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call please Mr Steinberg here Mrs roic here Mr White here Mr Lewis Here mayor Whittington here all right so we'll open up for public comments on anything that's not on the
agenda three gentlemen here I think they're already all on the agenda so all right we'll look for it looks like we need to add something to the agenda under new business number five resolution for
the um clean water and drinking [Music] water after we add that I'd look for a motion to approve the agenda motion second second all right
next how about 's the approval um for look for a motion for approval of the last meeting minutes motion second second all in favor I all
opposed all right consent agenda i' look for a motion for consent agenda motion Anthony you're the dude this time should I second to Nick second all right anybody want to pull anything else uh
from the agenda consent agenda all right we'll move on no public hearings tonight um and we're for first presentation Mitch K with the eagle like expose welcome back Nick Mitch
May good evening Mitch May e Lake Expos um thanks for allowing me the opportunity to do this Jennifer I think it's important our ongoing joint effort with the club just to go over a quick 2024 recap and then outlook for our 2025
season our major upgrades last year uh the sprinkler system was the big one um that was uh an idea that was floating around for two or three years um to see it finally come to fruition was pretty fantastic
um huge help obviously with the agreement with the city to cover the water um and then e Lake Fire Department was was a major contributor to our sponsorship in making that happen um you recall it it went live late May and then
uh God turned on his sprinkler system for all of June so it uh we didn't really get to use it a whole lot for the beginning of the summer but it was um it it's definitely made a big help at the end of the summer for sure and just keeping things green um even when we go
you know days weeks without rain um last fall we also regraded and uh roded the infield which I think will be a huge help this year um and and into the future and also the irrigation system helps maintain that that s as well um
also last fall installed a travel Lane was a part of that regrading project from first base to the the new the equipment shed that's right outside the first base Dugout that's just going to help with minimizing the ruding and the dispersement of agline from the field
drag and and such um so big help there um aesthetically we painted the foul po small thing but big for folks that just classic look of a ballpark um PA equipment which has been helpful as far as you know pregame postgame but also
announcements during the game just makes things seem more professional it's also a requirement now with the new league we're in which I'll get into um and then the sponsorship banners we had eight 18 sponsorships banners in total um
prographics Sports Picks were the biggest helpers there as far as getting banners drafted um and that helping me giving me pointers on how to install them correctly too was a was a help so um it was it's just a great look
actually throughout the season we had some other some local businesses reach out to me asking about getting their own Banner so it's a um I think 16 of our of those banners were all Eagle Lake businesses so it's just it's good advertisement and it's just shows that
it's a community effort you know so uh proposed 2025 upgrades um big ones this year I'm hoping to um get the funding for for a new set of bleachers um I think that will be a big help that
seemed like every every home game we had down there that was a comment I I wish we had a a larger more updated set of bleachers right be home plate so I did re obtain a quote for those um and that is probably the big ticket item I'm
working to um get enough funding to for um the other one is fence capping you can picture you know just the yellow fence capping around on the Outfield fence small aesthetic thing but also it's it is a safety deal I mean it's an
upgrade safety wise um that fence walking around the Outfield fence it's it's been there a while there's certain spots where you know the fencing is starting to come away from the top Rail and um you know we can only police that area so much there those that there are kids that climb that fence throughout
the year and so just having that caffeine I think would be one looks better but two improves the safety um in the fall uh next year after this season we were hopeful to uh kind of readdress
the the grading in the Outfield now I'm not talking about regrading the entire Outfield be that'd be a a major engineered construction project but there are a couple low spots one in left field and one in right field where it seems the water does pool which we
really was really exaggerated last June um so just hoping to address some of the major issues uh spots there in the Outfield um future upgrades for discussion not in a onee threee fiveyear
Outlook but uh it's the thought of having lights down at that ballpark someday it's another one that gets brought up yearly uh by multiple people so I think it would have to be a situation where comparable to like Wells
fell into a spot this past that this summer where I think Albert Lee or a school in the surrounding area there was getting was upgrading their lights getting rid of their old lights so they had all of the hardware and working usable lights um and they sold them at a
very high discount to Wells and so it's basically you have all the the lights and the hardware you have to find a service provider for poles and then also the hooking things up and I I think a situation like that coming to light is
probably the most realistic way to for us to get lights and I just just know someday I'm going to be here and we're gonna have it we're gonna have a plan forward and it's GNA come through come through here and uh I don't know I don't know if that's ever been talked about
brought up um obviously would have to some sign off from the neighbors as well um and you know certain conditions but it would sure make a big big difference not just for the Expos but to mayba and Mano East
as well so somay uh just general notes uh there's a surge in community support in 2024 it was awesome um I bet we had 50 to 75 attendees at every every home game um
and those are folks that come down that aren't even don't even have a player on the team you know it's just the amount of Eagle like Expos gear that we you get to around town it's it's pretty a it's great feeling um Tater days weekend I bet we had 200 people there both
Saturday and Sunday uh we're play that's a big weekend for us it's been nice to get involved with tater days in sumers sounds in National night night out last fall and we look forward to contining to giving back and helping out in those capacities as well
um big one for for us as a team uh just more of an F for everybody else there were some major changes with the Minnesota baseball association that's the governing body over all Town teams um we jumped from class C to class B um
which prompted us to switch leagues because in our the league we were in up until this year we were the only team that got bumped up a class um so that all that means for for us is the um there'll be some new teams uh that get to come and enjoy our ballpark this year
um all of the teams in our league s St Clair is in our league but it's been out switch from uh being teams in the 1360 Corridor two teams that are a little further North St Peter lur bplan Jordan and Gaylord are the other teams that are
in our league so they'll both they'll all play uh a game at at Eagle this summer so um just a couple request um at the end I the park is is referred to as the
people Stadium on our social media and now formerly the State website it's something that started out as kind of a not a joke but uh you know just playful uh in our statuses on social media and it's really caught on the amount of people that come up and say well see at
the people Stadium this weekend is shocking um I guess I'm I'm requesting permission to potentially add signage um reflecting that name um somewhere I don't have a firm plan in place yet but just nice to be able to sign off and
then also uh for Andrew specifically we our concession stand uh owner operator has requested permission if uh we can put a small chess freezer in the in the control room of the new Pavilion uh just to help store concession stand items for the duration of the
season um just don't have to make any decisions here today I know this is just a presentation but that that covered the major highlights on my end so any question for me or this just a talk time oh does anybody have any questions
for Mitch while is here I just think the the partnership that we've had over the past couple years you guys have been doing a great job with that Park it's looking really great you know from the end of the year and just this year I think you know the upgrades you're talking about lights
would be interesting lights would be interesting yeah it's just a a thought at this point but yeah that is the usually uh so in talking to Wells like that situation i' described where they got them at a high discount I think they
were all in all with the poles and all the rewiring they were about 20 to 25 Grand in which is I would guess exponentially cheaper than if you were in the market for brand new everything right I think this all sounds
great reasonable all that I I say you know my thing would be is to bring this to the park board next week too and kind of get their feelings specifically to more of the the stadium name yeah exactly you know getting run things by them no and then also lights like if if
the community says or us part Council or Park board says no to the lights then no need to F you know keep going but if we have blessings for it then it's like yeah you have our support our backing um you can keep looking into it or or hope that that gem Falls and um lights come
available right um well I think it's something that um you start to plan for right you start to save up for um I would believe that the park board would certainly um think about that and you know whether that's a th000 bucks a year
10 you know whatever it is to set aside for lights um it it it's a cool Park I've been around a lot of parks in my day and and uh it has a cool setting and and lights really would again like Mitch said it's not just the Expos um a lot of
baseball teams use it and um you know playing Under The Lights as a baseball player is is is really cool so yeah and I just think from a Maya perspective a benefit to see would be if we had lights out there that would that would Reserve
bring more Town more games to the city yeah I mean they could use that as a part of our leg and Junior Legion and 14-year-old travel tournaments bringing teams from all over to we Lake that wouldn't probably become all right thanks
Mitch yeah oh this is great thank you all very much app all right presentation two all right we got a stand in yes bur could not be here so Spencer cois
Captain eake fire department um so we want to come before you guys tonight um and discuss uh the sale of 4324 which for those of you that don't know is our old pumper that was replaced four years ago I think four or five years yeah four or five years ago so um
truck was built in the 90s um So currently we uh it it basically takes up a lot of space in that South Bay which I think most of you are aware that it's pretty tight in there so um we really don't use it for calls periodically we will take it out um as a Blocker on
Highway 14 if we have enough people or potential grass fires um but the biggest thing is you know try and conserve some space and plan for some future purchases of potentially other vehicles that would go into that bay um the other thing I know the last couple years we have stuck quite a bit of money into it uh
maintenance wise and repair wise and it's like hey if we're not using it um it probably doesn't make sense to continue to do that um when we did get the new truck 43 11 um that truck was listed on Brinley Mountain I believe at that time the council decided on 50,000
was the list price or asking price for that uh we had zero interest zero bites in it whatsoever so um I guess we'd like to pursue putting that onto minbid which I think Andrew has had some luck with that um so that's what our presentation was about tonight so any
questions what would you be putting an onm bid for I can you set a minimum for that um you know I guess keep in mind we have I think always done better than our minimum so something to keep in mind when you said I mean I know if you look
at comparable trucks that are out there um you know I would say minimum wise you know probably in that $10,000 Mark I mean I would think it should bring something like that um and I think you know for for a truck you know that vintage that would be fair um two o is
the city um but but then also that gives you know a department that's more in need um of a truck like that the chance to to buy one thank you all right so our first action of new business
so have a little discussion around putting this up for bid anybody got any concerns about I think mid bid makes more sense know the other one you know kind of languished there for a long long time on the last piece of
equipment um so $110,000 in as the mid or minimum we just we leave to them you know they know more about it than us perfect I think it's a if you're not using it let's get rid of it perfect I would look
for a motion to you know let the fire department move forward with uh putting it on M bid for whatever they need the minimum should be I'll make that motion to um have them place it on a m bid for what they feel
is appropriate as a minimum bid second all right all in favor I I any more discussions um All Right Moving On
new business cash 27 pedestrian is that you Jennifer thanks you guys thanks guys um I know it's not my place is to ask but is it okay if I ask the person tends if they had if were you here for a specific item by chance oh okay I was we had a couple
different utility bill questions or matters and I was like well if it was one of yours I wanted to let you know we already approved it but okay sorry all right um let's see so um number two yep Casada 27 pedestrian connectivity let me
get to that page okay um included with the um packet uh there is a scope and fee letter from Bolton and mink for the cassad 27 pedestrian connectivity project um the city of Eagle Lake was awarded Federal transer ation Alternatives funding uh
for your fiscal year Federal fiscal year 2026 uh the project must be competitively bid and authorized before the end of June of 2026 so the next critical step in the process is to complete a um topographic survey so that we can meet the federal timeline and
complete the preliminary and final design um needed which would identify any environmental impacts and RightWay needs um this would not be reimbursable with the Federal federal funds or possibly through um if we could get a
local Grant um that that may possibly be reimbursable but most likely it's just going to be a cost that the city would have to absorb um so the cost to complete a topo graphic survey is approximately $220,000 um and at this time we would just uh need a motion to approve that
proposal and keep the process moving and I'll I'll second discusss hi um yeah so I don't know if many of you have been down to the park you see we've been doing a lot of tree trimming and cutting
and trying to just clean it up a bit um we'd like to purchase a grapple attachment that hooks on to our existing payloader bucket um so it's just the the grab arms basically um this way we can
kind of use our resources a little better we've been um instead of chipping all the brush we've been burning it up at the compost pile um so we can haul with the dump trucks and everything else if we have a grapple bucket for the payloader
um in in our capital outlay expenditure like for the next item um we have extra funds for the tool cat so we're hoping to kind of use those funds to get this attachment to kind of make make our job
easier in the long term anyone have any questions about the grappling I don't have a question regarding the grapple per se um more of a comment and then question on what you've what you guys have done so far
looks amazing great job on that um I know we rented or you guys rented the chipper can you remind me did we have a chipper in the works to be purchasing or are you guys going to continue renting that as needed so that was a drum Mulcher um completely different we were
in our Capital outlay we have for like a like an industrial tree you know brush chipper you know pull behind the truck and it chips it up um this attachment that we borrowed or rented um is just a big drum that mulches and you just go up
to a tree with it and put the bucket down as fast as you can it just chips it to nothing so so they are two different ones ones anyways yep okay so Andrew you talked about this basically this one and the bobcat being
kind of combined for what you're spending Capital wise yeah we were hoping to get a taken out of the same um Capital outlay line item okay um so does that line item cover both okay
perfect yeah so if you look on on um the next page for the toolcat um we have budgeted 61,000 and with trade in value um we'd only be spending 36,000 for a new tool cat so all right any more
questions look uh for motion to approve the purchase of the grappling attachment all motions all second any more discussion all in favor I I I all
oppos all right looks like you're up again for the bcat yeah um so attached you see a quote for a new tool cat um with not having a
payloader previously we used our tool cat that we have now for a lot more more than we should have probably um just cuz it was it's easy it's versatile it's I mean you get there quick our skid loader is was a one is a one-speed you know Turtle mode
um so it has a lot of wear and tear um we have a decent amount of hours I can't remember exactly how many but I think it's over 2,000 hours on it um and you know we just it's showing its where and you know
rust and all that from Winter use and um so right now it's still worth quite a bit for trade in um they'll give us 37 or yeah 37,000 for trade in which makes our buy for a new one
36,000 almost 37 so it cuts our cost in half um talking with the bobcat dealer um he's like you're kind of at that point where if you keep going with it the value just decreases that much faster so we're kind of at a good
standing point for trade in value so is that kind ah head of schedule about on schedule for the replacement that's on schedule for this year yep it's on schedule yep for 2025 how long have we had the 5600 for
uh five years so just to kind of put in perspective how much we use this um our skid loader is a 2014 and we have 1,700 hours on it and we have over 2,000 hours on this so we
use it quite a bit any more questions for Andrew all right I'd look for a motion to approve the purchase so moved second any more discussions all in
favor all opposed all right number five the resolution all right mayor and city council uh this is that uh new item that was added to the agenda it essentially is a Minnesota uh PFA public facilities
Authority um uh drinking water State revolving Loan Fund um application and so we've applied for this in the past pass and um each cycle you have to submit a new application so we are submitting um an update resolution with our update application and basically
what you're doing is um by adopting this resolution this evening you are just authorizing the city to apply to PFA uh for a loan from the drinking water revolving Loan Fund for water treatment improvements project um I did not put the amount in there I know what our
total project cost it's $14 million um but it's uh so that I guess I left blank or the asid costs of the project um and then uh I'll sign it um or the mayor will sign it and then I'll sign it and I'll get that sent off tomorrow um with
our update application so with that just need a motion to uh approve the adoption of this resolution and again it does not commit you to the project it's just simply for a step in the process to make sure that we continue to have an update
application so Jennifer this would be in in lie of us getting say we got 10 million instead of the 14 million yep so basically what they'll do um I've worked with this program before um in another city so whatever you get in Grant funds but then
you have to I guess you know Gap Finance your project then it would be loan funds so then you would apply for so we're just basically making sure our project has there's funds reserved for our project more questions look for a motion to approve
resolution I'll make a motion to approve it I'll second all right um have a first and second any other questions discussion all right all in favor I all opposed all
right we're up to the administrative reports we are flying through this meeting tonight I'm sure we'll have payback there'll be another meeting coming up that's going to be about three times as long yes we're due for a nice short one
every now and then no um anyways I will go on to uh my report so first item up is year-to date expenditure and revenue report um same format as always you guys if you have any questions let me know um next item is Highway 14 Corridor study update next steps for public input um
our project technical advisory committee uh we had our fifth meeting since we got this whole study underway um we met for about an hour and a half um in at the end of February and we reviewed let's see one two three four five six seven
eight nine different options um and this has come out of you know the the people that are serving on the project technical advisory committee they call Pac you know mindat Bolin M um uh Mano uh Maple staff so you have a lot of
people that understand traffic highways and engineering and then you have me but no um so we've been there's just a lot of different Alternatives um or options that were presented and kind of going through the analysis of um pros and cons
um and they are working on some updates to this and then when it's ready for public distribution we'll be able to send that out um there will be a public open house coming up sometime um early to mid April and um um early to
um Mid April uh there'll be an open house and I would encourage you know the city council to attend our Planning Commission Eda um you know anybody that's involved with the city to make sure that they're there um law enforcement um you know fire department
just to make sure that we express you know um support or concerns with some of the different options presented and it spans from 12 to 60 so it's not just Eagle Lake it's just that that Corridor um but um I just want to give you guys an update on that I know some of you
have wondered we haven't heard a lot what's going on um but right now it's just kind of at that um I guess staff level and once we get to the open house um you know we definitely want everybody's um input and then I have been asking about them coming to a couns
me to give an update so that'll probably be possibly April and then I was talk talking to um Blue Earth County engineer Ryan Tillis and he is thinking of maybe a joint work session between city council and um Blue Earth County Commissioner so I think that would be great and we're maybe kind of looking at
that April um time frame for that so more information to come um there is going to be a popup I think coming up in Eagle Lake that they're going to be having before the open house um the only event coming up that I could think of was Tacho night at
the legion so they're going to have a little table set up and hopefully catch them people they actually were at the pancake breakfast for um Tater Days by the fire hall and they caught a lot of people and got a lot of really good feedback that um you know about um the
project and the study so that's that more information to come on that that 345 KB transmission line project um and operating for public input I just wanted to let you know that mayor Whittington and I have been reaching out when we've been up in St Paul talking to our
lobbyists and other um organizations we're just reaching out trying to find out you know what other cities would recommend for who to contact and make sure that we get Eagle L's um you know best interest put on the record and so more information come on that we'll definitely make sure we're um
at that public meeting and have an official comment submitted on the record um and I have encouraged the Eda to attend and also um Planning Commission we get to that point to make sure that they're available and um able to be part of the
process uh item number four recap of Coalition of Greater Minnesota City's day at the capital and meetings with legislators I think we had a wonderful day when we were up there um uh mayor Whittington uh snagged us a impromptu meeting which ended up being great with
one of the legislators that we weren't planning to meet with and he ended up signing on to our bill so that was wonderful um I know we have great leadership with mayor Whittington up there I was really impressed that day and it went really well um and Beth was um
up at the uh greater Mano growth day at the capital with mayor Winnington and I and I think that was a really good opportunity to um be able to talk to different legislators um and just other business Community leaders in the area I
think that was a really worthwhile day uh next item open book notice uh this is the annual um assessments uh meetings that they have with Blue Earth County so if somebody wants to challenge the valuation on their property this is their chance coming up in to do that we post a notice in the
newspaper we have notice posted here at City Hall um and uh residents should have also gotten or taxpayers notice on um uh in their Communications from Bluth County uh number seven solar and public buildings project and next steps I think
you guys probably remember it wasn't too long ago and we had Sab from region N9 and some other folks talk to us about solar and public buildings and whether or not it's a good fit or not um so I did uh work with Sab and we submitted our applications for like the first step in the process and we were approved to
submit a full application so the next step is to um do like an RFP for if we were do solar at um public works or City Hall doesn't mean we're committing to anything but we would just have to put together an RFP and then um find out you
know what it would cost what it would entail to put solar on our buildings and then um include that with our full application so no commitment at this point but you know if we want to keep the process going I would just need to work on the RFP stuff next and so wanted
to bring that to you before I go and do that so that you guys you know have I have your blessing to be able to keep moving through the process but knowing that it does not commit the city to anything so if anybody has any concerns or objections just let me know um but that's um we're kind of have a tight
time frame because the full application is due in May so not a lot of time to work with here um see pedestrian con activity Federal grant award in next steps we kind of talked about this already with um uh the toppo survey uh
but basically uh just kind of working through um any paperwork that we need with uh doot uh Blue Earth County and um working on our local Grant to try to help offset the city's local share um number nine electric vehicle
Grant award and excepts that was part of that carbon reduction funding program so we were awarded money for that and it's it's a newer process so it's a little bit complicated I know Public Work Director Andrew's been asking me multiple times like when are we going to get that when are we going to get our
money to for it's a utility electric utility vehicle that um the public works department would be able to use instead of a truck driving around to empty the dog pots and go around the park just more efficient um so we've been awarded that but to actually get access to the
money is quite a process so I'm actually working with Mark manderfeld with lorth County because the county was approved for um an electric vehicle Grant award as well and they've never been through the process because there really aren't it's a new process so there aren't um
like templates out there on all the stuff it's just a little involved that's why sometimes we don't always apply for Grants even though they're out there because it's a lot of work especially when it's Federal money so that I just want to let you know that um we working with them on getting paperwork that we need to get approved and bring it back
to the council so it's still there we still have the money just got to figure out a way to get all the stuff submitted so we can access it and then um number 10 storm water and Community resilience open housee that is tomorrow from 4:30
to 6:30 here at City Hall uh hopefully we'll get some people from the community to stop by and provide some input and um you know be a worthwhile project so and then I want to let you guys know I had told you at the last meeting I was going to have the Personnel policy updates on this agenda but just due to
uh work schedules and such I didn't get that done so hopefully by the April meeting that's my goal um been working with the Cog on a draft and I'm just going through and editing it and then next needs to go to the Personnel committee which is Mayor Woodington and Council roic and then after that we
would bring it to um the city council and then number 12 on my report is um the full-time leave acrel and use summary report I'm just going to try to get in a better habit of making sure I get that on every um council meeting agenda obviously there's usually two
payrolls a month but this will just kind of give you an idea of employee leave and then one other item that's not on my memo but I want to talk about uh it kind of relates to the um items uh 11 and 12
that were on the consent agenda uh there was some utility bill um reimbursements um without going into too much detail but just I kind of want to give you heads up so uh our new administrative clerk is doing a phenomenal job she's really going
through and just kind of trying to clean up stuff in the system and so we had a couple unique situations where um you know we discovered there was some um adjustments that need to be made and so she's been going through cing reports and um basically checking to make sure
everything like for residential for commercial everything is set up um and so we have just kind of it's it's been really interesting discovered some properties that have never been charged garbage in recycling for whatever reason
um have never said anything to the city so we you know trying she's going in trying to get those corrected so we're going to have to let these residents know that hey on your next utility bill you are going to be charged garbage and recycling or another one is storm water no one they for whatever reason a couple properties have never been charged storm
water so we may get some push back but um I think legally the city can go back 3 years I'm not uh proposing that the city go back because the city you know the city made the error and people have budgets I'm and that's not my decision well I'll bring all this to you in April
but at this point I think we just make sure we get the corrections in the system and um but yeah so like I said she's doing a great job she's going through being very thorough trying to create um different reports and trying to think of all different scenarios on you know what could we possibly be
missing because it's it's um important we get things um corrected and um in the system so I just want to give you a heads up on that there may be some people that we you know will have to send letters to and let them know that they'll have see some charges on their bill they're not used to but they should have been charged all
along so and it's not like a huge amount but it's you know a handful so um other than that I think that's all I've oh uh lastly I guess I do have one other thing um so the Lions Club was
contacted by um a circus to come to town and um it's they actually have like real live lions and I think tigers and things like that I don't know if they have elephants but they the Lions Club has a meeting tomorrow night and so um they're
going to be talking about tomorrow and that's why I want to bring it up tonight it wasn't on the agenda but I got a call from the circus today and then I passed it on the Lions Club and and I think I couldn't Sor and so um they so it's kind of coming up quick but apparently
there's only two dates open and it's kind of a rare thing that they're going to be in our area because the place they're normally at they're not going to be at this year so um they uh are um wondering about Eagle Lake and so we're just kind of the Lions Club is going to talk about tomorrow but they of course reached out to me asking about water
capacity um you know just space and then so that's why I need to talk to uh law enforcement and public works and fire department because of public safety concerns and we and if you guys have any ideas on you know locations that might be a good fit I think it would be really fun for the community to have something
like that but of course there just is not a good spot with parking so I I'd be open to any ideas but ultimately it's going to have to come back to the council because I'm assuming it's going to be on public property so I want to give you a heads up that um you know the Lions Club would then come back and want
to get permission so and they they said there's really no um you know there wouldn't be labor by City staff or or the Lions Club it would be you know the Lions Club would be responsible for selling tickets in advance and um they claim in their brochure that they
leave okay I'm getting a lot of skeptical looks here that everything looks just the way it was before they came in so I don't know so everything gets picked up that's what it says and it's a one day thing so it's not an overnight thing so they come in like 10: in the morning if there's a show at two
set up and then you know they're they're gone um by that night but it'd be kind of neat for Eagle Lake I feel like like we it'd be fun to have something something like that what do you guys think just to kind of feel you guys out right now I mean if someone is strongly opposed to it we I should let the Lions
Club know right now before they meeting tomorrow but I think it'd be fun how how big of a circus are we talking here like so it's like giant tents and everything yes like 300 by 300 Anthony and I were talking about that before the meeting I think that's what the brochure said let me look is it 300 by I mean it's big
it's a big top so I don't know I don't know joking aside like I know when you hear circus we start laughing but Garrett and I both like right when I got the email it went back to my childhood like we had a circus here when I was young and still remember it so um I
think be lotun as funny as it seems when you say it it's one of those things that is or can be that once in a lifetime for some of these kids that we don't have here all the time cool it's just where is it something that could go like in that area by the school where the
playground is that asphalt area I mentioned that to the Lions Club we'd have to talk to the school but I was woring that'd be a possibility too yeah it might be but um actually I should pull up I wonder oh I don't have the screen on because I turned that thing off I can
send you guys a picture they send um a drawing showing of another Community where they were at and it's they got a lot of trucks and stuff that they um it looks that's what it looks like well yeah I was woring about this so I
should I try to pull this up on that screen for you guys to see or no we got a little time we can plan we can help the Lions Club out here thank you K in the past though they have said that City staff has to be part of the circus
so I thought was the sheriff's St Andrew's like uh vacation day that day I think I think it's just new councilman where was it whenever you guys were like right kind of where we are so it well it was more like the town
homes weren't in oh yeah or anything so it was like between I can't remember if the church was in at the time or if it was from the church to the gas station but it was like right there before Linda went through cuz that Linda wasn't throughout that time but just like especially the little kids like going up and seeing this
massive circus my kids would love that may be all about it so I don't think it's effort gone un needed but just where do you put it I was wondering if there was any open development lots that were big enough
and flat enough yeah is this area just south or not fact medals or if um what is it the ones over here KJ walk KJ walk um is right here big enough just south of this building there's like open grass I think it needs to be significantly
bigger than much bigger than that cuz that's a football field by football field and I also told Jif for like can we shut down can we ask Legion and shut down the parking lots and stuff because then you have a lot of Roads leading up to that for side parking um that's going to be the other thing is the Lions SCH
will have to figure out somewhat parking maybe having some buses or things running to get people to and from but also know that 600 people is a lot of people but it's not when you think one family could be five tickets right away I think we'd sell those tickets
pretty quick here wouldn't just be us no sorry guys I for I think once you get it out they'll go pretty quick we took our kids to circuses when they're little they had a great time right
are we technically challenged we put it in Mitch's nice new Outfield he'd love that okay oh would that be cool okay that would be neat okay we'll get
this see I can't spell that's that's a lot of folders oh here yeah so this is um this is a picture they had but that because I initially thought what about the softball field I said you absolutely
couldn't touch the baseball field but I mean do you think that would even fit in the softball field area that's when I looked at all those trucks do we developments that I don't think we have big enough
for that I don't think so yeah thing at the school on the back the it'd be better for a public safety perspective too than the park would it possibly if it was at the
school or not necessarily do they need to have all their campers right on site oh probably not in and out one day that seems say that again oh I don't think so do you think
so so could on this could it fit on Parkway you know by the water tower area you block the road down they have to go onr around you know we just block Parkway off for a day I mean this type of event
I'm sorry but would kind of work would it fit on Parkway and would it be a reasonable request to block that road off Ork to skin do you think they would do that skinny if they do for tater days why would they do do that that's funny um
Council seinberg was just saying the same thing I don't think you could hear it but he said the same thing and I was looking at him because I wasn't visualizing the this um roadway I the school would be the best option school or Parkway down in like the softball
baseball area that be very congested yeah and trying to get those trucks down there would be I just know enough from when I work a custodian yeah gatekeep you never know there's a liability too
yeah and they do on their brochure they talked about in liability stuff and I said well we'd have to check with our insurance to make sure that's even you know meets what our coverage requirements would be could be worth to ask at least yep okay
options sounds like they need a take measure it's too bad it couldn't have happened you know um because National Night Out is that following Tuesday right yeah Tuesday and teer days is just a couple weeks before
that it's just kind of too bad it's but it's it's a separate thing though too I me you wouldn't have a circus at but this is going to bring in people not to see oh yeah it'll be cool it's not the memorial weekend Carnival you know it's totally different yeah have so I'll just
pass along to the Lions Club that um U there's excitement and willingness to work together here but we'd have there's a lot of moving Parts we'd have to get with law enforcement the county um Highway Department Public Works um what about
yeah water wouldn't be an issue up there then and we got hydrants we about the church across the street or across the highway I thought about that earlier today too I don't know I that might be but water they would parking be kind of if you had to do another parking lot I don't know how much Green Space they
have because if you they don't you have to I saying water we'd have to get water out there too okay well there's some options sorry to take up time but I just with a short turnaround time I thought I would thank
you for the good ideas this is great so we'll we'll let them know and keep you posted thank you that's that's all I have for are you sure okay council member reports anybody got anything to
add I have nothing uh um summer sounds we've had a couple of meetings now or one um so that's going going pretty good we got some good bands I think this year for a
good lineup and we get the shirts made and all that stuff so all right got nothing G summer sounds going well going well shirts coming they are
perfect all right upcoming the next city council April 7th right here same bad time same that channel Eda on the 27th at 645 we got the park board on March 13th at uh 645 as well and the Planning
Commission meets on the 17th St Patty's Day that's uh bad planning um so I would look for a motion to adjourn motion second all in favor [Music]
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