Call the Tuesday, May 27th, 2025 Fairbull City Council meeting to order. Our first item is roll call. Council member Barnes present. Jumboya 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.
Our second item is the approval of the agenda. Mayor Spooner. Yes. I'll make a motion to approve the agenda. I'll second. Motion by Ross, second by Rowan. All those in favor signify by saying I. All
opposed. Motion passes. Next item is a presentation for the safe summer kickoff proclamation. Chief I can get you one camera. The office of the mayor of city of Farwell proclamation. Whereas the farwell police
department is sponsoring a community event and engagement opportunity at North Alexander Park on state of summer kickoff May 29, 2045. Whereas the same summer kickoff coincides with the last day of
school public schools and is focused on their students families having a safe summer. Whereas all members of the community are invited to attend this event. Engage with police departments.
Participate in interactive interactive activities. Interact with police department equipment. observe policeled demonstrations. Whereas numerous local businesses and individuals have donated money,
materials to provide safe summer kickoff attendees with free food, entertainment, 150 bicycles, safety equip given away. Whereas we encourage all citizens to attend and celebrate the
year end year end of our school year onset of safe summer. Now therefore I Thomas mayor of do hereby proclaim Thursday May 29th summer kickoff the city
of word It's going to be busy. On to item number four, approval of the minutes of May 13th, city council. Yes. Make a motion to approve May 13, city council.
Second motion by Damuya, second by Vance Loose. All those in favor signify by saying I. I. All opposed. Motion passes. Request to be heard. Were there any up there? Consent agenda
items, items 6A through 6H. Would anybody like anything pulled for discussion? Being none, I'll take a motion. Mayor Rocha or Mayor Spoon, I'd like to make a motion to approve
consent agenda items 6A through 6H. Second. I second by Teal. All those in favor? I. All opposed. Motion passes. Item number seven, public
hearings. The first one is ordinance 2025 annexing certain land from Wells Township into the city on its second reading. Harry Davis will give that. Thank you, mayor. Uh good evening. And uh for this particular item, this is the
second reading of this ordinance. It's annexing land just next to our northern industrial park. Uh there have been no substantial changes to the ordinance since you've last seen it. Uh we're recommending approval. Uh alongside this is the summary publication of that ordinance. So that summary publication,
just to note very quickly, requires uh believe it's a three-fifths vote at minimum order for that to pass. Any questions? Seeing none. Oh, guess we got a open public hearing.
I'll make a motion to approve or to open the public hearing. I'll second. Motion to open public hearing by Ross, seconded by Rowan. All those in favor? I We're in our public hearing. Anybody
like to speak on this matter? Seeing none, come forward. I'll take a motion to close public. So move. Second. We are seconded by Vance Loose. I saying I
This is an ordinance. I will Spooner. Yes. I will make a motion to approve ordinance 2025-2. Ask to approve ordinance. Council member Barnes. Hey Jima. Hey.
Ross. Hi. Rowan. Hi. Sloo. Hi. Teal. Hi. Mayor Spooner. All right. Move. Second. [Laughter] Lewis. Second. Okay, I have a motion by
Vance Sloo, seconded by Teal. All those in favor? I. All opposed. Motion passes. Next resolution 2025-144, order improvements, approve plans, and establish a bid date for 2025
miscellaneous street construction projects contract 2025-45. Mark Duchain, the director. Thank you, Mayor Spooner, members of the council, and the public. Uh before you tonight is a public hearing for our miscellaneous street reconstruction improvement projects. We've kind of
truncated this project. We're going to do the public hearing and order the plans and approve the plans and set the bid date all in one. Um there are some special assessments tied to this project. Um but they're being done at the proposers request. So they waved all their rights to the hearings, but we're our 2025 miscellaneous street
reconstruction improvement contract. It's actually three street segments. uh construction the new construction of Amber Court which is tied to the Riverview Ridge Plat project. Um and then the reconstruction and realignment of two intersections uh Grant Street Park Avenue on the north side of trunk
highway 60 and then the Y intersection of Old Forest Street and Division Street by Crown Court Conceal. So the first segment to discuss here is that Y intersection by Crown Corps Conceal. Um, as you can see, the proposal here is to realign Old Fourth
Street as it intersects with Division Street to hook it in to become more of a right angle with that intersection. Uh, following the county redoing the uh, Old Fourth Street and Cass 48 or Lindale Avenue intersection here a number of years ago where they made that a threequarter intersection where you can
no longer go across the intersection. Traffic on Old Four Street drastically decreased. We did traffic counts fall a year or two after that project was completed and there's three to four times the amount of traffic doing the movement from Division Street to Old Four Street and there's a quarter of the amount of traffic on that segment
of Old Four Street. So rather than having to pull up to that intersection off of Division Street and crank your head at that goofy Y angle, we'll actually make Division Street the through movement where majority of the movements are, and then if you're coming westbound on Old Four Street, you'll actually pull up to a stop condition at
an intersection there at a 90° angle for most vehicles. Um, so you have better sight lines, better safety. Also worked to reconfigure that intersection after discussions with Crown Cork and Seals Management. They don't have a lot of truck traffic that goes out that way, but we've designed that intersection so a truck can make
that right turn out there. We're going to put in some drive over curb and a drive over sidewalk there. So, most cars will be constrained to a normal intersection, but for those larger vehicles that do every once in a while need that movement, we have a second street segment is that
construction of Amber Court. This is just a screenshot of the area. So, we're west of Lindale Avenue, south of the Stone Ridge development there. Um, the Cleberers have purchased this parcel here. Cleberers have purchased this
parcel here for development of a single family home. As you recall, through the planning processes, they did not have legal frontage. So, in order to get them legal frontage and to get them through the planning process, um we came to an agreement to construct Amber Court off of Crystal Lane here, um we'll construct Amber Court and terminate in a
culde-sac. This provides frontage for not only the Riverview Ridge parcel, but also the adjacent parcel, which is currently addressed off of Lindale Avenue. Um so, they we've worked with the adjacent property owners. They've worked out a cost share agreement to do special assessments for a portion of the
street work. As you recall, the city agreed to pay for the portion of street utility works for Amber Court up to the plat boundary of the Stone Ridge plat, which should have been done at the time of that plat, but was not. So, this is just a simple street culde-sac and utility construction to provide the
development for Riverview Ridge. Little bit of extension of Crystal Lane over here and then the construction of Culac. um two driveways, one for the neighbor property and one for the clever. I had one more. Uh so the third project in here is the realignment of Grant Street. So this would be Grant
Street on the north side of trunk highway 60. Um here's the H high grocery store on the left hand side of the page. And if you recall a number of years ago, we purchased the city purchased 422 Park Avenue for the purpose of this realignment. So here we are now. We are going to pull back the Grand Street
intersection at Park Avenue from trunk Highway 60. Provide some stacking distance here for cars to stop at that stop sign to make turns onto or across Highway 60. Similar to what was done when the Aldi development happened on the south side of the road. So we we actually were able to get a little bit
more separation with this project than that previous one, but it's simply utilizing that parcel that we purchased. Total estimated project cost of just under $520,000 for all three road segments. I will mention previously when we initiated this project, First Avenue between Third and Fourth Street
or between the Rice County parcels and the Fable Police Station was included in this project. Um we're still waiting for the county and that whole project to come together on that Rice County block. So rather than move forward with improvements, not knowing what may to do, we did pull that street out. Um if it if decisions are made in a timely
manner, we may add it to one more project that we're working on right now or that may get delayed. So it probably cost $520,000 roughly, mostly funded out of our street improvement funds, our water and sewer and storm water utility funds. And then you can see that portion of special
assessments which again not our typical special assessment process. These have been agreed to by petition and waivers. So applicant and the have waved all their rights to pending approval of all the items tonight. We are looking at a bid date of June 18th um to award construction the
following week. Uh we anticipate construction to start July August with final completion November. Couple of these projects are in proximity to some ongoing state and county projects. We're trying to delay a little bit to make sure we don't have the whole world tied up at the same time in the same. This
will likely be a second half construction. With that, I take any questions and then ask you to hold a public hearing and then take action on the items before you. Any questions for director Duch? Being none at this point in time I'll discussion. There's a public hearing. There's a
public hearing. No, this is a public hearing. I'll make a motion to move. Second. by motion by the second by Ross. All those in favor to open public hear. Anyone like to speak on this
matter? Seeing none, this is your last chance. I'll make a motion to close public hearing. So move. Second. Motion by Ross, second by TL to close public hearing. All those in favor signify by saying I. I. We. We. We. We.
We. We. We. We. We. We. We are out of public hearing. I will now make a acceptance. I'll make a motion to approve resolution 2025-144. Second. Motion to approve by Ross. Second by
Vanc. Signify by saying I. I. All opposed. Motion passes. Our third public hearing is ordinance 2025-6 dedication of the public rightway
along Grand Street. Once again, thank you, Mayor Vic. See, now you got me doing Spooner. Uh, before you tonight is an action related to the one we just passed, and this is dedicating that portion of that
422 Park Avenue that the city purchased as public right away for the purposes of realigning Grand Street. So, the area hatched in blue here is the portion of the lot that was purchased. The whole lot is actually all of this um outlined here, but just a portion of it will be dedicated to right away. the remaining
portion will be saved for a future action. Um, we've talked to some folks who are interested in possibly purchasing it for a single family construction. Um, we've talked to some folks who are looking at a bigger picture, maybe acquiring some adjacent parcels, but at this time there's no
concrete plan for what that additional lot will be done. But at this time we are dedicating the portion that we need um via ordinance to dedicate the rightway rather than platting because like I said we've got some different things going out there about what it now have to replplat it or
combine with something. So before tonight is the first reading of ordinance 256 dedicating that public rightaway along trans questions for director. Seeing none I'll take a motion to open
public hearing. So moved. Motion by Vance Loose. Second by this matter. Not a lot of people here for nothing. Uh seeing nobody come forward, I'll take a motion to close public hearing. So
move. Second. Close public hearing. All those in favor say I I passes our public hearing. Approve resolution ordinance 2025.
So moved. Motion by teal. Second council member Barnes. Hi Timuya. Hi Ross. Hi Rowan. Hi Sloo. Hi Teal. Hi Mayor Spooner. Hi. All right. On to
items for discussion. Hey, we have one, two, three, four. I believe it is here. Six items or one presentation. Correct. Item A, Mighty Fine Coffee,
12714th Street Northwest. We have a comprehensive plan amendment, zoning map amendment, preliminary and final plot changes, ordinant variance and a conditional use permit. Harry Davis, once again,
yes. So, we have a rather complicated project that I'll do my best. It's it's a bunch of different requests to go forward. They're all made uh by Steve Underall. We have owners
business is a large list of construction through coffee. So, here's the location on the properties that are outlined in red. The comprehensive plan is to take this
from what is called established residential neighborhood with the rest of downtown taking going from that to commercial residential use. The first set of variances are for lot
size and surface. Lot size is needed later on,000 area surface is needed. build out of the property will be much more than that in our
25% zoning is to go from C1 to C2 to combine these two properties per drive specifically drive the last are for parking and for So uh you know again the properties are
outlined in red on the left hand side would they would change from establish residential neighborhood which is this yellow color on the left hand right hand side is actually the zoning
map of those properties that are kind of color left hand side would be the final flat. So both properties for the comprehensive plan staff not see any issues. It's at the crossroads between two
major citys that we do feel like area. has actually pretty we haven't identified any issues from staff and we do believe
that uh we don't see any immediate issues there are some small things for us for the condition permit we do feel that it meets the criteria right through The performance standards are going to by the
applicant of the nearby res. The variances, you know, again, um, in this particular situation for parking as well as difficulty, I think the best iteration of numerous
times. You feel like that there's a lot commission. We did hear some public comment in support of the use itself as well as commission did recommend approval of all did not
just summary. We do feel that it meets all our zoning and criteria. So we are forward on all those resolutions and take questions. There any questions for staff from staff?
Uh thank you, mayor. Um just for clarification on I'm looking at the uh site plan and it looks like is there four or five parking spaces top of the U of the drive-thru? CON there aren't any
parking. It's all pretty much on the south side and then Okay, cuz yeah, that was my second question was if there was any parking spaces. All right, thank you. Other questions? Yeah, I've got like a quick
Dave, do you want all uh as I've actually been involved in three or four other that uh report was good questions at All right. Mayor Spooner. Yes. I'll make a motion
to approve resolution 2025-132. Second motion by Ross, second by Vance Loose on resolution 2021, comprehensive plan amendment property on the corner of 2nd Avenue
Northwest commercial residential. Signify by saying I all opposed. Motion passes. Mayor Spooner, I make a motion to approve resolution 2025-133. I'll second resolution
2025 variances on lot area and impervious surface 14th Street Northwest. I I all opposed. Motion passes. Item number three, ordinance 2025. Mayor Spooner. Yes. I make a motion to
approve ordinance 2025-4. Second. Ordinance 2025. Council member Barnes. Hi, Jimuya. Hi, Ross. Hi, Rowan. Hi, Bonus. Hi, Teal. Hi, Mayor Spooner. Hi.
Motion passes. Item number four. Mayor Spooner. Yes. I make a motion to approve resolution 2025-134. Second. I have a motion by second by Barnes to
approve resolution 2025-134. There final plats for mighty fine copy. I motion passes. Item number five. Mayor Spooner. Yes. Make a motion to approve resolution 2025-135.
Second. and Shoreland Overlay District 314th Street North. All oppose. Motion passes. Item number six. Approve resolution 2025-136.
Second. Second by 5-136. approved variance for parking area setbacks and drive-thru stacking spaces at 127 and 123 14th Street
Northwest. All those all opposed. Motion passes. Honda item number B, Mala Auto Body, 190 20th Street Northwest vacation and Harry Davis. Thank you,
mayor and councel. Uh, so the item in front of you um is actually three different requests uh from Mala Auto Body. Um the applicant is again actually Steve Underdoll representing Mala Auto Body. Um it's at 1920th Street
Northwest and it's actually located just north of Quicktrip there on the north side. Um the applicants have acquired the uh neighboring property to the north and northwest and so they are uh looking to
expand their business and move into that part of the property. Uh so they'll need to uh vacate a drainage and utility easement that was done uh when they platted their their current property. Um they would they will need a plat to combine those two properties to
facilitate the expansion itself and then a conditional use permit to amend uh their current conditional use permit for major auto repair in C2. The location of that uh to be vacated ement is this hatched area that you can see on this on this diagram in
front of you. These are the preliminary and final plats. So the intent is to combine the lots and then uh this very last set of diagrams is a site plan and some building elevations and building plans. What they want to do it's
a alignment building for expanding the vacation staff sees no issues with it uh for the preliminary and final plot. We also don't see any issues with the submittals. Um in this particular situation uh because it's
expanding a commercial use typically we would look at parkland dedication but uh we are currently not as a part of this u the math just shakes out that way. I'm happy to go into more detail if you'd like me to. The conditional use permit the criteria met by this proposal and
the DNR does support their conditional use permit. At planning commission there was uh no public comment and the planning commission did unanimous approval. So summary it meets zoning criteria and requirements. Staff is recommending that you prove the
resolutions in front. Happy to take any questions. Any questions for applicant want to say anything? No. All right. I'll entertain a motion on the item item number one. Mayor, excuse me. Is there any Mayor Spooner. Uh, I will make a motion
to approve ordinance 2025-5. Second. I have a motion by Ross, second by Van Sloo on ordinance 2025 to vacate a portion of a drainage and utility easement located at
190. Favor signify. Council member Barnes. Hi. Jimuya. Hi. Ross. Hi Rowan. Hi. Hi. Teal. Hi, Mayor Spooner. Hi. On item number two, here Spooner. Yes. I'll make a motion to
approve resolution 2025-137. Second. I have a motion by Ross, second by Teal to approve resolution. signify by saying I. All opposed. Spooner. Yes. I make a motion to approve 2025-138. We a second by Barnes to approve
resolution 2025-138, approval of a conditional use. signify by saying I. I. All opposed. Motion item number C, Blaze at
one one at 1216 First Street, 1st Avenue Northwest. Yes. Yeah. Thank you, mayor. And I do apologize for that typo. It's only in the one page. Yeah, Mary, it's in your
memo. The the the resolutions are are still all correct. Um but yes, so the item in front of you is uh a set of conditional use permit and and some variances submitted by uh David Blae for his property out there at 1216 First
Street Northeast. Um it's for a 4,000 square foot accessory structure. The property in question is, you know, kind of located on on sort of as it goes out of town, Highway 60. Um this is the property itself. It's about 7.3
acres and uh these are some of the building plans submitted by the applicant. Um on the lefth hand side is a site plan and you can see u where the kind of this giant gray box is. It's pretty close to the road. Um on a better image you might be able to see that it's
kind of a flatter part of the site. And then the two diagrams on the right hand side are the building plans themselves. The request in front of you is uh one for the conditional use permit. So we do have an allowance within our code to
increase the u accessory structure up to uh 1,080 square ft with a conditional use permit 25% increase. Uh so that is the first item uh in front of you. The next three um are a series of variances.
So, one is to uh allow the location of the garage to be closer to the street than the house. There's a particular requirement that the garage be either behind or to the side of the house. Um the next two are related to the size of the structure itself. So, going from
1,080 ft to 4,000 square ft uh would be one such variance. Uh it's about 2,920 ft. And then the other would be a uh principal use or structure area versus accessory use or structure area.
So in this particular case the amount of living area is about 2,700 2,800 ft. The amount of accessory use would be 4,900 um you know sort of around their square
feet. So the difference being 2,140 Um, the applicant has stated that the garage is for personal use. Um, and that because it's a larger lot on the outskirts of the city in a more rural area, uh, that a larger accessory structure is perhaps more appropriate.
Um, you know, generally with the the conditional use permit and the first variance, the first variance being the location of the garage itself, staff sees no issues with the conditional use permit. It's meeting the criteria there. And for the first variance, um, its location, it's actually the flattest
part of the site. And so, in a lot of ways, it really makes sense for that to be the area where they developed this garage rather than on the steep slopes found elsewhere on the site. So, there's definitely a practical difficulty there. For the next two variances, um the size
of the structure itself and accessory versus principal uses in in the area there. Um in staff's point of view, it doesn't meet practical difficulty. Um we can't find a a particular reason uh why it it it meets the practical difficulty
standard. um accessory structures and the uses are meant to be subordinate compared to um so having a larger than normal lot is just not grounds for practical the planning commission did uh at their public hearing uh receive no
opposition to the request uh from the general public. The planning commission did actually recommend approving all the requests. So there was a period of time where staff had to bring back a resolution for approval for those other two variances. Um and so they they did
move that forward. Uh commissioners Aman and Green did descent agreeing with staff's uh review of the requests. Um you know in summary staff does support the Kesi's permit and the and the one variance but doesn't for the other two variances. Uh but plan commission is
recommending granting all the requests. So um the recommendations in front of you would be to approve all three resolutions in front of you. Uh planning commission did in addition to these recommendations um ask city
council to direct staff to look into some sort of code ordinance amendment that would allow larger accessory structures on larger lots that are found within the city. Um, you know, I I suppose specifically
for resolution 2025-141, um, if you do decide to grant that, uh, we would recommend as city staff that city council give us some direction, uh, and guidance so that we can then go back to planning commission and sort of mle over maybe next steps as to what we
could do for amending the code to allow some of these situations to be by right or as appropate. Um, with that, I'm happy to take any questions. Uh, thank you, mayor. Um, just for educational purposes here, uh, Mr. um,
how does this affect future land owners of this piece, cutting it up for? Sure. It's it's a it's it's a great question, uh, Council Member Roth. So the lot itself is actually u it's got
quite a bit of topography and so it might make in some situations a little bit more difficult to to develop. There's quite a bit of it and I'll go back to that particular image. Um there's quite a bit of it that's uh behind some existing homes that are
along Highway 60. Um there is maybe some frontage onto 12th Avenue Northeast. Uh but if you look at where it's actually constructed versus where that rideway is, it's not really lining up. It's really there to serve that church that's right next to them. Um it
really does make it if you try to you try to subdivide it using the existing frontage that they have along Highway 60, it does make it a lot more difficult. You would not be able to have that accessory structure be on its own lot. you need a accessory structure to a
principal structure in this case. Correct. Yep. So, um you know, it it really might depend on how they split it up, but generally, yes, I do feel like that they're there's some concern there. Um but the Appan has issu has uh at least indicated that they don't they're
they're not interested in splitting. Yeah, I was I'm I assume they weren't, but I was just wondering third stone or whatever. And then just one more question. the uh the proposed uh structure is going to go just a little bit to the uh south and
east of the home. Will they use the same driveway, the horseshoe driveway, and extend it to the back of this accessory building? I mean, they won't be coming in on the front, will they? No. No, Council Member Ross. So,
they will be using their existing driveway. And I do apologize for this particular image. There is kind of like this dashed uh black line that connects their existing driveway to where this garage would be. The the the garage doors would actually Okay, I see that
now. Um there's I think it's like a 20 foot or 25 foot elevation difference between Highway 60 and where this structure would be. So it it just would not be feasible to Right. No. No. That's good. And then did the planning
commission recommend any screening on that uh south side of the building, you know, between No. Uh and and that kind of played into some of uh staff's recommendation there just because they are sitting pretty high. Um there's likely not too too much
of an issue and there's a lot of existing foliage along that slope too that would act as a natural. Okay. Thank you. No more questions. Yeah, I couldn't wait to say anything. You like to say anything? Oh, I was just
going to say like we are on our own. So, the odds of that being split down the road is probably Thank you. Just make a quick comment. I did watch the original planning
commission uh they were nearly divided more on the size of the lot and frankly by city council athletic So, all right. At that point, we'll take a look at item number one, resolution 2020.
Mayor Spooner. Yes. I'll make a motion to approve resolution 2025-139. Second motion by Ross, second by Vance Loose to approve resolution 25-139, approve a CUP restructure located at 1216 First
Street Northeast. All those in favor signify by saying I. I. I. All opposed. Motion passes. Item number two, resolution. Here's Spooner. Yes. Make a motion to approve resolution 2025.
A second by Barnes to approve resolution 2025 approval of a variance for placing an accessory structure in the front yard at 1216 First Street Northeast. All those in favor signify. I all
opposed passes. Noation on item number. Uh, Mayor Spooner. So, I think if if council does see to to grant that particular resolution, it would be really helpful for staff to have some guidance and direction as to
where because um approving approving this request and project I think is going to result in a lot of interest similar
things elsewhere city. I think if if we do start moving that way, I think city staff needs to figure out, okay, how does that fit within code? Otherwise, you're going to see very similar variances in a lot of this
particular subject. Okay. Something you want tonight? Yes, we we can put this on the June 3rd work session for for more discussion pending your action this point in time. I'll take our Yes. So, um Attorney Riggs, do you have
any thoughts on this? No. I think Harry explained it very well um that you have an issue in your code that should be looked at if you are moving forward with this. We did discuss this earlier in staff meetings. So beyond that, no, I really don't have anything.
Great. Yes. Yes. Thank you, mayor. One more question. Sorry. Um, no living quarters in this, correct? Uh, Council Member Ross, no. No. Are they um technically illegal under vote or could he add them later or
what? Where? Council member Ross, if I'm remembering correctly off the top of my head, the accessory dwelling unit ordinance, which you might kind of be getting towards, there's a maximum for that. Um, but this is an accessory dwelling unit.
Yeah, this this is just an accessory structure or garage, a very large garage, but a garage. Um, so the right now I don't believe that there's any plumbing in it. Um, I don't see any like kitchenet or any or any bathroom or or I
have not heard from the applicant that that they have any intention of doing that. Mayor Spooner. Yes. I'll make a motion to approve resolution 2025-141. Second motion by Ross, second by Teal on resolution 2025 141. Approve variances
for larger accessory structures than allowed and more accessory use and structure use and structure. 1216 First Street Northeast. All those in favor?
All motion pass. Onto the next item, ordinance 2025-7. Yeah, this is your night. Thank you, mayor and councel. Um, so this is actually a a pretty exciting little ordinance amendment to bring
forward to you. It's to uh potentially allow proof of parking in commercial districts. Um, this is something that uh city staff have been looking at for a while and some ways have been looking at for various projects. Uh but we've had some projects recently that uh are are
redevelopment projects where our ordinance requires them to put in a extreme amount of parking compared to what they actually use and that they know that they use. And so what we're trying to get at is is something where uh non-residential uses that are located
in commercially zoned properties or unconcially zoned properties would be allowed to do proof of parking up to 30%. So that means that they would only be required to build or to have at least 70% of what they need per our uh parking
standards, our parking ratios. Uh and then the 30% could be built at a later time or as determined by staff. um you know like a really quick diagram just to kind of explain it. So you know this is retail. These are the number of spaces that they provide. It's you know just
hitting 70%. Um you know later on we determine okay well now people are parking on grass. They're sort of expanding this parking area. Um zoning violation gets issued and that's when staff would be able to step in and say look you know you need to build the rest
of your parking. uh and that would be kind of the way that we anticipate this moving forward. Um that could also be done also on the front end on the comprehensive plan uh side of it. You know, this does meet a lot of our goals and policies in terms of balancing between uh city and sort of community
interests versus property uh private property interests. For zoning, we do feel like it meets all of the criteria um all the all the findings that we've been able to show. It supports a lot of redevelopment projects and small businesses. from planning commission. We didn't receive any public comment um at
the public hearing. Planning Commission did generally support the amendment. Um Commissioner White did descent uh duty some concerns of proof of parking uh not being not being a conditional use permit. So plan commission and city council not being able to review it in any particular situ uh situation and
then general concerns of uh under parking for commercial property. Um, but in summary, the proposed zoning text amendment does meet our comprehensive plan and zoning criteria. So, we are recommending that you approve ordinance
2025-7. Happy to take any questions. Yes, Mr. Ross. Thank you, Mayor. Um, this applies only to uh commercial development, not correct. Yeah, Council Member Ross. Yes. It's specifically written not to include
residential uses. It's only non-residential. Thank you. I I just have one. So, in other words, what we're doing, and I think you did a very good job of explaining it. So, we're just kind of letting them get
their foot in the door. 70% of the parking. This is our ordinance. I I think it opens up the door to future problems. your point of view, but I think it also maybe be a little business friendly where we can
making complaints on this issue previously that you're aware of. I just think it's way to be business friendly. Um yeah, I can I can jump in there. So we do have a uh a development currently going through our our processes. They're
actually a building permit at this point. That's for uh the matach implement dealership on the west side of of town. They uh under our code would be required to provide like 70ome spaces. Um when you take a look at what their
operations are like, they really need close to like 30. Um, and then maybe some extra spaces in order to provide parking for those that are interested in in buying particular implements. Um, you know, this this would get them down to 50 and that's pretty significant when
we're talking about making sure that they have enough room for their product and they have enough room in order to expand their building in the future. Um, so we're hopefully not not stringing them too much, but we are requiring a certain amount of parking pering ratios.
Um, that's just one recent example that we right. But wouldn't the proper mechanism be to clean up the ordinance? Seems like a band-aid. Rigs, you got any thoughts?
Uh, this is something we discussed again with staff today. Um, I think it's a tool that allows you to get there. I understand council member Rowan's point. Um, I don't think in all these types of aspects that you can be perfect with
your ordinance, but it is a solution that gets us to a point where there's more more flexibility for staff, the developer, and the council to put something in place. So, for that purpose, after discussing it with Mr. Davis, I think it makes sense at this point to utilize this for now.
Spooner, if I could also just jump in. So there is a mechanism within our code that also says well you know if staff reviews it and and determines well you know this is this kind of use and we know from you know three other examples that they use all of their parking uh
and they want to provide less we can say no you need to provide your parking if they want to appeal that they can go through the whole appeal process which would be plan commissions. So there is a mechanism to to to kind of check and balance it a little bit.
I don't know. I still don't buy it because you're saying that it should be this, but we'll make an exception for that, but if it's not right, then we'll hold you to the other standard. It just seems like a band-aid. I I and I I will jump in again for Council Member Rowan.
I I I understand exactly what you're saying, but this is the tool to get you because we can put numbers in the code and it's not perfect for every business that's out there and I don't think you can do you will have too much language in your code. This gives the tool to
staff to either deal with it, you know, in some capacity to say no, this usage has been shown to only require this or this usage no will not allow us to reduce it. Staff will have to say it's it goes up to a higher level. the business can then appeal that to you as a council or through planning
commission. Again, it's a tool. It gets you closer to a standard that I think is workable for multiple situations without going in there and saying we need 75 for this, 65 for this, 55 for this. I don't think you can do that. I think that's an
over well it'll be an over uh regulation of the code and putting that language. So I think this is a very usable tool and for that purposes after discussing it with with Mr. Davis I think it makes sense.
Thank you. Yeah. Um I feel like u I like the flexibility part of it. Um but just like we don't know how this would other businesses who also have the means to
you know um provide 100% parking space some could just choose to go with the 70 otherwise I like the flexibility. here. Spooner.
Make a motion to approve ordinance 2025- second by Dumbo. Yeah. Proof of parking and commercial districts. This is an award. Council member Barnes. Hi, Tumbuya. Hi, Ross. Hi, Rowan. Hi,
Vloo. Hi, Seal. Hi, Mayor Spooner. Hi, Ordinance 2025-3. Once again, Harry Davis. Thank you, Mayor and Council. Uh so the ordinance in front of you is uh the second reading of the uh amendment to
the shoreline land uses. There have been no significant changes to the ordinance since you last looked. So we're recommending that you approve the second reading of that ordinance. In addition to that is a summary publication for uh that ordinance. We're recommending uh
that you approve that as well. staff. Here Spooner make a motion to approve ordinance 2025-3. Second reading. All those in favor
signify by saying. All roll call. Everybody keeps calling me Kevin Verach. So I'm saying council member Barnes. Hi. Dua. Hi. Ross. Hi. Rowan. Hi. Vloose. Hi. Teal.
I. Mayor Spooner. I. All right. Motion passes. Here. Spooner. Yes. I'll make a motion to approve ordinance 2025-3 summary publication. Second. It's I think it's just listed as ordinance 2025-3 summary publication.
So, it's more of the title rather than the action referencing the ordinance. All right. Okay. Well, all those in favor of ordinance 2025. I I All opposed. Motion passed. On
resolution 2025-145, Mark Duchain giving Thank you, Mr. Davis. A break here. Council members, uh I am more than excited to finally be here tonight to present uh final plans and specifications, set a bid date for
the Northern Links Trail project. This is a project that dates back over uh 15 years to around 2009 2010 when the city first started planning trail and signal intersection improvements for the trunk highway 3 and trunk highway 21
intersection. So the map on your screen here shows that intersection of trunk highway 21 and trunk highway 3. Turn on the laser pointer again. Uh so that intersection is here. The grandstay hotel. You can see this project goes so long ago it predates when the grand stay was in this aerial
photo. Um but the crossroads bu professional building would be here in the southeast quadrant. So at that time the city had planned for the two underpasses underneath trunk highway 21 and trunk highway 3 as well as a trail extension all the way along the south side of trunk highway 3 under the Canadian Pacific Railroad and into North
Alexander Park. Um due to budgetary constraints back in 2010 the project was truncated at Hillett Avenue. Um the box culverts and the crossings and the signal and the intersection improvements at three and 21 were done, but the trail from Huelet into North Alexander Park
was uh delayed at that time. Uh we've been working diligently the last three and a half to four years trying to get all the plans and agreements and parties that have authority over this project together. Um we just finally tonight you approved a bunch of agreements related to the railroad. It took over two years
to get the railroad in there. um utilities within there right away to agree to this project. But here we are. Um this project would complete that trail extension from Helid Avenue along the south side of Highway 3. We would dip south of Highway 3 um just at the
stateowned property there on the west side of the railroad and we are proposing to open cut a box cover culvert trail crossing underneath the railroad. So hang up with the railroad is um they are allowing us to shut the rail down for 7 days. Um, we will hire the railroads subcontractor to come in,
remove the rail and the ties. Our contractor will then have five consecutive days to construct the box cover, install the box cover, and bring the grade back up to sub ballast level. Um, the railroad subcontractor will then come back in, install the final ballast railroad ties, and put the rail back in.
We have a total of seven days to get all that work done. Agreements with the end users. If we um we exceed those seven days and cause the two end users on this line not to be able to get rail, we owe them $2,000 a day. We also are paying the railroad
some licensing fees and whatnot crossing, but this project will more or less complete the trail loop around town. Other than a short segment from the El Tequila, the Highland and Fair Road intersection up to Spring Park. Um
there's an off trail off-road trail system around about the entirety of town. So parks department former park director Pansky tried to get this done before he left. That is the project in a nutshell. Project funding. Um we were
originally awarded about $660,000 in federal funds for this project. Um the state had some leftover funds for the program that this project fell under. we are awarded an additional $200,000 plus. Um so you can see we're up to just over 50% of this product is funded through federal transportation dollars. Uh total
estimated project cost with contingencies and engineering railroad fees and all that is just over $1.5 million. Again, pending approval tonight. We have a bid opening date set for June 18th for council award on June 24th. Um construction will depend on the
contractor, but construction completion is more dependent on the timelines for box coververt construction. Um couple years ago they were talking 15 to 18 months to box cover to this size back into the typical timeline. So we'll see what the
contractor wants to do. They may construct everything up to the railroad and then just wait for the box cover to be done or they may just wait. We'll know more once we get it done. I will stand for any questions, but otherwise we are recommending approval of the resolution before you tonight.
Great to see this finally coming together. Um, when that construction is taking place, so basically you're going to make a big hole and put a box in and then fill it back up, right? Is that going to affect the traffic on Highway 3 at all?
Okay. There'll be construction traffic coming in and out, but right because I was thinking the third week of July is going to be pretty busy there with the fair going on. I would be surprised if we're going before then. Okay. And so the the trail right now is on the
north. Will it stay on the north side? So there's two so the trail comes from the south side in front of the crossroads building to Huelet. And then you're right, there is a trail segment on the north side of Highway 3 from Hillet that goes east of the railroad and then up
the west side of the railroad. Um, so this will continue that trail on the south side of the Highway 3 from the crossroads building and box culverts underneath 3 and 21. We have had multiple discussions and the Chief Sher still here and paying attention. Um, we've tried numerous
times with Mindot to get some type of an enhanced crossing of trunk highway 3 at the Hillet intersection. They continue to do that, but this will at least on the south side provide a loop. We couldn't raise the bridge would be second or third on the
ra. It is a heavily used trail though, so it will be a great I anticipate this loop will be Alex Park, but also like I said around town there's sidewalk but a portion of
you have to just I just have a comment too. I walk that path quite often and some spray painting vandalism but I wanted to commend the city because it's covered within a day or two. Good job on
them like to take credit but folks were in charge of those folks spooner make a motion to approve resolution 2025. Second. Awesome. Resolution 2020. Approve plans and establish a bid.
Northern Links Trail project contract 2020. Motion passes. Item number nine, bids. We have none. Boards, commissions, reports, announcements. Yeah, just some really quick updates.
Um, we uh it was actually uh LA uh I think the 16th was when we closed the um ashtree removal program, the voluntary uh special assessment program. Um we still have a few more people that we are allowing to get in there as we're still putting together scope of work. Um but
as of this morning and before anybody else was allowed, we're looking at 98 different properties with 179 different trees. So, this is definitely something that the community has needed and uh we're looking at what we can do to now to help identify the trees that are not
being voluntarily removed and specially assessed to get ahead of next year. Um a good a jump start on next year as well. Uh I would like to mention that our next council chat will be on June 11th at 5:00 p. p.m. not at 6:00 p. p.m. Um and
that we are going to be at the great hall. Uh and we will be actually uh we thought it would be library based but um we have some different options from bar engineering on what we can do with the dams um by the wool and mill on the
Canon River. And so we have some different concepts to present and get some feedback on. Um so kind of very timely to get things done there. And then why we're at 5:00 p.m. is because at 6:00 p p.m. will be uh the um second session of the residence academy, which
I'm happy to report is filled at 12 people. So it'll actually be next Wednesday. Uh we'll have our kickoff with the residents academy um and go through kind of the history of Farbo as well as what does administration do? Uh administration, finance, and HR. So, um
fun fun night of presentation there and then we'll we'll be kicking that off and um I would invite uh any of you to uh attend the residents academy sessions as we go. So, um but we're looking forward to having a a full group and seeing how we can do this first year.
else on board. I'll be on vacation next week, so I will not be attending the meeting. But I can cancel it if you like me to I have two announcements. So, uh the Saturday we have a it's a busy day. Straight river Artsfest will be at
Central Park uh all day Saturday. I think it's 8 till 5. Fest is also Saturday. And and they're going to have ribs and Hey, thank you. Uh I just have one the past week uh my wife and I and former
mayor Rochek and his wife and current community and economic development director Mr. David Wanberg went to Wsburg, Germany. We visited with uh several cities from their sister cities
uh saying how governments local governments work around the world and up how they vote. most one most interesting comment manager mayor from
Turvin Czech Republic. I asked him, "What are the two biggest concerns facing your city?" He looked for about 10 seconds and he said, "Housing and transportation." Unbelievable. 5,000
miles away. that not going to change it. Housing is a problem everywhere around the world. So interesting. It was a wonderful week. So anything else? Um if you have not been to the
safe summer kickoff with the chief and his staff, you're missing out. So just go. It is quite the spectacle and great job chief. It's awesome. It's this Thursday.
Okay. Just time. So moved. Second. Draw. Second by to adjourn. All those in favor say. I. I. I