All right, we're going to call the uh fully city council meeting of July 7th to order. Let's please start with uh standing for the pledge of allegiance. >> 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. Excellent. Looking for a motion to approve the agenda. >> So move. >> Second. >> Motion's been made and seconded. Any further discussion? In favor? I
>> I oppose. Same sign. Motion carries. Moving on to item number four. Looking for an approve uh motion to approve the consent agenda. >> Move to approve the consent agenda. >> Second. >> Motion's been made and seconded. Any
further discussion in favor? I I oppose. Same sign. Motion carries. Moving on to item number number five, mayor's comments and open forum. Like to invite Deb O uh to the podium.
Please state your name and address. Take a couple minutes and share your comments. >> Deborah Olsen, 600 Dewey Street. Um I want to uh I see that it was mentioned in the minutes about my request for the
moratorum on data centers. I just want to re Ierate that also the waste water and active well summaries at those summaries only take into considerations
the residents and current industries. And so again, our water and treatment facilities will not support a data center. And as you can see by the news, many towns are already putting
moratoriums in place to not allow data centers to be built, especially using their infrastructure. Um, the other one I want to had somebody somebody asked me about is when they
noticed the excel energy bill for the south fairway gas install. Uh they had wanted to know how that expenditure is going to be recouped in the budgets.
>> Say that again please. >> So it's paid 77 XL Energy South Fairway Gas and Stone. $6,287. How is that money going to be recouped
from that building area? Is it going to go back into the coffers or just lay it's already paved? That's what they were wondering. >> Thank you. >> Sure. Thank you. All right.
Anyone else here for mayor's comments and open forum? Moving on to item number six, uh, public hearing for, uh, liquor license. We will recess the regular city council meeting at 5:34 p.m. to conduct the
public hearing on the Panttown Brewing temporary liquor license. Uh that will be used uh at Grand Champion meets on September 23rd, 2026. Staff has verified all the license requirements and recommends approval. Is there anyone present who wishes to speak
for or against this matter? Anyone present who wishes to speak for or against this matter? Anyone present to speak for or against this matter? Hearing none, we will reconvene the regular city council meeting at 5:34
p.m. With that, I would be looking for a motion to approve the liquor license for Panttown Brewing to be used at Grand Champion meets. >> I'll make a motion to approve the liquor license for Panttown Brewing to be used at Grand Champion Meets.
I'll second. Uh motion's been made and seconded. Any further discussion? I will state uh this is much earlier than last year because last year they did actually unfortunately have to uh postpone or cancel their event uh due to
the timeliness of of this liquor license. Um and so glad to see that they have it in early enough so they can have their um events successfully without a hitch. Any other discussion? All in favor? I I
post same sign. Motion carries. Moving on to department reports is Adam's not here obviously. No, I just keep them on the list just so that know. >> So then moving on uh to uh Chief Katie McMillan uh with our police department.
>> U Mr. Mayor, members of the council, to start off, we'll start with the June stat report. We had 403 calls of service in the month of June. Um in 2025, we have 445. So that's a little bit down, but our calls were more
severe. I would say we had a lot of gross MIR DWIS. We had another one of those last night. Um, we had a lot more domestic, more severe domestics also. So, that is keeping us busy. Um, as you can see, DWI, we had three last
month. See ordinances are down to the average area of 24. Um, there's still a few out there I'm trying to work with and have them clean up. Um, it's a very, most of them are responding to the letters, some are not. Um, we had
125 kids come to the bicycle safety rodeo. We gave away 62 bicycles. Um, so it was a great event, great weather, and thank you everyone who came. Council member Gond mayor, thank you guys for coming. Appreciate that. Stephanie,
thank you guys for helping. Um, other than that, that's all I have unless you have something for me. >> Oh, go ahead. nine and a half hours on TZD. Is that one officer or is that divide it up? >> That was two. >> Okay. Thank you. Like to see that.
>> And then starting now for next year. So how that works now is St. Cloud is the parent you can say like the grant parent. They hold hold the grant and they divide up the hours amongst all the different cities that are in the grant. However, now our state is changing it
and each individual department has to apply for the grant starting next year. So, Officer Pouch is in charge of that. So, we are hopefully we'll be able to do it, continue to do it, but it's depends on what we get from the state then
>> when we find out whether or not we we were granted money for that. He is working on the grant um process right now. There is an webinar coming up. I believe it's next week for it that he has to attend online. Um but yeah, I
don't know the for sure date. Okay. Anything else questions? Thanks, Katie. Uh looks like we've got uh Jared Griffith here, our city engineer, and uh he's got a few things to update us on and and ask for. >> Yeah. Good evening, Mr. Mayor, members
of council. Uh tonight, there are a couple action items for you, and then like you mentioned the project update for where we're at for our lead service projects. Uh but first is uh for your consideration tonight, the pay application number 10 approval for our 25 north side improvements project. Um
this pay number 10 represents uh or we're asking for this pay uh for amount of 393,627. Um >> this is a revised that's 200 >> here. Um >> total certified to date is 5,16,61586.
Uh we are still withholding 5%age and this represents 101.47% 7% of the um original project. This payout represents or is for essentially the paving of the final lift
workforce and then for striking for the most part are the two main items. Any questions on the north side project? I mean any comments or any other concerns from residents as far as we're we're kind of at post completion maybe
minus a couple of cleanup items. >> Yeah, there's a couple punches items still remaining on the project. Um final completion was ended end of June. Um so there's a couple items more so turf is kind of there's a couple spots of turf that still kind of need to be brought to more of our standard establishment. Um
there is one in particular uh catwalk that was missed during the work that they're going to come back and finish it up here before we complete the final process of close on this pro project, but that's that's kind of the contractor in there for that small effort at least.
So, they will be back here at some point to knock that out. Those are kind of two items that are left from a project standpoint. >> Okay. Did uh [clears throat] did anything come to light on the damage that was supposedly caused in one resident
>> at the in the alley down the garage? >> Correct. >> Yeah. Um and so my understanding of situation that others you know everyone has their opinion on it but um from what I know about scenario is just you know they were paving the yelling on
the 27th of June. Um there was a I think Katie recall or someone from the police department was called and and notified about this issue on the 30th. Is that I think it's the 30th that correct? Um and then so we came in on the first and um
not not June yeah June. Yeah. Um and uh took pictures of the incident um and then submit those to the contractor. the contractor is claiming that that damage was done prior to when they were there paving. Um, so from a standpoint of putting on the
contractor, I I'm not sure where it's going to go. They're they're if they fly with their insurance, they're probably not going to get it get it reimbured or, you know, claimed. Um, so from that standpoint, I'm not really sure where it's going to go. Um, might just be a
homeowner filing police report issue. Um not really sure where that would go, but um right now with them saying that that damage was done prior to them being there, I'm not really sure how how it's going to go. Um unless there's unless there's knowledge out there that I'm not
aware of. I know I think the residents here tonight. Um, do you have information for me that is more than that that I normally take it to him? >> Somebody asked my son to one of the >> Wasn't there on the Tuesday before? >> Yep.
>> Okay. >> Open my garage. Is that when he filed it? Was that Saturday? I think it was Saturday. >> A couple days after. >> Yep. >> Right. I definitely not I'm not saying that definitely wasn't hit the damage
there is clear that it's was hit by something something big that it was probably you know a construction equipment possibly could have done that not I'm not going to dispute that all I'm saying is the facts that I know is that that they were saying that was it was there prior to so that leaves a maybe a 14
hour window from when your son to when they were there paving that could happen that's >> a realm that I'm not really sure where I'm where trying to call you guys, but nobody.
>> Okay. Yeah. You You want to give that information to me? I can I can give you the contractor's information for sure. We can meet at the meeting tonight. >> Okay. >> I can give you this phone number and you guys can >> call. I'm just not sure >> where it's going to go. I don't want to
say it's going to go somewhere, but >> Oh, clearly not. No, I I agree. I just I'm not really sure. >> Yep. I didn't even notice that until I talked to my neighbor to my neighborhood
and then I started >> right. Yeah. Um remember garbage Thursdays. So that was after paving. So I mean I'm trying other equipment that is that size that
>> used to come before but Yeah. Yeah. And typically in in scenarios like this where when there's I mean not like this exact instance but usually when there's people are claiming to have damage to their basement construction that's it's brought to the contractor they bring forth to their
insurance company and that's the end from from a city standpoint that we're involved with and it's just passed out from there. So as far as where this is going to go I tell you I can help you with by coordinating the between you and the contractor >> I was not privy to the the situation so
yeah please work with him afterwards get some numbers and contact info um and uh yeah that's what insurance companies are for is to help work through that stuff so um good so so you're looking for Then >> a motion to approve that pay
application. >> Correct. Yes. Item 10. >> Questions, comments from council. >> I will make a motion to approve pay application number 10. >> Second. Motion made and seconded. Any further discussion?
hearing none. All in favor? I I post same sign. Motion carries. >> Thank you. Um second action item tonight would be change order number one for the South Fairway Estates. Change order number one is for the removal of the gravel trail that would have connected
this development to the golf course. Um and also then expanding our clearance rubbing for the installation of the trunk line um is that that area the working space is larger than we anticipated. So we need to expand that and clean one more of
those trees and both of these have been approved at a staff level. Um we're just looking for a motion to approve this chamber number one. Um that actually decreases the contract amount by 400 or sorry $4,81356.
Any questions on chamber number one? everything up to date to where they should be on this mark >> as far as project. >> Yeah. >> Um I can get there right now as far as an update of where that's at. Um they've done the most of the grading for the
road in the development there. Um and a little bit of the site work for top soil there. They started working on clear and guming last week. I'm not sure if they have finished everything. They have everything done for by tonight. Um, and then next week, Monday, they're starting the trench work. Um, as far as where
they are standing, I I'm right now I'm not any concerns of them cleaning it by I'd like to see them here, couple weeks ago. >> I see there's a water standing out there. So, I had no idea that it was complicating things or not.
>> We've been pretty fortunate so far, but >> Okay. Thank you. >> Any questions on number one? >> Okay. Um, like I said, looking for a motion to approve change order number one for the South.
>> I'll make a motion to approve change order number one. >> Second, >> South February. So Sarah, the document you have pulled up >> Oh, sorry. >> mentions quite a bit about the stuff on the north side. Is that >> So your number that you mentioned is
accurate with what's on here, but unless it's just speaking to the north of the property that it's working on, you know, seed Northern Boulevard. Um, >> oh, it's 36A. >> Yeah.
Oh, that's that's the C type. That's just the the minure type for the for our >> So, what they'll So, what they'll use or what they'll do? >> Yes. >> Okay. Okay. >> That's actually it came up I guess this
year's version. They change that name of that C mix but it's our same C same C mix we use on the north side project. It's kind of a resial use. Okay. Um,
thank you. So, the motion has been made and seconded. Any other further discussion? All in favor? I. >> I. Oppose. Same sign. >> Motion carries. Thank you. >> Um, and then the last action item I have for you tonight is uh payout number one
for the South Fairway Estates project. Um, not much has been completed out there as we kind of already went through. Uh this payoff is essentially just for the the clearing grubbing uh sorry not clearing grubbing um a little bit of clearing grubbing items. Um
and that more so the sil fence and site work the kind of grading like dirt work activity for the building. Um this pay uh work certified to the other pay is $95,827.
Uh request amount for this payout number one is $91,3612 represents roughly 8.74% of additional questions on Southway. I do, but it's not related to this. >> I'll make a motion to approve pay application number one in the amount of
$91,3612. >> I will second the motion to approve the 91,3612. Any further discussion? All in favor? I >> I post same sign. Motion carries. >> Thank you. And then last, just a quick
update on where we're at with the 2025 lead service since we're doing six lead service projects. 2025 lead service. Last council meeting, we approved a change order to add six services to this year's project. They started replacing those six services last week. They have
about four Yeah, four replaced so far. Uh and they're planning to do the other two on Friday this week. Um so by the end of week we to have all six of them replaced and then from as far as standpoint of the restoration turf
concrete work um I'm still waiting on consider but I anticipate that's happening the next few weeks. Um from the 126 lead service standpoint we had our pre-construction meeting on the 24th of June. Uh at that meeting uh we got
the indication from the contractor that towards the mid to end of July they were going to be having their electrician reach out to their residents to coordinate the electrical ground efforts of the of the lead service project and then also potentially start the
televising of the sanary sewer services the preliminary televising of sanary sewer services um which would then put them starting the replacements more the beginning of of August their current time frame. Um they are um
they're to my knowledge and and to what they have seen so far that they are planning to have their need their sub completion date of early September. Um and based off of what we know about their track record in other communities, I don't see that being an issue. Um they
have the manower and power to to knock at least four. So um all multiple crews but four two to four is what they shoot for. So um
any questions on I'm not sure I don't believe they started reaching out to anybody that yet. So um I haven't got any information that they've started that process. Um but like I said my understanding is first start with the
electrician reaching out for the for the installing for reinstalling the grounds. So the homeowner doesn't have to do anything. >> Correct. >> Okay. >> For the grounding. >> Yeah. >> Yes. They'll need access to the to the
to the electro box. >> Correct. Yeah. You you'll have you have your time and I think I don't have but I did let them know that uh 600 duty has has mentioned some times that they should not be home. So >> yeah. I have come back.
>> Any other questions? >> Do you know where they're actually going to start? >> Uh, no. I assumed, you know, the kind of the base did project. So, normal
west of Third Avenue and kind of maybe get to the change on at the end, but they didn't provide any any uh time frame on which ones to be starting at first. >> And what is the time frame from the time of notification to when they start?
>> When they reach out to you, um well, the agreements that the residents signed, I believe, were 48 hour notice as far as when they're going to be. We talked about, you know, from a standpoint of just coordination of the project, 40 hours isn't really enough time in my mind from a contractor to coordinate a
week's worth of work. Um, so we mentioned probably, you know, ideally a two week window kind of reaching out kind of getting the getting the preliminary schedule set with the residents. Um, and that 48 hour being kind of when you lock it in. Um, so
we'll see what he ends up doing, but for the agreement. There's a 40hour notice from that standpoint. >> All right. Thanks, Jared. >> Thank you. >> Public works and fire Markus.
Good evening. Don't have a lot tonight. Um fine. Uh pool's running good on the maintenance side. No major issues. We had a good inspection from the state. You know, obviously grass is still growing, so they're busy with that.
General maintenance. Um we're going through the whole north end after the contractor to verify our stuff. So that's taking some time before we take it over. We want to make sure we're good. So they're checking every curb box, every, you know, all that stuff.
Um waste water, just so you know. on anyone here. The punch list is getting really small now. They actually replaced the cover out there today on the golf lift station was my skis stuff is down to just a few things. They got the St. Cloud stuff done on the drop point
there. So, I'm thinking in the next month or so, you're going to see back asking for that last I don't know what percent they're going to get, but it's the list is getting pretty small now. So, Other than that, I we got to talk about
Fifth Avenue, but do you have anything else that questions, comments for me? Or >> waste water is running efficiently. >> Was that >> waste water is running efficiently? >> We were just running 100. We haven't touched it. 100 gallons a minute. It's been running there. I got to watch
with this rain if we got to tweak it up or not a little bit. I don't want to get We're going to do a flush cycle. Right now, we have a schedule for I believe it's Tuesday the 21st. Uh whatever the 27 14. Yeah, right now we're planning on doing that. We're going to do it before the forest St. Cloud want us to hold off. So, we're
looking at that's going to be an all day. We're going to run it wide open and try to clean the pipe out and something we'll be doing more often once we get through this. >> You'll have analysis on the pipe after you do that, right? >> I don't if you want to say analysing all the air release valves. They'll have all
of our staff will be out opening them doing samples in St. Cloud again like we did back yonder. St. Cloud will have people because it we haven't done one this spring yet. So which we it's time to we need to. So that's why everyone's ching to get this done.
It's this station seemed to be like I say uh we had the Ziggler guy out yesterday did our sign an annual maintenance agreement for three years on and he actually fixed the communications on the last generator was a big punch list item. We didn't know when it was
kicking in or anything. So So we're good there. Anything else or other than that? Um this been talked for a while. Fifth Avenue. It's the road on the west side of the new government center between the ALC buildings. That road was put in in
1994 when the collector went through. It really hasn't been touched since then. They are digging a big piece about midb block. They already did to put the water in last fall. They have to dig it up, go pretty deep there to put the sewer in. So, they got to replace that middle piece as part of their project. There's
going to be a piece little bit on this the west side of the road up to uh Dewey Street and then back to that intersection. The county is looking out here where some options of putting parking over in those I call them the school lots to the they own the one on
the south side there on the south of Fifth and Maine and uh they're having some discussion I believe with the school on that west lot. Uh they would like to mill and overlay all that if they're going to do this. We would then look at mill and overlaying Fifth
Avenue. It's like I say 31 years it's been anything service time. We would have some participation in this is why I'm bringing it up. We had no ideas. We are meeting on the next Tuesday the 15th, next Wednesday the 15th after their
meeting. I'm going to have Jared come with me in case we get into quantities, numbers, whatever. So, we'll bring it back to you probably in August. Um, I did talk to Commissioner Johnson yesterday. All but certain this will not be until next year project, which I he thought we wanted it this year. I'm all for next year. then we can look at it in
our with our budget coming up too. So I have no idea tell you if this is going to be a you know $30,000 or $200,000 and you know what what's the county willing to participate in. Is a school going to still own the ACL then they may have some participation costs there. Things
like that staff will take care of that come back with a recommendation through Sarah to you and then update you further in the next month or so. Uh, and then would you be able to provide a a visual as well just to kind of understand
exactly what we'd be doing >> as far as the street covering and >> exactly >> what area we'd be taking care of? >> Yep. I was going to dig. I wanted to make sure I had the new ones. I ask our integrity guy Eric the >> get an updated map of it. And that's what I say in case we want to get in
quantities do a lot quicker than >> Yeah. I'm assuming the county might even have a like a a design. >> Yeah. Well, they have the map and all that. It's just if it got changed or not or >> Okay. >> Yep. what we have left. And are we going to go around on the main street? How
far? >> Okay. >> We actually own into their lot a little bit. I That's a wide corner there. Give them that all back. Really? >> Good. >> Yeah. Other than that, I don't think I have anything else. Uh
fireside's been busy. We had 10 calls in the last six days. So including uh house fire Detroit house accident things like that. So >> we were a little bit quiet there for a while. So we are making it up now. >> The uh deletion of uh Lions Park Pond
that's going okay or the decommissioning? >> Yeah, whatever their word is. >> Yeah. Yeah. Where are we at? We are they're working through the >> basically. Yeah. But they're in the process of doing all this paperwork and um whatever
else. It won't happen until >> So there's nothing physically being done. >> No. >> Okay. >> You won't say anything. I don't think you Well, they said maybe this fall. You won't see anything, I bet, done till next spring. >> It's sitting there. We're We still have to maintain it. It's still a licensed pond. So,
>> we check it weekly and >> we could use it if we had to. In other words, >> um it would take a little bit. We're not supposed to. >> Okay. that part of the license is on hold or whatever it's there. Yes. I mean emergency but yes it would work. Excellent.
Thank you. Moving on to administration. Sarah Brun. >> Okay. I have a number of things on my list here. Um first uh we we have reached out um regarding the South Fairway lots and um I think you offered
on all 18. So, um that's still in progress, but very good interest so far. So, um mayor and I have been having some discussions on that. We will report back when we have, you know, final final terms. Um so, that's good news.
>> Um any other questions on South Fairway? >> Uh for some reason, I've been thinking about sidewalks and I can't remember the visual. Um Are we doing sidewalks on just the one side or both sides? >> One side. >> It is just the one side. Okay.
>> And that's pretty consistent with what we do with all of our >> Yeah. And it's the exterior side or the longer side. >> I think we switch it to the inside. It was on the outside originally. Okay. The inside less >> and then I do think we have little um
paths into the future park area. Don't we have a couple easements so that they can head over into the future park area? >> Yes, eman. >> Yeah, we just kept the space so that if we you know we we hope to eventually develop like a small playground in the
park area that >> Okay. >> Um Okay, I'll keep going unless you have something else. Um uh a couple things I wanted to add. um we will make the last payment on the first half of the um
industrial park property in August. So I would just like permission from the council to prepare the documents to complete the purchase of it the second half um so that we can work that within our budget moving forward. Um we
purchased in the first phase roughly 30 acres with just under 30 acres. We have about 20 left to purchase. So, the second half is actually smaller. Um, but I just want the permission to proceed in getting those documents prepared to
complete that purchase. Are there any concerns with that? That will come back here. >> I have no problem with that. >> Okay. We we always intended to we had the terms all set up that way. Um, I just wanted to make sure you you know, you were aware that um we're at that
phase right now. So, >> great. >> Okay. I will then and those documents will be set up so that myself and the mayor can execute um that once the council approves. Um all right then um I did want to just provide you a
brief update. We've had some complaints and concerns regarding the pool policies um specifically with parents wanting to sit inside the fence during swim lessons. Um the concern is
We have so many parents sometime they bring young children. The pool deck gets very congested. There's a lot going on especially in the evening sessions. We request parents uh and the older levels one through six to sit outside the fence. Um we seem to have more and more
parents that do not like that rule um and wish to sit inside the fence very close to their child. Um, so we've kind of had to work through a couple situations. Right now, moving forward, we will only allow those parents that need like an
ADA accommodation of some sort to sit inside the fence. They have to have a need for being that close to the child. And that's truly because we want to make sure the lifeguard can get a clear visual of the whole pool. There's lots of kids swimming. There may be lots of
employees, but they're teaching, not lifeguarding. You only have one lifeguard that's ensuring all the other kids are, you know, safely being monitored. It does not mean that the parents cannot be there. They can be right outside the fence on the outside observing and there is plenty of space
around the pool to do so. Um, so I just wanted to provide you that update. We have been working with staff and the manager on uh making those adjustments and handling those requests. Um, and then I did just provide you some guidance that we got from legal just to make sure that um, everything is we're
doing everything properly. Um, but does anybody have any questions on that? Um, I I really just want to bring it up. It's been for whatever reason this year we have a lot of parents very upset about this policy. Very upset about it. Um, and so
we're trying to work through that and really just keep that pool open, operating safely for everybody that that wishes to participate. So, >> do you like the policy? And it's only in favor of the city and those that are working there now that they don't need
to be bothered or whatever with people that aren't don't have to be there, you know. I think we should stick with policy >> by all means. It's good. >> Well, I've heard have been doing a very
good job of enforcing it. I've seen some of the the parents that Sarah's talking about and seen them get belligerent with the lifeguards and they have handled it with far more composure than I would.
So, I'm really proud of them. They do a great job. Um, so do you need action on anything or you just Okay, >> I just want to make sure you are informed because you know when the parents don't like what the the guards say, they don't like what I say or the other office staff. Um, I want to make
sure you are clear what we are doing and why we are doing you know >> and you're doing well. >> It seems like it's a matter of safety then. >> It absolutely is about safety. >> Um, and and there's a evening lessons especially it's chaotic. There's lots of
young children. Um it's busy, you know, and and we're trying to make sure that nothing does happen. Um and also the the kids um you know, being in the pool, they they do have an instructor. It's very important that
they're focusing on the instructor, not the parent, you know, and listening to those those directions and such. So, >> okay. >> Great. Well, price to pay for safety for the I think so. >> Sounds like it's handled and we have some accommodations for those that need it and
>> we're >> it's I I can many years I've done the pool. This is a record for complaints and issues. We've had I don't know what it is this year. We've just had a lot of issues. So, um hopefully this will calm down now. >> Yeah. I mean, I guess I wouldn't I'd
compare it to any sport. I mean, the parents have to sit behind the fence, behind the glass in a hockey rink. I mean, I don't you don't get to be on the field or on the court with your child while while they're doing sports. It's >> but the requests for that keep also increasing. You know, people want to be
right there. Um but we're working to that. Um last Okay. And last thing I had listed here and I do have a couple items to add. Um we need to reschedule that water treatment plant presentation. Um I proposed July 21st, which would be the third Tuesday of this month. Um or
August 4th. Now, keep in mind August 4th. I do have another presentation scheduled from the coalition. So, we could have a few more items. I would imagine we'll have more payouts and lots of other things. So, the 21st may give us an opportunity to maybe
focus in on that item. It is a intense >> report. Um, but both work for um Kevin who would be coming and um presenting that. So, I I just need to know what works best. >> Do we uh do we also have a second meeting in August for budget? We do have
a second meeting for budget in August. >> Yeah, I >> I would not recommend adding to that. >> No, I would say I' i'd probably want to just do July 21st then just so we we're not doing seven things at one time. >> I would concur with that the 21st of July. >> Make sure >> so we could spend some time on the water
treatment. We should have that separately in July. >> I mean it really would sometimes it's easier if you focus on those you know complex issues at one meeting. So we can do that if that works for the majority. It works for my schedule. >> That works for you. >> If it works for everyone else, um
>> you don't have to come if you don't want to. >> Okay, we'll plan on that. All right. And then, um just a couple of things. Election filings. Um they open up on July 14th to the 28th. Um you stop in and see us at city hall
during our regular office hours to file. We will be open on the last day until 5:00 p.m. as required by statute. um that has been published in the paper. Um it's it's the standard second filing period. We didn't do the first one because we don't hold a primary for our
city election. So July 14th, um the library hours um have been changed. Um as I I think I emailed the council just to let you know that they did make that cut. Um those are being advertised and they are really just a shortening of the hours three days a week. Um if you have
any further questions on that, I I encourage you to contact commissioners or the library. I we're just kind of doing what we're told and trying to get the word out. Um but we do know that it's just only affecting this year. We don't know what's going to happen in
subsequent years. That will be dependent on how the county makes their decision on the budget. So, and then the last thing I do, we are working on some Cassell things including and that's our financial system, the email bills. We have had a little bit of training on
that. We are having a very difficult time getting Cassell to lock down training times for us. They've had a huge turnover in their support department, but we do have some preliminary training and we're testing a couple little pieces, so we're getting very close to that. Um, I want you to
know we didn't forget about it. Um, and part of it too is we had to onboard a new employee and so we're still working through that. But our biggest struggle has been just trying to lock down them on training um because they just kind of a huge turnover in their support
department. So, um just want to know that that is still in the works. Um and we're going to do some testing on that this bill cycle with your water bills will be coming out soon and then hopefully we'll be able to launch once we get through some of those stages. So,
that's all I had. I'm sure there's something else I was supposed to update you on that I forgot about, but if you have any questions, I'll take them. >> Uh back to uh the water presentation. Um, will we be able to have I mean based off
of some of the options? Would we have rough estimates or ideas? Um, I'll say best case, worst case scenarios on structures or would we turn to that fee
structure uh that we had done? Well, we we the best is the rate study. We had >> the rate study. Okay. >> Yeah. Um which is a significant hike on the water side. Um however,
the feed some of the feedback I've gotten is looking at the overall city's debt load. Right now, we're pretty hefty on what we have outstanding for the size of our community. Um, if the council wishes me to look at that, I can look at that further, but I
was not pushing an issuance of a significant amount of debt at this point. Um, because we still also need to finish up the wastewater side and there may be a million or two that we have to consider with that as well. But I can, if you want me to, um, run some numbers
with the fiscal um, we we do know there's some preliminary numbers and what that rate would look like. >> Okay. or just maybe just uh >> bring back the uh >> the rate study just so we have an idea. >> I will I will caution you that rate
study only assumes 7 million. We didn't get we only have a few million and the project's probably looking at 156 now. So you're probably looking at close to 11 12 million. >> So that rate study is even. So >> we just plan for that based on if we
could find some other fun. $25 money. >> But we can still go with the first phase well and the water storage. >> So therefor what we >> planning the treatment plant >> from a financial standpoint talking about the staff level we have concerns
with how much the city can afford. >> Okay. >> Just based on just doing the wastewater project the north side just some things we've had um we could still do. So, we were trying to leverage the grant money we had and use what we have at this point and get some of it done. And then
we would keep going for bonding money to try to find other sources for the rest. [clears throat] And then also, you know, at that point too, we will get further along into some of our debt services where we might free up a little money here or there with some of the other
bond issuances that drop off. You tell me if if you want to. I I'm just going to be honest. the numbers are are hard to >> Yeah. Let me talk about the options. I mean, again, we we hear that folks want clean water, but or or cleaner water. We
have the we have the government letting us know that our water is not good enough. Um I I mean I don't know. >> I can I can just give you a ballpark. >> Yeah. I mean, I think it'd be good for the people to hear. I mean it's um
>> you know if we want to have clean water or cleaner water again it's I know it's not it's area specific maybe I've been here 15 years I have had crystal clear water the entire time that's me I I can't speak for everybody else but
apparently some areas of our town have >> uh less clean water than some areas of the other you know other parts of the town which again whether it can be fixed with a uh treatment facility center or maybe it's a new well and and decommissioning some of these older
wells. Uh whatever it might be. Uh but I think it's important for everyone to hear the cost though too of what it would cost for that clean water. You know, what a water softener um suffice for for some of these households um
you know that's a you know few hundred bucks versus you know whatever it might be a couple hundred dollar a month in in water bills. I mean, I don't know. But >> I I don't know too if maybe Mark can comment. We, you know, we did do some flushing and then I I know we had like
fire calls. I don't know if that had any impact on it because sometimes those situations when we're drawing on certain areas, maybe not. >> We didn't hear any complaints after that. Our usage of down is not quite as bad. >> No. >> And again, it could be neighborhood
specific or I you know, I don't know. But again, in the 15 years, I've not one day had not clear water. >> Yeah. And then, you know, the other thing too is our usage is down, which means that's going to put more of a stress on those who are using it because we're seeing that just with the rates
already, the usage and then some of the loss of our commercial. That also makes it harder to take on this this debt, too. But I can I'll get you a rough number. >> Yeah. I mean, just a I mean, again, high level ballpark, you know, worst case scenario, best case scenario. Um, I just
think it'd be it'd be good for people to understand, you know, if we have to hold off on something or push something further down the road. >> Well, it's to make it so your water bill doesn't go from, you know, 80 to 280 or whatever it might be. So, >> you know, and it does help that when
you, you know, add users and you um are spreading the cost, which we've had some good projects and things that that does help. >> Well, adding houses will help add. So, >> okay, I will come up for you to have on that night too.
>> On a July 21st meeting, will we be ready to make some decisions? You think? Because I think I will be. >> There's a uh there's a lot of science that I need to have explained first, >> right? >> Um >> I think we should prepare for that though. I mean, make some decision.
>> And that's why it's important to have the numbers. So, I mean, as we're coming up in the budget season, you know, and understanding where our capital expenditures are, you know, the next three to five years, um, and how much money we do have that we've been awarded, you know, what can we do with that money and and what and what takes
precedence, you know, maybe it's decommissioning the, you know, 50 plus year old well and adding another, I don't know, but at least make it more official. >> 600 street question I had on my mind is
with the new u industrial that's going in at the old pouch tech. when are they going to be up and functioning using our fac the facilities specifically water
and sewer. So they're contributing to that overall cost. Yeah. >> Yeah. I'm I'm under the impression that sometime late fall um that there could be we could start
seeing some action, but you know, I don't know what you know, something could happen to and they could be backed up and you know, staffing, whatever it might be. Who knows? But, um I mean, they'll they added a significant
expansion, so in due time that'll that'll uh readjust for property taxes, right? um their the square footage of their >> it's gonna take the lake >> take a year year and a half or something to to see that um you know and obviously
you know water they they pay the minimum someone's paying the minimum today uh it's just a matter of you know what will it look like when they start actually operating I don't know how much I don't think they're going to be as heavy of of a water user as pouch tech um but maybe
see some more um But >> yeah, I think they're um starting the hiring process. >> Yeah, I I mean I need to move some equipment in and things of that nature. Uh you know, but big picture is yeah, you know, obviously we have another industrial park that we'd love to see
more industry come into. We've got self um self fairway estates, you know, and especially if we have opportunity to to unload all 18 lots and get houses built sooner, quicker, faster. um bring in property taxes, water usage, maybe have a a forethought for a phase
two of that same area, right? And bring in another whatever 16 houses, you know, in due time. So, um all all contributes to the to the bottom line. Good. Thank you. Uh any other questions,
comments? Good. Any any new development on the developers on way. >> Um I can't comment on >> Okay. >> Um but um we have we have good amount of
interest. >> Good interest. >> Yeah. >> It's on the plus side. >> Oh yeah. >> Yeah. >> I would say. >> Okay. >> Uh great. Um old business. There's nothing on here um specifically. Uh
but I I mean fully fun days and and the the big splash event are are I guess old news. Uh but I will say that was a some great events we've had. Thank you to the city, you know, police obviously there there's a lot going on there. Fire um you know and first responders helping
out with the 5K. um you know all the things that happen uh during those three days of events, the planning, the coordination, uh the uh um the committee that actually helps put on fully fund days. Uh you know, a lot of another another great event. Um the pool event
was fun, you know, a little bit more attendance than last year. Uh which was great to see. Um you know, turning that into more of a community event. Uh so thanks thanks to those folks that helped support that. Um, that's what I have for old business, I
guess. Thank you. Anything that we need to cover for new business? >> I know. >> Motion to adjurnn. Then >> I'll make a motion to adjurnn. >> I'll second your motion to adjurnn. Uh, any further discussion in favor? I I
post same sign. Motion motion carries. Meeting adjourns. Thank you.