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6 to order. If you're able, please stand and join me in the pledge of allegiance. >> Iledge 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

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justice for all. >> All right, thanks for being here everybody. Does anybody have any changes to the agenda? excuse [clears throat] me, the revised agenda. If not, I would accept a motion to approve the revised agenda.

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>> Make a motion to approve the revised agenda. >> I'll second. >> Have a motion by Rick, a second by Robin. Is there any further discussion? Hearing none. All in favor, please state I. I. >> Anyone opposed, state no. Motion carries. Guess open form. Is there

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anybody here who would like to address the council? All right, seeing none, we'll move on to number six. Committee reports, presentations, and awards. Budget and Finance Committee. >> Budget and Finance met on June 18th.

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Um, we spent quite a bit of time looking at that TIFF request for the Luan property. Um, it was fairly incomplete, so there will be more coming on that. We reviewed all the financials. Everything was looking good. Better some better

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than we expect. Um we talked about the uh water shut off. 15 were scheduled to be shut off. Only one remained and that is at vacant property. And that is about all I have. >> All right. Any questions for Robin?

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All right. We'll move on to the fire board special meeting. Fireboard special meeting uh was a couple Mondays ago. I don't remember the exact date, but we um as you recall, we had to have our uh audit presented to us by the end of June. And so we they

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weren't able to get to our regular meeting, so we scheduled the meeting a week later and they presented the audit. Uh no significant findings. >> Good. >> All right. Any questions for Rick? All right. Joint planning.

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>> Joint planning met June 23rd. We had one variance proposed, one IUP, and one preliminary plat. [clears throat] >> All right. Any questions for Robin? >> And planning commission?

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>> Uh, planning commission, we met uh last Monday, the 29th. Um, our main item of discussion was uh is item 7A on our agenda tonight. So, we will save all the thunder for that. >> All right. Any questions for Rick?

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All right, we'll move on to board committee and consultant reports. We do have item 7A, country lumber one, preliminary and final plat. Mr. Sanders, thank you, mayor, councel. So, we have a prelim and final plat. So,

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this was a this is for the country lumber property, which is roughly about 6.47 acres, which includes Bank Street. um currently described as road easement. So, it's still a road, it's just an easement. Um the proposed plat would

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divide this into three lots. So, three more developable parcels. Couple of key things with this plat. There are some title uh issues inevitably when you get plats that are this old, which this one's uh I think is 1904 was

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the original one. So long time ago, the very initial plat you tend to get title issues over time that just come up. Um there's a path that's been laid forward so uh Mr. Frederickson so shooter Frederickson his attorney and our attorney know the path um to clear up

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that title and before we sign the final plat that title what their path for it all be executed and cleaned up. So before we actually put the signatures on there the city attorney will review that and make sure everything's all good to go. Um, so a conditions been added to the

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resolutions that kind of memorializes that signature piece. The other piece is Highway 10. Uh, MDOT did review and approve the plat since it's adjacent to Highway 10. They were pretty quick about that, which is awesome. They replied the

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same day, which was pretty impressive. And so, um, a condition, the only condition that they had was that any of the site plans that come up for developments that they would review. And a lot of that has to do with like with Dairy Queen and the Dueling Brew side. It's more about storm water. They don't want a lot of it pushed to the ride of

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way. So, and then just some utility easements. Just as noting, there's some large utility easements that would remain on that property. Those are those big utility lines that go under Highway 10 uh to the wastewater [clears throat] treatment facility. Uh one of them that

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was more recently put in. And other than that, uh there's a few minor conditions. There are the one of the bigger things was there's two existing buildings that sit on one of the proposed property lines currently. We discussed this with the attorney and

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one of our ideas of staff that we [snorts] came up with is adding a condition that any of the existing storage buildings that are located on this property line. So, it's shown in the packet in the figure must be removed prior to either the sale of the lot or issuance of any building permit for

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either of them. Um, and then there's a deadline to remove those, which is September 30th. In talking with uh Shooter, he said those would be removed pretty quickly. I think they started on the one or were going to start last week and then the other one should come down sometime it sounds like in August at

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least at this point. So that condition should be satisfied and then then we'll be able to it satisfies the condition without having to do a variance because we can approve a non-conforming lot uh public hearing at the planning

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commission. So there weren't any major public comments. The only thing that was made by Mr. Frederickson was just [snorts] some clarification again around the building removal and some of the previous title issues. Um but other than that, no verbal or written comments were received. So planning commission recommended approval. The conditions

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that are in your uh packet tonight are the same conditions that they recommended approval for on the prelim and final plat. So we're seeking for a motion in a second that would approve resolution 2660 for the preliminary plat for country number one and resolution 2661 for the final plat for country

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lumber one. And with that, I will stand for any questions. >> All right. Any questions for Jacob? >> No. >> All right. Does anybody want to move approval of resolution 2660 approving the preliminary plat for country lumber

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subject to the conditions stated in the text? >> I'll make that motion. >> I'll second. >> Okay. We have a motion by Mike, a second by Becky. Is there any further discussion? Hearing none. All in favor, please state I. >> I. >> Anyone opposed? state. No, that motion

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carries. And >> also make motion to approve resolution 2661, final plat. >> I'll second that also. >> All right, we have a motion by Mike, second by Becky for resolution 2661, the final plat. Any further questions on

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that? Hearing none. All in favor, please state I. I. >> Anyone opposed, state no. >> That carries as well. >> Thank you, Jacob. All right, moving on to administrator and staff reports. Miss Mortonson has

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the ordinance number 303. >> Thank you, Mayor and Council. How many times do you have an ordinance approving ordinances? [clears throat and snorts] [laughter] >> Sorry. >> [gasps] >> um last June in 2025, you had approved

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um American Legal Publishing cod recottifying our ordinances that were in place at that time. So when they do the recottification, they look at language. They look at if it conflicts with state statute. Um they go through and update

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any of your indexing tables. Um reformat the pages. Ours has been absolutely reformatted. it went from now we have titles instead of chapters. Um it's I don't know I think it's very well laid out. Um the new code will be online

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and it will be housed by American Legal Publishing. So every year they'll update our code. So we're going to set the website up so it's got the link to the American Legal and then any ordinances that are passed in the year will be um identified on our website. So then when

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American Legal updates it, they just pull them. And then also uh good transparency for public. They can see what ordinances have been passed that aren't in our code yet. Um so that should all look very nice.

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Um we're proposing that the code does not go into effect till September 1st of this year. Um simply because that will give the police department time to update their systems and work with the county. um because of the different administration fines or citations,

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that's a whole another process to get all of that moved over to the new system. Um and I don't know if any of you had a chance to look at the new code online yet

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>> through the link, but it is it is up on the American Legal site, but it won't. Um, we had budgeted $12,000 in the CIP in 2025. Um, and it came to $11,533.11

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to finish this process. Um, does anyone have any questions? >> Any questions? >> Okay. So, I'm just looking for a motion and a second then to adopt ordinance 303.

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All right. Anybody wish to make that motion? >> I'll make that motion. >> I'll second that. I have a motion by Robin, second by Rick to adopt ordinance 303, repealing and replacing the city of Becker city code. Is there any further

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[clears throat] discussion? Hearing none. All in favor, please state I. >> I. >> Anyone opposed, state no. That motion carries. >> Thank you very much. >> Mr. Ruds up with the consent agenda. >> Mayor Cobinger, city council members,

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items for review, approval, or adoption on tonight's consent agenda include the revised hiring and termination report. Authorize a Tuesday, July 7th, 2026 payment of claims as presented. The claims listed listing has been provided to the city council as a separate

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document and is available upon request for public view at city hall. The total claims are $476,865.84. 84 cents. Approve the minutes of the June 16th city council meeting. Approve the minutes of the June 16th council executive session. Review the minutes of

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the May 18th fireboard meeting and the May 21st budget and finance committee meeting. Adopt resolution 26-63 approving a memorandum of understanding with the city of Monaceel to share community access during the BCC closure for repairs and improvements.

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Adopt resolution 2662 accepting the following donations. $1,123.82 from the Minnesota Trail Rider Association for the horse trails. $22,23859 from the Becker Youth Baseball

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Association for the Junior Ballfield Dugouts. Approve final payment in the amount of $10,343.50 50 cents to Mcdow Company for the air handling unit and air conditioning unit project replacement at the BCC. Approve

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the contract with fire summit summit fire protection for inspection and certification services at city facilities. And I will stand for any questions. >> Any questions for Greg? Right. We have [snorts] a motion to

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approve tonight's consent agenda. Make a motion to approve the consent agenda as presented. >> Second. >> We have a motion by Rick, second by Mike to approve the consent agenda. Any further discussion? Hearing none. All in favor, please state

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I. >> I. >> Anyone opposed state no. That motion carries. All right, we have some anniversary announcements. Our part-time anniversaries. April veter

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5 years. Amanda Kren at the community center, six years. Patty Zeinski, community center, eight years. And Danny Adler, 13 years at the community center. And our full-time folks, Mike Smith,

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three years at public works. Preston Voit, five years at police. Mike Gordon, five years at police. Mark Evansteiner, five years in finance. Jacob Sanders, seven years in the planning department, the community

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development director. >> Did you two show up tonight just to hear this? >> Yeah, >> there's no cake. >> It's big stuff. >> Uh Brian Pexcamp, seven years at public works. Chad Clawson, eight years at

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public works. Roger Bellinger, Jr. 11 years at public works. and Jeremy Halverson, 29 years at the water wastewater plant. So, thank you to all those full and part-time employees. We appreciate your dedication to the city.

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I just had two quick like pretty cool things I thought I would share tonight. Um, I had a business owner I had a phone call with today. Um, and he spent the majority of the phone call telling me how awesome it was to work with our uh,

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EDA people with Jacob and Austin and Karen said he's worked with a lot of cities and a lot of places and this was super refreshing and he just really appreciated all their work and said it it was way better than anything he's ever dealt with.

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>> So, congratulations. That is super cool. Um, and then tonight I had stopped at a resident's place. He was concerned about some stuff going on on Edgewood and I was about 3 seconds into the conversation and Jerry showed up and I

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have never met Jerry and >> [clears throat] >> uh he knew who I was and it was awesome cuz he had an answer to every question that I didn't and it wasn't a setup. He just materialized. I don't know if he was like Star Trek beamed in or whatever, but um if people have

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questions about that, I know he's out there keeping an eye out for stuff on behalf of the city. And man, he was right on it and right there and he's obviously done it a long time because he knew there was questions going on and I just thought I would pass that along.

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That was really cool. >> Good. >> So, and that road went from like a road to nothing in a day. That was [laughter] >> Yeah, >> that was >> almost gone on my way here. >> The sign said it was going to be closed. >> Yeah, [laughter] and it is.

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[clears throat] Um, [snorts] and a note, I don't think we've had a meeting since Freedom Days, but thank you to all the volunteers. Thank you to the Freedom Days Committee again. Maybe we did. Maybe we had a meeting after. I can't remember. I don't think so. >> Tuesday before. Um, we did have a wrap-up meeting today and talked about a

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a few things that maybe the committee wanted to do for next year, but um, attendance was really good, I think, throughout. So, thank you to all those people and and the Lions and the donations tonight. We continue to do really well with that.

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That's all I had. Does anybody else have [snorts] >> Do you have any update at all on post office? >> Um, no. Just got to keep on bringing it up. >> Better. Okay. >> Um, >> no. I think they're gonna have some time

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to review what what they want to do, but I haven't heard a word and I haven't bugged them. >> I saw some stakes out. I saw stakes out in the property out there. That's why I asked. >> Yeah. I don't know if that was part of the the survey for the closing on the

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property. Um, I don't I don't know for sure, but I don't think it was the post office that put those up or anything. But maybe it's time for another email tomorrow. >> Well, yeah. Like, you know that my concern is if we just let it slide that things will just

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>> Oh, for sure. Yep. >> You know, if we stay on them, then they'll get >> Oh, that's a good idea. I I will reach out tomorrow and see what their next steps are. >> That's a good way to put it. >> Yeah. [laughter]

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Now that everybody in Minnesota knows you're coming back and you can't get [laughter] out of it, what are your next steps? >> Yeah. Any other anything else, council tonight? >> No. >> Executive session has been cancelled due

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to a lack of agenda items. So I guess I would entertain a motion to adjurnn. >> I move we adjurnn. >> Motion by Mike. We have a second. We have a second by Rick. All those in favor of adjourning state I >> I. >> Anyone opposed state no. Meeting

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adjourned at 5:18.