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Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. Good evening and welcome to the August 3rd city council meeting. If you join me for a moment of silence in the pledge of allegiance. I aliance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic

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for it stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all. >> Okay, Mr. Snider, roll call, please. V >> here. >> Helier >> here. >> Burmal

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>> here. >> Walter >> here. >> Lee >> here. >> Okay. We're going to have a slight deviation in the uh agenda order. We're going to skip past citizens comments and do four and five and then go back to citizens comments. Just so everybody

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knows, we're going to have in additional agenda information. Mr. Miller. >> Thank you, mayor. One change to the agenda tonight. Item 7 C is an ordinance related to our zoning code. It's updates. Included in the draft that was in your packet was language related to data center regulations. We are going to

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be taking that entire section out of the discussion tonight. So there will not be any discussion on the data center sections of that and then if the council wishes to proceed, they will be making a motion um to approve that without any of that language. So there will be no discussion on the data center language

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tonight. >> Okay. Um, and then we'll move on to the presentation of Taste of Lakeville. And then I said we'll go back into citizens comments. So, Mr. Puppy, if you want to come and talk about Taste of Lakeville, welcome. Good to see you as always.

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>> Good evening, Mayor. Uh, council members. Thank you for the opportunity to speak tonight. Uh my name is Mike Puppy and I'm the president of Lake View Bank, uh Lakeville Rotarian, and the 2026 chair of the Rotary's Taste of Lakeville event. Uh this year, Lakeville

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Rotary Club will host its 24th annual Taste of Lakeville on Thursday, August 20th at the Lakeville Arts Center. The event will run from 5:00 pm to 900 pm. The cost of a ticket is $50 in advance and $60 at the gate. And it can be

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purchased electronically at tasteoflakeville.org. Or you can purchase them at Ace Hardware Stores of Lakeville, Lakeville Area Arts Center itself, uh, local banks, New Market, Citizens, Lake View, and Merchants, or directly from a fellow

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Rotarian or a friendly Rotarian. On August 20th, with one ticket, attendees can enjoy unlimited samples of food from approximately 30 of the area's best restaurants, caterers, and food trucks. With that one ticket, attendees will also be able to enjoy wine, beer,

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and spirits tasting galore, which will also include a souvenir wine glass. Face painting, raffles, and other fun events are also part of the festivities along with an online auction that will run from August 19th through August 24th.

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This year's live entertainment will be provided by the band Coyote Wild, referred to as the go-to country rock band in the me Midwest. Coyote Wild will bring a fearless team of musicians and singers who will perform country and rock music uh the way it was meant to be

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played. The Taste of Lakeville is the primary fundraising event for our Lakeville Rotary Club. Proceeds from this event and many of the club's activities go to support a variety of important local and regional initiatives such as scholarships, community action,

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local food shelves, parks, and many more. In fact, over the last three years, Lake the Lakeville Rotary has provided nearly $450,000 in donations and grants to groups such as but not limited to 360 communities, Lakeville

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Public Safety Foundation, and local high school students. And for this 2026 Taste of Lakeville, a special fundraising push for the Lewis House campaign is being made. Thanks to these funds raised at Taste of Lakeville, the Lakeville Rotary

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Club partners with and donates to more than 50 organizations and projects throughout the local area. Many of these nonprofits, a dozen or so, will be on site inside the Lakeville Area Arts Center during the event, which is a good

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opportunity to learn more about the great nonprofit work being done in our area and the effort put forth by Rotary to help these groups. Again, this is a fun event that will ultimately raise funds for many worthy local organizations. So, get your tickets for

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Thursday, August 20th, and enjoy the food, drink, music, and fun at the Taste of Lakeville. Uh learn more at tasteoflakeville.org. Uh we invite all of you to attend and we

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appreciate your continued support. Any questions? >> Council questions, comments. Council Walter, >> I just have a comment. Um, I want to give you a shout out for the having the organizations that Rotary actively supports there on on site. It's very educational to see what your dollars are

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going to support. So, thank you for that work and thank you for highlighting them at Taste of Lakeville. >> You are welcome. >> Yeah. Look forward to see you then. Thank you, sir. >> Thank you. Have a good evening. >> You, too. All right. We'll bounce back to item number three, citizens comments. Just a little housekeeping. There are some

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faces here I don't recognize that are not freaking flyers. As I say in public comments, a little background, um, we keep your comments to three minutes. Come up and state your name and address of the record. Um, there are items that are on the consent

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agenda that do not have any comments. If there's an item on the consent agenda that you'd like to comment about, that's fine. If there's items that are under 7A, B or C or D, um, typically we'll open that up to comment even though there's not public hearings.

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And finally, uh, just some ground rules. Uh, if you are drifting into an area of disparaging someone, their religion, or other activities, I will not have any interest in entertaining that conversation this evening. keep your

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comments respectful and civil on the matters at hand. And I'll have to I hope not to have to remind anybody of that. So, with that, if you have public comment, come on up. And uh you have three minutes to address the council. I have my handy dandy stopwatch here.

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>> Welcome. >> Hey, good afternoon. Uh, respected mayor and uh, city councilors and administration and our uh, dear Lakeville resident. My name is Shahi Nadim. I live at 20542 Hartfordville Lakeville. Um, and uh, I work as an IT

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manager at US Bank. Um, so my wife and I are raising uh, three beautiful children and uh, we are proud to call the city our home. Two have been graduated from the Lakewell South School. one is pursuing the um the the premed degree

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and uh the other one is in cyber security and our youngest son Taha is a senior at Lake South and proudly plays defense line for the Cougar football team. But what makes us most proud isn't just his performance on the

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field. U it's his commitment to serving others. Um he volunteers throughout the years helping coach younger players participate in fundraising events and every season he reaches to Alhadi

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community to raise the funds for his the the Lakewell Cougar team. Um so Taha is just one example. Many members of the Alhadi community actively give back to Lakeville. some of the community members adopted a park and

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I have also had the privilege of serving on the park and wreck um advisory council as well. So our community leader includes teachers, substitute teachers, engineers, doctors, small business owners and many other professionals. Our

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substitute teachers step in when when our schools need them helping ensure their students continue learning without interruption. So a respected mayor and counselor, today these same families are generously donating their time, resources and

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savings to build Alhadi mosque. We are also reaching out to friends and family to support this effort. Al-Hadi is an independent locally registered organization. We are not affiliated with any national or international

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organization. This mask is being built by the local community for the local community. So we are strictly following city, state and ordinance and law. We follow our faith by staying within the country's law boundary. Islam has basic principles

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that everyone following. For example, praying, fasting, give 2 and a half% of excess wealth as a charity. Al hadith does not come in in the on the way as these individual acts. So we are simply asking for a peaceful

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and quiet place where families can gather to pray, teach our children and good values, strengthen our faith and continue serving the community we love. I respectfully ask you approve Alhadi's

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cup application. Thank you for your time, your service, your thoughtful consideration. >> Thank you. Thank you. Any other public comment? >> Hey, council. My name is Nathan like. I

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live at 1 19792 Ita Avenue and I work down the street at 2065 Heath Avenue. I'm the associate pastor at St. John's Lutheran Church. Uh I'm here to speak in support uh of the

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building of this mosque specifically for the reason St. John's is the second longest continuously worshiping community in Lakeville. The Catholics had a few hundred years head start on us. We'll catch up eventually. But since 1914,

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we've been worshiping in Lakeville. Some of the history of the Lutheran tradition in the United States is a history of immigrants, Englishspeaking, German, Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian. In fact, uh just the other day, one of our church members talked about remembered

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growing up uh and her dog embarrassingly wandering into the German speaking service and had to get her dog out of there. Uh I am here to voice uh our support for a diverse worshiing community. The same

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luxury that's been afforded to us for over a hundred years, I hope can still uh remain for all types of worshiing folks in Lakeville. So with that, thank you. >> Thanks. >> Good evening, respected mayor and council. I'm going to just call you. Yeah. >> Sorry.

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>> Good evening. Now it's okay. >> Yep. >> Yeah. Okay. >> Thank you. >> Sorry for that. >> Good evening, respected mayor and council members. My name is Iram Naz and I reside at 81671 180th Street West. My family and I have proudly called Lakeville home since 2022. I live here,

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work here as a substitute teacher for Lakeville area schools and my children attend school here in Lakeville. Lakeville is a wonderful welcoming city and we are extremely happy to be part of this community and contribute to its progress. Beyond our family and friends,

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what truly completes our community for us is a dedicated place of worship and learning. Working in local, middle and high schools, I interact with hundreds of multilingual students from diverse backgrounds. uh every day I firmly believe that it is

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a character and behavior that matter most not their language, culture or background. That's why as a mom and a teacher I am really inspired by Alhadi's unique educational programs for youth. These

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programs provide our children unique educational programs for youth. These programs uh give us vital sense of belonging teaching them how to foster a safe, responsible and thoughtful environment for everyone having diverse

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backgrounds. Through my teaching, I have met many local students who who attend Alhadi mosque because of its deep commitment to education alongside worship. I would be deeply grateful if you would help us to continue these

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positive community efforts by approving this project. Thank you for your time and your service to our city. Thank you. >> Uh good evening respected mayor and council members. Uh my name is Rahan Muhammad Shik and I live at 18256 Hamill

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Drive. I was born here in the United States and Lakeville has been my home for as long as I can remember. When people ask me where I'm from, I don't say India, I say Lakeville. This is where I go to school. This is where I play sports. This is where my friends live. And this is my

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home. My parents came to America from India because they believe this country would give their children opportunities that they never had. They worked hard. They built a life here. They taught me to be grateful for the community around me. And one of those things that they always teach me is being a good citizen means

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helping others, respecting people, and giving back to your community. Those are the same values I learn at a mosque. When some people hear the word mosque, they think it's only a place where Muslims pray. But for kids like me, it's much more than that. It's where we learn

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to respect our parents, teachers, and neighbors. It's where we organize food drives and volunteer activities. It's where we learn that no matter what someone comes from, they deserve respect and compassion. Right now, many families have to drive

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long distances to attend programs and activities. A mosque in Lakeville would give kids like me a place closer to home where we can learn, serve, and grow. I love living in Lakeville because I see people from many different backgrounds becoming friends. Nobody asked what

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religion we are before they become our teammate. We're just kids growing up together. And I think our city should reflect in the same spirit. It would become another place where people gather, volunteer, and learn and contribute in the community that we all

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share. When I grow up, I want to remember that Lakeville was a city where everyone had a place. A city where people were judged by their character and their contributions. A city where family were welcomed and encouraged to put down their roots. I'm a proud student of Lakeville. I'm proud

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to call the city my home. and I hope that you will support the Alhadi project so families like mine can continue building our future right here in the community that we love. Thank you for listening. >> Thank you. >> Good evening. I am Jacob Borealis, 20618 Captain Court. And I'm not from

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Lakeville. I'm from Duth. Uh my grandparents and great-grandparents were immigrants from most of Scandinavia. And that heritage is important to me. I have it literally on my arm. And when we came here in 2020, we were so welcomed. It

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was amazing. And that's part of what makes makes Lakeville so special. And I think everyone should have that same experience. Um, we can't close the door behind us. It needs to stay welcoming in order to stay

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this special. And I want that for everyone. Thank you. >> Thanks. Other comment. Oh, right in line. No, you're good. Yeah. >> Sorry. >> Hi, folks. >> Hi. >> My name is Robert Dullard and I live in

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Plymouth, 12410, 44th Place North, Plymouth, Minnesota 55442. My wife Mary and I served for 15 years as Christian medical missionaries in northern Pakistan

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in the 1980s and 90s and just into the 2000s. We lived in a city that was very conservative. It was 100,000 people at least and all of them were Muslims except us. When we returned to the US and I resumed

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practicing medicine here in the Twin Cities, I noted that many of my physician colleagues were Muslims. Many also happened to be of Pakistani origin. My wife and I quickly found ourselves invited to gatherings, dinners, and

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homes where, just like in Pakistan, we were the only non-Muslims. And soon our Muslim friends, many of whom were my physician colleagues, were inviting us to the mosque in Plymouth, which is only a few miles from our

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house. We have many, many dear Muslim friends at the Plymouth Mosque. One day, they called me from that mosque in January this year and said, "Could you and your wife help us? We've been doing

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a food drive for immigrants that are hiding in their homes. And we would like you to connect us with churches who can distribute the food because when we wear hijabs and when we have brown skin and we have accents, we are being pulled over.

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And I said, "Sure." So we found ourselves taking load after load of food from the Plymouth mosque donated by the Muslim community there and delivering it to a network of Hispanic church folks

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who delivered the food and my wife and I made some of those deliveries ourselves to Hispanic women hiding in fear. >> Okay. So we have experienced this connection and we with the Muslim community at our mosque and we asked

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them don't you want it to go to the Somali community Muslim to Muslim they said no the Hispanic community needs it more than the Somali community we Muslims want our food to go to the Christian community in the Twin Cities my Muslim colleagues

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are often 30 seconds >> chairs of their department cardiology gastronenterology the head of the stroke clinic at North Memorial. They're all Muslims. They have the same moral values that we teach in churches and they want to teach them in their mosque. And we are honored

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to speak on their behalf today. These are our friends. We love and respect them. Thank you for listening. God bless you all. >> Good evening, Mayor and Council members. My name is Lori Bardal and I drove here today from Brooklyn Center in support of

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my Muslim brothers and sisters. A mosque is far more than a place of worship. It's a community center, a place where children learn, families gather, neighbors volunteer, and people find belonging. It's where meals are shared, friendships

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are built, and people come together in times of celebration and in times of hardship. For years, Alhadi Ms Majid has worked through the proper process, engaging with city staff, neighbors, and the planning commission. This proposal has

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been carefully reviewed, and it has earned a recommendation for approval. The Muslim fam families of Lakeville deserve the same opportunity every other faith community has, a permanent place to gather, worship, raise their children, and serve their neighbors.

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Religious freedom means protecting that right for everyone. Not only when it's easy, but especially when prejudice and or fear attempts to stand in the way. Excuse me. Minnesota is a is strongest when every

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family knows they belong here. Approving Alhadi mosque sends a clear message that Lakeville is a community that values inclusion, equal treatment, and the freedom for people of all faiths to practice their religion with dignity.

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Tonight, I respect respectfully ask you to vote yes. Thank you. >> Thanks. >> Good evening. Um, my name is Eric Lond. I live at 16563 Judicial Road um, here in Lakeville. Um, I'm a 35y year

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resident of Lakeville. And when and I am Jewish. And when my family moved to Lakeville, as far as I am aware, there were no other Jews in Lakeville. We were welcomed with open arms.

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In the spirit of that, I would like to welcome the Alhadi community to Lakeville with open arms. And so I hope that you will support their application to build a mosque. Thank you. >> Thanks, Eric. >> In the name of the Almighty, the most

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gracious, and the most merciful. The best of the neighbors in God's sight is the one who treats their neighbor with the best and their neighbors must be safe from interrupt but could you share your name for the record please? Sorry. >> My name is Rswan Zafur and I have been a Minnesota resident for 23 years on

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Lakeville for 7 years. I live at 18375 Glassner Way. >> Thank you. Today I'm not only speaking as as part of the community member but also as someone with professional expertise in parking and the traffic enforcement working in the Minnesota State University Mano trained by an ex-marine

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and a military police and currently working with the with majority of the law enforcement agencies domestically and internationally. During my tenure as a parking enforcement officer, I have experienced uh directing traffic and vehicles and pedestrian traffic for special events like Vikings training

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camp, homecoming parades, footballs, football and basketball games. With my experience, parking enforcement and compliance, traffic management, circulation, event planning, and public safety and petition movement are always a a concern. I acknowledge that whenever

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we talk about opening a new place of worship, school or community center, we always face these challenges. I have been studying the traffic and the pedestrian press pattern at the proposed location since the neighborhood meeting few months ago and I'm confident that with my experience and proactive

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planning involving coordinated volunteer parking attendance promoting safe pedestrian crossing and with the donation my self donation of reflective vests traffic cones and traffic directing flashlights allows me and the community members to see the potential

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solution before it becomes a problem and more importantly to help create a practical solution because as I mentioned in the start, respecting our neighbors is our religious duty. So I'm committed to help ensure that the traffic and the parking is addressed proactively and responsibly. I

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respectively I respectfully ask you in support in approving this project. Thank you for your time. >> Thank you. >> Good evening. Thank you for the opportunity to speak. My name is Dr. Ellen Kennedy and I am the director of a human rights organization. In 2006, a

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student from Lakeville contacted me. He was the vice president of the DECA student organization in Lakeville and he asked me to come to speak on behalf of DECA. DECA is a global organization that prepares students for careers in

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business and it develops their leadership skills in their schools and in their communities. that Lakeville DECA chapter was raising awareness and raising funds to provide humanitarian aid for people suffering in the genocide

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that was occurring at that time in Darur in Sudan. As the director of a human rights organization, I was honored to be invited to participate in that effort. Zach Ravers, the student, arranged for me to speak at four separate assemblies

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at North Lakeville High School and for our organization to have a presence at an event that they called Rock for Darur in 2007. The genocide was being enacted on Muslim

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people and Zach's effort supported by other students, faculty and the entire Lakeville community demonstrated the best of motans. People reaching out to help their neighbors, their brothers

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and sisters in the human family wherever they might be and whatever identity they might have. That student effort 20 years ago is a guiding light for the Lakeville City Council this evening to stand

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proudly with and for all residents regardless of faith, national origin, or other characteristics. I was proud to be in Lakeville then, and I'm very proud and honored to be able to speak with you this evening. I urge

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support for this important project. Thank you all so much. Thanks. >> Hello, mayor and council members. Thank you so much for letting me speak. My name is Pam Lowour and I live in Apple Valley. And um I didn't even know this

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was happening. And then I heard that there was some misinformation going around to try to stop the mosque. And I thought to myself, "Oh, no. I don't want people listening to information based on fear, but I want to say uh a um

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a truth, which is if you want to know about Islam and Muslim practice, ask a Muslim. They're going to tell you. They're going to tell you the truth." truth, you know, the stuff that you hear from that's the bad stuff is not it's not coming from the people who actually

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know. But I also came to celebrate because I looked at the agenda and I saw that the first thing one of the first things is the pledge of allegiance. And as people have talked uh a little bit about our uh for so many of us, we or

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our parents or grandparents or great-grandparents immigrated here because of that promise of liberty and justice for all and being able to build your place of worship. That's part of religious liberty.

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And I'm so grateful as I see you guys sitting here and listening to a lot of talk. You know, it's it it gets long and I'm thinking about how much work it is to to be in in governance and how much I

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appreciate what we do in this country and I want us to keep doing it. And I believe that approving this wonderful new wor place of worship and community organization is part of respecting

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the immigrant ancestors and all of us and our country. Thank you. >> Uh good evening. My name is Mo Salam. I live at 20509 Harford Avenue and this fall I'll be a freshman at Lakeville South High School. I've been attending Alhadi since I was very young.

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Throughout my life it's been much more than just a place of or worship. It's where I've attended Friday prayers, youth programs, Ramadan if Eid prayers and community lectures. Through these experiences I've learned the importance of respect, respect, responsibility,

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faith and serving my community. One of the things I appreciate most about Alhadi is how it brings people together. People from many different cultures and backgrounds come together as one community. I've made friendships there, learned about learn from

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elders, and seen families support one another during important moments in their lives. As our community grow continues to grow, I hope Alhadi can continue to grow with it. I want future generations to have the same opportunities I've had to build friendships, strengthen their faith, and

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be a part of a welcoming community that encourages people to give back and support one another. I respectfully ask you to consider the positive impact Alhadi has had on me and so many others. Thank you for your time and consider consideration. >> Thank you. I just say for efficiency purposes,

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while I appreciate uh opinions from residents outside of Lakeville, I'm going to prioritize those people who do live in Lakeville for public comment. So, thank you. Go ahead. >> Hello. Yep. Can you hear me? Yep. Good evening everyone, respected mayor, council members, and all our Lakewood

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neighbors here. My name is Shahed Absil. I am your neighbor at 17398 Holland Avenue for the last 8 years. I work as a technology analyst in technology at US Bank and I'm here to support the proposed Alhadi mosque that's coming up

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here in Lakeville. The construction of this mosque in Lakeville will provide a place of worship for Muslim residents and families who seek a dedicated space for prayer, spiritual growth, and community gatherings. Just to add to that, this mosque is much more than a place of

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worship. It will serve as a community center where people will come together for educational programs, charitable activities, youth development, and family support by creating opportunities for learning and service. This mosque will strengthen the social fabric of

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Lakeville and encourage active civic participation among residents. Lakewell as a city has grown into a diverse and vibrant community and the addition of this mosque will reflect the city's commitment to inclusivity. Providing space for different faith

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traditions demonstrates respect for religious freedom and helps ensure that all residents feel valued, presented and connected to the broader community. Ultimately, the construction of this mosque in Lakeville represents an investment in community diversity and

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unity. It will provide a spiritual home for Muslim residents while creating opportunities for cultural exchange amongst all members of the community, cultural exchange, service and engagement. By supporting this project, Lakeville can continue to grow as a welcoming city where people of all

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faiths and backgrounds can live, worship, and prosper together. Together, that's the important word here. Together, we have the opportunity to build more than a mosque. we have the opportunity to build stronger connections, greater understanding, and an even more welcoming Lake Will for

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future generations. Thank you for your time and consideration, and I request you to approve this mosque. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> My name is Jared Morton. I live at 16368 Finchway in Lakeville. Uh this past winter uh at the organization and

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through efforts not my own uh my church, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints over on Kacina Court hosted an ifar dinner during Ramadan with the with the members of this mosque and I was teaching a group of young men the week

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before and when I had found out about this opportunity and I told them there's nothing more Christlike than breaking bread with a stranger, someone you don't know. and I encouraged them all to attend. And at the time I said that I didn't know how right I was. Um when I

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was at that if I felt like I was on holy ground. Um our religion, the Muslim religion are both religions that are commonly misunderstood. And uh for the adherence of these two religions to meet together in an atmosphere of understanding was uh it was it was

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something I'll never forget. We prepared food for each other and we sat across the table and we we ate as brothers and sisters. We began the night as strangers but we ended it as friends. Any any sort of awkwardness that was there maybe at the beginning by the time uh the evening

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ended was completely gone in a dissolved in an atmosphere of goodwill, mutual understanding. In addition it to it being a a godly evening, it was also a deeply American evening. I am a descendant of Englishmen and Germans who came to this country

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specifically to prot practice um a misunderstood religion and we at that worshiped with uh brothers and sisters who are in a similar situation. A newer wave of immigrants who seek success in religious freedom in America. The first

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freedom guaranteed in the bill of rights is the freedom to exercise one's religion without in without government interference. And uh I think that the matter before the city council is is quite simple. The our brothers and sisters need a mosque. The city should get out of the way and let them build

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it. I hope that we continue to host ifar dinners with this uh community uh in our church as long as necessary and then afterwards I hope we are able to continue sharing if dinners with them at their new mosque. Thank you. Thanks.

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Hi, my name's Elaine Addison and I thank you for the the mayor and the council members for having this meeting and I'm a little nervous because I haven't done this before. So, be patient with me. >> We haven't either. So anyway, so anyway, I live at 22161

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Wagon Wheel Trail, Lakeville, Minnesota 55044. I have been a resident of Lakeville for 35 years. Love Lakeville. It's been great. I came over from Germany. I was seven. I was German Romanian. I made my

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citizenship at 19. I love the United States. I love our Constitution. I love our people and I don't mind bringing others in as long as we can all come together under our Constitution and appreciate what we have

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here in the United States of America. We've had veterans that have fought for this nation. They stood strong proud and strong. They've died for this nation. And I just feel like that our nation has to honor that and recognize that. So I

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would like to ask if if you mayor and the city council would consider a moratorum right now to hold off on this moss till we have a little further investigation and um so anyway I'm just presenting that to you and um that's that's my

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question. All right thank you so much. Thanks. >> Good evening. My name is Joan Baldwin. I live on 211090 Rididgewood Trail in Lakeville. I have no issues with any of the conversation that has been here tonight.

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I welcome anybody. However, on my way to Prior Lake today, I went through a neighborhood that has a mosque in it. It's um as far as architecture, it did not belong there. And I thought to myself, what about all those houses that are have to look out their window down

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at a mosque of totally different colors and and whatever. And um and what about the neighborhood? And I was think I would not want to be in there if I owned a home and I had to sell it because I don't think it would be of any value. So my question is where is the mosque going

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to be and what is the architecture going to be like? Is it going to fit in with the surroundings or is it going to be so different that it's going to compromise maybe the people that do live around there? That's that's my food for thought. So, I don't know if that that's been all determined. If the people who do live around that, if there are people

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that live around there have been informed as to what it's going to look like. I don't know. But that's my food for thought on this whole subject. Just something to think about. Okay. >> Thank you. Good evening. Uh my name is Lori Olsen.

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I live at 17444 Gulen Court in Lakeville here. And I'm I would agree with the the previous speaker. Um the location that that this mosque is being proposed at. It's on a street that's one way in, one

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way out. There's neighbors that live and we personally know people that live in the quiet little neighborhood behind it. Um, from our understanding, it's supposed to be a residential area. Um, and it's being changed to accommodate

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that. Um, and just curious as to all the studies with the traffic that that are going that's going to be going in and out. One way in, one way out. There's a little culde-sac to turn around in. That's going to impede a lot of people that live in that area. Um, also if

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there's traffic coming in and out um constantly from that, it's going to impede people that shop in those in those um the strip mall there that go to Cub that you know um go into the fast food restaurants and and all the commercial uh buildings that are that

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are around there. So I ask that also that it be tabled to take a better look and make sure that it's the right location um for the moss to to to be considered. Thank you. Any other comments?

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>> Okay. So, oh, I got you right under the gun. Uh, hello council members. My name is Fosadiki. I live at 17967 Hydro Court, Lakeville, Minnesota. And, uh, I have lived in Lakeville my whole life. And I love this city and I love this state

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more than anywhere else on Earth. It's so full of incredible people of different faiths, backgrounds, ethnicities, everything. And I believe that building this mosque will only strengthen our Lakeville community, the Muslim community in

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America, and will help worshippers even past Lakeville. Because I remember when I was younger, about half a decade ago, I'd say when we wanted to pray, we had to drive quite a while to the nearest mosque. But this could really help

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make it easier for our local Muslim community to worship. And this could also help us um in the future. We can help you. We can

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what I'm trying to say is uh let me start again. This will really change the lives of the Muslim youth and the elderly as a community. This can help us in the future, help the Lakeville community. And finally, I heard a couple people saying, and I'd like to rebuttal this in a way, that

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building a mosque will change the look of the neighborhood and change how things look. Somebody was quoting something from like Burnsville. But I'd like to say that I mean, we have big box stores, we have all kinds of other businesses. I honestly don't see why

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this is different. Thank you for your time. >> Thanks. Okay, I will call that into citizen comments. It's atypical for the council to really respond in kind of the citizens comments, but I'll just say there are some questions about land use. And um there's I'll just say our planning commission reviewed a lot of

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the questions that you had and met our standards when it comes to how different things are cited, whether it's a residential or commercial or a religious um sighting. Uh, and so I'll just share that the plan commission reviewed and uh, the projects that was talked about tonight met those the standards at that

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meeting. So with that, we'll move on to item number six, our consent agenda. Mr. Miller, any items you wanted to highlight? >> Just one tonight. Mayor, item 6C is a donation from All Saints Catholic Church and Schools. It's $200 and it's going to the fire department for their fire

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prevention efforts and we appreciate that donation. >> Okay, very good. Thanks, All Saints. Council, any items that you wanted to discuss further or pull from the consent agenda? If not, I'll take a motion to approve. Council member Burma. >> I move to approve the consent agenda. >> Okay. Is there a second?

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>> Second. >> Second. Any further discussion? >> Okay. All those in favor say I. I. >> I. >> Opposed. Consent agenda passes. We'll now move on to item 7A, public hearing improvement for 215 215th Street improvements. And Mr. Johnson, our city

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engineer, will give the presentation. Do you think maybe we can just take a minute to let people leave? So, >> yeah. Oh, sorry. Council member Ver, if uh you're welcome to stay through these exhilarating presentations, but um if you want to leave, you're more than

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welcome to leave. >> Thank you. >> We'll take a 90 second uh break for folks exit. >> Sorry. >> No, no, no, no. I wanted I know. I uh >> Exhilarate. I love that. >> Well, you are

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You do it. >> Thank you very much. All right. If you're going to stay, if we could just close the back doors so we could keep rolling, that'd be great. We're so close. We're like 3 feet away. >> Okay, Mr. Johnson, go ahead. >> All right. Thank you, Mayor, council

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members. Uh, tonight is the first public hearing for the 215th Street and utility improvement project. Uh just a reminder, the purpose of the meeting tonight, this item is to consider ordering the improvement following the public comment. Uh tonight, I'll walk through

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the project need, the scope, the cost, the assessments, and the project schedule. Here you'll see uh the project location. Uh it's 205th Street. Uh there's two components I want to highlight. Uh the street and the water is basically

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bordered on the west by Kakook Avenue uh County Road 5 and Juniper Way uh County Road 70 in the east. Uh there is a sewer extension that would continue west of Kendrick Avenue over underneath the uh under sorry the freeway to Kiaakook

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Avenue. And the uh the intent of the project is to support long-term mobility and utility service needs across this industrial corridor. So we have three primary goals that I'd like to share with you. One is to the improve the safety, mobility and

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accessibility of this industrial area. Uh public engagement with stakeholders to best understand expectations and implement value. Wanted to highlight that we did engage with residents and businesses early uh in attempt to establish community expectations. And

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then lastly, we want to construct public infrastructure consistent with the city's comprehensive plans and anticipated development. uh two primary components. One is to build 215th Street as an industrial roadway to support freight and business access. And the second is for utilities

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to extend sanitary sewer and water to serve planned development west of County Road 70. The street construction would include uh constructing and paving 215th Street as an industrial roadway with drainage swailes. So would not be curbon gutter. It' be kind of that rural roadway

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section. Uh storm water upgrades would ensure water quality compliance and reduce localized flooding risk that would be uh increasing capacity on some existing culverts that are either beyond their uh useful life or undersized to meet the needs. And then we'll also have

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the sanitary sewer and water construction uh extending sewer as I said uh all the way across the freeway and then water to the west side there. Uh directional drilling would be used to minimize disruption at I35 Kendrick Avenue and existing gas mains just east

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of Kendrick Avenue. Project financing based upon the feasibility report. Uh just over $4 million is proposed to be paid through special assessments to benefiting properties. Uh the remaining funds you'll see the storm water sanitary sewer and water trunk funds uh would be

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used to serve for the capacity needs of the citywide structure. Total project cost at this point is estimated at 8.268 million. Based upon messed up my slide there, sorry. Uh based upon the assessment

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policy, properties benefiting the improvements would be assessed on a per foot basis. Uh the street construction would be assessed 100%. The utility construction would be assessed 100%. What gets caught off on my slide there is any of those uh improvements beyond

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the local needs would be paid through the trunk fund. So any oversizing, any overd depth crossing of the freeway, that's covered by the city trunk funds. My apologies for getting cut off on the slide there. Estimated assessment amounts are about $300 for streets, $20

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for storm sewer, $100 for sanitary sewer, and about 115 for water. I do want to be clear that the final assessment amount is based upon the asbid construction cost. So the costs for you today are based only on the feasibility report. Uh and then we have had conversations as I shared with you

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we did engage the stakeholders and business owners uh in trying to find collaboration uh better understand the development timing and so we have talked about deferments for the utility portion only uh at this point it would be a 10-year term uh for the whole cycle of

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the assessment but we've been talking about three and fiveyear uh assessments as something or deferments is something that we may want to consider if the project moves forward project schedule uh on July 6th We received through uh we shared the feasibility report and set the first

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public hearing. Uh today is that first public hearing in the improvement project. The request for you today is to consider ordering the project. In about a month or so, we would open bids and compute assessments based upon uh bid opening and then we would declare costs

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and set a second public hearing. Uh and then on uh hopefully early October, we would have that second public hearing with the assessment and award a contract. And we'd also like to have assessment agreements in place with each of those stakeholders. So, a lot of work to do if the project moves forward, but

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like I said, we've had really good uh coordination and collaboration with our property owners to date. Construction, we'd be phased over two sides. Uh we try to get we'd start at the east at the downstream end, work our way west as much as we can yet this year with primarily the uh items going west of the

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freeway being done in the spring. Sorry, that's not me. Um and with that I'll stand for questions. Otherwise just remind you this is a a public hearing and um after that u request a direction. >> Okay. This is a public hearing. I'll

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open it up to any comment about the 215th Street project. And seeing none I will entertain a motion to close the public hearing. >> Walter move that we close the public hearing. >> Okay. All in favor say I. >> I.

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>> I. Public hearing is now closed. Questions, comments? Council? Council member Lee. >> Thank you, Mayor. Uh question related to um there's a 10% contingency on the costs of cleaning up any hazardous waste

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as a because apparently there's some known potentials for uh maybe higher than normal contaminations in this this area based on previous uses. Is 10% a a typical contingency number or is that raised at all because of the potential

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risk with this project? >> Uh I would say 5 to 10% is typical. We haven't seen any evidence any contaminants in the geotechnical work that we've done to date. That said, as we move further in the design, uh we'll probably be around that 5 to 10%. If

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there was something that exceeded that, we'd have to evaluate that as part of the project. But that that's generally pretty consistent uh for any unforeseen issues that may occur on a project. >> But just to reiterate, your the geotechnical surveys that have already been done didn't see or or report

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anything back. >> Yeah, that's correct. Council member Lee at at the feasibility study. Yeah. >> Great. Thank you. >> Any other comments? If not, motion be welcome. Council member Burman. Uh, I move to approve a resolution ordering

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the improvements and authorizing the preparation of plans and specifications for 215th Street improvements city project 26-09. >> Second. >> Second. >> Okay. Any further discussion?

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>> See none. Roll call, please. >> Lee. >> Hi. >> Walter. >> Hi. >> Hmal. >> Hi. Helier. I >> I >> Okay, very good. Thank you, sir. Move on to item 7B and I'll turn over Mr. Nick Paling from PFC Builders on the Palmer

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Crossing Plary. Welcome. >> Uh, mayor, city council members, first off, I want to thank you for your time and consideration tonight. Uh, my name is Nick Paling. I'm one of the owners of Paling Family Homes and we are here to present the 24 lot single family home

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development. Um, as someone that's lived in this community for a long time and got into a building about five a little over 5 years ago, this is something that uh, me and my brother have wanted to do for a long time and uh, spent a lot of time on this. Um, I grew up in

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Lakeville. I currently live in Lakeville and um, this is something that we're really proud of. Um, like I mentioned, this is 24 uh single family homes and our goal is to create a highquality uh neighborhood that uh we believe we have

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um been building. And uh I got Rick Osberg, our engineer, as well as my brother here, and we can answer any questions that you guys have. So, thank you. >> Very good. Council, any questions before I turn over to staff? Okay. Hey, Miss Goodro. Welcome. Good to see you. >> Good evening. Thank you, mayor, members

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of the council. Um, representatives of Paling family have applied for the pulary plot um to be known as Palmer Crossing. It is located just south of County Road 50 and north of Gresham Way east of Hamburg Avenue and west of Cedar Avenue. The property is 10 acres. The

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property is zon RST2 single family and two family residential and it's guided low medium um density residential with a density range of 3 to five units an acre. Here is a picture of the plat. Uh it's 24 lot subdivision and one out lot that

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will accommodate the storm water and access is from the south at Gresham Way. Um when this project to the south was built, it was always assumed that it would extend. There will be no access to County Road 50 that's controlled by the county. And so the access will be from

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the south to accommodate the lots with an additional lot or additional street A that could serve the property to the east. There's about area for about four more lots that could fit there and then the remaining piece of that property

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would have to access from the west or further from the east. Um there will be one large storm water pond. Again, the extension of the roadway. Um this is the landscaping. The only screening that is required is along County Road 50. Other

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than that, the typical screening for residential development will be required. Um there will be some tree removal around the existing home. Um there is no screening that's required abudding um the same type of land use, same type of housing abuing the other.

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Um so that's why there's not screening on the south side, but they have added some additional screening along the storm water pond. This is about as straight up as you get for a preliminary plat. The planning commission um held their public hearing on July 23rd and unanimously recommended approval and I

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stand for any questions. Okay, >> council, any questions? I just my only question was related to the tree ordinance and everything. >> Yes. >> Meets the standards for that. >> Yes, it does. >> Okay. Very good. >> I have one more question. Um >> did you you didn't mention the

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moratorium and why this is excluded from >> you know what and I had my note and I didn't. >> So thank you for bringing that up council member Walter. This project was submitted prior to the adoption of the moratorum that was in April. Um, if you recall, there was a line item in that resolution that allow or that ordinance

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that allowed us to exempt projects that had been submitted in this fit that test. But thank you for asking that. >> Any other comments, council? No. I'll take a motion. Council member Wilter. I >> move to approve a resolution approving the Palmer Crossing Preliminary Plat.

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>> Second. >> Second. Okay. Is there any further discussion? I see none. Roll call, please. Walter. >> Hi, >> Lee. >> Hi, >> V. >> Oh, hi. I'm sorry. I thought I thought

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we were going to Burmel. >> Hi, >> Burmal. >> Hi. >> Thanks for mixing it up. >> Uh, congratulations. Look forward to you guys breaking ground. Good luck. Uh, we'll now move on to item C, ordinance amending title 10 and 11 of the city code and summary ordinance of

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provocation. And Mr. Lick from the planning committee, who I have not seen you in a long time. Welcome back, >> Mayor. It's always good to be in Lakeville. Uh Daniel Lick with the planning company. Uh pleased to have worked with city staff again to bring forward these uh updates to the zoning ordinance and subdivision ordinance. Uh

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this is an annual process that the community development department undertakes. Uh zoning and subdivision ordinances are living documents. Things change over time, and it's necessary to review and update. city staff does an excellent job maintaining a list of topics uh that they have the planning

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commission weigh in on and provide initial input so that we make sure these regulations are current uh easy to utilize for both uh property owners, residents and developers and still meet all the statutory requirements. So the planning commission this year started in June with a work session. Uh they held

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their public hearing on July 23rd. Just a couple of the highlights uh from the proposed amendments. Uh with the change in lot standards that has occurred over time with lots getting narrower and smaller. Uh it was necessary to amend the provisions for decks that are

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elevated. Uh there was a previous 20 foot setback required. Well, that's basically what most of these homes on the smaller lots within the RS4 RST2 zoning district are being built at. So there needed to be some additional flexibility by reducing that setback

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down to 10 feet. Uh we also identified in working with city staff that there's a number of homes along uh the lakes within the city that are older that predate shoreland regulations. There are provisions in the shoreland management rules that allow some flexibility at

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least to put an open deck on without approaching the city for a variant. So uh that provides those property owners some greater flexibility. Open deck. You mean it doesn't have >> no roof, no pergola. So it's not correct. >> Yes. Okay. >> Um some changes to off- streetet parking

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related to uh motor fuel facilities and auto repair. Um the city last year put in place some standards putting in restrictions on the maximum number of parking spaces. Uh that was intended to reduce impervious surface and storm water management needs uh and also

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reduce costs for development. But uh it proved impractical from an implementation standpoint. So now we're backing that away. Uh also eliminating a garage requirement for generational housing incorporated as part of an existing single family dwelling. They still have to provide an off- streetet parking space, but no longer a garage

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requirement to provide some flexibility and reduce cost to accommodate more families within homes. It's not a zoning ordinance update if you don't touch the sign ordinance. So uh changes to maximum signs allowed for multiple tenant buildings to clarify those provisions.

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Uh further refinement of temporary signs for new developments, and then expanding the allowance of dynamic signs for religious facilities, eliminating a minimum acreage requirement when uh the setback requirements that are in place and the orientation requirements ensure

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compatibility of the regulations >> and no changes to trash signs left in the rightway. >> No. >> Okay. Uh this was an item that came forward at the direction of the council when the city first put in place allowances for both chicken and bees. It was a

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conservative approach. Let's put regulations in place, see how it goes, and they can be amended over time if it's successful. City staff says the main complaint that they get is questions with regards to chickens, whether somebody has a permit, and that's likely generated because the

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chicken is outside its run or coupe. So, uh, the proposed changes include increasing the number allowed to six as shown in the photograph. Uh, requiring the chickens to be kept within the coupe or the run, uh, providing more flexibility in the building materials allowed for the coupe and run

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construction, and then allowing minimal sales of, uh, eggs from, uh, the individual property. We're also changing the allowance for keeping bees from a conditional use permit to an administrative permit. Again, to facilitate and make it more uh easy for

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people to uh undertake that activity. >> Can I ask a quick question? Certainly. It's really dumb. >> But so the chickens aren't allowed in a certain area in the yard to have a little freedom. And the run is just what? It's a thing. It's a bridge

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between the coupe and the ground, right, >> mayor? Uh the run is essentially an enclosed fenced area uh that's attached to the coupe. So they're allowed outside the coupe into that area >> in that area. So they do get some outdoor. They do get outdoor. >> Okay.

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>> Yeah. This is humane chicken keeping, not factory. >> I just didn't understand. >> Yeah. So, some changes to allowed uses, making possible generational housing within the central business district, uh making accommodation for those existing

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single family homes in the central business district that are planned for the potential to redevelop as high density. Uh but in order to allow them to continue this process, removes that non-conforming condition from them so that uh they can be expanded or enlarged

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uh and carried forward as single family homes. uh making provisions for drive-throughs within the uh mixeduse district along the Cedar Avenue corridor. Uh changing retail sales within the O district to an administrative process and then adding motor fuel facilities within the limited

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industrial district as complimentary to the employment activities in that area. Of course, there's always housekeeping items that uh occur with any uh zoning ordinance update. And this is a summary of the uh more simple changes included in the amendment process. But again, the

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planning commission held a public hearing on July 23rd. Uh there were public comments regarding the data center components uh which as has been stated will be removed from the ordinance and discussed further before being brought back for action. U but the planning commission did recommend five

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to zero approval of the proposed amendments as presented. I am available as well as city staff for any questions. Council, any comments or questions? >> How do you I have a question. So, how does how do you make the motion? Do you

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do you say all of that? >> We'll give you a little background. >> Uh mayor and council uh staff did prepare an alternative motion and I could read it for you and then if you are agreeable with that, you could move that. >> Okay. Other comments. Council member Lee.

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My biggest question was around the 125% rule with the parking lots because as stated in the packet, it the the ordinance as stated says that um it was impractical to administer. Can you talk

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more about that? And I mean because the I think the purpose behind it is genuine. So what part of it was impractical to administer? Mayor, so in some of the developments along Cedar Avenue um where it's a mixed development

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and there was accumulation of parking that standard where there's natural interchange between the businesses and so you have an anchor tenant that's concerned about the number of parking spaces they have u being occupied by other uses. um made it difficult to then

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require that they can't exceed a certain number of spaces while others are potentially underparked for their use within the context of the overall development. I think this is an issue that perhaps if the planning commission and city council direct, city staff could look at further and refine and

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bring back in the future. um because the point of it was valid um to reduce those infrastructure costs and impervious surface, improve green space within commercial development. It just needs some more refinement. The time frame for this update didn't allow for that. >> Gotcha. So, if I'm hearing you

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correctly, it's it's essentially an issue with multi-tenant areas of correct >> commercial uses. Got it. >> Yeah, mayor. When the concept originally came forward, it was aimed more at the big box store. when you look at the target when that came in at Timberrest

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or Walmart and the basis on which they estimate their parking demand is different than the cities and greatly exceeds even the most generous need of parking based on the certain number of days per year. So those were the targeted ones but it became kind of that

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midbox size was difficult to apply to. Thank you. >> Okay, this isn't a public hearing but these are issues that have had attractive public comment in the past. So, happy to if someone want to talk about anything in here, happy to welcome it. If not, no problem.

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Okay. Uh, Council Walter, >> um, our long city chicken nightmare is nearly over. Um, I want to I want to thank everybody for their I This is something I've been talking about for a while >> till you bring it up again. >> Yeah. So, I I appreciate the and I know it was not without controversy on the

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planning commission. There's some people that have some um I I think legitimate concerns about some of the health impacts of of you know keeping chickens and stuff. So I just would want to make sure people are when they're jumping into that they're knowing um they're knowing what they're doing from a health perspective and safety and all of that.

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But I appreciate the council's um entertaining my persistent um chickener advocacy. So, >> one additional comment if since data centers was on the agenda and we've decided to move it. Um, I do want to

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acknowledge the work that went into uh creating that draft that we will take to a work session. But for those who were looking to discuss that tonight, can is there a timeline in terms of when that is going to be on the next agenda? >> Uh, mayor and council, we haven't

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decided that. We need to kind of look at what some future meetings look like. Um, I would say before the end of the year. >> Okay. I think we already received some uh comments that we can potentially integrate into what what we discuss at our next meeting. So, thank you,

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>> Council Member Burma. >> If you're ready. >> I am ready. Yep. Thank you. Uh, I move to approve an ordinance amending title 10 and title 11 of the city code as presented with the exception of sections 52, 53, and 54 item D and a summary

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ordinance for publication. >> Okay. Is there a second? >> Second. >> We do that right. >> Okay. Uh, any further discussion? >> Okay. Roll call, please. >> V. >> Hi. >> Helier. >> Hi. >> Burmal. >> Hi.

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>> Walter. Hi, Lee. >> Hi. >> Okay, very good. Thank you to everybody for staff for putting that all together. I know it's not easy. Uh, we'll move to item D, which is 20975 Howland Avenue interim use permit. I don't know if Mr. Pitcher, welcome. Come on up. You want

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to briefly introduce yourself, talk about the project, and then we'll have a staff report. >> Hello, I'm uh Ken Pitcher. I live at 20975 Howland A. Um, I'd like a interm permit so I can have a room addition put on the house. It's a 1920 house and it's

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very small. >> Okay. >> All right. Well, Miss Goodro kind of give the background. Thank you for coming. >> Good evening. Um, council mayor or mayor council um yes, Kenneth Pitcher um has applied for an interim use permit. So,

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the property is located at 20975 Holland Avenue and this property is zoned RH CBD, high density residential in the central business district. Likely when his home was built, it was under a

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different zoning and that zoning has changed. A lot of the zoning in this area changed um following the pattern of the de downtown development guide as well as the land use plan. And so the applicant does want to add on to the home about 300 square feet. When he submitted for a building permit, it was

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like you can't do that because technically it's not even a it's a non-conforming use and we cannot allow expansions of a non-conforming use. While we were doing the 2026 updates, we consulted with Mr. L and um staff and Mr. Lick decided the best way to

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approach this was to create an interim use permit for single family homes so it can exist legally. Um and so that is what was put into the ordinance that you just approved. And so now with this interim use permit um he will be able to

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extend um his home. Um we have a clause in the interimm use permit that when redevelopment occurs it would be based on the longer term vision for that area. But there's about 15 single family homes that fall into this. And we really look at this as naturally occurring

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affordable housing. Um housing that's priced in a way that um can attract young buyers and families who want to add on to them. So it's a good thing to have these homes remain in good condition while longer term redevelopment may occur um but not for

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the immediate future. So that's what this item is all about. We needed to have it right after the zoning earned. So, the zoning was in place for that amendment. >> Okay. Very good. Council, any comments or questions? Just >> Council Burmel, >> just a quick comment. I I appreciate the

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flexibility and the creativity to address the needs of people that have homes in unique areas. >> Yeah. >> And that we aren't so rigid that, you know, we just put things in a box. So, I really appreciate that creativity. >> Thank you. >> Okay. Very good. Uh, with that, Council

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Member Lee >> move to approve an interim use permit for a single family home within the RHCBD high density residential district central business district and adopt the findings of fact. >> Okay. Is there a second? >> Second. >> Okay. Any further discussion? Okay. Roll

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call, please. >> Lee, >> I. >> Walter, >> I. Burmal >> I. >> Elliot. >> I >> I >> Okay, very good. Good luck on your remodel or addition. Uh we will uh now take a twominut break before we jump

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into our new business section uh also known as our work session. >> Run Dan run. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. that you're back. Keep them alive. Normally there's a couple books to

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brought the microphone up. >> You're going to have to stretch that mic. >> You have to stretch. We lost our microphone. >> Oh my goodness. There we go. How about that? >> Yeah. >> Okay. Well, uh, mayor, thank thank you, uh,

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council members, this is, uh, just a quick update on our payment management system. Uh, you I think we gave this update maybe three or four years ago, but thought we'd check in again and uh, see if there's any comments on our progress. So uh for tonight I just

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really touch on an overview on the benefits of our payment management program and how it uh helps uh keep our system up to date or uh in good shape and try to reduce the amount of cost associated with the program and then uh

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review the current program how we get to uh choose the the projects and uh how that's uh all sorted out and and put into the CIP and then we'll visit the uh proposed CIP for 2027 through 2031.

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So what is payment management? Uh it's a strategic process uh to maintain upgrade and operating a network of payments uh to optimize the payment life and through economic considerations and uh why it

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matters uh is we need to try to apply the right treatment at the right time to extend the pavement life to avoid uh far far higher costs um if the pavement deteriorates and and when it gets time comes time to if we need to

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reconstructed. So, uh how the program works, uh we do monitor our streets, uh every year we track the pavement conditions over time and see how the pavement uh is performing, how it's degrading, and what

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treatments potentially will be need over time. And then we optimize take all that data put that into our carograph program and uh we run several scenarios in terms of uh what's the best um most cost effective approach to treat some of

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these trees and u program that in for years to uh make those improvements and then we uh look at uh sustaining the the program through our CIP u for overall life cycle cost.

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So Jar's just a quick uh synopsis of where we're at. So this uh street uh the city's pavement network, we do have right around 333 miles. That includes our residential streets and our collector roads. Doesn't include Mindot

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roads or county roads or anything like that. These are just the streets that we maintain uh with for in Lakeville. So if you look at those streets um if we needed to replace all those those streets u today basically uh uh all

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needed to reconstructed how much what would the cost for that be and it's uh the net value is uh $393 million which is the number one capital asset that the city um has to maintain.

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And so because of the payment uh is in is the city's most valuable asset the cost a cost-effective management program is essential to protect the investment of the system over the long term. So our payment management program was

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established in 2009 and like I said we do um uh inspect our streets on a yearly basis. We roughly uh inspect about 25% of our streets and then we collecting data through our carograph program

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entering all that information in the carraph and then which uh creates a OCI or overall condition index for each of the street segments within the community. Uh we can map that out and looks where where streets are starting to fail or where they need help and need

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improvements over time. >> Can I ask the question? >> Yep. Go. Absolutely. >> So, do you go and do every street every year to look at physically look at it or not you personally but your >> our staff? Yeah. So, about 25% of our

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streets uh we visually uh inspect uh drive through and then we we uh u determine how many uh cracks per per linear mile and yeah um allergating and those type of things. So all that all

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that data is generated and put into our our cover graph uh program. >> Well then but how do you know when something goes beyond >> that the you go by complaints then too? The 25%

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>> are inspected. Do you go by complaints too? >> Yeah, that that's part of the the equation too. Okay. And I I can get to that too. >> I'm sorry. >> Yep. Nope. That's fine. So um but looking ahead you know uh we are looking at uh new technology that's out there

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LAR specifically with AI um um enhancements associated with that. So uh if we uh have a LAR system uh uh which videos all the city streets, this AI program can can pick up all the

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distresses in our in in the in the pavement itself and then automatically generate a OCI number for that particular street. So here's u an example what that looks like. So, we're have already talked to two companies and

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one company has come out and uh did a demo for us over on Fieldcrust Avenue and it basically just drive down the street with the vehicle and it picks up all the distresses within within the pavement itself and automatically would generate um overall condition index um

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based upon what the uh uh the AI software uh is seeing out there. So we're there's still some calibration, some things we're looking at, but uh this is one of the technologies that we're currently looking at. >> Is there use of satellite imagery for any of our

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>> Yeah, satellite is it's the uh resolution isn't there. You really need to get up close, look at the all the cracks, how many cracks per, you know, per per foot are are we're looking at alligatoring and distresses out there. So you really need high resolution um

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video and uh to to really identify what the uh the stresses are. So after we put all that information together um we can generate maps and scenarios. This is a overall OCI

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estimate for the community in uh in 2025. We still haven't rated uh the streets in 2026 yet, but um this map didn't come through exactly uh clear, but there are it does show, you know, some contrast in in terms of what

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streets are in fairly good condition, which ones are are going to need some help in the future. So after we generate again all the data uh of the cardioraph system and put all the scenarios together we can generate an overall condition index for our whole

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network system. So currently our network um for our local streets the residential streets is about 81. Um and our collective roads is is right around 77 right now. And our goal is to have our whole network right around 75ish. So,

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it's going to uh uh go up and down every year based upon our inspections and those type of things, but generally that's that's the numbers that we're we're trying to hold to. Um, so we're doing pretty good job right there. I I think uh 2027, I think the numbers might go down a little bit. Our next area that

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we're going to be inspecting, uh those streets are a little bit older, so they might tweak a little bit, but looking out into the future, 2030ish, um our scenario is our payment um estimate OCI is is at 72. So, and again that number

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is going to vary depends upon traffic and uh weather conditions and and deterioration of the streets over time. >> Can you explain a little bit more about 2030? That's if we do nothing now or >> No, that's that's I I should that's a good point. So, that does include all of

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the improvements that are currently in the CIP. So if we we uh implement all the projects proposals in the CIP um this is the estimate that we're going to be we're going to get. >> So the CIP proposes improvements and gets us to 72 which is just under 75

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>> but >> we're right there. >> Okay. Got it. So there's a range of numbers that's satisfactory. >> Yep. Exactly. We're know it's plus or minus there's some >> there's a lot lot of variables that go into it. Got it.

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And so another benefit of holding a higher OCI level is that the the issue that Yuri had talked about um C on Councilman Vul is the uh the calls that we do receive. So as we try to strive to

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maintain a 75 OCI level through our community, we're seeing less calls come in from from the neighbors uh concerned about their pavement conditions and feedback from the community. So, um, with that, uh, here's, um, the treatments that we're currently

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utilizing to maintain our pavement, um, uh, condition. So, crack sealing, we're doing that on a yearly basis. Also, the rejuven rejuvenating surface ceiling, uh, that contractor is in town right now, and we're doing about 18 miles throughout the community. Uh, we do some edge mills

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once in a while. They're it's not high um, uh, utilized right now. Um, but our 2-in mill and overlays, those are our rehab projects uh that we we do or currently doing uh completing up in the uh Dakota Heights neighborhood. And then

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our full depth re reconstruction um uh project FDR u those are our street reconstruction projects and those are the ones that we we assess based upon the assessment policy. So, and I just wanted to highlight again the rejuvenator that we're currently

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utilizing. Um The rejuvenator does uh go over like an oil does soak into the uh the pavement. You can hardly tell it's there with after a month or so. But uh it does uh help to extend the life of the of the pavement. Um and rejuvenates

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the the uh the pavement so it doesn't crack as much. Um it uh helps with the oxidation of the reducing the oxidation of the pavement so it doesn't crack and extends the pavement life as you can see there in that photo. So, and again, you're um I think we've

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shown you this uh exhibit before, but uh this is our what would be our ideal pavement length. We trying to get to a 50 to 60 year payment if we could um utilizing uh rejuvenators to extend the the pavement life as much as we can. But

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with when we get down to the overlay areas, that 60 to 45 uh area um for our OCIs, then we're starting to talk about doing some overlays again that would bump us up to um 100% 100 for OCIs and

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hopefully we can get another uh overlay out of the out of the street before we potentially have to reconstruct. So after 50 60 years you're talking about uh needing new infrastructure uh storm sewer water main sanitary improvements. though at that time it doesn't make sense to start considering a

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reconstruction but and then I did show you the uh the pavement or the costs for each of the each of the uh um applications. So preventative maintenance with a um with a reclamation um or the rejuvenator plus um some crack

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sealing it's between$1 and $2 and rehabs um be as high as $37. But the reconstructions, that's where you're you're really talking big bucks, which is uh 60 to80 $88 per square foot. So every dollar you're you're you're

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putting into the preservation and the rehabilitation, you know, you're you're extending the life of that pavement uh so you don't get into the reconstruction as quickly. >> So what have you saved us since you put this program into place? >> Um well, it's it's hard to tell. Uh it's

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it's hard to quantify I guess. We're just trying to extend the pavement life as much as we can. Before we you know um before we started through this uh pavement management program we were doing a ton of reconstructions, right? >> Um and you know we were doing I can't

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remember how many miles per year, but it was upwards of 15 to uh 12 to 15 million dollars of of street improvement projects every year plus assessments and stuff like that. So, it was it was very costly to to uh let the streets go to the reconstruction and before you're you

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know and not do the overlays and do some of the preventive treatments ahead of time. >> Yeah, I think I remember I mean when I first got council we were trying to catch up from >> you know 06 7 8 9 10 11 where we had missed a lot of that because of financial crisis and stuff. So, it's

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good to see that >> that tough period. We caught up and now it seems like the technology is going to get us a lot further out long term. >> We're trying to best bang for the buck. Yep. So, >> are you caught up? >> Well, we're caught up with I mean, we're always going to have three reconstructions.

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um you know the uh over over time but right now we're more in the maintenance phase or doing more a lot more milling overlays a lot more preservation uh the recolleites or the the surface seals right now and not allowing or letting

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the pavements get down to that reconstruction level >> certainly been more stable. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Which is nice. we haven't seen huge flux fluctuations in how much you know pavement management we've needed to do each year.

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>> So in again here's the uh the proposed 2027 to 2031 uh transportation improvements. Um noting uh next year I think we're we're looking at uh 205th Street just uh west of 35W. That's one

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of our streets that we get one of the most complaints on. Um and then a bunch of street overlays uh within the neighborhood again. So >> isn't there some developer investment on that 250? >> Um there might be some too. I mean the scope of that project is still out

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there. We're going for grants on that project to try to get some shoulder work done out there. It's it's a costly project >> because I thought at one point at least not Artemis but or not Artemis uh re meadows >> rear meadows the one immediately to the

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west of that I thought that they at one point there was some sort of turning lane stuff >> I I know they put in the turn lanes already and some some curb and guttering work in so they have completed some of the improvements. So with that, uh, just again key

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takeaway is, you know, our our street pavement network are right around almost four $400 million. Uh, we have 333 miles of of streets that we're maintaining. We're investing about uh 1.2% of the uh the cost of the network in the

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in the system. So um which is which is adequate. I think um the OCI ratings are we're doing a good job I think there. the takeaway um we're right at 75 a little bit above right now but we might be dropping a little bit down under

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under the 75 by as we get closer to 2030 but um you know again timing drives the cost. We just want to make sure that we're investing in the in the pavements and the the treatments uh when they should be uh to maximize the uh

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investment that we're putting into the into the uh into the network. And then also we're always refining this program. Uh we're looking at uh utilizing LAR and AI technology to further enhance our uh gather our data gathering. So with that

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I would stand for any questions. >> Council other questions or comments? >> I just say in general as I echo what I just said I think this is really smart for us. you know, we we're we're growing for a long time and that growth is going to slow down the next 10 years and so it's

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good to be smart about maintaining versus all of a sudden having to reconstruct when you got no growth that good. >> Great. Thank you. >> Thanks. >> Thank you. >> U Okay, we'll move on to item B and Mr. Snyder will um

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give us an update on youth advisory commission. >> You had to lower that >> shockingly. Good evening, mayor and council. Um, believe it or not, school's right around the corner and um, we figured this would be a good time to touch base on where

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our youth advisory commission is right now and what we want this to look forward look like uh, moving forward. So, um, where we are today, um, the youth commission gives Lakeville youth a voice in local government. Unfortunately, current numbers have kind of put a

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strain on the success of the program. Last year we had eight members on our commission. Um this year we had four graduate. So going into next year we would have four current members and we would need to recruit recruit five more. Um last year we only had two applicants

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um which kind of has put a strain on the program. Um so our biggest challenge right now is numbers and attendance. Um we have a shrinking roster. So eight members that we had last year was already one less than we had the year before.

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um and when it can significantly decrease the group dynamic especially when one or two members are missing um at each meeting. Um two would be recruitment challenges. Last year we asked the school districts to share um our application with their students and

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we also encourage current commissioners who are on the board to um invite their friends thinking that the more they would be more inclined to participate if they were with their friends um and gain more momentum that way. Um we ended up with two applications last year and one was a returning member. So we only had

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one new um applicant so to say. And then attendance attendance was much better than my first year when I took over. Um and so that was a very big improvement that I was happy to see. Um unfortunately though when one or two kids are missing from the program, it

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really hinders how much they can interact and kind of garner that um commitment with each other. and also um be productive at each meeting. Um sometimes we had as little as three to four members and it's hard to be productive when you're down half the

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group. So um our second challenge has been kind of with the purpose and direction. Um we know the original intent for this commission was for the youth to offer insights to the council. Um we did kind of change it a bit. Um we tried

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different approaches. We tried to when I came they were doing big projects, year-long projects. Um and then we kind of shifted to more volunteer opportunities. So we did one of the biggest ones we did every year was the super bagging at Cub Foods. Um that seemed to be a hit. And then we also

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would do city department and facility tours. Um and we just kind of tried to figure out what was getting that traction and getting that buyin from the students. um and trying to piece that together and continue growing and gaining that momentum.

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So um staff recommendation for the um youth commission would be to move to a six to 8 week youth academy um very similar to our police citizens academy. Um this would be a more compact structured um local government functions

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based academy that um can provide more meaningful interaction with the local government. Um I think this would be a better way for them to gain an understanding of what all of our staff and city functions do provide and what we're doing on a day-to-day and get them um to understand and potentially peak an

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interest in a career in local government. Um, and this also doesn't depend on group size as much as that commission kind of style does. And it also doesn't require a year-long commitment. Um, schedules change as seasons change, especially with sports

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and activities. So, um, we think that 6 to 8 week window um would be a good option to kind of negate that fluctuating schedules that high schoolers have, which can be chaotic. So >> when are you thinking the six to eight

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weeks would occur? >> So that is something um in the next slide we're going to kind of see what you guys would be thinking. Um we would kind of use the staff calendar to look at more opportune times um when it would

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be best for staff um as well. But so what we're asking next steps and what we're asking of council um one the direction to proceed um confirm the support for this more youth academy style um concept in favor um and kind of

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sunsetting the current model of the youth commission. Um and then two we are looking for timeline input. We don't have a launch date so we're kind of looking for guidance on timing and how it could work with the broader calendar. Um and then three we would have staff followup. Um, so with your direction

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tonight, uh, we can return with an updated program and curriculum outline, um, moving forward. And with that, I'll stand for any questions. You >> still thinking 8th to 12th grade or what are you going to >> Yeah, I think so. Um,

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>> target number in terms of how many people >> I would like at least eight. Um, if not more, I would think 20 could be a good number. Up to 20. I think small classroom size. Um I could we would work

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with looking at what the police do do with their citizens academy and see kind of what works best for them numbers wise. What's too much or too little? >> Are you thinking once a year? >> Yeah, we would think once a year. >> Yeah. So I mean for me I I really advoc

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I I I'm a full supporter of the youth council and youth involvement. I like this idea. I think it's going to be a good way to attract people and to get people engaged. And you're absolutely right, I don't have to make a year-long commitment, and I didn't factor in what my spring sports were going to look like

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when we signed up for this in the fall. Uh, one thing that I think I would like to personally see more of is input on on some of the issues that we're looking at. So even in this model, you could have the group work on a project and may

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that maybe that project is some kind of issue that we're we're addressing. Um and and because I I think there's just some value in in getting that feedback and uh kind of breaking the mold of, you know, having people that that are young

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and energetic and reading things we don't read and looking at things we don't look at to give input. So I would just that would be my word of encouragement is to put some kind of component in there that when you do this uh that group could work on a project that would give us some meaningful

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feedback on on something that we're looking at. >> Yeah, absolutely. But I thought that was the whole point of changing this um advisory council to the whatever you called it um was so that they didn't

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have a project a big project because they weren't getting them done. And I was going to ask you what did besides the bagging did have they accomplished anything else in the three four years that we've had this going >> in my two years that I oversaw it? um

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not necessarily um >> they didn't do anything really in the two years before you >> right and I think the biggest struggle that we had was maintaining momentum they had only meet once a month and most of them don't go to school together either so they're not even interacting

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with each other more than once a month um at least facilitated and so that was I think a big struggle and we did try and increase over my first summer that we did it we tried to increase every other week meetings um over Zoom it

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wasn't the most effective >> and summer but >> and I wonder to piggy back off what you're saying a little bit is maybe as a capstone after the eight weeks >> they come up with a onepage memo for us >> and say hey this is what we learned this is what we think based on what we saw >> the council can think about instead of

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just coming up with something but just say >> yeah we went saw public works whatever this is what surprised me you know whatever it is >> um as kind of a recap that might be helpful >> because yeah and I I want to make sure that you know what I'm saying is is understood fully. It's like I'm not saying create a project. I'm saying take

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an issue and I agree with the mayor. Here's here's a page or two our input on this issue. >> Sure. >> And >> I misunderstood. >> Yeah. To me that that would be very meaningful for me to see and I think it would provide value for them to know

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that the city council is actually going to look at something. >> Yes, sir. Were you were you trying to model this after the academy that the police department puts together? >> The current model or the what we're

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>> No, the this this model. >> Yeah, that was my original thought. Um and they I worked with Alex and she sent me their they have an itinerary of like kind of like curriculum for >> they don't have a project. >> No. So that would be a change,

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>> right? And the the people that you're asking to get involved in this are now going to be students that might be interested in city government. >> High school students that would be interested,

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>> right? They're not John, I love your idea, but they're not looking to do a project. They're looking to learn about their community and what city government does.

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I mean, that's what you how you're going to advertise it, correct? >> We could market it either way. We could market it as just that academy or we could market it as an opportunity to be more involved in the community along with learning about city functions. >> They're they're going to learn about the

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city. We used to do this with the police department and it gives a glimpse into that world, but you have to make it relevant to that world. So that's what the value of an academy is that we're actually doing things. We're seeing how finance works. We're seeing how this

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works. And um to me, if you had some meaningful input at the end, that >> the I mean throughout the process, I mean, when this was created, the council was very adamant about some sort of youth engagement opportunity. And so um I'm

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glad we're continuing with something. Um it's it's more educational this time around is trying to as opposed to activating them to be involved because honestly with the interactions that I had um at their meetings it's it's just tough. I mean they there's so much to

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understand. You can't just you know say I want to do this you know and and think you uh have the tools and are equipped uh enough to to make that project happen. So the things that I think were most valuable though were the moments that they had with various council

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members and the mayor to interact that way that I I still have relationships with uh certain members of um the youth council in the past. Um the exposure to different departments which you've mentioned um and I think just the opport

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exposure to career fields within the government because there's obviously a lot of different options. So in terms of timing, some of the things that were challenging as well was school schedules for different high schools and middle schools. And so I think developmentally,

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high school is really the target area. >> Probably freshman year to junior year is probably the ideal target. Not seniors, sure, but I don't think they're the ideal target. Um, and I don't, this feels too far out. Um, but a tag along

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to what the the chamber does out at Air Lake. I mean, there's like an exposure event out there. This could be some sort of connected series uh or at least advertising this there as a future opportunity to get involved here. So, um I mean honestly it's our charge what

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what do we want the youth to to do? >> Well, I guess I'm thinking that I would like to have them experience our committees. You know, if you if they're going to learn about the city, they should learn about what are these committees doing. Well, the only you can tell them, but

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why not have them go to a meeting and sit and see what these committees do? you know, I mean, it's all part of um besides trying to get them interested in the city and maybe as a career, but

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also as a person living in the community, maybe they would let find that they would want to volunteer. >> So, I I like the academy idea. Would you be comfortable maybe coming back in September with like, okay, if we

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ran eight weeks, this is what they're going to cover in week one, two, you know, whatever. and just kind of give us a framework because then I think for me anyway I'll be understand kind of the vision that way. Yeah. >> Because I think the overall idea makes a total sense. But okay, they're going to tour public works. They're going to tour PD. They're going to

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>> go to arts. I don't know. Yeah. Right. Obviously you guys will kind of figure that out. But I I think that will help at least me. I don't know about you kind of understand the direction. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> I think it gives a unique opportunity. I mean, we've all had our complaints about how people don't understand the land use

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pro process and stuff and why they think we we put Taco Bells on corners and stuff like that. So, I think there's a variety of message type things or areas that we would like to um provide a higher level of education and knowledge too that would be important to have the agenda.

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>> Well, and you have an opportunity this year towards the later part of the year um to have them give their input on the plan, the next plan 2015 >> comp plan. Yeah. >> You know, I mean, how often do you get a

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youth pers perspective on something like that? So, I um yeah, come back. >> For the members who have uh been around for a couple years, I just I do want to

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recognize the time that they put into being there consistently. I mean because those are the folks that got the most out of it. So um I remember uh several who went to the dedication of peace polls at Caspersonson and the volunteering that you mentioned and you know being super engaged with the

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departments and council members that would come in. So I I just want to recognize the folks that that that did put the energy into it and so this is not a knock on on their involvement within the the commission. So >> absolutely. >> Some even got summer jobs at parks and recck.

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Okay, good. Appreciate it. Thank you, sir. >> Yep. Thank you. >> Um, council, any updates, committee updates for me. >> Okay, the only announcement is our next meeting is Monday, August 17th. And with that, I'll take a motion to adjourn. >> Moved. Is there a second? >> Second. >> All those in favor say I.

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>> I. >> I. returned. You sent out an email. Sorry.