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Part 1 (Video ID: LobjKvZa1Pw):
- 00:02:33: Meeting Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance
- 00:03:07: Approval of Agenda and Public Input Guidelines
- 00:04:29: Ferland Miller: Fair Board concerns about ordinance amendment
- 00:07:17: Nancy Hovville: Canon Valley Fair is a community asset
- 00:10:51: Stephen Heman: Economic Impact of Motorsports Promotions
- 00:12:11: Rodney Brz: The Fairgrounds Location; Community Needs To Deal
- 00:13:20: Rick Chapman: Supporting the Fairgrounds for the Kids
- 00:14:30: Kurt Bicil: Noise Ordinance, Motocross, and Data Analysis
- 00:18:39: Aaron McMahon: Illegal Spot Zoning & Noise Modeling Deficiencies
- 00:22:19: Avery Evans: City Tree Removal Questions and Fair Support
- 00:23:56: Tim Demer: Police Commission Information and Personal Concerns
- 00:27:00: Brian Johnson: Proactive Approach to Tree Replanting
- 00:29:28: Consent Agenda: Claims, Minutes, Approvals, Resolutions
- 00:31:31: Land Donation to VFW Post 4452 Discussion
- 00:34:16: Discussion and Vote on Amending Canon Valley Fair Ordinance
- 00:51:10: Discussion and Vote on Don Mening Park Sign Replacement
- 00:54:46: Reports: Chamber, EDA, Public Works, Planning, Police
- 01:05:28: Reports: City Attorney Introduction and City Administrator
- 01:07:19: Reports: Councilor Comments and Meeting Adjournment


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This, >> huh? >> Is this going to be put back another week or we got enough? >> Okay. >> Okay. I got 6:30. >> All right. Call to order the city of Canon Falls City Council meeting

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Tuesday, March 17th. Roll call. >> Diane Johnson >> here. Zimmerman >> here. >> Chad Johnson >> here. >> Jeepson >> here. >> Noach absent. Croninburgger >> here. >> Montgomery absent. >> Stand for the pledge of allegiance.

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>> Pledge allegiance >> to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. >> All right. Can I get an approval of the

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agenda, please? >> Approval. >> A motion by Lisa. >> Second. >> Second by Jeepson. All in favor? >> I >> I. >> Motion carries. Um, public input. Public input is intended to afford the public an

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opportunity to address concerns to the city council. The public input will be long no longer than 30 minutes in total length. Each speaker will have no more than three minutes to speak. Speakers may address topics relevant to the governance of the city. Speakers must sign up in advance and must provide

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their name, address, and topic they intend to address. Comments must stay on topic, respectful, pertinent to city business, and adhere to the applicable data privacy rules. Any speaker that violates these rules will be asked to sit down, and if the speaker refuses to comply may be removed from the meeting.

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Speakers shall address shall not address topics that are subject of a public hearing. All such comments shall be made at the public hearing. The city council will generally not act on issues raised by the public input, but may choose to schedule consideration on a future

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agenda. Okay. I'm going to say first that if I mispronounce anybody's name, just let me know. Um, first, Ferlin Miller. I get it right.

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>> All right. So I want a Ferland Miller 1016 >> name and address. >> Yep. Furland Miller 1016 Minnesota Street West Caner Falls, Minnesota. >> Zip code. No. >> No. Social Security. Um so I want to address

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obviously I'm also here to represent the Canon Valley Fair Board and on tonight on this amendment. I know the it it went through the the planning commission. There's a couple things here that we would really have a hard time with as a

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fair board. First one is the noise study. It just seems a little far-fetched cuz we're going to make it on the fair to do noise study previous to an event. But if we go around town and there's other amplified stuff,

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whether it's athletic field, the schools, did we make them do studies? Because it's the same thing. It's an amplified noise microphone. Um, the second one that uh I think all that should be struck out of here. The second one I think they were pulling out

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the the city council being able to prove anything after five um motorsports events were amplified. I think that one should be struck. I think the council should have be able to prove whatever they see fit. That's why we vote them

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in. As far as the third one, the gate, we don't use that outside the fair. Um, the only thing we have is there was a piece of fence there where people could walk through there. Um, we pulled it out because people were stepping over it,

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but uh if we want that shut down, we'll close it completely so no one could walk through there either. I mean, it's ridiculous, but we never use it anyhow. So, that's that's no big deal. The other stuff I want to address is we keep we need to end this. We keep hearing about

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the carts. We already gave up. We're done with the carts. We keep hearing you didn't follow the cease and cyst. No, we did follow a cease and cyst. The previous administrator told us I'm going to give you this, but you got to finish out your contract. You guys do what you got to do. This is part of our next

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step. So, we did after the season and ended the contract, but it keeps coming to Facebook. Here it is. Carts. We're not talking about carts. We just want to go back to what the fair was doing previous to this. So, we ask that you guys pull these out,

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pass this. We got some crutches now for the fair to work on, for the city to work on. We think it's fair. It's all we're asking. Thank you. >> Thanks. Um, Nancy Hovville,

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are you doing the three minutes or was I okay? >> Hello, Nancy Hovville, 33099 County 25 Boulevard, Canon Falls, Minnesota. I am a director on the Canon

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Valley Fair board and I just want everybody to make sure they know this is our 111th year of the Canon Valley Fair. We have had activities on that

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fairgrounds for that many years. We've also had additional shows. Last year, we hosted the Minnesota Junior Angus Association 3-day event for their cattle show. It

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was wonderful. It had quite an economic impact on the city of Canon Falls, the grocery store. The first night of that show, they ordered pizzas in and kids can eat

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pizza, you know. Um and we also um have the the high school has a crosscountry meet there every year. One, sometimes two. I mean, we want to

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utilize the grounds and we're not um we we're trying to encourage more people to come to our city and enjoy our fair, the harness horse racing. We have

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um five additional, you know, shows coming. that they will be on Saturdays and Sundays starting at 1:00. And yes, they have to use a microphone to announce the, you know, the start of

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the the race and the the end. So, I mean, there's some things that you need amplification for, but I don't think a microphone is going to be too

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loud for that. And the importance of the Canon Valley Fair for the kids in our county and Dakota County and Rice County. Last year we had 371 exhibits in our 4 building. We also have

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open class exhibit, flowers, culinary. Um we have livestock shows all during our fair, but sometimes they want to have additional shows at the fairgrounds. So,

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I'm very proud that I am on the board and I want to continue keeping the Canon Valley Fair the biggest and the best familyorientated activity that happens in the city of

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Canon Falls. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Okay, I am not going to get this last name. Stephen Heman. >> Hello, I'm Stephen Heman, 34900

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335th Street, Lake City, Minnesota. Uh, I'm the owner of Impact Motorsports Promotions. First off, I want to thank you guys for taking the time to listen to us tonight. I appreciate that. Been coming to the fair for since in the 80s and 90s. I participated at the fair and

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then started working with the fair several years ago. And I just I just want to bring kind of main thing that she said as well. But at our last event over Memorial Day, uh we brought several people to Canon Falls. And at the end of the week there, you couldn't even buy an

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ice cube. You know, they bought Canon Falls out of every ice cube that you guys had. And it was hard finding beer. All the brewers, every every restaurant was really busy. So, it's more than just uh just an event. I think, you know, when they come to town, it was it was

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kind of overwhelming. I really was shocked when I heard that that that they brought that many people to town, but restaurants and everything, they do that as well. But, uh I just as a personal standpoint, I've been coming here forever. Like she said, I've been participating and uh it's just a really

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nice fair and I just hate to see anything go away. So, thank you. >> Thank you. Uh Rodney BRZ >> Rodney Brz 28389 Henderson Way, Randolph, Minnesota. I've been on the fair board for eight years now. And I'm

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just here kind of what they've all said to the impact of the town, how much money this brings in. Um and one thing I got to say is I lived over in the north side my whole life. I moved out to in 2000 outside of town. I chose where I live. I moved my house, built my house

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next to a highway. I knew it's going to be loud, but I but I dealt with it, you know. I got I lived with it. Now I got a data center coming in. I'm going to live with that, too. Where you put your house, you or you buy your house, you should know where you're going to live. You should know what's going to happen. You know, you built next to a fairgrounds or you moved next to a

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fairgrounds. You should just deal with it. I mean, we all have noise. You just I mean, it's just this has got to be over. We got to finish this. This is too long. I mean, it's been two years now. I just wish it was over. It's just it's frustrating trying to schedule events

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for the fair and you got to worry about people up on the hill and just it just it's frustrating. So, I just ask you just to do what you guys got to do for the city and thank you. >> Thank you. Um Rick Chapman

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>> Rick Chapman 26360. Good win to have in Randolph, Minnesota. I'm just coming here for support for the fairgrounds. I came from a big place, Mesa, Arizona. I don't know if you guys realize what you have. I mean, the fairs

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that all these kids can be a part of, it's it's huge. I I I was from a place that that stuff existed and then all went away. And it would be terrible to see that same thing happen in a town like Cannon Falls. I mean, you talk to anybody, they've been to the Cannon

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Falls fair. the Canon, you know, they've all been super friendly with companies, people in Canon Falls to help us go and promote with them. We promote with those guys. Like I said, you go to the fair and you'll see all the kids. You'll see, you know, what this is all about. And if

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this all goes away after 111 years at this point, it would just be a terrible thing to see. That's all I wanted to come here and say. Thank you for your time. >> Thank you. Um, Kurt Bicil, >> uh, Kurt Bicil, uh, 1231 West Minnesota

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Street. Uh, council members, thank you once again for your continued efforts in this matter. It has truly been difficult for all parties, all parties involved, and it's been tough. As you are all aware, two meetings ago, two meetings took place hoping to find a compromise

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for possible events which would be appropriate for both the fair for the fair board and residents of the community. At the last meeting, it was agreed the fair board was free to host any event they wished. Our only criteria at that time was for the events not to exceed both state and local noise

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ordinances. That's it. We certainly wish the fair to be successful, but not at the expense of the residents right to enjoyment of their properties. Nearly three years ago, I stood here and played a recording of what one 250 C motocross bike would sound like. This was to give

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the council an idea of the noise residents would have to endure. There has been a misconceived notion that getting rid of the sprint cars will allow the fair board to be compliant with noise ordinance. We have consistently disagreed with this, not because we are against fair, the fair, but because this will once again follow

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the same scenario as it did two years ago. There have been no attempts determining whether races should be allowed based upon noise ordinances. We have asked both the fair board and the administration if they had any data or information on the decibel levels produced with dirt bike racing.

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Unfortunately, there has been no oversight in this matter and this has been very frustrating to us. In our research, we have found an abundance of articles on this very subject. The information which I speak of is the dissipation of noise that occurs with distance. This is called noise modeling.

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This is nothing new. City developers, planners, and event organizers frequently use empirical data on sound mitigation to determine if specific events such as concerts, races, or festivals will comply with noise statutes. I present to you, if you have

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the in front of you, I think John had sent that and given you some handouts. I present to you an example of how a race with four motocross bikes would affect decibel levels in the surrounding community. Keep in mind this is based off empirical and scientific evidence.

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If you look at the simple rule for the reduction of decibel levels with distance over a flat terrain, the sound level drops three dB as the distance from the source doubles. This is scientific fact. If you notice this particular scenario is based upon a motocross race whereby the reduction in

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sound is based on 4.5 dB for each time a distance doubles and that's because of the absorption from the ground of the dirt the ground. Please notice this is with the indirect line of sight of homes. As you can see, if four bikes are racing, this would create a sound of 105

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dB at its source. This is if each each bike produces no more than 96 dB. Many venues do not enforce this. Also, keep in mind larger bikes will admit higher decibel level levels. Now, if you look at the formulation, you'll see it would take a distance of 840 ft for the venue

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to be compliant for any races after 7 p.m. >> I'm sorry, Kurt. You're at 3 minutes. >> Oh, can I just get through this part? It's just this is the last scenario. It It's just I have to This wouldn't be fair, guys.

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>> This is the last part. It's just one last paragraph. Now, if you look at the formulation, you'll see it would take a distance of 840 ft for the venue to be compliant for any racing after 7. The closest property line for this racetrack is 450 ft. That's not even close.

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So, there's much more here you can read, but that should be enough to determine why we're in a situation we're in and why we're concerned. >> Thank you. Thank you, >> Aaron McMahon. Aaron McMahon, Hoffman Street. Good

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evening, Mayor Prom Council members. I'm speaking on behalf of a coalition of adjacent property owners with over 125 years of service to the community to formally establish our position on the administrative record. Not to tug at

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your heartstrings. State law is clear. The Canon Valley Fair is a private association, not an officially recognized agricultural society. It possesses no statutory right to bypass local land use laws. Creating

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a custom hyper permissive zoning district to grant them sweeping exemptions from standard environmental review is a clear case of illegal spot zoning. It also directly violates our 203 2003 comprehensive plan. Chapter one of that

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plan explicitly establishes our quote natural excuse me. Chapter one of that plan explicitly establishes our natural amenities and quality physical environment as the focal point of a tourism industry based around bicycling

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and canoeing. Furthermore, Chapter 7 policy T7 strictly mandates the city will employ whatever steps necessary to keep traffic on the major streets and out of residential neighborhoods. The documents prepared for tonight's vote show the city is fully aware of the legal liabilities they are creating.

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Your own planning commission recognize that a city cannot legally assume compliance with Minnesota rule 7030 when basic physics proves otherwise. However, we see the writing on the wall tonight. The council PLA pack packet explicitly notes the proactive noise models will

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cost the fair up to $15,000 and it provides this council the option to simply delete those pro protective amendments. It is a matter of public record that this city continues to spend significant taxpayer p money money on attorney fees to force this custom zoning district

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through. Yet you are preparing to strip proactive safety requirements just to spare a private association an expense. Let the record show. By attempting to classify high impact events like motocross as a permitted use

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rather than requiring a conditional use permit, you are intentionally bypassing municipal oversight. You are granting a permanent right to operate without the standard mechanism for enforcement. If you strip the proactive noise models to save the fair money, you cannot simply

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leave a regulatory void. Strict zoning enforcement mechanisms must be explic explicitly codified into the text of this ordinance. The law must legally mandate independent continuous real-time noise monitoring and it must

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trigger automatic non-discretionary cease and assist orders the moment state limits are breached. If you pass this ordinance tonight without codifying real-time enforcement and automatic shutdown procedures directly into the text, you are willfully authorizing

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permanent land uses that violate state law. We formally request that you table this ordinance until binding enforcement procedures are strictly codified into the text. If you pass this uncodified draft tonight, the city assumes full

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legal liability. I am also submitting a formal written addendum to the clerk detailing the required zoning enforcement procedures and the severe health and safety liabilities hidden within the camping provisions. Thank you. Avery Evans.

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Hi. Um I'm Avery. My address is 525 Water Street East. And um I recently had some trees cut down in my yard. They belong to the city. They were ash trees. They're part of this process of cutting

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down the ash. And I just had a couple questions in regard to that. Um, I wanted to know the ratio of trees being taken down to trees being planted. Um,

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I wanted to know when the stumps will be removed from my yard cuz I wasn't given a clear answer on that. And I wanted to know also what kinds of trees were going to be planted in the city. Um, I went

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here a few months ago and you guys told me that the DNR gave you grant money for reforesting the city and yeah, just updates on that. Um, this is my first time hearing about all this stuff going

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on with the fair, but I met my best friend at the fair when I first moved here. Um, I moved here the summer of 2022 and I think it's a great opportunity for people who are coming into the city to

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get acquainted with the amazing community that we have here. Um, and that was my first introduction and I met so many amazing people at the fair. So, something to take into consideration. That's it.

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>> Thank you. Where are we at with time? >> Okay. Um Tim Demer Riverside Terrace. Now there's should be on file. Been living here for my phone just shut down

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so too long. 30 some odd years or since 91 when I first got a job here in 90s I commuted for the first I was part of the before moving here but

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I had question about police um um concerns or reading from what they I guess promote or um give out on their business cards. And

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and I I was also wondering when it says as needed the police commission, how to find out more information about the police commission if that is at all possible. hopefully after the meeting or as soon as

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and I'm I've been told by um one a council member after last month's council meeting that council member is not here today but he he was saying he has hard time understanding me. Um

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um what else did he say? It's like I'm not I'm not clear enough in in something if I I don't know if I talk too slow or too I definitely don't talk too fast maybe. Um but I'm I'm dealing about

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making dis um this part about what is right. I even I made acronyms for the word right and the word always. Um, I don't know. But to where

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is any of us in this room always right? I I think not. I are are any of you right all the time? Well, that's what my um what I'm going to bring up and hopefully

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be on the sit on, you know, around a table. you guys in a in a it's always been a this town has been wonderful, safe. Um resources are lacking. It's in some ways and

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um I'll just keep talk trying to think of what I want to say, but I'll I'll be back next. I guess it's uh three weeks from now. I'll just keep coming back. Thanks. >> Thank you. Uh, Brian Johnson.

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>> Hi, Brian Johnson. 600 East Minnesota Street. Um, I born and raised in Canon Falls. Uh, graduated from high school. And I'm here to talk about trees, too. Um, first, um,

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I'm under researched on this. Um, and I kind of wanted to come because this was um it just it's been something I've been has been been on my mind for a while, but I I want to be proactive and just kind of speak um some of the kind of what I'm noticing and my thoughts on the matter. Um first um so I did call the

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public works and left a message. I'm waiting to hear back from them. So I'm imagining they're going to have some answers or some some of the they're probably the person to talk to on some of this stuff, but wanted to bring it up tonight. Um, first I wanted to say thank you to the city or the public works for getting the grant to get the trees removed because we had two trees removed

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from where we live and um, one of them was in really bad shape. So, if that wasn't removed, you know, it could have caused a lot of damage. So, I really appreciate that we're doing that and I'm noticing that there's a ton of trees being taken away and so um, you know, um, that's that's great that we were able to be be proactive and get that

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done. And with that said, then I think, you know, I want to follow up and just make sure that we're following through and and I want to see if there is what's the plan is for um replanting after these trees are removed. If there's funds in the grant that are built in for replanting, if so, that's great. If not,

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I'd want to say we should set a priority to carve some, you know, money into the budget to replant. I think trees are really important part of the city. Um, you know, I just would I'm thinking um I like to kind of try to live a life where

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I leave a place better than I found it. And so with that, then I would just ask that we kind of set an agenda to do a onetoone replacement, ideally more since storms take trees and, you know, it's an it's an ongoing thing that, you know, trees um are getting, you know, taken away or knocked down. And so if the

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grant supports that, great. you know, um, and if not or or if they under support that, I'd ask that we would do what we can to to to to make that happen. Um, and I guess I'll just close by saying that, uh, trees are really literally the look and shape of a town. And so, if we take pride in our

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community, um, let's plant a whole bunch of trees. >> Thanks. >> Thank you. >> Okay, that moves us to the consent agenda. The consent agenda items may be adopted under one motion as presented or may be removed for discussion and

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resolution as city council business. A just in correct claims accounting period ending December 31st, 2025. B just in correct claims accounting period ending March 11, 2026. C. Meeting minutes for March 3rd, 2026

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city council minutes. D. Approve Don Mening Park sign replacement. E. Resolution 2861 applying to the Minnesota Public Facilities Authority for grant for the lead service line

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replacement project. F. Resolution 2862 approving plans and specifications and ordering advertisement for bids for 2026 street and utility improvements project. G. Approve process of hiring pool employees. H. Approve process of hiring

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seasonal public works employees. I approve fire department wellness room update. That's it. >> Um I'd like to bring down item D. Okay. Item D will be moved to council

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business C. Any other questions on the agenda? >> Can I just make a quick comment? Um, having taken the tour of the fire station and and seen the uh wellness room, um, these updates are very much needed and as our volunteer fire

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department, you know, gives us everything, I glad they can do this. >> Couldn't agree more. >> Okay. >> All right. With that, can I get a motion to approve the consent agenda minus um

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item B? I'm sorry, D. >> Second. A motion by Lisa, a second by Diane. All in favor? I >> opposed. Carries. Council business. A. Nelson Scoffield

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VFW Post 4452 land donation. All right. So, I'm bringing this item forward tonight. So, this was actually brought forward back in 2022. Uh the VFW had presented um their plans to put a deck um off the back of the property

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there uh overlooking the river. Um so they're ready to kind of get moving with those plans and and get started. Um so today I'm bringing it forward just to kind of um reintroduce it to you if you weren't um on council back in 2022. Um

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so it was November they had presented um and then the park board and the council approved moving forward with that process to donate a portion of the city-owned property um where the deck would sit um to the VFW. So we would do

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a lot split in the combination. So it's a really tiny corner um of a city-owned parcel of about 200th of a parcel. Um so it's really small. It's currently unutilized by the city. Um it's right on the back of Veterans Lane there. Um just

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a tiny little um triangle that I um put in the packet for you. So today we're just wanting to kind of get a decision um by council for what we should set the sale amount for. So we do have to put it

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through um as a land sale. So we'll have to put it through as an ordinance. So it'll come back through council just to approve that sale. Um, so we're just looking um to decide on that dollar amount. Um, so something as little as

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even a dollar for a chunk that small. Um, so and then of course they still have to go through the process of doing a lot split and and getting surveys and all of that done. So tonight is just the first preliminary introduction that this

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is happening and um hopefully move forward with the VFW on that. I guess with that I if there's any legal fees that we have on our end as long as they cover that then >> Yep. So any >> the sale for a dollar or whatever.

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>> Yep. Any all the fees for the lot split um the bringing it for the ordinance recording fees any fees associated um with the whole process will be um on the VFW not on the city. >> Okay. And I move we sell it to the VFW,

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that little parcel for $1. >> Second that. >> All right. A motion by Diane, second by Chad. All in favor? >> I >> opposed. Motion carries. All right. Item B, introduction and

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first reading of ordinance 414, an ordinance amending Canon Falls City Code relating to the Canon Valley Fair. All right. So, we present to you the ordinance that was um amended and approved by planning commission on March

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9th. Um so, in your memo, um we kind of laid out uh those three amendments that were um pushed forward by planning commission last week. Um so, I'll just run through those quick just so everybody has a good overview. So, um the first amendment um it was to add the

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condition to require the professional noise studies. Um it also defined um few terms in the definitions section of the ordinance. So the noise, noise level, noise model, all of those three um were highlighted in the ordinance for you and

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illustrated. Um that was four in favor of that, one against. Um the second amendment was um removing um the provision to um allow city council to approve additional motorsports events

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upon request. Um and then finally it was um adding that third provision that the west gate um only be used during the Canon Valley Fair duration um for emergency access and as determined by the city administrator and city

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engineer. Um so for those last two, those were all voted in favor. Um the first one, four in favor, one against. Um so today we're asking you to uh approve the ordinance either accepting or deleting those specific highlighted

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portions. Um so your discussion now >> I'm going to make a motion to approve 414 with uh amendum two and three. >> Second. >> What's what's 414? >> That's the ordinance member.

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Um well, okay. Uh when I was on the planning commission there and we took down where the uh so it would limit them at five events and not being able to >> five motor events.

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>> Yeah, I feel like that should go to the council. They should we should be able to say, okay, there's something uh when you think about the whole year, right? You could have events in the fall, the spring, the summer, and they just allows them to run their business the way they

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want to run it, and they already have the restrictions of what they want. Like, we're putting the restrictions with the noise on them. We're saying you already have to follow these rules. Why would we stop them from running more events? I don't

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>> in our noise ordinance already in section E on 91.15 says this section shall not apply for special events used a permit by the city council. So if they ask for a permit and something's going to be over the

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decimals it should be which are all in here for noise levels all the decimals it should be if it's going to be over and they ask for a permit for a special event like monster trucks would be one of them >> and and >> he actually asked you if he should have

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a permit for it and you told him no. >> Well was that not being kind of set up? >> No. Uh so if I can add to that though there >> yes uh there is also the standard for

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the state noise law as well and we cannot preempt the state noise standards and controls >> guide >> yes >> guide >> uh no there they are they are administrative laws within the you know MPCA noise standards so they can those are

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enforceable by law >> and we also have our own >> yes we do have our phone and >> very detailed. They actually have motor sprints in here and everything, >> what they should, where they are. >> Yes. And so the in evaluating ours in

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comparison to where the fair is and where what the state standards are, it is believed that the state standards are going to be more stringent than our standards. So, for some of the motor vehicle items, because I believe those allow for up to

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80 dB, whereas the state standard at a residential property line for the daytime L uh 10 number is 65 dB. The L50 is 60 dB and the evening is I think 55 and 50. So, the state standard is going

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to be more strict than the local standard. So, we still that still is going to apply for activities that are going to happen at the fair. The Rochester, Minnesota have been redoing their ordinances and on one of theirs, they think anything

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over 85 dBA is considered loud and that is during the evening. And their evening is between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. >> And that will depend on the jurisdiction and the use of the land that surrounds those activities where there those are allowed. So if they're in industrial

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areas or event areas where these events are and they're not in close proximity to residential properties, then they can establish those standards because the it does it is higher for other types of land uses or other uses of property. But

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other than residential >> down on the track, they've been doing this for 100 years, 50, 60, 70 years. They've been doing stock car races called Wheattown. They've done tractor points, snowcross, lawnmower racing, fall memorial derbies. They have derbies other times. They have autocross. They

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have bike races. They have motorcycle races. This has been going on for how long? And someone newer has a house up here with a track down here. They looked in their backyard. They could see what was in the backyard when bought the house. It wasn't hiding. It was right there. And it got a little loud once because I was up on there. And I did all

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the measurements and the decimals. 7 was the highest at the highest peak. And I went everywhere. >> I went down here. I went over here. I went all the way along the road. You want to pick up truck driving by? It's actually louder.

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But then decided to They did a monster truck. Well, another event you should have tested after a complaint should have been the sprint cars, but you test a monster truck with a totally different event. Is that right? Have you done that to anyone else in

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this town? >> The respectful business association for over 100 years. I think it's kind of redundant excessive. I don't approve. >> If this is me, I would be beyond matter

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than what I am. >> So to clarify, you are saying you approve this minus all three amendments or I just need to clarify what your I'm sorry. >> Parts of it to make it clearer and more legal for them.

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>> I want to get rid of the noise modeling uh prior to events. Um that seems like government oversight and kind of excessive. Um so I want to get rid of that.

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>> Motion didn't include that. >> The motion did not include the noise modeling. Yeah, it was just two and three. >> Two and three. >> So the west. >> So yeah, clar clarify the motion and second on the table right now is to for the approval of the amend uh ordinance

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with the removal of the first amendment that was recommended from the planning commission which includes the noise modeling for motorsports and for special events. So in C1 and C or G1, those two

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yellow areas would be removed. that just insert that's what's motioned and second that should be on the table for discussion. >> If there's further changes to that then that would have to be requested to be further amendments or

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um vote up or down. >> Yes, >> you can. >> Um members of the council, Scott Lansman, city attorney, you can make there's a motion on the table. You can make a motion for amendments to that motion if you would like. Okay.

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>> All right. >> So, just I just want to be clear. So, the three components that we're saying we want to strike one but adopt two and three. So, the first

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one is requiring the noise study. Is that correct? That's the one we're we're proposing that be removed. >> Yep. So in C in C1, the AN noiseise model showing predicted noise level of motorsport events complies with all

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state city of Cannon Falls and state of Minnesota noise laws, rules and regulations as well as in G1 the same language within that sentence. And then the it the item strict that was taken out in C3 would still remain taken out

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as the original or uh original amendment was left in. And then the item in uh 15254F3 the addition of the west access regulations to only be allowed during the fair and emergency or determined use

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by the city engineer or city administrator. So those were the original motion is those last two pieces are left in. >> And just again for simple clarification the second one we are

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approving that the city will not be able to allow at our discretion more than the allotted five. So we're taking authority away from ourselves. So it is leaving it as five maximum >> I'm just saying that we're trying to give as well

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>> right and I and I you know we're we struggle a lot with this at planning commission we have certainly listened to much much input from all different sides of this question. Um and we're you know trying to look at some compromise.

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Nobody's going to be happy. It's not perfect. And you know, as we know, the council, either this council in the future or the new council, um can tweak this and amend it as we go forward. I

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think um at this point I'm of the opinion that if we can get something in place now, let us use this summer to try to figure out how it works. What what we've got here that does work for the fair for the residents and what we need

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to tweak, we can come back and tweak it or redo some stuff, but we we we need to start somewhere. And we I think all of us fair residents council instead of looking that if this is you lose I win you know let's cut the

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rhetoric let's not take pot shots but if we pass this tonight then let's look at it and say okay how do we all work together to make this work as the best we can for all parties concerned and so I would strongly recommend approval as

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Ryan is moved. >> Do we want to take a vote on what was already proposed or does anybody want to amend the motion? >> Vote as is. >> I'll call for call the motion. Call the question and ask for a vote.

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>> Okay. So, we're taking out the noise modeling and we're we are limiting the city to the amount of vents is five >> for now >> and they can come back to city council. They can ask for more. >> Good. That's That's what I'm trying to clarify. They can still ask for more.

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>> Ask for special events. >> No, we're taking that out. You You want to amend it? We We agreed to strike that. So, you want to change it and allow that? >> I want to allow it, >> but they can ask for special events. >> Yeah. Special events. Yes, they can.

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Those can remain. There's no >> Oh, sorry. I'm misunderstanding. >> Excuse me. There's no cap on special events, but motor sports are the are defined as, you know, the I events that involve internal combustion engines.

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>> I I would like to at least take a vote to try to get that where they could go to the council for more. So you would you would then in order to do that then you would I would say you would need to request an amend

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request the amendment to reincclude the second item that was stricken by the planning commission. >> Okay. >> So that would be at >> I request an amendment to >> so yeah. Okay. >> Okay.

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Uh yeah. Um members of the council, under Robert's rules of order, with the motion on the table, you can um make a motion for amendments to that motion. So, it's like an internal motion. That would have to

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be moved and seconded. If it is, then you can make take action on that. If it fails for lack of a second, then you just continue on with >> Okay. >> motion that's in hand. >> Can we do that? >> Yeah. Okay. Um,

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too many pages. Uh, yeah, I guess I would like to make a motion where the hell is it? >> To remove number two. >> To remove number two. So, it will allow for council to make a decision if there can be more motorized events.

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>> If I if I may. >> Yes, please. I I believe that the motion that you want to make it's a motion to amend the motion that's on the table to strike number two. >> I make a motion to

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motion the thing on the table to remove number two. >> Second. >> A motion to amend the original motion by Chad and second by Lisa.

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Do we want to do a roll call vote? >> All in favor? >> I I >> opposed. >> No. >> Motion carries. >> So now the motion in front of us is to

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remove item A or I'm sorry, one include C3 and remove the gate portion. Right? >> No, the gate stays gate. >> Gate number three stays.

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>> I'm sorry. We agreed to Yes. >> Okay. All in favor? >> This is the part for the noise modeling and approving the whole thing, right? >> The whole thing. >> Okay. >> This we agreed no noise modeling >> or did we have to do a vote on that too?

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>> No, that was never in the original amendment. >> All right. Uh members of the council, what's before you right now is a motion that was seconded and amended to um approve the ordinance um removing amendment or the planning

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commission's amendment number one that dealt with the noise modeling to remove amendment number two of the planning commission that limited city council discretion on further motorized events and retaining number three which was the

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language on prohibition of using the west gate. So one and two are gone. Number three is still there. >> All right, we're good. I I you made a motion already. So >> I >> Yeah, it's >> it's already the motion's already been

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moved amended. >> All in favor? >> I >> I >> opposed. Nay. >> Motion carries. Item D, I'm sorry. C is D from the consent agenda, approving the Don Menson Park

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sign replacement. >> Okay, so uh this I can speak to a little bit more. Uh, I keep on kind of saying I don't think we need new signs and uh it's not that expensive, but it's $3,000

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and I feel like we're just we keep buying signs and spending some money where I don't know if it needs to be. It's not the end of the world. I understand. But just like take a vote on it. >> And the timbers look good. The bolts and nuts look good. I went out there and

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looked at it today. I wanted to kick it and I don't think it would have moved even if it's frozen, >> right? >> Orthod >> the current side. >> Yeah, the one >> it looked good. >> The top board is the only one that has a thing in it, but it's not rotten. It's not icky. I mean, >> yeah, >> we we we have a plan to have all of the

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trail signs be consistent >> and welcoming and you know, the one at Mesca Park is done. There are a number of others that are done and this is just part of that process. Yeah, I >> I see that there's a program and a process. >> I like when signs were useful. Like they

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would say the time, the rules, you know, get a permit if you want alcohol, not just come up and now you got a open bottle charge. I don't know. It's kind of beyond this conversation here. >> I don't know. It's just homie then it's like

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>> Yeah, it's been there forever. >> Like goes in with the woods and everything and bam. I'd like to take a vote on it. >> Yeah. Okay. >> Yeah. I'm on the park board and it's something we've been working on for two years. Just slowly Oh, four years.

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Thought it was only two. Um but yeah, it's something that we decided to do slowly. Um we didn't rip and replace all of them. >> Um we did the ones that needed to be first. And >> yeah. >> Is there a sign at the dog park?

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No, not yet. >> We put a sign there first instead. >> It need it needs to go have to take it back to >> go back to the park board. >> Park board. So that that's the plan is to update all the signs to all the parks in the in town.

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>> It's one a year, right? >> It's one a year. Um I mean it's been kind of a limited budget so that they decided to do one a year. I wasn't here four years ago when they started this process. I'm just following through in what what had been started.

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>> Um so I do think that the the signs updated signs added a definite uh aesthetic to the the drive as you drive into town. You know, having them all match. So if you have Don Mening not match, I think it it definitely stands out and kind of looks like the oddball

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out. But I mean I'm I'm here at your your discretion to do what what council wants to do. So, if you don't want signs, I can focus my efforts elsewhere. >> Can you use the same timbers that already there and just put a new put the sign on them? >> It would look funny because the timbers

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are the sign's so much bigger >> and I don't know that it would really save a bunch, would it? >> How big of a sign do you need at a >> I'm going to volleyball court? >> I'm going to move that we approve the purchase of the sign. >> I'll second it.

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>> All right. All in favor of approving the Don Mening Park sign replacement. >> I >> I >> I >> opposed. >> Um passes three to two.

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All right. Moves us to reports. Um does anybody have anything from the chamber? Sometimes they send anything. Send something. >> I do. I just talked to um Carrie today. Um, and she just said that she couldn't make it tonight, but she will hopefully be here next meeting. >> Cool.

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>> That's it. >> And I'll add one more. They do have the chamber does have a um appreciation member appreciation dinner next week on Tuesday at the winery from noon to 1 in lie of their normally they had an annual

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meeting but without the director and getting hired. So, it'll be a good welcoming for uh new chamber director Kerry. >> And it you said it's over lunch. >> Yes. >> And there was an RS or is an RSVP. So, if there's interest, um let me know. I

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can get you schedule for that. I think they're still taking that registration. >> Well, it's hard to have wine and when it's at lunchtime kind of crap. Okay. Um EDA Laura isn't here. Um do you have anything John?

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>> Uh there was some discussion about the the project uh for hardwood that's uh up and coming. I think they have I missed the first part of it. So I don't know Diane or Izzy if you can >> can't even remember.

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I mean, we do have feast this Thursday and there was um for those that know at the Grand O2, it's a food uh show. Uh so local food uh producers uh exhibit their wares. They have buyers for those goods that are either like restaurants or

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grocery stores and other things. They come and and visit that. So, it's a it's a great a very small by their standards uh event, but it's really kind of a cool opportunity to um for for that to kind of build build up on that food hub. So, I will share that that update was

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happening. But otherwise, we're still plugging forward with the hardwood project and, you know, hoping for better weather to get that uh get that started. And we should be able um I think very soon or if not already be able to start

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selling lots for the second phase of the project. >> Second phase. Okay. All right. Public works and park board. Jed, I'll give it to you since I wasn't there. >> Okay. Well, um everything that we discussed was on the the consent agenda.

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We did talk about a plan a little bit going forward for the ice rinks. Uh we want to do a uh what do you like a pilot program, I guess. Um we want to take the the pleasure rink and basically make a

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pond out of it. Something that's going to hold water and put some pipe and valves on it. try it next year to see if we can get water to ice to stay and if that works then we will uh address the the hockey rink after that. So we we want to try something out there's not a

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whole lot of information on municipal ice rinks um unless we want to spend a whole lot of money and pour a whole lot of cement. So this is a pretty I think inexpensive way to to address it and this is what most smaller towns do around. We just need to condition the

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soil to hold some water. So, um, the other thing I'd like to address is, uh, we talked, uh, had a couple of comments about trees. So, we got a $50,000 grant from, uh, the DNR to, uh, to take out 50 trees and replant 50 trees. We are about

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three-fifths of the way through that grant. Um, but those trees were generally in the city parks. Um, so we've taken out 30 some odd trees and we've replanted 30 some odd trees in the parks. We're working on a couple more parks to and and this is only four ash

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trees to to tear out ash trees and then replant with a variety of other trees. I don't have a list of all the trees, but it's a pretty good variety. Um so in Hannah's Bend and John Burch Park, we tore out all the ash and replaced uh them with different varieties of trees,

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not ash and not maple. Um that grant runs out in like 2028 and we will and is a direct replacement. So, one ash tree for replanting one tree. We're hoping we get 50 trees out of it. It costs a lot more to tear down or take down a tree

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and and the cost of new trees is is pretty expensive. As well as the um uh the they have restrictions on what types of trees we can plant or the uh we can't just buy bare root and whatnot to per the grant. So, we are on track to to

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tear out 50 trees and and replace 50 trees with that. As far as the boulevard trees go, we have not been replanting those or the the ones that are in the city right away. It is not our um it's not that we want to take down all these ash trees, but they're dead and we need

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to and because they're in the the rightway, we are um I discourage people planting trees in the rightway because then it becomes the city's responsibility to maintain them as they get bigger and and uh it's just more of a cost to the city. As we take

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these out, residents are more than welcome plant trees further back in their yard, but the city will not be, you know, I'd rather not plant more trees in the in the rideway um for us to maintain. >> I can add to that comment, too. I know there's been a question about this from

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uh council that those boulevard trees, the the ones in the rightway that Jud is is referencing, we do have provisions in our code that do have some limitations to that. So, if there if if we do take one out and there is interest from property owner really wanting to put put

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one back in, um I do recommend that you contact us uh to verify, you know, what can go back in there because we do have restrictions on the size of the tree being small, medium, or large, its distance and proximity to the sidewalk, any driveway, any fire hydrant, any other city utilities. Um, so there

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there's a lot of limiting factors when you want to put them back there because, you know, unfortunately, yes, they do there it's a great location. It just does provide a lot of shade, but with the uh nature of how utilities are placed in in the roads and

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their proximity, they can, you know, those trees are fine right now, but in 50 years, they get, you know, they can get a lot bigger and they can cause a lot of more um issues with things that are underground. So, so we just want to make sure that um when you do that or if

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you're interested in doing that that you, you know, talk to us first and we can help guide you on the best placement for those. >> Um I guess one last thing is uh my guys are, you know, we're good at trimming trees. You know, they're not necessarily

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uh loggers. Uh we they do a good job for for the limited equipment we have, but it it's not by choice. we're running around uh cutting down all these ash trees. They we we remove them because they are dead and and cause a hazard to to the public. It's not that we're

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trying to eliminate all the the all the trees in Canon Falls. So, uh if they were healthy, we wouldn't touch them. But, um and one last thing, uh April 6th, I know this is weird with a foot of snow outside, but we will be flushing hydrants. Um we got some warm weather

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coming up. Most likely all the snow will be gone. So, uh, uh, notice will go out in the the paper next week. Uh, but we will plan on flushing hydrants. So, thank you. >> All right. Thank you. Um, planning commission Diane,

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>> we >> I mean, Enough said. >> Yeah, I was going to say we've we've been there, done that. We're done. >> Okay. >> Unless Izzy wants to do some more. >> Okay. >> All right. We'll go around. Um Izzy, do you have anything else tonight?

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>> Yeah, I'll just add we had our first kickoff meeting for the comprehensive plan update um I think two weeks ago right after the last council meeting. Um so we have 12 members on our steering committee um um from a diverse group across the community. So we're um

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kicking off this update. So we'll be um meeting um monthly and and scheduling those out with more public engagement um and whatnot. And there is a survey out throughout the community. So there's a section on our website that talks about the community survey. Um there should be

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paper copies at the library. I think at some banks in town and obviously here at city hall we have them. Um there's a QR code that you can scan as well um to take that comp plan survey. Um otherwise paper copies can be turned in here at city hall. You could even put them in

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the utility um bin out front as well and we can collect them there. So, just putting it out there for as many as people as possible to take that survey, whether you're um a resident of Canon Falls or if you just work here. Um the more results we get from that survey um

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is great. So, look on the website, take a look at the QR code. All the information is out there for you. >> Great. Thank you, Bill. >> Nothing additional unless you have any lead service line or 2026 street project questions.

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I don't. >> No. >> Jed, you you should be good, right? >> I'm good. >> Chief McCormack. >> So, as uh Jed alluded to, um got a lot

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of snow. Um hopefully by then all the fire hydrants will be uh found again. Um in preparation for this storm, uh we actually started planning for it on Thursday. Uh we putformational flyers out. Over hundred were put out on uh

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Friday um to get residents to be aware of what was coming and get their vehicles off uh the streets. That effort paid off for us out of the whole storm. We only ended up having to tow five vehicles. Um but you know,

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we can't take that uh that level of effort on every snowstorm. this one was just shaping up to be uh uh much more significant which is why we try to take those efforts. So just remind people in our winter parking just please don't be on the roads ways streets when uh it

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snows. That's all I got. >> Sarah >> I don't remember your Scott >> members of the council Scott Lansman city attorney. You may remember Shelly. >> Yes. Um, Shelley has gone on to Green

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Greener Pastures as corporate council for a uh large nonprofit. Um, I I've been given the opportunity now to represent the city of Canon Falls. A little bit about myself, I have 28 years of experience in municipal law.

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I represent cities as small as 86 people all the way up to 75,000. Um so I have a wide range of uh representation um with the municipal law repres as representing cities with regards to everything you talked about

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today special assessments uh development you open meeting law you name it. So, it's um I'm looking forward to uh continuing Hoffberry's representation of Canon Falls and if the council ever has any questions about any

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topics that come up, I'm more than happy to I'm always available and more than happy to talk to you. Thank you. >> Thank you. Welcome. >> Thank you, >> John. >> Thanks. Uh just a couple quick things. Uh just an update on the payroll

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technician application. So, we did receive 29 uh applications for that position. We are have scheduled eight interviews uh for next week. Had lots of very qualified folks with really direct experience in in all the aspects that

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we're looking for for that position. And then next week I will be at the uh Coalition of Greater Greater Minnesota Cities Legislative Update Conference on March 25th uh up at St. Paul. Um lots of things happening at the capital right

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now from land use to data centers. So, it's a really great opportunity to kind of get the lay of the land and and hear from uh legislators, potentially the governor and the the league about um the things that are happening this session. >> Okay,

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Ryan. Nothing, >> Chad. >> Um, I guess with the I've been told by some people that people are being rude on either side of the racing thing on Facebook and social media, stop calling people Karen and Kevin. That's not going

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anywhere. Um, this was a thing with both parties. So, just try to be civil. That's all I got. >> Lisa, >> please keep social media clean and happy. Have a good day. >> Good luck. that was there for. >> Yeah.

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>> Okay. And and my hats off to public works for obviously cleaning our streets and and I would also like to thank everybody's neighbors and friends who went out and and and helped one another. I saw things on on Facebook going,

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"Help, help. I can't get out of my driveway." And somebody was always there. And so, hats off to good community spirit. And of course, happy St. Patty's Day. Yeah, that's that's how I would like to end it as well. Say happy St. Patrick's

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Day. >> I got a little bit of Irish in me, so I'm the >> I have none. >> I was in Chicago too long and they taught me to, you know, die rivers green. >> All right, with that, I will take a motion to adjourn the meeting. So moved.

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>> Second. >> Motion by Ryan, a second by Chad. All in favor?