a fun mayor morning for me. Yes, it was. So,
his name is Ben Adams and he comes from um he had a place called Manning Auto Care up on kind of like he said like Lake Elmo below like where the new um what's it called?
>> Yeah, the new interchange is going to be Yeah, the new overpass. it was kind of in that area and he's very excited to have this like street front view like people driving by and seeing that he so he's working on sign with Sarah he said and so it's fun to have all these new
businesses coming in so that was it and then we just all got done with the school tour which was amazing I was like I don't know I didn't expect it to be as cool as it is I knew it was going to be nice but wait till they're gonna have
family night. >> September 1st. >> September. No, next week is like family night and then September 1st is the ribbon cutting. >> Yep. >> Yeah. So, some more events coming up. But yeah, so that's enough of me talking.
Now, staff can talk. >> Thank you, Madam Mayor. Uh, Sergeant Sling. >> Oh, boy. >> Oh, boy. Such a crowd here. It's very intimidating. >> Sure is. Talk. Madame Mayor, council, I stand in uh Jay's absence. I see he's on
vacation. Um few things this past month. Mayor already mentioned we had safety camp earlier this month. It was a great turnout. Kids had a lot of fun. Our reserves and our officers had a lot of fun. It's always a >> real fun fun time for all of us. Um and as always, Officer Powski did a great job planning everything. Uh then another
new development for our departments. As you probably recall, there was a pretty hefty bill a few months ago for a new squad build. We just took delivery of that this last week. Is >> a gorgeous squad car and we're very excited to have it. It replaced our 2017 Ford Explorer that was beyond its last
leg. So, it was much needed update and improvements. Um, and then you also mentioned 198 is coming up tomorrow. We're pretty excited about that. We've got uh free food, free raffle at the end of the night. We got horses, llamas, state patrol helicopters coming out. So, it's going to be fun.
>> Prizes. >> Prizes. Yep. >> Drawing. Yeah. Yeah. >> Yeah. So that's all I've got for you for questions. >> Do you get to share the new vehicle or how does it work? >> Um, so it's primarily going to be for our day squad officer or for our day officers. >> Okay. >> Uh, so typically we have one night squad, one day squad, and then a power
shift squad. Uh, so at right now, at least for this year, officer Tesky and Officer Leowski are kind of primarily switching back and forth with the Tahoe. >> Oh, nice. >> And then the rest of us use it, you know, as augmentations in the schedule and as needed. >> Okay, great.
>> You did a great job. Thanks. Anyone have questions for Sergeant Slinger? >> Okay. >> Thank you. >> All right. Thank you. >> Police uh Fire Chief Kenny. >> Good afternoon, Madame Mayor, City Council, City Staff.
Um, not a whole lot to report on our calls. As you can see in the agenda, nothing's changed since then. Um, the only way that it changed is if we have somebody add in the calls into the image trend. Nobody did. So, I don't have a 100% up-to-date number for you, but 112
was pretty close to what we had for the month. With everything else, we have two people moving on in the uh paid on call hiring process. So, they're in the middle of uh doing their background stuff with the police department. I had three people at uh the county fair ask
me about hiring and potentially what we might and when we might hire again. So I have my email and cards out to them. So looking forward to having them reach out. Um with that, this past weekend was the Washington County Fair. It was big
undertaking. Went off very well. couple minor uh minor calls, couple heat heat related incidences, but everything else was very minor on the medical fire side of it. Um I guess I am now call uh now
part of the county fire rescue dive team that is um throughout the county. So there's a whole bunch of different departments that have divers that are part of it. So whenever somebody decides they either fall out of a boat or anything else like that happens and they
go underwater, then the county fire dive rescue team gets activated. So we cover everywhere from all the way up through marine all the way down past >> down to I believe pretty close to where the Mississippi and St. Croy come
together. So we own all this and then all the little lakes and everything every in between. So >> Wow. >> Yeah. It's very big, very good group to be part of. Um, we had a meeting with for our Lexipole kickoff that we got, which if you don't know what Lexipole
is, that is going to be our new SOP and SOG program to build out and add and create new policies for the department. Um, and I'm also now part of the St. Croy County Fire Chiefs. So I now go to
their meetings as well since we play with them and they play with us. So that way I get to know what they're doing and how that's all integrating and they get to know what we're doing. So >> I love that. >> That's all I have. You guys have any questions? >> You have a question. You always have a
question. >> Do you know my friend Claudia? No, I'm just kidding. Someone Someone came and said, "Oh, I heard your um Chief Kenny and blah blah." She Anyways, yeah, you're well known. >> Oh, that's not good. >> Yeah. >> Famous or infamous? I don't know. >> Yeah, I don't know.
>> Good point. No, very exciting about the new um paid on call firefighter starting or getting trained. Hopefully, they pass the background check and it all works out and we're excited to do that. So, that's good. And I hope to work with Matt to maybe if we do have that much
interest, maybe potentially do another process towards the end of the year so we can get pretty close to being filled up and then send everybody to the academy starting in the springtime. >> I actually have a little slideshow that's going to run during the coffee talk that I made about Bayport and on
the fire department slide I put like join join. Perfect. Okay. So, just in case anyone's like in the back of their mind, I always thought I could be a firefighter, then hopefully they reach out. Okay, >> I'm all about it. >> Double check. Wonderful. >> Yeah. Uhhuh. Okay. >> Thank you. Thanks. >> Yeah.
>> All right. >> Thanks, Chief. Public works director Hansen. >> Good evening, Mayor Council. Um, public works has continued to make good progress on a few of our projects around town. Um, our contractor submitted
permits for the replacement of the roof at well three. Um, that work will be started as soon as we get those permits back. Um, and secondly, um, Fifth Avenue safe routes to school project uh, is
well underway. Um, we have, uh, three of the four hydrants that had to get moved out of the sidewalk. Um last one will be moved tomorrow. Um within this project, we found several
valves that um were on Fifth Avenue uh that needed to be replaced uh as a part of this because they started leaking um as we were turning the water on and off um for those. The foundation for the
retaining wall is scheduled to be poured tomorrow morning. Uh then they'll start uh building that retaining wall up and after that um build that wall and then start with the grading for the sidewalk.
Tenatively they're looking at um starting to pour the concrete for the new sidewalk early next week. With that, I stand for questions. >> Any questions? No. All right.
>> Assistant Administrator Taylor. >> Madame Mayor, members of the council, uh, planning and preparation for the 2026 election season continues. Staff conducted a preliminary accuracy test of the election equipment on July 21st and a second test for the public on July
29th. I'm happy to report that both tests were 100% accurate and the equipment performed as it should. Uh training for election staff is also in process and will be completed by the end of the week. Um just a reminder, the primary election will be held on August
11th and all residents vote at the new fire hall. Um the next edition of the city newsletter is in process slated for distribution in early September. This edition will include information on the November 3rd election, which is um when
our mayor and two council seats will be up for election. Um, also the upcoming curbside mattress pickup event, a QR code to sign up for email updates on the city's website, derby days, and other upcoming community programs and events.
And then finally, um, on tonight's agenda, we did we talked about two ordinance updates. One is to adopt the new bed and breakfast ordinance, which passed. Um, updates to the city's fee schedule. And then finally, I'm still continuing to work on the liquor license ordinance and application process to
streamline that. >> Um, I think that's all I have for tonight. I stand for questions. >> Thanks, Sarah. All right. All right. One final report, Madame Mayor, members of council. So, just a couple of items. Uh, the 2027 budget uh
preliminary budget um continues to be put together. Um we'll have a workshop here with the uh budget committee um hopefully sometime in mid August and then unfortunately we'll probably have to have a workshop with the council at
the end of August. Um so I'll be sending out um kind of a a calendar ask um here probably this week um just to verify your availability. um our September meeting got pushed to September 14th and that's just way too
tight a timeline to um uh come up with a final budget. So that'll be occurring soon. Um and then the uh Still Water Correctional Facility Decommissioning Study is uh um getting finalized. Um they've asked us and you
were included um to create a memo that includes kind of specific and generalized priorities that uh staff and the council feel necessary um during the prison closure process. Um so that memo went out to um all council members. I
did not receive any um feedback on any changes that were required there. So this week that will go out to uh Kimberly Sambble who is the contractor um completing the decommissioning study. Um I will say that um Josiah Hill has
reached out um to the mayor myself um regarding potential bonding um items that he's seeking from the city. And so that will probably be discussion shortly way here with him um because most of the memo included potential bonding um items
in there or asks that we're seeking. So with that I will stand for questions. >> No questions. Thanks Matt. Um, and I didn't I guess I didn't say thanks, Joe, when you were done, but thank you and thanks R. I know you're out there working hard in the hot sun with
everybody doing everything out there. And I just wanted to clarify because we talk about wells and nobody knows what you might know what well number three is, but that's the one in the village green. So, I was say when you say a well number, you have to say where it is because I can't keep track of where they are. But getting a new roof there. And
we also are um at least I've been talking about it trying to do something to kind of beautify the well building cuz the doors are rusty and and now it's you know our farmers market is there and all that. So
>> So yes, we're we're still working on that aspect. After the >> structural things get done, we'll move on to door replacements, painting, and correcting some of the less sightly things on the building. >> Yeah. And we're even maybe going to
camouflage it a little with some bushes or things like that. So, because it's just right out there. So, especially now if we open up when we get the school playground area opened up with the fence. So, >> all right. Anyone have any other items or announcements?
>> All right. Let's take a motion to adjourn. >> Move to adjurnn. >> Thanks, Carl. >> I second. >> Thanks, Katie. All in favor? >> I. >> All right, we are adjourned. >> You're keeping them about 45 minutes or less.