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We're good. Whenever you're ready. >> Commission meeting in November, April 27, 2026. Call this meeting to order. Uh, first item on the agenda is the approval of the agenda. Thanks.

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>> I move to approve the agenda. All in favor? I um >> Okay. Second, uh is approval of the minutes for March 23rd, 2026. Any any

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corrections or any comments? >> Yes, you can. You're just basically um speaking to the um authenticity or the correctness of the minutes. So, you don't have to be there to vote on it. >> All in favor?

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And um next item in the agenda is the public hearing. We've got three things. Uh agency conditional use permit will be up first. want to tell us? Yes. >> Uh thank you, chair, members of the commission. Uh the first item as

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outlined was a is a conditional use permit. Um the three park district is looking to install a groundmounted solar system at uh Gail Woods Farm just down the road from us here. Um and as such, they uh require a

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conditional use permit uh review uh in order to be um to be installed. So in your uh packet I have outlined the criteria for which we look at um we've looked at a few of these now. So um hopefully you're familiar with all the factors um that we look at for

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conditional use permits. Um it it seems you know just like all the other systems for the most part to satisfy um all the standards. Um obviously the thing to think about is the screening. In this case, the applicant is proposing it in a portion of the site that they feel is um

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adequately screened. I mean I mean if you look at it, there is really only one property owner um that is kind of near in this kind of to the west here. It's probably the closest property. Otherwise, Tree Rivers owns quite a bit of acreage for Gail Woods. Um, so yeah, I mean I

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think that would be something that the commission should look at and determine if what they've got there now is sufficient or if they'd like to see um some form of additional screening. Um but other than that um we did um hear from a couple property owners. No one

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seemed to address any concerns with it. Um everyone seemed to be okay with with what they're proposing. Um so with that being said, uh the commission should hold the required hearing. Um we do have our applicant here uh they can answer any questions and then obviously if there's anyone else present to speak

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otherwise then close the hearing discuss amongst yourself um and formulate a recommendation um for the city council. Um the recommendation in this case like I said based on everything in front of us to this point would be to recommend approval um subject to the conditions

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that are pretty standard with our um conditional use permit. So I'm here if you have any questions. Like I said, our applicant is as well, but um take a look at the plan if there's any additional screening or any thoughts amongst the commission certainly can can add that if needed.

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>> Let's open up the public hearing. Uh I didn't grab the sheet and want to go grab that. >> Um >> they don't need to sign up for a public hearing. You just open the public hearing. >> It's mostly for the records if they do speak. But yeah, so >> they have to come up and state their name and address.

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>> Yeah. Uh, anybody here to speak on the matter? >> We're here if you want to hear from us. >> Yes, we do. >> Hi. Uh, my name is Jason. I'm the senior manager of architecture for Three Rivers Park District. And with me is Tim Reese,

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the supervisor at your address, please. Uh and uh Three Rivers Park District 3000 Xenium Lane Park Minnesota. >> Got it. >> Thank you. >> Do you have anything to add?

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>> Yeah. Staff reports >> chair and uh committee here. Uh I believe that the write up was was uh reflective of of our application here. I think all of the information was included in there. Um it is our intent

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to u uh just try to maximize the amount of energy that we can get from this solar system. We did receive a uh grant from the solar on public buildings program from the department of commerce to help

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fund this uh solar solar system. So we we feel we have a very good price on this and do good things with this. And then we'll also just just to reiterate it fits our our goals of the of the site and how

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it's how our educational planning goes and fits with the agricultural sustainability that we >> doesn't look like any trees are going to be removed. I mean it looks pretty wide open and in terms of and uh clear is

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that correct? >> Mr. chair committee. Yes, that's that's trees with people. >> Nick, could you pull up the the overview of the picture? There we go. >> He's right here. >> Um I'm guessing you're not filling the whole red square. What is the actual

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footprint you're thinking of? >> Uh Mr. Chair, committee, the red square is the boundary of the parcel in that image and we have uh there now in the screen. >> Here's their site plan. >> It's a smaller rectangle there. Oh,

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okay. >> Yeah. So, the array will be right here. Yeah. So, that border was just the property, the parcel boundary in the red >> line is go back to. So, then the it's essentially along the the red line >> right back in here somewhere. >> Yeah.

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>> You kind of see my curs basically. >> You hear that? Yes. >> So, when you go back down to the survey or the >> site plan, um the trees are represented by the little dotted >> by the diamond dotted shape. Yes, that is a tree line there. And that's a tree

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line there on the >> And what's the elevation there? That pretty flat or >> Yeah. Yes, it is flat. Yes. And then just to the left of that, it starts to slope away, but you can see the contour line. There you go. >> That's actually going down downhill just slightly.

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>> Who's going to be maintaining the the trees like I would be replacing them? Well, Mr. Chair and Committee, uh the we have our own forestry department and so we do grow our trees internally and and

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can easily replace trees if that's the case. Um and particularly talking about the trees on the on the west between our property. That's what we do is let's plant our own trees more. Gotcha. most likely although

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it was bad for but we do maintain that >> and I think you intend to use it as as a learning site as well for visitors. >> Correct. Correct. We have educational programs uh go up and be immediately

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next to to the solar array and and be able to um view how it works inside the scale of it. be able to actually when it's being grazed, you'll be able to see the sheep in the pen in the pasture and be able to see them using that for

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shade. So, that's going to be a real experiential thing. >> So, the the trees that you're going to plant, are they pretty mature, be pretty young, is going to take is it going to take a while for the screening to kind of develop or these pretty mature trees that'll blossom pretty quickly? What do

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you think is kind of the timeline on that screening, that maturity screening? Well, uh actually to be clear, uh we are not proposing new trees to be planted. How are those proposed? >> It's okay. >> Some existing uh tree lines on the west and and on the immediate north are

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existing trees. They're mature trees as well. >> I have a ridiculous question. You have to mount them higher because sometimes you graze the logs in that pasture. >> The llama would not be grazing. I just was so

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>> close enough to under the other fence area could still provide a protection >> because I know where these last >> a while here and if it doesn't work it doesn't work but I've always been curious about in the case like this public sort of entity and you're wanting

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to have it be an educational thing I've often wish you could put a an LED on one end of the unit that would be blinking how many watts are being produced and translate that into dollars as to how much is not being spent on the utility.

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I've always thought that would be a very useful educational piece, but I've never seen anybody do it anywhere as a way to drive interest in solar power. But take what it's worth. If you could play with that, that'd be kind of fun. >> It's it's a good suggestion. Uh we do

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have a monitoring system that automatically included with this. We will be a we will be able to see it online. and uh with an account and what I don't know is if there's a public you know view of that same data that we can

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partition off and allow our public to see it on the website. We have had that in the past on another solar project we haven't but uh it remains to be seen what the technology is here. Well, and the park is there. The farm is

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a treasure for the city. Happy to have it there. Glad to see this kind of improvement. >> Thank you. Any other question? Yeah. Thank you. Uh, anyone else to comment on on this on

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this item? Um, pretty straightforward solar project. Oh, that's >> and the screening if uh trees are

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damaged or whatever they can replace themselves. It's pretty difficult, right? >> It's pretty isolated too. >> Yeah. to walk long walk back there. >> You guys ready to make a recommendation? >> No. No further discussion. Okay.

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in front of her. >> I will make a motion to recommend the city also approve the requested conditional use permit for grounded solar energy system at 72 road 110 west based on the findings of fact outlined in the staff report and subject to

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conditions 1 through seven. Second. Oops. >> I second. >> You get it? >> You can have it. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I see.

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>> So, they'll probably consent, right? >> Mhm. Yep. We'll probably put that on the May 4th agenda. >> Yep. >> You know, out of curiosity, did you guys do a ROI on it? Do you know what what you're looking at? Uh, so

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>> you've already passed, so don't worry about it. I just I'm just kind of curious. >> Solar is not as it's lucrative. It's is what I initially thought the base system is 20 to 25 years investment, >> right?

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>> However, with the grant will be uh just under eight years. >> Okay, that's not bad. Yeah. >> Right. >> Which is what the intent of your capacity.

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>> So it's unique on that site. It was fine. We have two Excel meters. Um we actually do have a second solar project that we're going to be doing on the rooftop. So it is non this is >> it's allowed. >> Yeah. It's allowed. So that's for the

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other meter that's going to produce about 50% of that meter's power education center is the energy in the house that's all on it produce about 50% of that this one system over 100% of

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what's consumed at good certain way >> okay and then you can sell the the excess that you don't need I think right it goes back to the grid Yeah. Okay. Okay. >> This is as big as we can, >> right? >> Yeah. Exactly. Plenty of land. Yeah.

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Yeah. So limiting us in this case,000 square feet, right? >> Okay. All right. >> Yeah. No, that's right. >> Thank you. >> Thank you very much. Thank you. >> Thank you, Jim, for coming.

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Next item on the agenda is three comprehensive plan um amendment to reszoning. So can you tell us a little bit about this please? >> Yes. Uh thank you chair, members of the commission. Uh the second hearing tonight is as you said for a comprehensive plan amendment and for a

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reasonzoning of the property at 2500 Conro 92. Um the the purpose and intent of the uh change in the comprehensive plan and the change in the zoning is to move from the the agricultural preserve um the permanent egg which is 1 for 40

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um to the rural and the agriculture which is the 1 for 10. Um the purpose of this all is the applicant's uh daughter would like to build a house nearby. So they want to split off 10 acres so they could do that. um the actual split will come back to you assuming this all makes

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its way through the process and is approved. That'll come back to you at a later date. So, we'll have a hearing and everything for that. So, the focus of the uh conversation and such should be on the the comp plan amendment and the uh reasonzoning um with the property

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being located east of 92. um it's it's built into our ordinance that we can consider these types of amendments um to our our long range comprehensive plan and subsequently then to our um zoning map. Um

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so uh from a staff perspective um you might remember we also did this just south of Highland Road West. Same concept. It was zoned uh the one per uh 40. We changed this to one per 10. Same thing happening here except in this case they're not splitting it into three. The

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goal will be to split it into two. Um, with that being said, um, we did hear from, uh, a few of the property owners in the neighborhood. Um, I think this type of request just elicits calls just because of what it is. Um, but after explaining to them, there was no issues.

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Everyone seemed in general uh, support of what's going on. They understand it. Um, and it all made sense. Um so with that being said um the uh commission should uh review the staff report and hold the required hearing. We do have our applicant present if there are

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questions of them. Um and then after everyone's had a chance to speak um close the hearing, discuss amongst yourself um and then look for a um motion and it would be to recommend that the um city council approve uh the

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comprehensive plan amendment and then an ordinance for the resoning that would be conditioned upon the approval of the comprehensive plan amendment. We'll have to submit that to the Met Council, go through the process. Um, based on my preliminary conversations, that should be a pretty straightforward review on their part. So hopefully things move

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through quickly. Um, but yeah. Um, so that would be there. I do see I have a typo in here. I did not put the property address in there. So uh, 2500 county 92 would be that uh, in the motion when that comes. Um, but yes, I have I'm here if you have any questions. Otherwise, we do have our

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applicant uh, available as well. Okay. >> Open up public hearing. uh to get questions from the applic. >> So Nick, what what uh downstream consequences are we creating for

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ourselves if we establish this? I mean, I think we've done this before, but >> we have done it. Yeah. Um, I mean, like I said, it's built in our our zoning ordinance. It's, um, you know, probably part of the natural progression, right? Um, you know, you go,

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>> we're going to stuff 40 acres that comes along if it >> east of 92. >> East of >> Yep. Which this is right on the edge, but it is east of 92. Um, so that that provision is focused on land east of 92. Um, obviously the stuff that would

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likely develop before um the stuff west of 92. >> So as a rule, we don't have a unless >> I mean you're still maintaining it in tracks of 10 acres, which would would be plenty sufficient if and when the time

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comes that further development is is an option. You still can create cohesive neighborhoods within 10 acres. You're not splitting things up too small where you get kind of more of a peace meal deal. It's just a little

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>> third, >> right? Yep. >> Correct. >> But there's plenty of room. >> Yep. Um, obviously, like I said, we'll review the subdivision at a later date, but kind of in the southeast corner is I think the initial

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>> Highland Road West is is gravel. Yes. Is there a driveway that goes to the neighbor property to the east or is that >> just a thick line on here? >> Probably just a thick line on there. I mean, there could be like a farm access

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somewhere along there possibly, but um >> so you're just a quick summary. just split in two lots. The original lot is 36.6 acres. Um obviously proposed family home for her daughter and um it's outside the

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private wall. >> Mhm. >> Uh so we're basically permanent wall. Um it's pretty straightforward. I don't have any questions. You guys have any any questions?

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Um it looks like across the street is >> Yeah. So yeah, a handful of years ago we did the exact same thing. Uh that property owner chose to split it into three um and then sold those lots off and they were developed indep um individually. So very exact same thing in terms of the

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step we are at now the comprehensive plan and the zoning change. you have a timeline. >> Yeah. >> So, yeah, we'll, you know, if this goes through our process, like I said, we do have to submit to the Met Council. Given the,

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you know, straightforward nature of it, I would anticipate it should hopefully move through their system quickly. Like I said, I I did reach out to them >> um the back council that is kind of with what's going on and it seemed pretty straightforward on their end. So, like I said, I think this is just kind of the

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natural progression of of a developing city where you go from very large farms to smaller farms and then >> yeah, pretty straightforward. Um, a motion recommended the city council adoption approving requested

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comprehensive plan and ordinance for the requested resulting >> 2500 county 92. >> 2500 county road 92 based on certain findings of the fact staff report and subject.

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>> Second. >> I second. All >> in favor? All right. >> Okay. That was unanimous. We're down to uh >> so that'll come back on consent on the fourth then. >> Yeah. So >> for final action. So >> again, it's going to be on consent. So

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we just read the consent items, but I would still recommend you coming just in case there's questions. Somebody a council member could pull it off if they wanted to for further discussion. I don't foresee that would happen, but just no problem. >> Just so you know, >> the fourth and we start at 6:30,

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>> a week from today. Yep. >> Okay. >> Thank you. >> Good luck. >> Okay. All right. Next item on the agenda is P420 yolk circle. Correct. >> Yes. >> Variance. Want to tell us about?

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>> Yep. Um so the last hearing on your agenda is a front yard setback variance. um as you mentioned on Oxoke Circle um the applicant here is seeking to construct a detached um accessory structure on the property um but uh

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given some of the unique characteristics of the site um even though it is a larger lot they are quite constrained with what is reasonably developable um so I've had many conversations with the the um property owner and I think all things considered this is probably the

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best proposal in terms of the the site conditions. Um obviously a lot of wetland, a lot of flood plane. Um so there will be flood plane mitigation as part of this that is included in their plan. Um because they will need to raise the building up so that it is not um

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subject to to flooding and thus will require additional um costs and approvals. Um so in your staff report um we did um staff outlined the um standard variance criteria for which uh you

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should consider um this request and do believe that um at the end of the day this request does satisfy that criteria. Um like I said there there is some additional work they're doing with the flood plane. Um but all in all that um

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makes the most sense for the site. it is is really quite unique. Um so yeah, with that being said, um obviously like all the hearings before it, um we I guess I I'll take a step back. Um we did not hear from any um neighboring property owners. Um so no one did reach out with

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any questions about this one. Um so then to pick up where I was going before, um do hold the the required hearing, review your staff report. Um we do have our applicant here to to speak to this if there are questions. Otherwise, um would

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look for a motion in this case. I I think approval is appropriate. Um there is um like I said, a lot of unique characteristics here clearly that the the owner of this property did not create themselves. And I think at the end of the day, given its local and such, I I think it's it's more than

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appropriate. So, if you have any questions, I'm here. Otherwise, like I said, the the recommended action would be approval subject to conditions. Okay. think you don't have anybody here. I know questions. I know my question is >> Yeah.

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>> Your name and address. >> Yeah. I mean it is just a unique favor in general. There's nothing else like it in the lo shrinks to the two acres for two weeks to a month every

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time that much I can one month and riding in a boat to oxygen. Um I'm trying to make the most use of what we have. So is that color picture then Nick is that to the

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left side of the house? >> It would be right up. Yes. Kind of the Yeah. >> Why you're showing the water? >> So yeah, that that the picture that included um by the applicant is if you if you to the right of the house and that's where >> that be the other location.

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>> That's where you would you you could with setbacks fit it. But if you look at it, I mean obviously there's other factors that make that not very viable. Typical summer. >> This would be spring. >> This is like anytime we get five less of

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us right neighborhood this kids love it. We just make the most of it and like >> if we were to move like our kids would miss it like so we like the same but

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>> so we're just trying to make the most of it and it's not ideal >> I want to pick this that we're picking right now but this is what I you know this is what I have to do >> right >> and it's not because of any importance it's like you know like we have the

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blood or wetland distributes to the so Yeah. Yeah. When you look at the the lock that's about the only place that makes sense to me. >> Yeah. >> I know you didn't hear from anyone, but the only person who would probably care is the other person around the folks

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sack and you spoken to them. Thanks. They 100% very >> I think they're the only people that would probably even see it. So, >> yeah. Oh, right. Nobody really comes back

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into this little thing. >> So, do you have any over here? >> Yeah. I mean, then like like really like like I do do maple syrup as well and so like even in this picture there's five or six maple treats box

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that I would have to cut down. So, I'll just not do that trees and I'm kind of on the other side of trees. >> They're gone. Anyway, >> yeah, >> that's why I'm a big fan of 14.

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I don't know what else you can do. I mean you shrink the building but then it become building the questions as anyone else. Thank you very much for appreciate what happened. What was the source of the fire the actual fire?

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>> Oh which one? Kim who lived there two houses before uh they their house burned down and couple week they were really nice their house burn the house straight across

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and you say is part of the wershed that goes to the river the river all right well >> it's part of the pioneer Sarah Creek wershed pioneer pioneer Great. >> All right. Thank you. >> Thanks.

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Any other questions? We have a motion to recommend approval. >> For the guidelines written, I pull it off. work for me. >> Application here. Here here just read that. Uh yeah,

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>> we approve the application uh >> razors razor and candidate razor from the front and setback barriers to reduce the required setback from 60 ft to 14 ft to allow for the construction of a 40 by 48 detach. Exit

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>> I'll finish forum 8420 Ox Circle which is an agricultural zoning district and that's P number 05-11724120005. as she's >> she's on the agenda page. >> It's basically the >> So, we have a motion.

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>> Do I have a second? >> Second. >> Okay. >> All in favor? >> Up before. >> It'll be on the consent on May 4th. >> All right. Thank you.

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>> Those are >> always excited to leave. >> Third item on the agenda is going to be staff report and council report. >> Yeah. Um see where we're at April here. Um

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don't have much. shimmy in our agenda last um month was that setback variance for the the house. Uh that all got approved. Everything was good there. Um so that that's working its way through the process. I'm looking forward to next

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month. Um we do have a um one item on the agenda. We did get our deadline was last Friday. Um it'll be a guest home conditional use permit um actually across the highway from the comp plan. Uh, so west of 92. Um, so we'll see that

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back at the end of May. Um, I'm sure Lisa will touch on it, but uh, May's got the cleanup day and and Trista day as well. So, >> I'm just going to say I hope you all got your invitations by now. I think you all

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got them. Please come. Um, please um, bring your spouses or neighbor or friend, whatever. Um yeah, that's and then of course Trista Day and that Trista Day note is um it's on a Wednesday and it's gonna >> Yeah, it's gonna be they thought they'd

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try and change it up a little bit because apparently over the past several years um it's enrollment or or attendance has been declining. >> So um uh anyhow they thought well we'll try it on a Wednesday evening towards

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the end of the day. So, I I don't even recall the hours, but I think it's like >> I think it's like 4:30 to 7:30 or something like that. >> Full hours. Um, so it should be fun. But and uh you can probably I think they have food trucks, so you can uh come in

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and have your dinner there. And then at the state of the city address, we'll we'll have again um there'll be a cash bar and then there'll be some lighter derves and I'll be uh doing a presentation that'll be a lot of fun and interesting. Right. Um and um >> always a good show.

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>> Yeah. Right. We try. And um it's going to be at Burl Oaks, but if you noticed on the um invitations, they changed the name. I don't know exactly what happened. If they sold and it's a new ownership, so they changed the name or it's the same ownership just I don't

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know. But anyhow, it's now called Crooked Waters. Um, go well miniatur. I'm assuming they took it from Minatrista because Minista means crooked waters. Just in case you didn't know. >> I didn't know that. >> Yeah. Minatrista means crooked waters. >> City.

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>> Yeah, you probably did. There you go. >> City tour day, too, because it's always on the last day of schools. >> Oh. >> So, just FYI. >> Okay. It's what is it? Um, June 5th or 4th or >> I can't remember what it is, but it's always that last day. And I'm like,

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>> oh, okay. Well, I I will make note of that. Um, and we stud Yeah. So, the bus tour is happening again. Uh, look on our website and we also would let So, RSVP for the state of the city. So, we get a head count. And then also, if you want

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to participate in the bus tour, um, RSVP for that because that is limited. We are limited at the golf course as well, but not not as much. And if you didn't RSVP and you walk, I'm sure you can still attend. We are >> 13th

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>> 7th. >> Um that is Trista day. The state of the city is May is this next so a week from Tuesday. >> So I have on my calendar to sign up for this. >> Okay. Okay. Yeah. Yeah. And like I said,

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if you have neighbors, um, so I only sent out like 120, um, invites um, you know, maybe we sent out 200, something like that. So, your neighbors may not have gotten a personal invite, but um, if they didn't, please invite them. So, um, >> posted on Facebook.

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>> Yep, it's on. Oh, thank you. Okay. Um, and then, uh, we we are moving forward with our treatment plant. In fact, they started digging. We're going to do uh an official ribbon cutting even though it's going to be well on its way uh somewhere around June 1st. So, um that'll be

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publicized a little bit more. Uh you probably have noticed if you're on city city water um some of you are. I know the rates went up. They have to because of the water treatment plant cost. And um Jasper and I have been going down to

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the state capital numerous times. We could almost drive it blindfolded by now, but um we have gone down there meeting with representatives and senators uh that are on the bonding committee to um uh state our case and and beg for money because uh we're

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asking for $10 million for from the bonding money. We we think that there will be a bonding um bill. We don't know. So what happens with the bonding bill is then they designate a certain amount for the local projects. They are

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focusing on water and sewer improvements um for local projects those will probably be considered >> first. However, if they only designate 100 million for projects that's not good because I mean that's not going to cover

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diddly squats. So, we're hoping that um they'll really um dig deep and give uh local um city or local projects um a bigger chunk of the >> They're going to call a special session for >> No, they Well, they're not planning on it. Um they shouldn't have to do a

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special s session if the bonding bill goes through with with this. So, when the bonding bill goes through, it'll go through saying how much goes to local projects, how much goes to this, and how much goes to that. So, um, so we're hoping that'll happen before the end of

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the session. If not, then it would have to go if they decide to do a special session, then we'll see. But >> out there with you, right? I'm trying to do this. >> We're not encouraging mound to go. >> Okay. I thought I read some more.

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>> Mound is also asking for money for the same reason. They got $10.3 million a few years back and um we've never received any. So, we're hoping um that we would be considered, you know, that we would get something since they got

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something. Um but there's other communities out there. This is statewide, too. It's not just local. So, there's a lot of lot of requests out there. It's a lot of needs. So, if you've noticed your um rates going up, yes, that's why. Uh one of the things we

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we recently uh floated a bond, a $14 million bond, and that's for half of the project. And uh we got a really good interest rates at 3.72% which is really good. Um 3.7% I think was and which is really good. And one of

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the reasons that we we have a a double A+ bond rating and the highest bond rating is a AAA. So we're this close to a AAA. Hardly anybody in the state has that. And the reason we are at a double A+ is one of the reasons is because they

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look at how um available have we been raising our rates in order to meet our needs. We've done that. How is our fund balance? We've done that. We've maintained a good healthy fund balance. There's a bunch of other things that they look at and we we have made sure that we stay in this this bond rating

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because it helps with our interest rates. So just so you know, but um use less water, sprinkle less. um that will help your your um utility rates um stay somewhat similar but they are going up so just be prepared.

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>> It's rain and what the other thing I say it's a lot of people compare their rates to other cities but what we have is we have a flat rate for sewer. We don't charge you on a per thousand gallons that you use in water for your sewer which most

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communities do. And so you're actually getting a bit of a break on your sewer costs. And so you'd have to actually compare sewer and water rates to other communities in order to have an accurate view of what your rates are. >> I'll make sure to pass it on to the

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do Facebook >> so that they can that can be shared in the like the community because we have a community Facebook page. >> Okay. >> And all over whiny neighbors that like to share. So that that might make a difference. Um especially if you're a a medium to higher water user. Um you're

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still only paying the one I think it's 123 whatever it is. I I'm sorry. Per quarter um for for sewer whereas other communities. The other thing I also point out look at it this way. You're paying about maybe just a titch higher currently than Mound. And look at

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Mound's water. They can't even drink it. So point that out to your neighbors. Just say well you have an option. We could have not done this and you would have had water like mound or we do this and you pay about the same rate as mound and you get drink healthy drinkable

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water. So I kind of like to point that out. Uh the other thing is we um will be doing um projects uh for road projects and um they'll be starting sometime in June um depending on weather and all of that. And um we usually get our road

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project our construction projects out well in advance so that we get really good rates and uh we did get good rates this this year as well. Um let's see anything else. Can't think of anything. >> Sounds pretty comprehensive to me.

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>> Okay. All right. >> Roads. >> What's this? What's the >> um that'll be probably we're just putting out those um bids for for road maintenance projects. We're putting those out now and we did that in conjunction with another community so that we would get better bids. So the

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the bigger Did Did you see that? Okay. So the bigger the project, the better bids that you get. And so with that, we'll be getting those bids back real soon. So those maintenance projects again sometime this summer depending on the contractor and what their schedule is

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partnership. It's really smart. >> Yeah. >> Coming up on midterms, you guys getting enough election volunteers, things like that. So far I don't know. Um we can always use more if you have if you know of anybody. >> When's that due?

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>> The primaries I think are >> July. >> June July somewhere that >> July. I think it's July. >> And then the training on that is pretty early. So >> yeah, >> it's always No, that's good. No, that's a good point. We're always looking for um election judges. So if you're

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interested, >> tell your neighbors. >> Yeah, tell your neighbors. And we'll have it on our website as well. I know you serve all the time, too. >> I'm trying to retire. >> Oh, trying to retire. >> Can't do the all night ones again. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> But I could do the daytime.

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>> Yeah, those are tough. >> That's so long a summer and then there'll be November. >> Yes. So, the general um and if you're thinking about running, uh there's two council seats open. Um, and if you're thinking about running, you have to um I

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think it opens the end of July or um you know where you sign up um it opens the end of July and two weeks. So think about it. I know there's always we don't have a lot of candidates

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usually signing up and um >> you have to be here on duty. >> Yeah, >> but keep an eye on that. Um I think >> the estimated lease on the treatment plan >> estimated completion date is two about two years from now.

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>> Two years. >> Yeah, it's a two-year project. >> Okay. >> Yeah, they are moving along well so far, but we're very early in the construction phase of it. So, um yeah, >> goodness. But everything else went up by

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all the Oh, you're so wave just fits right in. that >> but um we have capacity um so that's not an issue and uh the new developments um are in the >> uh works I think they they're working on

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they haven't gone to the med council yet I don't think >> no we did submit the one west of St. Bonnie to the Met Council and a code amendment that is required for both the developments. So that is working its way through the Met Council process. >> Um the other one along Highway 7

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required an EAW. So we're working our way through the EAW process because the Met Council won't a >> environmental assessment worksheet basically determining the environmental impacts of the development. Um the hope is that through this process it'll be a negative determination that it won't

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need a higher level of environmental study. Um but the Met Council won't consider that comp plan amendment until the EAW is complete. So that is working its way through the process and upon that completion we would then submit the subsequent um amendment to the Met

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Council >> one down here >> that's been they don't have to do an a EA and >> which one which one you say down here >> oh that that approval expired so they kind of went they kind of went away for now

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>> not like >> it's It's just gone away. They just had to re They couldn't I think it was a financial issue. >> I don't I don't doubt it. That piece of land is >> it it is, but I think if they had had

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their finances in order could have it could have gone. >> Shocked like they were on Zillow and everything. >> Yeah, >> that's it happened the last time, too. So that that's not surprising. They they get too far ahead. They I assume try to get some >> action to help with money.

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So, >> we'll see. We don't know. >> Let's start over. So, if they're going to come back, they'll just start over. So, I haven't talked to anyone. So, >> so there only two vacant ones in there for the last seven weeks, >> right? >> And they're very much at the beginning

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stages. Yeah. So, >> those been shovels. >> I know the one west of Bonnie wants to try to get shovels in the ground this year, but we'll see. >> We'll see. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Yeah, they do that a lot. >> The um the one on seven, the south of

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seven that they're thinking lots might not be they might not start building for maybe two years is what I had heard. >> Yeah, I mean they're Yeah, that's that's their their goal in the fall. But yeah, they're looking at two years out.

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>> But which which is fine. Um but like like we said, we're kind of running out of lots. So >> well you see we're not in >> we're running out of lots. Yeah. And we want to try and so we have worked um out a contract between Minatrista and Victoria so that if Victoria is like

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going gang busters so if they need help then we can fill some some hours for them and vice versa. If we have staff going on vacation and whatever >> then they can also help us. So we've kind of worked out a mutual mutual aid agreement so to speak.

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Yeah, for staffing, right? >> Yeah, Victoria. >> Yeah, Victoria. >> Victoria, >> is that >> No, it's more for the building side of things. Um, like inspections and that sort of thing. So, >> I mean, it could be for planning, too, but pardon.

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>> Do you know the candidates for the city planner position is open, right? >> Oh, I did not know that. Let me tell >> he's not going to go be this regular boat. >> Well, he's not going to go to mound either.

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>> I'm happy. >> We keep our our good staff happy. >> I'm happy. >> No, I um a lot of times, you know, I'm in the grocery store or at an event and people how they how are things of interest? Are they are they good? I go, they're great. They're great. And you know why? because we have great staff

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and we have a a thoughtful and um an engaged council and with a team like that, how can you be how can how can things not be great? So things >> if you show up to the um state of the city address, the planning commission members will be recognized and uh we

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will give you um recognition as you deserve as you deserve. >> Yeah. So yeah, welcome. Yay. Planning and parks. So yeah, no, we appreciate um our planning and parks commissioners because um it's it is an extra meeting

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for for you guys. So but uh that that's all I have. Oh, one other thing maybe if you've heard so there's again this is like the second or third I think third year now in a row where um a coalition of um builders and developers and

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housing organizations have been trying to circumvent or um trump if you will the um local zoning and planning and um it's called housing first is one of the big players in the in the arena and what

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they want to do is um they want create state legislation that would allow builders and developers to go into communities and there'd be a lot of things that the cities would not require them to do. And um so I'm not going to

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go into details about that, but um it looks like that bill is dead for this season. I say never never until November 18th, whatever, May 18th. But um we've been also um very um vocal to our representatives as well as to others

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regarding um this bill because it would really override a lot of our planning and zoning and even um um zoning districts, you know. So we've been um vocal about that. And then the other thing we have also talked about some other issues at the state capital with

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our representatives. So, um, we are working hard both on local issues and and keeping tabs on some things that would impact our city on a state level. >> Thanks. Yeah, that's not going to >> No, it's not.

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>> No, I mean, it doesn't make any sense. >> It doesn't that what they're >> I don't know who would be for >> Well, they're saying it's for um uh housing affordability. That's what they're touting it as. And um it's really not it's I mean it's not going to

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address housing affordability at all. And there's no um no question especially in outstate Minnesota that they need more affordable housing which I mean I think we all support. It's just the way in which they're going about it is not going to solve that problem. >> Yeah. Certainly that ain't

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>> that they're it's not going to solve that problem. So um that's kind of the the issue that we've been. So, if it's dead this year, we're hoping next year if it comes back, which it will, um, we're just going to have to have a real

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hard battle. It's going to be a battle. So, >> that's it. >> Line up behind you. >> Let's pull that up where we got that. >> Okay. >> Interesting. >> All right. >> Last year it was called the middle missing housing bill. Well, I don't know

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if that's >> middle missing housing bill. That's >> the missing middle. Yeah. Yeah. Missing. >> I noticed just something about on the recycle day bring in your old stuff, whatever. Did you also have a thing

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about encouraging people to bring old tools that they could donate to >> someone else? >> Yeah. >> Supplies. >> Perfect for me. I'm trying to downsize all my tools. >> Yeah. Okay. So, >> and and also in um Henipin County, they

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sent out a a postcard today saying if you have building materials, like you know, if you're remodeling or something that you could take it to this location. So, keep that in mind. >> To the next item on the agenda

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to Can I get a motion? I would say >> all in favor. So when's the is the next meeting? The Tuesday after next meeting.