Federal city council meeting to order. First item on the agenda is roll call. >> Council member Barnes >> here. Dumbuya >> here. >> Ross >> here. >> Rowan >> here. >> Bunsloo >> here. >> Teal >> here. >> Mayor Spooner >> here. And 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. Um, item number two is approval of the
agenda. Does anybody have any? >> So moved. >> Second. >> A motion by Ran, second by Vance Loose to approve the agenda. All those in favor say I. I. >> All oppose. The agenda is approved. Item number three, a presentation or
proclamation. This month is infants remembered and silenced. Do we have someone here? Yes. Hello from the office of the mayor of the city of Farbo. Whereas infants remembered in
silence and many other nonprofit organizations work with thousands of parents over min Minnesota and across the United States who have experienced death of a child in pregnancy and early childhood. Whereas many parents live in, deliver
in, and have a child die in, and bury a child while in this community. Where is Infants Remembered in Silence, a 501c3 nonprofit organization founded in 1987 to offer support to
parents whose children have died of miscarriage, etopic presency, moral pregnancy, still birth, neonatal death, birth defects, sudden unexplained death of a child, sudden infant death syndrome, illness,
accident, all other types of infant and early childhood death. Whereas in 1988, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed October as National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, United States,
honoring the lives of children who have gone too soon or to their grieving parents, siblings, grandparents, family members, friends, lives who forever be changed by the heartbreaking death of the child.
Whereas bereaveved parents around the world remember their children annually in their homes with small gathers on October 15th with lighting of a candle at 700 p.m. families remember their child or children around the state
and across the nation. This programing proclamation unifies these parents in a tribute to their children. Whereas in honor of thousands of children that die each year in Minnesota, infant
remembers in silencefully request October 15th be recognized as pregnancy infants lost in reme, Thomas J. Spooner, mayor of Farbol do
hereby proclaim Tuesday, October 15th national pregnancy at Mayor's very proud to have All right. Item number four, approval of the minutes of September 23rd. >> Owner. >> Yes.
>> Make of September. >> Second. >> I have a motion by Duya, second by Barnes. All those in favor signify a second. >> I. All opposed. >> Motion pass.
>> Uh item number five, request to be heard. Vicky Olsen, 1025 St. Paul Avenue, please come forward. >> Hi, I am standing up, but um my name is Vicky Olsen. I live across from Trump's
apple delicious apples. and I am a fourth generation resident. Um I also spent up to 30 years almost as a German teacher here in Farbo, part of the Vertsburg Exchange if
you're familiar with that. Um I'm well I was holding my a prop. It was the delicious farbo water and this is sourced from the two aquifers in Farbo. and I fear that the decision to allow a
data center near our city limits will only bring negative results to our community. Um, you cannot promise me that these machines won't decrease our wellwater supply.
Not promise that. You cannot guarantee that the wastewater will not pollute our land. Not guarantee that. You cannot state for certain that our electric costs will not go up to help
this project. Not state this for certain. You do not know for a fact that the noise level will be tolerable. Do not know this for a fact. You cannot assure us that any or all of these
negative results will not happen. The impact of data centers on other communities um has warranted my fears. I have read about the impact on other communities online before I came here to present
tonight. Your names will be on this project. I want you to remember your names will be on this project. Thank you for listening. >> Thank you very much. All right, we have no one else on the
list, so we will move on to consent and agenda items 6A through 6U. >> Mayor Spooner. >> Yes. >> Like to make a motion to approve 6A through 6 K and 6 M
through 6U. >> Second. Yeah. So, wait. No, I'm confused. >> I'm just omitting L pulling it. >> Are you going to Would you like discussion? >> You want discussion? >> Oh, yeah. I would like to know why.
>> Yeah. >> I'm just not in support of it. So, I'm just voting no. That's all I'm >> I'd like to pull. >> Yeah. Want to pull it >> right now. Mayor Spooner. >> Yes.
>> Member Rowan pulling item 6L. I'll make a motion sent agenda item 6 A through K second. >> Um, is there any further discussion on L? >> Well, all right. I'll do it that way if
you want. Uh, we have a motion by Ross, second by Van Sloo, uh, through 6 A through 6 K and 6 L through 6 U. Excuse me. >> M through U. Excuse me. L is being
pulled. All right. M through U. All those. >> All opposed. Passes. All right. Let's have some discussion on 6 L. Why would you like it pulled, Mr. Ro?
>> I'm not going to support it. think it's in the public's best interest convenience sort of >> yes >> for me my question was I had a question that uh was
directly to the Anton because the foundation be foundation and going into a contract with the city. So I was wondering whether this is there is no legal implication. >> The the foundation is just acting as the
funding entity to basically pay for the consultant. The $10,000 is not the full cost of the consultant for the land trust. the $10,000 that's part of this resolution and the contract is purely for specifying land trust consulting
services. So, um that is that is what it's laid out there for. It's not interfering with any of their existing agreements with the city and uh it's it's uh it kind of is what it is. It's pretty straightforward agreement and that it's $10,000 towards the services.
Um but it's not ongoing funding for any sort of uh entity or anything. >> Yes. I als I I was also thinking because um we have a draft you say in the uh in
the agreement that we have a draft uh uh land trusts establishment stuff that is coming up. Correct. That's part of the consulting agreement that the foundation would be signing signing with a consultant.
Yes. When I went through the mission statement of the foundation along with the chamber according to this this resolution. Um and also they you
talk about um other organization do you do they have like uh any memo between each of those organization because I didn't see that. >> No. So there's not been anything formed yet. So this is just the foundation's at
the very beginning of working with the group of community partners of which the city and the HR has been part of um to basically say is this something we want to move forward with and the answer from that group has been yes we want to move forward. So, this agreement is to give
the foundation $10,000 to put towards a $20,000 contract with a consultant to basically, you know, do the scope of work includes um essentially looking at what are the best recommendations for forming a land
trust in Farbo. Um what does a board of directors look like? What do those founding documents look like? um applying for 501c uh to create a 501c3 and the legal advice that would go along with that.
>> Not too clear to me, but yeah, I would like other people to >> Hey, Mr. Ros. >> Thank you, Mayor. Um, I'm looking at the resolution as it's written and in the pack second to last parap paragraph that says now therefore it be resolved that the
city of Farbo that council 43090 is increased by 10,000. Probably a typo in there. >> It's actually not. I was trying to involve a budget amendment with this at the same time that it's approving the agreement. And so that's the paragraph that is for the budget amendment. So
council is council budget. That's that's your budget. 439 43090 is expert and professional services. It's increasing that line item by $10,000 so that there is the budgeted authority within the council budget to pay $10,000 for the
contract. Yep. >> So trying to do two things at once. Oh, I don't know what my fellow council member was think but I was thinking if we can table this discussion
session because our past work session did not really throw light on some of these organization like I didn't knew that we will have the cher involved and other organization that was not listed
So I would like us to table this because I just haven't understand it yet. But if you guys would be thinking of voting, no problem with that. But I would like to
if a feature decision is this motion. >> Yes, I'm making a motion to table it. >> I'll second. >> Hey uh I'm going to vote against that. I think that this is just the funding for
uh getting the consultant to go ahead to lay the groundwork for a potential land trust. We don't know if we're even voting on that groundwork and the basis for that.
We don't even know what the actual board of directors would look like. I don't I'll be honest with I don't want this to be a city-run thing. This should be an independent group. So, but this if you read that report from
that it just stated that the good for municipalities to help kickstart the land trust. Not there. It should be there. Doc. Yes. >> Um I'm not in favor of tableabling it either. I'd like to get past this tonight. In fact, um the number one
issue in in Farbo that we all think is the number one issue is housing. And this is one small baby step towards getting affordable housing in in Farbo. This it's it's way too important. >> All right. Hang on.
>> Mayor Spooner, I agree with with you. Well, it's also been an HR agenda um to help the housing community. This topic has been brought up. So, it's a great collaboration for city HR and other
entities. Get the chamber or far? >> Yes. O >> um I Yeah, mayor. Um I I just heard you say that uh you don't know if the recommendation from this study will be
accepted or not. And um that's exactly the reason why I want us to table this to make sure um that if we are spending money on consultancy we should be able to actually get the um the value of the
money that we are putting in. I am honestly in support of having affordable housing in Febbo. But then I want us to I I want to have clarity on some of the steps because sometimes um when we are
eager to do things without having all question answer, we might end up not doing it at all. So um this is exactly the reason why I want us to table this because we don't know if the res the
foundings if we have a funding that conflict with our uh H some of H policies the council might end up rejecting this and we have put money into it. So I I just want us
to have more answer because there's more question right now than answer. >> I think we understand your point. Anybody else have a comment on this? >> I don't want to call a question. All those in favor of tableabling uh 6L by saying I
>> I >> I >> mayor Spooner. Yes. >> I make a motion to approve uh resolution 2025 261 which is 6L. >> Second.
>> I have a motion to approve 6L by Vance Sloo, second by Barnes. All those in favor signify by saying I. >> I. All opposed. >> Nay. >> Motion passes. We are moving on. Thank you for your input on that topic.
Public hearings tonight, we have none items for discussion. Resolution 2025-257, support of a new passenger rail service, Jessica Kzer. >> Yes, >> I also feel like you could present about this one, Mayor Spooner, since uh you
were at the same meeting. Um, Mayor Spooner and I met with Allabboard Minnesota, uh, which is a nonprofit group that is, um, working to develop new rail service within the state of Minnesota. Uh, they have a request that they are asking a number of communities who would be impacted by a potential
service line between the Twin Cities, St. Paul specifically, and Kansas City, Missouri, of which Farbo would be part of that. Um, to ask the state to um, apply to the federal government uh, to basically get the study underway. um for this. So it is not any funding from the
city or any cities of support of this. It is basically asking the state to take the first step and to put forward some money. There are two active bills um with the House Transportation Committee with the Senate Transportation Committee that uh will be brought up in the next se session or um they will die. And so
this is a resolution of support to move those. Just to add, um, I was at this meeting with Jessica Kzer and I've told him straight up that we have no money and frankly our train depot is a very good
restaurant and that's not going anywhere. So, um, if this comes to fruition someday, they're going to have to figure it out because our budget right now it's >> I just have a comment. I right away I
was skeptical, but I know we're trying to increase transportation um, bring costs down. Working in rail myself, rail is very hard to regulate. There's federal, there's state guidelines, not a big money maker for um when
pedestrians ride it. It's just a lot of rule a web of rules and oversight. So I myself >> So there's is there going to be any like are they going to come back in five years? All right, we need 15
They they did not talk about any of that in our meeting with them that this truly would be federally and state funded if it were to ever come to fruition. >> This is truly just a resolution and support. >> Yes, Mr. Ross. I'll make a motion to
approve resolution 257. >> Second to support it. >> Support it. >> Just to support. >> I think they already have an existing rail, right? >> Yes.
>> Correct. It would be on the existing rail. >> Okay. All those we have a motion by Ross, seconded by Vansoo for resolution 2025-257. All those >> I all oppose.
>> That motion passes. >> On to resolution one second. >> Said you weren't in support of it, but >> he wasn't. >> What's that? >> You were in support, correct? Yes. >> Yeah, but you weren't. But you just voted you were in support.
Oh, I said I did want to do, >> didn't I? >> No, I got the impression you didn't. >> No, I just said this is going to it's >> on layman's terms there's no skin. >> Okay, I'm I'm fine with it. I just misunderstood.
>> None of us are going to be up here when this comes to first. >> I agree. So, I I was clear on that, but uh resolution 2025-262, Heather Selecta, cannabis micro business. >> Yes, Mayor Council, this has been
probably two and a half years in the making for a cannabis license. So, uh Michelle Keller on behalf of Fable Green submitted an application uh for a cannabis micro business out at uh 151230th Street Northwest. um they've already been issued a license number by
the state. That's kind of that first step for them. Um and so that has been approved. Um this cannabis micro business allows for I think there's like 13 different items that she can do or
they can do out at um Fairbo Greens LLC. Um it has been approved um by the planning. It's in the correct zoning area. um she's met all those requirements and she's in the process of getting some um building improvements done. Um so once those are complete,
we'll be able to she'll be able to um apply at the state um for her inspection and licensing um approval on their end. Um and then it'll come back to the city. We'll be able to check all of our boxes off and um she will be able to open
their um micro business, the first first in the city of Farwell. So if you have any questions I will any >> questions for the answer or Michelle is here if you have any other questions as well. So, >> Mayor Spooner, >> yes. >> I'll make a motion to approve resolution
2025-262. >> Second. >> I have a motion by Ross, second by Vansoo to approves res to approve resolution 225-262. All signify by saying I. >> All opposed.
Item number C, resolution 225-263, a new on sale liquor license. >> Um, so yes, the depot restaurant LLC doing business as Depot Bar and Grill has submitted an application for a new on sale toxicating liquor license and
Sunday liquor license. Um, ownership is planned to be changing on around October 27th. And so part of those uh part of that process is a new liquor license. Um the background check has been approved as well as the um insurance. Uh so this
will go to the alcohol and gambling enforcement for final review and approval. So there's any questions I can answer those. Otherwise the new owner Tony and the current owner Jeff are here. So >> thank you mayor. Just for my own
education, is there a fee for this or is it covered under the uh liquor license amount? >> Um, so what we'll do is our liquor licenses are prrated. So we'll prrate the fee for the rest of this year and
then refund that amount. >> That's what I wanted to hear. Thank you. >> Uh, yeah. We don't not double dipping on that. So, and then it'll come back for >> what I wondered. >> Mr. Kale, >> uh, please do not get of get rid of the black and cajun chicken sandwich. It is so good.
>> It is kind of ironic. I was telling Tony right now back in 199. >> Thank you. >> Thank you, Jeff. Appreciate it. >> Thank you. All right. >> I did ask those questions like are you
keeping >> we will entertain a motion on this resolution? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Motion by Teal, second by Ran to approve resolution 25 2025-263. All those favor signify by saying I.
>> I. All opposed. Motion passes. Item D, resolution 2025, approval of a variance for a small dwelling. City planner Leslie McGill Reos. How are they doing that? >> That was amazing. >> It's been a long time since you've been
here. It >> has been a long time. So, I'm pleased to be in front of you today and I'm pleased to be bringing this resolution before you. So, this is indeed a variance for the smaller dwelling unit size at 301 Central Avenue, which the planners had the wonderful opportunity to be able to
uh tour. The applicant is Mr. North Johnson. The owner of the establishment is Farbo Downtown Central LLC as mentioned 301 Central Avenue. And the request is for a variance. And this is a location map to familiarize yourself with the building downtown should you
not be familiar. Um, the request is to allow one existing apartment to be no smaller than 368 square feet. The request is to facilitate a previously approved platting of the property into three parcels which became before you in
June of this year if you'll recall that. Um, the three parcels are shown on your screen, slot one, two, and three. And as part of uh the the discovery of of built of platting
and permitting the area that you sit that's you you don't see my cursor arrow so I'll describe for you. Um the area that's outlined in the blue bubble is the area that we're speaking about. There is a penetration between the walls of the two buildings. So that violates
current fire code um in the platting process. So this area right here where you can see the label that says that has a unit five that's going to be filled in the area above it um the hallway there
will be a fire door created and because of that the area that says 235 square.28 28 square ft that will become a part of the adjoining buildings unit and while that and then that
results in a uh a smaller sized resulting apartment. So as you can see here in this illustration um the building are addressed accordingly. Four units were on the upper floor of 301. There will be uh three units in this
location. This shows the circle where the fire door will be between the two flooded properties. And then the the far right you'll see three additional um apartments as as so the proposal meets the criteria for
granite variance. The building code allows residential units to be smaller than the minimum proposed. The comprehensive downtown master plan both support this and and investment for an active downtown. this this granting this var variance would facil would facilitate this as well as provide
additional housing options sometimes micro apartments are something that are desirable and and sometimes in short supply. So on the result we recommend that the city council approve resolation resolution 2025-26
based on the criteria findings in the ordinance and I'm available for questions. Yep. >> Any questions for staff? All right. Yes. M >> one thing that I would just like to point out because I had a question about this is if you're a registered rental, what is what is it that you have to be?
And so I was looking at that um for an efficiency unit with one to two occupants, it's a minimum of 220 ft with three occupants, a minimum of 3. So, this would fit what it requires to be a registered rental from square footage site
>> that from the FHA handbook. >> No, that's our that's our rental um uh inspection checklist. >> But that's all but we're based on the F. >> No, it's not FH HUD. HUD. I'm sorry. HUD. >> Yeah, I don't I can't answer that
>> initials mixed up. So, >> but >> I think Yeah, I Yeah, because our codes are based on HUD. All right. Any other questions? >> Mayor Spooner. I make a motion to approve resolution 2025-260. >> I have a motion on resolution 2025-260
by seconded by Barnes. All those in favor signify by saying I. I. >> All opposed. >> Tonight we have no bids. Board commission reports, announcements, project updates. All right, we're going to close it. A motion to adjurnn.
>> So moved. Second. Motion by Ross, seconded by Duo.