All right. Uh, call the December 8th work session to order. If you join me for a moment of silence and pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God,
indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. comments. >> Let's go right into the Lake Mary and Greenway Trail update over to Joe. >> Uh good evening, mayor and uh council. Um so quick update for you tonight on
the Lake Mary Greenway Trail. Uh I know you're aware of this project is one I've referenced a number of times through the uh quarterly reports, but we'll go into a little bit more detail today. Um just covering a little bit of background on that project. Again, um this has been in
development since 2013. Uh when the city initially did a feasibility study on this trail segment. Uh the total project when complete would be approximately 20 miles long and connect Burnsville, Savage, Credit Township, Lakeville,
Arlington, uh and then eventually to Murphy area. Uh back in 2019, the city and the county did a an additional feasibility study um to uh plan out the next segments within
Lakeville um splitting the project ultimately into three different phases. And the phase that we're working on right now runs from downtown Lakeville into Riveron Park. So that's phase one for us. >> Well, that's a lot of miles.
>> Uh about four and a half. Yep. So, the Ritter Farm and I we have this broken out into kind of different segments here and I can zoom in some too if that helps and it's a little small there. Um, but starting with Ritter Farm because that is the the area where I
think we receive the most questions. Um, and it is the only portion of the trail that is entirely new. Um, the rest of the trail is utilizing existing trail segments and we'll talk a little bit about that. But in Ritter Farm Park, uh the upper section there, those black
squares, um let me think you can see here. So these are this would be the existing gravel parking lot at Ritter Farm Park. Um that is ultimately where a new trail head is planned. Um we're proposing as part of the project um as a bid alternate to pave a portion of that
area um going up to the ELC and paving the upper lot and then going to the uh kind of the top of the null of the hill there. This green trail segment is um an existing trail um that we're posing to pave. Um it was the best option for us
to um do the least amount of impact to the park and utilizing existing infrastructure. And if you know where the entrance road to uh the south 40 for me archery range is, at that point we would actually split off and we would be putting a new
trail segment through that ultimately pops out over by the dog park. So that section uh would have an overlook uh kind of looking over towards Lake Marian and that would be really the only truly new section of of trail. We would then also be realigning slightly
the uh snowmobile trail and we've got a little bit of work that also has to happen uh in conjunction with uh the snow trackers to realign part of our uh cross country speed trails. Sorry, but that's the R of farm section of the project
and I can pop back to these at any point as we go through the two. Uh the trail head that I referenced and actually this is maybe a better view of that for you. Um so this is what's being proposed for inside river park. Um but it's got the the gravel parking lot turned into a
paved lot. We would have a new shelter and restroom combo as we're doing these projects with Dakota County. Uh part of that is to have yearround accessible restrooms um at these trail heads. Uh so $400,000 of that shelter and restrooms
that will be paid for by the county. And I'll talk a little bit about the financial split here as well. We're also proposing some improvements to the equestrian parking lot. Um so u increase in the quality of of that but still leaving that as aggregate. Um and then as I said we'd be proposing um as a bit
ultimate to pave in the ELC parking lot as well. The trail head though and it's a larger view of that is a shelter structure. Um zoom down here a little bit. So this is a rendering of it. So shelter structure uh storage room and then again uh year
round restrooms. So heated uh that's also coming then with um the bike plaza you know uh kind of trail head aspects of it. So we'll have regional mapping uh bike fit station benches um and uh bike
loops. Uh we're also proposing as part of the project um improvements at the Kendrick Road crossing. So this is going from Caspersonson Park across the bridge into River Farm Park. As part of that, uh,
we're working with, uh, WSB and the city engineers to finalize either a combination of, uh, pedestrian hybrid beacon and refuge or refuge and some other, uh, traffic control measures, but ultimately a widening of the road would be happening here. Uh, you can see where
the cutout is for pedestrian access here. Um, zoom in on that. Along with that, there would be improvements to the bridge itself. So, we're working with Mingot on that strictly um fencing. So, 8 foot tall fences uh for pedestrian
safety. And then after you cross the bridge, the trail then again would cut out um and be great separated um along the rest of the system. So, I'll go to So, the trail after we go through from Ritter uh will cross
Penrich. It'll cut through Caspersonson Park on existing trails and actually those have already been improved. So, we won't be touching those. The next section that we hit would be Juno Trail segment. The Juno Trail uh was also improved four or five years ago. It's already at the right width. All of that
um is correct. But what we will be doing with Juno Trail is actually working on speed mitigation. So, we brought uh the ordinance to council um regarding speed limits on our trail system. So, that's been set systemwide for our multi-use trails at 15 miles per hour. But that new
ordinance also gave us the ability to further reduce that speed. So we're looking at are there a five or 10 mile speed along the Juno Trail segment. It is a little bit of a unique area because uh we have property owners that own land on both sides of the trail. So to access their docks, they've got to be able to
cross. So we do get quite a few complaints about um speed in those sections. So we're working with the county and the engineers on on ways to reduce that. >> Five to 10. Really cool. >> Pretty slow. Yep. There are some some really hidden
corners though along that trail section. So this isn't the whole length of it, but um definitely a segment of it. So >> it's I I haven't go straight a corner. I mean can you the corners turn
>> away faster? So, we are looking at um doing some curved markings where we might further reduce and there's a handful of really tight corners on Juno Trail and I do have another rendering of it where I can actually zoom in showing that if
you'd like to see it um see it further. >> We did and I would say in through the open houses that we've held, this was one of the major comments we got from the residents along the Juno Trail segment. Um >> so they don't mind 10 miles an hour. >> They prefer slower the better um is
really what the push was. Yeah. Uh and part of that was um to look at pavement markings as opposed to signs. So, and that's where we're looking at doing some things that we have not done in other parts of the system. So, so going then from Juno Gra segment uh
we'll be following the trail down uh 205th Street going past Antlers Park. from antlers will be heading down existing trails to um Marian Field Park and there are segments of those trails that have already been replaced. There
are segments of those trails that need to be widened. Some of them just need to be overlaid. It's been so we're really looking at this design will be are trying to utilize the existing infrastructure as much as possible. Um, as part of the project,
we're also intending on adding two trail spurs into uh Lake View Elementary. So, that's intended to help with uh pedestrian access for overflow parking. We'll be looking at some additional signage overl. But at DOD um at the Dodd intersection,
we actually have one segment of our trail that we will not be building next year. Um that's because of the bad road project that's scheduled for 27 at which point a pedestrian tunnel is being planned. So just to the west of the playground we'll be stopping the project
in 26 and then just to the east on uh of boulevard will be stopping there as well. So it's that one little section that'll be left until following. Is this indicating that this tunnel underneath for a second?
>> No. that tunnel. No, this alignment isn't uh isn't a fair representation. In fact, the tunnel the tunnel is being designed by a different engineering department. Um and it's a little bit farther south than what's represented here in the latest designs that I've seen. But no, it'll be running this way.
>> Looks like it's under the >> It really does. Yep. No, it'll it'll be um the trail itself will run along the east side of Dodd and then it'll cut through um going east west. So, so the project then um for this year uh
will head into downtown Lakeville and uh the existing trail pops out just north of where the Royal Milk property is. Um we'll actually be taking that down to um 209th Street. That's the number of that
road. And for this year, the trail would actually end up with a new it's a gateway is what we're calling it or what the county calls it. It's uh an entrance point to the trail system where there are no restrooms. So trail head restrooms, gateway, no restrooms. So for this year, the project would ultimately
stop here. Um and then in 2027, there's plans in place to extend it ultimately to Holio Avenue um as part of a city project, not tied to the project. What what would the infrastructure to put in
restaurants? There are two divergent opinions on the BLBA. There's some there that would be want to bring the tax back to have a bathroom here for business bathroom and then there's the other half that don't want to spend any money at all.
And so I heard requests. So half million bucks million dollar. I I mean half is probably fair looking at what we're spending at at Ritter. I guess I >> the only thing I would contend with this spot is whether that is the right
location. Um simply because it's hidden from the street and you know tied to this project. I don't know that it makes sense tied to this project if if your intention is to serve downtown, but that's my own personal opinion. Yeah, I think their intent was that you could try to do two versions of the trail that
they could refer people. >> Well, so for this year though, the intention or for 26 the intention was to stop just before um what parking lot. So, and I'll skip down here to the gateway just so you kind of get a sense of what that's going to look like. Um,
so the parking lot right off of Holland Avenue um is pictured here just the corner of it. Um, but ultimately it's a um another bike fix it station, directional signage, benches, uh new drinking fountain, trash cans, but kind
of a nice uh seating area there just off of the trail segment. or I guess you know not maybe dissimilar to our what we do in some of the parks potentially adding in a couple port bodies that are season
definitely not. >> So I'm going to flip down here. So just to talk about schedule then um the project has been moving along to designs here since this past summer when we held our first open house. Uh the second open house at the 60% D design phase was held
in uh October. Um we're moving to 90% design plans now and the intention is to um complete those and we would need to do some work at Rita Farm Park to do with some tree removals um and some tree
trimming here over the winter just to make sure we you know miss the the old weld season. But ultimately construction for the project would start uh either late spring in the segment from downtown to Dodd um or everything would start after July 1st. And I mentioned that
date because of the two grants that we received. Uh keep in mind we received or are pending receiving an LCCMR grant for 1.79 million. Um with that grant we cannot start construction on the trail um from Dodd into Rita Farm Park until
after July 1st. and the DNR grant that we're also um that we we're receiving for $250,000 that's also on a similar time frame. So So that one trail segment that runs from dod into downtown is covered 85% county 15% city and that
section could start here in spring. So it's just a matter of whether or not we want to try to get that done for panrog or if we want to just do all of it after panrog. So we're still going to work through those details. So for that segment riding my bike down that one that that
one seems wide enough. I mean what improvements are being made? >> Yeah. So county standard for regional green trails are 10 foot wide. Uh there's also a different um turning radius. So about a 100 foot radius. So we do that where we can and a lot of our
trail segments do not currently meet that. Um, city trails are currently 8 foot wide and our turning radius is 40 to 50 really. Um, so there are some segments of the trails where we can't do that wider turning radius just because
of the land space. So >> is there something to be done for the crossing of tracks small tires? >> Yep. So there are improvements uh that are being planned for the tracks. That's a whole other conversation we're working
on with um rail line. The only comment that I've got and a concern about an increase in traffic, but the trails themselves are closer to residential.
Any estimate on traffic now? Yeah, I would say it's hard to it's hard for me to take on any extract at all. I will say from what he received as comments both through um the open forums and open-ended surveys that we've had
online as well as the open house is more so the impact to um the natural environment of which is something that we've really been cognizant of. Uh it's part of the reason there were a couple of other trail alignments we could have selected but it would have put the pave trail through essentially the center of
the park. So we've really been trying to hold close to the existing road alignment um just to make sure that we're not disturbing the major portions of the park. Um so I guess I would share that. My other comment is
once this is fully complete, um I would ask, you know, I would assume that there's going to be traffic, bikes are still going to be held to to pathways. Um, so if you're accustomed to walking or biking or hiking, not biking, if you're accustomed to walking or hiking,
you shouldn't see math increases on the rest of the trails. Um, are going to stay on that kudos. So now I emailed you. All right. Um, we'll now move into our
short-term rental discussion or Katie, you're both here. All right. Thank you, Mayor of the Council. Um, yes. So this evening we are bringing back um followup from the work session
that we had back in July. We talked about what the existing ordinance covers us or how it covers us for short-term rentals in terms of the administrative permits. Um there's a brief summary for the report as what her says. Katie has
taken the lead in researching budget and I hear this draft together. She's got some bullets of what the ordinance does and then some key questions as well. That be an opportunity to just do an overview of what the draft says.
So just kind of reviewing the comments that were made the request that I heard from the training tax responsible um being able to rent the whole house
have a clear occupancy amount because currently it's unclear separate code section so it's easy to find and follow and then duration of today. So, the things that we have addressed, we'll just read through the list. Um, we have
set up set up a draft right now to have an annual short-term rental permit. Um, most of the community has either did a year renewal or a two-year. So, we went with a year just because these can have a higher as far as
um renting of rooms or the entire would be allowed in this. We do include the collection of lodging tax. Um to keep it similar to the rental registration program, which is our long-term program, we are requiring the owner or local management to be Minnesota based. We are
restricting the number of short-term rentals operated by the same homeowner to two properties. Right now, it's listed as one homestead and one nonh homestead. uh that was to try to prevent people buying up a bunch of properties and not living in them and maintaining
that housing stock their families live here. Um we also did short-term rental we just defined as 31 days or less because that's the most a month it can be. Um occupancy you limit it to two adults per bedroom plus children
parking. We did not put a number on the number of um vehicle that can be parked, but we did restrict it to offer parking. Uh and that's around properties. GR stalls do count um service sites that they would all have to be on the property and not on the
street. And then what it doesn't do currently, and we discussed that, is restrict the number of short-term rentals in the city limits. There are some communities, it's a really small amount that actually limit the number total. um those are smaller cities and
then did not limit the location. So currently the rental registration program doesn't limit the location of those rental properties. We follow suit and kept it consistent and do it that way. And then it does not define long-term rental on this but we would
add a definition just to make it consistent across the entire rental registration program. And then the topics of consider consideration is how many short-term rental units can one person or entity be afforded to
operate? As I mentioned in our current draft, we need to do so. We're kind of looking for direction from the council about their thoughts or preferences around that. And then um if you have thoughts or preferences around renewal,
either annual longer onetime application and of course any other comment just based on collecting a current fee. >> Yes. Yeah. So currently it's in the street. Um, so this would be some clarity. We
would make a separate short-term rental application just so that we could make sure that this these requirements understood what was included in the city co that would be $100. >> Yeah. I mean, if I I guess I had to figure out what the exact like staff
cost it to process all this. It just seemed like maybe the renewal would be less than, you know, we haven't had to do anything. What's the cost? also push it for >> sure if there's no change. So like first
one >> what are you going to do on the are you still doing that each year or what are you doing on the lab? So currently it's an administrative permit. It's not licensed permit. So we have
inspection like longterm rental that's a that's actually we don't do background checks. We don't inspction. It's just a register
that's the property owner um information being so >> I can see staff in compliance though like checking >> sites sure
I saw they where they have to be compiance with public exterior and everything and you would I just heard you say that that doesn't mean we do a pre-permanent inspection but what we would do is is if the
property is deteriorating um we'd be able to do some enforcement I'm I'm in favor of an annual renewal uh for the main reason that if you do develop problem we have a little more leverage other do
>> um they don't I didn't get that language from any other but currently the code actually the intent of it is that it's your your owner occupied home you're actually physically there while you're renting a room >> so that was trying to stay true to a
Lakeville resident interested in doing a short-term rental property um instead of like someone from a neighboring community that is buying a multiple here. But that's flexible. We just >> Yeah. I don't really know.
>> I'm still trying to figure out figure out who's doing it. >> Well, yes. You know, cuz I got a neighbor across the street that's I think she's renting a room. I've never asked her, but there's different people
staying there for a long period of time, but I don't know that we know. Do you know what I mean? >> And how many I mean, in a town of 70,000 people, how do we know for 20,000 houses, who do we know that is renting
out a roof? So for long-term rentals, we did a lot of communicationally um and do periodically include it in city communications. Um but part of that beyond the people that pay attention to
that information is having neighbors reported. And so if we do get someone that contacts the city and says, I think that my neighbor is renting their house, um we do look into it for enforcement process. And similarly, when this
program is up and the code is um adopted, we would work with Airbnb to communicate with the properties that are considered platforms. Um I spoke with someone from Airbnb and he was very accommodating so that they could help us
communicate with those people um that are currently renting their homes and then if we do have issues, he's a leaison, we can communicate with them. they can actually um revoke these people's um opportunity to list their
property either for a limited amount of time or permanently and they also communicate with VRBO in the same way. So we do have some extra resources because you have to use those platforms in order to well you don't have to but a lot of people do use those platforms to
rent their properties so it's a good way to reach them. >> Do they collect the lodging tax? >> Yeah. So for Airbnb, there's a like a check box um that they can collect the lodging tax separately. So it keeps that
separate from what they're asking to rent their property and then they can just it puts it into a pool that they can turn around and then the city. >> Is that automat does the state require that automat? >> They don't require it. So we actually
>> some cities already are collecting it but not all cities >> that go to the chamber >> that's kind of interesting is that the complaints I've seen from folks about rental is more on the long-term rental
side too. So, it's because long-term rentals, the owner occupied occupant isn't maintaining it or the person who owns it isn't coming back enough. With short-term rentals, you have a desire to
keep it up because you need to rent it out if you're so there should be some incentive to keep your property more uh up to date than you know.
So I I think there's still a long-term question out there that I'm glad you put that in there. But for this I mean I like the
piece of relationship with those platforms. I don't unless you're putting out Facebook for priceless but um
and I do appreciate the non I generally I think reaches that balance owners the freedom to to rent out their house if they want to help people also keep the guardrails in place
with that our neighboring communities um any sense what they do on Wednesday we talk about that >> yeah don't do it at all >> varies so much so I can um I'll hit the highlights from the short-term rental
policies that were shared during the July meeting soil they do an annual license um that $62 they did not specify the number of guests they talk about working tired tax and must be off
um gross mount licensed and by annual it's $50. Their occupancy is two times the number of bedrooms rented cost one. They don't allow sub. >> Yes. Um the amount of home is all
washing tax was not mentioned. And then not owner occupied owner must reside in um savage is annual. It's $25. Their occupancy is two adults per bedroom plus an additional
two adults. Children don't explore vehicles plus one for each available garage bedrooms only and property owns any background checks and all licenses are >> Apple Valley
say Apple Valley has banned them but they're being sued. >> Yes. >> Okay. I remember was that >> people are are thinking about doing this um during the time we bear in Florida
from November to April or whatever want to have somebody at their most like or somebody's but um is that the kind I mean who are we thinking Dr.
>> I I looked up some of the stats from the Airbnb and and Lakeville was not a hot spot for short-term rentals. When the Super Bowl was here, things popped up all over the place. Uh but I mean there
there were very few statistics. So I don't think we're at least at this point. Yeah, I'm checking right now. There's not a single one that would be New York. >> I would if the um Dakota County or the World Fair Expo thing comes through.
>> Oh, yeah. >> I would imagine all the cities around us are probably going to have a desire to or there will be a market for that because there's going to be a lot of people traveling internationally here. >> Example, where they're gone for multiple months at a time, that would be
considered a long term. So they could register their own one person say >> I think we're ahead of the curve for the demand. I think that's expensive. >> I mean we know we do have a couple
because the one guy complained that I mean that's what kind of kicked this off, right? $100. It was a long time, >> right? >> But the ordinance is a little dated. >> It really doesn't say much. So, this puts um I think as council said a good
balance of kind of what you all expecting, what we're seeing um you know, our market cities. It's a distinctive ordinance. um it's not going to be buried in the residential section anymore. Um so like the rental
registration it'll be in the city code portion be very easy to follow and create some website tools for it like we did rental registration for implementation and a couple of things that weren't um
in my bullet points but I will mention is at the end there is um a process about suspension and relocation. So, we do have a three off events um process set up right now um before they would
get notified that they're planning to revoke their um permit and then they have an process to go through and then something else included is it's required to be passenger vehicle. So I think business related vehicles that are
parking at a rental and >> there a minimum age of the >> it's not included. >> So basically anyone that's an adult >> adult I don't know what platform I think the
platforms they require 21 for >> well I I can't think of anybody. Would you really want to own multiple houses to do short-term rentals? >> Yeah, if you bought four houses on Lake Mary for sure.
>> Yeah. >> Rental in the summer just like >> a tiny home accessory. >> I stayed in one in Phoenix, different market, but it was very clearly an investment property that somebody just bought and they're right now they weren't living there at all.
Sorry. >> They rent them for a lot. >> Okay. All right. Well, I don't know. You said you don't have anything. They're getting there about the number of units. Somebody
>> two. >> Oh, two. Yeah. >> At least one instead. and respond to it. >> I like that nobody else does that. >> So, I think we're all good with this one, but I'm still wondering what more
we can do on a long-term conversation. >> January conversation. I don't know if it needs to be that quick. I don't know where we're at with agenda topics for that. Well, yeah. I mean, the retreat we're just kind of identifying topics. We
don't go into deep dive on them, but I do have it on there as I think if the council wants to explore next year. >> Thanks, guys. I think you're still have the floor. >> Yes. >> Baja local affordable housing update.
>> As you know, the legislature passed um the housing bill created a revention to regional sales tax. Lakeville received a distribution in 2024 of 29 $229,464. Lakeville this year for the 2025
allocation is 635,1 cities can use this for aid for emergency rental assistance. Cost of operating emergency facilities. Financial support for nonprofit housing providers. Projects for the construction, acquisition,
rehabilitation, demolition, removal of existing structions, structures, construction financing, permit financing, interest rate reduction, um and gap financing. We have to utilize funds within um three years or commit within three years,
utilize within four. Um, and beginning this year, we did have to do some reporting to the state. Um, Julie has helped coordinate that along with the CDA. So, as you recall, last year for our 2024 um program, we did work with
and collaborate with Dakota County to administer all of our funds. And so, those funds were divided between in the enhanced single family home improvement loan, which goes up to 115% AMI, and the radon mitigation program. They've had a lot of good success in utilizing the
funds. I think the majority of cities within Dakota County opted to provide either their full allocation or a large portion of their allocation. So they've received a lot of dollars and have been able to commit 60% of those dollars already with their staff. And so they'd
like to build on that and they submitted us a letter requesting a commitment again for the 2025 allocation of up to 250,000. With that, we would have the remaining $385,458 to commit to a qualifying project. One
of the ideas that staff is suggesting is working continuing working with CDA. We've approached them on purchasing the portion of the remaining Fisher property outside what the fire station needs will be for a new senior um apartment
building. And they're very interested in we've hired an engineer. been working closely with Zach particularly on grading um lowest floor elevation so we can figure out grading utilities and so forth. So while we don't have um a PA with them yet, we do know there's a lot
of interest, one of the resources that we can use and allocate towards these dollars would be for construction costs related to that project. Um and in particular even utility extensions that would benefit the site as well as their
project. That's probably our number one thing that we are suggesting. However, um I did provide the state statute that lists all the other specific areas that we could use these funds for. Um so then the big questions tonight is um are you
supportive of the request of the CDA to continue that program serve our households for rehab and recommendation and are you interested in suggestion for construction support for the CDA project
or would you have other ideas? >> So I I want to throw just another idea out there as part of the conversation. Um, 360s communities is building house children. When I threw out the idea of
cities all going to cities using some of funds, turns out uh when they wrote the bill, they did not include capital for domestic violence emergency shelters, but you
could pay for ongoing yearly operations. Since that conversation, I talked to Senator Port who wrote the bill. said it was not our intention to exclude emergency shelter. And so they're having their legal staff and legislature see if
it's how it's interpreted because right now CDA and the state are interpreting a little bit differently. But if it's not the case, they said they want to fix it next legislative session so that the cities of Dakota County, they write a one time check to help support the
capital campaign. So I throw that out there as part of coach. I didn't realize excluded but thinking down the same lines of some of those dollars
and there there was some conversation at 360 once they heard about that because they do get dollars from private individuals every year that go for operating and they can then reallocate capital and then take operating
but that obviously very complicated the challenge for them and I didn't realize this. They're not pursuing bonding money because the way it worked is they're a non-government entity. The county technically own the facility CDA and so down the road a new county CDA
wanted to repurpose it to not be a domestic violence shelter and so they don't want to put up all this work to build the shelter and then the county said no it's going to be a homeless shelter or something. did have a question. Do you know any
more about the household served for Lakeville that 200? >> No. um they've obligated
um so the table shows the dollar split for the LAA funds, what's been obligated to date and what's been expended to date. So they're working with families um on the obligation column, but those funds have not been issued yet. So right
now they've served four households, but that number will increase as they get those funds that are obligated out the door. So the obligated >> Yes. >> And and um mayor, if I could interject too on your suggestion, we don't
necessarily have to decide Yeah. where the 385 goes. But um the biggest question because the CDA is looking for a commitment. >> There's a midFebruary date in here. Yeah. by the end of February they would like to know the commitment if we are
interested in continuing that program what our dollar might be that we would commit to that I would bring them a resolution of support for that in early January so that's really the decision we need to make tonight if we can hold on
to the dollars in house and if um either legislative attorney opinion changes for this or law changes and that is an action we come back and have that conversation. >> It could also be a timing issue. So, um
the site grading and work on the Fisher property will happen in 206. I don't know if Lewis house is going to break ground in 26 or 27. >> Yeah, it's probably they need to know what we're going to commit and then they figure it as part of the
>> Right. So, I mean, it could be that you do the county contribution for 26 as well as the assistance to the CDA project in Lakeville in 26 and then we're going to have 27 allocation that
we could put toward 60 communities. >> Yeah, I would point because we're we're annually going to have this and >> annually for how long? I >> forever until Yeah. and it goes up.
>> That's the expectation. >> So, >> it's based on it's sales tax. >> I agree. I would just want to figure out because longterm if we do move forward with the senior project, I would assume we're going to allocate almost every dollar to that project every year. So, I'm saying if we have
>> Well, it would only be for construction. >> Oh, we're not going to pay for the bond on it? >> No, this would just be to help with the site prep. >> And they will do all the rest of it. and they would do the rest. This would just help offset some of their construction. Yeah. So,
>> okay. I I thought we were going to contribute to some of the the bonds. >> Well, that wasn't our impress that wasn't our unless we had continued money moving forward. Um >> Oh, yeah. That's okay. >> There's costs that are associated with construction of the fire station that >> Yep. that >> we would use the east west north south
road be constructed, the storm water base needs constructed and the overall site needs to be graded. Those are the three things that this money could go towards, right? And then CDA would do their own deal. >> Okay. >> With the construction. >> I just thought we were going to partner and say, "Okay, we're going to use our dollars to pay the bonds on that."
>> Well, I'm sure they'd be fine with that. But >> yeah, I just >> We have We haven't We haven't offered that. I think they have >> Okay. >> funding for that. >> Do you know how much the 385, which you would >> use all of that, but that Yeah, that
would cover everything. So what I was going to say on the road,000 that >> yeah there's more than 300,000 if there's more than $4,000 $400,000 of road and grading out there for sure. >> So what my challenge if we were on board
of it was if if we could get the legislature to to say capital money I was going to send a letter to every mayor and county and say this is what we're putting up 100,000 or 100 whatever it is we'd like every city to match it. That would be my ask about
those cities because I think the idea is to raise, you know, from the city a million million bucks. I think they're four million short, 5 million short. >> Yeah, they're 50%. We heard at DNS that said it with them at uh launch week, they 50% mark,
>> which is a big mark for them. Yeah. >> That cuts loose their engineers and they've hired a project manager >> and that's without really doing a public. It's more of a We can come back. I mean, I think we're hearing clear that you're okay with the
county ask for the home rehab part of it. We'll come back with a resolution on that >> and we'll monitor the legislature kind of through the first part of the year and see and bring back that discussion. >> Yeah. When I got the email from the legislative council today, they basically just said whoever wrote this
didn't assume this is what because of the way it's structured. There was some previous language of old laws in there and they just forgot they >> did we um break down between HL rehab and radon the amounts there. Did we determine that or did they
>> that radon number looks like they're not using that? I >> give a percentage. >> Okay. >> Are you interested in still breaking down or just letting them figure out the pots? I think they would prefer being able to >> flexibility. Yeah. kind of have the
flexibility to figure out the pot to split. >> Well, and I'm okay with them determining that, but I would like to know more about how these dollars. Um, so do they have if they have a report of some kind of what were made there
increase in the value of this home after that process? 3 the radon effect the number is that two systems or one 3,2 okay so I think we just keep going we're going and then shape out with the
longterm fisher property >> thank you >> all right everybody's Favorite topic Allan crash >> that while your family came in time for the waste hol
>> um prior to 2019 city of Lego had just kind of a everyday hauler going to the neighborhoods locations or timing or is we were receiving lots of um complaints from residents regarding the speed of trucks,
the number of trucks through neighborhoods. Um trash cans being out all the time. So the council at that time looked at a couple different options of um what could we do different to reduce the number of trucks on the roads to the neighborhoods. So the two things that they looked at was going
down to a single hauler um license and uh which there was no support in that from the public or from council and the other option was is what we end up implementing which was a hybrid kind of inviting the city into east west sides and having um haulers go down to three
days a week and that also reduced a lot of trucks. I mean uh it actually reduced a lot of the complaints that we received. So, um, currently that's the system we have right now. Um, we don't get a lot of complaints about a lot of trucks in the neighborhoods. We get more
complaints now about lost miss pickups and no pickups and stuff like that, which is a service level issue with the individual contractors. So, um I think uh council just wanted us to bring this back and kind of see if there was any discussion or need to change anything or if there's any direction you want to
give staff on moving forward with something different on this or just what we have right now. >> Yeah, I think the frustration that I hear is people like, I can't believe there's three trucks per company between yard waste recycling and regular waste.
>> They'll be organic by organic by 30. So that's what I hear about you know and I Allan and I met with this company two weeks ago and they are piling in Southern
California was very expensive but it's single can for everything they build a $50 million no more than that >> there's a lot there's a big facility that basically sorts everything trash recycling organics so you just have one
can one truck and fill all facility It's part of >> it's going to it's part of California's zero waste whatever. But it was fascinating to see that. I didn't know that existed. I mean, I know they can sort like glass.
>> So, you would say the number of complaints about trucks on the roads is lower now than it was before the 2019 change? >> Yeah, absolutely. >> I know we still get them, but it's better than it was. Yeah, for sure. the um
sorry last oh the um the two day a week window for haulers how essential is that I because I I don't have the problem in my my current neighborhood my last neighborhood though we had cans out for two days and was there opposition I mean why did we pick
a two-day window rather than setting one day a week for the haulers >> yeah it was we had put together a kind of a sounding board of the haulers we brought them in as part of when we created this new ordinance and that was a compromise of they thought that they
could still do all the service on those three days. So a on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Wednesday and Tuesday I think it is Tuesday, Wednesday, >> Tuesday, Wednesday, Wednesday and Thursday. >> There you go. Yeah. So the east side is on Wednesdays and Thursdays and the west side is on Tuesdays and Wednesday.
>> Yeah. You should see no trucks Friday and Monday. >> Yeah. >> Unless it's a >> unless apartments or commercial, >> right? >> And right now we have five class A haulers, which is the residential service haulers. We have two class B and
we're in the renewal process right now. We've got four confirmed for class A. Um there's a fifth that we're trying to get a hold of that we think the response from. So there may be one there may be one open license. I I think once we get hold them, they're going to want to
renew, but we may have one open license. >> And we had historically pre209 had had >> I wouldn't say a limited, we had more >> and over the years as there's been consolidation in selling, we just we kind of closed out and said that five
was >> so I don't even know is that an ordinance or is that just kind of a >> that's an ordinance and you could go down again. I mean, if we only get four, you could go down again if you wanted. No competition. >> The competition prices are getting
>> Yeah. I mean, I would put it out. >> So, you need you need competition. >> Keep the prices on a reasonable level. >> Yeah. >> We if we condense it, we're causing the prices to increase. >> I I do think though I would be surpris I
might be the only one on my road that it really good deal. I can see them because at some point >> Sure. >> You know, if they can't get >> That's their fine force. >> No, I get it. I'm just saying I I could see them
>> or you won't get >> Yeah. Right. >> They're either going to raise prices or get and so I agree with what Shell's saying. It's like I want as much competition as possible. I think when you start dividing the city like this, it just takes the burden and
spreads it out, which is what people want for people in their street every day. The other thing we're having in some places because we had no ordinance like Burnsville had zones, right? And so they
were just the company that had that zone on that day would then come in the window. So they there was like no recognition like we were just the catch because everybody else had some sort of >> and I will say that's probably what most cities do. Most cities it's your
neighborhood one day. >> Yeah. >> It doesn't matter what the hauler. Um I think we're the only one I know of that allows it on two days. >> So we were trying to be generous to the haulers at the same time. We recognize that when they free
I think >> I think Apple Valley both have >> Yeah, they all have districts. What I'm saying though is most districts are you're Friday. >> Oh, you're not a Wednesday or a Thursday.
>> Yeah. >> So, seems to me if you were to take it down to one day, you would still have the west side and the east side. No, we'd have to we'd have to reook at the map again and and figure that out. >> No, we did that when we went through
this exercise. We'd have to bring that back out again. >> The two the two days of um planning >> and and they figure it out with one. They've done it everywhere else. >> Yeah. >> I mean, I would be open to it. >> Yeah. I'd like to see the options there
too because I do I mean that would I think that's initially what think I might have raised this the two when when we switched in our old neighborhood and all of a sudden we were in two days of trash cans out >> um although I don't know how widespread that is. >> Yeah, we were the only one the only two with with the queen. So it's like you
get two days of damage and trash cans. But >> so what you're looking for your neighborhood is do you want just one day a week where all the camps are >> or no matter >> if we have five? >> Yeah. >> So you have 15 trucks coming down your
that day rather than >> 10, >> you know, 10 one day and five the next. >> You know what's trash? Two different days. >> Do you do you see trucks and >> I assume we'd like to know how common it is because I it's not that way. Maybe it's
>> because our neighbor I mean we have three different trash outers in the city. So we'll see. But it's it's Monday and or Tuesday and Wednesday are two of our pickup. Well, it's all our pickup.
So we see two days we see three different companies. When I say all one day on one day >> I have one. No, we've got two days. Neighbor just switched to a different company. also wish there was a way we
could get the callers to negotiate for you know I I have one constituent who got a culdeac and she tried to get everybody on the same company they had course one >> well zones may force them to do that be more aggressive with their sales package
there might say we want to keep our count number up we need to get >> so I I'd be willing to talk about it more I don't know how much staff time it takes to look at >> I mean what do you do you just take political precincts and you lump them together and that's how you zone it out.
>> Um, we try to group it by number of households so they're kind of roughly equal and contiguous. >> Can you throw in a co-pilot or you got to actually do it? >> We had co-pilot back then. Uh, G I mean GIS
could throw it out really fast. >> So, would we be talking about just adding an extra day and an extra zone? So, three zones, three days. >> Depends. I mean, I think we'd have to look and see how big the zones are and and also talk to the haulers and see
what what they could accommodate. The current days and zones were part of working with the haulers because we really had two main haulers in Lakeville and those were the ones that had the majority of the customer. So they kind of guided the whole process a little bit
and others just went along with it because they were you know >> but now there's not local ownership on that. The big driver then in Marlington was six years ago. So their price that gone way up >> but it was a combination of okay we've
got a lot of stuff in Burnsville and Apple Valley on these days. And so we kind of matched up as best we could with them >> to make it as painful pain painless as possible for them so that they were also doing the neighboring cities the same days that the days coincided with the
business they were doing at the other cities and making it more efficient for the >> most five of them serve the whole city because I thought it was >> no I think only does the west >> they can but I think they because of their customer base they
>> they try to keep it within >> distance They don't want to go one here and one over here. I mean, they might, but I don't think they >> maybe goes all they'll go many times. >> But we're we're still talking um purely residential here, right? >> Right.
>> Like like we have Christina Huddleston across the street and that I can't remember. >> Yeah, that's a class B commercial. >> Yeah. So >> there's only two people >> or they all had they all but they could. We don't we don't we don't limit we
don't limit the class B's. >> No no I mean >> if you're a class A do you also you can >> class >> or the B companies are different than the five that's what I'm trying to say >> one there's one that's also a class A. >> Okay. >> One that's class A and class B. The rest are
>> and one just a class B. >> Yeah I've got one second. >> Yeah. So that the five are class A and there's two class B's and one of the class A's is also class B. >> What are the two classes?
>> Wait, there's three classes. That was why you're saying one. >> So Allied, which is Republic, is a class A. Aspen is a class B. Buckingham is a class A. Dix is a class A, M is a class A,
suburban waste is a class B, and waste managed class A. So I guess there is there is a point. I thought I thought one of them doubled up. >> Oh, is republic >> republic and it's republic/allied ways of the class A.
>> Okay. >> So there is a there's five seven licenses, five class A, two class B's. That can't be right. There's got to be commercial people that are dicks pick up their trash. >> They got to be used as an ally for
public. I mean, I mean, >> they could be >> Well, we can bring back I mean, I'm hearing from right now you're fine with the two zone three three days basically. You want us to
come back with just some more research on >> Yeah. If we if we can go to one then we >> sure see if that thing snow every night priorities yours
>> actually Taylor's going to take >> yeah uh mayor and council so included in the agenda packet was the redline draft of the 2026 legislative priorities. Um I'll kind of share just some of the highlights that we added. Um state
regulation of adult use cannabis, they removed the um local government cannabis aid fund. Um so we're asking that any legislative move legislation moving forward um keep local government in mind as they're the ones implementing the
cannabis laws. Um Um that would yeah I don't have it up in front of me. Um and so yeah, we're looking just to at least maintain the level of control we have or um possibly gain a little more
increasing control at the local level. At the federal level with cannabis, we've asked that they strike the provision with the federal ban that was included to reopen the government um and go back to restore the authority to produce any hemp derived products as
previously allowed. Um, moving on, the ebikes we included in there. We would like to see at the state level um statutes that promote ebike safety, um, licenses, age restriction of 15, protective head gear, and then, um,
proper equipment for the ebikes as deemed necessary. Um, we have tax forfeited property we included in there. um as we uh as we know kind of just to
alleviate what happened um recently. So this would kind of um promote more cooperation with the cities and the local jurisdictions where these properties are um and kind of um avoid tax city taxpayers from
absorbing all the costs. Just remember that was also on there because of that scenario where something now they are requiring every property to go to auction and we had to go to a close session to get like a not to exceed number from you that. >> Yeah. So we'd like that to go back to
where it was. >> That's my next bullet point. >> Sorry. >> Um yep. So there and then we made a minor addition to the county road 550 interchange improvements. We are now
asking, we've updated our ask um we're requesting an additional 22 million from the state to cover the funding gap of that project. Um and then one thing we did remove, we removed the section regarding broadband highspeed internet.
Um, and so now if there's anything else you guys would like to see added or subtracted, >> it's under the one of the first. It's under our main priorities page. >> It's D. >> Oh, I see.
>> And that was just a minor addition at >> it in or we just want to flag it. I do want to make sure that we're thinking about it and we will talk to our legislative delegation, but if we can try to get some money on this, uh,
playing with the trail, changing a little bit. I don't know if we want to put it here or we just work on it. >> Yeah, I actually had Zach send me some language last week on that to get some information. So, um, I need to do a little bit more. I need to find out exactly how urgent that is and Okay. So, um, >> but >> feel like we've talked about it for a
while. >> We have. I think it had like a five to 10 year um span by the engineering report. So I just need to find out looking at next year it was a main driver of a pretty big levy increase for next year. So if we can push that back one of the years it's not quite as hard
that we might recommend that >> just like central man as we've been talking about since I was the first >> with with five uh bonding as this year that with having its own heading since it's specific to this year and it's a
top priority to have a a bonding priority this year. feel strongly about highlighting it like that, but well, it's technically the county's request. >> Yeah. >> So, we're supportive of the county
request project. The reason I say that is for something like a climate or something else if we're trying to, you know, ask for some money. I don't necessarily want to go all in on the one product either.
I don't know. Maybe I'm just It's >> I agree. I'm just sure. I don't know how legislative people will read and not >> We could certainly highlight it in a a letter or anything. However we transmit this to our legislators, we can do it
that way, too. >> Yeah. I don't unless you guys feel different, I don't feel like we need to pull them in for a work session. you guys want to they don't start session till February so we want to but >> yeah I don't know when we started doing
that maybe it was before my time but it seemed more substantive earlier on the last couple years legislators early >> time because in those days we used to have six >> and
and our delegation now it just feels like we know them so that they know our priorities. So >> I agree >> and honestly if you wait till January think that seems too late and they're got a new ask. I can done all this stuff.
>> Yeah, >> I've complained about the tax forfeited property thing. >> Excuse me. I mean if they I guess I'm always wondering if they want to come and talk. >> I don't try to make a point to go up there.
to have our own capital bay as a >> Yeah, let's let's wait because you know last year Christa had like their local chamber day up there and I'd be happy to >> I've got two things other than I this is not red line so the change must have been made after input last time but I
appreciate the the the wording of the um uh the wine and beer sales and grocery stores. kind of embraced that the last couple years and this um I think must have been what we ended up on last year seemed a little more neutral to me than than the earlier ones. But the other
issue I hesitate to raise raise but the franchise fee on broadband concept we ever discussed that in here. I think we have talked about it, but I didn't know. I think, correct me wrong, historically I think we didn't think that it was possible,
but I'm beginning to think that it is possible legally, and I would be supportive of it. >> I have it on your retreat agenda as a potential item. Um, Woodberry has um is doing it because they're trying they've gotten the
>> You mean they're they're doing it without legislative because doesn't it is there a legislative program? >> There's going to be a leg well Um, I think it's a question mark. There's not a prohibition. >> Oh, so they're challenging. >> They're there's a new court ruling from
a district court though, not a federal court that has given some of the attorneys um pause to think that maybe it's okay to charge now. >> Let's do it. >> So, Woodbury is going to do it. There's also going to be legislation proposed this year, like the past couple years,
to actually specifically permitted, but we can bring some more information back. >> I think we just charge it. Woodbury is doing it. I My only problem is I wouldn't have to collect it for a year and then write a
check back. >> Yeah. >> If we get if it's challenge court, >> I can get more information on the bears. We can talk about at the retreat too. broadband on broadband right now cable extending
it to broadband broadband internet and that word is out of date and so does that include all high speed internet >> there's yeah I mean there's basically we're charging a rideway >> we charge a rideway permit right now it's a onetime expense
>> broadband is like 1.90 highspeed internet >> super highway something every day. >> Um I was curious um there's nothing in our priorities about EMS funding.
>> Uh it's a league lead. I feel like that should be something in terms of right reliability and the amount of time our fire and police are putting into that kind of work. I don't know. >> Does the league do you does anybody know
have like opinion about like reimbursing for cities in that fight or we're just talking about >> Yeah, I mean I'm on that I'm on that task force as a league rep for that. Um it's a much bigger issue in greater Minnesota obviously. Um, there is a
policy about EMS funding. They did throw a little bit of money at it last session, not enough obviously. I forget the number, but there's like a statewide cap of 100 million >> um or something like that.
you know, Alina and our providers weren't recipients of that money um because it it was mainly men were the smaller and now greater Minnesota and these the ones that were losing money. >> We can put some draft language in there
and see if you okay with it. Anything else? Well, if you're okay with that, then we will um flip this around and put it on your agenda for next week so it's approved by the end of the year. >> Perfect. >> And I'm hearing no to inviting legislators as of now, but maybe pull it
off and see how things are going. >> Open door. >> Okay. I would say the other thing to think about for 20 26 I think we should maybe have this conversation to your point
um September >> that's a discussion >> at least when it comes to if we need to ask for money or special legislation because we need to give them plenty of time to consistently Okay.
>> Say 250. >> Um, what do you want to do? I mean, you brought this up the last work session. I just >> Yeah. Well, I so I know that like the the administration and like the bipartisan commission have
like all these ideas and stuff. I just thought because it's the 60th anniversary of Hannah Brock and the 250th anniversary, you know, there's could be some extra fun for the city of Lake to think about like the anniversary for us. um fun funs
fun and I and I >> say funds without fun. >> Yeah. >> So, um I'd be curious one if you guys had heard from anybody at NLC on what is happening. Um and then because I've said
in some of the like national meetings, but I'm not it doesn't light my hair on fire. And then um if if anybody in your conversation with Pan did they talk about actually doing anything or not?
>> Yeah. So so it it did come up um with Paul Jovas at the last last meeting and he's he's definitely thinking about options of things to do there. I don't know that he really landed on anything. Well, one of the things and this this
can be small. One of the items of the USA 250 is if they're trying to pitch this idea of a great American road trip, we could think through a constraint to be like, "Oh, if you're coming, if you're actually doing this, if you're going to go around Minnesota, what what are some lake bill,
you know, help promote the city, say stop here, come see these things, and maybe build around say, okay, great American road trip, swing through Van Brock, see the music, like and make a tie." There was and I believe there was
nationally there was a work session on on this too and I mean there was everything from people doing public art you know 250 year which made me think of the arts festival they always do their art project or what do you call it >> community art that's better
>> that's a good idea >> so if it seemed like there was other area because if you just wait for July 4th I mean it's going to be year long thing I think people see things happening in other places there was the other idea that it was a vendor of course, but it was they they have a 250
flag exhibit thing that um they were they were pedaling um which actually seemed really cool. It was actually the flags for each of the 250 what was the flag on on that? Yeah, that's kind of cool. >> It's interesting. It's a little history lesson. It was it was like a $9,000
thing. Um I I feel like it's something we could potentially find somebody for. >> And that's just temporary. Do they people they put them up permanently somewhere? >> I I think it's temporary. Yeah, they had a 250 flag thing and then >> we buy them. So in theory, could we auction them off after to like recoup
the cost? >> We can auction our home. That's not a bad idea >> or sell them just to you know sell, you know, whatever the >> those were fullsize 3x5 flags. So, it's like I mean what's it become?
>> Um, so I like the public art idea. Um, years ago, Metro Equity said they'd be willing to paint that um hand wall outside as a mural. >> So, if we're going to think about public
art some facing >> dairy delight does >> dairy delight. >> Oh, okay. That might be what I >> Yeah. Dur. Yeah. So the wall direct from the opposite of Dary delight which is the tan nothing wall if we had art
>> the side of that. Yeah. >> Okay. >> Um to potentially instead of doing like that movable statue to do the public art do the art festival that way. >> But I mean we probably want to commission somebody to do it like not not saying we
have put our handrint on one. Yeah, >> more professional. >> But you know, maybe mix in Panrog and USA 250 the theme or something. >> Was this the one that was also
General Motors there? There's some corporations that were doing some things and I can't remember what his pitch was though. >> Isn't GM doing a great emergency work though? >> They probably are. So I he was there. They must have sponsored the session. kind of did the wheel about something
with an app and I mean there's I have a feeling there's going to be a number of things popping up like that but you know we are like you know >> away from that's what I keep noticing there are websites for every state and then it lists out well there's a there's
a charter for Minnesota who's on this commission and I have seen nothing but supposedly they have had four meetings in 2025 But there's an open seat in case anyone wants to join the >> Well, is that the group that's supposed
to do like Trump is doing this like uh what is it called? The American Fair or something, the White House where every state's going to have a >> the state one is run through the historical society which kind of >> Oh, dear. He's a good person.
>> Better stop my editorializing there. That's >> I don't know any of those people except for the hurdle. >> Yeah. The only other thing I was thinking of in terms of just visible um themes were
who who owns the banners down in downtown >> um could we do a branding of our banners for downtown this year? >> Yeah, I want to say I talked with Tyranny or Folk Works and they were
already planning on maybe keeping up the veteran ones a little bit longer. I think maybe next year. Um, but we could >> Arizona. >> Yeah, we could price out, you know, what special edition would be. Would anybody be willing to talk to the BFW about the
35 thing? I I know the guy we did some committee >> it's interesting he just you haven't talked to them they might have you think that's true they might already >> well and I have a feeling there's going to be kind of these traveling exhibit
type thing from now some things in the position that it sees. But >> then we when we select fireworks vendors, we use the same one >> pretty much.
>> Yeah. Do they have a menu of options for what kind of music firework combos they have? >> Yeah. asked him to do more American >> more at this national everybody was talking about the Toronto
talking about it expensive >> I think so yeah I just >> and AI just figure that out just >> I think that's AI makes your own show spectacular. >> Uh at the end of the day I think we could do a couple things to honor
birthday of America, but I I'm just a little uh skeptical that the state or national initiatives are going anywhere just based on what's There's going to be a lot of last minute content that gets
out the door seem like sent that I can remember that like they did coins orders and stuff for that right. >> Yeah, >> there are some coins that are being waited to be printed. >> So there's
quincentennial. >> So gone. >> There is an there is a >> great American military website. >> Yeah, >> I think we threw some ideas. You guys wanted to have >> Yeah. So, I mean, we'll I'll talk to Joe about public art. Um, we'll look into
the special banners. Um, and I think one of you said you might reach out to the BFW on the flag projects >> and then I'll we'll continue to forward you guys. So, one of us will continue to work with um Pana Prague as well. >> I know the historical.
>> So, I just I like the idea of the art of murals. I'd like to see something up. >> Yeah. >> You know, and I think that's probably the best way to to either that display,
public art, both. >> Yeah. It'd be nice maybe if we did the flag down quickly sign, you know, around the Freedom Rock or something like that and the plane and >> that'd be a good place to do it. >> Sounds like a lot, but they're only charging $36.
>> Yeah, but times 250. >> That's what I'm saying. At first like 9,000, but that's >> seem like a lot, but they come with a hole in a historical black for each one. >> Are they the same from 1950 on or whatever? >> Yeah. Well, I guess one of them there's
a five for each. >> Well, who was what they say? >> How many different flags were there? 36. >> There 36. And the one that they had displayed there have the stars, the stripes, and the Union Jack in the corner because that was like the first one.
>> A little history lesson. >> It was interesting. And I think anything like that that draws somebody attend somebody's attention. And I would love to see something that engages, >> you know, so they're going to start asking, well, what about these up for a while?
>> Okay, thank you. >> Okay. Uh, >> discussion. I threw this out a little bit earlier, but um we don't have to make any decisions, but I thought about could we
logistically go away from having a work session night a month and combine splitting the topics on the first and third Monday. So, you know, you do in theory, let's say next month you have six topics. You cover three on the same night as a regular
meeting and then three in the next one. instead of meeting first just I like this format for work session. So then you're saying leave the table to go to the work section at any >> or maybe first. >> Yeah.
>> And then go to work session. >> Maybe it's not as efficient. I'm just >> Yeah. It's just that it gets to be such a mindset difference. So I to explain that any differently that
we'll switch gears. I think that's a future discussion item I'd be interested. Yeah. Sorry about um the committee or city sure. >> We have submitted what we think is our final request for $800,000 for the uh
first center for the bed. So hopefully we're going to be getting that payment. looking forward applications. >> We did. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. We got 40 some applications. >> Holy smokes. >> Yeah. >> Wow.
>> And uh interviewed uh I think 8 to 10 in the first round and then um me and a couple of people are on. It's me, the police chief, Alyssa, HR. was like people with like direct public
safety management or there's some law enforcement like >> um I'm not sure who they had for the first round but four finalists they have it down the floor now we're interviewing them next week um their background of facility managers um some pretty some
current managers or current facilities obviously facilities so um yeah >> okay >> how many does that report up to >> it's gonna report to Yeah, >> two row. >> And just clarification on the waist
thing. So we have five class A and class A does both commercial and residential. >> Okay. >> So we have seven class >> technically technically. Yeah. >> Yeah. First they could if they >> Yeah.
>> Okay. Okay, with that, I'll take a motion to move. We have a second. All in favor say I. >> I see you guys next week.