13. Hello everyone and welcome to the regular city council meeting today, Thursday, May 14th, 2026. I'll call to order this meeting at 7 p.m. You all please join us in the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the
United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> All right. Thank you. Roll call. >> Uh Brian Rkersian >> here. >> Kyrie Miller >> here.
>> Tom Berg >> here. >> James Bka >> here. >> And Scott Palava >> here. >> All right. Tonight's agenda goes all the way down to 10F. Are there any additions, deletions, or corruptions to the agenda? >> I'll make a motion to approve the agenda.
>> Motion by Miller. >> Second. >> Second by warm excursion. Any further discussion? >> All in favor? >> All opposed. All right. Approval of the minutes. Consider approval of the minutes from the April 9, 2026 regular meeting and
the April 30th, 2026 regular meeting. Are there any additions, deletions, or corrections to the minutes? >> Move to approve the minutes as presented. >> All right. Motion by Palapa. >> Second. >> A second by Miller. Any further discussion? All in favor? >> I.
>> All opposed. There are no public hearings tonight. Uh so we are on to presentation of citizens petitions and comments. Comments limited to two minutes. So if you're not on the agenda, now is your time to speak on anything on or off the agenda. I just need your
first name, last name, and address. Go ahead. >> My name is Ginger Rogers and I live at 121. >> Ginger, can you come up to the podium? >> And just make sure that the microphone's that little buttons pushed down. >> Yep, it's good. Good. Okay.
>> Um, Ginger Rogers, is it good? >> Yep, you're good. >> Um, I live at 121 Cottonwood Street, Northeast Londale, Minnesota, 55046. You don't need that part. Um, I am here to uh ask questions about the data center. I've been told that we're not having one, but it doesn't seem like we're
having one until 2027. So, is that true? Is that not true? Is that we're not having one at all? Because if that's the point, then why are we only having a year memorandum instead of a two-year memorandum >> or just saying no straight out? No.
>> So, Tom, can I jump in here on this one? >> Um, sure. So, go ahead. First of all, Ginger, thank you for coming. I know you and I have engaged a little bit on Facebook today. So, I, you know, said we're having a meeting tonight. Come out and we can talk about this. So, thank you for coming. Um, no one has
approached us about building a data center. So, no developers have. So, what happened at the last council meeting, and it's all available on the city's YouTube channel page. You can watch the playback of that last meeting. We proactively started it started actually
Jamie started it with the uh um planning and zoning commission proactively said we are going to put a one-year moratorum and the reason we could only do a year is because that's state law. So under law >> wasn't it proposed for two years though and then it just was only approved for one year because
>> no we can only say two years. Why wouldn't we have two years? >> I'm sorry. What says two years? >> Amber Heights got two years as as their memorandum was for two years. Why wouldn't we be able to have two years? >> I guess I'm not familiar with in Grove Heights what they did. I believe state law Joel and I don't know if that's
correct or not, but I my understanding was we could only do a one-year moratorum. >> Um >> yeah, based off of what our uh city attorney informed us. >> Yeah. >> But but even I don't want to steal your thunder, but go ahead. Um, so the planning commission went through and um basically um reviewed and made changes
to all of our zoning districts and we have permitted uses and not permitted uses and conditional uses and stuff. Um, so what um, so once that was all done, staff was working on compiling it into a
final ordinance. And the way that I recommended it was just to say to have a section that if it's not a per if it's not listed as a permitted use or a conditional use or an accessory use, it's not permitted. Instead of going through every zoning district and saying
this is permitted, this is not, this is permitted, this is not. I don't mean to there's already a spot that they're saying that they're going to go to on 19 county road 19. >> Yeah, there that's that's not true. >> So >> no data center is coming. So anyways, I just So we actually found an ordinance where it does say if it's not listed as
a permitted use, it is not permitted. >> Okay. >> So actually the moratorum was not even needed because they're already not permitted. So we are for sure not having >> so not in 2026 2027 2028 29.
>> No. So let me explain kind of the hiccup here a little bit because I did see the post. Um back when uh the city had gone through with this business park at that time uh they were Twist Steel Wasika
>> and they were Twist Steel uh Wika the electric group and at that time they had advertisements for data centers and that was long before this hypers scale data center came out and now they had since taken the whole entire advertisement
down. So it was essentially you had Dakota County that's been passing a whole bunch of moratoriums. Well, if there's a year interruption, they're going to look at other places. So right now I as I understand Fairbolt is is looking at one right now. So they're
kind of coming down this way. So essentially what we did was let's just pump the brakes. Let's do the moratorum and then let's go to our design standards and to our regulations and then that way we're making sure that we're doing our due diligence. So the moratorum regardless of if we needed it
or not just helps us out that much more. So, and back to Brian Wormcersian's point, um, we have not been approached by one. The amount of land that it would take for a hypers scale data center, I mean, it's 200 plus acres, right? And
so, my point um, that I've been bringing up is we do have over 100 acres annexed into the city just south of the business park or the compost site. So they can technically come in and buy that land and then they can petition the city to get another 150 acres all the way up to
250 acres they can petition us for. And so it was important for us to just kind of stay ahead of the game. Um right now it's not zoned for that. It's R1A single family housing. So it would have to uh come in as a comp plan amendment change
and then a reasonzoning. um it would be a lot and we just want to make sure that we're doing the due diligence possible to make sure that it is not gonna happen. I understand that, but I'm my concern is right now we're all saying no, but in 2027, 2028, the memorial, you
know, the memorandum is done now. Oh, we're going to look at it again because now something has changed or now we have a different zoning going on. That's what I'm afraid of. And that's what I think most people are afraid of. Even if we have the so-called memorandum going on, a year is not a long time. And there's a lot of things that can happen in that
year. And I don't want somebody coming back or anyone coming back and saying, "Well, you know, at the time you came and seen us, Ginger, things were different and now things have changed and now we're going to change everything up all over again." >> I can understand that. I can um and one
of the emails that I got today asked me about it and so I I very much had brought up planning and zoning meetings because that is where we have those meetings to go through our ordinances and and set all that up. Um they're on our calendar on lazdalemn.com
and always feel free to be there. Um especially Jamie's the liaison to it right here. Jamie, >> I can't see the names. I can't see that. >> You can uh you know, you can always give any one of us feedback. Send us emails, give us phone calls, text, whatever.
>> Um we're pretty responsive. Yeah. The only thing is is that um due to open meeting laws, technically only two city council members can respond back to a post. Um so just so you know on Facebook. >> Okay. >> So you won't hear from all of us, but if
you reach out to any one of us, we will be responsive back. So I I do appreciate your concern. I think it's a valid concern. Um, but planning and zoning, if you're more than welcome to sit into those meetings, bring up anything, you know, that you'd like to discuss, you
know, regarding the city. Um, and then what you'd like to see, uh, especially when we go through the ordinances for >> and I mean, is there somewhere that it can be more transparent because I barely found that. I just happen to catch it out of the corner of my eye in the notes. >> It's all it's all live streamed on
YouTube, >> right? But I mean, we have jobs. I mean no one can just you know >> and then we also record minutes. So that was the reason why we asked for your name and address is because it gets put into our minutes >> and then it just verifies hey this was a
resident that spoke about X Y and Z and then here was the conversation. >> Well no I mean more transparency as far as what's happening here because I feel like we have to dig through paperwork. You know the newspaper like I said I barely even seen it. I just seen it cut it out the corner of my eye. I was getting ready to throw the paper away
and I seen I was like, "Wait, what's this us?" You know, kind of thing. >> Sure. >> It doesn't feel like it's being very transparent on things that are taking place here and you have to search for anything that you're looking for. Pretty much it seems for me. >> Maybe there's somewhere better that I can look. >> I I could tell you we've absolutely been
um working on being transparent more than ever. Um, so I guess my biggest recommendation to you on that, if you feel like you're not getting that information, all of our phone numbers are on the city website, all of our emails. >> I I and I understand that I'm there
should just be something a general place that we can find out what's coming new, what's, you know, being proposed, where, if there's zoning and planning changes going on, that kind of thing. just somewhere where we can all just go to the one place that we're not calling everybody to find out what's happening because that's crazy first of all and
that's not feasible for anybody most of us anyway just something that we can see everything that's happening without having to search it out specifically. >> Yeah. And I know one one of the things we've been talking about and working on and and um on the city's website we have
the ability to um allow subscription. So, right now it's it's um you know, snow emergencies, water mane breaks, that sort of stuff. You can get a text notification, but we have email capabilities and we're in the process. It's a new website that just came online this year and we're we're building out
those subscription models. So, one of those would be agendas. So, you can subscribe to a list to get agendas. So, I know it's something that the city staff has been working on. >> I would like your name on that. >> Yeah. So, once once it's available, um I would say just kind of keep an eye on
the city's website cuz we don't have like a date yet, but um you know, they'll you'll see those there's and there's a place right now where you can go and sign up with your email or phone number and you'll see what is available. >> Um so, there'll be different
departments. >> I check it every now and again. I haven't seen that, but I haven't checked it recently. >> Yeah, it's it's it's it should be right on the homepage up at the top. It'll say subscribe. So, if you go in there, it'll take you through the process to add your >> Oh, that Okay, that is like something new going on. >> No. Well, I mean, it's new. Yes. But not
um like new as of today. New. So, it's something new with the website because we just transitioned to a new website, new hosting for that. >> Yeah. And and that's essentially how we focus on doing better of being transparent is by hearing like, hey, we're missing something here. So, I mean
any ideas that you can come up with that, you know, we can we can work with um all of us are more than happy to listen to and try to come up with solutions. So, you know, I I appreciate the input. >> I have a Facebook page, Kari Miller
Ldale City Council, and I do post agendas for every meeting that I'm involved with. Um and then I posted about the moratorum passing for one year. I post like the key things that people are really the hot topics that people are discussing. I am going on record again saying this. I am adamantly
against data centers. The public health impact, the environmental impact is horrible and I it Colton did a great job covering that in the paper. Um so as long as I'm a representative here, I'm going to fight against it. Um, and I know that everybody else feels the same
way and that's why we did the moratorium so that we can do our due diligence enough to have a solid plan in place so that if anybody would in the future approach us, we can say, "Nope, here you go." You know, and so we're not just like throwing something haphazardly together, we're fully prepared and we're
doing it the legal way through using our city um attorney to make sure we're following the law so that there's no loopholes that we're going to get lost in, you know. So, I try to be super transparent in all of my things, but I can't always comment on like the happening stuff cuz
>> Well, no, I a whole different like things that are important that I from my meetings that I'm in, I do post all the agendas on my Facebook page, too. So, that's another transparency thing. >> And along along those lines, what you're saying about the legal aspect, Brian brought it up, too. The term data center
is thrown thrown around a lot, but there could be a small business that has a room that just, you know, a closet that is a data center or something. >> That so that's the thing is we have to make sure that you know if if there's going to be any working of an ordinance
that address you know addresses micro as opposed to a a giant standalone. Okay. >> So you know because that just that term alone could effectively >> I was checking out the different sizes. The one that that they're proposing is hon is honken. It's a big big one. >> Who's proposing
>> online? Google is saying that for lines. >> When you Google Ldale, Minnesota and data center, they have a thing. They they're saying they're coming here. So, >> that's that's news to me. >> It has I literally just it has to go through our city staff and
>> Well, they're just saying that's their proposed place. >> Yeah. and they can't propose it if they don't own the land and or even if it's in the wrong zoning district. They still got to come out to us and city staff would end up directing them like, "Hey, this isn't going to be supported." And
then they would just state, "Okay, well, we're not going to spend our money on that." >> That's just what they said. I like I said, it took me two seconds to find that. So, right, >> it said meta Google and there was another one on there. >> Yeah, it's it's it's not accurate at all. I I can promise you that. I hope
so. >> So, again, I can't emphasize enough that they're not allowed by our zoning code right now. >> Right now, that's the key word right now. >> Well, yeah, I mean, we can't predict what's going to happen and or you know, there could be new council, but all we >> all I can say is right now they are not
permitted and it sounds like it's clear that the count the city council would support it. No. >> And then as far as transparency um on our calendar, I don't know if you looked at that for the meeting time or whatever, um but if you click on that, um all the p all the information that's presented to the council is is there. So
you can read our staff reports, all the supporting documentation, everything is there. >> Okay. Attention to that. Thank you. Appreciate it. >> Thank you, J. Thank you for coming. Does anybody else have anything that they want to uh comment on or
Okay. So, the next item uh is the approval of the consent agenda. We got items A, B, C, D, and E. Um, does anybody want any of these items pulled uh for new business?
>> Motion to approve the consent agenda. >> Motion by Warian. Second, second by Palo. Any further discussion? >> All in favor? >> I >> I. >> All opposed. All right. Moving on to old business. Discuss ordinance 2026-343,
an ordinance amending city code chapter subsection 33, city council, and consider approval to schedule the public hearing for June 11, 2026 at 7 p.m. shortly, therefore after. Joel Erikson, city administrator. >> All right. Thank you, mayor, and members
of the council. This was discussed at the the last um city council meeting um seemed to be um support from the council to um proceed with the public hearing and change the ordinance to allow for um a 4-year term for mayor instead of the
current two. Um the information that I presented at the uh April 30th meeting by just changing the ordinance was correct. Um so the information that um was in the in this meeting's packet uh
was not so um we did work with the city attorney on on the language and to make sure that all we needed to do was um change the ordinance. So uh as proposed ordinance 2026-343 an ordinance of many city code 33.1
concerning the mayor's term of office. Um, essentially for this, um, what we'd be looking at doing is, um, having the public hearing scheduled for, um, I see June 11th, um, at 7:00 p.m. or shortly thereafter. And, um, really, when it
comes to the term, this is what we're we're looking at. Change it to four years, and it would be effective, um, with the next election. So, um, uh, the mayor elected on November 3rd, um, would begin the term January 5th and
would be in office until 30 27 26 27 28 9 30. So, um, and I did look at that other stuff. Um, state statute just has not kept up with advances in technology. So,
uh, state statute actually does say that as far as mailed notice and and things like that. >> All right. >> It seems to be pretty inefficient and >> yeah, the Pony Express delivering our mail. >> All right. Very good. Thank you, Joel.
Brian, you got anything? >> Uh, no. Just like I mentioned before, I'm very uh interested to hear what the public has to say about this. So, I look forward to a public hearing. Carrie, >> same. I just want to make sure this the
community is involved and understands um that we're looking to have the mayor term be a four-year instead of a two-year so that it's in alignment with the four-year terms of the council members, too. That's all I have. >> All right, Jamie, >> I'm good.
>> Yeah. >> Um I know that we have the updated thing. The one thing I saw on the original staff report, it said changes made by staff include uh adding founders day committee, but it said revising the term of mayor to four years beginning with the mayor elected in 2028. That that was on that on this note. So
if they were elected in 26, they would have been sworn in at 28 or 20 27. So I I know it's not it wasn't critical, but it >> am I did I not read that right? >> So at the last at the last meeting my
staff's recommendation based off of support from the council was change the ordinance. >> That's all that's what I found in state statute. Then when I reached out to the city attorney, he took it as >> changing the date of the election which then triggers the 240 days prior to um
there could be a a petition signed by 10% of the voters from the last election. um upon his further review um he determined the date wasn't being changed. So it can go back to what I was saying at the April 30th meeting of just
changing the ordinance. >> Okay. I'm sorry. >> Effective for >> um the next mayor. >> I I I totally I totally get it. I just I guess when I was reading this through >> in that staff report for what was >> um in in this packet it was the next
term is two years and then >> four >> it would be four. >> Okay. >> But that is >> Yeah. Sorry I just >> back to how it was initially presented. >> Yeah. Totally totally my I got a little discombobulated with it. Sorry.
All right. Yeah. I'll be excited to hear what the public has to say too. Um and then this also does not extend my current term. I want to make that clear right now. It's just for the next mayor um that goes through the election
process. So entertain motion. >> Do we need a motion >> to schedule a public hearing? >> Okay. I'll make the motion to schedule a public hearing for June 11th. >> I'll second the motion. >> All right. Motion by Miller, second by Warcrian. Any further discussion? >> All in favor? I
>> I all opposed. All right. On to new business. Presentation of the wastewater facility evaluation report. Jason Malikica, your city engineer with Holton and Mink. Uh, okay. We're getting the TV set up.
So, um, for a lot of people that haven't been here before, uh, this is going to be a slideshow presentation. So, um, yeah, learn what you can off of, uh, off of our great engineering team. >> Yeah. Thank you, mayor and members of
the council. I'll just do a quick introduction here. So, the wastewater evaluation report has been completed. A request for funding through the congressionally directed spending program was also submitted in March of 2026 for potential improvements listed within the report. The report findings
will be presented here shortly. Um and a brief overview of some of those discussion items will be uh wastewater major components, electrical and SCADA, preliminary treatment, irration basins, clarifiers, disinfection and bioolids
and also project funding including potential sources for the for funding um congressionally directed spending, state revolving fund, clean water revolving fund, and local bonds. Um fiscal impacts of the improvements
are significant and funding sources are likely needed and initiated with the CDS application. Uh please note that this was approved as an evaluation and an upgrade of this to meet the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency facility plan
requirements would be required to to apply for other Minnesota funding programs such as the clean water revolving fund. Timing of the improvements will be subject to uh to available funding and desired delivery method. Alternatives will be discussed
with the full report here shortly. Um and then attached in your packets is a copy of the report as well. With that, I'll turn it over to John Groutman with Bolton Inc. Uh good evening. John Groutman Bolton Inc. Also have with me Justin Garrison
who helped quite a bit on this project. And also want to give a shout out to staff, both Joe and excuse me. >> George. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Excuse me. Um for their for their
assistance on this report. Uh Jolie, you want to jump to the next slide here? Quick background on the wastewater facility. It was constructed in 2003. So it puts that at 23 years old, which you know after 20 years of of things in constant duty, it's time to take a look
at it. And that's that's what we were hired to do. First, what we looked at is what's the capacity of that? Do we are we going to be constricted by growth, both residential, commercial growth, we've reviewed that and we do not see an impact on current growth trends within
the next 10 years. So the good news is the plant looks like it has at least another 10 years worth of growth capacity in it. Uh beyond that obviously growth predictions are hard hard to hard to finalize. So I don't want to project too much beyond 10 years. But the good news is we don't see this being driven
on on the growth limits. We don't see that coming either. Right now the state of Minnesota dropped the the big one which was the nitrogen um limit. They determined that agriculture was the giant in the room and wastewater plants
were the were the tiny little uh dot and surprisingly they actually backed off wastewater plants and are trying to focus more now on egg. >> So that's that's the good news. Typically on wastewater limits they have to go through rule making that takes a
few years. Once they do that then they roll out the new limits which is often a 5 to 10 year compliance schedule. And right now there's nothing in the um in the works to speak of. So I do not foresee any significant uh limit changes in the next 10 years. So we don't
foresee that as being a lever to drive any projects in the short term either which is the other good news. So ultimately though, the city's plant is 23 years old and we are looking at at some general
you're on perfect uh improvements. When we talk about the plant, we're going to talk about the liquid stream. We're also going to talk about the bioolids uh portion of there's really two different pieces of the plant. The liquid stream is probably in a little bit better shape even than the bioolids. Uh so the
congressionally directed spending just to kind of get you in the loop on that that was put in as a bioolids project. There's there's liquid stream needs but that was a little bit of a spur-of-the- moment application that came out. All legislators seem to do that. They give
cities about one week to pull the application together. I'm not sure why they do that, but that is not that is a that is not unique the situation city was in trying to pull that application together in a hurry. So again, this facility is adequately
sized to to reach out to 2035 and past. The big impact that we're going to see is bio solids. It was designed to store for 6 months when it was initially constructed. Egg process egg has changed in the time
frame in the last 25 years. If you just for those that are involved, even the insurance dates of what's eligible for planting have crept from end of April into middle April, even starting to creep into the early part of April, which means farmers are in planting corn, which is their preferred land to
put the bioolids on uh by midappril. They're also very sensitive to compaction, particularly the early time of the year. The soil's cooler, wetter, it's more compaction prone. Uh so it's not just Lndale. This is statewide. We are seeing mo many farmers and
communities not allowing spring application. So we're everybody's scrambling trying to come to a a year round type storage system or a way to handle it that does not require spring application of barrow. Otherwise the wastewater treatment plant
itself on the liquid stream we have the preliminary treatment. I'll just I'll kind of hit you a quick background. Um that is one of the worst environments in the plant for waste water for the equipment. Everything comes everything in your city flows by gravity out of the
houses down the streets up to a point where it hits the various lift stations in town. From there all those lift stations eventually pump up to the wastewater plant to the glimmer treatment facility. Uh, so what's coming out of there has zero treatment and it's fairly septic, a little bit odorous and
it's a very it's a corrosive liquid at that point and you're catching the first one is a screen. You're catching rags and rocks and sticks and other things. That screen's been running 24/7 for the last 23 years. Some a lot of repairs on it, but pieces you're repairing are
starting to get past the point of of of being able to to be fixed. It's there's parts becoming obsolete on that. It's done its duty. It's a has worked well for 23 years. It, you know, gets jammed up with rocks and sticks and staff's been able to repair it, but it's been a
it's been a challenge. Uh, after that is the is grit removal. Um, grit's just hard on equipment. Uh, it's abrasive and obviously the equipment that takes it out, it's abrasive on that same equipment. So it's kind of sacrific sacrificial equipment to be able to take it out with one component that has some
wear versus having it pass through the whole system and wear on every component uh through the rest of the system. From there then we go to the aeration basins which one's photo photograph there and you just recently did buy some additional airators together for the
other basin. In the aerration basin that's the where all the biology works that breaks down the organic waste. All that biology that's in there, which is kind of unique, is either native to the soils around here or is just native to the various streams. And they are all for the most part self-populating.
We do see them a little bit, but it's not a case where it's the bacteria are just so pervasive in the environment, the positive bacteria, that they do tend to selfseed themselves. And then at that point, we keep we keep a population going.
What happens though is the bugs grow. Some of those bugs, they overpop populate. We have to we have to waste those. That's called bioolids. That's this many people refer to as sludge. That's the product that goes out on the on the fields seasonally. High in high
in nitrogen, high in phosphorus, but it's an expensive product to handle. >> Secondary clarifiers then, it's essentially settling tanks. That's where we separate the the bioolids or the sludge from the clear water. They're are fairly efficient. Um those are steel
mechanisms that are within the tank. They have gear boxes that have been spitting uh 24/7 for the last 23 years. They're still working well, but they are in need of some just maintenance in the next number of years just due to the time they've been running. And then the
UV equipment, UV was a little bit of a newer technology when this one in 2003. like much new newer technology, it has evolved quite a bit in the last 20 years and it's gotten better. But side effect of that evolving is the current components you have are now obsolete.
So that is one of the weaker links on the on the liquid stream of the facility. And then we're going to talk more about your vile solid storage. I've already mentioned that but we'll talk more a little bit deeper on that. So the major needs uh we have you know
much longer discussion report but trying to keep this down to cliff notes. Uh we have we have the electrical equipment there's a programmable programmable logic controller is essentially a computer hard drive that computer hard drive has also been running continuously
for the last 23 years. It's a great little system but it's a computer system. It's obsolete to the point to where they were buying used ones off eBay. Now, essentially the last few that are around are a few of the integrators have them sitting on their shelves as as kind of emergency backups. So, you have
a computer hard drive that is is very obsolete at this point. So, that's one we strongly recommend upgrading. Uh BFDs, there's been some challenges with those through the last couple years and they're also have an electronic drive in them. Um they've upgraded, they've kind of improved that technology through the
years and they're also generally obsolete at this stage. They're independent units. They're a little bit easier to replace, but you do have some PLC's that are old. We did talk about the preliminary treatment. We would recommend replacing all the equipment there. The fine
screen, the grit removal equipment, and then also with that the HVAC equipment, the air handling. There's a makeup air unit. We have to have continuous air movement there because it is a confined space. That of course is corrosive there. So that piece of equipment does tend to
take a take a little bit of abuse. Also, you've made some improvements already to the aeration system. Uh so I think we just had some fairly minor monitoring and some other control things there, but you've already invested in the airators. Uh so shortterm there's not major work
at the at the aeration ponds. Clarifiers, we do recommend doing an overhaul on those on the clarifiers. recoding cuz just like the water towers, everything that's been in water for over 20 years, if we maintain the coatings on that, they're going to last for another
20 to 30 years easily. Uh once corrosion starts, we're going to start to have some damage and that points obviously more difficult to replace once things start to the rust sets in and starts to deteriorate the metal. UV disinfection, we strongly recommend
replacing that unit since that is also becoming obsolete and it's been a problematic the last few years keeping that running. So all the units that are 20 plus years old are kind of running into that. That's kind of the end of that end of
that life. A few other minor things we have a little bit of piping and uh pumping improvements that we're looking at aerration basin mentioned that some controls uh some do monitoring uh loadout pump would like to improve that that has a tendency to air lock there's
some maintenance issues in that recommend any council members are interested we'd love to get a tour out there at the plant this is probably the most exp I'm going to diverge a little bit here this is probably the most expensive infrastructure the city owns and one piece of property. So, and it's a high maintenance one. So, I that's
always my plug for every council is take take a tour of the wastewater plant and the water plant because those are two of the higher dollar items that are visible. Your infrastructure underground you can't see. So, back to back to where we are here.
Uh so, bioolids we are looking now at the at the at the solid side of things. Uh so we've looked at option one is just let's just keep adding more tank cage hauling it as thin liquid. Longterm that's a little bit of a a limiting factor because we're hauling the thin liquid. There's a lot of cost to that
where you are trying to get in and out of town depending where your fields are. We really are not real fond of hauling a lot of tankers of bioolids running through town. But that is one option. So just essentially that's what we're calling option one on this on on this
go. You want to jump? >> Oh sure more go to the bioolids. So we're looking at just you know essentially an additional larger tank. With that we do need some piping and pumping to handle a second tank.
So with there's just a challenge that hauling. And I know the staff's not it's not staff's preferred one. You're contracting that out. And in general, I think the trend is being getting away from that because you're hauling about 2% 2 to 3% uh solid. So it's 97% of the
what we're hauling is just clean water. So it's not that's not a very efficient way to uh to proceed with that. Alternative two, you want to jump to the next. This is actually the alternative that ended up going in with the congressional directed spending option.
We were kind of tried try try to aim for one that would be uh cover some needs. We're looking here to do a thickening to thicken essentially triple the amount of of solids in the water going from about that 2% up to about 6%. Even though it
sounds like that's not much, that's where it turns from being something that flows that you can actually pump to being thicker than pudding where you can't pump it. So there's that's the closest we can get with the short of actually going to a very totally dry product. So we would have to have a
small building with a a rotor drum thickener where we are able to thicken that pulling out the water to actually triple the amount of solids in the water. And then we do have additional storage tank for that. And then hauling which is about a third of the third of
the number of trucks when we go with this alternative versus the alternative one with just additional storage. This is one of the more expensive ones and I will be upfront with everybody. We did make sure this was expensive enough to
justify a congressional delegated directed spending application. Talked to Joel about it. We wanted to make sure we air it on the high side here. We didn't want to cut it short when we were scrambling with that application uh in spur of the moment. So, we are looking at nearly nearly $10
million for this whole project. I'm I'm fairly optimistic that we're on the on the high side of that estimate right now, but we did that intentionally to make sure that it was a viable project for for the application to alternative three.
Um, alternative three would be uh drying beds. So, the cityless center has those amongst other communities in the area. Um, drying beds take up a fair amount of space. It's going to be about an acre of space between the actual beds themselves and some of the concrete ramps and and
pads around them. So, it does eat up some of the land there. What happens spring through fall, we're able to dose those at about 12 in a layer. It's a sand sand gravel under drain and just let nature and gravity drain the water
out. We can get to a point of about 30% solids on that which is like potting soil just as equivalent for texture. What advantage of that obviously is now we're we're talking dramatically less truck loads. That's actually dry enough
to pass the paint filter test which is a critical test for landfills. as such as you're ever going to buy, you could actually take those loads to the landfill and landfill that waste at most of the landfills yet in Minnesota. There's a few that are are getting low resistance for bioolids, but most
communities are still able to landfill if they can get to that level of dryness. So, with that, it's a little bit more labor intensive um in just handling the solids, but it's a little bit less equipment intensive than than a
mechanical dewater. system nature due to the dewatering with this one. I know this is one I believe staff has preference for and I both alternatives two and alternatives three are very viable options.
We've talked this is one you probably put a little bit of privacy fence around it just for just to improve the visibility. You wouldn't want to have open too many more open sludge tanks or bioolids tanks on site that because this these would be low
lower tanks. These would not be high in the built up high like your current one is. This we are looking at about a $6 million alternative. Ultimately, if we with the liquid stream improvements,
I think we did we have we have a a full pallet of what those costs are. We are looking upwards of 5 million if you do all the liquid stream improvements and those are listed actually on one of the earlier slides. I apologize we jumped over that I believe
on page uh slide number six. We do have the a breakout on that. Have worked with staff. We do have priorities on that. We believe the controls, the UV equipment, and the
pre-treatment are the highest priorities of those three. Uh all our needs, but there's, you know, some have a 5year window of need versus probably a one or two year window of need. So recommendations and funding right now
we do have in the report we have kept alternative two as the recommendation strictly because that's what the congressional directed spending application was on the bioolids and we do have the full range of the liquid stream
we had flexibility I believe to change the bioolids recommendation we I believe there's enough flexibility in that language that we are not tied yet uh to that. So there is discretion at staff or council level we can make that change and liquid stream we are going to
recommend at least a portion of that to proceed with. So what's the next steps with funding that's you know the probably the biggest question as me as noted earlier by Jason council originally approved doing the evaluation not the full facility plan
review which becomes the facility plan kind of becomes the funding application. So, if if we're lucky and we get the congressional directed spending amount that's requested, there's pro there's still going to probably be some gap coverage for financing on that
can be done locally through bonding. But if you want to use what most communities do is the low interest loan program, which is the PFA or the clean water revolving fund, that does require we have to have the facility plan to get on that list uh to to access that money.
So, that will realistically becomes, you know, what's One of the next decision points probably is if there's a desire to proceed with this, how do we want to fund it? And if we want to use the state programs and we need to start proceeding essentially with our applications, which
is just adding a little bit more to this report to to meet their needs. And one of the reasons why we also include a lot of these miscellaneous items, if we do upgrade it to that in the future, if we have it named in the report, it's eligible for funding at
some point in time. If it's not named in the report, we if you're able to achieve other grants, we want to make sure we have all the possible needs identified to be eligible. >> Any So, I don't know that we have any real action items for the council
tonight. Anything you want to add to the discussion? >> Uh, well, first, thanks John. That was a great report. Um there's a couple things that I want the council to understand about what Jordan primarily and the city is up against. Um right now we are
dealing with three farmers and a total of about 200 acres that we can apply to. Spring hauling is off the table all three farmers. Um the other challenge that we have is they are only accepting our bioolids on corn as the receiving
crop. So that's a shuffle. That's uh Jordan and I have to kind of Okay, we have to go here, this here, and here. This it just kind of gets to be kind of confusing. Um the amount of loads, what John's talking about, if we just
strictly do storage, um typically in the past, spring and fall, each hauling is about 70 loads. That's 6,000 gallons of bioolids in every load. Um, so if we one time that's
we're just going to say 800,000 gallons, 140 loads. That's utilizing every site that we have. But with the current rotation, it kind of makes it very difficult if not impossible. Um staff's
recommendation for option three is very much driven from the fact of I think it is very important that the city take control of our own plant and we are self- sustaining. We are self-running. We're not depending on anybody. Um
purchasing land comes with challenges because people still have to farm it. You still have to have crops that soak up all the nitrogen and everything else. Um, essentially John and I in conversations it's like, you know, we become landlords. Is that something we really want to do? And the option is
still we're not going to do it and that happened to Jordan and I two years ago. >> Um, you want to talk about panic? Um, that that's uh that's a real thing. Um, again, I just want to thank John for everything that he's done. He's been
fantastic to work with. Um, he's about as bright as they come when it comes to wastewater plants. And like he said, I'll echo what he said. Come and see it if you guys want to take a take a look. Jordan be happy to give you a tour. If he's not here, I'll do it. Um, yeah, I guess anything else? I think with the
three of us here, Jordan is here. Thank you for coming. Um, if you guys do have any questions, we would be happy to answer. >> All right. Thank you, Joe. Curry, I'm going to let you kick this off. You got >> Right. Um, so I'm just curious about in since we knew that this was going to be
coming and it's a big expense, have we been budgeting? um anything separately for this specific project? >> No. >> Okay. Um I think in the future we definitely need to be planning more
proactively instead of reactively. Um because this is a huge expense and if we have nothing, you know, I don't know. I just >> I can speak a little to that. Almost every community out there tends to take out loans. Interest rates historically, they're a little bit higher now, but
historically, particularly if you use a low interest loan program, you may get an interest rate for one and a half to 2%. It's really hard to save enough money to justify turning down 2% loan. So, most communities have not been trying to save for the million-doll type improvements. They save the building
maintenance and those kind of things, which we want to make sure we you have that, but the larger multi-million dollar things most communities are are financing. >> Correct. And our annual payment was about $400,000 a year and that was paid off several years ago. >> Okay.
>> I just always worry about the potential tax increase because as everybody knows, I hate taxes. So, uh, >> sewer rates will go up. >> Yeah, for sure. >> There's no doubt about that. >> I know. But it is something that needs to be done. We have to keep our
infrastructure running and strong. And I trust you guys. You're the pros at it. and you've done a great job for all these years, you know, keeping it good. So, it's just a bummer that everything is so expensive. I wish we just had money. All right, that's all.
>> All right, Jamie, >> have we looked at any of the farmers that do small grains so you could get in there in August or is that not an option at all? >> I don't want to say it's not an option. John, help me out here. Um, to the best
is corn. Um there are limits to the land. So if you're not farming it, you know, it's corn beans, corn beans, corn beans. If you don't have those crops taking all those nutrients that we're putting down, when we send our soil samples in, we will get a letter that
says you cannot haul here anymore. And I think they lock the field out for a period of time. I could be wrong. I thought that's what we were what I had heard if you if you don't pass your
>> Yeah, I'm not positive. >> I'm I'm not >> the bigger challenge they have right now is they empty the tanks in October to November trying to make it past spring is really the challenge. Getting it sooner in the fall is going to be better than having to wait all the way from
October to October. So, some small grain would be an advantage, but really the challenge is trying to get past spring. And I'm not there is a little more small grain around here, but unfortunately the current uh farm subsidies are not making small grain profitable. So you see less
and less of that unfortunately two crop rotation versus the old three four crop rotation unfortunately in the area. But there are a few in the area that do it. And there's there's challenges too Jamie. um percent slope drain tile closeness to
residents and playgrounds and parks and streams and >> it's uh it is quite a process to get a field permitted. >> All right. >> Not human consumption uh crop if I remember correctly. >> Correct. Yeah.
>> So it can't it can only be feed feed type stuff for livestock. Correct. I'm good. Scott, um curious, uh do we have sufficient, uh acreage on the current, if we would look at drying
beds, do we have enough space at the current site or are we looking at moving off site? >> Uh the current site we would have adequate you would utilize most of the existing green space near the dog park, >> but there would be there should be additional adequate space for that.
>> Okay. Outside of the fence. >> Outside of the fence. Okay. All right. >> City city propert. >> Yeah, I understand. I just wanted to get an idea if we were gonna have to go remote, if it would be if it would be plumbed or trucked or how it would get there. So, but if it's going to be relatively on site, that's that's the
only question I would have about that. >> And just to kind of paint a picture for you, um I've toured Lee Cent's plant. They they have drying beds. Mhm. >> Um on a typical snowfall, we haul more snow in one snowfall than what they haul for bioolids in their drying shed for
the whole year. So it really reduces the volume of what we're trucking out. >> And landfill application allows Jordan to hop on a truck in June, July. I'm going to haul some bio solids this week. Okay, have fun.
versus I need to plant my field. I need to chisel plow my field. I need to do this. It rained. It this it it's really stressful. We've done it. It's It's not that it's impossible. It's just there's so many factors. Um
>> I know over the years there's been a lot we had a lot of conversation about drying beds. Yeah, >> that was kind of our looked like it was going to be the most affordable option at the time, but now that you know we've got some other opportunities through u congressional spending type stuff. So
that that's um and then obviously you're saying it would be outside the fenced area. Then if that was the case, we would end up putting that would then be secured inside the fence. >> We would need to put some fence up like John said with some privacy measures um being that the park is right there. But
um just sizing it out essentially between the fences. You guys remember where we used to pile all our water main break clay that area? That's the area we're talking about. >> All right. Thank you, Ryan. >> So just to clarify what I heard here, we
would not have to acquire any new land to do the drying beds. >> Correct. Correct. >> Okay. >> We city property assuming city allows us to expand outside the fenc. >> Gotcha. Okay. I just wanted to be sure because I know that was one of the >> concerns is, you know, how much is this
going to cost to acquire land? Where will it be? That kind of thing. So, that's good to hear. Um, you know, I I for one trust our staff. I mean, how many awards do we have now? >> I mean,
>> too many. >> Yeah. Yeah. Too many. There's never too many. >> No, I you know, we the whole city should be extremely proud of what we got for our our water and and sewer um infrastructure. I mean, even with the challenges that we
have, you guys do an amazing job maintaining it. I mean, it's very few and far between that there's any notice of any hiccup. So, that alone needs to be commended and and stated. Can't state it enough. Can't say it enough times,
but thank you guys for what you do. Um, do we have an idea of when I mean I know we're talking about Congress here, so it's it's a crapshoot, but >> the rumor on the mill is June >> is when it'll be approved.
>> Yeah. When we'll receive formal notice. >> Okay. So, in about a month, yay or n? >> Last year it went to December. So, I >> like I said, it's Congress. I just said if it's I don't care if it's September, it's harder than December. So
>> yeah. Yeah. Um and I know that funding is a portion of it, right? We're talking less little less than half of >> uh we requested the max 2 and a half million. >> Two and a half. Okay. So little less than half 40% of of the
drying like if drying beds we go that you know that still doesn't address the the uh liquid flow you know so we're talking with drying beds
with the liquid stream we're talking $11 million here give or take. Um, so how much of this can be done little by little? I know the drying beds thing is >> on its own, but how much can we do in
bite-sized pieces since we're talking a very very large amount of money even with the congressional money? >> Uh, most of the liquid stream items segregate enough that we can do those without really losing money by keeping those separate. There is an inefficiency
to having, you know, if you're doing a project every year, there's an inefficiency to that. >> Sure. >> Um, most of those could be could be broken into smaller pieces and kind of stay here. So, I think we did need and a staff look at said we have a three that we think are most priority and if if
it's a need if it's want to go that route, these are the three we're going to recommend doing first and attacking some of the other ones later. >> So, is this like a one year, three year, fiveyear plan? I mean, what are we talking about on timelines to do if we were to break it down to do the whole
thing? Just let's just talk liquid stream for a moment. If we were going to break it down, what would you think? I mean, what are we looking if we broke it into pieces? You know, what are our timelines, I guess, from your perspectives?
Um, the the pre-treat room is a priority. Um, the PLC is a priority. and the UV is a priority. Um,
from an operator standpoint, um, as long as we keep getting bulbs and keep putting them in there and running both banks and everything and it's working, um, we were able to get a new control board for the UV trough. Was it two years ago
already? um from a hail storm that had damaged it. Um we don't have that luxury with our PLC. >> Um that PLC goes down. Jordan and I are taking turns coming in turning buttons
by hand. Um blowers are on for 15 minutes, off for 30 minutes, on for 15. So the bar screen is uh every hour on the hour. It's just like these processes are scheduled and it's just it's a
really um and then which one is and then the the pre-treat room. Um that equipment. Yes. 23 years old never shuts off. Pretty much the whole plant never shuts off. Jordan and I have been pretty resourceful in the fact of using um
local welding shops taking off the broken piece. Hey, can you make this for us? Cuz they are discontinued. even if they're not discontinued. They're made in Germany and we have to wait 6 months to get them. So, we're lucky to have a couple of great metal
shops here. Those fixes have actually held up very good. Um, I think we can make the argument both ways that, you know, John said the inefficiencies of doing multiple projects. I understand that. Um, I also understand throwing it
all in one shot for efficiency meth methods. Um, I just got to tell you how it is. This this is how we do it. This is how we operate this. When it breaks, we fix it. You know, when when things are out of our control, like a PLC, that that's
probably a do it now. >> Um, coming to you guys with the air raators, that was a do it now. Um, I don't know, John, if it could make it 10 years. Certain things probably could. Certain things aren't going to. >> I mean kind of kind of one to two year
for the ones 5 years and eight range versus not you're saying 135. I'd say we probably can make this a one to two 58 type window. So, based on what you said, the PLC,
pre-treat room, and the UV, we're talking almost $2 million. >> Okay. >> So, that is about I would say that's 40% of the >> Mhm. >> of of the cost of of the items. >> And you say that's about that's like a
one to two year. I I say one to two probably want to move sooner because if we're doing that new equipment that's nine month lead or you know some of these are not coming from Germany but even in the US right now it's a 9 month to 12 month lead to to
get a bid out and actually get something on site for new equipment that that's part of the reason why more efficient to go to the local fab shop for repairs but going new we don't have that option so >> okay >> realistically assume it's a minimum of a
year for any project when you bid it to actually going online. So, it's about it'd be essentially two years to get online right now if we authorized in the next few months to proceed with that design by 10 go through the PCA review bidding bidding time frames and
and the one-year lead on that. >> Okay, that's all the questions I've got. >> All right. Well, um I won't make this so long because I reach out to Jordan. I reach out to Joe all the time. We we talk about this in
length and um I thank you a lot for all the tours and it's always exciting to go over there and see you show off the liquid gold. But uh I also appreciate your time and and you know same with you Jason um really helping us out with that
congressional spending. uh this is a service that we provide to our taxpayers. Um that's something to keep in mind. So I mean I mean I get the sentiment of you know I don't want to increase taxes too much but this is what our taxpayers pay for.
>> You know uh we provide water and that anything that goes down their drains have to go somewhere. Um this was built in 2003. At that time it was $6.9 million for the entire facility. And that's with bonding.
And the numbers we're looking at, they're only going to grow. They're only going to go up. I've heard from countless amounts of other mayors that are going through the same exact issue, except for it is significantly way worse than what we're seeing right now. We are
still kind of on that proactive routine. We're not at that point where we're just reacting. Although I kind of am putting the pre-treatment in a class of reaction, um I encourage anybody to go over to that pre-treatment and look at
it because everything has a sequence of operation, right? You got a start and you got an end. Um the end is our users and then their end is our wastewater treatment facility. But that pre-treatment is the heartbeat of that wastewater treatment facility. It's
where all the screening happens. And when those screenings or when those screens get worn out and just like Joe was stating, you know, taking parts and trying to find somebody to weld up and fab another part, I mean, it could take a full day and you're running it without that part. But regardless, it's still
going down the sequence of operation. So, that's going to another pump, another pump, another pump. And that means well, how often are you on call? >> 24/7. >> And how many times do you get an alarm
in the middle of the night where you got to come in? And let me add a little bit of a sentiment on that. It's Jordan. It's just Jordan going out there. If it's something like pulling out a pump, he's got to wait for somebody else on public works or Joe comes in and helps
out. I mean, if you catch it in the beginning with the pre-treatment, you don't have to worry about that extensive amount of time that he's on call for. And and it showed. And the other thing that I want to state here, too, because I'm giving
you a lot of credit, uh, cuz credit I'm going to give it where it's completely due. Um, I pulled up an article and I believe it was 2016, but MPCA issued about 78 minor violations
um, since uh, they built this. Um, they also stated that 50 months out of 180 months uh, they were in violation. Jordan Plots came in and he noticed um there was a lot of things that were
sitting on the top of all of our water and it was really affecting some numbers and that's what we were getting some dings on and he introduced bacteria the fly the the little flies that we get that bacteria that we just budgeted for for this year.
>> That's why we're getting these MPCA awards. It's because of Jordan. He's got the the most knowledge and and if he doesn't know, Scotty Dubon will help. Scotty Dubon don't know, you know, Jordan Joe Dornfeld's helping out. This
has been a a huge I mean, I have loved every bit of my time as mayor getting to hang out with these guys and and going through this because this is a big portion of us. And that is exactly why that I applied as much as I could to
really truly lobby for the city of Lonsdale for congressional funding because I I knew it was a matter of time. Nothing's perfect within this city. You know, everybody's going to see the prices. We're all going to work together, try to figure out, you know, what's the minimal impact for our residents and business owners. And
that's, you know, part of our job and we got to figure that out. Um, I I would love to entertain, you know, another meeting just to discuss this in further length or we schedule a tour and we get the rest of council in because you guys really got to see it. It's impressive.
Um, and you'll learn a lot. You'll see a lot. Um, I I am all in favor of dry beds. Um, I have been since even before I became mayor. I I really like this opportunity. I think it's good. you're
not reliant on anybody. Um, and this facility was very much built on bioolids and we just heard today bioolids is something of the past and it's and it's
affecting us gravely. So, I I really um I like to highlight the passion that I have received from my staff cuz they do a phenomenal job day in and day out. And I appreciate all the work that you guys do and the passion you guys put in because they are not looking at what'll
get them by for a year. They're looking at 20 years, 40 years, you know. Um so, I again, hats off to all of you. Um I appreciate it and and I'd love to see where this conversation goes. um we got some time to even talk even more in
length in it. So um thank you again to Bolton and Mink for for everything you guys have done. I don't know if you want to add anything Joel or Corey. >> Um I guess I would just say if we're going to go down the path of PFA, you've got the project priority list and intended use plan. Those dates for
applications are March and June. So if um depending on the timing of you know when the council wants to make these improvements sounds like we've got to do the the remain the evaluation of portion of the the study.
>> Yes. >> And that that would have to be done before we submit anything for PFA >> which that estimated date essentially March 1st of 2027. >> Correct. >> So we're we're in a good spot yet to have some time. We're not our backs aren't up against the wall on that.
>> How long do you anticipate it to take to complete the remaining portion of the study? >> I would say 3 to four months. Part of that time the actual report writing is not that long. We officially would have to do a public hearing uh similar to this similar presentation. We have to do
official public hearing uh to make that just some of their checklist box. So that just eats takes up another council meeting. We typically want to present the council first then do the public hearing after. So we there's usually a little bit of a lag time just getting that those final uh pieces completed.
>> So you'd be looking at starting the proposal some or the the study sometime this fall then? >> That would be yes. >> What is the cost to finish up the evaluation? >> What are it? >> 38,000
>> based on what we >> That was the additional >> That was the additional based on what was quoted. >> Yep. Yeah, >> I don't have I didn't bring that proposal, but it would be the same as what we had previously >> would be the change to that. >> Um, when can we expect uh the the
building permit for the apartment? >> Uh, I would assume sometime in in July. That's kind of all the indications that I'm hearing. They're going to start construction in July. Okay. And that's when we'll see the uh wacket
sack right right up front. Uh correct. But it's just based off of one one connection. So I don't believe that the the sack was sufficient to pay for that. But there is a a fund balance.
Okay. Okay. We're going to continue this conversation and um but thanks again for the presentation. This was pretty this was really informal. So I really appreciate all the
work that you guys do. >> Thank you. Thank you. Thank you very much, John. >> All right. On to item B. Consider approval of resolution 2026-30, a resolution accepting donations for the 2026 Foundersfest fireworks display. Mr.
Cory Hinsa, our community development planner. >> Uh, thank you, Mr. Mayor. Uh, one of the items the founders day committee has been tasked with is bringing back a fireworks display in 2026 to celebrate Lawndale history and 250th birthday of the USA. The city council approved the
fireworks display quote in the amount of $18,000 submitted by Res Pyro at the November 13th, 2025 meeting. Since the last donations were accepted, the following organizations, businesses, and residents
have made a donation. Uh, Council Member Miller, do you want to go ahead here? >> Sure. I am so excited that um so many businesses, residents, and organizations have been willing to donate toward this to bring the community together and
celebrate with some fireworks this year for the big 250. Um so the recent donations, um Shirley Larson, thank you so much. And Lndale Fireman's Relief Association, thank you very very much for your generous donation. Um, and then
so far the list includes Lndale Snow Wizards, Great Wrench, McIntons, First National Bank, Franen Bank and Trust, the Lndale Lions, Lndale American Legion, Dwayne's Body Shop, Dwayne's Auto Sales, Steel Wasika, Lonsdale Tool
and Manufacturing, DSI, Heath Valley Farm, Association 1, American Legion Auxiliary, Triumphant Life Church, Scott and Sandra Palava, Shirley Larson and Lonzo Fireman's Relief Association as mentioned earlier and also a big shout out of thanks to
the peepers for the place to have the fireworks. And I also just want to give a quick shout out to the people on this committee. They're doing a phenomenal job um getting things all wrapped up so that we're going to have a fun amazing day on July 3rd starting at 3 o'clock.
So mark it on your calendars. Don't miss it. And council member Miller, I may want to add though uh you'll see at the next meeting that our city administrator Joel Ericson uh applied uh to the Lndale Community Foundation
and uh the founders state committee received uh an additional $1,500 for fireworks display. >> That's amazing. >> That brings the total up to $19,000 raised uh for the fireworks display. >> So, thank you, Mr. Ericson. Yes. Thank
you. >> Thank you, Community Foundation. >> Yes. Thank you, Londale Community Foundation. We appreciate you. >> All right, Jamie. I'll just thank you everybody. We've reached our goal and uh when we first started it was, are we going to get all
the donations? Are we going to have to fund it as a city? We've surpassed that amount. And I'm sure there's other ways to donate, too, now that we've met the goal. >> We do. Um, we are still accepting donations from anybody, any dollar
amount. It can be $5, whatever you want. Um, because we do have some other expenses associated with the event. Um, we've got carriage rides that's going to be really fun. Um, we have music that we're looking into. Um, portaotties,
just like logistic things and we would like to be fully funded so that we're not taking any money um, from the city. And then additionally to be planning ahead for next year and future events as well. >> All right, Scott.
>> Uh yeah, great to see additional uh donations coming in and see all the support and looking forward to u great event. >> Thank you, >> Brian. Big thank you to everyone that's donated. Um it's nice to see that it's
not just businesses that that we've got community members that are behind this as well. Thank you, Shirley. You're the best. Um, yeah. No, this is great. So, thank you everyone. Uh, we budgeted for the Didn't
we? We We had a a fund balanced budget for the fireworks. >> No, >> didn't we? I thought we did. Oh, I was going to say we can divert it to >> We're going off faith. >> Yeah, we're going off faith faith to make it happen. >> Yeah. So, I It'll be good. I I'm excited
for this. Um, I know people that are flying from Europe >> to come to our Fourth of July celebration. >> Awesome. >> So, it's a big deal. >> Yes. >> Um, I I'm just going to say it. Uh, I
usually don't play the favorites game, but Shirley Larson is easily one of my favorite human beings I've ever met in my life. So, thank you to Shirley. Um, >> I'm sure she's listening. >> I'm sure she is. Um, and then also, uh, big shout out to Lansdale Fireman's Relief Association. I got to hang out
with a couple of them yesterday and, uh, they were just excited about this whole entire event and they said, "We're going to put everything that we possibly can into it." And, um, so I really appreciate them. They're all a bunch of community members. Um, so thank you to
the whole relief and thank you to everybody that's been donating. So, um, I'll entertain a motion. >> I'll make the motion. Motion by Miller. >> Second. >> Second by Warm Excursion. Any further discussion? All in favor? >> I. >> All opposed.
>> All right. Item C. Um I don't know if she's here, but consider approval of resolution 2026-31, a resolution proclaiming April 30th, 2026 National Therapy Animal Day in the city of Lonsdale. Joel Erikson, city administrator.
>> He was going to check to see. Hopefully the dog just needed to go out. I think she was just out in the in the hallway, but I did not see her. So >> Oh, >> okay. Sorry, Mary.
Um but um yeah, I guess as far as a staff report, um Council Member Miller was contacted by Mary Drezen, um requesting that the city proclaim April 30th as National Therapy Animal Day. Uh unfortunately, she was not able to
attend that meeting. Um they had an event at I believe the Mall of America um celebrating National Therapy Animal Day. Uh April 30th is National Therapy Animal Day. uh recognizes therapy animals and their human handlers who volunteer to
improve the human well-being through the human animal bond. Uh Miss Den is a member of the Northstar therapy animals which currently has 360 members and she is requesting approval of the resolution um because this is something close to
her heart and while working in a school setting has seen the uh direct benefit of therapy animals and what they do for students and staff. Um Mary was here with her dog uh Maggie and said it's a good way to communicate or connect with
the community and promote continued partnerships with organizations that benefit residents in a meaningful way. Um no fiscal impact. Alternatives would be to not approve the proposed resolution. And then included this dash
report is uh resolution 2026-31. >> All right. Thank you, Joel. Jamie, >> I'm good. >> Scott, uh I like that we as a city will take the time to uh recognize certain
organizations or uh uh symbols of uh of good in our world. And I think this is uh one of those times it's uh great to see that there is another positive thing uh going on in our community. So,
>> right. >> Um, yeah, I think Mary apologized things got long. Unfortunately, she followed a pretty long, detailed, technical, expensive, uh, presentation. So, um,
maybe if we could ask her if she could come back. I I mean, I know next week's a budget meeting, but I don't want to push her out too far, but if she'd be willing to come back and just give her the opportunity to to do her presentation, I
think um we owe it to her, put her first on the agenda, see if she could maybe come next next week because we have a budget meeting next week. I would I would like to uh give her that opportunity. So, thank you for bringing this forward, Mary. Um, I think therapy
animals are are an amazing thing that we have as a society have really embraced over the last decade or two. I guess they've really started to grow um as as a thing that's become more and more in use, more and more popular.
You see it more and more places, more and more acceptable in society. So, I think this is great. I would like to see this get on our rotation of things that we do every year like Tree City USA, like what's coming up next. I'll I'll save it. I won't say what it is, but the
next thing on the agenda, these are things we do every year. This is something that we should put in that rotation. >> Great, Curry. >> I agree. I was going to apologize to Mary, too, for the long wait and the patience of Maggie. Thank you. um hopefully you can come to a future
meeting and then I would also like to get this on the docket for being um ahead of it next year so that hopefully she can make it to an April meeting. >> Yeah, I agree with all of that. Um entertain a motion. >> I'll make a motion. >> Motion by Miller. Second, second by
Warner. Any further discussion? All in favor? I >> All opposed. All right, Paige, are you ready? Consider approval of resolution 2026-32. Resolution proclaiming Friday, May 22nd,
2026, Poppy Day, the city of Ldale. Joel Ericson, city administrator. >> Uh, thank you, mayor, members of the council. Uh, Council Member Miller, a member of the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 586, request that the council appointed Friday, May 22nd as Poppy Day
in Lonsdale. Um, the poppy is the designated symbol of the sacrifice of life and all wars. The city has proclaimed Poppy Day in Lonsdale in the past. Um, don't want to steal your thunder, so I will uh leave it at that. >> Very good. All right, Paige.
>> Good evening, everyone. I am Paige Miller, the American Legion unit 586's first Poppy Princess. I would like to say thank you to the city of Lonsdale for supporting National Poppy Day and proclaiming May 22nd, 2026 as Poppy Day
in Londale. The Poppy represents honors the fallen soldiers of our country and it symbolizes the bloodshed in battle and supports veterans through fundraising efforts like the poppy. Poppies are available around town and at the Legion. Donations are greatly
appreciated. Thank you again for your support of the poppy program. >> Round of applause. >> Great job. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Thank you.
>> Thank you, Paige. >> Thank you, Paige. >> Okay. Do you want to make the motion? >> I'll make the motion. >> Well, you know what? Should we just pass it around? >> Sorry. Scott, you got anything you want to add? No. Um the uh yeah, the whole Poppy story, I mean, it's a for many
people that don't know, I mean, all the way back to World War I when you know the uh the the whole premise that they flourished because of all the blood in the soil is, you know, it's a it it makes you really really have to
appreciate the magnitude of uh war and the the impact of war and uh and what it does to uh societies and civilizations. And if if this is uh this is just one small aspect of how we
recognize uh those that took up arms in our in our defense or in defense of their country and their their people. Um that's the least we can do to honor them. >> Thank you, Ryan.
>> Thank you for coming and doing this. Um again, this is something that we do. We've as long as I've been on the council for the last three years, this is something that we've honored every year. Um I think it's important to continue to honor um you know what our veterans have given
for us, those that have given all. Um and the ones that are are still with us, you know, the veterans, we can't do enough to say thank you. Um and I would encourage everyone in town to take some time to go get a poppy, make a donation.
Uh it's a it's a great cause. Um you know, we can't give enough to our veterans. So, please take the time to go. And I want to say a thank you to uh Cindy Fear, former council member Cindy Furer, because she was the one who made sure
that this stayed a thing every year on the council. So, thank you, Ki. Thank you, Paige, for continuing on. Um and thank you, Cindy, for for all that you've done over the years to keep this going. Gary, >> I also wanted to give Cindy a shout out
and I um wanted her to be here tonight as well. I appreciate her um being involved in the auxiliary and um just all of her knowledge that she brings um in to the auxiliary legion um and her participation. And I'm just thankful
that we have a legion in Lndale. I'm thankful that we have a post. Um I'm hoping that the community can pull together to support our legion. um we do not want it to close down. We want to continue. It's not just a bar. It is um a post and that's where we help to
support our veterans, families of veterans and things like that. So, it's more than just a bar and I'm hoping that um the town can just come together to continue to support our Legion so that it can stay here forever and ever. Amen. >> Jamie,
>> I'll just echo everybody thing that everybody else said and it's a worthy cause. Why not support this? >> I absolutely agree. Um, Paige, you did a great job. Thank you for setting a new
tradition for, you know, the auxiliary and and the legion. I bet you they're just excited. And, uh, congrats to the new commander, post commander, De Shimoda, and be excited to see um, a thriving legion again. And, and, uh, you
know, the Ox and the Suns, they do so much. Um they put so much time into things. I I don't know if people have seen the chicken wing dinners that they put on together or you know the recent uh uh burger joint burger dinner that they do
and they're always finding creative ways to collaborate and bring people in and um a big salute to them. And then also of course to all of our veterans in town. We are a big veteran town. So um love seeing this and and then starting a new tradition. So, uh, thank you again
for being here and I'll entertain a motion. >> I'll make the motion. >> Motion by Miller. >> Second. >> Second by Palava. Any further discussion? >> All in favor? >> I. >> All opposed. >> All right.
Consider approval of resolution 2026-33, a resolution approving a Minnesota lawful gambling LG230 application to conduct offsite gambling submitted by the Lawndale Snow Wizards. Joel Ericson, city administrator.
>> All right. Uh same as last year, the Lawndale Snow Wizards have been asked to conduct the raffle associated with community days. Um, since they do have lawful gambling premise permits, they need to apply for the LG 230 to conduct
gambling offsite. Uh, the raffle will be conducted essentially outside of Lawndale Hardware near uh Main Street North and Highway 19 on Saturday, August 8th. Uh, they need this application, like I said, because they already have a premise permit to conduct gambling at
Rail 19. They're allowed to conduct up to 12 off-site events each year. Um, this is the snowers's first request for off-site gambling. Typically, well, this year and last year was their only, I believe. Staff's not aware of any reasons to deny the application. A
fiscal impact. Um, basically none. A little bit of staff time. Alternatives would be to not approve the proposed resolution. And then attachments are the resolution. and then the snow wizards uh Minnesota lawful gambling LG230 form. Also, any questions? Staff would
recommend approval of resolution 2026-33. >> All right, Brian. >> Um, I got nothing. I mean, Snow is a great partner in this community. >> No reason we shouldn't uh return that
that great partnership. >> All right, Terry. >> I agree. Snow Wizards are awesome. They help a lot of our local organizations and they're amazing partners for the city. So, let's approve it. >> Jamie, >> rookie cause. Why not do it? >> Scott echo everything previous. Thank
you. Entertain a motion. >> So move. >> Motion by Palava, second by Vipka. Any further discussion? >> All in favor? >> I. >> All opposed. All right. The final item for new business, consider approval of resolution 2026-34,
resolution approving the conveyance of real property. Bill Ericson, city administrator. Uh, well, this was, um, discussed by the council in close session back on March 19th. Uh, since then, uh, we've continued to work with, uh, Adventist Partnership on the sale of Outlaw
Business Park fourth edition. uh essentially the uh 12.1 acres that that the city owns between um Highway 19 and Commerce Drive. Uh staff's recommending or is recommending their counter offer dated April 27th be accepted.
uh summary of the revised counter offer. Um purchase price of $700,000 and um everything is pretty much customarily as far as um closing costs um things like
that. um their development plan. Um what they proposed in their offer was um year one a commercial retail center estimated about $5 million. Year two additional commercial strip and uh or or uh commercial industrial building and then years 3 to five continue to phase
development and then a mix of uh commercial and industrial. Ultimately their goal is to have the site built out in five to six years. Uh in addition they're proposing not to sell develop property for five unless part of a joint venture with another company. They also
are requesting tax abatement years 1 through 5 100% 6 through 10 75 uh years 11 to 15 50% and then um years 16 and on would be zero.
Um it is proposed tax abate or they are requesting tax abatement from the city county and school district. Brief summary of the purchase agreement. I went over the the the property uh purchase price non-refundable earnest
money of 14,000. City to provide a limited warranty deed. City to pay for title insurance half the closing cost state deed tax then conservation fee uh attributed to the deed. uh taxes would be prrated. Um since it's owned by the city, there there are no taxes due. Um
there is a special assessment remaining balance of about $56,000. Uh the time there's a timeline for title corrections and remedies looking at a closing date of no later than October
2nd. And then um one of the clauses is the repurchase staff. Um, I guess the council can choose to include this or not. It it is in there. Um, I did talk to the buyer and discuss the section. They were
comfortable with a 24month time frame from the beginning um from the date of closing to begin construction. Um, or if if not or they the buyer receives an offer, the city has the option to to
repurchase it. Uh it was sent to um the buyers. I did have like I said have a phone conversation with them and even followed up um end of last week just hey if you got any questions let me know. I
would like to go into the meeting that this is um the agreed upon purchase agreement and I I have not heard anything. Um, unless there's any questions, staff would recommend approval of resolution 2026-34. >> All right. Thank you, Joel. Curry.
>> Um, I think it's great that we have somebody interested in buying that property. It's been sitting there forever. And to finally get some a business going on in there that'll bring in jobs and
opportunities for businesses to grow. Um, I think it's better than sitting there vacant. That's what I have for now. >> All right, Jamie, >> do we even know if they have any anchor tenants lined up or not? >> Uh, they do not have any tenants lined
up. No. >> So, we could potentially just have an empty building up there. >> Uh, I don't I mean, I guess potentially. Um, but I know we've been been working with them and um getting them in contact
with a daycare, for example. >> So, we have been working with them to at least get them in contact with with potential businesses. Um, you know, we did the um the retail and or the retail and office space um feasibility
assessment and that said between now and the next 10 years 80,000 square feet. So, um definitely a need there. have provided that to them as well. Um, I certainly don't think it's their intent to start construction without some some letters of interest or letters of
intent. >> That's all I got. >> All right, Scott. >> Uh, nothing at this point, >> Ryan. >> Um, yeah. I mean, I think selling this land, I mean, this is money
that we've probably been waiting a long time to get. That land's been sitting there for as long as I I've been in town, it's been a long time. Um, I assume that on some of this stuff, you know, when we start talking about the
abatements and um, we we have some control over that, but not full because if we've got county and and school, we can't really speak for those those different bodies. So, >> correct. >> That wouldn't be part of the purchase
agreement, right? That would be something we'd have a conversation about in other meetings or or >> Correct. is not in the purchase agreement. Um but I believe that they are um it's a key component to make the project happen. >> Oh yeah. Yeah. No, don't get me wrong. I
mean um I'm I'm not saying that uh it's a problem. The only problem I would see is if we had to commit for other entities that we have no control over like the school and the county um school district and county. Um, you know, I
totally understand in the situation like like a project like this is very different than the last time we had a conversation about tax abatement. Um, you know, this is this is net positive either way. Um, you know, and even even
if they build and you know, it's their problem to find the tenants. It's their problem to find the people that want to go in. It's it's I shouldn't say problem, it's their opportunity to do that. um putting a building on that land, even if it's empty, improves it enough where the taxes the tax base goes
up. This is exactly what we need to do with this this land that's sitting there. Um and correct me if I'm wrong, this purchase price would be able to take care of a significant amount of debt service um for the city. Correct.
this would take care of the debt service we have on that. >> Um, which really helps out with our budgeting >> when we have to go to the levy. That's debt service that we don't have to worry about. That's that's debt service payments we don't have to now consider
when we're talking about our levy um for any budget year. Um, one question I do have the special assessment balance would they be responsible for that? >> Uh, the way the purchase agreement is is uh we would be responsible. Okay. So, is that something that we we
actually have to pay? Who's it owed to? I mean, is it >> uh Well, we uh in the past sometimes, yes. Um the money's gone to the county and then >> um >> come back >> come back to us. >> Um other times, um we just haven't collected it because we're paying
ourselves. >> Right. Right. >> Okay. I guess that was the only thing I wasn't really clear on is like because I know if I have an assessment on my home and I go to sell it, I have to figure it out or >> negotiate it out.
>> Negotiate it with with the buyer. So, I wasn't quite sure how that that works for a situation like this. So, um honestly, I think this is a good deal. I mean, we're talking about local people here. We're talking about people familiar with the area. We're not talking about some big, you know, um,
conglomerate or venture capital firm coming in to just buy up land. Um, you know, is it a bit of speculation? Sure. But the 2-year uh clause in there of develop within two years, break ground on something within
two years, I think protects us. Uh, which is something that, you know, we haven't really done in the past. haven't protected ourselves where we conveyed land with with the hope that it was getting developed and and it didn't. Um I think it's important that we keep that
clause in uh as recommended by staff. Um >> yeah, I think this will be good. You know, this is not just one business. We're going to have multiple businesses come out of this this particular situation. So, um, we're providing or we're providing the means for someone to
provide space for businesses. Uh, I know Tom has had conversations with a lot of people over the past year. I've had conversations with people over the past year, you know, saying, "Hey, I want to come to Lndale. Hey, I got this business. I want to expand in Lndale. Where can I go? Is there any available
space? Is there any offices around?" And unfortunately, there's just not. This gives us the ability to say, "Yes, there is. here's where you can go here so you can talk to. So, I think this is a good thing. >> Really quick, could you clarify which school district that is zoned for?
>> Uh, all right. >> Um, Brian kind of hit it on the head there was we have a lot of people interested in coming into the city. It's just the price of construction and building it just doesn't work out. And I I think I've even mentioned that a
couple of times here is, you know, um I brought up that daycare and I said, "Hey, it's just not feasible for them." And and we're working with them and and trying to make that happen. And I know that's a big time need. And we're focused on big-time needs. Um, in addition to that is this is a really
good project for our economic development authority because for the longest time they've been trying to market this and and nothing has happened. Um, and this is now a really good sound opportunity for them to to do economic development, to do what they
were set out to do. And um, I'll be excited to see how they work on this and keep up with their business business visits and, uh, try to find help find some more acre tenants. But, you know, it's I really push big on manufacturing.
um trying to get more jobs into town that are are good paying jobs and we're seeing a lot of interest. Um just having a hard time finding a spot for them and uh having a hard time building. So um the amount of this money does pay off
the debt service for the business park, which is um something I think we've all been wanting to do for several years, uh is to get that payment down. And you know, uh, it's kind of averaged around 224,000 a year. And, you know, when you're trying to fund big ticket items
like our wastewater treatment facility plant, you know, you got to go back to your debt service. And, um, you got to recognize, hey, you got opportunities to pay that debt down and and potentially look at uh, alternate funding uh, to fund those those kind of items, you
know, for a proper governance model. Um but other than that uh all I entertain a motion >> motion by worm excursion >> second >> second by pava any further discussion all in favor >> I
>> all opposed all right very good on other business department and council reports Jason Malikica >> thank you mayor and members of the council um we are still within the 90-day agency review period for the
wellhead protection ction plan. Um, as we discussed tonight, the wastewater treat wastewater treatment facility evaluation is complete. Um, and now that's kind of in staff and council's hands to decide on the next steps and and timing of those improvements.
Um, hydrant pressure data uh will be collected uh potentially at the end of this week here or into next week to finalize the existing water model for the water tower sighting study. Um the next steps of that being to um evaluate the proposed model with the addition of
the new tower. Bolton and MS reality capture team will be in town collecting the visual pavement data for the pavement management plan next week and the week after. The 2026 millon overlay project is underway. Began this week. Um there have
been some delays from the contractor's scheduling. Um and they're now planning to complete the project next week. Um, we're continuing to work through reviews and coordination with the developer and the county on the Prairie Vista uh development in addition to the
lift station design for that development. Um, and then we are also still working through final certifications on the funding for uh the lead service line replacement through MDH. Um, and also drafting contract documents for the contractor. >> That's all I had.
>> Thank you, Jason. Joe, >> uh we've got the Main Street flowers hung up and we put the flags up so that you guys can see how awesome they look for, um 250 Founders Day. Um the MXU program, it's going great. Scott and
Brad are out there putting those things on houses. Um it's May 14th. We have 115 of them on already out of 600. So things are going good. Um Joel and I attended a short Zoom class for our flood plane.
um with the DNR. Um just a formality, Lonzo is not on a flood plane, so just checking a box. Um the League of Minnesota Cities came to town today. They've been very gracious
to us, so we are gracious to them. They had a bunch of new agents that they wanted to show what pumps look like and what certain things look like. So Jordan took him around our water and wastewater plants today. It was nice to um see them. Police parking lot is set to get
seal coated tomorrow. Um the annual well inspections were completed today. Um other than that, it's been grass is growing, softball, baseball's getting played, and then Jason and I have been on the phone quite a bit getting things
all the projects straightened out. Um but life is good. >> All right. Thank you, Joe. Corey. >> Uh thank you, Mr. Mayor, uh just want to let you know that uh the uh planning and zoning commission packet will be going out tomorrow for the May 18th meeting.
Uh working on 2026 elections and then also working handinand with the uh new building inspector Corey Block. >> Very good. Thank you, Corey Joel. >> Uh well, helping staff as needed.
Prairie Vista preliminary plat. Joe touched base on our flood plane meeting working on EDA meeting and budget meeting packets. Um provided some information to some the resident on housing grant. I did get an
email from the county engineer that um Mindot will have the speed study on county road 4 by the school completed by June 12th. Uh earlier today we had a meeting with the DNR and the snow wizards just about
um us being the sponsorship in the the grant and aid um grant program of course inspector and uh making updates to the EDA revolving loan fund policy and application and creating the materials for the street fair next week.
>> Awesome. Thank you Joel Scott. >> Um right now EDA is scheduled to meet next Thursday. Um and um the I mean it was obviously you know don't want to beat a dead horse, but the the whole thing with the uh the wastewater uh
issue I'm glad it's you we're finally getting to that point. It's been something that you know for 15 years it's been you know how are we going to you know handle this and there there wasn't a a plan but it wasn't as urgent.
So, I guess I'm glad to see that we're we're getting closer to a a uh long a long-term solution. >> All right. Thank you, Scott. Jamie, uh we've got a public hearing in planning and zoning for the preliminary plat for
Prairie Vista, formerly Prairie View, formerly Pixie Development, >> which is in Brian's backyard. And then we're going to have uh review and discuss city code 153.003
definitions. >> I'm guessing that's for the um >> zoning districts. >> Zoning districts. Considering we added so many things in there, we need definitions for all that in order to go through. >> And that's all I've got.
>> All right. Thank you, Jamie Curry. >> I want to give a shout out to our police department. It's National Police Week. Thank you so much for everything you guys do to keep our community safe and protecting us and all the little things that you guys do that go unnoticed um by
many people, but thank you so much for everything you guys do. Um and then the liquor committee, we met last week. Um just a shout out to the staff at the liquor store. They do an amazing job. They had the w the spring tasting event
on the 2nd and it was a success. Um, so thank you to the community for coming out, showing up for that. Uh, I just want to remind people that, um, our liquor store contributes to a lot of things within our community. And we talked briefly about it at the meeting and Lynette said if she could write
everything down from all the time that she's been doing it, um, she doesn't even think she could remember every little thing that, um, the liquor store funding has helped with. So, I just want to continue to um have people hopefully support our local liquor store so that we can pour back into the community. Um
parks board met on Monday. We talked um budget priorities and I just want to give Joe and Public Works a huge shout out for everything you guys do to maintain our parks, trails, our town. It's beautiful. All the fields, the
soccer fields especially. I know it's a lot of work. Um and so yeah, we're just talking about events and um budget founders day. We covered a lot of that tonight with the donations. We're um buttoning up the event schedule, so that
should be getting published on our social medias shortly. Um just spread the word July 3rd. It's going to be an amazing day, fun for everybody. The opening ceremony will be at 3:00 at the historic schoolhouse on 3rd. Um, Mayor
Tom's gonna give a speech voluntelling him. No, I'm just kidding. And that's all I have for now. >> All right. Thank you, Brian. >> Um, yeah, as Curry mentioned, we uh had the liquor store meeting. Um, just to kind of add a little more context, we had over 160 people that came to that
tasting. So, thank you. Um, also over $6,000 in sales in three and a half hours. So, that's that's amazing. Um, I think it's important for people to to realize that anything we make at that liquor store goes right back into the
community. So, by shopping local, going to our liquor store, you are supporting the community. Um, we had some discussions about actually um, putting signage on projects funded by liquor store, partially funded or funded in
full by liquor store, just to give some perspective here. >> Yeah. Um the disc golf course was funded by the liquor store. Uh some of the concrete work at the uh the aces field if you go and look you know I know our city works guys did a great job doing
that but you know materials aren't free. Um and that project was partially funded by our liquor store. Uh you know equipment that we use to plow our trails is funded by liquor stores. So can we compete with the big box store prices? No. And we realize that because we don't
have the buying power of a Total Wine or some of the larger chains, but they don't help build our parks. They don't put in our hockey rings. They don't support our community. So, um, just we'll beat that drum as long as I can,
but I think it's it's important to say that because, um, Lynette does a great job, the staff does a great job. You're not going to find better people than you do at that liquor store. um at any other big box store chains. I guarantee it. So, please support our local community,
give back. You know, what's a couple extra bucks, right? We get a lot of great benefit out of those couple extra bucks. Um so, and also thank you to uh the participation here tonight. >> You know, it's nice to see the community come out,
>> voice concerns, ask questions, get clarification. Um, I really appreciate seeing the the participation, the community, uh, um, getting involved and seeing people come to our council meetings. Uh, it's kind
of kind of sad sometimes when we just stare out into the crowd. You know, I know Jason likes the company back there, don't you, Chief? >> So, thank you. Um, and, uh, yeah, EDA next week and, uh, next Wednesday is
library board meeting. All right. Thank you, Brandon. I want to thank all the volunteers for the uh recent election that took place. Uh TCU's referendum didn't pass. So, uh we'll probably have more news in the months to come on what
they're planning on doing. Uh good luck to plan zoning with the uh public hearing and I know you guys will do a good job and do your due diligence and excited to see that speed study for the uh school. Jamie, that was something uh
that was a big ticket item for you. And and um thanks for uh Charlie Peters for helping that out, too. And >> um you brought up a good point. This week is National Law Enforcement Week and next week is National Public Works Week. >> All right.
>> So, woohoo. >> Thanks for for all you guys have done today and then what you guys do every single day. So, I appreciate all the hard work. um a lot of a lot of work that's been done over the course of a lot of months is uh finally coming up to
us and um it's pretty exciting to see and it's I've always said bigger picture you know and and now you're seeing that bigger picture and what that yields to and what it continues to look like. So, um, mention the the video.
>> Also, if you haven't had a chance, please go check out the public works video on Facebook on our city of Lonzo page. It is a hit. >> Compost site. The specifically the compost site. >> The compost site. It is a hit. >> It's going viral. >> And um, also on there you have another
video with Lynette Mo from My Liquor Store. She did a phenomenal job, too. when um you know that content is is always fun to watch. So, thank you to Sophie and Stephen for really truly showing off quality uh content. So, I
thank you for all your hard work. Um our upcoming meetings are May 21st at 7 p.m. May 28th at 7 p.m. June 11th at 7 p.m. June 18th at 7 p.m. June 25th at 7 p.m. A lot of these meetings are also budget
meetings. So, if you go on lndalem.com, you can see if it's a council meeting or if it's a special budget meeting. Um, whichever one you'd like to prefer, we'd love to see you there. So, without uh anything else to add, I'll seek a motion to adjurnn.
>> I'll make the motion. >> All right. Motion by Miller, second. >> Second by Brian Wormisian. This meeting is now adjourned at 8:52 p.m. Thank you. Have a good night.