cuz he was in the United States. But >> yes. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Cuz you always cuz you always were drinking joke about it. >> Based on our last >> Good evening everyone and welcome to the Chesa City Council meeting for Monday, August 4th. Can I have everyone rise for
the pledge of allegiance? Yeah. I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and
justice for all. >> Um, should I Well, let's do roll call. >> Council Heatfield >> here. Council member Bennish. Council member Shlinin >> here. >> Council Grant >> here. Mayor Hubard here. Um before we move farther on the agenda, uh we have a
moment here to recognize we lost somebody that was really important in our community. And I wanted just to read a a brief statement. So before we begin tonight's meeting, I want to take a moment to recognize the loss of someone who gave so much to our community.
Although her death occurred on June 4th, we recently learned that Christine Kleman uh of her passing, a long-erving and deeply valued member of our Heritage Preservation Commission. She dedicated over nine years to the commission and most recently had served as its
chairperson. Christine brought passion, insight, and true love for our city's history to every discussion and decision. Her leadership and steady voice helped shape how we preserve the character and stories that define our community.
Every now even now we continue to benefit from the work she helped uh lead through uh preserve landmarks, thoughtful policies and a culture of respect for the past. On behalf of the city council staff and the entire community, we want to extend our heart
heartfelt condolences to her family, friends, and fellow commission members. We are grateful for her service and we will remember her for not just what she did but the care and dedication she brought to all of it. At this time, we just ask everyone to join us in a brief moment of silence in honor of Christine.
Okay. So, moving on. Uh we went through the uh uh roll call. So I guess uh adopting the agenda would be next. Uh does anybody have any additions or corrections to the agenda? Otherwise, I
would entertain an a motion to adopt. >> Motion to adopt agenda. >> Second. >> Motion from council member Hatfield and a second from council member Chevlin. All those in favor say I. >> I. >> Opposed. All right. Agenda is adopted. And then
next we have a visitor presentation. If anybody is here for um something that's not on the agenda, you certainly have this time to come forward. Um not seeing a anybody coming up towards the uh
there. We're going to move on to um the previous meeting minutes uh approval. So, the meeting minutes of uh July 21st, 2025. Does anybody have any additions or corrections to the
meeting minutes? >> I make a motion to approve the minutes. >> Okay. Got a motion from council member Gra. >> Second. >> And second from council member Hatfield. Any discussion? Otherwise, all those in favor say I. >> I. >> Opposed. >> All right. Meeting minutes are approved
and let's move along to the consent items. Uh these are items that receive little to no discussion, although we certainly can um pull something off the agenda for a larger discussion, but does anybody have any questions or comments?
>> Um I was just going to ask about just a quick question about Oakidge and if there was any I'm sure people are going to wonder, so I thought I'd ask um if we know any more about So they applied for transient accommodation, so to be like a hotel. >> Uh do we have any more information on what they're planning to do? Uh what
they've shared with us is that they plan on uh basically bringing it back to what it was when it was Oakidge. So it have a hotel conference center. Um I don't know that they've quite decided on whether they'll bring back the food aspect of it, the restaurant aspect of it that
they had previously. Um but I think their intent is to try to operate it like it was when it was open previously. There are some improvements that they still need to to make uh which we put as conditions in the approval, but uh at
this point that's uh uh been sort of the uh as much as they've shared with us uh you know again I think we from what we've heard we can expect something really similar. >> Okay. Nice. Thank you. >> Y >> can I ask another question on that? And I'm not, this is not to be mean at all,
but with what happened down town with the transient population, that area kind of suffered from some, you know, less than desirable behavior. And Costco is and those new homes are so nice. I would hate for anybody to feel like they're not safe in the Costco parking lot at
night or pumping gas. Are we doing anything to make sure that >> we don't run into the same thing as we did down there? I know they've cleaned it up down there, but for a while it was pretty bad. Yeah. I mean, well, we certainly unfortunately our our our ordinance is
is, you know, it's structured to be more of a reactive type of of ordinances. Uh it's based on the number of police calls uh that we receive to a place. And so, um, you know, if a, uh, if a hotel, uh,
gets to a point where they've received a certain number of police calls that reach a certain threshold, then there's requirements that our, uh, okay, that our ordinance puts on them. Um, and quite frankly, it's those requirements I think have really sort of helped at least stabilize uh what's happening down
at u down at the one downtown uh with having security >> um you know more connections with our police departments uh things like that. Um the uh so you know we'll be you know
we'll be treating we'll be treating it the exact same way that we treat every other hotel. Uh that if we do end up having issues it'll be something that we >> you know work you know work with them pretty quickly. Totally fair. So >> we didn't have any issues before. Not.
No. Um, >> but it was an actual conference center for corporations, not it was rentable to anybody. >> It was rentable to anybody. You could anybody could uh rent. Yeah. Anybody could rent a room. >> Um >> the
>> I was only once there at a corporate retreat. So >> yeah, the the conference center side of it uh ne really never was an issue uh out there. Um, you know, we had the same sort of issues that you typically would see at a hotel. Um, you know, I can
think of a couple instances that were not ideal. Uh, but uh um uh but that's pretty typical for any hotel property uh that that you have. Um but yeah, they're they're they're going to be marketing
towards uh you know what they've shared with us. they're going to be marketing towards sort of that the the corporate clients that you know come to conferences and >> extended stay again is it >> that that's not what they've indicated to us. I mean uh you know you know
whether they go in that direction I mean it's always a possibility uh that they can that's you know again that's why we have the ordinance in place that's based on you know what actually happens there. Um, you know, right now they've indicated that they want to operate it as a hotel conference center and
>> which makes perfect sense. Y >> yeah. >> Do they have desire to do renovations or is it just kind of >> Well, there's some renovations they have to do, >> right? I saw that as part of the thing, but are there anything more that they're Does that mean
>> did they indicate or No, >> they they haven't really they haven't said a lot to us about what they're, you know, doing as far as improvements and things like that. There's just we've done the initial inspection through to be able to say here's what at the base
level needs to happen. >> Okay. Okay. Okay. Uh All right. Um, any other questions on any of the uh consent items? >> I was just going to say if you haven't been to Bellow's Beastro, it's actually really cute and some pretty decent food.
Um, so it's fun to see that they're moving forward with serving more and >> Yeah. Yeah, they have very good food. Yes. >> I'm not like a Dungeons and Dragons or any of that player, but to walk in and just it's >> Yeah. But they have like normal board games or uh little games on the tables
and stuff. >> But it's really cute the the way they, you know, from Quiznos to that. Yeah. >> Remodeled it or >> No, they've done a great job. Um, yeah. >> Wonderful. >> Motion to approve consent. >> Okay. Motion from Council Member
Hatfield. >> Second. >> And second from Council Member Chevlin. Uh, any other discussion? Otherwise, all those in favor say I. >> I. Opposed. >> All right. Consent clear. All right. Guess what? This is going to be a great
meeting because we don't have any action items. Uh, so with that being in mind, we got bills is next on the agenda. Does anybody have a question on a bill? >> Don't all clamor at once. >> It was shorter this time. 39 pages. This
feels like a short one, but no questions. So, motion to pay the bills. >> All right. I got a motion from council member Hatfield. >> Second. >> And a second from council member Gra. Uh, roll call, please. Commission or Council Member Hatfield? >> Yes. >> Council member Shavelin. >> Yes.
>> Council McGrath. >> I. >> Mayor Hubard. >> Hi. >> All right. Bills are paid. >> Moving along to other business. Council member Hatfield, take it away. >> Sure. Um, >> since you were there all by yourself.
>> Happened. River City Days >> was fantastic. That organization always does a great job. It was really hot out, but there was a ton of people and I in my just short two hours at the booth where I did sweat out of every pore. Um, it was fun because there were so many
people from outside of our community that came. I talked to a family from Eden Prairie, a family from Victoria, Wakonia, um, all coming and uh, spending their money in Chesca, which is great, and just talking about how they love our parks and our businesses and things like that. So, it was just great to hear
that. and um and then from our residents, a lot of good conversation about the community park and um the municipal services building and all sorts of things. So, a lot of like just really good conversation. Um so, it made the heat bearable. And then lots of
businesses. It was just packed. So, um then of course the parade was um also very hot but great. A lot of people still came out. I was like still impressed by the turnout. be a little less than usual, but still plenty of people. So, um, great job to the River
City Days organization for that. Um, what else? I did something else. Um, Mayor Hubard and I went to the, uh, MMPA annual meeting. It's always interesting to hear kind of what that organization is doing and all like very impressive
results. So, um, that was great. feel like there were other things, but um some things coming up. Carver County Fair starts this week. >> Oh, yeah. >> Um I think Thursday. Yeah, Thursday. Uh which is always a good time in Wakonia.
Uh and then Touch a Truck is on August 14th. Um and then >> that's new location. >> New location. Yeah. >> And that's an interesting location. Home Depot and uh Jaza Commons. >> Yeah. You know, some of that idea came
from uh myself and Marshall went up and met with uh the owners of Heartbreakers >> and um you know, we sort of asked you know, from their pers they they were sharing with us that they uh which was an interesting perspective. They're
sharing with us that they always felt like so much emphasis was put on the downtown uh that not enough emphasis was put on bringing events and things up to Chesa Commons and the north side of town and um we had logistical issues
obviously with being able to have touch a truck at the community center this year and the high school wasn't built so we're like well maybe this is a good opportunity to try it out and stuff and the businesses and the building owners have been great uh to work with and I think are excited uh to have us up there. I think it's an opportunity for
people to go up, have some fun, maybe go out to eat at a restaurant that's around Ches Commons there. And so um so it it's sort of sparked out of just that conversation about saying, "Hey, maybe you should move some events up there sometimes." >> I think it's fabulous.
>> Harers also has great food. >> They really do. >> Really do. And their owners are just really great, sweet people, so it's great. >> They care a lot. >> Yeah, they do care a lot. Yeah. Um, so I don't think that video has come out yet. So little plug for yours. Maybe
it's next. >> Quick plug for the locally yours videos if you check out. The most recent was Halo Studios, but we already have filmed a few others that should come out eventually. So, but Heartbreakers is one of them. So, you can watch us try their food.
>> Yes. >> And then you can go try it yourself. Um and then there's a sensory friendly event um on the 13th, so the day before um with I think some of some of the vehicles and
things at Veterans Park. So it'll be more sensory friendly, less noisy, less people, things like that. So that's exciting. And then of course, Chaska Care's music festival coming up on September 20th. So block that night out because you're gonna be downtown at
Fireman's Park listening to good music. >> So the headliner for that my son was sharing with me has 325 million viewers on Facebook. He's an upand cominging uh country star and we happened to book him
last year uh before he started up and coming up. >> Uh but now he's got like six songs that are charting and and is really pretty popular. And my son's like, "You guys really got a coup getting this guy." And I'm like, "Really? >> Got to promote that." >> That's Josh Mallaloy. >> Josh Mallaloy.
>> Is that how you say his name? Y Mallaloy. >> That's pretty exciting. >> It is. >> Um and then just another plug for the state fair and RunFest. Southwest Transit again this year is doing um buy one, you can go to both fairs. So one fair for both fairs. Get it? Um very
clever marketing by our marketing department there. Um, so, uh, I think six bucks and you can go to the state fair. It's literally the only way I'd recommend going to the state fair because you drops you off right there and it's you drive are in a nice airond conditioned comfortable bus the whole
way. You can skirt all the traffic. Um, and then at the end of the day, you just jump back on into the air conditioning and you're ready to go. And then of course, RunFest, same thing. You have to walk through all the dirt to get into RunFest. You get dropped off a lot closer. So, highly recommend taking
Southwest Transit um from the Carver ramp, the Chaza, Jan, Eden Prairie, wherever your heart desires to ride from. Um and yeah, six bucks to go to both. So, I think that's everything. >> Wonderful. That's a great report. All
right, Council Member Sh. >> I honestly don't have anything. >> That's okay. All right. Short and sweet. How about you? >> Uh I have mine's pretty short. First of all, I missed all the fun events because I was out of the state. Um, but it was an interesting connection because I
visited Gallenburgg and uh went to Anakista. I think I said that right. My wife laughed at me because I said it wrong every time we were there. >> Um, like people surprised >> and they had like a canopy walk, which made me think of one of the ideas of the Big Woods area is a canopy walk. So, it
was kind of cool. Um, they won't have black bears down below like they did there. Oh, maybe. uh probably coyotes, but it was just fun to kind of see because it's like, oh yeah, this would be really you could kind of envision um kind of that canopy walk and up the trees and you know it attracts lots of
people. So that was super cool. Um although I wasn't able to participate with any of the the events again I thank the organization for putting that on um the River City Days organization because again I I always remind people that that is we support that as a city but it is
it is a privately run or organizationally run not connected to the city directly but uh it's been a you know I saw a lot of Facebook pictures and a lot of their stuff and sounds like they had good crowds and um you know sometimes when it's that hot it's just best to go out and just sweat.
sweat everything out that you're drinking, right? So, uh, so that worked out well, too. So, um, outside of that, I don't think I have anything more to add. >> Okay. Wonderful. Uh, Elise,
>> I have nothing to say. >> Nothing to add. All right. Uh, Ka, >> Matt, >> I got uh a couple updates on the construction. Um >> and this is the highway 41 ingler project.
>> Yep. So um first thing is the highway people have been asking now especially getting close to school about if highway 41 angler intersection is going to open up by the time school gets going. That was the plan. Uh obviously it's been raining a lot and that particular
intersection with them putting in the tunnels uh there with that rain has been very difficult uh for them and so it's delayed the the project. So they uh gave us a notice today that that will not open by the time school uh goes. I think
uh personally I think it's really good that we heard that today >> because there's a month until school. Uh the school now can confidently be able to go out and they're going to uh give individualized messages for each of the three schools there so that each one
knows exactly where they should go if they're going to uh drop off their kids. Uh I also think that uh um one of the things that we saw during the spring construction at Bavaria when 41 was still open is that we saw sort of a line
form up Highway 41 in the morning time uh right past your neighborhood. Um I the good thing now with 41 uh intersection being closed is we won't have northbound traffic. So everybody entering the site will have a free
lefthand turn into there and so things should move a lot more smoothly than it did during the springtime. >> Um they think it's probably about 3 weeks uh late. So it's going to be probably sometime mid to probably before
October uh but uh probably third week of September uh time frame when we'll actually see that open. And then of course our next question was well what does that mean for Parkridge? is Parkidge going to get done this year? And they say, "Yep, we still think we're going to get Parkeridge done." So, they
>> as part of this section that they've been doing at Highway 41, they've sort of crept over past Crest uh to get a lot of that work, prep work done there, so that they'll only really have to focus on the actual intersection of Park Ridge >> uh when they do that. So, they still feel pretty confident they'll get the
whole project done this year. It's just a matter of when they'll open up 41. um the stretch between uh Royal Oak and White Oak. Uh so uh we've been making
requests to them to open that up as soon as they can. Uh basically because uh what's happening now is all the traffic that would normally go on Ingler uh to get into like the Holiday Gas Station area is going up Meadow Lane.
uh which I I'm sure this is the most traffic they've seen ever because it's not a typical route that that people would take, but it's the only route that you can take coming from the west to get into that uh area. So, uh they did tell us today that they expect the paving
side of it uh to be done uh within the next two weeks. Uh they have some side work that they have to do with being able to connect driveways and trails and all that kind of stuff. um they uh felt confident that that it's going
to be open earlier than what they had initially anticipated and that it should be uh before Labor Day. Um but they can't pinpoint down exactly yet exactly what that date's going to be. Uh but they felt comfortable saying it' be
before Labor Day. >> Okay. uh with the three schools. There's also Southwest Christian. I know that they're not. Are they still are they working with them though? Cuz I mean obviously
with 41 being closed, that's that's another route that that they'll have to be. >> We see most of our uh students most of the students from Southwest Christian actually coming off of 212 and going to Bavarian up. >> Okay. So, um, so I think it's actually
going to flow a lot smoother, uh, in the fall than it did in the springtime, uh, because they had to get off and go down Bavaria and crossing. That's why we had to put the temporary stop light up at our mark in Bavaria. So,
>> I think it's going to uh be a lot smoother there. One thing that they are going to do um is you know people you know arrive sort of in waves during the morning but everybody leaves all at once in the afternoon and so they are uh
looking at at least initially putting a flag person out uh at the uh end of the school day uh at Southwest Christian. >> Oh okay. >> Uh to make sure that people can get out onto the road and then they'll sort of uh you know watch it and see do we need a flag person, do we not?
>> Yeah. one of the areas. I mean, it's just it is kind of what it is at this point, but I'm sure maybe you've seen it. Victoria Drive, the roundabout where the it's like a kind of a three-way stop there as you go through and take a right on the roundabout and then hit that sort
of that T intersection and then you kind of take a left to go keep going down Victoria Drive >> that just gets so backed up because you have the round new roundabout right there. >> Oh, yeah. >> And then everyone's stopping and they're stopping. There's not really any traffic coming from the Liberty Heights neighborhood on that end of things. But
>> yeah, >> it's just kind of weird. So, I don't know if that's something that needs to be addressed because of school. I mean, it sort of just does what it does. It's kind of at that point now where it's like is it just we're almost done. Just suffer. >> Yeah. I think I mean what we're seeing
now at least what I've noticed now is that you know we're seeing we're we're mainly seeing that at >> uh when people are coming home from work. >> Yeah. >> Like there's like an hour >> I like sat in the roundabout. >> Yeah. >> There's like an hour period there where
everybody sort of coming at once. >> And so um you know the good thing about people coming out of Southwest Christian High School is that they're only going to be going one direction. I mean, they're going to they're going to go south and they're likely going to go west. Uh so that they don't have to go around the whole thing where some people
are having to go around the whole thing to continue on to Victoria Drive. >> Um I don't know that there's a good way to solve that because I don't know either. >> There's no The problem is there's nowhere to outlet people. >> Right. Right. No, it like I said, it's just kind of one of those things where you just observe it and you're like, I
don't know what else could be better. So, >> but that's definitely one of those that I mean I do think when that stretch opens up between Royal Oak and White Oak, I think that's going to help a lot. >> Uh because it's going to it's going to start separating traffic.
>> Yeah. Yeah. And and and like you said, you know, the messaging behind 41 being closed, I think, is wise so that the school district and individuals that drive or commute during that time have a
plan. there's a plan, but you know, they said, you know, three weeks behind, great. If it happens to be that maybe they're able to get it done earlier than that, then that's even better. But I think it's good for them to have a realistic message about >> what to expect and what the expected
timeline is so that people do have that plan, especially, you know, with uh with the back to school. >> Yeah. No, I I think everybody very much appreciated the fact that they came out and said that because initially they were were saying, "Well, we're going to wait till like two weeks out and it's
like, you know what? >> Yeah. Rip the band-aid." >> Well, if you think if you think that there's a chance it won't open, then just say it won't open >> and then we can plan for it. And if it's like you said, if it's better, it's better. >> Yeah. because I think everyone understands that, you know, there's a
finite amount of time to do road construction in in the state and that the weather, you know, permits a lot of that as well. So, we're almost there. >> Yes, we are. >> Almost there. >> Awesome. >> And I think that's all it
>> Okay. Um All right. Well, uh night to night is tomorrow. Um just a reminder. So, for those that are gathering with their neighborhood block parties, um those that uh aren't, you know, you can always go find a neighborhood block
party and there's I don't know how many there's there are in the area, but I'm sure there's probably well over 20, you know, that have signed up with the to get the PD and the fire department over there. But it is a reminder that we have a food donation challenge and Chaza, we
need to win this thing. We cannot let these other three cities win. So my challenge is that you know if you are not going to be attending a night toite party that even though the there is road
construction you can still get to the Chaza Community Center. So bring your food donations um to the Chaza Community Center tomorrow uh tonight. They're still open. I don't know what time they close tonight, but um but otherwise, if you can't make it there, bring them to
the Bountiful Basket on Wednesday. That is the day that they are collecting those donations that they're being turned in. And if you have a monetary donation to give to the Bountiful Basket, that is when to do it as well. Those monetary donations are extremely
helpful for the Bountiful Basket because they can purchase a lot more food with those dollars than than the donated actual food >> and every dollar counts for a pound. >> And every dollar counts for a pound. So bring those. >> Can we give money online?
>> I'm assuming that the bountiful basket Yeah, there's they probably have it on their website. I should probably know that, but I I'm not sure. But there also are neighborhood I would assume that they um ambassadors like on ours it's Renee Dawson but every neighborhood has a >> most likely every neighborhood that's doing that has a neighborhood
ambassador. Bring it to the party. If you're going to the party that ambassador is going to bring it to the to the food shelf. But we just we need we need to win. But more than anything the the bountiful basket needs to win there. All those donations really help
um that um people experiencing food insecurity and that goes a long way this guys. It's and one thing and to take on that one thing that was interesting my neighborhood is always second to Adelwood for the last three years we've and we're a tiny neighborhood so that's pretty good that we're second in all of Chaza but we were told that things that
you would think you should put in there are actually not the things they need. So, while it might weigh a lot to put peanut butter in there, they do need more of like the cereal and like pasta and things like that. So, don't go get a bunch of juice because they're not even able to sell
some kinds of juice if it's high sugar. And the peanut butter they get a ton of and some of the Costco extras they get a ton of, but it's they there's a whole list on their >> I was just going to say that is helpful because they do have a list of of recommended items. >> Does way more. >> Um, but I mean I think really ultimately
just giving is the ultimate goal. Um, and that helps them. >> I can confirm. I just went to their website. You can find the night page and then there's a donate. >> In order to donate now, you can go select a campaign and there's Chaza night. There's the other ones too, but the chask is listed first.
>> Even if you don't live here, you should pick that option. Just pick it. >> So, you can click CHA and you can donate online. So, >> if you live in one of the other cities and you pick Chaza, it counts for your city. Yeah, >> I don't know about that, but I may be
lying for legal reasons. That may be a joke. >> Um, the nice thing is uh, you know, my husband works for the um, detention center and they saw the videos and they decided that they wanted to take part in
the challenge. And so they have, I think, four, you know, receptacles or whatever to collect food or they're well, maybe it's one and they're going to just evenly divide it over the four cities and everything like that. But it's kind of neat to see other organizations get involved because they
like the the idea of it. So, >> and I heard that uh the Chesa neighborhood that collects the most wins a sandwich party. >> They do from um Jersey Mike's. Yes, that is actually Thank you for >> That's why we always do it and we always get second ad.
>> Well, maybe you guys can top them. >> Maybe I like time. >> I was going to say they are they're a bigger neighborhood, but >> but hey, goals, right? >> Goals. >> Uh so yeah, so that's happening tomorrow. Um,
so we have a couple of businesses that have recently opened and um, Southern Social, which it was in the former cousy spot, had their soft opening over the weekend and they just officially opened today. So, just want to say welcome to
Chaza. Um, their food is exquisite. They were actually at the River City days um doing a tasting, but even being able to go and and taste the food >> uh really really well done. >> So yeah, really nice. Yeah, Michaela and I stopped by
>> uh before the dinner and toured and they were still had a lot like I was I was >> blown away by like how much they got done in a week and a half. I mean, >> one of the owners was telling me they literally put the sod down in the back the day before the soft opening. So, I was there on Friday night for the soft
opening. Thursday, they were putting the grass down still. >> They're gone. >> Yeah. But it's really nice. Fire pit. They got a little nice patio area. They they have done it. It still looks and feels like the same restaurant like interior wise. You know, you're not
going to go in and be like, "Well, this is like completely different." But it's >> the layout is the same. >> Yeah. The layout is the same, but like the decor and the atmosphere is very is very much different. and it really lends well, I think, to the space. So, and yeah, their food is fantastic. So,
>> yes, I've been to the vegan or >> Woodbury. >> Yeah, highly recommend. Um, another new business that I saw on Facebook open was Raven and Rose Beauty Parlor. So, they're just over here in downtown Chaza along main um Chestnut or 41 here. And I
just just want to say welcome to the community. Um, so it's just really fun to see these new businesses. Uh, council member Hatfield had mentioned that we did the locally yours with Hoff Studios and it's just it's been really fun to see these new businesses come about and
just uh take hold of the community. So, uh, also wanted to say River City Days was excellent. It was warm, I think. Uh, yeah, it was really warm, but it was really well done and thank you to the organizers for that. Um, 50 years celebration next year, it sounds like,
so that will be exciting. Uh, and so just job well done there. And I know, uh, like Michaela had mentioned, it's really fun to see other people from the community stop out and enjoy, um, the festivities,
uh, out there. So, great job. Uh, also between this meeting and the last meeting, the we did the ribbon cutting for the Minnesota River Bluffs Trail. So, that is open kind of officially. Not that it wasn't before, but now it's official. And so let's start bike
tourism, right? Um people can come down and they can enjoy themselves. But no, I've seen a lot of people using that >> and a lot of people raving about it. Uh it's been fun to see that. So that was really cool. And then uh
we submitted requests to our local our uh state representative and our state senator to be a part of the bonding tour. So, I'm hopeful that Representative Ree and uh Senator Coleman can get those on the uh on the list and we can get them to come over
and tour our City Square West project. That would be fantastic. And then I just want to also say congrats to the Chaza Cubs yesterday. They clinched their playoffs, so they are headed to the state champ tournament championship, right?
>> Tournament. >> Tournament. >> Tournament. Yes. Not championship. We're not there yet. I'm getting You know what though? I am talking futuristically that it's going to happen. They had a fantastic season. Their record was fabulous and I had mentioned it before. It's just really fun to go see those
games. So, and then just also our uh the community market or farmer market is still happening every Thursday 48 p.m. at Fireman's Park. There's always really good merchants out there and also last Thursday. >> Well, that band was the or >> Church of Cash.
>> Oh, no. I was thinking the week before, but Okay. Did they have a nice crowd? >> Oh, it's huge. Yeah, there was a lot of people there. >> That's good. Okay. Well, good. >> Um, so and then we have another meeting following this, the economic development
authority meeting, but our next council meeting is >> August 18th. >> Yep. >> I can do math quickly in my head. All right. So, um, with that, does anybody have anything to add?
>> Otherwise, I would I entertain a motion to adjurnn. >> Motion to adjurnn. >> Second. >> Motion by council member Hatfield, second by council member Gra. All those in favor say I. >> I. >> Meeting adjourned.
>> All right. And I'm assuming Christa, you're okay with me going right into the uh >> All right. >> I would like to call the uh Chaza Economic Development Authority meeting
to order uh for Monday, August 4th at 7:35. Uh roll call, please. >> Commissioner Hatfield, >> here. Commissioner Benes, Commissioner Chevlin >> here. >> Commissioner GR >> here. >> President Hubard >> here. >> All right. Next is to adopt the agenda.
Does anybody have any corrections or additions to the agenda? Otherwise, and entertain a motion to adopt. >> Motion to adopt. >> Okay, that motion from council member or commissioner Chevlin. >> Second. >> Second from council member H or
Commissioner Hatfield. Wow. Uh, all those in favor say I. >> I. Agenda adopted. We're gonna get through this. We're almost there. Okay. Next is approval of the previous meeting minutes. These meeting minutes for were
from just uh July 21st, 2025. Does anybody have any additions or corrections to the minutes? Otherwise, I'd entertain a motion. >> Motion to approve the minutes. >> Okay. Okay. Motion from Commissioner GR and a second from from the president
Hubard. Uh any discussion? All right. All those in favor say I. >> I. Adopted. And then next is our discussion items. A 5A adopt the EDA resolution 2025-45 calling for a public hearing on the
approval of a business subsidy for Edco Products, Inc. >> Uh Mr. President and chairpeople. Uh the item in front of you tonight is another step in the process of uh getting to a point where EDCO can actually move forward and start constructing their
facility. Uh this has to do with what we've talked about in the past, the tax increment financing assistance that uh we'd be providing to uh the project based on our policy uh that we have established. Um, as part of the establishment of a tiff uh district, uh,
we do have to hold a public hearing. And in order to do that, we have to, uh, basically, uh, uh, set up a, uh, establish a public hearing uh, to uh, establish that, but also there's a business subsidy agreement too that also
has to, uh, that's required uh, to to occur. Uh the public hearing itself uh I believe is on the 18th. >> September 15th. >> September 15. Okay. Um September 15th uh will be the uh the actual public hearing
and the action tonight is uh basically a a resolution uh having you call that uh public hearing for September 15th. Um again for the the assistance and the business subsidy agreement we provide. Okay. Does anybody have any questions?
It's all pretty standard. >> Yep. It's just another another step in the process. >> Yeah. And that's the thing is that you could you had to approve it last time in order for then this step to happen, right? >> Yeah. What we the action you guys took before was basically approving a letter of intent with them so that they can
they knew what to expect from uh from the city >> uh so that they can sort of finish up their financing and stuff. Uh this is actually formally putting that plan in place. >> Okay, that's what I thought. All right, great explanation.
>> All right, any any other questions at all? Otherwise, I'd entertain a motion to um call for the public hearing and or adopt the resolution 2025-45 calling for the public hearing on September 15th. >> So moved. >> All right, we have a motion from
Commissioner Hatfield. >> Second, >> a second from Commissioner Gra. Any other discussion? Otherwise, all those in favor say I. >> I opposed. >> Uh motion carries. It is adopted. Uh,
that moves us along to other business. Does anybody have any other business? Do I dare ask the question? >> No. >> Motion to adjurnn. >> Okay. >> She shut She shut it down. >> Second.
>> All right. So, we have a motion or Yeah. a motion from Commissioner Hatfield and a second from Commissioner Gra uh to adjurnn. Uh, all those in favor say I. I. That was loud. We're journed. Thanks everyone.
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