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Call the city council regular meeting to order for Monday, July 6, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. Everybody rise for the pledge of allegiance, please. >> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the

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republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. All right, moving on to item three. A roll call. Administer Poffus. >> Yes. Council member Ball, >> present. >> Council member Jensen,

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>> present. >> Council member Rooney, >> present. >> Council member Scott, >> present. >> Mayor Roben, >> present. Thank you. Moving on to item four, open forum. The city council invites residents to share new ideas or concerns related to city business not already on the agenda. However,

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individual questions and remarks are limited to three minutes per speaker. No city council action will be taken, although the council may refer issues to staff or follow up for consideration at a future meeting. The mayor may use discretion if speakers are repeating views already expressed or ask for a

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spokesperson for groups of individuals with similar views. Speakers should state their name and home address at the podium before speaking. And I would just like to state before I open the open forum is that if you are here to address the tiff, I would ask you to hold your comments as I will be providing

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opportunity at the time on the agenda item for public to comment on it. So I've made the decision to open that public comment period during that agenda item. So if you do have comments regarding the tiff, please hold them till then. All right. All right. So I

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will now open the open forum. Is there anybody here that wishes to address the council on any other open forum items? I will ask again. Is there anybody here that wishes to address the council in open forum? I'll ask one more time. Is there anybody

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here that wishes to address the council in open forum? Hearing none, I will now close the open forum. Thank you. Moving on to item five, consent agenda. Consent agenda tonight is 5A. Approve city council me meeting minutes from

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June 1st, 2026. 5B. Approve claims totaling 247,517.86 for checks 141197 to 141271 and E checks 4130 to 4133.

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5C. Approve offer of employment for Anthony Moberg for planning and zoning administrator. 5D. Approve conditional offer of employment to Rodney Coons for police officer. 5E. Resolution number 31-26

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requesting a variance from standard for state aid operation for Bushman Road Reconstruction Project 5F. Resolution number 32-26 establishing compensation for members of the planning commission. 5G. Resolution

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number 33-26 accepting donation from Woodsth Engineering for butterfly release. 5H. Resolution number 34-26 approved donations to police department. 5. Resolution number 35-26

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approve park dedication fees for Vista Village Development. 5J. Resolution number 36-26 approved park dedication fees for Eagle View Storage Development and 5K reject bids for 2026 sewer

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meeting metering improvement project. Having read the consent agenda, is there any changes from the council? Hearing none, I have a motion to approve the consent agenda as read. >> So move. >> I have a motion from council member Do I have a second? Second.

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>> Second from council member Ball. Any further discussion? Hearing none. All those in favor signify by saying I. >> I. Opposed. Abstensions. A motion carries. All right. Moving on. Item six,

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business items. Tax 6A, tax assistant discussion. I'm going to start off by turning it over to Administrator Puzz. >> Yes. Thank you. At the city council meeting on June 1st, 2026, the city

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council had discussion to preliminarily review a tax assistance application received from White Birch, Inc. for a 74 unit apartment complex. During that meeting, the council heard from the applicant regarding the proposed development staff regarding various types of tax assistance and had

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discussion about both the impact of the development and the tax assistance request. The council directed staff to follow up on several items related to the request. And throughout the month of June, I have sent the council additional information related to these items. Tonight, my intention is to briefly update the

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council and um the people in this room on the findings as directed and ultimately get direction on whether to proceed with the next steps or not. The first item was impacts to sewer. The city is expected to begin planning for a wastewater treatment plant expansion

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when the system reaches approximately 80 additional erus. With existing information, we are projected to hit this threshold by 2032 and planning for this expenditure would begin in 2030. If the proposed apartment complex proceeds, the timeline would likely accelerate.

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The $5 million expansion would primarily affect the timing of expenditures rather than the overall long-term impact. It is likely that there would be a lost investment earnings due to earlier expenditure and the project would require funding if our projections are accurate. The timing of the expansion

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would ultimately depend on factors such as project schedule, occupancy, and actual usage. Uh the next item was traffic on County Road 11. The council had several questions relating uh or regarding to the impact traffic on county road 11 as

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a result of this development. After meeting with the county, it was determined that the current development proposal is consistent with the assumptions used in the traffic study completed in 2018. So, a new study is not needed. The proposed development would trigger the existing developers agreement, which includes improvements

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to the south leg of Ranchet Drive. The development alone would not trigger roundabout, but if additional commercial development occurs, we would likely need to evaluate at that time. In your packet, I provided an official response from the county. Uh the next item was housing. In your

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packet, I provided the extensive housing study conducted by um Crowing County in 2020. The council also asked me to reach out to cities that have worked with this um builder on several projects. The communities that have worked with Alliance Building Corporation had

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positive feedback to share and staff did not receive any information that was concerning in regards to the developer or its past performance. In addition, I provided some information related to income restrictions and the updated numbers for 2026. Tonight, the

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council should have a discussion and ultimately determine if they want to direct the applicant to proceed with a formal application for tax assistance. This would include a $10,000 deposit from the developer and future considerations at the city council and planning commission meetings.

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So, with that, I can answer any questions. >> Thank you, Administrator Poose. Are there any questions from the council at this point about information that was provided? Okay, I don't hear any. Um, I think it was Thank you. I I do want to take the

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time to thank the staff for all the work they put into this. I know there was a lot of effort made to go get this information for the council so that they had the best information in front of them in in uh front of the meeting tonight so that we were ready to discuss it and make a decision. So, thank you

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for that. Um, what I'm going to do now is I am going to allow public comment. This is how this is going to work. It's just going to be like open forum. So, when you come forward, I'm going to ask you to state your name and your address. You're going to get three minutes and I

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will keep watch of the time. What I do ask is that if you're here as a group like several of you have come together uh and I would ask then one person come up and represent that group so that we don't have all the people coming up and making comments. If somebody comes

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forward and has comments and they make them, pay attention to what they're saying because if yours are exactly the same or very close I would ask that you try to limit yours so that we don't have a lot of redundancy. Ultimately, we want to hear from the public, but at the same

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time, we need to be able to move forward in a in a timely fashion as well. So, if you just keep those things in mind, I'd greatly appreciate it. Um, what I'm going to do starting off this public comment period is I'm going to open it up. Administrator Poo has a couple of things that she's going to add for the

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public record and then I will start to take people from the audience to come up. So, everybody will get their opportunity again like I said, so we'll work through this. All right. Admin Poo. >> Yes. Thank you. Um, we we received an email from Jerry Schroden. Um, it

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states, "I'm writing on the subject of the TIFF proposal for the apartment complex. I can support TIFF uh financing only on several limited conditions. I can only support the short-term workforce housing financing. I cannot in any way see fit to allow for a long-term

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tiff. I support the financing only with the recapture clause to recover the interest cost to the taxpayers if the sewer plant project needs to be started sooner than the current plan anticipates. Additionally, as I put in your packet, we received a petition um

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opposing the project with several signatures. It was added to this morning as I received um a couple additional pages. So, okay, >> that is all I have. >> Very good. Thank you, Commissioner Popus. All right. So, I will now allow the public to come up and provide

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comments. Realize at this time that we're going to allow you to make comments to us. Unless it's a pointed question, most likely I will not allow the council to answer back. Okay? So, this is an opportunity for you to give input so that the council can then make a decision after we've heard everybody

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and we deliberate with that. So, with that, it doesn't matter who goes first. You can step on up. So, come on forward. State your name and your address and again you'll have three minutes. >> Well, good evening. My name is Brad Cutler. I live at 7574 Chickasaw Circle.

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I'm at the very end of Chickasaw. The backyard runs up to Ranchette as my house is to the open field. It's 140 yards. It's a good chip shot with a nine iron. I strongly oppose this. My fear is that there's going to be tremendous noise pollution. There's going to be

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light pollution. This is going to be a a tremendous and a and a huge burden on our infrastructure, our sewer and water that's going to cause us to have additional financing to cover this. I want to address that letter that's in your packet from the county. And I I

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would just caution you before you start sprinkling an ointment oil on that letter, take matters into your own hands and do us a favor on a Friday afternoon, drive down County Road 11. And and where we live on Chasai, you got to turn into Uray and and turn into Uray. There's not

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a bypass lane on that. And what you have when you're coming from Breezy Point is you get a lot of aggressive weekend drivers that whip around you on that solid line. Once they're around you, they realize there's an embankment there, there's a guardrail there, and they've got to cut back in. It happens

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to us all the time. And uh but the more important thing is as you travel on County Road 11, it's a gradual sweeping curve where Uray comes out at, we're at the inside apex of that curve. And when you turn to the east and you're heading

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towards Breezy Point, there's a vehicle that you don't see when you come out because of the trees. Typically that vehicle is a Ford F350. They're pulling their fifthwheeler. They're pulling their 21 ft Lund all together and they're going 80 miles an hour. You look up in your rearview mirror and they're

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this far behind you road raging. And so before we all jump in and and take that county department engineering for for fact, let's do our own research and and look at this yourself. I would imagine that's probably the same department that

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was used and hired by the city of Baxter when 371 came through. And look at the nightmare that Baxter's in right now with that 371 expansion. That's a disaster how that all turned out. When when Corey Garretts from Alliance Corporation spoke on June 1st, there was

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a lot of vague words. There was a lot of homahams. I don't know. And I guess we could have some strong wording. There's a lot of vagueness there as far as the the the no guarantees and the and the guaranteed income levels of who can be there. And I I just think that that we

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need to delve into that and get a lot deeper concept of that. And uh I'm just concerned that say for example if Alliance Corporation maybe goes bankrupt or maybe they get bought and sold and someone doesn't honor these agreements that they have with the city that all

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those agreements get thrown out the window and this will morph into section 8 housing. That's that's that's my that's the root cause of this this discussion and why we're up here. Now I was responsible for getting uh a majority of the signature not a majority

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probably half. Um, I knocked on 38 doors and 36 of the people said, "We support you." One person said, "I support you. I'm not going to put the signature." That person is here today representing, but they didn't want to put their name out in public. There was one individual

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out of the 38 doors that said, "I think this is a good idea." Those are substantial numbers of people that aren't in favor of this. So, I'm just asking that you kind of walk a mile in our shoes. Now, I'm going to end this with a little tongue and cheek here, with a little sarcasm here, and I I'll

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be done. Let's compromise, and let's build this uh nightmare, and let's put it on the ninth fairway of Deacons Lodge, and there's no way that's going to happen because it'll have a negative impact on their property, and it'll destroy their property values. And

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that's what's going to happen to us. And we're just asking that you please walk a mile in our shoes. >> Thank you, sir. Next, please state your name and your address. Michael Buckner, Chickasaw Circle,

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Breezy Point. I have two points that I want to make. Um referring back to the uh agenda item of the June 1 meeting, the um

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zoning or the planner, city planner had a comment in there types of tax assistance. The city has several tools available cons for consideration. All options require that the project

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meet the quote but for quote test meaning the project would not proceed would be delayed or would be significantly altered without public assistance. I see nothing in the in the

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pre-application for tax assistance financing from U White Burge that addresses that issue whether there would be but for

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a development without public financing. I do not believe under any set of circumstances the taxpayers of Breezy Point

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should be on the hook for White Birch's development of these apartments. The issue of the location, the issue of the traffic, the issue of the sewer, I think could all be

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discussed down the line if the council um approves the uh preliminary application and they move forward. I would point out it seems to me that takes an awful lot of staff time again

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and an awful lot of expense involved and I'm I'm just not not convinced that it's worth the time and effort to do that. And my final point, I don't want to sound snarky, but my

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final point is 200 yards south of us here, there's a 15 or 20 million project being financed by White Birch. Right up the road from that is another

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new project, the uh the marijuana dispensary, cannabis dispensary. Down the road from that is another White Birch development, the storage buildings uh next to uh Pine River State Bank.

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White Birch has got their finger in a lot in a lot of pies, which is fine. That's that's what private companies do. But I don't think it's responsible in any way, shape, or form

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for a tiff financed project when obviously they've got plenty of money to do whatever they want. Remember, White Birch is a part of Breezy Point. Breezy Point is not a part of White

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Birch. Thank you. >> Thank you, sir. Next. Is there anybody else that wants to come forward? I will ask again. Is there anybody else that wishes to come forward to address the council?

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I'm going to ask one final time. Is there anybody else that wishes to come forward to address the council at this point? Hearing none. >> Okay. Come forward. State your name and your address, please.

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>> Deb Buckner, and I'm on to Cassas. >> A little just a little closer so we can hear you in the mic. >> I I'll get taller. Okay. >> Oh, you can pull that down. There you go, Deb. >> Um, so, uh, Deb Buckner and I reside on Chickasaw Circle in Breezy Point. And I

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guess I just have two issues as well, um, or questions maybe even for the city council. one is I've read the strategic plan and I've taken a look at all the available um agenda packet information

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and then before there's any approval of the tiff piece of this I would just ask you to search your souls about how this does fit into the strategic plan and the reason I ask that is because when I look at the overall vision for the community

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you know it's about safety it's about respecting our um natural beauty, our trees, things like that. And I would share that I came to a city council meeting when the town homes were going to be built at the end of the culde-sac and that was a White Birch project. And

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I'm not meaning to throw darts at White Birch, but I was here that night and I heard the developer say, "We're going to maintain the beauty of that area. We're not going to we don't want to destroy all the trees." And I think the city council members would remember that

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being said by the developer. And what happens? They came in and they clearcut every stinking tree down there. And they're continuing to remove more as they develop that area. I think one of the most important things

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we have as human beings is um our integrity and having trustbased relationships with people. And that's what I'm concerned about. I'm concerned about where you sit as city council members in that process and

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accountability. And then I also ask you at the same time to think about what it is you really do want for Breezy Point in the long term. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> All right. One more time. Anybody else that wishes to provide comment to the

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city council on this topic? hearing none, I will now consider the comment period closed. Thank you for your input. So basically, we are at the point council

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where there needs to be a decision. So I'll start this off. Comments from the council thoughts. So, probably more of a process question. Uh, with the information that's been gathered so far, given the conversations

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that the council had last month, are we really talking about the actions tonight simply moving the project to an application stage? >> So, what you would be doing tonight is you'd be directing me to proceed with a formal application, tax assistance

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application. So, the developer would fill out, I think it's two or three pages of more formal application. It'll have a dollar amount for their request. Um, and then at that point, you guys would review it likely in August. Um, and then from there, the TIFF process

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starts. We negotiate the terms of the TIFF. Um, and kind of in tandem with that, they would also need to go through the planning commission land use process. So, that would involve, I believe, a cup um for the project. So tonight, your your action starts the

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ball rolling, but at any point it gets it gets a little difficult to halt it after the ball starts rolling, but at any point you could say, "Nope, we don't want to do it." There will be multiple resolutions, public hearings that'll need to be had depending on which type of tiff you move forward

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with. But it does start the ball >> in somewhat of a dual path, the way it sounds, right? You mean there's going to be a land use application I'm gathering that's going to be reviewed. >> Yep. >> Against ordinance requirements, planning commission, >> correct,

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>> involvement. At the same time, the council's gathering more information, working through, as mentioned, you know, the but for analysis and >> every piece of the potential tax increment finance. >> Yeah. I guess the nuts and bolts tonight

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is does the city council want to provide tax assistance for this project? That's kind of starts the development on its course. But tonight we're really talking about the tax assistance. Should you guys not want to, you know,

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provide tax assistance, they could still move down the route um and go through the planning commission process without tax assistance. Any other comments or thoughts from the council?

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>> Um, I received feedback from quite a few residents. Um, only one or two positive. Um, most did not want the tax increment financing the housing version due to the subsidy, rent

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subsidy. Um, one of the things I don't like and would not vote to move it forward is the city in the enterprise fund losing $320,000 in interest money.

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Um, also as far as infrastructure, I don't agree with Crowing County's assessment. um sitting on the county the Eagle View County Road 11 traffic study team. Um that the original

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study was done in 2017. A lot has changed during CO is when the number of parents dropping off their kids and picking them up just it it it increased dramatically.

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Um there is an interimm solution that they're going to proceed with in 2027 with some turn lanes um and moving the stop sign out and getting the sight lines um better. But um those two things

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I think are still, you know, number one, like I said, the losing out on $320,000 uh is not going to happen. It can't. We can't afford it as a city. The only way we have to get our revenue is through

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the levy and we can't forego that. Now, that being said, that is funded. The sewer enterprise fund is funded through the businesses and homes that you know are connected to sewer. The taxpayers Chickasaw Circle, you're on, you know,

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septic systems, you're not paying for that. Um, other than that, at this point, I just there's too many unanswered questions. I do not like the

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process that the council does not know what percentage they're asking for and how many years. I think that's flawed process, but that's the way it works. So, at this point, I do not support moving it forward.

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>> Okay. Thank you, Council Member Jensen. Other comments. >> Well, I I guess I'll go. Um, in June, I sort of mentioned that I didn't think I was in support of like a development of this size in Breezy

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Point. Um, I think that's still my opinion. Um, I think our concerns about the sewer and the traffic are still there. Uh, $320,000 is a lot of money and then losing that and requiring some financing

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then support to to do the expansion down the road. um sort of that maybe in and of itself to me is justification for not supporting a tiff at this time because we would already be um forgoing a lot of

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money just just through having to accelerate the expansion of the sewer. Um, I agree with Councilman Jensen. Um, with respect to County Road 11, I,

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you know, I as with right by the Northstar, I mean, that intersection is already bad. The county has said it's bad. Um, the fact that they didn't put a roundabout that they're not going to put a roundabout in the school around the school like right now to me is alarming.

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So, I'm not surprised that they wouldn't say there there would need to be one by um the development. Um but I don't agree with that either. I think there probably should be one put in at the school right now. So, um yeah, I think I think mostly um the

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issue for me is losing the money with the sewer, having to accelerate um that and the cost of that alone just sort of puts um I mean, we're already we would already be sort of financing it that way um if it moved forward. So, I

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would not be in support of the TIFF at this time. >> Thank you, Council Member Paul. Council member Rooney, any comments? >> I I don't have much more to add. I think most of those bullet points have been all hit. Um >> I I would agree, you know, the process is kind of broken about not knowing that funding, right? I mean, if if they're

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asking for $100,000 for tax assistance, it is a difference from a million, right? So, so it is kind of we don't know what that dollar amount is. Um and the way I see it too is is we're really here to talk about the TIF. Um as as the

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without the TIF, this project can still move forward. It's a conditional use permit, meaning it's it's permitted with conditions. >> Um, and so the project can move forward without the the the TIFF portion of it. Um, so really not knowing that kind of

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leaves that empty void of of the self assurance, but I think all the points that have been stated so far spot on. >> Thank you. Well, I and I thank the council for the comments. I think when I think about it, one of the things

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that jumps out as me is the strategic plan. We came together at the beginning of the year and we talked about what we felt we needed to be looking at moving forward and we came up with five different things that we have and I just spoke about them at the state of the city address about what those are and

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what we felt was important. And I think when we look at those and how those apply to what we're looking at here, you know, those are the things that I I think I want to be able to focus on as we work as a council and staff to move the city forward. I think along with

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that, I also look at the sewer piece and for me that's a big thing. And honestly, I don't think we're ready. I don't think as a city we're ready to take on that infrastructure if we go down the road of allowing the tip and and yeah, there's no guarantee that whether we approve the

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tip or not, they could still move forward with the project and that could still push us forward. Um, and I'm, you know, I understand that, but at the same time, if we agree, then we're saying yes, that we are going to take that on and we are going to move

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it forward and it's going to accelerate the process, which I don't think at this point we're ready to do. Uh, yeah, the 320,000. Mhm. Because I know how much money a levy point is. And when I start thinking about levy increases and we look at taxes for the

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taxpayers in this city, uh 320,000, uh that's a that's a chunk. Uh people don't realize that a levy point or a levy point is it's it's not as big as you think it is. Um so, you know, we have to think about that as well. Um

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so I think those are some of the things that I and I am total agreement about Crowing County with their wrote. Um I yeah that they they talked about the fact that when that study was done that the idea that a roundabout would need to be put in there eventually and yet if we're going to put a new project like

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that in they still think we don't need one. I and I agree with the fact that the way they did with Eagle View was another way of circumventing the idea that they need to take responsibility for the rope. That's another topic for another time and another subject that doesn't have a lot to do with this but

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it does have some impact. So, um, so with that said, I think I'll go back to what I've always stood on, and that's this. When I look at the city of Breezy Point, I look at it and I go, what do we do that's in the best interest of the majority of the city citizens of this

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city? It's what I ran on. It's what I still believe in. And so, I always think about that when I'm thinking about decisions. And so, I start looking at the sewer project. that start looking at other things and how is that going to impact our citizens as a whole in this

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city, not to speak of the project itself. So, I guess I'm at that point where I think that um you know, I I think if they want to move forward, they can, but I don't know how I can get on board supporting it right now at this point just based on where

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we're at as a as a community. So, that's kind of my comments. That's where I'm at. Um, and I think at the end of the day with the comments that we've heard, I think we're we're kind of getting an idea where we're landing with this. It's it's, you know, um, so with that being

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said, I think all of us have had an opportunity to comment. At the end of the day, we need to take action. That's what this council does after they've heard the facts and they've had points of discussion and they've thought about things and they've heard comment from the public as they did tonight. So, with that being said, council, what's your

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pleasure? Well, am I going to be able to add some comments and thoughts into the discussion? >> Go right ahead. >> Okay. Um, I can get on board with a lot of what other council members have brought up.

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Um, however, for those that have been watching council meetings, uh, you probably clearly know that I'm a bit of a dissenting voice in this group. And while in part I agree with the loss of investment income in the sewer fund

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since being on the council I can tell you that there's been decisions made where a heck of a lot more money has been at stake. Uh so we talk about 300,000 loss of investment income. consider paying hundreds of thousands of

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dollars more on bonding for equipment that arguably the city already had in a capital equipment fund to be able to cover. My point in all this, there's been decisions in a path that has been taken before that has costed

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all of us as taxpayers a heck of a lot more money than what it should have been. Outside of that, I feel like we're here tonight to make a decision on something that hasn't even been proposed.

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And I guess I'm the kind of person where I like to gather all the information that we need and really evaluate things before we come to decision. uh to one of the points again that was brought up, we got to look at the but

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for we got to look at the financial uh on this project and the the cost that can be covered by TIFF. How many years of TIFF makes sense? Uh to me there's far more many questions

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where additional information needs to be gathered before I can sit here one way or another and say project makes sense. I can support it or not. Um, all I have to do is I'm sure others is go to the comp plan.

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And whether as residents you like it or not, an overwhelming majority of people in this community in the comp plan have clearly spoken to the need for more housing options. And one of those are rental options.

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And we have lots of recent examples here over the last several years of where there have been other housing options developed in this community. Um, diff has been used in recent times very successfully in this community. All you got to do is

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look to the medical clinic. I can appreciate people's concerns. Um, I appreciate people taking an interest and voicing those concerns. I just feel like We need to allow the process to move

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forward. We need to continue to evaluate information that we should be being provided by the developer and weigh exactly where we're going to be at on this. I I I can't sit here tonight and say I

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support it or or I don't one way or another. >> Thank you, Council Member Scott, for your comments. All right. So everybody's had a chance to speak and we've talked about it. So yeah, again, we we have a decision to

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make of what direction we want to go, whether we whether we we go forward with it and and at some point down the line if we decide we don't want to keep going forward, we stop it or we allow it to go all the way to the end and and tiff happens or we stop the process here

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before it really gets started down the road. Um so that's really where we're at. Those are those are the two paths, so to speak. If we if we move forward, we're saying we're going to move forward. We're going to allow the application process to move forward. We're going to have staff time engaged

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in this. We're going to have a lot of time put into it with the idea that somewhere down the line, we could potentially say no and stop it because maybe we find out that but four and say, "Hey, no, we're not going to do it." or we're we're we make a decision tonight

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to say we're just not comfortable with it moving forward at all at this point. So, those are the two those are really the two options that the council has in front of them. So, with that stated again, I'll I'll ask again what's the pleasure of the council. >> I'll make a motion.

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>> Okay. Go ahead. Uh the motion is to uh not proceed with the test tax assistance process at this time. >> So I have a motion from council member Ball not to move forward with TIFF financing for the project as uh given to us. Is there a second? >> I'll second.

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>> I have a second for council member Jensen. Discussion. My question would be, is it up to us to suggest whether or not the application actually comes in front of us?

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And where I'm going with that is we've all had we've all shared our comments. We've all shared our concerns. Um, we've we've shared that we're still seeking more information. Um, how much are they asking? Is it up to us to to to encourage or discourage the application to come

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forward? Um, the reason I ask is if if if the application comes forward with a proper but for clause, a a value that is more palatable to us, that things do work in our favor, would we still not consider it? Um,

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again, we're making a decision based on no application in front of us, and I'm just asking that question after the points that Mr. Scott brought up. I know we all have our reservations and concerns, but we don't have an official application in front of us to discourage or encourage.

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>> Yeah, if I may, I can speak to the process. So, they submitted a pre-application for tax assistance that was reviewed in in June on at the first meeting in June. This the next step in our formal procedure that I think has been in place since like O2 is a formal

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application process. So, that's what you're directing me on tonight. um that would then require the developer to submit a deposit to cover our advisor fees as we go through that process. Um and then the council would then review

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the formal application at a future date depending on when it was received. So we did receive a pre-application per procedure. The next step is a final application. >> So yes, you dictate that. And if we vote not to proceed,

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>> they cannot do an application. >> I mean, I suppose they could submit it to me, but I likely wouldn't put it in front of you to consider if you've already given me direction not to. >> Thank you. >> Yes.

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>> You're welcome. Other discussion? >> I'll ask again. Is there any other discussion from the council? Hearing none. I'm going to call the vote. All those in favor signify by saying I. >> I I >> opposed. I

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>> abstensions. The motion carries. >> Moving on. We're at item 6B, cannabis retail registration application. Administrator Pus. >> Yes. Thank you. Um, on May 15th, 2026, staff received an application for a

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conditional use permit and cannabis retail license loca or for retail business located at 30375 Alpine Drive. The conditional use permit application went to the June planning commission meeting at which a public hearing was held. The planning commission approved the CUP with findings and conditions as

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stated in your packet. The next step in this process is for council to consider the retail license application submitted with with the application were all required materials per our ordinance. Additionally, the applicant has been found to be in compliance with all zoning regulations per our zoning code.

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Per state statute and ordinance approve city ordinance approved in December 2024. The city must allow at least one cannabis retail license if found in compliance with applicable law. The city cannot prohibit the establishment or operation of a cannabis business if it

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is otherwise allowed by state law, which it is. Staff recommends approving the cannabis retail registration application as presented. >> Thank you, Commissioner Pulfus. Any comments from the council? >> Yeah, I have one. >> We have to allow one, but then why are

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we voting? I mean, >> it see >> because we still have to approve it. have to prove the the retail application. >> It's a formality. >> It's a due diligence. >> If we all said no, >> it's a due diligence in the process. Um they get state approval, planning

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commission approval, city council approval. >> I know it seems kind of silly, but do I >> that's in the process is in the ordinance. So, >> yeah. >> I mean, I'll I'll just go on public record. I don't support having a dispensary. We don't have a choice. I don't think it's a good fit for our

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community. Um, since it it is going to pass, it really doesn't matter how we vote. >> I would advise you pass it. You do not have to, but there could be consequences to not >> at the state level. >> I believe so. Yeah.

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>> This is an example where the state has tied our hands. >> Yeah. Correct. Understood. >> The higher level of government has told us this is the way it's going to be and we don't have any choice. But I would like us to prohibit hours between 8 and 10:00 a.m. and 900 p.m. and 2:00 a.m.

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which is in our ordinance that the council's discretion that we can do um >> and and we can do that at the time of final >> well I believe the planning commission

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had discussion about the hours and they were found in compliance. >> Okay. So, we can make that as a part of your approval that they must comply, but >> Okay. >> I believe it's been stated that they do. >> Okay. >> All right. Any other comments from the council?

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>> Was there any comments in opposition at the planning commission? >> There were a few. Yes. >> Less than a handful. >> Yeah, I would say less than a handful. Yep. The planning commission discussed Deb remind me parking security. Um, a

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few Land. >> Land use. Yeah, land use items, not operational items. >> The most of the comments I received negatively are parents with school age children in uh

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Eagle View. >> And I understand the comments. I I really do. Again, like I said, it's it's a situation where our hands are tied. And and you know, I guess from this perspective, the state requires us to have one. And so if this is the one that

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we're going to have, then that's going to be it. You know, unless something changes in the future with what the council thinks and they decide or move forward with and planning, zoning, so on and so forth. So it's Yeah. Um I I understand. So any other comments from

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council? Hearing none. Do I have a motion to approve? So move. >> I have a motion from Council Member Do I have a second? >> A second. >> I have a second from council member Ball. Any further discussion?

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Hearing none. All those in favor signify by saying I. I. >> I. >> Opposed? Extension. Motion carries. Moving on. Item 6C, developers agreement for Eagle View Sewer Extension. Looks like Joe and Ally.

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>> I will take it. >> Okay. >> Um, as a part of the Eagle View Storage Subdivision, the city has the opportunity to participate in the project by funding the cost of upsizing the sewer main from the developer's proposed size to a 10-in public sewer main. A draft developer agreement um is

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seen in your packet. The agreement requires the developer to construct the public sewer improvement to city standards and the city is obligated to reimburse the developer uh for the additional costs associated with the upsizing. Participation in this agreement expands public infrastructure

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at a reduced public costs, provides capacity for future development, and avoids higher future construction costs. Legal counsel um and staff, including Jerry and Joe, have reviewed the proposed agreement, and we recommend approving as presented.

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Thank you, Commissioner Poffus. Any comments from the council? I think it's it's a pretty straightforward thing of the city. So, I don't I don't see why we why why we would say yes, but I just want to make sure there's any other

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comments or additional thoughts. All right. Hearing none, do I have a motion to approve this? >> So, moved. >> I have a motion from Council Member Ball. Do I have a second? >> Second. Second from council member Jensen. Any further discussion?

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Hearing none. All those in favor signify by saying I. >> I. >> Opposed. Abstensions. A motion carries. Moving on. Seven. Departmental and council update. 7A. Candidate filing per period. Administrator Poose.

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>> Yes. Thank you. Uh election season is here. Really? Um, candidate filing for our local offices or municipal offices opens on July 14th and closes on July 28th at 5:00 p.m. There is one two-year mayor seat open and two four-year

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council member seats open. Candidates can file at Breezy Point city offices during regular business hours. >> All right. Thank you. >> And I just want to go on public record as saying I will be filing for reelection. So, just wanted to let everybody know I'm I will be uh filing

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and and running again. So, uh anybody else in the community that's interested in running, we encourage you to do so. Come in, file. Uh it's always good to have people involved and engaged in the process. So, if you're interested and we encourage you to come in and file for

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the seats that will be open. So, thank you Administrator Pus for that. And then basically we just have the May cash and investmentformational item. And I do see that we also have a report uh from the park patrol regarding the disc golf

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course and thank you uh chief for putting this together and getting this into us. Appreciate that. Um and this was one of the things that we had requested I believe several council meetings earlier uh with regarding this golf course. And just to read public record, it says that for June of 26, we

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had two uh looks like two incidents on egg pass disc golf course look like warned individuals for after hours ordinance violation and we did have one on the city beach warned for alcohol on the public beach. So, and it looks like none of the other ones had any. So, that

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was three for the total. So, um that's great. Again, thank your thank the uh department for doing that for us. We greatly appreciate it. Uh all the efforts that they put forward is is much needed and goes a long ways to keep our city safe. So thanks to you. Yep.

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All right. Okay. Having no other business before us, I will call for a motion to >> you want to do any council updates? >> Oh, yeah. Sorry. See, that's not on here and I wasn't looking there. Sorry. I'm looking at this. Um yeah. So, let's see.

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Yes. Um anything for personnel committee? We kind of approved it tonight. >> Okay. >> The new hires. >> Yeah. Yeah. Which is exciting. We have a new plane zoning administrator coming on board >> tomorrow. >> Tomorrow. And it looks like we were able

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to find a replacement for our officer. >> Yes. >> So, that's good to hear, too, because I'm glad to see that we're not down one for a long period of time. That was a major concern of mine. So, I'm happy to see we were able to get that position filled uh quickly through that way. And I'm looking forward to the playing zoan

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administrator as well. So, um, that's great stuff. Um, fireboard, well, we have a meeting coming up, I think next week. A week from this coming Wednesday. Yeah, >> a week from today. >> A week from today. Oh, Monday. Okay, that's right. I'm off. Okay. So, a week

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from today on Monday, uh, the 13th, I believe that is, we will be having one. And I know that we're going to be covering a bunch of information there regarding our formula, rebranding, uh, some other things. So, there's been a lot of work going on with the fire uh

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the fire district and some of the new things that we've got going on there. So, we'll have more information to report back to the council after we have the meeting. But, I think suffice to say what we're working on to make changes is going to make it more beneficial for the city of Breezy Point as being a part of

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this fire district moving forward. So, I'm happy to see that we did some work. I will say that Peekquat's been a willing partner at the table to sit and listen. We'll see what the the fire uh district board has to say about all of it when it gets presented. And I know Administrator Poose, I believe, will be presenting that to us when we have that

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meeting. So, um >> we we did have one um interview for an additional firefighter. So, they were um that approval will come before the board as well um the district board for approval. But um we have um tenatively

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um brought that person on. So, >> perfect. Thank you. Yeah. and thank you for doing the work on that end too as part of the being a part of the board. Appreciate that. Uh, Council Member Jensen, streets committee or cemetery commission, either one. >> There was nothing uh for the streets

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committee, cemetery commission. I wasn't at the meeting, but uh it just focused around the butterfly release. >> Yes. Again, encourage everybody if you haven't thought about attending, please plan to attend the butterfly release on July 18th. Um, and we have all the

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information out either on our website or on our new Breezy Point app, which I encourage you if you don't have it, download it on your phone and get it because you can get all the updates and the highlights of things that are going on. So, I encourage all of you to look at that uh as well. And and I know the cemetery commission is getting ready to put on an awesome event along with the

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staff. They've been working hard behind the scenes. I do encourage everybody to come out. It's really great event and I would love to see you there if you could make it. So, thank you, Council Member Jensen. Council Member Rooney, personnel committee. You talked about that. How about PNZ? >> Uh PNZ met uh we had two conditional use

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permits. One of them we discussed tonight uh regarding the cannabis operation uh making sure that that met uh land use requirements and then another uh for a um accessory structure which was approved. >> Great. Thank you. It's always good to

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hear what they've got going on as well. Council member Scott, finance committee, parks and wreck. Uh, finance committee hasn't met or we got a meeting coming up. >> We do. >> And I haven't been to a park and wreck meeting. I actually thought I was the backup to you.

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>> Well, yeah, you're still on there. I'll be at the meeting this week. So, if you can make it, I would encourage you to come, but yes. >> Yeah, this week I won't be able to. >> Yep. Nope. That's okay. So, we do have a park and Rex uh committee meeting coming up on Thursday, I believe it is. So, we'll be I'll be attending that. Uh we've got some things going on there.

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We'll be looking at the next steps with regards to our plan. >> Um and then yes, finance committee, we have another one of those coming up. >> That's next week as well. Yeah. So, we got some meetings over the next couple weeks going on. It's all good stuff. So, with that, after those updates, um could

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I have a motion to adjurnn? >> So, move. >> I have a motion from Council Member Scott. Do I have a second? >> Second. >> Second from Council Member Moroni. All those in favor signify by saying I >> I opposed. Abstensions. A motion carries. Meeting is now adjourned at

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7:23 p.m. Thank you.