7:00. Please stand for the pledge. >> I 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.
Got your mic on, Ivan? >> Am I going to say anything? >> I don't know. I hope not, but we'll see. Just in case. Just in case. Uh, do we have any changes or additions to the agenda? >> I have none.
Motion to approve agenda. Second. >> All in favor? I I carries 40. consent agenda. >> Okay, you have the minutes from our last meeting, December 8th, and then there's um actually four sets of payables. Some
of them were from last month, you know, the last year, and then there's a couple couple newer ones here for January. Um I just want to point out a couple things here. You will see that we made some bond payments for our street projects. We usually do that at the beginning of year.
There's also some housing rebate checks that were written to property owners that were under that program. That program is over now. This was the last year. Um there's some uniform allowance, a couple things like that, you know, year end stuff.
Um Sarah, Joe, anything else? >> That was everything. We already talked about the glazed paintings for the library. >> Yep. So it it looks a little bit like sticker shock and just 1.2 million, but keep in mind >> bond payments.
>> Bond payments. And then also, we'll talk about this in a couple minutes, but we are investing into a six-month CD. So we had to transfer that money to the bank. So that's technically an expense, right? So yeah, that's about it. It's about all I
got. Motion to approve consent agenda. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> Here's 40. Anyone here to speak through public forum tonight?
Doesn't look like it. Oh, do we got anything under notice in communications? Uh, you got the annual holiday card from Bolton Mink like December 10th. I drove away. >> Well, what about my bribe check? Was it
my bribe check in there? >> Oh, I don't know. I opened it and didn't see it. >> Oh, all right. Well, that's okay. How about council reports? Ivan, you want to start? >> Did you have anything this?
>> I don't think I do. I mean, uh, Park Road, we I got a picture today. They've got the carpet, new carpet down on the fourth floor. They're working on the others. Uh, EDA uh meets tomorrow. Um,
and other than that, she's got some EDA stuff in the folder today. We'll go over later. Okay. We still haven't met this year. Make sure your home's still running. >> All right. Everything seems to be going good then.
>> Yep. >> Couldn't be much simpler. Depart our administrator report. >> Yeah, I got that on the screen here. Um, we have the December reconciliation for the end of the month. We also have the cash balance report in there dated last
Friday. Um, right after Christmas, we did receive the second half local government aid from the state. So that total a little more 480,000. The townships are having their annual meeting on Wednesday, January 21st at 7
p.m. at the Woodville Town Hall. Um the invitation is in here for you if you would if you would like to go. I will not be there that night. Um teach class, so I'm going to be busy. Uh we also have the department head visits
kind of the schedule that we have put together. Of course, that's subject to change. That is just kind of a little guideline for us. Uh golf course letters were sent out. We're going to have the annual membership drive the first week of February, which includes that
Saturday. So, if people are out of town working Monday through Friday, they can still have a chance to come in on Saturday. So, you have all that there that Kevin put together. Uh the township fire board meeting, we are scheduled to meet with them in
February. So, we'll do that at our next council meeting. And then I had mentioned earlier that we did take some money out of our street reserves and also the storm sewer fund to put into a six-mon CD at the bank
which uh renews in or that's the wrong word matures matures in May. But it's looking like we'll make about 9,300 bucks on that. So, we can put that money back into those funds. Do we still have the
other CDs that we had? >> They're all They're all matured. >> Yep. >> They weren't rolled over. >> Okay. >> That's all I have. >> We're all waiting on Alman. He's not here. Should I call him quit?
>> Need a motion to approve that? >> That's his go-to. He always does that one. >> Motion from Sarah. Any second? Second. >> All in favor? >> I >> 4 Z. >> Steve. You're up.
>> Uh, can I make a comment quick on the Greater Minnesota newsletter that came along there? >> Yes. >> There are a couple of mentions of DNR grants uh for use. Uh, they could be used to
improve our parks. uh possibly put restrooms in them. Um maybe something we want to check into. >> Okay. I know there was at one point some talk around a DNR grant around this one over here. >> Yep. >> At one point. I think it may be a little
kind of a difficult one to get, but I know there's been circulation talk about it. So, >> it's I just wanted to pointed out to everybody else. So, >> glad you're taking care of that. >> Go for it, Steve. What do you got?
>> Um, so this is the annual report on our calls. Um, this is dashboard. We had 29 part one, part two crimes. Um, total 30 arrests for various offenses. Over the year, we went up. I think it's about 70
calls um from 20.4. Um, our conviction rate, um, is when you include the citations for proof of insurance. You're required to have proof of insurance.
Not just having insurance, but proof with you. Well, when we write those tickets, they'll provide proof to the county attorney and then our traffic court admin, and then that gets dismissed. So, that lumps into our conviction rate, which brings us to 89%. Um,
but if if you don't count them, we're right back to where we are every other year. Our conviction rate is really low. >> So, we're not handing out frivolous tickets is what you're saying. >> What that? >> We're not handing out frivolous tickets is what you're saying. >> No, that's that's just a way for us to
make sure that somebody has it when they tell us they have it >> and then they get to prove it. Yeah. >> And then, you know, no harm at all. You got your warning. Yeah. >> In the form of a ticket. Yeah. >> Kind of. Yeah. Um
and then we had one officer, one part-timer resign. Um we do have um the announcements still out on the post board and on the league of Minnesota cities. Um I think there's a couple
people that are thinking about it and probably get a couple extra parks in here. transfer in like from other departments. >> Yeah. >> People that are currently working and they have full-time job. >> They have the training and >> part >> they have the training and stuff. So, it
cost us very little to bring them on and >> Yep. One shirt, one pair of pants. They got all the rest of the patches on the shirt. >> Yep. >> Here's the PD. Here's the post office. >> Yeah. >> And the these people are familiar with our system that we're on. So,
>> okay. you said that there was um an increase which tends to happen with everything. Um do you see any concerning trends that we should be aware of or is it just kind of things naturally? >> I think the the the big ones that we're
seeing is has kind of remained consistent this year. Mental health is has really become a problem. Um and then um the scams and frauds and it's just it's just one area next. Um the the
alcohol, the drugs, that's pretty consistent. Um you know, the property crimes and stuff like that is pretty consistent. It's it's the mental health and the fraud and scam and it's just it's
>> look at our state. Fraud's an ongoing problem everywhere. >> Look at the mess we're in right now. >> Okay. >> Otherwise, really nothing that's alarming other than that. >> Okay. Okay. >> Thank you, Steve.
>> Thank you. >> Staff reports. >> Yes. So, under admin, we have a few of these annual appointments and resolutions that we need to do the first meeting of the month. Resolution number one identifies those different
individuals that would be named on the list here. Uh the official newspaper, we are required by law to name the official newspaper the first meeting of the year and I would suggest that for the time being we have the Jamesville Journal as
interim. Um we can maybe have a final designation >> later >> at a later time. Okay. Um, also we need to name the mayor prom. I believe Andy said Andy's interested in doing that again. >> He's been doing it. If you guys are fine
with it, he'll continue it. >> Okay. >> Yep. Okay. >> And then just I want to reiterate, we do plan on meeting once a month until the budget season starts, right? Yes. Midsummer. Okay. And then the final thing is um each year during my
performance review, the council reviews the contract. So that is attached and what we do is we approve that every year in January with the rest of these items. Okay. >> And we need three different motions to do this.
>> I would say no. Just all is resolution number one. >> Okay. I I would make a motion we accept all three of these resolutions presented to us tonight. >> Second.
>> All in favor. Or is there four? >> No, second. >> All of them. >> All of them. >> All of them. >> All of them. >> Everything is the same. So >> yeah, >> including our weed inspector. He's just going to be the same guy. >> I was looking at is that our personal
grow or is that BCB? >> All right. We have a motion and a second. All in favor? I >> I >> I carries 4 Z. >> Uh the second resolution is the master fee schedule. Um everything in yellow
would be the changes that were made. Um including some utility rates that were discussed earlier. Um the golf course prices, they're all in there. The last couple pages there, all that yellow information would be the golf course prices. Um the police department fees, I
know Steve and I looked at that. On page four, we had to change a couple things for the body camera footage. Some of the then rules were changed a little. And yes, then we're looking at a right ofway
permitting. We presently have that process here, but we're going to start charging some some fees for some of that work. Uh question regarding fees. When we passed the cannabis ordinance, were
there fees set for purchasing a license at that time? >> I don't think we got that far cuz we weren't sure what the steps were going to be yet. >> A lot of it I think was just following what Minnesota wanted to do is what we agreed on. Okay. >> We talked about similar liquor license
and stuff like that. I'm just >> I'm a little fuzzy. Uh the lawful gambling that's being taken away. >> Oh, yeah. Good one to point out. >> Nobody else charges a fee for it. >> Yeah. Technically, state law says we can
charge up to $100. You remember um hockey, youth hockey came in here a couple months ago. So when they gave us that application for you to approve that, we would charge for that, but we don't I'm going to suggest we take it
out of city code because we get two every 3 years. >> Yeah, it seems >> it's a charitable organization. >> Actually, you do a little more than that with some of the charitable stuff going around >> such as the schools and and churches
>> and that's they pay a fee to the state for that. We can't charge for that. You can't charge for that. >> Not that I'm aware of. >> Okay. >> Nor do we want to. >> No. >> Okay. >> Just so we got everybody in the same
boat. >> Do you need a motion for this one as well? >> Motion for resolution 20262. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. 40 carries. >> Okay. Okay. And the third one, um, as
you know, when we when we we meet once a month, there are times where we need to get some routine regular bills paid. You always see that reported the next meeting. Um, the resolution in front of you tonight authorizes staff to to make
those routine payments. >> I'll make a motion we accept that. >> Second. >> All in favor? I 4 Z carries. >> Um, last item under administration here. The EDA has spent their last couple of
meetings looking at the revolving loan fund policy and application steps. They made a couple minor changes to uh basically just kind of make the process easier and a couple other documents for the applicant to sign which would help
us get some more pertinent information. Uh the items in yellow would be what the EDA recommends. And uh thank you to Caitlyn. Uh Caitlyn worked very closely with Jason Moran on these changes. So thank you to him as well.
I don't believe this is ready for written or for a vote yet. I I think there's a couple of paragraphs in here that have to be cleaned up before we make a decision
being on the ADA board. >> You want to bring them up tomorrow at the meeting? >> I would I would rather it was done tomorrow first. Okay. Okay, Joe, I think that circles around to you if you're ready. Yes. Um, you do have
some additional material on the table in front of you there. We do have two two posts for mower and then um a little more information on that tool from KTI. Yeah. So, what we're presenting tonight
is two bids for to replace a lawnmower. Um, currently we have two Toro 100in zeroturn mowers. Um, they've served their purpose quite well for us. Um, but
just with discussion with staff, um, we're going to recommend that we go back to kind of the wheeled. You got that picture? >> Yeah. >> We've all got it too, Joe. Oh, dude. We've all got one of these. Yeah. >> Um, looking to go back to more of a
four-wheel drive real machine. Um, looking at the Toro 4000 as well as a Jacobson U HR600. We've had Jacobson before. Um, it served its purpose. Wasn't I wasn't really a
big fan of them. Um, just with they're all hydraulic hydraulically driven. Each mower blade has a hydraulic motor on top of it. Maintenance is kind of a bugger on them. Um so that's why I'm kind of more in favor of Toro. Um
for the price, the Toro looking at $90,61 and the Jacobson apples to apples just a shy just a little cheaper 89102. Um, the
reason I wanted to get this up in front of you guys is because the state contract is up on the 31st and they usually anticipate like a 5 to 6% increase in the price. Um, another thing I want you to be aware
of looking at the long-term plan, we did plan for 2026 kind of undersshot it at 66,000 uh, coming out of the park reserves, but then when we replace it the other one in 2027, I have 70,000 year mark. So, if
you look at it kind of that way, it kind of balances out. We won't be getting another big one like this. We're This is going to be the big dog horse and then we're going to replace the other zeroturn hopefully um with another zeroturn. Um so it won't be as big of a
purchase. And I've said it before, I'd like to get like five, six years out of them. With this one, I'm hoping to get 8 to 10. So a lot heavier duty build. >> Yeah. Just >> Turf Works had zero interest in a tradein.
>> I didn't even ask him. Yeah. Well, my obvious question is, I mean, we're getting 7,500 bucks. Is it anything the golf course or any of our other departments have any interest in? >> Uh, the golf course has that just got that big one, so not um and that's another thing I wanted to bring up.
>> If it's shot, just say we're it's going on midb. >> Well, that's the other thing is I I I personally think we could get more for it on midb. Okay. >> You're not guaranteed that, >> right? >> So, well, you do what you think there. >> Yeah. Yeah.
So that would be my recommendation was to put the used one on and see what we could get. It could be less than 7500, but it could take >> everything I've looked they have them for sale 15,000. >> Yeah. >> So it's my hope that at least have more.
>> Okay. So, um, >> well, it's typically our motto to go with the low bid, unless you're going to lobby for something here, Joe. >> Um, yeah, I will just for
parts. Parts are a bugger with dirt works in my experience with that last one, getting a hold of somebody. Um, Toro has such a sweet process of ordering parts. Um, so my recommendation would be
the Toro mainly for that reason. I think it's like $958 more. >> Does the Jacobson have fancy accessories that come with it, too? >> You can get some if you would like to. Yeah, I think you could. >> Do we have other
Toro attachments that are that are uh >> No, we don't have any attachments. >> You're not helping here, Joe. Um, >> yeah. I guess I'm just trying to think that. >> Is this coming with a cab? >> So Clinton could run it to clean Main
Street. >> It does come with a brush accessory that we could do. >> Seems to me I saw him doing it 10 years ago. >> I had to get out of the office, man. So,
>> for $960, if it's what Joe wants to work with, I don't see split. >> Do you have a plan to get any accessories for any of these or are you just going to use primarily as a mower? >> Primarily as a mower right now. >> I mean, obviously the sun shield would
be nice, but >> yeah, but in my experience with them is we mow a lot of trees and they're not trimmed up. Okay. there. Um, again, the funding would come out of park reserve. The funding is there
and was scheduled for 2026. So, we're right on track with that. >> Well, I would say go ahead with Toro if that's what Joe thinks fits us best. He's the one running the stuff every day. get a little bit more out of it on min bid. Nobody will know the difference. Is
that a motion? >> That is a motion. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I carries 4. Lawn mower. >> You got anything else for us, Joe? Since you're in tonight? >> Uh, that's
actually why I'm up here. Um, I just want to bring it up. I just want to let you know what we're kind of looking at. Um, an idea for the cemetery. >> Okay. >> Um, had a lot of requests for kind of more non-traditional burials out there.
Um, so in the coming near future, I'll give you some information. I think it's pronounced column barium. >> It's a >> Yep. >> You know, well, >> a bowl with individual little nooks that instead of buying a grave site, you buy
um a spot in this in this unit. Um so it's just something I wanted to let you guys know that we're looking into cuz we we have we have had it. So >> we've we've discussed it some at St. An Cemetery, too. >> Okay. If if you're looking at alternatives, another alternative is uh
Alva Brent, which is a uh a round sidewalk with pavers and each twoft square paver can serve as a spot for an erium can get expensive. I mean, you have to
offset your cost of selling your really a lot of space in that, but >> I mean, it's viable options and we've talked about it ourselves. >> Yeah. Cuz I've been talking with Sam, he's gotten some information from the funeral home. >> Um, my initial thought is right where there's that old shed out there, tear
the shed down, use the existing cement pad >> and and settle up there. But that's I'll get some more information on that to you guys. So, >> okay. Perfect. Anything else for for you?
Thanks, Joe. Last but not least, looks like we have a donation to the golf course. Yes. Uh last month, uh the golf association donated a little over $2,000 for some improvements in the grounds basically.
Um, so we are just looking for approval to accept that donation of $2,54. >> You see the two in place. >> Motion to accept. Uh, resolution 20264. >> Second.
>> All in favor? >> I >> I carries 40. >> Motion to adjurnn. >> Second. All in favor?